Magnus Paralyzes The Entire Board

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Carlsen, Magnus (2837) - Erigaisi Arjun (2740)
Julius Baer Generation Cup | Knockout (chess24.com) [20] 2022.09.25
E81 King's Indian, Saemisch, 5...O-O
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.f3 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 h6 8.Be3 e6 9.Qd2 exd5 10.cxd5 Nbd7 11.Nh3 a6 12.Nf2 h5 13.a4 Rb8 14.Be2 Ne8 15.O-O Nc7 16.Bg5 Qe8 17.Bh6 Bxh6 18.Qxh6 b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Ra7 b4 21.Rxc7 bxc3 22.bxc3 Rb2 23.Re1 Qe5 24.Qc1 Rb3 25.Nd1 h4 26.Bc4 Rb8 27.f4 Qf6 28.Nf2 Re8 29.e5 Qd8 30.Rc6 dxe5 31.f5 gxf5 32.Qh6 Nf8 33.Rf6 Rb7 34.d6 Be6 35.Qg5+ Kh8 36.Rh6+ Nh7 37.Qh5 f6 38.Bxe6 Rxe6 39.Qxf5 Rxd6 40.Rxh4 Rg7 41.h3 Qd7 42.Qf3 Qd8 43.Ne4 f5 44.Nxd6 Qxh4 45.Rxe5 Ng5 46.Re8+ Rg8 47.Rxg8+ Kxg8 48.Qd5+ Kh8 49.Qe5+ Kg8 50.Nxf5 Nxh3+ 51.gxh3 Qg5+ 52.Qg3
00:00 Hello Everyone!
00:34 Game Starts!
02:25 Completely New Game!
11:50 It Was In This Position!
15:46 Contributions
The Julius Baer Generation Cup is the 7th of 9 events on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place on chess24 from September 18-25. The 16-player field will be cut in half by the 4-day round-robin Prelims. The total prize fund is $150,000, with $750 for a win and $250 for a draw in the Prelims. The quarterfinals and semi-finals are 1-day, 4-game matches, while the final will feature two such matches over two days.
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[@cbokhove]

Wily old fox

[@agadmator]

Ah, thanks. Couldn't make out what he said

[@Thunderbuddy.]

Silly old fart & Anish Giri tweeted he wants to fight Magnus long time ago😆

[@rainmakerrr]

max deutsch

[@olivercash6586]

Willy and wily have very different meanings lol

[@coachmcguirk6297]

@@olivercash6586 let me see if I can understand the difference. Setting a clever trap for your opponent in chess would be doing something wily. Slapping your opponent in the face, especially on stage at the Oscar's, would be something Willy.

[@trequor]

I love games where one side "undevelops" all their pieces. It's like a real war where the enemy is pushed back to their homeland

[@EliasHasle]

🇺🇦

[@deepanshinegi4963]

Magnus crossed a Champions Chess Tour rating of 2900 and demolished the entire field in this tournament. No wonder Magnus is an absolute beast, with 5 world championship titles, 5 blitz and 3 rapid world championship titles. The highest number of world championship titles ever. Not only is he the highest rated player of all time but has held the number 1 ranking for more than 11 straight years!

[@brian8507]

Then why is he so scared of "he shall not be named???"

[@zainjamal1707]

@@brian8507 learn to acknowledge Magnus The Boss

[@hellinvador]

@@brian8507 you mean the person who never wins anything, plays like a 2600 generally but magically plays like a 3500 Vs Magnus and other super GMs?

[@djn6962]

@@brian8507 because he chooses to not play against a notorious and well known cheat, that is ironically being mentored by another notorious cheat, haha.

[@garethmoody541]

@@brian8507 because he shall not be named is Stockfish

[@danielbowden5610]

Video loaded 3 mins ago There are 50+ likes Video is 16 mins long It was at this moment the crowd already knew it was going to be a good show

[@erimerdal1728]

It felt like a form of art watching Magnus force all the pieces into the back rank, lined up hopelessly

[@4grammaton]

Exactly like Ivanchuk vs Kasparov 1991

[@monstermagnet3150]

Alphazero stuff

[@tonyb9735]

Reminded me of Alpha Zero against Stockfish.

[@nobodynowhere8061]

@@tonyb9735 I had a game today where i jailed someone’s queen like alpha zero. Of course it was because of their mistakes and not my skill, but it still felt cool

[@arksolaire28]

@@4grammaton the knight game, it’s gorgeous

[@timothybohdan7415]

Black's major pieces all on the back row looked like trophies on the wall of a hunting lodge.

[@TicDoulourex]

What a beast. He even loses 3 full points from the resignation then win the tournament with a new high of 2900

[@carlosgaston3985]

and thats why no matter wath if hans cheat or not, magnus credibility goes intact. He is the real deal.

[@geckogeico2212]

@@carlosgaston3985 You just admitted Hans is a better player than Magnus

[@devadathans5506]

@@geckogeico2212 How exactly?

[@jessejordache1869]

Caruana has pulled a tournament rating of 3100. Not to stomp on Carlsen's achievement but I think people are misunderstanding what's meant when they talk of Carlsen's rating *for the tournament*. It's not his career elo -- the 2900 mark is still no man's land.

[@yai4486]

@@devadathans5506 that guy is a crazy troll he comments a lot of weird stuff

[@oeboekanoeboe5867]

I like it when agadmator just talks with us, praising the players and letting us know whats happening :))

[@sahali14]

Everyone waiting for Magnus to give a statement, while he just made his statement on the board. Chess speaks for itself

[@Bouledogue_Francais]

Translation to normal English: Magnus played well which means Hans cheated. 🤡🤡🤡

[@surge802]

@@Bouledogue_Francais Translation to normal English: Hans admitted to cheating 2 times in the past + numerous accusations + his mentor is also a known cheater which means Hans is the patron-saint of credibility and trustfulness 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Bouledogue_Francais]

@@surge802 it was online and with no rating. Accusations are accusations not facts. His mentor is not him. You speak very well yet it isn't conclusive. Just show me proof and I'm all good instead of this witch-hunt.

[@atlasbailly5439]

@@Bouledogue_Francais How can you not understand that there obviously cant be solid proof in a scenario like this? What would proof even look like? It would take a very stupid gm to get caught red handed.

[@Bouledogue_Francais]

@@atlasbailly5439 so i just have to accept that he cheated then? Kinda like religion huh

[@Alexander-pr8ls]

Great and well deserved victory for Magnus against Arjun. This is a learning experience for Arjun-he only will get better and he already is a world class blitz player. But I am really excited to see how far Indian chess will go-Arjun, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh and Nihal Sarin all have the potential to dominate the chess scene in the future (Usbekistan with Abdu and Russia with Esipenko and Murzin are also great). The Indians are humble and gracious in defeat-that’s a quality that makes them especially likeable. Future of chess is in very good hands. Greetings from Germany and all the best to my fellow chess followers. And also kudos to Antonio, great covery of the games as usual. You just have a commentary style that makes chess so interesting-we can feel your love and passion for chess.

[@namikazeswapnil671]

Why you didn't mention your own strong boy Vincent keymer. He's awesome too.

[@V838monocerotis27]

@@namikazeswapnil671 I think Alexander isn't German.... he is Indian.

[@Alexander-pr8ls]

@@namikazeswapnil671 Yep Keymer too. He just needs more consistency. But he showed also many times that he can defeat super GMs like Aronian, Duda, Ding Liren and so on. Future looks bright.

[@Alexander-pr8ls]

@@V838monocerotis27 Na, I am German. But I like India and the Indian chess school a lot.

[@Kizdo69]

The majority of super GMs are humble in defeat. Probably 90% of them. It isn’t really a unique quality to the Indians but it’s good for them

[@AbhinavDiego]

magnus is such a goat. waiting for him to speak about hans tomorrow.

[@dahlberry]

What did you think about the announcement?

[@ronjohnson9690]

And all the King's men lined the back rank with the queen. What an uncommon scene.

[@tahagi7006]

Somebow my sense of humour just tingled reading your comment

[@eldheimm]

Reached 2900, after losing against a 2700 on purpose. Magnus was pissed after St.Luis and went on the attack, super-aggressive chess with sacrifices and high risk. Haven't seen that since his late teens. I think we can safely say there has been no better player in history, and I think we will have to wait a long time to see something even remotely similar.

[@driedpancake]

since his late teens? has hans initiated a second puberty in magnus?

[@verifiedgentlemanbug]

@@driedpancake 🤣🤫

[@applesteve6932]

You have to go back to pub g or cod or whatever video game… at least learn a little bit (by watching Agadmator play lists, for example) before commenting 🤣

[@traceler]

no better player in history of chess engines! Murphy and Capablanca never studied books of chess engines and player many many less games that people play today. Capablanca played blindfolded against 40 people at same time winning all games. I think with a Chess engine, studying all chess database of History Capablanca should have done better as well as Murphy. You can not compare different trainings, technology, supplements and knowledge across time and space, They were intuitive players (Genius) not from theoretical study. If you put Magnus Carlsen in 1800 on time of Murphy Im not sure MAgnus will have won all games against him, Capablanca or even Fisher.

[@nickpapageorgio8529]

There’s a reason you can’t compare the 2 eras. This era has all the engines but that means everyone has access, therefore, there are more people to play against with that advantage. Before engines, you had to be creative. But that meant there were less good players. I try not to compare eras.

[@tonyb9735]

That was like watching Alpha Zero, the control was absolute.

[@ProfessorOfLogic81]

If you want to watch Alpha Zero, watch a Hans Niemann match 😂

[@vintce6019]

@@ProfessorOfLogic81 The beads vibrate for itself

[@rohangeorge712]

@@vintce6019 🤣

[@rohangeorge712]

if u havent arleady, i really recommend alpha zero zugzwang vs stockfish, chess at the highest level. alpha 0 level

[@ericolemrk5826]

All his moves make sense. He plays critical moves, like its a drill for him.

[@carlosgaston3985]

what let me surprise is that he always is like 5 or 8 minutes ahead, and he always makes a move that make you really grind that cerebral machine and keep wasting more precius seconds, magnus is like a boa constrictor.

[@kenoliver8913]

I thought this game was far from perfect by Magnus - he missed a couple of relatively easy moves late in the game that would have ended it sooner and much more elegantly. He's not an artist like Morphy, Tal or Fischer. But the critical midgame moves that slowly strangled his opponent - you're right, its like a drill for him.

[@user-tc2tn2fu8w]

@@kenoliver8913 Keep in mind that this was rapid, while most games of the legends were in classical format.

[@rohangeorge712]

@@kenoliver8913 this was rapid btw, not classic, so he played a really good game. good keep in mind the format.

[@Tarnbar]

I love the generation cup for bringing in new talent like this Magnus Carlson

[@imma5761]

Mybe one day he becomes World Champ by beating Vishy.

[@ayomikunsethadegboye2805]

@@imma5761 actually, maybe he will be a GM someday

[@tonyb9735]

@@ayomikunsethadegboye2805 "actually, maybe he will be a GM someday" I think we can agree that he shows some potential, but let's not get carried away.

[@rohangeorge712]

i agree, maybe one day he will be better than hans niemann.

[@mansoorkhan3471]

It was Max Deutsch. They had some heated exchange after the match and Max said my next task is to learn boxing and challenge you in the ring.

[@moon4tzuyupokeonce41]

😂😂😂

[@JJ-kl7eq]

Magnus paralyzed the board - even the board is intimidated by the Magnus Effect.

[@bodega294]

Absolutely dominant run by Magnus reminding us who the real king is

[@ahrrydepp493]

Who says he is not cheating?

[@bodega294]

@@ahrrydepp493 he never cheated on his life and never would

[@nebnoida5376]

@@ahrrydepp493 he can actually discuss and analyse his positions. So no.

[@paulosah1317]

@@ahrrydepp493 was your head hit on the ground as a kid?

[@rohangeorge712]

@@omgynay1763 king of cheating yes i agree

[@goose5462]

"Magnus was a little bit better" Understatement of the year.

[@Fierylunar]

That thumbnail... Such unrelenting merciless slaughter from Magnus. Already know this will be good.

[@words007]

Just like a true Viking!

[@phkalra2119]

I feel sad for Arjun, my man played very nice chess, but it's so sad to see what magnus does to these super GM's , like he didn't even lost a single game in the entire tournament , MAGNUS OP (Edit :- he lost to levon and to "lord" HANS , thankyou for reminding )

[@guillermoruizortega3552]

Well, technically that's not true. He lost pretty quickly against Hans.

[@pawenosal4591]

He lost to Levon as well

[@isaabdullahi9097]

😂.... Lord emperor Hans Moke Neimann

[@LordDTwigo]

He didn't even play hans. Magnus doesn't play with known cheaters

[@destroyermaker]

Levon has to be feeling pretty good

[@kudzem]

How nice of Arjun to set up this pieces for the next game (Fischer-Random presumably)

[@yonetmen]

It has been a while since we haven't seen any classical game on this channel like a Nezhmetdinov game. Here is my #suggestion: Nezhmetdinov vs Baskin, 5th Ch Moldavian (open) (1948).

[@seanobrien5350]

That Ivanchuk game you mentioned is one of my favorites, and is exactly what I was thinking.

[@anthonygross1963]

Magnus has the best of Capablanca, Fischer and Kasparov all rolled up in one.

[@thangavelt4726]

I think pragg can aquire these qualities in future

[@USMCLib3rty]

@@thangavelt4726 lol no

[@martinskoda8725]

He is the best. Simple, elegant, strong performance. A joy to watch

[@lanceocampo7538]

great commentary sir! best chess reviewer I've seen so far

[@piyushjha757]

That is a very very sad bishop. Reminds also of Anand vs Leko

[@ARS1508]

Which game? Would like to check that out

[@piyushjha757]

@@ARS1508 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2i5fXlmjbaantk

[@royallord1116]

@@ARS1508 one of Anand's immortal games

[@jeremygordon4483]

This is the most informative and interesting chess channel hands down.

[@MineGamesSRB]

Magnus is now going on a classical streak to reach 2900!

[@AkramSaheb]

This is rapid.

[@MineGamesSRB]

@@AkramSaheb that means he can't be in-form in classical also?

[@ignacioandresv3170]

Idk man, 2900 factorial seems a bit too high

[@builderphill1361]

@@MineGamesSRB he can be but players are stronger in classical and it's way easier to find defensive moves which is why high elo chess end in draws often

[@nicktomato7]

@@ignacioandresv3170 magnus carlsen with a peak classical rating of 4.27 x 10^8783

[@salemfuad5824]

The return to the previous video advice, saved the day

[@Batman22222]

Man, I feel for Magnus here, coz I know he enjoys winning and dominating but it really is LONELY AT THE TOP for him, big up to this guy for still having the motivation, coz NO ONE even comes close to his level in World Chess! What a player!😎💯

[@camilohiche4475]

Magnus truly is the ultimate final boss of chess.

[@MrSupernova111]

What a beating! Congrats to Magnus for an amazing performance!

[@jackkenefick2696]

11:27 "just enjoying his extra pawn... but also threatening checkmate on G7" :-)

[@rohangeorge712]

and also attacking the queen at the same time lol. idk why he didnt move queen to h7 or smtg but there probably wasnt any hope anyways.

[@Outlast25]

“You have an end game where you are up a pawn and a knight , which is just , completely, completely winning” Yea..haha.. yeaaaa

[@morganh2800]

5:00 hey no take backs!!! Lol

[@davidwagner6116]

"this is very very sad to look at" -- classic humour, well said sir!

[@ericbonow4809]

Perhaps a video covering a game by Aman Hambleton is in short order as the chess boxing event comes closer. He has a video describing his best "Chess move" which was a queen sac leading to his first-ever win over a GM but outside of that is also well known to many ChessBrahs for bringing notoriety to the Jerome Gambit, playing an "unbeatable" queen sac variation of the Englund Gambit vs Queens Gambit, or even his own opening he recently discovered (Hambleton Defense).

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Agadmator: Big fan of chess boxing. Medo: Bigger fan of chess barking.

[@Scarter63]

I've heard people call games "brutal", but watching those last few moves before Arjun resigned really deserves that word.

[@carlosgaston3985]

i think it was my first game that i wacht live, anda ohhh boy that finale, but in defense of his oponent he defend pretty well the queen, rook finale of magnus, but when that atack disipate, magnus just go for the tactical advantage and gain in matirial and position.

[@BenDover-kt8wm]

This Magnus guy is pretty good.

[@tupacalypse88]

yeah I reckon he will make a wave or two in the chess world

[@Flashyfinancier]

Im glad nobody can capture Agadmator. Not even Magnus

[@jameson44k]

kinda like Diabolik.

[@Flashyfinancier]

@@jameson44k yeah

[@jackkenefick2696]

there is a video of Agadmator vs Magnus from Magnus's cam... let's just say Agadmator didn't win

[@vijaysenger5611]

Crushing attack by Magnus well played

[@sebastianrex6697]

Just a blessing to be in the same era as Magnus ✨.GOAT .Period. Now agad what you say

[@princellama6760]

lined them up like a firing squad

[@kowalityjesus]

I didn't think the thumbnail was actually going to happen, but it did. Wow.

[@FM-ft8pe]

06:32 A short poem by @agadmator : There is no square for the Black King / You have to put something in between.

[@bonmznsportn4768]

Magnus effect is real bruv. What a legend! Im so glad im watching so many greats in different sports. What a time to be alive!

[@petergustafsson1670]

It is so real so it has you spinning! ;)

[@rohangeorge712]

magnus effect is real according to the laws of physics yes.

[@1011001110001111a]

I think that c3 pawn deserved at least a shout out. prevented the queen from getting to d4 the entire game

[@mihaelfitz]

Absolutely loved Magnus comment on playing less known or less theoretical, but very strategic lines to test Arjun's chess knowledge - anti-young mode as he himself described it.

[@thesilenthero422]

It's Aman Hambleton

[@BillHimmel]

Magnus is a magician! On par with Capablanca, Tal and Kasparov! So sad that he doesn`t defend his WC-Title!

[@kovy689]

Neither did Fischer.

[@MrSpeedyAce]

I bet he’s going to reclaim it again just because he can.

[@dash_r_media]

@@MrSpeedyAce That's what I think is going to happen. And his reclamation would be unprecedented; the only WCs to reclaim the title did so in an immediate rematch, no qualifying process.

[@ARS1508]

@@MrSpeedyAce I thought so too but David confirmed it’s not on his radar. And they’re pretty good friends so he would know 💔

[@addiction9417]

He left WC because we all know how those 14 games works alot draws and you can't stop opponent from drawing if they want in classic it's hard and magnus even loosing point after draw so for reaching 2900 he sacrificed WC and he won't play again until he don't reach 2900 and if he takes to long he will never play WC again

[@anthonyschlott916]

You know we're getting close to Halloween when Magnus is already getting 'many scary ideas'

[@PDJMDS]

This was so brutal

[@laszloberg5540]

Good job Magnum👍👍

[@captain_context9991]

This was an amazing game

[@wasimahmed919]

Poor Aman Hambleton. BTW person Magnus wants to fight is Hikaru

[@RudyLouie]

Will never skip an ad for you

[@stevemoppett2759]

I willy enjoyed this video.

Magnus just showed that he can play both positionally like in the previous video and sacrifice like tal

[@MichaelHarrisIreland]

Magnus is improving a lot! ....from Ireland.

[@SanjeevDD]

Did Arjun have a brain freeze? Completely getting paralysed by the name and the stature of Magnus? Congratulations to World Champ Magnus 💙

[@teenageapocalypseusa5368]

Reminds me of when Kasparov had all of Karpov's pieces on the bank rank. Never thought I'd see that again.

[@matrixmatrix6099]

Magnus it wasn't just a little bit better he crushed Arjun...all his win against Arjun was masterpieces, congratulations champion,and thanks agad for all your work,it's amazing what are you doing for chess,for chess community... thanks a lot,you are the best analyste.

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

Magnus just crushed this event

[@monotheist605]

That's something important

[@sinanudintatarevic5408]

Magnus The GOAT.

[@tinainaz3830]

This game is just "chef's kiss"

[@mikhailtal2161]

6:58 very sad position, magnus makes him played 960chess..

[@Targinaldo]

Arjun seems to be defending himself and just waiting for a mistake that will never come

[@words007]

Maybe when magnus reach 60 years of age, arjun will have to wait 🤣

[@brianmitchell1049]

What a beautiful game.

Magnus was " a little bit better " thats an understatement lol, he could have gone 5-0, and gone 4 wins 1 draw

[@durgeshsoni9743]

Magnus looking like a Knight in thumbnail 😅😅😅

[@joaomiguelferreira4281]

@agadmator #sugestion what’s that game of Kasparov vs ivanchuk? Can you link it in the description please?

[@tmowasright]

@agadmator would you please consider remaking Ivanchuk’s Immortal? It’s one of the most spectacular chess games in history 🙏🏼

[@captain_context9991]

MAgnus also said the famous Twitch streamer Ludvig had asked Carlsen to host and comment on the boxing match.

[@georgelue8509]

11:59 a pawn and a knight - a classic battle

[@deadpoolgaming8161]

*Other players* 🧐🤔😞 : we try to play best moves recommended by stockfish *Magnus* 😎 : Any move that I am playing becomes the topmost recommendation of stockfish

[@mademax1]

Aerith, Sephiroth and a wily old blond boy in the bg. Good taste sir.

[@michaelworkspace]

Undisputed GOAT 🐐

[@mashikaolamilekan4529]

Agadmator posts on twitter and then the next thing, "hello, everyone!"

[@crnimate2434]

Magnus is d Beast!💪💪

[@MrJayb76]

Magnus new nickname: effortless.

[@vladavasiljev]

the more I watch Magnus, the more I am convinced he is the GOAT. THe peak of chess evolution after Morphy in 19th and Fisher in 20th century.

[@yethenkosi5046]

The author of chess

[@sinanudintatarevic5408]

This is what Ivanchuk did to Kasparov.

[@dash_r_media]

Also, Kasparov did it to Karpov in a 1993 game IIRC.

[@sinanudintatarevic5408]

@@dash_r_media Right. I remeber that game.

[@avyah]

In Rapid and Blitz best opponent of Magnus is Pragg .. Arjun might be good in Classical but not good enough yet in shorter time format

[@Reverie-7]

Who's pragg?

[@mathewkipturgo6059]

Pragg tackles Magnus better than Arjun, clearly.

[@snowfloofcathug]

Do you mean wily because “willy” means something very different

[@phil4863]

in GM games the pieces always seem to be very active even the weakest pieces. They all work together like a huge fortress. Offensive and defensive opportunities abound out of nowhere

[@osterlaich6395]

Well played. O.0 both, the line wouldn't work without him would it? Cocky. O.o

[@kjetilhartveit]

Carlsen and Niemann is the boxing match the world needs to see

[@hopelove897]

The GOAT for a reason

[@Philiopantheon82]

Magnus caused major paralysis over the board in the second game

[@Trappenheimer]

Magnus is now a wounded lion and a wounded lion is a deadly lion. He was untouchable!!!

[@jeffw8057]

lol...the lion isn't wounded. He's simply attacking!

[@Trappenheimer]

@@jeffw8057 I meant that he is wounded by the "Niemann" incident.

[@kunalsingh4418]

@@Trappenheimer haha no. More like an angry lion than wounded. Carlsen after all has shown repeatedly that he doesn't get sore about defeats. But he hates cheaters with passion. This tournament was just about showing his class and to release some steam. He showed that he can just give away matches and still win the tournament with ease. Not really surprising though, Carlsen is Goat for a reason.

[@Trappenheimer]

@@kunalsingh4418 I agree with you. Carlsen's chess spoke for itself. In this tournament particularly he has been unstoppable. A different breed. It was really hard to see Arjun's face. He was bleeding from inside. But there is nothing to do. Magnus is a different breed.

[@amarg1650]

He had a beef with Mike Tyson about the bong cloud

[@nunomacuacua]

The only tension that I know of was Magnus vs Kramnik... but that is long gone, they are in good terms I think

[@markn.7914]

The board looked like a starting position in chess960 lol

[@lofturgurunarson2716]

and also 2900 rating, he's a beast 🙏

[@innosanto]

In age of computers, 2900 is a number pf hybrid training. It is similar to 2750 in pre computer era

[@lofturgurunarson2716]

@@innosanto fair point. How would you rate the ppl who are 2700+ competing with him then?

[@jessejordache1869]

That's his tournament rating, not his personal elo. The Ks had tournaments over 3200 at one point because both of them were capable of sweeping the tournament if the other one wasn't there. 2900 is a solid performance though.

[@raymondsublett3108]

@Jesse Jordache Magnus dtew one of the K's at 13 years old.

[@raymondsublett3108]

@Jesse Jordache drew*