Magnus is Stunned by Alireza's Move!

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Firouzja, Alireza (2777) - Carlsen, Magnus (2835)
Julius Baer Generation Cup Div 1 Winners (chess24.com) [19] 2023.09.03
B40 Sicilian defence
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Bxd7+ Nxd7 6.exd5 exd5 7.O-O Ngf6 8.Re1+ Be7 9.Qe2 Rc8 10.Ba3 a6 11.c4 Nf8 12.Ne5 Ng6 13.Nc3 d4 14.Na4 Kf8 15.Qf3 Bd6 16.Nd3 b6 17.b4 cxb4 18.Nxb4 Bxb4 19.Bxb4+ Kg8 20.Qb7 Rb8 21.Qxa6 h5 22.Nb2 h4 23.h3 Nf4 24.Qb5 Rh5 25.Re5 Qc7 26.Rxh5 N6xh5 27.Re1 Qb7 28.Qg5 Qc6 29.d3 Re8 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.Bd2 Qe2 32.Bxf4 Nxf4 33.Qd8+ Kh7 34.Qxh4+ Kg8 35.Qxf4 Qxb2 36.Kh2 g6 37.Qb8+ Kh7 38.c5 b5 39.c6 Qxf2 40.Qd6 Qc2 41.c7 Qc1 42.a3 g5 43.Qe5 Kg6 44.Qe4+ Kh6 45.Qe5 Kg6 46.Qd6+ f6 47.Qg3 Kf7 48.h4 gxh4 49.Qd6 Kg6 50.Kh3 Qh1+ 51.Qh2 Qc1 52.Qd6 Qh1+ 53.Kg4 Qxg2+ 54.Kxh4 Qh1+ 55.Kg4 Qd1+ 56.Kf4 Qe2 57.c8=N Qf2+ 58.Ke4 Qe2+ 59.Kxd4 Qb2+ 60.Kd5 Qg2+ 61.Ke6 Qh3+ 62.Ke7 Qxc8 63.Qxf6+ Kh5 64.Qe5+ Kg4 65.Qxb5 Qh8 66.Qd5 Kf4 67.Qe4+ Kg3 68.d4 Qg7+ 69.Kd6 Qf8+ 70.Qe7 Qb8+ 71.Ke6 Qc8+ 72.Ke5 Qh8+ 73.Qf6 Qe8+ 74.Kf5 Qc8+ 75.Kg5 Qg8+ 76.Kh6 Qa8 77.Qd6+ Kf3 78.Qf6+ Ke4 79.Qe5+ Kd3 80.d5 Kc4 81.d6 Qxa3 82.Kg7 Qh3 83.Kf7 Qd7+ 84.Kf6 Qd8+ 85.Qe7 Qh8+ 86.Kf7 Qh5+ 87.Kg7 Qg4+ 88.Kf8 Qc8+ 89.Qe8 Qc5 90.Qe6+ Kc3 91.Ke7 Kb2 92.Qe4 Ka1 93.Ke6 Qb6 94.Qc4 Qe3+ 95.Kd5 Qf3+ 96.Kc5 Qa3+ 97.Kc6 Qa8+ 98.Kd7 Qh1 99.Qd4+ Ka2 100.Qd2+ Ka1 101.Qa5+ Kb2 102.Qe5+ Ka2 103.Kc7 Qc1+ 104.Kd8 Qh1 105.d7 Qh4+ 106.Ke8 Qa4 107.Qe6+ Kb1 108.Kf7 Qf4+ 109.Qf6 Qc4+ 110.Kg7 Qc7 111.Qe7 Qg3+ 112.Kh8 Qc3+ 113.Qg7 Qd2 114.Qg6+ Kc1 115.Qc6+ Kd1 116.Qa4+ Ke2 117.Qg4+ Kf1 118.Qf5+ Kg1 119.Kg7 Qd4+ 120.Kf7 Qc4+ 121.Qe6 Qf4+ 122.Qf6 Qc4+ 123.Kf8 Qb4+ 124.Kg7 Qb7 125.Qd4+ Kh1 126.Kh6 Qc6+ 127.Kg5 Qb5+ 128.Kh4 Qf5 129.d8=Q Qf2+ 130.Kg5
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[@noobwithaplan]

Watching this without sound and trying to figure out which move is the one that stunned Magnus. My current guess is 1.e4

[@pt4909]

Indeed best by test

[@Gommerell]

LOL

[@OK-uf5ly]

xd 🤣

[@stevie47]

i think you're right

[@thetaxiucla]

Can anyone care to explain?

[@carlosgaspar8447]

of course magnus played the best move recommended by the engine. the engine was watching the game and added that move to its library.

[@ahmadayman3281]

when the engine analyses a move it says " this is the top move according to Magnus "

[@SaeedAcronia]

That knight promotion was actually stunning.

[@extractwise]

yeah that was dirty to witness

[@aaronchan1088]

He was aware of the skewer

[@dominathor]

The underpromotion to a knight was brilliant. I can see it in the future as a chess puzzle.

[@shadebinder3599]

It really is such a classic puzzle type question

[@lorisbach9905]

It's a very nice looking move but it isn't winning. A lot of other moves were objectively equally good.

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

Not really. 58.. Qf5+ followed by 59.. Qxc8 is equal. Magnus must have been short of time.

[@darrena1869]

9:47 .... GENIUS move!!! amazing how time pressures did not blur his precision plays

[@jr4338]

It's not even fair how much this guy wins. He is so far ahead of anyone in the world in chess its insane.

[@arcmage7000]

Nothing seems harder than winning a queen and pawn endgame

[@joven_1018]

getting a win from magnus is hard enough , preventing a repetition while trying to win is even harder

[@stoutlager6325]

In practical terms it's usually draw by perpetual or repetition somewhere along the way. Sometimes you'll get funny tablebase results where it's a forced mate in 90 moves or something but draw because of the 50 move rule.

[@colinstewart1432]

Probably the most frustrating Endgame outside bishops of opposite colours

[@tayfunakkus9101]

@@stoutlager6325 Funny how alireza broke through the ''practical terms'' and won it. Must be magic I reckon.

[@harrisonedokpayi3647]

The actual beauty of the first game was the insane defense of Magnus. Other grandmasters would resign in a heart beat but Magnus almost destroyed Alireza. In fact I watched the live games, there were times Alireza actually blundered due to Magnus defense giving Magnus a chance to even win, but time they say can mess any chess game plan. Magnus has no one in his league. No one!

[@davidcondon7706]

I witnessed the Fisher years, but Magnus’ brilliance is incomparable. I really do love Agadmator’s analysis of his games.

[@whizkid4386]

It’s always sweet when crybaby Carlsen loses.

[@Squashed8Ball]

@@whizkid4386 Is that you Hans?

[@Budha3773]

@@Squashed8Ball😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LetsbehappyO.o]

I still think Fischer is the best ever.

[@Budha3773]

@@LetsbehappyO.overy fair

[@aaronchan1088]

That game was fun to watch. Magnus was hoping firoujza would queen that pawn, which would lead to a skewer, but he didn't fall for it and underpromoted to knight, the. Went for the stalemate trap, but didn't fall for it neither.

[@nyxicsulfur]

accuracies lingering around the 80 mark made for a very excitingly unstable game; my heart was in my throat the whole time during game 3 and 4

[@pantheropardus7627]

me too

[@Limooncik]

The quote from the interview is just pure thuglife by magnus 😃

[@mcronrn]

Thug life?

[@dudeabides69]

Rub and tug?

[@mcronrn]

@@dudeabides69 hardcore chess players do a lot of this

[@dudeabides69]

@@mcronrn chess or chest?

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

"My Other Career As A Harbor Boat Operator" by Captain M. Carlsen. Norwegian best seller!

[@massimilianoaitoro2399]

Thanx for your longer video Agad!👍

[@PrometheanRising]

That under-promotion was great.

[@TheCagedLion]

First game was a beauty. Agad you did a great job reciting endgame moves without running out of breath!

[@TheOrigamiPeople]

Thank you.good luck in your next tournament

[@brianjanson3498]

I appreciate both the games. Thanks!

[@semideponentan]

NIkad nisam igral šah ozbiljno... Stari, zbog tebe sam ga zavolil. Fala ti. Sve najbolje.

[@yanceyward3689]

That first game in this video was amazing.

[@jimbotimes]

The fact that Agadmator would take the time to narrate every move in that first game…

[@JBsoable]

I see why Magnus loves Alireza so much. He really is devilishly tricky :)

[@ahrrydepp493]

Holly cow last time i was this early gothemchess was actually fun to watch

[@TheHeavyassaulter]

He used to be fun? 😅

[@qweds3127]

Too much Magnus + too much promoting his stuff . I hope he changes this .

[@DieFlabbergast]

"Holly Cow"? Isn't she a pop singer?

[@RaiAdarsh-bi8bh]

i stopped watching him. yeah he is funny but i wanna learn something bcz for fun I will watch standup

[@jamesbjorlie]

What a battle between tenacious and skilled

[@SmugAmerican]

This is why Magnus still likes other formats. People can actually beat him sometimes when he isnt preparing for one person and there are shorter increments.

[@jevitigre]

​@@n3h3mDespite he is getting lazy Magnus still beat them all and wins, isnt that awesome?

[@yashobantadas9632]

Magnus was not in form yesterday,he said it post match he was unable to find simple moves,that was the reaction.

[@marcusfossa6695]

I was waiting for this video. This game was crazy.

[@carltonascarf7694]

never noticed the robot with the letter of the time format till you said it today! love the video as always!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Excellent!

[@humanaesthetic]

Bravo. Amazing game.

[@lknight1266]

16:15 I was confused what he was talking about and had to find the difference on the screen 😂 never knew that’s what the robot with the letter meant until today

[@arunbeckham8384]

That rook to h5 is like a hero's entry at the end of the movie, what a swag 😎 by magnus.

[@rajasaha354]

Excellent presentation 👏 👌

[@rickharold7884]

Great match

[@vcliburn]

The final puzzle in the position about how Black could have drawn the game (even though a draw in Armageddon would still be a win for Magnus as Black) is why we have engines. Of course, if this same position occurred in a classical game, then I'm sure Alireza would have found the draw. But good luck with that!

[@coxscorner]

Wow. Lots of opportunities for Alireza that he was eventually able to convert to a win in game 4. Magnus just destroyed him in Armageddon though.

[@carlosgaspar8447]

Thanks!

[@nickcifarelli8887]

MIND BLOWN

[@jaihind7687]

Can we appreciate how well magnus defended a lost position. Has he had time he coud have drawn it

[@sheriff1283]

Cannot have 25 minute analysis on Armageddon games Agad, please.

[@AmmiGreen]

Please can You show the 3rd game? it was amazing #suggestion

[@namvu-uh8pw]

thanks for the video, it's not 16 seconds difference between 8'56 and 9'10 agadmator :D, it's actually 14 seconds

[@KancerKowboy]

I like the double videos. More is better

[@musamula3709]

Magnus is the Manchester City of chess

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

It feels weird to criticize a world champion on basic opening theory, but 5..Nxd7 was a mistake. The reason is, you save a tempo developing the knight, but you develop it to an inferior square. Better was 5.. Qxd7 followed by Nc6 which also has the effect of adding a piece to the defense of e7. I first became aware of this idea watching the game Kasparov versus the rest of the world which started 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 Bb5+ Bd7 4 Bxd7+ when I was initially surprised that 4.. Qxd7 was played by Polgar.

[@superappendicitis]

Love how when Magnus' only aim is to not lose the game against a former 2800, he wins it at a canter

[@okreidieh]

That's because when the opponent is playing not to draw they end up with a considerable disadvantage.

[@superappendicitis]

@@okreidieh true

[@michaelmassaro4375]

That would’ve been Great had Alireza found that rook move at the end of the second game to force a draw unfortunately he didn’t but great effort

[@moon4tzuyupokeonce41]

Even if Alireza finds and draws the game, the winner would still be Magnus...

[@michaelmassaro4375]

@@moon4tzuyupokeonce41 what else is new I like seeing Magnus get beat myself he is incredible no doubt that he’s as good as he is beats everyone handily and consistently which is why I like seeing something different for a change which I think is something professional Chess needs an influx of fresh blood besides the same old same old

[@michaelmassaro4375]

@@moon4tzuyupokeonce41 Yeah it’s too bad Alireza didn’t just beat him outright I’d have liked to see that even more but it didn’t happen so there were no surprises anyway huh smartass

[@moon4tzuyupokeonce41]

@@michaelmassaro4375 Everything is good but did you mock me at the end? 😅 Anyway, I also agree that Chess or any sport will be great when 2 very good people go against each other... It's no fun when one beats everyone most of the time and dominates... I am saying that Alireza would have lost even if he draws since this is Armageddon... Cheers...

[@honodle7219]

Goodness what a dance!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Thanks Agadmator I forget the exact number of moves in that first game I’m sure that’s a bit of a chore for you thanks for bringing it through

[@menpower1]

At 4:57 why was d4 not an easy move to spot for Alireza? Isn't it perfectly in line with his plan? Magnus blocked the triple attack on the bishop with c5, so just challenge the c5 pawn

[@erik556]

excellent

[@PeterKambey]

magnus became aggresive.. some kind of revenge of previous game. thx agadmator

[@alexCh-ln2gw]

That draw move to win the promoted queen is not a draw since it's armageddon. it loses the match. gotta do the "hope he doesn't play" strategy

[@ivankuzmenyuk3233]

3:56 Why should we play Kg6 if Ke6 much better?

[@vedicarya7]

13:03 here , Magnus should have played Qb3 which would end in stalemate or if they move their queen then in a draw by repeating moves

[@dhananjayann5787]

it is not forcing to capture the black queen, the king can come to d5 and if captures captures, the pawn can be pushed and promoted

[@vedicarya7]

​@@dhananjayann5787no then there's check on f3, then different lines again

[@lazylizarts]

why at 8.21 minutes he moved that pawn on sqaure a2 to a3????

[@mallikarjunrterdal]

Seems like the world is pushing alireza to win no matter how he plays

[@gjerahlddindji-msimang7874]

Only MC won't be satisfied with play after winning the whole thing😅

[@michaelrocke7917]

Well! I guess these magnificent chess players are still human.

[@Moshion]

Magnus against the kids

[@chan8772]

Mouse slip or disconnected 😂😂😂

[@AllinOne-xk6th]

After Kf8 why not to do K×g6+

[@JosephsonGeekHQ]

The goat Magnus

[@RH-km6kq]

You used to have a lot of passion with insight, now just a play-by-play.

[@I_Jeremiah_I]

Can you review some more games where players promote to pieces other than the queen, and would go on to win of course. Thanks. Keep up the entertaining work.

[@Rustie_za]

who is the guy in black and white pic top right of video frame?

[@onehandslinger1475]

Magnus was in trouble all this game.

[@slappyarmfield4936]

I joined the agad discord now I'm here on time

[@agadmator]

Telegram is also instant

[@africanbackpacker]

Magnus basically saying Alireza is no longer the chosen one

[@michaelblankenau6598]

How so ?

[@haroldfrogspawn]

I really see it as Magnus expecting Alireza to be his successor, holding him to the same standards as himself

[@DieFlabbergast]

A lot of new talent has arisen since Magnus "anointed" Alireza.

[@Morphysince94]

​@@DieFlabbergastthey're at the moment not enough but hopefully soon they will

[@Brien831]

@@DieFlabbergastI mean Alireza already is at the peak of super gms. These other you youngsters still have a long way ahead

[@Freddy-Da-Freeloadah]

THIS IS LIKE WRESTLING!!! IMHO

[@cawizardry]

That ba3 move 😅

[@ivankuzmenyuk3233]

There is nothing wrong with Rc6 because after Kf5 Re6. Am I missing something? 2:48

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

@_danllco_7521 K is king. Knight is N

[@Rocksite1]

Perhaps Magnus is too self-critical. Humans usually can't see all the ways they could have lost, the way engines can, and one player is usually going to see significant moves another can't. Still, we can hypothesize, had he been able to play any of the greats of previous generations, with modern technology and advancements in chess theory, he might be stronger than any of them were. Not that he should relax with a high rating, but there's no doubt he's exceptional, and perhaps the GOAT - thus far.

[@Mitch2009]

Can anyone tell my why the supporter "David Kimura"s name is in gold? And is this the same as the former system with stars next to people's names? An answer would be much appreciated, I've been wondering for several years now!

[@davidkimura3034]

Member of Agadmator....its about $1.99 per month. Best regards, David

[@ammaralammouri1270]

nice game , why there is no vluation bar !!

[@FactsQuotes-qi3ln]

Anotnio, actually Alireza got 15 minutes and Magnus got 8.56 minutes.

[@agadmator]

That is what I meant, damn :)

[@KennedyMister95]

3:33 not in a milion years I would have even imagined to play thia pawn move in this move, how can it be top engine move and HOW Magnus even found it 😂 🐐

[@sandralavegana9773]

WHAT IF HE UNDERPROMOTE TO NIGHT AND GIVES CHECK

[@chrisdavidson8525]

"Sorry for a bit of longer video" - But for why?

[@hustler3of4culture3]

Under promotion for the win

[@ksasidhar]

Alireza did to Magnus what Magnus did to Vishy in Global chess league.

[@ivankuzmenyuk3233]

Why not Kc5 forcing white squared bishop trade? Looks good to me. Then Kd4 and centralising white's bishop. 17:51

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

What? K means King. No king can go to c5 in that position. Nor Kd4 later.

[@Retube_StudioEsposito]

A1 should be white on the top the board, why is in the opposite way? But still A1 is white, while yours is black.. please explain

[@eyeingi]

"... and finally Queen to D4 with check."

[@Bullseiify]

Agadmator matchint Magnus's beard

[@johnnypanrike8505]

Underpromotion is cool!

[@TalsBadKidney]

Magnus seems sick of chess

[@konradnowak5644]

Cool

[@pratikparmar8709]

What's this bidding business? Can someone explain?

[@normanhurts3871]

I always enjoy man❤don’t ask😂

[@Greatermaxim]

Good games from our boy Maggie and Rezzy. This video is not very long for a Chessplayer yet for more normal people.

[@markrobertson3054]

Magnus the goat won another event

[@johnmallette3143]

gg's

[@davidmasse2829]

I think maybe with that many moves it isn’t necessary to announce all the moves by square, but maybe just show them.

[@this_minizilla]

Probably for the blind folks who wants to enjoy chess.

[@pedeiksz]

#suggestion PogChamps 5 finals ;)

[@sanketh9695]

So it takes 130 moves to beat magnus ….yea.

[@stevie47]

agadmator who explains stockfish and makes money out of it

[@khaleddrk]

Queen to eat shit! at 11:03!!! or just me hearing things lol

[@MrKiranhirulkar]

Ali Reza is small potato 🥔 opp magnus 😂😂😂

[@LordFred69]

Magnus...

[@bloch1347]

Why In 8:20 alireza didn't put the queen on d8 and just push the pawn on the next moves to get a queen

[@bisket81]

Maybe that would allow for a continuous checking/draw?