Magnus Carlsen plays the "Norwegian Rat"

Norwegian World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen plays the Norwegian Rat chess opening against chess24 user shmueliki. Some webcams were hurt in the production of this video.
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[@TTArt]

The Webcam Gambit

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Thats new.

[@drizic]

Loooooool

[@greysub924]

lol 🤣

[@arnar9478]

I honestly think hes trolling chess24. It literally happens every video

[@RobbiePfunder]

😆🤣😂😂😂😂

[@syberkum826]

10% of his time:thinking 90% of his time:trying to set up the webcam

[@HoewithAHeart]

No! He doesn't even think

[@jomjom75]

And it was in this position, that the webcam resigned -agadmator

[@franciscussilalahi9381]

J.A. Ouano 😂

[@JoEtOtHeMaX1]

I nearly spit out my coffee hahaha

[@tbc10851]

"hello everyone"

[@ole5496]

😂😂😂😂

[@joemackie5421]

"Congratulations, you are an excellent lifter of webcams."

[@Zp00kie]

Webcam sacrifice.

[@bantaibaman5662]

The only thing Magnus drops is his webcam.

[@rodrigo.chaves.84]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KARAB1NAS]

and his penis sometimes I suppose...

[@RasaMilivojevic]

@@KARAB1NAS pause

[@TequilaWolf]

magnus vs webcam

[@johnredberg]

'Guys, I managed to get Magnus Carlsen deep in the tank!" -- _"Naa dude, he just kept dropping his web cam."_ Haha

[@MrDannyg77]

Magnus Carlsen: one of the greatest chess players of all time - yes. One of the greatest webcam users of all time - no.

[@gymmistskes_9803]

Holding his cam up is more harder than beating +2700 gm lol

[@OpenTheMindExperiences]

Be able to watch the champion of the world streaming is underrated

[@JoeMeekins87]

Agree

[@kajaskov6270]

Totally agree

[@shlock1558]

Absolutely agree.

[@sidneyfrattinijr.9700]

Now I know what I have to do to play like champion - spend half of my time adjusting my web cam.

[@perrydaplatipus]

Webcam is at 3400 elo

[@MrRobbyvent]

C'mon everybody, let's open a kickstarter campaign to purchase a stable webcam for Carlsen!

[@user-hf6kl9qp6f]

Thats some good news

[@dccaleb5529]

Imagine thinking you had Magnus on the ropes with the time he was taking but you watch this and see he was just dropping his webcam over and over

[@GustavoGplay]

Me playing chess: how I'm going to survive to this? Magnus playing chess: I'm just doing Nf3 for funzies

[@saylortusk8489]

His commentary is uncommonly instructive.

[@buffalotheory504]

"The position is lost but the resignation is a bit premature."

[@BodhiGeraci]

@@buffalotheory504 Why would you resign a blitz game against the one and only magnus? It's only 3 more minutes of play at best, why not get the most out of it?

[@ichirofakename]

@@BodhiGeraci Show of respect?

[@jackismname]

Totally agree

[@huckbee7559]

He and the web cam had a draw by repetition

[@NA-ib8cw]

The Greatest Chess Match in History- Magnus Carlsen vs Webcam.

[@perrydaplatipus]

"hello everyone the webcam has fallen so what's the idea here?"

[@franciscussilalahi9381]

Khai Lunkim 😂

[@pranamkv6456]

🤣🤣

[@amaljay8158]

I'm happy how everyone knows what he's talking XD

[@JB_inks]

Congratulations, you are an excellent positioner of webcams

[@fehimgok3476]

It's called a wover -webcam up and over.

[@Tom-dt4ic]

His position was lost, but his resignation was a little premature. Ha!

[@emregeylani]

my favorite insult from the champ is: "he/she shouldn't have resigned tho", i beaten you but you're not bad as you think

[@thaedda]

Doesn't it make more a compliment? :)

[@paulgoogol2652]

the webcam kept fainting because Carlsen played too well.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Magnus is too ROMANTIC!!!

[@simon_patterson]

He's playing Magnus Carlson. His resignation could not possibly have been premature.

[@Kelsenellenelvial]

I’d be happy just to last to a decent endgame like this and keep playing for fun. But definitely think he was gonna lose

[@KaiMaiBrei]

Simon Patterson learn to spell his name

[@simon_patterson]

@@KaiMaiBrei their they're, yull get over it. 😀

[@stevesidare2493]

Just playing him warrants resignation! So fight just a little bit longer.

[@KaiMaiBrei]

@@simon_patterson its a lil disrespectful to misspell his name ya know

[@JamesBrodski]

I think they pay him extra to drop the webcam a couple of times.

[@chalesbergca3754]

I’m sure he knocks the webcam on purpose for banter at this point 😂😂

[@chazzabh]

"His position was lost - but his resignation was a little bit premature".

[@germaan1]

I love to watch this dude every time I open KZbin xD

[@SteveSmith-mu2fy]

It's a pleasure to watch your webcam fall

[@sachinpaul2111]

“I just lost...(I paused for a second was like “what?!”).....my webcam”

[@rizzumz]

Only Magnus could say the resignation was premature. Dude.. he's playing the world champion, who's dominate in blitz, in a blitz game, with a worse position in the endgame. Give him a break Magnus lol.. he ain't you.. otherwise gree wouldn't be losing.

[@dr.corneliusq.cadbury6984]

If you’re playing with a master I say you might as well make the most out of it

[@ichirofakename]

I think he's being nice. Actually they are both being nice.

[@buffalotheory504]

"The position is lost but the resignation is a bit premature." Analyze this!

[@SuperYtc1]

Because it’s lost with perfect play from black. But Magnus is a human so could make some mistakes. Hence white can still fight for something. If white was playing Stockfish, then sure, resign.

[@zygaf6252]

This cam was gift from shmueliki

[@ichirofakename]

And Magnus goes for the webcam trifecta.

[@johntatum1951]

Webcam needs a better grip...I like the Norwegian Rat opening..may have to try it.

[@mcloutier5]

This is a real treat for people to play the world champ.

[@Johnnysus]

someone really needs to make a compilation of magnus dropping the webcam

[@muhsin7177]

Webcam sacrifice comes

[@JesseBusman1996]

Oh my god, at this point just tape or glue the camera or something xD

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

1:46 what was the point of Nh5 if it finaly ends up on f6, the most normal square any way?

[@kajaskov6270]

Well, just to confuse his opponent I guess?

[@coxscorner]

Spends a whole minute of a 3 minute game on his webcam and still wins against 2700+

[@jarnevon9237]

5, dude

[@coxscorner]

@@jarnevon9237 ok

[@eduardovasquez2689]

You probably read these. Have a relieving day Magnus.

[@ninos-oshana]

I will buy you a new Camera, that never falls

[@domenicozaza192]

Webcam sacrifice

[@JimmySlacksack]

the voice keeps reminding me of Christoph Waltz

[@denijalbarcelona5871]

I love magnus.. as a great schach player..

[@Drew_goo]

I love magnus. If he wasn't world champ no one would put up with this webcam!

[@00bikeboy]

+1 Resigned a bit early to give others a chance to play the WC.

[@sm00thgames63]

That webcams elo rating must be above 3500 or something

[@kahwigulum]

Congratulations, you are an excellent replacer of webcams. -agadmator

[@maverick-mma]

He sacrificed him webcam to gain significant advantage 😂😂

[@smokeywoki4788]

Super rook n bishop move by king magnus

[@adamhodges9398]

Throw that webcam across the room!

[@tweak3871]

How does this man, in 2019, world champ chess player, not have a laptop with a webcam built in? My man, get a new laptop lol

[@franklippert4278]

Magnus' most cunning opponent: a webcam

[@sebastianson208]

“Too funny not to play“ - how I approach chess 😂

[@flamendless]

Too funny not to play. Thats the advice from the world champion

[@Treadstone7]

I would like to have the same confidence in my moves 😂

[@keedt]

norwegian wrath, more like

[@Jason_Laster]

I'll say it again "one bad blunder generally isn't good" R.I.P. webcam

[@ocean_sunfish6113]

Can not stop laughing at him with the webcam issues but at the same time explaining 3000 Elo chess

[@rosemberglucena94]

Webcam gambit

[@polypus74]

i've got no weaknesses whatsoever... except for the webcam

[@bearcb]

Magnus time = 5 minutes - camera fixing time

[@patriot1303]

Out after the 3rd webcam drop

[@whitechicken3360]

magnus real nemesis is webcam

[@crewetbanget755]

Magnus 😍

[@123okpaul456]

It didn't work against Michael Adams, though: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1594446

[@Knives4life]

Every single game with the cam! LMAO

[@eripley481]

It's part of the charm.

[@Knives4life]

I wasnt trying to make fun. He is an amazing individual

[@lionmane1979]

Not that he at all needs any external tools, but whilst picking up his webcam, he somehow made a move (Qa5). I don't know how he was able to do that w/o any of his hands being on the keyboard or mouse (but he did), or if he has another person playing for him. Strange. He even seemed shocked by the move... interesting

[@lionmane1979]

@3:42 - look mom, no hands

[@thelastdragon3242]

Heard this guy has a 190 IQ. Outsmarted by webcam.

[@sfqm1083]

Hahahahahahah the first 40secs had me dead. Can't even tell if Carlsen was being sarcastic or serious

[@brgulker]

Someone start a gofundme to get Magnus a GoPro

[@Antiple]

Your camera was the strongest opponent you faced that day

[@sidebola4062]

1:51 i see magnus has been taking lessons from the best GM of all time: Benjamin Finegold

[@OldmanNix]

I get the distinct feeling that what he calls a "meh" or "funny" move is actually quite genius usually.

[@brantgutierrez5580]

This magnis guy is just hilarious

[@rangerroe3739]

Magnus, will you play against computers? That will be such a huge highlight around the world, like the Go in AlphaGo vs Lee Sedol

[@TTArt]

What's the point? Engines have already been way better than human chess players for a long time now. It was a highlight back in the day when engines weren't expected to beat grandmasters. AlphaGo was interesting because no engine had ever beaten strong Go players before, and it was considered too complex game for AI to master. It wasn't. In other words, getting Magnus stomped by a top level engine like Alpha0, Stockfish or Leela doesn't sound like all that interesting event to me. I mean, I would watch it, but we would all know the results. Magnus would be lucky to escape with a draw.

[@rangerroe3739]

Magnus, which was the hardest game you'd ever fought and eventually won?

[@ericbhatnagar2873]

Keeping his web cam up

[@rangerroe3739]

@@ym276 Which one is it then?

[@PJJ196]

Can GoPro hook this dude up with a legit camera lol

[@nazorludu8381]

3:00 thats the moment what you all came here for

[@maxovrkll4440]

The grandmaster of chess struggling to maintain the position of the webcam.

[@soson001]

Magnus playing chess against Grandmaster = easy win, Magnus trying to fix the webcam = easy lose

[@denijalbarcelona5871]

Best..of the best

[@SvetoslavBatsoev]

Come on man, fix that camera.

[@user-he8xd6ef6j]

Even by our Israeli standards, Shmulik is a funny name

[@user-os5xe7ev5u]

שמוליק

[@freddiefriedman4783]

כפרעל שמוליק

[@zygaf6252]

Cam slip

[@moha_linus]

Magnus the best

[@exmember1607]

Magnus has more issues with the webcam than he does with his opponents

[@abhiseknayak5298]

The webcam is just me falling for my crush in high school.

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

Norwegian webcam gambit

[@SuperYtc1]

Wow! I made the world champion think! Reality: trying to set up webcam and talking to chat.

[@mehcol]

has Magnus' hair changed colour ?

[@PietjePennings]

Is camera grandmaster?

[@jonathanolszewski6261]

Webcam-3 , Carlsen-0

[@jtrr918]

You just lost to a guy trying to fix his webcam thrice

[@HighStakesDanny]

Do the players know it's him?

[@malegupta8404]

hahahahah the great magnus is doing knight on the edge i dont think that it is right

[@daanw6270]

95% webcam jokes in comments. I like it.

[@TheSoulBlossom]

his position was lost but the resignation was premature? - that makes no sense at all.

[@mohammadmaarefi4956]

Go for the throat! I don't know why I feel weird about this comment. Great game Magnus!

[@victorvalenzuela9174]

Is there really such an opening as Norwegian rat? I tried Google and wasn't able to find it.