Magnus Carlsen and the Hostile Hedgehog

[@ChessNetwork]

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[@bluekeybo]

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[@orrimoch5226]

I like the way Carlsen is building the tension patiently at the Center and then explodes afterwards on the king side. Very well annotated by Jerry 👌

[@aristopleb]

While atempting to go to sleep a pleasant disruption surfaces

[@ChessNetwork]

Good knight! :)

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It is always an absolute pleasure watching your analysis of such games!

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[@marweeo]

What an incredible game and commentary, loving your content Jerry!

[@ChessNetwork]

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[@huh-ss1cf]

@@ChessNetwork The comment is dying. I think you should do something to regain views

[@TheKrikket]

The Hostile Hedgehog and the Poison Passed Pawn! Excellent analysis Jerry as always. This game was really exciting :)

[@me1970]

Thank you Jerry for uploding this game. Awesome analysis throughout!

[@tamimahmad5935]

Appreciate your detailed explanation Jerry! One thing I learned a lot about from this channel is pawn moving. Haven’t seen a better explanation anywhere else. Improved my chess skills instantly after watching a couple of your videos. Now I forgot about all other channels😅

[@colly9888]

i love it when jerry's video titles sound like harry potter book titles

[@KF1]

Lol like "Leela and the Golden Queen Knight" there's probably tons more.

[@taowroland8697]

Jerry has the most comfy voice on the planet. I use the bullet arenas as one does rainforest sleep noises.

[@ianmendham6671]

Magnus just seems to drop his pieces exactly where he wants with no real struggle or clutter. Stunning stuff.

[@MrSupernova111]

Magnificent technique by Carlsen and analysis by Jerry! After watching your channel for several years I still find myself learning something new in these deep game analysis videos! Thank you so much! Cheers!

[@ChessNetwork]

Super! :)

[@welp...]

Love you Jerry. Thanks for treating us to wonderful content all these years. Take great care, friend.

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[@ChessNetwork]

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[@irradiatedbadger]

@@ChessNetwork love what you do for chess, you were basically one of the OG chess KZbinrs, way before it was cool 😋

[@sooooooooDark]

13:37 me when jerry suggested e6-e5: i was like: 😄 thats the move id play jerry: "a move u dont wanna play here is e6-e5" - i was like: 😔 but its actually the top engine choice: i was like: 🧐🤓😇

[@jameslazer819]

@ChessNetwork you analysed my favourite Carlsen game of all time! This is his first win against Kramnik. Personally i think that pretty much every game between these two has been super interesting! Worthy of a playlist for sure

[@ChessNetwork]

Ohh. I wasn’t aware that it was Carlsen’s first win against him. Thank you. 👍🏼

[@9apSfsa9]

These videos are the very reason why I fell in love with chess. I used to watch them without ever having playing the game--just entranced. Thanks for everything.

[@Nerfgunninja]

I’ve been loving all the standard games lately! I learn a lot more from these than quicker games :)

[@hansg6015]

I like how Magnus unpacks his position, brilliant

[@artjomkorolev222]

I love this kind of videos, Jerry!!

[@daredevilofficial4100]

Hahaha, I was half expecting to see Sonic as the thumbnail

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Good analysis of a fine strategy from Carlsen. Thanks Jerry and keep up the good work.

[@PrNizar]

Very instructive as always with the games you're presenting. 👍🙂

[@chessanalysis64]

Impressive Mentoring, Inspirational Game, Thanks Jerry

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Nice positional game to have exposure to positional significance,Thanks.

[@johnq2266]

Love that b pawn being poisonous 4 times, what a star!

[@nistral]

beautiful game, thank you for the video jerry!

[@r3dpikmin545]

Worlds best b pawn. Such great content thanks so much! Learned soooo much

[@alexnaturalis1179]

That b7 pawn was poison throughout most of the game even as it moved up. Amazing game!

[@DouwedeJong]

That was a beautiful game from black.

[@mrnemoid]

Great video Jerry! Love the twitch streams as well, but your game analysis videos on KZbin are really special.

[@tom9258]

Ive noticed in chess when you play a move like a6 to indirectly protect the d6 pawn by preventing white from atacking it again with Nb5 it will also do an equally opposite reaction by opening up away for plack to guard it again, you just have to find it

[@RedGaming23]

Awesome video. Would love to see more videos added to the instructive games series 😊

[@alexanderroc3359]

A lovely example of the hedgehog played by the champ. Thank you.

[@zenchess]

Masterfully explained

[@ChessNetwork]

Thanks Zen.

[@b-th4pe]

Carlsen is such a genius man

[@MrKayDeeJay]

Great video Jerry, masterful game and analysis

[@connorheather6550]

Thanks as always Jerry!

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Always been a fan thank you very much for your content. Will you please put a evaluation bar in upcoming videos

[@sooooooooDark]

strange how u r "only" an NM - ur ability to explain stuff is clearly better than that of most of the IMs/GMs here on youtube their way of explaining is more robotic/theory heavy (and they possibly have a deeper understanding of the oppositions and can calculate deeper...tho us viewers dont rly notice it cuz they usually dont put that well into words) u r better at explaining the smaller nuances/the logic/intentions behind ur moves on an idea-based level rather than "LUL THAT'S THEORY"-level as most (even) higher ranked players strangely tend to do it

[@photographyandthecreativeyou]

Love the analysis Jerry!

[@flow329]

You're a great teacher, Jerry!

[@TheKero101]

you are education talneted , very simple explain and analysis .

[@leightonivy]

The thumbnail looks like a fusion of magnus and hikaru together lol

[@bonkyabeans]

Jerry please try me at home

[@katlegosojane1]

Thank you for the excellent narration of the game.

[@vidura]

Sweet lord above. It is beautiful. Thanks Jerry.

[@pallavmishra6660]

Basically, Only Magnus was playing the game.

[@sophiegrey9576]

Magnus being a daredevil with that g pawn is quite the thing to look at.

[@amesrupnick464]

Carlsen is an inspiration to us defensive players, what a complete and accurate game, white couldn’t do anything the whole time

[@amosdraak3536]

Yes. Very inspirational because he shows us how to play from such tough looking positions and play even for the win

[@meredithwallace5378]

4:35 i'm curious about the decision to make the exchange with 10... Bxg2 here (and move 9; i was indeed tempted by Nc6 haha). i would have thought black's bishop is more valuable here because it's pointing near the enemy king, but i assume there's something i'm missing. is it simply because of the central squares that white's bishop is controlling? does black have any hope of using his bishop as a threat, or does white's bishop effectively shut that down? (or is the bishop not a threat in the first place?)

[@zexisak4085]

Generally the g2 bishop is considered better than the b7 bishop is because it's protected by the king, is the protector of the king, and also defends the light squares of h3 and f3 nicely.

[@zexisak4085]

Also tactics often favor the g2 bishop when it's defended over the b7 bishop which is undefended. See this line in the Hedgehog where white wins material because of the dynamic between the defended g2 bishop and the undefended b7 bishop. 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. e5 dxe5 (11... Bxg2 12. exf6) 12. Bxb7 exd4 13. Bxa8.

[@00bikeboy]

Kasparov called Carlsen a deadly combination of Karpov and Fischer. After this game I see what he meant. Damn.

[@MrSupernova111]

Yep. As I work my way trough game collections of the old masters Magnus' games will be the ultimate study. Hopefully, by then I have a title as today's GMs play far more complex than the masters of the past.

[@ChessJourneyman]

@@MrSupernova111 You mean stockfish and lc0.

[@PaulFurber]

g5 was amazing. Wonderful analysis thank you.

[@noahjoseph1863]

I must've missed this Harry Potter book

[@curtissleypen9395]

Well done Jerry, thank you.

[@Sponsie1000]

"Magnus Carlsen going for a Dont-try-this-at-home maneouvre" is very funny to me in the context of chess,, keep it up Jerry!, and l hope to see you cover the upcoming WCC-games, either live or post-game analysis :]

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

N1ce episode. So many interesting ideas.

[@ryann7760]

man I never get recommended Jerry's channel anymore. Got me into chess on youtube!

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[@augustosarmentodeoliveira3023]

that g5 move is like... I own this shit. this is my house.

[@ChristianP1999]

At 8:59, white is not threatening mate though, because the knight on e8 is defending g7.

[@ptsimonse8325]

Bishop on b2 also attacking g7 not mate but very uncomfortable

[@violetasuklevska9074]

Possibly Carlsen's greatest strength is his versatility and ability to play any position and play it exceptionally well. Not too long ago he was experimenting with the Grunfeld (in both the FIDE World Cup and Norway Chess), in the latter he was 'tricked' by Rapport into a King's Indian a seemingly lesser opening than the Grunfeld and he defended it effortlessly as if he'd been playing it his whole life. I don't think there's an opening he hasn't played.

[@MrSupernova111]

Agreed. Magnus is a great technician but his general chess knowledge is off the charts. I believe this is the reason he's been #1 for many years. If his calculation ability falters he can always lean on his immense knowledge of positions to salvage many games.

[@AeonQuasar]

@@MrSupernova111 he often replies he can pull the emergency break. He can be - 2 behind and still pull off draws by mining out maximum value of his pieces.

[@andy68916]

The forcing moves expanding on the king's side were just surgical. Thanks for the analysis! (Are you studying up for the championship??)

[@thecityofjoy]

Hedgehog is a difficult opening to play as defense ... you need to know exactly what you are doing

[@TymexComputing]

I like the old notation You are using Jerry, queen's bishop :) - Jerry the successor of old Masters :)

[@tyrokoulouro]

That b pawn was pure poison throughout the whole game 😯

[@jessejordache1869]

You have to see the position after 16...Nc7 with the idea of ...f5 before 13...Ne8 is an acceptable candidate. When you asked "what does Black play here?" I thought of ...Ne8, but threw it out because I didn't see a follow up for it.

[@leslassiter6378]

I've always liked the Hedgehog and play it when I get the chance, but I still learned quite a bit from this game.

[@ryanhastings7151]

I just wanted to say I appreciate how much title of this video reads like a parody of a Harry Potter book title.

[@valentijnraw]

so i play everyday and gradually im getting better. and while my rating goes up so does my appreciation for pro players especially Carlsen. hes such a genius at the board. kinda makes me sad that i will never reach his level of understanding tho.. i will never meet him at the board but im glad i met him in real life once.

[@tomlaw4527]

The standard games are back!

[@abdessamadnouali1205]

Very instructif, thanks !!

[@AlamoCityCello]

Nice analysis. Thanks man!

[@robbierotten2215]

Great stuff Jerry!

[@mhernani]

Am i the only one laughing on that hedgehog thumbnail?

[@koyaaanisquatsi]

I wonder if d5 was a viable option on move 14 winning the knight... what am I missing?

[@lukecastellan721]

it doesn't win the knight, because after 14. b3 d5 cxd5 exd5, there's Qf5 threatening mate, after g3 Qh3 threatens mate again, and after h5 there's Ne6, forking the queen and rook, and white is winning. Complex position, for sure, but you don't get anything out of playing d5. Plus, the d pawn is pinned, so it wouldn't threaten the knight in the first place.

[@koyaaanisquatsi]

@@lukecastellan721 thank you! I'm a beginner, so naturally I missed Qf5 :D

[@loveless8241]

I thought this was pulled! First time I clicked it was set to private.

[@daredevilofficial4100]

It was public, then made private, then reverted to public.

[@ChessNetwork]

I have now pinned a comment with some background.

[@nicholasgranat2999]

Good stuff,thanks !

[@sethrose1325]

Awesome video thank you

[@wastedghoul]

as a person who cant think straight why is queen to b5 poison?

[@nathank-jw7uv]

queen is trapped

[@incandifferent]

Falling asleep to this gives me interesting dreams.

[@Molb0rg]

I'm try to lean this defence, as it looks easy on surface, as idea, but maaan the thing isn easy at all, not easy, so much nuances, this another good piece of the puzzle

[@jessejordache1869]

There's a lot of intuition you can get from it by studying characteristic openings that lead to similar positions, because it can arise from both the Sicilian Scheveningen and ESPECIALLY the Sicilian Taimanov. The Taimanov is almost perfect but it has you playing an early ...Nc6, which is, as in this game, often better left to a later decision. Plus there are different hedgehogs: there are hedgehogs with no fianchettoes, double-fianchettoes, and everything in between. The point is to learn to keep your position sound and to slowly unwind yourself, and this is fundamentally a Sicilian structure. I'm personally not a fan of double fianchettoing... basically ever (wait, we're playing for a bind on the black AND white squares? Seriously what is the idea here?) but there are plenty of players stronger than me who like positions like that. Hoping that points a way to for you to find good positions to study.

[@magnumdongsen2141]

so enjoyable to watch

[@monodriver001]

Wooow, this is why Magnus is WORLD CHAMPION 🏆 🥇 🏅

[@scheimong]

I was kind of expecting the Fischer plan (Kh8 Rg8 g5) and thought, huh that is risky but can't call that crazy. Then Magnus played this stuff against an open bishop on b2 ... He showed me crazy 😅

[@MrSupernova111]

Probably caught Kramnik by surprise as well.

[@frednimzowi9852]

I'm a hedgehog player. This Ra7 manœuvre is not new. I wouldn't say it's mainstream, but it's certainly not rare. In fact, I have played this myself more than once to protect the Bishop on b7. The passivity of the a7 rock with a bishop on b7 is not a problem, you can always come back to a8 when the tactical problems of the unprotected Bishop on b7 (e4-e5 and on Bxg2, exf6! and 2 black minor pieces are en prise) are gone. There is also the move Ba8 and the rook can move along the 7th rank as Carlsen did. For sure without light squares bishopscthis Ra7 move makes even more sense. The g5 move is not new in the Hedgehog either. It's quite common once queens are exchanged, something black should generally avoid. However with queens on the board, it's a rarity. Really impressive Carlsen certainly has cojones for the reasons you mentioned.🤣 I enjoyed the game and your comments very much. Thank you!

[@manjunathm28287]

pawn on h7 never moved

[@pallavmishra6660]

So was the pawn on f2.

[@leontermolen2356]

Great video!

[@joshpinchuk7061]

Fantastic, thought Carlsen was really young, but actually 18is when this was played (so not young by chess standards)

[@superharmonic]

Thanks, J!

[@Benjamin-1776-]

Love the videos instructive as always!

[@Molb0rg]

Knigth on d8 isn't untypical for such formation, in general as knigth also a weakness somtimes here, even if it not obivious on this position, but in general

[@kroeterichNo1]

great video

[@antonioseoane3319]

Hey Jerry, at move 24, why doesnt white e.g. play Bishop a3, threateing the blacks d6 pawn?

[@Pain420]

I would guess Ne4, Qd3, Ne5 is bullying the queen around. And the queen no longer can make a battery with the bishop to threaten mate.

[@joshuahunter2825]

B pawn was poison three times , wow... edit four times

[@nevermindshort3]

The correct phrase when the queen or another piece doesn't have a good square to go to, is the board "doesn't have a square to spare".

[@comic4relief]

Capablanca-esque.