@@wojciechszadurski4177 and what? He already fulfilled all the rating requirements, he just needed those games in order to properly qualify. Ding is a very talented chess player and deserves his spot
@@JHawkeye_ the way it was handled was really unfair. 1st of course from China side since they banned Dings travels, but also FIDE stupid laws by just allowing this kind of 'tournament'. Look at the fact that other players had to fight with each other for this spot, where China just created competition between their people. Ding possibly is better then the rest, but still
@@wojciechszadurski4177 lol no they didn't. Firouja's opponents were all 2600s in his climb to 2800. Ding's path wasn't any less difficult for anyone with eyeballs
@@wojciechszadurski4177 I'm sure every country's chess federation would've done the same thing if it happened to them plus it isn't even 'China' who's creating the competition it's their chess federation, not the same thing. Also, not everybody had to fight with each other for the spot, Teimour got in because he was nominated by Fide and Nepo got in because he was the challenger last time.
During the last Candidates Cycle, on a Chess24 broadcast Magnus literally said about the WC match that against Fabi it's about equal, against Ding Magnus won't be the favorite but he thought Ding wouldn't probably make it (which indeed happened), whereas against everybody else Magnus is the favorite. Magnus holds Ding at a very high regard, and I believe a world championship between the two would be phenomenal!
In reality Magnus would definitely be the favourite, no matter the opponent. He's number one, has been for a long time and is a full 60 rating points ahead of his closest rival. Not to mention his form has been excellent recently.
Ding had ice in his veins for that first game. Two rooks a queen and bishop all pointing at his king and he goes on the offensive to create a passed pawn. Absolutely insane
@@yzfool6639 A quick calculation using FIDE's methods show a 2k vs 1750 at 81% chance to win and 16% chance to draw. 2800 vs 2550 shows an 81% chance to win and a 27% chance to draw. A minor difference... only due to the higher level of play from both players.
This will probably get buried in the massive ocean that is the comments but worth a try regardless, I started chess around when queen’s gambit was released and have been watching you since, I finally hit a rating of 2000 in rapid after playing nearly everyday and I learned all my openings and general playing style from your videos so whether you see or not, Thank you
25:00 EN PEZENT saves the position for black. If not for that, g4 would forke the king and the rook. Obv, if it wasn't a thing, the position wouldn't look like that, but i still find it really interesting.
Honestly, I didn't get into watching recaps and stuff until quite recently (I'd say) but I really hope Ding gets through, as I haven't watched the video yet Keep up the amazing work as well!
Always a big fan of your MMA comparisons Levy, as an avid MMA fan and practitioner myself it's awesome to see parallels drawn between these two great sports
@@daddy9004 If there's no WC the candidates functions to provide the candidates winner and candidates runner up who play for the WC, so there's still a purpose to it.
My opinion I think ding will play for the championship against Magnus if Magnus plays which we all know he will . I believe ding has the best shot of them all even though hikaru is my favorite of them all in the candidates. Go ding. U have the talent
The candidates will be very interesting this year. I dont think there's a clear favourite, especially since the lower rated players of the bracket have shown great results recently.
Shoutout to thatprestigegoat. The man who never rests
what a fucking legend.
That’s me
What?
🙏🙏🙏🙏
theprestigegoat is the MVP of this video, breaking the rules and calmly saying "hi" while levy is recording for youtube
that was a perfect timing
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Absolute giga chad
@theprestigegoat where you at
huge salute theprestigegoat
Now that the competitors are official, can you do a video where you show one brilliant game by every candidate?
Great idea
Yes
YES
please do this
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OH MY GOD, DING ACTUALLY DID IT
What a madman, I hope he performs well in the candidates! This sure will be a tournament to remember
'Did' meaning played bunch of matches organised by China to make him into candidates
@@wojciechszadurski4177 and what? He already fulfilled all the rating requirements, he just needed those games in order to properly qualify. Ding is a very talented chess player and deserves his spot
@@JHawkeye_ the way it was handled was really unfair. 1st of course from China side since they banned Dings travels, but also FIDE stupid laws by just allowing this kind of 'tournament'. Look at the fact that other players had to fight with each other for this spot, where China just created competition between their people. Ding possibly is better then the rest, but still
@@wojciechszadurski4177 lol no they didn't. Firouja's opponents were all 2600s in his climb to 2800. Ding's path wasn't any less difficult for anyone with eyeballs
@@wojciechszadurski4177 I'm sure every country's chess federation would've done the same thing if it happened to them plus it isn't even 'China' who's creating the competition it's their chess federation, not the same thing. Also, not everybody had to fight with each other for the spot, Teimour got in because he was nominated by Fide and Nepo got in because he was the challenger last time.
Levy: SHUTUP STOCKFISH no one likes you
Stockfish: I dont like your games either, thats why you're the IM and im the engine
Oof
Don’t like negative comments usually but this was tactful haha
Wow so funny dude got the whole squad laughing
@@Cursein mad
@@Cursein shrödingers laugh you are laughing while not laughing
Because this was actually a good joke
This could be the most interesting candidates yet - Alireza, Hikaru, Ding, Nepo, Caruana - I just cant wait.
Man, you are right. Not a draw seeker in that bunch!
@@nostalgicdouchebag1912 radjabov?
@@UzairKhan-xk7wh Yes radjabov is boring
This is going to be a phenomenal Candidates
Theprestigegoat
Is a giga chad
Lets praise this guy
If Levy is not in the candidates I’m not watching it
Based
Then you may never watch it 🙂
Ok this comment should get pinned...!!
@@hailaxel8163 Cringe
@@csparkle saying cringe is cringe
I said it last video and I'll say it again, massive respect to Li Di for playing out of his mind against someone who has peaked nearly 300 above him.
One day, Li Di might evolve to his full form, Ding Liren
@@YSFmemories lol
Watching Ding Liren play feels much like watching Stockfish play, since his accuracy is just nearly perfect and you don't understand most of the moves
It's almost like one is drawing inspiration from the other!
I really want to see a magnus vs ding WC match
Haha ya some of the middle moves Levy doesn’t discuss I’m like WHY and then 5 moves later im like oh….didn’t see that coming
It's in his culture to cheat
@@seekaremedy no, you´re not
Here after Ding was crowned champion. What a journey!!
During the last Candidates Cycle, on a Chess24 broadcast Magnus literally said about the WC match that against Fabi it's about equal, against Ding Magnus won't be the favorite but he thought Ding wouldn't probably make it (which indeed happened), whereas against everybody else Magnus is the favorite.
Magnus holds Ding at a very high regard, and I believe a world championship between the two would be phenomenal!
In reality Magnus would definitely be the favourite, no matter the opponent. He's number one, has been for a long time and is a full 60 rating points ahead of his closest rival. Not to mention his form has been excellent recently.
Agreed, Magnus had nothing but the upmost respect for Ding. No way he turns down the Championship if Ding were to qualify.
@@nostalgicdouchebag1912 and Firouzja doing so as well.
Levy: "Shut up Stockfish no one likes you!"
Stockfish: 😭
It doesn’t care
I love watching Ding's game. They are so instructive in long-term planning and deep calculation. He's a monster in classical!
Ding had ice in his veins for that first game. Two rooks a queen and bishop all pointing at his king and he goes on the offensive to create a passed pawn. Absolutely insane
Levy: "Shut up Stockfish no one likes YOU!"
Stockfish: "Galaxy level disrespect in a nutshell."
Ok guys, you're not gonna believe this....
Congratulations ! Your Li Di has evolved into Liren Ding
Wow that stockfish line at 12:31 is so beautiful
This feels like poetic justice in many ways. I'll be rooting for Rapport, but if Ding pulls through i'm happy.
If you think this is a poetic justice, then you have no sense of justice.
You would be happy with the result now then
@@Hanqy doubly so considering Ding chose Rapport as his second
Shout out to Karjakin for playing the spoiler and preventing anyone other than Ding Liren from becoming the challenger
This is equal to a 2k player beating up on 1700-1800's
Nope. Even the rating system is different for people at the 2500 level compared to the ELO range you cite.
@@yzfool6639 A quick calculation using FIDE's methods show a 2k vs 1750 at 81% chance to win and 16% chance to draw.
2800 vs 2550 shows an 81% chance to win and a 27% chance to draw. A minor difference... only due to the higher level of play from both players.
That guy in Twitch chat totally says 'hi' once an hour hoping to one day get in a video.
7:57 "Li Di Do"
Thanks for keeping us updated with the candidates tournament
Levy, will you analyze TCEC games in the future? Love your videos
I love Levy's serious face every time he starts the video XD
That game one queen check to move the rook was crazy. Thanks for the content Levy!
1:35 "Ding Liren has played 26 games, which means he has met the 30 game requirement"
??????
had played 4/30
The way Ding played those games made Chess look so easy.
This will probably get buried in the massive ocean that is the comments but worth a try regardless, I started chess around when queen’s gambit was released and have been watching you since, I finally hit a rating of 2000 in rapid after playing nearly everyday and I learned all my openings and general playing style from your videos so whether you see or not, Thank you
Good job!
Congrats
You are strong...
Almost the same here but I am 1700 in rapid. Very impressibe by you, congrats!
Online and blitz ratings don't count for much.
25:00 EN PEZENT saves the position for black. If not for that, g4 would forke the king and the rook. Obv, if it wasn't a thing, the position wouldn't look like that, but i still find it really interesting.
Big congrats to Ding! The candidates tournament is going to be really fun to watch! 🎉
I still remember "Li Di", short form of Ding Liren (Just jking) 😂😂.
So glad Ding is in! Thanks for update Levy!
Kudos to Ding Liren and Nakamura.
Man I will love to see ding vs carlsen in finals
That be so cool
We all thought Levy was Batman but 9:04 proves he is the Riddler
Were those games specifically organized so that Ding would classify to the candidates or were they already in place before Karjakin was disqualified?
The first
Thanks for updates❤️❤️
I LOVE that ding gets in
The most hyped candidate. Don't miss karj at all
damn. I really needed that Catalan game. Thing is I'm only ever getting closed Catalans.
Hey to the guy in Twitch Offline Chat, hope you're having a nice day
Honestly, I didn't get into watching recaps and stuff until quite recently (I'd say) but I really hope Ding gets through, as I haven't watched the video yet
Keep up the amazing work as well!
love the content gotham. please keep it up
It is so bizarre that Ding is getting into the most prestigious tournament in chess after not playing for a year.
Gotham. What is the effect of the war on chess?
Shit. The effect is shit since we forever lost a lot of ukranian talent
Always a big fan of your MMA comparisons Levy, as an avid MMA fan and practitioner myself it's awesome to see parallels drawn between these two great sports
Can Magnus carlsen give up his title and qualify for the candidates as the highest rated player in place of karjakin
I think he could only give up his tittle during the wcc
Wouldn’t make much sense to organize candidates with no world champion
@@daddy9004 If there's no WC the candidates functions to provide the candidates winner and candidates runner up who play for the WC, so there's still a purpose to it.
If Ding Liren get qualified, he will work so hard to win the candidates.
27:39 You're not going to believe this guys...
my man Ding finally did it, whoa!
Congrats @theprestigegoat, you just invented a whole new concept - video bombing
He is BEAST! I can't wait to see him in the Candidates and why not in the WC match.
Game 4 Ba2 is an alpha move. GMs know that the farther away a bishop is from the king the more powerful it becomes.
Yet more proof that playing against the Catalan is probably the least fun you can have in chess.
The game Ding won against it with Black looked like fun! But ok, yes, it's dry.
this is an awesome video Levy. Nice work!
Nice comments. Love your detailed interpretation.
Wonder how Stockfish judged the accuracy of "shut up Stockfish, no one likes you?"
we are gonna get a lot of random twitch chats when he is online lol
"Shut up, Stockfish... nobody likes you"
LOL
12:05 We know Levy, we know.
I shouldn‘t be laughing at the fact I heard a ,ding‘ sound when I saw his name with the ✅
20:40 why does black not take the pawn on b6
put the video on the lowest volume possible and put it on loop and youl get 69 days of good luck
I thought he said "Li Di is gay" at 6:07 lmaoooo
For half the game 1 I taught he called Ding Liren Li Di as a nickname
5:33 man I Love that stupid joke lmao
"hi" *thatprestigegoat said calmly*
Makes life easier for Hikaru
New catch phrase for Gotham chess. “Shut up stock fish no body likes you.” Said in the tempo of “go home stock fish your drunk!”
Does anybody know where you can get a ticket to the Candidates tournament? I'm from Madrid and I'd love to be able to go
Slide into Hikaru's DMs.
i love watching your videos at night, they help me fall asleep
16:00
My opinion I think ding will play for the championship against Magnus if Magnus plays which we all know he will . I believe ding has the best shot of them all even though hikaru is my favorite of them all in the candidates. Go ding. U have the talent
when you watch the video at night and you hear that beeping sound wondering where it comes from
thatprestigoat is the real gigachad
great vid these were some interesting games. do you have all the players names backwards with the commas though?
Levy is such a fangirl for Ding and I absolutely love it
I don't understand. What is the differnece between tactical play and position play?
I was just trying to find updates about how ding was doing
20:03 Ding is a ballet dancer
Another point is: look at the stamina!
After so much talk of Nepo being prone to collapsing. Ding looks quite the opposite!
Im so glad he finally can get rolling!
You say "preparation" like it is something good, but "preparation" killed chess.
When we are going to see levy in candidates?
Never
Coming soon, just you wait 😉😉
(Ok realistically, I don't think it's gonna happen. Sorry Levy!)
Probably never dude I'm sorry
Dude can't even break even against a bunch of amateurs lol. His strength definitely lies in entertainment not top level playing.
World Champion Ding chilling
I love your videos. I suck at chess but I still love it and your videos inspire me
YES!!! BIG DONG is in! Now we got the full line-up
Dong Liren
I dont know why but i love when Gotham talks shit to stockfish. I think its hilarious
Damn Ding to the win
Yay for Ding! He definitely deserves it
This is the best comeback story ever
The final candidate player is LoaDING!
no way these chinse players were under pressure to let Ding win now
DING CHILLING
Ding Liren is goated 🐐🐐
The candidates will be very interesting this year. I dont think there's a clear favourite, especially since the lower rated players of the bracket have shown great results recently.
Almost made it through a whole video without mention of noises from outside, almost.
7:57 Li Di do
li di dah