EP 413- GM Daniel Naroditsky Looks Back at Gukesh's Rise, Ding's Disappointment & the Heightened Emotions of the 2024 World Championship

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🗓️ 14 December 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Just one day after the match's unforgettable conclusion, I am honored to be joined by lead Chess.com Commentator and popular YouTuber, GM Daniel Naroditsky. Danya takes us straight to the deciding moment of the match and then looks back to contextualize broader lessons from a battle that was closer than many expected. We tackle questions such as: Is it possible that Ding subconsciously was ok with losing this match? How uncharacteristic was Ding's blunder for a GM? Did this match display more raw emotion than other recent World Championships? Is Magnus Carlsen's commentary impacting the chess discourse too much during a match? Following a detailed World Championship discussion, we touch on a few other topics, including the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz, Danya's upcoming Chessable course, and his recent coaching reflections. It was quite a treat to hear Danya process this match in real-time just one day after its conclusion. Approximate timestamps of topics discussed are below. Thanks to our sponsors, Chessable.com.Be sure to check out the free course by IM Andras Toth on the World Championship match, the new Woodpecker Method 2 course, among their many offerings. If you sign up for Chessable Pro, please use the following link to help support Perpetual Chess: https://www.chessable.com/pro/?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=benjohnson&utm_campaign=pro 3:00 -Review game 14 of World Championship 13:00 -Danya’s commentary influences 15:00 -Behind the scenes of Danya’s commentary 18:00 -Overview of World Championship match 22:00 -Ding’s struggles 29:00 -Looking ahead to the next World Championship 31:30 -Emotions during the match 34:00 -Thoughts on Gukesh 36:30 -Takes on Magnus’ Take Take Take Recaps 45:00 -Potential changes to WC format 51:00 -Openings in the WC 57:00 -What the audience can learn from the match 1:01:30 -Final thoughts on WC/Danya’s embarrassing moment in commentary career 1:10:00 -Listener questions, Danya’s future chessable course 1:14:00 -Danya's 2025 tournament plans 1:17:00 -Kramnik accusations/thoughts on upcoming World Rapid and Blitz 1:22:00 -Favorite memories being a part of Charlotte Chess Center 1:26:00 -What happened to Danya's NY Times chess column? Thanks to Danya for joining me! Be sure to sub to his YouTube and Twitch channels: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHP9CdeguNUI-_nBv_UXBhw https://www.twitch.tv/gmnaroditsky If you would like to help support Perpetual Chess via Patreon, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/c/perpetualchess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone and welcome back to perpetual chess.
0:06.4	We are going to put a bow on a very entertaining world championship,
0:10.3	and we have the absolutely perfect guest to do that,
0:13.4	who I will introduce in a minute.
0:15.2	First, minor programming note I wanted to mention that I'm probably going to try
0:18.7	to get this out a day or too early, but this is technically next week's episodes,
0:22.8	so the next regular perpetual chess will be on December 24th,
0:27.2	although I may have a bonus pod relating to the World Rapid and Bliss,
0:31.1	which I will be attending, and according to the internet,
0:33.8	our guests will be attending as well.
0:35.6	We will eventually discuss that.
0:37.3	I also wanted to give a shout out to our sponsors, chesible.com.
0:40.6	The Woodpecker Method 2 has a riven or arrived.
0:43.4	I'm not sure which.
0:44.2	I bet Donya knows if it's a riven or arrived.
0:46.8	I'll ask him eventually.
0:48.1	But it's here.
0:49.3	It's a great course.
0:50.3	You can hear my interview with Axel Smith about it. And of course, if you sign up for Chessable Pro to access there many features, be sure to use the link in the description. So as for our guest,
1:00.0	as you saw in the title, he is a popular and renowned YouTuber, 440,000 subs, Twitch streamer,
1:06.3	commentator, author from back when he was a child. And he is just wrapping up as one of the lead commentators
1:12.6	for chess.com's excellent coverage of the World Championship. Please to welcome back to the program.
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