Magnus Couldn't Believe This Blunder! | World Chess Championship Game 9

[@skriabinfly]

Caruana such a great commentator. His WC caliber class shines through.

[@JAndrioli]

your comment highlights criticism from many towards Danny - that he has no business forcing himself as commentator in such a prestigious event. I must say I agree both with your comment and internet's criticism... he is not even a journalist after all

[@skriabinfly]

@@JAndrioli i like Rensch and Hess too. I can clearly notice the differences in practical strength between Rensch (2400) Hess (2600) and Caruana (2800). The variety is nice. Personally I am 2100, so even "weak" Rensch is several classes above my level of understanding.

[@86godhand]

Just look at what magnus is doing to nepo. fabi showed just how strong he is… until faster time controls

[@hagnuj1070]

Fabiano and Daniel King would be a great duo for commentary.

[@DH-rj2kv]

He should make chess a career. I think he has the potential.

[@NotTheWheel]

Caruana has been such an excellent commentator I've been loving every cast and post game Analysis. This trio has been so good. Fabi's analytics, Hess's tactics and Danny's ability to keep things rounded and understandable for lower rated players. Perfection. I still wish Yasser could be doing commentary somewhere. His presence is surely missed :(

[@chrisVP101]

Yasser is currently doing post-match analysis on the chessbrah's channel.

[@LoRe-nm8gd]

Yasser is on chessbrah every post match chaining banger story after banger story

[@control5835]

Caruana might be able to beat Carlson next time!

[@HoNiAn]

Yes, Yasser js very educational too.

[@the1burger]

Watching these guys hosting the games has been amazing. The discussions in the studio is almost more exciting than the actual games. Fabi has been shining with his commentary, very good at explaining

[@p.avatar8079]

Agreed

[@Ahmed.4411]

In game 6 Magnus outclassed Ian but the next 2 losses for Ian he beat himself. Not taking away anything from Magnus but I feel like that first loss affected Ian negatively rather than push him to play better.

[@ninachr]

It did, Magnus even mentioned it at one point before the WC that Ian has a hard time picking himself up after a loss.

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

Ian needs to stop playing his moves within 5 minutes. He has a lot of time to think, and he doesn't. Not sure why

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

Also, I'm fairly certain I will be in the next candidates tourney, as I am 2707 FIDE and doing quite well. So I will plan on taking my time. Ya dig?

[@MontiPoo]

He simply showed more discipline, not outclassed

[@italixgaming915]

I think that Ian was just overconfident. I know this sounds really odd, speaking about someone who just lost two games, but I was very surprised to see him playing pawn moves so quickly. Pawn moves are extremely important at top level because the pawn is the only "piece" on the board that can never come back. And indeed he played bxa3 then c5 without taking time - and he had many minutes to spare - to analyse the other possible moves and to check what opportunities these moves couuld create for Black. The difference between Ian and Magnus is that during a WC game, Magnus will never play a move without being completely sure that it will not ruin his position. When he lacks of creativity and doesn't see a critical move, he has enough resources to go back to solid and riskless moves like Qe1 in game 8 or h6 in this one. This ability to completely analyse the position and to make quiet moves when needed explains why he is the world champion.

[@kdub1242]

There's no shame in lacking the temperament and steadiness to beat the world champ. But it must hurt to lose this way.

[@PTJ_S]

Yeah, getting out-classed and outplayed is one thing, but continually making blunders must make you feel like an imposter to be a challenger.

[@theraccoonasaur3282]

@@PTJ_S imposter 📮

[@u7angbe]

Disgraceful tbh

[@MrWeenuk21]

@@PTJ_S a sussy little impostor?

[@wepe92]

Fabi blitzing out every engine best move without any assistance is so amazing. It shows how high SuperGM's understanding of chess is.

[@HoNiAn]

1. Nepomniachtchi won the Candidates and he deserved this challenge to be the next champion. I have only respect for Nepo, and all the people commenting can say the same. 2. Kudos to Magnus for keeping the shape for so long. 3. Fabiano Caruana is not only a good actor, but he is also a very good commentator, I really like his insights about the game, very educational.

[@samiam6962]

Nepo is tilting and Magnus is only getting stronger.

[@WeCube1898]

Magnus will play a little more loose and relax, which means more dangerous for Nepo because Magnus could use his odds preparations

[@imdanielmartinez]

Nepo is playing without patience, Carlsen doesnt even budge if time gets 2 mins left just to secure accurate line.

[@AeonQuasar]

@@WeCube1898 Nah, Carslen are a focused person. I don't think he will risk anything before maybe the last game. Momentum is everything and playing reckless in a tournament he knows 3 draws are enough he don't want to risk giving the momentum back to Ian.

[@WeCube1898]

@@AeonQuasar Agree on Magnus being focused and not reckless, that is why I commented that Magnus will play a little more loose and relax and he could use his preparations to finish it.

[@Tolyadm]

Feel so bad about Nepo. My psychology is always like that. When I start loosing situations (in life) I’m done and I give up.

[@AlbertoOlivieri]

Me too.

[@Fruehlingseffekt]

If you keep fighting, you will see great things happen.

[@andregroo]

@@Fruehlingseffekt mind you, could be a great failure.

[@timwilson7326]

Don't feel so bad, he's walking out with $900,000 by the end of it.

[@u7angbe]

Better to die a warrior than live as coward brother. You got to keep fighting till the end

[@MMhb-dj1hj]

Kudos to Magnus for going for a sharp line when he didn't have to.

[@alexnaturalis1179]

It sends a strong message to any opposer. He is ruthless, expect nothing but blood and tears if you come after him. That's the mark of a true champion.

[@italixgaming915]

He didn't have to but it was an opporunity to kill the game earlier, which means having more time to prepare himself for the next game. I'm sure he took that in consideratioon and that's why he decided to calculate this risky move even with a few minutes on the clock.

[@Kodaira023]

There was a quick draw between Ian and Giri in the beginning of the 2nd part of the Candidates. Magnus had criticized Nepo for not pressing more on the chess24 commnetary. Later, Nepo had admitted that he hadn't slept much the prev. night because of the pressure. He's not at all mentally strong. There's more pressure here in the WCC match. And with each loss, he's probably sleeping less and less... he'll most likely lose another game or 2

[@Cheerssquire]

Magnus strategic choice to play a marathon of a game aligns with these comments. Exhaustion may be Nepo's biggest enemy...

[@TheGrandmaster1]

@@Cheerssquire Just shows Magnus is an an entirely different level. Not only is his chess absolutely insane, but he wears his opponents down and grinds them until they actually just break. He even said without the first win he wouldn't get the second. This is all coming from that marathon 130 some move game where Nepo gave his entire body and mind and poured his soul into it only to lose and have to play again the next two days. It was like a boxer taking a punch to the side of the head. It rocked him, stunned him, fucked up his equilibrium, and he never did recover.

[@PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez]

It is delight to watch Caruana's analysis.

[@PTJ_S]

Nepo is in full tilt. Like properly rolling down the cliff and smashing into rocks on his way down.

[@charlesjohnfiel1619]

This Caruana guy is a very good chess player commentator, hope he can play some world championship match soon.

[@alexnaturalis1179]

No amount of blundering can take away the champion shine from Magnus. Even if handed an advantage he executed victory to almost perfection. This game was not about how a GM blunders but how a champion does not miss an opportunity by being vigilant, ready and capable. His game was rock solid throughout.

[@ryanmcallister2321]

Nepo came into the match with the wrong strategy. He had overanalyzed the openings and was just waiting for magnus to make a slight miscalculation. That's not the style of play that got Nepo here. He had points where he could have played for something more, but always relented to play the safer moves. Attempting to replay Fabi's championship match and take it to tie breakers. A real shame because Nepo excels when he takes chances and is forced to think creatively.

[@theoneonly8472]

Was it game 2 when he was +3 material at one point? Such a shame, if he converted that game, we might have a completely different match rn

[@mandor7005]

And I would add that on a psychological level his preparation has been a disaster, Nepo put a lot of pressure on, from game 2, and seemed tired and disconnected (he did not see the big picture).

[@ze_rubenator]

I think Nepo's preparation has been stellar, frequently surprising Magnus. His problem is that once out of preparation he has been unable to convert even quite strong positions.

[@andregroo]

Why didn't you warned him earlier?

[@TheLincolnrailsplitt]

I have watched a half dozen or so chess analysis programs, which are covering the world chess championship. This channel's coverage is the best of the lot.

[@kitsune090]

If Nepo wins, it's Nepotism!! if Magnus wins, then it's Magnetism!!

[@JohnDoe-rv4dm]

he he. And if they draw it's pluralism?

[@hermonymusofsparta]

Lol

[@hubertsang7418]

Sorry, Nepo is not Bobby Fischer.

[@felipetroya2910]

This commentary of the WCC is a joy to watch. I check out many channels in Spanish and English and this beats them all. Danny and Robert are amazing and Fabiano just puts it over the top. Thank you!

[@haroldasraz]

Let's be honest there is still a reason why Nepo is playing Magnus. He is a top-level GM. Magnus placed great pressure on his opponent, which led to a win in game 6. And repercussion followed in games 7 and 8. Hence, let's not take anything from both players. Congrats, to Magnus.

[@markjackson4085]

I think Ian’s spirit was broken after game 6.

[@papaand]

Yeah it is sad but it also just shows how brutal chess can be and how mentally draining the pressures of the world championship can be

[@fuadasyari6600]

Obviously

[@amviciouso]

I think Nepo hasn’t have enough sleep. Look at his eyes.

[@tennissir1986]

Nepo in this tournament has the look of a person who’s happy to take home the $800,000 just for showing up.

[@shaunh9986]

Nepo is only human. Magnus is a chess god

[@neemiaslucasdasilva535]

It's over man.

[@ligidobastian9245]

Given that it's technically a won match for Magnus, I'm guessing it would be less pressure for him and his confidence would just go up and up at this point. Mind you...A confident Magnus is a scary chess player. I wont be surprised if he wins 3 or 4 of the remaining 5 games.

[@wellesmorgado4797]

MC only needs 1.5/5 points to nail it.

[@iancamone]

a relaxed and confident MC is on another level now!

[@niharsrisrimaal963]

Fabi was the only one who challenged Magnus in his world championship matches. He should have been the challenger this year too.

[@fiction0711]

Yeah but he lost to Nepo, so...

[@chrisswanson8666]

commentator said that this isnt over even with 3 game lead........................has magnus ever lost 3 of 5 to anyone ever? when was last time he lost back to back or 3 in any form ever since hitting grandmaster status?

[@chrisswanson8666]

@@AuRowe even nepo kows he cant do it.........its possible by the math, but not by reality..........if magnus is upright and has a lead, much less a huge lead, he isnt losing, he is a hunter, never the prey

[@Shurtug]

They cant say it’s impossible because technically it’s possible to win even 5/5. it’s just very very unlikely and the wcc ist probably over

[@Applefanboy2012]

He meant mathematically, still possible.

[@f0urstr1ng]

Magnus has only lost 2 WCC games ever, so winning 3 in 5 would appear to be a very tall order.

[@shawnc8770]

These are my favorite recaps!!

[@mtabasi3255]

I would have loved to see carlsen vs ding but this stupid corona changed everything

[@morapelimokokomali7907]

That would've been a great game! Ding with ~7 months to prepare would've been an close match!

[@mtabasi3255]

@@morapelimokokomali7907 dont even know how he won the candidates, even anish would have done a better job against magnus

[@Halo-lg7rq]

@@mtabasi3255 Nepo was a monster when candidates came back. If he had played Magnus then it might he been a different story

[@mtabasi3255]

@@Halo-lg7rq not really, he would have still been crushed

[@zayyaan7772]

@@mtabasi3255 “even anish would have done a better job” this guy is speaking like he’s the world champion himself🤣, Nepo would absolutely destroy you blindfolded and with material odds, don’t talk down on him like you’re something special.

[@phil4863]

Funny how even super GMs make these positional mistakes. Ian messed up with c5 11:28.. honestly I think when we reach the endgame ( especially if we're ahead) we get too relaxed

[@chesneytube1]

Game begins. Magnus thinks for eighteen hours. Ian blunders.

[@AnkhArcRod]

You guys didn't mention the move b6 which Magnus found otb as a response to b4 after his a3. He calculated those lines. He was going to concede some advantage in that position though.

[@JPCPSeto]

In a way I feel really sorry for Nepo to suffer on the big stage like this. The match score by no means represents how good he actually is. However it is shocking how exactly Ian messed up the last two games. We can claim it's all a slow downward spiral ever since his loss in game 6, but both losses in games 8 and 9 were - once again - because he played a quick move even though he had a lot of time to reconsider. And it weren't even bad moves because of some hidden deep idea that was hard to see in advance, they were just 1-move blunders. Such a shame he couldn't get rid of this nasty habit.

[@kennethnewman5522]

The murkier the waters, the more obvious Magnuses' ability to see further than his opponents. Imho, in this championship, in any one game Nepo can get the advantage against Magnus, but in a series of games, Nepo's creativity and brilliance tends to deteriate to inconsistent play, because he forgets to be patient and thorough. Magnus then grinds and grinds, or almost always accurately finishes the ensuing favorable positions. Nepo is indeed a beast and a class act, but Magnus is a bigger beast with fewer weaknesses. That about sums it up!

[@MontiPoo]

Magnus just has the discipline to be the world classical chess champion and he showed it in this match, Ian did not have the discipline, that's why he lost the game 6, he had plenty of time to find all the accurate moves and draw that long and crazy game, that's what Magnus would have done. Also in game 2 he didn't convert, when he could have spent enough time to find the winning moves. Winning the world championship is about discipline, which Ian didn't have, but it's ok, it's still pretty cool to be in the final, quite honestly it doesn't even matter, many people were world champions throughout history, some for many decades and so what? Just enjoy and have fun, nothing else really matters

[@ananthmelavariges9813]

I would say game 6 involved a lot of luck factor too

[@joelgazaway807]

Nepo is a modern-day Hector. The trouble is, Magnus is Achilles if he hadn't had an Achilles heel.

[@joewho1446]

Just give it to magnus. His first move trolling is working, Ian was devastated.

[@lizhiguo8565]

Phenomenal commentary!

[@andrewwebber421]

It’s a shame that Nepo has lost two games due to blunders and he’s made them by playing too quickly when he has enough time on the clock to do the necessary analysis. In this game both the earlier pawn x a3 mistake then the c5 blunder were situations that more analysis was needed with time available to do it. It’s a crucial failing in a world championship matchup. You can argue he never properly recovered from the game 6 loss but it’s something that needs dealing with.

[@jameslee5623]

I dont know why everytime opponent lose to magnus, it seems abit hard to bounce back.. But when magnus in the must win situation somehow he "almost" always get out of that.. Its look that anybody else feel so under pressure when needs win against him..and u know, when u force to win against magnus and make a desiceve attack, not many people end well.. Its that only me or anyone also have a same thoughts?? 🤔🤔

[@12jswilson]

Anyone else surprised that Magnus is still playing very enterprising chess? This weird Agincourt when he's ahead 2 games instead of trying to go for a 4 knights of the English or something more dry

[@Dalek7823]

Yeah but Magnus has confidence in any opening he plays as his memory is amazing. He has played 1.b4 and 1.b3 a lot in tournaments too. Not sure if we'll see them in this tournament but it would be a real treat to watch if he did.

[@mandor7005]

Well I think that simply understands that Nepo is totally collapsed, and Carlsen try to take the chance, Sharping the lines, and taking profit that the Challenger would fail in calculations. Also I think that this format is not favourable to Challenger (do It in the same year ..).

[@Nonresponder01]

Magnus's mental is just stronger. Nepo let his mental get in the way.

[@ronniereloaded]

Nepo needs to improve focus and discipline during middle game, and based in game 6,also end game.

[@mathisj6582]

wounder how far back we have to go, for magnus to loose 3 out of 5 regular chess matches. (or 4 for a win for Nepo).

[@nikelodeon6852]

This is just tragic to watch honestly...like I support Magnus but I want Nepo to win one game to save face..none of his other WCC opponents got trashed as hard as this.

[@aerotus888]

Nepo is the new King of Blunders!

[@andregroo]

Hold my mate in one

[@seansartor]

It's OVER !!!

[@quill444]

And after the game, a curious Andrea Botez asked Nepomniachtchi, _"How doesn't the Bishop move?"_ ❓ ❗ 🧜‍♀️ - j q t -

[@kundachisenga5858]

This match is completely over

[@kimsahl8555]

All talk about the "blunder", but both players are brilliant and in top of chess. Is a Carlsen-blunder the source to beat Carlsen in his prime time?

[@yoshbetil6179]

Im not gonna lie... someone explain the blunder to me because i really do not understand it

[@jrd33]

Ian allowed Magnus to play c6 which trapped Ian's bishop on b7. Ian can't save the bishop and that's game over at this level. A player of Ian's ability shouldn't make such an obvious and serious blunder, especially as he had plenty of time left on his clock. It's an error that is so bad it is actually embarrassing.

[@drberrydds1]

To be clear, every body who is critiquing Nepo has already been beaten by Magnus and isn't under the gun like Nepo is.

[@CabbageYe]

What's your point? It's still ok to critique Nepo. Especially when we know he can play better than this

[@migueleduardo6297]

Wow Carlsen win despite Nepo had a passed pawn on the 7th suported by a Rook!

[@mandor7005]

Well, It is more due to Nepo than Magnus ...

[@isaacharton7851]

World championship competitors should be absolutely sequestered during the championship. The press conferences, the youtube vids, the commentary got to Nepo and gave confidence to Magnus. This is not fair.

[@austingoyne3039]

Idk, that’s part of any championship. All the more glory if you overcome it

[@JAndrioli]

we've never seen a challenger implode like this; Caruana himself had 12 draws and the pressure was immense too

[@roguegamer6969]

You dont deserve to be champion if u cant even handle this much pressure. If anything magnus has more pressure cause everyone expect him to win and he is the defending world champ. But i dont see him crying in the toilet every 30 minute

[@phaque3115]

It most certainly is fair.. Magnus has had to deal with this time and time again.. your comment about it not being fair is an excuse for poor play.. much like Nepo complaining about technically playing two games in one day due to game 6 going past midnight.. you didn’t hear magnus whining about it.. he let his championship mentality show and simply said “sure I’m tired, but so’s my opponent” and continued in great form.. that’s the difference between magnus and nepo.. one wants to either draw or win by flagging, the other wants to dominate.. champ vs chump and Magnus is no chump..

[@mandor7005]

The mentallity is the most, but certanly does not help the environment neither the system: this year the Challenger had less time to prepare.

[@themargrave]

Love this analysis from Caruana - though I'd love to hear him talk at his normal (i'm sure fast) pace. He sounds a bit awkward when he slows himself down with pauses at the end of sentences.

[@tradecraftsecrets]

Love you Danny but your over use of uncorked is becoming a meme which in turn means you will use it more .

[@dpblackschnauzer]

What a move c5😰

[@efrensario146]

No confidence.match is over

[@weho_brian]

please sub in Caruana into the WCC

[@samiam6962]

Around 2000th

[@bartekmedes8281]

Its over.

[@richwarega2584]

That bishop blunder is so easy to miss,, my junior coach used to always tell me, always check to make sure no piece of yours is caught offside b4 making a move

[@roguegamer6969]

Easy for us but a super GM has no excuse tbh

[@_AbheekPathak_]

Why nepo?

[@carlgauuss399]

Watch the Candidates.

[@_AbheekPathak_]

@@carlgauuss399 no bro I am sad for him. I was rooting for him. But I am sure he will come back stronger

[@thePot_]

Besides Wang Hao and Alekseenko any player from the last Candidates would have done much better. They should have not participated in the Candidates. The same like Ian has absolutely nothing to do in this World Chess Championship match. That’s the biggest upset in the chess history since Chigorin blundered a mate in one against Steinitz.

[@12jswilson]

Ian is a very streaky player. The good streak got him in the championship and gave him a punchers chance. Unfortunately, he's having a bad streak at the worst possible time. Same reason Ivanchuk never became world champion even though he was capable of beating Karpov and Kasparov back to back

[@thePot_]

@@12jswilson true. But no one cares. Result is on the table, as famous Soviet football coach once said

[@Felms99]

@@thePot_ Look, you said it yourself. Ian deserves to play this world championship. He won the candidates, result is on the table.

[@thePot_]

@@Felms99 I know man. Honestly Ian was about to enter bad streak after he lost to Maxine. But pause helped him. His good streak is among best things in the past decade. His dynamic wins against Ding and Hao were just genuinely perfect. But this is just a tragedy. One thing I’ve noticed about Ian is that he is best in the world in putting everybody around into his emotional spiral. Like if you are rooting for him, it’s anything but not boring :)

[@julianvalorant3440]

@@thePot_ Actually it's not really suprising If u follow Yan for a long time,u should notice his weakness and strength When he's on winning streak=he's almost unstopable just like in the candidates But when he's on the losing streak/side=he lost all his power And it's really appear in game 8 and 9,after his lost in game 6,he losing all his strength and focus

[@drezryy6989]

no sound or im deaf

[@matthiasbergner8911]

Check your sound card.

[@Me1le]

Laughs in sign language.

[@inbracedefeat]

At least Ian knows now that he simply isn’t world champion material. Just like the other 99.999999% of the population hah

[@syauqiachmad]

Ian has lost his spirit since game 6.

[@IPforster]

Nepo should have never played dota, it broke his mentality.

[@twrk139]

Classic dota player tilt

[@IPforster]

@@twrk139 Indeed

[@pauloabreu8453]

He probably played ranked games against techies before those matches, got tilted.

[@IPforster]

@@pauloabreu8453 It wasn't a joke. In "Moneyball" film there is a speech about people no matter how they are talented if they are not confident enough in the right momen't nothing matters. I bielieve it's related to Nepo and It hurts because we all lose someone who could start a new era of mordern chess history.

[@Eric-xt3os]

but at least Ian is going down swinging. Magnus hasn't played perfectly either, but Ian has failed to take advantage of those opportunities, easier said than done

[@blackmamba5380]

How s it possible to play c5 with 2700 elo? Propably i should have avoid it having 700 pts. Whatever... too dissapointing to see that... Previous game was better...though i didnt like h4 pawn.

[@jeradjones9528]

Chess is a game of Football I rue the day I'm in a good mood with The opportunity Because The world champion and his contender here are both in trouble at pawn d-4 Magnus does not know Jack diddly about 🏈 This guy that is me knows That the rook was designed for The endgame . Moreover I know the function of every piece on The board . He who plays according To The principles of The Game can mop the floor With Magnus Carlson .

[@isrealjudah9208]

I’m a bit confused as 2000 above that mistake doesn’t add up I hope gambling haven’t invaded chess. SMH.

[@roguegamer6969]

He's just shit innit. Its a joke btw

[@papaand]

I understand this is a horrific blunder but presure gets to everyone differently. Ian is know to not have the best mental but to say that just because it is a low level blunder it hints at cheating negates the mental pressure that is so hard and a beautiful part of the chess world championship

[@julianvalorant3440]

I dont know how stupid people can be In gambling,usually the champions/favorites are the one who throw=because the odd in their favor so they get very big money There's no point for underdog to throw the game,they wont get any money from it The odd are against them if they lose it's just so funny so many people here talk about 'throwing,gambling' Yet they dont even know the basic rules of throwing and gambling

[@furioustoco2824]

Ian's got a Russian flag on the left but a dutch one on the background behind him on the right

[@hiddeenfreek]

He doesnt

[@fortnitelazerfps186]

@@hiddeenfreek stop lying

[@mandalasahaj2228]

11:27 thank me later with like

[@joaocorreia524]

I wonder if Ian is throwing the game... given his background hmmm Inb4 people say nooo you cant say that, well, sorry honey, you got duped, classic pump and dump from gods favourites, too late to bet now

[@timwilson7326]

Ian just wants it to end so he can collect his $900,000

[@motivationspeaker835]

😨😨😨

[@attention_shopping]

gg

[@martenjoshu5166]

The result of too much memorization of lines...

[@zandrosoliman3513]

HiO

[@marcpjoyner]

What it hurt Fabiano to dress a little nicer? He’s a great commentator but geez he’s dressed like a couch potato lol

[@nosferatu488]

dude not even my cat would make that blunder

[@manuel3537]

stop man

[@jerrybernini9491]

And now chess commentators and chess fans alike are going to pretend that two preposterous "blunders" in two consecutive world championship games can mean something (or anything) other than a rigged match. Incredible.

[@AnonymousCortex]

This is what happens when the winnings are $2 million and the amount of money that’s been gambled on the match is probably in the tens of millions. There comes a time where chess players could be bribed and end up making more money from throwing a match than they ever would’ve by winning the match. I’m not saying that Nepo is throwing the match. What I am saying is that the winnings are so absurdly low and gambling is so absurdly popular these days that this is the perfect situation for corruption to play a factor in the games themselves.

[@BiggyJimbo]

I mean seriously - TWO major blunders by Ian in consecutive games? I know his first loss (game 6) signified a huge shift in his psychology and confidence, but two losses since then? Just seems so unbelievable.. Still though, I think it is highly unlikely that Ian is throwing this once in a lifetime opportunity to dethrone Magnus, just for money.

[@bsfm6990]

What? Do you know that nepo has a history of tilting after a loss and why would he give up a once in a lifetime opportunity for cash. Yeah no conspiracy here

[@SurajGupta-lf8rn]

Dude what? Like seriously what? There is no way you believe that Nepo is throwing on purpose. It just looks like he has lost all confidence after the b5 blunder in previous match. Come on now

[@finlayson6868]

@@SurajGupta-lf8rn Apparently this guy and another in the comments actually do think this. Which is insane. Magnus is at the height of his ability right now - as far as accuracy goes. Nepo is just getting tilted searching for a win.

[@Gieslly]

"I'm not saying it ... but I am clearly saying it" stop with the BS.

[@combsaaron]

Almost first

[@cosmosaic8117]

Like Nepo

[@petrapulo4008]

It seem that gambling agent bribe nepo to lose the game, he play not like a great gm as ussual, but nepo enjoy it, always laugh, i guess money is everything for young chess player!

[@finlayson6868]

So instead of thinking that Nepo has been worn down by playing 9 games against arguably the most precise player in history… you think he’s throwing the games for a payoff? That’s up there with the dumbest thing I’ve read this week.

[@manuel3537]

@@finlayson6868 maybe

[@ayushgautam7546]

Yaaa worked his ass off from the age of 5 to get where he is now and people are dumb enough to say he plays for money ...

[@petrapulo4008]

@@finlayson6868 what is the point when you are in highest level of chess beat everyone ass, but stay poor? I hope you human enough to answer that! So you dont know, what happened to nepo's financial family recenty? Or dont you know nepo's bad habit? Poor and Shame on you, defending nepo like that!

[@petrapulo4008]

@Forest brothers yeaah cool video, but also cool drama by nepo! He should have won oscar in that drama game! Remember, in this hard covid situation for everyone, money for staying alivr become more Important than a stupid chess game!

[@isaacabdulsalam]

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[@hodgeconjecture7984]

What a poor challenger; guess he's doing this just for the money