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20 videos summarized
Last summary: May 15, 2026
AI Audio Summaries
20 videos summarized
Last summary: May 15, 2026
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Welcome to round 11 of this year's FIDE Candidates tournament, featuring a highly anticipated game between Fabiano Caruana and the leader, Javokhir Sindarov. Sindarov currently leads by a two-point margin over Anish Giri and three points over Caruana. For Fabiano, qualifying for the World Chess Championship match is becoming increasingly difficult, but a win in this game would certainly boost his chances and motivate Anish Giri. The game opened with Knight to F3, followed by Pawn to D5 and Pawn to C4, leading into the Catalan. After several theoretical moves, including Pawn to E6, G3, Knight F6, Bishop to G2, Bishop to E7, Castles, Castles, and Pawn to D4, the D pawn was captured, and Knight to E5 was played. This sequence represents the most classical line of the Catalan. Knight to C6, usually met by knight captures on C6, was instead met by Bishop captures, B captures, and Knight captures on C6, attacking both the queen and bishop. Queen E8 followed, and then Knight captures on E7 check, leading to Queen captures. This entire sequence is well-established theory, with many games featuring this exact setup. Queen A4 and Queen to C2 are strong moves in this line.
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This video provides a summary and analysis of a game from Round 9 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 between Matias Bliba and Zhavokir Sindarov. The presenter notes the game's interesting nature, especially in light of Zhavokir's current lead in the tournament with six wins. Zhavokir's previous game against Pregnanda is also briefly discussed, where Zhavokir reportedly confused his preparation lines but still managed to win, an impressive feat that surprised both his opponent and himself. The presenter then mentions the Lotus Chess Arena, the fourth tournament of the year in the Grand Lotus Tour, and encourages viewers to join, as scores from the best nine out of twelve tournaments count, allowing new participants to still join the tour. The game between Matias (white) and Zhavokir (black) begins with PONT D4, PONT D5, and PONT C4, leading into a standard Queen's Gambit Declined setup. Matias plays Bishop to f4, a less common move than Bishop to g5. Zhavokir surprises with a capture on c4, followed by PONT E4 and PONT B5, a sequence described as very rare in top chess. After a series of exchanges including Knight captures on b5, Bishop to b4 check, and Knight captures on d2, the game reaches a position that has been seen in a few other games. However, Zhavokir's decision to castle kingside on move 9 creates a completely new game state.
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In a thrilling game from round 10 of this year's FIDE Candidates Tournament, Djavokir Sindarov, the leader with a two-point margin, faced Prajnananda. Prajnananda, who had previously lost to Djavokir in the first half of the tournament, was eager for a comeback, especially with the black pieces. Before the game began, a photo captured the handshake between the two, with Djavokir displaying strong posture, perhaps to intimidate Prajnananda, though his dominant play throughout the tournament suggested little need for it. The game commenced with Djavokir, playing white, opening with pawn to d4, leading into a very interesting line. After Knight f6, pawn to c4, pawn to e6, and knight f3, the game proceeded with pawn to d5, initiating the Queen's Gambit Declined. Knight c3 followed, and then knight b to d7, a well-known variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Bishop to f4 was played, followed by bishop to b4. Captures on d5 occurred, with E captures and pawn to e3, immediately followed by knight to e4, putting pressure on the knight on c3. Queen to c2 established a popular position.
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This video discusses an exciting game from the Minorca Masters rapid tournament, featuring Ricard Raort (White) against Leinier Dominguez Perez (Black). The game prominently features the Evans Gambit, an opening the presenter is particularly enthusiastic about. The game began with a standard Ruy Lopez setup: 1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. Bc4. Leinier played 3...Bc5, a common response. Ricard then opted for the Evans Gambit with 4. b4. The presenter notes that while other responses exist, capturing on b4 (4...Bxb4) is the most popular and generally considered the best.
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This video summarizes a game from round nine of the 2026 Candidates Tournament between Praggnanandhaa (playing white) and Wei Yi (playing black). The commentator expresses excitement for the game, noting its importance in the tournament, and promises to cover a specific game from the Menorca Open immediately after this one. The game begins with Praggnanandhaa opening with d4, and after a series of standard moves, the Queen's Gambit Declined, specifically the Semi-Tarrasch variation, is on the board. Praggnanandhaa plays bishop to g5, a less common but still popular move. Wei Yi responds by capturing on c4, deviating from the main lines. Praggnanandhaa recaptures with the d-pawn, and after Wei Yi plays bishop to e7, Praggnanandhaa captures the bishop on c4. Both players castle kingside, and Wei Yi develops his bishop to d7.
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This video covers a game from round nine of this year's Feday candidates tournament between Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri, who are currently tied for second place. They are trying to catch up to Javok Sindarov, who leads by a two-point margin. If both Fabiano and Anish beat Javok, it could result in a three-way tie. In other games, Javok Sindarov drew his game against Matias Bluebound, despite having a winning position. He expressed sadness in a post-game interview, noting he didn't realize he had a win. Pragnananda also had a winning position but missed a crucial move. Hikaru Nakamura's game was still ongoing at the time of recording.
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This summary details the game between Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana in round eight of the Feday Candidates tournament, focusing on Hikaru's victory and its implications for the tournament standings and Hikaru's rating. Hikaru, playing with white, opened with pawn to C4, leading into an English opening. The game followed standard theory for several moves, with Hikaru playing knight to C3, pawn to E6, and then bishop to F4, a less common but still strong move. Fabiano responded with pawn to D5, spending about seven minutes, but Hikaru continued to play quickly, spending only two minutes to reach his next move. Hikaru's queen to A4 on move nine, while not entirely new, has only been played a few times at the top level. The game reached a completely new position by move 10 after Fabiano's pawn to A5. Hikaru continued his rapid play, seemingly within his preparation, leading to pawn to E4, knight captures on C3, and then bishop back to E7. Hikaru's strategy involved messing up both his and Fabiano's pawn structures, creating a position that was not symmetrical in appearance but was symmetrical in terms of file pawn distribution, suggesting an equal position.
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This video covers Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament, marking the beginning of its second half. Djavokir Sindarov currently leads with a 1.5-point advantage over second-placed Fabiano Caruana. The speaker has just returned from Cyprus, where they met several chess personalities, including Sagar Shah from Chessbase India, and Rafael from Lotus Chess. They also encountered Anish Giri briefly. The main focus of this segment is the rematch between Anish Giri and Pragnananda, as Pragnananda had defeated Giri in Round 1. Giri, playing white, opens with pawn to d4, leading to a standard Queen's Gambit Declined. The game proceeds with Knight to f6, pawn to c4, pawn to e6, Knight to f3, and d5. After Knight to c3, Pragnananda immediately captures on c4, leading to the Vienna Variation. White plays pawn to e4, and Black responds with pawn to b5, which is considered a more serious attempt than Bishop to b4. White then plays e5.
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the summary of round seven, the final round of the first half of the FIDE Candidates Tournament. This segment focuses on a game between Andreas Penko and Wei Yi. The presenter apologizes for a lack of videos yesterday due to travel to Cyprus and settling in. Today is a rest day, allowing for a comprehensive overview. The presenter also received chocolate and a Charles Dickens quote from room service, which serves as the video's motivational theme, though the presenter, being a morning person, doesn't fully relate. The game between Andreas Penko and Wei Yi featured a shocking move that surprised everyone, including commentators like former world champion Viswanathan Anand. Andreas, playing white, opened with pawn to E4. A photo of Andreas and Wei Yi is shown, taken during the initial 15 minutes of the game when spectators are allowed closer, as players are unlikely to deviate from theory early on.
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Javokhir, currently with four and a half points out of five, is on a remarkable run in the tournament, facing Wei Yi, who has drawn all his games and only lost to Fabiano Caruana. In contrast, Javokhir has won all his games, drawing only once against Matthias Bluebaum. The game begins with Wei Yi, playing white, opening with pawn to E4, met by Javokhir's pawn to E5, leading to the Vienna Game with knight to C3. Javokhir responds with knight to C6, employing the Max Lange Defense. Wei Yi plays bishop to C4, and Javokhir follows with knight to F6. Wei Yi quickly plays D3, and Javokhir responds with knight to A5, attacking the bishop. Wei Yi immediately plays pawn to A3, threatening bishop to A2, prompting Javokhir to capture the bishop with his knight. Wei Yi recaptures with his pawn, doubling his own pawns early in the game, a surprising move aimed at creating an exotic position to gain an advantage.
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This video covers a game from round five of this year's FIDE Candidates Tournament, featuring Fabiano Caruana against Matias Bleb. Caruana, a five-time participant in the Candidates Tournament and winner of the FIDE Circuit 2024, is typically rated around 2800, though slightly lower at the time of this game. Bleb, slightly lower rated than expected for a Candidates participant at almost 2700, qualified by placing second in the FIDE Grand Swiss behind Anish Giri. Caruana entered this game needing a win, having lost in the previous round to Javokhir Sindarov, who was then on four and a half out of five points. Bleb, on the other hand, was undefeated, having drawn all his previous games, and was looking for his first victory or at least a draw against Caruana with the black pieces.
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Hello everyone and welcome to round five of the FIA candidates tournament. Jawoker and Fabiano Caruana were tied going into round four, but Jawoker won another game against Fabiano Caruana, bringing his record to three wins and one draw out of four rounds. Only Matias's blue bound was able to draw against Javok, who previously defeated Espeno Pragnarandanda and Fabiano Caruana. Now, Jawoker faces Hikaru with black. Hikaru started the tournament with a loss against Fabiano, followed by three draws against Yasipo, Nishiri, and Wayi, where he missed a winning opportunity in the previous round. With the white pieces, Hikaru is eager to defeat the tournament leader, Javok, who is currently ahead by a full point. Before delving into the game, I'd like to mention a sale: for the next 24 hours, Lotus Chess is 50% off. The link is in the description below.
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Welcome to game two of the GR Chess Festival 2026. Magnus, who won the previous iteration in 2025 with a perfect score of 9 out of 9, is looking to repeat that success. His opponent in this game is 18-year-old Alua Nurman from Kazakhstan, a Women Grandmaster rated 2443, her highest rating ever. She is the 2025 Asian individual women's champion and an Olympic silver medalist from 2024. Before the game, Alua requested a selfie with Magnus, an unusual occurrence, especially in a serious tournament with prize money. Bringing a cell phone into the playing hall is generally against the rules, and the arbiter confiscated her phone. It's unclear if Magnus reported her, though he has reported players for less in the past.
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The video summarizes a chess game between Nihal Sarin and Nodirbek Abdusattorov from the chess.com open section preliminaries, where two spots for the final 16 knockout phase were still available. Nihal Sarin, described as being in incredible form, faced Nodirbek, an opponent capable of defeating anyone. The game began with Nodirbek (white) playing pawn to D4, leading to a Grunfield Defense. The players followed classical lines, with Nihal (black) castling kingside and developing naturally. Around move 14, the game entered new territory as Nodirbek played rook to B1, aiming for the B5 square and eventually targeting the B7 pawn to gain space. Nihal responded by developing his rook to B8, and after a series of moves, Nodirbek castled kingside.
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The video presents an incredible game from the 1948 FIDE World Chess Championship tournament between Mikhail Botvinnik and Paul Keres, while also providing a historical overview of the Candidates Tournament and its origins. The host explains that this historical context is being shared because the 2026 Candidates Tournament is set to begin soon. The historical journey begins with the 1858 match between Adolf Anderssen and Paul Morphy, where Morphy was victorious and is considered the first unofficial world champion. The host notes that even the Steinitz versus Johannes Zukertort match was not officially a world championship match. Wilhelm Steinitz is recognized as the first official world champion because after defeating Zukertort in 1886, he famously declared himself "champion of chess, champion of the world." However, FIDE did not exist at that time, so there was no official body to confer the title.
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This video analyzes a game from round four of this year's Reykjavik Open between Vassily Ivanchuk and French Grandmaster Krzysztof Sohatsky. Both players were on two and a half points out of three coming into this match. Ivanchuk has a long history with the Reykjavik Open, having never won it despite multiple attempts and close calls, including tying for first with Anatoly Karpov in 1991 and placing second in 2023 after a tiebreak. He consistently participates in the tournament, aiming for a win. The game begins with the Exchange French opening: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5. The narrator notes that this opening, while straightforward and allowing for flexible development, offers the same advantages to both sides. Play continues with 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2. This is described as the third most popular, yet main-theory, way to develop for white. Black responds with the natural 5...c5, immediately threatening to trap the bishop with c4. Vassily defends with 6. c3, freeing the c2 square for his bishop. The game progresses with 6...Nc6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Bf4.
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This video covers a game from round five of the Reikavik Open, featuring Amin Tabatabai against Vasel Ivanchuk. Ivanchuk had a strong history in the tournament, nearly winning in 1991 and placing second last year. However, he faced a formidable opponent in Tabatabai, an Iranian Grandmaster rated 2700, who was undefeated with four wins out of four at that point. The game opened with Tabatabai, playing white, starting with pawn to E4, met by Ivanchuk's pawn to E6, leading into a French Defense. White advanced with pawn to D4, D5, and E5, challenging the French. The players continued with standard moves: pawn to C5, pawn to C3, knight to C6, knight to F3, bishop to D7, and bishop to E2. This sequence is sometimes referred to as the Pollson or Max variation. Black played knight G to E7 and castled king side, followed by knight to F5, a typical square for the knight in the French Defense. White responded with D captures on C5, bishop captures, and pawn to B4, establishing a standard position.
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Hello everyone and welcome to the first game we'll be covering from the Fed Candidates tournament 2026. This game features Javok Cindaro versus Andrea Sipenko. Both players qualified for the Fed Candidates Tournament via the Fed World Cup, with Javok even winning the Fed World Cup and Andrea securing third place. Wei, who took second place in the World Cup, is also participating in this event. The prize fund for the tournament is €700,000, with the first prize being €70,000. While a substantial amount of money, the primary motivation for these players is to win the tournament and challenge Gesh Maraj for the title of world classical champion.
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Welcome to the second game summary from the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026, a crucial event where the winner qualifies to challenge World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju. This particular game features Pragnanandhaa and Anish Giri. Pragnanandhaa secured his spot by winning the 2025 FIDE Circuit, similar to Fabiano Caruana's 2024 win. Anish Giri qualified through the FIDE Grand Swiss, as did Matthias Bluebaum. The World Cup produced three qualifiers: Jawokristi Nadar, who won, Wei, who placed second, and Andrey Esipenko, who took third. Hikaru Nakamura also qualified due to his highest average rating. These are the eight candidates, and a previous video provided an introduction and a photo of them. This game, highly requested by viewers, begins with Pragnanandhaa, playing white, opening with pawn to e4, met by black's pawn to c5. White plays knight to c3, and the game proceeds. A photo of the two players is displayed briefly before resuming the game analysis.
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