@@novicelifts5197 and its a match of 14. If after 6 games you crumble than you crumble. He'll likely perform better. But Magnus shouldn't bother with another WCC match
@@davidneff7620 Why is that? Magnus quitting would delegitimize an entire generation's worth of chess. Every victory would taste sour while Magnus is still alive and refusing to play. The title would be meaningless if it comes with an asterisk that the best player in the world didn't bother trying. Do you have any idea how damaging that would be for the sport.
Magnus didn't say it in this interview but in a previous interview he said he felt Nepo could've played better during their match and showed interest in seeing what would've transpired had Nepo not cracked under pressure so this very interesting development has probably resparked his curiosity. We could be up for a treat with an intense rematch between these 2 rivals💯
@@babapur3255 He's a great offensive and tactical player but his personality is kinda meh. He can't handle a defeat pretty well and usually makes false accusations against his opponents(like the drama he made on internet against GM Paulo Suppi, implying the BR player was cheating)
@@babapur3255 I personally hated him because of many blunders and mistakes on wc. I believed in him a lot. But now we can see how much Ian learnt and how he's performance's level was increased. He reabilitated in my eyes.
@@jeremywininger694 I did a pretty bad job but yeah, he is extremely annoying. I am happy for him that he is crushing at the candidates and don't hate him at all, but unwatchable imo. Not that he even cares.
Thats what scares me.. to learn from those mistakes then get a shot again after such a quick turnaround.. combined with Magnus possibly not being as motivated..? To me it has upset written all over it
And Magnus will also be more formidable as he understands how Nepo plays in a classical match format. As Nepo raises his game, Magnus will too - should be a great match, if Magnus chooses to play
People have simply forgotten how close the first half of 2021 WCC was. Nepo arguably had more winning chances than Magnus in the first 5 games. After the marathon Game 6, Nepo simply broke down. Looking forward to the rematch!!
Definitely not better chances, remember they both played the most accurate game in history. I wouldnt say you have more or less chances against that, Magnus is a monster who punishes the minimal inaccuracy
I bet he just said he probably wouldn't after the last match because he was disappointed with Nepo's performance and wanted people to perform better, I think he was always going to defend it.
what i like about carlsen is his accessibility and his playing so many tournaments as a world champion. No hiding and playing only a few prestigious tournaments to preserve his image like Kasparov.
Magnus may choose to give up the WC title at some point, but I think we all know it will not be *after* the candidates tournament when a winner is chosen. He will do so following the WC match and say "ok, that was my last one for now" or something like that.
Actually Nepo already won the candidates . It's official. There's only one round left and he is 1.5 pt ahead the rest of the field. The 2nd place is still open though. So for Magnus waiting till the tournament is over is probably more appropriate. Just to make sure his decision doesn't influence the last round and affect the other players (who could be demotivated if the 2nd place were meaningless).
I knew for a fact magnus would destroy nepo last wcc because experience truly is one of the strongest tools/weapons that could ever be abused in any sport or profession. But this time, after Nepo has gotten some experience and learned from his mistakes. He didn't lose because of poor chess per se, he lost because he was mentally weaker. He was embarassed and that has made him stronger. Failure and mistakes is the greatest and most efficient teacher. I agree with carlsen, criminally underrated.
@@tux1968 I believe that Magnus owes him that. For me Magnus is the greatest of all time. I believe he owes the world of chess to rightfully lose or keep his title. But also, to prove he is a great sportsman. It shouldn't be passed over. That's just morally wrong on so many levels. One thing we can be absolutely sure of is that if the rematch happens then Nepo surely has a greater chance than last time to redeem himself in another world championship match against Carlsen. That's a certainty. Nepo deserves another chance.
@@CeRz i agree. there isn't so much of a difference between playing the 5th and the 6th world championship match. (if anything, you may even be less motivated at this point). there is, however, a huge difference between playing your 1st and your 2nd WC match.
@@vibovitold I absolutely agree. It's day and night comparing your first WC match with your second. Experience is key. You get to mentally understand each other in a completely different way because of how the format of the WC match is formed and executed. It's a mentally draining process and you are eye to eye with your opponent the entire journey. We as a viewer can only speculate of this almost spartan way of facing each other and how it's experienced mentally. Huge difference, indeed.
I feel like Nepo beat himself in the last wcc...If he spent 5 more minutes before making thode bad moves... he would have put up a great fight, maybe even bring the match to tie breaks...but then again, Magnus indeed still has the experience and the endurance...but I feel like that was not 100% Nepo...He just got too careless...
Magnus knew Nepo would win before the Candidates even finished and wanted to give the 2nd place some meaning so the others would play for a win so we'd still see the competitive side of the other players. Brilliant move by Magnus
@@SpartanThe300th wow nice comeback buddy, you did so well for having the IQ of a rock. Proud of you little guy. The important thing is you tried and for that you get a participation trophy.
I honestly believe he expected Alireza not to do too well, so wanted to see more of a fight over the candidates as there would be speculation that 2nd may matter, so there would be more competition in the tournament
well, he basically told this - Ding and Caruana was his favorites, and Ian is "criminally underated", so probably 3rd favorite. He didn't expect Alireza to win.
But the thing is this tournament format suits Nepo completely, he's way less comfortable in the drawish environment of a world championship match, which would suit someone like caruana way more.
I actually didn't think he would give up his world championship at all. However, if and only if hikaru gets second, he might. I actually think I'm a match hikaru would beat Nepo, then all Magnus had to do is win the next candidates and we get Magnus hikaru 😎
There's no universe in which he wouldn't defend his title. It's kind of nuts people think he might not defend. Seriously, why would he not play? It makes no sense.
Was not surprised. Several players have won back to back candidates such as Smyslov in the 50s, Spassky in the 60s, Korchnoi late 70s - early 80s. Karpov and Anand were also two time winners.
I think most people who follow chess know Nepo is a monster. The person who was criminally underrated in this tournament was Hikaru who moved back into the top 10 in classical chess and stands alone in 2nd place after round 13.
@@vibovitold Firouzja was exact copy of Nepo in Wcc match . Both worked so hard for their individual events and prepared extremely well then just burned out and got tilted . Just wait and see in the following tournaments of Alireza and you'll see fireworks on the board
@@mr.anonymous5961 Firouzja is much younger though and still lacks maturity. Being tilted is still kind of a natural state for him, so to speak : ) I do hope he puts up a good fight for the WC title in the future. however, i'm a bit annoyed by fanboys who talk about this as if he already had it in the bag, and it's only a matter of "when". no he hasn't, and it isn't.
He is going to play. Nepo will be mentally prepared this time. Super interesting for Magnus and the chess world to see whether he can put up a better fight this time.
He certainly deserves another WCC match, but if Magnus doesn't want to play he won't play. I believe this is just a negotiating tactic, though; we'll see what happens.
title is extremely misleading. He's stating that Nepo is underrated (Under valued) by Bookkeepers. But all chess players searching will assume he means underrated by.. actual.. chess rating.
That's a bit of a clickbait title. Magnus didn't say Nepo is criminally underrated, he said his opponents criminally underrated him. A considerable difference.
After game 6 (which was as genius and as magnus as you can get) nepo had to risk . The end result of the championship doesnt reflect how good nepo is. In this candidates he was very good, very convincing and very lucky. Magnus has his job cut out for him.
I think it was more psychological fatigue than “having to risk”, he made some blunders that were way below his actual strength. In peak conditions (which he seems right now) he might have an actual chance. Magnus still the favorite ofc
He didnt risk anything. He was outplayed in the endgame because he had to play for 8 hours straight, anybody would break under those conditions and make mistakes (except Magnus)
I don't really think so tbh. The blunders that he made after that point weren't really a case of him going for a risky idea that doesn't work, they were just one move blunders
Nepo showed at the candidates, that he lost his weakest point(stamina in a long tournament). So the re-match will be a great battle...no matter who wins
Honestly, he was never pissed because Nepo is or was bad, he was pissed after the WC exactly because he knows what Nepo is capable of as they stormed the chess world together and played several youth finals. He WANTS Nepo to perform well especially against him so he can have fun and a challenge.
I guess Magnus prepaired his decision to defend his title against Ian. If he talks him strong, so he has a good reason to do so. It took him a large amount of effort to win last time. But finally he showed that stemina seems to be Ians week spot, if there is any. I hope he will have the opportunity to proof that again. I'm looking forward to the rematch and hope Magnus to succesfully defend his title again.
Imagine crowd surrounding the players as they come out of the hall for the autographs. Suddenly magnus comes in from the opposite direction and the whole crowd rushes there. lol
Magnus praised alireza soo much and the guy got last place ; he trolled ian by asking him to be a shark and ian got 1st place ; magnoose mind games literally working on people !!
He can give up his title and refuse to play. I think you are confused as "why would he do that?" We all thought the same, Magnus is keeping us on our toes and in my opinion thats great for chess.
They are not only looking moves from engine I think they must be also playing against the engine in rapid time control maybe to get improve their tecnical ability or increase consantration on the game ets.
I am starting to believe Magnus lied about not wanting to play the world championship just to make the candidates more interesting. I think that would be some insane shade if he knew Alireza was going to drop a lot of games and purposefully engineered a situation where those with chances at second, but not first, place would try much harder to win.
I hope Magnus defends his title against Nepo even if he has decided to retire soon from chess tournaments. If he wins, he may retire as an unbeaten reigning World Champion. If he loses, he will be remembered as a great champion and a class act that gave his contemporary adversary a second chance.
you're saying this as if Magnus losing the next WC match would be the end of his champion career. but not necessarily - he's still young and super strong, he could fight to snatch his title back in the next cycle. in fact, i'd love to see this. it hasn't happened for a while now (since Botvinnik? i'm not counting the organizational split period, because it's more complicated). Carlsen playing in the next Candidates and challenging Nepo would truly spice things up, and perhaps give him the motivation he seems to be lacking at times.
Magnus issue is that he refuses to cut his haircut and this might affect his performance. Ian must control his emotions in order to defeat Carlsen because the champion is very strong on confidence.
Nepo showed incredible patience and he was at the board for long time, he didn't crumble like wc match. This will be interesting
In the wc match he crumbled after he was losing. He played incredible chess the first 6 round… please inform yourself before u comment
The people that say "please inform yourself before [blank]" are so annoying go back to twitter if you want to sound smart
@@novicelifts5197 and its a match of 14. If after 6 games you crumble than you crumble. He'll likely perform better. But Magnus shouldn't bother with another WCC match
@@novicelifts5197 Oof cmon no need to be so rude
@@davidneff7620 Why is that? Magnus quitting would delegitimize an entire generation's worth of chess. Every victory would taste sour while Magnus is still alive and refusing to play. The title would be meaningless if it comes with an asterisk that the best player in the world didn't bother trying. Do you have any idea how damaging that would be for the sport.
Magnus didn't say it in this interview but in a previous interview he said he felt Nepo could've played better during their match and showed interest in seeing what would've transpired had Nepo not cracked under pressure so this very interesting development has probably resparked his curiosity. We could be up for a treat with an intense rematch between these 2 rivals💯
Everybody hate Nepo for no reason, he is the nicest guy
@@babapur3255 This reads as if you are not part of "everybody".
@@babapur3255 He's a great offensive and tactical player but his personality is kinda meh. He can't handle a defeat pretty well and usually makes false accusations against his opponents(like the drama he made on internet against GM Paulo Suppi, implying the BR player was cheating)
@@babapur3255 I personally hated him because of many blunders and mistakes on wc. I believed in him a lot. But now we can see how much Ian learnt and how he's performance's level was increased. He reabilitated in my eyes.
@@babapur3255 they hating cause of being Russian
100% hes playing..look at his smirk
agree
@@hansvanoosterwijck5969 evil smirk
sure af hope so. He's at his peak, it'd be a huge shame for the chess world if he gave up his title
But let's not get ahead of ourself. He also plays poker and is not bad at bluffing. If he doesn't play we fell for the smirk. ;)
@@smwg4187 what are u talking about? Even magnus said himself that the 23 years old magnus was his best version ever.
“Are you going to play the…”
“We’ll see… we’ll see.”
Magnus is in.
Yeah that smile was a dead giveaway IMO
Your optimism was cute
How can you not love Magnus? Such a great guy to have as the world chess champ.
Right! Imagine Hikaru.. guys I'm the best chess player guys. I beat magnus guys. Omg chat I am the world champion now. I'm the world champion guys.
@@tbones2583 I have to agree. Pretty obnoxius.
Yeh I'm really impressed by the guy , stays humble , rides his bike to tournaments and always polite kind
That literally not even what he sounds like
@@jeremywininger694 I did a pretty bad job but yeah, he is extremely annoying. I am happy for him that he is crushing at the candidates and don't hate him at all, but unwatchable imo. Not that he even cares.
nepo learnt a lot from his wc match against carlsen.Thats why he is playing better. He will be more formidable against magnus next time.
Thats what scares me.. to learn from those mistakes then get a shot again after such a quick turnaround.. combined with Magnus possibly not being as motivated..? To me it has upset written all over it
.. но Магнус победит. Ему была нужна мотивация!
@@itsbreezy2521 anyway he will blunder and shocks Magnus again, Magnus wants to play to serious candidates
@@BKD1308 "Magnus wants to play to serious candidates" ahah who the f are you
And Magnus will also be more formidable as he understands how Nepo plays in a classical match format. As Nepo raises his game, Magnus will too - should be a great match, if Magnus chooses to play
Carlsen's recognition of his opponents' abilities is one of his greatest strengths 👏
he's just very honest and admits things, unlike others...
Carlsen is awesome at cursing his opponents with praise. He destroyed Alireza, now he's after Nepo
oh here comes Islam
@@karlheinz2674 tf u talkin abt
@@karlheinz2674 Ali Ali reza
gotta love that smile "we'll see, we'll see" 😅 perfect
That smirk in the end is like "I'm so gonna troll the internet so hard"
He was bored of what's happening in this chess world (especially Jan s commentary XD)
So thought to spice it up just to bring conversations and topics
keeping the tension
of course. Nice way to raise the bar for sponsor talks. After all he's always been quite creative in monetizing the game...
Hahahahaha 😂😂
my guy went from "Ian is coming back to his true self. Playing poor moves quickly" to "He is criminally underrated"
People have simply forgotten how close the first half of 2021 WCC was. Nepo arguably had more winning chances than Magnus in the first 5 games. After the marathon Game 6, Nepo simply broke down.
Looking forward to the rematch!!
Caruanna
EXACTLY!
It was still a fairly difficult match because of game 6. Game 6 is exsausting
Definitely not better chances, remember they both played the most accurate game in history. I wouldnt say you have more or less chances against that, Magnus is a monster who punishes the minimal inaccuracy
That’s why a WCC match is at least 12 games, to really separate the good from the great, which at this moment is Magnus.
after this i think there is 70% chance that magnus plays vs nepo
100% tbh, mans just trolling
Nepo already guaranteed to win the candidates.
@@Jose.AFT.Saddul There is doubt on whether Magnus would defend his title.
Magnus is trolling as competitive as he is why wouldn’t he defend his title
Could've written 1 less percentage point ...
Magnus is such a troll haha! He surely will play the championship, he's just keeping us all on our toes.
I bet he just said he probably wouldn't after the last match because he was disappointed with Nepo's performance and wanted people to perform better, I think he was always going to defend it.
If he doesn’t play does that mean he will forfeit his tittle?
@@YourLocalCafe Good point.
I hope magnus keep his words and doesn't play. We will celebrate a new champion
@@eyob8969 yh, if he decides not to play, the top 2 candidates will play for the title.
what i like about carlsen is his accessibility and his playing so many tournaments as a world champion.
No hiding and playing only a few prestigious tournaments to preserve his image like Kasparov.
That killer laugh will give nightmare to Ian.
😂😂😂
GM Nepo has won the most games w 5, and he has no losses. Great playing!
Magnus may choose to give up the WC title at some point, but I think we all know it will not be *after* the candidates tournament when a winner is chosen. He will do so following the WC match and say "ok, that was my last one for now" or something like that.
Interesting...
Well it would make him "undefeated" in terms of holding onto the WC.
Actually Nepo already won the candidates . It's official. There's only one round left and he is 1.5 pt ahead the rest of the field. The 2nd place is still open though. So for Magnus waiting till the tournament is over is probably more appropriate. Just to make sure his decision doesn't influence the last round and affect the other players (who could be demotivated if the 2nd place were meaningless).
no he wont cos he will lose.
no, we don't all know that. Magnus stated that he would only play if Firouzja wins. He literally said he would make the decision after the candidates.
I knew for a fact magnus would destroy nepo last wcc because experience truly is one of the strongest tools/weapons that could ever be abused in any sport or profession. But this time, after Nepo has gotten some experience and learned from his mistakes. He didn't lose because of poor chess per se, he lost because he was mentally weaker. He was embarassed and that has made him stronger. Failure and mistakes is the greatest and most efficient teacher. I agree with carlsen, criminally underrated.
It would be a very interesting rematch, whatever happened. I'd definitely tune in to see if Nepo could redeem himself.
@@tux1968 I believe that Magnus owes him that. For me Magnus is the greatest of all time. I believe he owes the world of chess to rightfully lose or keep his title. But also, to prove he is a great sportsman. It shouldn't be passed over. That's just morally wrong on so many levels. One thing we can be absolutely sure of is that if the rematch happens then Nepo surely has a greater chance than last time to redeem himself in another world championship match against Carlsen. That's a certainty. Nepo deserves another chance.
@@CeRz i agree. there isn't so much of a difference between playing the 5th and the 6th world championship match. (if anything, you may even be less motivated at this point).
there is, however, a huge difference between playing your 1st and your 2nd WC match.
@@vibovitold I absolutely agree. It's day and night comparing your first WC match with your second. Experience is key. You get to mentally understand each other in a completely different way because of how the format of the WC match is formed and executed. It's a mentally draining process and you are eye to eye with your opponent the entire journey. We as a viewer can only speculate of this almost spartan way of facing each other and how it's experienced mentally. Huge difference, indeed.
I feel like Nepo beat himself in the last wcc...If he spent 5 more minutes before making thode bad moves... he would have put up a great fight, maybe even bring the match to tie breaks...but then again, Magnus indeed still has the experience and the endurance...but I feel like that was not 100% Nepo...He just got too careless...
Magnus knew Nepo would win before the Candidates even finished and wanted to give the 2nd place some meaning so the others would play for a win so we'd still see the competitive side of the other players. Brilliant move by Magnus
yup, head games! Wonder how long we’ll be in suspense for? haha
lmao if this is true, Magnus is playing chess in real life too 😂
Technically we all knew Nepo would win before the Candidates finished, he's mathematically won before the last round just like last time.
He knew, that's why he said Ding and Fabiano were bigger favorites. He's just trying to increase the prize for defending the title
Nah , like Anish said that Magnus want to play game for bigger prize money .
I'm absolutely looking forward to Magnus Vs Nepo in the world match! Nepo is killing it in the tournament!
he will just fold like a cheap old suit again.
@@elitist3447 let's meet back here after the games, bitch.
@ELITIST you mean like your mum?
@@SpartanThe300th wow nice comeback buddy, you did so well for having the IQ of a rock. Proud of you little guy. The important thing is you tried and for that you get a participation trophy.
0:44 You can pinpoint the exact moment the Carlsen - Nepo rematch was set in stone
We will see....this is the line for what we are waiting for....Love Magnus. 💓
I honestly believe he expected Alireza not to do too well, so wanted to see more of a fight over the candidates as there would be speculation that 2nd may matter, so there would be more competition in the tournament
well, he basically told this - Ding and Caruana was his favorites, and Ian is "criminally underated", so probably 3rd favorite. He didn't expect Alireza to win.
But the thing is this tournament format suits Nepo completely, he's way less comfortable in the drawish environment of a world championship match, which would suit someone like caruana way more.
good point actually
Agree. 👍
100% agreed, I hope he doesn't crack under the pressure again
I actually didn't think he would give up his world championship at all. However, if and only if hikaru gets second, he might. I actually think I'm a match hikaru would beat Nepo, then all Magnus had to do is win the next candidates and we get Magnus hikaru 😎
Great point
He'll definitely defend his title after Ian's incredible performance
Ohhh yeahhh 😮😮
Our boy is back .... We will see with a smirk means he will play ✌️
There's no universe in which he wouldn't defend his title. It's kind of nuts people think he might not defend. Seriously, why would he not play? It makes no sense.
It seems like he will play nepo again, his “we’ll see” was indicative of someone who will be giving a positive answer
that big smile ''we will see'' seems like he is bit more motivated now
"We'll see, we'll see" oooh thats a secretive smile right there, keeping us on our toes is our Magnus lmao
That smile 🚶🏻✨
Was not surprised. Several players have won back to back candidates such as Smyslov in the 50s, Spassky in the 60s, Korchnoi late 70s - early 80s. Karpov and Anand were also two time winners.
I think most people who follow chess know Nepo is a monster. The person who was criminally underrated in this tournament was Hikaru who moved back into the top 10 in classical chess and stands alone in 2nd place after round 13.
True
Nakamura definitely made the biggest surprise (aside from Firouzja's negative surprise). Big respect for the guy.
Yeah, not gonna lie, I expected him to finish bottom 4 here.
@@vibovitold Firouzja was exact copy of Nepo in Wcc match . Both worked so hard for their individual events and prepared extremely well then just burned out and got tilted . Just wait and see in the following tournaments of Alireza and you'll see fireworks on the board
@@mr.anonymous5961 Firouzja is much younger though and still lacks maturity. Being tilted is still kind of a natural state for him, so to speak : ) I do hope he puts up a good fight for the WC title in the future. however, i'm a bit annoyed by fanboys who talk about this as if he already had it in the bag, and it's only a matter of "when". no he hasn't, and it isn't.
Magnus is gonna play. You can see it in his smile.
🙁
Nothing like a Magnus Carlsen smile.
look at magnus man, so inspirational
that's the face of a man who's playing a WCC match and excited to see what nepo will bring to the table
He's going to play. I can't explain it but his reaction at the end tells me that
0:44 that grin tho😃
I think if Hikaru finishes second, Magnus will play WC match to make sure Hikaru does not get a chance of becoming world champion. lmao
He is going to play. Nepo will be mentally prepared this time. Super interesting for Magnus and the chess world to see whether he can put up a better fight this time.
I think that smile says everything we need to know.
After this clear victory in the Candidates Nepo DESERVES another match against Carlsen for the title, whatever the result will be.
He certainly deserves another WCC match, but if Magnus doesn't want to play he won't play. I believe this is just a negotiating tactic, though; we'll see what happens.
title is extremely misleading.
He's stating that Nepo is underrated (Under valued) by Bookkeepers.
But all chess players searching will assume he means underrated by.. actual.. chess rating.
That's a bit of a clickbait title. Magnus didn't say Nepo is criminally underrated, he said his opponents criminally underrated him. A considerable difference.
I think the smile and "we'll see" means "Yes"
That head nod when he said "We'll see". He will play for the title.
"We'll see" with a smile, he will clearly play
After game 6 (which was as genius and as magnus as you can get) nepo had to risk . The end result of the championship doesnt reflect how good nepo is. In this candidates he was very good, very convincing and very lucky. Magnus has his job cut out for him.
I think it was more psychological fatigue than “having to risk”, he made some blunders that were way below his actual strength. In peak conditions (which he seems right now) he might have an actual chance. Magnus still the favorite ofc
He didnt risk anything. He was outplayed in the endgame because he had to play for 8 hours straight, anybody would break under those conditions and make mistakes (except Magnus)
I don't really think so tbh. The blunders that he made after that point weren't really a case of him going for a risky idea that doesn't work, they were just one move blunders
if the position is better, it´s always easy winning...
man blundered a 1-move bishop trap...
Carlsen gives me a vibe of "Ok, I think I'll prove my title once more and probably retire before the next one"
What if he loses. I mean his retirement
Ian is so great to watch.
People walking near Magnus, damn, that’s MAAAGNUUUUSSSSS
that smile tho... makes me smile 😁
Reporter: Magnus how's Nepo's Play?
Magnus: he's good. Can I go to sleep now?
Nepo showed at the candidates, that he lost his weakest point(stamina in a long tournament).
So the re-match will be a great battle...no matter who wins
Honestly, he was never pissed because Nepo is or was bad, he was pissed after the WC exactly because he knows what Nepo is capable of as they stormed the chess world together and played several youth finals. He WANTS Nepo to perform well especially against him so he can have fun and a challenge.
Therefore making Magnus even better than realized.
Madrid really became the capital of chess for the last 2 weeks, and especially the last 2 days
0:32 what he said??
That 'we'll see' smile was😂😂
nepo waited for candidates just so he can prove himself to magnus. its good to see magnus is agreeing on nepo's power
Damn, Magnus is so classy and quirky at the same time. Plus he's a genius. Such a legend.
He'll play. Nepo has crushed the candidates and hasn't lost a single game.
"I will see" - this can say only bad man !
I guess Magnus prepaired his decision to defend his title against Ian. If he talks him strong, so he has a good reason to do so. It took him a large amount of effort to win last time. But finally he showed that stemina seems to be Ians week spot, if there is any. I hope he will have the opportunity to proof that again. I'm looking forward to the rematch and hope Magnus to succesfully defend his title again.
that final comment "will see" means yes i will, I just blufED to get more money from FIDE...
There's nothing worse than refuse playing Ian, if there's somebody underestimating Ian, this one is Carlsen
Cant wait for the match
Imagine crowd surrounding the players as they come out of the hall for the autographs. Suddenly magnus comes in from the opposite direction and the whole crowd rushes there. lol
did Emperor Magnus just woke up
0:32 I didn't knew that pandit word is also used in english.
Humble, as we say in Brazil
Literally everyone was talking smack on Nepo, watch everyone back walk it now
Magnus,play the match,bild your GOAT reputation even more.
Cheers from Russia and Greece.
He is giving the vibes of a guy who's gonna play bong cloud in one of his matches
Does anyone know why Magnus is in Madrid???
Nepo deserves another match!!! Don`t run, Magnus!!!
Magnus praised alireza soo much and the guy got last place ; he trolled ian by asking him to be a shark and ian got 1st place ; magnoose mind games literally working on people !!
He doesn’t need to prepare again. He’s already done it once.
Can somebody explain: how is it that Magnus can choose to play for the title or not? I'm not sure how this works.
He can give up his title and refuse to play.
I think you are confused as "why would he do that?"
We all thought the same, Magnus is keeping us on our toes and in my opinion thats great for chess.
They are not only looking moves from engine I think they must be also playing against the engine in rapid time control maybe to get improve their tecnical ability or increase consantration on the game ets.
Who does he say he thought were favorites after Ding and Caruana? He says, "Ding, Caruana, or even..." are favorites, but I can't make it out.
nepos opponents: *shocked criminally*
My favorite athlete all time. Love Nepo but take it MC! 😎💯
This video looks like it was filmed +5 years ago. Magnus looks very young here
I guess skinny magnus needs to be in good shape and stop poker
he is clearly impressed by Nepo and will of course play him if he wasn't already.
So betting odds is something that Magnus pays attention to for whatever reason..
Man is speaking facts.
Best hair in the game
Really love Magnus hair is wild!!!
Magnus rocking the just got out of bed do
I am starting to believe Magnus lied about not wanting to play the world championship just to make the candidates more interesting. I think that would be some insane shade if he knew Alireza was going to drop a lot of games and purposefully engineered a situation where those with chances at second, but not first, place would try much harder to win.
I hope Magnus defends his title against Nepo even if he has decided to retire soon from chess tournaments. If he wins, he may retire as an unbeaten reigning World Champion. If he loses, he will be remembered as a great champion and a class act that gave his contemporary adversary a second chance.
you're saying this as if Magnus losing the next WC match would be the end of his champion career. but not necessarily - he's still young and super strong, he could fight to snatch his title back in the next cycle. in fact, i'd love to see this. it hasn't happened for a while now (since Botvinnik? i'm not counting the organizational split period, because it's more complicated).
Carlsen playing in the next Candidates and challenging Nepo would truly spice things up, and perhaps give him the motivation he seems to be lacking at times.
That last please please though
Can any one give him a comb please?
maybe the candidates could have been more interesting with the attendance of Karjakin
Every love deserves a second chance and Magnus should give it a chance...
Sucha cheeky World Champion. You gotta defend the title… you will Win.
Magnus issue is that he refuses to cut his haircut and this might affect his performance. Ian must control his emotions in order to defeat Carlsen because the champion is very strong on confidence.
He wants to show the difference between the world champ and the candidate winner