Hikaru In Utter Disbelief At The Power Of Carlsen's Endgame

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Magnus can see every small detail in the endgame.

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

He just blunders less in Endgame...he was completely outplayed in opening and middlegame..Also, Magnus's style is very dry but precise...his games are OPPOSITE the style of TAL for example Whose attacks were extraordinarily Sharp and TAL was also a Great Endgame player

[@jamesoshea580]

​@@user-ts2co4ov5hit sounds like you're arguing while agreeing 👍

[@michaelmassaro4375]

@@jamesoshea580not really it sounds like he made an honest assessment without jumping on the Magnus Bandwagon

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

@jamesoshea580 Not arguing..just watch the computer evaluations in opening and middlegame...favoring Hikaru until the UNFORCED ERROR...

[@Philopantheon82]

​@@user-ts2co4ov5h completely agreed with your Magnus style of play.

[@joseph2974]

Great commentary and descriptions play by play. Well done

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot Joseph

[@beereaucrat3233]

nothing more mind-boggling than that rook-pawn endgame.

[@mcronrn]

Hikaru’s childhood opening was the Scotch! ☺️

[@epicchess2021]

Oh cool didn’t know that

[@johnproton259]

Hikaru blew it in the middle game and tilted in the end game. Ouch.

[@marttimaki-torkko1716]

Just the right skill level for commentary. Nice work!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot Martti!

[@mizofan]

Scotch is not Scottish but whisky, which gives the opening a very different meaning.

[@DieFlabbergast]

I really hope you're just joking.

[@PaulCramo]

Magnus is immense ...... this is the main reason he is in a different league. The small nuances in an ending belong to him lock stock and barrel. The 'young pretenders' can only play a two thirds of a game by comparison. He will ALWAYS beat anyone in a match over the board in long time controls. In this respect Naka or the others are not even close.

[@ubaidh66]

Did magnus focus on the endgames the most or buy the most endgames books that’s why he soo good at them ?

[@abj136]

I think because he didn't focus on opening theory or tactics but on position he learned to get better positions and them to grind better into winning.

[@michaelblankenau3129]

What are you talking about . He couldn’t defeat either Karjakin or Caruana in classical chess in the WC

[@tongobong1]

I wonder which engine he is using for the end game? LOL!

[@DanielixKlimax]

@@tongobong1 None. Next...

[@doppelganger2012]

Awesome astute analysis as always

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

[@bradleywalker8642]

14:11 I've never seen an evaluation bar drop from 0.0 draw to -31 dead lost with a single move. That's insane. And I couldn't immediately see what was wrong with Ke6?, which proves I'll never be a GM. lol 14:16 Magnus missed it also!! Now I don't feel so bad. Apparently the key move was 1...a4!! with an evaluation of -72 or a forced mate in 20 moves!! This move puts White into Zugzwang, after which it may have continued: 2.Kf5 Qc5+ 3.Qxc5 bxc5 4.Ke5 Kc2 5.b4 axb3 6.Ke4 b2 7.a4 b1=Q 8.Kd5 Qa2+ 9.Kc6 Qxa4+ ... or it may have continued 2.Qf3+ Qe3+ 3.Qxe3+ Kxe3 4.Kd5 Kd3 5.Kc6 Kc2 6.Kb5 Kb3 7.Ka6 Kxb2 8.Ka7 Kxa3 9.Ka6 b5 ... 14:21 Hikaru blundered with 2.a4?, dropping the evaluation down to -153. Instead, he should've played 2.Qf3+ Kc2 3.Kd7 Qd4+ 4.Kc6 a4 5.Qh1 Qc5+ 6.Kb7 b5 7.Ka6 Kb2 8.Ka5 Qc4 9.Qg1 Kxa3 10.Qa1+ ... 14:23 Magnus blundered with 2...Qb4, bringing the evaluation back to -2.5. He should've played 2....Qd4 3.Qf3+ Qe3+ 4.Qxe3+ Kxe3 5.Kd5 Kd3 6.Ke5 Kc4 7.Ke4 Kb4 8.Kd3 Kxa4 9.Kc3 Ka3 10.Kc4 a4 ... 14:29 4.Qe2+ was indeed the best move for Hikaru. But in the video, he expects Magnus to play 4...Kb3, which is a slight inaccuracy, as it has an evaluation of -1.24 and Hikaru should continue with 5.Qd1+ Kc4 6.Kd7 Qc5 7.Qb1 Kc3 8.Kd8 Qd6+ 9.Kc8 Qc6+ 10.Kb8 Qxa4 11.Qe1+ Kb2 12.Qf2+ Qc2 13.Qxb6+ ... Instead, Magnus' best response with an evaluation of -3.30 was actually 4....Qd2 5.Qe5 Kb1 6.Ke7 Ka2 7.Ke8 Qd1 8.Qf4 Ka3 9.Qf6 Qxa4+ 10.Kd8 Qb3 11.Qa1+ Kb4 12.Qd4+ Kb5 ... 14:56 "Hikaru should've played on, but he was just tilting." Yes, the computer analysis agrees that this position is still very draw-ish because of perpetual checks from White's Queen.

[@Greatermaxim]

Classic endgame Maggie.

[@24tommyst]

Magnus is the endgame MONSTER. No contest.

[@mrdraw2087]

Still ...f5 wasn't the best move apparently.

[@benjileon]

clickbait title. It's just a game between Magnus and Hikaru

[@epicchess2021]

I prefer dramatic than clickbait - I think the game delivers on the title! I never mislead, Hikaru was shaking his head constantly at how he messed this endgame up!

[@KvS1248]

GG 👍 But what was best here btw, instead of B2? (14:16)

[@epicchess2021]

i forget details sorry!

[@KvS1248]

@@epicchess2021 Alright, but thankyou for your reply then anyway 😉👍

[@bradleywalker8642]

14:56 "Hikaru should've played on, but he was just tilting." Yes, the computer analysis agrees that this position is still very draw-ish because of perpetual checks from White's Queen.

[@jaybingham3711]

Has a 'no-increment, but time chip (whatever the value and probably only a single one)' game ever been put through the paces? The added stress of being vigilant about when best to strategically burn it might result in some elevated drama.

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah you do say no increment games but it’s rare over the board because pieces flying all over the place otherwise !

[@norocosul33]

great comment for the algoritm. keep going with the good work !

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@aparetix]

I love seeing Hikaru suffer ❤❤❤

[@epicchess2021]

haha there is certainly something oddly pleasurable about this game I'm with you there 😆

[@nolips99]

Have the rules changed? Thought you couldn't castle after being checked. I'm aware you can't castle out of check, but thought any check makes subsequent castles illegal.

[@wicked5999]

No, you could always castle after being checked, as long as you don't move your king (or the rook you want to castle with)

[@JimmyDaGent796]

Hikaru in the present surpassed Carlsen in blitz and learned how to play against Magnus..hikaru is the best blitz player of all time

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great Game Hikaru played very well it looked like this would be his Game Magnus counterplay paid off for him Hikaru was not playing for a Draw he was playing for the Win if he were a bit more precise he would’ve had spoils go to the Victor tho all hail the chief Magnus Carlsen 😅

[@remainconfident1]

This guy was raised in the hood of Harlem and faking his accent. Why?

[@gutyourtrust]

10k likes, let’s go

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks Nick

[@gershomchimpinde1631]

@EpicChess what football club do you support 😅

[@epicchess2021]

Used to go and watch a local club called rushden and diamonds but these days I follow more rugby so Northampton Saints is my team!

[@pawnoir]

👍

[@Ryanhelpmeunderstand]

In my opinion, Hikaru is so much better than Magnus, but Hikaru always chokes against Magnus because he looks up to him and Magnus makes him extremely nervous. I wish they could play blindly where Hikaru was just going about playing without realizing it was Magnus, he would beat him I guarantee!

[@swarsi12]

LOL hikaru better than the 5 times wc yeah that makes complete sense

[@melzz]

He also chocked against Ding

[@stijnvanstrijen9285]

You're opinion is based on what exactly ? Nervous, yeah right...I'd be nervous too when I felt I could be outplayed at any stage of the game...

[@tongobong1]

Don't you guys know Magnus is cheating with imperfect engine while he is accusing Hans of cheating?

[@DanielixKlimax]

Zero evidence for it. BTW: This is how malicious slander looks like...

[@tongobong1]

@@DanielixKlimax So Magnus doesn't need evidence against Hans yet you demand evidence from me? Double standards...

[@DanielixKlimax]

@@tongobong1 Hans is already known cheater. Caught several times. And his play history after is weird to say the least...

[@tongobong1]

@@DanielixKlimax What evidence is there against Hans?

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

Hikaru outplayed him completely. Magnus just doesn't make game losing blunders...kind of boring, dry style , Nothing Like TAL...but effective vs humans...

[@KW-wr3xv]

did he outplay him though? lol. like if you lose I don't think you were outplayed.

[@melzz]

Outplayed him completely? Did you even see the whole matches? Hikaru almost got adopted by Magnus. Just see the whole score.

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

@KW-wr3xv do you know how to play chess? He lost by oversight...Am I speaking chinese?

[@user-ts2co4ov5h]

@@melzz stay focused on this 1 game...

[@KW-wr3xv]

@@user-ts2co4ov5h So you literally just admitted he got outplayed lmao. Am I speaking Chinese or is what I'm saying simple enough for you to understand? Outplayed literally means "played better." If Hikaru played better then he wouldn't have lost to Magnus, but he did. You can objectively look at one part of the game, but overall Magnus had a better game, in other words he was the better player. This is not a hard concept to grasp; you just need to take a step down for a second and get off of the Hikaru bandwagon, and stop being a fanboy for a second and just look at the simple facts. That being that Magnus won. Therefore, he outplayed Hikaru. Very simple. Don't make stupid, illogical, fanboy arguments because you are just making yourself just look like a moron.

[@hamster9777]

Dude ! You talk too much ! Just tell about what happened, instead of all the speculation about what they should, would , or could have done.....😮

[@kimgysen10]

Huh, are you new to chess channels?

[@DieFlabbergast]

I'd go back to videogames, if I were you.

[@arightscepter]

Its the point of the production. Great video.

[@dorothywiggins1371]

Part of chess is to calculate and evaluate lines. Lol

[@DanielixKlimax]

This was always part of Chess analysis. It's the only way to know that move is good or bad by contrasting it to other options. Chess is always about selecting best move from lots of moves.