Carlsen vs. Svidler chess24 Birthday Banter Blitz

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and 8-time Russian Champion Peter Svidler play a first to 5 points blitz match to celebrate chess24's 5th birthday! The players' thoughts are combined in this video (in left and right audio channels) - for the separate videos and more check out: bit.ly/2XqRKvK
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[@juhanikuronen6944]

Magnus: It's not too great, unfortunately Peter: I'm in large amount of trouble funny how they are both pessimistic about the same position

[@keedt]

Like Ben Finegold would say, both sides are lost!

[@gruminatorII]

@@keedt but then again swidler is lost more lol

[@abhi1673]

Peter is more afraid of Magnus than his position on board 😂

[@joeybeann]

At least put a timestamp

[@davidrass895]

13:00 Carslen "Isn't that just winning?" Svidler "Yep"

[@2CSST2]

Lol perfect timing on that

[@gofer9156]

Peter: "Ra4 is a stupid square for the rook" Magnus plays Ra4 Peter : "Maybe not that stupid though"

[@muhammadachyar5089]

Haha

[@noobwarfireball4321]

What time?

[@gofer9156]

@@noobwarfireball4321 4:05

[@bchase001]

This is the greatest thing ever. I love how at 38:38 they both within seconds of each other recognized a position as one they played against each other in a Saudi tournament (which was 2 years ago).

[@chazzabh]

"My memory is so poor these days"

[@JosHfilm]

If you wear headphones you'll hear each of them in separate channels. Carlsen on the left and Svidler on the right :)

[@baoboumusic]

That made me realize I was wearing my earplugs the wrong way round :) (left plug in the right ear)

[@wossaaaat]

I can hear them both in each earpiece... =0/

[@vincentcorleone4951]

Thanks man xD

[@ZacksHacks]

Yeah I was confused why I could not hear Svidler. Right earbud is busted lol.

[@Brainsucker92]

@@wossaaaat change your settings from mono to stereo.

[@roool91]

I Always upvote Peter Svidler. Also, that other guy seems to be pretty talented

[@aphexon.]

roool91 lol

[@messemerrobin8286]

That joke is getting old :P

[@EGarrett01]

13:00 "Isn't this just winning now?" "Yup." "What are you doing"?" "This one isn't going to work out either." "Yeah I know, it's dead lost."

[@colethomson7267]

Thank you Chess24 for the valuable collaborations

[@sjkvideo]

"I can also play D7 and act like nothing bad is happening - let's go for that..." ;)

[@dr.mikeybee]

What a bizarre format, but I love it! After just a few minutes, I find i'm able to follow the two separate audio streams.

[@darkcitizen]

I watched this video twice, first with my left headphone an second with the right.

[@chazzabh]

"Are we done? Can I go?"

[@tehaaronjelly5473]

I started this video and thought, “Oh gosh the audio please stop.” But then I kinda liked it. It’s really cool to hear their thought processes simultaneously. They would both say the line that would happen like five moves out.

[@morganellis4656]

Peter: "I thought this was playable" 5 moves later... Also Peter: "This position is is quite regrettable"

[@Overlordsen]

Awesome. Had I known there will be a video with both commentaries, I didnt have to look both. (I actually changed stream allways after two games, to not watch the same players stream for all games before the other ones.) Anyways thanks for this event and thanks for the videoupload. Those two are the two the nicest and coolest chessplayers!

[@ashystyle]

I'm trying to keep up with one player talking "pishop c7, knight e2 blabla" but now I have 2 players saying things at the same time! What a great brain workout :)

[@adventuresofdavid]

Thanks Peter and Magnus for sharing your thoughts with us...great to hear what your thinking. ..you guys rock

[@donh3590]

at 4:44...the facial expressions are perfect.

[@dertyp6833]

Now a video with live comments from Jan Gustafson for this video, just to have three people talking the same time. And then Jan uploads a video where he do live comments about the live comments :)

[@norwoodgolf8]

This is so awesome! I first watched the one with just Svidler, then the one with just Carlsen, and then this one with both. Can you imagine three videos like this with Capablanca and Alekhine or any other great pairing from the past? We are so fortunate that Carlsen gives us these glimpses.

[@americalost5100]

Imagine Fischer in Banter Blitz : )

[@TheRealJetHu]

@@americalost5100 He'd be talking about politics and jews

[@Jamesi03]

I don't think I'll ever here a line better described than how Carlsen did here, a "fuck you factor"

[@perezmarco7675]

Really good match! Congratulations Chess 24 for the organization of this! 😀😎😎

[@k3nknoxville]

good concept, good work! more like this chess24

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

"Are we done? Can I go?" Magnus

[@demondarg]

I envy Peter, playing against a Magnum and did´t die on it. Thanks 4 share this and that. Chess always wins, CHEERS.

[@baoboumusic]

Fantastic. The best player against the best commentator. The comments of Magnus are very interesting though!

[@tim7054]

19:17 - good fighting spirit :)

[@pierolocatelli8037]

10:02 explains the result

[@Pleiadian45]

Great game 👍

[@twist2shout]

If someone have lot of time, I am sure an edited version of this would be interesting. Edited so that they "exchange" thoughts instead of sharing simultaneously,.. it will cause create short gabs with the liveboard, but not many seconds. That can be compensated by slowing the visual speed if when they talk much.

[@chessyoshi8626]

Good start to an idea. Just pause the board video after a move, then play both audio in turn, then play next move. It would take more editing of course, but would be a much more pleasant experience.

[@strong8705]

Great improvement!

[@JosHfilm]

From an educational perspective we could give a go to your proposal for a shorter game. Though the added value of this video being real time IMO is that we can see in real time the thought process of each of them as the game unfolds. Maybe one day KZbin will give the option of upload separate channels if they go for multilanguage options

[@-_Nuke_-]

This is just awesome! Loved Magnus commentary, I think it's so very enlightening hearing his thoughts about the position, I think just hearing his train of thought alone can make someone a better player. Magnus is the best. I really loved this format and I'm rooting for more :D

[@SvetoslavBatsoev]

Right click volume tray icon -> sounds -> playback -> speakers -> properties -> levels -> audio output balance -> mute left or right channels (for Windows 10)

[@smaakjeks]

Click audio icon in top bar -> Sound preferences -> slide balance bar to left (OSX 10) Now a linux person needs to chip in.

[@glacieractivity]

For all that have trouble listening to both - read the video description - they are separated into the right and left stereo channel. Simply watch the video twice.

[@IMWATCHING501]

Should probably compress the voices to the same RMS, Svidler overlaps Magnus a lot with his thicker louder voice. This can be easily fixed by compressing using an audio compressor limiter, the video editor you use has one built-in most probably.

[@mads4387]

Such a shame how nervous Svidler was in this! Yeah Carlsen was right, he respects him waaay too much. Svidler got in his own head :(

[@edwardshowden5511]

Carlsen respects him because svidler has plus score against magnus in classical :) and svidler always acts like this, his position is always bad :P

[@mads4387]

@@edwardshowden5511 To both you and Evzal: Your opinions are wrong, and here's why: Svidler does not always act like this. He usually plays with great confidence despite what he says. In this match he just seemed like he wanted to get his loss over with quickly as evidenced by the fact that in all the games he was up several minutes on the clock until he finally blundered and resigned. His problem was clearly lack of confidence as evidenced by the fact that he was so shaken he didn't even acknowledge that fact that he lost while being so much ahead on the clock. Carlsen was actually the slow one here, which is unusual. I guess I have to address the fact that he said that it was his strategy to be up on the clock, since you will bring it up in your inevitable reply, trying to disprove my position with that as a counterpoint. Svidler has played more chess-games than you can even imagine. He is well aware what good time management is, which he did not show in this match, despite what you may think. And no, this kind of respect is not deserved, as a better approach to the match by Svidler might have lead to a more favorable score and a more entertaining match - and no, I did not say he was likely to win, I said the score might have been more favorable, as in he might have gotten a few more draws or even a win. Rushing towards defeat instead is therefore giving him way too much respect.

[@-_Nuke_-]

​@@mads4387 Carlsen played better chess and he won. All the rest is irrelevant. Nobody cares if you spend a ton of time, if you won then you won and that's what Magnus did in all the games. Magnus is a better player and hearing Magnus commentary on the position is much more enlightening that hearing Svidler one. Which shows who's boss around here. Magnus isn't the WC for nothing. He is a better player and that's the end of the argument. Plus I checked every single game with StockFish and Svidler is wrong like half the time where Magnus is playing the computer move EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN TIME. Magnus abilities on the endgame are unmatched, I guess only Fabiano at this point can defend against magnus on a sharp drawish endgame, that knowledge has armed Magnus with the extraordinary gift of thinking like the computer, because the computer know that theoretically it cannot gain too much on the middlegame, therefore it plays looking at the endgame at all times - that's how Magnus plays and there is no argument, looking at his games with a computer that he is legit every single time.

[@mads4387]

@@-_Nuke_- You need to learn how to read. Nobody is arguing over who would win or who's the better player. Nobody. It was actually something I put emphasis on in my comment, so you didn't read it. Either because you can't read or because you can't read and that's the end of the argument.

[@-_Nuke_-]

​@@mads4387 You said that Svidler respects Carlsen way too much, I don't agree with that. Looking at the match with a computer Carlsen is always right and Svidler just isn't right all the times..., so how can you not respect someone who plays the computer move every single time? It's not that Svidler feared Carlsen and lost because of that... Actually Svidler lack of fear got him to lose all those games in the middle game... So actually Svidler does not have enough "respect" for Carlsen its my argument. The way you word it, "he respects him waaay too much" sounds like you are saying that Carlsen played doubius and Svidler believed him when he shouldn't have, but actualy is Svidler who played doubious in all 4 games that he lost and got "punished".

[@TheStimuli]

It's like they aren't even looking at the same thing.

[@metterklume]

Magnus mic drop: Are we done? Can I go?

[@razin275]

Such an honor for Carlsen

[@strong8705]

Someone took the time and effort to unite this to one board. I suggest for next occasion to (pause positions and) separate audio chunks in timeline. @chess24

[@Myrslokstok]

Strong Agree would be best.

[@lebaniko]

Some more please New concept

[@HaPandora]

If you want to hear only one commentary put only one earphone

[@mrmo2546]

Yeah. svidler was irritating and I feel so dumb I couldn't figure this out. lol

[@keedt]

If I enjoyed listening to people talking over each other I would be watching Fox news! Just kidding, great video!

[@JosHfilm]

If you wear headphones you'll hear each of them in separate channels. Carlsen on the left and Svidler on the right :)

[@plofkraak6536]

In the early days everything was better. But in these days Chess24 is much better than what the early days could dream about.

[@chanelname969]

Peter is a nice guy!

[@Wishwader]

I wonder if there is a way to coordinate dual commentary to avoid talking over each other but without each side hearing each other? Something like a push-to-talk tool which indicates when someone has control of the airways.

[@JosHfilm]

If you wear headphones you'll hear each of them in separate channels. Carlsen on the left and Svidler on the right :)

[@Wishwader]

JosH Film - Sure but it's not really the same thing. A bit headache inducing after a while.

[@kolektivmozak238]

Playing Magnus is nightmare on it's own :-)

[@jerrysignory8436]

My favorite game carlsen vs Peter svidler

[@federicosting9796]

An options to listen to both of them separately should be available.

[@LeonBloy]

It is. Either cancel the left/right channel on you audio setup... or read the video description.

[@robertsanchez561]

Svidler is very nervous ! Head mouvements !

[@tomekateven7987]

Peter is to anxious like always, he underperforms, i dont believe his chess is realy worse ,i hope he can fix that problem and perform with his full strenght, Magnus is calm focus and great! :)

[@tomekateven7987]

@@softan He almost never performs like he can with better rated players, he is highest level to, but believes in the rating to much, have no weaknesses is like computer when is in his best.

[@dccox7]

There has to be a better way to show double commentary. Maybe one video each with the other fully muted and cc

[@doxfie.]

this is like when anish giri was co-host with peter svidler and would always interrupt

[@Myrslokstok]

doublejay 😂

[@chrisiver8506]

haha

[@Xinvoker]

10/10.

[@LucasLawliet]

5:00 the best game in my opinion

[@sonicpowerr4068]

both are no ordinary GM, super GMS like them always think like Fritz 8, well for Magnus he will possibly beat Fritz 8 anyway, Peter would make some draw. haha!! but like Peter's game and the way he explain each and every move position and stuff and 2-3 moves ahead.

[@evilasio30]

Magnus rating blitz 2954, Peter rating blitz 1800, after this match. Magnus +13. Peter -13 if was oficial !

[@cristiangamboa2037]

Magnus is the better player of the 2 no way yo argue with that. But Svidler is my favorite active player by a lot.

[@Myrslokstok]

Well they should cut it so they speak in turns.

[@axelkeithgranath]

Seriously; both of them talking simultaneously is really reck nerving to follow :/

[@FloppsEB]

this is marmite. you either think it's completely stupid or kind of the best thing ever. i think it might be kind of the best thing ever.

[@smaakjeks]

Th-Any-is-way-set-I sus-up-pect-is sort-we-of-'re-play-gonn-able-a end-with-up-black, but-more-not-or less-really-the same-all that great.

[@maxis6616]

Can you do something like this again except that the players only speak when it is their move?

[@user-jq6qf4xg8c]

why not create a separate video with different audios?

[@seanspawn7805]

They have. I watched them yesterday. The two separate links are on agadmador's channel from yesterday. At least I think thats where I got them.

[@pbaylis1]

I agree Magnus. Banter is unnecessary. I'm here to listen to your thought process.

[@govindthakare8471]

they are not ttalking to each otheer

[@oasisforthesoul8002]

it does not work with two people talking at the same time.

[@jakejarvis1148]

"I'm probably not allowed to curse on stream. I'm not aware of Chess24 guidelines. I'll probably get away with it. I usually do." Hmm... I wonder why, Magnus? It's not like you could boycott the site and bankrupt them overnight or anything just by saying they suck as a chess website

[@magnuslongva8650]

If I understood the recent merger correctly, chess24 no longer exists as a company and all its assets have been acquired by Play Magnus. Carlsen owns 85 % of the shares of the holding company Magnuschess. This company owns 28.5 % (or so it's implied by newspapers) of the shares of Play Magnus. I don't know who is CEO of Play Magnus right now, but whoever she is, she's aware that both Carlsen's father and Carlsens' manager are board members

[@mrnono5034]

Too good too fast !

[@teesaf]

Wie wenig Respekt die füreinander zeigen, indem sie einfach durcheinander reden

[@madushandissanayake6910]

If you want to hear commentary of magnus ,wear left ear bud only.If you want to hear svidler ,wear right ear bud.

[@ZOOOKAGE]

LOL

[@EGarrett01]

Magnus is 150 points higher rated than Peter in Blitz, so Peter's result isn't THAT bad...

[@liorberman7240]

Please upload seperate commentary videos 🙏🏻 it is hard to listen to both of them talking

[@keedt]

these were already uploaded see here for example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a56Ue6hvlNt9bqs

[@JosHfilm]

If you wear headphones you'll hear each of them in separate channels. Carlsen on the left and Svidler on the right :)

[@yasfspad3716]

too many voices talking at once.