SLAUGHTERED | Carlsen Nepo Game 11 Analysis World Chess Championship 2021

[@PrinceKenji21]

Oh Hikaru u had birthday? Happy birthday man be the greatest u can ever be! Happiness for u and tons of good luck 🤞

[@GMHikaru]

Thank you.

[@tabgamer8098]

It's definately true.

[@gregorymorse8423]

These recaps have been so high quality. Big thanks to Hikaru for showing so many lines and ideas of high level chess and making them fast paced and interesting

[@backyardjuggler]

Agree. Terrific video with great explanations of lots of concepts very efficiently (and entertaining)!

[@LigaContable]

Hikaru’s channel definitely has the best editor in KZbin, first time I watch the entire sponsor add previous warning! Lol

[@darksyy1768]

Good editor but not even one of the best

[@aspolaslol4546]

Agree

[@triathlontimmy]

that advertisement with H wearing the Santa was pretty funny

Congrats to GOAT Magnus Carlsen. He not only won the championship, he also was 4-1 down in life time score against Nepo and now it is 5-4 in FAVOR of Magnus

[@910mikethepole]

I believe 2 of those were when they were children 12 or so, the 2011 one was more impressive, and the 2017 has the most weight. However, obviously, the big wins by Magnus here mean much much more.

[@Keizer-v9c]

He was 4-2 down

@@Keizer-v9c Nope, it was 4-1 , now it's 5-4 check it again

[@jimwalters1115]

These are the best times ever for chess! I love that we can have a GM talk to us and review games. We get an insight into who these players are as people as well as how they think. For game reviews I am an Agadmator guy but Hikaru is amazing and I always watch his content too. This type of content has caused me to get back into chess again (nowhere near a Hikaru) but I do play alot online and watch all of the games I can. I am so Grateful for Hikaru giving us his time and insight to the game and wish him continued success. Thank You, Sir. Happy belated Birthday!

[@viveviveka2651]

To Hikaru: How significant was Carlsen's superior physical condition and stamina? He has said (in the press conference) it was part of his strategy in game six to prolong the game, and he noticed Nepo was becoming less vigilant as the game wore him down. He said that he had an advantage in stamina, and that his strategy to drag out the game turned out to be a good one. Ian looked exhausted at the next press conference. His eyes really showed it. Magnus seemed much less spent. He still had reserves. That turning point in game six, it seems to me, affected Ian even in the later games. IDK though, and I would be interested to hear others' thoughts about this (especially Hikaru's, but others as well).

[@Schlongusdongus]

tl;dr was it because jan is fattie?

[@hmrhuang]

you can't have a strong, healthy mind without a strong, healthy body. Carlsen's commitment to his health (nutrition and regular exercise) is no secret.

[@viveviveka2651]

@@hmrhuang Yes, it is so, and it (physical condition) is significant; but the question is "how significant?"

[@arag0orn]

Kinda like Djokovic :)

[@viveviveka2651]

@@hmrhuang Yesterday I saw a video in which Xi was walking around with a casual shirt on that revealed how out of shape he is. Does that mean his leadership abilities are compromised or diminished, relative to a potential Xi that is in much better shape? And does it mean that he does not have "a strong and healthy mind"?

[@branominal]

Ian was on Magnus' level for the first 5 games but that crushing game 6 loss clearly burnt a lot of his mental resources, Magnus then continued to play nearly Alphazero level chess while Ian faltered. I just hope that people don't judge Ian too harshly for the terrible blunders he made, he still played phenomenally for 98% of the match and even continued to play after blunders, putting pressure on Magnus to capitalise properly rather than just resigning on the spot Massive respect to him, if we ignore just 3 or 4 blunders, he played probably the second best chess that has ever been played. Just sucks for him that he was up against the number 1 best chess of all time

[@sycariummoonshine7134]

Yeah, this! Ian was So good! First getting to championships which few have, then playing some of the best chess ever. It's really a shame he crumbled. That's what people will remember this for I know. But for me, Nepo is sold!

[@PTJ_S]

Poor guys even had to get rid of his man bun

[@joshs7160]

Nitpicking I guess, but AZ is outclassed by 500+ ELO compared to modern engines now, but it always gets brought up.

[@anthonydantestewart9243]

This definitely is wasn’t his best chess, but I have enjoyed these games. amazing players

[@branominal]

@@joshs7160 I know, but Alpha always played moves that felt more human, hence the comparison to real players, while most other strong engines feel like they just crunch the numbers and play moves that only make sense like 40 moves later.

[@AniList2021]

i've been watching a lot of chess tournaments happening online and magnus really stand to his name as a world chess champion, even though sometimes he don't win. He is always at a decent or high place. Not only that, his endgame control is so solid.

[@Atombender]

Game 6 broke Nepo's back and he never recovered from it.

[@JoaoSilva-yz4zq]

The editor is a gem!! The add with the bongcloud is gold!

[@earvincb]

Happy belated Birthday 🥳

[@xy-ik8if]

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[@ivanl.8201]

I may be a lowly amateur, but I've never been terribly impressed with the advantages White gets in either Italian or Ruy Lopez. As this game illustrates it all too well, White undergoes an epic struggle to achieve a mere d4 pawn push, is often at least a couple of moves behind where he needs to be,, and his queenside is notoriously underdeveloped. Kudos for steering beginners away from these Bc4 Bc5 type systems. Due to how chess is sadly still being taught, there are far too many club players who know the Italian game much better at the expense of all other systems, and a beginner runs a high risk of incurring way too many losses playing it, where so many other openings are so much safer for a beginner to play due to their opponents just not being nearly as familiar with them.

[@MrLuridan]

Chess players love to kick other players when they're down. At least Nepo got there...no one else did.

[@AndgaChannel]

That's not happening at all.

[@joshs7160]

@@AndgaChannel yes it has

[@RaymondStone]

I would say it's quite common for pro chess players to be very critical of mistakes other pros make in high leverage situations. In this Magnus vs. Nepo match, those two are competing for the title of "best player in the world," but if you ask any other pro to commentate they'll have strong opinions about the moves or style or especially the blunders those players make during the championship match.

[@christianedwards545]

But... some of them have tho... and they played better.... But hey atleast he was the one who got there this time, props for that.

[@loristnorton3723]

@@RaymondStone it's the OBSERVERS' advantage.

[@romelacosta6905]

I love the way how he didn't even try hiding the fact that he's reading a script in endorsing that ad.

[@tonythai5991]

Magnus is at the level of Deep Blue in the 90's when the engine beat Kasparov. Now the engine is wired permanently in his brain.

[@joshikaustubh9445]

He is way stronger than deep blue

[@bernardoalbano1816]

Way stronger, Deep blue beating Kasparov could have gone alot diferent may have kasparov not resigned a drawn position and some other questionable decisions

[@davidyang977]

These frickin ads are amazing. holy moly

[@kheireddineattala1281]

hikaru delivery in the first ad is as good asthe exchange french

[@dandiaz19934]

If I had kids I would definitely buy this for them. This is like a vanilla version of Michael's Science Toys from VSauce.

[@Smithy316]

The difference between Hikaru and the rest of the popular chess channels is you know he’s really about that super GM life and doesn’t just use the chess engines to get his point across, he’s used these lines against other top GM’s.

[@randomguyontheinternet801]

great analysis Hikaru :D

[@hikmatalhajjar7640]

thank you .. we hope to see you come back a great classic player and why not see you in the final

[@foxxxxxy69]

Happy birthday, Hikaru! Wish you luck and consistency in everything you want in life! The editing is on another level❤️

[@pedrodanielbomtempomedeiro4006]

This was the best ad I have ever seen!

[@coniccinoc]

Wonderful recap. Thank you GMH!

[@MaxmanGaming-um5kc]

I love ur vids. Im a beginner chess player and i love watching your videos to see how the game is played.

[@Baitbozos]

Hikaru you are insane you are what keeps me going in chess I think of a move that I would do in your situation and see if it’s right keep up the good work

[@eschiedler]

"Slaughtered" - merciless ouch

[@melzz]

It’s not a blunder, it’s a sacrifice by Ian, to make Magnus lose his motivation to play against him in the next world championship. A perfect sacrifice 😂

[@akrm2944]

I like your analysing for games, very clear

[@Matt-nt5lm]

Crazy how some chess players build these superiority complexes on Nepo when they've failed to reach his position...

[@RaymondStone]

True. But I also see these superiority complexes in fans who hop on the Magnus wagon to trash other players. I get that there's a different standard of decorum between fans and pros, but still.

[@verbfrombonsai8852]

Nepo was red hot on the qualifiers. Kind of unfortunate we didn't see any of that magic here.

[@verbfrombonsai8852]

Nepo was red hot on the qualifiers. Kind of unfortunate we didn't see any of that magic here.

[@akshatsingh564]

Happy birthday sgm and I wish u challenge the tittle someday even though u say its highly unlikely but it'll be nice to see u as world champion.

[@elijahvictor4077]

Why do I find the ad on 5:33 so hilarious. Thank you Gm Hikaru

[@richardturietta9455]

Happy Birthday, Excellent analysis, thank you so much.

[@ceciliawyu]

Yes. Given the atmosphere on the ground in this match with pressure fr all sorts of non-chess VIP , people gunning for a risky game.....both of them.delivered in the moment as I saw it.

[@ProfJohnStats]

Another awesome analysis !!!!!!

[@Jason.Gordon]

shoutout to KiwiCo. giving the homie Hikaru sponsorship :D

[@tavogp]

Magnus is the goat 🐐, he is always in beast mode

[@patatjebolle]

8:53: I'm not sure but instead of Rad1: Nd5 / Ne7. What would the problem be if white continued with d4 while breaking open the centre after those moves? breaking the centre open while black still hasn't developed the queen nor the rook on a8. Wouldn't that be reasonable or I'm I missing something?

[@ivanl.8201]

It seems to me that White isn't quite set up for the d4 pawn push due to his inadequately defended pawn on e4. After d4, Black just takes on d4, and while White is busy recapturing on d4, Black captures on e4, winning a pawn. White's knight on e3 is a liability here, as it's in the way of the e1 rook that would have otherwise provided some protection for this pawn. White's queen on b3 is also useless in regards to the e4 pawn. It takes an extra move to get it back to c2, and had it been on c2 instead and had White's knight not been on e3, I think that d4 pawn push would have been super realistic. I think originally developing that queen to c2 instead of b3 and getting that knight to g3 instead of e3 via c1-d2-f1-g3 might have been better for White in this game. Knight on g3 would have also defended e4, too. I think I am starting to understand why Kasparov started putting so much effort into resurrecting Scotch game (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) at the highest levels of chess back in the 90's. It was very much considered an obsolete/amateur opening with no advantages for White before he resurrected it in professional play, but, honestly, I think White is no worse in Scotch than he is here, and in all honesty, White might actually be even a bit better.

[@patatjebolle]

@@ivanl.8201 If black takes on d4 directly I would consider Nxf6+. Then after Rxf6 you take d4 back with the pawn. At that moment there's no pressure on e4. On top of that white pawns moved away from c3 and d3 which means whites queen also defends the knight on f3 in which case I would consider it quite decent for white. C-line opened up while also having the chance to fully break open the centre when white wants. So for short: I doubt if instantly taking on d4 after Nd5 is good for black.

[@ivanl.8201]

@@patatjebolle Oh, I get it. Yes, absolutely. I got mixed up in the lines, and was thinking immediate d4 instead of Rad1 with White's knight still on e3. That wouldn't make much sense. But I just re-read what you wrote and yes, if Nd5 instead of Rad1, it can facilitate d4 really well, just how you explained it. Rad1 actually looks inferior to Nd5, and it seems to be a tacit admission by White that his treatment of this opening just isn't quite working strategically. If he needs so many reinforcements to attempt d4, something's just not right. White Qb3 move earlier on, while looking all sexy and dangerous, ultimately achieved nothing. It seems that White is doing well i.e. developing his queen with a tempo and forcing Black to play b6, but that queen looks so lonely and useless on b3, and he needs to bring it back to c2, anyway. It may not look like a big deal, but Nepo definitely needed that one extra move later on in the game that he lost with Qd1-Qb3-Qc2 maneuvering.

[@techontrack4250]

Happy belated birthday Hikaru!

[@adolfopross7269]

unironically that kiwico ad look very interesting

[@jasonbourne4784]

Proves how good Magnus is.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

Or how horrible the runner ups are.

[@jasonbourne4784]

@@JohnS-il1dr I mean in comparison to everyone else, Magnus is on another level

[@BloodLegionChannel]

Hikaru thank you for the review, that is obviously what I came here for. But that add...best I have seen for Kiwico and probably best add read of all times. Obviously amazing work by the editors, great job you guys!!! You should get a massive Christmas bonus!

[@Redgy819]

Hey Hikaru ! Why not you in two years? I would really love to see you face Magnus!

[@swolejszo]

Congrats to Magnus for retaining the title! At the end of the day I think it was a matter of playing styles. Nepo's attacking swashbuckling style was completely snuffed out by Carlsen's computer-like accuracy and patience.

[@TheJtizzle123]

Hikaru held at gunpoint during ad segments

[@kchiang4]

The mosconi cup for pool mirrored exactly how this finals match went down: tight race in the beginning and then it all went downhill

[@chris5559]

I think Magnus was worried about hanging his knight if the checkmate didn’t work out. He was clearly nervous knowing he was going to win. Awesome game.

[@jirehchoo2151]

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[@anonymanonym3376]

Has Hikaru completely counted himself out of the whole WC thing? Wont he compete in the next candidates?

[@griffinwhite9393]

Naka can't hang with those boys.

[@aesir1ases64]

he is semi retired in classical, his stuff is blitz now

[@davidneff7620]

Semi retired although I think he is going to play in something in February

[@ChessMasterNate]

@@aesir1ases64 He is not retired, as he has said several times. He has had few opportunities because of Covid, and the particular tournaments he has chosen. And every tournament does not invite every 2700+.

[@tngu4423]

He will play in the Grand Prix 2022 and if he finishes in the top 2, then he will qualify for the Candidates 8 players.

[@3rdEarlRussell]

Happy birthday Hikaru!

[@starman3533]

happy birthday hikaru thanks for making me love chess !

[@konodioda7755]

Yooo happy birthday bro have a great day

[@p1nesap]

Are you heading to Warsaw for the Blitz Championship?

[@JacksonPriceSonder]

Once I hear “thank you to” I’m clicking that double clicking that plus ten seconds faster than a 100 can blunder his queen

[@littlecrazybolt7659]

Thanks Hikaru !

[@lienle3816]

Happy birthday and wish you''ll be the next World Champion

[@log8746]

Oh the thumbnail is so good

[@melzz]

I think because it’s the last game Magnus just want to prolong this game as long as he can…… Maybe to torture poor Ian…

[@Waiting_Heaven]

I think Carlsen - Duda match will be so interesting

[@davidneff7620]

Of all the potential combinations, Magnus vs Duda, Ali or Radjabov intrigues me the most. Duda just finds ways to beat Magnus. And I personally like Radjabov game as he employs the Kings Indian and Schlieman defense against the Ruy Lopez. Of course getting Ali in there also just keeps the dream alive lol

[@Exld2241]

Oh yeah I'm definitely not a fan of the ad in the middle of the video. I pay for premium to specifically avoid those.

[@barrystevenyoung4818]

The ad is the best part of this video. n1.

[@chessbrilliance8783]

I hope to see Nakamura competing for the crown one day but unfortunately it seems that he gave up on classical chess and who can blame him?

[@zizek4630]

Why bother slaving away trying to beat the absolute machine that Magnus is when he has a massive thing going for him streaming? It's like levy giving up becoming GM as he realised he'd have to give up KZbin for even a chance to make it happen, it's just not worth it

[@martincook1412]

As a beginner we ALL played the Italian. We thought it was the only sensible opening!

[@mrsecretg1]

I think that this game shows that Magnus has a heart. I'm sure he saw all the moves that could've ended the game sooner, but chose to allow Nepo to try and put up a fight longer til the end.

[@jameswebb3410]

Of course not

[@DarthVader-wk9sd]

If you think Magnus went easy on his opponent with his title on the line, you don't know much about chess

[@yayeet4250]

Holy shit magnus has a heart?! I'm pretty sure magnus would've wanted to end the game earlier so that both him and nepo could've left earlier.

[@KoreaNumberOne]

Dude, no..

[@sunritroykarmakar4406]

@@DarthVader-wk9sd title on the line ? Lol.

[@sethmo9]

Savage thumbnail, I love it lmaooo

[@julioandresgomez3201]

Maybe it´s time to add official otb bullet chess world championship to the traditional competitions. Something like 1 minute + 1 second delay + 1 second increment, to make up for the time hitting the clock. This is the XXI century, bullet chess is not a freak anymore. Not only it´s not a freak but it´s the most exciting thus worldwide marketable chess.

[@hollenkampingworld2186]

Chess Lessons From Gotham coming on the opening ads: How to play a kings island against anything .

[@tngu4423]

Hopefully Hikaru qualifies for the Candidates next year so he can give Magnus a good match!

[@aeroevans9987]

That thumbnail is just savage

[@pratikkumar4451]

Hikaru why are you not playing classical chess ? We are so very eager to see you play and contest for candidates spot.

[@dominik13579]

Not good enough and too old

[@maxsteiner1964]

Magnus played kf5 just to make Nepo suffer. It was unbelievable poor play by Nepo. This is (was) a world champ match. I think MC was both surprised and disgusted at the same time. This was the dumbest WC match ever.

[@tmx9932]

come for the game, stay for the bongcloud intro for the ad

[@neurophilosophers994]

I think Magnus feels he is so clearly better than all other players that he makes separate criteria to acknowledge his peers. Such as how cool the other players are lol He acknowledges Anish for his wit and Hikaru for his online popularity, etc. the only player I’ve ever seen him fear in the slightest is Alireza. Alireza will be his only true challenger in a chess sense. I hope to see them play the world championship next time.

[@dhruvyadav7715]

wait he acknowledges hikaru for his online popularity he acknowledged him long before he started streaming maybe not in classical but in blitz he mentioned in one of the tournaments that he will be his toughest opponent 🤷‍♂️

[@da-manbrayden3991]

You said not to play the Italian game, what opening would you recommend for a 1500 player?

[@richardrichards9180]

Think history will judge this match to have been decided in Game 6-in 4 of the first 5 games, didn't the engine analysis show Nepo having the better of it?-the psychological impact of losing in such an epic struggle,even if only subconscious, can't be under/over-estimated.

[@Batman22222]

Why doesn't Hikaru compete in the Challengers for WC.....can anyone tell me?

[@jrd33]

Hikaru has a particularly poor record against Magnus, my guess is that Hikaru just doesn't believe he can win in Classical format against Magnus.

[@matggarcia]

I ran into LoLs with that kiwico ad.

[@chesscube8671]

That outro was so mean Hikaru

[@cfcee]

Can you please provide data regarding the contention that there are connections and pattern recognition methods that can be learned as kids but not learned later in life? I have some knowledge on this topic but not a ton. In my opinion it's absolutely false, and Kimiko needs to be very careful in making said claims in their advertising.

[@MasterInHD]

Levy and Hikaru have close B-Days. One turns 26 the other 34. Always wondered why Hikaru was so much more serious at times. I guess it makes sense lol

[@yahz137]

Hikaru is the last top chess streamer/commentator who pronounce Ian's last name wrong

[@quantumkids9659]

Quit watching… too many commercials 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@drewanderson2768]

About had a heart attack from the transition

[@Ceber911]

Your editor gets a veteran discount lol

[@dsrguru]

I think when people recommend the Italian to beginners, they often mean the old main line with c3 and d4.

[@sursurrus]

Beginner here: the advice is just to develop pieces and castle with the Italian, the two knights Italian is safe against any weird beginner gambits or openings and by moving the knights early it gives the rooks room to dodge since 90% of beginner tactics involve attacking the rook early in some way. The main risk with the Italian at my level is playing someone who understands it better... I suppose that tracks Hikaru's notion that subtle maneuvering is required

[@rathinaveluthiruvenkatam610]

What if W gives up Rook for black Knight? Unnecessarily complicating the end game.

[@jackjax7921]

Hikaru would be a legend if he playrd the Bong Cloud in the world chess championship and won.

[@ibazulic]

Great analysis. Hilarious how Hikaru pronounces Magnus :-D

[@ibazulic]

@@Perduravi Oh, I didn't know that. I didn't mean any offense, it just sounds funny to me.

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Happy birthday !

[@juanfel2377]

good video!

[@samidtaek_]

Hikaru's explanation is quick but somehow my caveman brain still understands it

[@adityaverma1090]

happy birthday bullet demon

[@TheMarc477]

Nepo gave up here magnus broke his soul

[@abhinavshankar414]

Is hikaru playing in the world rapid and blitz?

[@mikejameson7678]

No

[@randomguyontheinternet801]

yes he is

[@alternateimmaster2213]

@@mikejameson7678 yep

[@ym276]

Yes he confirmed on stream

[@shinodamasaru7945]

From bongcloud to reviewing chess match, respect bruh

[@TheRealAbrahamLincoln]

Black can actually come out of the fried liver attack better, but it requires very, very very precise play. I don't have the guts to try it for either side.

[@xlogicalzx33]

No if you Enter the fried liver with king takes knight the main line ( which is the best moves for both sides) takes you to a position where white is winning. However if you use the traxlor counter gambit you can achieve an equal / winning position

[@jeesusmeesuss5247]

How about Wesley? I feel he's primed to win next candidates.

[@dhruvyadav7715]

he isn't even taking part in any fide event how will he qualify 🤷‍♂️

[@derekhenry1465]

OVERKILL

[@AzureAlliance31]

EXTERMINATION

[@zkenk]

I watched the whole sponsored ad

[@TheRealAbrahamLincoln]

My condolences.