Magnus Carlsen Loses His Mind

I sat down with the World Champion, and things got...interesting. #Chessable #MagnusCarlsen
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[@JohnBartholomewChess]

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Hey John!

[@ka4421]

John Bartholomew lOL this was actually pretty funny - “is this a draw?”

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John, is it possible that the video course costs around 200 dollars, or is it my browser messing up the currencies? (It would make more sense for it to cost 200 of my national currency, around 5 dollars)

[@bigpoppa2000]

extremely rare to get a world champion's perspective on a kingless position, thank you john.

[@radar9561]

This editor is hilarious

[@JohnBartholomewChess]

That's @String_dogg!

[@StringDogg]

@@JohnBartholomewChess Thanks John! It's an honour to have edited for your channel :)

[@JohnBartholomewChess]

@@StringDogg The pleasure is all mine! You da man!

[@pranaynatvarlal]

@@StringDogg I watched some of your videos ( they're great btw) and never knew you edited for John

[@smartypantschess]

Brilliant work guys!

[@guymeir738]

It's a shame that april's fools only comes once a year

[@pierreh8122]

Took me 2 minutes to figure this was a joke lmao, started having doubts at the king v king endgame

[@BvBCrafty]

Lucky you its the 1st of April :D

[@bustersbrain]

Same... Should have checked the calendar, but covid lockdown has made every day feel the same.

[@88mahe]

yeah, first I thought this would be a general great practrical vid, as usual, but no... I saw like the date maybe 10 sec later and got the joke...

[@88mahe]

nazmus saquib I just could not believe my own eyes on that one! And that is NO way ehm A DRAW could be the result...

[@leadnitrate2194]

You thought Fischer was spassky?

[@rickrox9636]

*half of the board covered in queens* "Is it a draw?....maybe it's not" I'm flying

[@KillerInstinct1]

I seriously took it as he meant it for real and he seriously was thinking about a draw scenario... magnus is as close to a god as somebody can be lmfao.

[@meu02136]

I mean if it was Black to move then it is a draw.

[@benprince3025]

meu02136 if it’s black to move it’s mate.

[@Fran-jl1bh]

@@KillerInstinct1 bruh this is fake lol watch the real vid

[@chessandmathguy]

@@KillerInstinct1 you shouldn't compare Magnus Carlsen to God. I mean... sure... he's awesome and all, but he's no Magnus Carlsen.

[@TradingZoneOficial]

"Now I have the position in my head" *Extreme close up*

[@garyshapiro8791]

He literally had the position in his head.

[@richarddelaney4803]

@@garyshapiro8791 I was in awe at that point. II can NOT do that! lol. Wow.

[@MegaUnwetter]

XD

[@akuzaforever]

Trading Zone forehead

[@pigeonnnn]

I laughed so hard my wife thought I was crying and came running. The Spassky line floored me

[@JormunGungnir]

One of spassky's games? I fucking lost it haha

[@rafaelrandom500]

It killed me 😄

[@keeganturbitt1101]

Picture of Fisher LMAO 😂

[@koustavchatterjee8645]

Weird flex, but OK

[@rjjhh443]

@@koustavchatterjee8645 😂

[@user-gc2jx4gj2q]

I wonder how Magnus would react to this video lol

[@EIIlast2791]

Addict C how is this video relevant to his comment?

[@88mahe]

me too, me2

[@tommy5965]

@@EIIlast2791 magnus' reaction..?

[@NOU-iw3gb]

@Addict C Too good lmao

[@rjohnson8ball]

@Addict C I can see how Magnus was pissed off by the commentator's poor choice of words. But Magnus does have a sense of humor and I believe he will laugh at this April Fools joke. I mean, he sometimes does plenty of crazy plays that are to his disadvantage, just for the challenge. Is it true he sometimes enjoys beer while playing online?

[@Anima-fo5gf]

"now I have theposition in my head" best joke ever XD

[@dzaijn]

Yes.

[@ashwindsouza5273]

2:50

[@markbane4253]

I have all the Kamasutra positions in my head, I'm a greater player than Carlsen

[@StringDogg]

I love this video so much

[@superfluousbishops8576]

we miss your videos

[@StringDogg]

@@superfluousbishops8576 I edited this video :P

[@Phurngirathaana]

@@StringDogg absolutely brilliant buddy Take care about the bottom left though

[@nanonipples6538]

@@StringDogg yo dude, this was friggen hilarious. I laughed at nearly everything and i dont laugh easily.

[@StringDogg]

@@nanonipples6538 Thanks man! :D Glad you enjoyed it

[@InfernalPasquale]

I haven't laughed this hard for a long time

[@carlosmatosfanpage2856]

This is some of the highest quality humour I’ve had the pleasure of stumbling across in a while 😹😹😹 Well done!

[@-dash]

What an iconic photo of Boris "The Magician from Riga" Spassky

[@Itachi3040]

Actually Michail Tal is magician from Riga

[@esscate]

Дмитрий Воронин The picture was bobby fischer

[@tomasmartinez8328]

Welcome to the meme world John

[@saxophoneguy]

you merely adopted the meme world. john was born into it

[@fburton8]

I have always found Carlsen's ability to visualize astonishing, and this video confirms this in spades. I mean, that d5 position! :o

[@StringDogg]

It's super-human

[@MegaUnwetter]

Its really hard also how fast he saw king vs king is a draw that was astonishing.

[@eliet8944]

HIKARU should make a reaction video for this!

[@tbones2583]

I am dying at "your father struggled with this one" then its the simpliest ladder mate in the world. Love the april fools videos John!!!!

[@coreydanni4485]

This video is fantastic, never laughed so hard

[@fredtheafricanpianist5935]

I thought i wasnt going to fal for April fools today, but I did with this video--your april fools are always great!

[@stefan4159]

That's the thing, we always prepare to be prepared for April Fool pranks, and we still fall for them lol

[@fredtheafricanpianist5935]

@@stefan4159 i know right, this was just perfect

[@udai414]

How many times am i gonna re-watch this? Maybe once everyday for a whole month .

[@rafaelrandom500]

At least

[@Uerdue]

"100 Endgames You Must Not Know"

[@noahweeks3643]

John never fails to disappoint on April Fools. Great Video!

[@JohnBartholomewChess]

Never fails to disappoint..I will take that as a compliment on this fine day, sir! 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@noahweeks3643]

@@JohnBartholomewChess It is a good thing you understood that or else that would be a bit awkward...

[@DDRaHolic]

You made the rook ending simple enough to where even I could understand the joke! Thanks for this hilarious video!

[@greatwolf.]

yeah I hope I don't get this in a game...

[@mrhed0nist]

This fool obviously hasn't studied John Nunn's "Secrets of Pawnless and Pieceless Endgames".

[@surreptitiouswritings]

2:09 still kills me. and then the move he makes for the puzzle. too funny haha

[@Erik_001]

haha thanks again John. I still watch last years April 1st video from time to time.

[@MrSaxiJensen]

John BarTrollomew

[@cesarromerop]

underrated

[@sundaydsus]

I still come back to this every once in awhile for some laughs. 😂

[@greggrey6352]

The best part of this video is honestly the smile at 0:37

[@RickRollJohnson]

This is hands down the funniest chess video I’ve ever seen

[@leonardsmith9870]

"Hmm, game of Spasky's?" - shows Bobby Fischer. This video is too much for me xD

[@shirgar4390]

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen for weeks 😂

[@cabalistik]

Funniest chess video on the internet! 😄

[@JohnBartholomewChess]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tomasmartinez8328]

3:18 Nice sipp of water

[@Socialdogma]

Tomás Martínez Sounded like he was ripping a bong hit there!

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa8725]

i almost turned this off and then the positions starting being shown and i had to stop eating because i couldn't stop laughing. well played

[@mrmarkstv6585]

I'm buying the book 100% XD

[@01sabraah67]

Plot twist: this video hasn't been edited.

[@benprince3025]

Holy f**k that was funny. Thanks for lifting the lockdown mood!

[@siveroo7493]

I sense the r/anarchychess humour..

[@grantybert]

DUDE. THIS IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST CHESS VIDEO EVER. The one with all the queens made my abs hurt from laughter xD

[@alexdinan9709]

I just woke up my girlfriend from laughing too hard. Thanks John.

[@victorsaavedra6848]

This is the funniest video I’ve seen in a long time. I just didn’t see it coming

[@parsafakhar]

i expected to cringe but this is actually funny

[@alvaradoac21]

I lost it at the Spassky photo

[@willh69]

Haha watched this a few times gets funnier every time

[@Blandified]

I didn't think you could top last year's vid, but you've outdone yourself! I was dying laughing.

[@DarshanSenTheComposer]

Did you hire Gordon Ramsay's cameraman?

[@Chessable]

Great video John! :)

[@alephnull4044]

1:25 In fairness Magnus could probably push for a win even in this position

[@GilMonteverde]

2:20 kills me everytime

[@hugogerez]

This video was hilarious 😂 “Now I have the position in my head,” (pawn on e5)

[@hugogerez]

Petercross well, it’s not funny in our case, but you and I are not the World Champion 😉

[@andressstyle6390]

It was d5

[@hugogerez]

Andress Style whatever

[@dennyortiz7242]

"i wasn't sure about my theoretical end...game statuuuusss; then again, i'm better at chess" THAT IS HILARIOUS 💀💀😂

[@Thischannel_will_save_yourlife]

Insanely well done!! Lmfao with this clip

[@Narutostorm93]

3 mins of pure, unadulterated and unrestrained laughter! Oh! What a crazy upload, there. Thanx for the laugh! This is just what everyone needed for a change!!

[@blueboy13x]

I cannot praise this enough bruh thank you so much for that genuine lmao moment I had. Really needed that! Every puzzle here was amazing. Please please make more

[@chess-intuition]

Man it took me half video to realise today:1/4/2020

[@kevinreyeskev2475]

I showed this to my mom and she was like “wow magnus is really bad” I never corrected her 😂

[@henrywallace5445]

This is like if MuchDank did chess content

[@TylerRayJohnson]

Hilarious! Cracking up over here.

[@jaatelo9167]

Funniest shit i've seen in a while hjahahahahahahha

[@BlakouttheMM]

Who knew John was a fan of AnarchyChess?

[@dunnokki]

I'm getting this feeling that this might not be the primary edit of this interview, hmmmm...

[@chrisrobbins2632]

28 white queens on the board. Magnus: "Is it a draw?" John: "It's a game of Spassky's" And then the photo is of Bobby Fischer. Genius

[@javokhirmirzo9793]

"Now I have this video in my head."

[@flfun2no]

I just got fooled on 11-06-2020 by this video. I'm thinking the entire time wth is going on here? These positions are ridiculous! So, I look at the date and then...Good one John, you fooled me!

[@b1gdave514]

I've never play a game of chess or even know what the pieces are but i was all intensely on edge of my chair watching him think..cool video..

[@EAxvii]

April fool's fuck it got me

[@dauraktv]

Luckily I JUST watched the original or I would have been soooo confused. Had a great laugh

[@alexpelo7911]

i haven't laugh so much in a very long time, this editing is pure genious

[@keeganturbitt1101]

Never laughed more in my life

[@alidarwiche1645]

added to my "funny as hell" playlist

[@jilleswassink7762]

When I finally realized what was going on after 3 minutes I just started squealing. This is pure comedy gold.

[@MacroBrian]

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time

[@SilkyGSmooth]

Love it! April Fools! The missed ladder mate literally made me laugh out loud.

[@BitcoinMotorist]

Let’s hope he doesn’t get that position in a game 😂😂😂🤷‍♂️

[@EGC316]

Especially with the move markings on the screen 🤣

[@jeffreys1554]

Ty stringdogggg

[@mark.nf3]

a mate in 1, Carlsen: ''looks like a draw.''

[@rafaelrandom500]

"Let's hope I don't get that one in the game" 😆

[@julliosantoro]

Genius comedy confirmed! Thanks @John Bartholomew and @String_dogg!

[@mariukor]

Haha, hilarious! Game of Spassky.!! :D

[@abcdefghilihgfedcba]

LMAO I’M LITERALLY CRYING FROM LAUGHTER THIS IS SO GOOD

[@chessandmathguy]

That game of Spassky's line got me good. Lol and it was a pic of Fischer... Laughed pretty hard. Oh, and Magnus visualizing the lone White pawn on d5 in his head.

[@1003tobi]

Love seeing you in my subscribe box #fullhomo

[@Notyouraveragementor]

I only watched it now but i can say, WTF!? nice edit BTW lol

[@clawnor3880]

haha thanks much needed

[@eliet8944]

1 year ago here and I still find it so hilarious! Hahahha

[@deinse82]

Wow, Spassky looks really handsome in that picture.

[@rk9sbpro83]

Um, coming back to this video later and not knowing the date it was published was mind boggling

[@CodecMoment]

I've watched this 5 times and I still laugh

[@saikishorerajunitt]

One of the best video I have watched in recent times! Magnus: "Pawn in on d5"; John: "Getting some World Champion visualization here guys!!"

[@surajnaik7933]

Saw the other and then this.... lol.. kings and all queens and then the question is this a draw? Lol

[@Curlack]

I fell for this one John. At first I thought: 'Wait! John would never...', cause I enjoyed the real video very much. Then I read the comments and I ripped myself. Kudos

[@rbr4784]

This aged so well

[@rbr4784]

This was fantastic

[@rohangoswami1142]

missing the 2 rook mate had me rolling xD great video and you definitely got me LMAO

[@josephsilbiger8601]

I started crying from laughter. 😜😝😛😋🤩

[@angieblanxart5277]

This is amazing I couldn't stop laughing hahaha XD

[@Ryan-kb8ui]

Lol, feels like this was inspired by much dank

[@darth_wager]

I enjoyed this way to much. I think somethings wrong with me lol

[@scottpatrick8645]

Magnus looking at the two rook mate with that look!!!! This is brilliant.

[@GeneralArmorus]

Is this like the best video on your channel?