Norway Blitz Chess Tournament: Carlsen vs Nakamura

[@chess]

Watch more Magnus Carlsen games here! kzbin.info/aero/PL-qLOQ-OEls69A5fLXN1RJ-QkOstscYLk

[@ethanzhang5683]

when the 2 smartest kids in class have different answers

[@robot_mann3078]

But they're both correct somehow lmao

[@neilpanganiban272]

@@robot_mann3078 because the teacher fcked up.

[@Sweet_Jelly39]

@@neilpanganiban272 Lmao haha

[@TaeNamLoveTaeYeon]

0.5 VS 1/2

[@yaasdpalala4492]

how about when the smartest kid (magnus) meets the dumbest (nakamura) and decides to take it easy on him

[@TheHigherSpace]

There should be something else in chess after king v king .. like a fist fight or smth

[@guitaboygrizi]

post-chessboard creativity, or self destructivness xD

[@sanantonio4828]

ROFl youre too good !!!!!

[@sakitrain7766]

Lol!

[@xtehmoonlight7400]

Thats why we have chessboxing...its a way to settle the score even if the game tied with both king on board

[@esakeiuloterte4682]

Arm wrestling

[@Namuundoesstuff]

*”We’ve got a sexy knight on d5”*

[@crowthebro1599]

hot

[@mortadahasaad530]

steamroller82 my poor guy still waiting for his timestamp, smh... someone give this guy his timestamp!

[@snakebitesvideos]

@@chessandmathguy 7:15

[@andrew_lin06]

Lmao

[@catlion4925]

Rule 34 artist : " interesting "

[@markzambelli1010]

unbelievable how fast naka calculated that ending, it was like 15 moves

[@thesovietkevin7275]

Ez

[@b0sspls622]

Ez

[@neilsterooyjohnny1379]

Ez

[@ryleighs9575]

@vy an Someone on a bunch of sock accounts.

[@ubaydah_i]

Ez

[@flolwaq]

"And... the weird twisty noise in the background makes me wonder, if the audio was already given a Sean Paul remix before I even got a chance to look at this game" I watched this video for 30 seconds and this man has already become one of my most liked chess commentators

[@rumbleroar2]

I am amazed by how monotone and flat voiced he delivers that line. Even when making a joke, they're serious.

[@mishalchowdhury1510]

Agadmator

[@statekraft]

"I'm gonna do what's called a pro boomer move."

[@BeattapeFactory]

hes a funny guy

[@johanbock5790]

Æå

[@darthnosam3313]

I love that the sentence “If Magnus blunders.” even exists

[@goncalomoura7628]

he made a blunder in a match against hikaru some months ago

[@AquaBestMegami]

he's human not alpha zero

[@xsign1a]

He made blunders throughout his career you know. Magnus is the best but he's still human

[@phabidz]

@@AquaBestMegami weeb

[@Stazmanian]

@@xsign1a i beg to differ. Semi human seems befitting

[@eulefranz944]

really impressive commentary, I almost had the feeling like I understand their moves completly! More videos like this would be superb!

[@vivonzullu7112]

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[@tiendungdoan3380]

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[@ricisjanevks1722]

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[@ricisjanevks1722]

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[@-_Nuke_-]

How to get better at chess: 1) Learn the qualities of chess, like connected Rooks, pairs of Bishops, protected past pawns, etc... 2) In theory Chess is a drawn game, therefore there are no ways of checkmating your opponent with correct play by both sides. Therefore try to make a plan of how to get connected past pawns instead of trying too hard to checkmate your opponent which on correct play should be impossible... 3) ... that being said, checkmate threats should always be there and a plan to acquire them should be created, as these checkmate threats when being defended will yield chances of creating the goal of rule number 2) - connected past pawns . 4) Keep your pawns connected and don't execute a plan that might ruin your pawn structure even if that plan might win material, that extra material might not last for long as your entire structure collapses 5) There are 8 things you can be up or down in chess at any given position. a) Time b) Tempo c) Pieces d) Evaluation e) Space f) Initiative g) Calculation h) Focus. Just knowing these 8 things exist will make you more humble when thinking of yourself as a chess player, making it easier for you to evaluate your play at any given moment. 6) People make mistakes. A Grandmaster playing versus a supercomputer with piece odds can easily lose, that effect is even stronger as we go down the Elo stairs. That being said, nobody should resign until all hope is lost. There is always a way to comeback from any position, which is, after all, what makes Chess so beautiful.

[@ToriKo_]

NUKE could you explain d, f, g and h?

[@Laola97]

@@ToriKo_ That would be nice actually.

[@-_Nuke_-]

@@ToriKo_ Yes! d) Evaluation That's the theoretical knowledge about your position... If for example you are +5 you might be winning most of the times, but then again that doesn't mean anything on its own. There are many positions that you are +5 and you can't move anything or you just blundered into mate and there is nothing that you can do... f) Initiative We see that example in the fried liver for example (just an example that everyone is familiar with) when white plays Ng5 then d5 then exd5 and black plays Na5 defending... white then follows Bb5+ then c6 (or bd7) dxc6, bxc6 and Bd3 (or Qf3)... Basically black is still a little bit better even though he's down a pawn because he has the initiative. Black basically took white's role. From here on black will be pushing and white will be defending, black has the initiative because it's only him that can decide how the game will go from there and if black can keep that initiative going he will equalise material and even get a winning position. He is a pawn down only momentarily, though if white plays correctly the game should still end in a draw. So my point is that it doesn't matter that white is up a pawn - white cannot relax and say "ok I'm up a pawn I'll just exchange all my pieces and win" because his knight is hangin, he hasn't castled and black has developed 2 pieces and 2 pawns and has all the diagonals oppen for his 2 bishops and Queen plus an open b for his rook and white has NOTHING! White is completely undeveloped... That's good enough to suggest that black has the initiative in the fried liver (for example...) Theoreticaly, White has the initiative before the start of each chess game, because he plays first. That's why grandmasters prefer White because if only you can decide how the game will go, you are getting an easier position, though that initiative might not last for long if White makes an even minor mistake and gets punished... d) Calculation That's how many moves you have calculated vs your opponent... You being down in calculation means that your opponent at any given variation that you might be up material he is up on how many moves ahead he has calculated. If you are always calculating less moves into the future than your opponent then being up material doesn't mean anything as your opponent might be tricking you h) Focus Is how tired you are... The older someone gets, the easier is for him or her to lose focus... So you can be down in focus in chess and you should always take that into the account of how "better" or "worse" you are in any given position

[@ojsojs6004]

There are positionS where ruin pawn structure is okay cause you have something in return. It might be activity or bishop pair. In chess there is dynamic Vs static chess advantage.

[@andrewblopez]

NUKE beautifully said.

[@Carcolo679]

It was hard to pay attention with that knight on d5 glaring at me.

[@zoshida4160]

same

[@Chyrre]

Too hot

[@itsstrangenooneevercametoh9274]

So sexy

[@rspoofy]

"Obviously Nakamura tickles the bishop with the knight and both go back." 😂😂😂😂😂 Okay.

[@yiuqwfj]

I like Danny's play on words very much. It lightens up the whole commentary.

[@BrandonHoffert]

andddd Bob's your uncle.

[@abdulazizmath9134]

mashallah tbark allah alhamdulillah inshallah better astaghfirullah

[@OneAndOnlyWanted]

@@abdulazizmath9134 ??

[@jeremixh1]

good commentary

[@Asdgkliq]

jeremixh nice

[@ayran2815]

nice

[@n0_0b8]

A 3 year old comment with over 1000 likes, that is only 2 words and 3 comments from less than 3 weeks ago saying nice and 1 comment explaining everything.

[@n0_0b8]

Nice 😢

[@denzelalquizar2660]

Nice

[@javipdr19]

Yes Danny this is awesome. More videos like THIS. Have a nice day!

[@badez86]

Great commentary

[@simonvanprooijen]

Thx

[@Khang-kw6od]

@@simonvanprooijen ?

[@simonvanprooijen]

@@Khang-kw6od ¿

[@Whelmed.]

Wow. I wish all chess videos had commentary this good. Well done.

[@syh]

@TitoniumYT d5

[@abdulazizmath9134]

@@syh mashallah tbark allah alhamdulillah inshallah better astaghfirullah

[@lucascofield2285]

Magnus on the thumbnail looks like the intimidating villain, meanwhile Nakamura is like the spoiled "I don't wanna be here" kid.

[@adamDoesMath]

Levi Ackerman that’s literally how I felt except the complete opposite

[@DIDGET220]

@@adamDoesMath a face like hikaru is bad for chess... we need more Magnuses to show that this is not a game for nerds and in turn draw more people in. Magnus looks like the boss here for a reason.

[@adamDoesMath]

BeyondNemesis you mean magnus? hikaru doesn’t even look like a nerd at all

[@DIDGET220]

@@adamDoesMath you really think Magnus looks like a nerd and hikaru doesn’t? Lmao

[@adamDoesMath]

BeyondNemesis yeah

[@Max-bm3or]

Solid vid Danny

[@manishbatta6603]

@@danielrensch sir too Good. Want a fluency like you.

[@abdulazizmath9134]

mashallah tbark allah alhamdulillah inshallah better astaghfirullah

[@PRIMEVAL543]

I like how you explain the moves, I really started understanding what is happening

[@cabbanisgaming]

oh my God, awesome video and fantastic game! I could watch this kind of video for ever. Nice job, Daniel.

[@kuchingtan]

I seldom listen to the commentaries, but yours is truly useful and informative. Will seek out more of yours. Thank you.

[@africanriftvalleyfish8287]

This is one of the best commentaries I have ever heard.

[@eliescoto4779]

Unbelievable how clear the commentary was, thank you so much !

[@remi.bolduc]

I like the comments. It is very helpful that you analysed the game first, and then commented on it in real time. This gives a stronger analysis.

[@CallumGrantx]

What a beautiful game of chess, and a perfect commentary. Danny, you are amazing!

[@carlacozzi1883]

I don’t understand what is happening but it’s entertaining

[@jesuschrist8349]

I love the commentary “we’ve got a sexy knight on d5”

[@BadHabitMarco]

Danny, I remember you doing similar analyses of two or three Blitz WCh games (¿I think?) quite some time ago, and I really enjoyed those. Not having seen anything similar since, I am very happy to see you giving this a go again. I do realize these are much more work than simply playing blitz yourself with commentary on the fly ... but this is soo much more instructional. I can tell you prepared well for the presentation, and your understanding of what's going on in the game is clearly evident. I also think that the way you present this, it will help intermediate and advanced players alike. The viewer obviously needs to pay close attention for the whole ten minutes, or if necessary re-watch it, but I believe I could do a lot worse than this to try and improve my game, while this at the same time is really entertaining. Cheers - please keep 'em coming!

[@BadHabitMarco]

I would also really enjoy the same format for a rapid game like those in Paris, Leuven, or Leon. It might be too much work though (?), and I'm unsure whether the average viewer has the patience for a 45-60 minutes video like this. Maybe longer periods of thinking by the players could be edited out in some way. Just a suggestion - I also wonder what other channel viewers think of my idea.

[@chess]

Glad you enjoy these vids! The biggest hurdle is getting video access to on-site blitz/rapid tournaments. Thanks to the organizers of Norway Chess for being accommodating :)

[@Shizmere]

Some of the best commentary I've heard in blitz. Plus it's so nice not having three people shouting over the top of each other and not keeping up with the current board.

[@k3nn28]

I just really have to applaud on how great the commentary is.. You're good man, very entertaining calm andinformative.

[@szethcaligo3735]

This is such good commentary. Intelligent and clever from start to finish. While still explaining every important moment in the match. Really good job

[@dn.lighto]

good analysis. thanks Danny.

[@JChambs13]

4:45 "playing a little tickle with the Bishop and says "I'll just back that thing up" haha

[@svcp_]

There should be an indicator that shows whether the pieces being moved on the board are for analysis or the players are actually moving them. I get confused with the fast, back and forth moving pieces and end up missing actual moves.

[@eduardoayala3204]

Well, for the major part of the video the highlighting really does wonders, but I imagined a miniature of the actual match while showing a long demonstration of an alternative path or calculated predictions. Although since the image and movements correlate, if the pieces on the screen move but they are still staring the board I know it's not the real "live" match xD but oh well

[@eardrum42]

Yes, thank you. It was confusing

[@КаналЧиллиПепФакты]

Briliant commentary. Hope you will continue these tasks and never surrender

[@taurian98393]

How can you even commentate so smoothly on this kind of game, it blows my mind

[@proverbialking3452]

The humour is a welcome quality to newbies like myself. Since most concepts fly pass my head and I grow increasingly frustrated. Keep up the good work.

[@Ricehatasian]

This commentator is amazing, I thought for a split second that it was one of the professionals

[@hungrydawg45]

I literally know nothing about chess and this commentary breaks it down so well. Hope this guy is still commentating

[@inducedbycoffee]

"and as any cheesy hollywood director would say, 'and scene'" lmaoooooo

[@Jacob32905]

it is pure insanity how fast he calculated that Kp ending.

[@p1nesap]

That's the first time I watched a KZbin ad all the way through #Kasparov Masterclass. Oh and great game, as even-sided as it gets.

[@mikehotere8780]

Finally, a channel that doesn't have ads every 25 seconds. I thank you.

[@horseysauce4850]

Sean Paul remix? I love this guy

[@akshaysachan6029]

The way Carlsen is looking in the thumbnail is so intriguing.

[@5unev]

1:47 Heard him say, "I don't have sex."

[@adamfarmer7665]

the knight on f6

[@mohamadhanan5706]

lol

[@abdulazizmath9134]

mashallah tbark allah alhamdulillah inshallah better astaghfirullah

[@5unev]

@@abdulazizmath9134 I agree

[@TheDeghohun]

Fantastic commentary really enjoyed the whole analysis in real time! Please keep producing these videos as they are very informative! Cheers and Happy new year 2019

[@Swisspokerboy]

Thank you, I enjoyed that very much!

[@John-lo4xz]

Im a beginner and this was the Most educational video i've seen. 10/10

[@cynido]

commentary is so good

[@SynsityGW]

It's been said a million times but I'll say it again, amazing commentary.

[@minjabens]

Danny Rensch dominated the commentary, jesus christ

[@nazihitler9310]

"White has got a sexy knight on d5"

[@ArshdeepSingh-ph6tn]

i like when danny quotes, as hikaru caluculates as fast as anybody on the planet and correctly decides that he cant risk king upon ending... amazing game and commentary

[@teddyxiao]

2:11 and Aron Nimzowitsch is clapping in his grave LMAO

[@ShynyMagikarp]

Great match and even better commentary. Thanks for the video

[@jruckziege1062]

Just come here after watching Queens Gambit

[@riptide1889]

Love the commentary!

[@TheVexified]

Great commentary. Kept me hooked. And now Iam late to class.

[@overlordghs1081]

Awesome video, kind of content I've been waiting to see from this channel. Amazing commentary.

[@dfmpdx]

"Sexy Knight on D5" 7:17

[@giancarlovan]

Splendid commentary! Precise, concise, and highlights the key implicit strategies at play.

[@imawarioimagonnawinn]

great analysis

[@jatinpal7735]

Danny's casting is what makes these even more interesting that they already have

[@bach5861]

1:30 -- and korotkij rokirovka ... I like it!

[@StankPlanks]

Love your commentary mate thanks!

[@canht95]

The real question: "Does AlphaZero like the play?"

[@RingsOfSolace]

Honestly I've never watched a competition before and this was the most intense shit I've seen.

[@luciano_remes]

LOL the funniest part is when he says "and...Bob's your uncle" 8:04

[@alexreid2393]

CYber GeNik what did he mean by that lol

[@7unit956]

first, that definitely wasnt funny

[@7unit956]

@@alexreid2393 it means, BAM u never expected this to happen

[@JC-ig4xy]

Great commentary, way better than that other guy I keep seeing

[@chaelleneperez1951]

I almost died laughing when the commentator said that Aaron Nimzowitch clapping on his grave if the double central paws acquire by Magnus Carlsen 😂

[@archimedeis]

We need more of this commentary.

[@ArtyomMe]

On 1:29 Why did you use the phrase "korotki rakarovka" ("Короткая рокировка" In Russian) instead of just saying King Side castling or short castling?:)

[@shogunguy]

Why not keep it fresh, he already said castle, you shouldn't repeat yourself when commentating or it gets dry!

[@ArtyomMe]

Shouganai so you are suggesting that every time when there is a need to say a phrase that was already said, you should just say it in another language not to repeat yourself?:)

[@shogunguy]

Not really what I meant but thanks for trying to understand

[@Adrian-rh5ug]

@@shogunguy しょうがない🤷🏻‍♂️

[@musical_lolu4811]

artiyom is there supposed to be a special reason someone uses a phrase? Fucking jeez.

[@samvargas2868]

Thank you for the commentary. It was very helpful, and not too distracting from the actually game.

[@keywestalert6329]

A draw? Against magnus? Wow, I've never seen this

[@GlowZoe]

hikaru has won a lot of games against magnus and drawn many more.... and lost 19

[@keyan1219]

t real I mean he is like 2nd best

[@dasdas1837]

Draws happen way more often than decisive games

[@Laocoon283]

Any sport that ends in a draw is dogshit

[@keyan1219]

RecreationalRage why ?

[@lizardperson4658]

Its incredible to see two titans of a sport go head to head like this

[@vikasbiliye5023]

4:50 "playing a little tickle with his bishop"

[@stephen55912]

I really enjoyed that commentary.

[@MarcoMate87]

Fantastic match!

[@cado8431]

my two favorite players with great commentary and a intriguing ending. nice

[@floydcotter4262]

“A Sean Paul remix” lmao

[@NbaLive4ever]

As a guy who is still a lil confused about the strategy of chess, I enjoyed the commentary!

[@rocketloob449]

"Magnus Carlsen turned in an incredible blitz performance" but hikaru didnt? its a draw?

[@shirimo7030]

@yes Plus Magnus had a bit better structure than Hikaru

[@jacobrattin8590]

I enjoy this commentary much more than the usual "wellllll, what about this or that...". This is great.

[@zytlib6758]

"We got a sexy knight over on d5"

[@nargisrajabick8308]

Danny is my favourite commentator!

[@nieshamae]

I am here because of of Queen of gambit.

[@nineyearold7467]

The only time I have seen nice commentary in any game

[@brankocater6860]

naka the best good commentary

[@ISoloYouRelax]

This is the first time I've seen a game end like this.

[@michaellu9899]

3:14 why didnt magnus push pawn up to e5?

[@surzsanz3988]

i scrolled so so much just to see if anyone think the same..

[@obersturm402]

Thanks Deny Rensch du bist sehr cool person

[@Cocagola1]

There are 3 kinds of people who watched this video. The ones arriving in the same day/year (subscriber and people who would recommend it to their chess interested friends). The ones arriving last year when yt-decided to recommend it to people that are interested in chess in general. And the people arriving like a few days ago who got into chess lately because of Twitch.

[@larvitardratini5965]

We got a sexy knight

[@scottwhitting8158]

Perfect commentary for this. Educational and exciting.

[@vitalizinkevich]

Korotkiy rokirovka ))) very good

[@oybekjumaniyozov6417]

Vitali Zinkevich He likes this word in Russian

[@Migsfigs]

Loved this commentary, is there more by this guy?

[@ashwyn5775]

What an excellent commentary! Thanks!

[@sheikmacrohon4702]

I can feel myself getting better at chess just listening at this

[@draku_desu]

Amazing commentary, really helps understand some of what goes through the minds of Nakamura and Carlsen, amazing game.