"I Don't Believe in Fortresses" | Carlsen vs Topalov | Gashimov Memorial (2018)

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Shamkir Chess 2018 is a 10-player single round-robin held in memory of Vugar Gashimov. The 5th edition of the tournament in Shamkir, Azerbaijan runs from 19-28 April 2018 and features World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the winner for the last two years, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The total prize fund is €100,000, with €25,000 for first place.
Players receive 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30 seconds per move increment starting from move 61. A rapid playoff will take place in case of a tie for first place. Official website: shamkirchess.com
Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov
Gashimov Memorial (2018), Shamkir AZE, rd 7, Apr-26
English Opening, Four Knights, Quiet Line (A28)
1.c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 d6 7. e4 O-O 8. g3 Ne8 9. Nh4 Ne7 10. d3 f5 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. Bg2 c6 14. h3 Nc7 15. O-O Ne6 16. Be3 Nc5 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Kh2 Bg6 19. Rd2 Rae8 20. Qd1 b6 21. Re1 h6 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Re3 Re6 24. Kg1 Rd6 25. h4 Rd8 26. Rxe5 Bxd3 27. Be4 Bxc4 28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Qxd6 Rxe4 31. Qxc6 Re1+ 32. Kh2 Bxa2 33. g4 Kh7 34. f4 h5 35. f5 hxg4 36. h5 Bf7 37. Qb7 Kg8 38. Qxa7 Bxh5 39. Qxb6 c4 40. Qd8+ Be8 41. Kg3 Kh7 42. Qc7 Kg8 43. Qxc4+ Bf7 44. Qd4 Re8 45. c4 Rf8 46. c5 Be8 47. Qd5+ Kh7 48. Qe6 Bb5 49. c6 Bxc6 50. Qg6+ Kg8 51. Qxc6 Rf6 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Kxg4 Rh6 54. Kf4 Rf6 55. Ke5 Rh6 56. Qe6
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[@Tobirobidopi]

Fischer - "I don't believe in dragons." Carlsen - "I don't believe in fortresses" Soon it would be "I don't believe in e4" LOL

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e4 - best by test

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I believe in d4!

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@@agadmator you have made a mistake regarding qc8 gets the rooks he can rf8 and then its draw according to stock fish 10+ depth 99 white has a 0.1 advantage so no topalov missed it

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@@agadmator but qe6 is still possible my bad

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@@jaswik2023 qc6 still can be blocked by the rook tho

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[@mikelastname9444]

I love the Magnus Carlsen quote at the top about Bobby Fischer making chess look easy, because every time I see a game by Bobby Fischer, it feels like everything he does is so simple and makes so much sense that I would be able to make exactly the same moves if I was in his place. The most brilliant chess moves are the ones that seem so obvious that you don't know why you didn't think of them yourself. But of course, I don't think of them, because I'm not Bobby Fischer.

[@adityavv96]

@ 16:13 , how does it pick up the rook when Rook to f8 is possible ?

[@GooTube3110]

Qc8+ would be a blunder.Rf8 and later Kh8 and Rf6 is a fortress. But white could win with Qe6 instead! Rf7 and Kxg4 Kf8 Qc8+ and black has to go out of the fortress. white will win the g7 pawn at some point and Q against R wins.

[@ausar3852]

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[@louiscyfer6944]

that is what i said when he showed qc8. it doesn't lose the rook, it creates the same fortress.

[@kimfrancis7385]

@GooTube3110 why Rf8 while can be Kh7 or Kh8... still the same fortress though

[@COPIADEMESSI]

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16:32 moves the castle back and forth, "This is the idea now" Topalov's idea: Castle goes brrrr...

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That quote has aged well...

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I've played with Carlsen football couple of times, he is very good. Haven't seen Ding, surprised if he is as good as Carlsen. Peter Heine is first and middle name for Carlsen's second and Nielsen his last name. I've butchered Spanish names myself so I understand the confusion!

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Jan Gregor ofc he is Danish. I've been teammates with him. I am comparing Agad confusing order of his Scandinavian name with me confusing Spanish names.

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[@aXemRanger1]

The few videos I've watched of Carlsen leave me with the impression that he is just playing to get to the endgame. He always seems willing to exchange pieces and seems as if he just wants to eliminate as many pieces as possible (his and his opponent's) to clear the board to get to the wide open endgame. Granted I've only watched a few of his matches and am fairly new to chess but, compared to other GMs I've watched, Carlsen 's middle game is not as impressive as I'd expect from such a gifted player. Most GM's seem to have extremely deliberate and practiced tactics in their middle game like they're goal is to systemically dismantle their opponent and, in essence, achieve the victory during the middle game. Carlsen on the other hand seems to approach the middle game as merely an obstacle he has to get past in order to get to where he truly flourishes: an open endgame. In a nutshell, it seems Carlsen has great confidence (for good reason obviously) that his superior intellect will win him the match in an open endgame and all he has to do is make sure he doesn't enter the endgame with a significant disadvantage. His incredible natural talent and ability to assert his dominance over his opponents only really become obvious during the endgame (to me at least). Just an observation from the ~dozen or so matches I've seen him play.

[@hillsideonly]

Quite true

[@magnafire1]

Carlsen has another style as Kasporov said it is to strangle you in a slow death. It is also the safe way and why take the chance when he sees the win in a slow strangle. Many try to dismantle their opponents to find out they missed something, but Carlsen is the very best at the end game and he knows this so he he uses his greatest strength to defeat his opponents.

[@magnafire1]

And to add to what I said, Carlsen's slogan is similar to the raiders (although raiders hardly ever win lol) "just win baby."

[@adib3011]

Well it can be difficult to keep track of everything during the middle game. With fewer pieces on the board u r more likely to come across a brilliant idea in lesser time. I think that's what carlsen goes for. What do u think?

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@@adib3011 same goes for opponent

[@tnai819]

0:50 Carlsen aged 25 years in this single game.

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[@ScoopexUs]

The fortress idea is very attractive. Only 3 pieces

[@ChesswithBasu]

Wow what an excellent move by Carlsen in Endgame I love it. Thanks for Analysis sir:)

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2:01 "...drawed against Giri" again xD Oh man, Giri really becoming a drawing legend xD edit: Skip to 3:15 for beginning of game

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What an honor to draw Giri of all people on your birthday.

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[@NPCrash]

I was losing my faith in Carlsen, but he shows once again how he plays the endgame like a machine. I believe Caruana won't even try to enter an endgame once the championship matches start.

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Well he’s not going to beat carlsen in the opening or middle so ..

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Based Giri giving someone draw on his birthday

[@InS1Nuate]

If you feel like you need to blur the picture why not show it when you get to the position on the board, or after the end of the game?

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I thought about it. But, I was worried I'd forget to show it later :D

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Great as always!!

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6:40 *The move with disgust*

[@Brainbuster]

*The move we discussed.

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0:41 I understand that you don’t want to spoil the position, but what about the thumbnail?

[@spoileralert227]

You do a wonderful job.

[@johnhanselman6371]

First: The soccer team was not very intimidating Second: The move at the end to capture the black rook was brilliant

[@zacharycat]

Well that was really quick! If u get the time for another game Navara - Ding Liren is also worth looking at

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Your "HELLO" when you start the videos is always like 50 decibels higher than the rest of the video

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Your videos are amazing, I love watching them even though I'm a terrible player! Lol.

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That happy moment when he asks about the end game and you actually thought it through correctly 🙂

[@PatrickKasparov]

That Rf8 is possible at 16:12 is mentioned a lot in the comments, but there is another mistake in the video: At 14:57 the position after Qe4 g6 is still a fortress and hence a draw! So I think the evaluation "after c6 Lxc6, you would still be winning" at 13:52 is just wrong and immediately playing c6 leads to a draw. Qe6 was actually necessary to have the winning idea with Qg6+ and Qe6+ (or Qc8+ if Kh8 after Qg6+).

[@anonymask_official]

Congrats Sir Magnus Carlsen for winning Shamkir 2018 Chess,U r favorite from my childhood

[@epomeni-ekpompi]

very nice congratz to topalov for continuing the game even if it was lost

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[@GMHuschenbeth]

It seems, that actually at 11:42, after Qxa7, Topalov could have set up a fortress by playing Rf1 and picking up both the f and the h pawn eventually. Maybe Carlsen was a little careless as he does not believe in fortresses :)

[@domab2604]

Magnus would just queen the c pawn

[@QuCaNi]

Domenic Bonta Yup because the white pawn goes to the bottom😂

[@domab2604]

Quentin Castro Niemann as if a queen couldn’t pick up a single black pawn. It is clearly winning for white.

[@QuCaNi]

Domenic Bonta no because the rook will guard the c pawn then

[@zacharycat]

I think so but black had three moves left to make before time control and not much time to think.

[@imartimus]

Me: Ooh, I would do this that wa- Agad: Carlsen knows he is going to do that and does this Me: God damn it

[@jamespfp]

15:20 -- So as I was watching, I found another strategy I'd have pursued --- Q to E4, to reveal a check on the next move with pawn to F6. Black can't remove the pawn if the Queen's holding the check; the Bishop has no backup if it tries to interfere.

[@jamespfp]

This would also work later on; the F-Pawn is what gives the "fortress" a run for it's territory.

[@MegaGoozie]

Please show more of your personal games and some more of those “secret” bobby Fischer games would be highly entertaining as well !!

[@pokemonromhacks8745]

At 17:22 Rook takes queen then pawn takes rook. Expected move would be to put your king on g8 but Carlsen would simply move his king d6, next would be Kf8 for Vladimir to try stopping promotion but then Carlsen would basically just cement his king on d7 to protect the e8 square for promotion and there's nothing black can do. His g7 pawn's useless and his king wasn't fast enough in guarding the e8 square hence that queen move Carlsen made was good.

[@jordypma1413]

16:12 You said white picks up the rook but black dan just play Rf8

[@petrwalek9901]

Exactly, Agad screwed it up. The problem with Rxf5 is not Qc8+??, but Qe6+! Rf7 and Kxg4 with a winning position.

[@alexrozenbom3430]

I am still confused. What is wrong with black Rook to RF8 to block the check? It seems like it would lead to a perpetual. Can someone explain?

[@WenceslausDerErste]

Qc8+ is a blunder, you have to play Qe6 instead and then pick up the pawn with the king. After Kf8, Qc8+ the King has to go e7 and Qg8 wins the game immediately

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

Petr Walek it'd be the same. Rf8, QxG4. Not that much of a difference.

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

Kain Name how can the king go to e7 in one move? I don't understand.

[@roflol100]

16:03 Why not take pawn here you can simply return rook to f8 to block check if Qc8+

[@kartikeygill6119]

#suggestion Hello Agadmator. You're doing a very nice job , showing and analysing these hard to analyse games for us. I want you to analyse kramnik vs kasparov 2000 world championship match game 1 and another game in 2001 at astana where kramnik empolyed the berlin but kasparov somehow managed to win the game. Please tell how kasparov was able to crack kramnik's berlin in the 2nd game.

[@fred324gigo]

#suggestion You may show the computer evaluating scale of the position (+ or - for black and white) on the left of the board like they do in live broadcast so as we can see the evolution of the game and the major moves.

[@blackoutgenez]

lucid dream it will cause confusion as its not consistent

[@gunnipanik]

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No thanks.

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lucid dream I want to see current players elo rankings first

[@tomhrio]

its a trivial to do on modern video editing software, but its pointless. people come to watch because of the human commentary

[@raymondhmuifoo11]

Best part of every video is the "hELLo everyone!"

[@xfilesmanson]

Time control met 5 pieces on the board and now topalov goes into a deep think all day

[@Athinira]

The position at 15:00 is still a draw after black defends the rook with g7-g6. The reason is that the white king can never touch the g6 pawn, so in order for white til win, the queen has to capture it. But before white can do that, black can put his king on h8, and after Qxg7, white can start checking the king with the rook, as long as he doesn't move the rook to a square where the queen can capture it. If white captures the rook with the King, it's a stalemate. In addition, because black now have two back rows to move around on, he doesn't have to move his rook, which can stay on f5. The white king can never escape and help with a checkmate, and the black king can just waltz around in the g7-h8 square (as long as you don't enter h6, in which case you lose, because your king is stuck, and even if you get to h8, white can get his king into a position where your rook can't check him without being captured by the queen). So this analysis is completely wrong.

[@antoniosalgadoaragao4437]

“It’s interesting how he handles the ball...”

[@dinkogochkov769]

On the 16:10 the Queen should not reply with Qc8 check, because the Rook will cover, so the better check should be Qe6, and after Rf7 white Kg4 with tempo while the Rook is pinned.

[@mehrergashov2803]

After 5 years finally we understand why Ding Liren chose chess over soccer. He is a world champ now

[@thedude5853]

i would love to play a game against you sometime. youd wipe the floor with me but i think id learn a lot, i love the way you explain things!

[@yuelouliu2834]

There is, in fact, a drawing way at 17:22. Because the black king can move first, which goes like b king to g8, w pawn to e7 then b king to f7

[@apunktmpunkt8716]

... Kg8, Kd6 Kf8, Kd7 and the White pawn will convert to Queen

[@johngrey5806]

15:17 "...maybe he's as lazy as Giri to calculate..." ROFL!!! Poor Giri has a reputation for laziness now. Will he ever live it down??

[@elgonzo5]

Wow…and Ding is now the WCC! Interesting

[@upplsuckimcool16]

I agree completely with that guy who said slower games make for more interesting games..... I mean.... imagine like... an email chess game between carlsen and another top player and how much better that would be than a 6 minute blitz or something. Edit: I just heard it again and it seems that may not even be what you said lol.

[@nottoday3817]

At the end of the game(17:00), wouldn't the game result in a draw if you capture with the pawn? Rook captures, pawn captures, king G8, let's say you push e7, then you get king F7. And after this, if you push e8, to queen, you get king captures on E8, if you move the king to try and protect the e7 queen, black simply advances with the pawn. I am not sure if the white king even has time to catch it. P.S I have no ideea how to set up an engine to see if this works, so I might be wrong

[@Rutars]

I was also confused by that but I found the winning line for white. After king G8, you have to move the white king to D6, and after KF6, KD7 you force the black king to retreat or move the pawn. Either way you will have protected the white pawn.

[@maxisausepurz2276]

true, if you move the black rook to h2 or a6, after the white king moved to f4, you'll get an endless moving around and rather a draw than a win for white, as shown by fritz

[@teogarciav]

I'm from Argentina and I'm happy to know that the entire world feels the same cringe while hearing the word "soccer". It would always be FOOTBALL or what we call it FÚTBOL. Love your vids!

[@ricobarth]

Meh. Futbol is from English, and the English coined the word "soccer" (from football asSOC).

[@ignacioandresv3170]

Bldo

[@scottt3269]

The problem is, Futbal doesn't mean anything in other languages. Do the French call it "Piedballon"?

[@croakingfrog3173]

Teo Garcia Villa Its a cultural thing. It would be confusing in America if we called both soccer and American football "football."

[@amai2307]

Why would it be confusing when the word "rugby" exist?

[@BTGBatonRouge]

I/ve been playing the English all month since Liverpool won and my instructor insists its a bad opener but I like the principles of this match...

[@peely12345]

17:10 “and here topalov resigned as if you capture the queen there is no stoping the pawn from queening” agadmator missed Rxe6 fxe6 Kg8 e7 Kf7

[@Jamesdavenelson]

...Rxe6 2. fxe6 Kg8 3. Kd6 Kf8 4. Kd7 and white controls the promoting square ...Kg8 5. e7 Kf7 6. e8+==queen

[@shyamkumarsidapara1001]

#fact All of your video featuring carlsen's game are always hits 100k view

[@sagarwagle94]

i guess magnus knows the game way better than others.. its not so easy... but yess he proves it every time..

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

Kings really are a powerful piece

[@albertobarchi6866]

I’m new for Chess game... at 14:03 would it be winning Qh1 check- Kf8- C6..? If Bishop capture on c6 you can move Qh5 then after Bishop again to e8 you move Qf5 pinning the g7 pawn....? Thank you for answering

[@scr4932]

Me: Mmm I'd love to capture that G4 pawn "You don't wanna play a move like queen captures on G4"

[@ottodrone6173]

I don't understand why black can't stop the pawn from "Queening" at 17:25. If King goes to g8, pawn to e7, King to f7, would black not have the advantage?

[@apunktmpunkt8716]

... Kg8, Kd6 Kf8, Kd7 and the White pawn will convert to Queen

[@worldserpent9263]

Kg8, but then Kd6, Kf8, Kd7 and black is lost

[@Lewis08]

#suggestion more leela games when they are played :)

[@rugglestenthousand5380]

The position at 14:59 is not a win for white, it's a draw (ignore Stockfish's +4.00 claim). Black plays g6 and this is still a fortress with the knight pawn (check with tablebases if you want quick proof). This is one reason why Carlsen avoided 50.Qxc6?, which is actually a drawn position. So it wasn't laziness or inaccuracy from Carlsen, but rather very precise play! Also the answer to 51...Rxf5 is not 52.Qc8+? when 52...Rf8 draws (the usual Philidor fortress), but instead 52.Qe6+ Rf7 53.Kxg4 (and some more precise moves to follow). It's very tricky.

[@palhermunnjohansen4532]

I think the claim that Qc8 was winning was a very forgivable oversight. However, the first mistake you mention was less forgivable. The error was made earlier, at around 13:55, when talking about if the viewers would play c6. "You would still be winning" is simply false, and this was why Carlsen did not play c6, he was not "too lazy to calculate". I think that the knowledge that it is still a fortress with the pawn on g6 is very useful for a semi serious chess player, and I hope agadmator will spend some more time checking tablebases next time around.

[@TeetoPlastic]

I thought I could enjoy your videos, that I could learn something. The only thing I've learned is that I'm a fucking idiot who can't comprehend chess. Thank you for that.

[@the_Monkey_Wolf]

Agadmator can you make a video explaining openings for beginner and intermediate players?

[@seal_ow7102]

I might be wrong here but at the final postion where topalov resigned, I think the game could still be drawn by them. Rxe6, fxe6, Kg8, e7, Kf7, then if the king defends the e7 pawn black could push f7, then if the king decides to try to capture the past pawn the black king could capture on e7 then a draw would occur. -IDK (If I'm wrong feel free to correct me :)

[@adonisadmirer2752]

16:14 looks like an inaccuracy in light of Rf8. To gain a decisive advantage you'd have to try Qe6 instead, pinning the rook and then advancing with your king.

[@usptact]

Great game! I wonder at what position Topalov missed the crucial move to turn the game in his favor.

[@SVP-uy9qb]

Coolest channel ever

[@lsuk7523]

He will believe when he need it the most