Magnus Wins Longest World Championship Game Of All Time | World Chess Championship Game 6

[@jpalioto1]

My fear is that Fabi is going to retire from competitive chess because he’s such a damn good commentator!! 😀 It’s truly a privilege to have his insights during the game.

[@fractalinfect3454]

So true. Fabi isn't someone who peaked 20 years ago; he's at the very top right now.

[@jeremy144713]

Haha don’t worry, he’s already confirmed he’ll been next year candidates tournament

[@kennethnewman5522]

I find Fabi's comments concise, interesting, and even his voice lends itself to thoughtful reflection. Those who think he sucks are probably petty small minded people. 😄😄

[@JacobS-rh7tb]

Yep he's incredible

[@TheGrandmaster1]

Yup, and Fabi sees things that literally only he and maybe 2 or 3 other players in the world can see. So you're getting someone that, other than the men playing at the board, and maybe 1 or 2 other people, can see things no other human is capable of.

[@psychvision101]

Kramnik played Magnus when he was a teenager. He said he once played 36 moves in a row to defend a difficult endgame, with almost perfect accuracy. And he only had ten seconds on the clock for practically every move. Kramnik said that he then realised that not only would he one day be world champion, but that he would be the Federer of chess - dominating for years and years.

[@nza1804]

Amazing anecdote, thanks

[@cedmelancon]

If it wasn’t the case enough, this cements Magnus’ legacy as a frickin steamroller in the endgame, what an amazing game.

[@psychohist]

Indeed, it was a classic Carlsen end game. He just keeps the pressure up and gives his opponent plenty of opportunities to make a mistake. Against an average grandmaster like Firouzja, it only took a dozen turns - remember when Firouzja lost the opposition? - but against Nepo, it took well over 50 moves even after an end game was reached.

[@Gamer2k4]

@@psychohist Heh, first time I've ever heard the phrase "average grandmaster."

[@x0tek]

@@psychohist Firouzja is now the #2 rated grandmaster in the world. Not so average anymore!

[@komaddog]

@@psychohist average grandmaster? You must be a chess engine

[@detectivemarkseven]

@@psychohist Firo is an average gm? Guess 2600 are like noobs lol

[@xiqy1959]

Credit to where credit is due for Nepo. Truly masterclass by both players.

[@tejasshah7691]

True, Ian played that game 98.6 accuracy while magnus played it with 99 percent accuracy. Truly a great performance by both.

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@tejasshah7691 Nepo made the last mistake.

[@seanhartel5362]

It was a masterclass. Buy one player showed he’s the true master.

[@phaque3115]

Go watch game 9 from today and tell me if you still feel the same...

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@phaque3115 There are psychologically strong players and then there is Nepo...

[@matrixadnane5554]

Carlsen shows the world how the knight move

[@TheoreticallyNo]

😂

[@anantkalia7469]

Yes hahaha. Especially his last move Ng2 was like: This is for you, Andrea!!

[@PranavKumar-os6xl]

Last move was Ng7 not Ng2

[@anantkalia7469]

@@PranavKumar-os6xl Oh yes sorry, I mixed up. Silly mistake

[@juggernaut316]

Naka triggered

[@xanschneider]

There are many games that state why Magnus is the GoaT. Now there's one more.

[@captainxorro8553]

Absolutely brilliant game. Really shows just how hard it is to win at their level.

[@u.v.s.5583]

It is much harder to win at beginner level. See, a beginner would never have given up where Nepo did. In beginner games it continues until mate.

[@Erc294]

@@u.v.s.5583 What. Begginner games don't last even 1/8th of that. 😂. I guess it depends what you mean by begginner but 1500 or less games are usually lost or won very fast.

[@psychohist]

@@u.v.s.5583 By the time Nepo resigned, they were only a couple dozen moves from mate. Carlsen was a couple moves from queening, at which point forcing a queen trade is relatively easy, and then mating is trivial.

[@brandondaniels9471]

Please keep doing these post game analyses. I love hearing Fabi's ideas and thought on the critical positions. He does a great job of explaining things in ways that amateurs can understand.

[@lolwhat8967]

absolutely insane game, thank you so much for the recap!

[@thelongname8575]

Fabis commentry is great

[@chokoon21]

i like how Fabi is, honestly, the only qualify person in the entire world right now to commentate on these two lol

[@misteratoz]

Naka too

[@primeobjective5469]

I watched it live with the 3 of you. What an awesome battle.

[@toddblankenship6282]

@Dale Macarena LOL!!

[@Dude-etiquette]

I love Caruana, Yifun and Hess commentary, and that moment with only a few seconds left and the excitement was awesome to hear those guys.

[@remveel2443]

Can we all just admire that, Magnus is a WORLD CHAMPION for almost a decade but just now does his end game become this engine-like good? We're witnessing his prime ladies and gentlemen. A player with 99% accuracy in 136 moves.

[@Gamer2k4]

Wasn't his endgame always one of his strongest attributes? Wikipedia has this quote from 2013 regarding the "Carlsen Effect": "... through the combined force of his skill and no less important his reputation, he drives his opponents into errors. ... He plays on for ever, calmly, methodically and, perhaps most importantly of all, without fear: calculating superbly, with very few outright mistakes and a good proportion of the "very best" moves. This makes him a monster and makes many opponents wilt."

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

@@Gamer2k4 So there's a name to what makes Hikaru win even when he's not winning (because his opponents choke under Hikaru's rep; however this reverses when Hikaru faces Magnus) Good to know.

[@detectivemarkseven]

@@JimmyBoosterCrate hikaru is a streamer, why are you even mentioning him in WC match comment section lol

[@alfred3496]

@@detectivemarkseven Because Hikaru is one of the strongest chess players in the world?

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

@@detectivemarkseven Because there's been many many times where Hikaru was losing but somehow he didn't lose (e.g. hung mate in 1 against 2500, 2500 missed it then Hikaru won), so I think it's relevant.

[@damned1313]

The story of magnus and his two magical rooks

[@eulermachado3968]

Omg, Im very addicted to watch this match recaps, I cannot dont do it again and again with different commentators!!!!

[@Thaumazo83]

This game is going into the chess books / courses / classes of the next decades, especially those about 'two rooks vs. queen'.

[@ameenzairi607]

Magnus shows us why he's the world champion and very probably the GOAT

[@Zazzozle]

What a great team of commentators!

[@kj-cn1dh]

Nepo made the big decisions in this game that made it interesting.

[@Norwegian733]

19:38 love that sacrifice. I really did not see what he achieved until Rook b7.

[@topkimokoko8236]

Fabi you are the best 💪💪💯💥

[@MrKostol]

I expect a collapse by Nepo today and tomorrow, no human can handle this loss that quickly.

[@ReVoX161]

Naah nepo thrives on tactical dangerous positions , we'll see more of his style after this game i'm sure. this game was one of it .

[@dragan7309]

You were both wrong

[@soccermaster25]

This commentary trio is fantastic. Glad that I found this stream for the remaining games.

[@jacobr.1769]

You guys need a studio like Chess 24 with David and Jovanka........ I'd watch

[@whatsinaname7289]

Finally a win!

[@rantanen1]

Every time Robert makes a comment he has to first say that "I already mentioned this" or some variation of that, like to confirm to us that he didn't only think of it in hindsight but was also quick enough to see it at the time lol, don't know why he has a tendency to do that. Pay attention to how many times he does this here

[@reluminopraha5948]

Great interpretation! Thx very much. Tip: indicate graphically when you move explanatory though hypothetical moves in contrast to the real game situations and play. Eg. change the color of a chessboard slightly or turn on some border color bar or anything temporarily. You would be even better, at least for my mind. Nevertheless, thx again.

[@mora-lessgodofmora3814]

Fabiano Marijuana is a damn good commentator his mellow voice is the best

[@iconoclast8761]

really nice review, thank you for all your work and explaining these wonderful games in such detail :)

[@RickTaylorpopnstart]

Ian, like Naka, should now know to never play blitz moves with Carlsen in classical time controls. Ian played Qe6 after 2 sec. thought and that was the losing move. The Naka reference was rd. 3 Zurich 2014.

[@ObserverZero]

Jan tries to build a fortress, Magnus builds a tank.

[@s3an050]

Please consider not spoiling the result in the title..

[@Thetasquared]

love the color of the board ...and this show all day was sooo good!

[@colinjava8447]

It's a little like a recent game by Magnus where he gives up his queen and makes a fortress which he slowly moves down the board, it's typical Magnus how he pulled off this win.

[@somethingsomething2825]

Alireza scared now seeing the brilliant endgame , since he knows what he has to prepare against in the future

[@jasonhe5578]

Kind of unrelated question: Why is the World Championship format different from the normal FIDE classical formats, and why do players not get increment before move 60?

[@JG-ce3pu]

I don’t think there’s an answer besides it being the World Championship, with its own set of rules

[@TheThePuzzlemaniac]

It's implemented to increase time pressure and therefore mistakes so we get hopefully games with a real result Instead of a draw. It's new for this wcc.

[@gustavogroeff7239]

look at the 2018 WCC. that's why

[@efe563_]

let fabi do a solo commentary please, or at least talk more!

[@michealissa1638]

Exactly

[@scottimus432]

Really squeezed the water from the stone. This victory really fooled the engines and this game is pretty good evidence for the Queen vs. two Rooks debate. Extra pieces matter in even positions apparently.

[@jorymil]

Who is the guy in the jacket? Saying things like "That's a you problem" do not get you invited to dinner.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Magnus looks like he fleers the board and Ian wants this stupid thing to end already

[@walkzzgaming6438]

He's a record breaker.....❤️🔥🔥👍

[@IngvarToss]

С ферзем и получил Мат. Это шедевр.

[@andreimcallister1365]

18:45 yes

[@arbernumani3709]

Caruana just sounds so smart

[@ThatCoconutGuy]

Don't put results in the video title, people come to KZbin to watch the match

[@dert159]

Yeah I got spoiled 😂

[@TheToby121]

Be there or be square

[@thegorn]

Hopefully in the next game we see a ....a premature attack....

[@isaacrodriguez8907]

Can you please not put a spoiler in the video title 😭

[@coffeehouse44]

Love the chess set the commentators have in front of them, what is it, more info please.

[@yukiotsutsumi]

i love Caruana!!

[@30noir]

Class act by Nepo in not just letting the clock run out.

[@texasjoe557]

MAG-nimus MAG-nimus --- ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE?

[@JSSTyger]

They cheer for you. The kid who drawed with Kasparov. The man who became a world champion.

[@texasjoe557]

@@JSSTyger I was not the best because I killed quickly. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom.

[@JSSTyger]

@@texasjoe557 Your fans... ...will join you at the after-party.

[@texasjoe557]

@@JSSTyger 🤠🤠🤠

[@PastEventsTV]

In world championship magnus gave up the queen..damn magnus you are the GOAT

[@user-svqmbiv]

Well... For 2 rooks. Which is usually fairly equal. Depends quite strongly on the position though.

[@PastEventsTV]

@@user-svqmbiv yeah right ..Still it needs alot of guts to do it ..

[@JaShooUh]

Spoiler in the title is REALLY not a respectable move.

[@iamable915]

Get him Nepo, back in blood

[@dolphinsneu]

Could nepo have converted the pawn gambit into a victory?

[@zubatmain]

COULD YOU NOT PUT THE RESULT IN THE TITLE NEXT TIME? thank you

[@Kudonguyen97]

I thought both of them just have 3 minute + 2s every decision they make ? So why did the game last almost 8 hours?

[@LuckySingh-he3md]

On 10:40 why the black king doesn't take lone knight?????? Which type of analysis you are doing

[@vytautasthegreat4452]

The rooks would checkmate the king

[@boxingjerapah]

gxf6 was more blunder than brave tbh (frightened of Magnus's endgame prowess?)

[@nicholasgranat2999]

Amazing end game!

[@mazi_thoughts]

I wonder if their brains get sore from overheating for 8 hours of straight focus.

[@jmrjmr8254]

I came to see the recap because I didn’t watch the game and they spoiled it! 😭😭😭

[@sorenpx]

Same thing happened to me. I opened KZbin and the very first video was titled "Insane win for Magnus!" or something like that.

[@BokeemDR]

Yeah but where can I get that shirt that Fabiano is rocking?

[@p4rzival127]

RC2 Was way too deep of an Idea

[@oldhamegg]

Magnus is Stockfish. Or Alpha, Or whatever the best chess engine is.

[@jabetajones]

Leela/Sesse

[@steveconrad8857]

@oldstuff man - Alphafish

[@detectivemarkseven]

Rybka lol

[@VR36030]

Wouldn't rook to c8 be a blunder by Nepo since 2 rooks are more valuable than one queen?

[@TauxWau]

Points aren't everything. Rc8 is fine there

[@eruptrl8893]

Well you could have just looked at the eval bar

[@lycoris7886]

It creates an interesting imbalance which allows either side to push for more than a draw.

[@duartista]

Two rooks for a queen is considered an equal trade in terms of material. If you get an extra pawn besides the queen, which would be 10 points, it's already likely equivalent to being up a pawn. But it's dependent on the position in each specific case, many considerations have to be made. The queen dominates in some positions and, likewise, the two rooks can dominate in others

[@physicist2337]

It depends on the specific position. Generally, 2 rooks are better than a queen in an endgame, but there are exceptions, particularly with the bishop vs. knight imbalance that was on the board. Here, it created even more imbalance, giving more winning chances to Ian (and Magnus.)

[@SobberMacSobberMac]

Me: “Mom i want Agadmator” Mom: We have agadmator at home. “”Agadmator at home:””

[@u.v.s.5583]

Rook to c8, Queen captures rook, Rook captures queen, and as of this moment Magnus has no queen and has a permanent advantage, since he cannot blunder his Queen anymore. Pause the game and try to find how White won this game. If you found the win in 135 moves, congratulations, you are a great Carlsen. If you are here just for the show, here you go.

[@ernestodelgato930]

I don't like the way they named this video. I want the result to be revealed while watching. Seeing this name is like seeing a spoiler

[@demn8042]

Way too many ads

[@TraeFittz]

I knew Magnus was gonna Win when he got to keep his Queen & he had the only Knight on the board.. he was not gonna Lose.

[@whitehot4430]

Why would you put the result in the title? Ridiculous

[@cosmosaic8117]

Ridiculous that you had 8 hours to tune in and are crying about the results in the title

[@allan6952]

@@cosmosaic8117 Some of us have work to do during the day, and want to watch the game without knowing the results. As if you watch a replay of basketball or soccer game you know. It is frustrating to be spoiled this way

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@@allan6952 Every game/sport is going to be spoiled if you don't watch it live. It's nothing new.

[@jakenotgettingmylastname835]

Cosmosaic Some people have lives

[@cosmosaic8117]

@Jake NotGettingMyLastName bro I work too lol

[@lesilluminations1]

Caruana, second only to Magnus.

[@darkook8472]

amazing 👏

[@p4rzival127]

Nepo was tired at the end, but he was Solid Throughout the Game

[@Jonny_Haas]

I assure you Karjakin would draw

[@detectivemarkseven]

Minister of defence lol

[@timetraveler0002]

magnus cant be beat not in this era of emgines

[@thomson765]

I think without engines, it would be even harder. Magnus shines in situations where engine prep goes out of the window. That’s why he is known as the greatest endgame player of all time

[@Kingof831]

thanks for fucking spoiling it

[@krzysztofkolodziejczyk4335]

I feel like Ian was to combative in this game. He should've save it for white pieces. It was great for us spectators, but not very shrewd of him.

[@eyalkarni3290]

It was a mental error that settled it. Nepo tried to achieve anything more than a draw in an impossible situation, played Qe4, which is obviously a stupid move. Also Qd5 instead of fucking taking the pawn. Two mental errors when low on clock.

[@GoGoTwice]

A lot of Magnus’ wins come from the mental pressure he puts on the opponents, I don’t think he gets enough credit for that. He gives players the opportunity to make errors, and when opponents go for the wrong move, Magnus presses that advantage. Today was a great example of that.

[@lycoris7886]

@@GoGoTwice Kh2 actually pure genius, really tempted Ian to go for Qe4 there which turned out great for WC!

[@fundhund62]

Everything seems easy in hindsight.

[@eyalkarni3290]

@@fundhund62 most moves don't. These were not reasonable in realtime.

[@fundhund62]

@@eyalkarni3290 I was referring to you calling Qe4 an "obviously stupid move". Everything's obvious when analyzing with engines.

[@AssessAndFinesse]

very pog champ

[@xxjackirblackbloddxx7377]

goat

[@paolasassi5171]

Hi since you are American broadcast would love to know your impression on Maurice Ashley who seems simply horrible and very unprofessional and rude and even a bit sad to watch, among the three of them at the press conference he seems the one struggling the most, couldn’t they find someone better?

[@thejamesguide]

You guys really shouldn't announce who wins the game in the title and during the recap. Some of us like to be surprised.

[@andrwba]

Watch GothamChess

[@thejamesguide]

@@andrwba Luckily I did first. They still shouldn't give it away. It provides nothing except spoiling it.

[@sorenpx]

I agree. They really should know better.

[@steveconrad8857]

I don’t get it- if you want to watch the game, then watch the game. In an analysis, of course they are going to say who won.

[@sorenpx]

@@steveconrad8857 The problem is not that they say who won in the video. The problem is that they put it in the title.

[@Papa5murf1]

Thanks for totally spoiling the result!!!🤬

[@sorenpx]

Yeah, why did they do that? They're a professional operation. They should know some people are going to want to watch the actual game first.

[@steveconrad8857]

Why did you two watch an analysis? Am I missing a joke or something?

[@sorenpx]

@@steveconrad8857 I didn't seek it out. I opened KZbin and it was right there in my recommended videos. Couldn't avoid seeing the title.

[@Papa5murf1]

@@steveconrad8857 I didn't watch the analysis. What you are missing is that videos you have never seen can appear on your recommended list because they follow a topic you are interested in, which is what happened here to me...😡

[@Papa5murf1]

I've made sure this won't happen again though, coz i've blocked this stupid channel from ever being recommended to me ever again!

[@jakovkumpar6609]

Dva topa za damu moze se dati samo kada se tom razmjenom obezbjedjuje povoljna dinamika igre za damu.Znaci da se ona moze uvuci u protivnicke redove ,ugrozavati kralja ili prijetiti matetijalnim gubicima za protivnika a topovi ne predstavljaju neposrednu opasnost .Ovdje je sve suprotno i dama gotovo sama na pustoj poljani nije mogla da obrani kralja

[@afonso_18]

Magnus is the goat... Fischer is close 2° place

[@ScorpionF1RE_USA]

And you're the authority that we should all listen to.

[@thetechconsultant]

Facts. Maybe Kasparov as 2nd and Fischer or Anand as 3rd and 4th.

[@cosmosaic8117]

Fischer used no engines and crushed the Russians 7-0 multiple times. Fischer is the true Wizard of Chess and the GOAT.

[@artdre1881]

@@cosmosaic8117 Kasparov didn`t use engines as well and crushed even more russians.

[@cosmosaic8117]

@Aluminum Knight no he just demanded no Draws and FIDE wouldn’t allow that.

[@kinhuien9754]

Sir, I hope you can learn more words other than "hindsight"

[@TheAlilah]

where can I watch the match..The real one without these commentators?

[@batman3901]

Spoiler alert? Thanks for ruining the suspense. Rookie mistake from whoever uploads these videos.

[@u.v.s.5583]

I feel the same about the Tal-Botvinnik rematch.

[@apmac8516]

Pause the video and find the reason we are all annoyed at the title

[@mrnnhnz]

request: don't put the result in the title! It's almost impossible to not see the spoiler!

[@Kane-ib5sn]

where can you find a summary of the action, minus the amateurish commentary? - i mean, if you have two of the best chess players playing, do you really think you're so much better, that the world needs to hear your specific take on the actions that each player takes? - if it were true, then that would mean you should be seated opposite Carlsen - clearly, not the case. it's like people don't actually want to hear the excess commentary, they want to see the genius unfold for itself - only.

[@davidahrens2841]

I've enjoyed chess for the last 50+ years or so My favorite players in order are Tal, Fischer, and Kasparov The best way for me to describe current world chess championships is 'Supreme Prevention' For me this is very boring

[@karljohanhaarberg6706]

You may have enjoyed chess for more than 50 years, but you know little to nothing about the game.

[@davidahrens2841]

You may be right But I've enjoyed analyzing every chess championship chess game played And the many chess books in my library As well as many of the excellent things you've posted on the internet! Despite what you may think of my chess knowledge I think I know more than the average John Doe on the street Chess popularity is up at the moment Not due to the exquisite beauty of modern games But due to 'Queen's Gambit.' Unless there is a sequel, interest in chess will decline again

[@tommysalami5268]

Fuerst

[@jackkahn8217]

Magnus was lucky, he lost his Queen and still won somehow

[@u.v.s.5583]

He blundered the Queen, but Nepo blundered a Rook, a Knight and two pawns, and eventually his King too. That's why Magnus won.

[@komaddog]

@@u.v.s.5583 You call that a blunder? That was calculated to a T

[@villyexplorer9482]

no one blundered any piece and magnus chose to give up his queen, what are you talking about?

[@u.v.s.5583]

@@villyexplorer9482 Nope, his queen forced him a divorce. She felt that Magnus would later in the game get another, younger queen instead of her. When Nepo understood that Magnus' first wife was right about him, he decided to forfeit the game before Magnus could actually realize his cruel liason with another woman.

[@villyexplorer9482]

@@u.v.s.5583 haha? guessing you're trolling and not plain dumb at least

[@NathanHarrison7]

Definatetly ME. Worst Chess commentary I have EVER seen. Too fast. And two too many commentators. Going to look for the commentary from that Russian(?) Chess Master. Bye for now.

[@dragan7309]

Ok “Nathan”