Magnus Carlsen: "Let's Play The French"

[@peterwright445]

Magnus just casually mentioning a game from when he was being coached/mentored from over 10 years ago. Priceless

[@alimpanmandal6472]

I understood abhout 10 percent about the lines he explains

[@noobudnoo]

well well

[@markscannell4285]

Please stop putting up the bell notifications, it's very annoying, I keep seeing it out the corner of my eye.

[@christopherherrmann921]

From when is that game??

[@foraminutethere23]

2018 pro chess league

[@sliceserve234]

Such an odd timeline we live in. The world chess champion (the real one) wears a hoodie that says "SWAG."

[@ТанжихоловМуродулло]

Strongest player and world champion doesn't necessarily mean the same thing

[@sliceserve234]

@@ТанжихоловМуродулло everyone knows that, thanks for nothing

[@ТанжихоловМуродулло]

@@sliceserve234 well, you are saying he is the real one and I'm saying he is not. That is nothing?

[@sliceserve234]

@@ТанжихоловМуродулло I don't know. good luck out there.

[@ТанжихоловМуродулло]

@@sliceserve234 Thanks. If you mean it of course and not just being salty

[@DrReactmor]

When the guy is thirsty , he drinks water. Very logical.

[@DanM-pw9nl]

Strange question but why is his English so good that he thinks out loud in it?

[@Iceman219]

He's from Norway which is a country that is quite proficient in English. Pretty common for them to be bilingual, and Magnus is speaking English for the stream (international viewers, so it makes sense to speak English rather than Norwegian)

[@Fergus316]

The Vikings invaded England at one point so I believe English and Norwegian are closer than some other languages.

[@KeizerEz]

​@@Fergus316English is a Germanic language, with heavily borrowed vocabulary from the Latin languages due to being conquered by the French. In terms of closeness to other Germanic languages, it is probably closest to Dutch.

[@danielszczypka6977]

I saw it till Rxa7.

[@getmilked6216]

threatens backrank checkmate, and i think it means that his line to win a pawn doesnt work anymore

[@getmilked6216]

still insane that magnus takes the time to see that. total board vision in that sequence. probably because hes had a number of famous games where some random qxa7 or rxa7 at the end of calculations has come into play. its probably just a pattern that in these big capture chains he should check on those rooks on the open files every time.

[@gavinjones8543]

Seemed qxg7mate disallows the rook taking

[@EJJ509]

he's such a pro he doesn't have positions enabled on his board, just has every square memorized

[@shubhamparmar9632]

💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@ТанжихоловМуродулло]

I really hope he won't return to his godawful long hair. I even think he plays better with shorter hair 😂

[@نوافرشيد-م8د]

It's fascinating how people can hold long games against Magnus when playing online, regardless of rating differences. This makes me believe there might be truth to some of Kramnik's cheating allegations.

[@Estrachon]

Accusing someone of cheating solely because they perform well or ‘last a long time’ against a strong opponent is not a fair or evidence-based statement. Robert Fontaine is a Grandmaster, a title that reflects years of hard work, skill, and dedication. It’s not uncommon for Grandmasters to hold their own against the world’s best, even if they ultimately lose. Without concrete evidence, such accusations are baseless and disrespectful to the integrity of the game.

[@beniocabeleleiraleila5799]

They are GMs, you are overrestimating Carslen skills, he is probably the GOAT, but any mistake against a GM is fatal to him

[@getmilked6216]

this is a weird video to post this on, considering the player with the white pieces plays an exchange french here. explosive early wins are not likely even if you are literally magnus carlsen.

[@BREAKocean]

Magnus is an endgame player. Also they might last for a while but thes3 people typically resign quixk

[@foraminutethere23]

The exchange French is a very drawish opening for both sides. Magnus squeezed a win even though his opponent played for a draw

[@CarnivoreMeatEater]

The French opening is Resigning. 😂🏳🏳🏳Unless Magnus.

[@MrRaindog]

Or Ding in Game 1 of the WCC.

[@valk_7233]

🤡

[@lashaxoperia5917]

Ding keeps playing French and Gukesh can't do anything to win with white, so you can say its very solid opening.