God level | Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja | chess.com Speed Chess Ch. 2024

[@PowerPlayChess]

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[@landilevanaj3499]

Magnus is Magnus he is absolut amazing, thanks for covering such beautiful games Daniel!!

[@raffaellopiccoli8239]

Game was Fischeresque. Carlsen gave up theoretical advantage w/2 bishops to put a bishop on c4.

[@DKarkarov]

This was a brutal day for Alireza, once he started Carlson just rolled over him like he was a 1500 player. Great to see the GOAT in good form, but feels bad for the person on the other side of the board.

[@franckdebank]

Did you see the matches? Can you assess grossly the positions in matches 1 up to 3? Have you made it over 1500 elo?

[@DKarkarov]

@@franckdebank Alireza playing at his top form does not drop 21 games to Magnus so he clearly was not in top form. He went on tilt and it happened fairly early. You don't need to be 1800 to see or state what was obvious. And yes I was watching the event live at least until Magnus had like a 9 point lead and it was obvious the match was over.

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

​@@franckdebankHe was not saying Alireza played 1500 level. He was saying that Magnus was playing so incredibly well that he made Alireza look bad in comparison. Magnus is just on another level to almost everybody and it's nice to see him playing very high level stuff

[@hakonberg8003]

Carlson??

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

Stupid! Alizeera was playing at a much higher rating than 1500?! You're probably rated below 1500.

[@rtt1961]

Nobbled, word of the match.

[@christopherdavison4400]

Not often I see Carlsen playing someone who is higher rated than him.

[@ofusowre7620]

not anymore😁

[@ndnd7614]

its online rating

[@EdMcF1]

See how it changes in real time in the game at the end with the pawns/Queens.

[@burt591]

He fixed it

[@jonchess8844]

God level indeed 👍👍

[@jameslumsden1824]

David Rudel covered this approach to the KID in one of his “Zukem” books. White, by playing his e-pawn to e3 rather than e4, stops black from playing …e5, as white simply takes the pawn. This means that black can’t play the main line …Nc6 and must instead play … Nbd7 to support …e5 next move. Then white like Carlsen trades pawns on e5 and then plays his e-pawn forward to e4! Even losing a tempo is worth it to get black into this uncomfortable line.

[@alexbowring7489]

at @10:34, it looks to me like taking the rook with the bishop and then promoting next move is even more accurate then promoting immediately (both obviously win, but this line basically ends the game immediately)

[@melrakan]

Carlsen ended up winning by such a margin that I think he more or less ended up committing daylight robbery on Firouzja's ELO points.

[@faos65]

GOAT 🐐 mode today ❤🎉

[@lix2146]

Great video, as always!

[@Drofle1]

Great commentary as ever - thanks!

[@vosch8229]

Yes, Daniel speaks the language "chess" fluently.

[@lifeisthefun]

Well, that was a spanking. Firouzja looked like he about to burst into tears at the post-match. Good kid but out of his league.

[@EdMcF1]

The Black Knight: 'I'm invincible!' 'You're a loony!'.

[@HDGF64]

Game 5 always seems to be the crucial ones! 😊

[@ST21phil07]

It's not often you see Carlsen with a lower rating than his opponent

[@EdMcF1]

Not for long, it changed in real time and reversed by the end.

[@gislimagnusson7152]

Wonderful analysis, Daniel! Very instructive game! (And, as you point out, psychologically important too). Carlsen is godlike in finding the right transitions, always finding new powerful strategies. And: as you have often pointed out: playing good moves - not necessarily the best - continuously is in itself a great strategy!

[@lucagandossi7069]

Great game, and excellent videos! Magnus is the GOAT, and you have to feel sorry for Alireza!

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Knobbled is a new word for me but I like it .

[@Wolfinator234]

Ah this was great to see. I try to play the same plan against ...Nbd7 King's Indians although here Black has wasted a tempo with ...h6 so could not counteract White's setup in time. It seems to me that h6 doesn't go well with this system for Black

[@andrewhaldenby4949]

Wow ty DK

[@kenspencer9895]

Can anyone doubt that Magnus is THE G.O.A.T.? Awesome!

[@NawinMallika]

Bishop taking knight on f4 was a blunder by Carlsen as there was a in-between move bxc5 after which you take the bishop on f4. Worth mentioning. Great analysis thanks

[@NPayne-bi5yu]

Not really you'd end up with similar or identical position as in the game but via different move order, Alireza took the pawn on a few moves later anyways.

[@adamfirth3082]

More carlsen games from the scc!

[@FlaminalLow]

at this point, im just hoping that one day Faustino can get to a level that challenges Magnus'. this guy;s just too good

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Magnus just played so much better than Alireza. Of course Alireza has the future, Carlsen just loves reminding folks that he is still here and still the final boss. Thanks Daniel.

[@AhmadKhomeisi-y7b]

Thanks❤❤❤❤

[@rasimofeliya421]

7:49 Bxe5?

[@NPayne-bi5yu]

If ...Bxe5 then Rxg6!! and white is like +5

[@EdMcF1]

'Everyone has a plan, until there's a rook on the 6th rank.' attributed to Mike Tyson (almost).

[@Gadgetify]

I am a big fan of Alireza but he seems to have this mental block against Magnus that other youngsters don't have. Don't get me wrong. Magnus the absolute best but I never see an event with these two playing and think Alireza is going to beat Magnus. Losing to Magnus is expected but I expected a way closer match. Maybe a 4 point loss, not this much.

[@IMChessMD]

I think Magnus just understand Firouza more than he does other players and is able to exploit his weaknesses.

[@LateCloser]

I'm pretty sure Alireza has beaten Magnus before in a match setting. Believe it was a similar format, blitz online. A few years ago.

[@Gadgetify]

@@IMChessMD I think it is the style. Firouzja's games are very complicated with crazy tactics. Unfortunately, people like Magnus or Caruana are beasts in classical already and Magnus in all time formats, just doesn't stumble too many times in the types of positions Firouzja excels at. It's hard to say.

[@Gadgetify]

@@LateCloser Alireza has beaten Magnus in faster time controls before but let's be honest, their h2h is very one-sided. Probably more so than it should be considering how strong Alireza is.

[@LateCloser]

@@Gadgetify You mean his h2h should be as good as Hikaru's is with Magnus? If only Alireza (#5 in the world) h2h score was as good as the #2 in the world. :)

[@LateCloser]

I saw the first four games but missed the rest of the match due to the start of the NFL(American football) season. Thanks for the recap! I guess I didn't miss much though. Oof. Poor Alireza. I guess he should have wore a watch to the match. It appears mind games are the only way to knock Magnus off his game.

[@paulgreen7906]

It time to acknowledge Magnus has surpassed Fischer and Kasparov. He is the GOAT........Morphy says hold my champagne. We shall see about that!

[@renatozeru]

Fast chess never was a thing in Kasparov or Fischer times. And it is more or less a different game. Magnus is undisputedly the best fast chess player ever. In classical chess (long-time controls), Kasparov's dominance is just unparalleled. Not even Magnus was able to dominate like he did.

[@peterhardie4151]

He passed Fischer a long time ago.

[@user-wo7yk7mn8x]

Fischer ist the GOAT.

[@EdMcF1]

@@user-wo7yk7mn8x Fischer beat the Soviet Union's chess machine effectively on his own. That's all you need to know.

[@nikhildawani2913]

​@@renatozeruMagnus is still. Dominating and is already much better than kasparov ,so yes Magnus is the Goat bro

[@gicko2338]

I love Daniel's analysis, he is awesome, but every time he says Firouzja "Firuz-JA" I can't help but laugh. 😂 Sounds like a shout from Skyrim

[@athenanasr7034]

Actually that's how Firouz ja should be pronounced

[@gicko2338]

I did some Google "research" and it seems to me you are right. I still think Daniel overpronounces it, but yeah, you are completely right. I stand by my "shout from Skyrim" point 🤣

[@jameslockhart2223]

How can a player as strong as Firouzja get completely schooled like that? Is Magnus even human?

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

If Norway win the Olympiad (lol) can we say that Magus has completed chess? In fact even if they medal I think we are at a point of saying that Magnus has won all that he would like to achieve and everything beyond is simply legacy building

[@nikhildawani2913]

I think odds of that are very less because Magnus always solo carries his team whole event but if That Happens,Whole Chess world should should Bow their Head in front of the God magnus

[@rickardarvidsson4659]

Great recap, as always. What an unexpected end of this "hate hype", "next generation", "new format" etc. Four knockouts, Hikaru never got his gloves on, yesterday Hans, today Alireza. Such a great comfort that I wanted the outcome (I admit, relevant only to me). Magnus, Alireza, Ian (and others) fill my heart with love for chess. Hikaru and Hans singing mud... must be interesting if you find that to be a part of the game. That, I will never understand. Old and stupid, I suppose 👀

[@t00mgoos]

no rick i agree chess should be fought over the board... throwing mud is very uncouth

[@Plexippuspetersi92]

Words by the worthless. But I suppose the appearance of propriety and class allows you to soothe the pangs of your conscience. It warms my heart to know that your love of chess will never amount to anything that could contribute to the game you love.

[@t00mgoos]

@@Plexippuspetersi92 what are you waffling on about 🤣put down the sauce plexippus

[@andrewrowan9599]

@@Plexippuspetersi92 What exactly do you feel Hans adds to the game of chess with his blustering and narcissism? Judging by the effortless way Magnus and Hikaru crushed him, it doesn't amount to much.

[@dollishillwork]

I believe Alireza simply tilted once he lost 4 games straight in the first section. His confidence was distorted. If they had another match next month, it would be much closer.

[@dollishillwork]

Meant destroyed.

[@philipstevenson5166]

like he broke nepo in that long wcc game😊

[@sergiiyershov5795]

Magnus is GOAT

[@klimtkiller]

speed chess championship, not speed chess challenge lmao

[@RK-ht5dd]

:)

[@Socrates...]

Hans did not lose so badly

[@sentefmi]

He did. The final score was less bad only because Carlsen lost interest and started playing silly openings in the final bullet games. Also Alireza beat Hikaru, to whom Hans lost badly too. Alireza would have stymied Hans as well, no chance.