Carlsen vs Galactic | Magnus Carlsen takes on chess24 users

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen had White against user "Galactic" in his first ever Banter Blitz session on chess24 on 8 March 2019: chess24.com/en...
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[@NickyTmathew]

"Galactic... appears to be a panda."

[@MartinJohnZ]

After the game he was a saaaad panda.

[@tiagolince1262]

@@MartinJohnZ xD

[@TwelfthRoot2]

1:30 "It's a strange time to be out of the book. Maybe he's checking the book." lol

[@mehcol]

he really makes it seem so easy doesn't he

[@malegupta8404]

yeah right it seems like he had nnothing

[@thebigboofer3826]

It’s because it comes so easy to him.

[@mehcol]

@@thebigboofer3826 bewildering.

[@heinerschmitz1259]

It’s because he’s talanted and works hard.

[@dinomelin1925]

You have to devote your life to chess to be this Good and even then its not certain that you Will be this Good

[@escaperoomleander1948]

"If he does this, I'll do this." And it happens like that five times every game.

[@jacobomeyer6975]

That's what chess is about

[@hugeclockowner7949]

“If you do that, I’m gonna do that, and if you do that, I’m gonna do that.” “Well, what if I just...” “You _don’t_ wanna do that.”

[@Mr.Mister420]

The Classic .. " My Position is better now "

[@GabrielConstantinides]

0:35 Magnus was saving us from the virus

[@ХареКришна-т7г]

Caruana

[@johntera4958]

He can calculate which one is the good move for himself and opponent, this is so crazy

[@pauletah101]

How can I even play with Magnus when he knows my next move better than me. I can't.

[@twooks]

Obviously not 😂

[@TheIceyeddy]

I love these videos. Such a pleasure to see Magnus's thoughts. Thank you!

[@wooshbait36]

Nerd lol, I'm going back to watching Fortnite

[@berksezer4751]

*Magnus'

[@pablo-ww2ey]

The world champ destroying GMs

[@malegupta8404]

yess

[@hoola_amigos]

Is his oppenent really a GM?

[@Intrexa]

2:55 such a Norwegian sentiment

[@jonipuig2634]

He goes in into against GM with a chill attitude and still he wins

[@damonm3]

And staying hydrated keeps your body and brain functioning at a high level🎯

[@josegalvezc]

*Los ánimos que le pone a la Partida Magnus.* _Que bueno que nos comparta sus habilidades ajedrecísticas en chess24_

[@drbest87]

He's got the line from Akobian? I love this guy. VAR is my favorite player. Learned so much from him.

[@mrxxxmiseryg9388]

Galactic made a few bad moves, knight to d2 was a opportune move forcing a rook or queen loss. That one move would have been a game changer for him.

[@Guitarhymnbook]

Uhh nope, he even says if Nd2 he would play Qf4 attacking black's hanging rook. Would have been an even trade of material.

[@mrxxxmiseryg9388]

@@Guitarhymnbook better a even trade than to let it slide, besides a knight can wreak havoc on a players back row (granted it's not a option place for the piece).

[@jonavega1268]

la verdad no pude dormir anoche. vi el video de magnus jugando con los pibes y quede perplejo. es algo inedito y en nuestros tiempos.

[@shadowprince8572]

I tell you Carlsen you are an alien working with MIB.. that mind of yours phew.. simply amazing !!!

[@pedroriver2985]

He is really enjoying it!

[@AK-rx6hv]

So effortless. Love it!

[@halfaheartbongobongo]

I wish just once we could see a Kasparov banter blitz haha. So amazing that we get access to the thoughts of the modern day World Champion as he plays lol.

[@yimmytjahjono6262]

@6.08, why didn't black move the knight to D2 instead of Queen to C8? Black could have gotten the rook on f1.

[@pedromondragon6631]

Am I the only one that has become a better player just by watching the world champion's sessions?

[@lethall6609]

Same here lmao

[@usabilitytestfinland4095]

I got much worse. Effortless did not work.

[@mulansoerjadi]

8:04 why didn't black take the rook with the bishop?

[@marcalves6623]

Galactic is burning time like there is no tomorrow

[@sniffableandirresistble]

Cant believe we have access this way its incredible

[@pianochess1882]

Can‘t wait for more

[@arthigamyafinancialservice3793]

The commentary on Ian's meagre is epic hilarious

[@sdaiwepm]

Until h4, I don't think I understood a single move of the middlegame.

[@johnhonai4601]

why carlsen didnt play Rfd4 preventing Nd2 ??? 5:42

[@hereforfree100]

I watch Magnus, get really excited and think I have learned a few tricks... my next game and three moves later I am out of ideas!

[@tomasbargas7497]

Can someone explain me why blacks didnt kill the rook with the bishop... minute 8:05.

[@tropics10001]

What he says at the end makes no sense?? Neither variation was giving the queen back??

[@twist2shout]

makes sense: After loosing his queen black can give check on e1 (in stead of giving up) - if then white goes to h2 black will win back queen with a bishop-fork on e5 - Carlson is just pointing he can block with his bishop instead of moving to h2.

[@johnpapantoniou1767]

Does anyone know where to find the Melkumyan - Moiseenko game from the Turkish League Magnus mentions around the first minute of the video?

[@booradely6423]

chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/turkish-league-2016/3/3/1

[@booradely6423]

chess-db.com/public/game.jsp?id=13302485.14102560.17955072.29298

[@booradely6423]

Sorry I'm late

[@waaooaah]

Why is bishop E5 at 8:04 not the right move for galactic?

[@whataboutthis10]

He played Qc7 probably because he thought it's better, by winning a rook (eg Qc7, Nf3, f6). But if he takes, he has R against N&B, a bad position and at least a lost ending. And moreover Magnus also still has the attack: Bxe5, Qxe5, Qf8, Nxc6 - threatening Ne7, or advance the pawns, take also on d5..

[@accarlos1638]

If bishop takes, Queen takes with a checkmate threat on g7, black Queen defends on f8. Knight takes c6 threatening e7. And black will be in a very bad position.

[@Julian-bm9sx]

@@accarlos1638 queen does not have to defend, king can just run away

[@neallasta]

its like he can read minds

[@paultnt1]

Having an iq of 190 and a superb chess brain makes a computer like player .He is a genius and so natural

[@maxiprada9605]

Www, you are Real champion, in all sesnses

[@azmoonzed4717]

Marvelous is there any possibility that I might play like him one-day may be

[@dragovern]

Yes, but you have yo train really hard

[@esamudani2845]

Its like he sees 6-8 possible moves ahead, incredible

[@tristanhopf6204]

5:54 Why couldn’t the black knight more to D2 to fork the white queen and took?

[@tristanhopf6204]

darko markovic ohhhh I see it now

[@sairaraza9717]

2:55 he was telling about 0:05 probably

[@Questpeace]

Magnus absolutely hates making these immortal videos lmao

[@billtruttschel]

Newb here....what is preventing the players from using software (say, on a nearby laptop) to calculate their next move?

[@wolfspain7385]

Nothing really. Its more about having a sense of honour. And you'd get caught pretty quickly if all your moves were perfect like a computer software. Especially if your real-life play didnt match up. Your reputation would be ruined.

[@tonistaak]

And also they take 5 seconds per move, there is a game on chess24 magnus stream where the player seems using engine,loses on time.

[@SameerLalji]

Can someone please explain why he can't go knight to D2 (ND2) at the 6:00 minute mark. Wouldn't he then fork the queen and rook? Sorry if this is a very obvious thing, I'm not that good at chess.

[@SameerLalji]

I think I see the response, QG3?

[@00bikeboy]

What a shame RJF didn't do a few of these.

[@camilofuentespena7348]

"Galactic?.....who appears to be a Panda".......😊

[@goldenbeardofficial8541]

black took 1 minute to castle, and i would have done it in 2 seconds

[@roybatty3989]

Magnus could never predict my next idiotic move. Ha ha I'll always have that.

[@Feliandyx16]

Que felicidad en su rostro :-( !!!

[@jootpepet]

Came to see Magnus trolling. Edit: disappointed :(

[@awetrin]

At 5:57 did galactic miss knight D2? Forking the queen and the rook?

[@Ewidar]

not really, Qf4 attacks the knight and the rook, so if black takes on f1, white takes back on e5. It looks better for white as he has better control of the center and black needs to waste a move to get the knight out of harm.

[@Sasha1234575]

The living library. Is it possible, that Magnus has all games between 2010-2019 in his brain? I mean EVERY game. Not such his own games.

[@travelfreakphani5933]

Chess requires a lot of patience. My God. He who has a lot a patience can only be king

[@ollirusama]

At 5:45, please explain to me why black doesn't go D2.

[@ollirusama]

There must be a simple reasoning to it a couple of moves later but as a beginner (and dumb) I don't see it.

[@ollirusama]

Aah, queen can go H3 and force the knight back.

[@kingpet]

i am a chess noob, but if you mean NxD2, then white can go QxF4 and fork the rook and knight for free...

[@damonm3]

Magnus looks thoroughly bored in this one. Do you play just because you’re great?

[@nbernhard07]

He is not bored.

[@HungPham-md8wv]

Why doesn't the "code" enter D2 ???? Can someone tell me, please

[@JesusAntonioPimentelBarreto]

excelente master.!!!!!!!

[@thesharingan1571]

Amazing endgame

[@Chesstastic5000]

Magnus is quite funny!

[@jonathanchristopher1099]

The mag just beat another player using a computer at level expert. I wonder how many chess engines mag actually confronts on this channel and yawns his way through them.

[@KeepHimAtBay]

none

[@aaronwrecks3324]

Why can't black take with the Bishop at 8:03 I'm so confused

[@herbertvuijk8]

He can, but then queen takes bishop. A horse and bishop for a rook is a good trade. Also threatening mate on g7 after the captures

[@maribethsolis4164]

Magzy Bogues sounds like the shortest nba player Muggsy Bogues.

[@MikeyViRuZzCR]

Maribeth Solis that is the joke, yes

[@ichirofakename]

Sherlock Holmes, I presume?

[@alvaro39mg30]

5:17 doesn't Ra3 hang the rook? Ah no, the knight is also hanging

[@hop1824]

"just got a Skype from Yann, who is an idiot"

[@SpontaneityJD]

1:31 haha

[@cereal4u]

I hate it when he doesn’t finish the game ..

[@derekrios8691]

Grischuk

[@SerbaLucu79]

king

[@Nopanop]

At 5:42 Why didnt he move knight to D2 , for a free rook???

[@Nopanop]

Lol magnus amswered it himself saying queen f4 will be a reply to dat

[@pastortroy4life]

Carlsen bought Chess24. He's now your overlord.

[@danielolmo9]

Magnus Carlsen is a strong chess player

[@dab1463]

Yes, strong. Like strong stong😂

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

The strongest

[@muzosh]

Really? You’re kidding right? I thought he was weak.🙄

[@robertusbayunugroho1347]

See this video make me thinking about very hopeless can win againts carlsen

[@Saiphedias0815]

Why didn't black go kd2 at 6:00 ??!

[@youtubehandle88]

The fork wouldn’t work. Qh3 is a convenient reply and threatens mate

[@Saiphedias0815]

Ah I see.... you are right. Thanks !

[@arashkamangir331]

Where’s the beard bro?

[@DrumApe]

Playing chess in the 5th dimension.

[@jamiebandy2741]

Newb here, why didn’t he take rook e5 at 6:36?

[@sherusrs]

Then knight will take queen f3

[@LonelyPianist-jn1oj]

Magnus looks so bored

[@1988josip]

He could move knight d2 attacking queen and eat his rook

[@samfisher3518]

Magnus would have countered with queen to d4 and take a rook back. He mentions that in the video. The fork on rook and queen was my first idea too though!

[@kaychau5210]

5:53 I would go knight d2

[@lourivera9185]

He would have queen F4

[@tatsuyashiba9956]

Lol

[@ookundanny3689]

Did Galactic resign?

[@malegupta8404]

superb yar there are players of chess 24 whose rating is above 2900 sir mangus please beat them thanks

[@srengran4583]

At 5:58 why doesn't black play Nd2 forking the queen and rook? Wouldn't that win an exchange?

[@Bastillon]

White can reply with queen f4, and take the rook on e5 which is unprotected

[@k.esha.v]

Smurfing -_-

[@skyewalker7044]

Is it just me or at 06:00 is there a missed fork on D2? Still, not bad for a panda...

[@toastbrotfan6585]

White plays Qh3 to attack h7#

[@Daniel-iv1ti]

does anyone know what water he drinks

[@lethall6609]

😂😂😂😂

[@MagnusAnand]

Good game

[@emersonq6355]

where is the match against the guy that apparently used a engine

[@chrisredig1381]

It's you so you tell us

[@musical_lolu4811]

Not worth it.

[@brianfindlay2925]

Hello.

[@rohanp]

Wooowww magnus

[@fabianmeyer506]

Does he ever lose in one of those videos?

[@sibasisghoshmoulick7471]

Yes

[@mariovila3226]

Who is Galactic?

[@youareprecious3109]

Some random guy i guess

[@rickreed5836]

Appears to be a panda..

[@gabrieljosecollado621]

@@heitord5539 You forgot someone. Santiago Munez

[@Alnivol666]

Who is he? You guessed it...Frank Stallone.

[@frankiegee6135]

If I don’t use a gambit on either side I feel weird. Have to play a gambit!

[@ZoeylaRose]

Ye I always open Dura's Gambit as black 😂 Still my black winrate is better than my white winrate

[@inordirectional]

Magnus is good at chess.

[@Gordon3773]

A little

[@inordirectional]

@@Gordon3773 *not bad, at least

[@zahiriously2347]

Nice

[@SahinScienceAcademy]

This game is draw but why he resigned.

[@derekrios8691]

Magnus vs Great please

[@derekrios8691]

I meant Grischuk.. auto correct is funny like that

[@derekrios8691]

Exactly LoL 😂😂

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

Magnus vs hell please

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

Sorry auto correct. It's magnus vs hikaru

[@أهلالكهف-د3ض]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@agnivoghosh7409]

Just.. so easy

[@hilbert2547]

how he commets that jan is telling him all is going well a little bit rude

[@nearchosbaklatzoglou2666]

Pretty sure it's in a good mood, Jan and carlsen get along pretty well I think

[@hilbert2547]

look at his reaction to Jan, not very polite @@nearchosbaklatzoglou2666

[@fioloshubert6549]

I think Jan will be fine

[@martydobrek5672]

The wistful curtain adversely arrive because impulse yearly untidy across a square dinner. bashful, hot huge sword