Magnus Carlsen IS UNSTOPPABLE!

[@dough.boy.]

Yeah, blue states suck. We get it. I’m down to hear the contrary, or to be proved wrong. But I don’t think they will be able to stop the tailspin.

[@brianaiitken]

Pin of Shame

[@mylesmckay8117]

Pin of shaaaaame

[@goji_crafter]

pin of some adjective I'm not sure which tbh

[@diggitus]

Doug have some dignity you attention whore

[@jeremymamaril904]

Pin of wth is wrong with you

[@decentish8546]

Mamedyarov: “yes, I have gotten dynamic play!” Magnus: *becomes stockfish*

[@rahulmistry5019]

lmao always has been

[@_A-B_]

best comment so far

[@maulerXX]

The craziest thing about this game is that all of Mamedyarov's moves were among the top engine recommendations. He didn't make a bad move until the very end, at which point he was already losing and was desperately just trying to create some chaos. He played all good moves, and lost.

[@TheMarc477]

Truly insane game

[@hawkmore]

This is a great example of the difference between people and engines, really. He played an amazing line that was better for him, but REQUIRED precise play the whole way through. We use up our energy and time as we play while engines don't, so even if the line in Stockfish says it's winning it's just SO MUCH HARDER for a human to do it. This is the type of stuff you need to keep in mind when picking which openings and prep to learn, how easy the position is to play is such a hard thing to grade but it's just so important

[@sigurdh.s8320]

He had two slight inaccuracies according to Svidler on the live broadcast. Not taking anything away from either player ofc.

[@faznaz7455]

h6 was an inaccuracy and Be6 wasn’t the best move according to the engine. f6 was the decisive mistake though.

[@peristiloperis7789]

@@hawkmore Exactly! I learned this lesson the hard way. Not long ago I played a game as black and I had a completely winning position, but I lost because I needed to find a hard move to give mate in 13.

[@markusvalheimmistereggen585]

From the interview with Carlsen on norwegian television, right after the game, he did predict the rook sacrifice. Said it was «His (Mamedyarov) style»

[@awesomeone1784]

meta gaming vote him out

[@sovietsentiment]

35:35 Yes, he knew. In the interview after the match Magnus said that he expected this exchange sacrifice because it 💯 % fits Shak‘s style

[@luthrilcharryk9865]

that‘s the one quality that magnus has which engines dont

[@itsbreezy2521]

@@luthrilcharryk9865 Yesss! Its a bit like in Poker where the top players e.g Ivey know when to move from a GTO style to utilise exploitative play based on opponent reads/tendencies..

[@nurbekkhazhimurat3038]

@@itsbreezy2521 yeah but it is kinda late now to put Ivey as an example... I mean, it's 2022 now, any moving from GTO will IMMEDIATEDLY be punished at NL500+, and that is why Ivey sucks against top players now And btw, Berry sweet or Trueteller won a lot, playing against Ivey actually explointing HIM, so I don't think your example was correct:3

[@epoh9076]

@@nurbekkhazhimurat3038 whos lvey

[@scratchcardlottery]

I would never lose to Magnus like that. It would take at least 25 fewer moves

[@ocal6477]

What? But.. there were only 27 moves in the Magnus game.. (?)

[@Teun5994]

@@ocal6477 you're right, he made a mistake. It would take at least 26 fewer moves

[@shubhdavishwal]

@@ocal6477 He meant fools mate

[@Tennishangman]

27 for me. I’d see the opening position and do the sportsmanlike thing - resign, because against Magnus, that’s a losing position.

[@juliocadavid6640]

I would resing as soon as he moves any pawn, just to avoid checkmate. Thats what superGMs do, never let their opponents to checkmate them, so im something of a superGM my self

[@SickthatDuck]

Those last 13 moves of Magnus were just incredible. Those were the only moves which maintain his winning position and many of them were by NO means easy to see, very very difficult in fact. This guy is a monster.

[@พรทิพย์-ฑ5ร4ห]

@@QuinntakillLOL ok aaron

[@roberthansen5727]

@@QuinntakillLOL Cringe comment

[@12jswilson]

Yeah. If your opponent plays b3 against you in that position, he's either cheating or Magnus Carlsen. I'm sure there's other GMs that could find it, but I don't think anyone on the broadcasts did without glancing at the engine.

[@elliotbaker5416]

He is without a doubt one of the chess players of all time

[@pluslogic584]

@@elliotbaker5416 real.

[@Phant0m51]

The "player talking trash over the board, opponent asks why they're talking" bit is my favorite running joke in Levy's recaps.

[@michaelesser8862]

😂

[@whamenrespecter7075]

Ben Finegold also makes this joke quite often.

[@12jswilson]

It's a bit he stole from Finegold. Finegold probably stole it from someone else so it's fair.

[@donkarnage6986]

he got it from Ben Finegold, he says it all the time!

[@jaasonjones4419]

@@12jswilson yeah, and honestly I think the 'no talking' is funnier, but it's whatever, I enjoy content from both of them

[@wesleyhemo8707]

Imagine playing an opponent that only plays top engine moves. Edited:Thank you for all the likes on this comment I appreciate it :-)

[@Kasperthelarsen02]

Magnus Carlsen and Dewa Kipas..... Legends.

[@Zawnpuia1640]

😂😂

[@Justaplebxd1998]

fish stock been doing this for years you should check it

[@djzener]

Magnus Carlsen and Boston Mike

[@siopal9021]

Stockfish plays brilliant moves according to Stockfish.

[@ML_MALATJI]

It feels very special to be living during the Magnus era! Now I see how the generation that experienced the Kasparov and/or Fischer era felt.

[@elliothicks7602]

I think they meant dominance-wise, not culturally

[@arbinpaul509]

Actually Kasparov's era was more longer. Magnus has to go more way to compete that..He was totally unbeatable then. Even he was unstoppable for sometime after the end of that golden run.

[@andreaskroknes4407]

@@Masua90 Well the US vs USSR rivalry were greatly important especially within the two superpowers(granted it did certainly make it into the cultural awareness abroad, yet to a substantially lesser degree), but its quite clear that you are seeing it through an American-centric perspective, where one underplay the cultural significance this has had for Chess in Norway for instance.

[@seife41]

@@arbinpaul509 you cant compare that, there are 5 or more other players beside magnus who might beat prime Kasparov. but like i said you cant compare so whatever

[@12jswilson]

Yeah except it's also much more accessible. You couldn't keep up with the games as they were happening in past eras. You didn't have video recaps and live streams by a half dozen content creators either. You didn't have the ability to watch Kasparov and his buddies getting drunk and listening to Eminem while playing blitz or bullet. This is truly the golden age of chess from a spectator's perspective

[@ZigZagPower]

Levy, we really need some analytics my guy… How big a percentage just skip straight to the magnus game? 👀

[@lordwiz6653]

That will not be wholesome I blv . We are here for recap & not magnus alone needs all limelight. Let's give some credit to others for where its due .

[@a-manthegeneral]

@@lordwiz6653 It's just stats bro

[@CarassiusAu]

@@lordwiz6653 Well so many people just simply skip to see Magnus that Levy actually mentioned it in his clips. I’m one of them too

[@oscardanson7127]

Yo Mr boloos TD watches levy. Any tips for boloons (I have about 100000 medalinas and all towers but not many powers)

[@Misteribel]

Watching the whole day unfold live, was an absolute treat. Naroditsky explained it all to us laymen as it unfolded, and with 4 decisive, exciting games, Magnus and Anish in 1st and 2nd, this was maybe the best tour day so far.

[@TheMarc477]

Anish in second feels a bit odd tho haha wish dubov test result came a bit earlier

[@kimaboe]

@@TheMarc477 Anish in second is becoming a Tata Steel tradition.

[@ZwiftyZwifter]

Am loving GM Naroditsky’s commentary.

[@rlc7895]

@@ZwiftyZwifter hes a great dude

[@coreyjr300]

Agreed 💯

[@apzn1170]

"this is not even my final form" -Magnus Carlsen, probably

[@hawkmore]

The commentary on this video is nuts. I never openly laugh out loud at your videos and rarely am I so captivated. I feel like this is a video I should show my friends to get them into Chess. The energy is just amazing and you've never been funnier

[@MHGFTW]

All these games make so much sense to me when Gotham explains them, but then I start my own game, I blunder a rook in 10 moves.

[@lucasaximenes]

This is the way

[@nikolai7958]

One thing you should have mentioned is how much time Magnus had on the clock, he played all the top engine moves with little thought. The man is too powerful

[@hankmoody666]

Most impressive thing was that he must have been out of prep before he started playing perfect move after perfect move since it was from move 18 and onwards or so

[@willliampozzolini6562]

Magnus " top engine move" Carlsen

[@tobiaslock1801]

I reckon Magnus started studying the Catalan extensively after Alpha Zero used it as its preferred opening. In your video a few months back on Alpha Zero v Stockfish you mentioned sometime that that opening was what it went for most of the time and it didn't find any significant advantage with 1. e4. And then, after another few weeks you released a video on what Magnus learned from Alpha Zero and I believe this is one of the things he learned from it.

[@danielmontoya2494]

Also Dubov likes the catalan and im pretty sure he inspired and helped w all this catalan prep we see from magnus

[@shambhav9534]

This is completely irrelevant but I'm a firm believer than AlphaZero is trash. And so are all these neural network engines. Google was using some fancy custom made TPUs. Right now, if you're an average guy, run Leela on your average GPU and it'll be trash. Competitions just use great GPUs and hype up all of them. The problem is that there's no comparison CPU x = GPU y. There can never be a fair match up. Basically, I believe that even in 2018, if you ran Stockfish in a good enough computer, it'd be better.

[@allilatif1600]

@@shambhav9534 and I am a firm believer that you are smoking crack

[@shambhav9534]

@@allilatif1600 Is that supposed to be a joke?

[@dineshr2293]

@@shambhav9534 stockfish is better

[@thienlongthai6256]

The Catalan is going to become so trendy definitely, like the Sveshnikov which Magnus used extensively in 2018 against Caruana in the WCC and many other opponents.

[@mateusmendonca955]

The Pragg-Karjakin game was stunning... Simply awesome! The Indian players are CRUSHING this tournaments. Vidit is playing some of his best games, the challengers section is being leaded by an Indian player (very sorry I don’t remember his name) and Pragg does not get behind them at all! The kid is playing really well!

[@unnameduser_5659]

Arjun Erigaisi, wasn't it?

[@muditgoel4052]

Arjun Erigaisi leading the tournament 8/9 🔥

[@dkpandey1996]

I'm sure that every one will remember Arjun's name in a few years; that guy is playing incredible chess. We have some very talented juniors, feels great to see them rise up the ranks.

[@darkmegalord]

Magnus is absolutely a monster. To be able to see all those ‘only’ moves that maintain his winning position.

[@xDMrGarrison]

Queenless attacking games that aren't just "endgamey" and about winning pawns and promoting are so fascinating to me. It requires so much piece coordination and understanding positions where it doesn't seem to matter what you play because there are no obvious threats or captures or checkmating ideas.

[@chad0x]

Magnus is BEASTING this tournament. Loving watching his matches. It's extremely difficult for him to get to 2900, but I think he's going to do it. Best chess in history being played.

[@smrf73]

I was following live the game and Magnus played top engine move after top engine move. He pummeled Mamedyarov is 27 moves! Crazy !

[@maulerXX]

And Mamedyarov never even played a bad move until the very end when he was already losing.

[@juliocadavid6640]

Magnus was going to win anyway, mamed just avoid a +120 moves lose game

[@smrf73]

@@maulerXX absolutely.

[@chessycontent]

3:45 short castle to queen side

[@StatenIsland77]

If this was anybody but Magnus, I'm fairly certain everyone would be highly suspicious of this play. That's the level this man is at nowadays.

[@theintelligentcow7447]

Levy, your recaps are unstoppable...ly awesome. Sounded better in my head.

[@Eflow1212]

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[@sbloomis]

All terrific games, honestly. And I would not even recognize how good they were without your commentary.

[@barryweaver8833]

I agree

[@andrewdesmond5347]

Stockfish: “Hello, 911? I’d like to report a crime. Magnus Carlsen stole my identity.”

[@shawncarter7188]

Order of recap postings have been Agadmator, Hikaru, and Levy . And ya know? I watch all 3 and enjoy all of them.

[@burchdriver]

Save the best for last. Levy is the story teller.

[@guts3195]

Exactly me. I watch all three videos of Carlsen 🤣

[@sigurdh.s8320]

@@guts3195 Fr. I can't get enough of watching people analyze Magnus' games and talking about how good he is😅

[@tharunraj9974]

Magnus Carlsen: Im Inevitable 💪💪 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa: An I am Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa....👌👌

[@sisterpaul3722]

Every computer after their game : let's check with magnus what was The top carlsen move .

[@towkirshuvo97]

Everyone: After being a world champion forever for the whole life then what? Magnos: Then I finally rest and watch the sunrise of a grateful universe

[@SamKooshesh]

Thanks for your enthusiasm, Levi. Your love for chess is obvious and contagious. It's making me find new appreciation for a game I've played since I was a boy. My only regret is that I don't have anything stupid and ignorant to say, which would earn me the sacred Pinned Comment, haha! edit: TIL, Shankland is not into asphyxiation. Bravo

[@faical175]

" Sam's not inta asphyxiation he's into some other stuff " this one cracked me up 💀💀😂😂

[@kimaboe]

Magnus threw some shade at Giri in the postgame interview with Norwegian TV, saying "I am impressed with his will to win. If he is willing to take the forfeit instead of giving Dubov a game on the rest day, and to score that point for free, he must really want the victory." He clarified that it was his understanding that Dubov was willing to play on the rest day, but Giri refused, and thus won the game when Dubov didn't play. People, including Karjakin, were giving the organisers shit for the way it went down, but it seems the option was indeed given to the players!

[@mohammadalmasri7578]

It shouldnt be the players choice its on the organizers to have this prepared with clear guidelines giri did nthn wrong. Also im pretty sure magnus was kidding he tweeted “😉

[@TheMarc477]

Yea honestly I feel the same sure anish in second place but even if he would win this people would question because he took the forfait, he should have just played dubov on the rest day escpecially since it was a corona situation. I think magnus summed it up really well Anish desperately wants to win but the way magnus is playing right now goodluck

[@kimaboe]

@@mohammadalmasri7578 Agreed, they should have put clear terms for when the game would be played in case of positive cases in a player's camp. Anish was perfectly in his right to take the forfeit, of course. Magnus was giving a post-game interview, Anish walked behind him and gave the V-sign to the camera, so I think Magnus just felt encouraged to troll him a bit in return. I don't doubt that Magnus would have played on the rest day, that seems to be his attitude to these things, but then again, he has less to lose than most of the other players.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

magnus, in addition to being the goat, is a true sportsman

[@dco1019]

@@TheMarc477 nonsense. Dubov couldve played but straight up refused to play with a mask on where Prag did play with a mask in a similar situation. Bottom line dubov couldve played the match but forfeited, anish was waiting for him at the board. I can even understand dubov that he doesnt want to play with a mask on. It's fine...but giri isnt obligated at all to play him outside the schedule. Thats silly.

[@ChadBeetle]

bro levy i swear your tangents are the best, i don’t care that we don’t see eye to eye, it’s fucking hilarious when you get off track (“that’s the beauty of society, you get to choose- well, not in all countries.”

[@thecommentor246]

I still have never loss to Magnus, I'm the GOAT!!!

[@siriusly7081]

neither has Magnus, checkmate

[@simonl446]

@@siriusly7081 more like stalemate

[@jasperandchess7]

@@siriusly7081 bro we get it

[@someone-is9un]

You never beat him 'cause you never played with him

[@thecommentor246]

@@siriusly7081 Magnus has never lost to Magnus so ummm what's your point?

[@TheMarc477]

The ending of your video was perfect! Man Carlsen playing like an engine at this point hahah

[@kingdomofjace1190]

In the 23rd episode of Guess the Elo, Levy had the Iron Man suit in the thumbnail. And now we have Magnus Carlsen as Thanos. This is the another possibility among 14million other possibilities, where Thanos would win. Nvm.

[@GetOverHer3]

"You could not live with your own failure... where did that bring you? Back to me." Magnus and his Catalan

[@latbil]

I have to say, I loved your narration about the bishop during the Giri-Shankland game LMAO, never change!

[@chandramoulimukherjee6653]

Mamedyarov: I will sack the exchange and create dynamic counterplay he is not stockfish I will be able to swindle the win Magnus: *Are you sure about that ?*

[@romaindemarly127]

FYI Marc'Andria Maurizzi became GM at 14, beating Bacrot's record of the youngest French GM

[@manojbala6870]

34:50, where stockfish throws in the towel, Magnus prevails. Gives me goosebumps literally

[@rhersk79]

You should do a series where you choose one disciple (like a KZbinr or streamer who wants to collab) and follow their chess journey.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

interesting idea, but how would you pick one who has the promise of developing well, and the motivation?

[@danielescotece7144]

Fabiano is an absolute machine. Best calculations of all time perhaps.

[@maloxi1472]

"Magnus plays the Best move... Best move again... Only move... Mamedyarov resigns" Magnus is a fucking positional machine 😄

[@Marthas84]

Fun fact LCO likes oppening with D4 and goees for Catalan .... moves White LCO black stockfish (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Qc2...)

[@inbcheese3089]

"You dont want to go full danger levels or else your levels might get dangered" I love GothamChess

[@jamesmarker3956]

Wow, that last game was absolutely crazy. The way Magnus calmly disassembled Shaks position was amazing.

[@AM_-wg1hj]

Magnus is really showing why he is going for 2900

[@seife41]

ok, but its unlikely

[@Lukas-ms3qj]

3:40 great short castle

[@timt8027]

I never really skipped to magnus games until levy gave me the idea again and again

[@pwnagecakes8934]

Levy, your random rants about chess gods and how mean Sam is about Anish' Bishop.. are why I watch your content. Thank you.

[@yangyi6957]

The best thing that happens everyday: Levy's recaps

[@matthewodonnell6906]

That Fabiano Caruana game was amazing tbh. It’s good to see him come back in vicious style after hanging a rook in an earlier game. Plus, it shows that the French is viable for black and can even be played for a win at the highest level despite the bad rep it gets.

[@ShivanshTiwari]

189th day of translating levy's titles into hindi: "Magnus Carlsen ko rokna naamunkin hai"

[@RippinBlack]

Smh, 1st day.

[@nikodrossos2270]

11:22 i like how fast Levi tries to change the subject

[@R_Riley]

Great recap. Hope to see Levy play a tournament next month.

[@brentsarbon2551]

20:13 what an epic mate😱

[@samauror4958]

Prag's game was pretty great even though he lost. Hopefully he is just getting started.

[@orendamusic7577]

Me, a 1400 who’s thought the catalan is the best opening for white for forever: maybe I am magnus carlsen

[@haleysettembre]

145th day of translating Levy's titles into Neapolitan: "Magnus Carlsen è inarrestabil"

[@420farms7]

Strawberry vanilla chocolate, there I also translated Into neapolitan

[@nklp6232]

Ahh, yess, the legend, Magnus Top-engine move Carlsen

[@LouisPlissonneau]

amazing recap: from the crazy guys in New York or San Fransisco, to the longest name seen, and even allowing to skip ahead! Thanks for the engaging and entertaining content :)

[@eulermachado3968]

38:26 Maybe he was guarding it for a world championship match in a pinch??? Maybe hes now all out because he doesnt even care any more with holding the title and dont using his prep. He is now ready to assault the chess world going for 2900...

[@chessycontent]

Yo

[@dohunkim1195]

"I am inevitable" - Thagnus Carlsen

[@tyrandell44]

Needs to be said, the fact that he says "Ladies and gentlemen" at the start of every video even though his audience is overwhelmingly male is pretty cool

[@EvanFromJersey]

3:08 The ongoing house references are why I keep coming back. For example something like: this bishop moved into an apartment with little to no window view besides a brick wall

[@jans.4207]

There are many chess chanels but you're one of a kind. The passion you put in every game you analyze makes it a pleasure to watch. Thank you for your great job!

[@barejon2733]

Im convinced Stockfish is just Magnus with an alias

[@ChessGrandPasta]

Pawn takes pawn is a pawn. ~Levy, 11:00

[@IDeadDanI]

Is it just me or is Chess super entertaining now? It seems like the GMs hate going for draws now and fiend the full point. I LOVE IT!!!!

[@user26912]

37:16 Daniel King's PowerPlayChess channel mentions that the idea of Ne1 is not to play Nd3, but it's Nc2. Nc2 puts pressure on d5 after Ne3 in some lines, and otherwise frees the queen from duty of protecting d4. Nd3 is played because f7 shakes things up.

[@Kirito_2016]

You should do a series where you have to play from a losing position. You can title it "Creating Counter-play" or something. In the low elo games you can just hang a piece for free, and then later maybe a piece for a pawn, then maybe a rook for a knight or bishop. and in the high elo games maybe just get into a bad position but one that still has life in it. You could just make custom games and start the game from the losing position. Anyway I just think it would be pretty informative and it plainly sounds like good content. (I've commented this 26 times and I'll continue to do so until either Levy responds, or I see the series. Or maybe I'll give up who knows?)

[@opcraft2693]

Your head reflecting off the plaque was some good entertainment ngl

[@drdre4397]

I work full time in the restaurant industry and when I am not doing that I work on my music but I wanted to say thanks for turning me onto chess. I don't play enough to ever become great but it's become a great hobby for those moments I just want to relax or if I am on a bus, great way to pass the time in those moments. Thank you again, and great video.

[@LesterMoormanLFM]

I was going to skip to magnus, but then i heard french defense at the caruana game :) it looks quite a bit like a position I studied this afternoon of your E6B6 course, the connect 4 opposite of the position. Nice to recognize something, greatly recommend the courses!

[@snes09]

The first mate by Marc Andria was really nice

[@isbastian5395]

Levy recapping the Anish game is just like describing an anime battle scene.

[@felbas4224]

Levy you'll want to read this comment. The former coach of Marc'andria Maurrizzi analysed the game on the French channel blitzstream, and told that e5 was actually not the idea of their prep. So basically he was out of prep after 10 moves or less. Maybe b4 was an idea in some other line(s) but the coach made it seem he found it over the board

[@ВасилийПлешаков-ф5р]

Dubov is a mad genius, who created a monster and gave him the catalan.

[@Vickyks27]

Who created monster?

[@khktgnk57]

Most players play not to lose against Magnus, especially with black and Shak played to win, i really respect that

[@noammosek1319]

That is why we love him

[@seife41]

@@noammosek1319 he is a "lets do a draw" guy tho :D

[@MHGFTW]

15:35 I feel like Gotham is directly speaking to me here

[@techflex.]

Levy: Why did it take so long for this man to play it? Magnus: Only after I have perfected it.

[@AirLeZz]

that was truly amazing, loved that little speech about magnus at the end, especially that last sentence

[@dineshr2293]

35:00

[@omardalloul1716]

It has become my PASSION to hear “Rook B1, Rook B1” in a recap, I absolutely love it and I burst out laughing every time it occurs😂😂

[@Sheep.]

Dubov really sold Carlsen on the Catalan lol. It's great that my favourite opening is getting some recognition but also bad because now everyone's going to have at least some decent prep against all the main lines. Oh well, that's just Chess for you.

[@justindaniels5923]

You should have opened with the Caruana/Greandelius game... that match was absolute fireworks!!! Great game selection and great commentary as well! Thanks again for the recaps :)

[@yonosenada1773]

I just got back from San Francisco a few weeks ago. Your warning came too late my friend. That city, I stayed at the hilton dt and it was like the purge... great video! I didn't skip!

[@walenta1907]

Gotham (22:50): "That is *not* a normal line" Meanwhile, Eric Rosen: "Check out this game where Caruana played this move against Carlsen"

[@jptothetree]

That first checkmate is just... _chef's kiss_

[@wyatty4742]

3:47 "short castle"

[@eliabattisti9117]

What do I learn from this recap? 1- Shankland is a trash talker 2- Shankland does not like opponent light square bishop....at all

[@charlierobb8270]

Best believe in like a week there will be 10,000 new Catalan opening videos

[@RadishAcceptable]

"Why did it take so long for this man to play it?" Well, you see, first he had to go gather the Catalan stones, and there was a motley crew that kept making things difficult.

[@AHG1347]

Levy speaks the truth about the Tenderloin District in SF. As someone who works there, it can get dicey in an instant. Still some nice people who live there, but it is a rough place to be.