Every time I hear Fabi talk, I am impressed by his objectivity and honesty. No beating around the bush, no excuses. Just pure dispassionate analysis. Amazing quality.
Damn, that was a brutally honest review! It's a bummer that we won't see Fabi participate in the Global Chess League. He would have been a great addition and asset to any team he would've went to. Please try to make it in the next year Fabi. Love from India.
Yeah, he had to skip it for US Champs… First, it’s Saint Louis event and second, it’s too much important for FIDE circuit. Fabi was invited for the first season too, but he declined but seemed like he regretted. It would be tough for him to get in in the third season as it’s unlikely that Icon spot will open up unless there’s a new team
Arjun and Gukesh are already 2800 level and they are clearly coming for the No.2 and No.3 spot. Kudos to the Indian team. Uzbekistan team are also a force to contend with over the next decade.
Fabi is brutally honest. He's my one of my favorite player. We can sense he was pushing to win against Gukesh in an equal position. Great thing about Gukesh is he seems to have a good game awareness and team match awareness. Like lot of champion players he knows when to risk and when to push and when to draw. Looking forward to more fights b/w old guards and young ones like Abdur, Keymer, Aireza , Gukesh, Arjun, Prag, Sindarov etc... Next decade of chess looks very Exciting
that just dumb, fabi intentionally put himself in risky position to create winning chance because draw or lose doesnt make any difference to the team, he need to win. Its not like he doesnt aware the line he chose. If this is individual game, fabi already went for a draw with black because pushing for a win in that equal position under time pressure with black is simply dumb. He basically just gamble at that time since every black move need to be precise unlike white.
Perfect would imply accurate summarization. This was of course not accurate summarization just a humble assessment coz Fabi wanted to pay respect to how well India played in the Olympiad. USA did pretty well too of course and they too earned the medal.
@@guitarsoupify I dont believe in god :P .. Did I hurt your feelings somehow? Did you think I was disrespectful to the person I replied to? Why do you assume I dont know how to have fun? You want to preach, but I just corrected someone without any judgements, you judged my character on the other hand without knowing me. Doesn't it feel ironical?
@@d4rksol123and why do u feel they needed correcting? It was a perfectly apt and accurate summarisation as well as fabi acknowledging that India played great. Two things can be true at once. So stop acting as if u know what's right and they don't
@@StrangeJoeHe is a bit younger than guys like Gukesh and Nodirbek and Arjun so he might turn out to be just as good or even better. Maybe next time.
Whenever Fabi is there, just hear his views, and reassess our own views... He may not reveal all actual points, but definitely he may touchbase briefly
@@BobbyRunout Divya would still have a possibly stronger claim to being the MVP. Gukesh played brilliant of course, but I think Divya ended up being much more critical to their team's gold than Gukesh was to his team's. MVP is more a reflection of that aspect.
@@d4rksol123 true. Although Gukesh performance was critical to India's medal, he didnt solo carry, since both Arjun and Vidit carried big parts of burden too. Divya pretty much did solo carry, though Vantika on board 4 did great as well.
Being an indian i love fabis honesty . We expect ourselves to be honest and humble in everything we do. The only difference between indians and americans is that we celebrate better 😂
he's overtaken Yakubboev and Sindarov in rating too! Uzbekistan basically have a clear board one and three board two and a halves so whichever one of those three players that ends up on board 4 is going to have a field day (similarly when India put Arjun on board 3)
Another great video, thanks guys! I know this might not be the biggest channel or getting tons of views, but I love it and appreciate that I can hear the thoughts of one of the best chess players in the world
I didn't like the attitude of the US team- China's attitude just deteriorated by each round. - Either it was laidback approach or Fabi had a lot of burden. Probably that's why went reverse psychology mode to go offensive against Gukesh, who was in new skin after shedding away his last ounces of stress against Wei. - Wessely cooked pragg hard that pragg couldn't make it a draw, or was relaxed after the China match. Arjun finished his match the last against aronian- kept at board3 bcoz of what Fabi "implicitly" said- bad at stress handling. - Vidit was consistent with bermuda party recharge😂- was forced by Team Captn to steam out the exhaustion which Fabi mentioned. (Doesn't seem like that Fabi was there at the party) - Looking fwd to a Fabulous play by Caruana in November.🤘
Wonderful, guys. I was waiting for your Olympiad analysis especially because I wanted to see Fabi's state afterwards and I'm glad to see it's pretty fine. :) I know he was disappointed about that game, it was obvious, but I was also hoping he wouldn't take it too hard on himself. And yes, unfortunately all those difficult games before the game with Gukesh had an impact on the tiredness, the pressure falling on a few of the team is exhausting in time. Why would Fabi not show up for an individual medal if he had got it? Why, Fabi? I understand you would be feeling bad about the team not winning, but it wouldn't be your fault the team is not winning and you winning individually. You shouldn't consider you have no right to be glad about winning something individually in this case. What, do you think you have to "drag your team to the podium" in order to feel entitled to receive your individual prize? You are not the only one in the team, that's why it's a team work. You know what Wesley said now before the last or the penultimate round: that he was feeling he has to try harder and get a win so as not to let everything fall on your and Levon's shoulders because it's not fair. You saw that, right? This is the right attitude and mentality. I know you are very conscientious and hardworking, this is you and those are some of the reasons I (and others) admire you for. But you have the right to be happy about any victory you might have. It's not like you stole that prize. If you win it, you deserve it. If you win it, go and take it. :) We all love you. Ah, that cap! I almost didn't recognise you. :)) All that hair gone. I'm glad I saw you with a cap also, in case I ever see you in any airport, to be able to spot you. :)) Hugs from Romania, Cami.
Bahaha 0:18 in and Christian is already bringing the heat💀 Bc this IS a wierd ass camera angle. I feel like we just skipped class to join a super secret club meeting in a quiet corner somewhere
@@irgendwerjoker yeah and none of the players said they had heavy flu and fever, neither did they look like it. So stop coping and sulking , India was better
I disagree that China is a tier down from Uzbekistan. China were in second most of the tournament and Uzbekistan had to win on demand to surpass them while China only needed a draw in the final round. They ended up with the same points, along with USA, but got the medal due to tiebreaks. So I'd say they are in the same tier, to say they were better during the tournament isn't indicative of what occurred, especially when in their head to head China beat them, even with Ding not converting his winning position. China was this close to a medal, but... another heartbreak for Ding Liren.
India and US were fairly equal. US would have been stronger if Hikaru had played. But then India could have also got Anand on the fourth board and do better. Overall these two countries remain at the top.
Questions to ponder on...How the entire American chess team owes it's existence to legal immigration and gathering best talent from all over the world. i.e. hardly any home grown players.
@@evensaj It's not a spelling issue, it's a vocabulary issue (you use words the meaning of which you don't know - as you clearly don't know what "spelling" means either). "Compromised of legends", while ungrammatical, might mean that the US team is undermined by its legends - which is a decent point to argue, considering Hikaru didn't play, and So didn't do very well.
I know this is off-topic and some of you may think that I'm saying nonsense but I'll drop this anyway: it's my first time seeing you with the cap, and the cap suits you well, Fabi.
Fabi risk alot of his game trying risky line to win in a draw position for his team. Rating doesnt mean everything for him. He could had draw gukesh if he want to.
dont think so, with hikaru on the board 2, fabi wont be pressured to win his game and took huge risk. Still they most likely gonna drew with india but atleast they will win against ukraine and settle the gold medal on tie break. USA is huge favourite in rapid over india. Hikaru is just scared to compete in open tournament because he gonna lose his 2800 classical rating.
@@isaac7272 what tiebreak are you taking about bro😂😂India was much ahead in the tiebreaks as well. The lead was huge. The score was 21/22 points possible.
@@isaac7272 I think you didn't watch the Olympiad properly 😂😂😂, the point difference between rank 1(gold) and 2(silver) was 4 points😂. India with 21 pts and USA with 17pts. Do you know rank 10 had 16pts😂😂😂. Who in the sane mind would say that with hikaru USA would have won the gold or tied with india? The competition was between teams from rank 2 to 10.
You're forgetting that getting board 2 stronger, makes difference in rest of matches too. I don't like this "if X then we'd win" talk,but here I see bad arguments on both sides.
'Fabi to 2800' button.
Congrats on 100k bro!
Arjun to 2800 button
Gukesh to 2800 button
Hey alex
I really like ur humor man
Magnus to 2799.9 button
Every time I hear Fabi talk, I am impressed by his objectivity and honesty. No beating around the bush, no excuses. Just pure dispassionate analysis. Amazing quality.
So when will he actually say who’s been cheating? He keeps beating around the bush on that 😂
@@CheddarChess-ft7hj
Because he has a gaydar but for cheating, right?
Pro Chess players in general are very objective like this
no matter the subject, Indians call foreigners objective when they complement indians
Fabi is so brutally honest its beautiful
He makes so many general statements to avoid controversy
@SanjayKumar-n8h3s you saying exactly opposite of what he said 😒
Christian is unstoppable. Most versatile chess person. Player, coach, podcaster, commentator and runs a club. Respect
You may want to learn how to spell his name.
where's the Cristian's Modelling, dude's handsome.
Dude is hot af as well
Damn, that was a brutally honest review! It's a bummer that we won't see Fabi participate in the Global Chess League. He would have been a great addition and asset to any team he would've went to. Please try to make it in the next year Fabi. Love from India.
Gcl season 1 was fun with all the bts chess team videos
Yeah, he had to skip it for US Champs… First, it’s Saint Louis event and second, it’s too much important for FIDE circuit. Fabi was invited for the first season too, but he declined but seemed like he regretted. It would be tough for him to get in in the third season as it’s unlikely that Icon spot will open up unless there’s a new team
Fabi answers every question with such precision and clarity.
Arjun and Gukesh are already 2800 level and they are clearly coming for the No.2 and No.3 spot. Kudos to the Indian team.
Uzbekistan team are also a force to contend with over the next decade.
arjun is already no.3 i believe
Nah, theyre not aimin for 2 or 3. They aiming for number 1 spot. And it looks like they on track to take that spot.
It's just that the difficulty level between no2 and no1 is miles apart.
But let's hope
@@Corteum bruhh chill. Magnus is going nowhere.
@@Corteum they are miles behind magnus tbh
Fabi is brutally honest. Great summary.
Ding needs a mushroom trip in the Sangre De Cristos
Or ayahuasca
😂😂
Was waiting for the pod, thanks guys
Hope you enjoyed it!
Fabi is brutally honest. He's my one of my favorite player. We can sense he was pushing to win against Gukesh in an equal position. Great thing about Gukesh is he seems to have a good game awareness and team match awareness. Like lot of champion players he knows when to risk and when to push and when to draw.
Looking forward to more fights b/w old guards and young ones like Abdur, Keymer, Aireza , Gukesh, Arjun, Prag, Sindarov etc... Next decade of chess looks very Exciting
that just dumb, fabi intentionally put himself in risky position to create winning chance because draw or lose doesnt make any difference to the team, he need to win. Its not like he doesnt aware the line he chose. If this is individual game, fabi already went for a draw with black because pushing for a win in that equal position under time pressure with black is simply dumb. He basically just gamble at that time since every black move need to be precise unlike white.
@@isaac7272 true
India mopped up and we took the crumbs. Perfect summarization
This you call not perfect but funny summarisation. Be kind Be Humble when you get opportunity
Perfect would imply accurate summarization. This was of course not accurate summarization just a humble assessment coz Fabi wanted to pay respect to how well India played in the Olympiad. USA did pretty well too of course and they too earned the medal.
@@d4rksol123 god forbid someone express that they enjoyed a humorous turn of phrase. learn how to have fun
@@guitarsoupify I dont believe in god :P .. Did I hurt your feelings somehow? Did you think I was disrespectful to the person I replied to? Why do you assume I dont know how to have fun? You want to preach, but I just corrected someone without any judgements, you judged my character on the other hand without knowing me. Doesn't it feel ironical?
@@d4rksol123and why do u feel they needed correcting? It was a perfectly apt and accurate summarisation as well as fabi acknowledging that India played great. Two things can be true at once. So stop acting as if u know what's right and they don't
It was very cold 🥶 of gukesh when he said he had to return the favour to Uzbekistan, and he did spectacularly 😊
In which interview did he say that ,?
No he said he had to pay back the debt to India for the loss against Uzbekistan
Also said it @@proxima713
I know it's part of being in his position, but Caruana's memory impresses me to no end.
Fabi you’ll be back over 2800 in no time
He is so honest and talkative, love him
Fabi Looks like a Formula 1 Race Driver
Wonderful commitment Fabi. Kudos
We are proud on our German team and how they recovered🎉🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
gut
Keymer flopped he was supposed to be a top 3 board 1
"of", nicht "on".
@@StrangeJoeHe is a bit younger than guys like Gukesh and Nodirbek and Arjun so he might turn out to be just as good or even better. Maybe next time.
@@lakshyatripathi8624 He isnt. He Turns 20 this November. Gukesh is 18, I think
Props for doing these podcasts.. the best chess podcast hands down
We really need to get used to the "India" tier when it comes to Olympiads from now on 😆😭
Fabi looks like Uncle Junior from the Sopranos
Haha
Even sounds like him sometimes!
Your father never had the makings of a varsity athlete.
I usually get some Barton Fink vibes from him.
Whenever Fabi is there, just hear his views, and reassess our own views... He may not reveal all actual points, but definitely he may touchbase briefly
Chinas womens team was absolutely absurd.
They have the 4 highest players in the world and 0 shows up.
The MVP of the Olympiad was Divya Deshmukh. The girl is 18, same age as Gukesh and plays with such poise and maturity.
She did a fantastic job but be serious. Gukesh had a 3000+ performance rating
@@BobbyRunout Divya would still have a possibly stronger claim to being the MVP. Gukesh played brilliant of course, but I think Divya ended up being much more critical to their team's gold than Gukesh was to his team's. MVP is more a reflection of that aspect.
Gukesh was the best player.. Divya was the MVP
@@d4rksol123 fair, from that angle maybe so
@@d4rksol123 true. Although Gukesh performance was critical to India's medal, he didnt solo carry, since both Arjun and Vidit carried big parts of burden too. Divya pretty much did solo carry, though Vantika on board 4 did great as well.
on board 1 - Gukesh - gold, Nodirbek Silver, Magnus Bronze. same result 2022 & 2024
I need to know what Christian's annual haircut budget is
And they're all a bit shit, too
Underrated comment
18:30 India ..You are welcome
Best chess podcast, Fabiano the most likeable person in chess.
Being an indian i love fabis honesty . We expect ourselves to be honest and humble in everything we do. The only difference between indians and americans is that we celebrate better 😂
46th Chess Olympiad in Taskent, Uzbekistan !
India is winning that too
By then India will have two 2800 players & a world champion hopefully
Hopefully Nihal Sarin will be there too and maybe another Indian prodigy 😝
Nihal Sarin has reached his ceiling. There are stronger players than him in India.
Fabi is just so honest n has accepted the outcome with grace !!❤
Arjun & Gukesh to 2800 button
inshaAllah, within no time 🇮🇳
@@isfindiyarkhan5420nooo...
I really thought Keymar appeared out of nowehere when Fabi was talking about hime
Vokhidov deserves special mention. He won gold in Board 4.
Arjun?
@@eldhogeorge4782 arjun got gold in board 3
@@rollingbombs9796 yeah. my bad.
he's overtaken Yakubboev and Sindarov in rating too! Uzbekistan basically have a clear board one and three board two and a halves so whichever one of those three players that ends up on board 4 is going to have a field day (similarly when India put Arjun on board 3)
Yeah it's irrelevant
They were jealous of India and even Put false allegations of cheating
Another great video, thanks guys! I know this might not be the biggest channel or getting tons of views, but I love it and appreciate that I can hear the thoughts of one of the best chess players in the world
I see the Term SS Tier critical as a german
I agree, chess players are not dressed nearly as fashionably.
/SS
I didn't like the attitude of the US team- China's attitude just deteriorated by each round.
- Either it was laidback approach or Fabi had a lot of burden. Probably that's why went reverse psychology mode to go offensive against Gukesh, who was in new skin after shedding away his last ounces of stress against Wei.
- Wessely cooked pragg hard that pragg couldn't make it a draw, or was relaxed after the China match. Arjun finished his match the last against aronian- kept at board3 bcoz of what Fabi "implicitly" said- bad at stress handling.
- Vidit was consistent with bermuda party recharge😂- was forced by Team Captn to steam out the exhaustion which Fabi mentioned. (Doesn't seem like that Fabi was there at the party)
- Looking fwd to a Fabulous play by Caruana in November.🤘
Wonderful, guys. I was waiting for your Olympiad analysis especially because I wanted to see Fabi's state afterwards and I'm glad to see it's pretty fine. :) I know he was disappointed about that game, it was obvious, but I was also hoping he wouldn't take it too hard on himself. And yes, unfortunately all those difficult games before the game with Gukesh had an impact on the tiredness, the pressure falling on a few of the team is exhausting in time.
Why would Fabi not show up for an individual medal if he had got it? Why, Fabi? I understand you would be feeling bad about the team not winning, but it wouldn't be your fault the team is not winning and you winning individually. You shouldn't consider you have no right to be glad about winning something individually in this case. What, do you think you have to "drag your team to the podium" in order to feel entitled to receive your individual prize? You are not the only one in the team, that's why it's a team work. You know what Wesley said now before the last or the penultimate round: that he was feeling he has to try harder and get a win so as not to let everything fall on your and Levon's shoulders because it's not fair. You saw that, right? This is the right attitude and mentality. I know you are very conscientious and hardworking, this is you and those are some of the reasons I (and others) admire you for. But you have the right to be happy about any victory you might have. It's not like you stole that prize. If you win it, you deserve it. If you win it, go and take it. :) We all love you.
Ah, that cap! I almost didn't recognise you. :)) All that hair gone. I'm glad I saw you with a cap also, in case I ever see you in any airport, to be able to spot you. :))
Hugs from Romania, Cami.
It was sheer dominance from india and apart from vidit the rest of the guys have miles to go still . They will be much better in 2 years .
Come on fabi!!! You can do it! Love from India!
Great commentary. Thanks!
Nice Analysis again. I think our team is young, hungry, connected and has both width and depth. All of this is strength I think.
Fabi is 2800 member. He doesn't have to prove it at all.
100% agreed.
Nobody has to prove anything, Magnus could sit it out as well. Fabi is likeable, but it was not his best performance.
He is up in 2800 area for yeeeears. He even was only 3 points behind No. 1 Magnus one time.
He's the third highest rated of all time. I don't think anyone is going to be questioning his ability anytime soon
21:16 the second place score was low probably because India beat almost everyone who was a contender for silver.
Fabiano you are a goat bro carrying team USA keep going!
What went better?
“Oh we were kind of lucky”
Love it 😂
What's it going to take for Fabi to get back to 2851? We need to create an incentive. What could that incentive be??
Walking while podcasting kind of works for you guys. Consider doing that more often!
Fabi saying this about india shows how absolutely dominant they were.
Fabi is such a humble man :)
Whats the future like for USA mens chess cos India and Uzbekistan have a very bright future
Future of USA- Start scouting promising talents from all over the world😂😂😂
Hans is the future
Cristian with the Egyptian cut:)
very objective assessment by Fabi, a very humble, sincere guy 💐
Insane how US came second without facing Uzb. Swiss Gambit is real lol
Bahaha 0:18 in and Christian is already bringing the heat💀 Bc this IS a wierd ass camera angle. I feel like we just skipped class to join a super secret club meeting in a quiet corner somewhere
Thanks guys! Congrats for the performance for the team Fabiano!🎉
Fabi reminds me of Mario, perhaps the mustache.
Italian
Indeed he is a bit italian
A lot of teams were sick. I think that's a factor that is easily overlooked, especially since sickness doesn't appear on stats ...
Sick of winning lol? Cope buddy the better team swept the tournament
@@maxaarons7093 try playing an OTB tournament with a heavy flu and fever...
@@irgendwerjoker yeah and none of the players said they had heavy flu and fever, neither did they look like it. So stop coping and sulking , India was better
Not an iota of arrogance in Fabi. He manages to give an honest opinion without hurting anyone.
Kudos to Fabi to giving it all for America 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Love and respect to fabi sir from india❤
USA ,a team full of imported players from around the world.
_"an SS Tier"_ 😨
Heyy Christian bhaiii😮
u did well fabi ggs
Thank you very much, your follower from Iraq ❤❤❤
Do you think it would make a diff if hikaeu played alongside all of you
Hikaru was needed for team US
Team US needs Carlson, Gukesh, Ding, Arjun, Nepo, Pragg to get the medal.😂😂😂
Great tournament overall!🔥🔥🔥
You can do it Fabi!
good interview esp the walking part
It is not going to be same members of India in next Olympics..next gen is coming up fast and furiously..the no of GM will cross 100 by next year..
I disagree that China is a tier down from Uzbekistan. China were in second most of the tournament and Uzbekistan had to win on demand to surpass them while China only needed a draw in the final round. They ended up with the same points, along with USA, but got the medal due to tiebreaks. So I'd say they are in the same tier, to say they were better during the tournament isn't indicative of what occurred, especially when in their head to head China beat them, even with Ding not converting his winning position. China was this close to a medal, but... another heartbreak for Ding Liren.
No one had a contention for the 1st place 😂
Would the standings be changed if hikaru played olympiads, would the team fight for gold if he were on board 1 or 2?
i liked he talked about women chess
HOW TO GET MEDALS ?
USA - Start scouting talents from all over the world.😂😂😂
England to USA - Okay Son, keep following my footsteps.😂😂😂
India and US were fairly equal. US would have been stronger if Hikaru had played. But then India could have also got Anand on the fourth board and do better.
Overall these two countries remain at the top.
What is Mike Ross taking SAT doing with Christian?
Whys the camera over there
20:20 why do those trees look like kale ?😂
"Or create a new tier for India"😂
zero words about romania, way to go bro. In the end he is from romania and men's romania team had a good tournament
IM Alex Banzea lurking in the background at 16:20? 🤔
Questions to ponder on...How the entire American chess team owes it's existence to legal immigration and gathering best talent from all over the world. i.e. hardly any home grown players.
That's the American Dream dude, you don't question it 😂
As far as I'm aware players can play in the country they reside in.
US DID WELL , LOVE FORM NEPAL
Why didn't Hikaru participated..
Usa team is compromised of legends
Not compromised🤭...it's comprised of Legends.
@@pankajsinghparihar5168 yes spelling nazi 😉
@@evensaj It's not a spelling issue, it's a vocabulary issue (you use words the meaning of which you don't know - as you clearly don't know what "spelling" means either).
"Compromised of legends", while ungrammatical, might mean that the US team is undermined by its legends - which is a decent point to argue, considering Hikaru didn't play, and So didn't do very well.
@@tgb-vf4es totally get you buddy, but somehow it never crosses anybody's mind that it could be a autocomplete typo from my phone when typing 💀
Awesome content��
You could at least write in the description who you're interviewing
fabi is looking like slim and tall super mario 😅
I know this is off-topic and some of you may think that I'm saying nonsense but I'll drop this anyway: it's my first time seeing you with the cap, and the cap suits you well, Fabi.
I do think that China had a good chance for silver too. Had they not lost against the US, but drawn, then they were silver without problems.
Had they this had they that.......
and ding liren not playing against India was a blunder...Whats the point of being world champion if you are seen as too afraid to play a contender
Fabi ❤
Who‘s the knterviewer? Doesn‘t like Christian or Fabi
Can you really earn this much from trading?
Fabi risk alot of his game trying risky line to win in a draw position for his team. Rating doesnt mean everything for him. He could had draw gukesh if he want to.
yea but he definitely underestimated him
At around 1 minute left- Let's talk about women 😂
If hikaru is on team, US still be second 😊
dont think so, with hikaru on the board 2, fabi wont be pressured to win his game and took huge risk. Still they most likely gonna drew with india but atleast they will win against ukraine and settle the gold medal on tie break. USA is huge favourite in rapid over india. Hikaru is just scared to compete in open tournament because he gonna lose his 2800 classical rating.
@@isaac7272 what tiebreak are you taking about bro😂😂India was much ahead in the tiebreaks as well. The lead was huge. The score was 21/22 points possible.
@@isaac7272 I think you didn't watch the Olympiad properly 😂😂😂, the point difference between rank 1(gold) and 2(silver) was 4 points😂. India with 21 pts and USA with 17pts. Do you know rank 10 had 16pts😂😂😂. Who in the sane mind would say that with hikaru USA would have won the gold or tied with india? The competition was between teams from rank 2 to 10.
You're forgetting that getting board 2 stronger, makes difference in rest of matches too.
I don't like this "if X then we'd win" talk,but here I see bad arguments on both sides.
@@isaac7272 Even Vidit won against hikaru 2/2 in candidates I don't think it was difficult for rest of the Indian players to win against him