Greatest Performance Ever! || Magnus vs Alireza || SCC Final (2024)

[@goonerboy93]

Magnus may be the best speed chess player but you are the best speed chess uploader

[@Nafim-kv6rg]

Hikaru exists

[@TheeldenLord924]

@@Nafim-kv6rg Hikaru himself disagrees lmao pipe down

[@berniemcginley3616]

BRAVO!​@@miguelcanoe6774

[@samrain40]

@@miguelcanoe6774consider the internet as their personal sounding board ………… you described yourself mate ! Can’t even let a simple comment fly by u just had to express your dissatisfaction

[@twentyrothmans7308]

That was brutal, and beautiful.

[@roberthenrypoet]

Brutal-ful! Lol No doubt! Magnus is the man...

[@matiasg1234]

Not only he reached 23,5, but also won by the biggest margin (16 points)

[@rocketkun4832]

I'm new to chess what does the 23,5 means?

[@lminvestimentsful]

1 victory = 1 point 1 draw = 0.5 point He active a lot of victories to reach 23.5 points

[@johnsmith1474]

@@rocketkun4832 - Points earned in the tournament.

[@johnsmith1474]

I believe that point was well communicated in the vid thanks.

[@amitraohuman]

@@rocketkun4832 Mainly in Continental Europe and Arabic countries they use comma instead of period as decimal separator, hence they write 23,5 for what is written as 23.5 in UK, USA and other English speaking countries.

[@melzz]

The quote, it's true 3 people on the same level, Magnus just on different one

[@mcronrn]

@@melzz haha true 👏👏

[@Nafim-kv6rg]

Who said that and where can i watch it

[@melzz]

@@Nafim-kv6rg look at the quote at the top of the board

[@sakireren9310]

@@Nafim-kv6rg actually magnus said on a certain lvl to point out hans is not on their lvl

[@carlkligerman1981]

Exactly. 😂

[@nasoszeppelis4644]

Alizera was so classy at the end, even though... Yeah

[@SelfishFurniture91]

stop dramatising everything

[@nasoszeppelis4644]

@@SelfishFurniture91 dude the score was 23.5 to 7.5 what are you talking about

[@nasoszeppelis4644]

Proudest moment of my day was definitely solving the pause the video moment without pausing the video. It was a good day

[@jx14aby]

Sometimes I amaze myself at my ability to miss the obvious. Oh well.

[@johnsmith1474]

Mate in one is like that.

[@MsMastress]

Just a little nitpick, but @4:25, Nd4 isn't mate, as the queen can capture and prolong the game. White's very much winning anyways tho lol

[@greenmoxy]

That what I saw too. it's better to time stamp 4:25

[@MsMastress]

@@greenmoxy Got it. Changed the time

[@fujisenpai27]

Saw that too

[@cristiangdc618]

Yeah, sort of a lazy analysis by Antonio

[@zachariastsampasidis8880]

True, but I think it becomes obvious that you shouldn't go there anyway

[@johnsonusenobong125]

Even though I watched the entire game I still came to watch yours

[@princeosars3298]

Same

[@zulqarnain9955]

You CAME? damn

[@afterneet4421]

Its really nice to see magnus being humble even after winning and yes alireza also acted classy ...i really felt a lot better after that❤

[@mcronrn]

ACTING humble. He hates to be called humble. He says he’s anything but humble. I’ve seen him say it on stream.

[@zzzMist]

Ali Reza is definitely a contender for future world champion

[@wolfgangwilk562]

Question for you Agad; how did you get your English to such an advanced level and be able to speak it with such fluidity? Does Croatia have an excellent language program in primary and high school? Or is this all your own efforts over the years? It's very impressive (I'm a language learner and English language teacher myself). Keep up the great work legend!

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

I've asked him that many times and he never tells me. LOL

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

English is pretty prevalent in Europe so I think they get a lot of practice. He probably watches a lot of TV shows and movies from the US because he mentions a lot of common wisdomisms ("There will be no horsing around"). I dated a Kazahk and she knew English better than most Americans, although she was a PhD student in the US. These are my guesses. You'll also notice his friends speak English quite well too.

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

@@ItsAllAboutGuitar - yes Antonio uses a lot of colorful but correct English language - sort of idiomatic in some ways.

[@individuotipo]

0:50 "countering the Sicilian with an Italian". You spoke this with such a straight face that no one here seems to have noticed. But I know you watched the live transmission with Danya and Levy. I know what you did! 😂

[@salmarwow]

Indeed. White played in a spirit of an Italian game, but black definitely not.

[@BillHimmel]

This was so outstanding! Ali wasn't at his best I guess, but nonetheless that Magnus could smoke him that hard is almost unbelievable ! But great! 😊😎

[@doctorc-ton1099]

I was shaking my head. Magnus made minced meat out of Alireza in this game. It was like watching a great player play a newbie in the way that the strategy for Alireza was smashed. There was "nothing left to be done" in Alireza's part of the game it seemed.

[@tylavermeulen6640]

Thanks for the quick uploads Agad. Keep up the great work 🙏

[@AbelBlog]

I feel that Carlsen is better than Fisher. He's the true best chess player in history.

[@nikhildawani2913]

No doubt in that

[@abdulrazaqamedu3839]

Every one is the next big deal in form until they play Magnus.

[@melzz]

Magnus has no mercy, and I thought u like Alireza 😅

[@S08GTM]

Magnus is the best ever in any format.

[@greenmoxy]

4:25 Nd4 isn't check mate bro! QxNd4

[@Batstone22]

Thank you! I saw that too & I've played enough engines that they would still survive after that by taking the rook on b1 & Black survives with an annoyingly active King. Good spot!

[@azharzaman]

The rule of Chess says: "Play opening as a book move, play middle game like a magician and play endgame like a machine." Magnus is combined of all of these strategy ❤ The Tiger😎

[@Monika77ful]

Nooo. Tiger is already vlicked by Vishy. Magnus is the Goat.

[@ignacio1085]

"but never go into the endgame against Magnus Carlsen"

[@equilibrium_69]

Tigron Petrosian is "The Iron Tiger" Magnus should get an original monicker.

[@gorkemgulan]

The stream literally just ended.

[@manin_blues]

That b4 push 💥, Just Magnus Thing!

[@okamisansempai557]

I heard about this game, but never seen!

[@johnrangi4830]

They will improve over time, Magnus himself admits it. The question is who will be better more consistently then the rest.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great performance from Magnus it seems when the better player in the moment is outperforming their opponent they’re able to get a lot more victories as Alireza did to Hikaru than Hikaru Hans now Magnus Alireza Magnus was very happy with this event and the outcome as well

[@pathutchison7688]

Magnus is bored with his competition. He loves the game, but He is just so much better than everyone else. I’d love to see someone arise who really challenges him. We haven’t seen a hungry Magnus since he beat Vishy for the championship.

[@Mainlychesscontent]

I just hope everyone had fun

[@lushikuderh3721]

At 2:12 if black went knight a3 wouldn’t bishop take a3 then black bishop recapturing lead to black’s H7 pawn hanging or just straight up checkmate or incredible good position for white because of the Greek gift sacrifice?

[@aaronkirby8024]

Such speed!

[@SatishKumar-fj7uc]

maybe we'll have to wait a few decades for a true mangus successor

[@Monika77ful]

Thank you.

[@dimasavitski1749]

I’m missing backstory on these recent super fast uploads. You could mention interesting facts from the aftermath and books written about these games, maybe scandals and similar games from the future

[@MrJayb76]

Alireza brought back down to earth.

[@daviddurbin7682]

Wow. Huge blunder

[@korpilombolo0068]

It was great to hear the first american world chess commentator.

[@michaelmckenna7405]

"very quick checkmate" 10 moves later

[@Keizer-v9c]

Hans played better than alireza against Magnus. But this was total annihilation from Magnus🥵 absolute no mercy🔥

[@JanMartinBrenden-xf5op]

Take the whole picture then. Alireza beat Hikaru (convincing way). Yet Hikaru destroyed Hans.

[@declan6373]

Could you edit together all your pause the moment sections?

[@hfcriske]

Feels like Magnus really wanted to show something in this match, maybe especially after Alireza took out Hikaru.

[@RezzaMae-k4r]

When Magnus plays, I know already who will win, nothing ordinary just the way I start my usual day

[@milchkanne21]

Dankeschön, liebe Grüße

[@elijahrose7913]

.....these B4 references are HILARIOUS.

[@Pianosnail12]

He really is the GOAT

[@luigiferraro6705]

Lets go, recently out of the oven 🔥🔥

[@nocturnomedieval]

Magnus should mentor Carlsen

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

Feels like Magnus gets extra bloodlust when facing Alireza lmao

[@nweikedaniels3947]

Brutal.... So brutallllll

[@stronzer59]

Mags enjoying another day out

[@stateofdecay2210]

Do you wanna know what's the difference between Magnus and Alireza or in this matter anyone ?!?! . . . . . Aside of Magnus playing extremely good Chess he has something that the others don't have as much as he has and that's my friend is self confidence, if you watch Magnus interviews he always say he's piece and more importantly with confidence at the highest level, he always say everything he wants even of it's in a humorous forms, and he never gets anxious when they ask him awkward questions or weird or hard questions he just won't break on extreme levels of pressures but the others like Alireza and Nakamura are playing good Chess they also have self confidence but not as high as Magnus specially Alireza, I found him even showing a bit lower than Nakamura when it's about self confidence so as long as he won't work on that he'll get nervous and that my friend will ruin you, even if that ruin you a tiny bit well you know Magnus you give him anything he'll use it against you and that's the problem for these gentlemen, Magnus even in his worst form, I'm not saying he's in worst form right now, but he showed us that even in his worst form he will still have a lot more self confidence like anytime, I guess because Alireza lived in Iran he probably has less self confidence than Nakamura let alone Magnus, and for those who wanna know what's the problem living in Iran it's about culture, in Iran you always have to respect elderlies and put anyone literally anyone happiness before you, and that train you to be always the second, and that'll go to your behavior indirectuonly, and make you less self confidence person, I guess that's not so much of an issue in Europe and US that's the only reason that Alireza play so good against anyone but Magnus, Magnus is the elderly that Alireza subconsciously can't defeat in his head 🗣️ the problem is that's in his head because Alireza is the world champion and defeat anyone even the strong Nakamura but still can't go against Magnus, he needs to overcome that problem first and then and only then he can think of defeating Magnus, I think you all agree Alireza is in his best shape he literally won anything but, Magnus the giant pile of self confidence that's hard to beat very hard as long as you don't have enough self confidence 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐

[@stateofdecay2210]

Also My English is terrible 😁😁😁

[@NicholasDLyne]

Time for some of your games 👌

[@martinhroncek6464]

We need more of magnus vs hans matches😭

[@bobcabot]

ja what a race for Magnus Superhuman!

[@RomanceJones]

I'm here for b4, a move your uncle would play, vast knowledge, friends at the bar and the library & sorry about that

[@henrygreen2096]

I say this with NO judgement or negativity, but I'm shocked how spread the performance was! Alireza did quite well against Hikaru and and Magnus seemed to slip-up here and there facing Hans which made me think the Magnus v Alireza games would end up much closer, i would have thought a difference of 4 points in favour of Magnus. But Magnus just turned it up and Alireza seemed to be off. Again, not putting either of them down they were still playing leagues better than most, and many say Magnus just didn't care about the Hans games. But boy chess is an sport of surprise! (at least to weak players like me ahah!)

[@ritamdeb2232]

Magnus vs Hans was a far more one-sided match than the score indicates. Magnus absolutely dominated and was 10 points ahead at one point, after which he apparently stopped caring much and also committed a few mouse slips and lost the last 5 games in a row.

[@shehanrg]

smothered!

[@frezartthebeast3837]

6:16 Rd7+. I think this move is brilliant yet a blunder cuz it misses mate in 1 lol.

[@CMAAvinash]

🐐

[@UmarJamrin]

Magnus will and always be the final boss of chess

[@gundarsmiks4889]

The first time when Agadmator gives me a couple of seconds to win a game for Magnus and i actualy did it! :)

[@FormostPanda]

Magnus beat Hans by five points. Alireza beat Hikaru by five points. Hikaru beat Hans by nine points and Magnus beat Alireza by 16. All and all, Hans has had a remarkable run over the last three months. Moving up from 42nd to 16th, and becoming a super GM, in the process.

[@jx14aby]

Chess speaks for itself! I'm always amazed at how quickly "a completely new game" occurs. In this game, it came at move 9, @1:20. Jeez chess is complicated.

[@quirkasaurussaurus2896]

great vid! actually found the "stop the video" but i only saw winning a rook. lol...

[@cristiangdc618]

Hope you enjoyed Magnus and Hikaru crushing Hans, my man @agadmator 😉

[@theconstructortheorist3554]

No views still 3 likes...hmm interesting. Let's do the procedure

[@SemperMaximus]

5:41 How on earth is b4 the top move recommended by the engine?!?!?! That's absolutely insane. All the pieces attacking on the king side, but the pawn move is the best. Or maybe its to give the tempo to black because black is in Zugzwang? God dammit Magnus, the GOAT!!!

[@NathanGibson-lx5yi]

I was doing a bit of looking at the history of speed chess and the first proper speed championships was played in 1970 and won by........, Bobby Fischer! And I don’t believe it was featured in the Bobby fisher saga! How about checking it out?

[@ferassoliman4441]

كارلسن العظيم ❤

[@jmrjmr4421]

Yes. Show more.

[@shmuelmyers]

Wow, never got here this early (relatively)...

[@ZayYaNaing-o5o]

countering the sicilian with the italian, I'm dying

[@MrFildur]

I really thought A would win. So wrong i was, just insanity today. Brutal.

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

Learning curve..Alireza will be back.

[@antonionaturwrld2165]

2.45… what’s wrong with Na3, putting pressure on the rook

[@MegaTechno2000]

Who did better against Magnus...Alizera or Hans?

[@dereknichols4376]

Overall,Alireza Just look at the last bullets game between Magnus and Hans He didnt even look like he want to add more points

[@unknown-unknown69]

​@@dereknichols4376 Hans ofc, alireza and hans played head to head, and hans clapped him by 7 points difference

[@antoniodusper8755]

​@@dereknichols4376 haha how did alireza do better then hans? It was embarassing to watch this match

[@permanentlybored195]

​@@antoniodusper8755you realise magnus stopped caring against hans after he got a 10 point lead.

[@okamisansempai557]

What if white Bisop follow Queen, I mean Bg6 to block King somehow

[@salmarwow]

It was very strange to see h6 played by black instead of g6. I mean, white has bishop on open diagonal, black's knight is not on f6 or f8. Very suspicious.

[@michaelgarrow3239]

Everyone on the planet is at a certain chess level. Sun Tzu-probably

[@insanestuff9470]

I push b4 and wait for opponent to resign 🤔

[@fakecomedyandtheabsurd2527]

Alireza motivates Magnus, which is a form of flattery.

[@camronsmith4321]

Bro cooked him

[@moaek3966]

Great performance by magnus , but let's not act like that was the same Alireza who played vs Hikaru ..

[@gffg387]

There's another Alireza? Like a twin brother or something?

[@AndreiShevtsov]

"Everything is just hanging" 😂 another T-shirt idea

[@marthadunkley6758]

Helpmate! Did Alireza laugh? Iconic setup.

[@lavdekachannelhai2973]

When he says of couse move is "that", and we are still checking how?

[@RezzaMae-k4r]

Magnus is just built different, the 3 were super duper strong. I just don't know where Magnus came from.

[@venezzrok871]

That Hikaru quote lol.

[@chesneytube1]

I'm quite surprised how big this margin was... Alireza was looking so strong, he handily beat Hikaru and Magnus was looking a bit off vs Hans yet Magnus beats him by an even larger margin than he did Hans...? I thought it was 50/50 haha you can't predict this stuff.

[@da1lAi]

Fide should investigate the fixing factor.

[@dereknichols4376]

Keep coping dudeU mean Magnus won 17 championship titles by fixing too? Yeah,typical stupid hater comment,indian expected

[@FenceThis]

Fide should investigate what ? An event that has got nothing to do with FIDE

[@grcfalcon]

Magnus saw mate in 1 sec.

[@apppaappaa8343]

no one close to magnus ,only arjun ergaisi who fought better than others

[@JuicedBoredom]

I heard pawn shaped grapes grow from the vines of Croatia, is that true?

[@maxjarvis384]

4.28 - not checkmate, queen can take knight

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

Chess is strange. Magnus binds up Alireza's king in the center, then converts his strategy to pushing the h pawn to victory. But then the best move for him somehow is b4. And then he doesn't even need to promote the h pawn. He just checkmates black outright. Sure.....

[@jonathanridder]

"The fact is one of the four players here is at a certain level ..."

[@LunchThyme]

Do you think Magnus gets only in that league of his own?

[@akkirajuharish11]

Hikaru is right. Magnus is on Another level ❤

[@davidchico9574]

So Hans did better than Alireza against Magnus. However, there will be no posts on how Alireza was blasted into outer space 🪐 because he is not a villain. 😅

[@AnkhArcRod]

Your Hans got blasted into space by Hikaru. I guess you won't mention that. Also, apparently unless Magnus really wants to, he just lets go of the games once his victory is confirmed. He was leading by 10 games against Hans! He did the same with Arjun...but sure, you can maintain your delusion that Hans is at par with Magnus.

[@TheRealPinkWish]

6:04 for once, I saw the solution

[@traceler]

Magnus crushed the crow... new generations are waiting for Magnus to age and decline his faculties to take his place. Time will take care in a few years or decades.

[@alirezaahmadirad6997]

Few months ago Alireza won Magnus 2 times in a row that Magnus's bottle throwing went viral , it's just a matter of being on form or not, Ali lost his concentration after being defeated 3 times in a row, their level difference is not so much. As Nakamura lost concentration against Alireza