Carlsen Doesn't Do 'Main Line' Anymore

[@seanpetermcdonald]

You are now my official go to Magnus game reviewer, cheers

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@prakash_clt]

​​@@epicchess2021 ' I believe Magnus has been practicing his king and rook checkmate."..Ha.Ha...You travel back in time to when Magnus was 5 years old.

[@obscurity3027]

This is the best chess channel on KZbin right now...of course Magnus "Plowman" Carlsen watches it!

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot 😆

[@cheesyoatcake]

It really is! Well done!

[@jurirandow]

You don't need Magnus' approval or his watching; you are very good at what you do, probably the best out there in summarizing chess games. So, go ahead, plow on, and don't look back.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks man appreciate the kind words

[@orionchip]

You're the best commentator in my opinion. The way you tell the story and get to the point. Keep it up I enjoy your videos

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot! Glad you’re enjoying

[@jananas8]

Just want to thank you for your amazing content ! You're my favorite chess youtuber and I always enjoy your videos a lot I also feel like I really improved my level by watching your content Keep going like this :)

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much appreciate it! Glad you're enjoying and great to hear helping your chess

[@Philopantheon82]

It feels my heart with warmth,wonder, and pleasant feeling every time I come here and listen to your tender analysis of chess games, I mean, chess in itself is a very arid spectacle tale but your way of choosing vocabulary and sprinkling the words to describe are just so unique and fun to listen to.. thanks in advance, and I wish prosperity and further success for your channel.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much for the kind words! Very motivating and much appreciated

[@coniccinoc]

Like a master chef with seasoning, these videos sprinkle in humor and lessons. Too much seasoning and the soup is ruined, just enough and it is fantastic. I really like the balance achieved.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks as always! Appreciate it

[@maizjsj]

I'm a 100-rated scrub and I barely understand anything going on, but it's so neat watching this--

[@epicchess2021]

Oh cool glad to hear people of all levels enjoying. I mean we all love Magnus content right haha

[@KvS1248]

Lol :)

[@maizjsj]

@@epicchess2021 damn right!!

[@HunterBelkiran]

how is an elo of 100 even possible? o.o

[@maizjsj]

@@HunterBelkiran (Not exactly 100, I'm just consistently below 200 lmao)

[@alphonseblackwood2930]

Its great that magsy is having fun with chess again. Super cool to see someone so good that he can ignore fundamentals and opening theory and memorization in the early game. Hes so brilliant with the chess board he can just make things work and work in style.

[@MatyasASustik]

Best presentation. I like the jokes too. Please keep it up!

[@stagna1959]

Nice game . Black clearly hoped to get knight vs rook endgame, which would be draw, but that one extra white pawn in final line was too much to handle 11:09 Rook showed its strenght in endgame. To kill all black pawns and to push black king on last rank, pretty much out of the battlefield was easy

[@jarlardo]

Finally a Magnus game.

[@todesque]

Hahahaha!

[@kosnickn]

Your game reviews are so chill i love them

[@epicchess2021]

thank very much!

[@EdMcF1]

23. a4 'He's transposed into the Plow!'

[@epicchess2021]

😂😂

[@TheFluke32]

Magnus spent 5mins11secs to bring his opponent down to 3mins15secs resignation. 💀

[@HunterBelkiran]

if you combine the word chess and portmanteau you get chessmanteu or portmanchess.. also bold of this GM to go in for an endgame against magnus with a knight and pawns vs a rook.

[@epicchess2021]

Haha yeah and indeed true but what to do!

[@chrisy3514]

Keep them coming! Excellent as usual. Thanks!

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much appreciate it! Glad you're enjoying

[@Noblenote0]

big agree to all the comments above my ass- been lovin the content & britspoken eloquent memery GIVE HIM THE PLOW love the channel the work big consume- it's just YOU & the brahs for me !

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot! Great to hear from so many people really glad the videos are being enjoying. Cheers for watching

[@threethrushes]

End-game grind from the end-game goat.

[@WaChessOfficial]

Magnus is too brilliant to play theory anymore!!

[@onnoquinten2944]

great game and coverage! He saw all that when he started sacrificng pawns, wow!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@rewindforward2865]

That goat picture @ 9:42 .... ROFL .....

[@epicchess2021]

😆

[@stewiegriffin6503]

he is doing this on purpose. You called him "from rural Norway", now he is plowing the fields, and rook is his tractor.

[@epicchess2021]

😆

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

A very fine win. Thanks James.

[@Christoff070]

The delayed queens plow, sounds a bit naughty 😅

[@epicchess2021]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cmted41]

Brilliant video as usual! Thank you

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

[@robvalue]

I love your style, great analysis and very funny

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@AP-dk9xt]

Shaking for the next Magnus game daily.

[@alphonseblackwood2930]

Maggs really does have a 12 rook long member! What domination again. If he wanted to still be "champion" he would be. No one takes that crown for years if he didnt decide to walk away, and he walked away to have fun competing in all other areas of the game. If he stayed as champ then hed probably defend it 5 or 6 more times easily. But he went gentleman mode and allowed ian and ding to compete for a big trophy which 2nd place normally would never get

[@PolinesianQQQ]

hey I just logged in to say I've been watching your recaps everyday and you're doing an excellent job! Keep on going

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much appreciate it! Glad you're enjoying

[@jameswilliamjones]

I think Magnus loves watching nerds sweat bullets when he undermines their memorized openings.

[@murgatroydsylvester]

Enjoyed the commentary! Well analyzed.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@MatyasASustik]

Thanks! Best presentation. I like the jokes! Keep it up!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot Matyas very kind of you much appreciated! Glad you’re enjoying

[@bloodmoney88]

human brain is amazing, the greatness of it testament in this new play, growing mind on display... joy.

[@MartyHirsch]

wow another brilliant endgame, wonderful stuff

[@maxsteiner1964]

This is so good. Thanks man.

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much appreciate it! Glad you're enjoying

[@Paradox_006]

I vow to NEVER skip an Epic Chess Magnus video!!!

[@epicchess2021]

Haha thanks very much glad you’re enjoying!

[@ercpendrag6614]

Plow or nothing !

[@zander9486]

😂

[@n1te]

Plow or bust

[@jacobe1942]

I play chess as the most basic beginner level. I make many blunders, but I had gotten bored with the standard openings and trying various "plow" techniques to just evade the whole center to make their first few moves trivial with pressure at the sides. Basically I found either I smashed through or got blocked up and kind of congested in my corner but was a lot of fun. At my skill though its still bad chess I am sure.

[@epicchess2021]

Nice yeah it’s a lot of fun

[@jacobe1942]

Until meta changes for the opening center, it basically makes the white player get the second move making them the defense but they still did take the difrst move, and it comes into play later... tricky stuff for a master to pull off. @@epicchess2021

[@priyadarshanmanohar5146]

Lovely game and coverage!

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@chrishoward8473]

At 5:01, what would be wrong with Nf6 check (and fork), BxN; PxB, PxP; Rg3 check ?

[@Christoff070]

Good attacking idea, but black can take the knight with the pawn first. So; nf6+ gxf6 ef6 bxf6 This way the bishop recaptures and can defend the black king. Also note that even with the line u mentioned, black can just sidestep with king and then bring his rook to g8. If white tries rh3 to threaten checkmate on h7 black also has f5 to block the diagonal, and white doesn't have enough fire-power near the black king to maintain the attack

[@Christoff070]

Edit: that should be Bxf6 not bxf6

[@gchomuk]

Love your sense of humor.

[@epicchess2021]

Haha thanks a lot glad you’re enjoying! Cheers for watching

[@MrZythFx]

Its actually a mate in 3 was why he resigned

[@johnproton259]

Frustrated for the opponent that he couldn't achieve the technical draw. Too passive and reactive.

[@nulfire]

The question is: Will we ever see him go full plough? We all know never go Full Plough

[@epicchess2021]

🤣 I hope so!

[@nulfire]

@@epicchess2021 but... But nobody goes full Plough. Have an alternative name for the a4 h4 double plough If you're interested

[@krishrao2778]

He is studying TCEC games.

[@epicchess2021]

TCEC?

[@kolektivmozak238]

Epic Game!

[@mattfitzy7042]

The bishop doesn’t hit a6 it moves to a6. And I didn’t even intend on coming back to this channel after the two ‘draw’ jokes in a row. At least now understand the etymology of the word undermine.

[@epicchess2021]

I prefer 'hit', language would be very boring if we only ever spoke in literal terms! I don't believe that the result of the game dictates whether a game is worth covering, is one point, a second is that I am basically just putting out Magnus' daily games right now regardless of result simply cuz that's what ppl wanna see right. But yeah if the videos are pissing you off then sorry to hear that and probably best to skip in future!

[@daviddurbin7682]

Great game

[@CriminaIlyInsane]

Magnus the chess viking

[@iangalloway7974]

Yes excellent vid. Not too long, end game goat alright

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much appreciate it! Glad you're enjoying

[@abdulrahmanalenezi8879]

I reached 1200 today 🎉 learned chess in August

[@TMJ32]

I reached 1500 today and I learned chess in October 🎉

[@abdulrahmanalenezi8879]

@@TMJ32 that’s impressive

[@epicchess2021]

Nice going that’s great progress in short time 👏 hope the videos are helping!

[@burgerland5754]

He meta gaming

[@ubernaffa]

I know we joke about content creators farming Magnus for views, but there is a one hundred per cent chance I will click a video recap of one of his games, and less than one hundred per cent chance if it's anybody else's. That is just a fact of chess KZbin.

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah I'm very similar. Weird one cuz I don't want to be an entirely one track channel but at the same time you gotta give the people what they want lol

[@ubernaffa]

@@epicchess2021 Keep doing it, bro. You've found something that you find interesting to cover, and that people want to watch - that's the only way you can make running a channel and creating sustainable (not that I know anything about that, lol).

[@osgubben]

I think it was Levy on Gotham chess who told he got twice as many clicks if Magnus is in the title. Even Hikaru makes a good living by following Magnus. And Why shouldn´t they? He is the Usain Bolt of chess. Both charismatic and best.

[@threethrushes]

'Farming Magnus For Views' sounds like a dope name for an experimental 1970s synth-metal dreadcore band from Finland.

[@hekdasa]

Insane commentary

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

[@anotherelvis]

Great video, but please use more arrows and let the pieces show the actual game.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot and for feedback

[@Williamottelucas]

Note to self: Check that I know how to handle a Rook and King ending!

[@epicchess2021]

Haha yeah!

[@goals6588]

That was fire

[@analogdistortion2906]

lost interest after the first move wasn't h4 or a4

[@epicchess2021]

ah fair dos sorry to hear! 😣

[@analogdistortion2906]

just joking but damn watching the carnage of magnus playing terrible first moves is so fun lol@@epicchess2021

[@koiwales4303]

Analysis from expert to layman, anyone new to chess should watch these very instructive videos, showing my age there. Just out of curiosity what is your ranking?

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much glad you enjoyed! My Over the board classical rating is 2100 but that’s English chess federation not FIDE

[@ultiumlabs4899]

Magnus still has a lot of time left.

[@nickgelashvili7021]

Magnus is having a fun!

[@epicchess2021]

yeah love it

[@nickgelashvili7021]

@@epicchess2021 Thank you for the content!

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

Great game on both sides...😄

[@Edwards1212]

Branked 😂

[@epicchess2021]

😆

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

Absolutr FIEND!!!

[@arkzbh]

I don't know, is he preparing for candidates again with this kind of variations and troll the world! ? What can we expect from a person who didn't even try to defend his crown because he thought (rightfully) others are too weak for him. I can see a future Magnus vs Ding championship with Magnus playing dubious openings and still winning. While watching Ding vs Nepo last time, they both were out of theory as soon as after move 6 or 7. Fabi was very critical about that if you remember.

[@epicchess2021]

He won't play candidates I don't think, I got no clue his plans I think he's just having fun!

[@arkzbh]

​@@epicchess2021I know. But I just wish that if he really wants to have fun, why not play this kind of dubious way and still win the candidates and probably the trophy too 😊 tbh Magnus is so much ahead, he probably can.

[@Patrick462]

Magnus has stated that he didn't defend his crown because he "didn't like the format". He thought the 14 or so classical games over a couple weeks was either boring or annoying.

[@arkzbh]

@@Patrick462 yups.. that's why it would so entertaining to watch him play some absurd moves just to make sure his opponent has think for long and the clock situation becomes equal. 😃 Magnus would dominate either way. (Except probably for our fashion guy Alireza 😁) Tbh, it is boring for any person as spectators too. No one can invest 7/8 hours a day just to watch a chess match.

[@stephenr80]

Plow y olé 🎉

[@gabrielting]

First lol

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks!