Is This Real?

[@T041]

What a wonderful surprise. On the world chess champion's bday, he found his long lost brother. Carlos Magnussen

[@pawewozniak5113]

Cagnus Marlsen

[@Derploop]

Sounds like a dope spanish-icelandic strength athelte

[@Twenty23-w9x]

Kevin Magnussen

[@wasifchowdhury2004]

Cagnussus Marlnussen, CEO of Chess

[@srijands123]

he changed the title lol. Thought I was going crazy.

[@taskin21]

For those who are late: 1st title: Magnus Carlsen's secret brother 2nd title: Happy Birthday Magnus 3rd title: Magnus Carlsen's secret account 4th title: I Found His Secret 5th title: Is This Real?

[@lucasbeifong]

Edit it again lmao

[@biolumate]

The more clickbaity the title, the more interaction he gets and the more the YT algorithm pushes his video. You see a bunch of YTers who change titles and thumbnails within the first day or so just to see which combination gets the most clicks.

[@roddy2561]

Update

[@flyingsteaks]

4th title: I Found His Secret

[@theghost4282]

I was in class when I saw the first title and I went huh? I’ll watch that later then come back to a completely new title. Was hella confused

[@trumanmohr1153]

I love when Sinister Magnus said "it's sinisterin' time" and sinistered all over the board

[@AndreiTache]

This meme still aint dead, huh?

[@konglives4453]

Amazing !

[@zalfredo325]

wait whats the origin of this? i thought this comes from the wooting keyboard and how people are wooting all over

[@Khaim.m]

@@zalfredo325 It's from Morbius. It didn't happen in the movie either. I think? I don't know, no one actually watched it, who knows.

[@or3213]

@@zalfredo325 Those memes came from "Morbius".

[@pedropablocameron2681]

I just want to say that I've never seen Magnus and Evil Magnus in the same room

[@xaf05]

😧

[@anthonygill3261]

Magnus probably made an account when he only played drunk haha. #1 worldwide is sober magnus and #2 is drunk magnus 😂

[@viciousimpaler]

He's better than everyone else even when he's drunk lol

[@jacks-back]

When you are that good, being a bit drunk doesnt matter much.

[@adrianma7698]

Magnus could be fucking black out on xanax and be #3 in the world

[@EnigmaChess]

it's not magnus

[@youtubewatcher8982]

@@viciousimpaler you’re delusional

[@brianbroken715]

That's not the evil twin, that's Drunkestein

[@waynehumphries6970]

That’s Doctor Drunkenstine 🤣🤣

[@dm_nimbus]

@@waynehumphries6970 I didn't spend eight years at Drunk University to be deprived of my title 😂

[@HrHaakon]

@@waynehumphries6970 But... but Stine is a girl's name. At least in Norwegian.

[@zacharytang3840]

No it's Carlos Magnusson

[@jamesfawcett6687]

If it is magnus on another account, he has truly begun his villain arc after withdrawing from the world championship match

[@90DegreesAngle_]

It sadly can't be Carlsen since Magnus Carlsen official account and sinister Magnus played at the same time at some point

[@bazzel1059]

@@90DegreesAngle_ there have been people playing and winning several games simultaneously. It would be a lot harder I can imagine but I trust that I just can't grasp people being incredibly good at chess anyway.

[@Stormbladekiin]

@@90DegreesAngle_ i did that before with two different browsers. Magnus can also do that

[@90DegreesAngle_]

@@Stormbladekiin nope there is no way to play that accurate chess simultaneous against the top players of the world in 3, minute chess.

[@lololololol1342]

​@@90DegreesAngle_ what if magnus and sinister also played using incog (one on incog the other one on normal chrome/whatever website) very good tactic to throw people off

[@MasterRyko32]

23:42 “I shove the knight backwards” Levi is Magnus evil twin confirmed

[@erenjaegerbomb8653]

Levy

[@askinnyshademan]

Lever

[@xaf05]

leaver

[@Lyric8]

Levee

[@737215]

Leary

[@paulcervenka]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was Magnus on an alt account that he likes to use for more attacking fun games. He seems to play solid positional games for competition but going ham with nasty attacks just seems like a nice way for him to cut loose and let off some steam lol

[@EnigmaChess]

it's not magnus

[@williamrobert9898]

@@EnigmaChess ok bro we get it, chill

[@devmehta7406]

Maybe he wants to try different play style, or studying Alphazero style games. I got that Alphazero vibe in opening, sacing a pawn for attack, and going down after the king, whoever this person was, it was pure savage.

[@yeetsin560]

@@EnigmaChess he told me its him actually

[@steelmongoose4956]

That was my first thought, that it could be him trying out alternate approaches to the game.

[@Seek3197]

The Brother speaks for himself

[@Dash-Ø7-X]

Keep Hans alive , God bless

[@walladazzle]

@Chad 007 FAKE

[@walladazzle]

Thanks you for keeping a 2 month old saying alive for like whom you clearly crave.

[@karlmarx7397]

Fr

[@NullScar]

@@walladazzle Thanks for keeping the bots alive. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@vemundberget3432]

I like the thought of Magnus playing weird and agresively when drunk

[@listey]

SinisterMagnus doesn't have the GM title so maybe it's Levy combined with the beads.

[@makiooo1]

Yeah, it’s really possible that it’s magnus after few drinks, he even mentioned in lex fridmans podcast, that he would play more creatively after few drinks

[@georgeemack9419]

I was watching Jeffery's stream the other day (raided from watching Hikaru stream) when he played a 10 game blitz run with SinisterMagnus. jeffrey lost like 7.5 - 2.5 or something but jeffery used his personal contacts trying to figure out who it was. Jeffrey was amazed how good SM was the whole time. The only thing he was fairly sure of is that it was not Magnus himself. Mostly had to do with the fact that jeffery's contact knew where he was at the time and was not playing chess. Not solid proof I guess but interesting though..

[@ravengersgaming6274]

stream link?

[@-zushen]

You got me with the math. I was immediately like "25!" and you said "27" and I just double-taked staring at the screen for a hard second and made me doubt myself.

[@verlax8956]

25 factorial is so far off dude

[@huitlang931]

@@verlax8956 i hate you.

[@musicaltarrasque]

@@chelbez R/Woosh

[@galacticdiamondz6425]

@@chelbez 25! And 25 are two very different things 😂

[@Pixeler1216]

@@verlax8956lol

[@JopeyPajatrick]

Magnus is the Wilt Chamberlain of chess. Sinister Magnus is him playing left handed.

[@snoopdecoop]

Pretty sure that was Larry Bird that would play left handed

[@Anne-qx6ky]

My theory is that Sinister Magnus is just Magnus after he's had a couple years to develop the crazy

[@Lestentertainment]

Future Magnus

[@tomikvokal9298]

I'd love to imagine it's Magnuses drunk alter ego.

[@Sheep.]

"Jeffery Xiong is about to get sinistered". I lost it lmao.

[@alexanderbateman5581]

While on the topic of sounds/no sounds I'm a big fan of the brilliant/good/inaccuracy/blunder stickers, but not of the more "weird" ones. Love your stuff.

[@B2washere]

When you mean by "sounds" ur talking about when a piece moves right? Because i prefer it tbh.

[@chloe7288]

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I like the chessboard sounds.

Agree with all of the above

[@TheNintenBits]

I'm exactly there with you

[@B2washere]

@@TheNintenBits If you dont like the sounds for some reason, atleast everyone can agree the check sound is fantastic.

[@jarrodthekidder1]

I really love the addition of the icons over bad / key moves. Thank you!

[@Fella_friend]

I like to think it’s someone who started getting extremely good but didn’t want to play competitively so he just decks everyone for the memes

[@MotherBroker]

"There's norway this is real" -Cagnus Marlsen

[@iseeflash]

Oh yes the evil brother, Carlos Magnussen.

[@alfredyt]

Carlus Magnossen

[@dad_bot_3924]

Carlos Magnuson

[@dazza028]

carlnus magson

[@rollingking7976]

I actually prefer the piece sounds because it helps me pay attention to the video

[@amuppet6678]

I remember noticing Sinister Magnus was on-line at the same time Magnus was having a post game interview.

[@WoeReeVade]

Now this is the type of thumbnail-title combo I can get behind. Well done!

[@odin8948]

I thought of Cagnus Marlsen almost instantly. Truly humorous.

[@someone98760]

I want to believe it's magnus exploring different antagostic play styles to set off early imbalances rather than his typical squeezes to gain a slight advantage into an endgame. Like a boxer attempting grappling or something to up their game. Let that story be true.

[@EnigmaChess]

Magnus played the account various times

[@someone98760]

@@EnigmaChess nice if true. Where did you see that? Gotham seemed to allude to us not knowing.

[@someone98760]

@@EnigmaChess oh wait. Maybe you meant magnus played sinister magnus

[@YT7mc]

@@someone98760 Yes i’m pretty sure that’s what they meant (the two accounts played each other). That being said, even if that were the case it wouldn’t disprove anything

[@someone98760]

@@YT7mc yeah athough I'd imagine you're discouraged from playing against yourself since you can inflate your stats so it's _likely_ someone else but that's not conclusive I guess

[@piglava]

18:37 “He didn’t go Black Friday shopping in time… that’s checkmate”

[@rachanajoshi6526]

Was just curious and waiting for gotham to upload my day doesn't end without seeing a gotham content thanks for entertaining as well as educating us man big fan from india❤️❤️

[@calinacho7704]

12:10 Double checks are really powerful, why wouldnt you want to be one?

[@shanathered5910]

lmao

[@lucasimmons075]

Magnus is the Alex Caruso of chess 💀 Gotham never change

[@DickieDixon7]

"idk if this is magnus it could be anyone" has a 3100 ELO

[@andrii5175]

Levi has to be romantically attracted to magnus at this point

[@tienshinhan4164]

5:00 Levy: “…do you think he’s a crazy dancer?” Me: “Dammit Levy. Now I can’t stop picturing Magnus Carlsen in a Flamenco dress.”

[@ultralex93]

Sinister Magnus should be an animation series.

[@grod9718]

as a german i love how you pronounce "Zwischenzug" and "Zugzwang" (not in this video) it somehow sounds cute

[@zasfp]

But here’s the question have you ever seen evil magnus and magnus in the same place?

[@Mourinho0182]

We drink beer, wine, vodka. My guess is Magnus mostly drinks beer as that is the choice for most men drinking casually

[@itstrivikram9619]

We want more from sinister magnus

[@viciousimpaler]

"How many times do you want to change the thumbnail and title?" Levy: yes

[@Exilum]

I need an alternative world in which Sinister Magnus is actually just Hans Niemann in disguise. Or Magnus' second personality that was dormant until it was awoken by the drama.

[@juliocadavid6640]

Hans isnt that good, he plays great games but he lost much more than sinister magnus, but i dont know, Magnus is stronger than sinister magnus, probably is someone else

[@Exilum]

@@juliocadavid6640 Why do you think I said an alternative world.

[@juliocadavid6640]

@@Exilum ª haha didnt read well

[@Exilum]

@@juliocadavid6640 No problem

[@beniu1305]

finally something that isnt clickbait, been waiting long for this moment

[@sbtopzzzlg7098]

That "Happy end of November folks" caught me off guard 💀

[@JEZZE4322]

No human on earth wins this game. Except magnus carlsen . That line is cold af

[@yashsawarn9050]

am i crazy ? what is happening? earlier the thumbnail hhad 2 magnus with devil horns and now its just magnus on a white background Levi is this a ploy to make us go insane? am i already insane....i don't know

[@dirtytailedvixen9551]

I dont really play chess but 6:23, why not just push the A pawn forward? If there is a rook exchange, the pawn would beat the king to the b2 square. It also would be the white's pawn to the A8 square.

[@dhruvsawhney8222]

I personally love the sound of pieces moving, in case you are looking to put it to vote

[@shanathered5910]

I do too, but that's only because Agadmator has them.

[@AngelC.Heaven]

aww i loved the sounds, made it feel more like chess, as they're sounds we're all used to

[@anthonylulham3473]

Totally agree

[@Firearrow5235]

Speak for yourself. I mute sound on every chess site. I hate the sounds.

[@gerardosanchez5850]

It’s like an anime plot, Magnus has to face his evil brother to prove he’s the best

[@csscullboythegamingguide4370]

Slowly but surely he will immediately… 😂😂😂 I love this guy

[@MrThatGuyWhoShanks]

Hiya Levy, Norwegian here. We mostly drink beer, historically the alcohol of choice has been mead (viking ages ish) and the national liquor these days is aquavit. We do however mostly drink beer, wine, and often a bit of vodka

[@zb5775]

Sorry, pal ... no one cares.

[@angelbepro6767]

Happy birthday to Magnus!

[@themagikalwizard]

Lmfaooo that Alex Caruso joke was underrated

[@yagop3171]

Great video man, it felt like watching a movie. Congrats and thanks!

[@grimreaper5730]

Magnus' secret evil twin is Magus Carlsen from the last video

[@dududududu6019]

Finally Magus Carlossen video, missed those.

[@Weezalillian]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGNUS

[@Riiiju115]

For the first time in two years, I'm here in 10 mins Lots of love from India. Enjoying your Caro... You're my favorite, Levy. I literally watch your every video night at 2 after all my studies and work is done! You're absolutely amazing ❤

[@ShriRamJi-bhakt]

Level 1: _Carlos magnussen--magnesium potassium--Magum carlos_ Level 50: _Magnus Carlsen_ Level 100 boss: *Drunk Magnus*

[@hogg156]

It seems like Magnus' rating goes up by 100 every year he ages

[@Lordmewtwo151]

"I'm going to show you games...by both [Magnus and SinisterMagnus]...and show you just how different they really are." In that case, if Magnus did make a troll account, he must be very good at being able to play in a completely different style than his norm.

[@Muath-Mahmoud]

Plz add chess sounds back, Btw Ur videos are amazing and Ive learned alot since the first time watching ur lessons

[@mdashrafuzzamansunny2145]

No the sound is distraction

[@Skorpien.]

@@mdashrafuzzamansunny2145 lErn tO CoNseNTrATe

[@aravindgundakaram1830]

@@Skorpien. no.

[@jordanmcmorris5248]

Lol piece sounds are very controversial

[@jamess3509]

I hope SinisterMagnus is actually Hans just buzzing his way up to the 5th dimension

[@grassence-djequavion]

Hey levy, I like the new style of including the symbols. It really helps my brain stimulate.

[@sr3n399]

pumping out 20-30 minute long videos every day is crazy

[@P_I_G_G_A]

23:45 you are sinister Magnus? 😳

[@tominmo8865]

Sinister Magnus is from the alternate universe where Spock had a goatee.

[@pikkonot]

Can you do coverage of the scc, I've been holding back from watching because I thought you'd cover it eventually

[@keenansegenchuk7177]

I wanna see a world magnus championship where magnus fights evil magnus

[@mathiasriseth987]

I feel we Norwegians drink like most people. I personally like most beers, some spirits. I know that wine is pretty popular, and the moonshine is incredible

[@simhanssens7331]

Pretty sure it actually is magnus when he's tired of playing endgames and just wants to be as aggressive as possible.

[@alcramboshaloo]

Was reading through a Zaitsev book and this quote from Tal on strategy I think has a lot to do with your classical woes. Not so say you don't superficially use evaluations of structure and overall schematic thinking in your games but I really think that the "if I move hear, he moves there" core aspect of your play is part of why you struggle to reach the next plateua of understanding. Mikhail Tal:"In the course of a chess game, opponents develop their ideas completely differently. Many chessplayers(especially in the younger generation), in the course of a five-hour game, will study the basic calculations, and their work will approximately consist of 'if i go there, he goes there' as the position warants. The more experienced chessplayer who study the secrets of the art more profundly frequently do not bother themselves with such fatiguing matters and, conforming to basic, usually unshakeable principals, plan their further play. To illustrate, I would like to cite the dialogue which occurred after the end of the ninth game between Botvinnik and myself. When I, in rapid-fire succession, began to show Botvinnik the different variations in which Black gets a good game, he said, 'At first, I though that this position was better for White, but later I found the correct plan: I had to exchange Rooks and keep the Queens on the board.' At first, such an evaluation of the position seemed to me rather abstract, but when I began to go over the numerous variations, I came to the conclusion that Botvinnik was absolutely correct: in an ending without Queens, White's well shaped pawn chain with the support of the active Bishop guarantees him a definite edge. With the Queens on the board, Black can count on a strong attack in view of the weakness of g4."

[@MacDaniboi]

I find this hillarious. I really can imagine it.

[@FinalSentinel]

Who is this for? This is fairly common knowledge nowadays.

[@EnukisOfficial]

Do you mind finding the book name? I can’t find it for the life of me.

[@alcramboshaloo]

@@EnukisOfficial attacking the strongpoint

[@RDuder]

Chess sounds > no chess sounds > Hans niemann

[@puffer2984]

Happy birthday magnus

[@thomaslindhardt9136]

Sinister magnus is haunting levy’s pc

[@BloxxingDinosaurus]

Cagnus Marlsen

[@AlwaysLate81]

25:09 i waiting for Argentina match to start, thanks for great video

[@josecintron85]

2 options for SinisterMagnus (not sure which one I like more)... First it is Hans trolling everyone or second it is Magnus using that account to test new off beat ideas.

[@EnigmaChess]

it can't be magnus

[@joaocarlos2634]

Hbday for Magnus. The monster of the chees!

[@mostiforian]

"What is the alcoholic beverage of choice in Norway?" -> Yes

[@SweetMoonlight28]

Nooo Levy you mustn't quit chess it's your destiny to become the Levi Ackerman of chess

[@roshaney]

Hahahahahaa

[@plingvivin3032]

Wow,you wrote all of this in 1 second When i saw this comment it was 44 seconds ago and the video was 45 seconds ago

[@nobodyb.1495]

“Go watch the World Cup”. I watch this in between games

[@theprofessor4332]

Happy birthday 🎉🎁 to the world Chess ♟️ champion 🏆 Magnus Carlson. After watching your video my gameplay does get better. So thanks for doing such a great job explaining. Thanks bro.

[@soeraus]

SinisterMagnus is Magnus but from an alternate timeline who entered his villain arc

[@sebastianrex6697]

As a fellow sucker for Magnus I was waiting for your video...

[@admink8662]

This is the opening of a new arc.

[@antoniolara9004]

How funny would it be if Hans was sinister Magnus on a days of our lives soap opera twist lmao

[@tommysvensson7372]

"...is on the cards as vell". German accent... Thx Levy, that made my day!!! LMAO!

[@andro_king]

I like the sounds. Maybe you can have them but make them a bit quieter?

[@Johnsli]

I think he should include sounds. Those who don't want them could just mute...🤫

[@jilleshageman1524]

@@Johnsli That's the smartest thing I've ever heard

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

@@Johnsli They wouldn’t be able to hear him at all lol

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

@@Johnslibut.. then I don’t hear levy

[@D1ego313]

Magnus is probably looking for his own angle since Hikaru did the Disrespect speed run. Magnus probably saw it and said “hold my Vafler.”

[@saltefan5925]

Alcoholic beverages in Norway? Beers, wine (of various quality and quantity depending on company), and spirits. Magnus strikes me as more of a beer and spirits guy. When we get around to christmas, we're also fond of Aquavit

[@ensignthatcher6559]

The fact that Alex Caruso came into the convo tells you he’s the GOAT 🐐

[@chickenofdarknes3403]

Find yourself a woman who speaks about you the way levy speaks about Magnus

[@Eis_]

Its just Dr. Drunkenstein when he's sober.

[@italixgaming915]

18:26 very natural idea indeed. I was calculating this move before you showed it. Typically in that kind of position I barely hesitate sacrificing a minor piece because in reality I trade one attacker for two defenders. So as soon as the King is naked before I run out of ammunitions it's perfectly fine.

[@baboon1233]

“calculating”? It’s fucking obvious. If you need to “calculate” that then you suck at the game.

[@italixgaming915]

@@baboon1233 Yes, calculating, in order to see that b4 and Qb5 don't work. If you don't consider the options for the opponent before playing a move, then you suck at the game.

[@baboon1233]

@@italixgaming915 b4 obviously does nothing and so does Qb5. Anyway, have fun wasting time moronically “calculating” simple positions, I’m sure your opponents will appreciate it.

[@italixgaming915]

@@baboon1233 If you overlook positions like this, I'm sure your opponents will appreciate it.

[@baboon1233]

@@italixgaming915 “positions like this”? An incredibly simple and blatantly obvious position?

[@rkuhns14]

Really tried sneaking Alex Caruso in there 😭😭😭

[@metalfingers7453]

Levy,.... I just wanted to say you're dope! Thanks for more awesome content.

[@zachowland]

Plot Twist: SinisterMagnus is really Alireza having some fun!