Never Surrender! | Richard Rapport vs Magnus Carlsen | Grand Finals Game 2

[@GRENKEChess]

Do you appreciate the synchronized clocks in the corners?

[@danielhegener650]

Yes!

[@Andy-eg4qd]

Great thinking from the editor

[@garydunning9363]

Yeah good idea..

[@SvitlanaLugovaya]

very much

[@palmtreegal3]

Yes

[@m.rubland6737]

His mental strength is insane. I find it so hard to stay calm and carry on without doubting myself after a mistake.

[@Toolforlife]

money

[@IloveJesus777j77]

@@Toolforlife Jesus is coming back. Repent.

[@sherielcr4904]

Yes... mentality magnus: 99👍

[@teeess9551]

@@IloveJesus777j77 You have the IQ of a wet sock.

[@Gingnose]

How dare these guys playing chess during a coughing tournament.

[@GRENKEChess]

It seems louder than it is due to the Mike :)

[@Deft1s]

You win lol

[@Seven-_-Doves]

Unoriginal comment

[@happyshadow]

Chess coughs for its self

[@a.j.leclair5426]

This never gets old!! 😂 😆 😂

[@grshift]

It was nice to see Richard Rapport improves drastically to revenge Carlsen since 2022 2022 Carlsen won 2023 Carlsen won 2024 Draw 2024 Rapport won He really have strong determination and inhuman calculations

[@israelrivera5865]

i won nigga

[@TheDataArchitect]

"End Game" that's what makes magnus the GOAT.

[@zeekzeek9088]

It’s not really the ‘end game’ it’s the whole game setting up for the end game..

[@12345krillin]

@@zeekzeek9088 shut up lil bro

[@kenharry4370]

It was a draw right? So how is Magnus the goat?

[@brendanwong4907]

@@kenharry4370because even in a losing position he always has a chance of pulling out of it because his end game is so strong. He has saved losses with draws many times. Hikaru the same.

[@Newton_Xavier]

​@@kenharry4370@43.06 you can see the bar which shows the huge advantage for white its almost white is winning... From that losing position, Magnus came back to a drawish position.. That's why he is the GOAT... He is very strong in endgames

[@МираМира-й3ф]

Thanks for this format! I really like that they show the players close-up and that their emotions are visible💖💖🌷

[@philcolbert7864]

It's easy to look at the game with an engine and see what Richard missed, but there was no mating the king with his rooks, he was focusing on that and missed the EASY win by just pushing his g pawn, nothing Magnus could do to stop it

[@GRENKEChess]

As a spectator with engine evaluation it's always easy. You are right - He just missed the g-pawn push under huge time pressure...

[@rodrigorodrigo9950]

Exacto 👍, lo que pasa es que tenía terror a dejar el rey blanco descubierto, no entendiendo que las torres lo cubrían mientras jaqueaban al rey negro

[@lionmane1979]

Exactly. Its easy for us to see, but we could never get to this position against Magnus , we’d be theoretically lost by move 15. No doubt about!

[@Uffareal]

​@@lionmane1979not really unless you don't know opening theory, I can hang with any Gm for the 1st 15 moves as can many very good players , ( by good i mean at least a 2200 ) yes magnus would probably take a much lower rated player out of book much earlier ( maybe maybe not cause it doesn't matter your going to lose no matter what so he might just play main line shit anyway , and quite a few mainlines go beyond 15 moves. So to say everyone would be theoretically lost by move 15 is rather silly against really good players .

[@jetsetjoey]

@@rodrigorodrigo9950 Cook-a-Ratchya

[@howardhill3395]

regarding tracking each move: bit of a time delay in showing the trail. Also i prefer a yellow trail to see the move faster & more clearly

[@GRENKEChess]

Thank you for your input! Good idea :)

[@the_real_vdegenne]

@@GRENKEChess yeah I am not sure to understand the delay. It would be better the pieces move as they move on the board, but maybe that's some preferences. Great editing nevertheless

[@isaac7272]

Even GM can miss such a simple move to win the game under time pressure. Probably that is what differentiate those in 0.01% with 0.1%.

[@aytaccevik9693]

Which simple move?

[@Viettzz]

I wonder if there's no time limit style of gameplay, who would actually be the #1

[@isaac7272]

@@Viettzz Fabi or magnus.

[@ChrisBurke-zm2ru]

@@aytaccevik9693 fork with the king and rook

[@UCcdTp7XpCkVLkaRCsDcifFg]

1000+ elo chess are GM

[@wizzyoflegend2947]

@44:10 richard made a blunder. If he moved his king up one square. He had good chances to move his castle to g1 and it woulda check mated. Idk what his thoughts were? Maybe magnus queen to h8?

[@GRENKEChess]

interesting idea

[@shaquillehaffejee8579]

@@GRENKEChess QH8 check and endless checks until draw.. think richard was looking for a win there at the end

[@thedislikebutton1907]

watch the full game, it's played and it's a draw.

[@captaingabi]

I put this 43:50 position on board to find the winning moves, as the engine shows the enormous advantage to white. It is not trivial. It involves pushing the g pawn but black can also push his c pawn and its not trivial in the time pressure. Eventually both pawns are queened, white king must end up in h1, both queens (from pawns) are traded and then the black queen will have to defend agains the white rock and exchange and then white is 1 rook u in the end. But it has to be precise and no wonder under time pressure they cannot find it.

[@AlbrechtSchnabel]

Yes, the clocks are very good, they are adding a useful information. 😁👍

[@GRENKEChess]

Glad to read this - Thank you.

[@AlbrechtSchnabel]

It is a bit like Sumo ringing. 😅😊 That is the beauty of classical chess.

[@DanielMaloney-j6k]

White should have played Ng4 around the 12 minute mark. It adds a 4th attacker on the black knight, and knight can't move because of the attack on the f7 pawn. Once that pawn falls both the queen and bishop will start taking pawns and black either loses a rook or gets checkmated.

[@MrTeja41]

I thought exactly the same

[@richardlamarre3610]

agreed

[@BananaBoy76]

I thought so too. Surprised he took so long to think but missed out this simple move.

[@J1Turin]

Thought so too, but Ng4 fails to Qe7 Nxf6 Re2.

[@mayeralmeida3894]

😎Magnus the best 🔥👌

[@HowardWimshurst]

3:37 holy smokes i did not see that move 😱 look how the body language of rapport changes from before to after

[@TwinTaylor94]

which move did you see that might work?

[@rdvanylmazz6201]

The man with the strongest psychology ever, you have no choice but to watch with admiration.

[@bobbydigital8111]

The part where that dude went hmhmhmhm and drank a sip of water was fucking legendary

[@MailliwNL]

Timestamp?

[@nengelen]

Don't forget those times the camera man clumsily moved from point A to point B, that even added some screenshake

[@palmtreegal3]

Thanks for posting these!

[@GRENKEChess]

You are welcome!

[@seeker8672]

42:28 Magnus was going to play Qd2, stopped himself and realised instantly, shaking his head later

[@dailydoseoffoose3806]

He could have take one of the tower after the check tho

[@seeker8672]

@@dailydoseoffoose3806 qd2 check rook to g2 pinning the queen to king

[@mohammedm2091]

Yes i think Magnus could win If he takes one of the Tower. But yeah at the end Magnus ist also a human and makes mistakes

[@EliCreed]

@@mohammedm2091 no he stopped himself becuase richard blocks with his rook and the queen is pinned, he wouldve lost his queen, no mistake there

[@aytaccevik9693]

Thanks for sharing.🙏

[@GRENKEChess]

You are welcome!

[@crossrunner3467]

Yes I do appreciate it

[@rockyhang387]

I never surrender. They either checkmate me or beat me by time.

[@GRENKEChess]

true words

[@sliceserve234]

somewhat common behavior at the lower levels

[@jace76ful]

Richard is something special. I mean that in a really good sense. Once he learns to have more confidence...look out!

[@michaelospina3465]

9:30 looks like Alcohol hahahah

[@MarlonCastroHerrera]

maybe it is

[@slickm0uth]

😂😂

[@heinzvonwolken6221]

Duel of chess titans

[@GRENKEChess]

yes, indeed.

[@SeriousMedic]

45:19 why magnus not gone for pawn promotion their.... pB8?

[@mychannel11231]

That's moving backward

[@SeriousMedic]

Ohh i didn't notice this...Lmao😂😂😂

[@lslamichub.]

@@mychannel11231 😂😂😂

[@lslamichub.]

@@mychannel11231 is this game a draw by three fold repetition i don't understand handshakes😅

[@mychannel11231]

@@lslamichub. Yes, it's a draw by repetition white rook and black king

[@troydhansen4990]

Magnus always looks hungover like he was up with models all night.

[@paul8968]

🐑

[@razen4758]

only in your head.

[@TimmyTurner421]

you need to watch less porn

[@le_gus1]

Rapport at the end: sorry Whoa, would love to hear the reason or the background for saying that.

[@Hacienda_27]

Same; tbh I’m still figuring out if it was a draw or what

[@lindastina]

He often says sorry to his opponents after finishing a game if they can’t win. After beating Pragg he even said sorry. What a gentleman.

[@le_gus1]

@@lindastina thanks! Yeah, I'm always rooting for my man Richie :)

[@XedroneTV]

it's draw?

[@WallStreetVikings]

@@Hacienda_27he forced a draw by threefold repetition

[@Pazaluz]

The way pro chess players sit there looks a lot like me having dinner with my wife

[@algoritma005]

12:05 why not Ng4

[@MSKassiste]

That would be nice. I guess he was too scared do attack...😮

[@rafidalali]

لقد كانت نقلة قوية لكنها في الوقت 12:23 ,وبدل نقلة الابيض Bb3 المتراخية،

[@georgemugala4830]

Why not ng4

[@georgemugala4830]

I'm also wondering

[@georgemugala4830]

This is loosing for calsen

[@journosketch]

the cameraman should respect the player by not moving arround to close, its so annoying. Bobby Fischer would angry if he still alive.

[@rantanplan7474]

fischer was angry under any circumstance

[@johnvonhorn2942]

Agreed, just have a few, fixed cameras with no people and have an editor switch between them. It's disrespectful to the Grand Masters

[@nagabhushanampayapalle5826]

It's really nice

[@alexdroosta8904]

He should have taken Pawn at B7 @35:35 then try to double up Rooks and try to checkmate or trade 2 Rooks for the Queen. Still up 3 pawns to 2 .

[@ScorpionKing1980]

Are you SERIOUS??? The other rooks falls WITH CHECK. STUPID MOVE!!!!

[@michaelrose93]

3:37 - Why didn't I see the bishop move???

[@Mustafa-r3o4j]

Because you looked because you're only trying to defend the rook and the knight. Sometimes you should counter attack instead of passively defending

[@monster_e_music]

At 11:50, white should have played Knight to g4 instead of Bishop to b3. It would have been gg. Am I wrong?

[@ericastier1646]

Very irritating that the end game are never clearly stated who won or drew. The formalities of chess end game must be changed to allow viewers to know how the game ended !!!

[@MotoCats-mj6bs]

Use your eyes omg..

[@Joseguerrero-rp9ol]

​@@MotoCats-mj6bsno asumas q todos los q ven el juego tienen la capacidad de ver inmediatamente quien gana..! aunque para la mayoría sea obvio ,es necesario que confirmen el resultado..

[@tianzhou1244]

It was a draw

[@ericastier1646]

@@tianzhou1244 that is not the point i don't care what it was, the etiquette in Chess sucks. The end game should be clearly visual by toppling the king piece when resigning.

[@tianzhou1244]

@@ericastier1646 bro nobody resigned, it was a draw

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

Who knew that Aphex Twin was so badass at chess?

[@israelrivera5865]

ima a GOd

[@mikesanders4012]

Please slow down the rapid quick plays for US watching on a 2" screen. Thanks. Highlight in a brighter color if possible. Neub

[@_Jay_Singh]

38:07 the engine remembered that Magnus was playing

[@thal1]

LOL

[@Sketchy-Stories-Animated]

@GRENKEChess Yes but the video would be much more appreciated if it would stary where the players begin the the game up until the end.

[@GRENKEChess]

Thank you for your feedback! You mean that oine camera angle would be enough and just this one with the crowd in the background?

[@kevincampbell1395]

Magnus' reaction at the end was hilarious

[@henrymilton1689]

What was the refutation of kn g4 instead of b b3. Looked like a winning move to me

[@michaelinnes992]

Please place the timers close to three too of the board so when you want to enlarge the board you can keep track of the time.

[@LifeAroundTheUK]

Why does the chess board have wires plugged into it?

[@GRENKEChess]

Because its digital to transmit into the internet

[@luap-bing-sihom]

watching with full attantion from indonesia🇲🇨 great games

[@GRENKEChess]

Thank you! Best wishes to Indonesia!

[@Ecksachs4]

Who won ? I do not check black is in schach but he can move the king so why is the game over?

[@steffenbryde7957]

Is therer no full version of this match? I've been trying to piece the entire match together from like 5 different videos! So annoying they all jump away to other matches or doesn't start at the beginning.

[@cristianmicu]

there are replays everywhere on the internet dude, stop the drama here, just google the match and see for yourself the whole damn game

[@steffenbryde7957]

@@cristianmicu It is you who are making it dramatic - I am just asking a question. If if is so easy to find, please do me the favor and find it for me instead of going on some diatribe.

[@stronzer59]

watching chess beats doing the house work

[@aragakikidz7672]

33:45 With whom Magnus was talking with ? with Alien ??? 😅

[@torcmatrix]

43:35 can someone explain to me why Magnus didn't go Qd2+? He captures the Rook on f4 next move. Surely he saw that, right? Or am I missing something?

[@silentyourmouth]

white will close check wit rook and black loosing the queen because pinning

[@torcmatrix]

@@silentyourmouth Ahh I see it now. Qd2+ >> Rg2 blocks and pins the Queen. Gotcha. Thanks.

[@Tostedpoptarts4444]

Did Magnus not see Knight D7??? With discovered attack on the queen and knight attacking the rook? But Magnus chose the other route where he jumped forward with his knight instead of backwards? Is D7 not better??? Hellooo??? Can someone explain???

[@Tostedpoptarts4444]

16:02

[@bklock7]

Did it occur to you to segment the video by move so we can click forward to the next move instead of wait forever or scan manually?

[@brian_vb]

12:18 I like the bishop move here but I thought Kg4 was more spicy lol

[@march1903]

Why did you like the bishop move? Kg4 seemed best. .

[@brian_vb]

@@march1903cause I see the future he was thinking about, maybe he intended to play it next, But that was his time to activate that piece and if magnus woulda traded horses he woulda lost a rook at the very least maybe even got mated and if he didn’t trade …. Anywaz I was being nice lol

[@mohammedm2091]

In the 42:28 minute i think Magnus could win If he takes one of the Tower. If he check the king But yeah at the end Magnus ist also an human and makes mistakes

[@Icyyellowsandroutes8823]

No, I thought the same thing, but Rapport can just move his rook back to win the Q.

[@RUN-IT-All-The-Way-UP]

Does anyone know a chess book that has grandmasters games that can be played

[@calyps0948]

Why magnus didnt eat with the king on kxe5 at 37:56 ?

[@FlipeeTheFirst]

Then his queen would've been killed, the opponent would've checked the king and when magnus moves the king, his queen would've been killed

[@calyps0948]

Okay i've look it on stockfish and i understand better ​@@FlipeeTheFirst

[@calyps0948]

@@FlipeeTheFirst ​Okay i've look it on stockfish and i understand better ​

[@rafidalali]

كان على الابيض ليفوز ان يلعب في الوقت12:23 !Ng4 ويكسب قطعة بدل لعبه Bb3، لكنه اعتقد انه سيتخلص من إحد الدفاعات عن الحصان وكانت تكملة كارلسن بخسارة الفرق صحيحة.

[@lehrerteubert]

12.23 Springer H2-G4, wäre das nicht der Gewinnzug gewesen, verstehe ich nicht, dass Rapport das übersehen kann? Danach ist F7 nicht mehr haltbar mit massivem Materialverlust und Matt

[@soccerstudut]

At 32:53 when magnus had 49 seconds why didn't he use his queen to take the rook on e2? If he had, he would have put the king in check while also attacking the other rook. Magnus is a chess genius, so I imagine there's a reason why, but I can't find it.

[@riyanafandi2701]

Are You Serious ? Magnus can't move Qe2 because his king check by rook on g4🤣. Learn more about chess.

[@soccerstudut]

​@@riyanafandi2701yup, that was clearly a dumb idea. Not sure how I missed that his king was in check. I am clearly not a good chess player by any means. I would love to learn more though. Your comment although harsh is certainly justified.

[@CesarX-k9m]

At 43:49 , Rapport had checkmate. It's incredible that he didn't see it!

[@basedad]

rook is pinned - Rg1 cant happen

[@silentyourmouth]

who won on the video?

[@ZAZA9883]

draw, with a draw, Carlsen won his championship. He only needed a draw because he was playing in black

[@MuhamadAzhar-h9e]

Gambarnya suram bos tolong di perbaiki

[@k.dlivestageshow8372]

Night g4 was actually a great move for richard rapport to win this game.

[@sucharitaroychowdhury6238]

It is the synchronised clock tobe considered

[@ikkiazzuhri5254]

Menit 42:45 itu sangat menguntungkan bagi magnus, tapi ia malah ambil jalan lain, mungkin biar seimbang Koreksi kalau saya salah

[@nadachanel9953]

Queen ke d2? Blunder!

[@riyanafandi2701]

Yaelah pak, kalo Qd2 blunder parah karena Queen nya bakal dimakan sama benteng nya

[@rodrigorodrigo9950]

El peón blanco debió avanzar, era peón pasado, la dama negra sólo debía frenarlo, mientras tanto se le daba jaque al rey negro

[@sum1sw]

I have not played chess in 40 years. Can someone explain to me what happened here? Black in under a check, but he has E2 and D2 to move to.

[@brennoandrademenezes9755]

Caralho, o maluco do Ciência todo dia é pica no Xadrez

[@aidanvital3268]

tbm pensei isso quando vi kkk

[@revendapremiumbrasil7542]

Negócio extra terrestre né os cara não errarem com tão pouco tempo eu n vi nenhuma sequência boa ali no final pras brancas não! Mas não parei pra analisar com bastente atencao! Estou so passando agr pra ver esse jogo mas foi um jogão! Adversário forte!

[@sherielcr4904]

Saya yang hanya sekedar menonton saja ikut merasakan terkuras pikiran dan mental...😁 Sungguh pertandingan yang luar biasa... amazing👏👏👏

[@carlosortega5130]

Why are the clocks going up not down????

[@jesuelsoncoelho8631]

queria saber, quem ganhou o jogo!?

[@uriah_maça045]

Kkkk eu tbm . Pra mim o cara de azul devia ter ganhado.

[@chubsiii]

what an intense situation.. rooks vs queen

[@easymoneyMLBB]

Who is the winerM

[@GRENKEChess]

It's a draw

[@rodolfomolina-g6r]

There is a winning line of Richard Rapport

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

Love the format, but I wish the camera were on a tripod. Yeah, the walking around them isn’t cool, and it’s a little nauseating, tbh.

[@tcvillarealf.f8065]

quedaron tablas?

[@mohamednaseer9167]

Nice game by Magnus ...truly genius.

[@GRENKEChess]

yes

[@behzad3798]

The cerebral palsy cameraman experienced the film in the middle of the game where the clock set is shown completely wrong for both of them on the screen. I believe cameraman forgot to take his tablets 😅😅😅😅

[@vsanden]

The eval bar is making a mistake at 42:30

[@dennishmar1069]

43:37 why Qd2 check and rook x e4

[@uthlkga1d302]

Qd2 check but rook g2 pinne the Queen

[@hkn2718]

at 44.07 why didn't Richard move king up then rook to g1?

[@danielduerst5067]

What rule made it a draw?

[@ayaxorozco449]

threefold repetition, i think.

[@editionteron9507]

Who Won???

[@GRENKEChess]

Nobody

[@bobjthomas]

Way to go Magus, bullying his way from being down to an even draw.

[@aungkyaw4704]

😂😂😂😂 Finally Magnus is G.O.A.T He must be alien sent him to beat all the chess players in the World 😂😂😂 He is like a Neo The One in Matrix of chess 😂😂😂 Poor Rapport 😢😢😢 Sorry for that 😢😢😢

[@YouGotFlanked]

He coulda lined both rooks up on second rank and kept checking until forking the queen and king and foring a queen for two rook trade, then he could push his pawn

[@HeheHom]

Richard would be a really good poker face because you can’t tell if he is happy, angry or sad.

[@Dany-u4d]

Who is win?I don't understand

[@Anime_fan090]

Draw

[@Dany-u4d]

​@@Anime_fan090әә.. инәң күте икән

[@BugsBunnyandtheChinchillas]

​@@Dany-u4d match nul : répétition des mêmes positions !

[@spitfire3280]

No one was going to win

[@adamh311]

@@spitfire3280the position wasnt equal continuously

[@michaeljohn5085]

Magnus Carlsen’s best move: He got a haircut😉

[@1Eagler]

Too much background noise

[@Gingnose]

This is a coughing contest

[@robonini1]

Can't grasp the feel of what my next moves might be

[@مصطفى-ه4م5س]

20:53 😅😅😂😂😂

[@chaosthug7]

Why did the clock on Richard's side change at around 42:03?

[@chaosthug7]

And Magnus time at 42:33?

[@halbtagsotaku9732]

they get a few secs after every move

[@ilokerr]

44:52 почему он ладьей вниз не пошел и не выиграл?

[@user-tt5np8zx5n]

Richard review your game why the pawn is free why your move like not pro

[@GRENKEChess]

time pressure

[@magnuscroify]

Can someone explain to me why Richard didn't try to escort his pawn to promotion?

[@GRENKEChess]

high pressure

[@oriondx72]

Magnus is a machine and Rapp isnt. Computer had rapp with a big advantage but he could never take advantage of it and he cough cough choked. Which is sad i wanted to see more games played. Least Hans won in his tournament held in the same place future world champion! Hans would of made it a much funner game to watch.

[@emanuelguadamuz3738]

What a superhero trying to defeat such an ogre!

[@shahid1357]

Magnus the GOAT 👍

[@GRENKEChess]

true

[@UCcdTp7XpCkVLkaRCsDcifFg]

that black castle destroy only using bishop 12:11

[@ScorpionKing1980]

How? Write the move!