Carlsen's astonishing Endgame forced spectators to applaud him against Duda with one second left

[@FloydMaxwell]

Commentators thought it was Duda that deserved applause, but Magnus' position seemed more difficult to play

[@drewishgaminginc.3942]

Rook vs bishop and two pawns with 8 seconds on the clock would be a nightmare against anyone... against duda I'd just off myself to be rid of the stress

[@arentorjamir4545]

@@drewishgaminginc.3942 the double pawns is a pain everytime

[@Verbalaesthet]

Honestly, both deserved respect for this nerve wracking end game.

[@ovechkin100]

yea when youre defending for the draw it is a lot nicer than not being able to convert a W on an attack. it feels more like a failure.

[@picollo24]

Duda's position was much harder. Carlsen wasn't playing against best player in the world.

[@terminusest9179]

It is like what many GMs say, magnus can squeeze water from stone.

[@Imawesomedontaskwhy]

Kasparov said that about Karpov and said Magnus is a mix between Karpov and Fischer

[@SharpshooterXO]

Blood. Magnus can squeeze blood from a stone

[@tmmmkk292]

Kasparov went even further and said he can squeeze stone from water.

[@8523hineshnyati]

@@tmmmkk292 😂😂

[@GeraltzCrafta]

Magnus didn’t squeeze water in this game. He butchered a completely winning position and barely survived the endgame with a tenacious defence

[@danger_donkey]

Audience was clapping because this game clinched tournament victory for Magnus, not necessarily because of his play in this particular endgame (although that was obviously impressive too).

[@user-ee1lo1il3f]

i think it is more likely because of the latter tho as this was in poland so most of the audience prob did not want magnus to win lol

[@fuadkattan6622]

It’s both, I was in the audience you heard whispers on how accurate he played in a losing position with no time left.

[@gebser6060]

​@@user-ee1lo1il3f LOL we applauded Duda mainly b/c of this splendid effort when he was down to 10 sec against 2 white rooks still on ... besides, Poles are not that chauvinistic 😂we love Magnus, after all, he's ours bro too, just across the Baltic 🥰

[@user-ee1lo1il3f]

@@gebser6060 oh yeah that makes more sense. thanks!

[@jimmyquek6536]

Don't be stupid.... It's for he game

[@ExPawloch]

I was there, this was the final game of the tournament and also the longest game and most exciting, the applause was for both of them, because of the best game we saw there, because of Magnus's win in the tournament and for Duda, because he is our best polish player

[@murraycarew]

Applause all round!

[@JohnDuthie]

I would have blundered at least 69 times there

[@victorwallec2534]

nice

[@8964TS]

Which means your opponent must have blundered about 69 times too to keep letting you have another chance to blunder ;)

[@chanddd2]

are you pro? I would have blundered at least 81

[@javiermendez9672]

True

[@babyitsnatural]

NICE

[@KleinmeisterPang]

Any other playet on the planet would have lost this. Holding this with no time shows genius

[@cassi1564]

Maybe Hikaru

[@joshuahack3231]

​@@cassi1564 me nepo hikaru and ding

[@incognito5416]

@@cassi1564 this ain't some random online game, hikaru will prolly choke

[@mewithmychick6960]

@@joshuahack3231 Yeah i was about to say it! Dont forget about super GM Joshua!

[@alexch3618]

but can he squeeze milk from botez?

[@artacun0596]

magnus the only one who can turn a bullet games into 8 min of content

[@reiniersmits703]

notice how magnus played the ending beautifully. He first chased away the king from the pawn and then the bishop from the c1-h6 diagonal. And only then he attacked the pawn. (if he didn't force the bishop away, Black could have played e3 if white played Re8)

[@h4rder10]

was a draw but duda went for win ...

[@DavidEmerling79]

I've always liked Seirawan's analysis, partly because I love his calm and friendly demeanor. He's a pleasure to listen to. Plus, he understands the game very well - almost as if he's a grandmaster himself. :)

[@sabbaseleftheriadis5601]

he's a grandmaster and one of the best players of his time. He understands more than any longhaired person around him.

[@luthfi.aminulloh]

Every time I watched a world-class chess player shake hands before the game even finished, I don't know who really is winning the game, lol 😂😂

[@jayraj5008]

Whoever brings their hand first for the shake, has called it quits.

[@rafalo2323]

@@jayraj5008 thx

[@raunakmani9843]

​@@jayraj5008What about draw?

[@jayraj5008]

@@raunakmani9843 We can also see how the kings are set in the center. Usually by the position in game you can tell, but if you couldn't then check for kings. If one king is in white square and another in black. Then DRAW. If both kings in Black Square in the Center of the Board, then Black won. If Both kings in the White square of the center of the Board then White Won.

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

I can squeeze water from a wet sock.

[@jameswilliamjones]

Cant see the ending bc KZbin keeping covering the most important part with links. Super annoying.

[@cognakthkrathk1027]

I DONT LIKE IT

[@polymathecian]

I thought for sure Magnus was drinking a beer, and went the Fischer route.

[@agachess]

This is what we call a "machine"

[@perpetualbystander4516]

Duda's right hand has a shorter distance to the clock than Magnus' right hand has, so definitely a time advantage for Duda.

[@ijexcmos8153]

Did you know Duda has very longs hands? 😂😂

[@timothyelicada2630]

​@@ijexcmos8153he is saying that because Duda plays black, it is easier to press the clock because it is in the right side too

[@lynmariemalaga4161]

​@@timothyelicada2630 yeah

[@lynmariemalaga4161]

​@@timothyelicada2630 he is pointing out that it is more easier for duda to press the clock

[@ex0duzz]

Magnus could play using his left hand if he wanted or cared. No one cares about that little advantage since they usually all get an equal number of black vs white games in a tournament or match anyway.

[@imdanielmartinez]

my ass clinched the entire time

[@Alphabeter]

that's a good sign

[@Bosco1.d4]

that's a good sign

[@asianhavoc1872]

that's a good sign

[@travissorenson9554]

Comments like “white has to try hard to lose this” really makes me want to see her play as white against Duda with 10 seconds on the clock in that position.

[@mdoebs5946]

Indeed

[@sailor-rick]

was that judit polgar commenting

[@OAlfonso]

​@@sailor-rickno

[@MarshallStrider]

@@sailor-rick She could have said that at least haha

[@ExpiredToast11]

@@OAlfonso yes

[@autumnleaves1484]

Anyone know who the three commentators are? Love their vibes

[@elijahroseberry842]

This is a horrible title Magnus didn’t force spectators to do anything, a more appropriate title would be: Spectators applaud Magnus Carlsen while he holds on to a draw in the final seconds.

[@basicallyeveryone]

Magnus' head looked like it increased 20% in size in the end, rightly so.

[@aaronf.186]

I thought he was drinking beer

[@JackySupit]

how did they know it's the 50moves? "OK, that's it! that's it!" they said

[@gregmakris9138]

What I liked about this game is Carlson is not afraid to go around the block with his rook , stick it to em !!!!

[@brianjanson3498]

Great screenshot. Magnus looks like a Viking.

[@Zharkan16]

I love how the top players of chess are always shake their heads and are disappointed after their matches 😂

[@Alejhox]

I didn't got it. 😅😅 Why people clapped to the end?

[@keithgales8484]

can someone explain why was it a draw? newbie here. thanks

[@yvanquicoy7448]

because with perfect play. Black cant promote his pawn and white will just move his rook anywhere

[@kokonut5498]

Im not grandmaster but it seems like the e4 pawn cannot be saved by the king or bishop so rook will just take that pawn on the next turn and then maybe trade off the rook for black's last pawn and would result in insufficient material draw because a king and bishop vs king cannot create checkmate

[@baselkhadem3441]

Because white will sacrifice the rook to take the pawn... once the pawn is gone, black will only have king and Bishop and they can't mate the white king

[@Chris-si9in]

This might blow your mind but I have a secret over the board strategy players can use in low time situation If you look 3:34 Magnus stretches his arm then press the clock ; that arm stretch is costing too much time ; instead you may be able to play waiting moves closes to your side of the board to hit the timer with the other hand no

[@vibovitold]

Great idea, I wonder why it hasn't been discovered yet. What could go wrong?

[@kingmarin5820]

@@vibovitold Well the opponent would complain to the arbiter because that is illegal.

[@eobias]

Using right hand is safer coz you know you done with the move,using left hand could lead to him pressing it first before moving the piece especially in high pressure situation which is illegal..kind of like right foot on the break you want to make sure youre not accelerating while breaking

[@jeremiahvincentbrazil8521]

The way magnus drinks his water is like a true viking that just won his duel

[@alexobed4252]

That was stressful-and I couldn’t hardly even follow!

[@killakev9589]

can someone explain how they keep gaining 3 seconds

[@krd1st]

Each time a player makes a move he gets an extra couple of seconds so he doesn't run out of time immediately after it's his turn.

[@killakev9589]

thanks@@krd1st

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

Can someone explain what happened at the end of the game?

[@eobias]

Rook takes pawn and black has no advantage anymore...if magnus sac rook and take the 2nd pawn its a draw and he wins the toournament

[@davidmartin7163]

That was impressive to say the least. Wow what a game

[@DavidEmerling79]

Prior to Magnus making the first move we seen in this video, b3, I loaded that position into Stockfish. It has white with a very, very slight advantage, +0.17. It's roughly an equal position. Stockfish's third choice is the move Magnus made, b3. That leads to complete equality, 0.00. Stockfish thinks he should've played Rab3, moving his rook in *front* of his b-pawn. Still, it is roughly equal. There is no "winning" move.

[@dechain1927]

why is the board plugged in?

[@yendruruuma7293]

My patience has left the chat and Anxiety was in the chat lol😮😮😮😮

[@Obinaab_Kenoobi]

What a brilliant defense from Magnus !

[@S.Trades]

Tbf you really wouldn't expect anything less. The guy is crazy talented.

[@Captaincraftsurvivalgaming]

50m dollars playing chess im reading more books!!!!!!!!!

[@skrillex4u]

That was stressful to watch imagine playing it

[@robsontrader]

Magnus stands on a position where he can play only for the fun... he definitively was not worried about win the tournament

[@vibovitold]

He needed that draw to win the tournament. I see no reason to assume he's not concerned about the results.

[@hasanelias8878]

It was a completely winning position, the draw was because of the Magnus effect.

[@jupiterflambay4284]

who won ? I get bloody suggested videos covering the board before the game has finished !

[@ridhokopi.sibande]

What is the result?

[@secretmember9999]

draw

[@armaninyow]

What's with the VGA in the chessboard?

[@drawesome9317]

Carlsen is baba yaga of chess universe

[@fennecbesixdouze1794]

"to applaud him against Duda" That's not what happened. The applause was for both players, and for Magnus for winning the tournament.

[@singaporeghostclub]

I see that the chessboard has a VGA cable attached to it. Therefore, I am assuming it connects to the digital board on screen. What brand are these boards?

[@m0ment219]

I just won't mind that VGA cable being plugged in the chess board 😭😭

[@KublaiKhan2025]

That's to broadcast the game live on the internet, it's a digital board.

[@KublaiKhan2025]

Understand??? STUPID BEGINNER!

[@W.E.]

After Rc8+ Kb3, ... He knew he had it because the King can't guard the e4 Pawn. He just needed him to leave the h5/c1 diagonal, ... otherwise Re8 could have been met with e3.

[@joserosadobravo7746]

Será la DIAGONAL DEL COLOR NEGRO.: POR HACHE SEIS/ .. POR LA 《 CE 》 UNO. YA QUE LA DIAGONAL 《 D 1》 Y 《 H 5》 SON DE COLOR BLANCO NUNCA NEGRO.?

[@W.E.]

@@joserosadobravo7746 Gracias, ¡Me refiero a h6/c1 en diagonal! Thank you, I mean h6/c1 diagonally!

[@michaelkewl7056]

May the GOAT be with you!

[@DenizCDemir]

Carlsen's astonishing Endgame forced spectators to applaud Spectators: No eval bar wtf is going on

[@ciervosediento9179]

No me he enterado de quién gana o si hacen tablas o qué.

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

They applauded the effort by both players

[@scrumpymanjack]

Never knew Hugh Glass could play chess.

[@olivur_1459]

At 5:55 why did he not move the pawn up, it was protected by the bishop?

[@KublaiKhan2025]

So what if it's protected?? Rook takes...and it's draw.

[@alvarc3675]

Chess "specialist" commenting on what they would have done instead when Magnus plays, to find out 3 moves later how wrong they were, it just cracks me every time.

[@lukemarks9193]

chess commentators commentating, chess commenters commenting; hilarious

[@KemosabeTBC]

The commentator seems to be Yasser Seirawan. He is a GM, so he definitely is a "specialist".

[@alvarc3675]

@@KemosabeTBC any GM comes out short when it comes to magnus. The best thing they could do is to shut and wait, and analyze the game once is over

[@chloupichloupa]

@@alvarc3675 *"The best thing they could do is to shut and wait, and analyze the game once is over"* Wait, you want people whose job it is to comment a game to just stay silent during the game?

[@nocternbemsi5619]

@@chloupichloupa yes

[@mediamannaman]

At 0:41, why didn't Black do bishop x B4?

[@FlashGamer521]

I assume Bb4 Rb3 and if Re5 Re3 -- and black is forced to exchange a rook or claim a draw via rep, when he wants neither. Black is, as we see, better.

[@matthewclark7955]

Can someone explain 0:42.. just take the pawn..

[@zonnaprank7577]

he is magnus, no doubt !

[@infiniteone783]

Good game. Anyways, is there a VGA cable coming out of the chess board? That's crazy.

[@jumperstartful]

i think it goes to a computer to record the moves. Not sure but I think that's how it works.

[@Cld65]

Nope, it was a serial RS232 cable. Since Jan 2020 they have been replaced by USB-C connectors.

[@mrdraw2087]

Based on the title I thought white was playing for a win here. Protecting b4 seemed like a sure way to hold the draw quite easily.

[@GeneKSM]

magnus carlsen is a beast!

Is that a VGA cable connected to the board lol

[@emilsadykhov123]

At 6:10 didn’t Magnus just have Ra5 and win the bishop?

[@alexheros6832]

dude moved his king at which point Ra5 didn't work

[@gacoss2739]

First he was in check so Kc4, then Duda moves his king closer to his bishop so Ra5+ the king can defend the bishop again.

[@richardseabrook303]

not clue what is going on here. can anyone explain why its a draw at the end?

[@MrWuYo]

rep

[@adhepur]

I thought they were applausing Duda for not losing

[@kenp3L]

Why is this a draw? Each player still has enough material to win.

[@vibovitold]

Insufficient material is not the only reason why a game is drawn. There are positions where neither side can make any progress, and nullifying eachother's (theoretical) winning chances becomes trivial. Like in tic-tac-toe.

[@mickybadia]

What exactly made them all realise the game was over at once? Was a 3-time-rep called by an off-cam ref?

[@cycloneeye9416]

black's winning chances relied on those 2 pawns promoting. magnus' sole defensive idea is to stop that. in the last position the black king was too far away to defend e4, so magnus took with the rook and eventually the other pawn will fall as well, which leaves only kings and Rook vs bishop which is a theoretical draw

[@IchBinDeinGott]

you sack the rook for the pawn. 1 bishop cant checkmate

[@RobynHode8]

Having a win with 3 seconds left is not having a win.

[@drh3rd]

I thought we talked about this. The man bun. Either lose it, or grow it ridiculously long. This middle stuff doesn't work.

[@philippe-lebel]

I'm used to computer chessboard that I can't understand what happened in a traditional chessboard.

[@chesneytube1]

You can tell Magsy loves a good swindle.

[@dordahan5022]

i didn't understand, why did it ended up as a draw?

[@gaurang127]

Magnus took the e4 pawn, so black was left with a pawn, a bishop with king, while white had a rook with the king. Black could only win if they had promoted either of the pawns, but now Magnus wont let them promote. The game could go on forever and neither side could not have mated the other, hence it ended in a draw.

[@dadasmusic5961]

@@gaurang127 cool, thank you for the detailed explanation :)

[@WorldChessComunity-gh3xx]

Great video

[@WorldChessComunity-gh3xx]

Carlsen is the GOAT

[@luckymireles82]

Endgame master!

[@MrYoumitube]

Maybe 1 out of the 30 moves Magnus made I would have done the same.

[@skahler]

this thumbnail is currently why i'm drinking pepsi bottle i got new one

[@Trias805]

1:04 What's wrong with just taking the pawn?

[@KublaiKhan2025]

Leads to a lost endgame

[@amadeolopez76]

Because Rd3 to b3 would pin the bishop to the rook. You would be exchanging your bishop just for a pawn.

[@zoodiac57]

who are the commentators?

[@elmerfrejoles98]

That's why playing with time increments sucks! Seems like the game never ends1

[@ObserverZero]

I love his Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski look ❤

[@lucidx9443]

They both were down two.. 1.. second left at some point it took something special from both sides

[@thememaster7]

what is the plug in the chess board for?

[@adarsh5870]

The moves are sent from the board to the screen. Thats what I think it is for.

[@tas_cards]

Probably communicates moves digitally!

[@tellahsage6477]

It's an eletronic chess board, the plug is to send the moves to the computer so the people can watch on the screen

[@nightmoose]

My chess isn't good enough to follow this but was there no way for black to force march one of those pawns to the finish and make it a queen during this entire war of attrition? Or did black just not see the opening?

[@jumperstartful]

That's what I was thinking but I'm not very good at chess so what do I know.

[@KublaiKhan2025]

​@@jumperstartfuluse an engine, like Stockfish.

[@nightmoose]

seems like there were a few times were Duda could have safely moved his second pawn in line with his most advanced pawn, stopping the king from being able to move up, no?

[@oldpain7625]

What? They applauded right on time.

[@probro8284]

after 1.b4, black can play 1...Rxb4 or 1...Bxb4. (1...Bxb4 2.Rb3 Re5+ ...and then black can safe his bishop). However, the resulting endgame is still a draw. Maybe Duda wanted to keep it a bit more complicated, thinking he can not lose this but has a little time advantage. With more material on the board he has more tactics available. I would have captured on b4, but I guess black has sufficient compensation if he does not capture on b4. (there are potential tactics in the air like at some point ...Rb2+ Rd2 RxR KxR Bxf2 possible with keeping more material on the board). Difficult decision, and it cost Duda quite some time.

[@aserlongas9819]

I didn´t understand the gift by Magnus...

[@jimmywang2041]

You had to sac the bishop for the pawn advancement

[@brock2k1]

Camptown ladies sing this song, Duda, Duda.

[@Greek_Arborist]

After b4, why didn't Duda take with the rook?

[@steveking7719]

Even the pros can slip up

[@sebastjansslavitis3898]

2:04 why did she say "white has try hard to lose this"? isn't Magnus in worse position?

[@volty3454]

Worse but solid hard to prove the advantage

[@ExpiredToast11]

referring to the likelihood of a draw. it should be easy to draw according to judit polgar....who beat him in a park blitz game.

[@scottyjoe22]

At 6:09 magnus had a check and could take the bishop.

[@MrBrown-j6q]

nope king is in check by bishop he has to move the king first

[@KOKOPIKOSS]

Magnus Carlsen...Lebowski edition!!!

[@bl41ck97]

More like old boby fisher edition

[@HangingQueen]

who won?

[@MrWuYo]

Draw

[@bettafish6548]

The only guys who can make 10 second time into a 6 minute games 💀💀💀

[@VAN_production.mp4]

why was this a draw? :)

[@CodexPermutatio]

Force of nature.

[@Spacemonkey1001]

Look at that smile, though!

[@Shrwnat]

Duda was getting tired. Obviously this is drawish game. Why Duda put stay away the King on his pawns...

[@Brukernavnn]

Grandmasters can find forced draws, but only Magnus can find a forced applause.

[@ニャーミックス]

Giving up the rook was foolish.

[@KublaiKhan2025]

Are you rated AT LEAST 2400???

[@ニャーミックス]

@@KublaiKhan2025 I wouldn’t make the move in the moment. But I can understand why the move was made after reviewing the game.