The Magnus Carlsen Gambit

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[@mrrandomguy3714]

most gambits sacrifice a piece to get a better position. but this one, this one sacrifices a position to get into the head of your opponent. absolute savagery

[@pure_conpollo727]

@@dudeofbro3510 he's giving a speech while the entire enemy army arrives into his castle with his army unprepared and still manages to defend and attack

[@aatifshaikh6442]

magnus going past the super saiyan mode

[@grandre3464]

The best part about this joke is that it's actually true

[@amultitudeofpeppers938]

@@dudeofbro3510 gotta keep up the morale

[@Necro-the-Pyro]

@@dudeofbro3510 I call it the braveheart opening cause the fearless king runs along in front of his army giving a speech.

[@chess]

Magnus Chadsen

[@PocoLoco7474]

frfr

[@hiimmark3242]

fax

[@LockdownWings]

lol 🤣

[@themememan7455]

Yes, Frankus Chaddlesen

[@Nate-cg6cj]

I second that

[@jonathaningram8157]

The last game is so brutal. That gm was probably a prodigy, the best when he was a kid amongst his peers and he gets absolutely destroyed in the worst manner possible.

[@keki4578]

I would simply quit chess and deny any claim that I played chess from thereon.

[@Texpo9743]

Deymn. I dont know what to even say

[@papej3290]

I mean he played against Magnus which completely justifies him

[@keki4578]

@@user-tgapat1dtg it can be helped by simply quitting chess and deny any claim that I've chess in the past

[@LoudWaffle]

He's a high-rated GM, he's still the best amongst his adult peers for the most part lmao The gap between world champ and the average GM is just this large.

[@paysonfox88]

15:00 -- that is the BIGGEST FLEX I've ever seen in my chess life. I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe. Tell me Levy, you got to tell me that you were laughing hard at that game when you 1st saw it.

[@M-.-J]

My man Magnus decided to destroy people while having the Botez sisters dance and play music in the background. What a legend.

[@EXtrmis]

Not people titled players above 2500 FIDE rating

[@ohthatsmat9211]

300 likes and no reply? lemme change that!

[@Danalysis]

Get both of this man's comments in the top

[@turanbirligi6969]

​@@EXtrmisbut there was also sp strong gms

[@emmata98]

he should do that for the next world championship. Just enter for fun and see what happens

[@M-.-J]

Magnus giving up the WCC only to enjoy being a CHAD around the world. He's the definition of a Living Legend.

[@sourcelocation]

bro really left two comments 💀

[@milflover29]

@@sourcelocationhe’s in his element

[@M-.-J]

@@sourcelocation lmao yea😂

[@Danalysis]

Get both of this man's comments in the top

[@AlphaKennyBody12]

@@sourcelocation bro replied in his comments leaving a comment replying to the comment about leaving two comments 💀

[@T0X1CSPIKES]

It's interesting how similar Magnus is to Bobby Fischer. Both players were just so dominant and far ahead of everyone else during their time periods that they stopped trying to defend their world titles, both had similar complaints about the game of chess and the world championship format, and both continued to enjoy the game via alternate formats (like Fischer random) Bobby Fischer was even known to play bad openings/troll openings on purpose to give himself a challenge.

[@workshoprecordings2534]

Vishy is better than magnus

[@XerTaaL]

bobby vischer

[@user-dj2kh5ey9z]

@@workshoprecordings2534 why did he lose then?

[@stianaandal1488]

@@workshoprecordings2534Vishy is better??😂

[@pig6293]

​@@workshoprecordings2534 Are you by any chance Indian?

[@TheFunnyRepublican]

I started laughing uncontrollably at 15:00

[@Jianlong-xp5li]

Naruto fans

[@prabhucharan]

3 pm

[@cryptoskywalker1714]

I had the same reaction. LMAO. It was so patently absurd, it was magnificent.

[@justaguywatchingvideos]

Magnus is so good he needs to nerf himself to give his opponents a chance

[@MintBunHunter]

What a fair man who nerfs himself to give his opponents a chance

[@rahulbansal2]

Are you a guy who watches videos?

[@slowpoke2895]

They will probably give him a nerf in chess 2.0 release

[@btgreat8201]

Yeah I watched the video

[@ramsescampollo2506]

​@@slowpoke2895 why can't the patch this weird En Passant bug, even if the anarchists are going to get mad there still exists that funny bug

[@cedricrickdelsol9767]

I remember an interview from a while back, where Alexandra Botez asked Magnus if he's jealous that there's a Botez Gambit, but not a Carlsen Gambit. I guess that's settled now

[@Zraknul]

He could've gone with the Magnus Gambit - Botez Variation in that third game by tossing his Queen away turn 2.

[@pucie_boi]

I feel like he was kinda jealous in other things he said. He was hating on it lol.

[@jimmyh2137]

Magnus said that blundering your Queen for nothing can't be called a gambit, it's just a blunder. Anyone can blunder their Queen (or any piece)

[@Cazammaf]

15:15 I burst out laughing when I realised what Magnus was doing lmao

[@logantakach6113]

Imagine being like "oh my god it's Magnus I'm going to lose" and then he rearranges his king and queen and proceeds to wipe the floor with you

[@willytaziou]

All of this makes me realize that magnus, across all best players, is definitely someone who likes to 'play' chess, just another level. This is so resonating with him not wanting to defend the world champion title once again. Full respect.

[@viortero9593]

Goat

[@paysonfox88]

He is one of the few I've seen obviously loving the game for what it is. He probably has more fun playing the game than most GM's.

[@theswedishgamebreakers5632]

hikaru plays chess magnus plays with chess

[@dondemonico]

He said that he's bored and that's why he didn't played.. He said it just makes no sense for him.. 😅

[@lovedeepsandhu8502]

Nah he does this coz hes bored of chess

[@vadirajkulai3736]

That King-Walk shuffling was literally THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL thing i can see in chess, and the fact that it was done to a GM😂😂😂😂 GOAT Carlsen🔥🔥

[@isaacbugalho]

All with people screaming on his ears and loud music playing.... and also drunk. What a BOSS

[@PMA65537]

I had someone promote all his pawns to rooks then chase me around.

[@RealDomPirate]

@@PMA65537 Yer but you aint doing that against one of the best people in the world. Against a 5 year old sure.

[@abrarfaiyaz6503]

The King was just giving an inspirational speech to his troops.

[@BrandonChen-sdef123]

Levy: mad raging while chess streaming Magnus: spends his first six moves switching his king and queen against gm’s

[@hyun-shik7327]

Alright. Super Grand Master needs to become an official title because people like Magnus and Hikaru are in a league of their own and we all know it.

[@sandyplayz6713]

Hikaru nah

[@knowing1399]

I agree. Like how can someone with 2500 rating be considered in the same League as Magnus?

[@realsteal0003]

It should be at 2800

[@amatuwu]

​@@sandyplayz6713 bro is top 5 world rn as a streamer what do u want him to do 💀

[@bobbynico5574]

@@amatuwu he is a great player but Magnus is like 60 elo ahead of #2 and around 80-90 ahead of hikaru. He’s in a league of his own, although a super gm title would be cool for 2700-2750+ imo

[@Surge_Sursus]

At 15:00 I was thinking, "no, he isn't. Is he?" And then proceeded to laugh so hard I was crying as Magnus did exactly that.

[@TaylorCrosbyofficial]

I bet that opponent feels like he needs a new hobby now 😂

[@BimmerDreamer325i]

I laughed so hard and I knew it was coming 🤣

[@NeaEmrys]

God that was so funny I almost peed myself 😂

[@ac-gy8lc]

im literally bawling rn it was so gd funny

[@Marshark50]

I thought he was gonna sac the queen

[@isaacbenrubi9613]

Game 3 is basically Magnus trying to troll, getting caught, then one-upping by trolling even harder. WTF is this mad lad

[@Go_Fore_Golf]

15:05 if I saw someone play king 5 times in their first ten moves against me I would resign

[@shreevathsuv3970]

"Haaland, greatest player of all time", Levy never fails to make us laugh

[@marcuspoosz2190]

well i mean with the way Haaland is scoring it won't be an out of reach statement if he continues like this season for the next decade or so.

[@senpiofthenorth]

​@@marcuspoosz2190 maybe in terms of goals scored, but i doubt any player could replace ronaldo and messi's legacy

[@fugitive6549]

@@marcuspoosz2190 nah, greatest goal scorer perhaps but not player

[@matthewcervantes5270]

​@@senpiofthenorth especially since their rivalry enhanced eachother

[@willmcclard206]

@Fugitive i like that statement

[@Foxeyify]

What's insane is that in the second game Magnus probably knew about the tactics white had after Nxd5 but figured his opponent wouldn't see it any way and was happy to take the risk.

[@cedricrickdelsol9767]

Which is how pretty much every 800 actually plays 😂

[@leonechamwada8289]

@@cedricrickdelsol9767 yea he makes GMs look like 800's😂😂

[@Pixelated_gaming1]

broski just walked the king across the bord to continue his gambit, its like he doesn't take the game seriously. WHAT a legend.

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Unfazed, Carlson seems to be offering a king sacrifice. Let's see how this plays out...

[@JhonBarosa]

Magnus is the embodiment of the phrase “I don’t play chess to win, I play to humiliate my opponent as much as possible and then win.”

[@theAmazingJunkman]

Magnus is giving me the vibes of someone who will do insane and irrational things in the name of fighting boredom. As someone who once cracked open a Calculus textbook in the name of fighting boredom, I can relate

[@Splaz_Z]

*"Ladies and gentlemen.... Magnus Carlsen is a good chess player."* -Levi

[@glob711]

Wait, levi?

[@wittingcave5591]

“Good”

[@jayr526]

Bad adjective.

[@epthopper6915]

*Levy

[@pepega8198]

"give up your dreams and die" - levy, the chess master

[@King_Pyjamas]

Petition for Hikaru to do a "Magnus Carlsen gambit speedrun", the long awaited sequel to the "Bongcloud speedrun".

[@McHorsesCreations]

That would be epic!

[@trixxterzz486]

Unfortunately, Hikaru did the Magnus Gambit multiple times during the Disrespect Speedrun even before Magnus did the Magnus Gambit((

[@JustinRed624]

​@@trixxterzz486 I'm pretty sure there was already a video of magnus doing this way before the disrespect speedrun

[@trixxterzz486]

@@JustinRed624 Can't say anything about this

[@seelmodge7881]

@@trixxterzz486 these Magnus's games were played before the disrespect speedrun, in addition, Bobby Fisher did this against Nigel Shorts a few times too

[@chrissdevano]

Gambit: sacrificing a piece to gain an advantage Botez Gambit: sacrificing a piece to lose all advantage Magnus Gambit: sacrificing a piece to confuse your opponent for maximum emotional damage

[@lauri-ug6hz]

My 350 elo score: F*ck this guy

[@Miiloh]

I legit laughed the whole time he moved the king around the board 🤣

[@dkgameing1562]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ARS1508]

I love the story Fabi told. Magnus gave Trent rook odds and still beat him. Trent accepted the bet after he practiced with Fabi and Fabi couldn’t win against him down a rook. Then Trent played against Magnus in a bar. It was best of some games and Magnus smoked him 😂

[@pomonoli]

Do you by any chance know in which video he said that? That's an awesome story

[@ARS1508]

@@pomonoli it was in one of his podcast episodes. I think if I am not wrong it’s mentioned in the title as well.

[@pomonoli]

@@ARS1508 Thanks, I actually found it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3_JZot3lpmAqc0 near the end. It does seem like Trent being drunk had quite the influence on the game but still a great story :D

[@FunkensteinsMeunster]

I just got a dachshund. I named him Frank Furter.

[@brothercuber3288]

Ohh that's cheeky, you cooking something over there, aye?

[@franzferdinandt9063]

cool

[@profiarrow]

Amazing. Send him best regards

[@agent0422]

Glizzy

[@mario97br]

Is he a hot dog?

[@siddharthsurana7]

Haaland being mentioned in a chess video is peak🩵Norwegians domination in chess and football right now.

[@ExplainUsPlease]

The thing about magnus carlsen gambit is that it only works if magnus himself plays it.

[@thechessanonymous]

let's be real, whenever magnus plays something abnormal, levy will make a recap 100%

[@Szeru]

we did not asked for it, but we did need it :D

[@verrigo]

This is the way

[@originaljungle]

let's be real, whenever magnus plays something abnormal, even Hikaru will make a recap

[@ziyadashraf599]

he does this pretty often, levy is just making a recap on it now but magnus has been doing this for a while

[@the_mad_fool]

@@ziyadashraf599 Yeah, like I remember during a recent tournament when Magnus kept opening with double fianchetto every single game lol

[@sourabhchadha5234]

magnus being the most entertaining chess player ever and creating meme games for us, absolute GOAT!

[@MyGroo]

14:56 The sensei always has a backup plan

[@IONProd]

"Wait doesn't the king start on the same color? Don't worry I'll fix it."

[@Ryzilla81]

I love that Magnus is just a troll. Literally laughed out loud many times

[@prefy9095]

Stockfish knows that Magnus is the GOAT so id already evaluates 0.2 for him before the game even started

[@nissum5179]

Against us normal players?

[@maxwellmulford5898]

He is so confident in his abilities, that his common strategy is to take his opponent and himself out of preparation as quickly as possible and he knows that he will be able to figure out the position much better, especially with the smaller time controls.

[@gghelis]

It's like when you become so good at a videogame even on the hardest diffuculty that you start making up challenges for yourself to try and make it fun again

[@lekobo]

I think Magnus is challenging himself at a GM level to fight the boredom of his brilliant mind. And maybe to find a new Everest. Amazing stuff Levy, thank you for sharing!

[@Fath-_-]

I tried this opening twice and the results were insane!

[@farah.868]

You lost both times, not very insane

[@Fath-_-]

I lost just once... :)

[@Temerityofficial21201]

A s3x bot copied your comment sir.

[@seelmodge7881]

@@Fath-_- and the other time your opponent stalemate?

[@Fath-_-]

@@seelmodge7881 I won once with that opening. There was no stalemate

[@stevenwinter446]

It always looks so easy when I watch this videos. Most of the time I actually see the right moves, but on the board I just simply don't see it anymore... This is crazy

[@apostrophy6466]

How to perform the Magnus gambit: Step 1: Be Magnus. Step 2: Play chess.

[@Mikhail-tal-the-GOAT]

After watching the first game i did exactly what Magnus did, i got butchered by a 1100 I lost in 26 moves😭😭😭

[@Reti__Cent]

That was me

[@Ailanto]

😆

[@PersonJay]

Imagine Magnus at full power.

[@armadoelibertario9238]

This is why the chess gods never visit us.

[@geochonker9052]

He is at full power when he is drunk.

[@okuzeN-Official]

He just might win a few world championships

[@SevenTheJester]

I'm glad to see Magnus playing some of these lesser known openings. This one, for instance, is known as "The Ol' Switch-a-roo Gambit." 😂

[@Halibut86]

Been wanting a video on this exact opening for a long time! Magnus loves it and it's visually hilarious, even for non-chess players. Try it in your own games, it's fun! But most people will strangle your position when you give up so many free moves!

[@zolliq]

My favourite part was when Magnus said "it's swapping time" and just swapped his king and queen all over the place.

[@glorioup]

Magnus Carlsen is a man of focus, commitment, sheer will

[@armadoelibertario9238]

"Well, he's not exactly the boogeyman. He's the guy you call to kill the fucking boogeyman"

[@GothKaida]

@@armadoelibertario9238 Well Magnus wasn’t exactly a GM. He was the one you sent to kill the fucking GM.

[@isaacbugalho]

😢 ❤😂 This is what disrespect is all about!! And when the GM prevented him from doing something stupid...he did 10x worse.... That King Walk on the GM is insane. What a Boss

[@anotherrando4867]

Didn’t expect to see the carlsen countergambit at 14:34

[@leongriffin4523]

Hey Levy, love this concept of video was also wondering if you could cover some games from Magnus before he was world champ but after he reached grandmaster. Would be interesting to see how he has grown over the board in that time.

[@rockrocks]

Levy should make a video on the umbilical cord gambit. Truly one of the gambits of our generation.

[@hiimmark3242]

w h a t

[@georgepatton6029]

wat?

[@spand9043]

Frank's outstanding invention

[@hiimmark3242]

@@spand9043 please specify (tell me the moves)

[@spand9043]

@@hiimmark3242 the moves change on a game by game basis, basically the umbilical cord gambit is hoping the opponent blunders for you...

[@izaactheberean6860]

New chess move idea: "Crowning" (you switch positions with your queen & king, with similar rules as castling - can't be in check or put into check, neither piece has moved yet, etc.) It may not do much in terms of advantage (& loses castling privilege), but it can change openings & midgames, is inspired by the Carlsen Gambit, & finally adds a new move to the game. Also, both sides queens & rooks can easily attack the other sides king in the center.

[@izaactheberean6860]

Fisher got chess960. Why not honor one of the greatest - Carlsen - with a new, albeit somewhat minor, move?

[@lioneld1066]

“Ladies and gentlemen Magnus Carlsen is a good chess player” best intro ever 💀

[@yomammamilf1980]

Third homie really tried playing the anti-Carlson gambit defense and magnus responded with the elongated variation of the Carlson gambit. This is real opening theory right here.

[@ruz6495]

Carlson gambit: declined

[@carterbentley9030]

That's a heck of a gambit. All you can do is smile. Magnus makes a mockery of the principles chess teachers teach. It's like watching a fencer who is so good they just dance and prance around their expert opponent, who must feel like their feet are mired in mud. Zorro on a chessboard.🙂

[@manjubala2328]

The legend Magnus Chadsen had the AUDACITY to interchange his queen and king against probably a prodigy GM, get a terrible position yet threaten checkmate in the end. What a man Carlsen.

[@user-bl3tz4zi9o]

Alex Botez: "Magnus, where is your gambit?" Magnus:

[@aneeshLifts]

Todays Stare was intense but heart melting. 9/10

[@N11196]

The fact that Magnus Carlsen has to nerf himself just to give his opponent a chance is the ultimate flex! 💪

[@stevewardlaw]

Game 3 is based on a rumored match from around 1991-1993 late in Fischer’s career against a strong chess engine with another GM for backup (for the machine.)

[@hagbardc623]

I love the admiration Levy has for this master.

[@super_dino341]

Imagine being so good that drunk you is still top ten in the world lol

[@docforest4851]

That last game..had me break out, laughing hysterically. Closest thing I’ve seen to the legendary Von Goom’s Gambit.

[@worthed7687]

Bongcloud be crying next to Magnus Disrespects

[@mistersaur]

At 5:51 After black moves rook d8, white knight goes f6 and black either gets checkmate or loses queen.

[@aakarshdeepak31]

After losing the world champion title Magnus has started wearing the disrespect Speedrun glasses

[@Sylphina1]

"Forfeited" is the word you are after - he is an unbeaten world champion

[@novalyfe69]

Magnus Carlsen truly Carlsen'd all over the place

[@Greg-xs5py]

At 13:32 after the check by Magnus white bishop blocking saves the game for white. This is since if black queen takes bishop then white queen blocks the check forcing the queen trade and the white rook picks up the center pawn. If black knight takes bishop then white queen takes pawn putting black into check.

[@nicholas8476]

Last one is against GM Demidov Mikhail, by the way. We don't do censorship in chess.

[@MagpieMcGraw]

I love the Magnus Shuffle. It's such a nice looking, symmertrical position.

[@CANISTER4]

14:03 Magnus stops an avalanche with a horse

[@HasanCicek-ss6gk]

Magnus so good he already lead with 0,2 before the game even started

[@capshurd]

There should be a special evaluation bar for when opponents are playing Magnus

[@Pies.]

and magnus sacrficied his WORLD TITLEEE

[@DonPasquale_]

That last game is truly peak Magnus

[@user-qo3vq6jr5z]

For maximum disrespect on the last game(if the anonymous GM didn't resign), I would promote the pawn to a bishop which would be met by the opponent with knight d6 to prevent checkmate in 1 from the promoted bishop moving to f7, but you move the bishop to f7 anyway, knight on d6 takes bishop, queen h7 check, king f8, and to finish it off queen f7 checkmate. Of course I am not very good at chess and probably would have lost within seven moves after doing the Magnus Carlson Gambit.

[@tyrael9769]

Can't wait to see Hikaru playing Bongcloud against Magnus playing his gambit

[@XZOVOofficial]

Magnus Carlsen is how I feel getting a brilliant move after blundering 12 pieces

[@atropos1403]

I literally burst out laughing when i seen what he was up to with the switching the king and queen around, then when you started to show him do it with white against a GM i was just laughing maniacally at 4am

[@FongYukYu]

17:33 💀💀💀Levy's metaphors are on another level. Brava 👏🏼

[@Alan_Duval]

I'd argue that having the King and Queen swapped around actually undercuts a lot of standard chess theory, so he's got minimal development after six (or more!) moves (and can't castle), but he's potentially destabilized the opening that the opponent played and certainly makes any prepared moves based on the opening less certain. I'd be interested to see, for example, whether the white Bishop on F5 in the first game was an inaccuracy given the location of the King. I doubt that the analysis bar can take into account a meta-move like this, but what if the analysis bar was set to Fischer random?

[@obiwancannoli1920]

This is like Usain Bolt breaking his own kneecaps during a race but still winning.

[@sirsocal]

Magnus is the IRL embodiment of the galaxy brain transcendence meme😂

[@mirermichael]

You know the opponent is like "He's acting like he's drunk. I hope he's not drunk."

[@kyancombs7640]

17:28 “now yous can’t leave”- perfect quote for that move

[@percival1805]

Magnus game + Gotham commentary = perfection

[@ilhamulhaque5554]

4:41 Queen*

[@thepurpleguy1582]

Bro's doing side quests at this point

[@arnavparab7026]

I tried to once play the magnus carlsen gambit against my brother i thought i would horribly lose, I ACTUALLY WON like HOW?! and for comparison, my brother is 4 YEARS OLDER THAN ME

[@sporgonmcgee]

This truly is a Norway moment

[@beniaminsocaciu3062]

The 'I don't know where every piece stands' gambit

[@joelcu6477]

I would like to See more games in which big names win from losing position. Big names according to me: Magnus, Daniel Narido, Hikaru, Firouzja, Levy Rozman

[@shubhshah2110]

Every video Gotham wears those WONDERFUL shirts, it’s literally his perfect style

[@toast2401]

I feel like Magnus after playing this and then I run it through game review and Stockfish tells me to quit.

[@Khaynizzle7]

When Magnus pulled off that last King ShufflIe heard the GTA San Andreas mission passed + respect music in my head

[@wiedstruck4474]

Second game was against Eric Hansen a 2600 Fide-rated player btw

[@kurosan0079]

When you're so good at chess that you can play like a 200 in the opening and still win.