As an Indian I have been following your channel since high school. I am about to graduate college and so happy to see an Indian world champion. I was one of your first 50k subscribers.
I teach college students and I've never met someone Gukesh's age with such a calm demeanor and clear thinking under pressure. He's more mature than most 45 year olds I know.
All classical matches should be decided in classical time format. If tied after n games. Then two game sets should be played until someone leads after a two-game set. Similar to volleyball. Using rapid, blitz, etc. for tie breaker means one of the players is better at that format. Not at the classical format. In that situation they should not be called classical champion as the players were tied in classical format. So, they would be co-classical champions.
Agree 100%. The classical chess championship should be in classical format. Rapid, bullet, etc are separate forms of chess. Think racing at LeMans for 24 hours being decided by drag race of a 1/4 mile (~.75 Km)!
Honestly you make an amazing point. Feels like most of the recent championships have been decided in rapid. I was glad when Ding won his game to become champion mainly because it’d feel so wrong if it was determined from blitz
Kudos for not spoiling the result in title or thumbnail Antonio. Unlike other content creators of the more clickbaity variety. I open RUclips and bam match spoiled, which is a bit of a shame.
@@somethingaboutouss I disagree, that quote would be adequate for a draw, it's not as blatant as that. A far cry from titles you'll see in your homepage that mercilessly spoil the result, showing little respect for the fans who aren't watching the stream live just waiting for the commentary from their favorite creator. But hey it's RUclips, it's not a huge deal would just be cool to not know before getting to that end game, that totally looked like a draw til it didn't!
I agree, and might I add that Agad always trolls us with the quote, so there's really no way to tell how the game went only by reading it. Also, f*** Hikaru spoiling it right away in the title. Unfollowed
Curious, do you think the lack of increment was a good or a bad thing? Would we have seen more aggressive chess from Ding if he had more time, or was it his lack of preparation that meant he had to calculate so much?
I don't think that's the only issue... In the end game, even before the blunder, Ding's face turned red... I wonder if it is associated with his health... In the press conference, Gukesh mentioned multiple times that Ding's physical condition is not great yet he played incredible chess... Gukesh totally deserved this win though...
@@ADNAN0MNMimo probably he could take a break and do something other than chess, and whenever he ready, he could return to chess (maybe quite similar as Hikaru). But whatever his decision, I wish the best for him.
It did seem like Dings hesitation for playing for the win and instead playing for a draw hurt his chances a lot . Have to give Ding his props he played strong chess throughout the event and that was good to see he had a better handle on his chess playing than the previous year had showed . Props to Gukesh for pushing and always wanting the game to continue even in drawish positions . A monumental and historic win for Gukesh . As he said he knows he is not the strongest player in world but he has achieved the championship at age 18 Quite an impressive feat . Thanks Agadmator for the recap you are always my number one choice for any recap Have a Great Day 😊♟️‼️🇮🇳🏆❤️
I'm not sure DIng wanted the title. If you don't want to win, you take quick draws when you have an advantage and make crazy decisions that lead to trouble. I wish him a happy life.
I feel for Ding. To fight like he did throughout the match, just to lose the championship on a blunder like this one stings. At the same time, this also shows just how important psychology is in top-level chess
@@FFassassin71 Also, he might not have blundered if he was not so down on time. He might not have been so down on time if he had prepared better before the match.
It wasn’t clear from this whether Ding was forced to liquidate the queenside at the cost of a pawn or whether he chose to do so in order to exchange some pieces and leave just the kingside pawns (perhaps thinking it would be a trivial draw). Ding took time for several of his last few moves (including five mins for Ra4 then three mins for Ba8, just a move or two before his blunder, leaving just 9-10 mins for his remaining moves) and Gukesh could have pressed for as long as he wanted, with minimal chance of losing.
Same, stoked for Gukesh, he deserves all his praise, but people are really ragging on Ding. He seems to be going through some real mental health issues and has lost his fire, he was an absolute engine before becoming champion.
@TimothyEvans-q6h That, too, is a nice phrase. I am currently re-reading Minev on rook end games. It is pre-engine and full of phrases like "probably also winning is.." and "possibly such a move still leads to a draw but that will be difficult". So before engines there was judgement but no certainty (Minev was an authority appreciated at world level). The engines can give us certainty but unless we know how to convert, what use is that?
Chuffed for Gukesh but you cannot not admire Ding for his journey over the past 12 months - being at his worst but able to go toe to toe with the up and coming star
Mannn, I wish I had been able to finish out the coverage with Agad. I couldn't even be on the RUclips homepage for 5 seconds without it just being outright spoiled in video titles. Thank you, Agadmator, for your discipline in creating titles and thumbnails. And really just for everything you do and consider. So thankful I stumbled into your channel many years ago, and for the years to come! To anyone reading this - I appreciate you too. Pass the positivity onward, and may all your queen sac's lead to victories. ❤
b4 still OP 👑 And congrats Gukesh for becoming 18th World Champion🏆 Truly a loyal Agadmator viewers, and also when Ding plays Rf2, he pauses the video to find the best continuation
Can't help but think of all the Super GMs who have been toiling for years to get a shot at the championship. Now, a random prodigy has shown up to win it on his first try. This is gonna light their asses on fire and they're gonna come for his head for sure. The next WCC should be super interesting.
This was no random prodigy though. The new generation of Indian players have been coming up for several years. Also nearly all of these super GMs already had a shot for this WCC, they failed to capitalise. I feel an entirely new generation will be in the focus for the next WCC. Firouzja, Erigaisi, Prag probably these guys are the future.
Frankly I don’t think this WC title (same as the last) has a lot of value. We will continue to watch tournaments be dominated by Magnus. We don’t have another dominant replacement for him, it’s a mixed bag of close competitors.
I un-subbed from and stopped watching Gotham Chess because he spoiled the results of the last game btw Nepo and Ding in his thumb nail. I'll never forget or forgive. Thank you for your efforts.
Gukesh just made unquestionably the greatest achievements in chess in a single year that anybody has ever made. 1. Wins the Candidates with a field of Fabiano, Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru amongst others + avenged his only loss in the tournament to Alireza. 2. Olympiad individual gold + Olympiad team gold + one of the only 3000 performance ratings in history. 3. Wins world championship in the final game before tiebreaks with the black pieces. And this is all only at 17-18 years old. Incredible. You can’t not respect it. Truly inspiring stuff. Congratulations Gukesh.
You know when Magnus first arrived on the scene, we showed a lot of respect for him. I am talking long before he became world champion. Because we appreciate good players. But it seems the world is very biased. They have negative things to say about Gukesh. But anyway they have to now live with this reality, Gukesh is the world champion, they can't do anything about it.
Deserving champion 🏆 he showed resilience and tenacity in this match. especially in the final game he played like Magnus, refusing a draw and squeezing water from stone. Congrats 👏🏻🎉 tough loss for ding, but he played incredibly well despite his health issues
I would say it was well deserved win for Gukesh, as it was mostly him with better positions, some advantages and chances. Ding was usually the one who had to defend very precisely to survive. So it seems that the slightly better player won the match and the title. I wonder who will be the next challanger :D
@@sukhbirsingh8053 Personally, I would like to see Hikaru or Fabi, Nepo was in the match twice in a row recently... Or it would also be fun if Magnus changes his mind and tries to win the title back, but I dont think thats likely to happen :)
I see a lot of juniors taking over. Nodirbek, Arjun, Pragg. There are not going to be enough spots to accommodate all the old war horses. Nepo is the only who seems passionate enough about winning candidates, Hikaru and Caruana played so lazilly in 2024, like they didnt even care.
Yay 😃 so happy as well I mean Ding helped Gukesh in being so non assertive he had better position but did not think to push for a win that’s the difference between Ding and Gukesh Gukesh plays for a win Fantastic 😊♟️‼️🇮🇳🏆❤️
IN future gukesh vs arjun will probably be matches for the folklore. Two different kind of players. One plays tradtional game but doesnt give up the other is a complete mad man. It will be interesting how this pair matures over the next decades
I remember the first time Agadmator (Antonio) introduced Gukesh in his video where he fact checked and found Gukesh's second name to be D and wondering what kind of a weird second name it was. It is common among Indians to use just Initials for their second names and surnames. From there a young boy to here the world champion, What a journey! Thank you Agadmator. I enjoyed your worldcup coverage. and yours is either the first or the only reviews i have watched on all games.
Agad, you have the perfect chess channel in my opinion. Tone of voice, attention to detail, seamless transition from move to move, expansive knowledge and love of the game. Excellent stuff
As an Indian, I have been watching your videos for past 6 years when there was no Indian in Candidates. A very emotional day watching this game today 🙂
Both the players played fantastic games. The ding's comeback in game 12 was just superb 🎉. Gukesh also shown best performance and pushed every match rather than just accepting draws.... The true Challenger 🎉❤
Chess should be taught in reverse: first endgame techniques, then middle game tactics, last openings and long term strategy. This game shows why. Endgame must be second nature for a player, and when Gukesh smelled the blood he dove for the win
He smelled nothing. He was pushing Ding to blunder b/c of his low time, and he knew he needed a miracle to win this game b/c if this had drawn and they had gone to rapid, Ding was the favorite. It's too bad after all this brilliant play this blunder that maybe a 1600 rated player wouldn't even make decided the championship.
@haniotis3421 he smelled the blood meaning he felt time pressure was coming to Ding, who was taking more time than the increment to make his moves and then insead of aquiescing to a draw by repetition, decided to push for an improbable blunder. He refused draws before in the match, so deserved to be the winner
@@fep_ptcp883 Praying Ding would blunder and thinking there's a good chance Ding would blunder are 2 different things. I believe than no matter what Gukesh or you or any of his supporters say, he was praying Ding would blunder. It was desperation, really. He had to win this 14th game, otherwise he was cooked in rapid. I didn't say he didn't deserve the win. He did obv b/c Ding blundered in more crucial moments than he did.
Kind of a fitting ending given Ding has had time trouble the entire match and getting low on time in game 14 could have been what caused the late blunder. Sad to see for Ding, but time management finally caught up with him.
It would have been a bit unfair for Gukesh to not win, given how he had more winning opportunities and Ding just played to thwart those. So ya, a fair result, both played well.
This was a really satisfying championship match, a big congratulations to the winner, he certainly deserved it. I am very excited to see more from him in the future.
Thank you for finishing the game. ❤ I really appreciate it. End games are incredibly difficult for me (so say we all!) as I learned them almost exclusively through rapid and blitz games. I learn a lot when you show how to force a final mate. Related: I remember in one video you said you’d make a video focused on how to convert being up a piece into a win. I don’t believe you had a chance to complete that idea and I’d love to see it. Also, now that FIDE championships are done, I hope you find some time to play some rapid games. #suggestion
@SriranganathHosur not denying that. ( I was rooting for gukesh from the beginning). As a fellow Indian it's difficult to be impressed by the opponent. But by being a true sportsman Ding has won my heart. Game 12 win was nothing short of spectacular. And the way he defended game 13 , surviving an onslaught of relentless attacks from gukesh, proved he was not a champion by fluke.
Magnus deciding not to defend his world champion title really does have a domino effect. Now every WCC match has no clear favorite, which makes it even more fun to watch. Congrats to Gukesh, i can't wait to see who's gonna come and take the crown next time
Yeah but what also sucks is that the WCC winner is always going to be the #2 best player in the world as long as Magnus is around even if he doesn't play the tournament
@@hiphoponeworldyeah i getcha, but honestly im happy for magnus. Having WCC every other year must be mentally exhausting. I just hope one day a proper world champion will appear, one who actually beat magnus properly
I am very happy for Gukesh, he absolutely deserved it. Ding was also very impressive , he fought really hard despite all the expectations otherwise, but in the end Gukesh wanted it more. Big congrats . 👍👍👍
The preparation we saw was fantastic. I think team Gukesh had the edge there. Kudos also to Gukesh for returning to 1e4 after the disastrous first game. Commiserations to Ding, he was so close to his favoured rapid time format. This match certainly proved just how difficult it is to get a draw on demand.
Amazing result! And cudos to Agadmator for keeping such a stoneface during the entire video! You tricked me totally. I was just waiting for the draw. But this must be considered a blunder from Ding I think.
Gukesh reminded me of Karpov here. Positionally complicate things, wait for opponent to make a tiny error, simplify and consolidate. Repeat until victory.
@@adithiankaruvannur6990 The blunder didn't just come out of nowhere: it was the product of low time, fatigue, and being on the wrong end of the initiative for hours. That's the point. It's essentially a mate in two -- no one at the candidate level is going to blunder like that unless the screws are tight. The problem for Ding is that he doesn't have a lot of good moves available, and he's in a time scramble.
@@jessejordache1869 I respectfully disagree with you. I don't think that 9 minutes on the clock can be considered as a severe time pressure to make such an irrational move, he had ample time to consider things, as he also has time increments due to having passed the 40th move. I guess what makes you justify Ding's lack of caution or Gukesh's positional skills is the way Agadmator has presented the whole situation, sort of presenting it in a neutral manner that doesn't hurt anyone much. See how Levy Rozman (Gothamchess) presented the same scenario. It was literally a mind-blowing blunder according to him and most commentators and audience who watched this (including me). You can call something as a tiny error or an inaccuracy if the evaluation bars or engine lines show a slight movement to either side. But after this move, white's evaluation bar just plummeted to rock bottom. Even though the players do not see the bars during the game, most good players know a blunder when seeing one, and a super GM definitely will. Like, who would think of trading pieces when it leads to moving your king away from defense of your only pawns. I think Ding definitely had time to work this through, but he just lacks the motivation to keep defending his title, as you might note that in most games he played in this championship he was always trying to offer quick draws with perpetuals. I wouldn't attribute this general attitude of his to fatigue, but just lack of motivation.
He is not just youngest world champion, but has broken Kasparov's record by 6 years. It is most unlikely that this record will be broken. Theoretically, yes, records get broken. But Fischer's 6 - 0 against Taimanov and then LArsen is unbroken after 53 years. Gukesh's world champion at 18 is also likely to remain unbroken.
Many new records feel that way and are always broken eventually. But this one is quite unique, considering Ding is not even a top 20 player. The stars aligned for this record to be broken.
Congrats to Gukesh. Disappointed in Ding, but as Agad said, he was certainly no pushover. It was not the first time Gukesh was presented with an opportunity to win in this match, this time his preparation and pressure paid off. Let's hope he intends to hold the crown. And congratulations to Anand too. It's nice to see his efforts pay off.
Gukesh deserved it. He played with more ambition and hunger for victory throughout the entire match. With the same attitude I always have when I play chess.
Maybe this isn't PC or something, but I'm so glad Gukesh won! He's a much more interesting player, always playing for a win instead of an easy draw, with a Tal-like genius for tactics. I think Ding is a bore.
Congratulations Gukesh !!! Absolutely incredible victory 🎉🎉 This was one roller coaster of a championship.. Ding Liren played his best chess in the clutch, but this was such an unbelievable ending.. he can play the best defensive and offensive games AND blunder away his crown all in in the space of less than 5 days.. Mr.Jekyll and Hyde of chess. What Gukesh has accomplished at the age of 18 in one year , World Champion, Olympic Gold ... I doubt if this will ever be matched I can now understand the real reason why Kasparov was so sour and jealous after Ding blundred in Game 11.. he realised that Gukesh could very well beat HIS Record of being the youngest world champion in the next 3 games... He obviously rates his victory over Karpov at the age of 22 as the bigger achievement and I actually think he has a strong case to make... But to undermine and disrespect Gukesh as being nothing more than a FIDE title champion was ugly to say the least. Gukesh proved that the best way to silence all the haters is to display that a world chess champion is as mentally strong as his technical caliber. Take a bow Gukesh... !! You are welcome to come to my house in Chennai any time .. 😅😅😅
@@Moon4Tzuyu That's impressive. At 18, the best I could do was some patchy fuzz. My best friend's older brother, however, rocked a full beard before graduating high school. 🤣🤣🤣 Decades later, I always have facial hair. The last time I cut it all off, my girlfriend screamed when she saw me!
Buddy: I youtubed all the match stats given including the best GMs(i can't name). So far your Analaysis is impeccable and thought provoking. Gr8 Minds!!!
As a proud INDIAN (you can check my name to know that I'm actually from India), we thank you for your service sir, #agadmator. What a coverage it has been!!
Gukesh kept pushed hard but Ding displayed strong determination each time and got some well earned draw. But in the end Ding fumbled due to constant pressure and Gukesh won 🎉❤
What an Increadible Match. It was truly an honor to watch these youngsters fight it out! Its so poetic to get the eyecontact in the end! Thanks for the coverage aga!
The yougest world champion was not Kasparov, but Ponomariov. Yes, in those years there was the division PCA and FIDE, so there were 2 world champions at the same time, but if you want to consider all competition, in 2002, at the age of 19, Ponomariov was the world champion for the FIDE
Based on the fact that his opponent blundered two times in their games? Or the fact that Gukesh "miss evaluated" too many times the position? To summarize, no he didn't. But neither Ding deserved it.
Suggestion : for best-of-N matches, can we get a reminder of the score as part of the UI somewhere ? I'm probably the minority, and it's generally mentioned in the intro, but I often skip to the game (limited time available) or just plain forget and have a hard time understanding if a player is under pressure to win/draw during the analysis.
I love Gukesh, but he doesn't feel like a deserved champion yet. There are too many things that went wrong in the last two years: the withdrawal of Carlsen, the unbelievable blunder of Nepo against Ding in the 12th game, Ding`s bad health last year and now this blunder! I wish Gukesh all the best, but he still has to show he is the strongest out there!
its totally up to carlsson to take Gukesh on. Gukesh on his part was gracious enough to say good things about both carlsson and ding in his interviews just after the match. Not sure what sort of human being are you!
Yeah, this game ending was underwhelming. Ding had 9 minutes to think 3 moves ahead... 3... when I saw the position i knew moving the rook backwards would allow Gukesh's king more space. Not even calculating it looked like a bad plan. But I'm not surprised. Ding always seems to want to draw as fast as possible. A 3 move calculation should not be that hard. Okay, I move my rook back, now what? What if he takes it? Then I take back, I wonder what he'll play next? Really... you couldn't calculate that part?
I watched an hour or so of every game played live. They always got boring so i would tuen it off and wait for agad. Today, i knew ding would lose it. I just felt it around move 6 or 7 that ding was going to do what he does late in the game, blunder, and gukesh would finally capitalize on it. You could just feel it while watching. I dont think ding laid down or tried to lose, it was just what ding has done this whole championship.
I didn't watch the game live so your recap is where I found out the result. Noone posted spoilers, at least at the top of the posts so I found out the winner as soon as you announced it. Great game and match.
The Evan's Gambit fan wants to show inhuman complex beyond mortal man wild positions that just will never happen. Respect the work , what is missing here is the human factor.
Thank you for the coverage of all games Antonio!! Great videos and analysis! I surely was looking foward to that live stream in case of a tie break, but very happy for Gukesh, always searching the win, i think that made him the champion from the start.
Ive been watching your channel for 6 years i think and i remember peoples saying pragnanandah would be the next indian champ. Im happy for the indian demographic. Gukesh earned his title.
21:37 I think it's the same thing that happened to Nepo. He didn't play till the end, believing that he had a draw already and was put off guard by Ding's rook move.
The best part is that at the very final moment, when Ding resigned, the players shook hands and made eye contact.
Incredible storyline
Wow, I got goosebumps seeing this comment... This feels like an incredible side-story between the side characters in an awesome movie...
one pair of eyes were a lot brighter tho......
Totally normal.
Ding should never have been world champion, Carlson stepped aside and let Fab or ding duke it out.
Gukesh still has the chance to do the funniest thing and enroll in the 2025 World Junior championship. 🤣🤣
Could he do that? 😂😂
@@Ben-zr5ibI believe anyone under 20 is elgiable
Gukesh is the master mind, new world chess champion
That would be hilarious. Imagine being a chill 16yo national master and you get paired with Gukesh in round 1 😂
The hilarious thing is that the depth of modern talent means he may not even win, if he did enter.
As an Indian I have been following your channel since high school. I am about to graduate college and so happy to see an Indian world champion. I was one of your first 50k subscribers.
Best of luck for your placements buddy.
Congratulations for being an excellent subscriber! And best luck with your finals
So do i
I teach college students and I've never met someone Gukesh's age with such a calm demeanor and clear thinking under pressure. He's more mature than most 45 year olds I know.
It's always the unique who make it to the top. Such a grateful guy
a little easier when he's an incredible genius
I'm in my 50s, and can confirm that I am nowhere near as calm and mature as Gukesh. And his beard is more awesome too.
well he does look like he's in his 40s, so that helps. The first time I saw Gukesh, I thought he's the same age as Magnus and Hikaru at least.
He gave alot of thanks to his mental coach
I'm happy about the outcome of this WCC. Not because of who won, but because the match was decided in classical time format :)
All classical matches should be decided in classical time format. If tied after n games. Then two game sets should be played until someone leads after a two-game set. Similar to volleyball. Using rapid, blitz, etc. for tie breaker means one of the players is better at that format. Not at the classical format. In that situation they should not be called classical champion as the players were tied in classical format. So, they would be co-classical champions.
Agree 100%. The classical chess championship should be in classical format. Rapid, bullet, etc are separate forms of chess. Think racing at LeMans for 24 hours being decided by drag race of a 1/4 mile (~.75 Km)!
Honestly you make an amazing point. Feels like most of the recent championships have been decided in rapid. I was glad when Ding won his game to become champion mainly because it’d feel so wrong if it was determined from blitz
@@James-vc1kc You are contradicting your own point lmfao, Ding won the WCC title against Nepomniachtchi in rapid tie break not in classical.
@@tomasz9429 i agree. Imagine the WCC being decided in a 3/2 sudden death game. It's like playing a fancy titled Tuesday. Dumb!
Kudos for not spoiling the result in title or thumbnail Antonio. Unlike other content creators of the more clickbaity variety. I open RUclips and bam match spoiled, which is a bit of a shame.
well actually the quote above just gives it away tbh
@@somethingaboutouss I agree
@@somethingaboutouss I disagree, that quote would be adequate for a draw, it's not as blatant as that. A far cry from titles you'll see in your homepage that mercilessly spoil the result, showing little respect for the fans who aren't watching the stream live just waiting for the commentary from their favorite creator. But hey it's RUclips, it's not a huge deal would just be cool to not know before getting to that end game, that totally looked like a draw til it didn't!
Throughout the tournament it's been so decent from Agadmator, the only place to be really.....
I agree, and might I add that Agad always trolls us with the quote, so there's really no way to tell how the game went only by reading it. Also, f*** Hikaru spoiling it right away in the title. Unfollowed
While Ding blundered, his slow play finally cost him. He was too impatient for the draw because of the massive time discrepancy.
Curious, do you think the lack of increment was a good or a bad thing? Would we have seen more aggressive chess from Ding if he had more time, or was it his lack of preparation that meant he had to calculate so much?
@@hughtube5154imo probably lacks of preparation so he trying figuring things OTB and loses many time that ended giving Gukesh many winning chances
@@hughtube5154 Ding liren simply lost his patience.
I don't think that's the only issue... In the end game, even before the blunder, Ding's face turned red... I wonder if it is associated with his health... In the press conference, Gukesh mentioned multiple times that Ding's physical condition is not great yet he played incredible chess... Gukesh totally deserved this win though...
At this level ding blunder then he deserves this lost
99% Accuracy. Kramnik to start the procedures.
😂😂😂😂
Very original comment.
Why can’t we just ignore that bum, ugh. Those comments were barely funny even the first time.
Kramnik living in soviet era. Russians hardly play chess like top players anymore. He just can't accept facts.
Kramnik trained Guki as a kid but insulted him on twitter today
Becoming world champion at just 18 years old is incredible. Proud moment for India. Congratulations gukesh 🎉
What a trash chess player Wc😂
@@MislavIvkovic-sx8vdsay that if you ever become a world champion without seeing any evaluation of the position of the chessboard
@@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd better then you good for nothing 😂😂
@@MislavIvkovic-sx8vdWin against your family members first lol😂
Ding admitted during press conf, it is narrow escape from Game 13, now it is all over. It is fair result. There is no regret. ❤❤
Win or lose, Ding is always admirable.
@ love his defense ❤️
Hope he retires. He is not mentally fit for this. And will be waste of a candidates spot.
@@ADNAN0MNM i think the runner wont go candidates directly for next year. New fide rules.
@@ADNAN0MNMimo probably he could take a break and do something other than chess, and whenever he ready, he could return to chess (maybe quite similar as Hikaru). But whatever his decision, I wish the best for him.
It did seem like Dings hesitation for playing for the win and instead playing for a draw hurt his chances a lot . Have to give Ding his props he played strong chess throughout the event and that was good to see he had a better handle on his chess playing than the previous year had showed . Props to Gukesh for pushing and always wanting the game to continue even in drawish positions . A monumental and historic win for Gukesh . As he said he knows he is not the strongest player in world but he has achieved the championship at age 18 Quite an impressive feat . Thanks Agadmator for the recap you are always my number one choice for any recap Have a Great Day 😊♟️‼️🇮🇳🏆❤️
Wowzers Michael! You must be a genius! You said everything I was going to say but better!
I'm not sure DIng wanted the title. If you don't want to win, you take quick draws when you have an advantage and make crazy decisions that lead to trouble. I wish him a happy life.
I feel for Ding. To fight like he did throughout the match, just to lose the championship on a blunder like this one stings. At the same time, this also shows just how important psychology is in top-level chess
@@FFassassin71 Also, he might not have blundered if he was not so down on time. He might not have been so down on time if he had prepared better before the match.
It wasn’t clear from this whether Ding was forced to liquidate the queenside at the cost of a pawn or whether he chose to do so in order to exchange some pieces and leave just the kingside pawns (perhaps thinking it would be a trivial draw). Ding took time for several of his last few moves (including five mins for Ra4 then three mins for Ba8, just a move or two before his blunder, leaving just 9-10 mins for his remaining moves) and Gukesh could have pressed for as long as he wanted, with minimal chance of losing.
Well, he himself earned the title in a similar manner. It was a bigger disappointment for Nepo.
@@nurykemalow4005 Nepo was even more sad to be honest. Ding has his own struggle, but still great for fighting till the end.
Same, stoked for Gukesh, he deserves all his praise, but people are really ragging on Ding. He seems to be going through some real mental health issues and has lost his fire, he was an absolute engine before becoming champion.
We Indians just love agadmator a lot. Thanks for top notch content 🇮🇳
Agadmator hurrying so much to get the video out he forgot to change the title from the last game 😂
Gotham Chess made a video on this match but I quickly looked up Agadmator because I prefer Antonio's presentation better.
"engine mumbo jumbo" has entered my vocabulary. Thank you Antonio. That, of course, is your talent, you can talk to us in a way the engines can't.
According to Antonio, the engines are our "Synthetic overlords"......
@TimothyEvans-q6h That, too, is a nice phrase. I am currently re-reading Minev on rook end games. It is pre-engine and full of phrases like "probably also winning is.." and "possibly such a move still leads to a draw but that will be difficult". So before engines there was judgement but no certainty (Minev was an authority appreciated at world level). The engines can give us certainty but unless we know how to convert, what use is that?
Chuffed for Gukesh but you cannot not admire Ding for his journey over the past 12 months - being at his worst but able to go toe to toe with the up and coming star
Yes, well said; hopefully, Ding will get stronger and return to challenge once more in the future.
I detest both players. Neither is the best of his own country, let alone the world. Sad!
@@jestice75 Elaborate. They won when it mattered.
Mannn, I wish I had been able to finish out the coverage with Agad.
I couldn't even be on the RUclips homepage for 5 seconds without it just being outright spoiled in video titles.
Thank you, Agadmator, for your discipline in creating titles and thumbnails. And really just for everything you do and consider. So thankful I stumbled into your channel many years ago, and for the years to come!
To anyone reading this - I appreciate you too. Pass the positivity onward, and may all your queen sac's lead to victories. ❤
You'll notice that Gukesh played pawn to b4, and he won!! 👑👑👑
b4 still OP 👑
And congrats Gukesh for becoming 18th World Champion🏆
Truly a loyal Agadmator viewers, and also when Ding plays Rf2, he pauses the video to find the best continuation
Thank you ❤@@isaki4869
Gukesh showed his fighting spirit in several games in a completely drawn position and it paid off in the end! Massive congratulations to Gukesh!
Gukesh pushed, ding did not
Can't help but think of all the Super GMs who have been toiling for years to get a shot at the championship. Now, a random prodigy has shown up to win it on his first try.
This is gonna light their asses on fire and they're gonna come for his head for sure. The next WCC should be super interesting.
The next Candidates will be already super interesting. Mega-super-hyper-GMs wrestling for the right to challenge a teen, such a funny headline!
Lol😂 hope that headline happens @@nemlas85
Hikaru can finally put all his head
This was no random prodigy though. The new generation of Indian players have been coming up for several years. Also nearly all of these super GMs already had a shot for this WCC, they failed to capitalise. I feel an entirely new generation will be in the focus for the next WCC. Firouzja, Erigaisi, Prag probably these guys are the future.
Frankly I don’t think this WC title (same as the last) has a lot of value. We will continue to watch tournaments be dominated by Magnus. We don’t have another dominant replacement for him, it’s a mixed bag of close competitors.
🐥Spoilers blocker🐥
Thank you for your service
the spoiler is in the fn quote on top
@@diggermeddler1169 I was gonna say...
I un-subbed from and stopped watching Gotham Chess because he spoiled the results of the last game btw Nepo and Ding in his thumb nail. I'll never forget or forgive. Thank you for your efforts.
@@DylanPwnt gotham only want view with those thumbnails
Gukesh just made unquestionably the greatest achievements in chess in a single year that anybody has ever made.
1. Wins the Candidates with a field of Fabiano, Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru amongst others + avenged his only loss in the tournament to Alireza.
2. Olympiad individual gold + Olympiad team gold + one of the only 3000 performance ratings in history.
3. Wins world championship in the final game before tiebreaks with the black pieces.
And this is all only at 17-18 years old. Incredible. You can’t not respect it. Truly inspiring stuff. Congratulations Gukesh.
Go Guke!
Thank you for noting that! Amazing indeed
Gukesh been busy this year
You know when Magnus first arrived on the scene, we showed a lot of respect for him. I am talking long before he became world champion. Because we appreciate good players. But it seems the world is very biased. They have negative things to say about Gukesh. But anyway they have to now live with this reality, Gukesh is the world champion, they can't do anything about it.
@@UnknownUser-j3nwell said. Racism is a thing in chess
He is most humble champion. He sets pecies win or lose. He prays win or lose. We gotta a champion again. India!!!
POP T2T🤩🤩
Deserving champion 🏆 he showed resilience and tenacity in this match. especially in the final game he played like Magnus, refusing a draw and squeezing water from stone. Congrats 👏🏻🎉 tough loss for ding, but he played incredibly well despite his health issues
I would say it was well deserved win for Gukesh, as it was mostly him with better positions, some advantages and chances. Ding was usually the one who had to defend very precisely to survive. So it seems that the slightly better player won the match and the title.
I wonder who will be the next challanger :D
Hikaru or Nepo
Next candidates will be interesting
@@sukhbirsingh8053 Personally, I would like to see Hikaru or Fabi, Nepo was in the match twice in a row recently... Or it would also be fun if Magnus changes his mind and tries to win the title back, but I dont think thats likely to happen :)
@@ethazielMaybe Fabi. Hikaru and Nepo play too fast probbly dont have the same discipline as Fabi.
I see a lot of juniors taking over. Nodirbek, Arjun, Pragg. There are not going to be enough spots to accommodate all the old war horses. Nepo is the only who seems passionate enough about winning candidates, Hikaru and Caruana played so lazilly in 2024, like they didnt even care.
I'm crying. Supporting him from last 4 years. He finnally made it. Congratulations gukesh. So proud of you. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Yay 😃 so happy as well I mean Ding helped Gukesh in being so non assertive he had better position but did not think to push for a win that’s the difference between Ding and Gukesh Gukesh plays for a win Fantastic 😊♟️‼️🇮🇳🏆❤️
Ding is a coward.
Gukesh deserves it more than Ding so in that sense I am happy with the result.
Gukesh's seconds team had Duda and Vincent keymer. Duda is so tough to beat in any formats.
The video at the end 😢😢😢
IN future gukesh vs arjun will probably be matches for the folklore. Two different kind of players. One plays tradtional game but doesnt give up the other is a complete mad man. It will be interesting how this pair matures over the next decades
Very much likely the next world championship match. The "kasparov karpov" of our times
I applaud the titles being very calm and unassuming throughout. Helps to not spoil stuff in the series.
All good Dings come to an end.
Respect Ding and Congo Gukesh 🇮🇳🥳
13:18 the sly foreshadowing 🤌🤣
this was for sure one of the better fide chips. 5 wins/losses is quite an interesting match between two players that are basically on the same level
Congrats, Gukesh D.
It's only because of you agadmator that I started playing chess and love the game. Awesome covering of the WC series
I remember the first time Agadmator (Antonio) introduced Gukesh in his video where he fact checked and found Gukesh's second name to be D and wondering what kind of a weird second name it was. It is common among Indians to use just Initials for their second names and surnames. From there a young boy to here the world champion, What a journey!
Thank you Agadmator. I enjoyed your worldcup coverage. and yours is either the first or the only reviews i have watched on all games.
18:20 and it was in this position as of move 58, we have a completely new world champion! 😎
The moment ding played rook f2 gukesh knew he was about to make history
Gukesh : pauses agadmator video to find the best move, and he wins
Congrats Gukesh for becoming 18th World Champion 👑
no he ddnt,I think people noise made him search for a win
He is not some 1000elo kiddo😂@@TumiWahi
@@mrcricketanalyst it was sarcasam bro
Actually, he didn't. His first thought was rook to b3.
Agad, you have the perfect chess channel in my opinion. Tone of voice, attention to detail, seamless transition from move to move, expansive knowledge and love of the game. Excellent stuff
Comments: No Spoilers
Agadmator: here's a quote from Ding
I honestly thought that meant we were going to tiebreaks
As an Indian, I have been watching your videos for past 6 years when there was no Indian in Candidates. A very emotional day watching this game today 🙂
Dude, you guys invented the game and you have a former world champion Vishy and is still playing at a high level.
Thanks for elaborating the posibilities on the board. Congratulations to GM Gukesh
Both the players played fantastic games. The ding's comeback in game 12 was just superb 🎉. Gukesh also shown best performance and pushed every match rather than just accepting draws.... The true Challenger 🎉❤
Chess should be taught in reverse: first endgame techniques, then middle game tactics, last openings and long term strategy. This game shows why. Endgame must be second nature for a player, and when Gukesh smelled the blood he dove for the win
He smelled nothing. He was pushing Ding to blunder b/c of his low time, and he knew he needed a miracle to win this game b/c if this had drawn and they had gone to rapid, Ding was the favorite. It's too bad after all this brilliant play this blunder that maybe a 1600 rated player wouldn't even make decided the championship.
@haniotis3421 he smelled the blood meaning he felt time pressure was coming to Ding, who was taking more time than the increment to make his moves and then insead of aquiescing to a draw by repetition, decided to push for an improbable blunder. He refused draws before in the match, so deserved to be the winner
@@fep_ptcp883 Praying Ding would blunder and thinking there's a good chance Ding would blunder are 2 different things. I believe than no matter what Gukesh or you or any of his supporters say, he was praying Ding would blunder. It was desperation, really. He had to win this 14th game, otherwise he was cooked in rapid. I didn't say he didn't deserve the win. He did obv b/c Ding blundered in more crucial moments than he did.
@@haniotis3421 "we shouldn't count on luck, but luck counts" is a phrase I heard once upon a time
@@fep_ptcp883 Fair enough. I'm already betting on the candidates field for next year....
Thank you, Antonio. I enjoyed your entire coverage of the World Chess Championship. Well done from Australia.
Kind of a fitting ending given Ding has had time trouble the entire match and getting low on time in game 14 could have been what caused the late blunder. Sad to see for Ding, but time management finally caught up with him.
It would have been a bit unfair for Gukesh to not win, given how he had more winning opportunities and Ding just played to thwart those. So ya, a fair result, both played well.
I want to thank you Agadmator for your amazing job, bringing us all videos commenting all the tournament FIDE World Chess Championship 2014!!!
This was a really satisfying championship match, a big congratulations to the winner, he certainly deserved it. I am very excited to see more from him in the future.
Thank you so much Antonio, your channel has been my exclusive feed of the WCC ❤
The world needs more of you
India Dominated this year chess world, winning double good in chess Olympiad and finishing it off with having the youngest world champion ever 👑
Thank you for finishing the game. ❤ I really appreciate it. End games are incredibly difficult for me (so say we all!) as I learned them almost exclusively through rapid and blitz games. I learn a lot when you show how to force a final mate. Related: I remember in one video you said you’d make a video focused on how to convert being up a piece into a win. I don’t believe you had a chance to complete that idea and I’d love to see it. Also, now that FIDE championships are done, I hope you find some time to play some rapid games. #suggestion
Huge applause for Ding. He didn't just roll over. He gave his best when he was at his worst. Congrats to Gukesh but Ding won my heart.
Ok buddy
Guk has also won hearts, admiration and world cup. Ding played well, his strategy also delivered but fumbled at the decisive stage.
@SriranganathHosur not denying that. ( I was rooting for gukesh from the beginning). As a fellow Indian it's difficult to be impressed by the opponent. But by being a true sportsman Ding has won my heart. Game 12 win was nothing short of spectacular. And the way he defended game 13 , surviving an onslaught of relentless attacks from gukesh, proved he was not a champion by fluke.
Magnus deciding not to defend his world champion title really does have a domino effect. Now every WCC match has no clear favorite, which makes it even more fun to watch. Congrats to Gukesh, i can't wait to see who's gonna come and take the crown next time
Yeah but what also sucks is that the WCC winner is always going to be the #2 best player in the world as long as Magnus is around even if he doesn't play the tournament
@@hiphoponeworldyeah i getcha, but honestly im happy for magnus. Having WCC every other year must be mentally exhausting. I just hope one day a proper world champion will appear, one who actually beat magnus properly
I am very happy for Gukesh, he absolutely deserved it. Ding was also very impressive , he fought really hard despite all the expectations otherwise, but in the end Gukesh wanted it more. Big congrats . 👍👍👍
This show's keep fighting ! ding's showcased GRATITUDE.
This will definitely gonna boom the Indian chess scene.
Go guki go !!
The preparation we saw was fantastic. I think team Gukesh had the edge there.
Kudos also to Gukesh for returning to 1e4 after the disastrous first game.
Commiserations to Ding, he was so close to his favoured rapid time format.
This match certainly proved just how difficult it is to get a draw on demand.
Congratulations Gukesh! An incredible achievement! Welcome to the hall of the greats.
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
So Great for us Indian fans of your Channel to find another Indian in the Hall of Fame.
Couldn't ask for more.
So Ding won the first game with black and Gukesh won the last game with black... intriguing.
And. As an 18 year old he became the 18th world champion.
Wow, a decisive final game to win the match after 4 other decisive games in the match. Best WCC match in a long, long time. Congratulations to Gukesh!
Amazing result! And cudos to Agadmator for keeping such a stoneface during the entire video! You tricked me totally. I was just waiting for the draw. But this must be considered a blunder from Ding I think.
13:11 subtle foreshadowing from agad 😂
Ding lost, and I think he is secretly happy.
Winning the final game with black is the good stuff!
Gukesh reminded me of Karpov here. Positionally complicate things, wait for opponent to make a tiny error, simplify and consolidate. Repeat until victory.
Only difference being that it wasn't a tiny error but one of the worst blunders in chess that we witnessed
@@adithiankaruvannur6990 The blunder didn't just come out of nowhere: it was the product of low time, fatigue, and being on the wrong end of the initiative for hours.
That's the point. It's essentially a mate in two -- no one at the candidate level is going to blunder like that unless the screws are tight. The problem for Ding is that he doesn't have a lot of good moves available, and he's in a time scramble.
@@jessejordache1869 I respectfully disagree with you. I don't think that 9 minutes on the clock can be considered as a severe time pressure to make such an irrational move, he had ample time to consider things, as he also has time increments due to having passed the 40th move. I guess what makes you justify Ding's lack of caution or Gukesh's positional skills is the way Agadmator has presented the whole situation, sort of presenting it in a neutral manner that doesn't hurt anyone much. See how Levy Rozman (Gothamchess) presented the same scenario. It was literally a mind-blowing blunder according to him and most commentators and audience who watched this (including me).
You can call something as a tiny error or an inaccuracy if the evaluation bars or engine lines show a slight movement to either side. But after this move, white's evaluation bar just plummeted to rock bottom. Even though the players do not see the bars during the game, most good players know a blunder when seeing one, and a super GM definitely will. Like, who would think of trading pieces when it leads to moving your king away from defense of your only pawns. I think Ding definitely had time to work this through, but he just lacks the motivation to keep defending his title, as you might note that in most games he played in this championship he was always trying to offer quick draws with perpetuals. I wouldn't attribute this general attitude of his to fatigue, but just lack of motivation.
4:45 it's a whole lot of engine mumbo jumbo 😂
He is not just youngest world champion, but has broken Kasparov's record by 6 years. It is most unlikely that this record will be broken. Theoretically, yes, records get broken. But Fischer's 6 - 0 against Taimanov and then LArsen is unbroken after 53 years. Gukesh's world champion at 18 is also likely to remain unbroken.
Many new records feel that way and are always broken eventually. But this one is quite unique, considering Ding is not even a top 20 player. The stars aligned for this record to be broken.
Now i get why Kasparov made such comments. It hurt his feelings 😂😂
4 years, not 6. But yeah, to beat the GOAT's record by that margin is a source of incredible pride
Congrats to Gukesh.
Disappointed in Ding, but as Agad said, he was certainly no pushover.
It was not the first time Gukesh was presented with an opportunity to win in this match, this time his preparation and pressure paid off.
Let's hope he intends to hold the crown.
And congratulations to Anand too. It's nice to see his efforts pay off.
Gukesh deserved it. He played with more ambition and hunger for victory throughout the entire match. With the same attitude I always have when I play chess.
@@rudolphschmidt313 He was trolling. Look at his name
@@tatsuyasigh1906 I am not a troll. I am an artificial intelligence.
Maybe this isn't PC or something, but I'm so glad Gukesh won! He's a much more interesting player, always playing for a win instead of an easy draw, with a Tal-like genius for tactics. I think Ding is a bore.
Agad wants to decide the world classical champion in classic chess format. Gukesh delivered it 🎉🎉
No. Agad wanted it to go into tie-breaks.
Worthy Champion...He missed at least 4 winning positions in previous games, so am happy that he didnt drop the ball in the final game!
Rf2 is the biggest mistake in the Chess Championship history.
At one point it looked good to have bishop on A8 which the opponent may forget about but seems Ding himself forgot about it while playing this move.
Congrats to Gukesh D for your championship and to Ding Liren for his effort and gentlemanly behavior!
Game 14
Congratulations Gukesh !!! Absolutely incredible victory 🎉🎉 This was one roller coaster of a championship..
Ding Liren played his best chess in the clutch, but this was such an unbelievable ending.. he can play the best defensive and offensive games AND blunder away his crown all in in the space of less than 5 days.. Mr.Jekyll and Hyde of chess.
What Gukesh has accomplished at the age of 18 in one year , World Champion, Olympic Gold ... I doubt if this will ever be matched
I can now understand the real reason why Kasparov was so sour and jealous after Ding blundred in Game 11.. he realised that Gukesh could very well beat HIS Record of being the youngest world champion in the next 3 games... He obviously rates his victory over Karpov at the age of 22 as the bigger achievement and I actually think he has a strong case to make... But to undermine and disrespect Gukesh as being nothing more than a FIDE title champion was ugly to say the least.
Gukesh proved that the best way to silence all the haters is to display that a world chess champion is as mentally strong as his technical caliber.
Take a bow Gukesh... !! You are welcome to come to my house in Chennai any time .. 😅😅😅
Gukesh's greatest accomplishment is to have such amazing facial hair at 18 years old. Truly world champion.
Most Indians (especially from the South) will have this amount of facial hair even from an earlier age... Magic of genetics...
@@Moon4Tzuyu That's impressive. At 18, the best I could do was some patchy fuzz. My best friend's older brother, however, rocked a full beard before graduating high school. 🤣🤣🤣 Decades later, I always have facial hair. The last time I cut it all off, my girlfriend screamed when she saw me!
18 Year old 18th World champion 🎉
What a dramatic start and end of championship with ding winning first with black and gukesh winning last with black. 🎉🎉🎉
I was waiting for someone to mention this... 😁
Great tenacious play by Guk.
He never gave up when everyone was declaring as draw.
Buddy: I youtubed all the match stats given including the best GMs(i can't name). So far your Analaysis is impeccable and thought provoking. Gr8 Minds!!!
And now we are all eagerly waiting for Magnus’ The Godfather Michael Corleone moment: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
As a proud INDIAN (you can check my name to know that I'm actually from India), we thank you for your service sir, #agadmator. What a coverage it has been!!
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lol I don’t think anyone is gonna think you’re a fake Indian but yes I believe guptayush is Indian
Gukesh kept pushed hard but Ding displayed strong determination each time and got some well earned draw. But in the end Ding fumbled due to constant pressure and Gukesh won 🎉❤
Congratulations to Gukesh, well deserved victory. Thank you Antonio for the superb coverage and analysis of this World Championship match
What an Increadible Match. It was truly an honor to watch these youngsters fight it out!
Its so poetic to get the eyecontact in the end!
Thanks for the coverage aga!
Younglings
The yougest world champion was not Kasparov, but Ponomariov. Yes, in those years there was the division PCA and FIDE, so there were 2 world champions at the same time, but if you want to consider all competition, in 2002, at the age of 19, Ponomariov was the world champion for the FIDE
Gukesh truly deserves the title of World Champion.
Based on the fact that his opponent blundered two times in their games? Or the fact that Gukesh "miss evaluated" too many times the position? To summarize, no he didn't. But neither Ding deserved it.
Suggestion : for best-of-N matches, can we get a reminder of the score as part of the UI somewhere ? I'm probably the minority, and it's generally mentioned in the intro, but I often skip to the game (limited time available) or just plain forget and have a hard time understanding if a player is under pressure to win/draw during the analysis.
I love Gukesh, but he doesn't feel like a deserved champion yet. There are too many things that went wrong in the last two years: the withdrawal of Carlsen, the unbelievable blunder of Nepo against Ding in the 12th game, Ding`s bad health last year and now this blunder! I wish Gukesh all the best, but he still has to show he is the strongest out there!
its totally up to carlsson to take Gukesh on. Gukesh on his part was gracious enough to say good things about both carlsson and ding in his interviews just after the match. Not sure what sort of human being are you!
Have you ever won anything in your existence so far?
At least a mug or plate?? 🤣😂😂
Yeah, this game ending was underwhelming. Ding had 9 minutes to think 3 moves ahead... 3... when I saw the position i knew moving the rook backwards would allow Gukesh's king more space. Not even calculating it looked like a bad plan. But I'm not surprised. Ding always seems to want to draw as fast as possible. A 3 move calculation should not be that hard. Okay, I move my rook back, now what? What if he takes it? Then I take back, I wonder what he'll play next? Really... you couldn't calculate that part?
@idallas4964 yea I agree this was just a terrible loss for Ding after that game 13 save.
I watched an hour or so of every game played live. They always got boring so i would tuen it off and wait for agad. Today, i knew ding would lose it. I just felt it around move 6 or 7 that ding was going to do what he does late in the game, blunder, and gukesh would finally capitalize on it.
You could just feel it while watching. I dont think ding laid down or tried to lose, it was just what ding has done this whole championship.
I went to pee and Ding stopped the chilling.
Congratulations Gukesh!
I didn't watch the game live so your recap is where I found out the result. Noone posted spoilers, at least at the top of the posts so I found out the winner as soon as you announced it. Great game and match.
India 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳 !!!
I love Ding irrespective of result, what a gentleman n great player
Kasparov will be pleased the 22nd ranked classical player is no longer holding a title he didn't deserve.
The Evan's Gambit fan wants to show inhuman complex beyond mortal man wild positions that just will never happen.
Respect the work , what is missing here is the human factor.
Like the scenes at the end-it is one remarkable achievement.
"a puzzle a day keeps the blunder away"
Thank you for the coverage of all games Antonio!! Great videos and analysis! I surely was looking foward to that live stream in case of a tie break, but very happy for Gukesh, always searching the win, i think that made him the champion from the start.
And it is now as of move 58 we have a completely new world champion
Ive been watching your channel for 6 years i think and i remember peoples saying pragnanandah would be the next indian champ. Im happy for the indian demographic. Gukesh earned his title.
21:37 I think it's the same thing that happened to Nepo. He didn't play till the end, believing that he had a draw already and was put off guard by Ding's rook move.