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

As Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the eighteenth round of the World Blitz 2023, he was cruising with a score of 5/5 in the last five games. In the nineteenth round, he was up against the very creative GM Richard Rapport. Can the defending champion make it 6/6? Watch the game to see what happens.
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[@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]

😂

[@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.

[@shubomb]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@philipstevenson5166]

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

[@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..

[@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

[@ioancosma5075]

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

[@nav9837]

😂😂😂

[@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.

[@chhatkuahmed4504]

Magnus always has two queens against rapport's one queen

[@philipstevenson5166]

a bigamist

[@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

[@aleladebiri]

but Rapport wins the battle of hairs as always.

[@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.

[@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 😮

[@midnick2159]

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

[@shotofsherlock9015]

face à MC, les joueurs jouent à 80% de leurs moyens ce qui donne encore un avantage supplémentaire à Magnus !

[@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

[@andrewstephenson-lw6qp]

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

[@kuchbhi9635]

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

[@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...

[@CJ-jk6bl]

Wonderful commentary, thank you!

[@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?

[@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.

[@luatala8008]

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

[@economics008]

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

[@TopViralDz]

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

[@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.

[@dennis.miskulin]

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

[@StuHagar67]

Quelle Classe ont ces deux joueurs.

[@RooNinful]

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

[@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????

[@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!

[@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...

[@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 !

[@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.

[@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”

[@misterx3188]

Why does the engine start negative for white?

[@anatolijku7242]

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

[@cartour8425]

What does Richard say at 11:14?

[@ernokirnyan9984]

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

[@user-tg1mf3xh5s]

8:14 ther is a mate hir 😂 queen f8

[@bolhabacsi007]

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

[@user-tg1mf3xh5s]

@@bolhabacsi007 its mate bro its mate 😌

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@@user-tg1mf3xh5s are you STUPID?? Or just very LOW rated?

[@Rzk739]

Wait what happened at the end?

[@user-pd1eu9kw9d]

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

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID?

[@ibrahim0201]

Endgame genius 🔥

[@mehrdad_1]

Magnus 😍😍😍😍👏

[@fiefdom3751]

Could someone explain how that ended?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Black was dead lost, so he resigned.

[@endrieng]

No bored althought repeatly watched Magnus vs Rapport

[@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.

[@belle6631]

I like it when he took the horsie

[@aeshanandini6128]

❤ Magnus carlsen and richrad happy😅😅

[@tristianmeganblagoueakajay9174]

Magnus hair looks so much better

[@Hascienda27]

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

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Why blunder?

[@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

[@JacobafJelling]

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

[@Kartik-vd2rf]

7:41 Magnus miss mate c5 to f8 😮😮

[@abhi_cmiuc]

Not mate, Bg8.

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@fransvoogt5145]

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

[@DanIel-fl1vc]

The ad at the end made me laugh. No hate, no abuse, world's first real social network. Better wording would have been, have you been bullied, made fun of. Come to our site, we want to take special care of you because you deserve it, you're precious and special. ♥

[@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

[@tco9028]

I’m new someone explain why at 7:20 white doesn’t play queen f8? Is that not a win for magnus right then and there?

[@twrk139]

Black can block check with bishop

[@tco9028]

@@twrk139I’m sorry I didn’t rewind far enough when I came back after thinking it was at 7:20.

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@@tco9028 Are you STUPID????

[@thaihoanggia29]

Bishop 😢

[@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]

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.

[@LUPAKAZILA]

After Qc5 why didn't rapport play Q takes kf5 .what would have happened ?

[@Chris.4345]

I’m guessing Magnus would have taken the Knight on b6, which is undefended because the knight on d5 is pinned by Magnus’s bishop. And so, rapport moves his king, which alleviates the pin.

[@gaborgubala9728]

He should've played that, that was the turning point

[@chan8772]

​@@gaborgubala9728 did you analyse?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@@chan8772 NO, he is too STUPID to analyse anything!!!

[@abdallahguid147]

Mugnus Carlsen coordination IS unstoppable

[@bocil9699]

Nice game..

[@Raikage2332]

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

[@economics008]

Richard Rapport has a good FIGHTER

[@vbarryv503]

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

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Bishop g8 blocks...are you BLIND?

[@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 ❤

[@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.

[@carloslaurente1]

brutal magnus el

[@n.m.5744]

Richard is a cool dude.

[@lucidgoetia9995]

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

[@hewardthediamond2997]

Block with bishop

[@umrahmurni9741]

why in the tournament chess they both put king at center board?

[@precious2383]

Because of digital boards if the king's are adjacent it's draw if diagonal on black square then black won same for white

[@wilbertmc]

Why not take queen f5? Min 6:33

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@Myrkzz]

isn't queen f8 checkmate at 8 min mark? the knight blocks the defending rook

[@sarthak2342]

White Bishopnguarding there

[@Myrkzz]

I'm dumb xD@@sarthak2342

[@ericastier1646]

so many people ask that question. I thought the level of people in these comments was higher than this.

[@TheRomanianWolf]

@@Myrkzz you are just STUPID and very, very WEAK!!!

[@nielson1993]

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

[@hewardthediamond2997]

Black's bishop blocks

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID?

[@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

[@freerobux8736]

8:15 is chakemate 😮

[@TheRomanianWolf]

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

[@hewardthediamond2997]

Nope, black's bishop blocks

[@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.

[@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????

[@jdrn7869]

6:34 why black queen did not take the knight f5?

[@Leo_rjj]

Magnus would take the knight on b6 with the queen... and that knight on d5 couldn't do anything because that white bishop on b3 was pinning the king

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@Lost_soul_0021]

Why Magnus always shake his head and looks upset after a game wether win or lose ? Did he want to checkmate him instead of timeout ?

[@HaiderLak225]

😹😹

[@user-ez9iw7cy5y]

7:28 queen f8 already win

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID???

[@maisirmaisir339]

Master dunia kamu lawan

[@eteledsign556]

8:01 min isnt that a mate?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????

[@dilhanimangalika9357]

👍

[@user-mc5jq5ij7z]

Ajoyib o‘yin. 👍👍👍

[@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

[@suthiraphanassarat8669]

Rapport missed the simple win of a piece with ... Qxf5 although g4 reclaims a piece, he can move ... Qd3 to attack the Bishops?

[@BerndThomasSchuller]

at 6:30 ? if Qxf5, White has Qxb6 because the other knight is pinned

[@suthiraphanassarat8669]

​@@BerndThomasSchuller Yes, you're right, my bad!

[@ericastier1646]

@@BerndThomasSchulleri don't understand Qxb6, Knight at b6 is not defended by the black queen why would that dissuade Qxf5 ?

[@MrRyanMooMoo]

magnus always headshakes in disgust after winning.

[@ridwanajisantoso7822]

Carlsen, God Of Chezz

[@mdmarcaassport]

Why black queen didn't take knight at f5? 6:30

[@AGPLAYZ17]

Bro then Qxb6 is there, He didn't want to allow the queen in .

[@moonliqht1]

The b6 knight is pinned. Possibly Qxb6

[@mdmarcaassport]

- Black Queen to White Knight on f5 - White Queen to e7 - Black Queen to d7 Yeah, White Queen is inside but I don't see to much danger. And Black gains a Knight. Anyone can provide a detailed danger there?

[@moonliqht1]

@@mdmarcaassport are you blind? me and agplayz both said Qxb6. White regains the knight, and is also threatening g2-g4 winning a piece, and Qxb7 destroying the queenside.

[@mdmarcaassport]

@@moonliqht1 Yeah I was blind here (in the board and also in the comments). Not blind in general (Not vaccinated). Check (mate?)

[@greenvlog]

Good magnus im from Indonesian 😅😅😅

[@jhordanescobar5874]

Magnus podía haber jaque mate con la dama en el minuto 8

[@TheRomanianWolf]

STUPID!!!

[@matze085]

what a handsome devil Richard Rapport is

[@zakirusli864]

Did magnus missed the earlier checkmate?

[@TheRomanianWolf]

Are you STUPID????