"HE SACRIFICES THE KNIGHT!!" People Freaking Over Carlsen Thriller

"HE SACRIFICES ALREADY!!" People Freaking Over Magnus Carlsen Thriller against Alireza Firouzja at Norway Chess 2024. Carlsen takes on Firouzja in Armageddon chess and we see some crazy piece sacrifice early in the game. Carlsen with black and Alireza with white, always epic chess from Carlsen and Firouzja and as ever and truly a fantastic chess game.
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[@bigjob7551]

"relaxing with the Rubber ducky" I am dying. 😂🤣

[@matteoagostinone855]

The extended bathtub 😂😂😂

[@cdunne1620]

It was the plough star constellation, oh well

[@BlindHatchet]

"Pure Fleetwood Mac going his own way" hahahah brilliant!

[@mikecharlytango330]

Epic commentary:)

[@JMarc516]

I love the subtlety of some of your jokes/references. “It goes to an Armageddon!” *still frame of Steven Tyler singing* Brilliant.

[@ThomasNimmesgern]

5:47 "My cat loves it" I guess that's the paw in pawn control. 😅

[@todesque]

Pretty sure c4 being explosive is missed by most folks.

[@butterw55]

0:31 "Gucci Reza" is a fashionable update to "Guioco Piano".

[@nikkij9901]

Great commentary

[@epicchess2021]

Much appreciated

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Your usual mix of wit and erudition, Thanks James.

[@geir8849]

Like the style. Enjoy these videos.

[@epicchess2021]

Glad you like them! Thanks a lot

[@am-wt3gl]

Goin full Fleetwood Mac, going his own way🤣🤣

[@prakash_clt]

Fleetwood ? What is that?

[@RavenMobile]

@@prakash_clt Fleetwood Mac is an American band. They have a famous song with a chorus of, "Go your own way".

[@psybranet]

Prawnageddon!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@Lividbuffalo]

This is the best chess commentary I’ve ever heard. Garry the G pawn bwahahahahaha 😂😂

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

[@thergosphere]

Excellent commentary and really appreciate the quick videos (this one is 12 min compared to others doing recaps with 20-30min)

[@Philiopantheon82]

I loved the part"Maggie vs Ali" sounded so good with your unique accent.

[@adamwynyard4065]

The greatest compliment I can pay this guy is that he is the Sid Waddell of chess commentary - brilliant and expert

[@epicchess2021]

thanks very much very kind glad you enjoyed!

[@adamwynyard4065]

@@epicchess2021he would of been proud. People forget chess is a game and is supposed to be fun to watch

[@karlstone6011]

Wow! Great game!

[@Sojourner88]

I just discovered your channel, love the commentary and Fleetwood Mac - subscribed!

[@epicchess2021]

thank you much appreciated!

[@ryanlipe6557]

Nice vid 😊

[@TerryCristopher]

Out of all the chess channels I’m subscribed to this I is the best! I got the rite move again but it didn’t make sense at the time

[@AndrewKeifer]

Funny, I just heard "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac on the radio!😅

[@sharmitoboylos7585]

Gotta say your unique diction and phrasing for these pieces and moves are very entertaining. Attaboy from me.

[@terronescyril8494]

Good analyse ;-)

[@epicchess2021]

Glad you enjoyed it thanks a lot

[@frustis]

Great video! Will you cover Ding's comeback against Hikaru?

[@SocialSophia]

*Could you explain at **7:10** why in the 'sample line' wouldnt you recapture with the knight instead of the pawn, it hits the C pawn and activates that useless knight?*

[@jonrwert]

around 8:00 "silicon overlord." lol. New doom metal band name.

[@jonrwert]

Also I feel bad for Alireza in this one, played so well but then fumbled the endgame in time pressure. Er, I guess it wasn't technically the endgame because queens were still on but if he had like 3 or 4 minutes to think about that killing knight move I guarantee he would've found it. Such is the armageddon time control, I guess. I wish it was a little bit more forgiving, another 2 minutes for each side at least.

[@yocowme]

why are those pawns untouchable at the end? i would have liked to see more end game analysis

[@epicchess2021]

Oh sorry because if king takes the pawn at the back of the three then the remaining front two run away

[@Steven_Williams_]

@@epicchess2021 Those pawns went full MC Hammer, singing "you can't touch this!"

[@RavenMobile]

I was wondering the same thing while watching, so I imagined the King eating the back ones and saw the front pawn running like Forrest Gump for the finish line.

[@DanielixKlimax]

@@Steven_Williams_ And than [strike]Hammer[/strike] queens time.

[@MrTandtrollet]

@2:15 what are you taking about? That's not the extended bathtub, that's called the frying pan pawn structure!

[@FranklinSan]

Bro, I don’t know the first thing about chess, but I was laughing super hard when he said “Extended Bathtub”. Then I had to google whether it was a real thing.

[@alb.88]

Simple and comedic breakdowns of complex chess games, what more could you ask for? 😂

[@theazrael4423]

Pragg would not have missed those, unusual from Alireza 🤔

[@spookyaction3236]

Does a bishop whoosh require 3 or 4 squares minimum?

[@epicchess2021]

Personally I think 4 , swoosh for 5 and shadoosh for 6+ (rare)

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My favourite hobby is each time I watch an Epic Cheese [sic] video, I take note of the increase in subs. As a huge fan of the channel, it warms the cockles of my heart to see the number rising. Gukesh for WC! That's World Champion, not Water Closet. Thanks, Epic Chess for the chess and laughter.

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot really appreciate it!

[@daviddurbin7682]

Armagideon time!!!!!

[@trevorarashiro2155]

Levy ahh thumbnail

[@mandolorianlore]

Any reason why the knight e6 didnt take the rook at 4:06 ?

[@lockedonarticle6179]

Love the witty comments: some of them I have to have two takes, but it keeps the action flowing. What part of England is your accent from? It sounds like a West country tilt (not quite a lilt, perhaps).

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot I’m based in Bedfordshire but grew up in northants by my parents grew up in different parts of country so a bit mixed maybe

[@TheNameOfJesus]

So these chess champions have to spend several weeks in Norway for a chance at a portion of a total $160,000 prize fund. By comparison, the LOWEST paid player in the NHL gets $10,000 for a single game played in a single night. Whereas the highest paid players in the NHL get about $100,000 for a single game. By the way, a single NHL game is a lot shorter than a single game of chess.

[@davidhughes4785]

Yes, but their dentist bills are higher $1000 $2000 $3000 for just one dental implanted tooth

[@chloesmith4065]

funny you picked NHL when it's one of the lower paid sports. NFL/MLB/NBA are all much higher salary overall

[@tee4222]

The same reason the wnba makes a lot less than the nba. A lot more people are paying money to go see the nhl games and they have a much higher viewership.

[@slowfreq]

Why don't they just get you to commentate the tournament? I skip the live streams and wait for your recaps at this point.

[@aaronevans7713]

What if Alireza had marched his a pawn instead of moving the rook to a1 at 10:25 ?

[@ralffig3297]

Super cool comments

[@ramazanhoxha4265]

when ali met maggi 😂 lol

[@donsimons9810]

lol brits’ humor always wins

[@colinpaton3770]

More patter like watter and snappy analysis from epicurean chess nut.

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More sponsor stuff please!

[@tommytraddles]

Pawnageddon

[@silvastomp]

Love your vids. What rating are you BTW?

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot! Ove the board my most up to date is my English Chess Federation and I hover around 2100 at the moment. Hoping to get my National Master title one day (2200)

[@anosmianAcrimony]

PG-13 probably

[@liamwickins9450]

Epic Chess, the number of times I've had to beat myself with a stick while watching your videos. Goodness me. It's a small criticism but please consider the welfare of your viewers by maybe throwing in the odd "sit in the corner for 15 minutes".

[@silvastomp]

@@epicchess2021 nice one. Youll definitely get that title my friend. Safe to say you'd absolutely destroy me.

[@GainesSteve]

My cat loves it :)

[@lReb]

Guy speaks in riddles I swear

[@martijnheeroma5492]

good match which started with a bathtub and a rubberduck ;)

[@nadvani4844]

Haha funny clever as usual .

[@TommyNew]

You're insanely talented. I just started playing chess the other day. (Started watching Anna Cramley cause she's so cute first.). I never expected to hear such elite play by play for a game like chess. This is so entertaining. I'm blown away.

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Ding Liren 6 point. Not bad

[@JorgeHernandez-gm5fk]

Classical outcomes: 0 wins 5 ties 4 losses That is pretty bad for the 2023 world champ.

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

@@JorgeHernandez-gm5fk someone told me he forgot how to play chess

[@rtheben]

😂

[@cauannoslaunos2569]

4:04 why doesn't white take the rook on f8?

[@GodwardPodcast]

4:04 why didn’t white take the rook on F8? Why capture the knight in the center instead?

[@pantheropardus7627]

A couple reasons. You’re going to lose knight anyway. You can take rook 5pts or both knights 6pts. Also if NxR, black knight can take c3 and hit white queen etc

[@GodwardPodcast]

@@pantheropardus7627 thanks!

[@seanzhong2047]

In my head: I found the knight check! I must be better than Alireza!😏 In reality: probably lost in less than 20 moves😂

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

I found ne7+. This means im a better chess player than Alireza.

[@Anfield_the_place_to_be]

You are probably right.

[@cameronhunter9250]

You can’t even annotate it correctly. 😂 Better than Ding Liren maybe….

[@SilverSlayer]

@@cameronhunter9250Ding beat Hikaru today lol maybe this comment won’t age well.

[@redf7209]

I used to be playing chess everyday and winning every game, I'm not a fantastic player but that was my world. Winning became so so to me and i began using games to experiment and try new ways and take bigger chances. My game did suffer in results sometimes but to me it became a more interesting way to play. Seeing Carlsen play recently i suspect he is going through a similar phase.

[@robertbingham8053]

The best move is to switch up your generic comment. But can he find it? Of course he can - they don't call him the GOAT because of his horns and magnificent beard.

[@djamshidmodarres247]

❤️nauw=now Gaim=Game Your Englisch=english Wird =will Besser=0%better😂🎉😅🎉 I ❤️your Englisch IT ist is the der Same who win the Games 😂 Mach😊😊

[@thejourneyman8890]

👁👄👁 Idk what this emoji is, but it's *provocative*

[@epicchess2021]

haha

[@BobWhoosta1]

Not big on Gotham( he's annoying, and rude to people who have anything critical to say about him, whether well intended or not). That said, I AM big on nerdy pop culture references. Well done!!

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

[@cmoor8616]

FOURST

[@fortytwo9517]

The way you exaggerate your words is so jarring I had to turn the video off

[@epicchess2021]

oh sorry to hear!

[@TonyTheTerrible]

i feel like with this many minor mistakes in B/W positioning you should redo the video or introduce editing. youre already farming content, put the effort in

[@ben4216]

How do you take in oxygen? Its incredible!

[@Propane_Acccessories]

Great commentary

[@epicchess2021]

Much appreciated!