Nakamura Has A Winning Position! Magnus Carlsen: So?

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Four days after winning the FIDE World Blitz Championship Magnus Carlsen hadn't lost his form yet. With even bigger numbers than last year (18 to 9 this time), the Norwegian again defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the final on Wednesday and won the 2017 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship convincingly.
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Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Chess.com Speedchess Championship Finals 2018.
1+1, 2018, Jan-3
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (E90)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Be3 Na6 9. g4 Nd7 10. Nd2 Ndc5 11. Rg1 Kh8 12. a3 Bd7 13. Qc2 c6 14. O-O-O cxd5 15. cxd5 Rc8 16. Kb1 a4 17. h4 f5 18. h5 f4 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. g5 Rf7 22. Bb5 Kg8 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nc4 Qd8 25. Nb5 Bf8 26. Rh1 Qd7 27. Nc3 Rc7 28. Nb6 Qe8 29. f3 Nb3 30. Nbxa4 Nd4 31. Qh2 Rh7 32. Qf2 b5 33. Rxh7 Rxh7 34. Nb6 Qd8 35. Nxb5 Nxb5 36. Nc4 Nd4 37. Qg2 Rc7 38. Rc1 Qc8 39. Qf1 Nb3 40. Rc3 Nd4 41. Ka2 Qa6 42. Qd3 Qa7 43. Nd2 Be7 44. Rxc7 Qxc7 45. Nb3 Qc2 46. Qxc2 Nxc2 47. Na5 Bxg5 48. Nc6 Kf7 49. a4 Bh4 50. a5 Bf2 51. b4 Ke8 52. b5 Kd7 53. b6 Kc8 54. Kb3 Nd4+ 55. Kc4 Kb7 56. Nd8+ Ka6 57. b7 Ka7 58. a6 g5 59. Nf7 Bh4 60. Nxd6 g4 61. Nc8+ Kb8 62. Nb6
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[@diesesalpaka5498]

"This is checkmate, this is a perfectly winning position" ~ agadmator, 2018

[@eminence_]

I learn so much from this channel!

[@RedCarpetRoom]

2018 is off to a great start

[@andreverstraeten6302]

As Ben Finegold says: "checkmate is good!" :D

[@RodelIturalde]

And he is correct, I guess. Checkmate is a perfectly fine way to win :)

[@beakt]

Totally. I think I've lost every game where my opponent checkmated me.

[@pavliv]

One day my opponent had a wining position, but then he lost connection and i won on time

[@tomekstec981]

Legend

[@magnafire1]

Worse is I had him mated in next few moves to come. Had plenty of time and lost connection and it was said I abandoned game and lost.

[@slapmyfunkybass]

Didn’t really win though, the person wasn’t actually there to play you.

[@kunalsingh4418]

Happened twice to me today, connection issues. 😷 2 winning positions lost, in one I was 12 points up 😫.

[@theoriginalaboriginal3309]

😂😂😂

[@aniketbramhankar5980]

The game was actually spanning 3 minutes at most but we needed 12 minutes of Agadmator's commentary to understand..goes to show how much these top guys think simultaneously!

[@matahati6556]

they palyed in 3 minutes?

[@vesanius1]

agadmator says in the end that it was a bullet game, which are 1-3 min per player games.

[@LunnarisLP]

might have even been a 1 min, but if it was an official (rl) match probably 3 mins

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

@@vesanius1 3 minutes is blitz on chess.com

[@moglimogli8607]

@@vesanius1 A 1 minute chess match is called "bullet" so it was a 3 minute game

[@andrew_owens7680]

My favorite quote: "The hardest thing in the world is to win a won game."

[@753Leto]

Andrew_Owens that is an amazing quote

[@andrew_owens7680]

Here's another one that cracked me up from GM Finegold: "Whenever you move a piece, it isn't there anymore." So true, how many times have I missed a calculation because of a belief in a phantom location of a piece.

[@amandad8505]

the hardest thing is to actually win the game lol

[@ConfusedGeriatric]

@EhmannJason only if you're in a loser mentality. It's a caution against getting complacent, so you can ensure victory.

[@DickEnchilada]

Apparently this holds very true for Naka. He seems to have difficulty converting wins, as evidenced by that one match against Praggu, and this one.

[@rohanp]

#suggestion On the top left of every video can a single word be written mentioning format.. Like "blitz" or "rapid" or "classical". This way viewer will know it in advance and can anticipate depth of the move accordingly. Like in this case, Carlsen also had some better moves available but we came to know it's blitz in the end. So this explains they had so little time available.

[@vantoricadru8000]

That would be very great

[@IamRemy]

@@vantoricadru8000 yees

[@sergeirachmaninoff876]

Nice

[@pathutchison9866]

That’s a really good idea

[@tazogochitashvili6514]

I think it was bullet

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Nakamura's face when he saw his mistake was priceless. This was a brutal beatdown by Magnus, he almost adopted Hikaru. Magnus ended up with a rating of 3135 at the end of the match. That's a record.

[@SuedeStonn]

I wouldn't call it a beatdown since Carlsen was the one who was on the downside in the middle game. If Carlsen was slapping Nakamura around like a redheaded stepchild from start to finish, called checkmate, then reached across and gave Nakamura a vicious forehand slap to the side of the head knocking him out of his chair, then yeah, I'd call it a beatdown.

[@fox2569]

Looking at their track record against eachother, Nakamura is Carlsen's punching bag.

[@DarkestValar]

@SuedeStonn : maurice ashley is that you?

[@manojkr9198]

SuedeStonn carlsen blundered in mid game....its brilliant by magnus to play best moves in a bullet game

[@TheClassicWorld]

I thought Naka had a winning record in speed Chess? And didn't the video say that Naka often had better positions? Wouldn't this imply that it wasn't a beatdown? In theory, Magnus is not the best player in the world, I wonder. He just plays the computer moves. That doesn't mean he's the best natural player or fastest. But, I guess Chess is just computer-Chess now. Take Magnus back to pre-computers, then he won't do so good. Have to judge all elements.

[@Windex314]

"Ahhh I was winning in that position, but my opponent won. Yes, your opponent won because he's a better player." agadmator 2018 #Truth

[@Fishbro]

That statement is insanely wrong. I've lost many games intentionally and unintentionally to many opponents that were considerably worse than me. How can I say they were worse than me when I lost, because I was toying with my opponent and playing a game instead of going for the simple win.

[@ciaranmoogmcneill1001]

@@Fishbro yes, and if you lost because you are toying with someone then you're not playing very well, hence they are a better player at that time

[@Fishbro]

@@ciaranmoogmcneill1001 to be better than someone means you are better. If I kill you in a fight because I pulled out a gun and shot you that does not make me a better fighter. If I win a game against magnus carlsen once in my life that doesn't mean I'm better than him. There are endless times someone that's worse than their opponent beats their opponent due to differentiating variables. Even in boxing the better boxer may lose when hit because he suffered a strike that caused damage that was already going to happen due to too many previous fights. TL.DR: To be better does not necessarily guarantee a win/success.

[@thunderboom3362]

@@Fishbro you're just stupid for tossing that game, therefore they were a better player that game

[@Fishbro]

@@thunderboom3362 considering it's a simple game, unless both players are playing as a competition, then the game doesn't determine the player with superior skill. Also gauging skill off one game is not wise.

[@CozYellow]

"Btw this was a bullet game" Me: *deletes lichess account, burns chessboard*

[@shreeyamittal1771]

Underrated comment😂😆

[@rileyblack7160]

Nakamura has a winning position Carlsen: So? Hikaru: No I'm Nakamura

[@oni8337]

wesley so

[@tenshou2791]

Wesley:So?

[@egyptianking4726]

Wow, I thought this was a classical game based on how well it was played. These two are two real geniuses to be able to play like this in a bullet match, I'm very impressed

[@Hallands.]

Nakamura has blinding calculation speed, but his strategic endgame understanding isn't as good as Carlsen's.

[@SuedeStonn]

Can you imagine the pain Nakamura felt after that game? Having a clear advantage and then losing (not even getting a draw, but just losing), must've felt like someone took a sledgehammer to his midsection o.O

[@Macrobyte2]

now multiply that by around 5 or 6, because thats how many games he had a winning position on in this match, and ended up drawing, some losing even.

[@da96103]

But Nakamura has a big soft midsection. He can take it.

[@loluoresegun5844]

No, Joe, it's because you're a chicken. Playing only against engines, how pathetic. Do yourself a favor and don't delude yourself.

[@1elictro]

Believe it or not, Carlsen had an advantage mid-game, so the feeling changed places several times during the game I guess. At some point, Carlsen was controlling both Queen and King sides, which is probably why he fell to a disadvantage when he refused to give either up.

[@conorlooney3295]

@@loluoresegun5844 chess is just a game for the vast majority of players, calm down. . .

[@aniketbramhankar5980]

Hello everyone is loudest part of the video!

[@agadmator]

+Aniket Bramhankar To get your attention :D

[@aniketbramhankar5980]

agadmator's Chess Channel u always have our attention priest of chess!

[@EduPiloni]

Always! =)

[@PaladinswordSaurfang]

It's always the loudest part

[@aniketbramhankar5980]

ITouchedTheKore I know just pointing it out

[@jimskea224]

Does anybody else now say to themselves "Well, what do you do now?" when they're playing a game and find themselves in a tricky position?

[@steveballard3827]

Jim Skea I narrate my games in Agadmator's voice

[@fox2569]

I normally just say 'I can't fucking do anything', outloud.

[@tadeor]

i ask "what's the idea here?"

[@kamitebyani5309]

I say “ what’s the idea here” 😂

[@ex0duzz]

I say HMMMMMMM. The louder and more forceful/longer the HMMMM is usually depends on how complicated the position is and how hard the move is that i'm about to make..

[@philippepoulin7842]

"That was a bullet game" Wut

[@gmilmi8822]

True, my 15 min games arent that complicated lmao

[@BirdofHerm3s]

@Riptor bullet games are 1 minute not 3?

[@mieblock4856]

@@BirdofHerm3s i think he was adding the time for both people so that would still be two minutes? and it depends how much time was left on the clock. Either way ya im pretty sure @Riptor is wrong.

[@BirdofHerm3s]

@@mieblock4856 yeah that makes sense, completely forgot about that haha. But regardless, all of this being a bullet match as beyond human understanding

[@carlkhoury2104]

@@BirdofHerm3s 1+1, 1+2 , 2+0 , 2+1 are all called bullet so they could've played 1+1 and the 1sec increment got the game to a total of 3 mins

[@mizuhonova]

I feel so bad for Nakamura. He seems to play stronger early on but always chokes at some point.

[@vvuck]

mizuhonova Nah, Carlsen is just too good

[@sibysamuel2281]

Carlsen is amazing, but Nakamura clearly blundered by not attacking the f3 pawn with his knight after the Queen exchange.

[@adamos791220]

u r stupid as hell

[@lamelmazerouno9332]

mizuhonova you don't understand the game of chess, play against one grand master and maybe then you might, carlsen is number 1 chess player for a reason

[@droceretik]

mizuhonova. If Nakamura lost 50% of his brain cells he would probably still beat you. He reached over 3040 in same varieties of rapid chess. Very, very ,very strong. Rather than Nakamura "choking", Carlsen beat him because he is a superior player. You managed to insult both players because you implied Carsen didn't win with his ability and Nakamura didn't play to his full potential. So did Carlsen win or Nakamura lose?

[@wieboy3]

You need a new picture of Magnus

[@pokerface7178]

Wietse E he is a bit ugly on this one 😂😂

[@asliuf]

👍

[@the___dude]

Wietse E No he doesn't. That one is perfect

[@droceretik]

Wietse E. You're a pin-up boy and chick magnet?

[@KawaiiMorganz]

poker face You’re ugly

[@somebodysomewhere6353]

Funny how you always act like you don't know the game "He will probably caste queens side" "Oh he castled queens side"

[@afipia7]

he never said "oh he castled queens side" though lol

[@rapbeats402]

I think he was trying to see it from the other player's point of view.

[@mihaicarstea3085]

rapbeats yea I think that too

[@pranshubhagat9926]

When he is moving the kings side pawns , it automatically implies a queen side castle. He was probably telling new players to identify this in their matches.

[@Glendragon]

«He should probably have played..» like he hasn't checked that this is the best move on a computer

[@andrewbycroft4289]

Recently discovered this channel and recently rediscovered my love for Chess... would have loved this sort of resource as a child to analyse elite level competition and make it accessible to the masses. What an absolute treat, great work!!

[@rafaelleite3954]

Analysing a bullet game? Only for Carlsen and Nakamura

[@goncalofreitas2094]

Nakamura Has A Winning Position! Magnus Carlsen: So? So: Need some help?

[@curtissleypen9395]

I couldn’t play a classical game with this kind of precision..

[@AbdallaAmeri]

8:31 In this position , can someone explain why Carlsen doesn't play Kc6 and promote ? If black captures then you get three connected pawns and that's winning for white.

[@PigHumanoid]

REAL I was wondering the same thing

[@joeldanielferraris8889]

Nc6 followed by Nxc6 d5xc6 Kb8 Kb5 Kc7 and now white has no more good moves. His pawn at c6 is blocked by the kc7, a7 is guarded by the bishop on f2, and promoting pawn to b8 does nothing as black king will simply capture.

[@kienmacartney2818]

8:37 What about Kc6? It defends the b8 square and gives check, forcing black to take on c6 with the knight. It would give white 3 passed pawns and white would be able to queen at least one of them. And if the king runs then b6 promoting to queen, which is also protected with the knight.

[@voltz8945]

Why is daniel rensch calling out league of legends

[@Shlrine]

2:15 f5 h5 : best move of the match ! If Carlsen plays gxf5 it will lead to bf5 threat the Queen and Carlsen must do a trade with kd2 e4- kc5xd4, kc3 e4-... Nakamura can play -....qxh4, then bg7 h6 pin kd2 and be3 so a trade cant avoid and then Black can push h7 to do whatever while black queen move to f6, capture f2or k to c5 and white queen cant do anything else. With move h5, he threat h5xg6, Nakramura must h7xg6 and the black king side will be....clean Why not bh7 (8:42 ) ??? Because kd8 c6 + And then black must play kd4x c6 then d5xc6 .Carlsen has 3 a,b,c (^.^) ....(sry my lack of memory) in white square, The bishop can't stop kc4 d5 then kd5xd6 because if bishop protect d6. Then a,b,c .. will promote to Queen.(my analyse, i just dont know why Carlsen didnt do that?) (Uhmmm League of Legend ??? ) Anyway, a well-played match !

[@Jaxyndamere]

One day I was playing 30min rapid game and my opponent was mate on next move. The legend just went afk for 24mins to make me leave too. Made his move at last 10seconds and I didnt realize he made the move as I was watching videos and just forgot game was running in back. Still salty he got to cheat it that way :(

[@azztereris]

😂

[@brotherindeed992]

30 fucking minutes? I never play above 10

[@zakwasny]

Obligatory "Too weak, too slow" comment.

[@ieatchildren9740]

8:36 Carlsen would’ve simply played knight to C6 checking the king. If the king moves he gets a free queen, if knight captures pawn captures and you have 3 pawns you can’t stop with a king

[@zlozlozlo]

At 8:40 Bishop to H4 is not a winning move. If Bishop to H4, then Knight to C6 check, and black has exactly 3 moves available: King takes on A6, King to B6, and Knight takes Knight on C6. The first two result in White immediately getting a queen. Knight takes Knight on C6, exchanging Knights, creates three passed pawns which, like you said, are unstoppable. Black has to play King to B8 or Bishop to D8 immediately to prevent C7 with Queen on the next move. White King is nearby to help force the push and black doesn't have time to push the G6 pawn. What am I missing?

[@zlozlozlo]

OK I've played this against the computer and it turns out after the Knights are exchanged, Bishop to D8 is followed by Bishop to C7, blocking the pawn on C6 and protecting the black pawn chain. Turns out I really do suck at chess.

[@mylovelyman2]

Carlsen is in Nakamuras head, his history and record against the Norwegian king is just to haunting.

[@tonym2513]

“It’s never enough to have a winning position. You have to win the game.” Noice.

[@tallpoppy9510]

8:39 what if nc6?

[@Smokie2107]

Black takes with Nc6 and after white recaptures plays Bd8? I don't see how white would have anything.

[@davidbjacobs3598]

Good point. From there a simple Bc7 next move guards the queening square and the black King can gobble up all the pawns. Meanwhile, white King can cross the board to gobble up g-pawn. It looks like a draw - kings wind up competing for the remaining pawns. The bishop can't really help since white's pawns are on white squares, but I could be missing something like in so many of my own games.

[@Sasha1234575]

@David B Jacobs...white can`t go for the g-pawn. Black has the great d5! after capturing exd5 e4 fxe4 f3 and win.

[@davidbjacobs3598]

montetank tankkiller you're right! I was looking at that combo farther in the game.

[@Sasha1234575]

But how the hell is it possible to see something like that in Bullet? This guys are insane. Lol

[@zonata35]

Agadmator, I'm confused at 8:25, Hikaru's move.... any move, doesn't matter what.. then knight D8 to C6, game over... am I missing something? Even if Hikaru trades knights, Magnus will have 3 pawns together to advance. Check it out

[@rafapawe3852]

I am not even close to being good at chess, but why in 8:38 white don't just play Nc6+? (unless I am missing something) Either black ignores this by moving king (which is obviously silly, white will promote) or capture with knight, which gives white 3 passed pawns, you just mentioned are unpleasant.

[@kal386]

Rafał Paweł it's because they are under time controll

[@Madis525]

Same question

[@kal386]

I also saw that move

[@wakraw]

Because after 1. Nc6+, Nxc6 2. dxc6 Black can move his h4 bishop to d8 then to c7 guarding the promotion square and protecting his pawn chain. This frees blacks king to stroll around the board and gobble up whites pawns. The reason the three passed pawns were winning in the other situation was blacks bishop was not on h4 and unable to come to d8 immediately.

[@patriciakirgo7726]

Those three passed pawns would be stopped by Bd8 followed by Bc7, after which the pawn on a6 would be captured by the black king

[@TommyGold]

I think I understand 8:36. Why nc6 won’t work. After check, black knight captures, and white pawn recaptures, black can move his bishop to b8 and block white pawns to advance. Then black pawns can advance....?

[@khattab5351]

8:35 i would go to nc6 and if he trades then you simply have 3 past pawns and promote easily , but carlsen didn't go for it, why?

[@anon5252]

Literally scrolled through comments to see if someone else had spotted this move and had it explained why it wasn't played. Anyone care to explain?

[@s1m0nxoka]

they trade knights, then Hikaru plays Bd8, white can't push his c pawn, white king can't get into the game as easily too. after white's next move, black can play Bc7 to protect the Queening square and then black king can proceed to pick up the white pass pawns. if white chooses to protect the pass pawns with his king, black can also push his g pawn to open up for his f pawn to queen.

[@khattab5351]

@@s1m0nxoka yeah that makes sense, nc6 should be played instead of a6 i guess? edit: not that is stupid

[@s1m0nxoka]

@@khattab5351 yep, @the edit

[@yannikhoferer6527]

Y wondered too somebody has a answer?

[@culatutjavi7969]

At minute 8:40 of the video. Nakamura was suppose to move the knight from d8 to c6 giving king a check. If Calsen take knight with knight. He will take knight with pawn at d5 at he will have 3 pawn ready to crown.

[@davidulijan7766]

In 3:42 why did not Magnus put night on b6 and attack q&r?

[@ZELLKRATOR]

Yeah dont see anything against it, will Check Later in Detail no time😂😂 ah i See, you loose 2 horses for rook and black is in way better position

[@BlatantlyJohn]

Anime about chess would be hilariously epic 'So you chose that opening', *nudges glasses up with index finger*

[@young_dan_kee]

Damn Nakamura missed so many opportunities

[@ivoelbert]

Hello everyone! at 8:38, why can't white just play Nc6? From there it can defend the queening square, and if black responds with Nxc6 (which seems like the only reasonable move) then dxc6 and those three connected passed pawns look unstoppable. Am I missing something?? edit: I see that after Nc6, Nxc6, dxc6 black can defend by playing Bd8, and white's king cant infiltrate through d5 because of Bc7 blocking white's passed c pawn and not allowing Kxd6 gobbling up blacks pawns.

[@DrunkMelon]

Can we all take a moment to just look at the quote? 😂😂

[@AvangionQ]

Bishop to H4 is winning? White would play knight D8-C6 check. If knight takes knight, white gets three passed pawns. If the king moves to A6 or B6, the B-pawn promotes to queen.

[@halt1931]

8:42 What about Nc6? That looks like it wins for White

[@masterchief5603]

No it's not. I am late to tell this but anyways, Nc6 will cause a trade between knights and once the pawn takes the black's knight then black will simply have a pass pawn with bishop. This means that white will have no way to check black king and white king cannot do much but will be having a losing position as well as low material. So therefore, Nc6 is a mistake, or blunder you can consider anything of it. I hope it helped you.😁

[@yogi3178]

It does win the game, when Nakamura pushed G5 then Nc6 is winning

[@NN-sp9tu]

YoGi How? Black can block all the passed pawns since he has the bishop on f2 and can move king to c7 in a couple moves

[@theF1oracle]

8:00 'It was at this point I reached for my phone thinking I had received a message, it was a foolish blunder'

[@The_Milkman_Delivers]

"Yes, your opponent won because he's a better player" Brutal, but true.

[@rushikeshjoshi5259]

8:38 no bishop to h4 is not a winning position for black. Attacking the knight wouldn't be best. What if knight goes c6 and gives a check? Only way out will be to exchange the knights and that wouldn't end well as you mentioned earlier.

[@luisvalencia9962]

Should have been titled: Nakamura has a winning position! Magnus Carlsen: Wesley So?

[@joehearty768]

Whispering Knowledge Even better: "Nakamura has a winning position! Magnus Carlsen: Is that So?" :)

[@ithunyeasir5662]

😂😂

[@MrZukokku]

Nakamura has a winning position! Magnus Carlsen: hold my beer

[@jqnps]

At 9:07 can't Magnus play Nc6+ , attacking the king, the knight and b8? if the black king moves to b6 after Nc6+, white promotes the b7 pawn. if the knight takes the checking knight then simply the d pawn takes back, planning c7 then b8=Q. if the bishop goes back to b6 preventing c7, can't Magnus bring his king to d5 trying to go Kd6. Now if the bishop goes to c7 blocking the white king to go to d6, then Ke6, planning Kd7, then Kc8, then b8=Q. after white makes the move Kd7, attacking the bishop the blackKing goes to b6to protect the bishop and white, as planned, goes to Kc8. But if the K doesn't go to b6, then Black has to go Bb8, but that doesn't work because c7 is coming then the b or c pawn Queens. after that doesn't Magnus have a completely winning position?

[@joepoppy3264]

Amazing that Magnus spanks someone who spanks everyone else..

[@archstanton9182]

I watch several other chess websites, but your narration is the best of all of them. Thanks.

[@nesslange1833]

1:50 why he doesn't capture with the Queen on h4?!

[@seanli8385]

Bruh

[@Felix467]

8:34 if Bh4 attacking the knight in the endgame by Nakamura, doesn't Carlsen have Nc6+? he has to trade knights and then Carlsen has the third passed pawn, and even after Nakamura played g5 why not Nc6+?

[@xyzzy1692]

It's bullet, im pretty sure they could only spare 2-5 secs per move

[@ahmedbadee6804]

what is with the league of legends quote?

[@francisudubor6811]

Ahmed Badee oh on twitch, chess had a higher view count than League of Legends lol

[@TheMe26]

Uudubor R no way lol

[@TheClassicWorld]

That's easy since League of Legends is not so good.

[@Rellen00]

Warhammer Workshop yet it is the biggest videogame in the world ;thinking;

[@StelthePaNda]

Biggest in the world? Not exactly lol There are plenty of games that have more views/players overall. Take dota2 or even WoW for example

[@LeMasterYi]

8:43 wouldn’t Nc6 win the game after Bh4?

[@NightLion7]

Can anyone explain the quote to me please? Thank you -from, a friendly League of Legends player

[@francisudubor6811]

NightLion7 oh on twitch, chess had a higher view count than League of Legends lol

[@phuonghoangngongoc7587]

This match had 30k+ viewers when it was streamed on twitch, higher than lol.

[@antoniobacic5674]

6:12 why black rook takes knight line wasn’t covered? It enables black to deliver check forking white queen if black rook is captured.

[@Stockfish1511]

4:00 qh2 check?lol

[@yousofalbasha7694]

8:37 even if Nakamura played bishop to h4 magnus can simply play night c6 with check and u can either exchange nights and give white another passed pawn on c6 and if u blunder and move the king to b6 or capture on a6 white will promote his pawn to a queen

[@patriciakirgo7726]

What is wrong with Qxh4 at 1:47?

[@MausPonticus]

It seems to me that it wins a pawn for black, but you open up the h-file for white, which is very dangerous. So white could maybe go Be2 and Rh1 after that.

[@FelipeTitans]

I think because after g5 by white the black queen would be trapped

[@guywhoneversleeps]

at 8:46, by doing that, he can move the knight to c6, which would force the exchange causing the third pawn to be in great position, unless if there is some actual good way out of that check i missed

[@lukasg4807]

The 3 pawns in this situation aren't able to get passed the bishop and king.

[@christianscholte2982]

3:52 Check the king? This plan will probably not work out ;)

[@bussin1337]

Christian Scholte lol ikr

[@johnrubensaragi4125]

4:22

[@aminmansouri2733]

08:35 the winning move for black is not Bh5 since Kc6 can force Magnus to take the knight out. The white knight should never go to e6.

[@andrewlondon265]

Thats the story of my life. I literally have a winning position 90% of the time after 15 - 20 moves. But I cant do the grind, I am just not good enough. I am creative enough, but my analytical ability sucks.

[@MrCooldude4172]

Are you 900?

[@ichirofakename]

@@MrCooldude4172 Cruelty is its own reward.

[@cinegraphics]

I have a winning game every time I begin with white pieces. Then I blunder, by making the first move.

[@benjaminmaris9267]

on 8:41 you said that bischop to h4 is the winning move, but if knight goes to c7. The knight is forced to trade and create a 3rd passed pawn. If instead of trading the knights king goes to b6 or a6. The b pawn promotes. If the knights do exchange the passedd c pawn moves upwards for promotion. Or am I missing something?

[@dazai3063]

"Take that League of Legends" Reminds me of the game im addicted to

[@zawardolenon5073]

You have in my opinion one of the very best chess channels on youtube. Thank you!

[@jeremygonzal8603]

I don't like Nakamura. Watched some of his videos and I can't help but see some arrogance and showing off when he plays. I even recall a story where after Magnus beat him, Nakamura went off on a tirade of how he was actually winning the said game. Magnus just chuckled.

[@jeremygonzal8603]

@@Krisefo no worries. this is just punditry of course. I don't know the guy. I haven't watched enough of him to really make an accurate judgment of his character. then again, initial impressions can't be avoided. just voicing mine out.

[@DavidMartin-ul1vt]

At 8:40 - why not white knight to C6+? Black king has one square to move (B6). White pawn on B7 then queens.

[@yootoober49]

Damn. Good game.

[@yootoober49]

And great analysis

[@TheXalkk]

God, this is bullet!!! I dont think that i can play like this in classical time control))

[@Hrabonszcz89]

what's your doggo's name? :)

[@dhruvkhashu4389]

Nik Bereziuk I also wanted to know

[@tiboosters9668]

i think he mentioned it in the end of his last video

[@joehearty768]

If not named it should be Doge1

[@Repyseek521]

It's Medo. Check his instagram

[@oleanonymus3014]

Before Knight to F7 Why not play knight to C6? Opponents knight has to capture to stop the promotion of carlsens pawn because the king can't move anywhere to stop the pawns promotion and after black captures you have three connected passes pawns.

[@mathswithdharm8311]

magnus karlson is a not bullet player..he is a best rocket player

[@Robi2009]

who's magnus karlson?

[@lizmutton4527]

Magnus Karlsen, he's that Swedish international master right?

[@Robi2009]

Magnus Carlsen yes, magnus karlson no :)

[@muimui_ice]

Carlsen is norwegian

[@lizmutton4527]

Jeffrey I know Carlsen is! I just want to know who this mysterious new Swedish chess master emerging... ...Magnus Karlsen GET THE JOKE!

[@tipu2962]

'' Your king is on the king side'' ~agadmator, 2018

[@timwerner301]

at 8:38 , after black plays bishop a4, why white would not simply play knight c6.. will be check and if black trades knights, white has 3 past

[@ounobaga1829]

8:37 can't the knight go to c6 with check and if black knight takes then white will have 3 passed pawns? and if he doesn't take then knight protects the queening b pawn?

[@ounobaga1829]

@@yuzutranslationch.8516 I get it now thanks!

[@nikoskoeln]

Hey agadmator! Thx for the videos! Very entertaining! At 9:07 why not knight to c6 from Carlsen? This is covering the queening square and checking the king. More or less forcing the trade of knights leading to 3 passed pons. Missing something?

[@carel2816]

8:37 Sorry im late to the party but why not KC6 with check??

[@supermoviemaker8888]

at 6:09 mbe rook captures knight at c4 and then kd2?

[@pablogarcia9317]

min 3:43 why does knight to b6 with a fork on the queen and the rook not work ?

[@riffz6065]

Agadmator can we get some Wesley So games thrown in the mix?:) Would love to see some.

[@ivogjika-topic3134]

8:39 not really white knight moves to c6 instead of e6 covering the b8 square and most importantly delivering check. The black knight is forced to take thus pawn takes knight c6 still 3 passed pawns. (+All light squares) After bishop h4, Knight to e6 is a complete blunder.

[@michae976]

Curious how the position is winning at 9:00 with bh4... Knight doesn't have to go to e6, you can play kc6 with check! If knight takes pawn takes and you have 3 passed pawns, if ka6 you queen, if kb6 you queen. It looks completely won to me, did agadmator just miss this calculation or am I stupid?

[@madeehibrahim6644]

08:40 if he attacks the knight with the bishop simply Nc6+ ... either exchange the knights with 3 passed pawns or get the queen Thanks for your videos the most amazing ones worldwide I've learned a lot from you

[@gerardosanchez5850]

I black is still better, after Nc6+, Nxc6, and dxc6 simply Bd8 controlling the c7 square. After Kd5 threatening the d6 pawn, the bishop can defend everything, the f and g pawn are a constant threat and the white king can’t defend everything.

[@omg4life234]

On 10:18, ^2.gxf3 might be slightly better since after 63.Nd7+ Kc7 64.b8Q+ Kxd7 65.a7 f2 66.a8Q, Black can promote his pawn with check which can prolong the game. I know this is still winning for white; I just wanted to point that out.

[@jye-mings.2476]

8:39 am i blind here ? Why cant white play Nc6 ? if black’s king moves then you queen, and if Nxc6 then dxc6 and white has 3 pass pawns

[@jye-mings.2476]

yeah actuly.. Nc6+, Nxc6, dxc6, Bd8, Kd5, Bc7 White is crippled and black just pushes his g pawn.. but still...

[@ArnorroKid]

8:39 , what if Nc6* instead of Ne6? Nc6 is followed by black with Nxc6. After that dxc6, and you have 3 passed pawns? If Kb6, simply c8*

[@mrkv4k]

8:35 after Bh4, why not Nc6 check? If he takes it with knight, you can d5xc6 and you have three pass pawns.

[@kirkstable]

I sometimes forget to like your videos.. they are all good and educational but when I saw your quote of the game i instantly scrolled down and clicked like.

[@Domancave]

The Ad I got for this video was Agad's chessable anti-london!! amazing

[@VoodooD0g]

at 2:02 why wouldnt nakamura take the h pawn with his queen?

[@by0669]

Do i miss something or couldnt Carlsen when Nakamura attacked his bishop go knight c6 to protect the promotion spot for his pawn.

[@aidanmacfetridge398]

I don't understand why at 8:41 white didn't move their knight to c6. It would have checked the king on a7 and forced black to either capture the a6 pawn with the king to escape check, allowing Carlsen to get a queen, or capture the white knight with the black knight on d4, allowing the white pawn to capture the black knight and guaranteeing a queen that way.

[@aidanmacfetridge398]

@@yuzutranslationch.8516 That makes sense, thanks for the response!

[@moritz5007]

at 8:40 couldnt carlsen play knight from d8 to c6? then nakamura has to exchange knights

[@cakefromkorea1507]

8:35 How is bishop h4 winning when white can go knight to c6 with check? Black would have to capture with the knight, then the white pawn captures and white can push their king with 3 passed pawns.

[@superiorknight]

Is there anyway you can put the link to the video if there is one in the description. I would love to watch the game after your commentary

[@miamimamba]

8:39 If knight moves to c6 he can push the b7 pawn

[@Fishbro]

3:42 Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't knight to B6 an amazing fork on the queen and took? What am I missing? Why does he retreat the knight instead of taking the fork?

[@ratikanchaveli1822]

Yes it definitely is, especially carlsen loves endgames. i dont get it eithr