Magnus Carlsen Queen Sacrifice against Anish Giri | Meltwater CCT Finals (2021)

Carlsen, Magnus (2855) - Giri, Anish (2712)
Scond Blitz Game, Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals 2021
[Event "Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals 2021"]
[Date "2021.10.01"]
[Round "06-05"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Variant "Chess960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w HAha - 0 1"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2842"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 7. Be3 Nxd4 8.
a4 Nxb5 9. Bxb6 axb6 10. Nd2 Nd6 11. e5 Ndf5 12. Ne4 Nc6 13. g4 Nh4 14. f4 h5
15. h3 hxg4 16. hxg4 d5 17. exd6 Ra5 18. c4 f5 19. b4 Nxb4 20. d7+ Bxd7 21. Nd6+
Bxd6 22. Qxd6 Nc6 23. Rad1 Bc8 24. g5 Ng6 25. Rf2 Kf7 26. Qc7+ Nce7 27. Rd8 Rxd8
28. Qxd8 Rxa4 29. Qc7 e5 30. fxe5 Be6 31. Qxb7 Rxc4 32. Qxb6 Nxe5 33. Re2 Rc6
34. Qe3 N5g6 35. Kh2 Bc4 36. Rb2 Re6 37. Qf3 Re4 38. Rb7 Be6 39. Kg1 Rg4+ 40.
Kh2 Rxg5 41. Rb6 Bd5 42. Qe3 Rg2+ 43. Kh3 Rg4 44. Kh2 f4 45. Qd4 Rg5 46. Rd6 f3
47. Rd7 Rf5 48. Qg4 Be6 49. Rd1 Ne5 50. Qh4 f2 51. Kg2 Bd5+ 52. Kf1 Bc4+ 53. Kg2
f1=Q+ 0-1
The 2021 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals is a 10-player round-robin taking place from September 25 to October 4 on chess24, with World Champion Magnus Carlsen, World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Dutch no. 1 Anish Giri playing from a venue in Oslo. The players start with bonus points based on their performance over the $1.6 million tour so far and then play a match each day for a maximum of 3 points. The top scorer after 9 rounds wins $100,000 and is crowned the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour champion.
Each match features four rapid games with a time control of 15 minutes for all moves plus a 10-second increment added each move. The winner gets 3 points and the loser 0. If tied 2:2, then a blitz playoff is played, with two games where the players have 5 minutes and a 3-second increment. If still tied they play a single Armageddon game, where White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4, but a draw counts as a win for Black. The winner after a playoff gets 2 points, the loser 1.

[@jedinxf7]

imagine showing this game with all its piece coordination to a romantic era champion like Morphy or Anderssen, and then letting them know it was played at blitz controls. Magnus gives a masterclass at impossible speed

[@bladeswords7101]

neat coordinations.

[@bait5257]

They would have a heart attack

[@James-rq9qb]

Imagine showing it to an Engine and it laughs because it thinks both players still suck.

[@oiajwoadgea6123]

dude anish messed up. that was an instant win at the start but seems like he forgot chess principles

[@arneshpal7702]

No lmfao XD

[@adigotz9757]

That game shows again... Magnus is not just a player. He's an artist. Beautiful game

[@randymctavish3728]

It was not a difficult decision by WC. Either sac exchange for 3 piece and dynamic position (good for blitz) or anish wouldn't just have a solid advantage, but little counter chance for magnus.

[@swarleystinson1]

@@randymctavish3728 i love Monday morning quarterbacks. it was a masterpiece of a game. you make it sound like this would be an easy choice in the moment, when Giri would be making you look silly from any position. this game was art well beyond just the sacrifice/imbalanced exchange. i’m a decent player, and this game had me scratching my head move after move. Even Giri was visibly confused at times.

[@WrightyFPL]

He's like a bird the way he rides the wind. He's more than an athlete, he's an artist

[@Habo1003]

Bruh calm down simps🤣

[@randymctavish3728]

@@swarleystinson1 Relax dude even the best players occasionally blunder ¯\_(•_▪︎)_/¯

[@niteyl4599]

The fact that he built a fortress around his king in which he can coordinate his attacks with ease just leaves me stunned. Definitely one of my most favorite games out there.

[@diadem03destiny29]

Man literally fortified in the middle of the board

[@artembogush5665]

he's built a mission control there

[@t4ntr420]

mans playin fortnight out here @@artembogush5665

[@jout738]

When you got enough pieces that protect everything and you can analyze it through, while your opponent only has queen and rock. Your opponent would propably not want to trade then at all.

[@42cpulaski]

Magnus is unreal at chess. The way he coordinates attacks/defense is out of this world.

[@riccardopatassini1964]

Te credo, c'ha 190 di QI

[@rahmanmaman704]

He's incredible

[@dek_oma]

in aliens world that was normal

[@west_crib]

He's incredible.. Though Someone help me understand how it's a check mate I can spot moves the white king can still make

[@rahmanmaman704]

@@west_crib i dont see it too, anish probably just resign because after he lost his rook, magnus has 4 coordinated pieces and still also a pawn.

[@liems1520]

This game was so phenomenal the Queen's value got nerfed from 9 to 8.

[@jout738]

The queen is the most valuable piece being abel to do most in the board, but when the queen is not abel to attack the king without getting sacrofaced herself. The queen becomes very wortheles piece in the chess game.

[@jout738]

This is why many players who early attack with the queen lose, because they dont get to attack the queen or eat anything valuable, while their queen gets all the time threathen and so they dont want to lose their queen, so keep moving it, while the other player just keeps developing his pieces to get big advantage, when the other player wasted so many turns with moving his queen around trying to attack and get through.

[@wooshbait36]

@@jout738 cringe

[@sliceoflife5812]

@@wooshbait36 shush it or homie will sacroface you

[@wooshbait36]

@@sliceoflife5812 Oh please no, anything but sacroface

[@paysonfox88]

11:50 -- once Magnus gets into his ideal formation, the game is usually his. That defensive fortress was one of the most impressive I've ever seen.

[@indianfan1029]

Somehow feels its a bit overrated. Not that I dislike Carlsen. But once you choose to exchange your queen for three minor pieces, thats what you ought to do. Put the two knights in a position where they defend each other and away from the opponents pawn range. Not just versus queen, if you are facing a rook versus 2 knights scenario, thats one of the default strategies. To have your knights protect each other and then use your king in a more aggressive role.

[@Tristan14775]

⁠@@indianfan1029​​⁠​⁠i’m with you, but i still think it’s ballsy. losing a queen in any game (unless it’s in a trade situation) is pretty scary. this is an extremely unique game we’re watching right here. Magnus sacrificing his queen didn’t even seem like an inconvenience, but more just part of the overall plan lol.

[@priyanshgautam9971]

​@@indianfan1029 I mean I still think it's impressive tell me how many people can coordinate their Three pieces this well in a blitz game a against a Top GM it's obviously impressive

[@ClawieArmy]

@@indianfan1029ok 800 elo

[@wangoif7301]

What an amazing endgame, not a single misstep. Magnus makes it look effortless and inevitable, the unstoppable force of chess.

[@abhinitkumar5826]

single misstep ?? not really

[@bubbletea-ol4lr]

@@abhinitkumar5826 prithee, tell us where the misstep was then

[@abhinitkumar5826]

@@bubbletea-ol4lr at 4:6 he should have with G5 rather than H3 tht provides spce for blacks rook to alter a check

[@cyberxter5382]

​​@@abhinitkumar5826 doesn't that just open up the f file for the rook if he takes with the pawn which is also defended by the knight?

[@bhaskarbhanu411]

Pawns are discussing to teach the king how to move 😂

[@24tommyst]

This might be my favorite game ever. The way he DID coordinate his three pieces after losing the queen and DOMINATED poor Anish...amazing.

[@clarencebayer79]

I never thought from the opening that I would watch one of the most one sided games I've ever seen. This is absurd.

[@savagehalt1555]

I mean... magnus had two bishops and a knight for giri’s queen, so not a very bad deal tbh

[@hypercubemaster2729]

@@savagehalt1555 He had 2 knights and a severely underdeveloped bishop: not 2 bishops and a knight; so he had an even worse situation. Most players would lose with those 3 minor pieces, but Magnus is just too clever to lose in such situations.

[@ammonquitalig9077]

@derek seems to me, you wouldve done a better job against magnus

[@abc1231706]

@@ammonquitalig9077 hahahaha. Right. Easy to say, harder to do!

[@bladeswords7101]

@@savagehalt1555 hardly to say.he is fine..health well

[@CuriousPug12]

There's a GM, there's a super GM And there's magnus carlsen

[@bait5257]

And there's tal

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

Won using the Botez Gambit.

[@xepe25]

And there's MVL now :)

[@txivneebswafflesandshroom]

True

[@epicgamer496]

then theres me super GM of blundering pieces i can make 3 blunders in 1 move

[@Whoisreymi]

In this beautiful game we can use the quote: “A good defense is also a way to attack” , this man is out of this world.

[@jout738]

Yes this is why chess is so complicated game and its very hard to master chess, when it got so many angels to look at the game and so many ways to analize, when you dont exactly know always what your opponent will do. Your pieces can be very well connected to be also connected, when you do make an attack and so its complicated in chess where to find the best move in your position where ever piece are defending eachother.

[@hocineben6203]

Only if you know how to counterattack or else draw is the best u can get

[@hossainzunaid3960]

chess is nothing but practice.​@@jout738

[@stevealanb4461]

I love how Magnus knew Anish was fully prepared for this opening so he just decided: "fuck this, let's do the crazy stuff that's objectively worse, because if go into his preparation i know nothing about i just lose anyway" ... true champ

[@missionpupa]

He does these things deliberately yea

[@Hertic50]

Also he wanted to mess with anish ego

[@trevjr]

It seemed to me at the end that Magnus defensive moves also attacked and his attacking moves also defended. How did he do that? Way above my pay grade.

[@dareka1006]

Well 2 knights can be very scary for defending pieces passively

[@1waoh]

Bro stick to symphonies

[@mustangw8ford415]

Your pay grade is minimum wage 😆🤣😂😸

[@LastStar007]

Bruce Lee called it economy of motion. Why use many move when few move do trick

[@ZachaeusVex]

@@LastStar007 Hey! I get that reference!

[@davidcline471]

I come back to watch this game periodically. Imo its the most beautiful game I've ever seen. Breaks nearly every rule that I am aware of in chess and still wins.

[@kadiea8664]

. . . it didnt break a single rule though

[@oskain]

What rule did it break?

[@davidcline471]

@@oskain not going to watch it all again to remember the rules that were flouted but just in the first few moves; brings the queen out early and he moves the same piece twice in the opening. These are commonly known 'rules,' they arent hard and fast, and they arent obviously always true, but its risky when they are broken and it just goes to show Magnus' confidence and prowess to break them, go into Anish's prep, and still win beautifully and definitively.

[@davidcline471]

@@kadiea8664 not going to watch it all again to remember the rules that were flouted but just in the first few moves; brings the queen out early and he moves the same piece twice in the opening. These are commonly known 'rules,' they arent hard and fast, and they arent obviously always true, but its risky when they are broken and it just goes to show Magnus' confidence and prowess to break them, go into Anish's prep, and still win beautifully and definitively.

[@Piyush_Jain_Qais]

I did not understand the end how did he win ,there was no check mate

[@peterinq]

That fortress Magnus makes around his king to handle the end game against Queen & Rook is stunning. Magnus is in a league of his own.

[@CV-lm7pv]

6:22 That's an original chess puzzle right there. After so many years of documented chess, knowing that pro players can still ignore theory and just go for artistic chess, it's the reason why we are still here watching.

[@braydenswinhart]

It’s interesting to think of the journey of a piece in a game as beautiful as this. In that moment the rook had nowhere to go but backwards and that’s the rook that cleared all of Giri’s pawns forcing him to have only 3 pieces against Carlsen’s 7. Beautiful

[@kadiea8664]

I dont think u know what the theory is or means lmao

[@dm9910]

One of the things that's so striking about Magnus on defense is how willing he is to play ugly moves when necessary to hold his position together, and somehow untangle later . For a short while it seemed like Giri was piling on the pressure and forcing some concessions and it was hard to see how Magnus would get coordinated. Yet a few moves later Giri's initiative had completely evaporated and his heavy pieces were unable to make a credible threat. And of course that's the quintessential Magnus style, but to see him pull it off against a 2700 in Blitz time control is something else.

[@jout738]

Magnus just see the cordination between his pieces so well, that he willingly make ugly moves, if his king protection is still alright.

[@JoeTakagi00]

What exactly is blitz? 5/5?

[@skr4207]

@@JoeTakagi00 5 minute timer, a short game. Blitz in german means lightning, the word is used in context as fast(Lightning fast).

[@p41n8]

why is it that you use magnus carlsen's first name but Anish giri's last?

[@EmilWall]

@@p41n8 I would assume it’s a cultural thing. Here in Scandinavia we tend to use first names regardless of how well we know someone, unless it’s a foreigner that might get offended.

[@saccsmachine9000]

Damn. Even though the engine says sacrificing the queen is losing, he still managed to pull out a win.

[@Mendaxxx]

And he was never under threat of losing either. So weird

[@mr.estebansax]

That's what genius do

[@dik2bik]

sometimes it's only losing if you can play like an engine

[@richwarega2584]

But also objectively, Giri played some dubious chess,, pushing pawns on his kingside?!.. that gave carlsen huge initiative to attack,,, if you up a queen, you don't waste moves pushing pawns in front of your king, you need to get the queen up and running, targeting weaknesses and the uncastled King, while trying to prevent coordination of the rooks and minor pieces,, but great play from magnus, really bold to go for a questionable queen sac,, but in shorter time controls those type of queen sacs work

[@dik2bik]

@@richwarega2584 Not as dubious as giving up your queen out of the opening

[@sachouson7074]

YT: How many times would u like to watch the match? Me: YES!!!!!

[@Alexander-mw1ek]

One of my favorite Magnus games just because it showcases a different set of skills which he possesses but which are often unseen due to his prowess in other parts of the game

[@reikayukii]

I have watched this game LIVE, the analysis twice from different channels, and the 4th time I watched this I still get goosebumps and immense excitement and pressure even though I'm not the player. Just shows how phenomenal this game truly is

[@Pizzahutbaby]

I can 100% say your right

[@durooham2535]

Mee too.. Still came to watch again

[@michaelbaker4972]

@@durooham2535 it's never quite had that effect on me, but it's definitely some incredible chess!

[@durooham2535]

@@michaelbaker4972 man..

[@sinethembayantolo]

I have watched this game more than three times too just not live but I am always blown Away. Magnus is a Genius.

[@comic4relief]

Magnus gives up his Queen but she comes back in the end :)

[@akinbamitaofeek1315]

It wasn't a comeback. I don't know how but the game was just plain domination. Just some uncertainty in the midgame when both sides are trying to open up the board to their advantage.

[@mirceatim3274]

Zombie

[@williamhuan]

Let them go…if they come back, then you know it’s true love. 😉 The queens just love MC.

[@lukesimmons2409]

@@akinbamitaofeek1315 he meant the original captured queen was reincarnated from the pawn promotion.

[@musical_lolu4811]

Longest queen sac ever.

[@MitsuoRLCoach]

This is my favorite chess match I've ever seen, what an unbelievably artistic and creative mid game from Magnus.

[@segunpeters6201]

Speechless. Just stunned. This is chess in its full glory.

[@x78340]

This is truly a work of art from Magnus. What a beautiful mind!

[@tasoxsfordb9721]

Yay... #carlsensc 🤘

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

Wonderful Botez Gambit.

[@entelektuel.yolculuk]

chess is never an art

[@flavio7180]

@@entelektuel.yolculuk It's just an expression. Since art is one of the most beautiful things humans have ever invented, it's another way to call something beautiful.

[@entelektuel.yolculuk]

@@flavio7180 yea well, wrong usage. A high and almost holy name such as "art", "philosophy", "religion" and "science" should never and ever be made fallen to the level of chess, even as metaphors.

[@AT-qm8gv]

Magnus developed a Phalanx with his King and all of his pieces. That was insane, I’ve never seen that done before.

[@GabrielConstantinides]

Gave all of his pieces life insurance

[@sorteskyer]

@@drfate9110 i doubt you would ever even dream about doing it

[@loftiswrites]

perfect way to describe this

[@ainzooalgown1364]

King’s Entourage

[@Zephyr-tg9hu]

What a great way to put it!

[@stevenbrodeur3023]

This is my all time favorite game, I always come back to it just to witness something i'll never be able to pull off.

[@big_darkside2716]

I watched this many times as well! it's such beautiful art with the pieces, amazing coordination, truly a masterpiece of a game!

[@jonmack2437]

Absolutely shocking watching the kings protection play out. Every piece, every possible situation accounted for. Chess can be so beautiful to watch

[@stevecheng1815]

One of the best games I've ever seen. Impenetrable defense being played by Magnus in the later half.

[@jacobgirling7739]

Magnus just went, ah I lose the queen but in 46 moves I will get it back no problem

[@Kausarniyazee]

Watching a Magnus game is like a superhero movie. You always know the hero is going to come up tops come what may.

[@mrityunjaypandey9123]

Can you explain how it ended? There are still moves left for white.

[@sudiproy8793]

​@@mrityunjaypandey9123 Anish resigned

[@tomatoisnotafruit5670]

Magnus doesn't believe in fortresses but that was an epic formation he build there, all his pieces defending both each other and the king and every move is coordinated with the other pieces, really showing how 3 pieces is better than 1 queen.

[@Casokat]

When the players are leaning forward you can just feel their confidence. And then Giri sinks back into his chair. Solid game.

[@ekkehard8]

He sinks back into chair after Magnus sacrifices a pawn at 10:25

[@SirDavidPaladin]

That body cage around the king is just brilliant!

[@rickysmith2184]

Pretty sure multiple chess engines could do better

[@yesno7889]

@@rickysmith2184 that’s like saying Usain bolt is not impressive because a car can go faster

[@rickysmith2184]

@@yesno7889 no, it's like saying an average human isn't impressive because multiple people can go faster

[@yesno7889]

@@rickysmith2184 I’d like to see you find multiple “average” people who can manipulate endgames at this level of speed and accuracy as Carlsen then

[@ElijahLotusShield]

"Pretty sure multiple chess engines could do better" "no, it's like saying an average human isn't impressive because multiple people can go faster" @@rickysmith2184 when has magnus ever been compared to average human? when has chess engine ever been compared to multiple people?

[@richardlefaive1944]

Unbelievably beautiful strategy from Magnus. That he saw the path to that coordinated position 10-12 moves ahead of the point where he sacrifices his queen is amazing.

[@manubiondo5713]

I love this game, I'm mind blown by the fact that it breaks so many opening principles and yet two of them still stand: king safety and piece coordination. At the end of the day these two are the only thing that matter in chess. All the goats (Morphy, Tal, Fisher, Kasparov, Anand and Carlsen) know/knew that, it's incredible to watch

[@bryanurizar]

Damn, that was a masterclass on coordination.

[@AbdulRahman-jp8br]

6:52 Commentator 1: "Magnus is under check, the king is highlighted" Commentator 2: "Wow"

[@AbdulRahman-jp8br]

@derek swear to god.

[@thesavageclips]

@derek the female speaker was a bit of a pain in the ass

[@SYNDRONE]

@@thesavageclips She is always annoying. Either being super smartass or having no clue what's going on. She shouldn't be commenting..

[@leerobbo92]

@derek To be fair, it's difficult in blitz to start analysing lines during the game. Often there's just not enough time to be doing that. They'd be helped a lot if Kaja just wasn't involved during the matches at all though, she jumps in every time something complicated's happening and adds absolutely nothing to the commentary. Derails what little time they do have to explain things.

[@michaelangelo0305]

He could have thought it would be a bad idea to cast a "jovanka" 😂😂

[@kyakijiyega]

I keep coming back to this game every once in a while and it amazes me everytime. This was just pure genius. One of the best games I have ever seen. Tells me the importance of fortresses!

[@yahyaarguiouane]

What an artistic ending.. the way the pieces were working together is just mind blowing.

[@tuturtatwa2021]

Perhaps this is the greatest game I've wacthed live in chess24 in my entire life. In this era, it's really hard to play like Michail Tal. But Magnus just gave us very entertining show there

[@Bballafreak7]

This is one of the most insane games I’ve ever seen.

[@melzz]

Magnus doesn’t believe in fortress, but then he build a strongest fortress ever..

[@tryfryingmikejones]

it does get taken for granted how good he is. people assume its more like code writing but this is mastery.

[@MrMaxifity]

The way he protects all of his pieces seamlessly. Crazy

[@brockb4452]

9:03 (confident as hell) “he’s gonna move one of his rooks…. Not sure which one but he’s gonna move one of his rooks… oh he moved his king” Lol

[@TusixGaming]

It's so beautiful. I can imagine it like a movie, officials defending their king so perfectly after the Queen sacrifice. Damn

[@julymagnus493]

Amazing. I know he's the greatest chess player in the world, a grandmaster, the highest rated player ever, the world chess champion etc. but it is always amazing watching Magnus play.

[@Mr.S_BuildsThings]

Years from now magnus and his strategy will be deeply studied. He may even end up teaching the next world champion, just like how he was taught

[@XplosionYT]

Those who will get the chance to get mentored by Carlsen will become monsters

[@vander9678]

feel like the best way to be the best is to think like a chess engine.

[@human7491]

Vander Well that's the problem. Engines don't think.

[@edvinkarlsson9368]

@@vander9678 the best way to think is not like the chess engine, you need complications and its almost impossible to spot a move that makes sense 30 moves later

[@stianaandal1488]

Cant be teached

[@vladhangan8763]

Behind letting the Queen go was a sacrifice of calm waters of relative safety in exchange for a courageous dive into an unknown abyss. And that's beautiful.

[@bladeswords7101]

Like found a good view.super extra ultra ordinary!

[@anvy7281]

That's the hallmark of artists. Diving into the unknown, navigating unchartered waters and creating artwork for others to enjoy and marvel at.

[@CalculationNation]

Magnus is a deadly player...Even if any of these new players of this generation beats him in a game or two he still not on their level cos no player of this generation would venture into such sacrifice against a strong player....He is the best and always will be..

[@frederikchristiansen8121]

Theres always someone better but he is just so much more known and that he is already World champ keeps him on top so yes and no

[@CalculationNation]

@@frederikchristiansen8121 nobody is better currently...Dude is attaining an FIDE rating of 2900+ which is his target you're saying otherwise....For now nobody is better

[@v.k.sharma9240]

​@@CalculationNation i don't think now he can get 2900 fide rating in classic, he is slowly going down i don't why but it seems he is struggling now in 2014 to 2018 he was absolutely beast he crossed 2880 fide rating and created history

[@priyanshgautam9971]

​@@v.k.sharma9240he just won FIDE world Cup 2023 🙂

[@theunknown21329]

Brilliant game! I have watched this so many times! Magnus makes it look easy lol. Thank you for putting the PGN in the description!

[@HashBrown99Gaming]

The way his pieces attack and defend is amazing. I've never seen something like this before. This man is the greatest chess player of all time by a pretty good margin if you ask me.

[@AbhishekJoshi]

Pink Floyd?

[@mrnono5034]

Alireza is coming next year.

[@DrDemolition]

@@AbhishekJoshi who?

[@nathanhosea489]

3 words bud. 3 words. Robert. James. Fischer.

[@achyuththouta6957]

@@mrnono5034 who is he?

[@rohandalvi8045]

No-one except magnus can sac his queen in the opening and still not called to be a blunder! 🔥🔥

[@bladeswords7101]

Because he sure to win the game!

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

He played the Botez Gambit well.

[@humpreyfetalvero8836]

That white was the one who made a blunder, who chose a queen for 3 pieces lol

[@jout738]

I think Magnus calculated it at that moment and so he decided to just go for it to have epic end game.

[@ruhelmiah203]

A fortress defending the king. The beauty of the defense, superb

[@Ryan-gc3sd]

This is imo some of the greatest chess I have ever seen. The way Magnus pulled the strings so that every piece can attack while also be there for each other like holy shit .. not to mention this is blitz

[@leonardskeonard8237]

That was wild. Chess is awesome

[@bladeswords7101]

Many ways,many,tricks,many many many.!!

[@billbachtis7501]

I started playing chess some months ago and watched quite some videos, if there is one thing i learned by these videos, it's that when magnus sacrifices his Queen you have already lost, you just haven't realized it yet.

[@enigma2336]

because he has already predicted all his and your moves...😂

[@bladeswords7101]

Best of the best bill!

[@denzeldestiny8083]

No if you play against Magnus you already lost, you just haven't realised it yet.

[@qeiejxdld6302]

@@denzeldestiny8083 sadly no fanboy. Many defeated him and are better than him.

[@denzeldestiny8083]

@@qeiejxdld6302 1. This is 2 years ago. 2. Im not a fanboy 3. No one js immune to losing. 4. Your wrong because he is the goat

[@frostbitenight353]

I was enchanted by how that blacking was so well defended at the end. My boy could not do a thing about it. Incredible play from both sides.

[@predsfanmyrtlebeach4542]

A chess masterpiece which shows how far ahead Magnus is from other top GMs.

[@maveriqueplays4537]

Mwgnus's Queen is that character that seemingly dies early but comes back alive to save the day!

[@christophermendoza6936]

Wow hands down one of the best chess games I have ever seen, I always love seeing the weaker pieces teaming up on the Queen

[@arcreehysteria9805]

A year later, this game has had a great impact on me. Even tho it's only blitz it's the first game where I really saw the beauty of chess

[@hizkiasitumeang]

told ya

[@anonymous_504]

Those pieces form Magnus showing us that no matter how strong or good your opponent are, three or more head can be better if there is teamwork and cooperation

[@joesorel4032]

That bishop c4 then rook e6 move was just so simple and beautiful at the same time.

[@paulkerrigan9857]

Incredible. Absolutely fantastic game. You can see Magnus’s creativity and flair going for something risky but entertaining. Bowled over by how clever this was.

[@null.dev.]

This was defintiely one of the better games I have seen in a while. Queen sacrifices which are equal in material AREN'T bad but it's always a mental danger to do at such high level as 3 pieces can easier make a mistake than 1 piece. Yet, MC has the confidence (and ability of course) to do it at this level and hence why it looks so nice. Very well played! :p

[@RehcamretsneF]

I've watched this loads of times and it still shows up on my suggested videos section. So I watch It again. Amazing.

[@erwinsaputra3645]

everyone thought he's gonna lose, but then suddenly realize that he's Magnus

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

Jeez that felt like a real battle at the end. I'm new to chess so this was awesome to watch!

[@henryliao1400]

The queen sacrifice speaks for itself.

[@chrisdawson1776]

🤓

[@lucasimonelli5038]

that's why i love magnus, he always goes for the most interesting variations. other players would've just played it safe here, especially since it's with the black pieces.

[@Kipipoo]

The Defence was insane how knights, bishops and rooks were defending the king at same time threatening the opponent and even manage to get a new queen Anish Be like how do i enter this defence

[@dannyboy44555]

The Viking shield-wall...there you go, a name for that badass crib he built for his king

[@Wakkiau]

That king just sitting in his villa is the most beautiful chess structure I've seen yet.

[@kennethmcdonald9736]

Wow. So exciting. Great game by Carlsen. Carlsen refreshes the games other players cannot reach.

[@noorshaaban4678]

You watch these guys play and you just feel they are on a different level. This guy Magnus, he is amazing.

[@OneDerscoreOneder]

Cause they are

[@bladeswords7101]

@@OneDerscoreOneder I guees so.

[@AAa-iw7zd]

Do you have any idea who this guy is ?

[@ravikantsinha1210]

Magnus is on the next level player of Chess & so far from his any opponent. He is the Best in all format. He is the mixture of Positional Alekhine, Sacrificing Tal, Strategical Kasparov, Brilliant Fischer...❤

[@ladislavzamorsky8181]

Oh.. really? :)

[@Smiran]

And endgame of Capablanca..

[@bladeswords7101]

@@ladislavzamorsky8181 he mentions exactly for abilities for each man.

[@charlieraass5330]

Love coming back to this game and seeing Magnus play mind games. Anish is so confident with his early moves knowing he's practised these very openings endlessly but as soon as Magnus sacrifices his queen you see Anish take a very long pause. He didn't expect that move at all.

[@ikersanchez8222]

I'm sad for all of those who will never percieve the beauty of chess to this extent

[@ven11235]

What a beautiful game. Magnus was playing inspired

[@SeekAndDestroyTM]

The immortal game of our times

[@MatrixBlast26]

The way Magnus can defend every possible scenario is amazing, what a game

[@GhostAvengerGR-]

So in the end who win bc i didn t understand why they stop playing

[@MatrixBlast26]

@@GhostAvengerGR- Magnus won

[@melzz]

Time to time i just revisited this game just to recapture the beauty of the play by Magnus

[@HIPHOPANTIFA]

Unreal Chess. This man is from another planet. He is just having fun

[@MrHeroicDemon]

Magus yes is a Genius at this. But the way you see the genius really shows in chess its beautiful. I understand why it's art. From start to finish. Some people are just so smart, it's hard to really know and see as a common human. "Talent hits a target no one else can hit, Genius hits a target no one else can see" - Arthur Schopenhauer

[@sheabendian-wu7gd]

That defense is so unreal... Defending while attacking... WOW

[@gerardpitaud6941]

J'ai regardé beaucoup de parties mais celle ci dans sa conception est à mettre dans le top cinq des plus belles jamais entrevues, cet homme est réellement un génie honte à moi d'en avoir douté l'erreur est humaine, que dire d'autre !!! Amicalement

[@dickmacgurn590]

Everytime I watch this game I get inspred to sack my pieces and lose horribly lol

[@Soggyfrenchfry45]

I love playing chess and admire these guys. I can't even fathom how their mind is able to see that far ahead. It's nuts!

[@yavivanov6650]

I guess by countless hours and years of repetitions and playing tournaments. Also high iq and a chess mind

[@unlucky-777]

Magnus really created one of those crazy puzzle question with his pieces

[@ajays5698]

Normal chess players: don't sacrifice the queen Magnus: sacrifices the queen and win Truly legend 🔥

[@justjeepinitreal]

The way Magnus protected his King is otherworldly!!! 🌎 🚀

[@ibrahimsirwan]

Every single move by Magnus was defending and attacing at the same time. That's why he is more than a chess player he is an Artist as well

[@sushinfudoshin8991]

Winning a game like this against a super GM is just extraordinary. This game is a clear candidate to be an "immortal" for the precision of attacks and defenses !

[@NimerionTech]

Magnus Carlsen is the best world champion of chess ever lived. He's not just "special", or "different". He's his own class.

[@GhostHyperhex]

This was poetic. I'm amazed to see a match like this

[@rickysmith2184]

Imagine comparing something as beautiful as poetry to some trash kids game like chess

[@GhostHyperhex]

@@rickysmith2184 You don't get it. Maybe one day you will. Look at it from a different perspective

[@rickysmith2184]

@@GhostHyperhex lol i don't think so buddy. Do you think Roblox is poetic too?

[@GhostHyperhex]

@@rickysmith2184 I don't watch, play, nor know enough about Roblox to form an opinion about it. It's not my field of interest. This is a chess video. I suppose ignorance is bliss 👍

[@pputnam100]

what was their score today? I see Magnus won this game but how about the other games they played?? thanks

[@spect3884]

all draws except this game where magnus won

[@matthewk320]

who cares about the other games after watching such a masterpiece? the final result doesn't even matter anymore. look what magnus has created holy shit.

[@earthe5747]

this has to go down as the greatest defensive moment in chess

[@griffintubridy8443]

That formation around the king was beautiful, even without the queen early on