Magnus plays 1…g5 BLINDFOLDED! | Magnus Carlsen vs. chess24 user jmlebelge

[@BuffDemigod]

I can barely find my phone on the nightstand next to my bed in the dark. This guy is checkmating people in his brain.

[@DarrellSCady]

I can't even pee in the dark...

[@nurlybekinthemcu6390]

I think it's unrelated since you're using your eyes during your search in the dark. True you might use your brain or more specifically memory to where you put it in the first place but more than likely you would use your eyes

[@excellinkus]

@@nurlybekinthemcu6390 You use your eyes when you play blindfold chess too, only you're seeing images in your visual cortex.

[@nothosaur]

I can't find my pants.

[@sandeepshetty1589]

i am sure even Magnus struggles with stuff like that...a game of chess does not actual have a physical existence... the board and the pieces are only there to give a visual and a physical representation of the actual game or the position...that is why this is possible...because the mind is so powerful that through practice we can create a virtual representation of the same

[@Qba116]

I love how Gustafsson predicts Carlsen's moves

[@gian1673]

Only the obvious ones

[@RonaldoMoura]

Actually, Gustafsson is part of Carlsen's team. I think since the match against Anand. So they know each other really well.

[@krishnasykam7930]

It's not that hard. He is a gm and can obviously make the obvious moves

[@matthewwhitford2361]

Ronaldo Moura do you mean 2014 or 2013

[@code.r]

@Gil Monteverde : if all GMs can predict each other's moves. Every game will be a draw

[@LHSlash]

I can't even understand how this is possible... What a brilliant mind

[@Quince477]

Try doing it yourself and follow along, I did ok surpringly

[@yipman2341]

@@Marco..1 yeah but he could also play 960 blindfolded without even knowing how the bord looks in the beginning or against 10 people at the same time without seeing anything not sure if any of us could do that even after playing 50 years of chess btw pretty sure 99.9% cant

[@knight8003]

@@Quince477 I got to about move 5 or 6. which i consider an accomplishment

[@FliegendesEinhoernle]

@@Marco..1 At least Nakamura did play some 960 blindfolded: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZylnoCsqLOdeqs It's even harder as you first have to get the pieces right but it is possible (although you will make impossible moves).

[@undeadnightorc]

There's a video on youtube where Wesley So is given three chess puzzles and he solves them all successfully without a chessboard. The only information he gets is the position of the pieces told to him verbally. This tells me that he can mentally build a picture of a chessboard in his brain and go from that. Also, there are people who can calculate complex math formulas using an abacus that they visualize in their head. There are videos of that as well on youtube. Quite impressive!

[@scorpio-chess]

The guy Magnus played is going to look at this game on youtube thinking he did a good job, only to realise that Magnus was blindfolded haha

[@theo7371]

Playing a single game blindfolded is not difficult for players rated over 2000. Especially at grandmaster level (and even more so at super grandmaster level), playing a single game blindfolded is not even a handicap.

[@ookamiueru]

@@theo7371 Playing bullet chess however... There is quite some overhead in communicating moves back and forth.

[@ПрикладнаЕкономіка]

@@theo7371 its handicap. They lose 100-200 elo points at least when they close their eyes.

[@Mikeycrudd]

KZbin the video where Magnus plays 3 people blind folded at the same time.

[@guillaumedurandpiketty4235]

The biggest handicap is to play g5 after k f3 in my opinion.

[@truthsmiles]

2:18 what blows me away is that he says “knight E7” but then knows to clarify the “G” knight since the other knight could also move to E7. He truly has a complete picture of the board in his mind. Amazing!

[@DiapaYY]

And same thing again at 4:47

[@truthsmiles]

@@DiapaYY And at 4:08, and at 6:02

[@hello-qq7fh]

He said g7 not 8

[@just_danyy2743]

@@hello-qq7fh He said "g -> e7"

[@hello-qq7fh]

@@just_danyy2743 thanks

[@RevTimHang]

He makes it look so easy. I can't even remember the whole board. The Mozart of Chess. What a privilege to see this kind of talent in this lifetime.

[@orthopediccambodia8680]

Me playing blindfold, my king is gone off the board

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

It is impressive but playing blindfold doesn't make you the Mozart of chess (other stuff qualify him for that ^^), since all great players from the present and the past are able to play blindfold.

[@MusicLover-gp6dl]

Like how you said "Mozart of Chess" Are you a musician?

[@lazyshooter23]

@@MusicLover-gp6dl The Mozart of Chess. 1/27/2004 - That is the title conferred by GM Lubomir Kavalek of the Washington Post on Magnus Carlsen, a 13-year-old Norwegian who made his first grandmaster norm and won the Corus C-group in Wijk aan Zee.

[@kiyoshi9807]

@@MusicLover-gp6dl he probably said it because there is a video on yt about magnus and its titled "The Mozart of Chess",and he wants to be a smart ass in front of people who didnt see that video....

[@thibs2837]

It's quite funny to see that his mate is already choosing the piece that Carlsen is about to move, before he says anything. Some stuff are just obvious for these guys that aren't for me.

[@amr8955]

Thib V yeah that’s GM Jan Gustafson he’s pretty good too

[@bbkr2063]

What's the big deal? I once defeated Ben Finegold with my eyes closed. That was a nice dream by the way.

[@mehranzare-bidoky1541]

lol😂

[@pedroakjr2371]

terrible

[@ketolaqq]

Overrated joke

[@lorekeeper685]

Thats an rare format

[@morgard211]

"If you think you'll ever beat me, you should wake up and apologize."

[@fep3]

Magnus playing blindfolded, meanwhile I have to remember myself every game that white king goes on black square

[@angel-ig]

You can remember that queens go on their own color instead

[@MiixDJ]

"I can hardly manage a non-blindfolded game" -Third time in a row world chess champion

[@henkeflygern7404]

while talking :) Not much talking during classical games.

[@ramazanaktas3699]

@@henkeflygern7404 and occasionally, while drinking and talking

[@andrewptob]

Four time. He’s defended his title three times

[@MiixDJ]

@@andrewptob You're right, I totally forgot he defended the title against Anand the year after he had taken it.

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

That was brutal.

[@tjgarbosa489]

Imagine There is two Magnus Carlsen and they just talk to each other playing chess moves That would be cheap cause you don't need a chessboard LOL

[@barttelok46]

My teacher told my that there were two brilliant chess players in school and they played chess endings in their minds during boring lessons!

[@jundrix3675]

@@barttelok46 Yeah, being able to play blindfolded isn't too rare. Most IMs could do that. What is impressive is Carlsen's level of play still (and speed).

[@cqrdist1239]

TJ Garbosa Magnus and his father used to do that when Magnus was like 13

[@anishnehete]

@@barttelok46 even me and my friend did that

[@devpatel7154]

TJ Garbosa yeah 😂

[@oxiigen]

It's really joy to watch Magnus play! We couldn't see in history of chess the world champions to play any super risky opening games. If someone played kings gambit that would be published as some shocking news. So we saw KG played only a few times by champions, heh.. And now look what our champion play blindfolded! Yeah, thank you Magnus for all your joyful and fun games, risky, off the road. intense, full of turnarounds and surprises and always brave!! I wish you to be the chess champion longer than Lasker!

[@Ed-yb7bi]

@Knabbernde Schöschkröte He played Nc3, Nf3, Ng1, Nb1, Nf3, Ng1, Nf3, Ng1 against a Peruvian GM. If a GM is Rufus and Dufus for you, OK, but giving eight moves to a 2550 guy (and win) seems really impressive for me.

[@atlasbailly5439]

@@Ed-yb7bi Do you remember the name of the GM? i am super interested to see this game

[@Ed-yb7bi]

@@atlasbailly5439 It's a bullet game against Martínez Alcántara. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGbXgIV7r9Z1fJo

[@atlasbailly5439]

@@Ed-yb7bi ahhhh okay. for a moment I was wondering how that would be possible but bullet explains it

[@Ed-yb7bi]

@@atlasbailly5439 Yes. To be fair, the game is not very interesting as an expression of chess. Martínez loses the queen in one and game over. It's only interesting as a curiosity and to show Magnus's personality.

[@rubyreyaspeedy]

Magnus I know you hate the g pawn but he can be pretty cool sometimes.

[@yggdrasil9039]

WOW... That Nxc4 Knight move too, fantastic, I couldn't spot this with my eyes glued to the board let alone with eyes closed. Just phenomenal.

[@lapidations]

Yeah, that move was outstanding. I couldn't see it either. (I'm a garbage chess player though)

[@fryderyksadocha8044]

@@lapidations outstanding move

[@frederickroy7039]

Whats more, he prepared it 3-4 moves in advance. Jan saw it too, but maybe not as far back.

[@rsl6767]

It's always nice to see checkmate on the board.... as he opens his eyes after saying that should be checkmate... unreal

[@xxxx85]

Hahahaha this is just INSANE. Like, the point where Magnus says "Knight E7" and then realizes he needs to clarify WHICH knight he meant cause both of them can move to the same square.... I wouldn't even have seen that with my eyes open, telling someone else to move my pieces. Hahaha, just WOW.

[@niklas3595]

Imagine misclicking a move and trying to explain it to Carlsen.

[@DeElSendero]

The Champ is absolutely unbelievable! Finding that game ending attack after some 30 moves blindfolded, incredible! Plus he is probably be the best ambassador for chess that the game has ever had. It is always a pleasure to watch his games. And who better to have there with him than Jan. What a pair!!

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Chess is growing in popularity in large part thanks to Magnus. I actually think Hearthstone's popularity also has a hand in it. People realize that chess is a better game, and it's free, but they attract similar types of people. It's a good time for chess.

[@MjrLeegInfidel]

The classic... "uhhhkay"

[@gripitandripit]

The only thing more impressive would be if he knew how much time he had left in his mind without being told. :P

[@MA-qz1sd]

I wouldn't be surprised if he did

[@davatrof]

"I can hardly manage a non-blindfold game" -World Chess Champion

[@shiv366]

Carlsen is an alien. He is from the other galaxy. After watching this match 2 times, I think, Carlsen is from the other galaxy. Blindfold game, he opens with G5!!

[@shiv366]

@unknowning unknown yes.. Whats your problem??

[@tengisntf1364]

7:08 that knight captures c4 pawn was brilliant omg. I want to be able see see things like that.

[@okktok]

TENGIS Murunbaatar its called tactics, there are a lot of exercises on the internet about it

[@blueman333]

@@okktok I can't even figure that out that fast with my eyes open

[@SaixanMobile]

I could never do that on any blitz game, but on classical, easily. Magnus is sure a genius.

[@eduardosantiagocal]

to be able to make that whole strategy, to capture the pawn and to know that he coulnd't take back otherwise it was check mate.... outstading, unreal, a truly pleasure to watch.

[@angelthman1659]

I can't even remember the board while I'm looking at it.

[@Campers_Anonymous]

Meanwhile I’m over here struggling to pass a 950 rating

[@robert8984]

I feel you. If one would gain rating by blundering queens my Elo would be 3100.

[@ceeliv202]

@@robert8984 lool how much are you rated

[@robert8984]

@@ceeliv202 1400

[@ceeliv202]

@@robert8984 woow that's quiet a number you have there. do you play four-player chess?

[@dannygjk]

@@robert8984 lmao

[@Captain-Cardboard]

There's an old gag in Police Squad, where Leslie Nielsen playing Frank Drebin has gone undercover as a boxing coach. He takes on a young boxer, Buddy Briggs. In conversation he says, “Do you think you can beat the champ?” Briggs replies, “I can take him blindfolded!” Drebin asks, “What if he’s not blindfolded?” and Briggs replies, “I can still beat him!” But a similar scenario wouldn't apply here :D

[@suhailclasher6549]

At 7:06 I just said wow thats just amazing..

[@ashchapmantv6792]

So this is the guy I keep playing under the name "computer"

[@desertshadow72]

I can't even close my eyes for ONE move and imagine the board

[@josefmalar7837]

I very barrely can. but it will last few second only.

[@ceeliv202]

lool yeah that's me

[@kyoopihd]

If it's the first move, I can manage that. xD

[@aitorjara100]

You don't have a 190 IQ, you probably 70 XD

[@AGriffith]

Relax brother, the idea of imagining the entire board is wrong, is most about patterns. Ignore these dumb keyboard GMs that are insulting you ;)

[@DarkGharren]

It just occured to me that if two players would play blindfold against each other, you wouldn't even need a chess board.

[@MalcolmClarke25]

Breathtaking! And I’m terrible I just appreciate it. We are lucky to see Magnus play. Imagine what we missed out on by Fischer not live streaming and playing post ‘72!

[@Exayevie]

Magnus: "h4" Friend: _okeyy_ Magnus: "...was sensationally dumb"

[@ApurvaSukant]

Yes lord Magnus, always nice to see a checkmate. The player played honorably in your service by not resigning.

[@vbgggfff]

This is absolute insanity.

[@has8284]

I like the guy on the left. He seems pretty good predicting the guy on the right move their piece

[@pedroakjr2371]

Although I understand how this happens, I still find it a beautiful thing to watch. The human mind is awesome.

[@diwakar-r]

This magnus guy is really good. He should further pursue chess. With a little more finesse and some opening preparation he can go a long way.

[@PartyMain]

Yea man, I think so too! One day he may even be world champ in blitz, rapid and classical at the same time if he works really hard and keeps improving

[@himantasaikia8724]

He is the world champion for the past five six years... What else he needs to prove.

[@trollmallow924]

Himanta Saikia r/woosh

[@PartyMain]

@@himantasaikia8724 Ladies and gentlemen, WE GOTEM

[@diegoh7506]

@@trollmallow924 is he playing an uno reverse card on us? are we the ones getting wooshed?

[@spirosxania3745]

only time i can checkmate someone with my eyes closed is when im sleeping LOL

[@Thomy4500]

lol at the end "there was too much french bravery" : loved it (yes i am french)

[@CizzaAU]

sometimes when it's dark I walk into walls and this guy is playing chess blindfolded..

[@KaisarAnvar]

He played more than 10 people blindfolded, this is a piece of cake for him. Brilliant.

[@GhostlyJorg]

it's probably not that hard for a GM as long as the opponents are 1500 or less, this guy seemed to be a lot better (and better than 1864)

[@comic4relief]

Words of wisdom from Magnus Carlsen. 8:56 And a little nod from Jan.

[@ppdan]

Blindfold or not, what compliment for an 1800 player to get a compliment from those 2 saying that he played well the 30 first moves. If I was him I would probably make this compliment my ringtone!

[@richardroberts3322]

This was a hard game for Magnus. Hard for him to stay awake, opponent takes forever to make his moves

[@iaraculonna]

If you tell me “Knight to g6” I literally have to track these coordinates on the board with my eyes. Magnus has every position saved in his mind. I’m amazed.

[@Fryderyk_Franciszek]

Wow, pretty impressive.

[@tengisntf1364]

so guys, this is what we call PRACTICE. practice practice practice, fake it till you make it,

[@fabiyisegun2546]

Magnus...this is why you are the world champion

[@DeElSendero]

This video has some funny points in it too. Carlsen laughing at his 1. ...g5 move. Jan is either the ultimate ball buster or he is actually uncertain about the limits of Cerlsen's genius when he asks at the 1:35 mark "how tough is blindfold game for you can you talk during it or do you have to focus". A 5 minute blindfold game. Man I got a good laugh at that one!

[@MOTasaurus]

I get the feeling Magnus is just so bored with normal chess.

[@ProtocolHero]

back in business ''some what at least '' what a legend Carlson is !

[@AymanMAlsayegh]

What a great mind he has. the way he knows exactly where each piece is.

[@paulkerrigan9857]

Such an amazing mind. It's fascinating and entertaining. Great stuff.

[@Deepakmohan100]

I have watched a video of Carlson where he won against 10 people blindfold at same time

[@andrewolivetreemixing]

How?? Haha, even knowing he had to specify which knight moving to E7 was mind blowing enough for me

[@adriancobaschi8510]

Can't even find my phone when I wake up blindfolded. And it's right there in my bed.

[@saroopsandhu1811]

Wow, this is the first time i have seen anyone playing blind folded, too much focus and what an amazing mind he has 👏👏

[@KrekreDoBusao]

There are many videos of blindfolded chess out there. Magnus once played 3 games blindfolded simultaneously, winning all of them.

[@GooTube3110]

Saroop Sandhu Jon Ludwig Hammer playes blindfold Bullet (1 min games)

[@mylovelyman2]

Beautiful to watch, made glorious by his humility. Such an asset to the game.

[@Pretzeliminator]

You know you are a prodige when you have GM Gustafsson to move your pieces.

[@turkeyphant]

Zero thumbs down. As it should be.

[@ZaluLP]

this magnus guy looks pretty good, he should try to do it professionally

[@anisarache9739]

He is the world champion

[@yoshiboy6198]

@@anisarache9739 Haha yeah maybe in 6 or 7 years, real rising star this guy.

[@MatsMatsuo]

maybe he can achieve top 50 in the world

[@anisarache9739]

@@yoshiboy6198He is the Number 01 in the world since 2013

[@sebastien5048]

Yeah, i guess he's the number one in our hearts. Still, he should try competitions

[@mostafizurrahman2694]

Basically, you can see the whole board in your mind.

[@fahimp3]

Opens eyes for a split second at 7:48 Still very impressive!

[@kabirgoel5271]

Not to take anything away from Magnus, but the people who are impressed with this haven't seen Vidit play blindfold. He talks, makes jokes, is completely relaxed and still ALWAYS WINS. Even against IMs!

[@kabirgoel5271]

And he plays like 5 boards at the same time!

[@sadeghsaati1335]

I love the final three seconds sound or music or whatever you call it

[@TheMarksT]

Excellent! Thx!

[@tomokokuroki3783]

i read the title as 1vs5 blindfolded lol

[@maachhmakhan9959]

There is a reason of him being the world champion.. I consider him as the greatest of all time.

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

That is the most impressive thing I have ever seen 🤙🏾

[@richardcavell]

After White’s g4 I thought Magnus was in trouble but then you see the beauty of ...Qc6 and then Qa4.

[@tubedud8190]

He has beautiful mind,honestly with my IQ i cant even memorise one whole position

[@alexvisan7622]

It's related to visual memory.

[@GearMochi]

The goat

[@prashplay]

That was just phenomenal!!! Brilliant!

[@jaiprasad8659]

Why does he sacrifice the pawn g5 in the first move?

[@teteusinho123]

Nice how magnus change the game to the queen side. As a patzer I'd probably keep trying to attack along the h file.

[@VedanthB9]

How about Nd4 at 3:40?

[@osmokekki9660]

Magnus, the beard suits you very well. It is a very good idea. That is like the best is coming out. It gives you good impression of your personality. Forgive my bad english

[@irwan5490]

Saya dari Indonesia, penggemar berat GM Magnus Carlsen. Bagus main ya. Sangat menginspirasi saya. GM idola saya

[@gonfreecss9187]

i cant even memorize the board.dudes just a genius

[@trprasad123]

Blindfolded Magnus is still a monster Nice game

[@abcdefuuu]

Me: Just getting the hang of chess and barely winning a game. Carlsen: Wins high level game blindfolded. Me: I'll just stick to.....checkers.

[@jimmy.christian]

I tried do blindfolded when I'm washing my car, when I finished I was washing my neighbour car instead 😬😬😬

[@Pretzeliminator]

:D :D :D

[@englishexperts1974]

Jimmy Christian damn touve got to be a Good Samaritan jimmy

[@DaDerpyCarrot]

this Magnus guy seems pretty good at chess. he should play more

[@vaibhavasrivastava3957]

A lesson to everyone , things/moves you miss on chess board with your eyes open , well , try playing each move in your mind and you won't miss moves again

[@andresgomez8292]

I can't believe what I just saw

[@chrisreimann7133]

I had to watch this twice because I poured myself a cup of water and got lost the first time

[@timeup21]

The other guy is not French, he is is from Belgium :)

[@gunthergandalf9302]

3:11 why can't he go Queen D4 to fork the king and the rook?

[@sergiofiliks8142]

i wouldnt see that checkmate, and he did it blindfold

[@joaovictorbarros1]

This is amazing for us, normal humans , but very easy for any GM.

[@kraakelol]

@vaibhav vinayaka I can do that! Just set it up! I'll lose them all ofc. There are also systems you can use that I call cheating. I'm not sure who you are talking about, but I'm pretty sure he just played a system to actually make the players play against eachother. Unless all opponents play the same color / there are opening rules ofc.

[@chrisiver8506]

@Koushik Mandal Timur Gareyev bruh, plus most world champions of the past could do blindfold simuls.

[@josefmalar7837]

Reti said, he will better see situations the more games he plays. so he had hard time to play blindfold with feww people, but good time playing 30+ pople. but in those time were chess poorly paid.

[@dannygjk]

@Koushik Mandal Many GM's have done more than 10. Alekhine for example but that does not prove one GM is better than another.

[@bundayyolayinka3352]

If someone plays while im not looking at the board, My dumb ass will be asking: "Where did you play"

[@universalchiro]

Rumor has it that the guy who lost used to mock his classmates as a child with the phrase, "Ha ha, you can't even beat a blind person in chess." Ironic how things play out in life.

[@DooDee0608]

Can someone tell me why he didnt take pawn c2 at 5:01 Im a noob player

[@Zaqreus]

Dodayme White’s queen was protecting it

[@DooDee0608]

@@Zaqreus lol i forget that queen was there

[@DooDee0608]

@@Zaqreus thanks regardless

[@yogeshkathait5233]

OMG.. What a brilliant mind Magnus has... He must be from other planet....

[@isaaccooksey7752]

“That was hard.” Shut up Magnus

[@mohammadamiri9802]

Now I understand why he is the highest rated chess player ever

[@debjitpaul1306]

Reminds me of the game between Sherlock and Moriarty in "The game of shadows"

[@lelouch8023]

what app do pros use?