Carlsen Breaks Every Rule Then Wins In 23 Moves

[@mikecroke6078]

There goes magnus playing with his food again

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Playing

[@mikecroke6078]

@@michaelmassaro4375 fixed it. Tank you

[@wconradjr]

Lol’d, never realized there were carnivorous goats….

[@screamer22222]

Lol

[@trumtrum5136]

There goes magnus ripping his pants again

[@rafaelsegovia6127]

I love how your chess analysis videos are usually under 10 minutes.

[@hoi-polloi1863]

Yeah... Epic Chess starts with an opener that violates all precepts of KZbin theory, and then wraps up in a ridiculously small amount of time.

[@camilorojas1744]

One of the things I really like about carlsen is how he successfully deviates from theory-no memory involved just pure creativity

[@kurtwpg]

He literally deviates from Magnus Carlsen. The guy who is well known for underdeveloping his pawns until they can cause the exact problems he wants just casually decides to go on a screaming rampage with them this time.

[@johnwest7993]

@@kurtwpg, always keep 'em guessing.

[@hanslatta5357]

Your rolling commentary is amazing ("All roads lead to Rome. The King is getting hunted to checkmate.") Pairs great with the analysis

[@prez_chesspresso]

“The meagre traveler sent back home to mum and dad”😂

[@thegemguy1334]

Magnus stops seeing chess as a battleground. He now sees it as a playground.

[@hoi-polloi1863]

I am convinced that Magnus is secretly in rebellion against theory. This is why he disrupts everyone's preparation and forces them to play unexpected positions!

[@_.alex.-]

It’s like a street fight with Magnus, “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the…. I mean, until they get h5’d” 😂

[@epicchess2021]

Hahaha

[@4saken404]

I feel like once Magnus is bored with this he'll just have some random drunk play the first 4 moves for him and then take over from there.

[@martijnheeroma5492]

The plow that keeps on plowing, epic stuff.

[@Obirascor]

I've read somewhere that the chess engines are sort of "de-tuned" in the openings to favor playing more established openings, rather than just letting them do whatever they want at the start of games. I wonder if Magnus has his hands on a "pure" engine and has been taking notes about how they would open games if you just let them go. What he's doing seems so crazy! But he's always been a sort of "poster boy" for the generation that has "learned to learn" from the engines. Maybe he's just been taking the next logical step!

[@pulykamell]

Didn't we kind of figure that out with Alpha Zero? I mean, it wasn't given an opening book, and it pretty much settled on all the established openings. There certainly wasn't any weirdness like this from what I remember.

[@KiiroSagi]

Fischer would be proud.

[@donrane]

I was just thinking that they might refer to this as magnuses "fisher era" in the future.

[@TruthSurge]

7:15 can't stop losing pts there but you could move other rook up to f3 to protect queen from getting that pawn or move q to protect it to e3. It still loses material tho.

[@TruthSurge]

Cristobal Viagra? dang. He needed that for this match! Look at that limp opening move!

[@stewiegriffin6503]

Carlsen Breaks Every Rule Then Wins In 23 Moves That bastard !

[@bencepolyak980]

After seeing the title, your opening lines getting funnier, keep on xD

[@f.lundamo8906]

His pawn only openings on TT are truly amusing. Is he re-inventing or just saying why not to ol’ theories/basiscs ? Im hooked now to TT as i was every tuesday watching Friends on the telly. This is Magnus’s playground

[@JLKelly2]

Everyday Magnus is getting closser to solving the game with openings on the sides of the board like that

[@MA-yh8gz]

What a crazy play by Magnus! He is just from another universe. We should all feel privileged to see this guy at his absolute peak.

[@mickdonedee1]

Thanks for reviewing these incredible openings by Magnus. His understanding of the game is so good that he quickly puts his opponent out of position and under pressure.

[@epicchess2021]

No worries glad you’re enjoying and thanks for watching!

[@peace_in1move]

James, your commentary is as good as the chess. As usual. Cheers 👏.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

[@raymondlego1701]

@@epicchess2021 We surely do ... we always look forward to your very good and fair comments ... i'm happy for you , your success is inevitable !!!!

[@raylambert7562]

best chess channel, funny and great analysis.

[@Keatoil]

5:54 White had enough I'm guessing, anyways use better words Lmao

[@USEER-bxleo]

7:28 wasn't Rf4 a defense?? would exchange a pair of rooks and that white bishop. g3 would fall but less pieces

[@sabahahmad3491]

Black has Bg5 after white plays Rf4

[@mapachetapatio]

Do you think that Magnus has grown tired of opening theory, (like Fisher) and he has came up with his own version of Fisher Random, but with silly openings leading to unconventional middle game ?

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah defo

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Great to see typical Magnus malarkey. Fun commentary as usual. Thanks James.

[@philo5923]

Can somebody explain what the 1b 1w mean? I understand that w stands for white and b stands for black but the points don’t make any sense.

[@Nicklasm98]

1b means he won the game with black and got one point, and the same goes for white. He won 9 games and drew 2 (one draw is half a point ½) and got a total of 10 points.

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah it’s not a cross table just a list of hundreds of players and how they scored in each round

[@philo5923]

@@Nicklasm98 thank you so much.

[@damiangilz]

i feel magnus is trying to make pseudo chess 960 with his weird openings.

[@BuffDemigod]

It's like he's training with AlphaZero

[@stagna1959]

Carlsen knows that he is just way better sailing in uncharted waters, that is why he is choosing weird / unusual / even worse opening moves.He does not afraid to be worse ( +1 ) after 3-4 moves, but his advantage is that his opponent did not memorize 20-move opening line and has to find all the moves over the board ( or over the laptop screen in this case ) And quite probably he looked into 1.g3 h5 2.Nf3 h4 ?! in home, knows most of the traps and tricks there, but for opponent all this is brand new stuff .That is why after 20 moves he already has 1.30 time advantage on clock , which is huge in blitz game

[@polyton4539]

Were you ever travelling and sent home to your parents? Where is this recurring theme coming from :D

[@epicchess2021]

💯

[@darkstar223]

What was wrong with Queen To, C3?

[@daviddurbin7682]

I remember Korchnoi stating I must crush you

[@marksd5650]

Silicone Overload is beautiful! Well played and best regards

[@HUDEM]

00:30 that aint no goat, thats Magnus Carlsen as a thiefling.

[@werners5191]

This game is a great example of disproving Fischer’s belief that theory and memorization were ruining chess.

[@prakash_clt]

You mean proving Fischer's belief?

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah but Fischer meant in classical is key difference tho

[@jayspray99]

Great commentary!

[@kandyfloss6b]

Magnus is superhuman

[@gastonemoschin4337]

I don't understand why you would willingly castle on the open files side? That would obviously be the only advantage having lost that pawn early in the game.

[@RafaelSang-tq8ur]

Caissa's favorite son is terrorizing the mere grandmasters. Nowadays the grandmasters on Title Tuesday are asking: what does Magnus has in store for me and how many moves do I last.

[@youradhere5761]

Madness Carlsen strikes again

[@456death654]

At @2:16 I wonder how many of us would play ...Bh3

[@reinier123]

Maybe it's just me, a complete novice, but I don't understand what Magnus gaines with this opening? Besides setting some extra challenge for himself. Insightful commentary as always.

[@sid1gen]

He rattles and unsettles his opponents, throwing them off-balance and immediately out of scripted "opening theory." But as I commented a bit earlier, I did not see GM material in this particular opponent: Magnus made six initial moves with pawns and opened a battering ram alley in h with one pawn sacrifice. The so-called GM with white then makes 4 or 5 initial moves with his Knight (??) and, frosting on the cake, he castles kingside, smack into Magnus' h rook. Magnus is having fun and destroying the oppo, although he does lose from time to time against true GMs and Super GMs.

[@johnwest7993]

It's guerrilla chess.

[@sid1gen]

Great work by the GOAT but I didn't see much of a GM in that opponent

[@jacquesdespadas]

White needed to abandon their opening on turn 2. 😬

[@jerome8670]

Wow 😮 White was just suffocated 😢 that’s a crazy opening I do believe there’s a realm of bad openings that produce some unorthodox lines GM’s should be exploiting or just watch 500’s play 😅

[@jesus3268]

While Magnus is the Goat of Chess , you - James are the goat of Chess commentary !!I love your comments!!Cheers

[@alphonseblackwood2930]

Hi EC! I hope you're having a good day mate! Cheers!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks yeah am indeed and you too! Is nice in U.K. now days starting to get lighter and longer

[@alphonseblackwood2930]

@@epicchess2021 longer days of sunlight are definitely a big mentality boost for me! Heck yeah! Glad you are well mate, thanks for all the fun videos! :)

[@jaycobcagasan7922]

Brutal

[@daviddurbin7682]

Crushing

[@charlesr.aliffjr.4050]

But yet, Magnus seems unable to beat Niemann⁉️

[@hoi-polloi1863]

I imagine this is why Magnus played conservatively for a draw when the two met the other day. If Niemann had won that game, people would be calling him "Carlsen's Kryptonite" or something.

[@Sons_Brad_Dalton]

Phenomenal

[@chriscurtain1816]

Amazing stuff. I just fear for the sanity of these people who play dozens of games every day, and can play several games simultaneously while blindfolded. Magnus, once while being interviewed, admitted he was actually going over one or two games in his head while he was talking to the interviewer about other stuff. The thought of being trapped in that world would terrify me.

[@stefanc4520]

Have they tested Magnus for PEDs?

[@epicchess2021]

Don’t know lol

[@sniperreddragon2782]

Knight c3 was a horrible move

[@raymondlego1701]

Magnus likes you too , he doesn't want you to work too hard 🤣 ... With his quick wins you have more spare time for yourself James . 😉 Thanks for always good entertainment

[@Whostolethekishka9]

Clear anti Knight bias and taunts, "meekly going home to mommy and daddy, and the stumbling back stuff....

[@lightofscorpio9396]

the goat.

[@chriscoates5312]

Nice

[@cv7245]

Please, please - buy a better mic. I like your vids, but very inconsistent.

[@epicchess2021]

My problem is actually my room I’m afraid, it’s very small and echoey

[@primeobjective5469]

These taboo chess openings, in front of the kids!! I mean, I question Magnus' Chess ethics.

[@epicchess2021]

Haha

[@sakerberg4512]

:D

[@NikoBased]

Did you notice a drop in subscribers at all recently? I was unsubscribed from your channel for no reason at all.

[@epicchess2021]

I can never really tell as some leave but more join so net effect is always up

[@Tight2008]

The narrator goes over the top way too much. It becomes annoying after a while! Calm down. I Hagen the sound off now when I watch your videos. Just too much.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks for feedback I’ll bear in mind really helpful

[@sid1gen]

simple: don't watch. I come to this channel because I like the presenter's attitude and sense of humor and enjoy the commentary. There are dozens of other chess channels for you. I don't understand why people torture themselves on youtube, having literally thousands of options

[@rewindforward2865]

Magnus made that GM looks like an amateur. Great analysis as usual!

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah haha and thanks very much