Magnus Carlsen SHOCKS Hikaru w/ NEW OPENING! (The Norwegian Kangaroo!) || Magnus New Chess Opening!

[@drmikechess]

What do you think of Magnus Carlsen's new opening - the "Norwegian Kangaroo?" And yes, the !! symbol on move 4 was added to emphasize the genius of Magnus Carlsen's new opening, the other annotations are correct 😉

[@madhavic8895]

Thst was a careless lazy, not thought out opening, which he did for the sake of doing something different.... and eventually drawn the game by his natural prowess.

[@VRietySociety]

This is not new. it already has a name. St.george Woodchuck variation

[@joshwatson9725]

Im hitting dont recommend on the channel because you felt the need to say the name of the opening 4006 times. Ive never been so annoyed listening to a chess a video before. Never again will i watch one of your videos

[@IrishBeerCan]

It's not the Norwegian kangaroo. Nice try tho.

[@Infamous_V.I.P]

@@joshwatson9725harsh. The video was great, but I agree that him hijacking the name and over trying to make it stick was not cool.

[@lipgloss202]

What was the name of the opening again? I think I missed it.

[@PrisonRnBreak]

I am calling it Norwegian Kangaroo. I!!!

[@ArthurvanH0udt]

It’s called the Woodchuck Variation dunno why it needs a NEW name!!!!

[@johnholmstrom4212]

This guy's trying SO HARD to make it called the "Norwegian Kangaroo" lmao

[@chriss1034]

Fetch is never gonna happen

[@ahankendi]

the opening deserves better name , please...

[@_HaSSaaN_]

Magnus should give a name to this opening not you.

[@CamiloHenao1996]

Trying to force the name of a 'new opening' by constantly saying it in the video, putting it in the title, or including it in the comments just because you want to be credited with inventing it, ruins the video, it feels so cringy. I don't know why it annoys me, but I think that is because it shows how many people want to take advantage of any situation to seem relevant, even though they didn't actually do anything. Also, the name doesn't sound good either for me, don't know for everyone else. AND ALSO, the invented symbol at move 4, naah man.

[@leveshramchurran2072]

Drink some water and chill

[@dr.floridamanphd]

@@nateg.6187it’s your headset. He’s just speaking fast and not taking any real pauses.

[@dr.floridamanphd]

The !! on move 4 isn’t a new symbol he developed. That’s a chess notation for a brilliant move.

[@drmikechess]

Sorry you don't like the video brother, I did NOT invent this opening, the credit goes to Magnus Carlsen there. I'm not taking any credit here for Magnus Carlsen's new opening, so I have literally zero clue why you would suggest that. But this was a brand new opening by Magnus (his novelty was on move 4), and it was an extremely entertaining back-and-forth game, which fully justifies doing a video on the game. And the free market seems to agree this was a great game, hence the views. I guess you can't please everyone!

[@David-qn9wu]

Tell me you've never played a brilliant move without telling me you've never played a brilliant move

[@beereaucrat3233]

Naka's escape skills are mind-boggling. He can get out of anything.

[@drmikechess]

Yes that was incredible chess by Hikaru!

[@mitsuhide03]

its a really good presentation, and a good video, unfortunatly ruined by you trying to name it and saying it over and over.

[@breeziemw8637]

Naming something you didnt make is the most American thing you can do, God Bless you.

[@drmikechess]

I named it after the guy who made it LOL, magnus is norwegian. If I called it the "Carlsen Variation", would you still be mad? Becuase that's basically what I did LOL. There is a Norwegian Rat opening named after Magnus, did they take credit for that as well? LOL

[@RickyG93]

​@@drmikechess You must he fun at parties

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

I'm calling it the Norwegian Fjord Hopper. It's way better & more established.

[@FymTJ]

Bluds forcing This name upon us like it’s his newborn child.

[@drmikechess]

Sorry bro, it's an older video and I'm rapidly improving my commentary, I will keep improving!

[@jomezus]

Anyone else stop watching to read the comments after the 8th time this opening was name dropped?

[@genghisjr.8145]

I lasted like 8 seconds, only until I heard "... that I am calling..." 😃

[@Tigatron1448]

Yup, at 9:32 I had to pause it so I could see the comments =p

[@hooper45217]

take a shot everytime he says norwegian kangaroo

[@TheAtlasSupreme]

Easy compared to taking a shot every time he says "harass".

[@drmikechess]

Nooo don't do it, you won't live until the end of the video 😂

[@meleyga6873]

Your recap is really good but please don't try to forcefully pin 📌 your idea in viewers' mind by repeating it such as annoying commercials during a movie. This idea not only ruins your recap videos but also shows the cringy manner of content creator. Honestly, repeating that stupid name was annoying! (with all respect but imo was very stupid name)

[@Infamous_V.I.P]

I agree and share your opinion. His chess commentary is great, but he stuffed up hard parroting that Norwegian Kangaroo nonsense over and over.

[@Neil-ub7oh]

The only thing that’s annoying is your comment lol

[@Sauceburn88]

What was it called?

[@davidw6936]

There are no kangaroos in Norway.

[@drmikechess]

That may be true, but there is a Norwegian playing the Norwegian Kangaroo opening in Norway!

[@WhyDoISmellLikeCheese]

There are now

[@glych002]

Someone else will name it, not you.

[@bobmarlej9106]

not even in zoo?

[@kaanozk]

but they have a magnus.

[@dr.floridamanphd]

Stockfish: That was brilliant! But WTF are you doing? 😂😂😂

[@drmikechess]

What do you mean brother?

[@dr.floridamanphd]

@@drmikechess it said move 4 was brilliant but he had a lot of questionable moves according to the engine.

[@BenceBorsos]

Omg stupid​@@drmikechess

[@shanewrichards]

Stop trying to make Norwegian Kangaroo happen

[@drmikechess]

😂😂😂

[@13randonLutz]

SHE DOESN’T EVEN GO HERE.

[@rollinupeverest5042]

You guys are selfish AF and don't even have logic of reasoning skills

[@ArthurvanH0udt]

It’s called the Woodchuck Variation dunno why it needs a NEW name!!!!

[@JadaDeveloper]

Who invented the opening should name it, good luck.

[@ArcaTubism]

When magnus went up "A WHOLE PAWN"... that's definitely better than half a pawn

[@arddeguzman4856]

You could've ask Magnus the opening name instead of naming it taking credit from Magnus.

[@drmikechess]

Brother I don't exactly have Magnus Carlsen's cell phone number, but trust me if you get me in contact with him I will absolutely ask him what he wants to name the opening. And obviously it was named after Magnus, he is Norwegian after all, so the name was chosen in honor of him.

[@clerothsun3933]

@@drmikechess Trying to name an opening that someone else played once is just so absolutely massively cringe.

[@coleevans8763]

Great game, decent review/coverage of game, and a lot of energy! It’s a cool name you gave the opening, between the knight dancing around like a kangaroo and it capturing how aggressive and precise the opening needs to be is exactly Magnus. Between the play style and the culture is suits him

[@theaustinmcbride]

What is the opening called?

[@luketrottier6677]

I know it's not literally meant to be statement of fact as we can never know, but I find "never played before in the history of chess" funny, considering 99+% of chess games played are not documented. But I get it obviously applies to documented chess games that are indexed and can be referenced from a database.

[@drmikechess]

Correct we don't know, we can only go by the databases we have available. So you are correct, it's possible someone played it in a blitz game before, but that is true for all opening novelties.

[@luketrottier6677]

@@drmikechess For sure, I just find language funny. But the use of it makes sense, too. :) It is still informative.

[@loganwestadventures3731]

Whats this opening called?

[@Sankichup]

Why do you want to give a name to what Magnus does? let Magnus give his own name?

[@ingwiafraujaz3126]

Keep your panties on. He didn't say he named it officially. He just said he's calling it that for now (for lack of a real name).

[@Kimjununv]

Lol😂

[@andremartinslopes]

this was the 1st video I watch from you... subscribed! nice line of thoughts. quick and deep at the same time. ty :)

[@drmikechess]

Thanks! That's exactly what I'm going for - deep explanations but also somewhat fast-paced to keep it interesting :)

[@MrVladaF]

The opening resembles the famous Dodge city Kansas opening, where the cowboys played the same way. After six months with the cows on the prairie and in the dust, and having found saloons, they suddenly decided to try playing chess - surrounded by whiskey and pistols. Here it is very obvious that Magnus improved that opening.

[@dr.floridamanphd]

The new opening is the Gravity Bong.

[@drmikechess]

Gravity Bong - I like that 😂

[@zenzombie72]

I love this cheeky new Norwegian Emu opening.

[@atlfan13579]

What’s the opening called? I must have missed it

[@highjim7778]

these 2 must troll each other at all times.

[@drmikechess]

Hahaha it's true, I'll be covering their weird opening games for years to come 😂

[@keswanihoshang]

What was the name of the opening?

[@drmikechess]

Well it doesn't have a real name but I think the name Norwegian Kangaroo is appropriate, named after Magnus!

[@Infamous_V.I.P]

@@drmikechessterrible name. You have no business trying to name it.

[@SHOTD34DCA]

What did he call the new opening again?

[@magnusjansson1631]

Im going to call it the Norwegian Sidequest

[@Abyssionknight]

If its a new opening then the creator of the opening should be the one naming it.

[@clivethereddevil3178]

There are 6 games in the Chessbase Megadatabase 2024 played by a weak amateur called Bjoern Nielsson that started with the moves a6,Nc6,Na7 etc between 2014 and 2017. He lost every game but that was due to him being a weak player.

[@drmikechess]

Great find, I saw those as well. I believe Hikaru is the first to play 4.c4 and Magnus the first to go 4...b5 though!

[@marcrogue5268]

Can’t believe Hikaru missed Qa3

[@actionadventures]

Excellent presentation. I'm a new fan. Fast and precise analysis.

[@Bones62]

12:33 losing a bishop for a pawn is wild

[@JamesStripling]

??? The Norweigian Kangaroo it is not. This defense Carlsen played is "St. George": In Scara Sweden 1980, GM Anthony Miles beat GM Anatoly Karpov using this defense (slayed the dragon as it were). There are no new openings or defenses in chess, Mike, only forgotten ones.

[@GM-ft4my]

If you don’t like this brand new opening called The Norwegian Kangaroo then I don’t know what to tell you. The Norwegian Kangaroo is a brand new opening played first by Magnus. Instead of playing a main line opening, he played The Norwegian Kangaroo which was first invented by Magnus during this match when he played The Norwegian Kangaroo. It was especially effective because Hikaru wasn’t playing The Norwegian Kangaroo but Magnus was playing The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo. The Norwegian Kangaroo.

[@SepeLupino]

That "Fjord Trout Opening" was slightly shocking cuz Magnus is Norwegian and can slap your face with a large trout! :D

[@TamerlaneLM10]

Are you even the GOAT if you did not open a new Chess opening?

[@highjim7778]

Depends how drunk magnus was

[@drmikechess]

Well Magnus is the GOAT and he has invented a crazy number of new openings!

[@HriStorm_56]

I swear I've played that opening like 5 times or more

[@chess1600]

The commentator should stop saying it has never been played before. I have an old man in our group who plays this crazy opening when he gets mad from losing all night. 😂😂😂😂 I think what the Commentator means is that in high-level games, this has not been recorded. Cheers 🍻

[@texasguy11363]

New Chessable course coming soon!

[@drmikechess]

Hahahahahahaha XD

[@jinete1023]

If you think any Kagaroo´s moves is going to improve your performance then you didn´t watch the las olympics. If you can call names for other´s then i´ll call you and this channel "RAYGUN´S CHESS" because every time you said "nodddweigan kangadooo " i pictured Raygun´s kangaroo steps acting like it´s the coolest thing in the world.

[@RonaldDoctor-w4n]

With respect to GM Carlsen these "New opening moves" are just suggestions of top chess engine STOCKFISH

[@drmikechess]

Not sure we disagree? Stockish likes the moves, but they were new, making them new...? Where do we disagree?

[@RonaldDoctor-w4n]

@@drmikechess Its new to the eyes of Humans with the help of Engines analysis

[@BytesnBobs]

i play this i use the pawns early though to storm out a knight advantage. i call it the dragoon gambit but thats just me.

[@mrsommer84]

Wow. I liked the introduction of that new opening. 🙂

[@jen0495]

Excuse me but it’s called the Norwegian Snatch Wrangler.

[@2019inuyasha]

I mean the bishop looks a bit stuck in the supposed puzzle @ 14 minutes.

[@AlexSanchez-ff8nm]

The name of the opening is no good. Simply a variation of St. George.

[@Lloyd-ly2xt]

This queen side pawn attacks is not new to me I've used it in several of my games and won many already using it.

[@jaylytt]

Nice opening name! 🤙🏽

[@combatjjforlife5304]

Let me guess the opening is called captain kangaroo was it

[@feinmotoriker]

Great commentary!

[@TravelingMooseMedia]

I’m not even going to watch because the comments

[@reginald6803]

My proof on the chess equality is connected to the our coming understanding of modern theory of chess opening. There is no forcing win for White against 1...a6!

[@Snceday1]

Saying something alot dont make it real or new

[@mathisrecords]

you said the word harass like 58 times dude

[@mrsommer84]

7:01 Nc3 would be funny if that Knight attacked anything.

[@actionadventures]

And even after reading the comments (and they nake sense in their own way) I like Norwegian Kangaroo. It's memorable with a sense a humor. I was on an ice hockey team called Llama Knights. The logo was a medieval knight atop a llama, instead of a horse. Obviously it made no sense whatsoever but everybody got a kick out of it.

[@SYNDRONE]

How could Hikaru miss Queen a3?

[@jayd2535]

The Carlsen Opening would’ve sufficed for these angry folks lol

[@gperrenai]

Im surprised Magnus threw the game so hard. Even I, a 1700-ish player saw the fork and would have capitalized on it…

[@stauntilus]

I like Headless Horseman opening better, because to the untrained eye (mine) it looks like Magnus has no clue what he wants to do with the knight, and maybe that's designed to throw his opponent off.

[@clivethereddevil3178]

6:29 Qxb4 Nd3+ is a horrible way to lose quickly 😂

[@MeIsRoblox]

why is no one talking about that purple inaccuracy?! 4:02

[@fred3612]

Great game by two masters.

[@thelazygamer3788]

Bro you didnt come up with the opening you dont get to name it.

[@AmazingCondominium]

There is now!

[@MohamadDerFroschKermit_Frog]

Hikarus big mistake not attacking that bishop, and tak7ng it with a check. That lost him the game.

[@dificulttocure]

Every single move by magnus is either great or brilliant lol

[@jamiemoore1056]

Before magnus castled Hikaru should of taken the pawn g7. Just to punch a hole and prevent king side castle🎉

[@alexchesss]

Hay una partida con ...a6 de Karpov en que se juega "a4" y no "d4"... siempre hay que combatir adecuadamente cierta "excentricidad" o se convierte en un arma...

[@brianlittrell797]

Great video. I decided to subscribe.

[@clerothsun3933]

Bullet? Blitz? Rapid? What is this game?

[@mauzz]

... but the Norwegian Kangaroo!!!.. this and that and the Norwegian Kangaroo!!... was starving... and the Norwegian Kangaroo ate an apple because the Norwegian Kangaroo!!!! was close to a tree and then the Norwegian Kangaroo!! died.

[@shturmovik3033]

Only Magnus can make this Clown Opening work…

[@eliochse44]

What’s the opening Magnus is using?

[@drmikechess]

The Norwegian Kangaroo! Or at least that is my name for it, there isn't really an official name for 1...a6 2...Nc6 3...Na7 4...b5, so I made up a name for it lol

[@AbhinayPandeyryan]

it’s called Magnus Opening

[@Infamous_V.I.P]

@@drmikechessmultiple people seem annoyed with you for thinking you have the right to name that opening. Me included. Listen to your viewers.

[@Marty-sg1yb]

He could of won that bishop several moves earlier

[@drmikechess]

Could you be more specific?

[@JunTingzon]

This opening was played before and it wasn't new..

[@drmikechess]

I literally pointed out the exact opening novelty in the game, meaning the new move did not occur in any prior games in the chessbase database. Meaning yes it was new brother!

[@MalstromFonseca-ze7xe]

the kangaroo is already a chess opening. its an alternative name for the keres defense 1.d4 e6 2.c4 bb4+ although sometimes its used for the follow up idea after bd2 and bxd2 where black goes nh6!? and f5

[@migueltell9625]

How is that a kangaroo? Are you a kangaroo 😜😜😜

[@xidane]

should have just bongcloud and save the time.

[@o3nisoaso3]

You claim this is a new opening never played before!?! I played this many times when I was young and barely understood how chess pieces work. False claims made in this video... Maybe I should be the one to name this opening 😂

[@artemdelidovich1062]

Sorry, I didn't get it. How would you call this opening?

[@Creativechessyoda]

Such wonderful satire, yet we know who the best in the galaxy is. 😎

[@Tiertanas]

"has never before been played in the history of chess!" *Goes to lichess and puts the moves in* *Has been played 217 times* .......................... This is why I hate chess content creators. "Everyone I just discovered 1. E4" ..... .... . . . Did you also discover America Columbus?

[@drmikechess]

Brother according to my chessbase database it was new, chessbase is often the gold standard here.

[@nercoG]

Are you a bot? Your whole thing looks like made by ChatGPT 2.1

[@Milamasylum83]

I do these opening all the timewhich means it has been played before and you saying the name in the video and titling it with it does not make it the name... you're trying to coin the name of this opening... you're weak bro...

[@neilcowan535]

I like your analysis and the tempo. I wish you did not say 'on the board' so often (or at all, lol)..... repetitive superfluous words....

[@RakibulHasan-cw5uz]

Hikaru will be win if he continue the game

[@benw4401]

I’m calling it the Groin Mustard

[@mwatkins0590]

you should have maybe said your pet name for it twice, at the start and once at the end. forcing it so many times into the video just makes everyone dislike the entire idea. it also already has a name.

[@LIBEARTED]

stilll ended i draw bro wtf

[@piercefakelastname1210]

This guys pushing this new name like a snake oil salesman 😂