Ding definitely isn’t feeling like himself and it’s sad to see, I hope he knows we all want to see him succeed.

@mibaoj

4 ай бұрын

doesnt matter when your worse enemy is yourself. he's gonna be harsh on himself.

@Cloxxki

4 ай бұрын

Could it be due to the format, his theory not working as well here and him being all too aware and sitting in the inconfidence of that?

@grantsimonson4912

4 ай бұрын

@@Cloxxki That’s exactly what I was thinking. The format must be messing with his confidence along with not playing or studying chess for awhile.

@vanvalium

4 ай бұрын

He played rather badly in the last normal tournament too. @@Cloxxki

@Nnm26

4 ай бұрын

He doesn’t deserve the title bro. Tf is this

For future reference, the title is currently 'MAGNUS CARLSEN DESTROYS!!!!!!!'

@EggwardPolska1

4 ай бұрын

witnessed

@arjunkrishna6302

4 ай бұрын

😂

@muthu.b.shanavas1041

4 ай бұрын

👀👀

@lrode75

4 ай бұрын

😂

@iok21a

4 ай бұрын

been here during these times

Magnus: Nodirbek is playing the best chess at this event Also Magnus: And I take that personally

Magnus is on his antihero arc 💀💀

@M0T0G0

4 ай бұрын

Magnussy

@prodmoira

4 ай бұрын

🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓

@itmightbe

4 ай бұрын

Levy never fails to change the titles

@DynamicGamer770

4 ай бұрын

@@itmightbe fr

@snoophoggg

4 ай бұрын

​@@M0T0G0💀

They’re actually doing 958 positions-The normal starting position but with Queen on E and King on D files is also excluded

@ianstopher9111

4 ай бұрын

I could not find whether they were doing Fischer Random 958 on the official site, so thanks for clarifying.

@Taima

4 ай бұрын

They should leave one of those two in just for fun. Having just one game sometimes be regular ol' chess would be hilarious and can really heighten drama, or mean absolutely nothing depending on the situation.

@stgoa

4 ай бұрын

it is not the same, due to castling

I'm liking the random more and more vs the original format. It makes everyone on equal ground. There's no theory, and they are truly playing chess. I hate that on standard chess they will draw because they're tired or whatever reason. This is true chess to me the more I see it

@executivelifehacks6747

4 ай бұрын

There must be unifying principles that also apply to Fischer random, that must be committed to memory though not memorized moves per se.

@pedalpatrol

4 ай бұрын

I​@@executivelifehacks6747 i mean there are 960 options so if you can memorize all of them and all of their variations 😅

@Mdautkreix

4 ай бұрын

Give this event a few decades. The meta theory is going to be nuts. Exciting to see the beginning.

@helium999_

4 ай бұрын

​@@Mdautkreixdude there are 959 starting positions and they will create hundreds of thousands of different positions just in the first 3 moves

@Mdautkreix

4 ай бұрын

@@helium999_ thank you for stating what all of us already knew. you underestimate ocd nerds’ willingness to try despite the odds 😂

Magnus has dominated the chess world for more than a decade. To the point where he was so uninterested in the classical title that he gave it up. He’s been advocating for classical fisher random for a couple of years. It’s exciting and interesting for the players. This was Bobby Fisher’s vision. He was frustrated that chess had become such a game of memory and preparation and he grew to hate the game because of it. It’s too bad he’s not around to see it coming to light. It’s fun to see players like Magnus and Levon so excited to play again. They love the struggle.

13:12 Fabiano, braces himself, spends 6 minutes, FINDS WRONG IDEA 😂😂😂😂

Love how excited you get when discussing chess., Levy. Your energy is infectious! Thanks for what you do!

@charleskun6384

4 ай бұрын

His excitement and passion for the game is what hooked me into chess. And I'm grateful for it.

stockfish reaction whenever Magnus moves: 😎It is time to calculate every possible winning move and still lose because Magnus is built different

@prodmoira

4 ай бұрын

Nerd 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓 🤓

@user-yj5wl7dx9l

4 ай бұрын

Wdym magnus will win stockfish is a powerful engine man

2:10 "and ding's horse is gonna ride to the old town road till he cant no more"😂😂

@firelordplayz

4 ай бұрын

I LOL'd at that so hard!!! 🤣

Ding is like an awkward foreign kid who got invited to a frat party. He is trying to survive

@Marveryn

4 ай бұрын

am worrying about him being able to put it all together when he comes to defending his title. i suspect he may do a magnus and decided not to defend it.

@Apostolnixx

4 ай бұрын

@Marveryn I hope he gets out of this weird situation. He is a nice guy, and I wish him all the best.

@TheMosayat

4 ай бұрын

​​@@Marveryn nah I think he'll show sportsmanship and play it out even if he loses, out of respect for the opponent

@prometheus8073

4 ай бұрын

@@TheMosayat I agree, he is playing tournaments to find his chess again in time for the world championship. There's still candidates to comeso Ding has time.

@otrava88

4 ай бұрын

ding is just a dead man walking, he knows and everyone knows he will never defend his title, his championship was just a fluke

Freestyle is the only way of playing and seeing chess games that it's still fun. You win because you can think, non because you can remember.

@zawarkhan2245

4 ай бұрын

That's what Bobby hated and guess what it's called Fischer random

@easybuckets9740

4 ай бұрын

I also like this concept, dont understand the hate it gets

@psymar

4 ай бұрын

You can also just be shit at regular chess so you face opponents who are also shit and the end result is a coin flip.

@Zevoxian

4 ай бұрын

I also quite enjoy rapid and blitz. Mostly I just want decisive games

@executivelifehacks6747

4 ай бұрын

Well this is cool it seems that Magnus has an effective work around for taking people out of their opening Theory.

I think Ding is having a rough tournament because of a few reasons: 1) he probably isn’t as experienced with Fisher Random 2) he’s still very rusty after taking a long break 3) he doesn’t want to reveal any major prep for the WCC later in the year. Still a major shock he’s doing this badly, but I think he’s taken this invite not to win - but to regain some experience with chess at the highest level

@Maxdog920

4 ай бұрын

1/2 are good points, but 3 doesn’t make any sense, since prep is for openings with the normal board setup, not these random setups

it's 958 positions not 959. they excluded the regular starting position AND the one where just the king and queen are swapped.

Each time Levy says "Magnus" somewhere in India a future GM is born.

6:30 “We will be analyzing the opening” … “in this game they chose this setup and in this game they chose this setup”

no one, me in a normal chess game: "Stuff just happened and im in a losing postion"

@XxMakittoxX

4 ай бұрын

LMAO

Magnus showing off his master baiting skills at 22:12

@PabloIgnacioGarciaMartin-ts9yd

4 ай бұрын

Bruv 😂

This is so much more exciting than regular chess! With Magnus endorsing this, I hope chess 960 will become more widespread. This also proves time controls are not the problem. It's memorization and recognition of positions that kills the fun: It makes the players too perfect (especially in the opening) and leaves them with too much time for the non-memorized moves. If the players think on their own from move 1, then time usage is very different.

@Taima

4 ай бұрын

And Bobby Fischer knew this soooo many years ago. Of course the rest of the world didn't want to recognize his genius and agree. Now, to be fair, there were still so few people who had reached the point of chess being "ruined" by too much perfect theory knowledge so it had to take time to get there, but yeah, it's finally happening.

I really like Levon. Seeing him doing well feels so good.

magnum carlos again freestyling in levy's thumbnail

Glazing Magnus is expected and accepted. I’m here for this revenge magnus ark

@itsjustmex3269

4 ай бұрын

arc

@phantorang

4 ай бұрын

car

@Mdautkreix

4 ай бұрын

arq

The comparative pawn structure theme really brought home the uniqueness of the 960 starting positions. It was such an effective way to study this wacky format.

The way the pawns were shuffled really made this an interesting game

As a fabiano stan, that closed game was PAIN

Why not show the players talking to the camera, the heart monitor…and all the things they are doing in this tournament. It would be very entertaining!

Magnus just casually organizing a tournament to increase his trophy collection

160 is a serious heart rate…medically speaking

@tkg49official

4 ай бұрын

160 bpm means I’m probably running 5k in 20. Ding is Crazy stressed if all he’s doing is remaining sitting 😔

@melzz

4 ай бұрын

160? That’s a rookie number - Fabiano Caruana

“Stuff happens and then the game is over”

Gotham's viewers are truly brilliant. When Ding hangs a piece on move six, he's down a piece. But when we hang a piece on move six, we're 161660

@iipanda03

4 ай бұрын

I understood this reference

@Nafim-kv6rg

4 ай бұрын

Meaning?

This tournament is so much fun. Thank you to all who played.

i love this kind of chess where memorising is not a thing here

That Magnus/Nodirbek game was insane. Games like that are what make chess amazing. Attacking from all sides, Maneuvering, and then climaxing all on an A pawn push. and the cutoff for writing the wrong year is when the next year starts. I'll still be writing 2023 up until December

i love fisher random so much. You never know whats gonna happen, its so fresh and outside of the know paths

Where can we watch the event ?? I would like to see the confessional booth or the player in the games but i can’t find replays ?

For reference, Levon also had a heartrate of 160 multiple times while realizing he is in a winning position. This kind of heartrate is sort of normal when playing high stakes tournaments!

10:31 Fabi goes: me see rook , me attack rook.

Леви всегда включает Магнуса в свое видео

Poor ding man, he’s lost all confidence in his game. Hope he’s able to bounce back

Levy never fails to call us idiots 😂

it’d be so weird to happen into a regular chess setup during a 960 tournament

Bro being netflix with every "Butummmmmm"

hey levy, why don't you explain what kind of random opening position we are dealing with before showing the matches? I feel like it is important for understanding the following games.

160? That’s a rookie number - Fabiano Caruana

Levon game was crazy fr.

I would’ve loved seeing Magnus vs Vincent in a rematch

Levy never fails to change the titles of the videos

Hey Levi, honest question for you. How much would chess change if you had the same standard setup, but black gets to move first?

I’m watching this video in the dark and my guy looking kind of scary. I’m reading my prayers now

ladies and gentlemen welcome back to glazing magnus till death

Be strong Ding, we’re with you

The Levon game was insane

On the Magnus v. Nodirbek game, a famous chess quote: "The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." -Savielly Tartakower

Is it possible in this format that there are certain starting positions that are just impossible for one side or the other to win?

When Levy mates in real life he thinks about magnus

@BBNM11

4 ай бұрын

Top comment material 😂

@perpetualbystander4516

4 ай бұрын

You Sir, win the🥇in this comment section.

With the haert rate monitor and everything going on it really feels like Ding Liren has Long Covid.

pretty sure the pawns are mixed too🙂

Thanks Levy for uploading good daily content

Levi never forget to forget

Gotham never fails to Gotham

ding is a prep merchant

Bro is as always farming magnus🤣🤣🤣🤣

@PsychoArms

4 ай бұрын

whatever gets the clicks and views

When are the players made aware of the starting position?

What is up with the evaluation bar

Bro said "No more Magnus Carlsen"🗿

Magnus say : " i ' l l be back"

I always think in Levy's perspective when he looks at his comment section and see some nonsense comments 💀

Can you post more video’s on gotham too?

Levon and Fabiano made a giant bishop and pawn tower! 😄

How long before theory is developed for the various opening setups of Chess960?

Bro is looking even more scary with a beard

Is the standard chess layout included in the 960 algorithm?

Always love to see big magnisian face on the overview 🗿

Alien gambit added to book!!

Bro what is that thumbnail, Magnus looks like the ghost rider of chess. Chess Rider Magnus.

Can we get a stockfish vs video but 960?

I actually agree with Magnus in trying to make this a more well respected format. I know that high level chess is about knowing lines 30+ moves in and recognizing patterns but lessening the memorization aspect of it and increasing the real time strategy and pattern recognition aspect of it. Makes it more exciting imo

I hope Ding does not get discouraged but comes back stronger. =]

I realy want to see a fisher random ai / stockfish game

I wonder if those who beat ding got any confidence boost going into the candidates

drinking game every time levy D-rides magnus take a shot

11:07 Fabiano playing ChatGPT moves like he did Kg8 teleporting/jumping over the rook. This ain’t spell chess nor Jungle chess with the grasshopper king!

"Let me tell you something" sounds like something Kramnik would say about online chess today, long after we've stopped listening.

The Carlsen - Abdusattorov match was so sick 👌

What's the explanation for ding? He only memorizes from engine?

I LOVE this new style. So much more creativity is needed. Guys who rely mostly on copying others get destroyed.

Gotham still getting tons of Magnus content 😂

Levy never fails to change the video title

im sure its in the mix but id love to see some AI fischer random lmao

Could be just me (Im noob in classic chess) but in this format and due the complicated setups i think the knight is more important than the bishops, am i wrong?

Chess but not rote memorization sounds kinda good

"Tragedy of Ding" wow

Fischer Random is the future

Not sure if I heard correctly from the commentators, but the standard chess position is actually 152 in Fischer Random. So it is counted.

Thanks for the video Levon

So many decisive games

Neslon from Chess Vibes: "knights vs bishop is not a very fair fight!" Magnus: *sacs his 2 bishops for 2 knights* "hold my bishops!"

I'm glad I'm in good company if I'm lost on move 6 of a Fisher Random game.

If it's random, then surely the traditional set-up should be possible? Do they ignore it, if it occurs, and redraw?

@AnuragDhruw-nr8lw

4 ай бұрын

All the possible positions are played except the traditional one