'That is cruel' - Carlsen vs So | Sinquefield Cup 2019

Grandmaster Daniel King examines Carlsen vs So from round 10 of the Sinquefield Cup 2019. Support on Patreon: ► / powerplaychess
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[@ElColombre27360]

Leaving the opening moves in autoplay while you're introducing the game, that's an excellent idea. 👌

[@YesPlease1]

An excellent observation from an excellent man about an excellent idea executed beautifully by another excellent man

[@ElColombre27360]

@@YesPlease1 that's an excellent accomplishment by an excellent man to an excellent man who made and excellent... Ecc... Ecc...

[@burt591]

@@ElColombre27360 It's not autoplay, you can hear that he is pressing a key on the keyboard on every move

[@TandemKnights]

Beautiful. Fluid positional play, delicate maneuvering and true understanding of the board as a whole. This game is as much Ruben Fine as it is Botvinnik. There are so many subtle points in this game, it's like reading a story, no harshness or violence, just an inevitable tale about what happens when an unstoppable force meets a mere mortal.

[@varishnakov]

I don't know why but when you corrected yourself from a "ten minute thought" to "a ten minute think" I thought about the concept of 1 thought lasting 10 minutes and I started laughing and spit out my coffee onto my shirt and keyboard.

[@horvathliviu2101]

thanks for video GM Daniel King!

[@isolatedpawn]

I always look forward to carlsen's game...And powerplaychess delivers the best analyses of his game's on youtube.Thanks Sir.

[@Shockprowl]

Great coverage. GREAT coverage. If I had any money to give, you'd have it all. Thank you GM King.

Amazing commentary as always Dan! I feel like this game should bring some peace of mind to Carlsen, after all those draws and the disaster in the rapid & blitz portion.

[@HunterBelkiran]

It almost seemed like Magnus was using Nd5 maneuver as a kind of distraction while his other pieces improved and took over. That is cool.

[@baoboumusic]

@PowerPlayChess Daniel, can you make a video on those Botvinnik games?

[@rbnn]

Great analysis. Thanks for the Botvinnik pointers

[@samirkhan-xb8ke]

Excellent analysis... thanks

[@KrishnaKumar-np3tw]

Amazing commentary, learnt a real practical lesson on how passiveness loses, though it was not initially obvious. Thanks GM!

[@456death654]

I’m in awe from this positional masterpiece

[@peroperic1080]

This single thumb down must have come from the envious competition. ;) Instructive as always, Mr. King.

[@vegardhvidsten8560]

Thank you, Daniel! And thank God Magnus finnaly got a win! That was such a relief :-)

[@JJ-kl7eq]

Magnus Cruelsen

[@krushgroovin7513]

Can’t wait to see all the Magnus should retire comments on various channels. Looks like your prediction Sir King of Mag getting back to form after a nice break came a few games early! Great analysis & prediction! I just loved this! Cheers 🍻

[@Dubaispots]

Nice Content Daniel! as a professional chess player i enjoy your content a lot !

[@PowerPlayChess]

Thanks Elli, much appreciated!

[@MozartFong]

Love your radio voice!

[@fravatel]

I very much like your use of the Tal-vernacular „juicy“ 😃

[@elhugo13]

12:30 You finally explained what zugzwang means! but one day to late Daniel since yesterday a got the spelling for the word in one of your videos note, and look it up for myself.

[@FelixHC]

GM King is referring to Botvinnik-Chekhover, 1938 (www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031943) and Botvinnik-Kan, 1939 (www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031978)

[@allstringsattached]

GM King excellent presentation as always. Just curious about the slogan on your tea cup. I could only catch ' Keep calm'. In another video I had a faint glimpse that it was something to support England, but could not read it. What does it read?

[@jackkrom]

When I was younger I didn't spend much time on Botvinnik's games. Probably because I could not understand them. I still don't! He is known for eschewing tactical solutions in favor of positional approach.

[@123okpaul456]

Botvinnik-Chekhover, 1938: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031943 Botvinnik-Kan, 1939: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031978

[@gregtechno506]

Classic Magnus squeeze.

[@StojanOdVeles]

Wesley should has tried 34...c4 !? with the idea of 35..Nc8 defending the b pawn. Can You please give us Your opinion on this possible continuation ? White is still better, but does he wining ?

[@telemahos2]

Daniel, I enjoy very much your analysis - as always, by far one the best online, but I think here you overstate MC's mastery... and the assessment falls dangerously in one side like the Tower of Pisa ... It appears that So blundered and was on a bad path for long time (e.g. not moving Nd6 and especially earlier by playing ...b6 - also losing this square for a knight). So, So did not follow his best strategic choices which could have questioned Carlsen's strategy or even completely undermined it...

[@chriszablocki2460]

Is 34. ... c4+ worth looking at?

[@levt47]

Daniel, will you have videos on Bobby Fisher vs. Boris Spassky 1972?

[@PowerPlayChess]

Yes. Next year!

[@levt47]

@@PowerPlayChess Thank you very much, Young Man! I love your videos.

[@PowerPlayChess]

@@levt47 'Young Man' lol

[@thomasstokes1949]

It's funny that even in such a closed position at 13:00 , whites bishop is still much better than blacks knight. If I just tuned in and you asked who was better, I'd guess black. Good understanding by the champ here.

[@thenalin247]

Thomas Stokes it’s only when a GM points out that this is winning for white that you start to see the positives of white - pressure on a backward pawn, more space and the white bishop is a ‘good bishop’ eyeing the weak black pawns sitting on dark squares. In a real game situation I would also be afraid of the ‘closed positions favour the knight’ mantra!

[@inguh7041]

If Ding wins!

[@franckdebank]

That is SO cruel...

[@PrashantKumar-os7mx]

Magnus should play with his original style and i'm sure about that, he would be unbeatable.

[@SAsportsCareers]

split pawns!

[@bobdole7292]

Mr. King how many hours a day do you spend reading chess books?

[@PowerPlayChess]

Not enough.

[@muzafferatav6310]

Magnus... will be the greatest off all

[@I_Am_Midnight-i]

Wesley thinking he can stay passive in an endgame against the greatest endgame player of all time. Sikeee

[@jasondoe2596]

Gotta say, I *really* don't like Wesley So's (and occasionally Mamedyarov's) unambitious play with the white pieces during this tournament, and elsewhere. Very unappealing chess style, even if it makes sense as a tournament strategy (which I doubt). Perhaps Caïssa decided to punish this hubris, at last :)

[@jackkrom]

True, he has been coasting and when you coast sooner or later it tends to catch up with you.

[@TessaTestarossa]

Mamedyarov has simply been very out of shape for the last year or so. Quite unfortunate, he's known to be a wild attacker and one mean tactician. Quite similar to Ding Liren, I'd even say. I really hope he finds his form soon.

[@jackkrom]

@@TessaTestarossa Yes Shak is streaky, but when he is on he can beat anyone. I guess not "on" right now.

[@TessaTestarossa]

@@jackkrom I seem to remember something about him having a kid last year or something? That might explain a bit of a dip in performance.

[@tharkanzox1493]

Magnus carlsen is very good at chess.