Really appreciate the human analysis and commentary. Ding won the first game, and with the black pieces, took the (only) lead in the match (so far), which undercuts the narrative that he can’t win a game. We can speculate about Ding’s confidence and strategy, but we can’t say he can’t win a game. I am really enjoying following this match, and I always go to the Dojo first!
The next game could be huge for the match. Gukeshs prep as white will give him another big chance to take it after having the rest day yesterday. It can be an interesting turning point.
It's a travesty that a World Chess Championship is now regularly being decided on speed chess. 3 out of the past 4 championships have been decided on speed chess.
Jesse you mentioned the position after Be2 Qb6. My human evaluation after Qb6 Nbd2!? Qxb2 and c4 or O-O c4 looks very unclear. The queen seems misplaced on b2, white has a lead in development and is about to castle, and furthermore the center is about to open. What do you think? Does white have compensation for the pawn? Do you think Ding would intend to play in this way?
The Shogi players in Japan have it easy. It is so far from a drawish game, with less than 2% draw rates at master level play, that the most prestigious title matches always end within 7 games, with one player always ending up getting 4 wins (first to 4 wins is the victory condition).
How about the first player to win 3 games wins the match? That's simple and clear. It might take only 3 games and it might take 30. It's better than being unable to win a game and still claiming to be world champion, as Magnus did.
Yes, definitely. First to win 3 or 4 games! At any rate, get rid of rapid and blitz in a classical world championship as soon as possible! Personally, I would like them to go back to the old format of 24 games with draw odds for the champion. To my mind, it always made sense that the challenger should have to BEAT the champion in order to wear the crown.
I propose the following modification. Let there be a maximum of 24 games like it used to be at some time. - First victory condition can be the first to X wins. Where X is a reasonable number like 3, 4, 5 or 6. - Second victory condition is the match score at the end of 24 games. - If it is still tied after 24 games, the champion receives draw odds if he has at least 1 win. He gets to retain the title. - If it is all draws after 24 games, well then I don't know. Maybe declare no champion. (I don't see why we want to keep chess alive if two serious top players can't win even 1/24 classical games against each other. We might be better off exploring other variants.) Other alternative is to fall back on tie-breaks and hope there is low chances of getting there OR give the champion complete draw odds (which I don't particularly like, considering the relative ease with which a top player can force a draw these days)
@@MadaraUchiha-iu3ld Sounds all reasonable. And no, I don't think we would see 24 draws. Not even if Giri and So played each other 😂 Don't forget, it's the format that allows players to be so risk averse these days. If the challenger had to beat the champion, or both would have to win a certain number of games, their strategy would change drastically.
Go back to a format where draws don't count? It would give the players incentive to win, maybe. But we might get another World Chess Championship 1984-1985, which was canceled after Karpov and Kasparov played 5 months and 48 games. Who would sponsor that?
Really appreciate the human analysis and commentary.
Ding won the first game, and with the black pieces, took the (only) lead in the match (so far), which undercuts the narrative that he can’t win a game. We can speculate about Ding’s confidence and strategy, but we can’t say he can’t win a game.
I am really enjoying following this match, and I always go to the Dojo first!
The next game could be huge for the match. Gukeshs prep as white will give him another big chance to take it after having the rest day yesterday. It can be an interesting turning point.
Thanks Jesse, best recaps out there!
It's a travesty that a World Chess Championship is now regularly being decided on speed chess. 3 out of the past 4 championships have been decided on speed chess.
Jesse you mentioned the position after Be2 Qb6. My human evaluation after Qb6 Nbd2!? Qxb2 and c4 or O-O c4 looks very unclear. The queen seems misplaced on b2, white has a lead in development and is about to castle, and furthermore the center is about to open. What do you think? Does white have compensation for the pawn? Do you think Ding would intend to play in this way?
The Shogi players in Japan have it easy. It is so far from a drawish game, with less than 2% draw rates at master level play, that the most prestigious title matches always end within 7 games, with one player always ending up getting 4 wins (first to 4 wins is the victory condition).
How about the first player to win 3 games wins the match?
That's simple and clear.
It might take only 3 games and it might take 30.
It's better than being unable to win a game and still claiming to be world champion, as Magnus did.
Yes, definitely. First to win 3 or 4 games! At any rate, get rid of rapid and blitz in a classical world championship as soon as possible!
Personally, I would like them to go back to the old format of 24 games with draw odds for the champion. To my mind, it always made sense that the challenger should have to BEAT the champion in order to wear the crown.
I propose the following modification. Let there be a maximum of 24 games like it used to be at some time.
- First victory condition can be the first to X wins. Where X is a reasonable number like 3, 4, 5 or 6.
- Second victory condition is the match score at the end of 24 games.
- If it is still tied after 24 games, the champion receives draw odds if he has at least 1 win. He gets to retain the title.
- If it is all draws after 24 games, well then I don't know. Maybe declare no champion. (I don't see why we want to keep chess alive if two serious top players can't win even 1/24 classical games against each other. We might be better off exploring other variants.) Other alternative is to fall back on tie-breaks and hope there is low chances of getting there OR give the champion complete draw odds (which I don't particularly like, considering the relative ease with which a top player can force a draw these days)
@@MadaraUchiha-iu3ld Sounds all reasonable. And no, I don't think we would see 24 draws. Not even if Giri and So played each other 😂
Don't forget, it's the format that allows players to be so risk averse these days. If the challenger had to beat the champion, or both would have to win a certain number of games, their strategy would change drastically.
Gukesh has not gotten a whiff of an advantage in the last 2 games. I feel this is over for him now
Go back to a format where draws don't count? It would give the players incentive to win, maybe. But we might get another World Chess Championship 1984-1985, which was canceled after Karpov and Kasparov played 5 months and 48 games. Who would sponsor that?
They could shorten it to 3 wins, instead of six. And honestly, it would be up to the players not to turn it into a marathon.
What is there to analyze? White went like this, black went like that, and then black had to resign. Terrible. 😂
modern softness is unparalleled
A draw is a win for Ding. Gukesh needs to be more aggressive.