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Mr. King, I have always believed that QGD exchange variation, much like Rossolimo, leads to some of the wildest and richest positions due to the inherent imbalance in the structure. Today's round was a delight! Thanks for your coverage on wijk.
Lovely commentary. The most instructive chess channel, I think. How subtle - Pragg's Be2 and Bd3. On BBC Breakfast News this morning, they report an upsurge of interest in chess in the UK, which can't be bad.
There is a little game I like to play. When I watch a round of a tournament King is covering, I like to guess which game he'll choose to feature on his channel. Glad to report I got it right, the game I predicted was in this video.
Clearly tiredness becomes a factor at this point of the tournament. Usually sacrifices like Nxa6 or the Queen trap remain variations „behind the scene“. It only adds to the excitement though. Tomorrow should be fun 😏
this tournament is thrilling, I'm glad I started following chess in a competitive era! Master King, how do I master the mayhem of the middle game? How do I learn to complicate positions and exhaust my enemies? I studied Capablanca games to get a grip on calm play and endgames, do I do the same to someone like Alekhine or Mikhail Tal?
i'm no expert and i hate to give such a general answer, but all the masters of the past and present have plenty to learn from in their games. I do personally love the games of Alekhine
@@CakeEatingBoar Nobody is denying Nodirbek brilliance. Just happy to see Arjun finally win a game in this tournament. This will be a good mindset booster for him.
All I can say is, "Thank you!!" I always love your coverage, but today was simply beautiful. Perhaps because I'm a huge Pragg fan, perhaps because of the German quotation you threw in there with almost perfect pronunciation, perhaps the beautiful games themselves, I don't know.... I just really loved this one. Plus, I saw the move!! At least I thought it might be the right one.🙂🙂
The Gukesh game was the most interesting. Gukesh as Black played 12...Ng4? (engine) and opened a real Pandora's box if White had chosen 13. Bxg4 hg4 14 h5! Bg6 15 e4 then not 15... de4? but 15...Bxe4! 16 h6! Many clearance themes and king safety issues. Gukesh is almost Tal-like in his courtiing of complications. Amazing player!
It really puzzles me, how a 2600+ player (Sarana) can play g4; Not even in time pressure a 2600 player should play that. Back in the days (45 years ago), I was playing in the 2600+ tournaments, the level was higher then....
Lol How old are you and what is your name? I have seen most of your comments are just complaining that players are playing at very low level ,(they are very bad blah blah)
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Mr. King, I have always believed that QGD exchange variation, much like Rossolimo, leads to some of the wildest and richest positions due to the inherent imbalance in the structure. Today's round was a delight! Thanks for your coverage on wijk.
Lovely commentary. The most instructive chess channel, I think. How subtle - Pragg's Be2 and Bd3. On BBC Breakfast News this morning, they report an upsurge of interest in chess in the UK, which can't be bad.
I think in Gukesh vs van, you should have include positional sacrifice Fram van, Rxc4. And then Gukesh brilliant defense Qf6-Rh1-Qh4
Interesting results today, some fortunate mistakes taken advantage of and some missed. Looks like a great last round among the contenders.
I was not able to see the final two rounds. But I knew I would be in safe hands with your recaps today. Thanks Daniel.
There is a little game I like to play. When I watch a round of a tournament King is covering, I like to guess which game he'll choose to feature on his channel. Glad to report I got it right, the game I predicted was in this video.
Clearly tiredness becomes a factor at this point of the tournament. Usually sacrifices like Nxa6 or the Queen trap remain variations „behind the scene“. It only adds to the excitement though. Tomorrow should be fun 😏
this tournament is thrilling, I'm glad I started following chess in a competitive era! Master King, how do I master the mayhem of the middle game? How do I learn to complicate positions and exhaust my enemies? I studied Capablanca games to get a grip on calm play and endgames, do I do the same to someone like Alekhine or Mikhail Tal?
i'm no expert and i hate to give such a general answer, but all the masters of the past and present have plenty to learn from in their games. I do personally love the games of Alekhine
Study Kramniks games from white side. His positional play woth white is one of the best ever.
9:37 Pragg 🥶🥶
No Pragg, no Party!! 😆😆
Prag or Gukesh!!!!!!!!!
Arjun crushed Nodirbek...loved it!
Exactly. Arjun always going to stand up for Pragg if he can....😆😆
You must be an Indian fanboy. Arjun made good use of a weird blunder and won. Abdusattorov basically beat himself.
@@CakeEatingBoar I'm sympathetic to Nord. He does often follow a pattern of starting brilliantly but then fading.
@@CakeEatingBoarthat's what even Arjun did in most of the games in Tata Steel. He beat himself ..lol
@@CakeEatingBoar Nobody is denying Nodirbek brilliance. Just happy to see Arjun finally win a game in this tournament. This will be a good mindset booster for him.
Great tournament!
Nice to see some old fashioned sacrifices.
Great commentary
All I can say is, "Thank you!!" I always love your coverage, but today was simply beautiful. Perhaps because I'm a huge Pragg fan, perhaps because of the German quotation you threw in there with almost perfect pronunciation, perhaps the beautiful games themselves, I don't know.... I just really loved this one.
Plus, I saw the move!! At least I thought it might be the right one.🙂🙂
@PowerPlayChess I'm going to audio clip the part where you say "Springer am rand, bringt kummer und schand" and use it as my message tone.
If Pragg - Sarana was an old Soviet game, you would think black was ordered to throw the game.
Pragg and gukesh ❤ but this time i want pragg to win
Pragg ❤❤❤
This was always the case which i commented after round 3 . I said well begun is half done 😂😂😂 only 2 contenders now . Gukesh and pragg .
A lot of the moves are very dubious, I take it most of them were made at time trouble?
The Gukesh game was the most interesting. Gukesh as Black played 12...Ng4? (engine) and opened a real Pandora's box if White had chosen 13. Bxg4 hg4 14 h5! Bg6 15 e4 then not 15... de4? but 15...Bxe4! 16 h6! Many clearance themes and king safety issues. Gukesh is almost Tal-like in his courtiing of complications. Amazing player!
Pragukesh will win
It really puzzles me, how a 2600+ player (Sarana) can play g4; Not even in time pressure a 2600 player should play that. Back in the days (45 years ago), I was playing in the 2600+ tournaments, the level was higher then....
Lol How old are you and what is your name?
I have seen most of your comments are just complaining that players are playing at very low level ,(they are very bad blah blah)
@@manjilmanjil3003 Yes... anyone can say anything in a comment section!
45 years ago, in the January 1980 ranking list there were just 14 players with 2600+ Elo. 8 of which are still alive. Are you Henrique Mecking?
Source: trust me bro