Will Gukesh Be The Youngest Champion In History?

[@gothamfootball]

This production quality is top notch. Incredible production and team

[@cliffpinchon2832]

Except for the bright light right behind her... classic amateur mistake.

[@Somane27]

This content is gold for chess.

[@FloydBoudreaux]

My Sincerest Condolences to Henrik Carlsen and His Family on the Sad Passing of His Beloved Wife and the Beloved Mother of Magnus and His Sisters.

[@veryprecious]

When

[@ishandhawan9011]

@@veryprecious july. carlsen withdrew from gct croatia

[@veryprecious]

@@ishandhawan9011oh very sad ,it wasn't in news greatly, btw.

[@alexandersemper1940]

What an unbelievable insight into Magnus and Gukesh. And Ding. Do we not forget, there is a family behind and within every person. My heart goes out to all the players.

[@lucianorodriguez7726]

They actually talked him already

[@zhang5228]

As a Chinese, I really want Ding to win, but on the other hand, I met Gukesh and don’t think he will lose.

[@littledragon007]

Can you please meet Daniel Medvedev next . . . so that he doesn't lose the upcoming grand slam (Australian open)

[@SmartWatches-xu6ri]

@@littledragon007 LMFAOOOO THAT'S TOO GOOD HAHAHA

[@astroneural]

I see what you did there4

[@hemanthes182]

@@littledragon007 Meeting with zhang is the greatest wild card for any chess player.

[@Wonheelegent]

Noo I almost chocked on my tea 😭💀💀​@@littledragon007

[@denominator208]

Gukesh thinks like a real champion. Carefree attitude, even though he's a hard worker; he lets his intuition guide him and relaxes completely. The most scary type of player to face! He has a humble likeable character and I'm hoping he will be the next world champion,

[@Saanza]

Magnus has a wonderful family that supported him all the way in whatever he wanted to do. Wholesome to hear from his dad, great video.

[@Pianosolotutorials]

This is the content the chess world needs. Very entertaining and informative

[@cedanillo788]

Carlsen's father looks like the male version of Pia Cramling. He is so charming!

[@Matthewrents]

I found myself thinking that same thing… they have very similar characteristics 😅

[@brodaism]

A Norwegian and a Swede...they are siblings 😅

[@Phurngirathaana]

They have kindness in their eyes

[@vd.se.17]

Nice Observation.

[@Nightlight7]

I just commented the same thing as soon as I saw him

[@joysondsouza2168]

Never used a chess engine until he became GM, speaks a lot about his talent!!!

[@apoorv219]

actually he started using engines only after reaching 2600+ elo which is even more insane

[@michaelebert5400]

Ive become a big chess fan in the last 5 years. I was really happy and impressed with Ding in the last WC. But Gukesh is my favorite player and he has the heart of a champion. Go Gukesh. Big fan from America.

[@KyleGreyshock]

This was an excellent presentation. Thank you for putting I the effort to put this together.

[@GurmeharSingh03]

I let out an audible gasp when i saw this video at 3 am with college in the morning 🙂 Now i gotta watch this before i sleep

[@NikhilTheGreatest]

Hahhaahha same

[@TheUmarJamal]

As an Indian, I really want Gukesh to win, but on the other hand, I don’t want Ding to lose.

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

true

[@ytann]

Same

[@chesswhizzard]

I hope Gukesh wins and Ding doesn't not win.. 😁

[@physco4641]

Yes same feelings

[@mattias2576]

As a norwegian, same

[@keshavsaharia]

This is the easily best chess content on KZbin. You have masterfully told some heartwarming and compelling stories.

[@ckq]

I got to meet Gukesh at the Sinquefield Cup a few month ago.

[@ChessCafe-il3od]

how was it

[@KlausToth]

Gukesh is a very sympathetic young man. And so is Ding Liren. I wish both of them the best.

[@mariekuijkenhistoricallyaw2598]

❤❤❤

[@qusigh]

this is the best part of this whole take take take project , the weekly podcast

[@user-ns1se5ey9w]

Great interviews, keep up the good work

[@namanjoshi7685]

Was eagerly waiting for this one, finally its here !

[@itaintinnit]

I've never seen Henrik look so much alike his son as the way he smiled and kind of bobbled his head a bit at the 3:58-4:00 mark!

[@jaimeduncan6167]

It was a treasure to listen to Magnus's dad, I hope many parents (I am not one) take the lessons to heart. I love parents that are systemic not haphazard with their children. They assume a hand's responsible approach to trying to rise good people. They are such a blessing for humanity as a whole.

[@pallhouvum4443]

I can't wait for the match to begin!

[@spacexfanclub6529]

Pure gold production quality & content . I hope this content makes its way to other platforms worldwide and not just stay on KZbin .

[@chesneytube1]

I think people are making too little out of the fact that Gukesh just achieved the second highest performance rating in history at only 18 years old... this guy has the potential to hit highs that were previously thought impossible with a foundation like that.

[@MadaraUchiha-iu3ld]

Reminder that: - Magnus' best TPR ever was at ~19 years of age at Nanjing Pearl 2009, which was 3002 TPR. - Fabiano's best TPR ever was at ~22 years of age at Sinquefield 2014, which was 3098 TPR.

[@biriyaniconnoisseur]

Man this is some quality content. Need more of this.

[@ksinha81]

Watching it after Gukesh became the world champion….feels like a montage in itself

[@Melvinstar-k9f]

"No one dislikes Ding"... wish that were true. Anyway good luck to both Ding and Gukesh.

[@PrinceJha-fz4cv]

That is true.

[@Nobody-xe7si]

Who can dislike ding. . it's just that Gukesh is Favourite in the Game , it's nothing about likes and dislikes

[@Melvinstar-k9f]

​@@Nobody-xe7si I agree that Gukesh is the favorite. And agree with the question "who can dislike Ding?" My comment is in response to what he said at 38:22 ... I'm talking about people who actually dislike him, not people who support Gukesh. It's perfectly fine to support whoever you like.

[@prcbras]

Someone disliking Ding is a red flag. Why would anyone dislike him? He just minds his business and doesn't have a mean bone in his body. Always genuine, has the maturity of a weathered old man but also has the innocence of a child. He's one of the most likable players. I'd say him and Pia are in a tier of their own as far as being the most likable.

[@Melvinstar-k9f]

@@prcbras Exactly, he's done nothing to hurt anyone and is generally very respectful to his opponents. But somehow people just feel the need to say things like "he's the most undeserving world champion", "he acts and talks like a robot".. "he's intentionally playing badly to fool gukesh... dont fall for his motives ..."... just ridiculous comments like that..

[@Chesssing]

Indian part of me wants gukesh to win, on the other hand I really want Ding to redeem himself

[@devshankarpandey3764]

Same feeling

[@deshrajdabhade7537]

Maybe the india part is little weak here feed him some gukesh games

[@SuperAnky619]

Fuck ding liren for this one time he can redeem himself in next one

[@Srikri5392]

If Gukesh wasn't Indian I would have totally supported Ding.

[@priyanshsoni1271]

@@Srikri5392 I would've supported Gukesh anyway. He's unique than most. I don't know why Indians like u lack the maturity to see what is already there

[@gothamfootball]

Great to see Henrik Carlsen

[@killakame-3434]

Some are saying DiNG is playing this BaD intentionally to shock Gukesh in the match. But, Gukesh is not like other players an example being Vidit. Gukesh is never full of himself. Also, there is like 5% chance that DiNG is underplaying... like the guy is such a sweet heart, i can't see DiNG playing this BaDLY intentionally

[@alvaro76tv80]

Y’all are acting as Gukesh doesn’t have an opponent in front of him. let’s remember that Ding is an extraordinary player and he has his chances

[@adityapacharne5688]

Exactly its gonna be a monumental task

[@hampten23]

Ikr, you can have blind patriotism. But not in everything

[@freddysamjacob363]

yeahhh especially considering how weak gukesh can be in non-classical formats like Blitz

[@Nobody-xe7si]

That's the catch here it's not blitz or rapid .. if Ding gets successful holding him in classical then he might have a chance ,​@@freddysamjacob363

[@stoutlager6325]

If I were betting some meaningful sum on this match I would have to account for Ding's peak strength. Ding's problems are all in his mind. Something like that can snap back in to alignment at the right moment. Then the question is, how does Gukesh fare against Ding playing at his best? Can he hold draws? Can he win against THAT version? If I can't be confident in that matchup I can't be confident making a wager. Gukesh is 18 years old. He can flake. You don't know.

[@Petrolhead11]

Very thoughtful of you to include both Magnus’ and Gukesh’s fathers. Henrik Carlson seems very proud dad and played a significant role in Magnus’s chess career.

[@MrSupernova111]

Great segment! Would love to see more of these! Also, I didn't realize that Sagar was the founder of chessbaseindia. It explains a lot! Thanks!

[@aitchtea]

man, magnus is such a hard grader. although i can believe he is incredibly hard on his own performances.

[@MMasterDE]

One thing I think few new to chess knows is that Carlsen actually withdrew from the first candidates he was qualified to enter (2012, he qualified by rating). The reasoning was that he was too young, could possibly be too much pressure.

[@afterneet4421]

I knew

[@Sai-qz9nk]

If I remember correctly, there was also some disagreement from Magnus's team about the changes to the Candidates format. Quote from his letter to FIDE in 2010: "Reigning champion privileges, the long (five year) span of the cycle, changes made during the cycle resulting in a new format (Candidates) that no World Champion has had to go through since Kasparov, puzzling ranking criteria as well as the shallow ceaseless match-after-match concept are all less than satisfactory in my opinion." He's certainly been consistent and vocal since the very beginning about his displeasure with the system in place to determine the World Champion.

[@afterneet4421]

I would have recommended to make some other video with magnus journey btw i really enjoyed it so inspirational

[@nikaru3635]

Absolutely loving this content! Keep it coming. As for the match, I think it's going to be a blowout.

[@katiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Love Henrik, funny, chill and so insightful. Magnus report card 100/100/100, 100% rebel?

[@Martiny-t5s]

Amaazing production quality keep it up!!!

[@peterhaslund]

Vishy was my hero too, growing up in Denmark in the 90s. The speed, the flair. The even-mindedness.

[@ZeroPoint-52]

Great content and production quality! I need to catch up with this channel.

[@System.Error.]

Ding: I might lose badly. Gukesh: I’m ready. Guess who will win the WCC

[@BlessTuntufye]

Keep a room for surprise.

[@gamma9141]

Ding maybe? Someone who says he will lose badly at that level, would scare me as an opponent

[@joylife428]

​@@gamma9141yeah. The problem here is how much ding needs badly to retain his title is the question . I am sure gukesh will feel the pressure 😂

[@Ran_Tt]

that was an amazing video! listening to Henric's stories and insights is always nice and for the first rime I actually liked an interview with Gukesh. Another one with both Magnus and his dad discussing his carrer together , would be great too

[@balajiachartamraparni9067]

Excellent in all aspects bringing more information about and Carlsen and Gukesh. Interesting to know Take take take bringing commentary in Hindi👏👏👏

[@karandutta914]

Oh really? Who will be the presenters?

[@balajiachartamraparni9067]

@ no idea at the end of the video .. mentioned about commentary in Hindi.

[@half_blood_prynce]

The intro music is incredible !!!

[@Dub_Squirrel]

Im here for the intro music 🔥 everything else is a bonus

[@Fridtjofwesseltoft]

🔥

[@confusinglyquestionable4103]

gotta love this interviewer tho, i think she is very underratedt, she is always consistent and provides quality interviews and questions.

[@VonKirda]

Silently Ding has climbed to #2 in rapid. Looking forward to a surprise in time management.

[@agrawalhospital5605]

Wait really?

[@VonKirda]

@agrawalhospital5605 given the ratings in rapid and in blitz, Ding will be the favorite in a shoot out after a tie in classical.

[@thunderfox101]

It wasn't really a climb, he's been that high rated. He was #1 for a while on multiple occasions.

[@nirasen3532]

Gukesh's looks and calm demeanor gives John Wick vibes.

[@sinaanheyer602]

a Gukesh win would be awesome but I don't want it to be easy. I hope Ding can show the full quality of chess that he is capable of.

[@oLiennable]

I could listen to Henrik talk for hours

[@mamaBucketvfx]

funny to see Arjun and Pragg Interviewed about Gukesh, they are literally the same age as gukesh

[@MukundanS-p7d]

Arjun is 3 years older

[@ozkanhangisi6487]

The first time I saw Magnus's father speaking, watching this great man was a pleasure.

[@AkshayPatil-nr1sd]

As an Indian I hope Gukesh crushes Ding.

[@tuhintalukdar8512]

hikaru reaction video coming soon!! I can feel it

[@SilentThespian]

Yep

[@MariaBelenSeyssInquart]

As an Argentine, I would support India and Bangladesh, as we support these countries and any former British colony. But that is in the Olympiads, individual chess, I just want to watch the openings they play.

[@chinmaydubey7154]

And most Indians support Argentina in football since Maradona era

[@gamma9141]

Wait Argentina was a British colony 😲

[@gamma9141]

Maradona or Messi, want to know the perspective of Argentinians haha

[@chinmaydubey7154]

@@gamma9141 no it wasn't. It was a Spanish colony like most of Latin America

[@gamma9141]

@@chinmaydubey7154 that’s what I thought

[@ptj1ptj172]

How does this sound ???? Ding vs Gukesh (14 Match WCC): Match1: Ding Wins after Gukesh blunders a drawish position due to WCC pressure and the kind of attention he gets. Score: 1-0 Match 2-5: Dull Draws (Gukesh wants to settle down, so goes bookish, Ding ,fully aware of not being his best, plays it absolute safe) Score: 3-2 Match 6: Gukesh is now fully equipped with the situation and starts playing aggressive chess, but Ding holds him somehow. Score: 3.5-2.5 Match 7: Both play to a draw, midway. Score: 4-3 Match 8: Law of averages catch up with Ding, and he loses with some poor play. Scores level at: 4-4 Match 9-10: Gukesh goes on his absolute best, puts Ding under severe pressure, and manages to outplay him in both. Scores: 4-6. History calling .... Match 11: Ding comes back with a bang, plays an incredible game at 3000 elo level that Gukesh has no answers to: Score: 5-6 Match 12: Both players are now exhausted, and settle for a draw. Score: 5.5-6.5 Match 13: Gukesh prepares to go for a draw even before the 1st move, but Ding doesn't relent, match goes on for 100+ moves, Ding blunders at the fag end after a 7 hr play, and Gukesh wins. Final Score: 5.5-7.5 And, Gukesh becomes the youngest WCC, and is all set to meet either Nordirbek or Arjun for the next WCC in 2026 !!

[@sumanraj9394]

After match 13 it should be 5.5-7.5 not 6-7 And match 14 also wrong so probably edit

[@ptj1ptj172]

@sumanraj9394 thanks mate, corrected it

[@NobleLaika]

This is the type of content we need

[@Steve-kt2bb]

he should start a channel he's great at storytelling and his voice is so calming lol

[@thembadube9589]

These two fathers of prodigies are so down-to-earth, without a touch of arrogance or boastfullness. I also did not detect any false modesty in either one.

[@afterneet4421]

39:42 excited for this

[@TravelingMooseMedia]

Wow, this type of content will be historic.

[@johnnyc2764]

Love this, one of the best recent additions to the chess world

[@Incognito-uo8fc]

Quality content 👍👍

[@namanjoshi7685]

You didnt even see the entire video yet

[@Incognito-uo8fc]

@namanjoshi7685 because I know the video is good, as I saw the ding liren's video

[@mr_mr]

Speaking for myself and I'm sure most others, it is difficult to understand how much better a Super GM is than an average decent player. It's like imagining in what ways is an F1 driver better than an average driver. Of course they are but how? Topics would be mentioned like pattern recognition, games memorized, the ability to evaluate...etc. But if Take Take Take could do a video on very specific details that would help us mere mortals understand even more about how and in what ways these players are so good it would, I believe, help spectators of the sport to mentally elevate them even more.

[@JamesDuBois-e6z]

Refreshing format and commentary....

[@JamesDuBois-e6z]

Total respect for Henrik...

[@sizoxaba8795]

"Mybe it already late to try and stop him" 😢😢😢 this Gukesh is scary even to Carlson's father😢😢😢

[@subramanianrs318]

Go Gukesh 🎉

[@bharathns2406]

amazing video production

[@rodneytopor1846]

Very good episode! Wish you would do something equivalent for the other player in the match, Ding Liren.

[@sohampawar5688]

Video is gonna be memorable ❤❤❤

[@HarshPatel27]

31:26 We love Magnus for this kind of unapologetic answers

[@YellowSpaceMarine]

I love hearing how Magnus just wanted to do his own thing and he succeeded despite all the advice

[@lolmaker]

I have a feeling that Ding will pull off some surprises, let’s see if Gukesh will be able to handle them

[@lucasowen9990]

Gukesh is a real super hero, with infinite talent and style. Pass him the torch and he will lead the way!!

[@chesneytube1]

Might be a good idea to make the contrast a bit stronger on those graphs guys

[@Feds_the_Freds]

Another amazing video!

[@jamesbond-lb7se]

I love how Magnus never sugarcoats and just gives it straight.

[@ngare.k]

The title of this video seems to have completely written off Ding in the WCC match.

[@YoungKrieger]

Love these videos, but the background music during the Gukesh interview feels way too loud and distracting.

[@ManiS-wd2eu]

I expect both should give a better game best of luck to both of them. ❤ Gukesh

[@swapanjain892]

I hope Ding gets back to his best version and we get to witness an epic match.

[@cryptoes777]

super new channel for chess

[@Treftrwf]

His Indian teammate have a name his is Erigais Arju 2800no 4 Respect respect the Jose Mourinho way

[@TKG_24_nevv]

In Hindi too?! Thanks. The interviews covered all that was nevessary. And logical.

[@nexesses1548]

It is his deep calculation that scares me. Openings, tactics, positional understanding, endgames is all nice for 2750 but his calculation is literally insane.

[@exceligence]

LOL Pragg's remark.

[@jupiterapollo4985]

Thanks lord for the timestamps.

[@Juzmin]

Much love for Magnus and his father

[@ashwatthama-i6e]

why no take take take website ?

[@matteospqr86]

Where can we get the super cool Take Take Take stickers 😀😍

[@ForexWeeb]

The dad speaking like every 4 year old was doing those 💀🤣.

[@frostfangs-23]

I was waiting for this

[@indianinjapan8272]

Yes Ding is the sweetest person in the world but im Indian in kind of wired to support Gukesh😢 May the best man win. Either way, it will be a win for chess.

[@sudhakarn1074]

Why is there focus on magnus when this video is on gukesh? Magnus is a great player but two separate videos can be better.

[@meerak90]

Secret location? He is in Chennai. His home!

[@itsdavidalonso]

why is this not on Spotify??

[@nikhilguleria4836]

Just give your best ,, champion is the by product of it ❤

[@giovannicaruso8834]

Great content