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

Ай бұрын

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

@feelcollins4358

Ай 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

Ай 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

Ай 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

Ай 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"

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.

Nepo really wanted the crown

@Rapidchess950

Ай бұрын

he cursed him😂

@danielbattle7620

Ай бұрын

Ding is too OP for nepo

@mikhailgil6174

Ай бұрын

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

@srinjoy2003

Ай бұрын

Well, should've played better lol.

@guanium

Ай бұрын

Then he should play better.

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

Ding chilling

@noniebumst

Ай бұрын

💀

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

@albertjep

Ай бұрын

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

@bhkti821

Ай бұрын

Shut up

@ayyanmirza7095

8 күн бұрын

Bro it's cringe his preparation got leaked he played without preparation and still came out on top, not an easy feat

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

Ай бұрын

You don't watch many documentaries do you

@yellowphoenix9803

Ай бұрын

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

@yellowphoenix9803

Ай бұрын

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

If only he knew the cow opening…

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

Nepo got frustration and Ding got depression. The show goes on.

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

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

@Mihailo0

8 күн бұрын

Bobby Fischer is the greatest and most dominant player oat

@ChatGPTacc1-kh8pb

7 күн бұрын

​@@Mihailo0 + no one was close to him

Just found out about the checkmate corner. Great videos!

“Heavy is the head that wears the crown”

@bhkti821

Ай бұрын

Woah

I love Ding, no one will ever change that❤

The humble Goat.

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

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

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

Nice video!

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!

ding needs resilience and stoicism

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

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

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

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.

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

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 :\

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

Ай бұрын

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

@radicalstanza3614

Ай бұрын

What's crazy is your punctuation.

@gusleffers9265

Ай бұрын

@@blizyon30fps86says who?

@blizyon30fps86

Ай бұрын

@@gusleffers9265 says his mental state

@gusleffers9265

Ай 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.

Ding at 85% can beat Gukesh at 100%. The question is will Ding be at 85% form by the time of the match

I think he is just tired, that's fine.

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

@TheCheckmateCorner

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@user-dh8oi2mk4f

Ай 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.

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

Wait is this a reuploade? Did I miss something?

he just need richard raport .

A fear of achievement ? Maybe had a lousy childhood and doesn't feel worthy of success

bro feel depress for winning the world championship.

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.

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!

Everyone knows that it is imposter syndrome. Ding knows that he isn't the champion. Magnus has played better as there is no pressure anymore.

Reupload? 😂

Nice

2678 performance level is 9th place out of 14 players? *Wow* So they’re like playing *stockfish*

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

@AnEnderNon

6 күн бұрын

y hate

he probably is being force to play

@Oldladywithastick

Ай бұрын

Weird thing to say without any proof

@thegorn

Ай бұрын

His tiger-mom is all over him

@BensonOfD

Ай 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

Ай бұрын

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

@thebiglebrowski3695

Ай 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.

Chess is the hardest game.

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

relax, he's just saving strats for when he defends the title 😅

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

He plan to take a sabbath and retire for good after world chess champion , but subconciously, he too focus on the game, he forgot his goals ,as if like once he reached Everest n come down alive, he is liable to hike the K2, signing the death cert, cos only best hiker is obliged to fullfill this goal or be mocked and rejected if it choose not to😂

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

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

@TheCheckmateCorner

Ай бұрын

KZread had some problems with the first one!

@jakobvandroogenbroeck

Ай 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?

Burnout... Its a real thing

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.

9:00 Gukesh : Nah Id Win

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

@eddyirategekanya336

Ай бұрын

No way

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

@NaplesFC

Ай бұрын

Gukesh is the next challenger not alireza

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

Ай 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

Ай 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

Ай 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

Ай бұрын

what now? Carlson defended the number one spot four times

@piyushraj8109

Ай бұрын

@@dynamotexan Not everyone is carlsen

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

Ай бұрын

No bro wtf

@marshaltito7369

Ай бұрын

It's probably nervousness.

@coldunquietgrave

Ай бұрын

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

@Oldladywithastick

Ай 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

Ай 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

Ай бұрын

😂😂ok

@kaybest9607

Ай 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

Ай бұрын

@@kaybest9607 whom are you talking about?

@blizyon30fps86

Ай бұрын

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

@crbgaming6683

Ай бұрын

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

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.

Sup third

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

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

Ай бұрын

Was that a joke ?

@wemustgo

Ай бұрын

Best joke

@lionizedjunkie

Ай бұрын

+1000 social credit score!

6 mins and 24 views, bro fell off..

@theplayzpaidoff3666

Ай бұрын

You fell on dis D.

He's just isn't good (comparatively to other top guys) the only reason he even won world championship is just because mangus didn't wanted to defend his title

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

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.

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

Ай 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

Ай 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

Ай бұрын

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

@jojogalit2750

Ай бұрын

@@MultiTopgearfan you too get off his nuts lol 😂

@dariogreggio7981

Ай 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

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

Ай бұрын

How is he fked dude is a chess champion.

@noobmaster006

Ай бұрын

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

@tengu5628

Ай бұрын

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

@noobmaster006

Ай бұрын

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

@tengu5628

Ай бұрын

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

Hope that he is not a communist.