Carlsen and Ivanchuk Play The "Worst" Brilliant Game

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Ivanchuk, Vasyl (2678) - Carlsen, Magnus (2837)
Julius Baer Generation Cup | Prelims (chess24.com) [10] 2022.09.20
E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2 b6 6.a3 Ba5 7.d5 O-O 8.Rb1 Na6 9.f3 exd5 10.cxd5 b5 11.Kf2 Rb8 12.e4 d6 13.Be3 Nd7 14.Ng3 c4 15.b4 cxb3 e.p. 16.Nxb5 Qf6 17.Bxa7 Nac5 18.Qd4 Qxd4+ 19.Nxd4 Ra8 20.Bxc5 Nxc5 21.Ngf5 Bb6 22.Kg3 Bxf5 23.Nxf5 Rfd8 24.Bc4 Rxa3 25.Rhd1 g6 26.Ne7+ Kg7 27.Nc6 Rc8 28.Bxb3 Bd8 29.Bc2 Bf6 30.Rd2 Rca8 31.Re2 Rc3 32.Bd1 h5 33.Kf2 Nd3+ 34.Kf1 h4 35.Rc2 Rxc2 36.Bxc2 Ne5 37.Bd1 Ra2 38.Be2 Nd7 39.g3 Nc5 40.Rc1 Nb3 41.Rd1 h3 42.Kf2 Bb2 43.f4 Ba3 44.Ke1 Bc5 45.e5 Bg1 46.exd6 Nc5 47.Rc1 Bxh2 48.Rxc5 Bxg3+ 49.Kd1 h2 50.Bf3 Rf2 51.Rc2 Rf1+ 52.Ke2 Rxf3 53.Kxf3 h1=Q+ 54.Kxg3 Qxd5 55.Ne5 Qxd6 56.Rc6 Qa3+ 57.Nf3 f6 58.Rc4 Kf7 59.Re4 Qd3 60.Rd4 Qe3 61.Rd5 Ke6 62.Rb5 Kd6 63.Ra5 Qc3 64.Rb5 Kc6 65.Rb8 Kd5 66.Rg8 Ke4 67.Re8+ Kf5 68.Re2 Qd3 69.Re1 g5 70.fxg5 Qd6+ 71.Kg2 fxg5 72.Rf1 g4 73.Nh4+ Kg5 74.Nf5 Qd5+ 75.Kh2 Qd2+ 76.Kg1 Qd3 77.Rf2 Kh5 78.Rh2+ Kg6 79.Rf2 Kg5 80.Kg2 Qh3+ 81.Kg1 Kf6 82.Ng3+ Ke5 83.Rg2 Qh6 84.Nf1 Qb6+ 85.Rf2 Qb3 86.Rg2 Kf4 87.Rf2+ Kg5 88.Kg2 Kh4 89.Kg1 Qb6 90.Kg2 Qd4 91.Ng3 Qd5+ 92.Kh2 Qd6 93.Rg2 Kg5 94.Rf2 Kh4 95.Rg2 Qc7 96.Rg1 Kg5 97.Rg2 Kf4 98.Rf2+ Ke3 99.Kg2 Qb7+ 100.Kg1 Qb1+ 101.Kg2 Qh7 102.Nf1+ Kd3 103.Kg1 Qa7 104.Kg2 Qc7 105.Ng3 Qb7+ 106.Kg1 Kd4 107.Kh2 Ke3 108.Kg1 Qb1+ 109.Kg2 Qh7 110.Kg1 Qh3 111.Nf1+ Ke4 112.Re2+ Kf4 113.Rf2+ Kg5 114.Rg2 Qa3 115.Ng3 Qc5+ 116.Rf2 Kh4 117.Kg2 Qd5+ 118.Kh2 Qe5 119.Rg2 Qf4 120.Rg1 Qf3 121.Rg2 Kg5 122.Kg1 Qe3+
00:00 Hello Everyone!
01:07 Game Starts!
02:20 Completely New Game
14:20 Pause the Video!
19:40 It Was in This Position!
20:40 Contributions
The Julius Baer Generation Cup is the 7th of 9 events on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place on chess24 from September 18-25. The 16-player field will be cut in half by the 4-day round-robin Prelims. The total prize fund is $150,000, with $750 for a win and $250 for a draw in the Prelims. The quarterfinals and semi-finals are 1-day, 4-game matches, while the final will feature two such matches over two days.
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[@mapatsibanyoni4877]

17:47 "So knight to G f*cking G5" - Agad

[@blackvx]

I heard that too!

[@alirezaahmadirad6997]

Unfortunately Knight is pinned!!!!

[@mapatsibanyoni4877]

Lol he was saying "knight to g5-I mean king g5" without using "I mean" then it just sounded funny coincidentally

[@NexenTriz]

Haha.

[@elijahstepaniuk2223]

***most replayed***

[@uckhoiha7865]

This draw is more impressive than a win

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Ever since discovering his games years ago, Ivanchuk has become my favorite player to watch. In this age of engines and memorization, he seems to be one of the only great players to often play in a way that is interesting to himself as opposed to just striving for engine accuracy. He is also fascinating in that he is capable of beating the best players or losing to mediocre players depending on his mood. Not many players are such a wild card and genuine threat across the spectrum like he is. I hope the other masters enjoy getting to play such an interesting player.

[@dogeking3432]

I haven't seen Dubov competing much lately, but he is the only other player that comes to mind for me. Plays very fun, creative ideas, never afraid to get into a dubious position and play outside the box, or innovate in the opening.

[@leiyota1135]

Definitely can relate to this comment very well.. always was a threat no doubt.

[@stms999]

@@dogeking3432 Ivanchuk, Dubov and Grischuck are my favorites for their unpredictability. Sad that Dubov and Grischuk don't play much these days.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

@@dogeking3432 I'll have to check out more of his games! That kind of player is just fun to watch.

[@AkramSaheb]

@@dogeking3432 Russia banned

[@eksw_i_bouli_twn_prodotwn]

And it was in this position that Magnus Carlsen believed in fortresses

[@malafakka8530]

🤣

[@nothing9220]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

Normally when Magnus grinds out an endgame against someone we think of it as him torturing the other player, I think on this occasion it was the other way around.

[@lozychess]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@stefanf922]

Magnus:"I don't believe in fortresses. " Ivanchuk:" hold my vodka!"

[@user-um8hi7zl5h]

I appreciate your joke. And it would be much funnier in other circumstances. But let you know that currently Ukrainians don't like the stereotype jokes about the russians aimed to them. Thank you for your understanding.

[@inemanja]

@@user-um8hi7zl5h 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@allinonetube3387]

@@user-um8hi7zl5h fkkk ukraine i support russia

[@saimon174666]

Adapting a stupid joke/meme to be even more retarded, good job.

[@hannibal8810]

@@user-um8hi7zl5h somehow i suspect ukrainians have bigger fish to fry

[@ihcfn]

WAtched the end of this game, brilliant defence by Ivanchuck!

[@alon3304]

Ivanchuk

[@leagueaddict8357]

Ivanchuck is the type of player that can surprise anyone with his prep and find a difficult to dispute attack in a lot of positions.

[@Crisis_Jones]

"If you find a fortress against MC you will sleep very well tonight sir" 17:41 dying laughing

[@rawdaaljawhary4174]

Same. SAME. 😂

[@theinfamoustop104]

Same🤣

[@S0uthie]

Knight to G-Fucking G5.

[@olivercash6586]

Rare to see magnus not convert a winning endgame, chucky still has it!

[@Rkcuddles]

SPOILERS!!

[@rapid_rivers3294]

@@Rkcuddles lol

[@mariob3864]

@@Rkcuddles why would you read the comments first?

[@showsprite9166]

@@mariob3864 its the top comment featured right in front of my face

[@Richard--Fox]

@@Rkcuddles don't see comments before video. Duh.

[@wiadroman]

I was watching it live, Vasyl built a Trolltress and started taunting Magnus from the top of it "Your mother was a hamster!"

[@malafakka8530]

Good one.

[@CudiBuddy4Life]

That was very entertaining live. Chucky “the goofy godkiller” v. a World No. 1, again! That end was a grind

[@strooomon]

I watched this live. Chucky instantly, (seemingly) found the only way to hold it. Fascinating.

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

Chucky masterful with the mind games. That knight move to 'defend' the fork was genius...seems to have instantly made Magnus dismiss the possibility of another fork.

[@stoutlager6325]

I was thrilled to see this game turn out like this. Tricky endgame is the best possible scenario to watch Magnus and Ivanchuk trade blows. Wonderful display from Ivanchuk to find that complicated defensive resource to hold the draw.

[@vandansawai2380]

Magnus: I dont believe in fortresses Ivanchuk: Destroy my fortress

[@interference7480]

Chucky trolling Magnus with that opening lol

[@hustler3of4culture3]

Was thinking the same

[@TheRealCabe]

lmao I guess it was worth a try!

[@masoodjalal1152]

exactly what i thought

[@blackvx]

Excellent description and analysis! 👏 👏 👏

[@Philiopantheon82]

The quote by Magnus"I dont believe in fortresses" is certainly very logical to be brought up here since Chucky created the most impenetrable knight/rook fortress to guard his king and withstand a brutal queen attacks literally from every angle down to a 123 move!! Just an epic game from both sides

[@remainconfident1]

Magnus did penetrate twice and missed the winning move.

[@Philiopantheon82]

@@remainconfident1 it was before the Rook, knight defensive combo in the end game

[@byst33]

What an astonishing game. My little brain can barely comprehend it. Incredible coverage, as usual, Agadmator. You're quickly climbing the ladder to being my favorite KZbinr :)

[@jaswantnama6877]

After this match magnus starts to belive in fortress

[@olexandrs6639]

11:42 Ivanchuk pulls up his good old trick))) an unexpected blunder which completely throws his opponent off the guard)))

[@lymphhh]

Скобки убери

[@olexandrs6639]

@@lymphhh s kryma uberi

[@clickaccept]

The chess, speaking for itself, wrote a very long and intricate essay

[@GoonSquadFC]

Whoever came up with that quote, "chess speaks for itself" probably pulls ideas out of his ass for a living.

[@XXROCKANDROLLPOWERXX]

@@GoonSquadFC Well actually Hans said that in an interview and suddenly everyone's using it

[@clickaccept]

@@GoonSquadFC Hans. Its generally used ironically. As in OP.

[@GoonSquadFC]

@@XXROCKANDROLLPOWERXX I was making a joke, as Hans is suspected of pulling ideas out of his ass during games.

[@XXROCKANDROLLPOWERXX]

@@GoonSquadFC Oh ok. Poor man all of the chess world is after him

[@neski311]

Mr. Agadmator, I want to thank you a lot. I've been fighting monsters in my head, and battled it out with my illnesses, and your videos help me a lot. You don't know the power of your actions and attitude. Also, today I defeated a player using a strategy I saw on one of your videos. It was far from a Tal move, but I enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@paulharris2331]

Congratulations, it might not have been a crazy Tal move but it still worked and you deserve the win :)))

[@SenorQuichotte]

Ivanchuk is a legend. Check out his king march to D4 versus wei Yi.

[@andretirta9801]

#suggestion

[@AtlasV-]

@@andretirta9801 I believe that game has already been covered - search for “Vassily, your king is on d4!” and you should find it :)

[@ST12365]

@@AtlasV- thank you!

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

10:54 Even I saw that rook blunder, theres hope.

[@BillHimmel]

Ah, I have waited for this all evening!

[@PrometheanRising]

Clearly Chucky has a sense of humor. It also strikes me that was a gesture of solidarity.

[@kaiberens156]

Clicked this vid quicker than Magnus resigned against Hans

[@decreasing_entropy3003]

Only Vasyl can have his king on g3 so early in the game.

[@ghasemiata]

AMASING GAME! plz agad dont worry about longer videos!! we will watch till the end!😅

[@detroiter4eva]

I would have loved to see Magnus play Fischer. I hope Magnus doesn't go nuts.

[@Trappenheimer]

I would have also liked Fisher but in random chess because that will prove the true skills of Magnus.

[@SF2K01]

Magnus might be the strongest player currently alive due to strong prep and memorization, also thanks to the power of computer analysis, but he doesn't hold a candle to Fischer's brilliance and creativity. Chessmetrics (which is less inflationary than Elo) also puts Fischer's peak at 2895, quite a bit ahead of Magnus's peak FIDE of 2882.

[@demianschultz3749]

An honorary world champion title and prize money should be given to Vasyl Ivanchuk for his long lasting and genius carrier

[@simonemiglioli1165]

I would do Him vs Nepo this year.

[@pritamjana82]

these guys never disappoint us when they played against each other

[@shaktidevii]

Love your analysis, channel, and puppy ❤️✌🏽🐕 it would be so lit to play in such a way that fortresses aren't needed 😲

[@creativitymindstudios.759]

This is the best chess channel mahn! could you also comment on magnus vs gelfand from a day ago.

[@flora5090]

Chucky found Rc2, the only good move, with 1 second on the clock

[@NichtWunderkind]

It takes an ivanchuk to tank an endgame beast like magnus

[@TheVinscee]

clash between these 2 players never disappoints.

[@SanjeevDD]

Simpli brilliant!! Expertise in end game on display!!

[@arashkamangir331]

17:47 knight to g what?!?! Agadmator I’m surprised, sir 😂

[@louisvuittondonvg9040]

Lmfao

[@alirezaahmadirad6997]

Knight is pinned!!!!

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

This all would not have happened if Magnus had found the king-and-rook-fork. Very nice game.

[@redplanet2720]

Any game with Ivanchuk is guaranteed to be great. One of the most entertaining to watch

[@briant1745]

Ivanchuk is a legend, I wish he was still in his prime

[@drziggyabdelmalak1439]

Don't you think after that game he IS still in his prime?

[@timneji]

@@drziggyabdelmalak1439 no he is super jumpy in his results and that made him such a legend but it’s just a good game if his

[@draedeen]

Chukky whether you win or lose, we just love you. ❤you are with your style. No one can take him easy

[@cazorla82]

Chucky is Carlsen’s kryptonite 😅

[@juliocadavid6640]

100% agree w/u, but here Magnus wouldve won 9 times out of 10. Pretty much stupid the way magnus didnt play one of the easiest move he has missed. I obviously knew it just after took the pawn, his reaction made even think he missclicked that or he just took the pawn even seeing that fork, like his brain took the pawn but he was planning the fork I said thay because it happens to me, i want to do something and do other thing and i like, "aaaagah f***" hhaa They say wesley, duda, pragg but i will always say, the real Magnus kryptonite is Chucky

[@pagolchagol22]

Your videos are practically the only ones I watch at normal speed these days. Make them as long as you please!

[@dodekaedius]

Funny, because for me it's literally the only channel I watch at 2x speed.

[@AdamGenesisArt]

A Game of Chess Gods!!!!!!!

[@P.sherman45]

I enjoy your art 🎨 ✨️ 😌

[@TechnoRaabe]

Magnus: "I don't believe in fortresses." Ivanchuk: "I'll make you believe."

[@phoenixalpha6857]

I watched it live, it reminded me of my stupid mistakes

[@SuperSaniyat]

This was absolutely brilliant by Chucky...! :D

[@usptact]

Magnus: doesn't my chess speak for itself? Ivanchuk: let me show you a fortress

[@brettunger2578]

Much Luv Bruv.....I haven't watched it but I'm glad to see Magnus powering through it..!!

[@skogenhevner5677]

Chuky playing the same opening as Niemann lol

[@mizhimo]

Indeed it was the 50-move rule.

[@brianmitchell1049]

Love the look on Ivanchuck's face. Did he look at Carlton that way when he made his 2nd move?

[@mahmodabdien8186]

this is the "funniest" serious commentary every

[@Triumphator616]

at 17:49 (instead rook to f2) and 17:53 (instead rook to g2) knight to e4 and f5 respectively creates a fork that picks up the queen -more missed opportunities. Ivanchuk could have even won the game. Magnus realized that after both missed opportunities and immediately played Queen to c7. What a lucky draw for him. Chucky had him 2 times in the end. A rook a knight and the king could have easily delivered checkmate to the black king while gobbling up the pawn along the way.

[@viperrkoseveryone]

Of course they were low on time and everything…but I noticed 16:31 Could’ve been a potential Queen sacrifice, with the king and pawn marching forward and no clear way for the white king to stop the push. Would’ve been a brilliant way to grab the win

[@alirezaahmadirad6997]

Not when you play against Chucky

[@frederickqiu713]

White king can just take the opposition and draw

[@stt5v2002]

According to the engine data arriving from a small buzzer that I store with my sporting goods (between my bocce balls and corn hole), e3 is a better move than resigns.

[@allanturmaine5496]

Love this Ivanchuk content.

[@vivekmohan7785]

What if Vanchuk had a Bishop instead of a Knight ? He Cannot make a proper fortress like this game. So that's the Power of Knight

[@garyhughes1936]

I would not have been able to maintain the fortress that long. Especially with the intimidation factor of playing against Magnus.

[@Christiaan1958]

Agdamator rocks with his videos, good presentations!

[@mclaughlinja1995]

I always enjoyed Ivanchuk’s games, he is truly a unique player. To find that fortress at age 53, against Magnus Carlsen, in a rapid game… wow.

[@AmmoBoks]

I'm so glad to see games from Ivanchuk again.

[@amjan]

Ivanchuk is a rebel poet of chess.

[@Contra141]

Chucky is true genious of this game. Such a cool guy, hats of to you sir!

[@lexsoft3969]

Ivanchuk is like a modern version of Mikhail Tal. When I read in a newspaper in 1990s where he beat Kasparov at Linares tournament, I immediately became a fan of him.

[@shunulu123]

"Completely new game" line is my favourite.

[@denniskiarie1984]

That was truly the dance of the engines

[@TheDendra7]

Rc8 and that missed fork look like Magnus is just chilling and having fun, not playing like his life depends on it.

[@sniperduells]

The nosepicker vs the forfeiter

[@jorgejustin461]

Chucky is just such a lovely player. His games always make me smile

[@s1rstrang339]

Ivanchuk was trying that 2 move victory

[@Trappenheimer]

Again, thank you @agadmator for bringing such quality content in so less time. I hope you get many many more subscribers.

[@mahdiheydari9600]

If he can do it he can do it😂

[@FloydMaxwell]

Great game by both of them. Clash of titans.

[@rickharold7884]

That was impressive. A draw they was fought to the end.

[@cosicave5179]

Nicely done, Vasyl.

[@chaosbalanced]

It was in this position! I got dizzy and realized the word Fortress is unbelievablely real

[@abhishekdinda001]

Hey can you recap the anish vs hanns match, anish was a monster there....

[@theartisticactuary]

Not sure whether this should win the prize for most convoluted castling by hand or most convoluted way of transposing into a modern benoni.

[@C1maCat]

“But it’s chucky so you never know”

[@amoldivo]

17:40 "I believe Vasyl was enjoying this position very much. If you find a fortress against Magnus, you'll sleep very well tonight, Sir!" 🤧😂🤷 The g4 pawn watching the entire sequence flashing right in front of its eyes be like bruh wtf these 5 clowns doing, dancing left and right till move 100+, me tired already, when can I go home and sleep 💀😭 Jokes aside, chuky just casually let Magnus promote a queen and confidently draw it off using rook and a knight! Wow what a game, I believe it's the most oddly satisfying highest level draw ever!!! It's a win for Ivanchuk for me! And it's rapid, not even classical, to be able to pull this impenetrable fortress against one of the all time's great (well, Chucky himself is one of the all time's great for me 🤷)!!! Rooting for Ivanchuk and Hans here, even though they're probably the underdogs of the tournament 🤧

[@Ankhelinos]

That endgame gave me a heart attack.

[@jobikxd]

"If he can do it he can do it" -Agad

[@Figgy20000]

Magnus: I don't believe in Fortresses! Hans: Hold my stockfish

[@RafaelDiaz-is4fs]

After years of watching agad I have never seen him curse. At 17:49 it might be the first time ever I have heard agad curse in over a thousand videos

[@mpckelly91]

props to Chucky for having the endurance against the No.1 stunner

[@juggernaut316]

Chucky has been studying Hans' opening theory

[@kannank7313]

awesome defence from chucky ... should be in the books

[@supreme5998]

Haha that opening.. Magnus would never disrespect Chuky like that.

[@xcx2225]

It was indeed the 50 move rule that ended it. Or an incredible coincidence, but move 122 being the 50th move exactly would be crazier than dear Chucky himself

[@canoli72]

Not too many times that someone can frustrate Magnus and come away with a draw.

[@cloudforest4087]

That was an Apocalypse underground bunker.

[@Foralluhaterz]

Vasyl missed a fork near the end, he could have won

[@sailorjerry3720]

If Ivanchuk is playing then I'm watching!

[@colinstewart1432]

Magnus might not believe in fortresses, but he believes in Chucky

[@VivekParekh0910]

Please analysis of Hans niemann and Levob aronian

[@debajyotikurmi8671]

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