Gotta get a decent mic mate.. your at that level of youtubing where the audio quality needs some freshening up. Thanks for the vids!

Dude, thanks for the no click bait titles, your commentary always lives up to the hype but reaching the "Return of the King" was a brilliancy. I really love this channel!

What an expression on Hikaru’s face when that king Check landed 😅

Alireza got lost on the way to Mount Doom. Different story than Lord of the Rings here.

Even by your usual standards this was a clinic. “Guess what? King E1 and we have the Return of the King…back to the safety of Gondor here, wow.” Inspired work

4:21 be honest mate, how long was you thinking of that 😂

Vidit preparing to sacrifice his king 😂😂😂 its a great line for those know the background story

Great analysis! And the LOTR descriptive phraseology was superb!

Talk about a double brilliancy: your LOTR metaphor was amazing. THE RETURN OF THE KING 😂😂

Brilliant knight sac and it wasn't even a prep. Unbelievable!

What a game....Ali Reza brings excitement even when losing...

king going to sacrifice was a epic one

+1, thank you for no click bait. Been sick of it recently from other chess youtubers.

my precious... checkmate!

Bro put vidit in thumbnail because its vidit who won the match

Actually mad impressed by the way you kept the lotr references flowing throughout the game

I think the checking with queen could’ve worked in a rapid game where the king d3 may not even be considered in the calculation by the opponent as it looks too risky.

Hard to put in check if your king gets taken off the board

I feels like I read the Rings Lord after all those references… 🤣🤣👍🏽👍🏽

The return of the king after visiting the shadowlands of Mordor, brilliant, nice fight although expected more from Alireza Firouzja. thanks

Great game and excellent commentary James, as always. I also enjoy the little dry jokes you insert here and there. Thanks!

Alireza just mishandled it. He shud go for d5 and come with the knight attack but failed to discover it

Hahaha brilliant commentary, and as usual! 😅 I was shouting in the black tongue of Mordor and in the darkness bound them. 😆🙏

Alireza has the attacking spirit and creativity of Tal/Fischer: now he needs to find the positional strenght of (insert corresponding GM).

Was hoping after you said “let’s see what Alireza can conjure up here” that you’d hit us with a “well he’s not a conjuror of cheap tricks so he goes…” lol. Enjoyed the return of the king saga

so perfect thankyou

Loved the LOTR metaphor. Great recap of an exciting game.

The king sac 😂

The position up to Qa4 is known theory. The move played before this has been d5. Alireza presumably forgot his prep at this point or possibly had a hullucination. He spent 50 minutes on Qa4.

Very entertaining, thanks!

Precious!) Thanks a lot! Great cover!)

10:24 That's a brilliant king sacrifice bro ,Don't underestimate the brilliancy of vidit😂😂😂😂

Great video and what a game. Alireza is super exciting and plays some risky aggressive entertaining chess. Although i always felt vidit had this under control. What do you think Alireza needs to do to win the candidates? Do you think he needs a proper coach?

Nice game by Vidit I didn’t know the results I presumed Alireza had won with two Brilliants Vidit definitely looked in control at the end I’m sure India 🇮🇳 is very happy I was watching most of the games myself but missed the ends Thanks James

Amazing LOTR chess analogies, as incicive as Magnus is instructive :)

Hey, long-time fan of your channel. I'm impressed with your videos. I want to make some videos of my own (not chess, don't worry 😄) but have no idea what production/editing software to use or how to learn. Can I ask you for advice? I like how you input other images and video clips into your video but then go back to your main video of you speaking. I also like how perfectly synced your audio is with your video. Could you advise on any equipment, software, and learning materials? Thanks very much if you can

Thanks! Coffee on me. You didn't overdo the LoTR references. Multiple lols. 🔥🌙🙏

Thanks sir.

Really appreciate the LotR metaphor :D

I love the commitment to the LotR metaphors!

Oh I thought maybe it was Bryan Adams

it's incredible... it's almost always 1 move that loses you the game.. was the same with Magnus against me. I lost on the first move

Mordor the Return the of King.

Once you have shown you have the guts to sacrifice the king in the quest of win , every one is scared of you. Vidi rules😅

Thanks!

Your a funny guy good quality channel your like the British Gotham hope u get big soon

Regardless of how many games Alireza loses, I will still support him due to the risks he takes and his unique style of play.

Holy shit i found d5! Now if i could just stop making all my other dumb mistakes i might be half decent at this game someday lol.

Double brilliancy that resulted in loss.😮😮😮😮

i'm still sad about the result

3:17 why not Bxb3! and then Qxc3 ? I dont see why Qc6 is briliant ?

I love these creative flights of fancy. Very refreshing in an overall dull sport.

good one.....even if it is laid next to your spouse......haaaaa!!..that is why I subscribed and importantly your analysis are just mindblowing.

Kd5 isn't defended. Ke5 is technically better, due to the possibility of a king exchange. But Nxe5 retains the king, and hence Firouzja wins.

that was a fantastic fight. In the future, Vidit, Alireza, Abdusattorov, and Pragg can all be the world champion, can any of the dominate the rest in the style of, Magnus, Kasparov or kKrpov. i think not. Thanks James.

4:30 why not Q to a4 CHECK then if pawn push, pull queen back to original square and white is still being crushed with no good way to block with that pawn now NOT defending the knight and no piece can block and be defended also. AH! I hadn't watched the vid past 4:30 and wow, he chose that same move. I think it works. Let me stop typing and just watch. hehehe Okay, well, I still think that idea could have worked. When white king to d3 just check with bishop. If horse takes, queen is there for another check. king is forced back to c2! anyway.... what do I know? I can't beat Fritz 6 on beginner level half the time.

Ash nazh durbatuluk Ash nazg gimbatul Ash nazg thrakatuluk Agh burzum-ishi krimpatul

Disappointed Vidit didn't get to cha cha slide his Queen to the right.

Good grief your mic is bad in this video!

The real question is why didn't alireza take the eagles to Mordor?

mate are you sitting in a tin can for this video?

*Vake on Zee

Tje comment vidit preparing to sac king is hilarious. But sadly alireza didn't allow that . Alireza was abt to win n resign

it would be a double brilliancy, if he would have followed up properly on that. I feel Firouzja is risking too much. It is entertaining but I guess he would be more successful not risking so much and instead waiting for opponents errors

god you're funny

this is all theory, also the sac. then he mixed up the moves. no brillant attack.

lol

please don't use metaphors you make them too long

I laugh so hard when he's going to fork king and rook 😂 10:52

Vidit the star of india ,national hero of india

You've been told by others wiser than me, your best bet is to pronounce it "SHAVE AN ENGINE". It's not correct, take it from a fellow Englishman who lived there, it's Chess-funny AND closer to what it really is.

the title should be something different Alireza lost this game.

Stuns vidit? Looks like he was under control all the time. C'mon buddy you can do better.

Firouja is unethical

Why do you believe Alireza played well? Making a move like Qa4 after thinking for 30 minutes, which turned out to be a mistake, doesn't seem indicative of a strong game. Vidit, on the other hand, demonstrated a remarkable performance, maintaining focus and playing a meticulous game without unnecessary delays. Vidit is a lot better player than Alireza. You refer to a move as a brilliant move when it proves to be effective. Alireza's knight sacrifice, in this case, did not contribute positively to the game, making it less fitting to be labeled as a brilliant move. And in the end Alireza lost with giving 2 brilliancies which didnt work. lol. Stop glorifying losers and appreciate the winner.

Bad job alirizha