Magnus Carlsen and Caruana name their favorite player

[@epictetusofhierapolis4461]

What's most funny about it is that he's being 100% serious.

[@imwahyou2]

Congrats you completely missed the joke. Obviously player from past is someone from a previous era. 3-4 years ago is the present. Magnus is making fun of his own decline without taking the question seriously at all

[@epictetusofhierapolis4461]

@@imwahyou2 He has always said that he doesn't have a favorite player. He's been asked this question many times inthe past and has always replied the same. And he has also stated before that his peak performance was him a few years ago. He is being serious. Congrats, you know nothing about Magnus Carlsen. Happy New Year, chum.

[@imwahyou2]

@@epictetusofhierapolis4461 lol ok. If that's true it's pretty weird. Happy new year

[@nikke8410]

@@epictetusofhierapolis4461 bri'ish chum

[@dazbracken8177]

@@nikke8410 just wet myself laughing, such an unexpected response hahahahaha

[@Pasan34]

Magnus wondering why the peasants are laughing at his serious response.

[@jansnauwaert1785]

And he is probably right. I wouldn't know a better player than Magnus (or that would be a computer).

[@xanschneider]

Hahahahaha, the peasants... that one really made me laugh.

[@aktsa7997]

@@jansnauwaert1785 but bro the question is ur favorite.. he named the best player , fabi rather said fischer because of fischers journey ,

[@jansnauwaert1785]

Two things "bro": first, Magnus said he agreed with Fabiano and hadn't much to add. Next, he (Magnus) said that his favorite player was himself some 3 years earlier. Makes it funny, but he probably was totally honest. So, that would roughly make 2 favorite players for Magnus.

[@amun1040]

He meant it in a funny self-deprecating way. Like he is in the decline now and was better before. He doesn't believe that of course but that was the joke

[@perezmarco7675]

- Journalist: And well, Magnus 13, what's your favorite chess player? - Magnus 13: Magnus 23 years old

[@krisko171]

this needs more likes hahahhah

[@voaneves]

He's omniscient

[@revimfadli4666]

As in, Magnus clone #13?

[@changeeyecolor3891]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍a

[@joshuaizly5502]

"R.I.P. Magnus 23, you were the best" ~Magnus 27

[@LeonelEBD]

pfff wait for Magnus 28

[@user-ql3fr7lh8s]

He is still the best

[@Br0ckLesn4r]

@@user-ql3fr7lh8s you must be the smart one in the family

[@BlackKnight_217]

"Im about to end this man's whole career" -Magnus 28

[@georgioskanderbeg]

Magnuses refurbished every year

[@viveviveka2651]

He's simply being honest and straightforward in answering that question. He is characteristically honest, accurate and straightforward.

[@thegreekgoat98]

"I admire what people can do, not people themselves" - Magnus 'Awesome' Carlsen

[@cortesenxadristicos]

I really don't understand why thos people laughed at it... Like, this a very smart point

[@TheBrunarr]

Aquinas would agree with Carlsen

[@rxshad1]

Not a great quote to live by

[@hellostranger2012]

He loves his Gf 😂 so he definitely admires some ONE 😂

[@paoloperona5894]

​@@cortesenxadristicos I think it have different connotations through languages. The literaly translation in spanish sounds very noble and meritocratic while in english it could be interpreted as something very rude like "I don't care about anyone as human beings just of what they are capable of pulling off". Really believe this was the case for magnus and why part of the public began to laugh

[@pakiaoo7]

i would love to have a second camera for fabiano

[@winterwarden]

monkaS

[@Cnut_the_grape]

Fabiano, when he's not speaking, always has a 👁️👄👁️ expression.

[@grievous5243]

Fabianos second camera shot was in your moms room

[@pakiaoo7]

@@grievous5243 wow! that was really rude an unnecessary, If you have said that on my face you would be on hospital my friend, be careful

[@grievous5243]

@@pakiaoo7 I go to the gym just like you bozo

[@facemelter2277]

The last bit was a joke but the point about idolising achievements and not people is a serious and very good one

[@jayasankerk7024]

Yeah, it's a slippery slope

[@KARTIKEYA007]

nah it is not practical. Every achievement u admire would have been done by some player so u can't just "admire the achievement and not the player". For example it would be really stupid if someone idolized and admired E=mc^2 but did not admire einstein considering he is the one who came up with it... Achievements are not separate from the people who make them real

[@facemelter2277]

@@KARTIKEYA007 admiring and idolising are two different things

[@KARTIKEYA007]

@@facemelter2277 my comment is for both

[@facemelter2277]

@@KARTIKEYA007 I’m not sure it applies to both though. Idolising someone is a very different thing to admiring someone in my view

[@bibidhsubedi3475]

At first, it sounds like an arrogant joke but things are different when you realize he is actually talking about his downfall from is prime......

[@danielfcastro]

It was a self deprecation joke/ self centered Schrodinger's statement lol.

[@rocchirodrigo]

It's funny cuz this video is dated 2018 and after that, he just went into an unbeatable streak of 110 games I think, and won pretty much everything in 2019!!

[@sandipanroy3106]

@@rocchirodrigo yes

[@ayammusic7719]

True . Now he is just an average g.m

[@rocchirodrigo]

@@ayammusic7719 an average World Champion you mean? I sense Hikaru's fanboys far away, love that saltiness!!!

[@TCS088]

Funny comment by Magnus. Fischer would have said the same thing about himself.

[@Eldor503]

Yeah he actually did! He considered himself both the best and most talented player

[@bmoneybby]

Yep

[@Itscomplicatedaf24]

@@Eldor503 I mean he was the best and most talented player of his time

[@EGarrett01]

No need for speculating, they asked Bobby this question all the time, lol. He would usually say "yeah" quickly and somewhat shyly when someone asked if he was the best player alive. He got really uncomfortable when people asked him if he was the best that ever played. He would deliberately change the subject or say that he had the highest FIDE rating but wouldn't dwell on it.

[@rocchirodrigo]

Sure he was shy indeed. When 'people asked "who is the strongest chess player, you or Karpov?" He just went away forever 😏😂😂 Just a little joke, don't kill me guys!

[@chesstictacs3107]

This confidence comes from the real hard work he’s put into his career. Magnus is absolutely incredible.

[@gokublack4832]

Hard work alone can't get you the results Magnus has achieved. He was born lucky and the divide between his subconscious and conscious mind is thinner than normal and he can use this to his advantage in terms of memory and raw computing power. People are praising him for being cocky and not acknowledging the greats that came before him, which is odd to me. He was born with a gift, sure he developed it, but to then be cocky about it is obviously his choice, but I don't think it's something to cheer and clap for imo but I guess you can get away with a lot when you're good

[@dreamxxx333mmm2]

@@gokublack4832 talent is important but without training and developing it is just potential

[@sanzharturbayev6503]

@@gokublack4832he’s not being arrogant, he’s being confident

[@kunjupulla]

​@@gokublack4832That's some shit-load of unicorn puke that you've just typed.

[@gIassfrog]

@@dreamxxx333mmm2 Yes, but natural intelligence comes into play and gives a specific threshold. If you're naturally slower in terms of cognitive/perceptual intelligence, you'll never reach first place, but maybe a decent ranking.

[@eduardosantiagocal]

the best part about this is that he is being 100% serious

[@JOSEPH-vs2gc]

if you think he is being serious, then you missed the joke.

[@eduardosantiagocal]

Im sure he is being serious. Ofc it's a joke in a way but he meant that and got suprised when everyone else started laughing

[@niranjanrajesh1058]

@@JOSEPH-vs2gc if you think hes joking,youre probably not a huge chess fan or arent familiar with magnus. If magnus said that hikaru 2015 was his fave,that would obviously be a joke. But magnus oicked himself from 2013-14,he was incredible during that period. He won the world championship in 2013 and got the highest elo rating ever the next year. He was a complete player,played some brilliant chess. Why does this seem like a joke answer?

[@JOSEPH-vs2gc]

@@niranjanrajesh1058 ok then, that's autistic sounding answer from magnus taken as a joke by the audience. happy now? I still think he was messing around by saying it but frankly i don't care, so you can respond but i don't really care.

[@ubaidhassan2677]

And he's 100% right

[@timangar9771]

I mean he *is* the player with the highest rating ever.

[@a-knowingengineer5273]

No garry kasparov has highest rating ever

[@JEONWTHLUV]

@Bot AtChess are we talking about money?

[@theUroshman]

@Bot AtChess Plus, people should keep in mind that Fisher didn't have all this crazy technology at his disposal. Just books, and nothing else. And Paul Morphy didn't have even that. Maybe a book or two and that's it. So, it's really not fair to compare geniuses of different eras. Time machine could help, but until then...

[@sebastianjosefsson3620]

Fischer had the highest rating gap between n1 and n2 than any player in history with 121 points, it is important to talk about this not about the actual rating. The best player in the newest era will almost always having the highest rating of all time. But just as magnus said discussing the goat of all time, rating gap between n1 and n2 is important and Fischer has 121 points in a era of Mikhail Tal, Petrosian, spassky, geller, larsen, keres, benko and many more. 2781 in 1972 is probably 2900-2950 today or even more. Fischer had a higher rating than Anand, Karpov had in 1980, 1990, and the 2000s, even with the inflation

[@JEONWTHLUV]

@Raidri Conchobair lmao JAJAKAKA

[@JunkBondTrader]

If Magnus weren't a chess player, I'm sure he'd still be something extraordinary. It's rare to have such a combination of brilliance, charisma and poise.

[@WAPBodie]

...and memory :-)

[@nirmalyamisra]

you know something similar was written for sherlock holmes, the day he became detective the world lost a brilliant actor and chemist or something like that

[@ploopybear]

“I’m not a genius at chess, I’m a genius who happened to play chess” -Bobby Fischer

[@guruvenon]

​@@ploopybearthe reallity says the oposite

[@SpencerfromEarth]

He's also a really good fantasy sports player, and a poker player.

[@andreadiotallevi5780]

I was there in the crowd! I am so proud to have chosen that day 5 to see the match when this famous answer was given by Magnus. Classic!

[@andreadiotallevi5780]

@ He just laughed hard, also a bit embarrassed, as he would have never said it himself according to his personality!

[@Roosyer]

@@andreadiotallevi5780 lol funny!

[@suhaylmuminov3825]

@@andreadiotallevi5780 Who?

[@andreadiotallevi5780]

@@suhaylmuminov3825 Fabiano

[@suhaylmuminov3825]

@@andreadiotallevi5780 Ah yes, thanks

[@zainjaved18]

“I admire what people can do, not people themselves” - Magnus Carlsen

[@muskanrai2720]

It's great to admire someone. You can always imagine being at their level or even surpassing them and try to achieve that. But if you idolize someone, you will always think of them above you and will never surpass them. They will become your limit.

[@Alphabets1235]

True

[@JoaoPaulo-ni3kd]

you learn that from kise (kuroko no basket), right?

[@KeannuArroyo]

but at this rate nobody can beat him tho😅

[@tuanthanhnguyen7409]

@@KeannuArroyo He might even retire with the title

[@andresi126]

@@tuanthanhnguyen7409 Well... turns out he did. early retirement

[@anyDasein]

i really dont think he meant that as an arrogant thing, i think he just means he played his best chess at that age and has been in a bit of a decline ever since

[@chimpalahee]

Nobody presumed he was being arrogant, who are you writing this to? Sounds like you think you can read the majority's mind

[@lokikoloki]

@@chimpalahee lol chill

[@icarusflying1814]

@@chimpalahee chill bro. That’s objectively a hell of an arrogant sounding comment from Magnus, which you have to have a reason to consider otherwise.

[@Efrankss]

This is from 2018 and he ended up winning over 100 games straight after this lol. He was unbeatable in 2019.

[@dewidewi8393]

@@chimpalahee because he was right,magnus' answer shows his ego,fischer was better that he once said his favoirite player was paul morphy

[@The_Alpha_Wolf]

who else is here from the levy video ?

[@JamesHertzog99]

Here from the GothamChess video. Absalute savage Magnus

[@benfrancais1526]

Me in beginning: "Wouldn't it be funny if Magnus just said himself..." Me after video: -_-

[@kajisherpa6749]

He read ur mind😅😅

[@tagtaa8555]

Is this the video? Levy?

[@seichan7506]

Let's have a look on The World champion's Mindset and self esteem : 1:23 *Magnus considers himself a player of the past xD*

[@griffisme4833]

He said himself from 3-4 years ago

[@asadgautam4613]

Same as Ronaldo says he is the best..

[@changeeyecolor3891]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍a

[@themerovingian7154]

@@asadgautam4613 But the difference is Ronaldo isn't even the world's best player

[@koopiaceh6754]

zlatan of chess. talk arrogantly but proof like a gentleman

[@anturanggatantra2154]

Kayak e bukan arogan deh. Lebih ke merendah karena dia ngerasa titik puncaknya lewat. Still, Magnus is the God of Chess....

[@blanche1935]

Difference is Zlatan is world class but not the best, Magnus is the best.

[@hidayatsasing9412]

Zlatan? Hahaha.

[@majidsheikh4736]

zlatan was never close to the level of magnus is in his sport. he was never the best player for even a single year, let alone the best ever possibly.

[@abduljabbarsalama9252]

Zlatan actually invented the chess 500 years ago ..

[@saitamathehero7028]

Here we see why Fabi is #2 and why Magnus is the GOAT. Champion mentality.

[@davidmbonu2689]

Do you guys not understand however the Magnus age 23 was arguably the greatest player of all time? What other person can say that? Fischer and Kasparov could make arguments but regardless it’s indisputable that at that age Magnus was as good as any human chess player could be, so his answer with emotion and talks of decline aside...is actually pretty fair. It’s objective.

[@theUroshman]

Right! He's said to be a cross between Fisher and Karpov as a chess player and that surely is a deadly combination.

[@sebastianjosefsson3620]

I think Fischer in 1970-1972 was better than carlsen. Highest rating gap between n1 and n2 with 120 points in history, official chess record. Magnus had 60 points as most. 20 win streak, 6-0, 6-0 and 6-2,5 against former WC and 2 top players, imagine ir Carlsen won for example 6-0 vs Giri/Nepo and then 6-0 vs Maxime/Grischuk and then 6-2,5 vs Kramnik. And then beating Spassky being down 0-2. Also Fischers rating of 2781 in 1972 would be around 2900-2950 today with the inflation. Fischer had a higher rating in 1972 than Karpov had 30yrs later and what anand had 40yrs later, still had higher with rating inflation. I think Carlsen has many feats by his own, as being n1 at 19 yrs old. Longest undefeated streak in history, defended his WC crown 2 times, winning almost every big tournament every year, having highest rating of all time(but this is probably irrelevant, the best player in any era that will come will almost always having the highest rating of all time due to rating inflation). In the end its hard to compare eras, both magnus, fischer and kasparov was the best in their own eras. But for me Fischer is the best player in his prime of all time, while kasparov had the greatest career due to his long reign, and magnus probably taking over kasparovs spot in a couple of years.

[@hankmoody666]

​@@sebastianjosefsson3620 The sport was less competitive in the 70's though, i highly doubt Fischer would have that kind of gap today. Doesn't make sense to just predict he would have the same point gap today as back then. Magnus in his prime would probably beat prime Fischer, but then again if Fischer was playing today he probably would have been better than he was back then as well.

[@alvinbernstein1045]

@an_il_ If Fischer was better than the best Russian player, then obviously also better than all the other chess players. Even if they gather and work together, he would still be better since he is better than the best of them (quite logical, right?). Besides, Spassky had his own tactics and own way of playing and input from outside/other players would just distract him too much from his playing. And there are many other things to consider. Please think thoroughly before you say something.

[@pekpeka7289]

@@alvinbernstein1045 But being better than the Russian was no easy task. The Russians were feeded with tons of resources including money while Bobby was by himself. All in all it's the Russian that had the high ground. Chess has evolved so much thanks to engine that the later generation sees the competition back then was not that competitive. But in reality they had their fair share of competition.

[@mrio0]

"... and then comment: (I'm here from the Levy video). I always like seeing....."

[@iPatchful]

POV: You’re from the Levy video.

[@xpiry7573]

Who's here from Levy's video?

[@kudzem]

My favorite player is Drunk Magnus Casually Crushing Super GMs Online

[@Zenith9132]

Here from the Levy video on Magnus vs Stockfish

[@askortokenias]

I am here after Levy's video

[@adudeontheinterweb6571]

Magnus "i like seeing GMs cry" Carlsen

[@chokoon21]

imagine Magnus says Hikaru. "The look he suffers when I crushed him. Absolutely favorite."

[@puNktumTV]

no one cares about strikearu

[@changeeyecolor3891]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍a

[@donkbonktj5773]

@@puNktumTV Because he literally don't care...

[@ДжекДжексон-д8м]

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[@dhushy63]

0:57 The point which Magnus made is true We shouldn't have any idols instead we should idolize people’s qualities

[@fryzollis]

That's not true, we should idolize people. Idolizing qualities is arrogance. If you say so, then you shouldn't idolize Jesus but his qualities.

[@astrobiojoe7283]

But how do you idolize people? You just idolize some quality of them, no matter what.

[@mysticalmagic9259]

​@@fryzollis I can't agree. Perfect example is Fischer here given by Caruana. We should all admire his incredible chess abilities and genius, but as a person, he wasn't that great. Plenty of incredible people who aren't really decent human beings.

[@jarifshadman1614]

​@@mysticalmagic9259 that's the point he doesn't idiolize the person rather his play

[@mysticalmagic9259]

@@jarifshadman1614 Read the comment of the person to whom I was replying

[@aquahusky5930]

Who's here from the levy video

[@dante53a]

plot twist: He was just advertising his app

[@ΣπαρτιάτηςΣπαρτιάτης-ω1ξ]

He is not being cocky, he actually means it.

[@holyketchup2514]

I'm here from the Gotham video.

[@Iamtheonewhoistheone]

Papa Levi sent me. Worth it

[@alphaandomegaministry2718]

Takes real humility to publicly say you are past your prime. Loved the way he strung out his answer. Hilarious.

[@marvinsilverman4394]

humility¿????

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Bro literally said he's his own favorite player and you talking about "humility" 💀

[@junomoon6337]

Who's here from gotham video?

[@pikaso6586]

The King talking to the Pawns

[@Geronimo1974]

The real joke is regarding "...keeping that in mind ...", meaning, he likes his chess skill, but not necessarily himself as a human being, probably assuming its not very modest statement.

[@4c00h]

I think you're the only one that got it

[@AldhairGarza]

you went deep

[@gab5473]

Levi sent me here and he was goddamn right to do it

[@sebastianrex6697]

Best even on interviews and pls show caruanas reaction to magnus's answer...

[@justanormaldude311]

who came here from the Levy video?

[@redjive4772]

Done with the homework lol

[@morten.hekkvang]

Sure did! Levy is great! He is my favorite player. In terms of how great he is at explaining stuff in very entertaining content!

[@tamerlano2420]

if a man says the absolute truth he can't be arrogant. He IS one of the best players of all times. So, in his opinion why he could't think about himself as the best player ever?

[@bluelagoon5]

True!

[@ruohos]

Here from the Levy video

[@jainayal2018]

Who's here from the gotham video

[@乐天-b8j]

If you're the best it makes logical sense to be your favorite player

[@humanrightsadvocate]

Levy "GothamChess" Rozman sent me here.

[@razolandroullo9721]

Magnus at the end still confused why people are laughing

[@myrrhful]

came from levy's video lol

[@JunkBondTrader]

Magnus is big on himself because he's just an objective and truthful person. If he were the worst he'd say he is the worst. But he's literally the best, and he's calling it how he sees it. That's my speculation anyway. I speculate that because his attitude doesn't come off as conceit, it comes off as honesty somehow.

[@beatsbystainz]

im here from the levy video

[@rejectedspace1091]

I'm here from the levy video

[@azfarabdul1468]

Here after Levi's video

[@markomandaric4786]

Levy sent me here

[@abimanyukarthik9738]

came here from Gotham's latest video!

[@jlushefski]

Magnus makes dry-delivery jokes/semi-jokes all the time. Also, he is more blunt than most, so the combination turns off some people; others find it refreshing and entertaining.

[@Parasuraman-ey4wo]

Magnus at 23 and 24 seemed to be the best player of all time. True to his 2882 Elo rating.

[@lukeanakin4144]

I’m here from the levy vid

[@Sam-ij7co]

What really bugs me about this video is that the crowd laughed after he said "myself" before hearing his follow up. It makes me feel like they laugh because they think he is being arrogant, naming himself as the player he most admires. When in reality he is talking about himself at a specific age. These kind of moments are what really make me love magnus more as player and as a man.

[@bjassman33]

I’m here from Levy’s most recent video lmao

[@patatakis73-38]

Who came here from Levy's recent video

[@konstantinospalapanidis6414]

Magnus said what Fabiano and many other GMs would really like to admit but they do not.

[@aryankargar4852]

Right

[@permanentlybored195]

well for others its usually not true

[@infidel-catto]

“my favourite player from the past is myself”, and they thought Fischer was strange 😂

[@james_wilton223]

levy told me to watch this, definitely worth it

[@w04h]

Came from Gotham Cheese

[@alexandersanchez9138]

Notice that he only pulls the trigger on the joke after he hears some laughs from the crowd. Magnus is no robot; he's clearly very socially adept.

[@alexandersanchez9138]

@dontzenyourselfout Bro, where are you getting this from? I don't think Magnus is autistic; he's just Norwegian. In particular, when he speaks Norwegian (on streams, and stuff) he doesn't come across as autistic in the slightest.

[@user-uc7qb1su4e]

The way he built up to that🤣

[@TavernaDoArcano]

Magnus: My favourite player is Caruana, because he makes me happy

[@KironKabir]

he checkmates on and off the board

[@Roosyer]

true

[@YT-Account_21344]

Im here from the Levy video 👇

[@YT-Account_21344]

The one guy who liked the comment pls comment too

[@connorgleeson7366]

I'm here from the Levy video

[@jeffghant4760]

I want to see Fabiano's reaction after Magnus' response.

[@h4rder10]

he'll have had a mild smile i guess because he rarely reacts strongly.

[@markovasic6691]

Here from levy video!

[@whelmking6497]

Love it! Literally just watched this after another vid of him saying his 10 year run as #1 contained a lot of luck too. His combo of hubris and humility is so impressive.

[@talalayoub9171]

im here from the levi video

[@subhamsekharpanda7370]

I am Levy from here video.

[@asdf14051]

Here from Levy's video :D

[@dromedda6810]

got here from the levy video

[@shapowlow]

magnus looks like he has no idea why people are laughing but he laughs with them anyway

[@roshankr8692]

He cannot be seen as “arrogant” if he is objectively the best to ever play the game.

[@mpatrice]

Funny bc Magnus literally means The Great.

[@Cnut_the_grape]

@@mpatrice so his name is Calcium the Great?

[@hagnuj1070]

Best of this era.

[@heroe1486]

"objectively", seems you should open a dictionary.

[@alonsohenriquez7238]

Magnus Ibrahimovic

[@jameswebb3410]

Here from Levy video

[@knockemout1271]

Here from levy's video.

[@codyjackh8051]

Here from Levy's video

[@danielhaslam5179]

And he’s completely entitled to his arrogance. Absolute goat.

[@yepnobodyasked]

I'm here from Levy's recent video.

[@zeus_machine]

That's the great mindset of magnus where he doesn't want to idolize chess master in the past because he want to surpass them

[@andresi126]

He has already surpassed them. all of them. The newer generation will always be stronger than the one before.

[@happydagger2953]

That joke is working on at least 3 levels, the most humorous being "keeping that in mind'' he didn't necessarily admire himself all that much (personally) at 23.

[@dragocrnjac5504]

Here from Gothamchess

[@ryandominguez1426]

I’m here from the Levy video 🤚

[@chad522]

Here from the Levy video!

[@dhanushdhanush1226]

Here from levy's video

[@Vollverplant]

i'm here from levys video

[@henpines]

He admire what he can do at 23 but not necessarily himself at that age

[@alwinw64]

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome The most humble player in all of chess history !