Bro?! How did this candidates go from ultra solid mainlines in the first 7 games to absolute chaos since round 8? It feels like everyone but Nepo is just playing risky lines because f*ck it, win or die trying, no more draws. This is so much entertainment, especially with your recaps.
everyone isnt playing mainlines bc people prep them and know how to make draws if you play things ppl dont know theres a bigger chance of them not knowing the correct move
Why not? If these guys want a chance of catching up, and I imagine they haven't given up yet, they've got to absolutely go for broke. If 4 of the players are going after wins at every turn with white and playing as-sharp-as-possible lines with black, that means that a majority of the games could be sorta chaotic. Hey, I'm not complaining, it makes every round far more entertaining and likely more interesting for players of all levels.
I know Hikaru has a lot of support, but I’m really happy that 1) Duda got his first win, so now everyone has won at least one game, and 2) Ding is starting to heat up and perform like the World #2
@@lucasduque8289 He’s much like the Tal of this generation imo but with engines a lot of the risky playing stuff is easily refuted. Crazy entertaining and everybody’s favorite player, but I doubt Rapport is ever in the WCC unless he becomes a more fundamental player
@@joshuahartman2555 Not just engines, players are generally much better at recognizing and punishing these beautiful but objectively bad moves IMO. Players like Ding or Fabi and ofc Magnus just don't often see ghosts when facing a 'Tal move', but calculate very concrete lines and refute it. And yeah I agree Rapport needs better opening preps for sure. Can't expect to play whatever and win these chaotic battles all the way to the WCC
th-cam.com/video/fT2pEmuPf_0/w-d-xo.html it may be but Magnus respects Hikaru. I don't think he would do that just to stop him. If he does so he would have other reasons
It's been 10 rounds in a 2800s field and no one's been able to beat Nepo even once. Good for him but remember that guy who beat this guy 4 times in 11 games just 6 months ago? Just goes to show you how really annoying that Norwegian final boss is. Levels.
@@zEcho1 if anyone had managed to beat nepo early he'd probably collapse again. I hope someone had beat him so he could prove us wrong but it's gonna remain a doubt like this
@@zEcho1 Yeah this losses could happen again if he's not mentally prepared. Like Hikaru said something like this today : When he's on he's very on, but when he's off he way too off.ج
5:10 For those who are wondering, Ra1 is not a piece blunder because after Bxe5, there’s Ra5 so black has to give up the queen or give back the piece, the latter is better objectively speaking.
Scheveningen, both an opening variation, and a village in The Hague. Only native Dutch speakers can really master the word. It’s so hard to pronounce that during WWII, the Dutch underground used it as a password, on the mostly correct assumption that no German could pronounce it correctly. So don’t sweat it.
I tried to pronounce it and it sounds quite similar to the one in Wikipedia. The only way to know for sure is to go there and shout it out loud for all to hear.
I honestly love that Nepo is dominating the candidates. It forces everyone else to play really aggressive and gives us entertaining games, rather than the usual draws Ofcourse rapport would do that anyway lol hes a madman
It also shuts up the ppl that gave him shit in the WC match. He might be way inferior to Carlsen but that goes for everybody and Ian is still ahead of everybody else or at least able to blow any other player off the board, including the world #2 and #3.
Except he is not dominating anything. His wins are from clear mistakes of his opponents, he can't grind games into wins so he just plays for boring draws. It just so happens that he has been gifted blunders from multiple super-gm's in one single tournament.
COVID knocked me out of work for two weeks, so I was able to see some portion of the Candidates as they were happening. Without fail, I watched these recaps. You have the curious ability to make me feel as if I would have thought of these moves myself, and I’m a lowly 650. Today is my first day back at work. I cannot tell you how excited I am to watch this after I get home. The title tells me that I got what I wanted, but the journey is going to be so, so sweet. Thank you, Levy.
Also, can we petition to give Rapport an auto bid for the next candidates? His style of chess is amazing( I could not care more if he loses every game)
@@colbei9260 could not care less means what you’re trying to say, if you cannot care less, you don’t care at all. Saying you could not care more is like saying I could not be more full, after eating a large meal.
This might be my first and last chance to tell you. But I seriously love you more than the actual content. I don't even play chess that much, but I await every single video, not going to sleep until I see one. Thank you Levy
1 John 5:19-21 King James Version 19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
I will be completely honest i just wait for your recaps of CANDIDATES... even if i watch all the matches i still feel there is something empty nd that is ur recaps.. I JUST LOVE UR RECAPS.. ND THANK U SO MUCH...
Fantastic content as always, thank you Levy!! Gotham a chess legend man. Could you add the points standings table for each player at the beginning and end of each recap? Link is good but might contain spoilers for those like me that wait for the recaps. I think it would frame the context of each round a bit better. Cheers!
Levy your voice is so magical, i always stay up till you release the recap. Its currently 1:15 AM out here in india, and I'll watch your video now. I actually have trouble sleeping but your candidates recap get so overwhelmingly informative that I sleep midway the video and wake up 9 hours later. Thanks a lot man🙏
These episodes following the Candidates have been the best ever. Levy’s commentary really adds another level of excitement to the game and the tournament as a whole. Keep it up sir!
Hikaru and Ding are on a hot streak here. Nepo better not too over confident cus Ding is starting to play like Ding and Hikaru is just playing some top level chess. Let’s goooooo! Someone stop Nepo cus a certain Norwegian is not gonna want to play him. It’s a shame Fabi had to drop points today.
@@plasmakitten4261 he already knows that to do against fabi. draw all classicals and crush it in rapid. Magus also knows what to do against nepo. Tire him out then take advantage of a possible blunder after 100+ hours. easier said then done but this will probably be the tactic for magnus to beat them
Nakamura might have fans, but the highlight of the round was without a doubt the Rapport-Ding game, not Hikaru's. Insanely complicated, it deserves more analysis (e.g. even at the final position it is the g pawn that will win the game)
Most exciting game, yeah. Ding responded extremely accurately to some crazy ideas (but still..rapport blundered and had several mistakes + inaccuracies) Hikaru and firouzja have far bigger followings, and it was a tidy conversion with a nice exchange sac to put him back into 2nd place And we all know hikaru is levy's. boy..so stop being such a stiff and enjoy the content
Levy, I wish you explained the significance of the move Rook 1 to G2 in Duda's game, before that move, the crazy savage move knight to H7 wasn't possible because the rook would take the rook with check, and this was it's "secretly" avoided :D
Hey levy just here for the algorithm, thank you for making grandmaster chess games both funnier, and easier for a lower level player like me to understand.
But it all hinges on Nepo losing, which isn't all that likely. Even if Nepo gets just draws until the end of the tournament, it will be very hard for Ding, Hikaru and Fabi to catch up with him. This tournament is *literally* Nepo's to lose.
I know nobody will probably see this but I haven't even started the video, and already saw the results but I still know levy will make an epic recap. He finds a way to make chess entertaining even in boring draws, while still being instructive. Been a sub since 2020, thanks to him I've gone from 600-1500 and I still am constantly awaiting Levy's daily videos. Keep up the amazing videos :)
Would it be possible for you to talk about the standings at the end of these videos? Even if it's just a few seconds of it I'd really like the additional context at the end of the videos.
Can't see Nepo losing this now, he has been phenomenally consistent. Only question now is if Magnus will rematch with Nepo or if the race for second is on
I mean , who cares if Carlsen shows up. If he doesn't , 1st and 2nd will face off, if he does , no problem. Either way he who deserves will get the title. By the way, i dont think anyone with a grain of reasoning would think Carlsen wont play
@@PivotStickmanAnimations carlsen is a league ahead of his peers. Even if 1st and 2nd place play and we get a new champion, he will be known as the second best player. It's bad for chess if the world champ is 2nd best.
@@Tom-dn6zy you are wrong in your naive assumption that if carlsen doesnt play the new world champion will be known as the second best player. The world championship title is not something you retain forever. The new champion will replace him and no one will care if Carlsen played.
I love how much personality every candidate has: - Rapport with his swagger. - Hikaru the retired streamer. - Caruana the all rounder. - Ian the underdog who is crushing. - Ding comming from an amazing run. - Firouzja the rookie. - Duda... The poor lad we all love. - Radjabov who ended his classical losing streak. They are all amazing!
what i love about this candidates as a whole is everytime we think a player is weaker than all the others he comes back and proves us wrong. I'm looking forward to see who grabs the second place because it could be important this time xDD
3:22 Magnus actually won this game in Norway Chess against none other than Teimour himself. I think that probably led to Teimour reviewing the line and playing more accurately.
The perfect evening to make some food and then you see, that Levi has uploaded. Thank you, Thank you for the content you are gifting us with every other day. We love you, Levi!
Hikaru. Seriously should be up to his balls in this tournament. Extraordinary to be this good while still streaming full time. His dedication to chess is only beaten by his dedication to his community. Mad respect 🙏
In my opinion it would by hugely disrespectful and childish from magnus to not play the winner of the candidates. If he doesnt want to play then he should retire... Otherwise he just shits on the efforts of the guy who gave his best winning the candidates!
Ok I have a question, why is it at 21:32 or move 50 in the game between rapport and liren not a draw? I tried for around 20 min to find the moves that wouldnt end in a draw and win for black but I cant find them. What I see is that the bishop from black is useless because it only gets the g2 pawn and defends the g4 or h5 pawn(if it gets there), meanwhile the white bishop stops the b pawn every single time of getting anywhere close to promotion because if he gets on the b2 square he gets eaten and the black King also has to take him so he doesnt stop the other pawn. But during that time the king can run like usain bolt to f4 e5 f6 into g6 or g5 and depending on the black bishop he can take the pawn because his own pawn has to be stopped from promotion (and only the bishop can catch up). SO I only found draws and Situations where the moves get repeated infinitly. ALSO I dont even understand why rapport would go for e6 instead of f6 to hunt the black pawns? If he goes for f6 there is nothing black can do to stop him from taking the h pawn because the bishop is 1 turn to late from saving the h pawn PLS Help, also Gotham your recaps of the tournaments are really easy to digest and also entertaining with your dry sense of humor
If you go f6 to go for h6 pawn you would have to sack your bishop on b2 and black king is fast enought to get to your pawns, at the end g4 pawn (guarded by bishop) promotes
@@imax22_85 appreciate your answer, after reading it I played it out again and saw that yes the king can be locked on the h file while the bishop protects the pawn from being taken and during that time the black king can just prepare his king to take the bishop on b2. Interestingly, one single mistake could cost you the win so thats why the bar always changed extremely after certain moves during that endgame
I really enjoy your sports analogies and expressive commentary. The games themselves are interesting and your analysis is quality and understandable, but the extra flair make these videos especially enjoyable to me
If Ian cruises to candidates just to be destroyed again by Magnus is gonna be the proof that Carlsen is the goat because of the gap between him and his peers
Bro?! How did this candidates go from ultra solid mainlines in the first 7 games to absolute chaos since round 8? It feels like everyone but Nepo is just playing risky lines because f*ck it, win or die trying, no more draws. This is so much entertainment, especially with your recaps.
everyone isnt playing mainlines bc people prep them and know how to make draws if you play things ppl dont know theres a bigger chance of them not knowing the correct move
Why not? If these guys want a chance of catching up, and I imagine they haven't given up yet, they've got to absolutely go for broke. If 4 of the players are going after wins at every turn with white and playing as-sharp-as-possible lines with black, that means that a majority of the games could be sorta chaotic.
Hey, I'm not complaining, it makes every round far more entertaining and likely more interesting for players of all levels.
That's because if they keep drawing Nepo will win the candidates
Nepo playing for draws is understandable since he has a huge lead but gosh dang it I hope someone takes him down so we get more drama
because they think magnus wont play the winner if the games are boring
I know Hikaru has a lot of support, but I’m really happy that
1) Duda got his first win, so now everyone has won at least one game, and
2) Ding is starting to heat up and perform like the World #2
Ian do not care. Ian is too op
@@tellurius4951 tell that to Magnus
I think Ding comes back and wins it all.
@@jp1731 we are talking about the candidates, not about last wc 😄
@@brendanschatz8758 im pretty sure thats literally impossible
I heard Rapport was a lunatic, but this tournament is the first time I have actually seen his games.
Reputation justified.
Amazing
Recommend that you check out his games in the Grand Prix! Those were how I became a Rapport fan
Wish he'd get to the championship, he is a very interesting player. But I don't see that happening, sadly.
@@lucasduque8289 He’s much like the Tal of this generation imo but with engines a lot of the risky playing stuff is easily refuted. Crazy entertaining and everybody’s favorite player, but I doubt Rapport is ever in the WCC unless he becomes a more fundamental player
@@joshuahartman2555 Not just engines, players are generally much better at recognizing and punishing these beautiful but objectively bad moves IMO. Players like Ding or Fabi and ofc Magnus just don't often see ghosts when facing a 'Tal move', but calculate very concrete lines and refute it. And yeah I agree Rapport needs better opening preps for sure. Can't expect to play whatever and win these chaotic battles all the way to the WCC
The only super GM who is always escaping out of theory and throwing fists. Very romantic player.
Imagine if Nepo and Hikaru are 1st and 2nd, and Magnus begrudgingly plays the championship just to stop Hikaru from getting to bid for champ
Sigma grindset type shit
Ngl that would be hilarious
th-cam.com/video/fT2pEmuPf_0/w-d-xo.html it may be but Magnus respects Hikaru. I don't think he would do that just to stop him. If he does so he would have other reasons
No matter what happens Hikaru has already proven what a great chessplayer he is.
@@bobbynygaardchrisitansen6874 Just not quite World Champion level.
It's been 10 rounds in a 2800s field and no one's been able to beat Nepo even once. Good for him but remember that guy who beat this guy 4 times in 11 games just 6 months ago? Just goes to show you how really annoying that Norwegian final boss is. Levels.
This shows that guy is at whole another level.
what is shows is that Nepo clearly wasn't ready to face Magnus. i'm convinced of they rematch, it won't be as dominant of a victory for Magnus
To be fair, nepo broke and tilted after his first loss and started throwing in his last matches.
@@zEcho1 if anyone had managed to beat nepo early he'd probably collapse again. I hope someone had beat him so he could prove us wrong but it's gonna remain a doubt like this
@@zEcho1 Yeah this losses could happen again if he's not mentally prepared. Like Hikaru said something like this today : When he's on he's very on, but when he's off he way too off.ج
Yo, Gotham, you gotta make a "Rapport's craziest chess games" video, the guy is a treasure, and it's gonna be mad content.
Please please do this. Rapport is a BALLER.
+1
Rapport is a blessing to watch even when he loses.
oh god
5:10 For those who are wondering, Ra1 is not a piece blunder because after Bxe5, there’s Ra5 so black has to give up the queen or give back the piece, the latter is better objectively speaking.
300th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Hikaru: na partit perfett"
Yayy 300th day!!!!
Thanks for doin this
Sei una leggenda
Si o peggior fratm
Mi hai migliorato la giornata
Il migliore
Easily the most laughs i've gotten from a Gotham video yet; Please, don't ever stop the analogies. Loving the content, 1 day at a time.
The ‘putting the horse down’ analogy around 11:00 made me laugh out loud
17:59 Levy’s analogies for the pieces are completely unmatched. A true entertainer and the reason I come back every day!
Scheveningen, both an opening variation, and a village in The Hague. Only native Dutch speakers can really master the word. It’s so hard to pronounce that during WWII, the Dutch underground used it as a password, on the mostly correct assumption that no German could pronounce it correctly. So don’t sweat it.
The Dutch were linguistic trolls then
I tried to pronounce it and it sounds quite similar to the one in Wikipedia. The only way to know for sure is to go there and shout it out loud for all to hear.
i think i could pronoumce it decently. Norwegian is kinda similar to dutch
@@Nai_101 This is it: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Nl-Scheveningen.ogg Please try and do tell.
@@Rasta8889 i think i got it down. Beginning is the only hard part
22:00 that was the funniest reference I didn’t know I needed
Credit to Rapport; he may have lost, but he told quite the story along the way
what story
@@mazerello4649 Story of chess
I honestly love that Nepo is dominating the candidates. It forces everyone else to play really aggressive and gives us entertaining games, rather than the usual draws
Ofcourse rapport would do that anyway lol hes a madman
It also shuts up the ppl that gave him shit in the WC match. He might be way inferior to Carlsen but that goes for everybody and Ian is still ahead of everybody else or at least able to blow any other player off the board, including the world #2 and #3.
i don’t love it cuz i want to see an interesting WC not boring nepo again
I agree with TH-cam addict
Except he is not dominating anything. His wins are from clear mistakes of his opponents, he can't grind games into wins so he just plays for boring draws. It just so happens that he has been gifted blunders from multiple super-gm's in one single tournament.
@@Liam19768 lol
COVID knocked me out of work for two weeks, so I was able to see some portion of the Candidates as they were happening. Without fail, I watched these recaps. You have the curious ability to make me feel as if I would have thought of these moves myself, and I’m a lowly 650.
Today is my first day back at work. I cannot tell you how excited I am to watch this after I get home. The title tells me that I got what I wanted, but the journey is going to be so, so sweet. Thank you, Levy.
Also, can we petition to give Rapport an auto bid for the next candidates? His style of chess is amazing( I could not care more if he loses every game)
You could not care less*
@@JulianL0pez that implies that I care a little. I don't care at all, therefore I could care more
@@colbei9260 could not care less means what you’re trying to say, if you cannot care less, you don’t care at all. Saying you could not care more is like saying I could not be more full, after eating a large meal.
@@JulianL0pez you're totally right! Shouldn't have included not.
Strange correction but wholesome interaction?
This might be my first and last chance to tell you.
But I seriously love you more than the actual content. I don't even play chess that much, but I await every single video, not going to sleep until I see one.
Thank you Levy
You’re just begging for a heart lmao
@@Hypothetical-Being I just really craved a video today, lmao
lucy is fucking him
pin of love
(I know not a 📍) just wanted to say
1 John 5:19-21
King James Version
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
I will be completely honest i just wait for your recaps of CANDIDATES... even if i watch all the matches i still feel there is something empty nd that is ur recaps.. I JUST LOVE UR RECAPS.. ND THANK U SO MUCH...
This tournament is on 🔥. Your channel is wonderful. Very entertaining. I'm a Saxophonist, but I love to play chess. Keep up the awesome work!
Fantastic content as always, thank you Levy!! Gotham a chess legend man. Could you add the points standings table for each player at the beginning and end of each recap? Link is good but might contain spoilers for those like me that wait for the recaps. I think it would frame the context of each round a bit better. Cheers!
22:02 EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!!
Rapport just like: "Give me some EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!"
Richard “Robbie “Ruthless” Lawler” Rapport
Levy forgot Hikaru/Kasparov famous saying, “a knight on F5 is worth at least a queen”
Naka corrected that kasparov statement in his last recap which was "...A knight on f5 is like winning a pawn".
I pay more attention to the candidates recaps than I do my children.
☹️
Levy your voice is so magical, i always stay up till you release the recap. Its currently 1:15 AM out here in india, and I'll watch your video now. I actually have trouble sleeping but your candidates recap get so overwhelmingly informative that I sleep midway the video and wake up 9 hours later. Thanks a lot man🙏
No cap, I started watching him cause his mic during chess.com broadcasts was always so damn clean
I wake up and there's always recap waiting for me to watch with my breakfast😃
Ding suffering yet again from a slow start to the candidates
The mans a weapon once he gets going....3 WINS in a row
Shoutout to Ding's light-squared bishop, which never moved that entire game. Hoping to see my man make a comeback :^)
Laughed at Gothams comment at 22:10, he was the one saying fire the bookmakers for ranking Ding so high XD
If someone would just defeat Nepo while Ding wins...it would be just 0.5 and very doable imo.
10:25 perfect sound effect
"Two horse race" well I see how that went for Caruana
Back kid wasn't harmed in this video.
Let’s go Duda! First win is against number 2 in the tournament that’s crazy
These episodes following the Candidates have been the best ever. Levy’s commentary really adds another level of excitement to the game and the tournament as a whole. Keep it up sir!
I think Radjabov said in his interview he had this against Magnus in a Norway chess game
Hikaru and Ding are on a hot streak here. Nepo better not too over confident cus Ding is starting to play like Ding and Hikaru is just playing some top level chess. Let’s goooooo! Someone stop Nepo cus a certain Norwegian is not gonna want to play him. It’s a shame Fabi had to drop points today.
A certain Norwegian probably wouldn't want to play Fabi either
@@plasmakitten4261 he already knows that to do against fabi. draw all classicals and crush it in rapid. Magus also knows what to do against nepo. Tire him out then take advantage of a possible blunder after 100+ hours. easier said then done but this will probably be the tactic for magnus to beat them
Nakamura might have fans, but the highlight of the round was without a doubt the Rapport-Ding game, not Hikaru's. Insanely complicated, it deserves more analysis (e.g. even at the final position it is the g pawn that will win the game)
dude hikaru literally played a perfect game, how does that not deserve attention
@@wojciechsawicki4733 Firo played weakly, so on the whole the game is not as interesting
Most exciting game, yeah.
Ding responded extremely accurately to some crazy ideas
(but still..rapport blundered and had several mistakes + inaccuracies)
Hikaru and firouzja have far bigger followings, and it was a tidy conversion with a nice exchange sac to put him back into 2nd place
And we all know hikaru is levy's. boy..so stop being such a stiff and enjoy the content
Yeah it was a "perfect" game played by nakamura but firouzja performance was not all that impressive tbh.
You chose the probably least flattering photo of hikaru possible
Levy, I wish you explained the significance of the move Rook 1 to G2 in Duda's game, before that move, the crazy savage move knight to H7 wasn't possible because the rook would take the rook with check, and this was it's "secretly" avoided :D
I have never heard the placement of a bishop been referred to as “sus” in master level commentary before
Hey levy just here for the algorithm, thank you for making grandmaster chess games both funnier, and easier for a lower level player like me to understand.
27:37 yes, that bishop will never see the light of day ever again cuz it is a dark square bishop
sorry
Sharp commentary from a sharp dressed snappy chap! How this guy only has 1.53 followers is beyond me.
*1.53 million
With Fabi losing again it makes the battle for second interesting of indeed Magnus abandons the next match
“Dudas like oh you trying to smash”😭😭
And it led to a crazy 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 position 😏
rapport is a damn chad
Bro if nepo loses tomorrow and hikaru wins with ding and Fabiano having a decisive win for one of em, it's gonna be chaos💀
Nepo already survived a wild game. Doesn't matter. Easy tournament for Ian
But it all hinges on Nepo losing, which isn't all that likely. Even if Nepo gets just draws until the end of the tournament, it will be very hard for Ding, Hikaru and Fabi to catch up with him.
This tournament is *literally* Nepo's to lose.
22:02 LMFAO I literally said ＥＭＯＴＩＯＮＡＬ ＤＡＭＡＧＥ out loud as you did
I know nobody will probably see this but I haven't even started the video, and already saw the results but I still know levy will make an epic recap. He finds a way to make chess entertaining even in boring draws, while still being instructive. Been a sub since 2020, thanks to him I've gone from 600-1500 and I still am constantly awaiting Levy's daily videos. Keep up the amazing videos :)
That commentary by Levi is an absolute gem... You really making this candidate tournament spicy. Loved it!
Would it be possible for you to talk about the standings at the end of these videos? Even if it's just a few seconds of it I'd really like the additional context at the end of the videos.
?? He did talk about the standings at the end of the video?
Hikaru puts on jacket , waiting for resignation
Next day: hikaru upset over loss
The day after : hikaru patiently waiting for resignation
It is so satisfying watching candidates from Levy at night before going to sleep to relax mind and laugh a bit. Brilliant content!
I honestly think I've seen Levy more this week than my own family
Can't see Nepo losing this now, he has been phenomenally consistent. Only question now is if Magnus will rematch with Nepo or if the race for second is on
I mean , who cares if Carlsen shows up. If he doesn't , 1st and 2nd will face off, if he does , no problem. Either way he who deserves will get the title. By the way, i dont think anyone with a grain of reasoning would think Carlsen wont play
If Magnus won't play we 100% are getting new champion so match between 1st and 2nd place would be even a bit more exciting for me.
@@PivotStickmanAnimations carlsen is a league ahead of his peers. Even if 1st and 2nd place play and we get a new champion, he will be known as the second best player. It's bad for chess if the world champ is 2nd best.
@@Tom-dn6zy you are wrong in your naive assumption that if carlsen doesnt play the new world champion will be known as the second best player. The world championship title is not something you retain forever. The new champion will replace him and no one will care if Carlsen played.
I'm not an expert, but that feels like Hikaru's immortal game. Absolutely beautiful, especially the rook sac. Splendid chess!
honestly nepo is on fire 🔥
you know what now that you mention it i think you might be right
Since I'm from Poland and Duda is my idol I'm very happy that he finally won a game
Danya was giving a certain nemesis of yours, one Christopher Yoo, a lot of credit for pushing the b5 line in the Catalan.
Yoo is already a GM so i guess that make sense
"I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me." -Jan-Krzyzstof Duda, 2022
Laughing my butt off with this commentary! Never change, Levy.
This whistle was insane, rarely heard something so clean haha 10:24
I love how much personality every candidate has:
- Rapport with his swagger.
- Hikaru the retired streamer.
- Caruana the all rounder.
- Ian the underdog who is crushing.
- Ding comming from an amazing run.
- Firouzja the rookie.
- Duda... The poor lad we all love.
- Radjabov who ended his classical losing streak.
They are all amazing!
who said hikaru was retired
plus Ian was in the world championship match last year he is NOT an underdog
@@youtubeaddict487 yes but after his performance in the second half off the wcc no one really had him on the list
@@youtubeaddict487 is sarcasm
@@youtubeaddict487 after the brutal loss against Magnus, Ian was an underdog in these candidates.
Dude, those recaps are so awesome! Funny and full of energie! Keep it up you're the GM of chess entertainment.
I hope Hikaru wins in the end. He & Magnus have too much rivalry in their past. No way does Magnus back down from a title match with Hikaru.
If only we could just get 8 Rapports for a candidates tournament.
As usual, a brilliant game and even more brilliant commentary from our lord levy
what i love about this candidates as a whole is everytime we think a player is weaker than all the others he comes back and proves us wrong. I'm looking forward to see who grabs the second place because it could be important this time xDD
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Yeah I see these strange black shadows running around my house laughing like kids like I don’t even have kids lol
Clicked in a heart beat, thanks for the recaps, easier way to catch up after a long day.
3:22 Magnus actually won this game in Norway Chess against none other than Teimour himself. I think that probably led to Teimour reviewing the line and playing more accurately.
"EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!?" Gotta love these recaps
Steven he approves👍
Agadmator took over Levy’s soul for a second at 6:36
The line in the first game you mention was indeed played by Teimour, he mentioned it himself in the post game interview.
At the end of the day, Rapport is gonna Rapport, and I am here for it.
The perfect evening to make some food and then you see, that Levi has uploaded. Thank you, Thank you for the content you are gifting us with every other day. We love you, Levi!
Rapport sacrificing at the candidates like the magician.
Hikaru. Seriously should be up to his balls in this tournament. Extraordinary to be this good while still streaming full time. His dedication to chess is only beaten by his dedication to his community. Mad respect 🙏
Yeah
Tbh he took some time off to prepare and only streamed TT and RCC so he cares
10:11 Pause
We are in the golden era of gothamchess.
Ding didn't move his bishop at C8 in the whole game......
I hate it how ding game was so much more interesting than hikaru’s
i love the "g1 g2 g3 HIKARU" in the timeline
1st day of translating Levy's titles into Slovak: "Hikaru: PERFEKTNÁ Hra..."
So true when you are a parent you start to hear things all the time.
3:30 I believe Radjabov mentioned losing a similar game against Magnus recently when he was interviewed today
Rapport is such a beauty man. Every game is entertaining
Hikaru could win the whole thing👀
"You trying to smash 😂 😂" lol.
Killled me.
In my opinion it would by hugely disrespectful and childish from magnus to not play the winner of the candidates. If he doesnt want to play then he should retire...
Otherwise he just shits on the efforts of the guy who gave his best winning the candidates!
If he declines to defend the title it's because he respects the top 2 challengers and wants them both to have the chance to win it
Ok I have a question, why is it at 21:32 or move 50 in the game between rapport and liren not a draw?
I tried for around 20 min to find the moves that wouldnt end in a draw and win for black but I cant find them.
What I see is that the bishop from black is useless because it only gets the g2 pawn and defends the g4 or h5 pawn(if it gets there), meanwhile the white bishop stops the b pawn every single time of getting anywhere close to promotion because if he gets on the b2 square he gets eaten and the black King also has to take him so he doesnt stop the other pawn. But during that time the king can run like usain bolt to f4 e5 f6 into g6 or g5 and depending on the black bishop he can take the pawn because his own pawn has to be stopped from promotion (and only the bishop can catch up).
SO I only found draws and Situations where the moves get repeated infinitly.
ALSO I dont even understand why rapport would go for e6 instead of f6 to hunt the black pawns?
If he goes for f6 there is nothing black can do to stop him from taking the h pawn because the bishop is 1 turn to late from saving the h pawn
PLS Help, also Gotham your recaps of the tournaments are really easy to digest and also entertaining with your dry sense of humor
If you go f6 to go for h6 pawn you would have to sack your bishop on b2 and black king is fast enought to get to your pawns, at the end g4 pawn (guarded by bishop) promotes
@@imax22_85 appreciate your answer, after reading it I played it out again and saw that yes the king can be locked on the h file while the bishop protects the pawn from being taken and during that time the black king can just prepare his king to take the bishop on b2.
Interestingly, one single mistake could cost you the win so thats why the bar always changed extremely after certain moves during that endgame
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Good to know
That Rapport Liren recap was the funniest thing I've ever seen :D great game, great commentary!
I really enjoy your sports analogies and expressive commentary. The games themselves are interesting and your analysis is quality and understandable, but the extra flair make these videos especially enjoyable to me
Beside being a FIDE candidates, Duda should be an Oscar candidates too for that acting.
14:30 there is also interesting line when white plays Sg4 and when black takes there is mating threads
Hikaru just executed Alireza
Petition to name a knight sacrifice "Rapport's Gambit". Also Hikaru, what a legend
If Ian cruises to candidates just to be destroyed again by Magnus is gonna be the proof that Carlsen is the goat because of the gap between him and his peers