I think him being the classical chess world champion, with Magnus’ shadow looming large over him and all the media attention and community opinions, he’s struggling to deal with all of that. Not everyone is able to deal with all that pressure and negativity, I just hope that he finds a way and gets back to playing chess at the highest level.

@usetheuser

25 күн бұрын

even magnus gets criticised by haters when he loses a single game, it must have been so much worse for ding.

@feelcollins4358

25 күн бұрын

Magnus is the greatest chess player but he has a nasty manipulative personality, he definitely expected people would still crown him as the WC despite all that and this would put a lot of pressure on the winner of the WCC, these things are just mind games to him.

@legionrip7484

25 күн бұрын

Honestly the current Ding is unlikely to be able to defend the world championship title.... As Magnus has said... The championship match takes a lot more out of people than you realize... That ding hasn't recovered from it is proof of that. Hopefully he can fully recover and return to form though

@lukebbuff

25 күн бұрын

@@feelcollins4358I don’t see what Magnus gains by trying to play mind games with Ding? I mean, he probably correctly to assumed he could have all the financial and personal benefits of his status as the GOAT without the pressure and exhaustion of defending his world title which is maybe a bit unfair. But I don’t see any reason for him to want to manipulate other players by giving up his title?

@feelcollins4358

25 күн бұрын

@@lukebbuff His mind games is not on ding personally but to the chess world, basically "yeah he's the champ but y'all know deep down I'm the best" Which he isn't wrong but he made it so no one else could get the chance to challenge that narrative by not participating in the WCC so the pressure is directed at the winner in the end, he will be known as one of the weaker WC in history because he didn't "face the best"

Ding chilling

@noniebumst

25 күн бұрын

💀

Will be rooting for Ding all the way. But I really fear that perhaps the stress of the championship gave Ding something akin to PTSD.

i hope Ding bounces back from whatever he is going through ... Wishing him all the Luck :)

Nepo really wanted the crown

@Rapidchess950

25 күн бұрын

he cursed him😂

@danielbattle7620

25 күн бұрын

Ding is too OP for nepo

@mikhailgil6174

25 күн бұрын

@@danielbattle7620 well Nepo won the candidates twice, ding only won because of magnus stepping away. Honestly i hope Ding defends his title.

@srinjoy2003

22 күн бұрын

Well, should've played better lol.

@guanium

21 күн бұрын

Then he should play better.

At least Ding played chess after winning the title- unlike Bobby Fischer.

I love your videos, the one about Ding’s entire ride to the top was very good! You could make some insanely good documentaries!

Dude, this guy's documentaries are incredible

@jaylenlenear3944

23 күн бұрын

You don't watch many documentaries do you

@yellowphoenix9803

23 күн бұрын

@@jaylenlenear3944 not on chess, can u show me some? I mean his chess documentaries specifically

@yellowphoenix9803

20 күн бұрын

@@jaylenlenear3944 not about chess. Can u suggest me some other ones?

This guy has like 5 videos and is still getting better with each one. Keep it up!

Definitely the the most wholesome and human world champion of all time that's for sure

Watching that Candidates cycle and the world championship I couldn't help but cheer for him. His bromance with Rapport, his family supporting him, his honesty when speaking, even if he loses the title, I want to see him go back to high level chess

The fact that nepo caruana and hikarus best chance to the crown was snuffed by a teenager is heart breaking

I love Ding, no one will ever change that❤

Bro Ding can't handle the title for one year made 10 years of Magnus dominance even more impressive

@albertjep

16 күн бұрын

He’s struggling with mental issues. No need to turn his depression/mental health into another way to lick Magnus.

@bhkti821

11 күн бұрын

Shut up

Just found out about the checkmate corner. Great videos!

I predict the world championship crown for the next decade wouod be swapping hands like hell , it will be great experience to watch the whole thing

The humble Goat.

I really hope that Ding finds help for what ever it is he's going through.

Love you Ding!! ❤I hope you are keeping welll❤

“Heavy is the head that wears the crown”

@bhkti821

11 күн бұрын

Woah

Nice video!

can you make a video on this year's bullet chess championship? :D

This documentary is great! I've known a bit about Ding but never the full extent of his story and you covered it really well. Congrats!

If only he knew the cow opening…

This is more about if Ding wants to be chess chamion again... I highly doiubt it.

Ding is like Australia in cricket. He'll be about alright in normal games without muxh weightage but pull out an absolute comeback performance in the title match. Imagine him not winning much the entire year but keeps on retaining the championship each year by outclassing opponents when it matters most. Would be so hilarious.

69%... nice.

You know what crazy ding a super GM one of the best players in the world. He might go on to win 5 world title and lose so many tournaments in between but might (bad luck ) have a good showing when defending his title and go on a decade as world championship

@blizyon30fps86

23 күн бұрын

There’s a good chance he won’t even try to defend his title next candidates

@radicalstanza3614

18 күн бұрын

What's crazy is your punctuation.

@gusleffers9265

16 күн бұрын

@@blizyon30fps86says who?

@blizyon30fps86

16 күн бұрын

@@gusleffers9265 says his mental state

@gusleffers9265

16 күн бұрын

@@blizyon30fps86 that’s your prediction. He says he will defend it. I trust his word lol. I just mean you don’t have much grounds to assume it’s a ‘good chance’, you don’t know him.

People criticizing Ding and calling him weakest world champion doesn't even realize how gifted a chess player he is. Even with all his health issues and mental problems he managed to clench the title against Nepo who himself is one of the best in the world. I really wish he gets rid of his issues and once again gives the world a glimpse of prime Ding whom even Magnus used to consider one of the best.

Ding is still OP. I’m taking him over alireza any day

@NaplesFC

21 күн бұрын

Gukesh is the next challenger not alireza

Best wishes for Ding to defend his title but if he thinks he wont be able to come close to defending his title he must consider withdrawing, it wont mean much either way rather it'll suck to serve World Champion title to Gukesh on a silver platter!

its the media's / people's fault calling WC Ding Liren its out of luck that made him into depression

great videos, you fill a niche in chess youtube content that is missing

@TheCheckmateCorner

25 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@user-dh8oi2mk4f

25 күн бұрын

If you enjoy this type of content I would recommend you check out FlameIsLucky. He's made 2 chess documentaries so far and both of them are very well made.

bro feel depress for winning the world championship.

I believe that prime Ding can definitely take an inexperienced Gukesh, he took down Nepo after all and I rate Nepo higher than Gukesh in classical. Skill can only do so much when it comes to World Championship pressure, but Ding not being at his best will make the World Championship definitely more competitive. Also that press clip when he talks about depression was really sad :\

I feel gukesh has a really good chance of defeating a ding not at his highest

Nice

Wait is this a reuploade? Did I miss something?

Reupload? 😂

Ding about to defend his title with a sub 2500 rating.

00: 35 Ding looks about 12 , a stiff breeze would blow him over .

Chess is the hardest game.

I assume Ding's problem is that Magnus willingly gave up the WC title. Everyone still knows Magnus is the best player in the world by a large margin and we remember how good of an ambassador he is for chess and was when he was the WC. Ding knows he can never reach that level and he knows he is the world champion by name only. That troubles him and is a mental problem. As a world champion he is contantly compared to Magnus in every way and expected to perform, both playing and representing chess, like Magnus does and did as a world champion. Ding knows he can never do that or reach that level and that gets into his nerves.

Burnout... Its a real thing

he probably is being force to play

@Oldladywithastick

25 күн бұрын

Weird thing to say without any proof

@thegorn

25 күн бұрын

His tiger-mom is all over him

@BensonOfD

25 күн бұрын

@@thegorn Also makes me wonder if the CPP cares at all about their representation in chess like the Soviets used to. Not saying they'd threaten and force Ding to compete, but if the government (not just the CPP) asks you to do something.. you do it

@royk.9347

25 күн бұрын

@@thegorn some people will deny these claims, but I got the same impression

@thebiglebrowski3695

25 күн бұрын

@@BensonOfD Honestly very doubtful. The Chinese government actually really looks down on chess in favour of xiangqi and even banned it in the 70s.

I think he is too humble for the title of wcc which requires some ego. Hope he could see his real value and doesn't keep sabotaging himself

9:00 Gukesh : Nah Id Win

I think it's really sad that Magnus never defended his title. I think ding was dealt a very horrible deal where if he lost he would have not be champion but by winning he would still be considered second. Very sad

@thebigpicture2032

6 күн бұрын

Being second to Magnus isn’t sad at all. I don’t blame Magnus for not defending, that’s his choice and who wanted to watch Magnus toying with Nepo again.

@damian4590

6 күн бұрын

I think it's great that he got the championship. I like ding a lot but I mean just the idea that some people will think he doesn't deserve it because he didn't face Magnus to get it is sad. Like he's clearly put in a lot of work but stupid people will still look down on him which can't be easy for him mentally

@thebigpicture2032

6 күн бұрын

@@damian4590 That’s true. Add in his health problems hindering his ability to compete and people forget how formidable he was before the Championship when he was qualifying for the Candidates. I hope he can defend his title, it will be exciting to watch.

@dynamotexan

5 күн бұрын

what now? Carlson defended the number one spot four times

@piyushraj8109

4 күн бұрын

@@dynamotexan Not everyone is carlsen

I rooted for Ding when he went against Nepo, but i sadly believe Gukesh will beat him by a considerable margin

@eddyirategekanya336

23 күн бұрын

No way

800's complaining about the world champion not dominating the top 10 like magnus is hilarious

Why did you delete the first time you uploaded the video?

@TheCheckmateCorner

25 күн бұрын

KZread had some problems with the first one!

@jakobvandroogenbroeck

25 күн бұрын

@@TheCheckmateCorner ok btw I absolutely loved your video about nepo vs ding i think i watched it like 4 or 5 times now. Can you make a video about hikaru or another world championship?

Ding is walking very slowly and when he shakes hands you can see it is with a very weak grip. Could it be that Ding is suffering from Parkinson's disease?

@jpzulu4610

25 күн бұрын

No bro wtf

@marshaltito7369

25 күн бұрын

It's probably nervousness.

@coldunquietgrave

25 күн бұрын

His demeanors is like that even during his prime. The crown is just too heavy for him.

@Oldladywithastick

25 күн бұрын

Have you seen chess players shake hands before? There are even compilations of the weirdest handshakes. Looks pretty normal for a chess player

@thegorn

25 күн бұрын

AIDS

The only person objectively better than ding is Magnus. Everyone claims they are better but lost championship spot to Gukesh. If Ding plays world championship with Gukesh, he’ll win easily!

@crbgaming6683

25 күн бұрын

😂😂ok

@kaybest9607

25 күн бұрын

@@crbgaming6683 lol they had the chance to prove me wrong in the last candidate and he beat every single one of them and won the championship

@crbgaming6683

25 күн бұрын

@@kaybest9607 whom are you talking about?

@blizyon30fps86

23 күн бұрын

World championship will never determine skill. There’s a reason he was so shit during Norway chess

@crbgaming6683

23 күн бұрын

@@blizyon30fps86 no bro it's not right wcc does matter but ding is out of form so he blunderd his games so badly

Donger's "World Champion" title is completely hollow and meaningless after Magnus just gave it away. Not his fault, but meh... never liked the Donger anyway. To hell with him.

He had no more motivation to play after winning the world title by a small margin. It's a good chance for Gukesh to take the title this year.

Ding is the greatest chess player of all time, and is the best chess player in the world... That is why he is WORLD Champion!. Magnus stands no chance against Ding. Ding was even so nice as to help Magnus regain his confidence by allowing him to win in Norway so that Ding could have better competition in the future because Chess has been so boring for him!.. Ding was even going to let Hikaru win too, but got annoyed that Hikaru talks so much, so he had to put him in his place... Ding's 7D Chess is incredible! Clearly the greatest of all time!

@frosty98-t9h

25 күн бұрын

Was that a joke ?

@wemustgo

25 күн бұрын

Best joke

@lionizedjunkie

23 күн бұрын

+1000 social credit score!

Sup third

0:06 Buddy, do you even know the meaning of the word 'snatch'?

6 mins and 24 views, bro fell off..

@theplayzpaidoff3666

25 күн бұрын

You fell on dis D.

Ding is not the champion.

@Joshwaheazo

25 күн бұрын

But he is. Not for much longer though.

@kayquealbuquerque7213

25 күн бұрын

The champion he is. The best in the world ? No.

@wemustgo

25 күн бұрын

He is

@danstiurca7963

24 күн бұрын

@@kayquealbuquerque7213 shouldn't the world chess champion actually... you know...beat someone at chess? You and I have beaten as many top GMs as he has. We're world champions!

@danstiurca7963

24 күн бұрын

@@wemustgo he is not.

i don't think its worth caring about ding. i've seen this stuff before. once some australian cared about wei yi in a video back in 2014. that's like me caring about ivanchuk. who cares about these nobodies, so much more relevant might be their opening choice but thats the max. differen't story if they earn their relevancy at least

He may have been crowned, but he has never reigned. He is like a puppet king and the real ruler is Magnus and always has been. Ding isn't the best player in the world ... or 2nd .. or 3rd ... or 4th, 5th, or 6th. He has to be the worst world chess champion for a long time.

Ding is really the weakest ever to become a world champion in chess ding simply suck after all. And don’t give ding an excuses from all losses he made. Come on 🤦‍♂️

@MultiTopgearfan

25 күн бұрын

And what exactly are your credentials to evaluate him as the weakest world champion, I suppose you’re a 2800-rated GM then?

@BensonOfD

25 күн бұрын

Saying that somebody who was able to reach the level of becoming a candidate for world champion, and even won the championship, "sucks" is a wild take lmao

@jojogalit2750

25 күн бұрын

@@BensonOfD get off his nuts lol 😂 ding’s nut hugger lol 😂

@jojogalit2750

25 күн бұрын

@@MultiTopgearfan you too get off his nuts lol 😂

@dariogreggio7981

25 күн бұрын

he had 100+ game streak without losing, 2800+ rating, he also beat absolutely everybody in classical rapid and blitz he was top 2 many times

Hope that he is not a communist.

Cursed? Is it 200 BC? Lol.

But Ding Liren walking like a weary man in Goat tournament but he will return like Bruce Lee so he is afraid of facing any one like Hikaru or Carlson But now he is happy because tournament is in Singapore so by Singapore Chinese chess association but it's not that easy to win Gukesh because Gukesh is not trained by Russian stupid people but a Polish Gentle Man

Ding is fked. He wasnt supposed to win the title. He cant even beat younger colleagues let alone magnus

@danielbattle7620

25 күн бұрын

How is he fked dude is a chess champion.

@noobmaster006

25 күн бұрын

@@danielbattle7620 1st, he is NOT a world champion. 2nd, you will see.

@tengu5628

25 күн бұрын

​@@noobmaster006he is the world champion no matter how much you deny it

@noobmaster006

25 күн бұрын

@@tengu5628 cope hard 🤣🤣 hes the world champion and losing from younger people every where 🤣🤣💀 dude hes the result of magnus's mercy

@tengu5628

25 күн бұрын

@@noobmaster006 how am I coping? I'm simply stating that he is the world champion