Why did Andrey Esipenko call the arbiter thrice against Hans Niemann? | World Rapid 2022

Both GM Hans Niemann (USA, 2592) and GM Andrey Esipenko (2694) were at 5.5/9 when they faced each other in the ninth round of World Rapid 2022. This was there first-ever rated game against one another. The game had a Rook vs Bishop endgame which went for a total of 125 moves, first with pawns and then without. Did Hans have any winning chances in the game? Watch the video and try to find out.
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[@LostboyK79]

17:34 First time 20:25 second time

[@bhavyajain3]

3rd time when?

[@BigBeesNase]

@@bhavyajain3 2000 years later...

[@GusKott]

@@bhavyajain3 @26:45

[@bhavyajain3]

@@GusKott thanks

[@SwordmanUA]

Are you counting? - asked Esipenko on 20:25 (it means 50moves)

[@MesutOzil95]

He asked the arbiter (in Russian) to count the number of moves before and after pawns are captured in that endgame. As it is a theoretical draw if the king in the right corner. That's what Esipenko did. Otherwise, you can play it forever...

[@iharshbrown6689]

Actually after 75 moves the arbiter will automatically stop the game, but yeah im pretty sure he just wanted the game to end faster

[@LordElwe]

@@iharshbrown6689 Of course, the arbiter has to be paying attention and counting the moves to realize that it has been 75 moves and stop the game. Also, the player can still claim a draw after 50 moves

[@steelsteez6118]

Awww I would have liked to have seen it been played forever

[@Alpha.Zee.Gaming]

Well said.

[@MarkusBindig]

@@LordElwe The arbiter is required to record the moves, anyway. Esipenko might have asked how many moves had already been played without capture or pawn move (you're allowed to request a look at the scoresheet up to five times).

[@uUwUu69]

he was asking the arbiter if he felt the vibrations

[@Earl_007]

to which the arbiter replied, "I'm not wearing one, so no!"

[@starboy9384]

😂😂😂😂

[@Kamikazeerida23]

🤣

[@mdshafiqulislam777]

Hahaha

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

😅

[@AbdielAtlas]

I love how after that interesting performance both give each other some knowledge that what can end up happening, Chess is so beautiful.

[@pr2688]

muahahaha

[@kewkabe]

At 0:25 Niemann turns his knight to face the same direction as the other knight, but at 2:00 he turns it to face the opposite direction. I think he wants knights on the right to look left, and knights on the left to look right. His opponents should do the opposite to make him angry and distracted.

[@jwaxmcgeeg9706]

Hans is legit yall hate 2 much

[@NJ-wb1cz]

His opponent can rotate Hans's knights, like that guy who stole his king

[@jisatsushitai]

​@@NJ-wb1cz for some reason "rotate Hans' knights" is an extremely funny phrase

[@v4vun]

May be it's a way to differentiate them

[@jimmears]

He already appears to be angry and distracted.

[@da96103]

Hans: I don't have any money. Levon: I'll lend you some shirts.

[@gffg387]

He said: "Arbiter, I think my opponent has a device in his anus sending him coded messages to win this game"

[@SUGGYAN1356]

The Rook-Bishop endgame was so satisfying to watch😃😃😃

[@dawn21stcentury]

Watching paint dry is more exciting 😂

[@bemybbmbaby]

MVL is much more interested in their game than his own🤣

[@craik7]

He can sense the vibration from a distance..

[@poopy_fingers3324]

@@craik7 that so hilarious!! Very original!!

[@johngordonmeade361]

The freak show is always much more interesting to watch.

[@igeniusyounot6187]

Wow i can feel the tension vibrating in the air

[@aakaashbulani9237]

Only coward carlsen

[@noitsholly]

@@aakaashbulani9237 lol, stay mad

[@uvelergle]

@@noitsholly stay mad when theres no proof of him cheating and yet everyone still scrutinizes him

[@Alunackthemage]

@@uvelergle He literally admitted to online cheating, what do you mean no proof?

[@Narut7817]

maybe He learn that became a pig is shameful so he started act little bit more like a human

[@SilencedButNotForgotten]

Esipenko is pure class. Sad to see that his chess performances have not been too good in the last couple of years.

[@LordElwe]

Well, it's really just the last 6 months that he's been struggling a lot. He did reach his peak Elo of around 2720 earlier this year but then lost a bunch of rating. It was reported that recently he has been travelling between friends in Europe in order to avoid going back to Russia, so his life situation is not great right now.

[@noarina.4915]

@@LordElwe That'd make sense. Where did you get this information though?

[@jwaxmcgeeg9706]

Hans is pure class and brings more emotion to the game

[@marsigliesemarsigliese45]

@@jwaxmcgeeg9706 Ass Moke Nein Mann 🤡

[@Tunetotherhythm]

@@LordElwewhy is he avoiding ?

[@evd9181]

Esipenko asked to count moves, 50 moves for declare a draw. 17:36 Вы можете посчитать ходы, that’s he said first time in russian. 20:25 Вы считаете - Are you counting? He said second time. 26:45 Сколько? - How many? 3d time

[@user-cb8nc5to4z]

"Пилите, Шура, пилите". На хер еще эти судьи стоят там.

[@Timmichanga361]

I think evsry video ive seen of jim he is asking arbiter to count moves

[@shohanwijesinghe8565]

The shirt speaks for itself.

[@wot_hog]

You mean the tablecloth he draped himself in?

[@peterf90]

LOL

[@derventio2860]

Esipenko should have been in a French new wave movie in the 1960's. Also it was good to see them chat at the end.

[@alexalleman4756]

True, it is refreshing to see this

[@Lef4444]

Sure, Alain Delon is back 🙂

[@thomascee]

Gotta say, Hans does not look like there is any spark of joy in him 😵‍💫

[@diogeneslaertius3365]

The battery on those anal beads discharged at some point.

[@wop60]

Er muss Zum Friseur

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

@@wop60 😆

[@greghansford6000]

Too much guilt from cheating

[@lichade2008]

He forgot to bring it with him 😌

[@Rocket-qg5jw]

There was a mysterious “vibration” that kept intterupting his focus

[@Kayage]

Curious question - why is the clocks not reset at the beginning of the game?

[@itsSujeetMahto]

Seriously, who is writing all these Titles, these are so catchy. I can't stop but click on video

[@Bradini267]

probably some idiot

[@dreamwalkertunes]

Hans looks like he has still not gotten used to the feeling of the beads.

[@austin3626]

Is it supposed to psych your opponent out if you look everywhere BUT the chess board?

[@joaquincardenas9260]

i would like to know if any vibration was happening and from where was coming from if any.....

[@stevemd6488]

I like how HSN never looks at the board unless it's his turn. Also he's frugal enough to make his living room curtains into a shirt.

[@ChessMasterNate]

What are you talking about? That is the tablecloth.

[@birddogfreemann]

No, actually, those curtains belonged to Hikaru

[@recram16]

It must have been passed down to him from his Grandma

[@joeenglert]

and saves money on shampoo

[@birddogfreemann]

@@joeenglert In all seriousness, Hans and Hikaru are both strategic in their wardrobe selection, as a means of opponent distraction. Basically psychology but basically horrible fashion sense.

[@gregmartin3425]

The arbiter is like, "we're stopping the game because you both look too bored, and it's a draw, come on."

[@roadhockey]

Dumb question but who keeps track of the moves?

[@cheekeenlum8141]

16:36 after rc5+ kd6, what happen if rxc2? bxc2 kxc2, kd5 kc3, ke4 kd2?

[@LordElwe]

Black's king will work to stop white's pawn from promoting and it's a draw.

[@camellkachour4112]

Where can I buy a shirt like Hans Niemann's ?? Nikaru Hakamura has also beautiful shirt as him ! Where both they bought it ?

[@7Kazman]

Esipenko is so neat and classy.

[@alexisperrottey1640]

Esipenko elegance and good manners _speak for themselves._

[@scottalper9930]

do they?

[@KdramaWorld-wb4ku]

Yes they do

[@albarmy1]

He felt those vibrations 🤣

[@KingCrimson82]

yeah lets add action cam, earthquake fx michael bay edition to every move

[@randomfan168]

I'm digging those good vibrations

[@majormackenzie834]

oh cmon. I mean yeah. Let’s keep these joke going

[@Micas099]

I'm pickin' up good vibrations. It's giving me the excitations (oom bop bop)

[@radscorpion8]

@@majormackenzie834 the joke will go through phases - it was good, then it will seem overused, but then it will be so overused that it will be funny again

[@TymexComputing]

When? Which timrstamps? Its a 30 minute long rapid game

[@YtubeUserr]

Andrey: This is the third time the beads have fallen out. Arbiter: that proves nothing.

[@vikaspagaria]

At the very start, Hans kept on touching all pieces as if he was setting them right but the clock had started. So was that legal? Just trying to understand if the touch rule is not applicable for opening move?

[@seismic6402]

Apparently legal or not being called out by the opponent. What interested me was whether Niemann waited over 3 minutes to play first move or if he was under some sort of penalty.

[@isoSw1fty]

It's legal...

[@astera6630]

Im so confuse, I dont know all of the rule of chess but on 24:09 wheres white turn to move, why he didnt just move rook 1 square to the front and force black to move either the king or the bishop? isnt it just a checkmate move?

[@astera6630]

just doing some research and now i know the anwser. it will become stalemate. so it is a draw. damn sonn

[@henryjaviermartinezerazo626]

Gracias por mostrar las partidas de Nieman... lo tienen vetado.. que pesar

[@victorfinberg8595]

why are the pieces from multiple sets? surely a major tournament like that can afford to have matched sets?

[@Elyk91388]

Please upload duda v nepo. Thanks!!

[@bildencarlia6924]

Not that it matters but one cannot let go unnoticed that there is a significant contrast between the two players in terms of elegance...

[@Satan.Alchemist]

Yea one is full of class while other looks like he belongs to streets

[@heresroddy5162]

Yes you right, it doesn't matter

[@bambesfresser]

In all fairness, Niemann was copying Magnus' hairstyle.

[@aventura8491]

@@bambesfresser He just did it without style.

[@MeetSnorto]

@@heresroddy5162 Except for the fact that one is a known cheater

[@deepknk3581]

You can feel the vibration in the room

[@miloradowicz]

Have you checked your beads?

[@abdouroky2332]

he probably heard some buzzing and he called him just to clarify some stuff

[@user-ys5eh8jp6s]

Why didn't Esipenko press plus to see the number of moves? Is it prohibited?

[@flagames4478]

Why are the black pieces different colors?

[@mrvinagustin]

10:38 move king to one direction then change to another, you can do that?

[@Riker-ER]

what is the clock for? Doesn't anyone win on "time"?

[@harryh2185]

Regarding the description: It was the tenth round 🙂

[@johnnycharisma162]

He was asking if the background noises could be reduced because he was having difficulty deciphering the coughs and beep codes.

[@UnCavi]

Why is the question in the title never answered in the video?

[@jasonbarrett3650]

@ChessBaseIndiachannel I think this was the 10th round of the World Rapid.

[@user-nu8ng5fx7e]

Looks like Hans had it..That 51.Rf7+ was unnecesery.. Bxa7 was way to go...

[@LordElwe]

Yeah, seems like that's what Esipenko was explaining after the game

[@reynaldo4998]

still draw

[@toitoine8318]

19:30 Why did Hans wait until black K was in E4 to take the pawn with his R? If he took the pawn when the king was still on D5, he kept his white pawn and won the game

[@LordElwe]

@@toitoine8318 Jeez... another person who thinks that king and pawn vs king is automatically winning... in this case it is still a draw because black is able to stop white's pawn from promoting.

[@user-nu8ng5fx7e]

@@toitoine8318 maybe cose pown was protected with bishop ? :)

[@alexalleman4756]

27:21 why does Hans gotta "flip him the bird" like that?? 😂😂

[@ronburgundy9712]

Why did the two keep playing, wasn't it a theoretical draw after ~16:00 or ~19:00?

[@LordElwe]

Because in practice even GMs lose theoretically drawn endgames, especially if they are in time trouble. Otherwise, you can blame FIDE, because there is no rule that says the game is an automatic draw if it is a draw in theory

[@ronburgundy9712]

​@@LordElwe Right I get that draws aren't automatic -- I was referring to why neither players elected to offer a draw as black's position could have been defended by much lower rated players -- and I doubt Esipenko was in any real time trouble. Perhaps it is convention for the attacker to offer draws?

[@LordElwe]

@@ronburgundy9712 Yeah, I think in this case the attacker would offer a draw. The defender would be thinking, "if they are not offering me a draw, why would they accept a draw offer from me"? And yes, the expectation should be that a player of Esipenko's caliber defends these technical draws with ease, but lots of unexpected things do happen in blitz

[@ChessMasterNate]

When it was clear the defender went to the correct corner and interposed a check with the bishop, there was no point of continuing. That is the test to see if the defending side remembers. 24th minute or so. So only 2 minutes of true nonsense.

[@carlcox7976]

Most of the games that Magnus wins are theoreticaly a draw. Besides it's a world championship you try your best and hope for the best. Besides what else would you do? Call it a quick draw and go watch netflix?!

[@dowaliby1]

Hans has mastered the art of looking bored and distracted at the same time. Did Esipenko blunder his rook at 7:09, or do you think it was an intentional sacrifice (trade for Nieman's bishop) in furtherance of an attack that fizzled out?

[@FroisonControl]

it was a check....

[@dowaliby1]

@@FroisonControl That's right, Mate.

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@dowaliby1 no, it was a Check

[@dowaliby1]

@@NJ-wb1cz I still must be missing something. I did not see anyone in check at that point. I see that Hans threatened Esipenko's rook by moving knight to e1, , but why didn't Esipenko simply move his rook out of the way instead of trading his rook for Hans' bishop, thus losing material?

[@NJ-wb1cz]

@@dowaliby1 seriously, I see him trading a rook for a bushop and a night

[@dennisthemenace8168]

Why is Esipenko playing with brown and black pieces? The Queen and two pawns draw special attention to themselves by being much darker. I would ask for their replacement.

[@Riker-ER]

thought the same

[@iiREYteoii]

Because they have real wood not plastic ones like you use

[@peterf90]

They have lots of patience, I think I would have offered a draw much earlier. Guess that’s one of the reasons these guys are world class chess players.

[@onepocketnovice]

*this one guy is a world class chess player. Not these guys.

[@tahakarim1901]

@@onepocketnovice They are both world class players.

[@ndnd7614]

@@tahakarim1901 how so?

[@bambesfresser]

Honestly, it is garbage to continue this for 50 moves. It is a dead draw which Niemann knows.

[@brandonpotter4641]

Agreed, even when it was a pawn and a bishop vs the pawn and the rook, once I saw no way of making progress other than an opponent blunder, I would probably just grab the pawn with the rook, let him take with the bishop, take the bishop, then my opponent would grab the pawn and it would be a draw. I definitely don't have the patience for 15 minutes of empty moves lol

[@gtanz8475]

Very Tense Stuff.

[@joshdarius5995]

What a DB, spends more time looking at his opponent and thinking about him as well as the position , creepier than hell

[@wthomas5697]

Why is there an extra black and white queen sitting alongside the board?

[@jazazzaza]

Hans looks like a man who's really good at chess but has some.other secret love/hobby he wants to do instead

[@blackrosed8068]

I've only ever seen like 3-4 games of Niemann, but every game, he's always fumbling something when he gets up lol.

[@nickalhasan1180]

I’ve seen 20-30 and you are right lol. Thought I was only one to notice. Plus his attitude and not putting pieces back drives me nuts. I’ve grounded my kids for less.

[@chairwood]

@@nickalhasan1180 wat do u do with ur ground kids. is it good for burger or some type of pie filling

[@nomoreblitz]

Hans is just making sure Esipenko practices 100 EGYMK #7 21:16

[@robbenmrwembley8255]

exactly my thoughts

[@gregmartin3425]

My question is, "Did Hans and Hikaru shop at the same men's clothing store before the tournament?"

[@sleepingtiger4436]

he called him to force a draw! hans was making moves just to add time to his clock. the game would have NEVER ENDED...

[@naturadventur7425]

What's that buzzing noise?

[@Chris.M]

Esipenko is so classy.

[@ralphyralph1604]

Can anyone lip read here? What are they talking about after the game?

[@LordElwe]

Don't really need to lip read--they are just talking about how Hans missed a win

[@Anima-fo5gf]

best game ever

[@hokusai3965]

Why ?

[@jbg1575]

Something vibrated and it was not his phone

[@itiswhatitis1775]

Is the dude on the left the “beads” guy?

[@Johnnyyonnadam]

what was this move by hans at 10:38 moving the king back then returning it back to position then move it forward!

[@shashankgsharma]

Displacement was 0 bro, so it doesn't count

[@zaynwarnke5055]

i found out he uses his hand swaying from his mouth to use morse code, hence Hans is a a decent player for finding some but he gets help using the cheating method from someone stronger.

[@niteshchaudhary7158]

PLEASE SOMEONE EXPLAIN @22:06 WHY CHECK WITH ROOK IS NOT GIVEN BY HANS

[@vardhandongre7956]

Because his king is in check

[@abhiytbolte7566]

Because he was already in check

[@arkline9937]

HE DIDN"T BECAUSE HE WAS IN CHECK HIMSELF

[@Kei1youtube]

only move for black would be to block with the bishop, if he takes it would be stalemate. If he doesn’t, i dont see any move for white. Not entirely sure tho

[@arkline9937]

@@Kei1youtube what are you talking about? how do you think is it possible, that you block check with the bishop, and after the bishop is taken by the piece that was giving a check it is not a check again, but stalemate?

[@JustSaying290]

the angle is great and perfect but you need a tripod 😂

[@readmycomment3707]

Episenko has to be one of the most handsome players along with Rapport.

[@Daniel-qx6bg]

Esipenko, Rapport, Duda and Danya are the handsomest

[@henschelemerson8645]

van foreest

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

Hans didn't look at the board before making a move at one point.🤔

[@delg1211]

I thought 'Click bait was beneath you 🤦🏽‍♂

[@juicyhdx782]

"Can you hear the buzzing sound every time I move my bishop?"

[@iwzx507]

Why hans’s timer is lower we he started???

[@LordElwe]

most likely explanation is that he arrived late to the board

[@1011011010111000]

The beads were vibrating the table..

[@martinvalles9207]

I didn't notice, you must know a lot about vibrating beads

[@naka_kim]

what time of the video?

[@aakaashbulani9237]

Only at carlsens table, you idiol

[@JagmaChess]

Lol

[@noitsholly]

@@aakaashbulani9237 “you idiol” lmao

[@PP1969GR]

why Hans' time is less??

[@LeafInTheStream]

It's hard to say what Niemann was even hoping for. There aren't particularly any tricks in that particular ending of rook vs. bishop.

[@crypastesomemore8348]

Particularly

[@LeafInTheStream]

@@crypastesomemore8348 It seems particularly clear that I wasn't particularly careful in editing the above particular comment to this particular video in particular.

[@samosa_chat]

The rook bishop endgame which wasn't going anywhere unless someone made 20elo error was beautiful and satisfying for some. That was frustrating

[@petupullo5160]

My only thought is thank goodness Esipenko has not been sent to war...

[@lawyerlib]

Putin protecting an asset

[@Mydemonslayerstreet]

The way Esipenko carried himself is like a young Fischer while Hans is like an old Fischer.

[@shanginadildo]

@@nicbentulan what on earth are you on about?

[@demolicionesdemexico]

Rather Fisher AND his young mother

[@mrexcellent5953]

@@nicbentulan What the heell

[@stackered]

@@nicbentulan craziest youtube comment ive ever seen

[@KenEvangelista]

@@nicbentulan Seems like you are the one that has something with the Jews with all that things you noticed really.

[@tonyboytv2177]

25:34 Am I wrong or couldn't Hans just mate in 2 here??

[@LordElwe]

How?

[@davidg4595]

he asked the arbiter to count the moves as 50 w no takes is a draw-then he asked him how many left? than the arb came over to say 50 complete it is a draw JMHO

[@sai9692]

Why didn’t they settle up for a draw much earlier, despite them being GMs

[@RaggenZ]

Suddenly the vibration stopped

[@bp1759]

Who won?

[@Brad_Pittstop]

Good, good, good, good vibrations- The Beach boy of chess Hans Niemann

[@jhoc2x2]

And here I am only distracted with that lone significant pawn on the side.

[@user-zx6bv7qo2v]

Great to see the two guys who has beaten carlsen in classical

[@michaeljohn5085]

And Hans won the first price: A brand new hairbrush

[@spockofdune8657]

good vibrations in this game

[@TheSoulBlossom]

Hans should wear a t-shirt saying "good vibes!" :)

[@steelmouth83]

just confirm if its just him or there are some vibrations sounds

[@maurorusso4253]

I am not an expert. It seems Niemann had the chance to exchange rook against bishop while captyrin black pawn, being able to keep defending his own pawn, which would have led him to win against king alone, isn't it ?

[@ashvoj]

Baffling. I'm still scratching my head...

[@LordElwe]

Black will block white's pawn from promoting and it will be a draw (by repetition or stalemate)

[@maurorusso4253]

@@LordElwe king+pawn vs king alone ??

[@LordElwe]

@@maurorusso4253 Yes, in this case black is in time to intercept white's pawn. You can check it with an engine if you don't believe me

[@ashvoj]

@@LordElwe white wins in King and pawn versus lone king endgame

[@TheBugkillah]

I’m here for the comments.

[@jasoncalvert758]

Why are they not writing down the notation? Tia

[@jasoncalvert758]

Oh OK rapid play doesn't require it

[@intresting3131]

Hans quick reply without attension, asipanko had some suspension like me😁😁. That's why he started some offbeat move to check whether..... I think magnus got nerves when hens did not pay attention on the board and played some losing move 😁😁. Hens physiological play nerves opponent. 😁

[@ncnuggets]

Their facial expressions are that of those told they have 2 weeks to live....they rebuttal only to hear it's inevitable.