How is THIS Possible?

[@CasualPrince]

The bar and library are gonna go wild when I drop this on them! 🎉

[@OG_Hemant]

You go to bar and library both to discuss chess, wow man 😂😂

[@619Gotenks]

​@@OG_Hemantyou must be new here lol

[@OG_Hemant]

@@619Gotenks i mean I know agad says this a lot in his videos , but I found this guy who goes to both for the first time 😄

[@takatotakasui8307]

All of my friends at the bar and library are gonna love this

[@bobmathers4124]

Hahahaha

[@crowgamez3097]

It's quite fascinating to watch Carlsen play. I mean, he seems to deliberately make suboptimal moves, almost as if he affords his opponents a head start, having an air of confidence that suggests he's simply seeking a bit of a challenge. It's like Usain Bolt allowing his opponents a 20m start, then sprinting past them. Looks like an absolute mockery these last Magnus games, he's on another level. The GOAT

[@hdmotivated]

​@SpartiuS94 you both are right..taking them out of prep does give him a worse position in the beginning

[@unknown-unknown69]

​@@somebody700that's Alekhine defense Is known to all gms there's no preparation or the other way

[@dba_coachschmitt3547]

Usain Bolt had a slow start due to his height, but a high enough top speed to make up the difference.

[@khayman9574]

@@somebody700 I'm not too sure I entirely agree with you; I don't think it's about calculations with Magnus, I think it's more about understanding any given position. I believe he's better than anybody else in the history of the game at that aspect.

[@SimBol1216]

Deliberately making suboptimal moves? Seems very Lasker-esque.

[@onehandslinger1475]

Magnus likes these short formats because he can play these unusual moves which I think bring novelty to the chess which holds for him not many secrets anymore.

[@takatotakasui8307]

I agree

[@dodekaedius]

That's even more devastating for Ian. Yes, you've lost the game at move 28, but your opponent only had 26 moves... can't even wrap my head around it.

[@P.sherman45]

people have lost in 2 moves before

[@Gee-Sus-Official]

irrelevant @@P.sherman45

[@737215]

It reminds me of Game of Death (1978) where Kareem Abdul Jabbar just throws his hands out at the beginning to fake out Bruce Lee.

[@mr.curious1537]

I am speechless after seeing the astonishing Queen move by Magnus, how the hell on earth a person can find that in such less time.

[@prakash_clt]

Yes. I was just thinking that.

[@diegocaicedo1932]

That’s the thing, he’s not from Earth …

[@johnsimmons8456]

Patterns from playing so many high level games for so long.

[@moistolive]

i am a 1500 rated player and i saw that move in less than 3 seconds with the idea that i could push the pawn. I don't even solve a lot of puzzles. literally shook myself with that 💀

[@santhoshmeche3431]

​@@moistolive congrats on finding that , but the point to take away from here is finding incredibly hard move is great but to keep doing it again and again for more than a decade against the best players around is what makes Magnus who he is, the GOAT.

[@jeremiahakinlabi7232]

Magnus keeps on playing chess like an art of war. Literally ignoring norms and tradition. Elite Prodigy aging like a fine ass wine!

[@adamfarmer7665]

ass wine 😏

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

You'll forgive me if I decline to drink ass wine.

[@ronaldbell7429]

@@davidanderson_surrey_bc yeah, it really doesn’t sound appealing

[@kaldrazadrim]

Magnus is the GOAT. That pause the video moment was an incredible puzzle. Thanks for this game, a masterpiece. In BULLET!

[@haydn1708]

Agadmator: both these players played with incredible accuracy! Magnus on turn 2: I’m about to end this man’s whole career…

[@niagra898]

For the 3rd time.

[@deadpoolgaming8161]

@@niagra898 1st world championship matches 2nd : when? 3rd : now

[@niagra898]

@@deadpoolgaming8161 1st WCC, rematch, and now.

[@Trip_Fontaine]

I was shocked that isn't a new move and the were a few other games in the database with that move. That move is in the same ballpark as the Bongcloud.

[@deadpoolgaming8161]

@@niagra898 Rematch,,,, i don't know about the that,,,,😊

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

I have long resisted calling Magnus the GOAT. But his play in short time formats is incredible, and it appears as though he has somehow transported himself to some new dimension of playing.

[@khayman9574]

What variables would you consider to assess the GOAT? There are so many that it would be pointless to argue about them. I mean, who's the strongest ever? Magnus, no doubt. Who's achieved the most? Probably GK. Who had the most talent? You name it. To me, it's more about contribution to the sport, which is timeless, so, in that respect, the goat is arguably Fischer. However, we can spend and eternity discussing this and never come to an agreement.

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

@@khayman9574 "It would be pointless to argue about them." Yet here you are, arguing about them.

[@kdub1242]

That really is something, winning as Black from 3 tempi down against Nepo, who did not blunder. Sometimes it almost looks like chess is just not a sufficiently challenging game for Magnus. All clichés aside, he really is that good.

[@tu.nguyen.96]

He is the game, literally no one else plays like him. He is the Franz Liszt of chess.

[@clshady3051]

"Your Majesty, I am going to move you to E5 in order to take the castle." "What?! You're moving me to the front lines?" "You're going to be bait." "B-but you can't do that! I'm the king! This is blasphemy! This is madness!" "This is chess."

[@chinmayaprakash]

I would have given it more likes if I could. But this is KZbin.

[@TheMarksT]

Incredible! Magnus just wonders his King into a position where it becomes the bait! Nerves of steel! But, with that siad, it's not uncommon for him either! Lol!

[@greyminded]

Poor Ian, he always gets the premium Magnus.

[@melzz]

No this is not even premium Magnus, his soul is not even in the game, in this matches again Ian, Magnus was mouse slip, forgot about his time left, and last he forgot that the night can capture his queen, botez gambit accepted. Magnus was not focus at all, it seems he just play the game because he has to. His face was so relieved when the matches ended even though the gap score is so big. He clearly not in the mood to play.

[@deadpoolgaming8161]

*Anish to Nepo : Best trick is to offer a draw* *Nepo : Thanks man*

[@hridanjalneupane1903]

I was thinking of kg5 lmao and i neatly went insane when he said the move was kg5😂

[@samle9131]

I know I did too lol.

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

That Queen-move was so good. Magnus must have seen that a good deal ahead of time. It's so subtle, it doesn't even look like an attack or a defense at first glance, but it actually does both. Still the greatest in the world bar none.

[@jacqueslapidieux3182]

Like watching Kasparov toying around with Nigel Short back in the day....absolutely leagues apart

[@Trip_Fontaine]

Wow, that's a crazy pause-the-video move, especially for a bullet game. If I found that move after an hour of thinking I would be proud of myself.

[@pedrosousa5969]

This is probably the most beautiful defensive game I have ever seen. And how could he play such moves in bullet???

[@momchilandonov]

0:50 How is it possible to return the knight? Not only in general theory it's a bad thing to do reversing your move, BUT it actually makes the black miss a move right from the start...

[@Megaterminator1302]

1:23 how can he say that with poker face 😂😂😂

[@antoniobacic5674]

One of the best games ever played and your best coverage I’ve ever seen Just wow what Magnus did here

[@mahipalnegi8534]

This man is unstoppable.. .. legend of the legends MAG

[@jeffreytennant]

Chicago master Greg DeFotis (who played in a US championship) used the knight retreat on move two for years and continually got good positions.

[@tonydavis5512]

Depasquale from Australia used to play this in the 1980's

[@sovereignruler]

Can we all agree that Magnus is the grandmaster of grandmasters.

[@khayman9574]

Magnus has a superior understanding of any given position, theoretical or not; that's his main strength.

[@andrewmugisha2241]

It's spelled "GOAT"

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

Ultra grandmaster

[@konuralpyldzkan1495]

that honor goes to bobby fischer

[@sovereignruler]

@@konuralpyldzkan1495 Perhaps in his era. We're talkin the Magnus era.

[@onesidededits5246]

8:44 LMAO " it's resigns time" 😂 ouch what a loss for nepo

[@elistark-haws2598]

Great way to start the day

[@jackf3619]

Magnus is nepo’s kryptonite!!!! Love how he played such a weird opening and still crushed him

[@imashu5634]

The Destroyer ~ MC ❤

[@tamdoduc]

On the matchday, I suddenly wake up at night and received the notification of this game. I came to watch and somehow got three key moments of it. One was the game that Carlsen used the pinned pawn to capture the on h3, push one pawn to discover the double attack on the rook and the knight. Second one was the game where two of them have both bishop, the machine calculate the game as completely draw but Carlsen still went for a checkmate, forcing Nepom to make a pawn push and then Carlsen went for perpeptual. And the third one was this. Both GM commentators were looking for a draw and suddenly Carlsen played Qb6 and the commentators were like "Oooooooooooh". Incredible plays by Carlsen.

[@Kaethanos]

This is known in Polish chess world as Gambit Sandomierski (Gambit of the city of Sandomierz). Really cool to see it on the highest stage!

[@coxscorner]

An incredible game by Magnus that the Hypermodern masters would have been proud of.

[@panda4247]

Magnus is just next level.. "You wanted to challenge me?? Here, have 2 free tempi and let's see what you got"

[@khayman9574]

This guy is unbelievable. He can afford to take the piss out of anybody across the chessboard and get away with it. Definitely the strongest player I've ever seen by the proverbial country mile. I don't really like his current personality but, boy, I can only marvel at his ability in chess. Genius!

[@raylopez99]

The Mozart of chess...and Beethoven, Strauss, Bach, Elvis, Beetles, Stones, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Beyonce, and 20 of your favorite artists all rolled into one.

[@khayman9574]

@@raylopez99 I know what you mean, though it's really hard to compare artists from such diverse fields.

[@Tight2008]

Magnus plays moves that gets his opponents out of prep and is just better after that.

[@carlingtonme]

Magnus: We don't need no stinkin' development

[@ManuShivannaprakash]

Add evaluation bar beside to explain good y white or black advantage more

[@JohnVC]

I love how close captioning translates Ian's name at 0:05 as Yanni Punisher. Fight!

[@Rspknlikeab0ssxd]

I'm pretty sure I remember Botvinnik apparently played the Knight back against the Alekhine's advanced variation like Magnus did here, and he got beaten handily. Him or Petrosian. Not sure where I'm remembering this from, maybe Fischer wrote it in my 60 memorable games?

[@Imrandela1920]

When it's Magnus , Every Damn thing is Possible

[@Bob94390]

Fantastic game! Pure artwork! Thank you for presenting this to us!

[@van1ty821]

Resign's Time Would Be a good tshirt

[@alexst.k8853]

Magnus is very strong

[@deadpoolgaming8161]

Jokes apart, *But, everyone is stronger than nepo*

[@VoodooD0g]

some infos about the tournament would be fine, a link to the standings etc

[@ProsperousKnights1]

Magnus 'bout to go on his villian arc

[@kennethwoods6525]

I didn't even play the knight retreat to its original square move and my chess instructor still kicked me out!

[@stardomee]

I found the 'I'm only kidding' move, I didn't even think moving the queen to that position he did, amazing move!

[@ammaraboamra]

One Suggestion dear Agad .. can you please after the 'pause the videos moment' tell us if the player played that move or not, I've been noticing after the pause, sometimes you continue and I would assume that this is some sort of engine variation, only to find out later that the player actually found that move .. hopefully you got my point .. anyways amazing game and as always amazing review from you .. cheers

[@rg7535]

That typo in the quote makes it seem dirty for some reason 😂

[@aldialfarnando6813]

"and of course, Nepo isn't interested in that." Agad 2023 (which I think the best quotes so far, lol)

[@topgunbass]

So much for trying to control the centre at the beginning of the game.

[@paolopablo5292]

The infamous Brooklyn Variation of the Alekhine Defense. I play this too sometimes in Blitz and Rapid.

[@chongqingdiscovery4222]

Next lvl, Magnus has been moved his focusing point from general opening to handicap. Thus, he’s likely to be the only person which knows every variation of these kind. Truly art.

[@erezbaruch7331]

Thought about c5 instead of Qb6… and when the knight moves play d4 😅

[@peterkang6677]

Me: play Ng8 coach: what the fuck were you thinking Magnus: plays Ng8 coach: an objectively dubious but practically brilliant move that throws the opponent completely off guard

[@Multivercell]

2:08 Completely new game @ just move 5. 😮 Chess moves have soooo many probabilities !

[@AcePhotoSverige]

Finding that Queenmove is great, doing it in bullet is brilliant !!

[@Puschit1]

Yet I think the real boss move was Kf6. I mean, "never play f6" and he does so with the king ...

[@avonacolyte]

It reminds me of when Fischer played those online games against Short - playing ridiculous openings, just to make his inevitable victory interesting.

[@syauqiachmad]

student : knight back to g8 teacher : you should quit chess magnus : you should quit teaching chess

[@nicolasgoossens]

Magnus literally gave Nepo a 3-move headstart 😂😂😂

[@sreejithk7809]

Jedini igrač koji može pobijediti magnusa je Antonio Radić, u brzopoteznom šahu on može pobijediti magnusa

[@picksalot1]

Wow, that was fun. Totally amazing!

[@fischer9001]

that magnus opening was pure trolling. absolute disrespect.

[@barof11]

This is total flex and show of dominance

[@aspirin02]

Magnus Carlsen: I'd like to dedicate this game to all the chess teachers everywhere. _winks_

[@elgonzo5]

And….this is why he didn’t play against him in the WCC for the second time to defend his title. No challenge.

[@tsekebash]

Magnus.🐐

[@deadpoolgaming8161]

😂

[@deadpoolgaming8161]

GOAT 🐐 means greatest of all time,,, 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jbisaldy2027]

This is why faster time format is the best to show the true power of players since on classical every players have the same benefits to memorize engines lines which is boring, Magnus understanding on chess is just way above the other players that even he beat ian (twice wc contender) effortlessly.. damn crazy level of chess

[@morapelimokokomali7907]

I was watching this live, it was astonishing

[@mscir]

It's like Carlson is playing for fun, challenging himself. Nice game, thanks.

[@libilinbulibuli]

Once again Magnus schooling Nepo

[@shannonwaipouri1730]

He's a wizard Antonio I tell you

[@mcharles6375]

Fisher played the knight back move I guess no engines back then tho

[@roblarssen249]

this man is so confident he is better than Ian that he gave him odds at the beginning

[@arnoldgalola7956]

Magnus is like experimenting an opening when face Ian and Ian himself know when he is facing Magnus is a big odd to him.

[@IsisMusic]

knight goes back. Just so funny

[@hanslick3375]

Very smart to play some crazy stuff early in a bullet game - rendering completely useless the preparation of your opponent!

[@abgvedr]

Of not only your opponent, but of yourself as well.

[@ribbonsofnight]

@@abgvedr Yeah, Magnus probably had a few extra moves of prep but being out of prep move 5-6 instead of move 3 doesn't do much.

[@hanslick3375]

@@abgvedr Yes, good point. Still, you saw it coming, your opponent didn't. It's a psychological advantage at minimum. Also, when you are better at calculating over the board than your opponent, it gives you an advantage. Magnus probably does it for fun, he could win in any fashion.

[@ronjohnson9690]

Wow, what a surprise opening. I can hear Magnus saying, 'How dare you, Nepo...'.

[@LeventK]

Still not as great as Kramnik's response to 1. e4 against Niemann

[@Trible_F]

what happened there?

[@a-trainstudios2360]

​@Trible_F Basically Kramnik played e4 f6 d4 g5 because he thought Hans was cheating. But Hans resigned after 2... g5 because he didn't want to deal with that nonsense either

[@LeventK]

I think that Niemann has indeed been cheating more than he told us, but I also think that the Berlin game between Kramnik and Niemann just days ago wasn't an unusual one.

[@someone-jl4sj]

​Good to see you back again. Did you see Kramnik's justification video?

[@LeventK]

@@someone-jl4sj no, only heard of it

[@aspirin02]

I always think of Nepo just drinking himself to death after matches with Magnus. I mean, it's so frustrating to watch, yet alone play.

[@davebarrow9954]

so amusing how black's later pawn expansion forces resignation while white's initial, expected expansion was so "easily" nullified.

[@mrmojo1636]

I believe ex world champion Tigran Petrosian first played Ng8 in the Alekine. I've played it myself online with some success.

[@PaulAtYT1]

Holy Crap! For the first time ever I got the pause the video right!

[@fredsmit3481]

"thrown out of chess school" lol, I would have failed my chess school. :-)

[@drsomto007]

Magnus laughing is a cold thing to do

[@andrujo]

That is a really GOATish game. 😮

[@CollectorsFix]

It’s like Magnus tries to find exciting openings in order to keep things fresh and keep having fun playing chess because things definitely get stale if you keep using the same openings/moves.

[@christianhennessey1191]

"Magnus playing with his food."

[@ilmaio]

You spend your life studying chess theory then this happens to you.😂

[@AR100-oc1zv]

That was inevitable.Nepo rarely plays bullet.Even penguin would crush him.

[@alexobed4252]

"Of course, Nepo's not interested in that." Translation: "Nepo doesn't want that smoke."

[@doesntMetter1]

Magnus is having fun

[@ClarkPotter]

Where the heck did Nepo even make a mistake?! And he still lost to that opening. I can't imagine being a former world #2 and just getting kicked in the teeth like this, white white, and having made no obvious mistakes to boot. I mean, what are ya gonna do?

[@Aurongroove]

So pawn to c6 used twice, only by him and achieves good results with black? Candidate for making this a named opening? (Carlsen doesn’t have one yet does he?)

[@nicovanderwilt7502]

A very rare way to play without mistakes from Blacks camp. Very impressive.

[@Merlino.]

22. Nf5+ Kf6!! It's like an invitation to play 3 check chess

[@Diluted37]

Kf6 is the kind of move you only see at 800 and 2800, truly something else.

[@harrisaxer2651]

This game vividly reminded me of the Drunken Master Kung Fu technique; you make your opponent think you’re out of balance while inviting him to get inside and then destroy him by using that imbalance as momentum against him!

[@groovybuddha667]

When I play 2..., Nf8 it's a blunder when magnesium plays it it's brilliant.