One of the best moment of chess history:)) Anand absolutely destroyed Kramnik's preparation with one move. And Vlad cannot believe.. Look at him at 2:01, he is completly "Hey Vishi, WTF?!?"
I mean, what is he doing looking him in the eye as if his opponent is going to be like a poker player and be able to read "Ah! You're going to play to Ruy Lopez eh?" I love chess, but the silly nonsense is worse than pro wrestling.
@thatjimguy No, it's not hype. This was the final game and it was a must-win game for Kramnik, which at GM level is very difficult with black. Anand had played 1)d4 the whole match, so Kramnik and his team had likely spent *hours* devising a sharp variation against 1)d4. Anand stylishly sidestepped Kramnik's whole preparation by playing 1)e4. Very, very intelligent strategy by Anand, the result of which is clear in Kramnik's face.
@thatjimguy It couldn't possibly be that these guys study the way their opponents play, their tendencies, their most played openings, their most played defenses, etc. etc. It couldn't possibly be that he knows Anand usually plays queen's pawn opening almost exclusively, prepared hard for it and all of the variations and then got surprised by the king's pawn open. Naahh, couldn't be
@fundyspokerblog No of course not! That's like playing in the Super Bowl and planning on the offense's passing game, not thinking for a moment that they might just run the ball.
I think the press are only allowed flash pictures for a certain period in the beginning, then they have to give it a rest and let the players concentrate. That's why it's flash bulb crazy at the start.
The reason I think Anand played 1.e4 is that during the time before the championship match Kramnik had been playing the Petroff almost exclusively in response to 1.e4. This opening is notoriously drawish at the super-GM level; so in order to go for the win Kramnik was forced out of anything he had recently prepared and into an opening that Anand was probably much more comfortable with in the first place.
the difference between those people and a beginner is: the beginner doesnt know what to do and those people know about 10 good moves in such a position and have to choose one
As with most modern matches and tournaments, photography is allowed for the first five minutes of the game/round. After that photography is forbidden so as not disturb the players.
I am amazed that they have not banned flash bulbs. If I was on that stage, I would demand that I am fearing an epileptic attack caused by flashing lights.
like Kramnik i've never seen it before, it would never have occured to me b/c prima facie it looks like such a desperately reckless, weakening thrust - that just goes to show the endless possibilities chess holds in the minds and hands of top players who see far deeper into the structure of the game than the common run of player.
It is really stupid actually....just think of it....it is just a silly stupid game for grown-ups. How it is made a circus and as if it is of some kind of importance who will win. To be clear...I like the game tho....
No doubt he was SUPER pissed off after having been up half the night with his seconds studying events and the usual path after 1.d4 If white needed to draw this game then 1.Nf3! is without doubt the safest and most solid 1st move(According to THEORY). 1.e4 carries the risk of a sicilian after 1. . .c5! In his glory years in the eighties and nineties,( and up to this very day come to think of it) very few players dared play 1.e4 against gary kasparov's sicilian reply of 1 . . .c5!.
The reason why he's so surprised is due to the nature of world championship matches. Often world championship players will use one or two openings throughout the entire match with very deep opening preparation and possibly novelties. When a player completely switches up his opening repertoire midway through the match, it's obviously very surprising and it's possibly that Kramnik never even properly prepared for any 1. e4 openings.
e4 I think is not a very common opening, presently in world chess championship anymore. It is true that e4 was played very commonly in the past. However, world chess champions shouldn't be surprise of whether it is e4, d4 or anyother 4- they should always learn all opening games and go with that very bravely.
I read in a book that the player "took fright" and resigned. I took that to mean he was sitting in front of fischer. Sorry if im wrong.(Damn books)Though one thing i do know and that despite his legendary demands on conditions etc, once seated AT THE BOARD, fischer was the perfect gentleman. No "tal stare" etc, just brilliant chess . .
Fischer once stunned a tournament hall by playing 1. c4!!! A life-long 1e4 player, nobody could believe it, including his opponent who, having studied one month with very little sleep on his sicilian answer (expecting 1. e4) promptly resigned there and then! 1.c4 resigns!) You can see the anger in kramnik here. No doubt, as one hundred+ hours of analyses with his seconds and computers on the slav defense just all went up in smoke due to 1.e4 ! Ha ha ha. Great "play" by anand!!
@TEDOVSKY That Fischer story never happened. Fischer played c4 twice. Against Spassky in their World Champion match. And against a player who was protesting the tournament organizer and refused to show up. Fischer left the table and convinced the guy to play. The player, can't remember his name, out of courtesy to Fischer went to the tournament hall and simply resigned the game. No player at Fischer's level would simply resign the way you say.
More people would play 1. e4 these days at top level if the games didn't usually follow 1. .. e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 with an agreed move draw and plenty of time before dinner on move 3.
Anand played 1.e4 over 60 times against Kramnik before this game. SIXTY.
There is a whole series of books on 1.e4 based on anand's games and he played e4 more than any other move. It amazes me that people still seem to think that Kramnik was SHOCKED by anand playing his most popular move. The wait was just him settling in and deciding on 1,,,c5 or 1...e5. He figures he needs a win, so let's go Sicilian. Most World championship game have a fairly slow start. This ain't blitz!
@whannum one more reason anand was playing d4 through out the tournament so kramnik was probably thinking anand would play d4 in this game too.The match ended in draw and anand retained his title !!
He probably was surprised... If it's game 11, and the first time he's played e-4 as the opening, Kramnik was probably planning the entire time between games to play against d-4, the more common white opening at the IM level or higher (this is because the Sicilian Defense scores to well against e-4), so to come out, having planned out 7-14 moves into a d-4 game, then to have him play e-4, he should take a minute or two to think about the game.
@moviecritic6 i mean i think it's a psychological maneuver from kramnik to take so much time thinking in the opening, i just think he does it to try to intimidate anand
in tournament chess, each player must write down the moves played in the game. at the end of the game, they hand in their score sheets. this seems odd when watching two grandmasters with thousands of people observing the game, but makes more sense when you think of larger tournaments where referees have to split attention over multiple games at once.
@yapanuwan To analyse their games afterwards, and to make it public aswell. They will, as anybody, make mistakes during their games. So they will analyse it without time control and with the help of computers.
@yapanuwan No, that's the rule even is used to. In every competition, even for very beginners, people are used to do this so I don't think players care much.
Is it possible to get stated into the rules that the Players hay use b-b guns on the photographers?
I'm fairly certain that .357s would be frowned on, but then, it would only take ONE player making a single shot into the ceiling to ... discourage flashes.
Heck, for that matter, maybe one of those aerosol can horns from the sports arenas could be used, as well. (I mean FOR the Players... and not some hyped up "fan base"...
You can just hear Kramnik thinking, "1.e4 Hmmmmmmm, what a strange move to play. I don't think I have ever seen this particular position before. How did he come up with this? And how in the world could I possibly respond? Maybe I can try to transpose into something more sane, like the sodium attack..."
There is nothing wrong with 1. e4. It is just that switching from d4 to e4 is quite a big step. With d4 you can more often play it safe and take less risks in the opening if you wish. With e4 play is often sharper early in the opening with bigger risks for both players, especially if one is not familiar with opening theory. Not saying that d4 is not sharp, but many consider it slightly safer for white. It was the switch of opening system which was surprising, not the move itself.
@checkster12 Well why don't you just go and shove a rusty, metallic, fragmented, case-hardened steel dildo into the gap inbetween your anus and your scrotal sack, forming a new hole that you can use to pull out yet more of these retarded, inbred, brainfuckingly arrogant sociopathic remarks from and spread your filthy word over the internet yet more. Burn yourself with ethanol - please god do the world a favour.
playing 1.e4 (it's probably the best opening) , the Petrov's defense and the Berlin Defense aren't good for the 11th match, where Kramnik must to win this match and the 12th match.
rofl @ all of those people saying "Huh? Isn't 1.e4 the most common first move for white?" , and they are correct, but Anand almost never plays e4. Kramnik and his team probably all expected the d4 move, and they most likely prepared him so he can play a variation that anand is less aware of.
@spicytuna64 Not exactly. Anand has played e4 for the vast majority of his career. In the match he switched to d4 for every game; that's why Kramnik was surprised. Afterwards Kramnik said it wasn't that huge of a surprise, it's just that they spent more time on d4.
Yeah no one plays e4 anymore, it's the new school where they play "not to lose" instead of going for the win. d4 is safe and with good play u should win, but e4 is 4 true chess players, d4 is for those guys who really dont want a tactical battle but a simple pawn ending or something like that, I play for complications like tal or shabalov, i never and i mean never open with d4.
@BishopOcelot no ur right, it is definitely a huge oversimplification, i was basically referring to the recent WCC with Topalov and Anand, where every game except 1 was a d4 system and the one that wasn't quickly transposed back into one. Who am I to talk really, nevermind.
One of the best moment of chess history:)) Anand absolutely destroyed Kramnik's preparation with one move. And Vlad cannot believe.. Look at him at 2:01, he is completly "Hey Vishi, WTF?!?"
ohorok2 3 hours ago
I hate all this flashes
kakeki212 20 hours ago
there might be something on the e4 pawn..
novzki 1 day ago
i like chess...but watching a chess match is like watching ants fuck
Defenders0fCreation 1 day ago
Lol I always play E4.
OhManTFE 1 day ago
I mean, what is he doing looking him in the eye as if his opponent is going to be like a poker player and be able to read "Ah! You're going to play to Ruy Lopez eh?" I love chess, but the silly nonsense is worse than pro wrestling.
thatjimguy 1 week ago
why isn't anyone else as confused or hesitant when i play e4!!?? T_T
calidude146 1 week ago 4
@calidude146 lol
Dashercard 4 hours ago
Oh come on, it's just to hype it up. You can't tell me anyone would just sit there and be surprised by e4. "Oh NO! What to do?" Bullcrap!
thatjimguy 1 week ago
@thatjimguy No, it's not hype. This was the final game and it was a must-win game for Kramnik, which at GM level is very difficult with black. Anand had played 1)d4 the whole match, so Kramnik and his team had likely spent *hours* devising a sharp variation against 1)d4. Anand stylishly sidestepped Kramnik's whole preparation by playing 1)e4. Very, very intelligent strategy by Anand, the result of which is clear in Kramnik's face.
DrJGrange 1 week ago
@thatjimguy It couldn't possibly be that these guys study the way their opponents play, their tendencies, their most played openings, their most played defenses, etc. etc. It couldn't possibly be that he knows Anand usually plays queen's pawn opening almost exclusively, prepared hard for it and all of the variations and then got surprised by the king's pawn open. Naahh, couldn't be
fundyspokerblog 1 day ago
@fundyspokerblog No of course not! That's like playing in the Super Bowl and planning on the offense's passing game, not thinking for a moment that they might just run the ball.
Seriously, it's stupid.
thatjimguy 1 day ago
what am i supposed to be blown away by?
yistackness 1 week ago
I think the press are only allowed flash pictures for a certain period in the beginning, then they have to give it a rest and let the players concentrate. That's why it's flash bulb crazy at the start.
EGarrett01 1 week ago
The reason I think Anand played 1.e4 is that during the time before the championship match Kramnik had been playing the Petroff almost exclusively in response to 1.e4. This opening is notoriously drawish at the super-GM level; so in order to go for the win Kramnik was forced out of anything he had recently prepared and into an opening that Anand was probably much more comfortable with in the first place.
nebeals17 2 weeks ago
2:03 - Kramnik: "so you want war?" 2:10 - Kramnik - "I guess the staredown didn't work, hmmm."
hifromhenry 2 weeks ago
Should've played the Berlin, dude.
JasonRadley 2 weeks ago
That jumper makes Vishy look like a large lump of chicken korma.
JasonRadley 2 weeks ago
The result after the Sicilian, Najdorf opening was a draw after 24 moves, if anyone is curious...
rumster01 2 weeks ago
My goodness. How many pictures do you need of two men sitting at a table?
Ant1Live 2 weeks ago 3
what! E4 OPENING?!?!? ANAND! YOU ANIMAL!!
TisforTaco 3 weeks ago 7
@TisforTaco
such brilliance !
then33k4 1 week ago
Sicilian Defence is when bishop takes the pawn and leaves the cannoli.
ZamfirChannel 3 weeks ago
@MrForshizel There's a huge surprise. That's the first time Anand played e4 as his opening move in the tourney. That's huge :O
StruckDownByThunder 3 weeks ago
Na3!
noxure 4 weeks ago
who said that is chess the worst waste of the brain power beside the advertising?! :P
oxiigen 4 weeks ago
forget the hesitation whatsoever....WHO WON?
3production2010 1 month ago
There is no surprise whatsoever, useless title
MrForshizel 1 month ago
What happned>?
MrJonnyboy36 1 month ago
Anand: E4
Me: Extend handshake
myrtlebox 1 month ago 7
the difference between those people and a beginner is: the beginner doesnt know what to do and those people know about 10 good moves in such a position and have to choose one
MrMadMungo 1 month ago
is it like a 6pool or something? :D
artloevik 1 month ago 4
@artloevik nope. it's like 8th probe ->pylon, lol, you were talking SC2, not SC:BW O_o
dracovolantus 1 month ago
@artloevik LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hilarious analogy!!! I think it that move hit Kramnik like the Dark Templar near the ramp ;)
dnv83 1 month ago
@artloevik I'd say its more like a 4gate :D
maciekfingerstyle 1 month ago
fucking photographers
The8arber 1 month ago 3
1.e4 ... (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Sandcat87 1 month ago 2
I dont play chess myself, but it's so impressive to just watch. To great minds battling eachother. Just beautiful
itssti 1 month ago
seriously, i really love this vid, it's awesome. Their both kinda bluffing
vliegtuigjuhhh 1 month ago
i fell sorry for Anand's spine
squathacker 1 month ago
Why does Kramnik just stare him out of it?
LuckynumberSlevin11 1 month ago
im a chess fan... but excuse me while i snore
kevlarunderwear22 1 month ago
Interview with Dr. Tarrasch (Chess Review, 1935)
Q: What exceptional circumstances will justify the stopping of clocks during a tournament game?
A: Strangling a photographer.
ChatonEndormi 1 month ago 11
I was wondering, are they taking notes on what they are thinking of doing? Or are they just writing down the actual moves.
federer4life 1 month ago
@federer4life the actual move
Karjalol 1 month ago
As with most modern matches and tournaments, photography is allowed for the first five minutes of the game/round. After that photography is forbidden so as not disturb the players.
BabsonTask 2 months ago
Cramnik looking at Anand's face , instead of the board, funny
R4J4N 2 months ago
@R4J4N It is absolutely necessary to study your opponent for 'tells' so you can catch his bluff...oh wait...wrong game.
gshankaran 2 months ago
that flashing is annoying me... and im not even the one sat at the table
SuperMrLahlou 2 months ago
I am amazed that they have not banned flash bulbs. If I was on that stage, I would demand that I am fearing an epileptic attack caused by flashing lights.
GDEasley 2 months ago 2
he didnt look very surprised...
iwantdog 2 months ago
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@iwantdog
"he didnt look very surprised"
yeah he wonders for a min or two about what to do after simply e4 and you say he's not surprised.
idiot.
joyfulvulture 1 month ago
Sicilian of course, that is no brainer , lol
VivaMydick 2 months ago
kramnik wants to kill the jornalists
squathacker 2 months ago
I just love his facial expression at 2:02.
eeg10 2 months ago
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tillytally2101 2 months ago
like Kramnik i've never seen it before, it would never have occured to me b/c prima facie it looks like such a desperately reckless, weakening thrust - that just goes to show the endless possibilities chess holds in the minds and hands of top players who see far deeper into the structure of the game than the common run of player.
SovereignFOTL 2 months ago
who won?
nicoeste8765 2 months ago
It is really stupid actually....just think of it....it is just a silly stupid game for grown-ups. How it is made a circus and as if it is of some kind of importance who will win. To be clear...I like the game tho....
Za7a7aZ 2 months ago
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@Za7a7aZ "...as if it is of some kind of importance who will win..."
People chose what is important for them. Nobody ever said that the choices are rational.
sormu16 2 months ago
No doubt he was SUPER pissed off after having been up half the night with his seconds studying events and the usual path after 1.d4 If white needed to draw this game then 1.Nf3! is without doubt the safest and most solid 1st move(According to THEORY). 1.e4 carries the risk of a sicilian after 1. . .c5! In his glory years in the eighties and nineties,( and up to this very day come to think of it) very few players dared play 1.e4 against gary kasparov's sicilian reply of 1 . . .c5!.
TEDOVSKY 3 months ago
1 hour later...
PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD 3 months ago
I never see this oppening before! LOL! kkkkk
CriticoMau 3 months ago
The sound of the cameras is annoying, plus they don't really get much difference between pictures
18jamesbird 3 months ago
He spends all that time finding mate in 43.
WVSX 3 months ago
The reason why he's so surprised is due to the nature of world championship matches. Often world championship players will use one or two openings throughout the entire match with very deep opening preparation and possibly novelties. When a player completely switches up his opening repertoire midway through the match, it's obviously very surprising and it's possibly that Kramnik never even properly prepared for any 1. e4 openings.
rmwhite13691 3 months ago
@rmwhite13691 no one needs to prepare against e4, either play the Sicilian the French or the St. George lol
SovereignFOTL 2 months ago
@SovereignFOTL
Well, if you recall, Kramnik lost this game. And the loss was partially due to his lack of opening preparation.
rmwhite13691 2 months ago
@rmwhite13691 i'm happy to defer to you as i really don;t know enough but i didn't think anyone was better prepared than Vlad
SovereignFOTL 2 months ago
because Sicilian is way too strong , did anand manage to win that game ?
VivaMydick 3 months ago
His reaction is as if he has been betrayed.....This is not what we have agreed upon....(you mother sucker...)
Za7a7aZ 3 months ago 2
@Za7a7aZ it does seem like that, doesn't it?
atzalas 3 months ago
His best move would be flipping the board and walking away.
kikook222 3 months ago 33
@kikook222 Didn't know they had the nuclear tesuji in chess too.
orangeeri 1 day ago
See World Champion Chess Strategies at "Chess Thinking Systems"
jpsingh1972 3 months ago
No wonder fisher didnt want cameras in the chess room, how fucking distracting is that. seriously do you need that much flash.
nigrah8ter 3 months ago 88
@nigrah8ter Flash photo's are usually only aloud during the first 5 minutes, when players are still in their preparation.
serrie85 3 months ago
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metterklume 3 months ago
Looking at the title, I thought he played f3 or b4
Traducteur1 3 months ago
It's a blood bath... i can't look.... oh the humanity!!!
Why, dammit, why can't we just all get along.... WHHHYYYYYYY!!!
BammBammification 4 months ago 6
Hey at least vuvuzelas (I know I mispelt that...) aren't allowed in the hall - imagine a bunch of fans blowing those horns in the room. :)
BobfromSydney 4 months ago
It's very funny when at 2:00 Kramnik looks Anand in the eyes, but he's also strange and impolite for me, isn't it?
chameliON1812 4 months ago 2
e4 I think is not a very common opening, presently in world chess championship anymore. It is true that e4 was played very commonly in the past. However, world chess champions shouldn't be surprise of whether it is e4, d4 or anyother 4- they should always learn all opening games and go with that very bravely.
mautand 4 months ago
im an amatuer player, but isnt Sicilian Defense one of the most common openings? why would he be surprised?
sicedogg 4 months ago
@sicedogg
cause anand is d4 player, kramnik probably prepared with his GMs ad4 game
udostillhavetime 4 months ago
@udostillhavetime
"cause anand is d4 player"
uh, no.
joyfulvulture 3 months ago
He was def going for the dragon variation :D!
JaeChoi94 4 months ago
I read in a book that the player "took fright" and resigned. I took that to mean he was sitting in front of fischer. Sorry if im wrong.(Damn books)Though one thing i do know and that despite his legendary demands on conditions etc, once seated AT THE BOARD, fischer was the perfect gentleman. No "tal stare" etc, just brilliant chess . .
TEDOVSKY 4 months ago
I once totally suprised my opponent by first move as well. I stood up and farted on the chessboard and said out loud " Fuck Chess" and left.
totalbliss1 4 months ago
Fischer once stunned a tournament hall by playing 1. c4!!! A life-long 1e4 player, nobody could believe it, including his opponent who, having studied one month with very little sleep on his sicilian answer (expecting 1. e4) promptly resigned there and then! 1.c4 resigns!) You can see the anger in kramnik here. No doubt, as one hundred+ hours of analyses with his seconds and computers on the slav defense just all went up in smoke due to 1.e4 ! Ha ha ha. Great "play" by anand!!
TEDOVSKY 4 months ago
@TEDOVSKY That Fischer story never happened. Fischer played c4 twice. Against Spassky in their World Champion match. And against a player who was protesting the tournament organizer and refused to show up. Fischer left the table and convinced the guy to play. The player, can't remember his name, out of courtesy to Fischer went to the tournament hall and simply resigned the game. No player at Fischer's level would simply resign the way you say.
bashbrannigan 4 months ago
Does someone know the game (and match) result? Thanks
sygar2006 4 months ago
These flashes must be SO distracting, it is very hard to concentrate with that.
killerm5 5 months ago 2
The real problem was that Anand ALWAYS open with 1d4 that is the cause of adversary's doubts :D
jackgeniosky 5 months ago 2
What;s with all the flash bulbs. I can't believe they are allowing this!
BKKaye 5 months ago
@BKKaye I think they are allowed only in the first 5 minutes, after that no flashes or noises :)
Eustake 4 months ago
They should be given some privacy to play their little game.
Elmore3141 5 months ago
More people would play 1. e4 these days at top level if the games didn't usually follow 1. .. e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 with an agreed move draw and plenty of time before dinner on move 3.
Bring back the King's Gambit.
lollipophugo 5 months ago
Anand played 1.e4 over 60 times against Kramnik before this game. SIXTY.
There is a whole series of books on 1.e4 based on anand's games and he played e4 more than any other move. It amazes me that people still seem to think that Kramnik was SHOCKED by anand playing his most popular move. The wait was just him settling in and deciding on 1,,,c5 or 1...e5. He figures he needs a win, so let's go Sicilian. Most World championship game have a fairly slow start. This ain't blitz!
whannum 5 months ago 3
@whannum one more reason anand was playing d4 through out the tournament so kramnik was probably thinking anand would play d4 in this game too.The match ended in draw and anand retained his title !!
articlescolumn 5 months ago
I wanna get 680 more shots from this angle before I call it a day.
harlequin75 5 months ago 2
i like the part where they were nerds
miamiwax 5 months ago
@miamiwax I like the part where they still make more money in a year than you will see in your lifetime.
ForeverAlone79 5 months ago
Anand is on the edge, "cmon, lets get on with it!". Kramnik is like, "I'm gonna go to sleep now."
YtubeUserr 5 months ago
AND KRAMNIK ANNOTATATES THE GAME 1. E4!!
tool619 5 months ago
what the hell he didnt expect e4 ?
TheArguseyes 5 months ago
it's like saying "e4? are you sure? do you really want an open game? alright..." (drinks some water)
NerfeArolf 5 months ago
I thought they were required to wear suits.
babykevinxoxo 5 months ago
He probably was surprised... If it's game 11, and the first time he's played e-4 as the opening, Kramnik was probably planning the entire time between games to play against d-4, the more common white opening at the IM level or higher (this is because the Sicilian Defense scores to well against e-4), so to come out, having planned out 7-14 moves into a d-4 game, then to have him play e-4, he should take a minute or two to think about the game.
MrAndersonmm 6 months ago 2
what's wrong whit e4 they playing e4 since 1900 :) xD
msn140 6 months ago
@msn140 Actually they play e4 almoust since chess was invented. Anand destroyed all Kramnik's preparation for this game because he usually plays d4
Simangel1307 5 months ago
how was he surprised? surprised by what, e4? i dont get it
trixapete 6 months ago
e4 is a novelty(lol)
patrickkb100 6 months ago 26
@patrickkb100 ... Interestingly enought it WAS a novelty in that particular match! =)
sergeidave 4 months ago
Can i just ask (kind of new) What are they writing on respective paper they have? And what is the notification for?
MrGiantrucci 6 months ago
@MrGiantrucci It's for recording the game for later analysis.
moviecritic6 6 months ago
LOL. I think I figured out the Chess Game.
tnguyen318 6 months ago
haha and the oscar goes to..... Kramnik!!
Migue261 7 months ago
@Migue261 What do you mean?
moviecritic6 6 months ago
@moviecritic6 i mean i think it's a psychological maneuver from kramnik to take so much time thinking in the opening, i just think he does it to try to intimidate anand
Migue261 6 months ago
Anand smashed Kramnik 6.5 - 4.5 Right now he's the best by quite a long way. How long will that be is a 64 dollar question.
YtubeUserr 7 months ago
Exciting stuff!
icantstandthequiet 7 months ago
in tournament chess, each player must write down the moves played in the game. at the end of the game, they hand in their score sheets. this seems odd when watching two grandmasters with thousands of people observing the game, but makes more sense when you think of larger tournaments where referees have to split attention over multiple games at once.
FiniteSpace 7 months ago
What are they writing?
yapanuwan 7 months ago
@yapanuwan They are writing moves that have been played. But I never knew why.
micktaiwan 7 months ago
@yapanuwan their moves...
AirDfdr04 7 months ago
@AirDfdr04 Question :- WHY ?
yapanuwan 7 months ago
@yapanuwan
FiniteSpace answers...
AirDfdr04 7 months ago
@yapanuwan To analyse their games afterwards, and to make it public aswell. They will, as anybody, make mistakes during their games. So they will analyse it without time control and with the help of computers.
PSneakysound 7 months ago
@PSneakysound Can't they hire someone else for that? The moves are shown on the screen too. Can't they grab a copy of that ?
yapanuwan 7 months ago
@yapanuwan No, that's the rule even is used to. In every competition, even for very beginners, people are used to do this so I don't think players care much.
PSneakysound 7 months ago
that surely was a surprise move as he was playing d4 through out the tournament.
articlescolumn 7 months ago
Is it possible to get stated into the rules that the Players hay use b-b guns on the photographers?
I'm fairly certain that .357s would be frowned on, but then, it would only take ONE player making a single shot into the ceiling to ... discourage flashes.
Heck, for that matter, maybe one of those aerosol can horns from the sports arenas could be used, as well. (I mean FOR the Players... and not some hyped up "fan base"...
MisterBoneman 8 months ago
You can just hear Kramnik thinking, "1.e4 Hmmmmmmm, what a strange move to play. I don't think I have ever seen this particular position before. How did he come up with this? And how in the world could I possibly respond? Maybe I can try to transpose into something more sane, like the sodium attack..."
DauphinSuppleChirp 8 months ago 52
@DauphinSuppleChirp beat me to it lol
AlanWattParrot 4 months ago
who won?
WiTeBoi 8 months ago 2
@WiTeBoi It was a draw. Anand defended his World champion title.
micktaiwan 7 months ago
It amazes me when two intelligent and polite people play with each other.
alexhope77 9 months ago
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DeyvydHartmann 9 months ago
2:02 He was like: Anand, are you f... kidding me? Omg, what a move, no way I gonna win this one :D
Jeff0ko1 9 months ago
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Jeff0ko1 9 months ago
Kramnik: 2:01 Oh Anand you has Beautiful eyes.. mmmmmmm...
Kramnik: 2:07 Omg I'm hard now... oh god... I'll try and act normal..
MagoMinelli 9 months ago 2
@MagoMinelli ... Uhh.. Ohhkay then.
moviecritic6 9 months ago
There is nothing wrong with 1. e4. It is just that switching from d4 to e4 is quite a big step. With d4 you can more often play it safe and take less risks in the opening if you wish. With e4 play is often sharper early in the opening with bigger risks for both players, especially if one is not familiar with opening theory. Not saying that d4 is not sharp, but many consider it slightly safer for white. It was the switch of opening system which was surprising, not the move itself.
NisseHult101 10 months ago
e4 is a sort of beginner tactic which allows for little scope to broaden the depth of the opening. d4 tends to be preferred.
100flobby 10 months ago
@100flobby Pretty ignorant comment....
checkster12 10 months ago
@checkster12 Well why don't you just go and shove a rusty, metallic, fragmented, case-hardened steel dildo into the gap inbetween your anus and your scrotal sack, forming a new hole that you can use to pull out yet more of these retarded, inbred, brainfuckingly arrogant sociopathic remarks from and spread your filthy word over the internet yet more. Burn yourself with ethanol - please god do the world a favour.
100flobby 10 months ago
@100flobby Tough youtube chess kid.
checkster12 10 months ago
flobby's so sensitive!
Poor kramnik, he over prepared for another d4 game for nothing
majorsromo 10 months ago
@100flobby You are completely ignorant with regards to chess aren't you?
joydivided23 10 months ago
@joydivided23 heup a derp derp derp arrogant chessfag
100flobby 9 months ago
Why doesn't Indian government support chess playing- answer they don't support anything except thier wallets. Indian society is standing by as usual.
Mr145616 10 months ago
I bet he took 2 minutes on the first move just because he was like "What are you up Anand????"
JoshdaROCKSTAR9999VS 10 months ago
lol Kramniks reaction: *stares in disbelieve at Anand*.
abelromkes 10 months ago
2:40 Kramnik pulls out the whiskey.
professorquack 10 months ago
@professorquack haha that looks like vodka to me ! i bet he got it cheap off of one of those illegal alchol traders
mcpartridgeboy 9 months ago
Anand playing e4 like Beethoven play a C Major chord. Everyone has the knowledge, but he just does it in a really unique and powerful way.
mikeusat 10 months ago
who won?
MrHarelegenda 10 months ago
lol look at his face..
tanmay91patil 10 months ago
playing 1.e4 (it's probably the best opening) , the Petrov's defense and the Berlin Defense aren't good for the 11th match, where Kramnik must to win this match and the 12th match.
arkaitzvdb 10 months ago
1.e4, best by test!
GRIMREAPER7752 10 months ago
C'mon Kramnik, you've never seen e4 before? I thought he might resign on move 1.
bailinnumberguy 10 months ago
@bailinnumberguy Well, facing Anand I think I would give it a minute or 2 as well...... no I would take a whole week and still lose....
SuperSmilingSmiley 10 months ago
fuckin ass e4 is the best opening even compared w/ d4. shit
vinidivici 10 months ago
it's really annoying when you're opponent thinks that much, especially in the opening part, I would resign right away and find someone else more fun.
these flashes are also annoying.
pishoseroseropisho 11 months ago
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LOL this video is great!
Solonil 11 months ago
rofl @ all of those people saying "Huh? Isn't 1.e4 the most common first move for white?" , and they are correct, but Anand almost never plays e4. Kramnik and his team probably all expected the d4 move, and they most likely prepared him so he can play a variation that anand is less aware of.
spicytuna64 11 months ago
@spicytuna64 We all know Anand plays d4 now, with what went on at the 2010 WCC
moviecritic6 11 months ago
@spicytuna64 Not exactly. Anand has played e4 for the vast majority of his career. In the match he switched to d4 for every game; that's why Kramnik was surprised. Afterwards Kramnik said it wasn't that huge of a surprise, it's just that they spent more time on d4.
BishopOcelot 11 months ago
Yeah no one plays e4 anymore, it's the new school where they play "not to lose" instead of going for the win. d4 is safe and with good play u should win, but e4 is 4 true chess players, d4 is for those guys who really dont want a tactical battle but a simple pawn ending or something like that, I play for complications like tal or shabalov, i never and i mean never open with d4.
KBoogs719 11 months ago
@KBoogs719 This is a gross oversimplification, go check out Kasparov's and Alekhine's serious games starting with d4. There are a few hundred.
Also plenty of today's top players open with e4 all the time, including Carlsen and Anand.
BishopOcelot 11 months ago
@BishopOcelot no ur right, it is definitely a huge oversimplification, i was basically referring to the recent WCC with Topalov and Anand, where every game except 1 was a d4 system and the one that wasn't quickly transposed back into one. Who am I to talk really, nevermind.
KBoogs719 11 months ago
wtf isnt e4 the most used opening in chess? I dont get why it was so hard to make a move.
ihavemonkeysinmybutt 11 months ago
@ihavemonkeysinmybutt
because he has to win but his forte of black openings in e4 are drawing weapons
eZoren11 11 months ago
its funny because at my conference tournament i played f4 agianst my 2100 rival and he sat there for 5 minutes thinking on the first move!
sodayodadude1 1 year ago
I get it
It's like Fischer playing 1. c4 against Spassky in the World Championship back in 1972 :)
Now that was a surprise too :)
BenBlunt1 1 year ago
Can you imagine Fischer Playing with flash photography!
tilon2000 1 year ago 65
@tilon2000 - Given that he used to complain about the contrast of the squares, he would have probably nomed a reporter's face off lol.
H0rcrux 10 months ago
@tilon2000 Fisher would resign the game with alll the flash
leratluci 9 months ago 3