The Biggest Chess Controversy in London | Late Gambit ft. Hikaru, Nepo, Anish, Keymer, Firouzja

We saw many controversies happening at the World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships 2025 in London, but none so big as this one! It began with the top seeds of the tournament WR Chess Team (Nepo, Hikaru, Firouzja) arriving late to their quarter finals encounter against Germany and Friends. An appeal was made. The tournament was delayed, Anish Giri was triggered, Nepo, Hikaru and the entire WR Chess Team had to wait for the games to begin, Vincent had to go and meets the Appeals Committee! All of this action that greatly impacted the final result of the tournament was captured in this video.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Quarterfinals begin
0:36 - Nepo enters
0:45 - Hikaru enters
1:21 - Hikaru resigns
1:42 - Nepo resigns
2:14 - Firouzja loses
2:53 - WR Chess discussions
6:19 - Anish Giri enters
10:00 - Appeals decision is made
10:53 - Match no.1 again
15:44 - Match no.2
18:14 - WR Chess win
18:26 - Chief arbiter interview
19:36 - Chairman of Appeals committee
21:27 - Vincent Keymer
22:15 - Ian Nepomniachtchi
23:22 - Hikaru Nakamura

Video: ChessBase India
Shot and edited by Abhyudaya Ram and Sagar Shah

#Chess #ChessBaseIndia #London
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