A Magnus Carlsen Immortal Zugzwang Game

[@dael9121]

"The plan is to simply put something on g5 and checkmate him"...20 moves later wins with a knight to g5. What a legend

[@danielt.4330]

I love his analysis! Like, seriously! It's so simple and clear.

[@sorrentinodeladrillo0074]

Fuckin legend

[@Pinchfire]

03:22 > 08:44

[@o1-preview]

Was it a check mate?

[@pauljohnbodie5631]

No, a resignation.

[@nebrahimi1]

8:40 It took him a mere seconds to recognize that Kf7 was the only move his opponent had without dropping a piece.

[@BrennenChua]

He's in absolute zugzwang. Not just a plain zugzwang, an absolute one! MC hands down is the best.

[@ghostapostle7225]

He probably saw that after Nb8 and Rd6.

[@dg177]

I think every player over 1800 sees this in less than 3 seconds.

[@TTArt]

@@dg177 Bollocks.

[@kavyanshagrawal5279]

It's even easy for a 1100-1700 if they doesn't get there rating incorrectly

[@Skipnamethistime]

He's demolished a 2500 and he seemed engaged in the game as I am when I talk yo my mum at the phone while cooking an omelette.... And at the end of the phone call I have no clue of what my mum said and the eggs are burnt

[@Kernel15]

That's because ELO isn't linear. According to ELO calculation an expected score for the 2900 player vs a 2500 player is 0.91, or you could say maybe +84-1=15.

[@Skipnamethistime]

​oh yeah I'm sure, that guy is shit compared to him, but it doesn't change 1 fact, that same guy could blow me out of my chessboard even after he drinks 5 pints.... while talking to his mum on the phone and preparing me an omelette

[@aasutossh]

@@Skipnamethistime You love omelette, don't you?

[@francescobordoni9611]

I really enjoyed this thread even though it didn't last very long, and my omelette wasn't quite done when I was through with it; that's when I started typing this comment, and as I'm wrapping it up I can confirm that my omelette is now sorely burnt, but it's ok. Cheers!

[@captainunwashed1308]

I think all in all we need to know more about the phone and omelette saga

[@marcmech1]

When I am the chancellor of Europe I will make him our minister of defence

[@kasurusak5168]

minister of strategy

[@wrongspeling39yearsago12]

:HMMM:

[@enneff]

@@scrumpymanjack The best defence is a good offence.

[@planetyam6044]

you: minister!! Russians are invading the west cost , what should we do ?! carlsen: rook b4.

[@AndrewBackhouse1]

I love Democracy, I love the Republic.

[@TheHornswoggle]

World champion with a 260p cam and a ugandan microphone

[@smalltimer666]

Seriously underrated comment.

[@martin-o6n4e]

hahahahaha

[@gabrielpianolad2462]

Ugandan microphone XD

[@bloodondope]

magnus is probably using the built-in mic and cam from his notebook. not an unreasonable choice for somebody that's travelling a lot.

[@ermaduk]

@@bloodondope nah, that cam keeps flipping over in half of his videos :)

[@DerangedAussieMan]

8:43 that position is amazing. It's incredible how you can have so many pieces on the board and still be in complete zugzwang!

[@roberttheis3832]

That zugzwang ending was beautiful 😍 I had to pause the video and check all the pieces, black actually just loses with every legal move. Obv it took Magnus half a second to notice that 😂😂

[@kimcheekumquat]

*Just casually zugzwang a 2522 rated player* Might have to buy a membership now that Magnus owns it

[@milankotevski1663]

Ratings are way too inflated on chess24. You can easliy subtract 300 points in order to get somewhat reliable estimate.

[@kimcheekumquat]

@@milankotevski1663 Agreed. Lichess rating is also inflated. Lichess and chess24 start off players at a higher rating than chess.com

[@BrennenChua]

Ratings aren't supposed to be compared across different servers and/or chess federations. Ratings, if they accurately predict results within servers or federations, mean they're working as intended. The ratings are also accurate if they correlate well across servers and or federations. If you are 100 points higher than me on lichess, chances are you're also 100 points higher than me on chess.com or chess24. If that's the case, then everything is working as intended.

[@A8nton]

Well, if your rating is 100 points apart on the "higher rating" server it might only be a ~95 point difference on the "lower rating" server as the scaling what a single point means is different. But I agree with your general idea.

[@knubbedeh]

Shill comment?

[@cous]

What i like about this is Magnus makes the plan g3, h4 with the idea of a kingside attack, but then when is opponent later plays f5, he is able to re-evaluate everything, just win a pawn and then build a queenside advantage with a new plan

[@cosmiclab2324]

Dynamic play by World Champion

[@existenceghost9701]

"this is what I hoped he wouldn't do" Not because its a good move and makes the game harder, but because it makes it too easy seeing 9 million moves ahead simply amazing to watch. Love this.

[@Bagual133]

Two pawns free is too much against the World Champion.

[@AhmedKhaled-ld9br]

He sees everything it’s frustrating

[@arthurschopenhauer1144]

Chess + Streaming + Magnus = Magic

[@kevinreyeskev2475]

Magnus the only man to complain about having white

[@suhukishinden9888]

8:48 pause and be amazed

[@arkantosan]

Nice lesson about space importance: "It's all about space advantage, which makes it so hard for him to transfer his forces from one side to the other... " nice!

[@theartoffemaletvpresenters68]

0:55 "Should I go f4 or Nf3? Bah!" (Who cares? I'm winning again anyway.)

[@KeepHimAtBay]

7:50 this guy thinks so quickly that his face cant catch up with the words he says

[@stevesidare2493]

Lol.

[@DrFundies]

Great champion, great ambassedor for chess!

[@casesquare3629]

Magnus is great at streaming! C24 should get him a new camera and a mic to improve the quality of the stream even further. I expect good things from c24 after the Magnus announcement.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

I hope he'll come to the studio and record a session if he's ever in Germany and has some free time.

[@wiks470]

1:20 "Bishop is going to C2, it's kind of Lawful Place"... What a beautiful Tip, keep Bishop safe in 2nd rank with a full view of the White's Central diagonal

[@snek8421]

its

[@jimlaker6552]

That's probably the most pieces I've ever seen involved in a zugzwang situation, including compositions.

[@leadnitrate2194]

Karpov vs Unzicker is also similar. Only light square bishop traded. And a couple of pawns

[@charlesii5353]

Around 5:00, Instead of queen H5 maybe queen D3, maybe then queen H7 checkmate, if the pawn moves to block maybe bate with knight G4 to clear a haul road for the queen s forces...

[@Mussukkasi]

Black has bishop on A6?

[@jacobmejer5082]

Maybe with b4, b5 first

[@bmoretinker]

The world champion does an excellent job expressing his conceptual strategic thinking. What's scary brainwork is while talking he's calculating lines. I wouldn't be surprised if he could give ten minutes or more commentary about any position in the game, with lines and off the cuff. I would need a week to chew over his comments. But I've only been playing at a club level for forty years. These kids today I hope they appreciate how fortunate those of us interested in the art and craft of chess are to listen to GM MC. Peace.

[@irradiatedbadger]

I really love these, thank you chess24! Please keep them coming!

[@sethdavenport5813]

I didn't care too much the Zugzwang final as it may happen sometimes by coincidence but what affects me is that light square bishop of black in a6. As an amatour player i would care a lot about it and would annoy me a lot a powerful piece there and would try to find a solution. But Magnus simply ignores it and going for his own plan on king side which in this case that bishop is out of play. Although a while later that bishop takes a role in a play but not in a very significant way. As a result, i think the confidence is one of the key characteristics of GMs which most of the amateur players doesn't have.

[@mrrobot790]

I love hearing and seeing how carlsens mind works. Such a awesome champion!

[@diabolicallyhuman412]

the fact that he can explain what he does while he plays makes him not a just a robot which is nice

[@xaiano794]

It's crazy how fast he analyses the position, I can see the ones where its a 1 or two move combo on occasion, but he's looking like 5 moves ahead on every single move

[@xaiano794]

@@rogermichou8654 highest I've ever achieved on lichess was a shade over 1650 I think

[@cherylrawding3830]

Precision @ 5-6 ply while dominating the psychology of the game and verbally analyzing pre, present, and post moves against top 0.1% in the world players while appearing to use very little effort. Seems like a nice guy too. We are lucky to have him and I am glad he is our champion... Jim Gilks

[@bezzer1185]

I’m confused. @ 6:12 he says if “I had instead gone bishop 1. Bf4, NC4 2. Bd3, Nxb2”.....then we take on a6 and this is good for white!? So why not play the line. Can someone please explain. I must be missing something.

[@gggfx4144]

This match reminds me of when Jan got trolled by Magnus; Jan said "His moves don't make any sense, but he keeps tricking me" - this is like that; you look at the opening like "huh".. and then a few moves in suddenly Magnus is lined up for kingside attacks. Incredible.

[@dominicgallagher8930]

amazing how he knew instantly that was a zugzwang and that there was only one legal move. Must think differently, instead of focusing on one line of attack he is considering the possibility of every single piece. A normal chess player is playing a violin and he is conducting an orchestra.

[@incapacitaterd]

Dominic Gallagher Yeah, he’s said that he “sees the whole page” of the chess board as opposed to individual strands. Fascinating

[@kroon275]

Im keeping this in my watch later list for an extra 3-4 future watches

[@nikolaradev4687]

7:13 why did blacks move the knight away from C6? It was covered and was defending A7, which got taken on the next turn... I’m a beginner, but this looks like a bad move to me, what am I missing?..

[@persereikanen6518]

Now I know what Magnus Carlsen and Ronnie O'sullivan have in common. They both can win without any effort.

[@Andreatuzze]

why at 5:28 the pawn can't take the bishop on h6? I think because Qxh6+ Kg8 Qxe6+ Kh8 Axf5 and the centre is completly lost am I right?

[@perc-ai]

We all live in the age of Magnus... =)

[@rbt7444]

4:45 So hope chess is the secret of the world chess champion... 🤔

[@jacobmejer5082]

xD

[@diogenesdescendant]

At 5:33, why not just take at g7 with double check? There's probably something bad lurking there, but I can't see it.

[@22Moody]

I like that he is attacking the king but he does not stick to the attack and is not afraid to go to an ending. He knows that he already won a pawn and that would be enough.

[@TTT4u6]

3:02 "All of his pieces are on Hikaru squares but.."

[@yaseenchapell8648]

I know absolutely nothing about chess other than how the pieces move and how to checkmate.. That said I really do enjoy watching the brilliance and stratagem this man employs to help me better understand chess. Hopefully I take in some of his natural intuitions and better my own gameplay!

[@JimmyIsTheBest1]

"H4 the plan is very simple, I'm just going to checkmate him" ....................... and then beat some other GM mug, presumably

[@tradecraftsecrets]

He always ends with... a entertaining game at the very least

[@milotarik9208]

this magnus guy will go far..

[@villyexplorer9482]

@Heyhou! woah, let's see how he does at the local chess club first...

[@zedrockiby]

honestly i'm not sure if he'll make it. He seems to seriously lack in experience and knowledge of the game.

[@xXjuanpablo1403Xx]

Guys I think you are exaggerating, this guy is definitely going to get Scholar's mated as soon as he plays the first round

[@njvalueinvestor]

Magnus was a bit whiny, where he says "if the opponent Queen exchanges he(Carlson) would harvest pawns and endure an agonizing / dull game". Well playing the greatest Chess player in the world is anything but agonizing OR dull. Doppelganger was trying to hang with the best, to last as long as possible, maybe win on time. This is a very minor critique. Banter was otherwise excellent.

[@stevesidare2493]

Reading positions like a boss.

[@aljond941]

the only reason why Magnus loses much time is because he explains *all of things* to us mortals for us to even understand. 😂

[@jebentzelf279]

It seems so easy how he plays, really like this guy! Big up

[@AriS-vn9eg]

I'm beyond amazed at how his mind works. How does he know his opponent is in a zugzwang so quickly??

[@arthurvin2937]

Jeez, Magnus is so bored.

[@omshree2448]

@@rogermichou8654 my elo is just 1400 . I have just played 5 games till date 😭😭😭😭

[@tuntunbambam8766]

excellent video thx magnus

[@jessenoest7243]

Can someone explain why on 5:33 black doesnt take the bishop with the pawn? Im trying to understand the game :D

[@Mussukkasi]

The queen would then take with Check and would proceed to check and pick up another pawn resulting in a much worse position for black.

[@jessenoest7243]

@@Mussukkasi ah okay thanks :)

[@sublimekma]

At 5:30 why doesnt pawn take bishop h7?

[@Gizmo2Small]

Magnus explains in the video. After Qxh6+, Kg8 is forced, which leads to Qxe6+, forcing Kh8 or worse, then Bxf5, with black having a very weak pawn on d5. So Magnus takes 4 pawns for one bishop, so he's up in material and has a huge pawn imbalance in his favor

[@kasurusak5168]

omg, he zugzwang a 2500 rated player. Then if he play me i would get checkmated at move 3

[@JamesBrown-zp9xe]

thats not exactly how chess works

[@kasurusak5168]

@@JamesBrown-zp9xe u mean mate can't hapened at move 3?

[@JamesBrown-zp9xe]

@@kasurusak5168 it's really hard to get mated that early and really easy not to

[@kasurusak5168]

@@JamesBrown-zp9xe ya maybe u right, it's just my thought. If he can zugzwang a gm rated player, imagine if he play a non rated player like me.

[@JamesBrown-zp9xe]

@Jason Lee not if youre not trying to get mated even the least bit.

[@maxeverest]

5:23 Shhh he's concentrating

[@SavageWorkouts]

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen. The future is now

[@richard975]

I feel Magnus could put his immense talent to better use in the long run :)

[@JuanDelaCruz-fx3jn]

Everything is under control!

[@thegoldenapple5314]

I am kinda addicted to watch these videos at 3 AM

[@drayggenndraygenn7005]

I'm not a chess god or anything but i dont understand the end wasnt check mate was it?

[@marcellomarianetti1770]

Wow I am amazed by the ease with which he restricts his opponent's pieces...

[@DerMig590]

IQ 300 this guy

[@etienne7774]

Magnus, please play alpha zero......(even if you loose)....it will be appreciated by everyone. It will be the chess game of the century.

[@GOATALLUgaming]

Magnus would lose a series against a smartphone chess app. Not much point in watching him get crushed by alpha zero.

[@etienne7774]

@@GOATALLUgaming bring it ON!!!!!! Come on magnus !!!

[@Calisthenics-ef4gw]

Magnus gets crushed by stockfish. Stockfish got crushed by alphazero wouldn’t be much of a game

[@etienne7774]

@@Calisthenics-ef4gw It would still be the most informative game.

[@wassimhindi6799]

notice how he never did want he wanted to do and what he must do...sounds confusing but simple

[@mrgarrogomez]

We are so fortunate to see possibly the most brilliant mind that chess has given, he is a very complete player, he has everything, THANK YOU CHESS24, this is why I pay for my subscription, and I will continue to pay for it.

[@winstonluo5216]

That ending position was sick

[@majorcastleberry2624]

"g3 the plan is very simple... I'm just going to go h4, and uh, put something on g5...*shrug* and checkmate him... that's the very simple plan" Me: 😳 lol WHAT

[@GRENKEChess]

Superb chess video format!

[@maintaintogrow]

This guy is on another level

[@bmoretinker]

So you know they have very large mice in Uganda. The difference between the close to right word and the right word is the difference between a lightning bug and a lightning bolt. Mark Twain.

[@mrnono5034]

Complete domination.

[@jeffbeck2188]

Man . great channel!!!

[@boynxtdoor]

I miss dr dre music on magnus streams xD

[@Sasha1234575]

I have this kind of position so often on board in Bullet. Now i know....g3 and then h4...its so obvisious.

[@kebabsausen]

GOAT

[@malcom91]

SHEEP

[@TheNameOfJesus]

GOAT = Greatest of All Time. SHEEP = Super High-grade Extremely Excellent Player.

[@giannagiavelli5098]

cant believe how easily he hands over the queen

[@frankspencer6935]

If Magnus ever played that line against me, then 2..e6 3 d4 d5 is about equal on the bot analysis. Of course he would pummel me with tactics, positional play and time, but matching him for 3 moves would be my magnum opus.

[@ramazanaktas3699]

He says one should take that pawn. No sir, if the world champion is offering me a free pawn, I would even give up on my Queen to not take that free pawn, even if it is against the theory. No, sir.

[@erickchino4197]

Vengo a ver esta maravillosa partida por la excelente recomendación de Reydama

[@calebvargasdiaz106]

Por fin alguien q habla espanish

[@gregvinson1]

This guy is unreal. What is amazing to is not just his insane knowledge and calculation skills, but rather his ability to explain a bit of his genius to a complete moron like me.

[@מכהעםבןניקולאישלחרב]

This is a wonderful game and he is a great champion in the world’s history.

[@aldichandra6871]

I like magnus when his drink😄

[@FutureAbe]

Incredible finish

[@tomasseeber]

He's having the goodness to create artful games.

[@Htheorphanarian]

The word immortal shouldn't be used in such trite fanboy chess, but reserved for games like Fischer vs Byrne, Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, Kasparov vs Topalov..

[@cbkusman9068]

Jesus, real life tony Stark here

[@maulcs]

That was the best screenshot of Magnus you could choose?

[@LucaSantt]

LMAO

[@ChallengeMeBROO]

I'm confused, how is that checkmate? The king can still move to F7 and G8

[@JOOOOOOOE]

his opponent resigned as his rook was forked and his bishop would fall soon after, wasn't checkmate it was just pointless to continue the game

[@marcjameslevesque]

Wow, what else to say

[@winningtechnique1849]

This is why I stopped playing the French years ago. Painfully hard to generate winning chances black gets virtually nothing from the opening, white has an easy game from the start.

[@kledyrelacion8859]

And add that to the fact that you are playing Magnus Carlsen...

[@winningtechnique1849]

@@kledyrelacion8859 Yeah bit of an uphill

[@gardenvariety9957]

Just managed to get killed playing white against an Alekhine that morphed into a French...grrr...

[@winningtechnique1849]

@@gardenvariety9957 Lol not to worry I honestly don't remember a game in the Alekhine where I was not in trouble as white. I would use that as an excuse if I were in your situation.

[@yogeshdhiman8786]

Why didn't the other guy took carlsen's bishop on H6?

[@HeWhoHath]

Cuz he took the queen instead, Cuz.

[@Gizmo2Small]

Magnus explains in the video that black would lose too many pawns. If you play it out, it leads to black losing 4+ pawns for the bishop with a very exposed King and Magnus' pieces very active on that side of the board. Even if he didn't win immediately, he would've been able to convert that pawn imbalance into a win.

[@ericstevinson8913]

His opening moves are just like mine fried liver baby adapted! Go Magnus!

[@simonvallee718]

I am rated 1900 and I consider myself "good player", but if I played him, he would make me look like a beginner

[@demerzel3798]

He makes this 2500 player look like a beginner

[@RiceBaiiKhao]

That Magnus guy is not bad at all

[@kledyrelacion8859]

He might even become World Champion one day if he keeps up the good work.

[@alishair6659]

@@kledyrelacion8859 Damnn😂😂

[@gatakamsky9998]

what a boring joke.

[@kledyrelacion8859]

@@gatakamsky9998 What a useless comment🤣

[@gatakamsky9998]

@@kledyrelacion8859 what a repartee, I'm so impressed...I'm just fed up with the same comments all the time. No need to reply.

[@lucaswilliams3806]

He is hard to impress

[@Siacourage]

Magnus is the G.O.A.T

[@1990acustico]

Magnus Carlsen hace las cosas cuando se deben hacer es un mostro

[@rhodzlan]

too bad i sometimes dont get the 'simple option' of 2000+ rating xD