Who Will Win? Magnus Predicts World Championship Match

[@GothamChess]

Excited for the Magnus recaps with Levy. Two of my favorite people in chess.

[@Eulers_Identity]

My favourite are Gotham Cheese and Levi Roseman

[@MagnusCarlsen2077]

Proud of you my son, Levy ❤

[@CryptoGallup-q7b]

Your content is top class 🎉.

[@zzzzzzzz1080]

Its the milkman

[@hemantkarasala5767]

@@zzzzzzzz1080 they milking our boy now. Its mutual milking hours.

[@Chesssing]

Congratulations Magnus for TATA STEEL RAPID & BLITZ.. It was a dream come true to watch you play live in my hometown ❤

[@WalterWhite55239]

india = npc county, npc people

[@SilentThespian]

Keep content like this coming...deeply enjoyable.

[@itsharald]

+1

[@tute4748]

Am i the only one who's now kinda small rooting for ding as well? Like, it cannot be more one-sided than this and everybody knows it and speaks openly about it. Ding winning it would be one hell of a comeback story.

[@theory813]

Slightly just because he's so nice of a guy, but more than that I want to see as many people as possible become world champion. Ding already climbed the mountain, so I don't feel bad if he doesn't get it again.

[@tobyonatabe2601]

I'm rooting for chess, the better player will win and no matter which of the players that is, I'll root for them.

[@panda4247]

I'll kind of root for Ding to come back. (i.e. if he comes back to his 2018-2019 form, not just for this championship, but he'll continue to dominate in the years after). If he just wins this match and then continues to struggle, if would be bad for chess, and I believe also bad for himself. So unless Ding can come back in all his glory (and wish him that, really), they I'll root for Gukesh in this match

[@Chesssing]

@@tute4748 same here.. i want that come back arch

[@nipunbhatia7191]

Seems it isn't that one sided as everyone thought

[@mattjjaz8477]

Just want to say how blown away I am by the production quality on this channel! Every detail-lighting, audio, editing, and overall presentation-is absolutely top-notch. You can tell a ton of effort and care goes into each video. Keep up the amazing work-this is next-level content!

[@digocr]

True. Good for chess.

[@Alexander_Tronstad]

Yeah, I find the app terrible, but the channel is pretty interesting!

[@MysteryyEdits]

Can't wait for Magnus and Levy duo in recaps!

[@MrSupernova111]

no

[@MysteryyEdits]

@@MrSupernova111 yes

[@kaviwardhman]

Sagar Shah is so good at giving diplomatic replies while also conveying his real answer.

[@bucherbuddy2237]

Can't believe he has the chance to make the recaps with the legend, the GOAT himself: Levy.

[@agentraydg839]

Lol

[@NJDJ1986]

Magnus sitting next to Levy is a dream turned reality

[@MagnusAnand]

😝

[@griceldamontoya3859]

Hammer gave amazing feedback . Very professional.

[@gobinaththayumanavan4881]

23:22 Have you ever made either of them cry ?? 😂😂 Levyy beingg Levyy.. Got us all cracked up.. including Magnus.. Totally waiting for this duo's legendary recaps🔥

[@ritikd225]

That recap news feels like "levy always manages to get Magnus in the thumbnail" on steroids.

[@Waterfountain339]

Levy I'm so happy for you and I feel so proud like a mother would be proud even though I'm younger. But wow this is huge! Must be a dream come true. And wow best commentator and best player doing recaps. This app and channel is destined for greatness.

[@Roxy.ftEnus]

evreybody is agains't Ding , that's why i love him

[@diroysama8558]

"With Magnus out of the picture, their hopes are more realistic than ever" - 😮😮

[@randybailin4902]

Gukesh is an overwhelming favorite with a win probability over 80%. Hopefully it's a competitive match.

[@yashamonker]

We live in a world where always the unexpected happens. DIng v Gukesh, 6 days to go!

[@hotchpotch26]

'Have u made either of them cry'... Yess levy magnus made everyone cry at some point😂😂

[@Gurusson-qr5np]

I feel for Ding. His struggle with depression is really sad. I am rooting for him and I hope he surprises people

[@alexandrefreitas9295]

Ding will surprise everyone I think. He is probably saving all his serious preparation for the match...

[@Aladdindoescubes]

even with good preparation, his biggest problem is he's playing horribly this last year

[@not_emerald]

So great to see Hammer here. He's my favorite commentator

[@prajwalbharambe343]

whats next? mallet beetle gavel

[@CleverProgrammer]

i love that the music has a wolf among us vibe

[@hehehehaw6969]

Add interactive boards on your app.

[@itzyuzuruclips]

I agree

[@vedxcas3981]

I think it's not an analysis app, they just wanna show the live games and players in action instantly

[@hehehehaw6969]

@ then the app is of no use because of the tournaments being broadcast on youtube

[@MadaraUchiha-iu3ld]

@@vedxcas3981 Then why should I use it over lichess? They have also made moves navigation worse than before. Can't go to a specific move quickly enough. They are hiding many of the intermediate moves now for no reason and don't have an easy way of selecting specific moves. The two things they desperately need is better moves navigation and an analysis board.

[@Ran_Tt]

@@hehehehaw6969 this app is for everyone who cannot or dont want to only watch on youtube.I live in europe and many tournaments are live while I'm working but I still want to know what's going on

[@thelurker3795]

16:38 hopefully, so we can get the Ding/Richie bromance in 2024 too 🥰

[@endymion12321]

A note for MC Hammer: Gukesh isn't going to let any of his contemporaries near his prep team with a 10 foot pole. Ding is a bit more trusting.

[@makunahatata8700]

This js true

[@mustaphad1319]

Why do you think so? I guess it depends on whether he believes he will win easily vs long term consequences

[@apoorv219]

actually I agree, i think he has mentioned in many interviews that he consciously makes sure to not discuss the opening ideas, prep etc. with other Indian counterparts as he feels they are going to clash among each other a lot and he doesn't want to give them any insight into his chess. Also pragg, guki, arjun, nihal are a part of waca(Westbridge anand chess academy) and all of them have shared ideas etc. among themselves except gukesh, he likes to maintain a distance between himself and his competitors. So he is friendly with them only outside of chess.

[@JonLudvigHammerChess]

@@apoorv219 Great input! What do you think is the best interview with Gukesh on this topic?

[@apoorv219]

@@JonLudvigHammerChess Hi, kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJWvoHiVbqaLrKssi=-HwNJjqwC5Ctwr5s from 30:30 till 33:00& kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmPCkHeedrepfaMsi=J5ssQiHiRe_5lKeE from 7:15 till 8:45, apart from these interviews i remember an interview of arjun or pragg (maybe on cbi) in which he mentioned something similar regarding how gukesh keeps his distance when it comes to being too open chess wise. Moreover, I think he is the favourite student of all trainers of waca based on what sagar mentioned in this video from 5:00 till 6:00 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6OxmJ6eZs5mnKMsi=wJ7zdRAVQuzvsWqJ

[@chesswhizzard]

Very nicely put together prediction / WCC build up vid...❤

[@abishekmusicalfest9611]

4:54 aged like a fine wine

[@pclfld8253]

objectively this is the best chess channel out there istg... keep the content coming guys

[@saturo_nipon]

If Ding wins, the likes of Wesley will keep their hopes to challenge in the future. If Gukesh wins, it means a new generation took over, and this will demotivate some older top players like Wesley, Nepo, Hikaru, Maxime. I think Caruana and Anish are the exception

[@christineschreiber5073]

I root for Ding, it would be nice to see him win again. The first win weighed him down so much. I wish he could enjoy this time. I know its not so likely.

[@cjksupercoder]

He cooked on the first game so...

[@entropy.b]

This is becoming one of the best chess channels on KZbin, keep it up! Amazing production quality!

[@Rio_arc]

18:50 Not really how things happened ... As told by Gajewski, Guki and Vishy , it was Vishy through WACA (his academy) who approached Guki and Gajewski specifically to work with each other

[@AshaSrivastava-c1k]

When did this happen? After he won candidate or way before?

[@Rio_arc]

@@AshaSrivastava-c1k Way before

[@AshaSrivastava-c1k]

@@Rio_arc oh thank you. I guess he saw the potential very early

[@MrSupernova111]

Very cool segment! Thanks!

[@osgubben]

I look forward to see the GOAT commenting together with Magnus😂

[@blackman7186]

I just wanna say that you guys really have a dope intro.

[@francecountryball9413]

I followed your every game from your app ❤ But hey i had a suggestion can you please add a way so if we think of a move during a tournament and we wanna see how good is move So we can play it on our board and then see how good is it? I tried it but it didn't happened But trust me The app is actually so cool specially when you are trying to follow so game I was literally on app so the time during tata Steel tournament ❤

[@Zwellop]

22:45 A Ding in interview in Chinese with Levy would be amazing

[@srxanmlikzad5825]

Levy, Lucy and Ding would be dope

[@MrA2Z2199]

Arjun: Massacre,,,,,😊 I simply love Arjun and Pragg,, No showoff and nothing simply brilliant

[@Omelas1799]

This app is good. But let's all admit, we are here for Magnus' takes.

[@tookaysevon]

Fantastic interview ; Hammer is great!

[@HenryFabianGT]

Loving the quality of these vids. If the app showcases the same level of quality, I'm sold 💯

[@qusigh]

This'll be the first world championship I follow in time live as it happens, I just got into the chess world after ding has already won , I just hope it's not like a Jake Paul game

[@ChandrakantVadher]

Jon is such a well spoken being, with great insights. Hope to see him join some of the live commentary/recaps on KZbin ❤️

[@SelfishFurniture91]

Do you like stating the obvious?

[@btorres5x]

This Magnus + Levy is becoming a golden duo. Gona be really fun to watch them do recaps

[@gauravmenghani4]

Missed opportunity to say 'Hammer Time!!!'.

[@kirbyculp3449]

"Trust me, I know what I'm doing" Sledge Hammer.

[@ShakieTV_]

Loved Jon's insights and knowledge about the seconds, great pick!

[@alberttomasi1724]

Great content. Jon Ludvig had really great insights. Would have been super interesting to hear even more about what he had to say.

[@luisfonseca9397]

Woahh we Love Hammer! please bring him more often!

[@afterneet4421]

Like the bromance between levy and magnus with magzy blushing😂😂

[@anwarkassim7682]

There are no best chances.....Gukesh only....mark my word

[@bizmutowyszymon]

That's actually a very clean pronunciation of Gajewski, I'm impressed

[@FloydBoudreaux]

Very welcome and astute commentary by GM Jon Ludwig Hammer. Several years ago former World Champ Kasparov (who recently dismissed the Ding Liren vs. Gukesh Dommaraju match as a de facto World Championship) said that Magnus Carlsen was a lethal blend of Fischer and Karpov.

[@krishnanramdas9142]

Best chess content hands down, beautiful app too. Thanks team Take Take Take! :)

[@NikhilTheGreatest]

27:30 The time control given is wrong. Each game will follow the time control of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 41.

[@Arsenic_99]

The camera work is great!

[@nathanielreichert4638]

Wow, had no idea Gukesh was 18! Just for reference, when I was 18, I was floundering around playing candy crush on the college library computers. I was not the upcoming world champion of anything 😊

[@rax1899]

Don’t act as if Gukesh has won already, at least wait for the match to be over

[@nathanielreichert4638]

@ ;)

[@oneO69]

It's all over

[@rax1899]

@@oneO69 honestly, ding did much better than what we all thought he would, most people didn’t think he’d make it to game 14

[@oneO69]

@rax1899 right.

[@simpleguy4827]

New era of chess content, nice one

[@_s_l]

It's a shame to see how Anish talking down on Ding without any respect. Others also spoke their mind but he was just hammering down on Ding like he got some personal beef with Ding. I guess he's just greedy to get some indian fanboys around him. Had so much respect for Anish but now there's none.

[@WABE2022]

Thank you, Take take take! I love this channel and the app so much! It helps a lot specially to someone like me who’s studying chess and following every live game! 🥰😍 The app is and this channel is everything!!! 🎉

[@christineschreiber5073]

dito its great I watched the whole Chennai and Tata on the app recaps later would be awsome👍👍👍

[@averma32]

I just hope Gukesh doesn't fall for all the hype around him being the favorite. Still gotta perform. I am sure he will have a good team around him to make sure of that.

[@raganamode6696]

Magnus:they re there by default

[@hiramatuhairwe1945]

To say you guys are a breath of fresh air is an understatement, thank you.

[@alphaor518]

Did Arjun just say massacre? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@severussnape1116]

levy and magnus have a chemistry

[@rigmar9250]

Always though?

[@poonam5467]

As an Indian, I really do want to see gukesh win. That being said, I'm rooting for ding bc he seems like a very nice person and I cant resist rooting for an underdog. The moment he won against ian was so emotional and beautiful. I hope to see him fight, even if he ends up losing.

[@zayni13f]

U sure u indian ?

[@poonam5467]

@zayni13f just coz I want ding to play well? I said I want to see gukesh win in the first sentence. can't you read

[@zayni13f]

@@poonam5467 you said you gonna be rooting for ding ..it wud be fair if u have said u think ding will win instead of that .. anyways nvm

[@poonam5467]

@@zayni13f I don't want it to be easy for either for them to win but since ding is not in form, I'm rooting for him to play good chess. Idk what's so confusing

[@zayni13f]

@@poonam5467 ofc it's a World championship.. ding won't gift his title to gukesh...he will make gukesh work for it

[@freneticomundo]

Rapport and Ding are very good friends. In the midst of Ding's current psychological difficulties, Rapport can be a great support for him. Gukesh is in excellent shape, but if Ding comes into the match mentally stable anything can happen.

[@Zwellop]

Great content guys ❤❤

[@qusigh]

I'm team ding

[@CrimsonBlade39]

I want ding to win as well but Gukesh is 10000 percent winning

[@_rmradziq8537]

​@@CrimsonBlade39 Well well well

[@filipposerra4208]

This interview is wonderful.

[@Thesgfire]

“Why not give it to him in advance” 😂🤣😅

[@rafaelrobin5155]

I still can't forget the comments from the last world championship games. Ding Chilling ‼️‼️‼️

[@livershi]

23:15 "you have to get there" fuck yeah magnus gets it

[@digocr]

Ding’s advantage: he doesn’t care. Worked last time. ✅

[@abeldomingos9298]

I love this channel, Take Take Take❤ I'm from South Africa 🇿🇦 I'd like to learn playing chess at better level but I struggle to balance it with my studies ....ANY ADVICE IS WELCOMED!🙏🏿

[@rsr22.3]

Text commentary in Tamil!! Wow! I had no idea - definitely going to reach the Chennai audience (Vishy’s territory) with that option!

[@imiko85]

guys you have to start using subtitles for your videos. It will add so much value.

[@Vardan0901]

Gukesh wonnnnn !!! 🎉

[@emanuelrosenthal4271]

Hyped and subscribed!

[@darkook8472]

Please Magnus come back, win one more classical championship.

[@shubhkarmansingh1786]

the magnus jinx

[@azenith9283]

Dey play

[@Jack78680]

We need more of GM John Ludvig Hammer's WCC Seconds' stories. Absolute delight to hear.

[@sanyamjoshiedits2010]

can i get a shoutout from magnus or levy pls

[@ItachiUchiha-mh8hn]

@@BharatXtremeDing was already planning to retire from competitive chess. Magnus re-signing gave him a chance on the candidates which he never wanted to win since he had the retirement in his mind. He's achieved more than enough for a player so young and we'll probably see him retire after this championship even if he wins. It has happened multiple times in history of chess btw.

[@akashmandal5393]

Well ding will shut everyones mouth who are saying he is acting all along ... I mean ding is an extreme level introverted person Idk what people think but he is not an actor.... I wish ding would play well and he would play head to head with gukesh since it's the first time gulesh will play the championship and also he is 18 so he will have a certain level of issues also ..... But at this moment with the momentum gukesh has a bigger shot...

[@georgeray649]

Look even if Ding wins the match, this is not the way how a champion should play. After a long break coming back and loss after loss. The world would oh not again...Look at Magnus, he is the king of not just classicals but in all formats.

[@Hemanthsai-g4j]

Ding will get crushed

[@tyrellwreleck4226]

Nepo will win. Gukesh will get a covid. And Nepo will take revenge

[@HappinessHub-m5e]

It's important to recognize that chess is fundamentally a game of the mind, and maximizing brain power often requires sufficient time to think. Shorter time controls can sometimes introduce an element of luck, which doesn't truly reflect the depth and strategy that chess embodies. As for Gukesh, he has earned his place as the youngest World Chess Championship challenger through hard work and dedication, proving himself fair and square. If he wins the championship, he will undoubtedly be ready to face Magnus and demonstrate his capabilities.

[@shacharchess]

The mind says Gukesh, but my heart goes out to Ding

[@deyon4521]

Round 1 WCC: DING DING DING!!!

[@gaBBarSlnGh]

Very nice video guys 👍

[@orccen]

App needs a little work, regularly bugs out when watching live. But this idea is what chess needs, I still find myself using ttt every tournament

[@iainInSpace]

GM Hammer "Time" is the main commentator? Wow. Ok. I'm going to redownload the App.

[@MarcosFMolina]

Ding was only in the challengers tournament because Karjakin was banned. So his victory always felt a bit circumstantial to me. If he defeats Gukesh it would be massive. On the other hand, if Gukesh wins, it would be historical.

[@wernerschacht7642]

Hammer is a great commentator

[@mememe733]

“Have you ever made either of them cry?” 😂😂

[@IreneJBonetti]

Goooo ding ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Jwumani]

Wow, with Magnus out of the picture people's hopes are becoming more realistic.

[@MrLocke420]

Plot twist: Ding is pretending to play poorly to lure Gukesh into taking risks and falling into a trap

[@Aladdindoescubes]

would be hell of an act, considering he's been at it for over a year. that would be really really funny, imagine he was faking the mental health issues, I wonder how people would react, would he get cancelled?

[@agentraydg839]

Levy sitting next to his source of income! What a dream for him.

[@Elmirgtr]

Magnus prediction was right about the first game

[@waelofwallstreet]

DING FTW!!!

[@ObserveGuy]

Something to consider about the predictions for the winner: Gukesh, unlike Ding, had the unquestionable and overwhelming support from the biggest nation in the world. China also has a lot of people, "only" about 2 or 3 hundred million people less than India, but it's a country that is completely different from India in it's very nature. People of India show their support very publicly, while china seems to care and focus almost 100% if their time on surveillance, punishments, political maneuvers, etc without really worrying about the world chess champion title - that gives Gukesh a huge advantage in the sense that he will have (probably) much greater motivation to win. This means the formula that will most likely shape Gukesh's play in the match is: support+resources+passion=motivation+great preparation in all aspects of play. This is a deadly force over the board, and Ding will have to show his positional Superiority/genius without missing tactics in order to have good winning chances each game. Plus, Gukesh has been hearing from every possible direction in the past few months that he is such a brilliant player and such a favorite to win from all directions and channels, that he might be thinking to himself: "I must be doing things and playing games right, so just keep like you are doing now and it will be fine". This possible thought is incredibly helpful for his confidence, self esteem, you name it- so it must be a key ingredient for him to not be so nervous about the match in general and each game in particular. Ding, in the other hand, will need to shake all the negative feedback and predictions of his losing chances and play in a mindset of "I'm just as good". Hope the players see this and benefit from my little add-on. But of course, I might be wrong about everything.

[@OleksandrYeremenko-i7f]

I was wondering what headphones do you speakers use?

[@Lovefrchess]

That's how clickbait wanted to be. Best clickbait ever😂

[@kiewe]

Love the app