WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHESS PREDICTIONS!?!?

[@veetro4488]

hot take but not so hot take in my opinion, Ding wouldnt be sad to lose the match, maybe not happy but relieved that this whole media and attention thing is over. Someone agrees on that?

[@milansvancara]

yup, and he is so wholesome that I wish him the well deserved peace

[@djsjsjjejebfbdj]

It's all mind games ding will play well

[@cthai721]

34:33 Wesley is SO wholesome

[@chetan_naik]

"mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy." Ding Tzu, The art of chess

[@stepuncle7637]

he might be the greatest actor of all time and fouled all of us

[@gyani127]

I will cry if that happens

[@KOKOPIKOSS]

The problem is that the pressure is on the side of Gukesh. Ding has succesfully gotten rid of the pressure by saying hes not in form. Plus he already won the title once. I also believe that the has some aces up his sleeve and that there is a whole strategy by the Chinese side to underplay his prep and his level of play. With that said i think we will see a more competitive game than is expected...

[@SatishKumar-fj7uc]

@@KOKOPIKOSS Gukesh is mentally robust in classical...he is too strong mentally, he has also hired a mental coach ( a cricket coach) for the same

[@joylife428]

I do not think pressure was on gukesh. Teenagers love pressure these days . 😂😂😂

[@martinpetrusbreathwork]

That would be an epic strategy .. to pretend that you are not in form and smash

[@zhangyic]

I mean I feel like it’s a recognition of himself that he is not in form. He’s not been playing in a lot of tournaments in the last two years compared to other top players in the world. Idk if it does anything in terms of lowering the pressure that he has

[@prajwalbharambe343]

gukesh has already said in an interview that he has no pressure. as he is only 18. he also said older have more pressure thats why he won candidates

[@chesswithsamarth1004]

09:10 even at 1.5X speed , Sagar's voice is still feels slow

[@adwikgore580]

😂

[@amitkerurkar8685]

Lmaaao

[@misteratoz]

There are dozens of us speedsters!

[@rileyh4169]

1:10 Hikaru literally CANNOT go a whole video without asking chat about the audio

[@rileyh4169]

@JohnnyHamburger-s8t It's genius, but he does it EVERY single stream lol. "Wait the audio's low?"; it's always perfect. Just makes me laugh now 😄

[@S.SaulGoodman]

Lol

[@Mike_Rottchburns]

LOL

[@Ryanmuniverse]

drives me crazy dude. editor rly cant edit it out? im half way thru this video and he's brought it up 3 times so far.....

[@BanditLover-gw5us]

That's every streamer basically 😂 not only a hikaru thing

[@carltonthompson9359]

To the editors. Could you please consider editing out the portions of these videos where Hikaru is responding to chat about the sound quality when it’s completely fine? Crazy how 10secs gets burned so easily listening to Hikaru tell chat the sound is fine or the camera is okay

[@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd]

Narcisist😂😂😂

[@Haxerous]

Hikaru isn't jealous, he's just mad that you can't literally buy people for 80 million. 5:44

[@rickdonnelly3937]

It's getting to the unwatchable, unfollow point.

[@KasparOne]

He is very jealous and he wouldn't admit it.

[@connorpowers2786]

You can’t buy a person, you can buy Play Magnus, but not Magnus Carlsen

[@ultrainstinctshaggy669]

Where's Rapport. Ding needs Rapport

[@ritikbhimkar4122]

It won't matter much

[@michaelebert5400]

I agree

[@prajwalbharambe343]

why ding need rapport?

[@Blindfolded_Newbie]

@@prajwalbharambe343 he was ding's second in last world championship vs ian

[@EnriqueNuesch]

Ding is totally stealth mode, hiding his prep this whole time. You'll see.

[@liquidationkingla5706]

For Me.... David Howe is the Best Commentator because he speaks at a speed where you can clearly follow his thoughts and believes about the course of the game and moves being made... Others might have more knowledge but they tend to speak in such a way that unless you are 2200 or more, I get lost is what they are attempting to express... Remember the Job of the Speaker is to make sure the Hearer can understand the ideas and messages being conveyed clearly and to their edification.... Thanks....

[@pob-4810]

Stop glazing

[@JDXTHEKID]

I agree

[@TDOLLA]

havent watched Hikaru in awhile… glad to see he is still constantly checking with chat and adjusting the audio… honestly anyone who watches a streamer and spams comments about the audio needing to be slightly louder or softer is a loser

[@Willtaylorchat]

What did you say?couldn't hear

[@gagagagagagagaism]

Really liked what you said about David at the beginning and being "the best" something.

[@Haxerous]

What if Ding is actually just collaborating with Nikocado Avocado and comes out with his own "Two steps ahead" Video. Would be some 200 IQ shit.

[@SnoopyisCool007]

I wonder if what makes Gary and Magnus different is playing for love of the game versus playing to get to the top of the mountain. Would love to hear what they think.

[@SecretSauce8]

The mountain analogy David said for Ding is very beautiful.

[@chesscomsupport8689]

How are Ding and Gukesh doing in the polls right now?

[@jeffreyallen2382]

They just called Pennsylvania for Gukesh

[@chesscomsupport8689]

@@jeffreyallen2382 That's a big one! Does Ding still have a chance in the other swing games?

[@kiitc]

The real question is, can Ding pull off a victory in the swing state of Georgia

[@yesyouareright9800]

Where are the 15 million ding fans who voted 4 years ago?

[@droyal18able]

😆

[@michaelebert5400]

Ding showed that clutch gene to win the championship after Rg6. I thought that was a great moment in chess history.

[@EL-kf9vi]

Disagree. Nepo still should have drawn after Rg6. He didn't find it because of time trouble. DING was LUCKY to win that game

[@michaelebert5400]

@EL-kf9vi not lucky, Ding knew blacks moves were easier than whites moves in that position. The time was a big factor in Ding choosing not to repeat moves. Your boy Nepo CHOKED.

[@Halo-lg7rq]

@@EL-kf9vi forcing your opponent into easily blunder-able positions is a skill too. Ding didnt get lucky, he made Nepo self destruct

[@lthdy83]

Best commentator battle royale. They play a chess tournament while world championship airs

[@Harshil-r6z]

Hikaru thinking which future world champion will be master at premove...😅

[@haggaisimon7748]

Ding held Nepo in the match; this is huge. So, he is capable of great chess. In 2018-19 he was in top form, worthy of world champions of the past. I think all this pressure before the match with Nepo was so mounting that he just broke. It happened in history.

[@PeteQuad]

I'm surprised no one else has guessed that maybe it has something to do with interference or a poor relationship with the Chinese gov't. That was my first thought after the World Championship and we didn't hear from him for a while.

[@neerajnongmaithem392]

Tbh I just think that he is sick and that's really interfering with his game

[@rohan1864]

Good observation, I've actually read somewhere that the Chinese government has been very harsh on Ding, not recognizing him as a real world champion due to all the luck involved and questioning whether the title itself is even worth anything, because they have their own chess-like game called xiangqi. The person who wrote it somewhere on the internet (you can probably find it) also added that they couldn't tell how they know it but they really know it, so I assumed they were from China and that's just what it's like there. Then on another occasion I saw a person with some definitely far-eastern characters as their user name engage in conversations in a chess live stream chat during some tournament, they kept saying Ding was not a realy world champion. I tried to talk with them about it but they started ignoring me when I asked if they were from China.

[@Fuzzball]

Chess is simply not that popular in China. Its popularity is growing though - online tutoring apps are teaching it now. The problem is Chinese netizens are notoriously harsh. If you win, you are the hero, if you lose, you’re an embarrassment. Health issues? They will say get over it. Ding’s slump will have many online say he is an embarrassment to China.

[@quoderatdemonstrandum7215]

No offense since I know western people get a lot of propaganda about the Chin... Government. Honestly it is not that bad and it is just being demonised to make western governments look better and all kind of geopolitical reasons. Nothing to do with mental health of Ding

[@EL-kf9vi]

If this was the case DING should have left China. Play and Train abroad. He probably been a lot happier and his results would have remained stellar. The CCP and China can go F themselves!!

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

I do thing these interviews should be done in native language with translators more than second or third language English. So they are better able to express themselves clearly

[@droyal18able]

Then you do it. They do what they want to.

[@Anonymous-8080]

​@@droyal18able ever heard of reviews and feedbacks or constructive criticism?

[@15Anvesh]

My boy is getting older 😢😢😢

[@TNM001]

Ding had impostor syndrome for sure and made it worse by losing all these games afterwards. at this point he has to accept that he peaked once, got lucky, and now he goes back playing good chess at his level. ppl often forget that in any activity your level is not your peak, but what you can do on your worst day. progress is tracked honestly by looking at the valleys, not the peaks.

[@thandumusaasandewela5731]

"He went 100 games without losing"

[@humaid411]

Bruh what lucky? Just think for a second a player like nepo one of the best players of the last decade and obviously top 10 of the last decade, do u think that guy lost the world championship by a fluke bruh 😭Ding is a super player , a monsterous one when he's in his zone , please dont call his hardwork just luck, just try to put yourself in his shoes and then see how u feel when people call your achievements just mere luck

[@DaevorTheDevoted]

Peaceful Warrior. I like that. At the moment he is the struggling warrior. I hope he returns to form.

[@benjaminohloff7819]

Ding seems to be the sweetest person.

[@vik24oct1991]

people who don't talk much feel like so, but who knows really, if we understood mandarin and he was allowed to express himself in mandarin then our perception would be different.

[@justanotherguy625]

​@@vik24oct1991 why bro will he start threatening in Chinese?

[@vik24oct1991]

@@justanotherguy625 he will simply talk more and we will understand his actual thoughts more, now we simply don't know much about him, this way even Kim Jong un looks cute if we didn't know who he was actually.

[@phl4423]

ding has obv some mental health problems (i have depression myself so no issue saying this at all).. but it is obvious it is sth like this.. or worse.. pressure doesnt mix very well anxiety/depression/ect..

[@johanliebert5781]

DUDE, THE AUDIO IS FINE !!

[@Faulty-Sensei]

2:22 Hikaru, chill out, it was just a joke

[@connorpowers2786]

For real, it’s just flattery not statement of fact. They are long time friends

[@masterofskills76]

31:45 Wei yi: 50% Captions: 15%💀

[@drumcircler]

Lots of frontrunner pressure on Gukesh.

[@lollycopter]

Tiredness and fatigue are one of the most common symptoms of PASC. There's a high likelihood this is the cause, especially with the timeline of him catching the unmentionable thing after Candidates (search for Tarjei's wayback machine archived article titled "Ding Liren: "I need to calm down a bit!"").

[@sironichanhaichiko2884]

I’m calling it right now, Ding wins the first game in stunning fashion and proceeds to lose a few in a row

[@ashwinoashwin]

There will be a no compete clause and that would have been 2 years! It is exactly 2 years and magnus honored it :)

[@droyal18able]

That must suck where I live that is illegal.

[@runningpasttents]

In what context? Will magnus go for the championship again?

[@droyal18able]

@@runningpasttents they are talking about his chess app.

[@MaxHaydenChiz]

From the outside, this feels more medical than psychological. If it's psychological, then he's lost someone in his life or something else outside of chess. But maybe you are right that he was ready to retire and then this happened.

[@user-eg1hd7gs6l]

I think is a bigger favorite than ppl make him to be. I think he will win

[@Ryanmuniverse]

isnt a hikaru video without "is it too loud? oh its good? oh its too loud?"

[@AlexCoombes123]

Ding needs a hype man.. his team even seems like he's loosing

[@chukspeter4044]

I dont understand. Ding beat hikaru not long ago. That might be a glimpse . Nobody beats hikaru in classical easily

[@prcbras]

yeah, when Hikaru was like "there hasn't been a glimpse of great Ding" I remembered that armageddon where Ding beat Hikaru in norway chess was an excelllent game, even Hikaru said so in his recap, but I guess he forgot.

[@SELECT289]

Watching reaction videos like this from Hikaru is watching Hikaru at his best as a content creator, imo.

[@davidgatheral792]

Hikaru needs to up his game a bit on this sort of video. We are not interested in what the idiots on his feed are blathering on about. Stay focused and give us your opinion on what is being said. If he hears dishes, we all do, just ignore it like we are and wait until something is said that he can offer some insight on.

[@droyal18able]

He is streaming. You must interact with chat if you want an audience.

[@vegancoke6637]

I feel like vids like these should be published on his second channel.

[@MercyTemplar]

Bro im pretty sure the best commentator is just a joke referring to the lie detector video from magnus and david.

[@indominusrex_2859]

Please don't do this Hikaru, What is Sagaaar? It's Saa-gar

[@chesspeople89]

For us he is Sugar Shah 💫🙂

[@triscuit5103]

Bro, chill, nobody cares other than indians

[@David_7171]

We pronounce it the English way. Please accept that

[@triscuit5103]

No one cares bro, only Indians care, move on

[@ishandhawan9011]

Ok dah veedio ​@@David_7171

[@biffboffo]

I feel that Danya is the best chess commentator. Sorry if that’s annoying, but he has an infectious passion for the game and he spots tactics with the best. Also, his interview with Hans was professional and unafraid. Why is it out of line for someone to have a favorite?

[@krudilahetzmannreturns8292]

When Ding Liren gives interviews these days you can just hear the sadness in his voice. I think it might be best for him to take a break from chess and take care of his mental health.

[@hadobijec3062]

Dings English has improved so much since last year.

[@rishabh_chaubey]

This time Hikaru playing Bullet with voice really speed master for reason. He always inspired lot of Indian kid for chess streaming and chess calculation analysis. Really Hikaru is ❤💎 love from India

[@trashpanda9433]

It really seems like Ding is dealing with long COVID symptoms

[@SmartWatches-xu6ri]

i think the same, it looks more like an illness and he's wondering why he can't get into form and trying to tap into the what now seems like the flow state that he would tap into but in reality that was just his normal state and he's beating himself up over it, trying to make the best move on the chess board by assuming that it's something he can control i felt the same for other things when i had chronic migraines

[@jamesfleming1155]

Agreed. Or depression. Or maybe on new meds that are making him feel this way. People act like he’s just out of confidence. The dude is clearly suffering from something mentally. Like mental illness or long COVID or something.

[@SmartWatches-xu6ri]

@jamesfleming1155 I'm more inclined to think the 'mental illness' is an effect of the physical illness

[@tranhoangbaohuy3499]

Ding pretend playing bad to trick the world. Tsun Zu

[@charliesteiner2334]

Peter Svidler and Jan Gustafson are the two heads of the ogre who is the best chess commentator.

[@keribubba]

I've beaten David Howell twice in the Titled Tuesdays. Once He had a huge positional edge but blew it and gave me a drawn ending then he blew that and lost. In the other game he dropped a piece in the opnening, and my technique was horrible and I barely won.

[@نوافرشيد-م8د]

It is sick how Hikaru is trying to discourage Ding from stepping out of this Championship so he can replace him.

[@Halo-lg7rq]

Then it would be smarter to play mind games with the (currently) harder to beat Gukesh

[@Kernel_King-]

32:46 "When people are low on time, people start bouncing up and down just like a pregnant women" 😂😂🤣🤣 haha lol

[@klaushoward9158]

David Howell sounds like he's got a little bit of the Scandinavian intonation, he's definitely spent time in Norway

[@santeriojanen8479]

Yeah Maxim had seriously gangsta look there 🎉

[@zineddinelouzani7069]

SGM Peter Leko is the best commentator.

[@capsubs1687]

Hikaru having nightmares of qhy he didn't trademark his "trade trade trade"

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

I think Gukesh (sp) will win in straight games because of the stress that Ding is going through. I don't know what happened but dropping out of the top 30, maybe, and playing to defend is historically a first. A real shame.

[@Ayu...278]

Guests came then headphones on,NEVER GONNA MISS AN UPLOAD

[@antoniotatzer1843]

"There no moments where ding really showed any glory. There wasnt a game you see (of him) and go like wow" -hikaru Bruhh hardly disagree! Kinda arrogant

[@antoniotatzer1843]

@12:58

[@prcbras]

Yeah because Ding did beat Hikaru in a beautiful game earlier this year, so that made no sense. And Ding has actually had moments where he did very well, like the team championship is Astana. And he has gotten winning positions against top players, so yeah it was harsh and inaccurate

[@Nitish.Singhal]

10:00 No it is not China ...it is Budapest , Hungary

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

At exactly 1:27 AM this morning, I was wheeled over to the commode and dropped a massive duce. Somehow, I always think of moving pieces from one location to another.

[@TheUrantiaBook]

Such a sign of the times that this is the world champion. Maybe like an IPad kid or something. Imagine if his game was against Russia during the Cold War?

[@Debbie2324]

With two wars ongoing , trust me no one wants to “imagine” a Cold War.

[@TheUrantiaBook]

@Debbie2324 True. But I'm pretty sure Wikipedia says we have four MAJOR conflicts happening in the world. And like 100 minor ones.

[@Northseapirate44]

We need Morphy vs Fischer at trumps sculpture garden

[@SiriusGoofball-y2s]

2 Years A Slave - featuring Magnus Carlsen 😅

[@zsnipedown]

when everybody hear take take take we all thinking about Hikaru

[@JDXTHEKID]

Comments on this one are absolutely wild😂😂

[@nh7232]

wesley so is still nicest guy in chess!

[@supercoolezio]

I want to root for Ding so bad.

[@imeprezime1285]

Hello world number 4... Lovely summer...🎵🎶

[@malinkifox2011]

Take take take…. Hikaru - “Who cares” [skips] lmao. Ok I like Hikaru more now

[@Ceeewolf]

Mmmm, If Ding (or anyone) caught some Covid-19 his game could have been affected.

[@HerschelLaCroix]

26:38 and that's exactly why you're not in the world championships 😂

[@dayimshah3730]

Tbh he had great performance in both candidates and was really close to qualifying in both cases. He would have a way better case than gukesh if he defeated vidit gujrati in atleast one game cuz he actually defeated players in top 4 unlike gukesh

[@agrawalhospital5605]

Exactly ​@@dayimshah3730

[@sagivijayaramaraju1153]

He also lost twice to players out of top 10 unlike Gukesh. Gukesh has more high profile wins in the last 2 years than Hikaru ​@dayimshah3730

[@Debbie2324]

It’s an eastern teaching which might not resonate wi the everyone. It’s basically about letting go of the result and enjoying the process. Buddhism and Hinduism have this teaching tbh

[@haggaisimon7748]

Relax Naka, Snare is just joking:)

[@UntilYouCollapse]

Oh he definitely has $700,000 to bet on this

[@Freddy-gc5wn]

Promote gambling on stream and youtube? Yes please!

[@adityapacharne5688]

Sagaaaaaaar Bro just say sagar like levy does 😭

[@kashem425]

42:43 Gen Y streamer identifies as a Boomer 😂

[@MartinaFoidl]

Thanks for your Videos

[@Eth3R_18]

This dude sounds like jealous dude in starting portion 😂

[@mamaBucketvfx]

Am i the only one who thinks sagar is the best commentator

[@jimmyliew64]

i believe so

[@adityapacharne5688]

He's the goat for sure

[@venkatavaradhankrishnan8539]

Quick, delete before hikaru sees 😂

[@justanotherguy625]

Yes

[@QuantumConundrum]

I very much suspect he's dealing with long covid. Others have said it, and overtime I have come to agree. What we see is akin to brainfog.

[@prabalsingh8820]

Is it too loud is it too loud 💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻

[@joylife428]

Good thing about this championship match is that we dont know what to expect 😂😂

[@MaxIronsThird]

2:00 we live in hyperbole world tha's why, teenagers who have seen nothing shouting to the entire world on twitter that the thing they like is the best one in the world.

[@Argett]

I really hope Ding shocks the world but it aint looking good

[@jackgonzales-alexander1104]

Wesley So is a real one! 👊

[@mayushii5034]

He will be T1 at world's lol

[@JonathanKenton-j2k]

7:50 subtitles on screen say "became a grandmas" 😂😅

[@fep_ptcp883]

Yasser Seirawan is the best commentator

[@cheetah_100]

What a beautiful day to be alive!!!

[@danishmehra8984]

lol I think Kramnik will lose it if Gukesh wins

[@kashem425]

I wonder if Ding has long Covid.

[@MaliniBorse]

@@kashem425 😂😂

[@SmartWatches-xu6ri]

i think the same, it looks more like an illness and he's wondering why he can't get into form and trying to tap into the what now seems like the flow state that he would tap into but in reality that was just his normal state and he's beating himself up over it, trying to make the best move on the chess board by assuming that it's something he can control i felt the same for other things when i had chronic migraines

[@steelsteez6118]

​@@SmartWatches-xu6riit was a joke bro....🤦🏻

[@kevin4680]

​@@steelsteez6118 how would you know

[@jimboslice4468]

I don't think it's polymarket people look at on the election it's betfair exchange, or at least that market has £251million

[@masterofskills76]

30:31 Wait you played a lot of fortnite in 2days??? I thought you Super GMs study chess 16 hrs a day💀

[@FireandIce-eh7mx]

Ding is a good guy but rooting for gukesh

[@Flux001IDHS]

Nikaru Hakamura 🔥

[@S.SaulGoodman]

Bro what this guy are doing????

[@PeterSodhi]

Hikaru is the best