I didn't really like Nepo before this match. Now I see he's actually a lovely guy and a good sportsman. First half of the match, if anything, he had the edge.
@@Kodaira023 not true and lol Still: in the first few games there were perfect moves scenario's that would have won him the game even with black check out admagadors chess channel for analyses he had chances to win sono I do not agree to: Never had an edge
@@serega3000 Every sport has it's psychological aspect and Nepo only cracked because Magnus basically cracked him in that game 6.And Ian just gave up after that
Game 6 was an epic. My friends couldn’t believe how hyped I was after watching a nigh on 8 hour game of chess into Friday evening. I didn’t watch every minute due to work/travel but was home for the end. I was team Magnus all the way but after game 8 & 9, I definitely wanted Nepo to win a game. Congrats to Magnus. Never mind Nepo, £800,000.00 not bad for a few days work, although I appreciate a lifetime of preparation has been involved.
@@hmrhuang as Nepo himself said, he shouldn't over work than required. I would say you should keep in mind that no matter who the opponent is, you should try to play for your strength. Don't give so much respect so that it makes you mentally inferior to your opponent. This way others can also beat Magnus. I don't think it's impossible. But it's a lot easier said than done.
is so annoying people treating him like a child and saying "respect him for that", this mutual pity is so disrepectful, just stop,cmon, no one likes other people to feel sorry for them, as Nepo said, "if you want to pay respect, pay respect for some good games" not because he was acting like a decent human being on interviews. I can't imagine how annoying must be to see people being pity for you and only talking about your manners as a form of "well at least he has that", really, just stop that
@@MatsMatsuo , indeed, these pity talks sound very annoying. Imagine Nepo had said something unpleasant, all these pseudo supporters would've crushed him immediately !
@@dennisdarken2015 I don't know really, on one hand yeah I agree that he doesn't want people to feel bad for him. On the other sincerely praising him as a human handling a tough situation with absolute respect beyond what is expected (and beyond what was often seen by other world class players in the past) is not necessarily belittling, it is praising something deserving of praise.
@@MatsMatsuo Exactly. He played some of the worse blunders in WC history. He felt so deflated after game six he could have resigned the match instead of disrespecting the match with his terrible play. The one move blunders he made are just never seen at this level, ever. He either deliberately made them so as to lose or never analysed at all. Both are inexcusable.
Ian has nothing to apologize for. He earned the right to play this match. Anyone who wants to criticize him should go win the Candidates and play Magnus themselves.
Game 6 was an absolute masterpiece and really highlighted the format change. It will be discussed for decades to come. I hope Ian can find some pride in that and come back for Magnus.
This match turned Nepo from someone I didn’t really feel any kind of way about to one of my favourites. Shame it went the way it did, but he carried himself well
@@MarianoFreyreX just going everywhere and commenting blunderniatchi? Don't you have anything better to do? Get a life, he's playing at the biggest stage in the world. You or I can't begin to comprehend that kind of pressure.
Ian being gracious even in defeat. Much respect to him. To even attend a press con after a devastating loss, Nepo showed that he is a real true gentleman. Congrats to Magnus! Well deserved.
Big Congrats to Magnus on his dominant performance. At the same time, there's a lot to be said about the class displayed by Ian throughout this entire match. He never skipped a press conference (even with all the dull questions), never hung his head and never resigned early. He'll definitely be back stronger in the future.
I am not so sure about that. He squandered a once in a llifetime opportunity by throwing away games with these one move blunders. Add to that, his inability to stay at the board and blitzing out his moves. I hope we have seen the last of him to be honest.
@@Vedioviswritingservice It’s his first time on the world stage and he didn’t play his best. He didn’t start making any major mistakes until game 6 and it took playing the longest world championship game ever to tip the scales in Magnus’ favor. There’s plenty reason to believe he has a good chance to get better.
Happy to see that many people feel the same way. Through this tournament my respect for Ian has gone way up. I was a Magneto fan--and remain--but now I'm also an Ian fan. I was hoping he would win at least one game. Wish him luck. Great haircut and good answers to dumb questions at the press conference. Ian's humility and humanness in dealing with his loss from what must be hurtful blunders was very dignified, raising him up, despite his being defeated.
Nepo is just such a fantastic guy, I was really rooting for him the whole time, fair play to him holding out as long as he did. Congrats to Magnus too :)
Honestly, some moments and some questions asked in these press conferences have truly shown that there is no depth to which some folks will sink to just to get attention or get a click baity response. From questions about Nepo cutting his hair to the nonsensical shouting at 1:59. Really hope we see smarter questions at press conferences going forward and that these fantastic players (who btw have been through an immensely stressful chess game) are treated with more respect.
Not only in chess but in all other forms of sports or celebrity events some journalists show very low level of "trying to get click bait answers", that's why most celebrities now try to think well before answering and they try to prepare answers for obvious questions and they also try to avoid answering tricky questions. As everyone noticed magnus was very very short with his answers and maybe had to calculate the terms he's using more than he had to calculate chess lines in the match. Also a female player in tennis game was so mentality overwhelmed by "some stupid questions" so she didn't show to the press later and was punished financially by the organizers which is sad tbh.
They really push Magnus to talk trash about Ian’s games and moves and he just won’t do it. Both of these men of top class players and well deserved to be the 1v1 for world chess championship. Magnus is just the best, but Ian put on a good show!
@@ahmadahmadi9645 Magnus called Maurice out in an interview before because Maurice said he didn’t play the game so smooth, Magnus was like “what do you want from me”
Nepo sen gönülleri fethettin. Yorumlarında hiç ego yok. Kendini objektif eleştiren ve gülümseyerek bunu yapabilen bir insansın. Seni tanımak çok güzeldi.. umarım motivasyonunu kaybetmene sebep olmaz son oyunlardaki hataların. Sevgiler her iki büyük ustaya. 6. maçı bize armağan ettiğiniz için teşekkürler.
the World Blitz and Rapid Championships are postponed but everyone got to know that only after WCC 2021 started. So Magnus played this knowing he had to play 2 other championships immediately after this concluded and he won by playing all games without a mistake, miss or blunder, the longest game in WCCs, got his lifetime record with Nepo equalized and then gained it by now having a positive score against Nepo in classical. Dude is beyond human
But the world rapid and blitz championship that will take place now is replacing 2020 or it is counting for this year? Like in 2022 rapid and blitz will take place as well?
it felt great to keep up with all of these matches, specially the sixth one, wich I spent all day watching and had the privilege to celebrate that beautiful win :)
People often underestimate Magnus because he's regarded so highly that not beating everyone easily gets regarded as a 'slump' and he looks mortal at times even losing the odd game and finishing second or third in a tournament, yet he retains the highest rating in the world by a significant margin and is still the best, so props to Nepo for some hard fought games and it's not that he has major flaws to be addressed it's just that he was playing the GOAT.
We all do... Covid should have made people kinder to eachother and more understanding. I get so tilted myself from chess I can't imagine having your career and self-worth potentially hinging on a few decisions that you make in a game of all things. I hope he's doing ok too... my heart honestly breaks for him.
U know, we all came into this match thinking Ian would give Magnus the fight of his life due to previous game history, unfortunately it didnt turn out that way. The WCC has come to a short end and I feel really sorry for Ian. A lot of his fans were really expecting at least 1 win from him. But I feel he buckled under the pressure after game 6 n just wasnt mentally there anymore. Major respects to him for giving it his best tho even tho he wasnt there anymore.
The previous game history was never a good reason because they were very young when most of these games were played. Still, Nepo's performance was kind of unexpectedly bad.
@@postnubilaphoebus96 previousl classical game history was 4-1. First game being when they were very young, the next 3 being more recent. As in within the last 5 years, but still, a lot has changed in 5 years.
@@GJAkuo Nobody thought that. If they did I would have won alot more money and the odds wouldn't have been so one sided with the bookies. Also Nepo, only has one win against Magnus as WC
@@callmeterry5371 Giving the best as in doing everything you can to have a good chance against Magnus. Ofcourse this wasn't the best performance of Nepo after the 6th match (which affected him psychologically) . But it wouldn't be wrong to say that Nepo gave everything until 6th match but failed to recover after that devastating loss.
Congratulations to Magnus. But Nepo, who won the candidates tournament and qualified for the championship match with Magnus, also deserves congratulations. It should be remembered that Magnus has played the final matchs many times and his experience has been enough to pass Nepo.
Nepo played really well for the first 6 games; he played not 1, but 2 of the most accurate games every played, and Game 6 was one of the very best games I've ever had the pleasure to watch live. His performance for the second half might have been historically poor for the WCC, but he handled the losses like a champ. Congrats to Magnus for keeping his title, but respect to Ian for his perfect composure. He might not be WC material, but simply being there is indicative of his talent.
I feel sorry for the guy. Nepo must be emotionally drained. Started with 5 draws. People first complain thinking it will all be draws and then when he lost his groove People got the exact opposite. He defended the longest game in history and must have burned out. Loosing concentration when you're under big pressure.
Oh man.... Me and a couple of my friends (all rated 2200+) were at the chess club at Friday evening. We decided to watch game 6, turned the lights off like in a movie theatre and watched Polgar and Giri stream. Later on we packed out our chess boards and analyzed ourselves and we had nice, long discussions about various positions that could appear. We kept watching the tense game and were extremely excited about what's going to happen. It was a beautiful evening and I can't imagine that We've just watched a historical game and are experiencing a historic moment. After Nepo stopped the clock, everyone of us was speechless. Magnus Carlsen is just a God Gifted talent that the world might never see again in the next 10-15 years minimum
From the press conference, you can start to see how difficult it really is. Carlsen plays "a bit more conservative" because he knows he can. He essentially says "here I am, now beat me." You win because of consistency. As Ian said at the beginning when people were whining about draws "with all the computers and analysis, chess comes down to mistakes". But in the age of the internet, where you can easily play hundreds of blitz games a day, there's a certain neuroticism that you are forced into. What I liked the most about this WCC is that the human element really came out of it. Football enthusiasts will complain because they don't understand the sport and they don't understand the culture. If someone else had qualified for the Championship (like MVL, who was leading at one point), then Ian wouldn't have played at all these past three weeks. Experience is experience. Chess is a moral sport. And it is highly controlled and turn-based. It is always a psychological battle more than anything else. I recall when I was in India and came across some local guys playing chess. And I asked to play. And because my chess play is generally better than most amateurs, I won. And everybody kept wanting to play me. And by the start of the fifteenth game, I started seeing too many similar positions and started to beat myself. On the other hand, I would walk around in parks in Romania and get handily beaten by the old guys who played all the time. You play, you learn, you play again. But in the end, it's all about the camaraderie and community. You can only get better by playing with other players and being honest about your mistakes. There's no VAR or simulation. It's just you and the board, and you have the responsibility to play, and you have to face the consequences of that play. And, win or lose, the first question is always "how can I get better?" When we talked about Carlsen versus Kasparov, for me it's Carlsen all the way because Kasparov had a massive ego and was not a nice person. When Radjabov handed him his only loss in Linares, he showed how horrible of a loser he was, and Radjabov disappeared for awhile because of Kasparov. He would have been a better player if Kasparov had said "well done, you should play more" rather than "this is a disgrace to chess because I should have won." Mamedyarov beating Kasparov in seven moves was a great day for chess. I bet Radjabov was laughing.
@@ShuffleboardJerk I mean, when Radjabov was presented the brilliancy prize Kasparov came back and ranted on the microphone for however long about how it was a disgrace to chess that Radjabov attempted to sacrifice his knight when it was the best move available. Kasparov could not lose with any grace whatsoever.
@@dark_rit Firstly, it was not a brilliancy prize. Secondly, it was not a brilliant move, but, even if it was, refer to the last point. Please just do a modicum of research before embarrassing yourself any further.
I appreciate Magnus for steering games to waters less travelled, thereby levelling the playing field for some genuine hard work. That is a true champion! Chess being an infinite game, it was amazing to see the number of times Ian was simply absent from the table. The board of chess usually rewards those who respect its vastness and those who are searching to enhance its beauty.
Nepo face at thumbnail really says it all .. You can see how disappointed he is .. he know he can do better.. but you know GM is also humans .. i hope Nepo will come back stronger..
Carlson v can be so articulate and direct without sounding proud , he knows his strength and would never under rate or over rate himself, I love this guy 💯, nice games to Ian for standing up to this guy
Finally it has ended for Nepo. Thanks, Yan! You are the best of all the candidates anyway. Congrats to Magnus! Looking forward for the next world champion match fighting)
Other than a handful of moves, Ian has played phenomenal chess. Those 3 or 4 (admittedly pretty bad) blunders have basically been the only thing separating him from probably the strongest player of all time
Man those questions are hard to answer for Magnus. Like if he says it was easy, its disrespectfull to Ian, and if he says it was hard its also a lie because of all the blunders Ian made.
Ian's biggest problem in this match was his time management. We saw that Magnus's time management was perfect - he would get low on time just as they were about to reach time control, ensuring that he used plenty of time on each move to find the strongest one. Nepo played very quickly and would usually have like an hour left on the clock by the end of the game, but he had many inaccuracies and a couple of blunders. If he used more of his time he likely would have played better.
Magnus Carlson will be world champion chess master for 9 years before the next world championship! Congratulations! I hope my calculations are correct. . I look forward to seeing him play again!
I would like to commend Ian for his mature and wise approach in this event. He handles this outcome in a professional manner and I wish him the best for the future.
Also greatest respect for Ian. My favorite player is Magnus and i love his team but, you were the chosen one to face him of and gave him a hard fight. You are a great inspiration for many many players in the world.
I remember the first world championship i watched was in 2013 with this wonderkid everyone was talking about of course magnus was the kid and I absolutely loved it and he's one hellava chess player
this year name Magnus is imba.... TI10 Magnus is a hero that turns the tide of the Grand Final game in DOTA2 and in Chess, Magnus plays consistenly and patiently
Over this many matches it's going to be hard to beat Magnus simple as that, and I don't think it will be anytime soon, Mental fatigue will break most of these guys and if that's not enough you also have possibly the top 3 chess player to ever sit at a chess board across from you. GL.
Nepo was just to unstable as a personality. It reflects in his chess playing style. He improved to some extent winning the candidates, which is an impressive feat
I have a theory that the 2020-2021 Candidates tournament being split in two segments played into Nepo's strength: he's absolutely deadly in the opening rounds but gasses out harder in the later rounds. So with the two segments, it was as if the evil Mr. Hyde got to have two showings and the meek Dr. Jekyll was never seen.
As the first championship I watched live I found the games enjoyable especially with the interpretive skills of the other top players that enabled us to perceive the various lines and prospective positions as the games progressed. In general Nepo seemed able to make a strong challenge, with the earlier games in the balance, while creating these much studied games with Magnus, and perhaps he will be back next year having resolved the difficulties in consistency and ready for another long and gruelling struggle 🙂. Magnus on the other hand showed why he is one of the best players ever. Both acquitted themselves admirably, according to the high level of interest in these games.
The question is, whether he is psychologically ready to win such a contest at the first try. His time will come but it might be early for winning the world title.
@@t-rexkalita1379 Well Alireza is 18 and already 2800, he is improving everyday and we might end up having a kasparov-karpov like rivalry. Other than Alireza there is no one at the moment who can challenge MC, caruana is good but definitely inferior to Magnus
I think after the epic battle of game 6 magnus had broken nepo mentally and unfortunately for nepo he just spiraled out of control after that. One of the commentators said how magnus basically voodooed nepo into making really bad choices. Magnus might just be the GOAT now
He'll have tied it at some point and technically one could put Magnus in the Goat contention at that point because of the FIDE split that happened when Garry played.
I didn't really like Nepo before this match. Now I see he's actually a lovely guy and a good sportsman. First half of the match, if anything, he had the edge.
Same here, big Magnus fan but now feel a bit bad for Nepo
That's true
Lol, Nepo never had an edge
@@Kodaira023 In the first five matches nepo was the one pressing in the middle games.
@@Kodaira023 not true
and lol
Still: in the first few games there were perfect moves scenario's that would have won him the game even with black
check out admagadors chess channel for analyses
he had chances
to win
sono
I do not agree
to: Never had an edge
Person in crowd: -Random nonsensical Outburt
Ian: "Yep"
What the hell was that? Did anybody bring a goat with him?
Greatest (comment) Of All Time!
@@lukaspaulus6408 he said GOAT - greatest of all time
sounded like some kind of grazing animal
I think it was one of Ian's acquiantance gave him a signal not to say more about something. it sounds like "aaaa beep."
Carlsen is such a great sportsman for tryin to not blame Nepo for his bad games.
indeed and they push him to do it!
It is because he know his power. Nepo loose only from psyhology but not from chess power
@@serega3000 Every sport has it's psychological aspect and Nepo only cracked because Magnus basically cracked him in that game 6.And Ian just gave up after that
He was avoiding such kind of estimations and concentrating on his own performance. And it's really wise thinking commonly, and outside of chess too.
That's true.
Game 6 was an epic. My friends couldn’t believe how hyped I was after watching a nigh on 8 hour game of chess into Friday evening. I didn’t watch every minute due to work/travel but was home for the end. I was team Magnus all the way but after game 8 & 9, I definitely wanted Nepo to win a game. Congrats to Magnus. Never mind Nepo, £800,000.00 not bad for a few days work, although I appreciate a lifetime of preparation has been involved.
And funnily enough, Nepo losing game 11 qualified him for the next candidates
it's part of the rules. but, unless he addresses his mental preparation, i don't think he'll come out of the next Candidates Tournaments...
@@ibraheemkhan6660 Thats not funnily, it's fair. Everybody qualifies for candidates after losing to Magnus
@@hmrhuang as Nepo himself said, he shouldn't over work than required. I would say you should keep in mind that no matter who the opponent is, you should try to play for your strength. Don't give so much respect so that it makes you mentally inferior to your opponent. This way others can also beat Magnus. I don't think it's impossible. But it's a lot easier said than done.
But its not a few days work tho :( the preparation was tough too
Wow. Nepo is happily answering all the questions after such a difficult match. Great match, Nepo. Hold your head high.
he rich now
is so annoying people treating him like a child and saying "respect him for that", this mutual pity is so disrepectful, just stop,cmon, no one likes other people to feel sorry for them, as Nepo said, "if you want to pay respect, pay respect for some good games" not because he was acting like a decent human being on interviews. I can't imagine how annoying must be to see people being pity for you and only talking about your manners as a form of "well at least he has that", really, just stop that
@@MatsMatsuo , indeed, these pity talks sound very annoying. Imagine Nepo had said something unpleasant, all these pseudo supporters would've crushed him immediately !
@@dennisdarken2015 I don't know really, on one hand yeah I agree that he doesn't want people to feel bad for him. On the other sincerely praising him as a human handling a tough situation with absolute respect beyond what is expected (and beyond what was often seen by other world class players in the past) is not necessarily belittling, it is praising something deserving of praise.
@@MatsMatsuo Exactly. He played some of the worse blunders in WC history. He felt so deflated after game six he could have resigned the match instead of disrespecting the match with his terrible play. The one move blunders he made are just never seen at this level, ever. He either deliberately made them so as to lose or never analysed at all. Both are inexcusable.
Ian has nothing to apologize for. He earned the right to play this match. Anyone who wants to criticize him should go win the Candidates and play Magnus themselves.
Exactly. He deserves it after his hard work.
He disappointed all of his fans bigtime, especially the ones who were saying he was going to crush Mangus lololol.
Game 6 was an absolute masterpiece and really highlighted the format change. It will be discussed for decades to come. I hope Ian can find some pride in that and come back for Magnus.
This match turned Nepo from someone I didn’t really feel any kind of way about to one of my favourites. Shame it went the way it did, but he carried himself well
Ian may not have won the championship, but he sure has won many hearts!
idiots hearts.
@@MarianoFreyreX just going everywhere and commenting blunderniatchi? Don't you have anything better to do? Get a life, he's playing at the biggest stage in the world. You or I can't begin to comprehend that kind of pressure.
@@MarianoFreyreX finally someone said that)
@@MarianoFreyreX Says the guy who comments "Blunderniatchi". How ironic is that.
@@MarianoFreyreX 😆🥴
Ian being gracious even in defeat. Much respect to him. To even attend a press con after a devastating loss, Nepo showed that he is a real true gentleman.
Congrats to Magnus! Well deserved.
Big Congrats to Magnus on his dominant performance. At the same time, there's a lot to be said about the class displayed by Ian throughout this entire match. He never skipped a press conference (even with all the dull questions), never hung his head and never resigned early. He'll definitely be back stronger in the future.
I am not so sure about that. He squandered a once in a llifetime opportunity by throwing away games with these one move blunders. Add to that, his inability to stay at the board and blitzing out his moves. I hope we have seen the last of him to be honest.
@@Vedioviswritingservice It’s his first time on the world stage and he didn’t play his best. He didn’t start making any major mistakes until game 6 and it took playing the longest world championship game ever to tip the scales in Magnus’ favor. There’s plenty reason to believe he has a good chance to get better.
1:11 "No Maurice, I actually enjoyed losing by the biggest margin anyone has ever lost to against Magnus"
Ian's impression of the match HAS to be asked. You can't avoid it because we all want to know. Ian answered the questions well.
Happy to see that many people feel the same way. Through this tournament my respect for Ian has gone way up. I was a Magneto fan--and remain--but now I'm also an Ian fan. I was hoping he would win at least one game. Wish him luck. Great haircut and good answers to dumb questions at the press conference. Ian's humility and humanness in dealing with his loss from what must be hurtful blunders was very dignified, raising him up, despite his being defeated.
Nepo is just such a fantastic guy, I was really rooting for him the whole time, fair play to him holding out as long as he did. Congrats to Magnus too :)
Magnus is unstoppable.
Honestly, some moments and some questions asked in these press conferences have truly shown that there is no depth to which some folks will sink to just to get attention or get a click baity response. From questions about Nepo cutting his hair to the nonsensical shouting at 1:59. Really hope we see smarter questions at press conferences going forward and that these fantastic players (who btw have been through an immensely stressful chess game) are treated with more respect.
I couldn't agree more.
These press conferences and nothing unusual .
Not only in chess but in all other forms of sports or celebrity events some journalists show very low level of "trying to get click bait answers", that's why most celebrities now try to think well before answering and they try to prepare answers for obvious questions and they also try to avoid answering tricky questions.
As everyone noticed magnus was very very short with his answers and maybe had to calculate the terms he's using more than he had to calculate chess lines in the match.
Also a female player in tennis game was so mentality overwhelmed by "some stupid questions" so she didn't show to the press later and was punished financially by the organizers which is sad tbh.
What was the dude even shouting ?
@@mob_abominator1868 Probably a sheep to refer Magnus as the GOAT
They really push Magnus to talk trash about Ian’s games and moves and he just won’t do it. Both of these men of top class players and well deserved to be the 1v1 for world chess championship. Magnus is just the best, but Ian put on a good show!
Respect to both players.
Well done Magnus.
Come back stronger Ian.
Disappointed in Maurice for not asking Magnus why the last game wasn't smooth
ahahaha! Would've been a fair question why did he miss the Rook move? I guess Magnus is human after all...
lol, I mean, what does he want him to do
@@ahmadahmadi9645 Magnus called Maurice out in an interview before because Maurice said he didn’t play the game so smooth, Magnus was like “what do you want from me”
Congrats Magnus and sending all my loves to Ian. You both are legends.
Nepo sen gönülleri fethettin. Yorumlarında hiç ego yok. Kendini objektif eleştiren ve gülümseyerek bunu yapabilen bir insansın. Seni tanımak çok güzeldi.. umarım motivasyonunu kaybetmene sebep olmaz son oyunlardaki hataların. Sevgiler her iki büyük ustaya. 6. maçı bize armağan ettiğiniz için teşekkürler.
the World Blitz and Rapid Championships are postponed but everyone got to know that only after WCC 2021 started. So Magnus played this knowing he had to play 2 other championships immediately after this concluded and he won by playing all games without a mistake, miss or blunder, the longest game in WCCs, got his lifetime record with Nepo equalized and then gained it by now having a positive score against Nepo in classical. Dude is beyond human
I thought the blitz and rapid just got moved to Poland at the same date?
But the world rapid and blitz championship that will take place now is replacing 2020 or it is counting for this year? Like in 2022 rapid and blitz will take place as well?
It's not postponed, it just got moved to Warsaw on the same date
@@reedsexton3973 so it isnt replacing right ? Because usually world blitz and rapid dont take place in december as far as I remember
Magnus is a great chess player but he certainly played with mistakes and not the best moves.
"Magnus how does this match compare to the previous?"
"It was the most recent?"
Carlsen is very respectful with Nepo. Good friend.
it felt great to keep up with all of these matches, specially the sixth one, wich I spent all day watching and had the privilege to celebrate that beautiful win :)
People often underestimate Magnus because he's regarded so highly that not beating everyone easily gets regarded as a 'slump' and he looks mortal at times even losing the odd game and finishing second or third in a tournament, yet he retains the highest rating in the world by a significant margin and is still the best, so props to Nepo for some hard fought games and it's not that he has major flaws to be addressed it's just that he was playing the GOAT.
My heart breaks seeing Nepo😢. I hope he gets all the support he needs to get through this tough period.
We all do... Covid should have made people kinder to eachother and more understanding.
I get so tilted myself from chess I can't imagine having your career and self-worth potentially hinging on a few decisions that you make in a game of all things.
I hope he's doing ok too... my heart honestly breaks for him.
He gets about 800k€ this will help him 😂
U know, we all came into this match thinking Ian would give Magnus the fight of his life due to previous game history, unfortunately it didnt turn out that way. The WCC has come to a short end and I feel really sorry for Ian. A lot of his fans were really expecting at least 1 win from him. But I feel he buckled under the pressure after game 6 n just wasnt mentally there anymore. Major respects to him for giving it his best tho even tho he wasnt there anymore.
The previous game history was never a good reason because they were very young when most of these games were played. Still, Nepo's performance was kind of unexpectedly bad.
@@postnubilaphoebus96 previousl classical game history was 4-1. First game being when they were very young, the next 3 being more recent. As in within the last 5 years, but still, a lot has changed in 5 years.
@@GJAkuo Nobody thought that. If they did I would have won alot more money and the odds wouldn't have been so one sided with the bookies. Also Nepo, only has one win against Magnus as WC
the last sentence is so paradoxical 😂
How come he gave his best when he was not even there
@@callmeterry5371 Giving the best as in doing everything you can to have a good chance against Magnus. Ofcourse this wasn't the best performance of Nepo after the 6th match (which affected him psychologically) . But it wouldn't be wrong to say that Nepo gave everything until 6th match but failed to recover after that devastating loss.
Congratulations to Magnus. But Nepo, who won the candidates tournament and qualified for the championship match with Magnus, also deserves congratulations. It should be remembered that Magnus has played the final matchs many times and his experience has been enough to pass Nepo.
Nepo played really well for the first 6 games; he played not 1, but 2 of the most accurate games every played, and Game 6 was one of the very best games I've ever had the pleasure to watch live. His performance for the second half might have been historically poor for the WCC, but he handled the losses like a champ. Congrats to Magnus for keeping his title, but respect to Ian for his perfect composure. He might not be WC material, but simply being there is indicative of his talent.
I feel sorry for the guy. Nepo must be emotionally drained. Started with 5 draws. People first complain thinking it will all be draws and then when he lost his groove People got the exact opposite. He defended the longest game in history and must have burned out. Loosing concentration when you're under big pressure.
"we made a mistakes, but he made the last one", thats quiet memorable word
Do you not recognize this quote from Agadmator's videos? There's one that is very similar
Oh man....
Me and a couple of my friends (all rated 2200+) were at the chess club at Friday evening. We decided to watch game 6, turned the lights off like in a movie theatre and watched Polgar and Giri stream. Later on we packed out our chess boards and analyzed ourselves and we had nice, long discussions about various positions that could appear. We kept watching the tense game and were extremely excited about what's going to happen. It was a beautiful evening and I can't imagine that We've just watched a historical game and are experiencing a historic moment. After Nepo stopped the clock, everyone of us was speechless.
Magnus Carlsen is just a God Gifted talent that the world might never see again in the next 10-15 years minimum
All sportsmen should take Ian's gracious example and conduct themselves with such humility and professionalism.
Long live Magnus and his WC title!!
From the press conference, you can start to see how difficult it really is. Carlsen plays "a bit more conservative" because he knows he can. He essentially says "here I am, now beat me." You win because of consistency. As Ian said at the beginning when people were whining about draws "with all the computers and analysis, chess comes down to mistakes". But in the age of the internet, where you can easily play hundreds of blitz games a day, there's a certain neuroticism that you are forced into.
What I liked the most about this WCC is that the human element really came out of it. Football enthusiasts will complain because they don't understand the sport and they don't understand the culture. If someone else had qualified for the Championship (like MVL, who was leading at one point), then Ian wouldn't have played at all these past three weeks. Experience is experience. Chess is a moral sport. And it is highly controlled and turn-based. It is always a psychological battle more than anything else. I recall when I was in India and came across some local guys playing chess. And I asked to play. And because my chess play is generally better than most amateurs, I won. And everybody kept wanting to play me. And by the start of the fifteenth game, I started seeing too many similar positions and started to beat myself. On the other hand, I would walk around in parks in Romania and get handily beaten by the old guys who played all the time. You play, you learn, you play again. But in the end, it's all about the camaraderie and community. You can only get better by playing with other players and being honest about your mistakes. There's no VAR or simulation. It's just you and the board, and you have the responsibility to play, and you have to face the consequences of that play. And, win or lose, the first question is always "how can I get better?" When we talked about Carlsen versus Kasparov, for me it's Carlsen all the way because Kasparov had a massive ego and was not a nice person.
When Radjabov handed him his only loss in Linares, he showed how horrible of a loser he was, and Radjabov disappeared for awhile because of Kasparov. He would have been a better player if Kasparov had said "well done, you should play more" rather than "this is a disgrace to chess because I should have won."
Mamedyarov beating Kasparov in seven moves was a great day for chess. I bet Radjabov was laughing.
That is a pretty terrible mischaracterization of what happened in Linares. You should probably edit that out of your comment.
@@ShuffleboardJerk I mean, when Radjabov was presented the brilliancy prize Kasparov came back and ranted on the microphone for however long about how it was a disgrace to chess that Radjabov attempted to sacrifice his knight when it was the best move available. Kasparov could not lose with any grace whatsoever.
@@dark_rit Firstly, it was not a brilliancy prize. Secondly, it was not a brilliant move, but, even if it was, refer to the last point. Please just do a modicum of research before embarrassing yourself any further.
@@ShuffleboardJerk Kasparov fanboy coping lol
@@paulomachado7328 Lol, that’s a good point!
I appreciate Magnus for steering games to waters less travelled, thereby levelling the playing field for some genuine hard work. That is a true champion! Chess being an infinite game, it was amazing to see the number of times Ian was simply absent from the table. The board of chess usually rewards those who respect its vastness and those who are searching to enhance its beauty.
Ian might have lost the match but he definitely won million hearts.
Nepo face at thumbnail really says it all .. You can see how disappointed he is .. he know he can do better.. but you know GM is also humans .. i hope Nepo will come back stronger..
MAGNUS THE GOAT, shouts out to Nepo for his professionalism in all of these pressers
Carlson v can be so articulate and direct without sounding proud , he knows his strength and would never under rate or over rate himself, I love this guy 💯, nice games to Ian for standing up to this guy
like the style how nepo plays and he is a lovely guy
Nepo is a very nice guy and deserved to be champ.. respect
Finally it has ended for Nepo. Thanks, Yan! You are the best of all the candidates anyway.
Congrats to Magnus! Looking forward for the next world champion match fighting)
I hope that Nepo recovers fully after this hopefully before the candidates and come back stronger.
2:00 : " Ayeayeaye happy?"
Ian: Yep!!
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Pip!" Is an imitation of Nepo's nonchalant and very flippant talking rhythm.
Yeah what was that xd
Maurice is so salty about Nepo's answer last time xD "that's an absurd question"
Nopo had prepared a long the games and his performance not bad... Carlsen has already showed he"s the greatest.... Congratulation...
Other than a handful of moves, Ian has played phenomenal chess. Those 3 or 4 (admittedly pretty bad) blunders have basically been the only thing separating him from probably the strongest player of all time
Really your immediate feelings right after the match ended
Man those questions are hard to answer for Magnus. Like if he says it was easy, its disrespectfull to Ian, and if he says it was hard its also a lie because of all the blunders Ian made.
Ian's biggest problem in this match was his time management. We saw that Magnus's time management was perfect - he would get low on time just as they were about to reach time control, ensuring that he used plenty of time on each move to find the strongest one. Nepo played very quickly and would usually have like an hour left on the clock by the end of the game, but he had many inaccuracies and a couple of blunders. If he used more of his time he likely would have played better.
@@wharlheynunes6188 typical Dota player
I don't agree. Magnus was sometimes very low on time where he souldn't have been.
@@moa2487 he has the ability to make 20 better moves in 1 minute than we could in 30 minutes
@@nuggystan9128 I agree but I don't think that's a good reason.
@@nuggystan9128 well he wasn't playing us. He was playing Magnus Carlsen.
Magnus Carlson will be world champion chess master for 9 years before the next world championship! Congratulations! I hope my calculations are correct. . I look forward to seeing him play again!
I would like to commend Ian for his mature and wise approach in this event. He handles this outcome in a professional manner and I wish him the best for the future.
is it just me or, ian and magnus are just like flying and reviewing their games up to this moment not ready to answer any of these questions? haha
Ian is a true sportsman. Hats off to him
Magnus is very careful not to smash Nepo. Very touching.
No point in smashing him twice in the same event.,
Magnus might won the seat but definitely ian won the hearts of viewers including me.
Excellent interview by all journalists! Congratulations to both Magnus and Ian!
Whatever happened, our best wishes to Nepo for coming to grips with whatever he's confronting.
🤞
12:41 The laughs were uncalled for. Magnus answered the question very seriously.
The question was funny thou.
Game 6 was a truly great game for the modern era. And, Carlsen was mostly responsibible for an interesting game.
Well done Magnus, be back stronger Nepo 👏
"First of all, Magnus, let me say that this match was not so smooth" 😀
😄
It sucks a lot for Nepo, i feel really sorry for him :( I was rooting for Magnus, but I didn't want it to go this way :(
Also greatest respect for Ian. My favorite player is Magnus and i love his team but, you were the chosen one to face him of and gave him a hard fight. You are a great inspiration for many many players in the world.
This experience will help Ian tremendously. It should not be a surprise to see him back again as the challenger.
I remember the first world championship i watched was in 2013 with this wonderkid everyone was talking about of course magnus was the kid and I absolutely loved it and he's one hellava chess player
so many people are so toxic towards nepo but in my opinion he is a very cool guy so i hope to see him again next year
Both were such gentlemen. Chess was the winner.
I actually think that indistinct noise was a slight nod to Magnus Carlsen being GOAT.
this year name Magnus is imba....
TI10 Magnus is a hero that turns the tide of the Grand Final game in DOTA2
and in Chess, Magnus plays consistenly and patiently
Carlsen: It was a very professional experience.
Anchor: Define "Professional"
Over this many matches it's going to be hard to beat Magnus simple as that, and I don't think it will be anytime soon, Mental fatigue will break most of these guys and if that's not enough you also have possibly the top 3 chess player to ever sit at a chess board across from you. GL.
I feel like Nepo is more relieved than anything
He played such a poor match after game 6
Maybe he wanted to annoy Calsen by losing easily?
Congratulations to both players for amazing play and excellent sportsmanship, but someone please do something about these horrid questions
what question would you ask them?
@@magnumdongsen2141 polite ones
@@fish8622 are they not polite?
@@ash0143 that was the implication
Omg yeah "santas in the bing", wtf was that?
He’s very practical (Carlsen), reminds me of lasker’s business like approach to these kinds of matches.
Nepo was just to unstable as a personality. It reflects in his chess playing style. He improved to some extent winning the candidates, which is an impressive feat
I agree. He's missing resiliance, the ability to bounce back after a loss.
@@postnubilaphoebus96 Clearly both of you are experts on what does it take to get to the top.
Congratulation MCarlsen. Bravoooo...MC
I have a theory that the 2020-2021 Candidates tournament being split in two segments played into Nepo's strength: he's absolutely deadly in the opening rounds but gasses out harder in the later rounds. So with the two segments, it was as if the evil Mr. Hyde got to have two showings and the meek Dr. Jekyll was never seen.
Chess fans: why are the games always a draw? So lame.
Also chess fans: how could it end so early? So lame.
As the first championship I watched live I found the games enjoyable especially with the interpretive skills of the other top players that enabled us to perceive the various lines and prospective positions as the games progressed. In general Nepo seemed able to make a strong challenge, with the earlier games in the balance, while creating these much studied games with Magnus, and perhaps he will be back next year having resolved the difficulties in consistency and ready for another long and gruelling struggle 🙂. Magnus on the other hand showed why he is one of the best players ever. Both acquitted themselves admirably, according to the high level of interest in these games.
I think Nepo will be experienced Nepo next time. He will give tough fight as he did in first 6..
Congratulations Magnus !
Most probably Alireza will be a next challenger and that might be a real challenge for MC
Magnus is alireza s daddy. He will punish him the same way he punished nepo!! Alireza would become next hikaru after losing to magnus.
Fabiano probably gets one last shot
@@t-rexkalita1379 Context? What about Hikaru and Magnus?
The question is, whether he is psychologically ready to win such a contest at the first try. His time will come but it might be early for winning the world title.
@@t-rexkalita1379 Well Alireza is 18 and already 2800, he is improving everyday and we might end up having a kasparov-karpov like rivalry. Other than Alireza there is no one at the moment who can challenge MC, caruana is good but definitely inferior to Magnus
I hope this interviewer is not selected again. You absolutely have to have good questions and people skills for things like this. It's so. awkward.
100% agree stupid questions elementary level thinking at best
He's so unlikable
2:00 magnus is GOAT
To sum things up, basically Ian tilted for the whole match after losing game 6
Everyone: Chess is very drawish at top level.
Ian: let's shut'm up.
With 7 draws & 4 wins Magnus only gained 9 rating points in this entire championship.
A bizarre interruption occurs at 2:00 Sounds like a 🐐 billygoat 🐐got loose in the press section area. WTF?!
All respect to both of them!
26:25 😂 Fascinating how players like Magnus trains. He clearly has a massive team that he trusts, and he likes to be hands-off on some areas.
La partida 6 fue Brutal y decisiva, Magnus es el mejor jugador del mundo
Brutal and decisive nice words
Battle of brain tactics..carlsen Magnus emerged his powers.. congratulations..from teddy magcawas of Philippines..hurray
True champions show their strength in their biggest defeat. Ian is a nice guy and there is nothing wrong losing against Magnus.
First to six wins. That's what the World Championship should be.
First to 3 is enough.
I think after the epic battle of game 6 magnus had broken nepo mentally and unfortunately for nepo he just spiraled out of control after that. One of the commentators said how magnus basically voodooed nepo into making really bad choices. Magnus might just be the GOAT now
Congrats to Magnus and now first thing is getting his hair back in shape!
I want magnus to break the record of Kasparov
He'll have tied it at some point and technically one could put Magnus in the Goat contention at that point because of the FIDE split that happened when Garry played.
Which record?
The real record to break is of Emanuel Lasker
@@JoaoPedro-sb4fh I think being ranked #1 for 20 years, Magnus has been that for 10 as of right now.
@@AntonioGee
Not number one, World Champion. Not the same thing.
Anyone knows the context of 31:33 ?
Nice freeze frame at 26:47