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Ding Liren and the poisoned chalice.

This was great, but does anyone else find it extremely frustrating when it heats up and gets to the final minutes and the coverage puts the playing board in a little window on the screen and shows the players in the main, big window? I want to see the moves, not the players. In the final minutes of a basketball game, the cameras don't focus only on the player's facial expressions, they show the game. This happens only in chess coverage. Why?

Generally Prag goes defensive and has a mentality that favors draw. That every time costs his game. I can't find any reason to choose French opening against Hikaru.

the stand up guy at around 1:21:00 is actually funny lol

I think it's crazy how hikaru and fabi can go into the confessional and analyze other boards while they are still playing their own games.. it's beyond me. 😂

Wow! The legend Pia Cramling still got It!! Drawing against the female champion! And she could win, but she played so fast... And she realized after press the clock 🥺 amazing human being❤

Hikaru's comments were the most interesting.

My heart breaks for Ding, but I still believe in him

04:35:04 Queen D6 is Botez's Gambit hahaha

Real question tho, why no interviews with the female players? Is there a language barrier? Or are the players refusing an interview

Pragg beats Magnus Hikaru beats Pragg Ding beats Hikaru in candidates Therefore Ding >> Magnus /s of course but just to highlight how ridiculous some comments are

curious, how does Nakamura thinks it's ok to be disrespectful to both his opponent and the game ( chess)! hope he lose all his games from now on!

wait a min... was magnus was cleaning his teeth while in the confessional? dude just snackin

Missing the commentary of Danial Narodisky, GothamChess Levy and Vishy Anand. Danial Narodisky for expert analysis, levy Gotham is for a storm in the voice over cheboard, and Vishy Anand for the long term strategy and planning. Ah what a package!

Hikaru getting good mileage out of the confession booth lol

Right now, we've got the Ding-with-one-wing version. Hopefully he gets his other wing back before his WC match vs Goku.

Hikaru gonna win this 2 times in a row for sure.

I really dislike thus tournament format

I called it

I love hikaru so much, hes so funny haha 4:49:20 spends more time talking about other games and drinking coffee than his own game. Just chilling and relaxing he says 😂

The confessional should be in more tournaments.

Alireza a man of many talents, chess, fashion, cooking, love to see it

🔥🇮🇳Pragg &Arjun Eragasi 🇮🇳🔥

Great tournament, great coverage! I feel privileged to be able to witness it! Thank you!

In my opinion, Ding will show his true form during the World Chess Championship against Gukesh.

4:30:13 K+R+N versus K+R can be a win if the defending side has a sufficiently unfavorable position. But White would certainly prefer to keep the pawn.

Magnus the Magician

Wow can't belive magnus and alireza lost today

The world champion DING dream achievement is that, as he said, he doesn't want to be last, I guess he cant achieve his dream...

What a crazy turn of events. Fabi is 2800 but has a magnus problem

Welcome victory for magnus,couldn't have come in a better way,especially beating world no with black,revenge for last noway chess done 👍, now on to next games🎉

Magnus shows why he is the true World Champion. Meanwhile Ding has been bottom of every tournament he has played thus far.

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Gratz on the only classical win. That was awesome. And that second last armageddon game was crazy!! 4:34:37

play chess while having the pawns opposite