Magnus teaches a beautiful opening trick!

Magnus Carlsen teaches a beautiful chess opening trick.

[@xekind]

The game ended and I was still waiting for the "opening trick"

[@DavidEmerling79]

The opening trick was when black played ...Bh6 followed by ...Qh4+, winning back the sacrificed bishop. Black gets rid of white's good bishop. This wasn't played in the game, but was demonstrated as a possible line.

[@samtismeify]

0:50 he explains

[@williamrobert9898]

Translation: I am slow

[@asherasator]

The trick was positionally based around f3 dealing with the knight, queen and opening complications of the Slav defense. This arises easily and regularly. I dealt with it yesterday twice with the light pieces vs the Magnus app on it's highest setting. So it's interesting to see him play against it since his app is designed to play his style, but it's actually based around common themes.

[@FirstStepsDiscipling]

I think the opening trick is to be Magnus Carlsen.

[@GGM091]

Exactly

[@kaykayzen089]

🤣

[@Gilmoy]

The opening trick is (0:46) 4.Qd2, baiting Black into (0:49) 4..Ne4 5.Qc2, and now d4 is protected by poison. Black knows the trick (it's surely book), and instantly replies 5..d5, dodging the trap even before Magnus can finish the sentence. The trap (which Magnus goes on to explain, voice only, not in game) is 5..Qxd4? 6.e3, and Black's Q can't defend the N, so a piece down on move 7 vs. Magnus. When he says (0:56) "So apparently, this is the way that people play", he's commenting on Black's 5..d5.

[@buckmudd8006]

"I should know these lines but unfortunately I don't." I know the feeling, Magnus. XD

[@theNfl_Esq]

Amazing to hear someone as epic is Magnus say that he doesn’t know the line. this shows precisely complex chess is

[@DavidEmerling79]

He also implied that playing "good moves" could be boring.

[@tgwnn]

It's a very fringe line

[@akattom]

Man I really love it when Magnus streams. I'm not even that good at chess but I follow the pro scene and Magnus is soooo fun to watch

[@MaxDooDat2]

Absolute Chess, please don't obscure any part of the board with the captions. That makes it so much more difficult to follow the game and figure out potential moves. But if you feel that you must show the captions, then place them on the left side of the display so you obscure your logo or Magnus instead. Thanks.

[@Scientist19exe]

Captions are done by youtube. You can turn them off.

[@MaxDooDat2]

Thanks, but FYI, that didn't work. I went to my youtube settings, then hit "performance and playback" and unchecked the "subtitles and closed captions". Then I reloaded this video and checked to make sure that setting was still unchecked. But the captions are still showing. @@Scientist19exe

[@ankharastudios]

@@MaxDooDat2 click on the "CC"

[@Chr15T]

Why is Magnus always said to be "teaching" when he simply plays?

[@neriesh]

What's the fun in playing good moves ?

[@NomenIgnotum]

What?

[@mr._baum153]

@@NomenIgnotum 2:40

[@ianstopher9111]

I play not good moves all the time: I'm not sure it is fun though.

[@andreyofdoom]

What was the opening trick??

[@arch1q892]

Clickbait

[@user-gr5tx6rd4h]

@@arch1q892 Opening click

[@Gjserdf]

0:49

[@Labommelkreet]

What … opening trick??

[@7MrHustler]

One which website is he playing?

[@glarris1]

Chess24

[@isaachaze1]

@@glarris1 guess it's good you can play on the site again

[@drHouse-gb2kt]

Old video

[@isaachaze1]

@@drHouse-gb2kt oh, makes sense

[@5RustyBin]

Love when magnus says he doesnt know these lines - I am sure its calculated as everyone will play it v him now and then he will have done his research and crush em :)

[@brunoc.3314]

Botafogo es uno de los 12 grandes de Brasil. El año pasado guiaron al brasileño hasta la jornada 34. Recientemente ficharon a Luiz Henrique procedente del Betis por 20 millones de euros. ¿Has seguido el fútbol brasileño?

[@WalrusRiderEntertainment]

Magnus has graduated from water to milk

[@test-mj9bm]

Takes takes when he takes takes takes takes, you should be winning

[@Mitch-dx4rj]

Hey Magnus. I am visiting Norway from the 🇺🇸 and just tried Litago Chocolate Milk the other day for the first time. Love that stuff. I think that's what you're drinking around the 1:33 mark or so. Lol. Take care. ☮️🇳🇴

[@xekind]

This is title you get when the person creating the title doesn't understand chess, only click bait.

[@johnsmith-gq5jw]

The opening trick is (0:46) 4.Qd2, baiting Black into (0:49) 4..Ne4 5.Qc2, and now d4 is protected by poison. Black knows the trick (it's surely book), and instantly replies 5..d5, dodging the trap even before Magnus can finish the sentence. The trap (which Magnus goes on to explain, voice only, not in game) is 5..Qxd4? 6.e3, and Black's Q can't defend the N. (copied from above)

[@onequestion2059]

Love" where's the fun in playing good moves".

[@Duck72432]

It’s a weird thing in humans tbh that we find making bad decisions more fun

[@dionlindsay2]

@@Duck72432 It's more that Magnus can afford to play less than good moves occasionally because he really is good enough to recover

[@DrBroncanuus]

5 min 19 sec 'if K-d7..i had some sick tricks'...can anyone reveal them ?

[@alikahaei9305]

Why does the opponent just let Magnus take his knight with his king at the end? I don’t understand.

[@dopeaf2433]

cuz he couldnt run away wit that knight, no matter what move he gonna do, he will lose that knight anyway

[@sneakerhead4770]

He trapped it

[@Dc-kk9bd]

The only other option was to rage quit the game

[@damkiller1597]

Bro why gm is 1500????

[@mertmehmed6696]

we all get those losing streaks from time to time

[@drHouse-gb2kt]

​@mertmehmed6696 lol he prob doesnt play much and doesnt care

[@adityaparkhe5121]

Onljne rating, maybe his fide is much more

[@rodbenson5879]

What was Magnus' final words I don't have a ***** queen. That's unfortunate? *** = unintelligible to me.

[@eeee-ij4kr]

auto queen i think

[@darrylhamadziripi2224]

People are outside your hotel can you hear

[@vmvds]

hes at home. he lives in popular place in oslo centre looking out on oslofjord. met him there somewhere