DING LIREN IS THE WORLD CHESS CHAMPION!!
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I was rooting for Ding the whole way through, but, seeing Ian’s reaction. His shaking hands, his exasperated sigh as he sat up then slumped in pure exhaustion and devastation, it was utterly heartbreaking. Im so happy for Ding, i love that the guy i was rooting for won, but the soul crushing display of Ian’s emotional state was truly felt
Same
same
I felt that. I thought he was having a panic attack. The way he fumbled with pieces was so sad to see
Don't feel sad for chokers . If he actually ate healthy instead of eating pizza all day maybe he would have the brain capacity to play well in the toughest moments.
@@Fraudkovic what the fuck is wrong with you? He trained so hard to reach the world championship match for the second time, and then he lost it because of time struggle. You don’t have any ground to say anything because you’d never get close to accomplishing what he has.
From barely making it to the candidates and fighting visa issues, to fighting his way from dead last in the tournament to having to beat Hikaru to make it to 2nd, even in the match, his prep got leaked, he never had the lead and was pretty much always a game away from sudden death, to winning it all in the end, Ding’s story is amazing
And also the time freeze
He still got nerve in that “self pinning to immortality” move. It completely shocked Ian and 99% of others.
Fuck Ding.
Ding story can be a manga by itself.... Tbh, since I followed chess in 2018, I really like Ding Liren, but never in my mind I would see him winning the World Chess Championship. He went unbeatable in 2019, I know, but I never predicted a champion
Also his past... (levy made a vid on it)
I will forever remember Ian's shaking hands shoving the pieces off the table in the final few moments of the last one. I've been backing Ding since Game 1, but both the players have played so incredibly well. It was an amazing display of sportsmanship. What a time to be alive and to witness this :)
One of the few times where I expected a competitor to just walk off without shaking hands, and it would've been understood by all. But Ian really showed class throughout.
Yeah that last look on the camera with a devastated expression before making his last move is just so heart breaking when I was watching it on live.
Poor nepo, however, I have a feeling that over the next few years the Champion title will fluctuate, so I wouldn’t count him out yet. Ding really prove himself this tournament, but at the same time I don’t think he is as dominantly superior like Magnus.
Real emotion there
me too. as soon as ding played that bishop move that he knew would spell the end, he just fell apart for a moment, followed by ding knocking a couple pieces over himself out of disbelief/joy/relief. I was lucky to tune in just for the last half of that game!
The video were Nepo’s hands were shaking and the pieces dropped absolutely broke my heart. Congratulations to Ding for a phenomenal series and to Nepo, keep your head up high, and come back next year!
Maybe that will teach him to not be so fucking rude. Wanted to see that fattie going out crying
This championship is as iconic as Levy's ability to make his opponents resign with his spine chilling stare
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Mr white
You are goddamn right 🗿
"Say my name"
Ding chilling
Ding's journey is just incredible.
From being unable to qualify for the candidates, to playing tournaments for a month straight to be a replacement candidate, to scraping second place, to second place being enough when Magnus gave up his title, to being down a point for most of the classical games, to playing that rook move with 1 minute on the clock. He didn't sacrifice the rook but it sure felt like it.
Fair to say he deserves it.
Couldnt agree more ☝
He definitely didn't deserve it, nor did Ian. You call qualifying for the Candidates by replacing a banned player a normal path to the WC?
He perfectly emobied the latin saying "audentes fortuna iuvat": Fortune favors the bold. Throughout this match he went for so many different variations and managed to hold so many untenable situations, truly spectacular.
@@DdDd-qg9pd lmao you must have a sad life to have so much hate in your heart. Hope everything is good at home man, take it easy today.
@@DdDd-qg9pd it ain’t that deep dude
Game 1 accuracy
Nepo 97.3%, ding 97.1%
Game 2 both 98.2%
Game 3 ding 99.2%, nepo 99.7%
Crazy stuff🤯
Mine is always like 48.4%
Edit:-Thanks for the likess guyss chess community is the best.
they are more accurate in rapid than in classical? 😯
game 4?
@@HercahyoAdiSaputro in classical the positions were harder maybe
@@mememanfresh ding 90%, nepo 85%
absolute balls of steel from Ding to reject the draw by repetition when down on the clock and with so little time left. insane moment. the dramaturgy of this match was unbelievable and the finale was worthy of the series.
Showed fantastic character and self belief amazing story of his victory
main character moment
so why did Nepo want a draw if he was winning?
where was he winning? did you watch the recap? the game was pretty balanced if played perfectly by both, if anything Ding had the initiative with the extra pawns and a very slight advantage. Nepo offered draw by repetition, Ding took a chance (he easily could loose on time) and rejected it. Neither played very accurate after that as they were in time scramble but it was Nepo that made a blunder which allowed decisive game result. Nepo was not winning, he clearly wanted to close this game and move on to second round of tie-breakers, where many think he would have the advantage as he is generally considered better at speed chess than Ding.
well, one reason is that he knew he would lose in blitz, Ian is way better in 5+3 format than him so he had to gamble it all with the last rapid game to have a winning chance
Two years back I would have never thought waking up at 3:00 a.m to watch a chess match, and it was totally worth it.
Why not just wait for Levy's recaps?
@@NorthStar156 watching it live is a whole different experience. I sacrificed my sleep but it was so worth it
@@NorthStar156 It’s like watching the super bowl or the world cup final pre-recorded. It’s just not the same. You get to experience it first hand with them, you kind of feel like you’re living the moment with them you know?
It was 1 pm why die u sacrifice ur sleep?
@@urlandurland7611time zones exist lil bro
Ding's the hometown hero of our time. And I kid you not, we were born in the same room(so same birthday) and we grew up together in the same schools from elementary school all the way to high school. His personality and love for the game has never changed for the last 30 years. Growing up as his close friend, I have always been inspired by him doubling down on what you love. He IS my motivation and city's pride.
Congrats!!! So proud of Ding!!! 人哥是我们的骄傲！！！
that's so cool
Lucky!
It's true I'm the elementary school.
its true, i was his elementary school teacher back then, im so proud seeing my student become a world chess champion !!
你好 !!!
I mean really this was such a miracle of a run. I was initially disappointed that Magnus wasn't gonna play in this world championship, but good LORD did Ding and Nepo give us the most incredible fight of all time! Congradulations to Ding for winning the world championship and respect to Nepo for having such a good fight.
May I ask why didn't magnus join?
@@notamulti7451 he was not motivated to play as it meant nothing for him.
I wonder if Magnus may try to retake his title at some point. Hell, maybe he declined to defend just so he could prove that he could climb back up through the candidates and win it back. That's almost certainly not his actual reasoning, but I still have a feeling that Magnus will be back in the candidates at some point in the future. Maybe after he's had a few years to relax and de-stress.
@@delayedstwr thanks, btw do u know his streak as a world champ?
@@notamulti7451 2013-2022
My heart tore in two when Nepo pushed the black pieces over in those last few seconds.... damn I feel for him. I love that damn guy. But there's no way I can feel bad for Ding winning.
He choked lmao
@@goat6262 lmao Thefu c k😮why would you get amusement out of loss
Calm down he just said he choked. Which he did he did choke the game at multiple points
Levy you were a protagonist on this world championship. You made it so entertaining to watch, I've been looking up for every recap every day. I appreciate your content so much, thank you very much for the time and dedication. And by the way I loved the thumbnails.
pseudo-pin of wholesome.
very true 🙏🏼
i mean, if the man is dropping these perfect summary-commentaries within 30mins of those matches ending, he could leave thumbnails blank and it's still great (but noooo algorithm must have nice thumbies feed the machine you need it to love you)
Actual giga chad
I still remember Levy's video calling Ding the "Saddest Story In Chess" and yet it seems the stars aligned and Ding Liren despite all odds became World Champion. All I can say is congratulations 👏
Tru bro😮
Why did he call Ding "the saddest story of chess"? Embarrasing comment from Levy if thats true
@@santtu0386 because he is such a talented player yet the chinese government refuse to pay or support him or get him sponsored.
@@santtu0386 You gotta know the entirety of the context, otherwise you're the one embarrassing yourself.
How about watching said video then judge.
@@santtu0386 Why would it be embarrassing from Levy? :O
If what Mufin said is true, then it is indeed very sad, so Levy said it very well. :(
I broke into tears when I saw the handshake in the rapid game 4. It was so tense. Both players were just absolutely throwing everything they had at each other. I felt the emotions that must have been going through both players heads. And the moment Ding put up his hand to shake Nepo's hand for a second time was just beautiful. It was a privelege to have been able to see this in real time.
cornball
Bro it's not that deep
It’s just chess
@@peterholley5802 For you, it's just chess. For these players, chess is what they live and breathe every day.
@@ldsamda2854 its deep for them but ig if ur a huge fan of ding or smtg u can get emotional, otherwise idk why u would be cryin. or unless ur a huge fan or nepo and ur sad he lost. other than that yea
It was so sad watching Ian at the end. His hands were trembling, he knocked over a bunch of pieces, and just had to get out of the room. I hope he gets some time to just thoroughly grieve this because that was a ROUGH loss.
Yea fr
He is clearly the better and more consistent player
But not when the stakes are so high
@@talosgak1236 Ding is more consistent he makes less acruacys then nepo playes faster and maked blunders
@@talosgak1236 Ian maybe the more favorite one but this kind of match will magnify player's weakness to another level. Whoever can contain weakness wins. Ding's sheer willpower, willing to play more aggressively, insane resilience & recovery just outweighed Ian.
@@talosgak1236 Biggest problem for Nepo is that he often plays too fast in critical positions. He can play brilliantly first, but then just make few too fast inaccurate moves and suddenly lose the game. If not for that, he would have certainly won at classical, just too many too quick moves in bad spots. For Ding it was the other way, he spent way too much time often trying to calculate lines but at the end making often the obvious move, even when it was not the best and then ending up in time trouble.
But Ian is not better most of the games he won was because of Ding’s time crunch. That last game proved that Ding was clearly better
I cried watching this live, the heartbreak for Ian and the relief for Ding were visceral to witness... I love Levy's recaps because he manages to recapture and express all the emotions. What an unbelievable match.
So raw! Even my little daughters’ emotions were all over the place
My man im just heartbroken that ian didnt win lol
The pain in Ians face when he realized it was over was soul crushing to watch.
Congrats to Ding, but it's hard for me to feel happy or celebratory after seeing someone almost fall apart on camera.
I was rooting for Ding since the start but that collapse made it impossible for me to celebrate as well.
What a heartbreaking moment that I almost wish I hadn't witnessed.
@@the_bottomfragger Same. It just comes with the territory of being a competitive game, there can only be one winner. Both of them absolutely deserved the title. And as nice as it is to see a deserving man win, it's just as heartbreaking to see another deserving man lose. 💔
Same. It stunned me into a reaction less state
He stared at the camera with hollow eyes and I forgot that I've been supporting Ding the whole time.
The psychology behind this match... maybe this will make it easier for us to understand why Magnus grew tired of going through it. Tough draws with Caruana, great games against Anand and even when he won Nepo and it seemed like Nepo fell apart a bit there, that too must not have felt good, even if you end up winning. After all that even winning might start tasting a bit sour.
25:19 Ding's brain be like: "I won't settle for a draw, let's end this 'til one of us falls!"
Comeback is real💪
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I loved when ding said "it's ding chilling time" and ding chillinged all over the board
Kinda sus if it’s vanilla
hmmmm where have you seen that comment???????
copied comment
ding is definetly chilling now
@@Deleted_Cat 💀
Congrats to Ding Chilling for chilling his way into the WCC and then chilling all over Nepo, truly a moment in chess history
bing chill
Dinged all over my chilling
Oreo
ding chilling
i loved the part where he ding chilled all over the board
It was really painful to see the look on Ian's face but I was all for Ding the entire time, GG to both of them and congrats to Ding. Probably the most intense chess match I've watched
Ding chilling 🍆🍑
No matter which player you supported. But you gotta feel bad for Nepo, idk how sad it must feel after he lost game 12 where he could've secured the WCC
@@aaryasharma4940second world championship in a row as well
@@aaryasharma4940 Not just that, getting to the WCC twice consecutively and losing both times. Ouch...
@@talphazero1036 I mean 1st time he faced Magnus so losing to him is kinda justified but this time he was legitimately winning but fumbled the bag in game 12, that must be some soul breaking stuff especially when your close ones and peers will rub it in later as well
The meltdown tha appeared on ian face after resigning is a heart breaking moment as ding said in the conference. Even ding seemed to be sad
The amount of times Ian blew leads is mindblowing....truly shocking after he was clearly on top of his game during the Candidates
@@yodakazam it was a beautiful finals that will be remembered in every generation and we're lucky to witness it live
@@MohaMeDIsmail-ww4db it was much more sloppy than it was beautiful
Congratulations to Ding for winning the World Championship! What a thrilling and emotional match it was.
As much as I wanted Ding to win, watching Nepo lose was very heartbreaking. Congrats to both sides for putting up an amazing fight.
Ding's disbelief when he realized he is World Champion was the most wholesome thing in a long time. 🙂
Ding chillin
spoiler.
the wholesomeness of Ding winning is balanced by Ian realising he lost.
aw man now it got spoiled to me
@@avelbezpuhcho3105 then watch the video instead of looking in the comments stoopid
Ian’s reaction to Ding’s endgame honestly saddened me, happy for Ding but upset for Ian as well.
i’m very happy for ding especially him overcoming his nerves great play
ZAO SHANG HAO ZHUNG HU WO SHINJAI WE WO DING CHILLING 🍦🍦🍦🥶🥶🥶🥶
watching the game life and seeing the bar go from being overwhelmingly white to completely black has got to be hightlight of my week
I'm here early!
Thank you for spoiling the entire video
🕒 Timestamps🕒
0:48 Game 1
8:40 Game 2
14:30 Game 3
18:52 Game 4
Þank you 😊
I actually cried when Ding won. How did he pick himself up from the depth of despair after losing game 7 in spectacular fashion? What a gamer. I watched a chess match that wasn't really about chess. It was about perseverance and mental fortitude in the face of impending doom. What a match, what a fight!
I cried too 😭
Also game 14 was difficult
stop glazing, you could be a basketball the way youre bouncing all on his meat like that, quit riding it, he dont know you exist lil bro
Me too, my hero won.
what a gamer😂😂
Seeing how Ian broke down at the end with the pieces falling off the table looked heartbreaking for him
Edit : Not a whole ass debate in the replies 💀 (also thanks for the likes, first time I engaged in commenting)
He realized to late about the inaccuracy of not sacrificing his bishop and go for draw. then he knew what a grave error was not playing for draw.
@@turnermarius4471 Looks like Time Pressure can get even the best of players.
Right? And he just struggled to get out of his chair, it was so hard to watch
Not to take away from the fact that he was genuinely visibly shaken up, but it was like something straight out of an anime. He grabbed at the pieces like his life was flashing before his eyes and the way they fell and then he just resigned... I felt really bad for him, but at the same time I was in such a rush. It was such an epic ending all the way
What an image. Soul crushing. What a cruel game.
Won't lie i feel for nepo, imagine making 2 finals and not bringing it home. But congrats to Ding he deserves it🎉
third time lucky ig?
Honestly Ding's story leading up to this was insane but if Ian ever manages to win a WCC title after these two matches, that's an absurdly good storyline too. That's on the level with Messi becoming World Champion with Argentina.
Three times, he was in the finale of fisher random also
I hope Nepo is like Messi, he loses today but captures the crown one day.
@@sumongsouske8644 I don't really know nepo but i really hope he's not going to do something stupid because he loose this game. Idk he was a bit upset
The way levy showed how much he loves the game when the 25:20 move is played is so inspiring, I wanna be just as excited when I see that move happen before I see it. Chess is a lifelong game and my time will come where I have my own realization about the game. Until then, ty levy for all the hype that this game deserves; I hope I can get to your level someday ;)
The last game was so brutal ,heartbreaking for Nepo and Ding's miraculous entry to the WCC and him winning it is just so perfect
This is going to haunt Ian every night for the rest of his life, that one game where he had a clear victory and missed it must be heartbreaking
2 game 6s
@@Yiran Game 6 was different. Magnus just doing magnus things. In this one, Ian had a very straight forward draw, but made the wrong decision. In the Magnus game, he needed to fight like stockfish to try and draw, so it’s different
That's why he doesn't deserve to become a champion. And he never will.
@@tcmustang3424 Oh come on, neither Ding nor Nepo are really WCC level. But these two specifically are so on par that either could have won. Nepo deserved it just as much as Ding, and I was rooting for Ding as well.
@@its_dey_mate idk I think ding is the better player generally
Congrats to both players for the hell of a show they put on the last couple weeks. None should feel ashamed, they both played their best.
The loser should feel ashamed. He’s a loser.
Indeed, it was an incredible match!
I am gm
Never forget about God. He hasn’t forgotten about you. Let him in.❤Please stop cursing.
Ding's story of becoming a world champion is pretty amazing.
Congratulations to Ding. But also congrats to Nepo for creating this amazing spectacle. Huge thanks to Fabi, Tania and Robert for an unforgettable and epic commentary to one of the most exciting matches in living memory. I think I speak for all when I say we are eternally grateful for this amazing display. I wanted Ding to win, but feel very sad for Ian, who also deserved it. Its one of those where you want both to win, but eventually one is crowned and one goes home heartbroken.
Anish was great too. Why you forget him? :P
Also, I predict Anish Giri will be the next challenger for the WCC.
Loved their commentary but they totally failed in the end analysing moves with less than minute on the clock.
i really don't know why so many people hate on Tania. Sure, the heavy bulk of analysis was done by robert and fabi, but i don't think people realize how dull and lifeless the commentary would have been without her. Especially while Fabi and Robert were deep in thought about the position.
edit: i dont care if u found her voice annoying. i didn't and i think she doesn't deserve the hate.
congratulations for what? Choking the match away? The Russian porky should be clowned on and given a gym membership
@@fruitygranulizer540 I totally had to mute her because she tried to hype up everything in a very annoying way. When she actually inserted her own chess related input I didn't mind it at all but everything around that. Hearing about the "fantastic chess" we've just witnessed after every round, assuming what's on the players mind and whatnot with a focus on generating fake hype with her way of talking just triggered something in me and probably others. That being said this is not a comment on her as a person. I don't like her as a commentator.
He might have been back a couple of times but he never lost his chill. Congrats to Ding, it was a well deserved victory, definitely an exciting World Championship. Respect to both of the players for playing soo beautifully
ding chilling
ding chilling
He lost his chill. He froze and just couldn't make a move
He definitely lost his chill in game 7
@@sausagesausagesausage no he didnt move because he was ding chilling 🥶
NGL, Ian's reaction was heartbreaking after ding moved the pawn to a2. The way the pieces fell of the table by his hand, the way his hands were shaking, made my heart warm being a Die heart Ding fan 😭.
Congrats to Ding for winning the World Chess Championship, and lots of love to Nepo ❤❤
Ding is amazing. Imagine Nepo comming back next time and finally winning the WC, that would be the most heroic and motivational thing ever.
3 candidates wins in a row would be nearly historic
Nepo is the Nigel Short of our time. Someone who has time and time again challenged the champion but could never quite reach it himself
not gonna happen
Forget all this advanced chess, the biggest brain move was Portablejim finding a way to immortalize himself in one of Gotham's most significant videos
Huh
@@MattD86 End of the video
I have been with Ding from the very beginning, but I can only sit and admire the absolute beauty of what both players have performed throughout the championship. Both of them truly deserve the crown
When I saw the last moment....I see Ian whole body cries except his eyes ...
So heartbreaking ...even ding deserves it
wrggg
Yeah, I feel sad for Ian. Winning two candidates is already an achievement almost unmatched - it is an ordeal on its own. And for me it felt like he is a bit stronger player through the tournament. Yet some critical mistakes and he wasn't able to grasp it. Unlikely he'll get a third chance.
even ding deserves it. What do you mean?
@@kburtsev I think if you take emotion out of it Ian is probably the slightly stronger player, but Ding is much better at controlling his emotions, whenever he went down he was totally calm, if he blundered calm, no matter what he’d stay calm and look totally fine in the next match, unfortunately for Ian I don’t think you can say the same
@@lukebashian5591 I don't think Ding stayed calm, he himself was saying that psychological pressure was really high and disabling sometimes. They both demonstrated high resilience, both suffered from painful mistakes and losses, yet playing the good games again. To me it felt like Ian was a bit less respectful of his opponent, so he put less effort that he could, where Ding really was giving everything he had, but that is just my personal impression, I might be mistaken.
They should make a movie about Ding's insane journey though the candidates and the world championship: "Ding's Gambit"! Congrats Ding!
From literally being last in the candidates at one point, to being world championship, his success is a wild story for the ages
but he would have stood zero chance to become world champion if magnus competed
@@StraightEdgeZapnobody will overthrow Magnus, for now atleast 💀
Yes, that's what I remembered, he was like 6th or 7th at one point in the candidate, at that time I got into chess after like 12 years not playing the game lol I wasn't rooting on anyone lol, but towards the end I saw Radjabov winning against Ding in a very complicated midgame, and started to root for him, he finished 3rd... No one could touch Nepo in the candidate so there's no point in rooting for him lol
@@StraightEdgeZap not zero but very unlikely lmao people keep acting like Magnus is undefeatable
@@slideman1249 No it literally would have been zero because the match would have been Nepo v.s. Magnus again, Ding wouldn't have played
This was my first world championship. I was hooked all the way through. Rooting for Ding because of his demeanor and that incredible mating net in the first week. Im abit sad its come to an end but incredibly happy for Ding. Feel for Nepo he played some great chess himself. Won't forget this match in my lifetime.
i just thought ding was gonna win cause he was smiling
@@sammyhuxtable9581 That's hilarious ngl
I'm confused why so many people are hating in nepo and riding Ding, before the candidates, no one even cared about Ding. That's especially after he beat hikaru, after that win everyone jopped on ding
@@joejoemartinez6059 me personally was all on ding because why not🤷♂️
@@joejoemartinez6059 because winners get all the love not losers
It was so heartbreaking that Nepo just lost the WC. I was one of his fans and I am so sad but congratulations to Ding.
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It’s frustrating hearing people say that Ding “isn’t the real champion”.
Ding has no control over what Magnus does. No matter who won this tournament, they would’ve had to deal with that ridicule; forced to adopt the people’s neutered title. Ding is absolutely the champion. What is a champion? Going through the stress of the world championship, having much go wrong throughout this year and still fighting through to the bitter end. He beat Ian at his best. That’s a Champion.
Magnus forfeited the title, he didn’t play. Maybe he would’ve won, but he didn’t. Put yourself in Dings shoes, working to the bone just for people to say “but yeah the other guy didn’t show up, so you’re the fake champion.” Infuriating.
He has the title, he is the world champion. It’s a FIDE title, not a chess title. You don’t give someone credit if they don’t play.
"They drew lots, they drew out of a box" 0:54
This has a triple meaning
We got to appriciate this man more!
Dings journey was SOOO crazy, if I were a producer I'd make a movie, this match was amazing and entertaining with all its plot twists and that nasty comeback arc. Phenomenal stuff
It should be a queens gambit sequel
@@michaelmueller40 Yeah we can have Ding doing heroin in his break room
@@michaelmueller40 Ding's gambit (because its similar to King's gambit)
"They drew lots, they drew out of a box" 0:54
This has a triple meaning
We got to appriciate this man more!
Edit: What the fuck... this blew up hard !!
Lmao I never would have thought it was intentional 😂
What's the meanings
@@b1scuitt drew lots, as in drew a lot of times AND drew actual lots (meaning a random draw).
@@jaredwest4501 thats 2 meanings
@@Fourriot the third meaning he likely meant is that they drew right away also sometimes referred to as out of the box so by saying drew out of a box it could mean that they drew right away but that ones a bit farfetched
I feel like everyone shitting on Ding going for so many draws in his title defense needs to remember when he did this absolute baller move 25:32
If you saw Ian moving the pieces off his hand and looking at the trophy, you've realised what pain of losing really feels like❤
That was legit a movie scene, looking away from the board, not knowing what to do with his hands, grabbing the black pieces then a few of them falling off the table, that felt legit like a scripted scene.
Nah he look at the trophy
That was so painful to watch. Anyone who competes for something knows the feeling.
He was in fight mode until in one single moment, the inevitability of his loss just hit him like a truck.
I feel so bad for him, honestly either of them would've been deserving of the win.
All the pieces getting pushed off the table when Ian recognised it was over was so shattering to see
Massive congratulations to Ding, I was hoping he would win the whole time but that disappointment, that heart break on Nepo's face as he realised and shortly after resigned was devastating to watch
Same I was voting for ding the whole time
I'm new here, and this series was such a roller coaster of emotions. The way you've presented theses game was so much fun! Congrats to both players!
The fact that Ding had the courage to play Rg6, to play for a win in the decisive game of the world championship, in rapid without a classical timebank to spend calculating, absolutely earned him this win in my eyes. I mean, he could have lost with that move! He had the option to just take the draw and go to the blitz games, but he risked it all! And people say that modern chess incentivizes people to choose to draw so much... Ding just became World Champion by choosing not to draw.
Fact
True warrior
BIG RESPECT FOR BOTH. Probably the craziest and most beautiful match in FIDE history!!!!🔥❤
FR DING CHILLING
And yet it feels kinda hollow with Magnus still around
THIS should be the top comment . please yt don’t pick a spoiler comment to show everyone who hasn’t opened comments
@David Pavelescu interesant gameplay-ul cu 2.6)))
I consumed most of the matches through Levy's recaps but the games were absolutely insane. The way Ding kept confounding expectations and the games kept taking crazy turns again and again... massive
It's impossible to not appreciate Ding.. like he dealt with his nerves , the prep leak and declined the repetition with confidence...on to winning the championship. Insane
12:10 "i got mating ideas" 😏😏😏
28:32 "What a video the next one will be" Such a goat man
i saw the games between ding and Ian, and the final game, i can only describe as titanic, and tragic. you can see how Ian was devastated at the end of the match when ding played a2, both players deserved the champion title, and it's sad to see how upset Ian was.
i congratulate both players in their effort. and it was amazing how ding won.
When Ding moved his rook to play for a win I swear I was holding my breath for hours.
Anime moment
I thought he threw the wc for sure when he went for it. Like shit nepo has 3x his time left, and it was a sharp af endgame with queens on the board, NOT something u wanna play with a minute on the clock on the final tiebreaker game of the world chess champoinship. What a fucking gigachad
Crazy to think Ding wasn't supposed to be in world chess championship at the start but he made it out and came on top, congratulations to the new chess champion 👏
I went dark to avoid ANY spoilers for the winner, I charged my phone, and waited for Levy, this was incredible, INCREDIBLE!! Thanks for your coverage Levy, it’s a good day in Chess for everyone (except Nepo)
Congrats to Ding, respect to Nepo!
As did a lot of other chess fans. I wonder if Lucy cried in joy, at the end. Same with Richard Rapport. This will probably be Nepo's last chance at the title. Too many rising stars in the game, and who knows if Hikaru will buckle down and make one more attempt. The next qualifiers' tournament should bring out Fabi, as well.
@@alohamark3025 agree, nepo might not have another shot
Was rooting for nepo the whole time
Sad to see him loose 😔
It’ll be a miracle if nepo is able to get wcc again next year, kinda hoping it happens and nepo has a comeback!
I think Nepo showed so much mental fortitude this time compared to his first attempt that I can only hope he progresses even higher from here. But... this will hurt a lot, will he be able to still overcome all of this? And naturally competition will get even more fierce from now on.
@@FreeMe64O you mean a miracle like getting crushed after 5 and a half perfect games against magnus? That was such a tough loss and still he went on to dominate the next candidates. You never know 🤷♂️
Ah man, should've caught the livestream in the moment
I loved the part where Ding said "It's Ding Chilling time" and Ding Chilled all over the chess board. Truly one of the chess moment of our generation.
He google En Passant
Yes
GET BETTER JOKES!
The match ended less than an hour ago, Levy's ability to make these videos this fast is truly amazing, and congratulations to Ding, this WCC was a rollercoaster
Next year's candidates would be very spicy. Magnus finally be an underdog for a first time vs WC veteran Nepo, battle-hardened Ali. Maybe Hikaru, Anish, Fabi would tag along. Maybe even Vishy and Karjakin will join the fray.
And don't get me started on young Indian/Uzbek/Azerbaijan players, next year could be their breakthrough year to candidates.
I remember it was you Levy, last year,, who said something about like everything was working towards Ding being a champion, like fate, the stars, etc despite Ding having a lot of obstacles like covid, restrictions, lack of qualifying games, travel problems etc, during his journey towards the candidates. You were truly correct
Every step of the way, Ding was stopped in some way shape or form, but against every single odd - he's still won! Not even stockfish could predict that - that's the beauty of human chess, it allows for errors and mistakes. What a shape it would be if we hadn't seen this story for the centuries unfold - well done ding, and my condolences to Nepo.
“My only regret is that I did not play Magnus and Ian at the same time.” - King Liren
Good one
You're so right, Levy. Ding's journey to becoming a world chess champion would make a great movie. The championship match itself would make a thrilling movie! Congrats to Ding, and wishing Ian the best!!
Gotham: Do you blunder your Queen?
Me: ALWAYS!
What a game holy wtf. What a rollercoaster of emotions, congratulations to Ding and what a performance from Ian just incredible.
"Ding Winning"
-Sun Tzu
What a crazy moment. The way Nepo was shaking as he made his final move, after knocking over some pieces on the side of the board - I can’t imagine the nerves. Well done Ding!
And when Ian was getting up he almost tripped.
From the live analysis they explained why he didn't take the pawn at 10:50 - black has Rb5, which would seal away the bishop. Black cannot take the rook because after the pawn recaptures the knight is trapped. It might be okay to have the bishop there, but it wouldn't be pleasant.
DING HAS IMPRESSED ME SO MUCH OVER THE YEARS WITH HIS ATTACKING PLAY SO GLAD HES WON !!!!
I am happy for Ding but man that was such a heartbreaking loss for Ian..
This championship was more than deserved for the player who made the most wonderful plays at the most opportune moments. Congratulations to Ding on this well-deserved victory
The insane part about the way Ding played in this championship is like he was generally worse in most of the games, and the games that he tied and won to bring it back were like actually genius moves at the end that made his position almost look worse, but ended up preventing a loss.
It looked like Ian was nearly impenetrable until the end games where Ding comes out of nowhere with 3 insane end game moves in a row. Great Chess.
Ding is literally my favourite, I'm so happy that he won, but it was heartbreaking that Ian lost, probably one of the greatest matches ever played, absolutely loved it till the end...
It's insane how Ding refused a draw by repetition in a losing position with less time on that last match and ended up winning
Truly unbelievable. From not even supposed to be there. To World Champion. Rook to G6 has to go down as one of the most clutch plays in a World Championship. Incredible steel from Ding all the way through the time complications of earlier games, making the comeback to force a tie-break, and ending up winning the last game of rapid with Black! Simply incredible, well done to Ding, and a hard fought Championship for Ian.
This Match will forever be remembered...
Congrats to Ding and all the respect in the world for Ian, such incredible play and sportsmanship!
Like Andrew tate, it will be remembered for generations
Thanks for all the recaps Levy! It's been a great comprehensive way to follow the WCC. I know you get shit on for your shouting or 'over the top' reactions but it's exactly what makes these videos great for me. The game of chess can be very exciting if you're way into it but that doesn't change the fact that it's still 2 dudes or chicks around a board that play in silence. In terms of excitement outside of the game itself, it doesn't compare to a sport with an engaged crowd, that cheers, sings and yells whenever some spectacular move happens. Chess is very complicated so I really enjoy the fact that you are my crowd for these games, leading me into the excitement or tense moments which I still have a hard time to predict or understand. With football I can understand a counter, in MMA you just see when someone is rocked and almost down. This kind of engagement sometimes takes a little longer to settle in with chess, if you're
Im rooting for Ian, and watching him push off the pieces off the table when he realised he's lose i felt the pain. Im happy for Ding but im still heart broken for Ian
Huge Congratulations to Ding Liren! He was in dire straits throughout Games 13-14 but managed to draw, leading to the tiebreak games and he's mostly in a worse position in Game 2... but drawn. And yes, Rg6!! in 25:18, a very, very courageous decision that I and a lot of people would of Kg8 ... Ding's persistence pushed him to victory and it's a valuable lesson for us to learn from him as well. Once again, Congrats Ding🏆! And thanks Gotham for pulling out this recap less than an hour after it's announced.
I didn't care about Ding before but He was immediately my favorite because of his story leading up to this championship. What a guy. 👍
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What is the story?
Levy thank you so much for making these world chess championship recap videos. They were by far my favorite chess videos I've seen and I've never been this excited over chess in my life. Thank you for all that you do.
i love Ding..but my heart broke for Nepo...you could see his hand trembling..and the anguish on his face. what an incredible world championship and final match. there are no losers today
I'm so happy that Ding Liren was able to overcome every single trial ahead of him and pull through in the final moments of this match. It was truly an incredible journey and a fantastic win. I respect the hell out of Ian and it hurts to see that one of them had to lose. This match was incredible
So goddamn happy for Ding. Although I was rooting for him, still heartbreaking to see Ian's reaction. Absolutely mad chess
Yes bro i wanted ding to win
Ding’s story is truly amazing,and so is Ian’s,both are unbelievably great at the game of Chess
Fair play Ding. Incredible performance through adversity.
And now I thank Levy. You have given us such joy for years, but this recap of the WCC has been absolutely sensational. Thank you ❤
I started the championship rooting for Ian, but Ding’s playing style and his wholesome personality engrossed me and I had no choice but to root for Ding
A true tale of the underdog that were never meant to play, becoming world champion.
Truly amazing, I were cheering for him the whole way through.
"My pawn's hanging.... So... I'm gonna move it... World chess championship solved" 😂😂😂
#1 Chess TH-camr for so many reasons.
This has been the first world championship of chess i have cared about watching, and you made it so great and entertaining to watch, adding information outside of what's on the board, related to the players, etc. Thank you for casting/recapping what otherwise would be some awesome and interesting ultra highstakes matches that i wouldnt have watched.
Honestly I didnt root and cheer anyone in a chess match, but the end where Nepo lost, the devastating face he carried with me having a flashback of previous championship, made me cry :(
Not like he deserves or not as, but seeing him ruined was so heartbreaking
Anyway, congrats Ding for becoming the New World Chess Champion and I hope Nepo will comeback next year 💪
Ian grabbing the pieces at the end and them falling around hit hard
I felt Nepo's reaction when he lost in my bones, absolute heartbreak
Just be better
@@BausFan I imagine it's Ding himself who posted this comment
@@BausFanyeah cuz you could do so much better