An Instant Classic at the 2018 World Chess Championship | Game 6

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 6 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 6 deadlocked with 2.5 points each. Carlsen, in this classic game 6, tested Caruana for the first time in the match with e4, after having played both d4 and c4 in games 2 & 4 respectively. Caruana, not surprisingly, employed a favorite defense of his in that of the Petrov. A highly atypical 4th move by Carlsen sparked a unusally high number of knights moves after only 14 turns. The middlegame was rich with plans, and the endgame is one which left a lasting impression on all who observed the 6.5 hour battle.
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nd3 { C42 Russian Game: Karklins-Martinovsky Variation } Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nf4 Nc6 7. Nd5 Nd4 8. Nxe7 Nxe2 9. Nd5 Nd4 10. Na3 Ne6 11. f3 N4c5 12. d4 Nd7 13. c3 c6 14. Nf4 Nb6 15. Bd3 d5 16. Nc2 Bd6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Kf2 h5 19. h4 Nc8 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. g3 c5 22. Bc2 O-O 23. Rd1 Rfd8 24. Ng2 cxd4 25. cxd4 Rac8 26. Bb3 Nc6 27. Bf4 Na5 28. Rdc1 Bb4 29. Bd1 Nc4 30. b3 Na3 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rc1 Nb5 33. Rxc8+ Bxc8 34. Ne3 Nc3 35. Bc2 Ba3 36. Bb8 a6 37. f4 Bd7 38. f5 Bc6 39. Bd1 Bb2 40. Bxh5 Ne4+ 41. Kg2 Bxd4 42. Bf4 Bc5 43. Bf3 Nd2 44. Bxd5 Bxe3 45. Bxc6 Bxf4 46. Bxb7 Bd6 47. Bxa6 Ne4 48. g4 Ba3 49. Bc4 Kf8 50. g5 Nc3 51. b4 Bxb4 52. Kf3 Na4 53. Bb5 Nc5 54. a4 f6 55. Kg4 Ne4 56. Kh5 Be1 57. Bd3 Nd6 58. a5 Bxa5 59. gxf6 gxf6 60. Kg6 Bd8 61. Kh7 Nf7 62. Bc4 Ne5 63. Bd5 Ba5 64. h5 Bd2 65. Ba2 Nf3 66. Bd5 Nd4 67. Kg6 Bg5 68. Bc4 Nf3 69. Kh7 Ne5 70. Bb3 Ng4 71. Bc4 Ne3 72. Bd3 Ng4 73. Bc4 Nh6 74. Kg6 Ke7 75. Bb3 Kd6 76. Bc2 Ke5 77. Bd3 Kf4 78. Bc2 Ng4 79. Bb3 Ne3 80. h6 Bxh6
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[@zFreacker]

A 43 min analysis of a 6 hour match just about 12 hours after the game finished, this is determination. Impressive

[@ColmMalone]

Jerry needs a rest day more than the players!

[@stewartzayat7526]

Omg, I didn't even notice it was 43 mins, It felt more like 10 to me. This really was impressive!

[@tripleoo0]

Even faster than that. I was watching his stream before I went to work yesterday. I came back and he was logged into Lichess. He was likely done with this in 8 or 9 hours.

[@ed1782]

This so good...and please dont compare this with agadmator 😅

[@zFreacker]

@@JohnFKennedy420 time increment

[@wenhanzhou5826]

If Caruana saw that forced win then he deserves to be a world champion.

[@PilpelAvital]

Surely the most complicated theoretical "missed win" in world championship history. It would make an excellent study. Black needs to 1).trap his own knight 2). allowing white attempts to queen So he so could execute a 3). windmill-like manuover 4). with the bishop (as opposed to a rook) 5). twice so that he could finally 6). Put white in Zugzwang and 7). Win a pawn So he could 8). win with rhe last remaining pawn and 9). Queen his last pawn in another 20 moves or so. And this is just the *main variation*. That Caruana "missed" this win is not surprising. It would have been superhuman if he could have found it. Without modern computers I'm convinced *nobody* would ever realized it is there at all.

[@ChessNetwork]

😎 I like that summery.

[@dumpnchase]

Best summary of that sequence.

[@PilpelAvital]

@@ChessNetwork compare the video's analysis to many press reports which said, in effect, that Caruana was winning BECAUSE he had a knight for 2 pawns. As if he were leading 3:2 in a soccer game. Gives you an idea how accurate the press tends to be about anything...

[@thedananti]

​@@PilpelAvital This is basically the Gell-Mann effect... now chess players obviously think the press is clueless when it comes to chess, but will turn the page to foreign affairs and think that they are some kind of experts, whereas they basically never have a clue.

[@mirawenya]

This is why I wish my broadcast would go back to using their old weaker computer. It was far better at showing how the game was going. The players are good, but they are not super human.

[@elfakyn]

Wow Jerry, take some rest! You're totally treating us on this. I can't imagine how much effort this took.

[@PayRaze]

No rest. More chess

[@joeybeann]

Last year towards the end of the games he lost his voice he was working so hard

[@Proviper666]

World chess champion ship is not so often :)

[@emiliansabau9825]

Engine effort 😉

[@andyisyoda]

Fantastic Jerry. You are working your socks off! Much appreciated.

[@literallymyusername8291]

No wonder he gets paid so well...!

[@SuperYtc1]

A pop quiz to us that not even Caruana could figure out. Haha.... hahahaha hahahaha!!!!!

[@ChemistAhmad]

Yea, I was like : I'm not going near that pause bottom.

[@muntoonxt]

@@31redorange08 I wonder if we would all play better if we continuously thought to ourselves that "there is something" every move.

[@Zilentification]

@@muntoonxt I think I would go mad

[@nofanfelani6924]

@@muntoonxt uhmm, what should i do. I want to play 1. e4... but i know there is something better!!!

[@noahwilliams2662]

@@nofanfelani6924 You would soon find 1. d4 LOL

[@michaeldurdin887]

There is another reason to keep the a pawn and not the b pawn. Magnus have a white bishop and the promotesquare from the a pawn is a white square while the b8 square black is.

[@ChessNetwork]

Yes! Another good note!

[@carlosmaxi.]

33:42 "What will you do" had to have a warning: "don't pause the video, you will not be able to figure out"

[@tonycollins983]

my son will come across this endgame study in 20 yrs and i'll be able to rattle off bh4 with a ng1 zugwang idea

[@ChessNetwork]

☺️👍🏼

[@VinnyG_Music]

Ya.. No he won't

[@AlphaZero4000]

This was a knightmare for Carlsen.

[@Galdring]

But he did not go gentle into that good knight!

[@rawdaaljawhary4174]

@@Galdring OHHHH! This is good on so many levels! A chess-poetry pun!!! 👍🏼

[@erenbaran8184]

I have been waiting this video for 10 hours

[@AsianBoyBill]

same

[@ChessNetwork]

I have been working on this video for nearly as long.

[@BigChungus2299]

@@ChessNetwork Thanks for the hard work getting these videos out!

[@stomachfat]

@@ChessNetwork : ) can't complain waiting for quality videos is like waiting for christmas morning :D

[@a.gindinson]

@@ChessNetwork Thank you so much for your incredible effort on our behalf!

[@hishnick79]

During the live stream he said this might be a 40min video... and it is 40min video! wonderful

[@DraoxxMusic]

Wtf I just finished watching the video and I didn't even notice it was 40 minutes. Felt like it was just 15

[@panchasubba6891]

which website jerry does commentary

[@jasperw.7664]

On Twitch

[@dandiaz19934]

"18:48 - this is a super knight: he defend, but he attac" - Jerry 2018

[@TEFgolfer11]

I used to play chess a long time ago back in grade-school but I drifted out of the hobby long ago, only occasionally playing with friends every year or so. One of your videos landed in my recommended about a week ago and you have rekindled my long lost passion with your outstanding analysis. Thank you for that.

[@ragilmalik]

I watched this game with peter svedler commenting this. What annoyed me is that on the last 30 minutes, everyone kept chatting "blunder blunder... How can magnus/caruana not know it was a blunder blablabla". While i'm sure they used engine, not their brain. It annoyed me so much that people who trust engine more, mocking at the two wc candidates, not realising they both had been playing for like 6 hours and NOT using engine. Why do people who have no brain talk more than the ones who do, jerry ?

[@razvanfodor5653]

Well I watched it on KZbin and chat is disabled, so problem solved. People are idiots, I mean I understand using an engine if you want, but shut up and listen to top level grandmasters and try to understand their lines of thought, sure as hell you will never understand the machines'.

[@TTArt]

They got so used to these guys making 0 inaccuracies, 0 mistakes and 0 blunders in all games, that the moment either side of them makes the tiniest slip it's considered a "blunder". Funny thing is that most of the people watching would have no idea which move was a "good" or a "bad" one if they didn't have the engine evaluation there to check it out. Just for the note, I don't mean to say that I could, but that's the reason why I'm not yelling "blunder" in the chat every time the engine evaluation shifts a bit.. :-D But then again you got to give these people commenting some slack too. They're trying to watch something that they cannot in any level comprehend for hours. Engine evaluations are easy to read, and thus they're easy to rely on making somewhat accurate estimations about which side has an advantage, even for beginners. So beginners who couldn't explain the reasons why one side is better than another can still join the discussion and perhaps feel more "involved" and "understanding" to the game going on. It was a great game to watch live though. I just ignored the chat engine evals and "missed mate" comments and enjoyed the analysis by Rensch, Hess and occasionally dropped in for a Jerry or Chessbrah point of view. Watching these games afterwards with a thorough Jerry analysis is the cherry on the cake. :-)

[@B1G_Dave]

You couldn't even call it an inaccuracy. They had been playing 7 hours!!

[@BasPronk]

It's a universal thing. The lesser achievers are the ones on the sidelines commenting the higher achievers. Exceptions if they have a trackrecord of their own, then possibly the comments have some merit.

[@netional5154]

@@1234444rbi For me it is a question of respect. Calling something a blunder puts you somehow on an undeserved pedestal. Unless you actually figured it out yourself.

[@bachianm2375]

"Chess is the art of analysis." - Mikhail Botvinnik In Botvinnik's eyes, I believe, you would be great, master Jerry. In my eyes you are fantastic. Your tutorials are always analytical, revealing, instructive, interesting and superb. IMHO you are the best commentator on the YT (although there are other good ones). Thank you! Keep the excellent work going on!

[@caio-jl6qw]

On behalf of all we chess lovers, I thank you so much, Jerry, for covering this championship so outstandingly. Undoubtedly, your channel is the best one regarding chess!

[@rajeevr7621]

*A High Quality Instructive Video.. Top level Analysis.. Thank you sooo much Dear Brothr Jerry.. Love you from India..* 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Ericbryanmr]

Last time i was this early, an american had beaten a world champion in a World Chess Championship game.

[@yargoook3802]

This video is one of the great chess analyses on KZbin imo.Fantastic job... And amazing how well both players played in this game... Definitely championship level... with each being very aware of what other was thinking and planning almost all the way through. This is one of those times where a draw is shown to be a great game.

[@Benjamin-1776-]

Thanks! Great job. I really appreciate that this must have taken a lot of effort but it was worth it(easy for me to say =]) as it's possibly my favorite non-historical breakdown on any channel to date. Thanks, again!

[@jamesg1425]

Wow Jerry you have been a machine! No, an engine! Rockin that late night upload, appreciate it

[@TTArt]

Wait a minute... No one has ever seen Jerry in person. Jerry isn't a human. He is an engine. It all makes sense now!

[@noelsumido8000]

Thanks so much for your hard work Jerry!

[@Riccardo-kw5dc]

Instant-classic, instant-like

[@JellyMonster1]

Classic match, classic commentary, enjoyed every minute - many thanks Jerry.

[@neidrider547]

I can't thank you enough for your summaries during this WC, Jerry. It'S a lot of effort that pays out. I can't watch the games due to working. Once I'm settled in and at home this is the first thing I watch/do. Now I get some food.

[@pncake_euw]

Thank you so much for all that work that you put into your videos, I aways stop with everything I do if I see your upload. And watch your video instant. Just amazing, cant wait for the first winner in this matches

[@scalethemachine]

Thanks Jerry. You're the first I've seen to be able to explain Bh4!

[@SJNaka101]

538's article title: "Chess world rocked as someone almost wins game" Great coverage Jerry!

[@davesmith5656]

Jerry - I've watched a couple of your videos teaching kids chess. Very admirable work. I "get something out of" all your video here. You're a good teacher.

[@sdavis9191]

Another timeless commentary. Thank you!

[@Hallands.]

Solid analysis, the best I've seen of this match. Your degree of clarity and your tempo is excellent. Thank you!

[@NOC137]

Watched the stream live and loved it. Keep up the awesome work Jerry! This game was something else.

[@jamiecushing9648]

Spectacular endgame! Thanks for bringing us this analysis and of all the precursory matches Jerry :)

[@arthurrtang9670]

That Bh4 that was missed is giving that Black Bishop a nice little workout.

[@landrover4444]

Wow great video. I learned more from this video than from all the others I watched. Amazing. Thanks!

[@Bobedragon]

Enjoyed the walk through & analysis. Thanks!

[@TomTheEgo]

It was so great hearing the excitement in Jerry’s voice throughout his live commentary on this match, no more so than before the Bf3 and Nd2 moves that led to the endgame material imbalance. Keep up the great work Jerry, you’re a true asset to the game of chess!

[@lpark8]

Thank you! Such a pleasure to see the game through your eyes

[@tomogian]

Again, a great video. What a game,. Thanks Jerry!

[@WalyB01]

This and your commentairy during the game are absolutely great! Really focussing on the chess being played and a lot of insightful analysis. Thanks!

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Thanks for this great video, i'm watching all the games live but I still enjoy your post-match review. Kasparov said after the game that only a super-engine could have seen that winning variation. So it's not really a "winning" position for Caruana. If this game was played 20 years ago we would have never know about that variation.

[@architlovekar2911]

Dam I was getting worried as to why the video wasn't up yet Jerry Awesome as always

[@brianmitchell1049]

Truly enjoyed your description/critique. Thank you so much!

[@chocochocochocochoco2118]

just wanted to say that I watched 4 other analyses of this game and yours was the clearest, most enlightening, and thorough. You covered the forced made very nicely with just the right level of detail. Look forward to seeing further analyses by you!

[@nes0901]

loving the analysis. learning so much. thanks and keep up the great work

[@Jack-so3np]

So excited for this video - Love the descriptions as always Jerry.

[@ChessNetwork]

Glad there are those who take a minute to read them. 😎

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Sir,for me these videos are not simply videos but university level lecturers on chess.Thanks.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you for your support. Glad you’re enjoying the content.

[@ashoksafaya5397]

@@ChessNetwork Surely Sir.

[@jimlang7461]

By far the best analysis I have seen of this game and the only one that actually explained Bh4

[@jaylegend9780]

The game as well as your analysis are instant classics. Way to go!

[@JoseDownUnder]

Thanks Jerry :), was eagerly waiting for this upload !!

[@AshErosion]

Amazing sequence of moves with bishop and knight to win. Profound and very educational. I will be re-watching this many more times. Thanks Jerry.

[@rog944]

Jerry, you are ubiqituous with KZbin and chess!!! Thanks for all of your years of videos!!!

[@dasaribalaji591]

You are the best! Game comes to life with your lucid explanation!!

[@gardnert1]

I love your analysis and how you go down alternative paths. I really think you're doing a lot to make better chess players! keep it up!

[@aristosachaion_]

With your analyses of these games, it's difficult to believe you aren't at grandmaster or at least getting close to that. As interesting as it was, most of the complex sequences were far beyond what my 1130 brain could comprehend lol. Your videos are really pleasant to watch and listen to and I always end up having another game or two after watching just to get my brain going again.

[@peterclapp11]

Spectacular analysis. Thanks for explaining the "missed" winning move at 68.

[@Jandoesrun]

Thanks for always jerry. Instructive video as always. :)

[@costaran]

thx jerry. soo nice to remember this game after 2 years :)

[@UnknownMusician]

I posted this on reddit. This is a wonderful explanation. Thank You. Very clear.

[@Coloszian]

Keep up with the analysis you're doing a great job!

[@amexjam55]

Caruana and Carlsen are playing like chess engines. Amazing. Thank you Jerry for the great job.

[@fox.mulder]

Brilliant analysis as always. Thank you!

[@donovan264]

That was an amazing game! Thanks for breaking it down. I miss the videos of you playing chess hopefully there are some after this tournament

[@ChessNetwork]

I’ll get back on the horse.🐴😎

[@pixel0tt]

Oh boy am I excited for the next games!

[@plentifulnoodles]

Beautiful, as always.

[@Komnenos1234]

It was so hard to avoid seeing the results of the match so that I could listen to Jerry break it down. I really really appreciate it man!

[@ag1806]

Superb commentary on end game. Without chess commentators like you we would have never understood this higher level gameplay. "Engines only give numbers not the explaination" 4000 + likes for the video says it all ....

[@cloudforest4087]

Wow! Fireworks! Best game thus far. This is a piece of history in the making. Great analysis as always. Thanks for covering the championship; I never followed one before.

[@mmartel]

Wow, what a classic game! So many rich positions. Amazing analysis, Jerry. These guys once again demonstrated why they are the best in the world.

[@tensor131]

stunning analysis Jerry. I watched the live feed and their brains were frying on move 68! I found your exploratory sequences much easier to follow .. well done and thank you. I wonder ... is this the highest quality 6 game sequence EVER in any chess match?

[@Philip8888888]

Great work Jerry. Love your channel and videos!

[@SeiShinCasios]

thank you for your dedication and hard work jerry. i truely enjoy your analysis and your videos! greetings from germany :)

[@sinanayaz]

Fantastic work as always, Jerry

[@swiftset]

oh my gosh. this had me on the edge of my seat. not as heart-pounding as watching water boil, but still. nail-biting! thanks, Jerry!

[@andrewroberts8139]

Jerry, you are absolutely peerless in explaining top games. The Svidlers and the Williamses of this world trail in your wake.

[@THEBOYDALEK]

Fantastic analysis it really does make you realise how classy these players are. Thanks Jerry

[@ollieollie5512]

Jerry awesome videos please keep them coming

[@cameronlocke7131]

Excellent analysis. Thank you.

[@JJ-kl7eq]

There’s more than one time the white bishop is the arch enemy threatening to bury the knight’s galloping around the board. Which makes it the Arch Bishop Of Canter Bury!

[@n8style]

That was terrible, keep up the good work

[@JJ-kl7eq]

Oh, I intend to keep it up. I have a whole collection of Canter Bury tales.

[@aramoticy]

This might be the most British joke I've ever heard :P

[@MiseFreisin]

Wow, that was almost as labored as black's potential win in the endgame above. Good work.

[@jetzzfan]

I see a 40+ minute grandmaster analysis video from Jerry, I click and watch. I'm a simple man.

[@Dave-du2gv]

Wonderful commentary, with real strategic discussion.

[@doritotreee5208]

Very awesome. It is not possible to make a Vid like this without hardwork .Very incredible vid bro. U r. Cool. The special thing about this vid is u can learn how GM play,their plans and a lot more but thanks for the vid.

[@benjaminneuenschwander7651]

Thanks for this!

[@jforster29]

Thanks Jerry! Great analysis.

[@ahmedsayeed1330]

This is wonderful commentary and a great tutorial!

[@davidh1958]

Thanks Jerry! I look forward to your analysis as much as the games themselves! :-)

[@ninomontalvo12345]

Great analysis, Jerry!

[@rabinrai5203]

love the analysis!

[@zerosumgame9071]

Wow great game and fantastic analysis, thanks

[@derendohoda3891]

gorgeous problem position at the end, thanks a lot for your efforts.

[@DraoxxMusic]

There's actually a much simpler reason why Magnus gave up the B pawn instead of the A pawn: The queening square of the A file is the same color as his bishop

[@ChessNetwork]

Additional idea 👍🏼

[@pavanbastawad6292]

I really enjoyed watching this video. Good job Jerry.

[@vgamerul4617]

Amazing, as always!

[@joydevdas8374]

Jerry, you r the best chess analyzer .One can learn everything in chess from you.One can learn move by move chess ideas from your videos .If anyone has No coach then no worry because we have Jerry....

[@guyfawkes469]

Very instructive analysis.

[@jasjitsingh8539]

Amazing analysis Jerry!!

[@wlzy]

I see all these other channels uploading their analyses and I don't watch any until Jerry uploads his, I don't want them to spoil it for me. It is well worth the wait.

[@Joshman345]

Another great video, take a well deserved rest. 👍

[@Ethan-ub9qh]

Great game, great commentary! 💕