Fantastic!!! 👍✌👌Praggu tries to create winning chances by taking (sometimes seemingly undue) risks and even ready to lose some games in process. But, his wins are well earned and quite delightful... A true Viewers' player and will make heavy contributions to popularize the Chess even more in future !!!
Giri or Levon would be other possibilities, if Ding fails to complete the requirements met by FIDE. Edit --. Or maybe Wesley could also get a chance, but it's a long time sice he played a classical match.
I really hope Ding gets his chance. Nobody more deserving than him. Not even close. Edit: (Clarification: If Ding gets the required games in and maintains his rating before the deadline, i believe he deserves a spot in the candidates.)
"The winning move is the move that is most often the winning move... of course the move is pawn to b4, that's the good stuff" - Agadmator, 2022 I saw b4 and I knew something like this was coming! You always deliver, Antonio! 😂❤️
I am thinking if Chinese Chess Federation can organize a tournament for Ding plus 13 other players with double round robin format over April and May. This guarantees 26 games for Ding.
But wouldn't that be a bit dishonest? Top players, especially those aiming at the Candidates, generally play real, tough tournaments with other top-rated players. If a tournament were organised just for Ding and some weak players, that would be padding Ding's resume, not true chess. So if he's to qualify, I want to see him play against Caruana, Aronian, So, MVL and others from the top of the ranking list, not in some concocted pseudo-tournament with the Chinese second tier.
@@mikoaj1349 The rules dictate that the replacement should be the highest rated player on May's rating list provided they have 30 played games in a certain time span. There's nothing wrong with him playing such a tourney or even a 26 game match to meet the game quota provided his rating will still be high enough after.
@@jasonkenobi913 I think you're both correct... The Chinese COULD organize such a tournament and stay within the parameters, BUT it would be seen by many as a bit sketchy. And I believe that Ding, being the sportsman and gentleman he is, would decline to play in such an event.
@@mikoaj1349 I agree with you but still if he draws a game against lesser player he would lose rating so for that he has to maintain a long winning streak, still your point is not wrong .Have a good day
+ Karjakin Banned From Chess - not discussed properly in the video: The FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) has banned GM Sergey Karjakin for six months from participating as a player in any FIDE rated chess competition. The 32-year-old Russian grandmaster, who is a fierce supporter of Russian president Vladimir Putin, was punished for his recent statements on social media and will be missing out on this year's FIDE Candidates Tournament. The statements by Sergey Karjakin on the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine has led to a considerable number of reactions on social media and elsewhere, to a large extent negative towards the opinions expressed by Sergey Karjakin.
Lol, they usually say no politics in sport when it comes to Israel committing crimes against Palestinians, or US crimes against Black or Muslim people. Super ugly
I believe Agad did not discuss that issue because he need his youtube channel alive. Sergey Karjakin did not support the war, he simply sympathize his own president Putin. FIDE decision is terribly wrong!
@Move_I_Got_This "Promised Land" That is very valid. Sure that certain people will say that God promised something to them, it doesnt make sense to believe it was promised to anyone else.
U explain deep engine lines and levy explains method of playing with little deep engine lines adding some humour.You two guys are good in your own ways
I have observed ever since Ding has a very long breaktime in chess due to this pandemic, he plays really bad. Well even in his last classical otb games, he just messed up with players having lower ratings than himself. I hope he can regain his prime and made it to the 2800 rating soon.
It would be a shame if Ding tried to play his 26 games, and in doing so, playing game after game, growing tired, he lost a bunch of rating and is no longer the highest rated player, in that case Levon would play in the candidates
@agadmator At this rate of banning and cancelling, FIDE might soon ban/cancel the Evan's gambit, since some people might find the gambit too aggressive and not for the faint hearted. 😂
Karjakin situation is similar to Alekhine who was banned for anti semitic remarks during world war two . Anyway no one is more deserving than Ding to get the wild card . Hope he completes the requisite 26 classical games . Also , Pragg is showing he will one day be in the candidates at least by his performance against Magnus last tournament and Ding .
@@TheWaxlemon maybe not a Nazi, doesn't change he is a terrorist If someone was the victim at done point that doesn't mean that he can never do bad himself So stop blindly supporting any Jewish person just cuz he us Jewish
@Black Sicilian the reason I find Karjakin worse is that he was mocking the deaths of people from his own motherland. That's just insane. One would expect somebody born in Ukraine would be more conflicted about the war regardless of his political leanings or changed citizenship. Not making horribly insensitive jokes about Ukranian men and women dying in the war. What he did was just disgusting.
This new scandal in chess-history, where someone is banned because he doesnt goe along with western propaganda, apart from practices on twitter or fb, reminds on Boby Fisher, who had to flee his own country because he smelled the rat and had the spine to call it out. Seens chess is realy a ideological education place for the powers that be, and the players are also pieces in someone elses game - no wonder Carlson has enough!
For many years I have been watching chess on UA-cam. I have watched young people from all over the world come together in many places in the world and treat each other with respect. Talk was only about chess.When you punish people for their opinion you sooner or later be punished for yours.This is not propaganda this is truth.I for some reason expected chess players would know that.Chess has seen a world wide surge not seen in history even bigger than Bobby Fishers days but it will be all down hill from here.
'When you punish people for their opinion you sooner or later be punished for yours' An opinion you can have about taxes or what's better, wind farms or nuclear plants. Supporting war crimes and mass murders isn't an 'opinion'.
@@mikoaj1349 I see so you are the elite human that decides what opinions are ok,and also are quite certain which side of a conflict one is allowed to be on and somehow know only one side commits war crimes. It is very difficult to know you are in a cult when you are shielded from any opposing opinions.
@@satkinson5505 You don't need to be in the elite to know that war is bad and that those who wage it are evil. It's also quite obvious that you should be on the side of the attacked, not the attacker. It's really not that difficult unless you're a Russian troll or a heartless bastard like Karjakin.
@@satkinson5505 “it’s difficult to know you are in a cult when you are shielded from any opposing opinions” that’s why people support Russia in the first place, Russian leadership doesn’t let the population know any details which detract from their war effort. It’s called censorship
Just here to appreciate the great chess content and to voice my opinion that I strongly disagree with Karjakin getting banned. Not entering any discussions, just think it should be known we don't all think the same and that's ok.
@@Nnnmmmkkk well I don't see them banning US players when they decimated Afghan Gaddafi and Iraq. How about Israel? Haha. Get off CNN and go read about world affairs if ur dumb enough to not spot the hypocrisy
Have US or Israeli chess-players spoken out belligerently in favour of their countries' wars in the way that Karjakin has? I don't know. If so, then unequal treatment could be argued. But I can't say I feel any sympathy for Karjakin, in any case. Hardly surprising that people don't want to play games with him.
@@srg2872 I don't have to watch CNN. I live in Poland so I see the tragedy of Ukrainian people every single day with my own eyes. I do spot the hypocrisy, but using 'whataboutism' doesn't change the fact that supporting Putin is disgusting.
What Karjakin said on his personal twitter account is in NO WAY related to the FIDE or the chess community. So obviously FIDE Rule 2.2.10 don't apply. The West has basically become Stalin's USSR. Ironic.
@@videopetanque7436 It would have affected Chess reputation, if FIDE wouldn't have done anything. Karjakin has become famous because of Chess, so he talked as a representative of the community. Now he can say anything he wants, he is out.
@@mikahamari6420 Your point is that anyone exercising any Activity automatically becomes a public representative for that Activity. Do you even understand how that sounds ? It would be a gross violation of freedom of speech. So only the unemployed would have the right to express their views ? Nonsense. Karjakin has the SAME RIGHTS that anyone else. The idea that Karjakin has LESS RIGHTS that someone else because he is famous is blatantly a discrimination.
@@videopetanque7436 Freedom of speech doesn't mean that we have to accept everything. What he said, showed what kind of worm he is, and he got what he deserved. Slava Ukraini!
@@mikahamari6420 So finally you show your true color, tyran. Freedom of speech means exactly that every side can express its views, so that I can chose.
Karjakin being banned from chess is ridiculous. Yes, I disagree with his political views, but if some chess player supports George W Bush, should they be banned?
Ding could have passed on taking the rook after it took the d7 pawn and make Praggo give up the exchange too get rid of the bishop because it would create a passed c pawn and no more progress could be made on the Queen side
Karjakin should never have been banned from playing the candidates, his support for his country is something every American etc is taught to have in school and to be fair, chess as a whole isn't a place for politics, its a place for chess and chess alone. Everyone will have their own views publically and privately, the western world praises itself on freedom, in America our freedom to speech is something which is seen as our foundation to a truly free society. To punish someone for their views or words simply because you don't like what is said is no different than a dictator who controls the media of his country and pushes false narratives so his people never get to see the truth. Its not a world to which anyone who values freedoms should be hoping for. To think that a chess organization would take such a leap as to punish someone for standing by their country, and for voicing his opinion despite knowing the backlash they would receive from the majority. In many ways its a sign of bravery on that person's part to speak while knowing this fact. His public statements are in the minority, everyone is aware of this already therefore his statements don't harm the FIDE organization or the game of chess which the section FIDE referenced as reasoning behind his ban suggests. If his words didn't harm the game or FIDE then he should be allowed to play while suffering the consequence of his public made views personally. FIDE can disagree as an organization that's all fair and good but to go out of their way to punish its members who don't agree shows nothing short of a dictator type of mindset.
As you said, chess isn't a place for politics and that's precisely why he got banned - he shouldn't use their platform to promote politics, nobody should. The ban was not about his opinion, it was because he uttered it at all. Also, FIDE isn't american. It's an international organisation, founded by 15 nations that don't include the US. Initiator was France, headquarters is in Athen (Greece). So I don't know why they should adhere to american values. Which are illusionary at best anyway.
@@Puschit1 First off, he didnt use the FIDE platform, FIDE even stated it was his twitter posts that they banned him over. 2nd, The western world in general EU included all value freedoms and visions of society where freedom of the press and free speech is seen as a common human right. They don't do as Russia has done, arresting reporters and protestors for an unpopular or non-state driven agenda. 3rd. Its about the actual slippery context and what this implies for the future. Basically FIDE is making an atmosphere that's simply, you hold our values and beliefs politically, your country be damned. If we hear that you disagree, or that you publically post in a way we don't like then you will be banned from any chess events. This is a very dangerous thing to see, especially when you go back and realize Fischer despite all the hate against him, despite all his outlandish statements against female players and others making such sexist comments, FIDE ruled that as okay however suddenly standing with your country and holding the unpopular though patriotic view that your country is doing what is best is no longer going to be allowed. Even Magnus spoke out against FIDE's choice not to allow Qualifying Russian players attend the charity event.
If we banned people from countries without freedom of speech anyone with a Twitter account should be banned for participating in an organization that doesn't believe in freedom of speech. Countries are just organizations by government controlled land area. Twitter is an anti-free speech organization by virtual web space.
How did you not fracture your back bending ove backwards like that? You have no shame, and no honor. "In the polite world, we have freedom of speech so we ban speech when we don't like it." Absolute travesty of a person.
What Karjakin said on his personal twitter account is in NO WAY related to the FIDE or the chess community. So obviously FIDE Rule 2.2.10 don't apply. The West has basically become Stalin's USSR. Ironic.
All of us can watch any of these games in all other channels... but the way Agad analyses the game is gud but wat makes it great.... are his passion for the game and his one liners.... too good and a g8 g8 fan of Agad....
I understood that there was such a danger [of disqualification], but I believe that I am first and foremost a citizen and patriot of my country, and I say this without any boasting. If such a situation arose again, I would not be silent in a rag, but again I would write such a letter. I do not regret a bit about what I did. Choosing between supporting my country and participating in the Candidates Tournament, I would always choose the first one." Sergey Karjakin
@@monstermagnet3150 According to Russia, Ukrainian government is worse. According to Ukraine, Russian government is worse. Unless you know anything yourself don't pretend like either side is telling the truth about the other.
@@JSamad keep watching CNN, it must be all the truth there. For your shallow knowledge: Ukraine have Nazi government installed by US for 8 years. They came in power by military action, not elections. They banned all russian parties, media and language of majority. They killed over 14.000 innocent Russian people who live in the east Ukraine since 2014. Ukraine except Galitia is a Russian land for more than 1.000 years. You don't know a damn thing about Ukraine and this war against US fascism and their imperialism. If You want know basics - watch a lecture held in 2018. at Yale university 'How US created Putin ' .
#suggestion Paul Keres vs Vasily Smyslov 1953 Zurich candidates tournament on Smyslov's birthday on 24th March Smyslov's defense was super precise, and white's dangerous attack boomeranged
@@SebinMatthew you are calling the former world champion a mentally unstable person war is much worse? bruh war was a thing back in the days too, but no body got cancelled for their point of view in political agenda
Chess will never grow if fide would continue be like this. This is pathetic that someone who worked day and night for that spot is now getting banned for saying something which is not even 10% related to chess.
Maybe times were different then. Good thing we are making progress and not accept anything. And to all those people who say we should not mix politics with sports: this has nothing to do with politics anymore. It is just black-and-white good versus evil.
Karjakin banned for 6 months . He won't be playing in the Candidates lol. Congratulations Pragg , you beat no.1 and no.3 , hope you do well in the future!! MAN I WANT DING TO PLAY IN THE CANDIDATES!!
No... he was banned for laughing at calling Ukranians stupid once his country invaded Ukraine and started slaughtering women and children... I mean at least be honest about it right?
Whatever be his comments, I don’t think Fide was right to ban Karjakin for this and thereby eliminating his candidate position. Just curious, has this happened before ? Was anybody banned for sharing political views?
Supporting genocide, war crimes and mass murders of civilians isn't a 'political view'. The only thing FIDE wasn't right about is how long it took them to ban that bastard.
FIDE before: "We're here to determine the best chess players in the world." FIDE now: "We're here to determine the best chess players that do not question the official stance."
What Karjakin said on his personal twitter account is in noway related to the FIDE or the chess community. So obviously FIDE Rule 2.2.10 don't apply. The West has basically become Stalin's USSR. Ironic.
Such a shame fide banned Karjakin and take his hard earned candidates spot ding doesn't deserve to be in candidates they should have selected the next player from the world cup qualification by rating sucks banning a player for this sucks even more
@@KaipaVODS You are the one stupid here, Ding may be my favorite player nowadays but because of bad luck he could not get a place in the Candidates while Karkajin won it because he played very well, has nothing to do with politics !
Ding must be in the candidates. He's one of the few players nowadays that can probably compete with Magnus. Pragg seens to be improving by the day. The boy has future!
Agadmator didn't explain the ban because he is practicing discretion. Karjakin got banned for an abysmal lack of discretion. And to those people who are crying about freedom of speech, go to Kremlin today and hold up a sign that says freedom of speech and find out exactly how long your freedom lasts.
imagine criticising a country for not giving freedom of speech while at the exact same time supporting a ban of a player who did nothing but state his opinion online.
@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Freedom of speech does not imply freedom from the consequences of your speech. It simply means that the state doesn't throw you in jail for speaking your mind. Practice discretion, not hate speech.
@@silverfox8615 define hate speech? Because voicing support for your country when you don't see them as the bad guy isn't what classifies as hate speech. As for your quip about free speech not protecting you from consequences, actually to some extent it does. History of how the US and common sense principles dictate that people shouldn't be penalized for voicing their beliefs so long as their beliefs are not actively making calls for violence on other people or voicing hateful things about people. Nothing Karjakin said can logically be considered hate speech. And no, I'm not okay with what Russia is doing and I do think Karjakin is very much ignorant.
I really appreciate Agad's attitude of keeping the political side of things away from chess videos. I looked into Karjakin's news and had really mixed feelings. I always knew that any "politics are separate from sports" talk is a bs joke for official institutions, they take sides immediately and sure maybe rightly so for them. But Agad is actually trying to put this idea into practice to the full extent, just briefing over the news and not making any comments about it. I sincerely appreciate it!
@@osgubben That is always very righteous to say, but it's nowhere near helpful. Both sides are claiming that the other side has done/is doing similar things, and to some extent they might all be partially true. So, if we don't know the full story or if we're not directly and deeply involved, I think it's always good to be very cautious about making claims or taking stances.
@@mikoaj1349 Same here. You cant stay neutral if a big bully beats smaller kids to death. And this is milliion times worse. Lokk at Daniel King has more guts. Power play channel.
I find the decision to ban Karjakin a gross mistake. The FIDE claims that Karjakin somehow puts FIDE in an unjustifiable unfavorable light and in this way damages its reputation. Is Karjakin a board member or does he have authority to speak for FIDE? He is a member and an individual who expressed his opinion. I disagree with the war but I also think Karjakin has a right to his view without being censored and penalized. Since when was Orwellian behavior by the FIDE acceptable?
Exactly. Plus, KASPAROV made a lot a political comment for years, including call to the numerous wars waged by the USA, and he never get a single blame from FIDE. The FIDE made a very bad move. The russian will now create their own federation, and the Chess World will gain nothing out of it. How comes there is stupid people at the head of every organization ? Oh wait...
Great win fro Praggal BUT DING BACK IN THE CANDIDATES ?! 🤯 I literally slowed down playing chess cuz my favorite player wasnt in the candidates. Now he’s back. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🔥🔥
Karjakin's comments didn't change the way people view chess/FIDE. They were personal opinions which he is allowed to have. FIDE is just politicking to appease the mob.
That was my take also. It seems like the rule exists to punish a player who says something like "FIDE rigs it so Magnus always wins and the money keeps coming in." That would be damaging to the reputation of chess itself. I'm not seeing any similarity between that kind of issue and what Karjakin has said. Karjakin is just damaging his personal brand outside of Russia, which will make him less attractive to sponsors and therefor also to tournament organizers, but has nothing to do with FIDE or chess itself.
No sympathy for Karjakin , chess community isnt banning Russians for nothing, Svidler is still doing commentary. World needs to unite against war and isolate those who support it.
It's not about sympathy, it's about freedom of speech and the false implication of moral superiority being pushed by hypocrites who turn a blind eye to their own country's participation in atrocities across the world.
Just allow Russia to deploy its forces close to US border and then let's see what happens! Let's see if that too wud be a genuine concern "for the world" and let's see if we ban players from US from every international game right??
“Congratulations for realizing that the winning move is most often the winning move”
This was either a slip of the tongue or the greatest truism ever spoken.
He said : " ..on realizing the winning move is the move that is most often the winning move"
He meant b4 by that, the running joke on this channel :)
That's not what he said. He said the winning move is the move that is most often the winning move.
😂😂
@@cptnoremac yes most often, the winning move on this channel is b4
I saw b4, and instantly knew that there was definitely a pun coming up. You never disappoint, Agad😂
That was a great Rook sacrifice to win the game.
It shows how powerless Rooks are in closed positions.
Great game! Nice to see the hypermodern opening and how skillfully these cats played. Good win for Praggu.
Uh... meow.
i love praggu's chess style! always finding beautiful attacking moves. one of my favorite players right now
Pragg, Alireza! The future of chess is bright! Love to see great games like this from someone so young
Prag, yes. Alireza, no.
@@cptnoremac are u living under a stone ?
Alireza is for sure a world class player in the future
@@CraftyFREAKERS I'm saying I don't like him, not that he's bad.
@@cptnoremac ohh, alright , i was just talking abt capabilites
Fantastic!!! 👍✌👌Praggu tries to create winning chances by taking (sometimes seemingly undue) risks and even ready to lose some games in process. But, his wins are well earned and quite delightful... A true Viewers' player and will make heavy contributions to popularize the Chess even more in future !!!
Giri or Levon would be other possibilities, if Ding fails to complete the requirements met by FIDE.
Edit --. Or maybe Wesley could also get a chance, but it's a long time sice he played a classical match.
I really hope Ding gets his chance. Nobody more deserving than him. Not even close. Edit: (Clarification: If Ding gets the required games in and maintains his rating before the deadline, i believe he deserves a spot in the candidates.)
MVL
SO
Aronian
"Not even close" is an exaggeration.
ding has for sure the worst past 2 years, not about his chess but about the situation
knowing when to trade a rook for a bishop+pawn, especially in the end game, is what makes you a GM
I don't know if it's been suggested but it might be cool to do an analysis of each of the games against Judit.
#suggestion
Agree, i can't find all the games
#suggestion
“A winning move is often a winning move” - I just love these… Well done, Sir.
"The winning move is the move that is most often the winning move... of course the move is pawn to b4, that's the good stuff" - Agadmator, 2022
I saw b4 and I knew something like this was coming! You always deliver, Antonio! 😂❤️
His second child will be named B4.
13:43 "So a remarkable game by Ding where he shows, well, not just that he outclassed Ding..."
Wait, what?
First ding should be replaced by praggu
😂
Praggu showing beast mode in rapid lately👍
I am thinking if Chinese Chess Federation can organize a tournament for Ding plus 13 other players with double round robin format over April and May. This guarantees 26 games for Ding.
But wouldn't that be a bit dishonest? Top players, especially those aiming at the Candidates, generally play real, tough tournaments with other top-rated players. If a tournament were organised just for Ding and some weak players, that would be padding Ding's resume, not true chess. So if he's to qualify, I want to see him play against Caruana, Aronian, So, MVL and others from the top of the ranking list, not in some concocted pseudo-tournament with the Chinese second tier.
@@mikoaj1349 The rules dictate that the replacement should be the highest rated player on May's rating list provided they have 30 played games in a certain time span. There's nothing wrong with him playing such a tourney or even a 26 game match to meet the game quota provided his rating will still be high enough after.
@@jasonkenobi913 I think you're both correct... The Chinese COULD organize such a tournament and stay within the parameters, BUT it would be seen by many as a bit sketchy. And I believe that Ding, being the sportsman and gentleman he is, would decline to play in such an event.
@@jasonkenobi913 *Nothing* wrong with it, really?
@@mikoaj1349 I agree with you but still if he draws a game against lesser player he would lose rating so for that he has to maintain a long winning streak, still your point is not wrong .Have a good day
Go Ding! I guess he will play the games and qualify and he should be in there.
Another Communist joke. They'll team up to make sure a Chinese or a Russian wins.
Ding is lame
+ Karjakin Banned From Chess - not discussed properly in the video:
The FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) has banned GM Sergey Karjakin for six months from participating as a player in any FIDE rated chess competition. The 32-year-old Russian grandmaster, who is a fierce supporter of Russian president Vladimir Putin, was punished for his recent statements on social media and will be missing out on this year's FIDE Candidates Tournament.
The statements by Sergey Karjakin on the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine has led to a considerable number of reactions on social media and elsewhere, to a large extent negative towards the opinions expressed by Sergey Karjakin.
Lol, they usually say no politics in sport when it comes to Israel committing crimes against Palestinians, or US crimes against Black or Muslim people. Super ugly
@@SoyAmurita "Crimes against black or Muslim people" from "Amr Mohamed". Did you consider getting your head out of your bum before talking today?
I believe Agad did not discuss that issue because he need his youtube channel alive. Sergey Karjakin did not support the war, he simply sympathize his own president Putin. FIDE decision is terribly wrong!
@Move_I_Got_This
"Promised Land" That is very valid.
Sure that certain people will say that God promised something to them, it doesnt make sense to believe it was promised to anyone else.
@@georgiyordanov6191 -
then it should not have been in the title of the video.
Praggu is growing so strong. Someday he will be the world champion. 🔥
Was looking forward to this vid tyvm
U explain deep engine lines and levy explains method of playing with little deep engine lines adding some humour.You two guys are good in your own ways
I watch both recaps for big games, usually watch Levy first to get the story and then Agad to go deeper.
Yes they have different approaches but I very much enjoy both channels. Would be hard for me to pick a favourite.
@@martyshwaartz971 I also do the same
Agad Recaps > Levi and Hikaru Recaps
Agad appreciates the art where Levi and Hikaru are goof balls
@@Axiomatic75 you literally are everywhere, hope i was able to convince you about masks and vaccine lmao
I have observed ever since Ding has a very long breaktime in chess due to this pandemic, he plays really bad. Well even in his last classical otb games, he just messed up with players having lower ratings than himself. I hope he can regain his prime and made it to the 2800 rating soon.
he just beat magnus the other day
@@TheWaxlemon another case just beats magnus always becomes hero know..
@@081_rohit8 it is not easy to beat magnus...
@@linminhtoo i didn't say easy but beating just magnus not make him hero or wc
@@TheWaxlemon classical or rapid?
Rules say that player qualify by rating must play more than 30 rated games between June 2021 and May 2022. How many games had Ding played?
Only 4
It'll be a tough journey
And also he has to play 26 games without dropping his rating to below Aronian’s or So’s.
He’s definitely gonna slap 26 games in 3 months. Thats nothing. Albeit otb might be easier or better.
It would be a shame if Ding tried to play his 26 games, and in doing so, playing game after game, growing tired, he lost a bunch of rating and is no longer the highest rated player, in that case Levon would play in the candidates
MASTER CLASS BY PRAGGU,,,,,
Yeah I saw Ding playing a couple of classicals against 1200s on Lichess yesterday. Must be for Candidates qualification
Progg playing all the big shots in the last tournament made him improve
"Ding outclassed Ding"
A reminder for Agad that we love him & appreciate his efforts :) ♡
POV: you just returned to this video after watching everyone rip on Sergey and discuss his exile
@agadmator At this rate of banning and cancelling, FIDE might soon ban/cancel the Evan's gambit, since some people might find the gambit too aggressive and not for the faint hearted. 😂
Preach
8:00 there's a piece on every square of the 5th row!
You’re the best Agad!
Jeez, and after move 18, we have a completely new game.
Karjakin situation is similar to Alekhine who was banned for anti semitic remarks during world war two . Anyway no one is more deserving than Ding to get the wild card . Hope he completes the requisite 26 classical games . Also , Pragg is showing he will one day be in the candidates at least by his performance against Magnus last tournament and Ding .
@@brijeshchandrakar ah yes i'm sure the jewish president zelensky whose father and brothers were killed in the holocaust is a neo nazi too!
@@brijeshchandrakar mmm yes the neo-nazis that are hiding in childrens hospitals and malls
@@TheWaxlemon maybe not a Nazi, doesn't change he is a terrorist
If someone was the victim at done point that doesn't mean that he can never do bad himself
So stop blindly supporting any Jewish person just cuz he us Jewish
@Black Sicilian the reason I find Karjakin worse is that he was mocking the deaths of people from his own motherland. That's just insane. One would expect somebody born in Ukraine would be more conflicted about the war regardless of his political leanings or changed citizenship. Not making horribly insensitive jokes about Ukranian men and women dying in the war. What he did was just disgusting.
Stop mixing politics with everything. This is typical american behavior.
#suggestion Le Quang Liem vs Duda looks very good.
The action against Karjakin is despicable.
Exactly, FIDE should be banning US players if any. The US is the world hegemon, world terrorist enabler, world arms merchant to dictatorships.
This new scandal in chess-history, where someone is banned because he doesnt goe along with western propaganda, apart from practices on twitter or fb, reminds on Boby Fisher, who had to flee his own country because he smelled the rat and had the spine to call it out. Seens chess is realy a ideological education place for the powers that be, and the players are also pieces in someone elses game - no wonder Carlson has enough!
For many years I have been watching chess on UA-cam. I have watched young people from all over the world come together in many places in the world and treat each other with respect. Talk was only about chess.When you punish people for their opinion you sooner or later be punished for yours.This is not propaganda this is truth.I for some reason expected chess players would know that.Chess has seen a world wide surge not seen in history even bigger than Bobby Fishers days but it will be all down hill from here.
'When you punish people for their opinion you sooner or later be punished for yours'
An opinion you can have about taxes or what's better, wind farms or nuclear plants. Supporting war crimes and mass murders isn't an 'opinion'.
@@mikoaj1349 I see so you are the elite human that decides what opinions are ok,and also are quite certain which side of a conflict one is allowed to be on and somehow know only one side commits war crimes. It is very difficult to know you are in a cult when you are shielded from any opposing opinions.
@@satkinson5505 You don't need to be in the elite to know that war is bad and that those who wage it are evil. It's also quite obvious that you should be on the side of the attacked, not the attacker. It's really not that difficult unless you're a Russian troll or a heartless bastard like Karjakin.
@@satkinson5505 “it’s difficult to know you are in a cult when you are shielded from any opposing opinions” that’s why people support Russia in the first place, Russian leadership doesn’t let the population know any details which detract from their war effort. It’s called censorship
@@seifeir6951 I am sure glad we have nothing like that here.
Amazing to watch this and, looking back, realizing that Ding became world champion.
Praggu on FIRE!!!!! first Magnus and now Ding....
I would like to see Ding in the Candidates. When he is playing well he is a tough match up for magnus.
Praggu is the next World Chess Champion
More likely it is Firouzja.
@@coldspine3697 who knows. Shows promise
OMG Beautiful Game by Praggu with Ding L. Crazy
Just here to appreciate the great chess content and to voice my opinion that I strongly disagree with Karjakin getting banned. Not entering any discussions, just think it should be known we don't all think the same and that's ok.
The West controls the narrative..
Yeah, it’s totally okay to actively support war criminal Putin. 😀😀😀😀
@@Nnnmmmkkk well I don't see them banning US players when they decimated Afghan Gaddafi and Iraq. How about Israel? Haha. Get off CNN and go read about world affairs if ur dumb enough to not spot the hypocrisy
Have US or Israeli chess-players spoken out belligerently in favour of their countries' wars in the way that Karjakin has? I don't know. If so, then unequal treatment could be argued. But I can't say I feel any sympathy for Karjakin, in any case. Hardly surprising that people don't want to play games with him.
@@srg2872 I don't have to watch CNN. I live in Poland so I see the tragedy of Ukrainian people every single day with my own eyes. I do spot the hypocrisy, but using 'whataboutism' doesn't change the fact that supporting Putin is disgusting.
Imagine knowing on this day ding would win the wcc
Ridiculous about Karjakin. Politics has no place in chess
If politics has no place in chess, then he should have remembered that and shut up about it.
Congratulations Indian Grand Master
Glad to see Praggu playing for the win. Draws are lame!
YA. No one in the comments even mentions Praggu's name. :/
Now isolated pawn has a name. It is Karjakin.
What Karjakin said on his personal twitter account is in NO WAY related to the FIDE or the chess community.
So obviously FIDE Rule 2.2.10 don't apply.
The West has basically become Stalin's USSR. Ironic.
@@videopetanque7436 It would have affected Chess reputation, if FIDE wouldn't have done anything. Karjakin has become famous because of Chess, so he talked as a representative of the community. Now he can say anything he wants, he is out.
@@mikahamari6420 Your point is that anyone exercising any Activity automatically becomes a public representative for that Activity. Do you even understand how that sounds ? It would be a gross violation of freedom of speech. So only the unemployed would have the right to express their views ? Nonsense. Karjakin has the SAME RIGHTS that anyone else. The idea that Karjakin has LESS RIGHTS that someone else because he is famous is blatantly a discrimination.
@@videopetanque7436 Freedom of speech doesn't mean that we have to accept everything. What he said, showed what kind of worm he is, and he got what he deserved. Slava Ukraini!
@@mikahamari6420 So finally you show your true color, tyran. Freedom of speech means exactly that every side can express its views, so that I can chose.
Censorship is evil. Either you can debate your points or not! Censorship is the cowards way out!
Karjakin being banned from chess is ridiculous. Yes, I disagree with his political views, but if some chess player supports George W Bush, should they be banned?
Ur right mixing sports eith politics is ridiculous
You should have seen what he posted on twitter i wish he would be banned for ever so disrespectfull against people his people attack and kill
@@juliusschueller8911 mixing sports with politics is ridiculous
@@kuhaku9635 have u ever heard of iraq
Yeah or that war criminal obama.
12:34 why not to defend pawn a5 with rook
Anyone know how I can donate to and support Karjakin?
Ding could have passed on taking the rook after it took the d7 pawn and make Praggo give up the exchange too get rid of the bishop because it would create a passed c pawn and no more progress could be made on the Queen side
Karjakin should never have been banned from playing the candidates, his support for his country is something every American etc is taught to have in school and to be fair, chess as a whole isn't a place for politics, its a place for chess and chess alone. Everyone will have their own views publically and privately, the western world praises itself on freedom, in America our freedom to speech is something which is seen as our foundation to a truly free society. To punish someone for their views or words simply because you don't like what is said is no different than a dictator who controls the media of his country and pushes false narratives so his people never get to see the truth. Its not a world to which anyone who values freedoms should be hoping for. To think that a chess organization would take such a leap as to punish someone for standing by their country, and for voicing his opinion despite knowing the backlash they would receive from the majority. In many ways its a sign of bravery on that person's part to speak while knowing this fact. His public statements are in the minority, everyone is aware of this already therefore his statements don't harm the FIDE organization or the game of chess which the section FIDE referenced as reasoning behind his ban suggests. If his words didn't harm the game or FIDE then he should be allowed to play while suffering the consequence of his public made views personally. FIDE can disagree as an organization that's all fair and good but to go out of their way to punish its members who don't agree shows nothing short of a dictator type of mindset.
You're preaching in an empty church. Most people are so far gone thanks to media brainwashing, they take TV as gospel.
Very good analysis, this has to be said !
@@tomasz9429 true, but as chess players with our ability to think critically, we should and must be better than this!
As you said, chess isn't a place for politics and that's precisely why he got banned - he shouldn't use their platform to promote politics, nobody should. The ban was not about his opinion, it was because he uttered it at all. Also, FIDE isn't american. It's an international organisation, founded by 15 nations that don't include the US. Initiator was France, headquarters is in Athen (Greece). So I don't know why they should adhere to american values. Which are illusionary at best anyway.
@@Puschit1 First off, he didnt use the FIDE platform, FIDE even stated it was his twitter posts that they banned him over. 2nd, The western world in general EU included all value freedoms and visions of society where freedom of the press and free speech is seen as a common human right. They don't do as Russia has done, arresting reporters and protestors for an unpopular or non-state driven agenda. 3rd. Its about the actual slippery context and what this implies for the future. Basically FIDE is making an atmosphere that's simply, you hold our values and beliefs politically, your country be damned. If we hear that you disagree, or that you publically post in a way we don't like then you will be banned from any chess events. This is a very dangerous thing to see, especially when you go back and realize Fischer despite all the hate against him, despite all his outlandish statements against female players and others making such sexist comments, FIDE ruled that as okay however suddenly standing with your country and holding the unpopular though patriotic view that your country is doing what is best is no longer going to be allowed. Even Magnus spoke out against FIDE's choice not to allow Qualifying Russian players attend the charity event.
Look at that wall on 4 and 5 files, that’s incredible! :)
In the polite world, we favor freedom of speech and therefore we ban anybody from that mean country where they don't believe in freedom of speech.
If we banned people from countries without freedom of speech anyone with a Twitter account should be banned for participating in an organization that doesn't believe in freedom of speech. Countries are just organizations by government controlled land area. Twitter is an anti-free speech organization by virtual web space.
How did you not fracture your back bending ove backwards like that?
You have no shame, and no honor.
"In the polite world, we have freedom of speech so we ban speech when we don't like it."
Absolute travesty of a person.
@@pedrorengel9603 It was sarcasm, guys. Obviously.
God save us, in this world you never know anymore.
Karjakin’s ban is a god damn shame
first is Ibramovich with Chelsea and now it's Karjakin with chess. How ironic
Abramovich, not Ibrahimovic
Abramovich has a lot of skeletons in his closet. No one likes him even in Russia. However, Karjakin is just a small boy compared to him.
What Karjakin said on his personal twitter account is in NO WAY related to the FIDE or the chess community.
So obviously FIDE Rule 2.2.10 don't apply.
The West has basically become Stalin's USSR. Ironic.
Can someone explain what Karjakin did to get banned from chess?
@@kardiackids1435 He has opinions about stuff completely unrelated to Chess. With is now forbidden by FIDE in the Current Year.
Go figure.
All of us can watch any of these games in all other channels... but the way Agad analyses the game is gud but wat makes it great.... are his passion for the game and his one liners.... too good and a g8 g8 fan of Agad....
Very good game from Praggu with black pieces...
"The winning move is most often the winning move". I came for thr chess, stayed for the philosophy
That's not what he said. He said the winning move is the move that is most often the winning move.
@Move_I_Got_This Except he didn't say it wrong. The OP did.
I understood that there was such a danger [of disqualification], but I believe that I am first and foremost a citizen and patriot of my country, and I say this without any boasting. If such a situation arose again, I would not be silent in a rag, but again I would write such a letter. I do not regret a bit about what I did. Choosing between supporting my country and participating in the Candidates Tournament, I would always choose the first one."
Sergey Karjakin
What an honorable man, supporting the death and bombing of innocent humans😍❤
@@JSamad Ukrainian government is worse, check yourself what they have perpetuated in Donbass and Lougansk for 8 years...
@@monstermagnet3150 According to Russia, Ukrainian government is worse. According to Ukraine, Russian government is worse. Unless you know anything yourself don't pretend like either side is telling the truth about the other.
@@JSamad keep watching CNN, it must be all the truth there.
For your shallow knowledge: Ukraine have Nazi government installed by US for 8 years. They came in power by military action, not elections. They banned all russian parties, media and language of majority. They killed over 14.000 innocent Russian people who live in the east Ukraine since 2014. Ukraine except Galitia is a Russian land for more than 1.000 years. You don't know a damn thing about Ukraine and this war against US fascism and their imperialism.
If You want know basics - watch a lecture held in 2018. at Yale university 'How US created Putin ' .
@@monstermagnet3150 Hahaha, what they have perpetuated? There is ZERO proof for any of the Russian claims of "protecting civilians".
#suggestion
Paul Keres vs Vasily Smyslov 1953 Zurich candidates tournament on Smyslov's birthday on 24th March
Smyslov's defense was super precise, and white's dangerous attack boomeranged
Was Fischer banned for his heinous comments?
fischer probably was mentally unstable. However cruel denying holocaust is, supporting war is much worse.
@@SebinMatthew you are calling the former world champion a mentally unstable person
war is much worse? bruh war was a thing back in the days too, but no body got cancelled for their point of view in political agenda
Chess will never grow if fide would continue be like this. This is pathetic that someone who worked day and night for that spot is now getting banned for saying something which is not even 10% related to chess.
Maybe times were different then. Good thing we are making progress and not accept anything. And to all those people who say we should not mix politics with sports: this has nothing to do with politics anymore. It is just black-and-white good versus evil.
@@SebinMatthew Fischer was destroyed for breaking sanctions against Yugoslavia, by agreeing to play Spassky. Now Israel arms Neo-Nazis.
I feel like f4 was also winning because you have to take with the e pawn and remove the defender of the d pawn
Karjakin banned for 6 months .
He won't be playing in the Candidates lol.
Congratulations Pragg , you beat no.1 and no.3 , hope you do well in the future!!
MAN I WANT DING TO PLAY IN THE CANDIDATES!!
Mixing sports and politics is ridiculous
@@يوسفعمارنة-ش9ت they did this because audience said. This is the reason why chess is not as big as football.
@@يوسفعمارنة-ش9ت Yes it's ridiculous. Karjakin should refrain from mixing sports and politics.
@@l.d.t.6327 He didn't... Mix chess with being pro Putin though. Think before you write.
@@يوسفعمارنة-ش9ت it's not because he's Russian, it's because he supports idiotic war
crazy rook sac.
but worth the result....insanely done by pragg.. amazing
13:43 A remarkable game by Ding 😂
Lmao
Were American players banned when they bombed Libiya and Syria?
I get it, Ding makes a move, *ding* sound plays
anyone else thought the alert sound was from his pc at 3:30 ?
For those wondering, Karjakin was banned from chess due to his support of Russian president Putin which FIDE deemed unethical
Really??
Mixing politics with sports is unfair
No... he was banned for laughing at calling Ukranians stupid once his country invaded Ukraine and started slaughtering women and children... I mean at least be honest about it right?
@@يوسفعمارنة-ش9ت xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
supporting aggressive russian imperialism and killing civilians including women and children is pretty fucking disgusting and should be punished
How lovely surprice in the end-game.
Must have felt good.
Cancelling players is bullshit.
Cancel Culture and censorship is the way of Zio-USA.
@@johngordonmeade361 Glad to see other non zombie chess fans
Good place to speak lol
Prags killer move was RxB. From that point on, Diren lost.
Whatever be his comments, I don’t think Fide was right to ban Karjakin for this and thereby eliminating his candidate position. Just curious, has this happened before ? Was anybody banned for sharing political views?
Chess like other sports should be a political.
A player giving insights on political matter is no big deal in my own opinion.
Supporting genocide, war crimes and mass murders of civilians isn't a 'political view'. The only thing FIDE wasn't right about is how long it took them to ban that bastard.
@@poncianoespiritu6527 yes, I believe this will cause more damage than good
Would love to see Ding in the candidates!
Lol
FIDE before: "We're here to determine the best chess players in the world."
FIDE now: "We're here to determine the best chess players that do not question the official stance."
“The official stance”? Seriously?
What Karjakin said on his personal twitter account is in noway related to the FIDE or the chess community.
So obviously FIDE Rule 2.2.10 don't apply.
The West has basically become Stalin's USSR. Ironic.
That’s thick he was banned
Such a shame fide banned Karjakin and take his hard earned candidates spot ding doesn't deserve to be in candidates they should have selected the next player from the world cup qualification by rating sucks banning a player for this sucks even more
karjakin was rightfully banned and ding more than deserves to play in the candidates you clearly have no idea what youre talking about
@@KaipaVODS You are the one stupid here, Ding may be my favorite player nowadays but because of bad luck he could not get a place in the Candidates while Karkajin won it because he played very well, has nothing to do with politics !
@B V Yeah yeah yeah talking when you know nothing just reciting what they give you on tv...
i'd like to volunteer to play 26 classical games vs Ding
You sound like corporal Jones.
Me too.
Ding must be in the candidates. He's one of the few players nowadays that can probably compete with Magnus. Pragg seens to be improving by the day. The boy has future!
Ding is nothing in front of praggu and it is praggu who defeated magnus in airthings masters and not the ding.
I want to see Pragg beating Ereza..Ali
Agadmator didn't explain the ban because he is practicing discretion. Karjakin got banned for an abysmal lack of discretion. And to those people who are crying about freedom of speech, go to Kremlin today and hold up a sign that says freedom of speech and find out exactly how long your freedom lasts.
Which is why plenty of people leave Russia to live in a country where you can freely express yourself without fear of being canceled or banned
imagine criticising a country for not giving freedom of speech while at the exact same time supporting a ban of a player who did nothing but state his opinion online.
@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Freedom of speech does not imply freedom from the consequences of your speech. It simply means that the state doesn't throw you in jail for speaking your mind. Practice discretion, not hate speech.
@@silverfox8615 define hate speech? Because voicing support for your country when you don't see them as the bad guy isn't what classifies as hate speech. As for your quip about free speech not protecting you from consequences, actually to some extent it does. History of how the US and common sense principles dictate that people shouldn't be penalized for voicing their beliefs so long as their beliefs are not actively making calls for violence on other people or voicing hateful things about people.
Nothing Karjakin said can logically be considered hate speech.
And no, I'm not okay with what Russia is doing and I do think Karjakin is very much ignorant.
@@jacobstewart9139 You're going to give me the tucker carlsen pikichu face now? Look up what he said. He deserves what he got.
Pragu calculated superbly to create chances against very strong player.
I really appreciate Agad's attitude of keeping the political side of things away from chess videos.
I looked into Karjakin's news and had really mixed feelings. I always knew that any "politics are separate from sports" talk is a bs joke for official institutions, they take sides immediately and sure maybe rightly so for them. But Agad is actually trying to put this idea into practice to the full extent, just briefing over the news and not making any comments about it. I sincerely appreciate it!
Sometimes being silent is wrong. Holocaust and genocide like now are examples.
@@osgubben That is always very righteous to say, but it's nowhere near helpful. Both sides are claiming that the other side has done/is doing similar things, and to some extent they might all be partially true.
So, if we don't know the full story or if we're not directly and deeply involved, I think it's always good to be very cautious about making claims or taking stances.
I disagree. Actually I've lost a lot of respect for Agad because of his silence. War and genocide aren't 'politics', they are objectively evil things.
Should not have put it in the title if he did not want to talk about it or be silent on the issue.
@@mikoaj1349 Same here. You cant stay neutral if a big bully beats smaller kids to death. And this is milliion times worse. Lokk at Daniel King has more guts. Power play channel.
Mind blowing!!!!🔥
I find the decision to ban Karjakin a gross mistake. The FIDE claims that Karjakin somehow puts FIDE in an unjustifiable unfavorable light and in this way damages its reputation. Is Karjakin a board member or does he have authority to speak for FIDE? He is a member and an individual who expressed his opinion. I disagree with the war but I also think Karjakin has a right to his view without being censored and penalized. Since when was Orwellian behavior by the FIDE acceptable?
Exactly. Plus, KASPAROV made a lot a political comment for years, including call to the numerous wars waged by the USA, and he never get a single blame from FIDE.
The FIDE made a very bad move.
The russian will now create their own federation, and the Chess World will gain nothing out of it.
How comes there is stupid people at the head of every organization ? Oh wait...
Is Prag the new favourite?
Banning Karjakin is about as asinine a move as the federation could take right now.
The best games are often those where both players refuse to play for a draw... Makes chess much more exciting 😊
Great win fro Praggal
BUT DING BACK IN THE CANDIDATES ?! 🤯
I literally slowed down playing chess cuz my favorite player wasnt in the candidates. Now he’s back. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🔥🔥
how about adding Pragu to Candidates Tournament?
Karjakin's comments didn't change the way people view chess/FIDE. They were personal opinions which he is allowed to have. FIDE is just politicking to appease the mob.
Finally some common sense.
That was my take also. It seems like the rule exists to punish a player who says something like "FIDE rigs it so Magnus always wins and the money keeps coming in." That would be damaging to the reputation of chess itself. I'm not seeing any similarity between that kind of issue and what Karjakin has said. Karjakin is just damaging his personal brand outside of Russia, which will make him less attractive to sponsors and therefor also to tournament organizers, but has nothing to do with FIDE or chess itself.
13:45 " Ding outclassed Ding"
No sympathy for Karjakin , chess community isnt banning Russians for nothing, Svidler is still doing commentary. World needs to unite against war and isolate those who support it.
It's not about sympathy, it's about freedom of speech and the false implication of moral superiority being pushed by hypocrites who turn a blind eye to their own country's participation in atrocities across the world.
Just allow Russia to deploy its forces close to US border and then let's see what happens! Let's see if that too wud be a genuine concern "for the world" and let's see if we ban players from US from every international game right??
@@gorkyd7912 wat
@@mg9854 wut
Alireza will dethrone magnus, and praggo will dethrone alireza