India is such a huge force in chess today. Amazing! Greetings from Romania to the Indian people. Namaste Bharat.

Humble + hardworking = pragg

@arun-it9gr

Ай бұрын

+ in-game attitude that puts his opponents off.. the magnus tactics..sleeping midgame, coming late (the even magnus may not have done what he did to erigasi who was a peer)

pragg knows grunfeld theory now.

@kiitc

2 ай бұрын

Prag *speaks Grunfeld now 😂

my well wishes to all the candidates and especially our indian players , do your best out there and make our country proud and we will always support u no matter the reselt

Bhagwan aap dono ki rakhsha aur kaamyab kare.u r our pride. Jai Hind.

Pragg will do well...He is super solid and converts winning positions even again the best in the world

they are so friendly!

Damn.. hearing Vaishali’s voice for the first time. She has such a mesmerizing voice.

Man I like prag’s face so much. Such a nice wholesome, smart looking person.

@B-fq7ff

2 ай бұрын

but why is his face so disproportionately big in the thumbnail?

@jaswik2023

2 ай бұрын

​@@B-fq7ffhe's closer to the camera

What a wonderful interview with these two young players. I wish them all the best! Meilleures salutations de Suisse!

2 days is just not enough to get over such a huge jet lag. Ive noticed players who come to TATA steel in India from US also struggle in the early rounds. From India to US, it should be about 10 days of recovery period. Hope it doesnt hurt the players.

@Rio_arc

2 ай бұрын

Well it's the players choice of when they want to go... Let's hope they will adjust fine

@atulbesra822

2 ай бұрын

@@Rio_arc it was not players choice. It was the delay in issuing Visa by Canada that forced Indian players to arrive Canada late.

@Rio_arc

2 ай бұрын

@@atulbesra822 arey nahi vai... They got the visas 1 month ahead uske beech to kayi players dusre tournaments vi khel rahe the.... Obviously u dont need to travel 2 months ahead... As they are relatively more accustomed to changing time zones

@atulbesra822

2 ай бұрын

@@Rio_arc Please read Gukesh's father's interview. He said that they had to be in India to get their visa related paperworks done. That is why they could arrive at Canada only on 1 april.

@Rio_arc

2 ай бұрын

@@atulbesra822 Yes just read it... That's really sad.. It was a shambolic decision to hold it in Canada anyways... Chess isn't even popular there... Bad for promotion and fans... Specially almost impossible for indian fans to follow live

0:08 "not yet" smooth calm and spoken like it's GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so happy to see they both look in high spirits before the most important tournaments of their career so far! I would love for each of them to shine the brightest in their respective fields.

Not expecting pragg to win it as it would be outrageous to expect 18-19 year old kid to win candidates in his first try. Just hoping he does well in tournament. All the best Praggu and Vaishali and to everyone in Indian contingent.

@Manish-ly7iw

2 ай бұрын

Why this is outrageous?

@JettixX

2 ай бұрын

@@Manish-ly7iw Look at past winners, no one was this young

@kinshuksrivastava6128

2 ай бұрын

@@JettixX magnus

@mast_orbiter

2 ай бұрын

@@kinshuksrivastava6128 Magnus didn't win candidates in his first try If Iam not wrong.

@akshajmunjal1232

2 ай бұрын

@@mast_orbiter he has played only 1 candidates and he won that......he was 21 at that time

Hmm.. Pragg is enjoying the quizzing so much... ha.ha..this boy is such a blessing.

This is the content we signed up for. Thank you, Sagar!

I agree, Pragg should have prepared :D

@andrewhughes7642

2 ай бұрын

...with a full team of seconds for six months.

It's a good thing mom is there too. That will help with their adjustments. Canada is quite some distance away.

The two sweetest sportspersons from India! ❤

Always feel proud seeing both together ❤❤

Deadly combo Svidler + Pragg, hope he wins.

Hope both should qualify for final, best of luck to both

Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐

The Boleslavsky Hole refers to playing e5 in the Sicilian. It can be implied in many Sicilian lines. For a detailed discussion on this structure refer Andy Soltis's book Pawn Structure Chess.

Is the time control different from last years candidates? If so what was it last year?

pragg, gukesh , nihal , arjun one of them have to be a world champion one day

@arun-it9gr

Ай бұрын

By now nihal is out of the running I think.. didn't balance work-life

Wishing the best for Indian youngsters, however experience will play crucial role in such a titanic format. Not rooting for anyone in particular but I think One of Fabi, Hikaru and Nepo are clear favourites to join Ding. Best wishes for all players.

I love how pragg said not yet to World championship slip up by sagar....😂

Finally candidates wait is over...

I know people have low expectations from the Indians but with Gukesh having good success in playing for wins in one of the previous tournaments and with pragg being solid in the previous competitions..I am hopeful

Pragg and Svidler -- knowing they're working together brings a big smile to my face. I wonder if they talk much about cricket. (Update: Well at 2:55 we hear the answer is yes. Though Svidler needs some advice on how to hold a cricket bat.)

Pragg has the guidance of fantastic Svidler

2:20 Praggnanandhaa's expression and response when Sagar asks about having Svidler as a trainer/second is like: "Dude, you said it? On camera?? I can't believe you just said it. Gosh, now what am I supposed to say..."

So Prag doesn't know the Boleslavsky variation of Sicilian defense. Other candidates take note.

love these kids

Peter should be a good pick for a second. He knows the players that are the favorites to win quite well, and he's probably one of the most experienced seconds you could hire, and on top of it, he's one of the most friendliest and respected players. Just remember things don't always go to plan. Fabi and Hikaru are apparantly these massive favorites. They're, but not by these wide margins. In fact, I could see one of them losing a game early in the tournament. They have the most pressure on them, and there are times that pressure can get to them. I'm gonna call it. One of them will be two or three points back of the leader by the midway point.

Pragg's going to make it....

Let's get it champ ❤

Indians should share the top 3 positions. Vidit 1st, Pragg 2nd, Gukesh 3rd.

Grishchuk should have been approached for preparation. He is a beast still.

Glad Adani is sponsoring Pragg 🔥

Yes our fight.

10:02 such younger brother energy 😅

@BattleslashX

2 ай бұрын

Well he probably looked at her to let her answer since he answered the last question and Vaishali would know the answer (even though Pragg knew the answer also).

beauty... they are kids which i would like to have...

Love them both❤

The second's name being out so soon wasn't something that pragg expected and his expression conveyed so,But if you play well it's not going to matter All the best to both

its 12am so, it will technically be 5th in India right?

12:10 😂 prag roasting sagar and other players.

good luck guys play well

New worldchamps ❤

I get all the stats and competition in the candidates but people are sleeping on Indian players, like they are there for a reason they are one of the best and they do have the chances to perform great. All the best vaishali and pragg!

Does the tournament start at 4:00AM GMT+5:30 on April 4th?

@expothree

2 ай бұрын

12am

@FreezeCODE5

2 ай бұрын

@@expothree thanks!

@georgeray649

2 ай бұрын

18.30 I guess. It's 5 hours and 30 mts difference between ist and gmt

pragg interview without " ya " will gonna interesting xd

Pragg is my favorite

Pragg is more mischievous and playful 😂❤

At which time it begins in India? Any idea guys

@shrestha6523

2 ай бұрын

12 am midnight

How many times pragg said ""yeah""?😂😂😂 ♾️ ❤❤❤❤

World Champions(both genders) sitting in front of us.

7:46 Why is sagar saying 13 rounds in candidates? There are 8 players, 7+7= 14 rounds should be there no?

@ChessBaseIndiachannel

2 ай бұрын

14 rounds! :) Sagar's error.

Swindler is one of the best coaches out there, maybe the best

@adomaskuzinas2137

2 ай бұрын

Just wondering, which of the world champions has he coached before?

@fairtrue4557

2 ай бұрын

@@adomaskuzinas2137 this is of no importance I'm just expressing my opinion

@adomaskuzinas2137

2 ай бұрын

Id rather say Peter Heine Nielsen ist statistically the best chess coach of all time, proved by at least 8 classical titles under his belt while coaching Carlsen and Anand. Svidler is a great chess player and a knowledgeable dude, not particularly known as a coach or a second though. We will see how the collaboration with Praggnanandhaa is gonna work out.

@fairtrue4557

2 ай бұрын

@@adomaskuzinas2137 I express my personal opinion with Judy Polgar, for me I say it again, she is at the top of course and Nielsen is very good

good luck Pragg

Gut luk Pragg and Vishali@@@

FYI: Magnus also played 2007 candidates

superstar

You are now at the world, seems they have travelled a long way, all the way from Mars, Sagar you are just too much 😂😂

Vaishali looks like she can talk more if she is not shy

Seeing Pragg hoping on his sister Vaishali to get the answer regarding women championships is just awesome😂

@_KenyanGotham

2 ай бұрын

All the best to them both

What is second?

@andrewhughes7642

2 ай бұрын

A second is a high level chess player/trainer who helps you analyse openings, look for new lines, study the playing patterns of opponents, etc, during major tournaments. The most important chess players tend to have a full team behind them at the major events.

@noothangowdaml5167

2 ай бұрын

@@andrewhughes7642 thanks bro

9.5 in the quiz, imagine if they both win candidates with the same score 😂😂

If I had a sister who lived chess I would be challenging magnus for the title

Vaishali can win the tournament 🎉🎉😊

She will win

so heres my prediction 1. Caruana(no explanation needed) 2.Hikaru (good form and hes mentally in a very good place) 3. Pragg (he is very hard to beat and very mature for his age , so when most players are prone to catastrophic collapse pragg would secure vital draws and get 3rd) 4.Vidit (this is doubtful considering his bad form in the last tournament ..but i think vidit is very solid and mentally strong/ mature to not go on a downward spiral after a loss or 2) 5.Nepo ( hes completely shattered after the game against ding ,no confidence, no motivation , not seeing any brilliant games recently from him ,no good tournament recently and very bad form ) 6.firouzja(his fashion designing nonsesnse wont help here and he barely qualified , he did unethical ways to qualify, so god wont be happy upon him..is he even doing chess anymore?) 7.Gukesh (ah , he needs to calm down a bit and play solid sometimes and not push for win all the time ...he gets very nervous in crtical position which wont help him that much either..i fear he might loose an early game and go on a downward spiral and loose bunch trying to win all the rest of the games ..but im sure he would provide entertaining games ;) ) 8. Abasov ( alright , how did he qualify again ? would have loved Nodirbek or keymar or erigaisi instead, but it is what it is)

@phd.inanime3427

2 ай бұрын

#1 Naka #2 Caruana #3 Nepo #4 Firouzja #5 Gukesh #6 Pragg #7 Vidit #8 Abasov

@andrewhughes7642

2 ай бұрын

Agree with your analysis of 6: Firouzja has definitely earned some bad karma!

It's a shame modern players don't know chess history.

@crbgaming6683

2 ай бұрын

Tu bata tera ristedar ka history fir bata payega 😂😂😂

@indianfan1029

2 ай бұрын

They did pretty good.

@atulbesra822

2 ай бұрын

See Chessbase India quiz with Vidit. Vidit knows history of Chess in great detail.

@crbgaming6683

2 ай бұрын

​@@atulbesra822and pragg knows present well 😂😂

They are twins?

@Phoenix.219

Ай бұрын

Pragg is 4 years younger than Vaishali

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Pragg did not have time to prepare for the quiz, because Samay did not come to Canada! 😜

❤❤

they look like siblings. Since they aren't, i actually would love to see them marry each other.

@mukundkushwaha8213

2 ай бұрын

They ARE siblings bro 💀💀

@ericastier1646

2 ай бұрын

@@mukundkushwaha8213 I stand corrected. No wrong, but i better understand their cold attitude to each other as they are siblings he never smiled even once while she talked or looked at her, it felt odd but siblings do that.

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😢

Their family or the cramlings probably have the highest rating in chess per person 😂😂😂

I hope Nepo didn't come worn in a Donald Duck t-shirt

whsts the white stuff on his head

@andrewhughes7642

2 ай бұрын

It is called a tilak if you want to look it up.

@Alok_kurmi

2 ай бұрын

Right​@@andrewhughes7642

Pragg man, please do some weight lifting. You are hurting yourself, if you don't.

@tanish9267

2 ай бұрын

i mean you dont need muscle to lift chess pieces so ig it doesn't matter, just have to be healthy.

@Chris.M

2 ай бұрын

@tanish9267 he doesn't look healthy...

It seems somewhat male chauvinism. Since brother and sister are there, you should question first the elder sister.

@indianfan1029

2 ай бұрын

A couple of times he just didn't let her talk. I dont think she minds but its definitely something that happens a lot in our society. And we should be mindful to not let that happen. Not a big issue but a subtle one

Yeh kya bakwas chal raha hai Sagar - Candidates is LUCKY 14 rounds: NOT 13! [Remember it is a DOUBLE round robin since recently - hence always even!] Did you want us to correct you or what?! @ChessBaseIndiachannel. 😄 Of crs, thx for this quiz - I knew many answers. Generally, your picture history quizzes are very difficult.