Ludwig wins PogChamps 4

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[TheStashOfNash]

hearing GM Hess freak out for the entire time was truly something to listen to. True panic and fear came out

[covya]

He just threw so he didn't have to play bullet on a track pad.

[Superavghuman]

its crazy that Lud was legitimately outplaying boxbox in both games but just completely threw both. I blame the scuffed setup

[maito]

That's the ludwig I know, throwing for content, as always

[ItsJCrew]

Even though this is karma for being cocky the whole match, this was legitimately extremely unlucky. Perfect ending, calculated throw as always

[raalaan]

I'll always remember the panic in Hess's voice when Ludwig gave that thumbs up

[kylec]

This bothered me much more than it did Ludwig lol. Good on him for taking it in stride.

[lukapetrovic]

It's driving me crazy that he could've just went queen to a7 and that would've been mate

[daniyalrahman]

When u ignore 2 mate in 1s instead go for premove draw

[josueramirez]

What is hilarious is that in the match right after this (5uppp vs Sapnap), everyone thought this was gonna happen again to 5uppp even though there was no chance. But 5uppp was still extra cautious not to stalemate.

[josiahhoward]

BoxBox a true king for predicting the premoves

[aaronhauth]

why mate in 1 when you can get a ladder draw?

[OG_CK]

I like how there was mate in 1 in the start of the match

[SuperCristian]

Holy, I didn’t even know that a stalemate was possible like that. I’ve done the exact same ladder mate so many times not knowing i could have blundered the win

[lunathelesbian]

Ladder mate was possible but Ludwig found something better

[AdenStraat]

I love how the beginning position is mate in 1 as well

[josiasmayo]

after 20 years playing chess, i had no idea that stalemate was possible. xD

[cliffbrianjacob]

Hikaru is shaking with that premoves haha

[GMIS]

He wins if he goes Qf8 at the start… truly tragic

[willihv]

Probably one of the biggest blunders ive ever seen. To throw a game when youre up that much material is other worldly. It's almost like this dude hasnt played hundreds of hours of chess lol