Magnus Carlsen CRUSHING EVERYONE

[@unclejoe6822]

Another Magnus d-rider. Just leave the guy alone I mean at this point why don't we upload a Magnus breathing video because the content creators seem to love to milk their world champion cow for more clickbait and views. Unsubscribed and I highly suggest you re-evalulate your content so others don't follow suit. -J.J.

[@GothamChess]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Saraf2202]

@@GothamChess 💀

[@47cps65]

JAJAJAJAJJAJAJA

[@enigma235]

pin of shame

[@mariogranados170]

Did @gothamchess just LOL at this stupid ass comment... very classy man, he deserved that 😂

[@majormoron605]

Magnus is the only player who can apply the "Oh shit, I'm playing Magnus" debuff on his opponents

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

They literally crumble against him. It’s incredible

[@ramble21]

except eric rosen who beat him with a goofy gambit because he didn't know he was playing magnus

[@whisper3856]

@@ramble21 Eric Rosen next World Chess Champion confirmed??

[@juliocadavid6640]

@@ramble21 Eric rosen is on a whole different level, Magnus is just wack compared to him

[@konnermorris1753]

@@whisper3856 I'm liking your words magic man.

[@christianharrs9268]

What better person to make a video about a semi-retired GOAT than a semi-retired GOAT

[@Wick291]

it takes one to know one.

[@asylum9868]

he is not semi retired

[@hypercubemaster2729]

@@asylum9868 He's talking about Magnus giving up his place as the WCC.

[@lowerfive6318]

@@hypercubemaster2729 doesn't make it semi retired...

[@rickrolled3666]

Yo 🔥kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWtapWpg5x9d9k

[@nitrinate]

Interviewer: So how does Magnus defeat the best players in the world? Levy: He puts all the pieces on all the right squares.

[@DrunkestSpartan]

of course! why didn’t i just think of that

[@user-he1mc2su8w]

That’s basically how stockfish crushes all players

[@jayr526]

And the heavens open, Brilliant light floods the area while angles sing in life like stereo..............with four part harmony. I love Levy's videos.

[@tonym2513]

Magnus is so much better than everyone else. He’s really only competing against history now.

[@Cattus_Maximus]

well said

[@markhathaway9456]

His play looks a lot like Fischer's. I especially like that he basically pushes people to go ahead with their plans and they back off, losing time and getting uncoordinated. It's a skill you don't see many players doing.

[@Cattus_Maximus]

@@markhathaway9456 As Gary Kasparov would put it: "Magnus is a Lethal combination of Karpov and Fischer" kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKGUq4J6nJqWp8U

[@NotoriousKhamid]

@@markhathaway9456 good comment! Would you be interested in sharing ur chess username?

[@rionelbenitez2766]

Or future as well!

[@celh05]

Damn, I can't skip the video to Magnus's game

[@MingChilling-]

ya he lied to us like actually such a click bait all i see is carlsen magnus

[@NeaEmrys]

Levy finally tricked us to watch the entire video! 😂

[@sgnti7164]

Magnus’*

[@mariogranados170]

@@NeaEmrys he finally did for sure! Lol

[@NeaEmrys]

Magnus said he ran out of steam on the last day, but at that point he already had done everything needed to win the entire thing. I hope he feels better soon and find his energy.

[@svenpoletka5236]

As an empath, I sense Levy is having some troubles again and people ought to take that into account whilst listening to him or leaving comments. His content is wonderful and raw as ever, but this is, just some food for thought and emotion for you people.

[@IsomerSoma]

@@svenpoletka5236 Who calls him/herself an "empath"?

[@svenpoletka5236]

@@IsomerSoma Empaths mostly, but sadly also some impostors.

[@IsomerSoma]

@@svenpoletka5236 There are many empathatic/ emotionally sensitive people i know. None of them would think of themselves an "empath". The only people i know who would think of themselves this way are more on the narcaissitic part of the spectrum and have difficulty with emotional empathy. Seeing themselves as "empaths" is a way too boost their self-eestem or overcompensate something which they are lacking. No grudges. Everyone has his/ her problems, but thinking of oneself as an "empath" is quite often sign of the opposite. It sounds grandious. See someone who has a high IQ isn't very likeable if he/ she feels the need to boast about it all the time, but it isnt contradictory as insecurity or arrogance are both compatible with high intelligence. However someone boasting about how supremely empathetic they are isnt only not likeable its contradictory to the image they want to project of themselves as if you were really highly emotionally sensitive you would have seen the problem and never thought of putting a label on yourself called "empath".

[@svenpoletka5236]

@@IsomerSoma Thank you for your anecdotes, they brought me joy.

[@nomoreblitz]

Magnus has always loved to do the things that make him great at chess: analyzing chess; reading chess books; playing chess; improving weaknesses; humble search for truth...

[@LysergiCoyotl]

getting hammered with his boys, slamming Norwegian thots, playing fantasy football, playing poker, playing basketball ...

[@pieohpie]

Humble search for truth 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DingusPingus7000]

@@pieohpie so corny lol

[@markhathaway9456]

You have to be humble or you won't be open to finding it, recognizing it, accepting it.

[@IsomerSoma]

Thats probably what any high level chess player does ...

[@smrf73]

As your correctly said it once, Magnus is on a level that he can suggest moves to the engine.

[@anureetbiswas8080]

Magnus is like an anime character. Starts slow then crushes everyone. The only thing missing is the power of friendship lol.

[@mal2ksc]

Is his rating OVER 9000! yet?

[@madiaw5553]

He does have a team to prep with if that count

[@dratomicslicer1885]

Lol I saw the episode the other day

[@piloco4232]

Go watch his drunk streams with friends, its too good

[@opticpower7542]

He’s the villain

[@Krysk_SK]

It must be hard being so good at something you have to put yourself in weak and awkward situations to make things interesting

[@segbhfrdgthyb576]

Bobby Fischer?

[@thomasdingwall7166]

My favourite videos are Magnus destroying people, it’s just so satisfying to watch.

[@johnnyirish9852]

You should achieve something on your own.

[@ryanmcwilliams1545]

@@johnnyirish9852 what does liking Magnus videos have to do with not achieving something?

[@rue2127]

It's not just "people", it's super chess grandmasters.

[@enderduck4253]

@@johnnyirish9852 you're making no sense right now. You know nothing about the guy yet are assuming he hasn't accomplished anything because he enjoys a certain type of chess video.

[@johnnyirish9852]

@@ryanmcwilliams1545 It was about getting satisfaction when others get destoyed. Personally I think it is more enjoyable to see more equal competitors. But yes, there is just a co-relation, usually people who do not achieve much distract themselves from own failures, by focusing on others failing. You achieve more by focusing on your own performance and failures, and look at others just for inspiration and learning.

[@anthonybritton4443]

Best video your put out in awhile. Games that actually give you good ideas and make you want to play more chess.

[@eaaddzzzz]

I typically play worse after watching Super GM recaps. It’s like another dimension. Their approach is not relevant to me as a 1500 blitz. (Except randomly pushing H4)

[@raylopez99]

@@eaaddzzzz True. Even as a low expert player I find that trying to sac a piece usually backfires. Magnus makes it look so easy.

[@chris5559]

Magnus just does enough to win.. he’s so aware of when to turn on god mode to inch ahead.

[@markhathaway9456]

Muhammad Ali said one important trick was to watch for when your opponent blinks, then hit him. You get a nice ambush effect.

[@KwinnyB42]

Magnus is incredible because to a 1600 like me his moves seem intuitive and understandable and like you say he makes it look easy. He makes it look like I could play at that level but here I am, a random 1600 who blunders mate in 2 and doesn't have a single hope of ever beating even the lowliest of titled players lol

[@HarryCrackz]

Mate i am 570 rated. You are probably closer to Magnus than I am to you.

[@RationalEgoism]

There's a much bigger difference in understanding chess between 2600 and 1600 than 1600 and 600.

[@MHGFTW]

He should write a book on how he judges endgames. There's often a bunch of things you could do, like cutting the king off, or attacking the pawn chain from the back, or getting a piece to a better spot. He should explain why one option is better than the other, and how he judges that kind of stuff. I often have no idea why one move is better than another. They both just seem like excellent moves to me, and they are, but I have no idea why one is better.

[@maaaaaaaaarcel]

Well, his answer might simply be: just calculate 10 moves deeper, silly.

[@hellopleychess3190]

he already explained it

[@Yohanan1030]

I think Hikaru said something like "I would have to calculate for 5 minutes to find that move, Magnus just plays instinctively". His endgame prowess is otherworldly and only engines compare, I don't even think he could explain it to us laymen

[@MHGFTW]

@@Yohanan1030 He doesn't have to go into every detail. There's plenty of stuff he could explain to each level of player that would be usefull to them. He can start at a low level, and up the explaination, and you'll just learn as far as you can keep up. For instance end game ideas should be understandable for most players. A 600 rated player can understand making a knight outpost or having a bishop and pawn cover eachother.

[@liamogrady5868]

1:48 "so one point about Magnus from the practicality standpoint is that he's- he's- he's very good."

[@crusaderACR]

it specifies WHAT he is good at thats a misquote, incorrect too because you even put a point, ending the sentence, which wasnt said

[@BockXO]

@@crusaderACR you're fun at parties I bet

[@3F34N1M4T3S]

@@BockXO It was an unnecessary and stupid joke.

[@crusaderACR]

@@BockXO no way you laughed at that one

[@donkbonktj5773]

@@BockXO Fact is boring yes.

[@TheWizardsOfOz]

Magnus plays like there is no tomorrow.

[@johnnyperozo2987]

hell yesssssssss that's why he's the apex predator

[@lucasjuhlsiems9209]

Good way to describe it. He really is just fearless. No holding back

[@crusaderACR]

When he gets drunk tho he plays so funny yesterday i saw a vid where he was barely conscious and did a beautiful checkmate with TWO pawns. Unreal. I swear he looked faster than Hikaru when he did that one.

[@kimaboe]

@@crusaderACR Drunk Magnus with awful music blasting in the background is unbeatable in faster time-controls.

[@markustv916]

There has never been a tomorrow, and never will

[@mesauce]

0:03 That implies the existence of an intergalactic chess infrastructure

[@WinnerNevQuitsQuitterNevWins]

😳🚨

[@mungolockhart3875]

It's almost like everyone else has an understanding of chess and just memorized a bunch of games while Magnus is just actually really good at chess itself. It kind of reminds me when he talked about the rule of squares. He understands, but doesn't quite know how to explain things.

[@landonperdue8447]

What is the rule of squares? When did he talk about that?

[@santiqwerty]

@@landonperdue8447 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3qci52tgZuHoZI Here

[@christophersnow7703]

@@landonperdue8447 I don't know what it is but I believe he talks about it in a video where he is doing a lot of endgame puzzles, it's him and one other guy doing puzzles Edit: in this vid somewhere kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWK2dIuYZ7x0aLc

[@mungolockhart3875]

@@landonperdue8447 Its a rule of thumb that makes spotting if your king will be fast enough to catch the enemy pawn easier. I'm also bad at explaining things, but the gist of it is if your king can step in to the square area, you'll be fast enough to stop the pawn.

[@Greatermaxim]

@@mungolockhart3875 It is called tempo. In the endgame space has mostly dissipated leaving exact moves.

[@ChristianHegele]

That's awesome that Magnus plays the two knights defense basically exactly like I do with Be7 and re-manoeuvring the knight. Only he goes on to crush the opponent and I only ever barely grind out a win.

[@hammerstrumm]

"when Magnus enters the room, chess engines scatter like cockroaches and hide in dark corners." oh, wait...

[@newpgaston6891]

This Magnus Carlsen dude seems pretty good at chess, he should try to go for the World Championship!

[@joaocabral3541]

best comment

[@playfoulfun3554]

now that magnus gave up his WC title, this kind of comments make more sense now lol

[@dnd5501]

lol he's already a world champion - Karen

[@th6n]

@@dnd5501 No he's not anymore!!1 -Other Karen

[@Snow-lv4bk]

These kind of jokes are really overused and usually boring but this one is pretty good.

[@Andrew-hn4cu]

Levy, love your content. I know u dont do much of this, but i would love a vid of u just talking abt aspects of chess that interest u rather than analyzing a game. It was fun hearing you ramble abt the carlsen controversy. Here’s some ideas: 1. Why u love chess/ why its beautiful. (could be personal, or touch on points. i love chess bc every time i come to a crest in my understanding i get to look out on the expanse of stuff that i dont yet understand, i like thinking about the degrees of understanding that can be achieved. Like how the best play is far better than the second best player.) 2. Chess Computers (how strong can they possibly get, what’s the chess base limit, what are the different algorithms based on) 3. What is the future of chess? (Computers, as a sport, post queens gambit) 4. Garry vs Magnus. Who’s the goat. Who wins in what category. 5. What does it take to become a grandmaster

[@dil4404]

I think Magnus is always gonna be the real world champ until someone can dominate like he does

[@bisket81]

What would be the alternative?

[@strategicsage7694]

@@bisket81 Well the point is he's chosen to give up the championship and isn't defending his title.

[@kimaboe]

​@@bisket81 Ian or Liren will have the title, but sadly now it is "World Champion, but..."

[@bisket81]

@@kimaboe would’ve been cool if these guys boycotted the championship too

[@kimaboe]

​@@bisket81 It would be interesting, but that only makes sense as a protest, and in spite of all the speculation Magnus isn't not playing because of the format. Instead he's stepping away because he doesn't feel he has much to gain by winning the title again. That obviously doesn't apply to Nepo or Ding.

[@skycaptain95]

After watching the entire video in just 25 seconds, I feel confident enough to make the top comment. I can't believe Magnus Carlsen crushed all these grandmasters like ants!

[@rickrolled3666]

Yo 🔥kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWtapWpg5x9d9k

[@rkkrzy]

"Magnus says no" I automatically hear Ben Finegold: "Nepo says: stop talking"

[@mcbescheiden725]

Magnus just showing why he is the best

[@didionssportsmachine8245]

You Cracked me up with the Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva relation. LOL And the Mark Jackson quote. Nice Job!!

[@jsherefor]

Let’s go more magnus content

[@iwao72]

2:29 "Never stop an enemy who's making a mistake" Napoléon

[@ponan0053]

this is a certified “haven’t seen the full video yet” classic

[@crusaderACR]

a what? im out of the loop i think edit: i also liked your comment why am i so weird, i didnt get this one at all

[@يوسفعمارنة-ش9ت]

@@crusaderACR i am sorry because ur over 27

[@connorkwan2112]

@@crusaderACR He’s essentially saying that just by looking at the video (a Magnus Carlsen video) he already knows that it’s going to be a good one.

[@crusaderACR]

@@connorkwan2112 So he liked before even watching it. I got it thanks.

[@crusaderACR]

@@يوسفعمارنة-ش9ت sorry im autistic

[@mateiaplugaritei6568]

I was literally watching a poker video of him when I got the notification, and yes he was crushing everyone

[@2gwells]

If magnus got the classical record it wouldn't be able to be argued anyone has ever been as good as magnus. He's absolutely insane and somehow looks to be getting better which is terrifying.

[@orngng]

19:28 you sounded like spongebob for a bit haha

[@mckennaConfig]

Magnus is the GOAT. We all know that the next world champion will have a massive asterisk after his name.

[@Giovanni1972]

This is Levy at his best, as a Chess teacher. Excellent analysis and completely understandable. Much appreciated.

[@tonib7002]

magnus is incredible and this video just further shows why. Incredible positional sense and calculating and everything.

[@RandomChessTalk]

Every Grandmaster has a computer at home so everyone can memorise engine moves, but still we got the same champion for almost a decade. That proves something else, Magnus is one class beyond everyone. Great commentary, I like adding MJ, Gordon Ramsay, Sonen, Vanderlei to compare things more vivid :D

[@zvonimirbarbaric5458]

He just won Superunited Croatia Tournament!!!

[@sebastianrex6697]

Like carlsen said he's going to be like how he was in 2011 just wanna be the best that he already is and focus on his goals without wc preps and God just look Ian crushed the candidates and mY man Magnus Just sliced him like butter with a knife seriously I don't have any more words to describe how good he is...Just just ada just GOAT ga...

[@thesnackbandit]

I mean there’s no point comparing Ian’s performance in this rapid and blitz tournament to his performance in the candidates. It’s a totally different scenario.

[@Gabrielnfs]

@@thesnackbandit True, Ian is more likely to beat Carlsen in rapid and blitz than in classical so it's actually even worse

[@williamrobert9898]

@@Gabrielnfs best reply LMAO

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

@@williamrobert9898 its true man

[@aa01blue38]

@@Gabrielnfs I mean, Carlsen is more likely to beat Ian in blitz as well

[@gwojcieszczuk]

I love how you manage to get insights from these games. It's like every game is entire story.

[@smoorej]

It would be very interesting and instructive to see an analysis of Magnus playing the top engines. Watching his games against mere mortals, it’s hard to imagine him not being able to win or at least hold his own against them, but I know this is not the case, and that in reality he would lose every game.

[@Guy_With_A_Laser]

I imagine Magnus probably knows enough theory that he could maneuver the engine into a "boring" drawn endgame and hold, at least as white. The top players rarely play engines publicly though. Hikaru has a few games against Komodo (sometimes with odds) that are pretty interesting, but it's also clear that he's playing a very different style than his normal play.

[@MrKralr]

@@Guy_With_A_Laser No chance. Top engines would crush magnus. That's like you saying that a 1800 player could probably draw Magnus with white in a boring drawn endgame. Yes, engines are really that far above humans that even Magnus Carlsen couldn't draw a single game in 1000, maybe from a set starting position there are chances but not from the base starting position.

[@farazsiddiqui1312]

@@MrKralr true

[@kassios]

Magnus trains and learns from the neural chess engines to improve his game. The machine has steered the game to new directions.

[@Greatermaxim]

@@kassios I am not afraid. I have won perfect games.

[@MrDeclanhenry]

Probably my favourite piece from you Levy. Very enjoyable

[@dzan5191]

25:42 I apsolutely love your UFC and martial arts refferences, truly a man of culture

[@MrDeclanhenry]

I loved the Sonnen reference!

[@rbcdelta6561]

"Mad!!" Magnus crazy good against the best! Super recap highlighting his mastery. Its going to be interesting watching him into 2023 when there is a new WC. Thanks for the hard work!!

[@stmmniko7836]

I am from Croatia, met Carlsen and others irl

[@SamuelPearlman]

Magnus: DISCOMBOBULATE! Sherlock: I approve.

[@zenadineallan5220]

What better person to make a video about a semi-retired GOAT than a semi-GOAT retired

[@Raistlin212Speedruns]

At 20:38, in game 5 you had the best opportunity for a "I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me" reference.

[@nihalr385]

00:18 "25-24-2300 maybe my level" Who are you kidding😂

[@OworBenard]

quote of the day at 25:14. Knights are too slow and too clumsy, they trip over each other😂😂😂

[@abhinavshankar414]

3:24 you should mention that Ng4 is actually losing to Ne4

[@cahlenbrown6274]

I'm so happy you can read engine lines like every one else. Very good. That's a good boy. Stfu

[@andrew_owens7680]

Quite possibly, in addition to his other GOAT titles, the best end game player of all time.

[@Oferdrincere]

You can't be a GOAT without being the best end game player. What is this logic lol

[@strategicsage7694]

He has no GOAT titles. GOAT is impossible to determine. He's dominant in his era, which is one of the best things you could say of any player.

[@PiercingSight]

Not just best endgame player, best endgame GETTER. The man knows exactly what endgame he wants to play from, and knows how to get it.

[@Oferdrincere]

@@strategicsage7694 man has the highest rating ever achieved in chess. Thats goat status

[@sakethedpuganti5697]

@@Oferdrincere when you factor rating inflation, he doesn't have the highest relative rating.

[@marksavell9281]

Love the chael sonnen reference. Absolute gold. Great video thank you sir

[@baskaranloganathan354]

"He freeeezes the enemy pieeeeces" that was good!!!

[@ironeagle4274]

It’s a shame that Magnus is not defending his title; unfortunately, the best chess player in the world will not win the championship.

[@drasticbuzzguy1887]

This guy is too good.

[@travisbrill5934]

Honestly the stuff Magnus plays looks like what I play. The difference, I have no clue what I’m doing 😂

[@jameshancock6154]

Lmfao "Good defense, better offense"

[@sixvolts443]

I don’t actually watch your videos I don’t even like chess I just watch your videos because your voice is nice while I cube

[@harald2101]

your work ethic and your ability to explain chess games to every level of player is truly astonishing. you brought me back to chess after playing only a few games with my dad in my childhood. i started a month ago fell to 300 and now i am back to 600. and i am truly enjoying it. thank you for your content! greetings from germany

[@sonnysoncere]

Love your animated commentary

[@markhathaway9456]

Your explanation of what he does is only possible because you know a lot and can see how it fits together. Finding ways to do it in your own game is a leap that a lot (if not all) of us need to do to really put our knowledge to work. GM Larry Christianson (sp) said we all have greater theoretical knowledge than we can demonstrate. Some do it better. Great video. Thanks.

[@simonburrows137]

the F7 knight 20 minutes in is like "im not trapped in here with you your trapped in here with me!!"

[@gigatoxishvili9991]

Honestly you should make videos about all the greats like Carlsen, Kasparov, Fischer, etc.

[@donkbonktj5773]

I agree. A suggestion could be to make one video about each of the greats (for example Morphy and all of the official world champions)

[@gunshow2121]

The constant Chael Sonnen references keep me coming back 😂😂😂

[@rana9643]

Hey Levy I played my first ever on board chess tournament and secured 7th rank of my district(Ernakulam,Kerala). There were around 350-400 players and around 10-15 fide rated players who took part in the tournament. 2 years ago i used to play like a 600 or 700 elo rated player and now I am rated 1600. My performance rating was 1709. I just wanna say that I love watching your content daily and has really developed my game on chess ❤️

[@dmt472]

Keep it up, I wanna see you in the candidates

[@Knights_reverie]

Congratulations bro, i wish to reach the same ratings. This is a motivation for me

[@rickrolled3666]

Yo 🔥kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWtapWpg5x9d9k

[@niwatoria6300]

you dint even know who we are but all of us are proud of you, good job you did great

[@misteratoz]

When magnus plays it.. It's a sideline. When I play it it's a mistake

[@NeuroticNav]

The wife and I got into a pretty bad fight, so this video is timed really well to watch and have some space atm. Thanks! Love the Content as always brother

[@wolfgangsell3233]

Divorce

[@rickrolled3666]

Yo 🔥kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWtapWpg5x9d9k

[@dAiMYoBeAr]

beat her up

[@hasanyaseen5547]

@@wolfgangsell3233 agreed you have enough queens on the chess board don't need more irl

[@jajasking9652]

That seems like a critical blunder, stockfish don't like It at all

[@kristiandhima3621]

Magnus in the title is back

[@joshkeller2671]

Can never wrap my mind around the fact he has the same exact pieces as me but its like he's playing a different game altogether.

[@grahamswan1898]

The MVL-Carlsen Sicilian line is top line of the engine with a few move order tweaks it isn’t niche !

[@daggaboom]

😂😂😂 the Chael vs Wanderlei caught me.

[@TechTaleswithEmmanuel]

I was wondering when you were gonna post a recap of this tournament

[@94boppers]

as a fellow mma fan i must say i appreciate the sonen silva comparison

[@mrleastlol]

All these games illustrate the same point: the power of passed pawns

[@robertoroma8401]

I was watching this video with my sister sleeping next to me, and when she woke up she told me she dreamed about Magnus, you being in a private school and even a bishop and a pawn blocking the knight like in the Alireza game. You make chess so interesting that even if it's another language and even if people are sleeping, they will still hear you. A big hug from Italy❣️🇮🇹

[@husk213]

Yo gotham, you're prolly not gonna see this but you've been a huge help to my chess skills, I was 1st in my first ever tournament. most of it was for your help thank you, really.

[@bromanvt]

Man was waiting for something like this, thank you!

[@cheesetoochalk]

"Can't Get close like Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva" LOL! What a random reference to get. One of the best KZbin channels ever.

[@zachwharf4641]

Let's go another banger vid from gotham!

[@alexband7207]

How savage would that be if Magnus made it into the Candidates next time it takes place and won his title back from whoever wins it this time. Provided, of course, Fide allows him to become a world champion again :)

[@tanjiroushirogane690]

It's most likely to happen ☠️

[@al_gusto]

If he's not motivated enough to prepare for the WCC match why would he do this to himself again?

[@hypnoticlizard9693]

@@al_gusto Magnus should just win the candidates because its a more fun tournament than the actual wc match and then not play wc lol-

[@alexband7207]

@@al_gusto Idk, it just seems like a very Magnus thing to do. To make that sort of a statement. "If i want it i can take it back, because I'm the GOAT". Maybe he's not motivated to defend his title now. But perhaps he could be motivated to do this. Besides he's not quitting chess, he still wants to get to 2900, so he's going to have to play these guys anyway

[@johubify]

Damn Levi looking buff

[@rafalkordys4773]

When others think that they reached Magnus level then Magnus goes up beyond unreacheable for other human level. He just understand chess like no one else before.

[@timremmel3433]

3:10 26. Ng4 was a mistake because of 26. ... Ne4! Not the best example of cold blooded calculation.

[@allysson_]

Ne4 is pretty not possible

[@ondrejnemec5231]

To me, this recalls the memory of playing my father as a kid. Always trying to play very solid, theory like moves I wasn´t really sure of at the time. But he would crush me like a bug the same way Carlsen crushes here. I guess it was by being passive at that time (I didn´t know what to play) and not attacking which I do a whole lot nowadays. Iˇve beaten him recently in a Scandinavian defense where he slightly miscoordinated his pieces in the opening (or I thought he did) and i somehow got down a piece but came up with a knight fork out of nowhere winning my rook back because how his king was placed. That is why you should always play your own style of chess. Like I only play my own variations that I can understand in like Center game or Caro -kann and not some Ruy Lopez I don´t resemble that much about. Because you know when you play something deep with a lot of understanding, there´s gonna be someone who knows even more than you do. And that is I think the lesson here. I wonder how many people found out about chess the same way i did playing against my dad. Just my sincere opinion.

[@dbonechis]

So I guess you could say Magnus is a... (shotgun pump sound effect) master baiter. (Duke Nukem theme)

[@deadded5793]

It feels like Magnus plays in a style of a computer

[@sub.consciousnz1312]

the thing with chess is that there are objectively best moves

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

That's simply because Magnus is the closest thing there is to a computer

[@deadded5793]

@@sub.consciousnz1312 i agree. Its just that he always finds them. Moves with long-term pressure and control of important squares, rather then going for a tactic. He is a master of strategy and it feels very abstract.

[@chokoon21]

It really incredible that Levy with a 1.5m sub still getting 300k+ views on every videos doing chess content. It’s surreal this many people are active!

[@hellooohowareudoing]

If I were paired against Magnus, I'd pretend to have covid.

[@carlmichaelx]

Great vid, short, simple, very informative. ~ Speak softly and carry a big stick ~ Luv it.

[@willmilner691]

Hey Levy, new vid idea. Subscribers’ chess elo vs the elo that they think they should be. Eg. An 800 vs a 1000. With you analysing the games on stream.

[@tonetone5359]

In first game i cant believe i saw most of the moves

[@cybug2789]

Gothem: He's really good at baiting his opponents Me instantly in my head: Masterba!ter

[@AdrianCarri]

When I want to see a levi's video, I just write magnus in the navigator and the algorith does its magic

[@evandodgion4772]

Didn’t think I’d ever hear a Mark Jackson reference in a Gotham video about Magnus but “Mama, there goes that man”

[@Philopantheon82]

Sir, your passion and analysis had me doubly enjoy the video!! You are very entertaining chess reader and I respect your dedication!! Thanks Levy, love and hugs from Iraq!! Just want to add that currently Magnus is the only player who can play like a virtual chess engine but still doesnt lose his unique ability on the board as a human, yes that is why he is my all time favourite chess player despite my mighty admiration for Tal, Capablanca and Karpov

[@bobevans5282]

After watching this magnus has a point of changing format of fide world champion

[@sayhitoKEN]

At 16:44 isn't that a free Bishop

[@Stefan0v1]

The black queen is protecting the black bishop, and if you take the white bishop, the white queen takes the black bishop.

[@sayhitoKEN]

@@Stefan0v1 okay yeah! Missed that. Thanks!

[@pjd9384]

That mark jackson reference sent me 😂😂