From equal position to stunning checkmate in 2 moves! | Carlsen vs Ding Liren | Norway Chess 2024 

Ding gave an interview to a German magazine. He was suffering from insomnia and depression. He was on medication. Totally understandable. He seems like a genuinely decent and lovable guy, which is why we care about him

Is it just me, or does Ding look in some kind of deep external pressure? I mean, the way he resigns, and before that, of course, the blunder.... Hope he's okay

As someone who has seen ding's 100 games unbeaten streak... Seeing him lose 4 in a row like this is unreal 😔

Utterly shocking moment in chess history theres just no way this could happen!!!

I think Ding is not well either physically or personally.

I am sad because I followed ding liren's games so much I can't even believe a player of his caliber can do this i mean we are talking about prime Ding who shook Carlsen time and time again, 100 classical unbeaten record. magnus himself said ding is the player toughest to win against. the ding who crushed every top player we know of in his prime or even in 2022 a simple bishop mistake by hikaru and he converted it to a win i think being a world champion has only given negative impact on his career seeing ding in this adjusting seat again and again, coughing, not able to sit properly, not able to concentrate, looking depressed, hand glued to head, always looking down a year and i have not seen him smiling. his handshake in this video seemed like he was doubting playing chess I mean c'mon why ding is the nicest GM i have seen ever THE CALMNESS DING HAD ON HIS FACE WHILE PLAYING IS TURNED INTO DEPRESSION

I'm glad you recorded this since the live broadcast didn't show much of it. Love your commentary

Sad to see him like this. Hope he comeback and give tough competition to GUKESH in championship

13:38 "OMG what is this move🤣

It's almost like Ding is sandbagging to lower his rating before the World Open in July.

Ding is saving up all the special moves for the world championship.

No way Ding misses that. What is wrong man, it's sad to see such a good player struggle so hard.

Ding looks so nervous, the way I do when i play some 300 pts higher. You think you're equal and try to play relaxed but the pressure results in the game slowly getting away.

Anyone who can do battle against chess Monster Magnus while simultaneously doing battle against a far more powerful enemy - depression..............well, he has earned all of my respect.

Ding already makes everybody not happy about his performance

Ding definitely going to defend his title.i am damn sure

Ding is playing like a 2000 and giving everyone free points.

Thank you, Sagar, for your wonderful commentary.

OKAY! Ding Liren is pretending to be weak just like he did in the WCC Match to defeat Nepo! WATCH OUT GUKESH!

Even is Magnus is surprised and sad

Ding please RETIRE. Its obvious his heart is NOT there anymore. Lack of confidence. Time to move on to being a Lawyer. Start your second career Ding.

Dings problem and probably his depression stems from the very fact he is carrying the burden of the title World Champion, the World Champion should come 1st in a tournament, minimum top 3 anything else is failure, but Ding is just not strong enough to do that he is the equal of the other top players but unlike Magus he is not better and he knows that, that's one hell of a weight to have hanging around your neck.

He used to play way better than this. Idk what happened to him. Missing a mate in 2 like that at that level is VERY strange..

I can't believe he missed that... I think that year gap he took has to do something with Chinese government's dictatorship and see he looks like hell depressed 😢

He is the current world 🌎 chess 🏆 champion, and he does a mistake like that?? He is not Ding Liren, it's unbelievable 😭😭😭😭🥺

Ding's blunder is reminiscent of Kramnik's Qe3 blunder against Deep Fritz.

ding did what i would've done 🤣

so sad for super GM Ding Liren

Maybe hes using psychological tactic. Gukesh will think ding is weak and prepare less and fall in dings psychological trap hehe 😅

Sagar Bhai best commentary too🎉❤

OMG how did ding do that???😮😮

Ding is playing to provide those points to others ... What a blunder he has done in the good position 😶

To all those who say Ding will be back to form during WCC, well, Gukesh is already in his peak form, and will only try to better himself during WCC. Last heard, he is having some insane level of preparations with his coach analysing all of Ding's games in the past 2 years and doing a SWOT check on him. While I will still put Ding as the favorite, it will be 51-49 and not anything more.

Its shocking that world champion missed such mates in 2 even 1500 rated can not missed 😂😂

Even me with 1700 elo can see the checkmate 😅 how ding overlooked it ? I just feel it was intentional 😕

😅😅😅 sagar found that queen move but ding couldn't.

are you okey ding ?

bro please, get the big board for the recap . at least give 50% of the screen size. chess lovers like to ponder more into the game not players' activity. i always love to watch your recap but this tiny board hard to focus whats going on, thanks

I think I’m still being pranked by someone into believing that a world champion missed to see a mate in 2….

RAW should find out about Ding's problems. May be some important insights can be passed on to Gukesh.

Hikaro quote "this is not the same guy i played" Is it possible this is Ding clone???

i think its more probable that ding is doing the old "appearing weak and broken" strategy, i don't wanna be stereotypical here but chinese people tend to do that a lot of times to catch their opponents with an element of surprise. either he is very good at acting or he is actually going through something and like some say "forget how to play chess" but the fact is that once you learn something you don't unlearn it, when someone learns how to walk, they don't forget it and start crawling again. that's the main reason why i don't buy it and i think he will play a lot differently against gukesh. this comment may not age well but we'll see

we all know who's real champion, we always knew

crazy checkmate.. Boom.....

He goes to write the move and suddenly realizes its losing, and his emotions or reactions do not change at all. That's a man who is completely numb, or was sad and miserable before the game even started.

Don't know what has happened but ding got no sting since wcc against nepo.

It seems, chess isnt well for mental health in the long run.

Commentators are saying THIS has never happened to a World Champion, well, they are wrong, it did happen to Kramnik, he missed Checkmate IN ONE in his match against a Chess Program

Can you upload the live footage of Carlsens game against Firouzja?

This is sad

Its probably corruption. Ding got pressured by someone. Maybe family members being threatened or something. Nobody misses that.

Please take a break ding and come back stronger. You are not in your skin and it’s evident by the looks. We are looking forward to your championship game with Gukesh. All the very best

We can say for a fact that we would all get smoked by Ding But he is clearly not the same as he was when he became wcc in 2023! I Only hope Ding gets well before 2024 WCC!

The way he resigns has to be the most depressed resignment ever.

At this point, the most humane thing is to no longer invite DIng to tournaments until he undergoes an assessment of his well being. It's like watching a boxer with severe CTE fighting the strongest heavyweights.

It's hard to believe that this is happening to one of the best

Ding is saving his best prepp and moves to play against Gukesh for world championship, that's why he's losing here

Gukesh the new world champion can't get easier opponent than ding at this point

Ding was going to write down the move;then realized and resigned. This scene was so heart-breaking

Something is VERY wrong. Organisers MUST stop this tournament RIGHT NOW, examine the facts. This was not a blunder, not a checkmate. Ding could have prevented this, but did not on purpose. This was deliberate losing, or resigning for over several moves, because Ding didn't want to play at all.

Can't Ding just take Magnus' Queen with the King? sorry I'm an idiot

I liked my own comment.

will ding even wanna defend his wcc? are we looking at gukesh vs nakamura

Ding is like I'm done, I ain't playing.

Someone please explain how could it be mate in 2 for ding?

Ding is a fantastic player, hope he'll get well soon

It looks like more of a deliberate resignation to me.. sorry to see this.

Magnus Carlsen kicked off this game with Nf3 move that falls within the Reti Opening: The King's Indian Attack. It is a waiting move that retains the ability to join multiple schemes. Ding Liren in turn confirmed this opening with the first two moves, but the third one was wrong as he played e6 instead of Nc6, and what made matters worse when he played d4-d5, because he opened the white diagonal in favor of Carlsen's bishop. The chinese fell into the same trap that Korchnoi fell into against Karpov in The 1978 World Chess Championship: the Black's problem of opting for the appropriate defense against White's first move.

Wow.. lost in a row

I just love Ding for his personality, look at the moment when Magnus arrives, he respectfully stands and shakes hand. I really hope he will bounce back💪

Ding did fine until he blundered. He's often plays very fast, which is fine, until you miss moves... Hope he improves by the time he plays Gukesh.

The way he resigned 😢

Even before this game many chess fans were worried about the play of Ding Liren. A world champion should not be struggling to avoid embarrassment but that's what has happened to Ding. If his play does not improve soon he will be a big underdog in his upcoming match with Gukesh.

Ding is not ok….something is wrong and troubling him

Sad for him😢

Can we use both hands in single game????😮😮😮😮Answer me guys😮😮😮😮

Sagar, he didn't miss the mate in 2... He knew ok! Show some respect to him you noob.

I love your videos. Your narration makes the game truly come to life in an exciting way. Also, I am only 300 rated chess player yet you explain things that even I can understand. Keep it up!!!

Well the position was lost long before the blunder. Magnus had all his heavy pieces on the f,g,h files in front of the king and a beautiful light square bishop in the middle of the board. Everyone waiting for Dings comeback but hey the only way you go from the bottom is upwards!

who! wins

Ok what am i missing? Because magnus moves the queen and takes out the rook. Why can’t the king just take out the queen to get out of the check. I don’t really play chess so there is probably some rule that i havent understood.

No shock, as if he deliberately let it happen.. I think Ding has lost interest since he became champion...as if that was his goal and lost interest

I'm rated 1000 online and spotted that mate in 2. Ding must be under smoe kind of illness on a daily bases and his body can not keep up with high level chess games

Ding seems to be in a really bad place. Maybe playing chess isn't the best thing for him atm. He's looking more and morel ike a tortured soul.

Looks like Ding did this on purpose...look at the way he resigns...no emotion at all...like he knew it already.

Even top GM's Miss Checkmates!! Finally a Human element to chess!

I don't believe this was a blunder. I think he didn't want to play on and threw the game. You can see in his face, he doesn't seem phased by the fact that he made such a huge mistake. I believe that's because it wasn't a mistake at all, he did not seem to want to be there. I truly hope he is alright. He might be a chess titan, but he is also human.

‘I’ve played with Ding many times, but now he seem like not the same person’ - Hikaru Nakamura, 2024

There must be something going on with Ding.

That a WC should overlook such an obvious mate threat is ridiculous!😂

Even i use this tactic to make checkmate sometimes but my opponent get rescued as well but i didnt understand that special move done by ding of moving rook instead of moving pawn 😂😂😂 Hope he comeback strongly against gukesh! Best wishes to him...

Sagar after checking the whole game …” I think he is going to this and he is “ :-D

4:38 did ding eat his booger???

Totally understandable! Looking at this Elvis hairstyle for hours let get you do silly things. 😉

Rb2 Ah we have entered 200 elo range! 😂

What’s going on for ding. It’s so sad to see a world champion a very nice gentleman have issues like this. Certainly a mental thing going on. Either it’s a real issue or if we go to other side it could be a tactic to make gukesh become complacent

13:37 Ding knowingly?? The way he puts his hand to regisnation was like he was having pressure abt something

I understand that Ding has been struggling lately but how on earth did he miss such an obvious mate? There is something seriously wrong with the guy

magnus mind after rook b2 : come on bro youre a defending world champion you can do better than that.. lol

Ding needs psychologist