A Clash Of Speed Demons || Hikaru vs Nepo || Round 7 || FIDE Candidates (2024)
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Nakamura, Hikaru (2789) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2758)
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournaments 2024 (Chess.com) [07] 2024.04.11
C42 Petrov, classical attack, Marshall variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 c6 9.Re1 Bf5 10.Qb3 Qd7 11.c5 Bc7 12.g3 a5 13.Nbd2 Be6 14.Qxb7 Nxf2 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7 16.Qxa8 Nh3+ 17.Kg2 Bg4 18.Qb7 Re8 19.Qb3 Rxe1 20.Nxe1 Qe6 21.Qd3+ Bf5 22.Qf1 Nd7 23.Nef3 Nf6 24.Ng1 Kg8 25.Qe2 Ne4 26.a4 Bxg3 27.hxg3 Nf4+ 28.gxf4 Qg6+ 29.Kf1 Ng3+ 30.Ke1 Nxe2 31.Nxe2 Bg4 32.Ra3 Bxe2 33.Kxe2 Qg1 34.Nb3 Qg2+ 35.Kd1 Qf3+ 36.Kc2 Qe4+ 37.Kc3 Qf3+ 38.Kc2 Qe4+ 39.Kc3 Qf3+ 40.Kc2 Qe4+
Timestamps:
0:00 Hello Everyone
00:13 HEAD TO HEAD SCORE
00:55 Awesome Photo!
01:16 Game Starts!
02:25 CNG!
08:45 It Was in This Position
09:25 Awesome Photo! 2
09:45 STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 7
10:25 Contributions
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Agad: nepo is a former almost 2800 rated player
I was on the floor
I mean he's not wrong. I too am a former almost 2800 rated player
@@yungdude69 On lichess ofc 😂😂
2700chess says Nepo's peak live rating is 2799.8. He is the closest to 2800 among all players who haven't made 2800, with Radjabov next with a peak live rating of 2799.6. Wikipedia lists a different peak rating for both of them presumably because they use the official FIDE ratings published at the end of every month.
@@pineapplesareyummy6352 Don't think it matters that much. Nepo plays and beats a lot os 2800 players. In fact it's strange that he's never reached 2800.
@@wilkinsune Practically speaking, 0.2 points is unimportant. But it does mean Nepo isn't 2800-club unless he raises his rating 31 points above where he is now, which seems to be getting harder as there has been a general ratings deflation. Magnus Carlsen is the only one consistently above 2800 now. Fabiano Caruana is right on the knife edge and his status can change every time he plays. The fact there are so few 2800 club members show how hard it is to get there.
This was probably the best game of the round..nice saxrifice from Nepo but Hikaru defended well
Firouzjas game was also top level and really exciting. Probably even better, because it was very unclear and not drawish with the best moves played, like this game.
Can also say nice opening by Hikaru but Nepo defended well hahaha
It's the other way around, Nepo defended really really well by kept pushing Hikaru and always putting him on edge all the time!! Crazy sacrifices!!! And I think it's fair to say it's the best game of the tournament up until now!!
I thought Hikaru was going down. He was circling the drain, but managed to survive.
amazing stuff, to me the best game so far in candy 2014 .. such an unusual imbalance, so many deep lines, yet we arrive to "the proper" result - draw - but not out of boredom - just fair result of two brilliant players doing their best in a thrilling game (and yet - some would say the Russian/Petrov is boring by nature :) )
well i see how it would have been ground-breaking if either of them would have won - but not that day - both being sharp as razor and determined to win....
Agad’s commentary is so good that StockFish resigned at move 11 because he couldn’t wait to go watch a review of the same game by Agad
ua-cam.com/video/aykgtg9botE/v-deo.htmlsi=4WNdqpqZhd58kyYE
Im not sure about chess, but i think it is always proper to stand for a hand shake.
Both players passed the memory test.
nice reference game
A gentleman never remains seated when shaking someone's hand.
Correct! I didn’t notice that. Shame on me.
What about wheelchair users?
Agad!
Great to have the boxing title card before the matches, really enjoy this and Thanks again for including photos from the event, no other youtuber does it and ita awesome to see.
This was a thriller of a game regardless of a draw. Kudos to both ian and naka🙌
1:09 great photo, total dedication by the players to avoid eye contact.
Kind of weird choice of coffee cups, one a metal cup and the other a paper Starbucks cup
Great contrast between the American consumerism cup and the Russian death metal cup. Respect to both. Lol
😂😂😂@@LukeLongboneOfficial
Is it a coffee mug though, or a large can of energy drink?
Great game to watch live, the eval bar telling everyone Hikaru ahead most of the game created amazing tensio.
Not only did Hikaru have an advantage throughout a large portion of this game, he obviously dropped some godly prep on Nepo, as he still had 1:30 when Nepo had 45 minutes left. The photo doesn't capture the true atmosphere there, Nepo was under serious pressure, he was lying his head face down on the table at times. And Naka must have been a bit disappointed in the end, with that much time advantage you know you have chances, even just due to time pressure alone. He lost his edge exactly after he played a4. Knight d to f3 would have still kept it.
"He lost his edge exactly after he played a4. Knight d to f3 would have still kept it." I said it immediately after a4 but no comentator mentioned it. Strange!
yeah well, in the end I was at odds about that. Sure, it was not the recommended move, but it is endgame so kings and pawns should advance, but more, it was better than a3 because the rook could come out to play, as he was useless there. If the rook had remained stuck Nepo's queen could have made quick work of Nakas bishop and knight. I just couldn't and still can't see how this could be a draw by trading down. Seems the only way out for black in that position was a draw by perpetual, and so, all that makes blacks portion of being a 0.0 game, is that white is thus underdeveloped. If white could unwind, the advantage would be there.
Perhaps, the engine line, if he hadn't played a4 could have black managing to snatch bishop or knight, still Nakas position was solid, everything was defended.
On the one hand, a4 was a principled move, so kudos for that, on the other hand though, his blitz nature got the best of him, as he moved too soon, it seems.
Check their press conference. nepo and hikaru with billions variants...both knowing well whats going on.
Nepo has a safe king so he wants a safer king 💀
You could be kidding but it seems that you didn't hear properly. It has been said that Nepo has the *safer* king, he just wants to make it *even* safer
@@yotsugiononoki9995 u just repeated what he said xd
@@noname-wq9up nah u just lacking in reading comprehension
Check out their press conference after the game, it's amazing. They were blitzing out variations for some 10-15 minutes.
Hikaru really needed this win. It doesn't look like much, but it's going to be tough to win the tourney still behind a point on Nepo.
Famous last words. Hikaru best Caruana yesterday and is now just half a point behind Nepo and Gukesh with 6 rounds to go.
Best Drawn game Ive seen this year!
Always stand to shake a hand!
Your videos are the reason I became average at chess (1200-1400) from absolutely terrible, ever since I started watching them in 2017. Thank you for all your work.
I am from Pakistan; there isn't a popular chess culture here but I would like to instill the love for the game in my nephew (almost 4 years). Any game plan I can follow for this purpose?
ia601000.us.archive.org/2/items/bobbyfischerteacheschess/Bobby%20Fischer%20Teaches%20Chess.pdf
Play with other people infront of him that would make him curious
4 years is quite young but not too young I think. Search for "teaching chess to kids" or something similar, I found a number of good videos
Sorry but 1200-1400 is still absolutely terrible
Hahaha, it is. But it's still better than 300 😅
I miss your videos, because I don't get here for a while...your awesome making this videos, keep it up!
Sometimes I watch so many bullet games of Hikaru on streams and such things, that I ALMOST forget he is freaking 2789 on classical rating.
Insane game, indeed.
After Re8, there is an incredible forced draw. It starts with
Ne5 f6
Nxd7 Rxe1
Nxf6+ gxf6
Qxc7+ Kg6
Nf3(to stop Rg1#) Re2+
Kf1 Bxf3
and thats a forced draw regardless of whatever you play as white. Qxb8 will be met with Rf2+ where you have to repeat with Ke1, Re2+ and Kf1 as Kd1 leads to Nf2#. Other line is lets say you try to stop Rf1+ with Be3 sacrifice then Rxh2. You gotta run because of threat Rh1+ Bg1 and Rxg1# so Ke1 and Re2+ Kf1 is also a forced draw as Kd1 leads to Nf2+ where Bxf2 is forced and Re7+ wins the queen and black's up a full horse. If Bxf2 isnt played then Nd3+ followed by Rb2 is mate. A notorious line shown by Nepo in the press conference.
That was a "my guy we meet again!" handshake. This is because I think only 3 guys want to play against each other (nepo, HIKARU and fabi), the rest are babies. they'll support whoever wins among any of them.
However, on a serious note, if nepo wins the candidate and loses the wcc to ding, can we just crown him the eternal 1.5 because unlike Paul keres, he did actually qualify for the WCC but lost 3 times.
Nepo would I think quit chess if such a thing happens. With all the preparation and still losing thrice.
What a fantastic draw. As Agad said, very complicated game which would have burned the time of many players, but these 2 are just fantastic speed demons
Another deep prep against Nepo's Petrov, which tends to happen when a player's opening repertoire becomes too predictable (anyone remember Fabi's game against MVL's Najdorf in the 2020 Candidates?). But kudos to Nepo for defending tenaciously to get a draw with Black on both occasions!
Well, good luck beating him in Petroff, altough Pragg was really close. He knows it by heart an he is using it in situations when he doesn't need to push too hard.
Many thanks for the great commentary.
Chief. Please mentioned the date for future purposes
I came for the standing vs sitting handshake
The comment section never disappoints!
Nice one agad❤
Both of these players give a good handshake. So often you see one person giving a limp one, but for once, it looked all around solid.
Your channel has become such an important part of my life since 2018 that now that you don’t cover more candidates tournament games I am almost frustrated
I just wanted to say thank you for all the content and the time you spend on creating the videos
'Hikaru trades' was the one that triggered your device to listen your conversation.
what a cute game and showcase of 2024 chess... amazing prep, amazing variations, amazing defence - a clash of two amazing players of the day, despite ending in draw i think among the finest games so far played in candy 2024 .. kudos to hikaru and nepo
We Love You Antonio .. Here In Egypt ❤
This was a very interesting game to watch
That was an exciting game to watch!
Given the historical meaning of a handshake, it's better suited prior to sitting down i guess. The origin of a handshake was the presentation of your open hands, to show you are not armed.
Imo players should be respectful and courteous by standing to shake an opponents hand.
4:32 That’s a superb of line reminded me of one great ancient teacher of mine would say 😂😂
Famous words: Beautiful piece, Beautiful piece, Beautiful piece and active piece
I watched the game of Leko vs Kramnik as
David Howell said about that game during commentry of this game.
As rook and bishop of white were kinda and Huge imbalance was also there trapped .
Sir how good it is to sacrifice piece and then playing for draw,I have watched some similar games of Stockfish.
Thanks for the nice analysis.
#suggestion
Can you add the time left for each player after a move is made, just for the Candidates tournament? Given the format of such a prestigious event, and players getting thrown off by some insane opening prep, it does look time becomes a sort of the 17th piece on the board and cannot be overlooked while viewing the game
Can you please analyse the line knight to d5 instead of white queen to b7?
Really liked that head2head comparison
4:30 well, your phone listens to you the entire time, at that time it's just telling you about it
B3 = Siri maybe?
I would prefer to shake before sitting down, and would also imagine any pictures taken b4 sitting down have a lot more info, e.g. the stance too etc. Yest video moment of the Gukesh game indeed was something, indeed sometime you forget how young these players are and compliments to Gukesh for letting go in that moment, lying face down on the table as being yourself instead of composed (as long as you are not aggressive lol) i find rather braver and honest too. Better let go then than let it fester.
As far as when speaking "waking up the smartphone", I always take that as a complement that I am speaking clearly and not mushing my words.
As for the game its the one I followed most, yest, indeed it was interesting and exciting even if it was mostly book. I was rooting for Nepo ever since he faced Magnus two championships ago and although I still lament Magnus giving up, I think the difference between them is that they both know its a lot of work and preparation for the bout, Magnus doing it and bearing the increased cost which makes the reward look not so great in terms of cost/benefit ratio, while Nepo on the other hand would rather just play chess. Kudos to Magnus but yeah, if it hurts, you are doing it the wrong way.
This game, I just couldn't see how Nepo could bring this game to a draw, other by forcing perpetuals. He is a pawn up but rook and bishop *and* knight against only a queen? Ok he has the extra pair of connected pawns while Naka has just the one pair and two stranded pawn, but both a capture away from joining the island in the middle. Still if there was a way to trade down this game I would love to see it as I cannot see how, thus I thought of it as a disadvantageous position for black in the sense that only way out is perpetuals for a draw while white still could win. I am probably wrong.
I appreciate how they elected the time format. As people say (Fisher too) its theory and preparation. Preparation is a memory thing which most people including myself i think less of, than knowledge of theory and principles and being able to see your way through out of any position as far as it can take you. So 'no increment' in the first time span does bring out the chess thing more than the memory thing. As such such a format would favor Naka but then again to become good at fast you have to be good at slow first. If Nepo loses I hope he doesn't give up after three bouts for the crown and if Naka loses I hope he doesn't give up either as he is 3 years older than Nepo, wow didn't realize Nepo was younger. In any case it is disappointing to see players mess up two moves on after they reach their preparation limit as some commented happened to Praag about two-three games ago. Glad Alireza bounced back, everyone had him on a downward spiral. Its not over yet, he need more wins. Yeah ok he "cheated" his way in the candidates, but hey it is what it is, make the most of it, there are worst things people sacrifice to wear the fabled crown, i would guess, and it was not really cheating, at the end of the day. It was resolve and determination and not letting go of opportunities.
PS: I've been watching some Gotham Chess. Much more "commercial", so I got to appreciate you more Agad. Stay the course ;)
in the picture you have shown, Hikaru's thumb supporting his chin has a slight red colour in his cuticle which could mean he has been chewing it, a common indicator of some anxiety even if mild
I also enjoyed watching this on Hikarus' channel, his explanations of decision making...interesting!
Pragg quote ❤
As always enjoying your commentary since 2018
Tan Zhongyi vs Anna Muzychuk | Women's FIDE Candidates 2024 | Round 6.
Another B4 classic.
Wow, didn't see the draw coming. I thought Hikaru was in trouble after losing his queen. Equal material and fairly closed position at the end on the queen side, but I somehow expected Nepo to march his king's side pawns down the open files.
No eye contact during handshake 😂
Please show the games from spring chess classic tournament
🔥🔥
Please include the bar and clock 🙏
The live reactions were so good. Nepo literally had his head on the table looking absolutely miserable for 50 minutes after the rook sac. Hikaru looked pretty in control until bxh3, but that left him stunned, confused, angry, and defeated for 15 minutes trying to figure out how to save the game. By far the most tense game of R7.
It listens when you say "so ok! You'll..." which sounds a bit like "Ok google..."
My phone used to do this to me all the time when I was recording lectures for my students. Then I realized it was responding to me saying "Ok, cool! So..."
4:28 my phone started listening to me lmaooo
Thx
I think it's when you say "ok" that the phone starts listening
I am here for the handshake analysis by agad.
The face Nepo made when Hikaru played A4 was priceless.
Quite an epic battle! Ty for this fine video. The Indian players are not disappointing.
There 's always an early draw on Hikaru's board almost everyday, something to notice in this tournament.
guys played bullet 😅
I sincerely hope for Hikamura to be victorious. Nepo is wonderfull too, almost genius refusing to think
If someone ask me, what is the most nerve racking dramatic draw of a chess game you have seen? I will definitely put this game in my top tier
Really fantastic game
hikaru's black bishop just chillin
4:31 Our phones are always listening. “ THEY “ are always listening.
#suggestion Zhongyi vs muzychuk. One of the best games in candidates
I got checkmated 50 times watching this
Ian Notremembering vs Nakaru Hikamura
@5 : 46 , instead of kg8 ng4 was better move , could u pls share analysis in detail
Turns out Android phones love hearing "so ok, Rook to e8" from Antonio.😂😂
2795 Elo oh COME ON!!!
Do 28 soon, Ian you deserve it! ❤
You should explain at 3:35 why not obvious Q:b7 instead of Nbd2? Could Somebody explains to me why Q:b7 is not good?🤔
I wondered why Hikaru didn’t move his Nd2 to Nf3 instead of Ne1 to Nf3 it would’ve allowed his Bishop to breathe wouldn’t that have been the better option
So I gotta ask cuz I always wonder. When agad says it’s a new game, does he mean from that moment on there are no transpositions? Because I know that with these gms sometimes the move order changes… maybe resulting in a position never seen before… but end up transpositioning back into a known game. I’m sure he sees this fairly often and has a go to way to handle it. Anyone know?
Phone trigger guess: the stress on "E1"
This game was a battle of facial expressions. You can recreate the game just by showing them. 😂😂
I saw Hikaru’s recap and he was basically ready for 30 move lines before Nepo developed the Knight and then he started thinking. I don’t think this kind of chess is interisting..
well let's be realistic our phones are always listening to us ^^
thanks for your coverage of the candidate agad your really didactic :) and congrats for your new infant hope he's healthy
4:21 When agad says "rook to e8" my Google Home device is triggered as well 😁I tried to say it but it doesn't work when I say it, weird.
1:06 Hikaru has no ironing skills
#suggestion: what’s the deal with Nepo’s flag?
When two behemoths fight
Best game so far
What's with GM Nepo's flag?
Maybe your phone confuses B3 to "Siri"?
This fast
Nepo had a passed pawn King side...seems a shame not to go for the win
Either Hikaru or Nepo would be awesome to watch vs Ding, I want both to win :p
I think it’s safe to say that whoever wins the candidates will become the next champion. Ding is currently playing much worse than anyone in this tournament. It will be interesting to see what will happen if Ding doesn’t defend his title and the top two players of the candidates have to play.
@@stoyantodorov2133 I agree that Ding is in a slump since becoming WC, but I'm sure he can find his way back to 2800+ as well again.
And if not, both Hikaru and Nepo are very entertaining to watch and would do great to promote Chess further I think.
Forget "who deserves it more" or "most realistic / probable", who to you would be the candidate to make the world championship match against Ding Liren the most fun?
I go Pragg or Gukesh.
Vidit
alireza
I honestly want Nepo.
@@1011011010111000I think Nepo had already 2 chances. And twice, he did not play on a level you expect from a world chess champion contender.
So, I hope for Fabi or Naka.
And the others (Pragg, Gukesh, Firouzja,...) are probably not in the top 5 worldwide - Ding is arguably also not a top 5 player at the moment - and the World Championship should be between the best of the best.
@@ArnoldPLO in a way, I agree. On the other hand, if the other players gets wiped off the board when Nepo rears his head in the candidates, they don't deserve more of a chance than him at playing ding for the title.
The thing about having the best of the best as world champion is sadly something I think we can forget about. When the GOAT Magnus Carlsen refuses to play for the title, it kinda loses its true purpose. I'm sorry for whoever gets to bear the crown.
But Agad, speed demons really 😅😅😅
Than night sacrifice is savage
Agad plz record Prag vs Nepo
Will do
@@agadmator I also, humble request you to show Anand vs Topolov 2010 WCC game no 12
Because again, you said "Ok, rook..." ~> "Ok, Google" ))) So funny
Nepo: Draw?
Naka: OK, need to prep for my video anyway.
I don't understand this resignation.
Nepo has two connected pawns on the f and g files. That will get rid of Hikaru's f pawn and his bishop. That leaves a rook and a knight, and the 4 stuck pawns.
Using the Queen to push Hikaru's King into the hideyhole on the a file, Nepo's King can come across to assist the Queen which can then deliver checkmate by taking on b2.
This all would take about 20 moves, using some zugzwang by Nepo to firstly force Naka's king into the corner, and then to force him to lose his Knight.
I can't see how Naka would be able to stop this.
I think your phone hears “b3” as “Siri” for some reason
The way you say b3 sounds like 'hey Siri'. Are you using an iPhone?