Champions Chess Tour Finals 2023 Day 1 | Magnus, Hikaru & 6 Other Top CCT Players Fight For $500,000

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • The biggest tour in chess all comes down to this. The top eight players from this year's Champions Chess Tour have traveled to Toronto for the LIVE Finals to determine the 2023 champion! The final week of competition features chess legends Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, fan favorites Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Wesley So, as well as young superstars Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Alireza Firouzja, and Denis Lazavik!
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    The Champions Chess Tour is a massive chess circuit including six events that took place throughout the year. The 2023 CCT Finals is the closing event of Chess.com's most important event to date with the top 8 players meeting in Toronto, Canada, in a thrilling last clash for the title and their share of the overall $2,000,000 tour prize fund. Join GothamChess, Robert Hess, David Howell, Tania Sachdev and more for all the coverage!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 112

  • @LordofHogwarts
    @LordofHogwarts 9 місяців тому +242

    The production team is blundering more than 500s playing Blitz.

    • @juanorozco4553
      @juanorozco4553 9 місяців тому +24

      Can't see the damn board!!

    • @Politik42
      @Politik42 9 місяців тому +14

      Caught Hikaru putting his..belt on…around 40:00?

    • @mattyb808
      @mattyb808 9 місяців тому +1

      Top comment lol

    • @AyaanKhan-tb2ot
      @AyaanKhan-tb2ot 9 місяців тому +2

      @@Politik42Hahahhahaha ; His reaction is golden . I think the cameraman is a porn director.

    • @LordofHogwarts
      @LordofHogwarts 9 місяців тому +6

      ​@@Politik42 Geez. It's the man's birthday and he's being filmed live while putting on a belt. What's with this production team?!

  • @alisolo4083
    @alisolo4083 9 місяців тому +28

    The online board was awful. The viewing angle of the actual board was also awful. It's a pity that this important competition is directed like this

  • @nicholasperry6669
    @nicholasperry6669 9 місяців тому +59

    Hot take: this is your signature event - Don’t just show us a camera of the players faces, show us the actual board. If DGT isn’t working, just show us an overhead.

  • @Lin-wh9mj
    @Lin-wh9mj 9 місяців тому +9

    Production was terrible

  • @jh8883
    @jh8883 9 місяців тому +12

    Unbelievably bad production. Does a disservice to the commentary.

  • @davidfranklin5426
    @davidfranklin5426 9 місяців тому +22

    The production on Day One was absolutely terrible. Like, in every possible way. DGT boards glitching. Terrible camera angles on the boards. Not enough cameras. No digital boards for the first many minutes of Armageddon. Several Armageddon games starting simultaneously. Chess has been broadcast with very high production values for years. Hope they learn some lessons before Day Two.

  • @osteouk
    @osteouk 9 місяців тому +62

    Great chess, great commentary, rubbish technology for the analysis boards and a cameraman who’s been on the sauce or a wobble board. Frustrating.

  • @mboxblues7576
    @mboxblues7576 9 місяців тому +14

    when jumping to a new game, please just show the position immediately. makes no sense to have commentators talking about a game we can’t see

  • @mete1099
    @mete1099 9 місяців тому +49

    it's so stupid that all the games are cut in the middle constantly

  • @MartinLavik
    @MartinLavik 9 місяців тому +6

    This is so hard to watch, camera angles, board switching when things get exciting...
    too much of the screen is focused elsewhere than the games..

  • @SicilianDefence
    @SicilianDefence 9 місяців тому +7

    Sorry but the technical production was just an absolute shamble! Elo -10000

  • @andrewchebyrek9364
    @andrewchebyrek9364 9 місяців тому +19

    Terrible
    Guys you have everything and doing so poorly
    Just bla bla bla
    No analysis, not showing moves made after watching positions, please improve
    Very bad so far

  • @Monwa
    @Monwa 9 місяців тому +7

    L production

  • @GeometricStalemate
    @GeometricStalemate 9 місяців тому +19

    Production needs to improve.

  • @lewisbafta2915
    @lewisbafta2915 9 місяців тому +30

    Chesscom production team:
    Resolve technical issues: Nooo
    Hikaru putting on belt: Yessss!
    Get your priorities straight please

    • @mattyb808
      @mattyb808 9 місяців тому +5

      Hahaha so ridiculous.

  • @DrMa7sheye
    @DrMa7sheye 9 місяців тому +4

    terrible production, BOARD AND VALUE BAR SHOULD ALWAYS BE VISIBLE ON SIDE.

  • @dumbocow
    @dumbocow 9 місяців тому +9

    Terrible production
    Commentary subpar due to production (not their fault, the production crew was terrible)
    Constant downplay/underrating of players (Wesley/Fabi especially)
    Barely any move analysis
    Main analysis board not even visible on screen 3/4 the time, like wtf?

  • @boredname2919
    @boredname2919 9 місяців тому +43

    There should be 1 camera each so that they can jump from one to the other seamlessly. The camera doesnt get a good view of the board because it keeps on moving from one play to the next.

  • @luttabuttakat5
    @luttabuttakat5 9 місяців тому +22

    This production was a complete embarrassment. Utter failure. Ruined otherwise exciting games. Spend more money on your production and equipment and less on commentators that nobody wants to hear.

  • @andrewchebyrek9364
    @andrewchebyrek9364 9 місяців тому +16

    Not showing openings, no analysis, just a lot of nonsense talk
    Very very very bad
    Improve

  • @RVeda-vh5on
    @RVeda-vh5on 9 місяців тому +3

    2:15:00 yet another critical exciting moment of this first round RUINED by tech screwups. We only get a dim distant side-view of the live board because the tech crew is totally incompetent. grrr.

  • @RVeda-vh5on
    @RVeda-vh5on 9 місяців тому +3

    2:00:33 'and we see yet another action replay....' - without _anyone_ asking for it, of no use to _anyone_ , just another delay, a nuisance and distraction, and this tournament's novelty among the growing evidence that someone in the technical staff needs badly to be fired....

  • @christianditlefsen4256
    @christianditlefsen4256 9 місяців тому +3

    U need to film the board from above so we can see whats happening. In Norwegian broadcast they have a guy that actually moves the pieces manually on a digital board so the audience can whatch? This production isnt very enjoyable.

  • @RVeda-vh5on
    @RVeda-vh5on 9 місяців тому +2

    2:26:30 'no link' - new low-level nerd-speak for us, and yet another brand-new screwup for the tech team, another critical, fast-paced game we get to watch from the sidelines without a decent view or eval, because they just can't get it together, while the commentators feel they have to lie to us and pretend everything is normal and just fine.... This is no time for Amateur Hour.

  • @martinboucher6225
    @martinboucher6225 9 місяців тому +10

    Come on production teams...

  • @jcow88
    @jcow88 9 місяців тому +9

    Hopefully the quality of production improves. Frustrating to not see whats going on

  • @maxfish4270
    @maxfish4270 9 місяців тому +45

    Requesting second-best move indicator on the evaluation bar. Also I understand the fairness aspect of all games starting at the same time, however staggered starts would allow better coverage of all openings and time scrambles.

  • @MadSturgeon
    @MadSturgeon 9 місяців тому +25

    Amazing chess, production seems like it's trying to be more than it needs to be. Just show the moves and the players that's all we want.

  • @RVeda-vh5on
    @RVeda-vh5on 9 місяців тому +15

    1:16:00
    Really tired of these technical screwups, when commentators onscreen have to cover and fill for incompetence behind the scenes, and spectators cannot follow the action just when it gets fast and interesting, in this very important high-stakes tourney. Infuriating.

  • @alexalexanderman1238
    @alexalexanderman1238 9 місяців тому +64

    let's hope things improve for round two!

  • @NoelOco
    @NoelOco 9 місяців тому +3

    Focus on showing the analysis chess board 90% of the time so we see what’s going on…

  • @johnprivate502
    @johnprivate502 9 місяців тому +15

    Show the main board more often. Too many times the main board is made smaller or even removed to show the players thinking

  • @patrickkohl80
    @patrickkohl80 9 місяців тому +3

    What is this camera work? 😅dogma chess?

  • @Yassine_hika
    @Yassine_hika 9 місяців тому +20

    Why does hikaru have awful performance OTB in rapid chess and extremely insane good performance with the mouse ? Interesting

    • @nitusingh5088
      @nitusingh5088 9 місяців тому +2

      Intresting

    • @DrMa7sheye
      @DrMa7sheye 9 місяців тому +1

      he doesnt care bro

    • @aryanmishra3225
      @aryanmishra3225 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@DrMa7sheyeso he cares only for titled Tuesday?

    • @Thetileguy
      @Thetileguy 9 місяців тому

      Stare a board is way more complex then stare a 30 inches screen… as a expectador is way easer watch the game on a screen then a board don’t you agree ?

  • @JadenYukiBruceLee
    @JadenYukiBruceLee 9 місяців тому +19

    40:15 what’s Hikaru doing?

  • @elonif4125
    @elonif4125 9 місяців тому +5

    Advice for everyone: if you don’t want to experience massive loss of braincells, do not open the UA-cam live chat.

    • @InCognito-kw7gd
      @InCognito-kw7gd 9 місяців тому +1

      Turning OFF the sound helps a little bit, but the constant screen 'flipping' destroys any ability to follow a Game !

    • @mattyb808
      @mattyb808 9 місяців тому +2

      @@InCognito-kw7gd absolutely... muted the whole thing it was so bad.

  • @johnkeller9448
    @johnkeller9448 9 місяців тому +10

    That voice, fingernails on a chalkboard

  • @disp1ay
    @disp1ay 9 місяців тому +1

    I really love the matches, the commentators are doing a great job. But to say that the production is a shitshow would be a massive understatement. I‘ve never seen such a disaster before

  • @ogdenphotographics
    @ogdenphotographics 9 місяців тому +3

    Maybe put your subscription cash to good use .. like maybe stop in to Best Buy to pick up some basic production equipment?

  • @samuelambrus6593
    @samuelambrus6593 9 місяців тому +3

    Awful production.
    Please improve this for the rest of the event.

  • @ny2007mets
    @ny2007mets 9 місяців тому +5

    The slow-mo of hikaru and MVL crossing there arms made me burst out laughing hahaha. Love all these guys

  • @TeemuSintonen
    @TeemuSintonen 9 місяців тому +4

    I just love the fact that this event is OTB. There's something incredibly elegant and mesmerizing watching actual physical pieces move on the board, the intimacy, nerves breaking down and pieces flying off the board cannot be matched in an online environment. This also is a form of celebration. Bringing the people together. I actually think it's more important now than ever before.

  • @davidwiederman8841
    @davidwiederman8841 9 місяців тому +21

    Chess starts at 45:30

    • @TC-fe7ng
      @TC-fe7ng 9 місяців тому

      The real mvp

  • @Amethyst_Friend
    @Amethyst_Friend 9 місяців тому +1

    I wish they would stop trying to hype every moment so much, with comments about the players and so on, and just stick to analysis of the position.

  • @XIdeaYoutube
    @XIdeaYoutube 9 місяців тому +5

    My biggets flex is magnus hasn't defeated me

  • @DrMa7sheye
    @DrMa7sheye 9 місяців тому +3

    Look at hikaru reaction when he gets crushed = literally doesn't care xD

    • @salehinshahriar6762
      @salehinshahriar6762 9 місяців тому

      Hikaru will keep beating weaker players online to artificially inflate his online rating but whenever he plays against the very best of the world, we see his true chess strength as he keeps on losing against the top players in the world.

  • @nicolasmauger1428
    @nicolasmauger1428 9 місяців тому +1

    Is it my bad english or she keeps saying “from Iran” ?

  • @karlendawal5617
    @karlendawal5617 9 місяців тому +14

    Wesley So is so underrated here. Wait till he crushed everyone so he can get the respect he deserve

    • @MadSturgeon
      @MadSturgeon 9 місяців тому

      My fav player

    • @Stingray2256
      @Stingray2256 9 місяців тому

      Lets be real.He can't crush magnus/Fabi

    • @MadSturgeon
      @MadSturgeon 9 місяців тому

      Lets be real. He just did.@@Stingray2256

    • @karlendawal5617
      @karlendawal5617 9 місяців тому

      @@Stingray2256 Carlsen was crushed like paper cup. Caruana next

    • @Morphysince94
      @Morphysince94 9 місяців тому

      ​@@karlendawal5617Not really, although Magnus beating Wesley 2-0 in the final two sets is the best possible way to spank trolls

  • @_UnknownEntity
    @_UnknownEntity 9 місяців тому +1

    Gg, but that was some pretty boring commentary

  • @nip1661
    @nip1661 9 місяців тому +1

    Sagar Shah s LPDO is a thing now 😂😂😂

  • @svetapakulina9240
    @svetapakulina9240 9 місяців тому

    There's been a few hiccups with a camera, but i like the idea! Kinda looks like a video game

  • @sgc3594
    @sgc3594 9 місяців тому +4

    GO FABI !!!!!

  • @ogdenphotographics
    @ogdenphotographics 9 місяців тому +2

    Great coverage…not

  • @ALGORITHM77
    @ALGORITHM77 9 місяців тому +3

    Its Not Chess Its Guess😂

  • @RVeda-vh5on
    @RVeda-vh5on 9 місяців тому

    5:02:00 VERY POOR Armageddon coverage, without even a clear view of the live board, let alone any analysis. Even the commentators have to resort to discussing 'vibe' and player attitude, or make guesses about moves. This is no way to cover chess - we need the moves at the _very least_ . Didn't anyone prepare for this tournament?

  • @MolnarG007
    @MolnarG007 9 місяців тому

    I understand this is high level chess, and they try to show the games as delicassy, bon bons. But for me changing the shown boards constantly makes me loose all continuity on boards,
    and it becomes a puzzle slide show.
    Would prefer focusing on one board then the next from the start, etc. even if that means some aren't live boards.

  • @runswithbears3517
    @runswithbears3517 9 місяців тому

    I keep saying this, but take away engine analysis from the commentary. It's ridiculous for commentators to do their commentary while literally staring at 'the answer', and it degenerates into cringe when commentators are just blindly reading the engine bar.

  • @bring-out
    @bring-out 9 місяців тому +1

    Amateur hour production.

  • @JT11111
    @JT11111 9 місяців тому +4

    Just when people thought Alireza was back, he goes and chokes the easiest job of the day, typical.

  • @jaihind7687
    @jaihind7687 9 місяців тому

    Commentary changes with slight Evaluation bar change..

  • @mariyamshifhyna2567
    @mariyamshifhyna2567 9 місяців тому

    The mg and im commentators say black's plan is easy against magnus (the magician), and it' an easy draw - a few moves later black resigns. These gm and im commentators are worse than me in understanding where game-play goes in magnus's games 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Mr.Rook.
    @Mr.Rook. 9 місяців тому

    Olg'a O'zbekiston 🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿 Olg'a Nodirbek.

  • @MaxwellTrading500
    @MaxwellTrading500 9 місяців тому

    Does anyone know the song playing at the beginning?

  • @davidkimura3034
    @davidkimura3034 9 місяців тому

    Tania ...the young players are not afraid of Magnus! Both young players lose to Magnus!!!

  • @البطلالعراقي-د9ي
    @البطلالعراقي-د9ي 9 місяців тому

    Wesley said he hasn’t much problems in the opening, some body tell him he would lose his Q by a4 in move 16

  • @kamatisman6528
    @kamatisman6528 9 місяців тому

    Great games but horrendous coverage

  • @salehinshahriar6762
    @salehinshahriar6762 9 місяців тому +1

    Hikaru will keep beating weaker players online to artificially inflate his online rating but whenever he plays against the very best of the world, we see his true chess strength as he keeps on losing against the top players in the world.

    • @Amethyst_Friend
      @Amethyst_Friend 9 місяців тому

      Except when he draws and wins, of course.

  • @LaoRain
    @LaoRain 9 місяців тому +2

    Interesting

  • @RealK94
    @RealK94 9 місяців тому

    “Chess champions tour” sounds better than “champions chess tour”

  • @lillemy5062
    @lillemy5062 9 місяців тому

    23:28 I can hear "NEEEIII.... FAEN *bang*" from pretty far away🤣

  • @WalkingProblem
    @WalkingProblem 9 місяців тому

    4:57:00 Same bid. Very interesting.

  • @99muamer99
    @99muamer99 9 місяців тому

    probably the best games i watched

  • @darina_eisenberg
    @darina_eisenberg 9 місяців тому +1

    Wow! Thanks!

  • @ymeraliu7723
    @ymeraliu7723 9 місяців тому

    What time is tomorrov next round.?

  • @chrismatheson4729
    @chrismatheson4729 9 місяців тому +2

    Kramnik's like, I knew it!

  • @KYLIANMBAPPE-j2b
    @KYLIANMBAPPE-j2b 9 місяців тому

    Hikaru 😂😂😂

  • @vinayak0224
    @vinayak0224 9 місяців тому

    5:22:51 interesting

  • @gracemonument
    @gracemonument 9 місяців тому

    go magnus

  • @swissreyes9688
    @swissreyes9688 9 місяців тому

    nice one west

  • @JCChavz
    @JCChavz 9 місяців тому +2

    Sorry but Kaja is just bad.

  • @KYLIANMBAPPE-j2b
    @KYLIANMBAPPE-j2b 9 місяців тому

    Neon 🫣🫣🫣