*Nepo and Ding sit at the table* Agadmator: Hello everyone!

Agand is like a machine with his videos start "hello every one " you made our day each time thank you sir

@chesscomsupport8689

Жыл бұрын

Is Agand the love-child of Agad and Anand?

damn the livestream has not even ended and agadmator has come out with this

@Frost_Byte_Tech

Жыл бұрын

Bruhhhhh he's rated 3000 + at KZread uploads💯

@vivekmohan7785

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

A draw due to insufficient material is pretty rare. Usually the grandmasters declare a draw well in advance and Agadmator explains why both players declared a draw. I like how they played the game out until the very end.

@mtaur4113

Жыл бұрын

It's pretty classy that Ding allowed the last moves to be played, but in this shorter line that skips the routine drawing endgame. Not that it matters, but it is pleasing to look at.

@Xplora213

Жыл бұрын

After getting annoyed at slow games recently, better to just offer the draw and save everyone the time. The aim of the game is to find a result, not finish.

@Truth-sg2ot

Жыл бұрын

Ding should have gone for draw. But he has funny ideas like me getting destroyed fully

@chtyldubreux5950

Жыл бұрын

There is a rule in this world chess championship that player cannot agree to a draw before move 40. Both players knew the game was going to end in a draw by at least move 39 but decided to play a few more moves to end with naked kings.

@Truth-sg2ot

Жыл бұрын

@@chtyldubreux5950 You think we watch WCC and do not understand rule of 40 move😒 And it ended on move 45 It was just like my 400 elo games I was so stupid that I never resigned

the moves in the description are from game 9

Never missed with the upload speed, damn. Interestingly, Agad means 'immediately' in Filipino language.

@nicbentulan

Жыл бұрын

Lol never noticed that. Agad is like 'Do I have to pay you agad?'

@nicbentulan

Жыл бұрын

Some Iranians say Alireza (and Mohammadreza?) Firouzja is a traitor to Iran. (Source: xbw4kx ) I have no idea if that's true (anyone have ideas?), but: What do Daniil & Hikaru have in common? Both betray their country for Magnus. Bobby Fischer would agree with everything here. T0 - Now, Daniil & Hikaru are traitors for Magnus but not Norway, which was never the villain. Magnus is the villain (but not a supervillain like Hans Niemann. cf Megamind). T1 - Hikaru Nakamura is a traitor to the US for BASELESSLY siding with Magnus Carlsen over fellow American Hans Niemann. There's an episode of American Dragon Jake Long where Jake is accidentally sold by h friends. Here, Hans is intentionally sold by h compatriot. (Hans is Jake. Rotwood is Magnus.) American Dragon Jake Long Meet American Traitor Hikaru Nakamura. They're both Americans of East Asian descent. Lol. T2 - Daniil Dubov is a traitor to Jews & Russians for siding with Magnus over fellow Jewish Russians Ian Nepomniachtchi & Sergey Karjakin in the 2021 WCC. T3 - Will you be surprised if Daniil & Hikaru change federations to Norway? T4 - Garry Kasparov cheated fellow Jew Judit Polgar in the 1994 Linares. This makes Garry T4.1 - a traitor to Jews since Judit is Jewish T4.2 - necessarily not GOAT / MTOAT because you can't be valedictorian if you cheated T4.3 - a mentor of Magnus Carlsen who similarly cheated Alireza Firouzja, Daniel Danya Naroditsky & Ian Nepo Nepomniachtchi. SAYNOTO2900 GOD BLESS AMERICA. T5 - Also some Americans or Philippine people / Filipinos / Filipinas are traitors if they don't consider Wesley So the REAL world champion for the period 2019Nov - 2023Mar. (Kidding...sort of.) - T5.1 - Or worse, they consider Wesley So a traitor for moving to the US when Eugene Torre supports the decision which was practically forced due to the corruption of Philippine chess president Prospero Pichay Jr who was somehow re-elected in 2022 July despite being convicted of graft in 2022 June. Probably the same reason Arianne Caoili (Levon Aronian's dead spouse) left the Philippines for Australia. Try telling Levon that Arianne was a traitor. - T5.2 - Oh also 1 person did tell me e didn't like Wesley So because of what Wesley So said to h bio mom Leny So. Leny So & Prospero Pichay are HUGE traitors to Philippine chess. F()K LENY SO. F()K PICHAY. Source: 0J3K-3_xCzY Wesley So is like Bobby Fischer in a good way. Magnus is like Bobby Fischer in a bad way. SAYNOTO2900 GOD BLESS AMERICA I challenge everyone to find something here that Bobby Fischer would disagree with. Why are Magnus and Garry compared to Bobby Fischer? Can you be valedictorian if you cheated in school? - Garry Kasparov cheated Judit Polgar in the 1994 Linares. - Magnus Carlsen cheated Alireza Firouzja (2019 blitz WCC), Danya Naroditsky (2021 & 2022 lichess) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (2021 WCC). Wesley So is like Bobby Fischer in a good way: W1 - Each 'is a prodigy, had a rather dark childhood and is American', but they have great moms. (This also applies Beth Harmon and Hans Niemann.) W2 - Betrayed by their home country, they got citizenship elsewhere. W3 - 1st American world champions: Bobby was 1st American-born WCC. Wesley So is 1st WC (and played for the US at the time but wasn't citizen until 1.5 years later). W4 - Unjustifiably lose their world titles 3 years after gaining them because FIDE was favouring a European over them. W5 - Hate chess and love 9LX. W6 - Have a lot of friends from the Philippines including Eugene Torre and Lotis Key. W7 - Met a corrupt president in the Philippines. Bobby met Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Wesley So met NCFP president Prospero Pichay Jr. W8 - Correctly accuse Tigran Petrosian of cheating. Magnus is like Bobby Fischer in a bad way: M1 - Ra()st against Americans & Jews (source: ZS4ZPF ) - M1.1 - (Bobby is kinda like Sergey Karjakin though: Has the 'right' to discriminate in the sense that they're born the nationality they're discriminating against. What's Magnus' 'right'? Magnus can discriminate only against Norwegians and maybe gentiles.) M2 - Likes 9LX but never really played it M3 - Is mentally unhealthy M4 - Unrelated: European citizens of Nordic countries. Beat a Russian in their last WCC which was controversial: Magnus cheated Nepo, and Bobby resigned a game. P.S. Please help get Wesley So on Lex Fridman's podcast. See xcdhgq

@nicbentulan

Жыл бұрын

Also is Wesley So in a secret relationship with Carissa Yip? Is Wesley So the most inconsistent player in terms of tournament results? I challenge everyone to find something here that Bobby Fischer would disagree with. I think it's consistent that Wesley So's been performing so-so in the 3 events between the 2022 Olympiad and the 2022 chessc*m global championship & 2022 meltwater finals, namely 1 - St Louis' Chess9LX 2 - US Chess Championship and 3 - FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship, despite having been 1 - 2nd place in 9LX 2021 2 - then-reigning and 3-time USCC and 3 - Inaugural and then-reigning WFRCC The reason is that Wesley So started a secret relationship with 2021 women's USCC Carissa Yip at the Olympiad. (They met at the 2021 USCC.) My basis: A. These events at the Olympiad: 1 - Look at Carissa's Twitter header. It's a photo of just Wesley and Carissa (and Leinier Domínguez Pérez and 1 other). 2 - You can see Levon Aronian was being Wesley's wingman when they were teasing Carissa about castling (pretty ironic given what happened later at WFRCC, but well I guess it goes to show how little preparation Wesley did for the 2019 WFRCC yet still beat Magnus 13.5-2.5). You can see Levon even makes a 'mistake' in saying that when you castle, the king goes 2 squares, which allows Wesley to say 'unless it's chess960' to flex being the inaugural and then-reigning WFRCC. (Levon also probably has a soft spot for Wesley because Arianne Caoili was Filipina. RIP.) (Btw, Wesley is still the WFRCC. Hikaru is just the rapid WFRCC. Wesley never lost the title to Hikaru like how Bobby Fischer never lost the title to Anatoly Karpov.) 3 - There's a Tagalog interview with FM Deniel Causo where Wesley was asked about a 'special someone'. (Btw, Tagalog interviews of Wesley are pretty rare, so for me I think they're pretty important.) This interview probably gave Wesley a wake up call to finally start a relationship with Carissa. B. And later in the USCC Wesley talks about how teenagers always play for a win because they don't have family, bills or GIRLFRIENDS. Wesley laughs at the girlfriends part. C. At the 2021 USCC closing ceremony Carissa admits to being 'star-struck' by Wesley (and Fabi). Take a look at Wesley's reaction to that. Lol. Additionally, look at how Nazí Paikidze reacts. Nazí probably knew about Carissa's crush on Wesley and was being a wingwoman for Carissa by noting Wesley's reaction to later tell Carissa. So what I guess is: D. At the Olympiad, they got together, but, because of their 1 decade age gap, they decided to keep their relationship a secret. 5 years later, Carissa will have just graduated from Stanford, and their ages 19&29 become 24&34, the minimum age when the half your age plus 7 rule is satisfied. (Look up wf0pkg for the formula.) E. But still, since it was both of their 1st times dating, they were very distracted eg talking on the phone all night. Notice Wesley hasn't made any FB posts between the start of the Olympiad and the end of the CGC. I guess this is because the time Wesley would've used for FB went to talking to Carissa. F. We don't see impact on Carissa because Carissa stopped playing chess for awhile, in particular didn't defend at 2022 women's USCC for studies at Stanford. But, well, we did see much impact on Wesley in placing only 1- 5th out of 10 in 9LX, 2- 6th of 14 in USCC and 3- 6th of 8 in WFRCC The WFRCC underperformance was the last straw. It was like the Beth and Cleo thing in The Queen's Gambit. Wesley and Carissa decided to slow down their relationship. And then voilà Wesley wins $200,000 in the CGC and can now fully celebrate with Carissa. G. After Meltwater finals, Wesley and Carissa are celebrating a lot more. H. Finally, Wesley said in an interview with Dina Belenkaya during the FIDE Grand Prix ('I am not afraid of Hikaru' - see lJI6xuDHn68 ) that Wesley's mom, Lotis Key, didn't want Wesley to use Twitter. Who else but Carissa (your new girlfriend/romantic partner) could've convinced Wesley (yourself) to defy Lotis (your mom/parent) ? TL;DR / Sources vylMndunCa8 CzxChm95YxE jBTt8RezzM4 z9x0nh z9x0td zh98jg P.S. Please help get Wesley So on Lex Fridman's podcast. See xcdhgq

@stanmarsh9742

Жыл бұрын

@@nicbentulan What are you smoking?

@nicbentulan

Жыл бұрын

@@stanmarsh9742 1 - What's your opinion of WFRCC lowered time control from classical 2019 to rapid 2022 AND calling 2022 WFRCC as 2nd WFRCC instead of 1st rapid WFRCC? How was it not a conspiracy against Wesley So to get Hikaru or Magnus as WC? 2 - Would you say the same thing to victims of Alejandro Ramirez? Magnus Carlsen is almost as evil as Alejandro Ramirez. 3 - I take Ritalin and pristiq for my ADHD-PH. Eric hansen has ADHD too. So you're discriminating against the mentally ill? 4 - Did I say anything incorrect or something Bobby Fischer would disagree with? Wesley So IS the world champion.

The PGN in the description is for game 9, not game 10.

Ding just gave me a new variation in this opening. Woo hoo! I'll use this in one of my games this week!

Brilliant preparation + defence by Nepo. That Bc5 move wasn't on Ding's radar at all

@sarcastaball

Жыл бұрын

On*

@calebliew5584

Жыл бұрын

​@@sarcastaballthanks

@AbstractVideo1992

Жыл бұрын

should have won(nepo) but idk why it was a draw.

@619Gotenks

Жыл бұрын

​@abstractvideosforfans4787 at no point in game 10 did Nepo have the advantage

5 1/2 - 4 1/2 with 4 regular games to go. Hope we get a result in classical that decides the title without going to quicker games.

@rohangeorge712

Жыл бұрын

i dont. i want it to be 7-7 to get more entertainment lol.

@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406

Жыл бұрын

​@@rohangeorge712 nah 7-7 would lead to a blitz game. It would prob be very annoying to wacth that macth.

The only one better prepared than ding or nepo is agad w the upload speed

Nepo consistently up on time.

That was fast like Nepo's moves 😂

Wrong PGN in the description! (Also for game 11. The game 9 PGN is in the description for both.)

I think Agadmator forget to put the right PGN,instead he uploaded the PGN from previous Game.

Ding should try alekhine defence

"It looks like you have achieved something, but you really haven't achieved anything" Agad going Asian Parent mode today XD

@rohangeorge712

Жыл бұрын

my life described in one quote

Agadmator premoved as soon as he realised it's draw and started recording video

@crab_striker1961

Жыл бұрын

Haha

wow that was quick

Up minutes after the interviews finished - incredible!

i was kinda sad to check in to see howbthe game was going, and they were onto the interviews already... but i dunno the result yet- i waited for this!

Nepo: With just four games to go, all I have to do is not lose. Ding: With just four games to go, the pressure is increasingly on me to win.

Thank you for bringing us these game reviews Agad.

i haven’t checked the comments yet. i sure hope there are 1000 comments about agadmator being speedy

@rohangeorge712

Жыл бұрын

wow how did u figure that out?

Agh! That 𝘰𝘯𝘦 game!

That was a wonderful championship between those two.

who else was waiting for the "sorry about that" and fixing the volume after the sound of moves was too loud ?😅

Either Morphy's defence (in a Ruy Lopez scenario) or a Najdorf Sicilian would be cool to happen tomorrow!

Super fast agad 😃

Keeps the rook ,keeps the pawn...but gets checkmates🤣🤣🤣

I am so happy living this game!

Lessons learned and hopefully kept.

what a series! thank you for capturing agadmator ❤

If ding ling loses the tournament but he won our hearts ❤️

The opening in the description is wrong

Choosing a variation that Nepo has played as White was pretty risky if there wasn't a prepared novelty. Ding did not challenge Nepo enough so the game is drawn.

@BitJam

Жыл бұрын

The live coverage said Ding probably didn't prepare for games where Nepo played the opposite color. So this was most likely just bad luck for Ding. Time trouble has been plaguing him in most of the match. This game was no exception.

Twentieth but BEST 😀 Go Ding

How is it possible to be this fast?

the usual superb analysis from mr r !

The lady played E-4!

Just a point of accuracy: the moves to the game should start with c4, not e4. Great video, as usual! Thank you for making it possible to enjoy these games without having to watch the real life time-span and with the added benefit of what could have happened on the board.

@michaelmassaro4375

Жыл бұрын

c4 is what Antonio stated was first move was e4 printed elsewhere ?

@tiagolaranjeira2844

Жыл бұрын

​@@michaelmassaro4375 in the description

@nyern

Жыл бұрын

i think those were the moves from last game lol

Ding just gave me a new variation on this opening.

Nepo: capture the pawn.. Agadmator: Hello everyone....

Well yeah, that’s what I use to think too (2:19) just bishop captures F2, but I indeed could never get something useful out of it and just kept getting into trouble instead 😄

Edit: With the Correct ECO Code: Ding,Liren 2788 - Nepomniachtchi,Ian 2795 [A28] W-chFIDE 40/90 20/60 G/15/+30 Sec (2023), Astana KAZ 2023.04.23 (10) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Bc5 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Bb4 7.dxe5 Nxe4 8.Qf3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bc5 10.Qg3 Kf8 11.Be2 d6 12.Bf4 Qe7 13.Rd1 h5 14.0-0 h4 15.Qd3 g5 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Qxd6+ Bxd6 19.Rxd6 Be6 20.f4 Ke7 21.Rd4 gxf4 22.Rfxf4 h3 23.g4 Rac8 24.Kf2 Rc5 25.a4 Ra5 26.Bd1 b6 27.Kg3 Rh6 28.Rfe4 Kf8 29.Rd8+ Kg7 30.Ra8 Rc5 31.Rxa7 Bxc4 32.Rae7 Rhc6 33.R7e5 Rxe5 34.Rxe5 Bb3 35.Bxb3 Rxc3+ 36.Kh4 Rxb3 37.Rb5 Ra3 38.Rxb6 Rxa4 39.Kxh3 f5 40.gxf5 Rf4 41.Rb5 Kf6 42.Kg3 Rxf5 43.Rxf5+ Kxf5 44.h4 Kg6 45.h5+ Kxh5 ½-½

Nepo looks mentally more prepared than Ding, fans of neither but I guess eventually Nepo will win.

Agadmator, you posted the game 9 in this video.

@testnewchannel2279

Жыл бұрын

That is, in the description. Same thing on game 11 (game 9's PGN is STILL in the description).

I am not polished in my endgame stuff, I assume there is a standard line where Black forces White into giving a stalemate or giving up the pawn in zugzwang?

@d4slaimless

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Unless the side with the pawn gains opposition and forces other side to free the way for the pawn, it is a draw. Especially true for side lines (a and h) - the easiest draw. Nepo would just block the pawn and there was no way for Ding to force black king out of the corner. White king would need to be ahead of the pawn to prevent black moving into it. But as you see black king have enough space to move and block the pawn. So eventually it leads to position with pawn on h7 and black king on h8. And here it is either stalemate or black takes the pawn.

Thumbnail is very cool ! 👏😃 Ian be like : hey, bhagwaan ! Bas aaj kay exam mey paas karaa deynaa ! Blunder-vlunder sambhaal leynaa ! Black pieces sey kheyl rahaa hu, mujhpar thodaa toh reyhem karnaa ! 🙏😦 Ding be like : arey, yaar ! Saarey kay saarey out of syllabus questions ! 😐🤦‍♂️

Ding has got to win a game as black if he is to have a shot at this WCC. Both of them are extraordinary white players but Nepo seems to be better with the black pieces. Ding has to pull a miracle in the next game

1:10 Nepo is like “just here at the world chess championship with the boys” The boys:

Agad blitzing an upload as always

I watched this game live!

Time management seems to be the deciding factor here.

@@0:07 I thought Agad said "5.4 Yan and 4.4 Ding" was really confused for a second!

I also feel Ding is not yet all settled in

I hate this WCC, they really made me choose between two favourite players right now like fuck it's so difficult to choose

Go nepo

6:21 After 14.O_O is on the board, Stockfish 11+ actually thought 14...Bd7 was slightly better than 14...h4. But then it has an amazing, wild, best line for white, sac'ing R, B and Q to promote another queen then gain back R & B too: 15.exd6! Qxe2 16.dxc7 h4 17.Qg5 Bxf2+ 18.Rxf2 Qxd1+ 19.Rf1 Qe2 20.Be5 Rh7 21.Qd8+ Rxd8 22.cxd8=Q+ Be8 23.Bd6+ Kg8 24.Be7 Rh6 25.Qxe8+ Kh7 26.Qxf7 h3 27.Qf5+ Kh8 28.Qc8+Kh7 29.Qxb7 +0.5 I would have loved to have seen that in the game....

Since agadmator posted Game 9 again I will post Game 10 here: Ding,Liren 2788 - Nepomniachtchi,Ian 2795 [E28] W-chFIDE 40/90 20/60 G/15/+30 Sec (2023), Astana KAZ 2023.04.23 (10) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Bc5 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Bb4 7.dxe5 Nxe4 8.Qf3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bc5 10.Qg3 Kf8 11.Be2 d6 12.Bf4 Qe7 13.Rd1 h5 14.0-0 h4 15.Qd3 g5 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Qxd6+ Bxd6 19.Rxd6 Be6 20.f4 Ke7 21.Rd4 gxf4 22.Rfxf4 h3 23.g4 Rac8 24.Kf2 Rc5 25.a4 Ra5 26.Bd1 b6 27.Kg3 Rh6 28.Rfe4 Kf8 29.Rd8+ Kg7 30.Ra8 Rc5 31.Rxa7 Bxc4 32.Rae7 Rhc6 33.R7e5 Rxe5 34.Rxe5 Bb3 35.Bxb3 Rxc3+ 36.Kh4 Rxb3 37.Rb5 Ra3 38.Rxb6 Rxa4 39.Kxh3 f5 40.gxf5 Rf4 41.Rb5 Kf6 42.Kg3 Rxf5 43.Rxf5+ Kxf5 44.h4 Kg6 45.h5+ Kxh5 ½-½

What a game

I wonder if they’ll get Borat to make a first move

@julesandrewsusvilla4657

Жыл бұрын

The people from the village will go in the event and slaughter him 😂😂😂

I’ve been a little disappointed in Ding. On the other hand, Nepo has solved his blunder issues from the last WCC, so good for him!

@BitJam

Жыл бұрын

I've been happy to see Nepo bounce back mentally after his previous loss to Magnus. That's why I've been rooting for him. If Nepo wins this time and if he faces Ding again in two years then it will be Ding's chance to bounce back mentally.

@astroNexx

Жыл бұрын

He solved his blunder problems by not playing against Magnus

@lelandallen

Жыл бұрын

@@astroNexx yes, I think that’s the key!

There was a nice meme on the internet - when you prepare the whole night for the upcoming game, and your opponent then plays Kf8.

I think Ding has shown in this match so far, that he can outplay Ian, and that he lacks confidence.😥

Ding needs to borrow Rapport's salmon coloured suit jacket for the next game lol

I could never playing the same opening more than once when there are only 14 games or so. It would would seem with the amount of time they had before the match.if I had that much time I would at least 3 times as many prepared

What’s on preparation leak ? , is it same .?

Ding resigns the whole game please. Unmatchable.

Thumbnail is perfect

I love it! Ding: just take my pawn Nepo: I will be glad to Ding: happy? Nepo: Yes, very much so Handshakes are given 😂

10:39 does anyone know why king can't go to f7? Then survive on e8?

"Pretty much always. But not always." -Agad

Ding chilling

I stand with nepo

1.C4 - "the bomb has been planted"

Very nice bid 🎉🎉

I thought you will comment on the news that Ding did not get to meet Rapport after this match. Is there a chance that he feels his preparation leaks through that angle? Just curious

@toSirius

Жыл бұрын

james bond ...

Tanks matojelic

ALWAYS ..BUT NOT ALWAYS. FACTS SPOKEN BY THE AGADMATOR.

Why hasn't Borat made the first move yet?

So practically, Ding has two games left to tie this up.

@rbanerjee605

Жыл бұрын

No it’s a 14 game match.

@loololollool

Жыл бұрын

@@rbanerjee605 I think OP was implying that Ding's chances are extremely reliant on winning his next games as white (two left) I don't think he's gonna pull out a miracle and win as Black given that he's always been behind on time for almost all of the games

@dawn21stcentury

Жыл бұрын

​@@rbanerjee605 He meant that Ding has only 2 matches left with white..

@grantross2609

Жыл бұрын

suspect he might have to take risky lines with black too tho ......

@sparshsharma5270

Жыл бұрын

@@loololollool So that doesn't mean that he has more chance with White.

Idol

@ 7:19 R-e1 the rook could pin the queen !

@turnbackthealarm

Жыл бұрын

dude no, ..QxR mate

@1allstarman

Жыл бұрын

@@turnbackthealarm ok

@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406

Жыл бұрын

​@@turnbackthealarm ye lol, imagine if the world championship ended like that. Ding would be crushed.

If the pieces were the players would white have been smiling?

Is this chess pro from the Unity asset store?

The weight of the winner this year will be a lot. They will be the world champion but not the number one player.

❤

I feel so much safer starting the game with the lady who invented the vax 😂

I'm glad top players are playing it out to the last 2 kings :D

@chtyldubreux5950

Жыл бұрын

Not completely voluntarily: there is a rule this WCC stating that players cannot agree to a draw before move 40. Both players would have agreed to a draw before that without the rule. I guess since they figured they had to make a few more moves they decided to make a couple more to end the game like this.

Why does it not work to push the pawn

Blitzing a new vid as always

gg

Actually after every game...magnus should be asked...how should one progress in dead draw....

15:33 what about Kg4?

Can someone explain to me why Ding sacrificed the pawn on his last move instead of moving his king up one square?

@sasukepran

Жыл бұрын

Because you cant kick yhe opponent king in the final queening square.. so it will be draw

Hello, 10:15, why would that be terrible?

@ramanahveljeyaseelan5406

Жыл бұрын

You would lose your pass pawn. And lose your advantage after a few moves. Ding might have lost the game then.

Was there no way for Ding to try to push that last pawn?

@hfhryrbxhdyo

Жыл бұрын

A and H isolated pawn will not win as the king can block the pawn from queening

@jessejordache1869

Жыл бұрын

No, because Black can just put his king in the corner, move back and forth and there's no way to dislodge it. If white prevents black's king from moving out of the corner, it's stalemate. Get out a board, have white play kg4, and try it yourself.

@michaelmassaro4375

Жыл бұрын

You must’ve come across this scenario in your chess games unless you are a true beginner it’s something once you see it done you remember it so when the situation pops up in a different game you’ll know how to react

@turnbackthealarm

Жыл бұрын

even if the white pawn is on c4, or d4 or e4 or f4 or g4 it cannot queen. That is because the more general rule in this situation is the white K needs to be BOTH Ahead of his pawn (should be on rank 5) and giving Opposition. as you can see the white K can give opposition but is not ahead of his pawn, hes on the same rank. In this particular situation with a or h pawn, you dont even need this general rule, a more specific problem has occurred: the black K goes into the corner and cannot be forced out it will stalemate. So even if K was ahead of his pawn, the specific a/h pawn problem occurs. So the other comments are correct, but even if it wasnt the h pawn the white K is still not far ahead enuf to force the pawn home.

@jessejordache1869

Жыл бұрын

@@turnbackthealarm Also true. I just saw the more obvious draw.

so quick

Ding wins with the London in Game 6 and then doesn't play it in Game 8 or Game 10.

@BitJam

Жыл бұрын

Nepo learned from his mistake and prepped for the London. It would have been unwise for Ding to play it again. But maybe he will surprise me in the upcoming games.

@MrK623

Жыл бұрын

@@BitJam Yes I figure Nepo would have to find a better move, but you still have to play the opening that got you the win. Drawing and losing with the white pieces does not win the WCC.