"It's Unbelievable." The Entire Chess World Is Speechless Right Now
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 1. 06. 2024
- "It's Unbelievable." The Entire Chess World Is Speechless Right Now.
Magnus Carlsen Chess World Number One with white against Ding Liren, World Chess Champion, in Norway Chess 2024. Carlsen takes on the struggling Ding Liren in this epic classical chess game. What followed is heartbreaking chess between Carlsen and Ding.
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For the first time ever, I can say that I play like a world champion.
lol
Some people are gifted at strategy. Some people are gifted at memorization. Which is more valuable?
Pssh, I play like Magnus when he memes, Ding's move is child's play.
Sadly you can say that you still don't play like a world Champion, because right now Ding is not playing like a World Champion. At 1900 at my best, I was never a very strong player, but I saw that coming a good way in the distance. Ding will not have missed it as such, it will have been on his radar for a good number of moves. But right now his mind is not in balance and he knew he would be getting counterplay when he played rb2, after playing ph6. His brain just moved the wrong piece first. I am feeling so sorry for him.
Lolđ
This is like if Lionel Messi picked up the ball and walked backwards into his own goal.
Woah what a perfect way to describe it for soccer fans đđ I think he feels the pressure from the whole chess community dude needs to loosen up and relax enjoy the game just get more exp and lvl up more đ
Pretty sure I saw Ronaldo doing that one time.
Thanks for the interpretation. I don't know anything about chess. I just saw the headline. Lol
Hahaha. Really funny analogy man. đ
so he did a Maguire
If he did this against me, I would never spot that mate in two...
I might've spotted it if i heard audible gasps from spectators, otherwise probably not đ€Ł
I did pause the video and found it in about 5 seconds when i knew there was a mate in 2 to be found
It was really a no-brainer. When the commentator said "Ding played the unbelievable..." I simply knew that he didn't see the queen sac. Which really IS unbelievable.
Sure, when someone said that this is The move, I found it immediatelly, but if noone said nothing, if I was playing... no way :)
@@IvanToman glad i'm not the only one. No idea why I'm super average at chess but still like to watch it. And it feels like everyone else spectating is a chess genius. I know just enough to sort of understand the insane commitment it takes to get really good which scares me off from even playing.
@@junkequation The Gauss distribution says that the majority of chess players are super-average :) There is nothing wrong with that. Here on youtube we are watching the best players in the world... it can skew our perception sometimes.
I love your rapid fire "play by play" style. It gives me that "sport event" feel.
thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!
@@epicchess2021 I liked it too. it made me watch the whole video. or else I wouldn't understand anything lol.
@@epicchess2021 nice presentation
â@@josefernandez4423100% same here. Not sure how this got recommended but I'm glad it did. Was fun to watch!
Agree. Perfect tempo and commentary
I see things like that all the time - in my own games
hahahaha i find this hilarious
I witnessed my Seattle Mariners BLOW an 8-0 lead going into the 8th, and they LOSE the game! Happened 3 days ago. At least now I know someone had a worse game than my clown team.
brilliant
It's the Star Wars Acolyte of chess moves
In your dreams , then go play and show us or be quite
thanks for not spoiling the winner just like every other chess channel.
yes! i dont watch chess, dont play chess, have a very rudimentary understanding of it, but know who magnus is so i clicked on this expecting an epic magnus fail. a good video even though i understood about 5% of it.
@@dayday2466 Same here exactly. Been online since Windows 98, my introduction to computers, and have never bothered to even watch one chess video, never learned the game. This becomes the only chess video in my digital collection of more than 40TB of video alone hoarded over the years.
The thumbnail made it very obvious
That was everything i wanted to know
Who won?
The fact that both Magnus after this game and Hikaru after their game said that something felt off and different about Ding says a lot. Magnus' interview afterward felt odd, like he didn't even want to take credit for a great game played by him. I hope Ding is okay
*Something different" feels about Ding for good amount of time, not just now
It seems ding is attuned and sensitive to the majin transition/presence and it's badly affecting him
he even doesn't look okay
depression
They are pretty humble guys. I get no joy beating someone because they made a massive blunder. Such a shame the game ends this way, it was a really beautiful game beforehand.
Whatever is going on with Ding is clearly more than just nerves. I hope he pulls through whatever crisis heâs going through. He certainly deserves respect and support from the chess community.
Agreed
If you watch some of the full stream, you can actually see him falling asleep at times, trying to keep himself awake... He seems very tired/sleep deprived.
The Communist Party has overworked him with unhuman hours to bring prizes back. He should move to Taiwan to escape.
Honestly, I feel bad for the guy. We've all played like crap at some point... and yes, he shouldn't be making these mistakes, but he clearly is not used to this added pressure of expectation as World Champion. I suspect this is a low point for his career, unless he embarrasses himself in the WC match.
@@internationalpatzer He tried to play ball with Magnus the Great then snapped from the pressure. Nothing to be ashamed of. Happens to anyone trying to stay rigid against a force of nature.
âStockfish had a hernia..â lmao
i wish stockfish and other computer tools didnt exist. Programming was my first love. i realised instantly no human could beat a computer with enough flops and memory. Computers destroy the game of chess because it is becoming simply "who's smart enough to see what the computer 'thinks' is the best move (computers dont think)
@@charlesreid9337 we need a new game. one that is not based on pure deterministic and logic calculation but on psychology and creativity
Poker?â@@michalkiwanuka938
@@michalkiwanuka938diplomacy is pretty much that. Itâs kinda like if you could negotiate while playing chess with multiple other people
â@@michalkiwanuka938we have thousands of games, my friend. The thing with Chess is that is very simple to learn, elegant and very rounded. If you don't play at the level of Magnus, then you really don't have to worry about "computer been able to beat any human".
You can see the passion in Magnus's reaction as he even doesn't want his opponent to make huge mistakes. Some players are celebrating after the move but he's the contrary.
This feels like one of those moves where you saw the mate in 2 and aknowledged that you had to defend against it, and then you start analyzing the resulting position after you defend and play the move for that position instead.
Agreed
i get it. So if youre thinking of anal, you go for vag, but realize that anal was the play. Youre pumping vag, but the whole room has left because youve left a forlorn gaping anus wanting it. I never got chess but now i do. Brilliant from MC.
Jup!!!! Your mind decides to play some tricks on you instead of againstmagnusâŠ
chess is a mess that way,but we keep comming back for more
Been there! That is probably what happend here, you right.
I feel horrible for Ding. He does NOT want to be playing chess. He's only playing because he's the reigning world champion. He admitted that had he lost the WCC against Nepo that he would have quit chess forever! He wants out! Can you imagine the pressure he feels from his home country, China? Perhaps internal pressure more than external, but still... oh, man. Poor guy!
he obviously wants to play a proper game...called bridge đ
I think its more pressure from his family that he become rich as Magnus. Chess isnt that big in China (in contrast to India), Ding said no one in China actually knows him. He knows that if he plays his hand well he could rake in huge wealth but thats also a lot of pressure and I think thats what spiraled him into depression.
DING should just QUIT CHESS and tell the Chess World and the CCP of China GO f themselves !!! Stop Feeling Sorry for DING !
@@insomnia20422 You are taking some big leaps from a foundation of mud.
@@ivannasha5556 But he is right in that Chess is not that popular in China. Chinese people plays 2 board games (not including card games): Go and Chinese Chess. Go players are a whole lot more renouned in China.
Commentators stunned into silence
Such a dreadful moment of silence. It reminds me of that famous GOT episode where the Starks are killed, and the ending credits black screen rolled off with no music.
It's so rare for Danny Rensch to be genuinely speechless.
@@jaconova ...Spoilers man, I'm still planning to read the books that I got
@@thechronicler7461well sht dude get to it⊠For what itâs worth though, Iâve read the books and watched the show, and I have no clue what this guy is talking about
@@connorgillispie7128 two words... red wedding
I'm glad you dialed down the jokes. It is an important moment to cover but no one is enjoying it. I like the theory that Ding calculated the moves and then played the first 2 in the wrong order. He has been criticized for move order switching before. I hope he finds some joy in playing again.
I doubt Ding is reading the comments here but it is a classy move.
I think he was expecting Rh4 and thought he had one more tempo. He simply missed Qxh7.
I did consider the idea that Ding got into a line, then forgot which move he was on; but he only spent three minutes on the move. That's nothing for players at this level.
I'm enjoying it
A bit annoying for him to stall so much before getting to the fucking point. Feels weird for him to act like it's super somber if he's gonna blue ball us like that.
I thought the title was clickbait. Clearly it was not.
I'm no great chess player, but this was fascinating... "the two clergymen are very powerful together"... never even heard such expressions before lol!
Gukesh watching Ding's performance: Na...this guy is bluffing. He is playing a long game. He trying to trick me. He is playing chess outside chess. I am not falling for it.đ€Ł
haha the long game, that made me laugh. this is one super long game if so đ€Ł
@@epicchess2021 play long to win bigđ€Ł
Sun-Tzu type of game ...
Something is going on behind the scenes. World champs don't let sniper bishops find a foothold like that.
The bishop wasn't even far away. It had just been used for a check two moves earlier.
Never had such a weak and unworthy world champion either
It happens, we're human beings and not machines. There are times of the day and situations where an expert can perform far below their level
He isnât even a real world champion
@@LeNoLi.thatâs what happens when the actual world champion just decides to not defend it; someone obviously inferior is going to get it
Awesome recap! Thanks!
Youâre welcome. No problem.
I hate it when I watch a match like this where I am not the one playing that I can see every move, but when I play myself I am blind
I just want him to get his mental peace. He is a good person.
he is a good person? how do you know that? i once asked ding for an autograph and he laughed at me and spit on my shirt. i felt so bad... i will never forget it
@@BG1435q I met ding and he told me about the user "BG1335q" and he said be careful and do not believe what he says
@@BG1435q buddy I think that was the dream right before the one where you shat the bed
@@armelchausse8873 its true, it was filmed, but ding's managers took it down from the internet, forcing me to never talk about it again.
@@BG1435q yeah right he pooped on mine ... wtf
Dude! This is some of the best commentary I have ever heard. So good. Great work!
Glad you enjoyed it thanks a lot for the feedback!
No, it wasn't "two seconds" for Ding to realize his error, he extended his hand immediately.
and after Mag took pawn with queen, not prior.
Maybe it was one second? Why are you being so pedantic for something that literally doesn't matter.
"Bc5 came and ya gettin' kebabbed"
My favourite bit of the commentary :)
Haha
yeah, not a time for jokes... good judgement.
its always a time for jokes.
@@JonHop1 probably just me, but I was hoping Mag would go Will Ferrell-esque and do some massive, jumping out of seat celebration.đ€Ł
@christopherraines3202 Sure, when your only chance of winning is somebody else giving you a miracle, by all means, celebrate like a homeless
@@aaabbb-py5xd what the heck are you even talking about?
@@JonHop1 Damn son, didn't like the joke? Here's another one, whoOoooOosh
I like the wit and the clever analyses. Ding was not well a couple of years ago. Maybe the stress is getting to him .we wish him well.
Loved that you didnt drag it out, you actually explained fairly fast and then reviewed the game in a timely manner. I just hate people dragging it out.
Over 1.5M views. Wow congrats! Well deserved. You have been at it for quite some time with very informative content and some great English humour in the mix. All of your content deserves this attention!
Thanks a lot much appreciated
Who knows whatâs really going on but Ding is depressed and obviously has a confidence problem. Letâs hope he gets the help he needs and recovers.
Maybe he just had a bad night of sleep. Blunders happen to everybody. Magnus has made bad blunders too.
@@spindriftdrinker I hope youâre right but that was his 4th loss in a row. That doesnât happen to a World Champion unless something is seriously wrong.
@@Mach1Airspace No point in playing chess unless you are in the right frame of mind to play.
@@spindriftdrinker What complete bollocks. If you're playing at a high level then your control on 'when' you play a professional match is very limited. You'll have to win regardless of whether you are or aren't in a good frame of mind to play and every high level player has to deal with this at some point.
@@thenonexistinghero You can turn down the overcaffeinated rant, guy. Was making a general observation about people playing chess, 99.99% of whom are not professional chess players. Yes, I too have to get up and go to work after a bad night of sleep, though I'd rather not.
That is what happens to me quite often while playing chess - I am so obsessed with my own ideas so that I overlook the obvious :)
I told a GM friend that I have trouble with counter play. He replied: "Me too.".
Great commentary. Thanks for putting this up!
Thanks a lot!
I wish magnus or hikaru would reach out personally to ding. They knew more than anyone that something is off and they are all brothers fighting the same war. They are also maybe the only two on a list of people that know him and have the financial means to do something like fly him somewhere for help etc.
i have watched this last part 4 times. and the comments say much. psychophysical display of emotions is there. wishing well to D
Your first video where the title doesn't overstate it. And Ding 100% saw this and played it anyway - it's the first thing that any 1200+ would see. I feel for the guy.
Do you think so? Maybe you're right, with how quick he offered his hand as well, I really don't know
I'm 1500 and took 30sec to see it ^^'
â@@mrmeu34801600 here and saw it pretty much immediately loo
I don't think he saw it. Why would he throw an equal position and make a fool of himself?
Saying that it's 100% that he saw this and intentionally played it is ridiculous and disrespectful. It's clear he's had serious health and mental problems since the WC. We all saw Ian play almost perfect chess, then crack and start making 1000 elo blunders.
It's comforting to know it happens to the best still..
That development in the middle game was crazy good, very impressive. Truly he's a champion
Ding no longer chillin', Ding feelin'
This is why world needs rap
@@moonwhisperer4804 yea no
@@courtingdeath3364 nah yeah
hahahha
You didnt underestimate. I never saw a blunder like that by a reigning World Champion in a classical game...
Its absolutely mind-boggling...
Ding looks totally out of touch, the next opponent should go for the scholar's mate, there is a good chance he misses it
Great commentary, thanks for the video
What a rush?! Felt like i was watching *The Queen's Gambit,* again.
Brilliant commentary
Tal said of Fischer's winning 6-0 vs both Taimanov & Larsen: "Such a superiority in world championship events has never before been demonstrated by any contender for the chess crown." Still true of RJF today.
He did not want to play any longer, thats not a blunder
You could be right ...
Nope, he first wanted to write down Magnus' move, then quickly realized what happened and gave him a handshake. It was just a blunder.
I agree. Sometimes everybody has something going in their life or they just need a break from it all. Hasn't everybody gone through that at work and you tell your boss I need to take time off vacation days etc... It's got to be hard having the same reediness and concentration to be a top player every tournament. It really seems impossible to do.
maybe right you know I don't know, can you imagine if that really is the case, awful to think it is
It was a blunder. If Ding wanted to stop playing he could have simply resigned instead of playing a boneheaded move like that and making himself into a laughing stock.
No one knows what's really troubling him, but if he doesn't snap out of it soon he won't be World Champion much longer.
great recap. easy to follow along for beginners and doesn't waste a lot of time. subbed
Thanks very much!
Thank you so much for just getting into the game with minimal fluff. great video and it's nice to see these Gods we place on the pantheon are still mortal after all.
It's incredibly strange if you keep your eyes on Ding's face throughout those final moves. There's is absolutely NO trace of a "whoops! What have I done!" moment whatsoever. He pushes the rook, watches that Magnus is going to take with the Queen, then instantly offers his hand. I don't know exactly why but it doesn't even look like it was a blunder. It just looks like he threw the game... Who knows what's going on with him but I hope he's okay on a personal level.
Nah, I think Ding just has a poker face. Karpov once hung a piece and lost, it's happened before.
You are doing mistake in front of five time world champion
@@raylopez99 Yeah sure of course you can make a mistake. But that's not what I'm saying - Watch the video. Specifically watch Ding's face. There is absolutely no moment where you can even see a flick that he realises that he's made a mistake. It's almost robotic from start, i.e. pre rook move, to finish.
@@mrmiller74 nah thats wrong - he just blundered. He insta realised checkmate when Magnus took a pawn with the queen, cause its not a typical move
I think his lack of reaction just means whatever heâs going through is worse than we thought. He reached for the pen before handshaking so it clearly was a mistake. Any GM would have gasped or reacted strongly but his will to fight is so little he just doesnât even react, doesnât even care. Honestly itâs heartbreaking, and anyone who thinks this is funny and laughs at his expense, youâre a monster.
Petrosian loss against Bronstein might be similar level blunder. 1956
In the last game of the 1892 world championship, Chigorin (a great tactician) made a similar blunder, where he hung a mate-in-2 in a winning position. (Or actually: that mate was even simpler than the one Ding Liren missed here. Unexplainable, how an attacking player like Chigorin could miss that!)
Another big blunder in a world championship match was when Marshall hung a piece against Lasker in the 1907 championship. (Similarly unexplainable, because Marshall as well was known as a great tactical player...)
This video format is awesome, really entertaining and short enough to be able to watch before going to work. ThanksïŒ
Glad you enjoyed it!
not even remotely into chess tournaments, barely playing chess. but your style was very refreshing, well done
Thanks a lot for the feedback really appreciate it
Another great video thanks for sharing, it's heart breaking to see Ding's meltdown, the guy needs a break to deal with his demons. From what people are saying he's a lovely bloke which makes it so sad, if it was Niemann I'd be laughing my head off
What happened to Niemann after the cheating controversy? Did he won significant titles or anything?
@@paulievespucci6867 He's actually playing quite well
i feel real bad for him like when ronnie was 3-1 down to stephen hendry shook hands and walked out the tourney thats what happened here , he needs some help best of luck ding
So is there a cure for being immature and having a tantrum?
I am below a beginner, have no clue about strategy at all..... you did a great job describing the moves, what could have been moved, why they moved it, and what the possible outcomes could have been.... Great work! The Right side of that board was so heavy for Ding, and he.... didn't defend it seemed. good job describing, that was intense and enjoyable!
It's a calculated move. Ding was probably thinking "just go out with a BANG"...!!!
Depression, to which (I bet) the Chinese Federation adds by pressuring him to play on. Is anyone talking to him at FIDE, or are his peers trying to have a chat and discuss what's going on? The guy needs help.
yeah and i don't know
@@epicchess2021 Mental health issues is becoming less of a taboo in other sports, like tennis or football for instance. It would be good to discuss it in chess. The world champion is mentally imploding and nothing seems to be done for him. It's painful to watch. Imagine if he committed suicide?!
Imagine making a move so bad that you get offered mental health assistance.
I wonder if a family member is dying or some unbearable life trouble of that sort?
You are overblowing the situation with unreasonable scenarios. If that what you say is true, then all Grandmasters from the former Soviet Union should have needed extensive psychological help, but they were beating in chess everyone, worldwide. Any sportsman can suffer a prolonged period of stress due to personal (health) issues. After a long period of not playing, maybe Ding is going around tournaments because he decided he must, considering his world champion title, and also because he must restore confidence. He is not extrovert like Hikaru, who handless his stress behind "I don't care anyway" comments, which are utter nonsense and open lying to oneself. But Ding is a quiet man, true to himself, and for him this should be a slow process.
Childhood pressure and high expectations from parents often show up later in a troubled and self-defeating adulthood.
Thank You for keeping the tone muted. I got the exact same mating pattern 2 weeks ago in a G/10 tournament.
Ding is such a humble guy - I feel with him
Really worried about Ding's mental health. He needs help, not just people laughing at him.
This is like advanced mental yips or something, insane.
@@diamondlion47 We are Human been my friend! Imagine you in his shoes and Magnus(the GOAT) sitting in front of You
Hopefully He will get Help!
At this point people aren't laughing at him, we feel sorry for him.
It has to be said that Ding might be the nicest person in history, but he is just the worst WC (no explanation needed).
@@Kay-jg6tf All the more interesting if he crushes Gukesh.
Plot twist: Ding computed every possible move from there on and all the posibilities ended up in checkmate, therefore ending the game as soon as possible
I have to commend you for the colorful commentary. It felt like I was watching a Premiership Match with all the metaphors "pony" "clergyman"...very entertaining and insitefull. Thank you so much! From đżđŠ
Absolutely great clip and commenting
Thx
Ding needs to step out of the firing line, get his life together, and allow a Gukesh-Nakamura world championship match. Such a match would be torture for Ding; he surely doesn't need that. It's really sad.
If Ding steps out it would be good for chess (Naka fans) but if Ding wins vs Gukesh it would be outrageous.
@@raylopez99 Ding is in no state to win or try to win it. He should take a proper break for several years and come back to fight for it when he's strong again. The match could really make his decline permanent if he tries to push through.
Good idea, but to play means to earn money.
@@wolfgangwiesinger9502 He was already ready to retire had he lost his match to Nepo. I suspect he's not as motivated by money like other players are.
-500 social credit score for Ding.
Feel sorry for Ding, he is such a great player and likeable person. I wish him all the best!! Excellent commentary btw. Thank you! Just subscribedđ.
"Dingo's Bishop" sounds like it could be the name of a new opening.
Maybe he despises the game but is forced to play...and this is his form of protest.
Yes, it could be. I think this is very weird
Long wait for a protest.
Maybe he doesn't hate Chess, but if he is being forced to play by the CCP perhaps there is something else going on.
@@darthkek1953 that's some dystopian shit. And it's possible... I feel so bad for him, whatever the root cause.
@@write-only China was always a dystopia, but it is a dystopia currently in economic freefall with absolutely no way to save it, even in theory. Bad years ahead.
It was prophetic that you called him Ding Losen yesterday!
yeah at first I thought I was gonna crack jokes today but then I really couldn't, can't kick a man when he's down
@@epicchess2021 Good.
@@epicchess2021 He's been down since at least January really, but I'm glad more people are starting to realise the seriousness of his situation. Depression has been cited, but I think it's worse than that - I think it's PASC (which can also cause symptoms of depression).
Reminds me of video games, when you know the game well, you will develop high percentage stategies, hits you before you know it, in short stategy planning is one of a thing.
That was in fact EPIC CHESS, thank for the very entertaining narration.
This exact same thing has happened to Fischer as well. He played a rookie move that lost him the bishop and the game. It can happen to anyone.
Hopefully Ding is alright after this and in general. I wish him the best of things and I hope he keeps his head up :)
Not this way, and it wasn't really the rookie move. Yes, Spassky won the bishop but the real point was the pawn activity for white which Fischer miscalculated (counting error, probably).
Not even close! Fischer blundered a bishop for several pawns in a very complicated endgame. Try plugging in the game to Stockfish and find the easy win. Let me help you in advance - you won't find a win. The move was 29... Bxh2 in the Spassky match game 2 after which stockfish 16.1 evaluates the position as a mere +0.7 advantage for white at 28 depth. After white's response 30. g3 trapping the bishop the evaluation changes to +0.2. Unclear at best but more likely drawn with best play. Ding on the other hand blundered mate in two.
This is why you shouldn't be repeating whatever nonsense you hear.
Video titles are becoming ten times more dramatic every day that passes.
I wont click if it has the patttern of overdrama
Great explainer, thank you
the commentary provided here is excellent. everything explained super clearly and great for teaching.
Thanks a lot!
Ding may never recover from this.
He played the move out of order. Rb2 was the move intended after h6. The engine has it slightly white but black is under a lot of pressure even if Ding makes the moves in the correct order. I also thought it was a transmission error at the moment. It's a terrible situation for sure.
I just started playing chess but I intuitively do some of the things you mentioned! You said âtake care of the knight before you push the pawnsâ and I thought of some recent games where that was def happening naturally. Very reassuring actually because Iâm teaching myself đ
Never saw sucrificing queen for check mate before. On this level amazing Magnus goat
That was that, for a clash of the titans. Gladiator Ding swings his sword at Carlsen but it slips from his hand, and in the same movement the World Champion catches himself in his own net. We follow the sword until it lands in Rensch's heart.
When Carlsen gives you that look, you know you're not staying up late to watch the lions.
Ding has some serious demons hanging over him. He is in no shape to be playing any chess competitively at the moment.
Yup, I've seen that exact move in puzzles dozens of times.
âThe Magnusâs faceâ LOL
Man that is absolutely crushing. I feel bad for Ding - zero chance he gets back on form to defend his title.
No such thing as 'zero chance' when there is still 5 whole months left between us and November.
@@anthonyschlott916 1% chance then lol
I am feeling such sorrow for Ding, not like this.
I guess he heard "Ding ding ding"! In that last move.
Magnus puts so much pressure on his opponents that they do, sometimes, crack under the strain. He is the lethal combination of Fischer and Karpov that GM Kasparov credits him to be. And he is a sportsman as well.
Lot of pressure on these top players - may be too much pressure and high expectationsâŠâŠ
I thought it was Magnus
...and that person ends up no longer enjoying the game of chess. It becomes a chore. I wonder if he's burned out.
No joke comment today. It's nearly 5 AM in my time zone and I cannot fall asleep due to some sketchy research chemicals that I bought from my DiDi driver. I'll just say this. Ding is playing like an idiot. It's true. You know what though? Everything fell into place for him to beat Nepo last year (and he truly played OUT OF HIS MIND to win that set), and no one can take his world championship away from him. Even if he falls to an 1800 rating over the next 10 years, you know what? He still held the title. I would personally lean into that outcome if I were Ding, trolling everyone I beat on my way to the crown and forcing Kramnick to launch the investigation to dwarf all other investigations.
yeah you're right and danggg that's late!! I would say get some sleep but I guess that is the challenge right now lol. And yeah he still goes down in the hall of fame, no one can ever take that away form him tbf
what did you take? or you dont know? lol
you sound dumb
Great recap. I like your style of commentary.
Ding is at a level beyond tilt. His mind must be very heavily distracted with something. He possibly
Shouldn't be playing right now
Your headings are a bit over the top. And we have "seen anything like this before" when Nepo bundered against Carlsen in the WC. Other than that, I love your channel.
thanks a lot and yeah little embellished at times though I like to thing usually standing on some truth when I write titles!
@@epicchess2021 Thanks for the reply. And I agree that there is some truth to it as it was shocking.
But again, I love your channel đ
Nepo blundered but he didn't blunder mate in two.
Nepo isnt world champion
Nepo incident not comparable
0:15 looks like hes sitting in underwear and they blurred it đ
I suck at chess but my god the way u narrated that game made me learn 10000xâs more than Iâve ever learned about chess in those 10min
Oh that's awesome thanks a lot for letting me know!
Good clean game playing defense to see the offense first and then the game is over! Welcome my brother!
Ding is a good guy, feel sorry for him
Something is not right with Ding. Went missing for months after winning the World Title and has been playing sub 2500 chess since. FIDA needs to have a chat with this 100% out of form World Champion to rebuild the Brand.
He has just fallen off Perpetual Check's 12 Months average performance list, so yeah; you're probably right about his recent performances being
First time watching your breakdown. Very entertaining.
Well done
My heart goes out to Jon. When I saw that move I cried my eyes out!
If Ding doesn't perform, he's gonna end up in a rural farm in some 2 bit small town in China.
and -2500 social credits.
@@sanseverything900 Stop regurgitating neoliberal propaganda, social credits are basically non-existent in China. Meanwhile credit scores control the lives of US citizens
If you know snooker, this is like the Masters final where Ding Junhui just started hitting balls without lining up the shot or thinking. His brain was fried and he wanted out of there, being outplayed by O'Sullivan was too much.
Sticking with the snooker analogy, Ding Liren's plight reminds me of James Wattana after the King of Thailand gave him that golden cue to win the world title. His form tanked after, he lost his attacking game and couldn't handle the pressure.
It's easy to partition your mind into looking at the board as a certain pattern while missing another more obvious pattern.
I love the way you say "pawn"