Ding Delivers A Genius Checkmate Which EVERYONE Missed! 

Nepo even smiled as he resigned. It was a beautiful finish.

Even if you're stockfish, there's always an asian better than you.

"I'm bad at checkmates" - The Super Grandmaster ranked 6th globally

That quiet-but-deadly d5 is one of the most beautiful moves I have ever seen. Brilliant from Ding.

This video is beautiful beyond belief - Ding’s hand shaking when he notices it - David’s reaction when he finds it - Anish’s surprise when he sees it - Nepo’s smile when he realizes it and resigns. The beauty of chess summarized in two minutes

I love that line by Anish: “He sees it, but I don’t see it!” He could tell just by looking at Ding that there was a supreme confidence there and was humble enough not to pretend he could also see it.

The D5 pawn was something magical....

You have GMs/superGMs struggling to find the mate that they know is there. Ding didn't have an eval bar or another player telling him 'there's a mate in 6 if you can find it' - he just found it in the middle of a WCC game. Crazy.

I speak for all chess fans when I say we want David back for the commentary team

“He looks very excited “ Ding 🗿

It’s not a flashy sac or something but, considering the circumstance and everything, D5 is about as sick a move as I’ve seen. It’s like “noise cancelling headphones in the middle of nowhere” level quiet combined with “make sure you wave the metal detector wand over his ass a few extra times” level brilliant. Really makes you understand there are levels to this chess thing

"checkmating is not my strenght" good to know I have something similar with Anish lol

nepo's smile during the resign handshake made this beautiful checkmate a piece of art... thanks to both ..!

I like how Anish who originally didn’t see the mating pattern but with the eval bar at 100% for white acknowledged “but HE sees it” basically saying I don’t see it yet but I can tell Ding sees it! FINALLY David figured it out but I watched this Live when Ding originally played d5 they both were wondering what was the point of that move? Turned out it was the genius move of the game!

Whenever people diss Ding, I come back to this. What a beast.

Ding equalized in the world championship by creating one of the hardest chess puzzles ever in real time.

Nepo smile when hand shaking is a really class sportmanship touch. He, in some way, recognizes the beauty of the Ding final combination. Amazing chess these players are showing to the world!

This is the Best commentary Panel. Giri, Daniel and Off course Howell

Bro I was watching this live n when it happened, I jumped outta bed screaming. I was soo happy for Ding. Was rooting for King Ding the whole time. This past WCC was an insane match.

I find it marvelous. The humility of these masters. Especially Anish.

Oh Ding, you are the champion in my heart, no matter what happens at the end. That was a true piece of art.

I love the smile on Nepos face when resigning. Humble guy ❤

It's a privelege to be able to see such incredible chess played by these two players. It's a true spectacle unfolding right before my eyes..

We believed in him, and he did not deceive, what a great player

Glad to have caught the tailend of the match, and watch this live. Anish's reaction when David finally figured it out will be part of WCC lore. 😊🙏💕

0:20 this is actually when ding's hand was shaking with excitement! (not previous rook exchange sac in game 4). What a pawn move!

"its disturbing how beautiful this move is " - Anish summed it perfectly

The last mating net is really beautiful. Ding did such perfect calculations. I feel ding may win this tournament if he continues with this form. He has amazing ability to calculate accurately. All his moves in the last part of the game are so perfect. Most of the people who supported ding were panicking when they saw the a-pawn of nepo moving closer to the other end. Ding did such perfect calculations and won this game.

Just look how ding is leaving rest room - he saw the idea - after that only pure satisfaction seeing him rethinking that again and confirming that there is a checkmate

David is my favorite commentator. The dude has the most pleasant voice for explaining complicated positions.

we need this ding back right now

d5 is a mistake ding: let me cook

These quiet but monster moves (like d5!) are one of the things that elevate chess from a game to an art!

Would have been great if Ian had allowed the queen sacrifice and checkmate appear on the board instead of resigning . 🙂

I love this. Anish Giri, one of the best chess players on the planet, says that checkmates are not his strength. Really nice and candid commentary on this one. And oh, beautifully played Ding Liren! Respect!

Apart from Ding winning the tie-breaks, this was the most amazing moment of the 23 WCC for me.

You should also post Radjabov's reaction to d5 from his stream. When he saw Ding's d5, he said it was "unbelievable how badly Ding is calculating"... then a few minutes later he took back his words and apologized to Ding's fans.

In a way, with D5 Ding did not find the mate, but actually created it! In a position far from obvious. Just amazing!

Amazing play from Ding, Congratulations on becoming world champion.

Good on these commentators for not consulting the engine and letting us see how difficult Dings tactics here truly were to recognize. Too many chess commentators are constantly passing the engines solutions off as their own and make these moves seem way more obvious then they are.

Beautiful sequence -- 1) Giri recognizes that Ding sees "it." 2) Both Howell and Giri can't find Ding's brilliancy. 3) Then Howell has his "ah ha" moment and sees Ding's genius plan and how that d5 move fits into it. 4) Giri then understands it and exclaims how "beautiful" the ending is. 5) Howell then notes how Ding had seen the end five or six moves earlier. 6) We see a Fischer-like finish by Ding. If Ian doesn't come back next game, will he end up being thought of as another Korchnoi -- multiple time runner-up in consecutive World Championship matches? Excellent, but not quite good enough? Kudos to Ding in game 6.

The excitement, the reactions, the beautiful music and of course the amazing chess move all contribute to this godly video. Amazing

Good commentary can make a sporting event so much better, and this was a great example. Obviously I couldn't see it either. Probably almost no one watching could see it. It's one thing for an engine to know that there is a difficult checkmate. But the highest drama in chess is when one player in the world championship can see it and there is a real chance that his opponent cannot. If Anish and David could not see it even with the knowledge that a checkmate was there, then it is very possible that Nepo had not seen it either. Anish's commentary allowed the viewers to enjoy this amazing moment.

this is like a scene from a movie...Giri is a gem

If he wins, this d5 might just be Ding's Immortal.

love anish saying hes bad at checkmates, literally one of the best players in chess alive!

an underrated skill among supergrandmasters I think is their ability to read each other -- in games that regularly turn on advantages measured in centipawns, you can gain far more information from that human element than from calculating a few more variations 5-10 moves out

Ding is so strong in calculating far ahead and his positional and strategic understanding is insane

i was watching hikaru’s stream - he instantly said QF7 - he spotted the whole checkmate pattern instantly. what a beast.

i love how proud ding is for finding this idea! and from his interview i turned from "meh" into "I am ding fan"

one of the most emotional chess match ever, i was in tears for many of the matches,,,

the self aware comment from Anish: "im bad at checkmates" is priceless :) he often gets flack for drawing too much, while still being one of the best players of our era

I love Howell's voice. It's so refined. Not at all what I would expect from a man who threw marshmallows at Magnus Carlsen while the world champion was trying to solve chess puzzles 😂

0:56 "He went d5 with the idea to do this, but I just don't know what THIS is."

Fire on board!!! Fantastic clip of one of the greatest checkmates in World Championship history. Pure brilliancy.

D5 is just so amazing. So, so classy! Definetly it's there among the best moves in chess history

This is beautiful, Ding has such a quality heart and mind

This has easily been the best World Championship match since before the Magnus era.

I'm so happy for Ding 😭

Remarkable. Anish and David, also GM geniuses, doing a great job.

him being so anxious to play it is giving me life

David secretly checked the computer line and trying to fool the audience that he figured out the purpose of d5 😂

D5 is really sneaky but really beautiful in the end. Wow...

What a beautiful check mate… d5, Qc7 and Qf7 are really a symphony

So rare. And for this to happen in such a tournament, just amazing stuff. When I saw it live I was speechless and even now on recap it does not feel real.

That's the beauty of chess right there. A super GM ranked 6th in the world rated over 2750+ couldn't find it and a guy just ranked 3 places above him found it in absolutely no time. A very pretty finish. Hope they just give us some amazing games like this.

Giri always gives that vibe that he doesn't really know what's going on or how to play chess despite being 6th in the world

Bro Ding, you're the king just be confident

Nepo is such a gentleman. He resigned while smiling. When you lose at anything you need to realize that’s it’s your opponent’s time to enjoy and you need to help with that. The same way you would like it to be the other way around. Sometimes we react badly and that’s understandable because of the emotions involved but when you look back years or decades after it’s all memories and you need them all to add beauty, in the good and in the not so good times.

Only engine knows what Ding was up to, which gave Ding full evaluation bar. Even GMs cant read Ding strategy 10 moves forward

I'm rooting for Ding, but Nepo's sportsmanship amazes me. It isn't easy to smile as you resign after a tough World Championship game loss.

The moment Ding starts breathing heavy… magical.

Nepo smiling while resigning !! very nice mutual respect

These commentators should play poker-they made a great read on Ding-they knew he saw it even though they didn’t see it-and Anish is top ten in the world!

If even Anish Giri had difficulties seeing that, I fell a lot better for the fact I couldn't spot that in ten years.

Ding has these genius moments throughout his career, he is a unique chess player and on his day as good as anyone ever.

This was such a beautiful moment to watch.

In a way, it's a blessing in disguise that Magnus quit. These two players have already giving us more attacking brilliancies that all the matches since Topalov-Kramnik combined. Beautiful chess.

Not even magnus can make something like that.

Ding is playing just phenomenal throughout this championship 🏆✨✨❤️

Even Ian liked and respected that mate.

Ding must have realized all of this before he played d5..

I wonder seeing anish giri what a smart man apart from his chess genius , he is a genius at pointing out things like in this video just by seeing dings facial expressions he could identify that he spotted the winning move .

That D5 move is *chef's kiss*. Just wow.

Congratulations David Howell for seeing the checkmate. Excellent work!

Nepo should have let him get the checkmate. It’s just an absolutely brilliant setup.

David, you're the genius who spotted it!

David Howell is always so gentlemanly

What a good moment for Ding

Nepo is so damn humble 2:25

What's the name of the background music track?

I don't even remember when was the last time that chess finale was so interesting. Amazing

I'm glad I got to see it on the board

This solution is the answer to the most devious mating puzzle. How many could find it five or six moves out? How many would find it three moves out? How brilliant Ding is.

딩 리런의 마지막 체크메이트는 굉장했다!

I hope the writer from the Indian Express who said that game 2 was the worst in world championship history saw this. This was pure genius. Just because someone is vulnerable doesn't mean they can't play at the very best level. It's refreshing to see the twists and turns of this match and the humanity on display from both sides.

The little soldier all alone, playing a huge role.

D5 is the definition of Ding's Vibe

Name of background music? It feels like i am gonna levitate with it

Ian looking so proud of Ding when he resigns hit me right in the feels🥹