[FULL VERSION] Magnus Carlsen Blind & Timed Chess Simul at the Sohn Conference in NYC

[@soumilagarwal3626]

Next difficulty level Magnus takes a Tequilla shot after every move.

[@dihydrogenmonoxide2878]

OUTSTANDING MOVE. Can't play if he's dead from alcohol poisoning

[@owenbalzer6582]

Nah hes a viking, this would only buff him

[@DrejGG]

Playing on 3 boards

[@enriquemeza2568]

He usually plays drunk in lichess tournaments

[@KingNidhogg]

Chessbrah approves

[@TimeGallon]

(Me playing chess) *stares at board intensely for 90 seconds* “Is it my go or yours?”

[@beattheovenludwigvan]

one of the reasons I hate playing against old people

[@TimeGallon]

Beattheoven Ludwig Van I’m probably younger than you

[@samareshsarkar7401]

Haha ... 😂 Dats me...

[@obi6037]

lol

[@rizkygunawan3327]

HAHAHAHA TOO

[@Eliseo_M_P]

I like how the opponents lost in three different ways: getting checkmated, resigning, and losing on time.

[@phantomx3902]

copy comment you piece of shiz

[@MrVla]

@Quessalini it's so fun

[@remybuitenhuis2433]

that was very creative of them!

[@kimbaldun]

@@phantomx3902 Good boy! You want a treat?

[@peterhansen8768]

It's not very nice to resign in this type of exhibition. He should have played on of course, only to give the guy on board 2 a slightly better chance. I once offered a draw in a simul (not blindfolded) and my teammates were not happy with me.

[@hadisibushoski5384]

"Without a clock I can do a lot more than three boards" this man is a beast

[@ABBASdotMP3]

He did 10 without a clock

[@ilyoskamolovich6427]

Oʻzing hayvonsan garang birovni hayvondeysan toʻpoy

[@jvnyeo8634]

Where

[@DeltaLightTSFH]

@@jvnyeo8634 search for it, its really famous

[@chizzmaster]

​@@jvnyeo8634he once beat 10 Harvard lawyers blindfolded. I'm not sure if a full recording is available for that though

[@ashleywilliams4665]

“Are you ready for this?” “I’ve never done this before so I wouldn’t know” That’s exactly how I’d expect someone extremely intelligent to answer a question

[@metallicanerd13]

he's also a dry humour kinda guy anyway

[@jjjyli686]

This is pretty much impossible with this amount of time

[@bubble0]

Hes never done it with a time limit. But he has played against 10 people at the same time multiple times before and won on all boards. One time was against 10 of Norways best junior players in 2007, very good players in other words! And he also did it against 10 lawyers from Harvard a couple weeks before a big tournament in 2015.

[@carlosfranciscocardoso]

well it is safe to assume he in indeed ready in relation to a normal human being, which was basically the question- on absolute terms it is indeed impossible to know if you never tried it

[@hundertraucher]

when tf did he say that?

[@marufhasan9365]

For anyone that doesn't know, the guy who introduced Magnus is also a Chess grandmaster. I hope that explains the size of his head.

[@AlexeyHD90]

And the lack of eyebrows

[@99sasanka]

Bruh

[@mynames7664]

he's the best player to ever play the game

[@ndronikusri1992]

I was thinking about that, constantly...

[@iamashape7505]

Underrated comment

[@andrisbogdans5103]

He had more issues with the language barrier than beating his opponents

[@aprophetofrng9821]

Ya, having 5 of the 8 letters sound similar with an "-ee" at the end does not help when you're blindfolded.

[@christiansmith4735]

@@aprophetofrng9821 not sure why they didn’t make use of the phonetic alphabet

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

@@christiansmith4735 seriously, any soldier, marine or veteran off the streets that knew nothing about chess could have been taught the grid calls and clearly and succinctly announced each move in a quick and concise manner. Or the reverse, teach a random grandmaster the phonetic alphabet. Even with these issues he still excelled, he really is something.

[@shade63]

😂

[@sygmaone]

There was zero language barrier. He speaks better English than half of USA.

[@sullystpatrick]

24:36 When Magnus told player two "you had excellent position, this board was difficult," the guy said thank you like he got reduced to a little boy getting a gold star for good behavior 😂

[@WokuChilling]

Fr😂😂😂😂😂

[@ZeroZeroDeuz]

I would've folded to get a recognition on my gameplay from the best player in the world, i wouldve joined a war for honor and freedom if it's from my mom

[@yuliewang-feng99]

@@ZeroZeroDeuzFr

[@krittikabiswas8500]

DUDE IT'S MAGNUS! I'D BE THE SAME

[@chetanaik]

When you are unable to track the 3 boards that are displayed on screen, but Magnus is doing it blindfolded.

[@marmieacot3551]

I thought it was just me who cant kept track on the moves made on those three boards displayed. This Magnus man is really a monster in chess regardless if he's blindfolded or not.

[@JorgetePanete]

@@marmieacot3551 can't keep*

[@manjago1070]

But to me.if i try to play it with blindfold..i just see the dark and i can't think anything accept the dark and imaginable the chess board only..if any chess player can play it with blindfold is a extra Gifted.

[@jadezee6316]

dude....hate to tell you but the old chess masters back as far as the 1800's...played blind fold chess with up to 40 boards...go look it up if you doubt it

[@cisoko]

Jade Zee i thought up to 50 chess boards. Go sleep dude for real, too much dreaming

[@davidsosa538]

The girl in charge of blindfolding him had one job! one job!

[@crusadrian5010]

Looks like she did it on purpose to block his peripheral

[@slmwystthkthys3265]

Yeah that bugged my OCD the whole time

[@breadispain454]

@@slmwystthkthys3265 stfu you dont have ocd go away

[@MrR4nD0mDUd3]

@@breadispain454 chill freshman

[@cihanlifestyle]

haahhaahha

[@dylanjohannson]

"Magnus needs no introduction" Proceeds to introduce Magnus in 1500 words.

[@Fistfury42]

No, factually wrong. 1343 words.

[@jjjj-x9g]

@@Fistfury42 Ok

[@kurt5865]

@@jjjj-x9g Ok

[@ChesterTheGod]

@@kurt5865 Ok

[@theultimatebananaboi163]

@@ChesterTheGod Ok

[@Raventooth]

I can see Mags mentally adjusting each piece in his mind before the games begin.

[@S.Trades]

That was probably the difficult part! That and having to arrive on time!

[@ediomoeffiong]

@@S.Trades Real

[@neuktrelgamer7584]

I legit don’t even remember which video I was watching before this.

[@chirag4584]

Me too

[@keinlieb3818]

I was watching Garry Kasparov replaying games he played back in the 80s...

[@Tolerantbuddy]

NeuktrelGamer exactly I already forgot who won 😆

[@PatrikKunik]

I was watching something with rubiks cube xD

[@crypto2633]

Check your history lol

[@artfuldodger5698]

Everytime he said something random people laughed but when he made a joke no one laughed

[@christopherlagos6371]

It's like Krusty clown

[@1407elbarto]

It hurts

[@living_the_mac_and_cheese_life]

The M.C. was terrible. He thinks insulting the opponents is hilarious, but it's just rude.

[@giggle6070]

@@living_the_mac_and_cheese_life sounds like something an arrogant person would say ngl

[@chiamatelagendarmeria197]

@@giggle6070 chess masters are arrogant

[@codymousseau979]

It is practically impossible for me to believe that he and I are of the same species. Beyond impressive

[@PhantomAyz]

That's the power of the subconscious mind

[@myguitartwerks7825]

His memory capacity isnt even human. He is a monster at chess. Im starting to think that he isnt human. He has to be a robot to have this much of a memory capacity

[@Doziee]

who the black guy or magnus

[@kimbaldun]

You see, he can see their moves in a blindfold

[@youtubewatcher8982]

@@myguitartwerks7825 3 at a time isn’t even that impressive compared to what others can do, in fact, most international masters can do that. Some people can do tens of blindfold games at once, (Magnus probably could do 10 or so as well) but some can do like 50. Go watch those people.

[@azure8490]

16:50 "It's more relevant that the position is lost." LMAOO that joke was gold and the silent crowd who didn't understand just made it better 🤣

[@dogekit887]

After he said that you can see him afterwards looking around smiling waiting for the crowd to start laughing but then it never came and he went back to concentrating xD

[@krivirk]

Feel you.

[@CatarinaSi]

what does it mean??

[@theholystoner575]

"He needs no introduction!" *proceeds to fully introduce him*

[@abdelwahabflayinv9592]

his mother is certanly a Lays employee, wich means his head is mostly air and a tiny fraction of brain

[@shiningshores4808]

@PrinzVonLangdelberg yeah we all know the phrase lol. It was that he said the phrase even tho he knew he was going to introduce him.

[@groverreediii6487]

EXACTLY!!!

[@migueldemarque5983]

What about that woman trying to blindfold him, but failing so hard

[@voidmaster4107]

@Rueflu chess rank doesn't show fame lol

[@vincenzo_81]

Match start Carlsen: Mate in 24 moves

[@saidnuhanovic2077]

Hahahahahahahahahha

[@LLPTV]

"Board 1, c4." "Bomb has been planted."

[@Knee_Ghast]

Its been months, Still ticking?

[@Rektonator]

@@Knee_Ghast No, bomb has been defuced, Counter-Terrorists win

[@manjago1070]

Yeah..that's why Magnus told him.."that was risky" as soon he has made castle

[@penta4568]

In the word of GM Finegold “Explosive!”

[@Zenith_682]

You know why the board ends at “h” and not any further? Cause then opponents could go “i1”

[@CheesyGhostOnToast]

He's just built different. I can't imagine doing this with checkers on a single board, nevermind chess with 3 boards. You're a legend my friend.

[@louielabaclado9804]

3? Haha he normally does it in 10 people but without a clock

[@ohnah6261]

You aren’t friends

[@LudwigvanBeethoven2]

He defeated them in 3 styles, checkmate, resigned, ran out of time

[@dashengovender766]

Yeah I also noticed that, lol. What a way to go.😂👌

[@Anyonewho87]

ohhh my god

[@biligyarbegzad2133]

Stylish

[@YouTubeQuora]

Sounds like Thanos Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives all the same

[@AGUNGKAYA]

the greatest of all time...

[@KhairulmAiman]

Imagine two chessmaster playing chess without board and pieces

[@kazsozdik]

It's been done before

[@user-js8ud3ub9p]

That’s called blindfolded chess

[@sen519]

its called mental chess... thts pretty normal...

[@naburagt2584]

that is fucking madlad

[@Jayy-Paus]

Mindreading

[@PellosMaxhthc]

“Today we’re gonna see something that has never been seen before” Me: looks at his bigass head

[@MrLeonightis]

ikr he looks like an alien

[@jordanwilliams2780]

I'm actually in tears

[@bilalyusuf2]

that's messed up

[@hoshxhosh]

Same here lol

[@judgyfudge3674]

Why is this so funny😂😂😂😂

[@thehembis9027]

20:05 is just so stunning how he is blindfolded remembers all 3 Boards in his Head and also cracking Jokes on Stage about how his opponent is Check mate on next move :D

[@rohitranjan4655]

Not a joke he was just saying it for himself lol

[@mournblank]

I hope there is a prank in chess where you swap the challenger into Yasser, Nakamura, and Anand

[@diwakardayal954]

@Nikhil Reddy lol

[@cole4832]

@rocksolid rocksolid I mean he wouldn't but it would be entertaining

[@davidradevic6354]

hahahahahahahaahahahahah good one ! :DDD

[@amateurdraw9524]

Swap nakamura with xqc, just to throw him off.

[@goldenhawx8652]

rocksolid rocksolid nope. He won’t beat them, but it would be quite impressive if he could play against those 3 without making many mistakes.

[@vinayk9528]

“Well you had an excellent position a couple of moves ago” Thug life by magnus

[@bleur7498]

Timestamp?

[@matija9540]

@@bleur7498 24:35

[@johnjsal]

It actually sounded like a genuine compliment. He was telling him that he played pretty well and that he (Carlsen) had a more difficult time with that board.

[@GustavoSantos-xo3vn]

@@johnjsal a true gentleman.

[@Argonith15]

Board 2 played well. He had counterplay on the Queenside and forced Magnus to abandon his Centre attack. He somehow blundered his b5 pawn, I have to think that’s time pressure because he strikes me as at least a 1600 elo player, though putting his Knight on h5 for the entire game didn’t do himself any favours. Instead of taking the pawn on e5, I thought he had a try with Ng7 and reroute to an outpost on f5. But once the central pawns started rolling it was hard to even have drawing chances. Board 3 just got crushed. Didn’t develop the light squared bishop for so long and allowed the position to open up. Board 1 didn’t play too bad but was just so conservative. H6 was a bad move early after the fianchetto of his bishop and didn’t allow him to castle kingside. But when you create an imbalance with opposite side castles, he has to storm the kingside. He gave Magnus all sorts of time with b4, a4 and a5 without any kingside or Centre counterplay. Overall, I would say only board 2 played a reasonably structured game and tried for counterplay. Good for him not to be intimidated by the world champion!

[@seesidesummerhouse6112]

Magnus’ brain has tabs.

[@blessyou9821]

Thats what she said.

[@Ali-kp7bh]

AHAUSHHAUSHS

[@Captainsavvy]

Mine has Google Chrome tabs. You open 2 tabs whole body get stuck.

[@ravimakwana992]

lmao this is so unique and funny

[@Horzinicla]

@@ravimakwana992 I love when someone appreciates humour instead of laughing XD its very sweet

[@Wawawa60]

the board 2 player really kept up well, when his time ran out the position is eveluated close to 0. The move he makes after (fxe6) puts magnus .9 up but still really impressive.

[@XboxOnePwns]

Board #2 player is a Master

[@alphadoughnut2651]

@@XboxOnePwnswhat kind? Fide or USCF?

[@avijatsinharoy8944]

Board 2 was a decent player No idea what board 3 was doing And board 1 is completely broken

[@dsrree]

I knew this was legit once I saw Megamind come out and introduce Magnus.

[@quintink484]

lmfao

[@jack-o-claus]

I never laugh at KZbin comments, but I cackled. Cheers mate

[@juandiegopardo7809]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHALMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Vriel659]

Checkmate

[@midnightblue8725]

Hahahaha..

[@GameInOne]

And here i can't even remember why I entered my room

[@aleon3702]

Im watching this at my bathroom and can't remember what I need it to do. So, I'll finish the video sitting on my toilet sit.....and go back to bed😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@20thFlightRocker]

😆😆😆

[@ifihave3985]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@abcdefghijklmnop5587]

Hell i cant even remember what is my name,,, what year is it?

[@myguitartwerks7825]

This is crazy... I cant believe he was able to memorize all pieces on all boards like that. Probably the most impressive thing Ive ever seen. Its challenging enough to be blindfolded for one game.

[@arsh0189]

also memorized opponent's

[@nouramirdamadi4511]

really ?? have you followed the achievements of the old grand masters? they played many more opponents simultaneously. also blindfolded.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

Forget about pieces, how do you hold 64 squares in your head? It is impossible. Try imagining a chess board with 5 pieces placed all over the board and ask yourself which squares which piece controls and how can one piece make a reroute without being captured. Everyone seems to talk about memory and stuff when it comes to blindolf chess but how do you hold the chess board in your mind in the first place?

[@jeremysmith9694]

It's hard enough to play chess un blindfolded

[@chrisrafel]

Welp if thats impressive he did it vs 10 people

[@mindfictiontv4664]

I have all 3 boards playing on their own in my face and I have trouble keeping track of what's going on ... And he's playing them blindfolded... Legendary!

[@Skuiggly]

16:42 - 16:57 BEST moment in the whole video Magnus thought he had a zinger, looks around expecting laughter but only receives silence... His disappointment must've been immeasurable

[@kairichter7181]

and his day must have been ruined

[@---ml4jd]

LOL. His reaction.

[@domv9225]

Bro he was so proud of that joke. The smile, the dead silence and then he just hangs his head.

[@BakOonLy]

Don't understand the joke, pls explain ?

[@arturmizuno]

@@BakOonLy host *tells how much time black has* Magnus "its more relevant that the position is lost" as in: it doesnt matter if he has time, as he is already so far behind Magnus: *proceeds to smile and wait for laughs* crowd: *silence* Magnus: *is sad :(*

[@theoneonly8472]

Wow... the guy who Magnus called out as ‘playing well’ must’ve felt so good lmao

[@bleur7498]

Timestamp?

[@callmetanishq]

He was really good, I ran that game on a chess engine, and till the time he was about to run out of time her was playing even with Magnus

[@ezet]

@@callmetanishq According to wikipedia he's " a chess player rated around 1900"

[@thatguystann1768]

@@bleur7498 24:36 and 25:18

[@fanzhang5568]

@@callmetanishq the first board probably takes more effort though. The guy was playing completely random for most part of the game, it probably takes more effort to memorize the position and lines without theory.

[@temirlankasmaliev9322]

I'm as good at chess as that lady at blindfolding

[@jayd1261]

Lol at this little punk and anyone who looks up to him. I don't even play chess but I'd crush this fool. If I studied this game for a year I could do this too, and I could do it better than him.

[@ahmetahaydemir]

@@Valkhiya Lul :D

[@CA-JA]

😂 and look at the reply of jay D 😂😂😂😂😂

[@SkKedDy]

Jay D temirlan or magnus

[@erhmxd9408]

Jay D sure

[@Alexander-mw1ek]

I like that all three games had completely different dynamics and Magnus dominated all three nevertheless. Board 1, he dominated a player who played too passively, resulting in a brutal attack that eventually would result in mate or heavy material loss. Board 2, he played positionally and wound up with unstoppable center pawns. Board 3, he saw a nice tactic to provoke weakness from black (who had played well before that) and then mated the guy.

[@Daaninator]

I can play blindfolded to 3 people too winning is another question though

[@blackbox1024]

i can't win even by staring at it for 2 hours straight.

[@UBoiii]

playing blindfolded and keeping track of the pieces itself is super impressive whether you win or not

[@kreativtverksted]

I I try blindfolded I won't be able to do any moves since I would not remember anything.

[@bayern1806]

You for sure can not, not even one

[@bananeneter999]

@@bayern1806 lol right.

[@lucasjnogueira]

2:58 this guy delivered us 30 non-stop seconds of pure sarcasm

[@rennielgilbert1571]

(correction)*30 non-stop seconds of pure cap*

[@luccasouza5572]

brasileiro tá em todo canto mds

[@ticker2687]

That is not sarcasm

[@frankenstein1091]

no he did not

[@brodiejames8102]

I don't think you know what sarcasm is my friend

[@Liimeyyy]

The guy placing Magnus moves could say he beat three people in a row

[@cayden8794]

Big brain time

[@avscentaur5600]

@The Deathless You have to play rated tournaments, to become a GM it takes years and years of hard work. It’s just like a person with PhD in chess.

[@adamgillespie3393]

I think he's a GM so he's probably beaten more than three in simultaneous exibihitions

[@NoName-hg6cc]

@The Deathless Only 3% of players became Great Masters. you can become masters but to be Great Masters you have to be INSANELY TALENTED

[@Neo2266.]

@The Deathless i imagine it’s like ranking up in CSGO

[@ThePsyMinded]

One thing is to remember his own pieces, but he also keeps track of all the opponents in addition to that. Just wow.

[@sfgox10]

Weird that a human like this exists. So fascinating.

[@amp4105]

he wasnt just born a chess gm lol

[@idefix4518]

Or maybehe’s not a human

[@stuckupcurlyguy]

hey leave the guy alone, he can't help he has a big head.

[@ounobaga1829]

@@stuckupcurlyguy LMAO

[@ounobaga1829]

6:13

[@markjobertpangilinan2062]

20:10 "Mate in the next move" Bruh Magnus is a Savage HAHAHA

[@ptazeta669]

And he did it

[@MarriedNow]

Do not make say that Magnus is the savage or I will calling the police on you.

[@Tom-101]

Ohh I thought he said "make your next move" like he wanted them to go faster

[@gameronshinozuke790]

@@MarriedNow he probably meant savage as a compliment and not an insult

[@Kevn808]

Married4Now2015 savage is a compliment

[@devinH2]

Me: slowly closing the fridge to see if the light stays on

[@chrishansen3278]

DevinH2 ik through my own discoveries my fridge light does turn off

[@AbhishekKumar-wt9sq]

🤣🤣

[@fabiorota9661]

XD

[@georgexm2032]

It does turn off!

[@unpeeledpotato6510]

LMAO

[@fai7hs]

they made it so difficult for magnus but obviously because its magnus, he still managed to do it. incredible.

[@mmaman7812]

what my grandmother sees when I fix the router

[@insight827]

Underrated comment

[@kimbaldun]

What my grandmother sees when i use the search bar:

[@yes_sayer]

@@insight827 f off mate, comments can't be under nor over rated, just stop t Replying to comments saying they r underrated, u annoy every1 trust me

[@bigoctane1177]

@@yes_sayer underrated comment

[@alexethan7469]

Lolllll

[@FrancoCT15]

I cant remember what I ate for breakfast yesterday

[@benrobinson5950]

Magnus could the day after that...3 amateur chess players while blindfolded

[@manylittlefish693]

Me neither

[@silverbladeii]

É nóis

[@kiseijuu7420]

Jay D Sardoche?

[@aidenhall559]

Magnus probably remember for you, ask him

[@MM-vs2et]

8:29 "Black played D6" "E6? "D6 dawg"

[@Palmen1990]

lol

[@imhulki463]

Dawg lmao

[@triqky9301]

D as in dog

[@Palmen1990]

@@triqky9301 woosh...

[@triqky9301]

@@Palmen1990 r/woooosh; its when you use r/wooosh out of reddit ;)

[@drankercz]

Magnus won every time differently. One checkmate, one resign and one time-out. Incredible

[@archicad3717]

Yeah, that's what incredible here is🙄

[@humbleman9069]

20:07 “ mate with the next move “.! he’s ridiculously insane !!

[@soundoholic2490]

Yeah these guys really are unbelievable. It's not uncommon for a game of 2 grandmasters to resign 3 or 4 moves away from mate because they both know it's coming. Without a word they'll just shake hands and stand up leaving everyone else confused...

[@whydoineedaname3439]

@@soundoholic2490 very well explained!

[@curtislevey7639]

This is a forced mate sequence to be fair. Unless I missed something black only had one move. Not taking away from the fact that Magnus is incredibly skilled haha

[@sasajankovic9662]

@@soundoholic2490 thats true but sir u need to remember that hes blind folded, how the f does he keep trackin on all boards??? Whaaaa

[@PegujiReviews]

@@soundoholic2490 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌👌nice explain

[@OhNakes]

10:25 *Small shadow on the board* "Can you move a little I can't see" Meanwhile Magnus is playing blindfolded

[@followingtheroe1952]

hah, the irony was missed on me at first

[@pancon5]

lol

[@vinhnguyenthanh8515]

Insane

[@bryan_zr3188]

But Magnus didn’t say that!

[@viencecollinbernardino1538]

hahahahaja

[@oneinabillion654]

"You had an excellent position a couple of moves ago. That was difficult." Christ

[@nicklewis2826]

One in a billion what a compliment. That guy can brag at his local club now.

[@oneinabillion654]

"Blindfolded Magnus carlsen complimented me"

[@jdejota1029]

Actually kind of the same position he had in the 3rd board by the time of the check mate. the position could be the one at 21:00

[@Johnsli]

@@jdejota1029 Acc. Stockfish the move from Magnus on 16:35 wasnt good and his opponent was in a good lead (-0,5 - 1) up until 19:30 when moving his queen. They were about level until 23:35 when Magnus was well in the lead (+2,3) but again a bad move by Magnus at the last move got them back on level terms. Could have been a good finish had they played on.

[@6Monto]

25:24 imagine magnus tell you this!!!

[@S.Trades]

If you were playing M, tbh you'd just be expecting it!

[@Lightn0x]

Commentator: "Black has 3 minutes on the clock on board 1" Magnus: "It's more relevant that his position is lost" I lol'd

[@xavlionheart]

Lightn0x savage

[@TheHandyfreak96]

qwertyqwery5511 he is expecting the laughs of the audience...his reaction after realizing the silence couple of moments after is pretty funny though haha

[@metalmayhem3622]

He's brilliantly keeping track of 3 chess boards in his head, but still embarrassed by his joke bombing.

[@cestarkafrere8871]

can you help me im french i didnt understand that joke i really want to know how magnus irony is lol

[@Fera-gr5mm]

admir Brnicanin when the audience laughs at the mderator jokes but not the manguses

[@rafael709]

16:50 "It's more relevant that the position is lost." Genius.

[@TheElloatmatt]

rafael709 can someone explain?

[@szymonskrabanek5327]

@@TheElloatmatt Magnus was referring to Maurice Ashley stating the time left for black on board 3. In other words, "I don't need to know how much time board 3 has left, he's already losing".

[@kynanyan8223]

It was funny that he seemed so ashamed when no one laughed

[@szymonskrabanek5327]

@@kynanyan8223 ikr? It's surprising that nobody in the room appreciated that brilliant nugget of dry humor trash-talk.

[@spoolindsm127]

@@kynanyan8223 I know he had such a visceral and physical reaction, putting his head down and the tone of his voice changing. Maybe people didn't understand him, because I didn't even after replaying several times.

[@cliffordwilliams9597]

Maurice: "Black has two minutes on board three" Magnus: "It's more relevant that the position is lost" Hilarious!

[@rovenzoo]

Nobody in the audience got it :/

[@skybordage3817]

Could you actually explain what he meant by this? I have a poor grasp of chess and I would like to be able to get it lol

[@sechpog7426]

@@skybordage3817 the amount of time didn't matter because his opponent was going to lose

[@mossrocks8360]

@@skybordage3817 He means black is in a heavily losing position

[@potatopassingby]

timestamp pls

[@leandruss]

This guy is the greatest chess player of all time. Bobby was good but this is just insane

[@aymanexbt]

Magnus my goat but to be fair Bobby wouldve done this with 5 people that man is probably the smartest chess player of all time.

[@tatleman5314]

Bobby wasn't good, he was legendary for his time

[@leandruss]

@@tatleman5314 im talking about best ever not for his time

[@leandruss]

@@aymanexbt Magnus didnt seem to struggle with. 3

[@aymanexbt]

​@@leandruss they're low rated bro, maybe the one in the middle is slightly better

[@THCHead]

Two people who can play chess blind, can also play imaginary chess together.

[@MozzeeFootball]

“no you got checkmated” “no YOU got checkmated”

[@thelambsauce1701]

@@MozzeeFootball "well I have 3 knights now" "Well if u have 3 knights then I have 4 queens"

[@abdurrahmanmujahid1577]

Tho honestly they can do that with speaking the moves and like no board or pieces

[@sersiferr3864]

THOSE TWO COMMENTS HAD ME DYING HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHAHAHA

[@advlogschannel4885]

yeah that is true

[@abhishekkaranath2119]

24:36 he blushes when magnus says he had an excellent position:)

[@nathan-in9qf]

i'd be over the moon if any gm said that to me lmao

[@ayanokoujikiyotaka2416]

I'll get wet if some gm said that to me

[@E1zzzZ]

Bet he got a boner

[@aeshu4u]

Thats adorable

[@coleabrahams9331]

0:47 Magnus needs no introduction. Gives introduction of Magnus

[@Artaxerxes.]

but he wants one

[@jeppefrolund1718]

Finishes by saying "Again, he needs no introduction"

[@not2tired]

This comment needs no reply. *replies*

[@Humstuck]

people often say that about famous people. It makes me cringe because it is poor preparation for a speech. could also be because of nerves. still ok overall though but its an area a lot of public speakers need to improve on imo.

[@spacegatex5457]

I did not know who Magnus was before this video.

[@theedinghamfam1533]

10:51 board 1 is the most passive position I have ever seen in my entire life

[@secretagentkay5670]

"The time control does not allow me anytime to think" *Beats all challengers*

[@drinsh4971]

It makes me wanna cry how smart he is. Absolutely a living legend!

[@ElGrosKael52]

cry?

[@ActualFish]

I totally get it, it's beautiful to see his mind at work

[@michaelephrem6489]

I see this is a big brained event, look at the head size of the host and magnus

[@kyra2805]

Lol. Good catch 🙂😆

[@naritruwireve1381]

this is so mean but funny lolol

[@rockwithyou2006]

size of the head does not have much to do with intelligence

[@anihtek]

@@rockwithyou2006 A big brain doesnt have to mean that someone is more intelligent either. He only said a big brained event

[@rockwithyou2006]

@@anihtek You do have a point :)

[@sixthmeru9821]

the way he beat the 3 guys in a 3 different way to win a game ( Checkmate, Time out, Resign )

[@theSASarethebest]

Did anyone else notice at 16:50 Magnus replies to the host's comment on time trying to sound funny whilst doing it and when he hears nobody laugh he puts his head down as if he was thinking 'damn, I look like an idiot'? lol Still a legend regardless

[@Masterpg2007]

+theSASarethebest Yeah... He looks laughing then go all serious, Magnus seems like such a nice guy.

[@johandekker438]

Haha so awkward yea.. but dropping his head seems to be more about his resetting his mind from joke back to another board..

[@infinitysalinity7981]

He was probably thinking "damn this audience is dumb".

[@Jeric-gq7pr]

You have the best name

[@mander40101]

They made this as difficult for Magnus as possible. Too much stuttering. Mentioning a board, and then correcting themselves as they miaspoke. Then board 1 would mske a move, then board 3 would make a move, then board 2 would make a move, etc. There was no continuity in mentioning boards. Magnus handled it, but it seemed a bit unfair. A lot of talking over Magnus too.

[@miguelpereira9859]

Yeah this was a total clusterfuck

[@roam4565]

Well, it was timed, so they had to mention as soon as opponent made a move, no matter which board.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

And they should have had a different announcer guy for each board.

[@stillx1211]

Well the others got distracted too and were asked which move they played.

[@frickmaddox827]

@@miguelpereira9859 soad

[@irishboy0909]

16:50 - He's so disappointed nobody laughs :D

[@fabian7352]

hahaha

[@Bryan-vu5fu]

That response was such a bomb. It clearly went over the audience’s head

[@jaysmith4038]

Moose I didn’t get it. Can you explained?

[@JamieClark]

*I* was disappointed that nobody laughed!

[@francoperotto1484]

@@jaysmith4038 cauz he is like saying time is not important cauz the opp is in a bad position, he will lose anyway

[@flavio7316]

this is really one of the most incredible thing I've ever seen in my life

[@gavin7978]

I love how he’s destroying all 3 of them blindfolded and he’s making jokes🤣🤣

[@FlashKillerX]

"that was a risky move" had me rolling

[@shmax1232]

He's playing and his commentary was better than the hosts.

[@igoryegin9531]

He didn't destroy number 2

[@DariusOfPersia]

@@igoryegin9531 He was definitely winning that game, even if black hadn't run out of time

[@sixty8403]

Am I the only one that is amazed how Maurice's brain is trying to expand out of his skull?

[@استغفرالله-ز4ح7م]

Sixty no lol

[@said.c]

Who the hell is Maurice

[@davidmartinek5257]

@@said.c That 5head

[@boomcannon9732]

@@said.c im guessing the announcer

[@marvinratchford7913]

@@said.c Unique African American GM Maurice Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess events. He also spent many years teaching chess. On April 13, 2016, Ashley was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame.

[@revenrasker]

Magnus is doing that blindfolded, and the announcer can't even remember the phonetic alphabet.

[@FrozonNinja]

Dog six

[@Carter040404]

Ok the announcer isn’t any sad sack he is a grandmaster

[@itskmillz]

egg 5 LOL

[@Technics19]

C as in sea, E as in eh (im Canadian)

[@defaultpro.4098]

pTheRev

[@byroncoetzee3173]

i can happily remember about three numbers. I can imagine the clarity he must have remembering stuff

[@SindreEide93]

5:06 Woman you had one job XD

[@Noadvantage246]

@@njsfer It was probably done on purpose because they were trying to block his side view towards the boards.

[@imalwaysrightandihateit7227]

Sindre Eide another dumb person

[@tempiii3776]

Now he looks like Dr. Drunkenstein

[@lookingfortruth1930]

DeuceGenius No, why you will ask? Because she's already blindfolded!

[@rangka-ESAF]

Yeah, it's really dissapointing... maybe it'd better that magnus wear it by himself then

[@jrashad]

16:50 When you tell a chess joke but no one gets it

[@Phoenix-ox2jr]

I was thinking the same thing. I was wondering why they laughed like crazy at every little joke but not that one.

[@jrashad]

+Phoenix the head bow of shame kills me

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

I was so sad that people let pass that one. I would laugh my ass louder than a focking f1 car.

[@sasinmo]

I dont get it help

[@ButtSmash]

sasinmo I think he was saying that the fact that black was running out of time didn't even matter cause Magnus was still gonna win.

[@CGagnon5]

"Magnus needs no introduction" proceeds to introduce him anyway.

[@CGagnon5]

CGagnon5 the crowd is terrible.. magnus makes a bunch of funny jokes and nobody laughs.

[@MrRazorblade999]

CGagnon5 Well, it's a chess crowd...

[@treborrelluf]

CGagnon5 there is no microphone for the crowd, so you can't say the crowd is terrible

[@CGagnon5]

treborrelluf are you joking? You can clearly hear when the audience is and is not laughing. All of Magnus' jokes fall on deaf ears

[@WookieMiner1]

Americans...

[@djalexander968]

magnus is so good he gets the full house of wins, a true win, a time out, and a resign

[@JohnDoe-uu9gh]

16:50 A fantastic joke goes unappreciated.

[@sirrismendozasunlessrealms5775]

I don´t get it.

[@georgeofhamilton]

I don't think it's that good.

[@garyha2650]

I found that funny and I actually had imagined that the audience laughed, had to replay a couple times, stunned at the silence, that I perceived it so incorrectly, now I'm worried about myself

[@tzick]

I mean it wasn’t really a joke it was more truth than a joke. But I agree no one noticed

[@beena2730]

Whtt was the joke.. i didnt get it

[@jonipuig2634]

16:50 ... poor Magnus he‘s the only one who found his comment to be awesome

[@mftripz8445]

@@Tideman11 struggles of 300iq

[@Make_Boxing_Great_Again]

It must be so tiring when everyone around you is comparatively moronic.

[@badcornflakes6374]

He was being real cocky and no one likes a smartass

[@whinniethepooh9182]

@@badcornflakes6374 the guy is playing 3 blindfolded and he's winning. Being cocky and a smartass is completely justified

[@maxkho4758]

@@badcornflakes6374 He wasn't being serious... He was just acting badass for the audience. He is actually really humble in real life.

[@voidraldarken]

You can see how even the people editing the digital boards are lagging behind, and yet Carlsen can literally memorise all of them.

[@TheReddaredevil223]

No these are special electronic boards that transmits the position to digital. You can see they're all plugged in

[@Em4gdn1m]

Man, what a huge compliment he gave board 2 at the end while shaking their hands. If he just had more time he probably could have held on a bit longer.

[@ilvnn]

Plot Twist : The blindfold is a VR headset 😂

[@wrongspeling39yearsago12]

And this video was posted on 2015

[@hibro3749]

@@wrongspeling39yearsago12 this also prove that time machine is real deal...LMAO XD

[@_random_guy]

magnus would be in disadvantage

[@RSimo2105]

Plot twist: in the VR he's playing online chess with 3 other people

[@samalheid6630]

Plot plot twist: the blindfold loaded Alphazero and Stockfish at the same time

[@buwumet]

For those with limited time: The matches start at 6:40

[@Astryder]

You should be on 🔝

[@SubscribersWithNoVideosC-qh5gc]

16:50 I feel kinda bad for him that he tried to make a joke but nobody laughed. He looked so disappointed...

[@cashboymusic245]

1000 Subscribers With No Videos Challenge I peeped that 😂

[@mrprincetonreview]

Yeah exactly d relevant position one i thot ppl wud laugh bt oops- he smiled big for a moment before it went away😆

[@izabelachorazewicz7798]

I think he was joking for him self

[@itsdakota6442]

your at 169 subs you must never gain another sub

[@Takito_Loko]

I laughed

[@Mahesh-om6sq]

He is Master class... History of chess remembers Magnus forever.

[@EtzEchad]

That is incredible. In my prime I could play ONE game blind, against another player also without a board. It actually isn't too bad when you are 20 and have been playing all your life. But three boards? And he made a different opening on each one (I assume to challenge himself.) At the speed they were playing, I barely could keep track of the games when they were showing them on the screen. Magnus truly is a wonder.

[@bryan9587]

Nobody asked, but ok.

[@yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo8670]

​@@bryan9587 you jealous??

[@skittles2]

I also struggled keeping up in the beginning because it was messy. Plays on Board 1&2 then board 1 replies without doing board 3 as I had expected. Mid and end game was easier than the beginning because they started doing rotational which they should have done in the beginning.

[@xepa273]

@@bryan9587 anime pfp

[@ElMaN_]

@sg yeah to help keeping the boards different?

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

Honestly, the dude in the middle played VERY well. Obviously lost on time, but otherwise is dead even with Magnus when the clock ran out. That's pretty amazing.

[@chessgains8075]

ye he is definitely high rated

[@jeremypiper4309]

Because they put board 3s move on board two at 7:02

[@wtfskilz]

He did not play well what happened was they said C3, but he thought he heard E3 and he lost his pawn early game.

[@yonigee7939]

ya i kno magnus told me in a skype we did

[@stevenhageman8255]

she blindfolded him like a cyclops

[@CRP1337]

Steven Carbuhn wouldn't a Cyclops have the blindfold in the center?

[@Lorkisen]

​@@CRP1337 It's a malformed Cyclops. Don't mock it for the asymmetry, it can't help being born with one eye and also have that one precious eye be off centre :'(

[@darthbricksempire3606]

Steven Carbuhn The only way to do that, is with a spear

[@TEKRific]

She is a standup comedian after all....

[@ballaking1000]

@@CRP1337 No, cause it goes up for the bridge of your nose, having it to the left/right would be better if he were a cyclops lol

[@ltrizzle12]

I couldn’t do this playing Checkers against a child. Truly one of the most special humans ever known. Ever.

[@petterasklund1356]

"Magnus needs no introduction" *PROCEEDS TO GIVE HIM AN INTRODUCTION*

[@daesoulae]

Grabs Rope just because he doesnt need one doesnt mean he cant get one :p

[@dashengovender766]

Exaggeration.

[@ChessNetwork]

#sick

[@Princezane]

ChessNetwork I was just going to link this to you! So good!

[@MrElfenma]

24:06 : e6 thats a fail?

[@vaxx2007]

Matthieu Asnar yes so pity the opponent didn't manage to make simple fe move to let us to see Magnus thought. looks like a blunder though

[@dBradbury]

ChessNetwork I'm not sure how informative a video on this exhibition would be, but I'd be interested on your thoughts on the way Magnus went about this, Jerry. Particularly how he chose distinct openings for each board and how that might make it easier or more difficult.

[@adhaliilescas3828]

:) he must be a genius !

[@pauldacus4590]

8:43 You can see he misheard a move, and kept track of it anyway. What's amazing is how he kept track of things in this jumbled format, in a non-native language, and his opponents can make a move & hit their clock immediately while he has to wait for the announcer. Listen to the audio only to appreciate how confusing this must have been!

[@juankplaysmusic]

Agree. Such a powerful mind´s eye for chess!

[@JorgetePanete]

@@juankplaysmusic mind's*

[@Boppin.]

The hosts brain looks like it might be large enough to do 9 boards at once

[@bricknerdz2561]

Bro 💀

[@Boppin.]

@@bricknerdz2561 he just strikes me as a very intelligent man

[@h3ms]

I don't know why but, I like Carlsen's smile.

[@jlg395]

Looks like Jack Nicholson's Joker.

[@meowmeow2370]

Me too

[@aleksandrekurdiani7224]

sus

[@Chadopium]

You have a crush on him because you want to be with a "talented" wealthy popular (positively popular) person, so that any positive gesture he does is a positive sign for you

[@jeremytjahjana7508]

*i hate that magnus blindfold is not perfectly align...*

[@coyote000]

obsessive-compulsive disorder

[@jeremytjahjana7508]

@@coyote000 lol

[@LMTR14]

cheating

[@kcrodrigo7765]

OCD

[@Noadvantage246]

It was probably done on purpose because they were trying to block his side view towards the boards.

[@braedenlewis6009]

6:56 This still blows my mind. Magnus didn't tell him to play c4 on board 2, "board 3 c4." And yet he somehow either figured out where his pawn was and played with no problem, or in his head he had already played the move and just got lucky. It's just a pawn, but it did allow the recapture with the pawn.

[@fionnfitzsimons3500]

I figure he must have thought that is what was played as his opponent moved (so he must have moved/missed a turn) and from his move he must have figured out it was a queen's gambit?

[@emilsadykhov123]

Makes you wonder if all of this was scripted.

[@fionnfitzsimons3500]

@@emilsadykhov123 nah it makes zero sense for it to be scripted as obviously Magnus is incredibly skilled either way and if it were to potentially leak that he cheated in a mere exhibition match or staged in any way that would look awful for him. It wouldn't make sense for him to take that kind of risk for a match that isn't even a professional competition.

[@florentinozieglerlinares6857]

@Shadow Dream only on on the board 3 but they left the pawn on c4 on board 2. I cant understand how he managed to know it was there

[@jeremypiper4309]

@@florentinozieglerlinares6857 exactly I watched that the whole game. They left board two jacked up

[@shteebo]

Carlsen played a different opening move on each board. I imagine that gives each game a different theme and helps keep them from running together in his head. Phenomenal display of memory.

[@RockinRobbins11]

16:50 "it's more relevant that their position is lost" SAVAGE

[@AnandSivaram22]

RockinRobbins11 went unnoticed

[@IgorDellaPietra]

*the he was only referring to board 3

[@DarkestValar]

the joke still works with their tho, so the corrections werent needed

[@IgorDellaPietra]

they weren't needed to understand the joke, but i had to point out that magnus isn't THAT cocky... ^^

[@DarkestValar]

fair, but i ask you, would it be so bad if he was?, i mean, he is THE world champion lol

[@anjangupta6589]

That's risky. .....great comment from Carlsen. ..got to love his confidence and humour while playing chess

[@dragomasta99]

hilarious how much board 1 was playing like a wimp

[@Ronnie9P]

@@dragomasta99 all 3 of them played like defensive bitches

[@kevinm1317]

@@Ronnie9P Yeah, I'm sure you would try fried liver vs the world champion...

[@alperencalik]

When you think about he is not only playing blindfolded chess against 3 man at the sam time but also speaking a foreign language

[@miguelpereira9859]

@@kirbyknifeman2877 It's still really hard to communicate when you are concentrating so hard on one thing like he is doing here

[@alisalloum2005]

And making jokes

[@Cuplex1]

Well, the chess annotations are almost exactly the same in English and Norwegian. People in Norway and Sweden learn English from an early age, so there isnt any language barrier to speak of. However, the way they screwed it up anyway by not speaking clearly and making mistakes would have made it harder for anyone, no matter native language.

[@sastakhov]

he was speaking his mother tongue - chess)

[@samusaran13372]

English isn't exactly a foreign language in Norway. They have a higher English proficiency rating than the United States by far.