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Outstanding analysis of an outstanding game. Incredible possibilities shown, which had Prag missed. Astonishing, how one of the most experienced players of the Petrov defense, which even had the position after Qg5-a5 allready on both sides,was pressed to think for 40 minutes. What a remarkable prep Prag shows in every game! But also Nepo proved his standard in transferring to a draw. Thanks Mr. King from Slovakia.
I had to go to bed after seeing Nxf7 appear on the board. I was so excited about this game I could hardly sleep. Thanks for uploading this so quickly; you must have gotten up quite early to make this.
the winning idea was difficult to spot fir sure - but it couldnt have been far beyond Praggs preparation. My guess is that Nepo's Nd7! was not only the best practical try - my guess is also that it is the move that took pragg out of his preparation (and just in time!)
At the pause the video bit, my move was Bf5 too. I wanted to smash with the rook on h6 though but it's just not working after Nb7. Qe5 was another consideration to threaten Rxh6, but the follow-up of Bb1 and Qb2 is ridiculously good
Please cover more games!!! You are amazing!!! As much as I've followed Polgard's wonderful coverage along with Naroditski, it's only when I see yours analysis that I can consolidate the telling of a story and understand the game as a whole, at least to have the feeling that I was able to really appreciate the game in its entirety (of course this is impossible)
I hope you will understand that to analyse and comprehend what is happening in a game, even to this limited degree, takes a lot of time and energy and I am simply not able to cover other games. At least we have Svitlana who is covering the Women's Candidates tournament. Her videos are excellent! Do check them out.
This was one of the most impressive saves I've watched, live. The live(slight delay) camera shots of Nepo rolling up his sleeves and going to work were incredible. Tremendous pressure by Pragg. To be the candidate someone will have to beat THE candidate and his name is Nepo.
As always i am enthusiastic about your analyses and i really like your courses on the kalashnikov opening and the anti sicilians. In this context, i would be very happy if you could also make a video about Caruanas match in the 5. round. It was a Rossolimo with 4.Bxc6 and 5.d3. This variation has been coming up a lot recently and could perfectly complement your excellent course on the anti sicilians. 😊
I don’t know if I will have time to look at those games, but you might want to check out these recordings I have already published on the channel featuring 3…Nf6: th-cam.com/video/tbJ3Xvxdf5A/w-d-xo.html Karjakin Topalov th-cam.com/video/acE_yLWaRFk/w-d-xo.html Karp Kalmes th-cam.com/video/LAK9AuYVa_U/w-d-xo.html Janik - Pultinevicius
The funny thing is; people have alway said this. In the 1920s it was argued that opening theory had been figured out more or less completely by some of the top players. Hillarious.
@bandwicker *7 exclamation points with an extremely vague, clickbait-y title like "HE WON!!!!!!!" so people will go, "Who?! Who?!" and give it more clicks.
The queen retreat is a difficult computer move to spot. Prag didn't and drew the game. Might come back to haunt him. Anyway my head bet was Gukesh and he is in the lead. Caruana my heart bet is still in touch. Go Fabi!
Why do these strong young players spend so much time and effort on memorizing the Openings but then when they need to find the one devastating move they fail to do so. I think they need to study the games of Tal, Spassky and Geller as those were men who shined in the Middlegame. After d5 I thought of Spassky's games where he played that move as it often led to a win for him, especially in his second match against Petrosian in 69'. Good show as usual!
Crazy how strong nepo is...until it matters. I find it hard to believe that Nepo can wriggle out of advanced prep (against a very strong player) yet falls to bits when he's in the big games. It's crazy!
Well, he "fell apart" after six grueling games against the GOAT. The last of which was an epic marathon that losing would devastate most humans. He went "15 rounds" with Ding and came up just short. None of us know the pressure he experiences from outside the board. As a Russian does he have to deal with other things that others don't? I suspect Ding has to deal with this to some extent as well. Possible state sponsored factors. I think it's not too difficult to believe that one as talented as he is can succumb to extreme pressures and who knows what else is going on in his personal life. Only he knows the real story. And the final chapter of that story has yet to be written. It might have a happy ending. Who knows.
Chess has become a bit like football in one sense. A 2 goal lead is no longer assumed to be safe given how dynamic today's play is at the top level, the same can be said for the time gained by sacrificing 2 pawns. For these guys the time gained by sacrificing 2 pawns outweighs the material advantage to the defender
I have to say the games so far have been very interesting and unbalanced, I was expecting some boring games but pretty much every game so far has had significant ups and downs.
I can't believe Pragg missed Qe5. It's only the first or second move after his prep ended and he blew his entire advantage. He only thought for 10 mins on that move with a 45 min clock advantage. Very sloppy play. Qe5 is rather easy to find, it creates a threat and the whole sequence is forcing to an advantageous endgame. If he had this as a puzzle he'd solve it in seconds. This is just lazy play, he didn't take the time to look for tactics and he dropped a potential win on the player leading the tournament.
I should mention that Nb7 is also a very obvious refutation of the Bf5 line that Pragg played - even more reason for him to look for better alternatives.
I don't think he missed Qe5, he didn't see the crushing advantage after the follow up Qb2, and decided to play safe by going into a slightly better endgame. After Bf5 he maybe has 20% winning chances and can never lose, after Qe5 Qxa2 he can lose if the attack doesn't pan out.
@@patrickkirby5079 He may not have seen the continuation after Qb2, but he had 90 mins to Nepo's 45 mins and only spent 10 mins considering the move. That's the problem - in a critical position position with a huge time advantage, he didn't search for tactics, made an impulsive move and threw away a win.
Conjecture! Would he have reached that position in the first place? We will never know. In your own way, you are expressing your admiration for Erigaisi's current form which I share!
@@padmakumarke2063 I agree; but there is none of the players who got in who I'd like to kick out. Even Abasov in lowest seat adds some fun to the tournament (and he quallified by playing great chess, so I don't mind him having the chance.)
Pragg is mentally upset because his Guru Vishy Anand like Duronaachar asked Pragg to lose against Gukesh [Arjun in Mahabharat period] because of Gukesh is high class people. So Gukesh is riding on Vishy Anand shoulder without knowing a rabbit will always seems to run fast but in the middle of the tournament Gukesh [rabbit] will sleep but Turtle 🐢 Pragg will win candidates tournament
I doubt Vishy would tarnish his legacy with this unsporting behavior. So Vishy forced Prag to lose against Gukesh? Vishy is a legend and well-respected in India. And also he himself has enough honor not to do such a thing.
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Not sure there is a better commentator of top level chess than GM Danny King.
he always manages to weave a narrative
I agree
There isn’t - some of the others even with large followings just list the moves - we can all read the move list ourselves - Danny brings insight
Agadmator 😂😂😂
Outstanding analysis of an outstanding game. Incredible possibilities shown, which had Prag missed. Astonishing, how one of the most experienced players of the Petrov defense, which even had the position after Qg5-a5 allready on both sides,was pressed to think for 40 minutes. What a remarkable prep Prag shows in every game! But also Nepo proved his standard in transferring to a draw. Thanks Mr. King from Slovakia.
Crazy round today. Probably 3 games deserve consideration for coverage.
I had to go to bed after seeing Nxf7 appear on the board. I was so excited about this game I could hardly sleep.
Thanks for uploading this so quickly; you must have gotten up quite early to make this.
I didn't get up early - I analysed and recorded just after the round was over!
@@PowerPlayChess Wow, that's dedication. Thanks again. Time for a nap then. ;)
Wonderful coverage ty, Qb2 what a move! Ty DK
the winning idea was difficult to spot fir sure - but it couldnt have been far beyond Praggs preparation. My guess is that Nepo's Nd7! was not only the best practical try - my guess is also that it is the move that took pragg out of his preparation (and just in time!)
Great commentary and lines, that you dont see by looking at the computer evaluation!
9:22 De Niro like expression -)
Loved this video, one of my faves today. You explain the complexities very well
At the pause the video bit, my move was Bf5 too. I wanted to smash with the rook on h6 though but it's just not working after Nb7. Qe5 was another consideration to threaten Rxh6, but the follow-up of Bb1 and Qb2 is ridiculously good
Brilliant!!!
Please cover more games!!! You are amazing!!! As much as I've followed Polgard's wonderful coverage along with Naroditski, it's only when I see yours analysis that I can consolidate the telling of a story and understand the game as a whole, at least to have the feeling that I was able to really appreciate the game in its entirety (of course this is impossible)
I hope you will understand that to analyse and comprehend what is happening in a game, even to this limited degree, takes a lot of time and energy and I am simply not able to cover other games. At least we have Svitlana who is covering the Women's Candidates tournament. Her videos are excellent! Do check them out.
This was one of the most impressive saves I've watched, live. The live(slight delay) camera shots of Nepo rolling up his sleeves and going to work were incredible. Tremendous pressure by Pragg.
To be the candidate someone will have to beat THE candidate and his name is Nepo.
It feels so weird, doing all that world-class preparation on openings and spoiling... maybe middlegames and endgames are the way to go after all!
As always i am enthusiastic about your analyses and i really like your courses on the kalashnikov opening and the anti sicilians. In this context, i would be very happy if you could also make a video about Caruanas match in the 5. round. It was a Rossolimo with 4.Bxc6 and 5.d3. This variation has been coming up a lot recently and could perfectly complement your excellent course on the anti sicilians. 😊
I don’t know if I will have time to look at those games, but you might want to check out these recordings I have already published on the channel featuring 3…Nf6:
th-cam.com/video/tbJ3Xvxdf5A/w-d-xo.html Karjakin Topalov
th-cam.com/video/acE_yLWaRFk/w-d-xo.html Karp Kalmes
th-cam.com/video/LAK9AuYVa_U/w-d-xo.html Janik - Pultinevicius
Many thanks for the links!
Good way to show us a great game ande analisys please keep to your great job Sir !
Hi Daniel, instead of N:f7, I liked Qh5 and if gh, then Bf5, g6, B:g6. Thoughts?
After 21 Qh5 d4. Black is better.
very nice explanation, thank you Daniel !
Gukesh and Nakamura match was exicity end game matches in round 6 .gukesh match result was surprising at the end 😂
22..Nd7 what a GM move! Nepo needed to get his knight out, and so just gave it away. Nc6 would have been +3.3 - no idea why 🤣🤣🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🙏🙏
If 22...Nc6 23 Rxd5 Bc5 24 Qb3 is a stunner, preventing the king from moving back to safety.
Bb1 and Qb2 would be a gold coin moment! 🪙🪙🪙
thanks !
Thank you
The Vidit-Caruana game featured a King Rossolimo (3...Nf6). But only a draw. Fabi has made a lot of draws so far.
Well, not a lot of games were played yet. You won't see a lot of decisive results in these kind of tournaments.
Danny King is one of the best storytellers!!
Why exactly is classical chess dead?🤔
Audience & sponsor attention span.
The naysayers can stick to Gotham Chess videos with 7 exclamation marks in the title if classical chess is too boring for them
The funny thing is; people have alway said this. In the 1920s it was argued that opening theory had been figured out more or less completely by some of the top players. Hillarious.
@bandwicker *7 exclamation points with an extremely vague, clickbait-y title like "HE WON!!!!!!!" so people will go, "Who?! Who?!" and give it more clicks.
It's dead only for magnus
moves like Qb2 are insane
Nice cup of tea
The queen retreat is a difficult computer move to spot. Prag didn't and drew the game. Might come back to haunt him. Anyway my head bet was Gukesh and he is in the lead. Caruana my heart bet is still in touch. Go Fabi!
Any retreating move in chess is difficult. I'm thinking of Spassky Fischer match Game 11 and Spassky's Nb1!! move
Why do these strong young players spend so much time and effort on memorizing the Openings but then when they need to find the one devastating move they fail to do so. I think they need to study the games of Tal, Spassky and Geller as those were men who shined in the Middlegame. After d5 I thought of Spassky's games where he played that move as it often led to a win for him, especially in his second match against Petrosian in 69'. Good show as usual!
How can you be Prag and not find Qe5?? Even I found it...
You should be at the Candidates 🤷🏻♂️
@@mcronrn yes indeed!
As always, the strongest players are in the audience..
12:58 is a Fork, not a Double Attack.
Same thing in my book!
D1 to H5 would be close to mate to black instead of knight played to G5 to e7
Crazy how strong nepo is...until it matters. I find it hard to believe that Nepo can wriggle out of advanced prep (against a very strong player) yet falls to bits when he's in the big games. It's crazy!
Well, he "fell apart" after six grueling games against the GOAT. The last of which was an epic marathon that losing would devastate most humans. He went "15 rounds" with Ding and came up just short. None of us know the pressure he experiences from outside the board. As a Russian does he have to deal with other things that others don't? I suspect Ding has to deal with this to some extent as well. Possible state sponsored factors.
I think it's not too difficult to believe that one as talented as he is can succumb to extreme pressures and who knows what else is going on in his personal life. Only he knows the real story. And the final chapter of that story has yet to be written. It might have a happy ending. Who knows.
Chess has become a bit like football in one sense. A 2 goal lead is no longer assumed to be safe given how dynamic today's play is at the top level, the same can be said for the time gained by sacrificing 2 pawns. For these guys the time gained by sacrificing 2 pawns outweighs the material advantage to the defender
I like the comparison! Certainly Brentford are never safe when leading the game.
@@PowerPlayChess Cheers Danny. Big tick on the Kalashnikov and Anti Sicilian course too, very good!
@@iainsneddon3010 Thanks. Anti-Sicilians manuscript sent to the publisher at the end of last week. Version 2.0 after the Chessable course!
I have to say the games so far have been very interesting and unbalanced, I was expecting some boring games but pretty much every game so far has had significant ups and downs.
Pragga missing wins ,hard luck
Who leaves a free bishop ! That's insane
I can't believe Pragg missed Qe5. It's only the first or second move after his prep ended and he blew his entire advantage. He only thought for 10 mins on that move with a 45 min clock advantage. Very sloppy play. Qe5 is rather easy to find, it creates a threat and the whole sequence is forcing to an advantageous endgame. If he had this as a puzzle he'd solve it in seconds. This is just lazy play, he didn't take the time to look for tactics and he dropped a potential win on the player leading the tournament.
I should mention that Nb7 is also a very obvious refutation of the Bf5 line that Pragg played - even more reason for him to look for better alternatives.
I don't think he missed Qe5, he didn't see the crushing advantage after the follow up Qb2, and decided to play safe by going into a slightly better endgame. After Bf5 he maybe has 20% winning chances and can never lose, after Qe5 Qxa2 he can lose if the attack doesn't pan out.
@@patrickkirby5079 He may not have seen the continuation after Qb2, but he had 90 mins to Nepo's 45 mins and only spent 10 mins considering the move. That's the problem - in a critical position position with a huge time advantage, he didn't search for tactics, made an impulsive move and threw away a win.
LOL
@@PowerPlayChess Honest opinion? :)
Arjun Eragaisi would have found the tactics which Vidit and Pragg missed. What a shame he is not playing. Thanks for covering this game.
Why .he didn't qualify for candidates or what 😂
Conjecture! Would he have reached that position in the first place? We will never know. In your own way, you are expressing your admiration for Erigaisi's current form which I share!
I'm not so sure. The idea is really hard to spot for humans. Would have loved to see Arjun play though.
Arjun is a clear miss like Nodirbek or candidates should have a different script.
@@padmakumarke2063 I agree; but there is none of the players who got in who I'd like to kick out. Even Abasov in lowest seat adds some fun to the tournament (and he quallified by playing great chess, so I don't mind him having the chance.)
Team Praggnanandhaa has a superior preparation, Team Ian Nepomniachtchi has a superior candidate.
Alireza too disappointed
I gotta be honest with you. Say it how it is. Be real. 100. You understand chess.
Pragg is mentally upset because his Guru Vishy Anand like Duronaachar asked Pragg to lose against Gukesh [Arjun in Mahabharat period] because of Gukesh is high class people.
So Gukesh is riding on Vishy Anand shoulder without knowing a rabbit will always seems to run fast but in the middle of the tournament Gukesh [rabbit] will sleep but Turtle 🐢 Pragg will win candidates tournament
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I doubt Vishy would tarnish his legacy with this unsporting behavior. So Vishy forced Prag to lose against Gukesh? Vishy is a legend and well-respected in India. And also he himself has enough honor not to do such a thing.
Right... and you acquired this information how exactly.