What a different image of “a winner” Ding is - painfully shy and soft-spoken, so humble, but with a core of springy steel. Ever read the Tao Te Ching? He’s like Lao Tzu’s hero…
@@epicchess2021 I like the version w pics by Jane English… quick easy read about the virtues of humility, less is more, inaction/waiting over hastiness… 👍🏽🙏
I could feel Ding's emotions after he won. I think he was a little in shock before he started breaking down. His years of extreme hard work towards a goal was realized. I'm happy for him and much deserved. 👏
And nothing against Nepo. Being champion doesn't mean anything if the victory comes easy. This victory didn't come easy. I liked that Nepo continued to play for the win in this last game. It showed a lot of moxie.
Definitely feels he’s been the more aggressive player in all the games I’ve gotten to watch seems Nepo it’s been mostly defending or counterplay Ding has been bringing the play to Nepo I’m Glad he won Well deserved
Not really. the matchfixing to plant ding in candidates tournament and the subsequent blunderfest makes me feel like this is a matchfixed illegitimate championship. Someone is going to need to prove to me this isn't the case in light of matchfixing being present in ALL high level competition in ALL sports (soccer, olympics, starcraft 2, boxing, anything). And the soviet chess era matchifixing was a real thing so there is that. You can't really prove my suspicion incorrect and this sport isn't pure. These are facts.
I enjoyed this video and its analysis, but I highly highly highly recommend that you watch the replay of this game with the clock times given in real-time. It was the most exciting chess game that I have ever watched. The times on the clocks were something like 10 minutes to 3 minutes in favor of Nepo, so when Ding chose *not* to repeat the position and go for the win while he had barely over a minute on his clock ... well ... it was absolutely wild.
@@epicchess2021: I have watched many of your videos (I also frequently watch Agadmator), and they are very good quality. Having said that, anyone who does not watch this particular game in real-time with the clocks visible is doing themselves a disservice. The decision to "go for it" with so little time on the clock was ... well ... not something that you or Agadmator or anyone else can reasonably analyze rationally. It was something where you had to watch it. Personally, I am very glad that I watched it live and *then* watched your analysis.
Definitely Congratulations Ding Liren Played like a Champ I felt he initiated more attacking drives Going for Wins in most of these Games Nepo played Great Countermoves but made more errors he should still hold his head high a Great Player in his own Great Game
Congratulations to Ding and actually all chess players, it's not such an easy game when the mind works so much.., thinking.., thinking.., all that training and all those challenging games must exhaust a player, what a relief for Ding, he looks happy that the acheivement has been accomplished.
Your chess channel is arguably the best on chess commentary with wonderfully concise yet thorough explanation on all possible alternative moves and ramifications.
There is not much of a chess community in China. Ding doesn't even have a team to help him prepare. Rapport is possibly the only chess player in his entourage.
@@luisanthonychau Your prejudice is pathetic. From the General Admin of Sport of China to the Chinese amateur chess people, there are so many Chinese people always focusing and encouraging Liren. For professional preparation, Rapport is the only disclosed person. It does not mean there are not other professional people behind Liren. Do you know why you developed this perspective? Because you only read English news and reports, and never heard and cannot understand the Chinese social media and civil views
@@luisanthonychau Quit "trolling"? That's not even the right word for it, silly. It's 'joking'. Law degree? They may ask Ding to use his law degree to checkmate his countrymen for saying innocent things like "We need a free and fair election, not communism," and "capitalism brings voluntary exchange and prosperity not central government planning like what ruined the USSR." Maybe Ding will be hired as the DA?
Nepo played all that he could in the final moments, threatening to checkmate. But Ding countered each perfectly despite being low on time. In the end, the 2 pawns were too much for Nepo to deal with.
I liked Nepo, but also I praised Ding for his resilience, beginning from qualifications to final! Nepo is really great player, but he missing patience and in key moments and decisions he made wrong move! Sad! In other hand, Ding believed in himself and what to say!? Congratulation to to new chess king - Ding!
I missed the dang match yet when I saw thumbnail of picture of King Ding looking dejected, hell, I thought he had lost! Wow-wee! What a helluva game to win title. My gut feeling from beginning was, yep, Capt. Nepo would squeeze out victory. I'm kind of in shock right now and don't know what else to say.
think “greatest world chess championship ever” is a little over the top, personally (Fischer vs. Spassky for one possibly the best ?) ,but it’s a matter of opinion I suppose.
For me living memory is a turn of phrase meaning last 20-30 years roughly , not like last 50-60 years. Also only my opinion I know some ppl will disagree! Thanks for watching anyway
I feel a bit sad for Ding, knowing that although he's the World Champion, but also knowing he's not the best. At the same time, I understand why Magnus would want to get out of the rat race. He has nothing left to prove.
@@swewunna the only exciting part of the last WC was when one of them almost ran out of time, and Nepo’s blunders… Magnus bored himself in the WCs, which of course is why he gave up defending the title
The greatest world chess championship in Living Memory? Seriously? Any of the world championship matches between Kasparov and Karpov were better than Nepo vs Ding.
@@epicchess2021 I was a 13 year old player when I watched Fischer/Spassky 1972. There was great chess and cold war drama all blended together. What a match! Unfortunately Fischer became very hateful as he got older and I lost my respect for him. But in 1972 he was king.
Except the best player of all times didn't participate! And talking about the "Greatest World Chess Championships" One can instantly think of 5 or 6 championships that were certainly more "Greatest" than this one. Oh, maybe Your "living memory" goes only two or three years into the past.
You have to be very naive to think that Carlsen is the best player of all times. What would be his contribution in the evolution of chess, comparing to Capablanca, Alehin, even Botvinnik? And let's keep Fischer out of that, he's from another league, one of his own.
@@petremanole9534 Of course, You have a right to have an opinion and I'm trying to find out how relevant it may be - of all the Manole players with FIDE ratings I can't find a "petre malone" person there. Now another thing - saying that contribution to a developing of a theory is a measure of the best is like claiming that the greatest philosopher was an unknown caveman who invented god, or in sports saying that Jesse Owens (who won the gold medal at the Hitler's Berlin Olympic games 1935, was a better or more important athlete than Carl Lewis or Usain Bolt for example. They both had to compete with a much more able competition. well trained or in the case of chess more knowledgeabe opposition - And of course, You can be a fan of Fischer, but both Karpov and Kasparov were better and more complete chess players, even young Karpov would most probably beat Fischer if he decided to defend his title. And Carlsen is even stronger then them both and he has to compete in the times of Computer Engines, there's information about every chess game ever played publicly available to everybody, effortlesly, everybody can prepare for "all his tricks" and yet he is the winner most of the time. And for me in the historical sense the most impressive was Lasker, not because he was a champion for almost 3 decades, but because of his ability to find a study-like endgames at the board when the clock was ticking before the theory was even developed.
The whole match was like watching kids play chess. What a waste of time has been. Not a single game will go into the books. They are all too imprecise and random.
World's greatest? Really? Really? Never before has someone bumbled, blundered and lucked their way to become world champ. Even the best games of the match were mediocre compared to blitz games I've seen. These guys were 2nd rate players who won the lotto because someone else quit. The match was a popcorn fart. I watched each day but by the end it was like reading a boring book. Even Fab and Robert kept saying, in game after game, that they are playing like it's an unrated blitz game. Fab kept saying "This is the world championship...you have to play better than this". He said things like that virtually every game, in total shock at what he was seeing. I'm sure that he got scolded for doing so too since of course they want to build it up. I can see that certain people want to spin it as an amazing match but it just wasn't, by any standard. It's fine and good to say that a few games were decent but to say that it's the greatest in living memory is just bizarre and unhinged. You want views so you want to build it up but I don't know anyone who doesn't think that it was a mediocre popcorn fart. I'm sure that some will say that they are 100X better than me, and they are, but everyone has eyes. This match was a order of magnitude lower in quality compared to the great matches in history, living or not. I've seen fewer blunders and poor choices on Hikau's speedruns.
Yeah I fully get you, I’m not saying it was of a quality like we saw in say Magnus v Fabi but as a pure spectacle it’s the greatest I’ve ever seen. So much more exciting than any other I’ve ever watched and I’ve been watching since mid 2000s so certainly in my living memory it’s greatest anyway imho! Thanks for watching anyway
The entire match was a thrill-ride, and we were treated to the ultimate display of risk taking, creative, and genius level chess. It was like watching Ali vs. Frazier. Unbelievable heavyweight action! Nepo should immediately demand a rematch. Ding vs. Nepo II. ♟️
What a different image of “a winner” Ding is - painfully shy and soft-spoken, so humble, but with a core of springy steel. Ever read the Tao Te Ching? He’s like Lao Tzu’s hero…
I don't know that one but yeah I agree, nice too see such a guy get to the very top now!
@@epicchess2021 I like the version w pics by Jane English… quick easy read about the virtues of humility, less is more, inaction/waiting over hastiness… 👍🏽🙏
@@mcronrnthat reminds me of Nepo’s play
There's much to be said for humility, it is the king of all virtue.
Ding face resembles that of Terra Cotta army foot soldiers discovered at Xian
Congratulations to Ding and Nepo for this exciting World Championship 😃
I could feel Ding's emotions after he won. I think he was a little in shock before he started breaking down. His years of extreme hard work towards a goal was realized. I'm happy for him and much deserved. 👏
He was thinking, "Now I won't be sent to a Chinese work camp for losing. No more making Nike sneakers in the summers."
@@DexterHaven Thank you for speaking up and exposing your dirty mind. LOL
@DexterHaven 🤣 No comment...
@@DexterHaven girl, are you living in the '60s? do you know how rich China is nowadays?
@@CTOInformation Get your head out of the sand. You know how much poverty is still in China today? Gosh.
So happy for ding but my heart goes to Nepo. But what about the support that Rapport provided Ding. Everyone needs a friend like Rapport
Rapports are a minority and Tom Cruise agrees
Competent humility. Ding's a champion we can all cheer for. Wishing him all the best.
And nothing against Nepo. Being champion doesn't mean anything if the victory comes easy. This victory didn't come easy. I liked that Nepo continued to play for the win in this last game. It showed a lot of moxie.
No, read his face? He was thinking, "I thought we shook on a draw."
Agreed! Great guy
Congratulations to humble Ding 🙏
Over all, Ding deserves to be World Champion. He takes more risk to win.
Yeah and I'm glad he is personally, I was rooting for him
Definitely feels he’s been the more aggressive player in all the games I’ve gotten to watch seems Nepo it’s been mostly defending or counterplay Ding has been bringing the play to Nepo I’m Glad he won Well deserved
Not really. the matchfixing to plant ding in candidates tournament and the subsequent blunderfest makes me feel like this is a matchfixed illegitimate championship. Someone is going to need to prove to me this isn't the case in light of matchfixing being present in ALL high level competition in ALL sports (soccer, olympics, starcraft 2, boxing, anything). And the soviet chess era matchifixing was a real thing so there is that. You can't really prove my suspicion incorrect and this sport isn't pure. These are facts.
@@thedeadbaby It's not between two Soviet GMs. Your conspiracy theories are wilder than Ring of Power series.
Does the existence of prior collusion increase or decrease the probability of collusion in the future? soviet or not?
Congrats Ding. Whole world have been rooting for him.
How do you know that, dummy? Russia too? Think first before saying something obviously false like that.
Both players are worthy this title for playing so many intense games under extreme pressure!
The €2 Million prize money is shared; Ding 60% and Nepo 40%, but the title can only be for one winner. For now it's Ding the World Chess Champion.
I enjoyed this video and its analysis, but I highly highly highly recommend that you watch the replay of this game with the clock times given in real-time. It was the most exciting chess game that I have ever watched. The times on the clocks were something like 10 minutes to 3 minutes in favor of Nepo, so when Ding chose *not* to repeat the position and go for the win while he had barely over a minute on his clock ... well ... it was absolutely wild.
Thanks so much and for your thoughts also!
@@epicchess2021: I have watched many of your videos (I also frequently watch Agadmator), and they are very good quality. Having said that, anyone who does not watch this particular game in real-time with the clocks visible is doing themselves a disservice. The decision to "go for it" with so little time on the clock was ... well ... not something that you or Agadmator or anyone else can reasonably analyze rationally. It was something where you had to watch it. Personally, I am very glad that I watched it live and *then* watched your analysis.
Yes it was so friggin’ intense when Ding decided to play for the win with just over a minute on the clock. Insane stuff
Leaked prep? No problem for Ding… 👏💪🏾
I watched it live; I can't watch it again. I feel happy for Ding, though watching Nepo push the pieces off the table was too much. Heartbreaking.
admire Ding! so humble!
Admire Ding. So humble.
Congratulations Ding.
Well done.
Definitely Congratulations Ding Liren Played like a Champ I felt he initiated more attacking drives Going for Wins in most of these Games Nepo played Great Countermoves but made more errors he should still hold his head high a Great Player in his own Great Game
Congratulations to Ding and actually all chess players, it's not such an easy game when the mind works so much.., thinking.., thinking.., all that training and all those challenging games must exhaust a player, what a relief for Ding, he looks happy that the acheivement has been accomplished.
It looked like he was thinking: "Now the Chinese government will get off my back for once."
8:31 When Ding created double exclamation mark move in the final WCC game... You knew he is winning it
Can somebody please answer is he nuts now or maybe he is faking 😂
Your chess channel is arguably the best on chess commentary with wonderfully concise yet thorough explanation on all possible alternative moves and ramifications.
Happy for the whole Chinese chess community. Ding is their first world champ but arguably wont be the last. Good on you Ding !
There is not much of a chess community in China. Ding doesn't even have a team to help him prepare. Rapport is possibly the only chess player in his entourage.
@@luisanthonychau Your prejudice is pathetic. From the General Admin of Sport of China to the Chinese amateur chess people, there are so many Chinese people always focusing and encouraging Liren. For professional preparation, Rapport is the only disclosed person. It does not mean there are not other professional people behind Liren. Do you know why you developed this perspective? Because you only read English news and reports, and never heard and cannot understand the Chinese social media and civil views
Yeah, Ding was thinking -- no more summers spent working in Chinese sweat shops making Nike sneakers.
@@DexterHaven Ding graduated from Beijing University with a Law degree. Quit trolling.
@@luisanthonychau Quit "trolling"? That's not even the right word for it, silly. It's 'joking'. Law degree? They may ask Ding to use his law degree to checkmate his countrymen for saying innocent things like "We need a free and fair election, not communism," and "capitalism brings voluntary exchange and prosperity not central government planning like what ruined the USSR." Maybe Ding will be hired as the DA?
Nepo must have let four wins dissolve into draws. Ding is a terrific defender.
What a game, what a match! Heart-pounDing humDinger! He was brilliant here.
Congratulations Ding Liren, the new World Men Chess Champion.
Nepo played all that he could in the final moments, threatening to checkmate. But Ding countered each perfectly despite being low on time. In the end, the 2 pawns were too much for Nepo to deal with.
Ding is a beast on the board and a great human being off the board.
very awesome explanation. thank you for the vid.
Thanks a lot! Cheers for watching
I liked Nepo, but also I praised Ding for his resilience, beginning from qualifications to final! Nepo is really great player, but he missing patience and in key moments and decisions he made wrong move! Sad! In other hand, Ding believed in himself and what to say!? Congratulation to to new chess king - Ding!
Yeah worth champion in the end but could have gone either way, I feel for Nepo
Game 12 will haunt Nepo forever.
Yeah it really will !
Ding should have said after, "I thought he shook hands to a draw. Who won?" As a gag.
poor Nepo, he was so upset for this loss! he did not know he collapsed!
I like everything Asian. my food, my phone and even my World chess champion 😉
Both deserve to win.
Duuuuuuude that was crazy!! 👏👏🥲🥲
it really was and so enejoyable to watch live!
@@epicchess2021 it started at 4am here, but I tuned in towards the end of the first game…
WHAT A GAME!
Ding showed us how to suffer and risk.
What a world championship!
I missed the dang match yet when I saw thumbnail of picture of King Ding looking dejected, hell, I thought he had lost! Wow-wee! What a helluva game to win title. My gut feeling from beginning was, yep, Capt. Nepo would squeeze out victory. I'm kind of in shock right now and don't know what else to say.
sounds like the thumbnail fooled you now hasn't it
@@YSFmemories Totally!
Such a worthy winner.
Great commentary wow the self rook pin was a great move
Amazing!
yes!! Yes!! YEs!! YES!!!!! Ding the "Humble Dude" becomes World Champion!!!! The only reason I love Ding Liren is his Humility!!
The only? I like him for many reasons
Yeah he’s awesome 😁
Congratulations...well played 👍
Congratulations
Fortune favors' the brave!!!
Exceptionally sad, but exciting!
One Ding to Rule Them All
😂😂
I've watched several videos of this game, and you are the first to explain why the rook didn't take the pawn on b2. Thank you.
Oh cool I'm glad that helped! Thanks for watching, Jeff
I wanted Ding to win, but I didn't want Nepo to lose. What an insane final it was, from start to finish.
Thanks for good commenting !
No worries thanks for watching!
1:21 Fischer Random intrudes into analysis 🙂
Third time's the charm, Nepo.
Congrat Ding Bruc lee chess👑👑
This prove that the Candidates Tournament isn’t sending the best candidate.
I mean they were first and second fair and square tho!
Amazing!
Ding face resembles that of Terra Cotta army foot soldiers discovered at Xian
So sad for Ding he blundered terribly
Ding's improbable journey to the crown epitomizes the game of chess.
Ding wild
I like Dings style!
Win with The Black 🖤
" Emotional Climax To The GREATEST World Chess Championship In Living Memory".
Ridiculous.
😂 I’m guessing you disagree then
9,134,347.88 Renminbi in the bank.
Nice breakdown for us normies. Fast and to the point.
Thanks a lot!
Magnus dropping out was the best thing for chess.
think “greatest world chess championship ever” is a little over the top, personally (Fischer vs. Spassky for one possibly the best ?) ,but it’s a matter of opinion I suppose.
Never said ever! Said living memory and by that I’m thinking my living memory and I’m 30 lol
26 years of hard work for a measly €1.1M? Seems like chump change for being a world champ 😮
There are other tournaments. This is just for this tournament.
Money improving in chess though big time
What you talking about, how is this greatest chess championship in livin memory? You realize Spasky is stil alive? Not even gona mention others
For me living memory is a turn of phrase meaning last 20-30 years roughly , not like last 50-60 years. Also only my opinion I know some ppl will disagree! Thanks for watching anyway
Don't Boris with that. :) hahaha
The GREATEST World Chess Championship In Living Memory ???? doubt it
My memory isn’t so long lol
World Champion*
Ruzzianz loose on all fronts…..
Did Magnus compete in this tournament?
Na only
Nepo and ding!
I feel a bit sad for Ding, knowing that although he's the World Champion, but also knowing he's not the best. At the same time, I understand why Magnus would want to get out of the rat race. He has nothing left to prove.
FIDE World Champion ??!!
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951, just as, if not more so, dramatic..........................
Ok last comment - who misses Magnus and his Catalans and his endgame grinds?
Magnus almost made me give up Chess. Too boring and precise.
this is defo more entertaining haha
@@swewunna the only exciting part of the last WC was when one of them almost ran out of time, and Nepo’s blunders… Magnus bored himself in the WCs, which of course is why he gave up defending the title
If they cant beat Carlsen, they are not real champion.
The greatest world chess championship in Living Memory? Seriously? Any of the world championship matches between Kasparov and Karpov were better than Nepo vs Ding.
I wasn’t alive for Kasparov and Karpov though so I’m basing my moving memory lol like last 20-30 years none more exciting in my view
@@epicchess2021 I was a 13 year old player when I watched Fischer/Spassky 1972. There was great chess and cold war drama all blended together. What a match! Unfortunately Fischer became very hateful as he got older and I lost my respect for him. But in 1972 he was king.
matchfixing confirmed.
Except the best player of all times didn't participate! And talking about the "Greatest World Chess Championships" One can instantly think of 5 or 6 championships that were certainly more "Greatest" than this one. Oh, maybe Your "living memory" goes only two or three years into the past.
Greatest contest of the last 30 years I’d say, living memory for me and most viewers I’d say!
You’re right Alf. R.J. Fischer could not compete because - sadly - he’s dead.
You have to be very naive to think that Carlsen is the best player of all times. What would be his contribution in the evolution of chess, comparing to Capablanca, Alehin, even Botvinnik? And let's keep Fischer out of that, he's from another league, one of his own.
@@petremanole9534 Of course, You have a right to have an opinion and I'm trying to find out how relevant it may be - of all the Manole players with FIDE ratings I can't find a "petre malone" person there.
Now another thing - saying that contribution to a developing of a theory is a measure of the best is like claiming that the greatest philosopher was an unknown caveman who invented god, or in sports saying that Jesse Owens (who won the gold medal at the Hitler's Berlin Olympic games 1935, was a better or more important athlete than Carl Lewis or Usain Bolt for example. They both had to compete with a much more able competition. well trained or in the case of chess more knowledgeabe opposition - And of course, You can be a fan of Fischer, but both Karpov and Kasparov were better and more complete chess players, even young Karpov would most probably beat Fischer if he decided to defend his title. And Carlsen is even stronger then them both and he has to compete in the times of Computer Engines, there's information about every chess game ever played publicly available to everybody, effortlesly, everybody can prepare for "all his tricks" and yet he is the winner most of the time.
And for me in the historical sense the most impressive was Lasker, not because he was a champion for almost 3 decades, but because of his ability to find a study-like endgames at the board when the clock was ticking before the theory was even developed.
You should be punished for that misleading thumbnail
Wasn’t trying to mislead at all!! It was emotional and you could see it in dings face. I showed the footage of it too
@@epicchess2021 dont worry I saw the match ;)
Magnus will still be considered the champion sadly for ding
Not at all, Ding is champion and Magnus is not. Simple.
lol🤣this was by far the WORST chess championship in living memory as the greatest player in history sat it out
No way!! 😱😱
why are you so insanely exaggerating its value or importance. Have you thought about a doctor for such bipolarism?
😂😂
China always lost the game 😊😚
Man from allied country has won over some no-name county person playing for his-self. Congrats to Ding-Dong!
Greatest?😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅
At least I’m my memory and opinion for excitement !
Thanks for all the CCP GM's who became a sacrificial lamb so this covid can become a World Champion..
The whole match was like watching kids play chess. What a waste of time has been. Not a single game will go into the books. They are all too imprecise and random.
Keep liking your own comment mate lmao
@@raid8769 You should never base your argument on something only your opponent knows something about. It only makes you look stupid.
@@RUclips_Stole_My_Handle_Too k
World's greatest? Really? Really? Never before has someone bumbled, blundered and lucked their way to become world champ. Even the best games of the match were mediocre compared to blitz games I've seen. These guys were 2nd rate players who won the lotto because someone else quit. The match was a popcorn fart. I watched each day but by the end it was like reading a boring book. Even Fab and Robert kept saying, in game after game, that they are playing like it's an unrated blitz game. Fab kept saying "This is the world championship...you have to play better than this". He said things like that virtually every game, in total shock at what he was seeing. I'm sure that he got scolded for doing so too since of course they want to build it up. I can see that certain people want to spin it as an amazing match but it just wasn't, by any standard. It's fine and good to say that a few games were decent but to say that it's the greatest in living memory is just bizarre and unhinged. You want views so you want to build it up but I don't know anyone who doesn't think that it was a mediocre popcorn fart. I'm sure that some will say that they are 100X better than me, and they are, but everyone has eyes. This match was a order of magnitude lower in quality compared to the great matches in history, living or not. I've seen fewer blunders and poor choices on Hikau's speedruns.
Yeah I fully get you, I’m not saying it was of a quality like we saw in say Magnus v Fabi but as a pure spectacle it’s the greatest I’ve ever seen. So much more exciting than any other I’ve ever watched and I’ve been watching since mid 2000s so certainly in my living memory it’s greatest anyway imho! Thanks for watching anyway
The entire match was a thrill-ride, and we were treated to the ultimate display of risk taking, creative, and genius level chess.
It was like watching Ali vs. Frazier. Unbelievable heavyweight action!
Nepo should immediately demand a rematch.
Ding vs. Nepo II.
♟️