FIDE World Championship: Ding vs. Nepomniachtchi – Which Chess Legend Will Strike First? – Game 2!
10.04.2023
The 2023 FIDE World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan is the most important over-the-board classical event of the year and decides who will be the next world champion. After a record-breaking Candidates Tournament, world number-two Nepomniachtchi faces world number-three Ding Liren in a battle for Magnus Carlsen’s throne after the current world champion abdicated his title.
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Nepo is gonna be dangerous now that he has confidence that he can outplay Ding even in his prep. Against Magnus his performance collapsed with his confidence after Magnus did his thing in game 6. And as Carlsen once said, Nepo's peak level is sensational and the only thing stopping him from being as good as anyone in the world is himself.
And with this start I think the trend might be the exact opposite of the las tone, his confidence should be climbing with both the opening success yesterday and this convincing win and as a neutral I can't help but be afraid for Ding. I definitely want to see a lot of decisive games, but I don't want another blowout!
Magnus is world champion
Why there is no press conference?
Why is Russia’s flag censored? Shame on Ian for not speaking out on this.
Fabi’s comment in the last Candidates about Nepo blowing Ding off the board comes back to haunt me now. Perhaps Ian is simply just the stronger player of the two, as attested by their last 2 WCC games.
I am actually glad that we have Ian vs Ding match. Ian vs Magnus would be 100% draws or Ian blundering… This will be more fun… Magnus vs Fabi was 100% draws, it was just absurd… And winner of this match will be world champion. Based on some people's logic, both Kasparov and Karpov weren't world champions, nor Kramnik, because Fischer died in 2006. 😀
yo are they seriously not showing the russian flag?
Nepo need Magnus but Magnus scared from Nepo he now Nepo better than him .. Nepo 🫡🇷🇺
Only I have the feeling that starting from the Candidates Tournament, everyone gives Ian something? Of course, it is rightly said that the most difficult thing to win is a won position, but it is also true that Dean plays just awful. And in the Candidates Tournament, in the games against Ian, Ding himself, as well as Firuja, Duda, and Rapport played almost the same way. That is, he does not win in difficult, intense meetings … In other words, Ian is a lucky freeloader))
Ding needs a new mouse lol.
Nepo for ever
This is what you get when you play h3 on move 4 on a WC game.
3:20:46 Anish giri's nightmare
'Danya, you are saying more what I think but in proper English!' Anish is good value
No Magnus
No Draws 😊
Very exciting chess from Yan.
Ding playing fast early reminds me of how Nepo played fast Vs Magnus last year. Maybe Nepo learned something about the match with Magnus in the World Chess Championship.
hope Ding doesnt collapse like Nepo last year in contribution to one sided dominance.
The shock and then smirk on Nepo’s face on H3😂
Big psychological blow against Ding while this game helps Nepo recover after missing possible winning chances in game 1
as a chess fan, i didnt want ding for fighting for wcc. he is a great player bt not for such event. he alawys breaks when its time for him to shine. i knew it before the wcc started. im a magnus fan. its sad not to see him here. i wanted hikaru aganist nepo. it wudd be a real battle. itss just gona bee a onee sided boring chess in the history of world chess championship.
You guys have downgraded your broadcasting levels significantly from the last wc match. No studio broadcast, no on-site roaming reporter, no hype at all. Felt boring and left mid-stream.
Anish doing quite a good job i have to say
Seems like Nepo ist going to be 2nd and Ding 3rd
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where are the players? staring at empty chairs..
"He tried to play g3 his hands slipped to the right" 😂😂
No time increment until move 60 makes no sense to me.
Why the Ian doesn't have the russian flag there but logo of the WCH?
FIDE is helping Nepomniachtchi with a computer.
Ding on the rebound is very dangerous…never underestimate him
Nepo😂
Missing Magnus 😢
I disagree with the introduction of this game. The winner of this match will not have there name etched into chess history. The name will be a footnote in chess history. Magnus Carlsen will be the real chess champion until he decides to retire.
I miss Magnus
very much
I love how Rapport is immediately sensed behind the h3 move, such an original player
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What a great commentary team!
He just needed to play not against Magnus lol
ha FrostNova really made it
Anish made a great point. Nxf6 was a strategic mistake in hindsight. Remember how Magnus played all the sharp lines and Sicilians against Fabi but chose small-edge positions against Nepo? On this note, early signs also suggests that Nepo is much more comfortable taking risks and going for richer positions against Ding than against Magnus
We miss hikaru nakamura here to play against nepo. If it is, then it will be amazing and competitive
Congratulations to Nepo
one bad move and nepo did not miss his chance of capitalising
wow
I’m predicting a draw
Begin the Battle! ⚔🛡
Where can we watch the press conference ?
Sixth
If magnus loses this I stopping chess