The Unstoppable Machine | Magnus Carlsen vs Richard Rapport | World Blitz 2023

[@shikhasharma-cw3bp]

Finally digital board is there...thank you so much chessbase! It would be appreciated if it is added in other games too

[@brainaholic1]

Exactly

[@mentix002]

Imagine not being able to follow a game of chess… on a chess board.

[@incognito5416]

​@@mentix002not everyone is a chess nerd like u, kiddo

[@mentix002]

@@incognito5416 tell me your skill issues without telling me your skill issues. I see your recent comments on the channel, my dude. The pot’s calling the kettle black here. Also… imagine calling someone a chess nerd cuz they can follow a chess game on a chess board. Y’all are just plain stupid.

[@incognito5416]

@@mentix002 chess nerd 🤓

[@dmitriydruzhinin2032]

How Magnus does that - getting a win out of a dead-equal midgame position - is a pure miracle. He sits in ambush waiting for his opponent to make a sub-perfect move, and then he attacks, just at the right moment. And when he attacks, there is no stopping him...

[@fairtrue4557]

he is more combative and simply has a better physical condition

[@StevenEvans-ur1mo]

It didn’t feel like “waiting” in this game though, every move after the opening he was putting continuous pressure

[@klimtkiller]

I wouldn't say it was dead equal

[@Dakiller1243]

its a blitz game. once it goes down to 10 secs its an open game

[@dmed312]

Not equal. Lots of tension in the position, especially the pinned knight throughout the game.

[@trance530]

I love it when GMs time goes to below 10 seconds and they start hesitating and looking unsure like us mere mortals

[@senseiwyd]

I agree kkk I think the same thing kkk

[@lonemountain3049]

😂

[@ShinChan-cl6nr]

Richard is a very nice guy... 👍

[@CarlHislop]

Classy, both players here

[@ShinChan-cl6nr]

@@CarlHislop 👍

[@ericastier1646]

@@CarlHislop They're both in the highest rankings. Richard is not an entry level GM.

[@jhvhyrseedddd]

he is she

[@shubomb]

Thank you for the digital board with evaluation, make it easier to follow the action.

[@philipstevenson5166]

carlsen trying a new strategy of turning up to the board first

[@abhaykulkarni23]

Richard Rapport looks so frickin cool even when he is lost or under pressure! I mean what is he made of??

[@ericastier1646]

Very likeable Chessplayer, seems like a gentleman. Magnus had his most exciting game in years against him in another video, Richard made a genius move and it went into a crazy two double queens ending and a draw. According to Magnus he wouldn't mind if he had lost as he had so much fun . Richard is a very high expert there.

[@mariusdafunk]

Queen C5 in Blitz would have thrown me off immensely. Kudos to both players

[@yeldagasalor]

rapport did not take knight(f5) because then magnus can take knight(d5) with bishop(b3) and so on..@@MohammedAlRefae34

[@chhatkuahmed4504]

Magnus always has two queens against rapport's one queen

[@philipstevenson5166]

a bigamist

[@Nezkrotna_amazonka]

😂😂🩷

[@midnick2159]

promoted pawns at this high level of chess has to be utterly satisfying

[@Phurngirathaana]

One mindless pawn push and the game was gone Qc5! was a nice move ☺️ Magnus spots the right exchanges in a flash No one comes even close to him in that aspect

[@iCrestfalleN]

would you like to explain to me as a beginner, why Qc5 is a good move? did he try to sac his knight?

[@PedroCerqu]

@@iCrestfalleN It's a complicated series of plays... the a4 pawn is now attacked by both Queen and Bishop, so if Carlsen takes with Bishop Rapport cannot retake with Ra4 as it will be hanging, and if Carlsen does take with Ba4 both of Rapport's knights will be under attack by Carlsen's Bishops, with possible check on White King which is why I assume Rapport played Kh8 (which probably wasn't needed but it happens under time constraints). Basically because the pawn was hanging Rapport was forced to go for damage control giving Carlsen the initiative.

[@brandonlawrence5851]

@@PedroCerqu I think he saw that it double attacked the pawn, but didnt understand why the knight on f5 was left unguarded. It's because if 1 ... Qxf5 2 Qxb6, and the queen cant be taken since the knight is pinned on d5. So its a knight trade, but white ends up with a tempo on black's b pawn and forces black to waste another tempo defending it. Actually I think Carlsen actually calculated even farther, to 2 ... Qd7 3 Bxd5 cxd5 (basically forced, the queen can't take and unguard the b pawn) 4 Bxa5, which wins the a-pawn anyway. Guy is good at chess.

[@HaiderLak225]

Magnus made a lot of pressure on the king side which make him lost a lot of time of thinking how to avoid the checkmate just wow 😮

[@bmorehealthy8492]

At 7:46 Magnus could have checkmated him with Queen to F8. Why didn’t he do that? What am I missing?

[@milithdheerasekara6957]

Bg8

[@knight.01]

Bishop can go g8. Which can result in Queens capture

[@tco9028]

I thought the same thing I didn’t rewind far enough it’s actually at 7:20 where he could mate with queen.

[@davidalaba5045]

@@tco9028no bc of the bishop

[@tco9028]

@@davidalaba5045I see now it just blocks I’m so sorry haha

[@haisuruxd4134]

I have a question, in 7:45 has magnus check mate queen f8? In 1

[@haisuruxd4134]

Sorry, bishop go g8 But also he have (Qf8 ; Bg8 ; Kh5 (atacking g7) ; PawnG6; Qg7 Mate... What do you think black can do in this secuence to stop the mate ??

[@christianmaura]

​@@haisuruxd4134nothing

[@TheRomanianWolf]

​@@haisuruxd4134are you a WEAK BEGINNER??? Qg7 is NOT mate....the d7 queen controls that square.

[@JacobafJelling]

@@TheRomanianWolfno need to be arrogant as hell.. the person was merely asking a question..

[@luckilygod7572]

I got this same question 😅

[@ioancosma5075]

First time Magnus is on time at the table.. Even before he's opponent 😮

[@Nnvjdj]

😂😂😂

[@ericastier1646]

I think that is a sign of respect. Richard is an amazing player and Magnus said he had one of his most exciting game against him another time.

[@kuchbhi9635]

I am jealous of magnus 😢😢 how much he is better' guys like best if the beestttttttttttttttttttttttttt in chess like harta hi nhi sala😂

[@TopViralDz]

"Camera shaking ..." Me watching at 3 AM : " Earthquake ? "

[@sweetm0cr0]

Didn’t Magnus had a checkmate at 7:20 with his queen??

[@sweetm0cr0]

Oh I see, I wasn’t the only one who saw that.. For a moment I felt like a Russian grandmaster with a difficult name.

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@@sweetm0cr0 russian grandmaster??? NO... even a STUPID beginner is 5 times better than you, maybe 10 times...

[@PACEKOMPUTER]

It's So Rare To See Magnus Waiting For His Opponent 😸

[@s.8.n]

mang eak pace

[@ericastier1646]

@@s.8.nThat's because he has little respect for his opponents but Richard is an exception he is one of the greatest person and chess grand master. I believe M has respect for him.

[@priyanj861]

The move i like is a4 B coz it provokes a5 Before taking that d6 bishop with knight a4 move was probably the best move. And Bg5 at the initial stage is aslo a provoking move f6

[@ajdinmahmutovic8596]

Yeah i see that move Bg5 before Magnus play him, but maybe better response for black is Be7 with losing control on e5 squere but good position on king side...

[@aleladebiri]

but Rapport wins the battle of hairs as always.

[@CJ-jk6bl]

Wonderful commentary, thank you!

[@economics008]

01:10 small dot of DUST can also make disturb GM

[@rockynenshati7391]

5:23 Magnus moves queen. Leaving Knight hanging, probably the craziest move. Yeah Pushing G pawn forks Queen and bishop but that's a bad position. Still tryna figure this one out

[@rockynenshati7391]

Rapport doesn't even take knight. Absurd, then Magnus retreats.

[@usualhumanxd353]

@@rockynenshati7391 they would just both be losing knights and it would be better for white (knight is pinned so the other knight is undefended)

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@RooNinful]

Probably the most talented player ever...the moves are just so natural for him, he has a feeling for position like no other.

[@timothysmith8047]

I have a feeling these two are actually good friends

[@ericastier1646]

I concur, Richard is very highly ranked and extremely professional in his game and composure, a real class act and yet humble. Magnus has other talents but not all these.

[@billj4525]

I don't think Richard is a good friend of Magnus in that way, but I think they both like and respect each other though.

[@marvelx3024]

Wasnt there checkmate on queen f8 7:21

[@marvelx3024]

Ugh i got that bishop will stop it dont be surprised im just a 500 online elo player

[@dennis.miskulin]

He also had 2 queens against him last year in blitz 😀

[@hermankarsowidjojo6771]

At 8:18-8:20 GM Rapport played Nd6 . B6 looks like a Fork to me ! Sincerely,

[@StevenEvans-ur1mo]

If b6 : Qf8.Bg8 Re8.Nde7 Qxg8.Nxg8 Rxg8#

[@hermankarsowidjojo6771]

@@StevenEvans-ur1mo I see it ! Thanks !

[@andrewstephenson-lw6qp]

I guess Bc7 better than Kh8 then no tempo gain when knight retreats - some interesting move order nuances in this exchange French !

[@DanIel-fl1vc]

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[@unknownsoul2510]

So nobody's talking about that Magnus arrived on time

[@sriju5870]

At 9:43 after Qc2 wasn't Re5 winning ? Bcuz it would attack the queen and also a check in the king at the same time ? It would win the queen right ? Someone plz explain me

[@PubgTrolls]

Wow you are also a grandmaster i think no one saw that move

[@Phoenix-yw9wu]

That rook is pinned to the king😂😂

[@moritz164]

No because he could just block the check with his black rook and it would just end in a trade of rooks

[@ih8mcfly]

Re5 is pinned. It can’t move because the black Queen is eyeing it.

[@refonium]

08:18 I think Mr. Richard should be doing move the pawn from b7 to b6 to threatening Mr. Magnus Queen and Bishop. but, I know the pressure of competition is so super high. thanks for the game. Keep learning, creative, healthy, kind, rich and lucky.

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you SERIOUS??? After pawn to b6... queen f8 CHECK... have you calculated ANYTHING??? WEAK BEGINNER!

[@refonium]

​@@TheRomanianWolf You must try first :) Mr. Richard still has Bishop, I just make another option, although Mr. Magnus might still win. slay the Bishop and Knight to reduce the opponent power. the steps: black pawn b6, white queen f8, black bishop g8, white rook e8, black knight ce7 and continue on your own :) I know I'm just an ordinary online chess player. correct me if I'm wrong.

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@@refonium rook takes a8... and Carlsen is a full rook up.

[@martin97264]

Wow, Magnus isn't late for once 😅

[@anatolijku7242]

9:43 ферзя отловил, да профапал ))) Лe5 - МГНОВЕННЫЙ выигрыш!

[@luatala8008]

Wonder if rapport was still thinking about their game in last years championship?

[@ejectionff]

My magnus check mate 😮 7:27

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID??? There is NO mate.

[@shubs-vn7nn]

at 8.04 isnt Qf8 mate or am i missing something? Bishop can block never mind lol

[@amaansiddiqui158]

Yes Bro...U are missing the bishop at F7.

[@lititz123]

Never played a single game of chess but watching World Chess master Magnus Carlson is beyond amazing ❤❤

[@Skyler.Dreamer]

Wait, did Magnus just came earlier than his opponent?

[@abdallahguid147]

Mugnus Carlsen coordination IS unstoppable

[@Kartik-vd2rf]

7:41 Magnus miss mate c5 to f8 😮😮

[@abhi_cmiuc]

Not mate, Bg8.

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@tristianmeganblagoueakajay9174]

Magnus hair looks so much better

[@mamatheshkumar5711]

never weaken king by moving soldier infront. hail the lord!

[@JacobafJelling]

Looking at Magnus without knowing him and asking what he does for a living “oh, I’m probably one of the most consistent and most solid chess players ever. Been ranked #1 for as long as earth has existed, etc”

[@StuHagar67]

Quelle Classe ont ces deux joueurs.

[@fiefdom3751]

Could someone explain how that ended?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Black was dead lost, so he resigned.

[@KukhanyaKaziwa]

Time-7:28 move ..e8 with the queen game could have ended sooner

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID?

[@aeshanandini6128]

❤ Magnus carlsen and richrad happy😅😅

[@fuerzafuersines2287]

Wow, la posición que resultó de una francesa del cambio, en estos días no puedes asegurar nada

[@ernokirnyan9984]

Rapport is Hungarian but changed to Romania due to way stronger sponsor support system over there.

[@cartour8425]

What does Richard say at 11:14?

[@azizweyd1052]

7:59 if magnus puts his queen in F8 he can checkmates

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you BLIND??? Bishop g8 blocks

[@economics008]

Richard Rapport has a good FIGHTER

[@Hacienda_27]

6:30 the Knight on F5, is that A blunder or no ?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Why blunder?

[@carnivalcentral]

Help me here I am no great chess player but at 8:05 when Magnus moves the rook from a1 to e1 wouldn't it have been checkmate if he had moved the queen from C5 to F8? The King would not have had anywhere to move and there would be nothing to eat the queen if it went there.

[@aadityaprakash5807]

The bishop can still go back to g8 square so it isn't a mate

[@TheRomanianWolf]

WEAK BEGINNER!!!! STUPID PATZER!

[@carnivalcentral]

@@aadityaprakash5807 ah yes you are right! I didn’t notice that. Thank you!

[@mehrdad_1]

Magnus 😍😍😍😍👏

[@steveb9525]

I HAVE A QUESTION: IT SEEMS LIKE EITHER THE TABLE OR THE CAMERA ARE SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. AM I SEEING THINGS? It would drive me crazy if my opponent was rocking the table back an forth with his leg. IDK?

[@JacobafJelling]

Think it’s the table. You can see it move as they move in over the table

[@عبدالقادرريزوقة]

8:14 ther is a mate hir 😂 queen f8

[@bolhabacsi007]

It is not a mate Bishop can move from f7 to g8.

[@عبدالقادرريزوقة]

@@bolhabacsi007 its mate bro its mate 😌

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@@عبدالقادرريزوقة are you STUPID?? Or just very LOW rated?

[@wilbertmc]

Why not take queen f5? Min 6:33

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@maxiebon1]

The Queen move Magnus makes at 9:43 should of won him the game but I think he made the wrong move, he would of moved his room up one square and checked this king with his queen at the same time

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Write the move.

[@belle6631]

I like it when he took the horsie

[@TheBrihaspati]

Can someone help me understand at 5:47, why black did not capture the white's knight Qxd5? and at 9:45 why did Magnus no t do Re5+ and capture the queen with rook?

[@weinerlemes350]

Qxb6

[@endrieng]

No bored althought repeatly watched Magnus vs Rapport

[@vbarryv503]

Was there a missed checkmate at 7:20? Queen to F8?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Bishop g8 blocks...are you BLIND?

[@Raikage2332]

His opponent is using Carleen’s tactic of arriving almost late 😂

[@punigorisureshp.suresh516]

In the mid game magnus had a move which makes him win that is checkmate but he didn't observe it 😮

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Carlsen didn't observe it??? Are you SURE????

[@TheRomanianWolf]

STUPID BEGINNER!!!

[@usurpchess]

Is it just me or is magnus knight hanging on f5 at 6:25? Why rapport didn’t take with queen?

[@caolanbolster4125]

Qxb6, d5 knight is pinned

[@juliorey-io3gr]

He could've move pawn g2 to g4 but still make no sense to me

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@hewardthediamond2997]

​@@juliorey-io3gr if queen takes knight on f5, then white would take the knight on b6 leading to a better position since the knight on d5 is pinned

[@JacobafJelling]

Would love to be able to hear what they’re saying at the end of the

[@nielson1993]

Minute 7:20 is a missed check mate for Carlsen, isnt it?

[@hewardthediamond2997]

Black's bishop blocks

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID?

[@PiotrPereverzev-fy1fl]

Rapport didn't see a pawn fork either it was a danger visible for GMs?

[@iamShadeY]

If he plays b6 then there is qf8+, bg8 and rook d8 threatening unstoppable checkmate

[@mutangaff8343]

Hello chess base, if you can or could I put a game in Spanish since there are many Latinos watching it and they do not understand the English language, please ❤

[@delawerhussain1]

Magnus could have won ages ago. In 6.48 mins of the video - Queen to f8 Checkmate!

[@ericastier1646]

wow you're not the only one to make that mistake comment. Makes me feel i am not that bad. It would only be a Check The bishop blocks and cannot be taken, Queen has to return where she came from or gets trapped by the rook and the black queen.

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@n.m.5744]

Richard is a cool dude.

[@fransvoogt5145]

Black's pieces are a mixture of two or three different sets !

[@francy9514]

queen e8 on 4:40?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Give the queen away? Why???

[@hawkeye2890]

7:45 Magnus could've moved the queen to f8 and checkmate. Why didn't he do it?

[@walkingtheearthin4k]

Bishop

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@rudyperales2114]

7:45 mate in one or I’m dumb

[@TheRomanianWolf]

You are DUMB, he can block mate with bishop g8.

[@Joel-tm3yj]

8:04 white queen to F8 checkmate... Am i missing something?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Bishop g8 blocks...even a WEAK BEGINNER should see it.

[@freerobux8736]

8:15 is chakemate 😮

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID??? Or just very LOW rated? Or BOTH???

[@hewardthediamond2997]

Nope, black's bishop blocks

[@senalwik]

Assassin's Creed 😮🫡

[@Rzk739]

Wait what happened at the end?

[@ibrahim0201]

Endgame genius 🔥

[@andreidinu7316]

Can someone please tell me at 5:34, why is Richard not taking the knight?

[@ericastier1646]

I took 5 min to try to answer, but i am too inexperienced. My low skill guess is that it has something to do with protecting the King from the black queen but it's probably more sublte.

[@andreidinu7316]

​@@ericastier1646 that's the thing, I really don't see it. The rook protects the back rank, and the other knight protects this one, so there's no way for the queen to get in.

[@ericastier1646]

@@andreidinu7316 I agree, but i read two replies saying if Qxf5 then white Qxb6 . but i don't see why the black queen must stay to prevent that, it might me a longer sequence moves reason.

[@andreidinu7316]

​​@@ericastier1646 that makes sense. It leaves the pawn on b7 unprotected, so the queen has to go back, you lose a tempo and immobilize the queen for a few moves, until you can reroute the bishop. It's messy and takes away your attack, which you don't want to do in blitz.

[@ericastier1646]

@@andreidinu7316 Oh, right, i see it now thanks, the b7 pawn is protected by the queen and that pawn protects the other pawn c6 which itself protects the pinned knight d5. If that knight is taken by queen, it looks bad for black.

[@YusufBAT-d5o]

7:28 queen f8 already win

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID???

[@ericm6594]

Noob here couldn’t he have mated with queen 8:18?

[@hewardthediamond2997]

Black's bishop blocks

[@ridwanajisantoso7822]

Carlsen, God Of Chezz

[@matze085]

Why didnt Richard take the Knight F5 with his queen at 6:00?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Magnus takes the b6 knight and it's just an exchange

[@bocil9699]

Nice game..

[@nj8882]

At 5:32 why magnus left his Kf6 hanging

[@TheRomanianWolf]

It's not hanging, Magnus cal also take the knight on b6 with queen.

[@shahidmahi19]

He can't ​@@TheRomanianWolf

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@@shahidmahi19 why not??? Queen takes knight! Easy.

[@shahidmahi19]

@@TheRomanianWolf the other night takes queen back

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@shahidmahi19 nope, it's pinned by the bishop, it cannot move.

[@susiladevi5135]

On time 8:05 magnus have chance to mate him by his queen

[@TheRomanianWolf]

You are very LOW rated, right??? Can't even see the pieces :)))

[@eteledsign556]

8:01 min isnt that a mate?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@yawaransari5788]

thats what i think why he didnt checkmate there

[@usurpchess]

7:47 isn’t that checkmate with magnus Qf8? Did magnus miss that or is international chess different rules?

[@devincognito8932]

Not with Bg8, and that leads to him losing his queen. It would need to be a pawn there instead of a bishop

[@usurpchess]

@@devincognito8932 oh crap you’re right I missed that

[@eddyurbino3914]

​@@devincognito8932I only know a little bit but if magnus would have moved his queen to f8, then bishop cant capture because is not diagonal? I need to learn more😂😂😂😂

[@stefaniahatziandreou7973]

@@eddyurbino3914 no you are right it was a checkmate chance he missed lol

[@ericastier1646]

@@stefaniahatziandreou7973 Magnus missed nothing. Like said above it's a check only and leads to loosing your Queen. Bishop blocks and black rook and black queen can trap the queen.

[@misterx3188]

Why does the engine start negative for white?

[@lucidgoetia9995]

8:04 from c5 to f8 is that not a check mate ?

[@hewardthediamond2997]

Block with bishop

[@boblegend1803]

In 4:50 an earthquake

[@axelbruv]

Can't they get sturdier tables?

[@akeithing1841]

At like 8 minutes couldn't Magnus have moved his Queen to f8 and checkmate? Am I missing something?

[@hewardthediamond2997]

Yes, black's bishop blocks

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you BLIND?

[@akeithing1841]

Haha! Now that I rewatched uhm. Ya. This is why I really suck at it! Still love watching Magnus tho

[@carloslaurente1]

brutal magnus el