The Chess Game That Changed Everything - Carlsen vs Niemann

[@jedross2136]

I always get shivers when there’s no King Safety Fist Bump.

[@aggressivelychad]

Very ominous moment when it occurs.

[@DrewK-e2i]

😬

[@phredro1731]

When I first listened to Epic I thought "that's the most entertaining narrator Ive ever heard". I thought you surely can't maintain that high level game after game and I wouldn't hold it against you when that level came down a notch or two. Incredibly enough, you have indeed maintained a high level as at first. Massive congrats and thanks!

[@epicchess2021]

Haha thanks very much glad you’re enjoying

[@rubix71]

After laughing out loud for the third time my girlfriend called out from the kitchen to ask what I was watching. In an effort to keep the queen from invading my space I blurted out "Seinfeld." I won on time.

[@und3rgroundman865]

Hello, Niemann!

[@63LIONHEART]

@@und3rgroundman865 The King was angry that day, my friend.

[@epicchess2021]

Hahaha 😄 glad you enjoyed cheers for watching

[@gchomuk]

@@und3rgroundman865!! Double brilliancy awarded.

[@ryanlipe6557]

Nans Heeman is one of the chess players of all time

[@joev7014]

He sure is one of them... We are all one of them

[@DrewK-e2i]

Huh

[@alessandrorigobello7551]

me too.

[@AndrewKeifer]

"He's knocking on 7's door." Nice one!

[@nevinkuser9892]

A brilliant knight sacrifice from Nans Heman.

[@realplonk]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@john-owenmiley-read9530]

These Photoshopped images are getting out of control... 😂

[@stephenmarlowe-xw5lj]

I agree.

[@patogordo1385]

AI

[@MS-iy6cm]

😂😂😂 Never!

[@olimaktube]

What photoshop?

[@chasebethersonton5169]

Meaning awesomely extra super fun? I agree.

[@gchomuk]

Living on the excrement has gotta suck...

[@inmotion3438]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Third297]

This shit is hilarious.

[@ViewBothSides]

I learnt something new about the Pawn Cube. This channel is an education.

[@erickent3557]

Nans He-man! By the Power of Numbskull!!

[@Benni-rp9or]

Amazing commentary as always!

[@aaronbaron3155]

If I ever see a KSFB I'll literally turn into a plate of mushrooms.

[@voodoostrings8314]

This is the best chess commentary ive ever seen. And those images are magnificent

[@epicchess2021]

Haha thanks a lot

[@mrsoze9079]

Hans Niemann looks exactly how he acts.

[@f0urstr1ng]

Callous Marksman going for the kill.

[@TheSteinbitt]

«Give the king som Lufthansa» made me laugh

[@ryanlipe6557]

Pawn Cube, a rook tangle, two C4s💥and a double pony polo all in the same game 🤯

[@johndorian473]

You can call it a dethroning when Hans has more titles and championships than Carlsen.

[@chrisb4003]

Lovely bit of context for the "banger/ gamechanger" soundbite, enjoyed that

[@TagueMcBride-r6x]

lol Hans He-Man is a keeper for sure

[@inciaradible7144]

Hans should really try out the king safety fist bump; it's an absolute banger, a game changer.

[@DeckerClips1]

Fun fact, Magnus is getting married in Fork Vegas

[@rescuemethod]

Best Chess channel without a doubt

[@epicchess2021]

Ty!

[@emerj101]

The Lawnmower 😂😂😂

[@Jacob99174]

Best forking joke 😂

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

That was a great gamw to watch. i felt al the way through, that even though he desperately needed a win Magnus took no risks and let Niemann go wrong. The septic cheese sauce and the mems bring another level of enjoyment. Thanks James.

[@aarrodri]

I'm just here for the memes

[@karlstone6011]

Congrats to Cagnus Marlston on his bedding wells! And the game. Good to see a London opening done right.

[@kennysanabria3939]

"Do you want a draw compadre?" I fucking died there.

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks for watching

[@sonofvideo4696]

Your commentary is brilliant.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks! Cheers for watching

[@hellocraigo]

This channel still not getting old. Keep it up guys 🤩

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much glad you enjoyed!

[@jasonsteverson4609]

You are the best in the business, bro.

[@epicchess2021]

Much appreciated it thanks!

[@JoeBob79569]

Saturday 3rd of January? Yea, we'll totally let you off with that one because nobody knows what day they have over the Christmas period.. 🤣

[@epicchess2021]

Ah crap lol yeah mixing up

[@jeffcarty3292]

3:31 you make kramnik shake his head at yourself 😂

[@DavidL1980]

Great video, what a game changer.

[@GreatUSTreasureHunt]

The shapes were great in this game. Early on, the F file was completely covered by pieces. A Super Stack? Connect Eight?

[@Napolean71]

What a great game! It had it all. A Pube, a Rooktangle, Mushrooms and Manscaping. Nans Heeman didn't quite have the Power of Greyskull this time around.

[@epicchess2021]

😆😀

[@Zolare]

Narration here reaches new levels every time I tune in. Forking stellar.

[@epicchess2021]

Haha Thanks very much glad you enjoyed

[@bharlesCabbage]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 chess-flavored brain rot love it

[@z_prospective160]

excellent recap

[@hedgehoghogtel1694]

Nans Hie-mann 🤣. I was playing chess with my family members over Christmas. I inadvertently called my pawn a prawn, and we know where I got that from! My sister laughed out loud.

[@epicchess2021]

😆😀

[@marineboy1964]

Did they just agree to a draw and share the money

[@epicchess2021]

Magnus and Ian yeah

[@marineboy1964]

@@epicchess2021 I was taking the mick

[@butterw55]

3:44 "Magnus fully shaves the pube." Well, he is getting married, after all.

[@whiskybar]

oh bishops and knights, who could frame thy fearful symmetry?

[@epicchess2021]

Haha 😝

[@epicchess2021]

Always loved that poem

[@TexasJack78]

Thee jokes and memes are top notch here

[@epicchess2021]

Haha thanks

[@christopher19894]

It's a banger!

[@Ben-xf7uy]

You could say, the chess speaks for itself

[@epicchess2021]

Ah I meant to use that clip and forgot haha

[@butterw55]

7:45 "Hans is basically just living on the excrement at this stage." A more concise summary of Hans' media strategy does not exist.

[@epicchess2021]

🤣😱

[@krixpop]

The best King sacrifice EVER !

[@sonhonguyenthai1075]

If im not wrong, you showed the last match first on this channel right ?

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah their final game

[@liam.fisher]

Nan's He-man loves mushrooms.

[@tomaszk.6065]

We were so close to getting pubetangle, but instead we got bishops-touching-ponies-tangle (not advised in church).

[@epicchess2021]

🤣🤣

[@Vincent_Mayers]

My life had just changed!

[@christianhennessey1191]

The chess spoke.

[@TexasJack78]

im dying over this photoshop of Hans 4:00 😂

[@HowThatHappen]

Nans heeman that was good lol

[@paulhopkins8148]

Why Qc8?? was he trying to throw the game?

[@adinirahc1815]

he has 3 secs left on the block, it's blitz

[@ItsYouAreNotYour]

@@adinirahc1815 No offense to Moke, but I saw Qa8 right away.

[@terronescyril8494]

Brillant and fun analyse, as always my dear James, 7.21 am in Saigon, la vie est belle

[@epicchess2021]

❤️ and you thank you!

[@jarronrodriguez4749]

Yo this is too funny XD

[@gerhardmehler4202]

from a certain moment on Hans lost the thread. A pawn down with no compensation

[@kaldrazadrim]

PUBE! PUBE! PUBE!

[@kasialotnik2864]

Hans was so closed . For this all situation with splited btliz champions , i wish Hans crushed Magnus . Would be more fun .

[@gchomuk]

I agree. Magnus has turned into some primadonna

[@veegoesvroom6685]

7:44 Living on what??

[@paulhopkins8148]

Yeah, that one is too rude.

[@gchomuk]

Increment **cough**

[@user-uk9er5vw4c]

Magnus' wife is gorgeous :o

[@iD-du1iu]

Magnus was shaking

[@JohnKuhles1966]

Everything? What exactly?

[@epicchess2021]

The match and then Magnus won

[@daviddurbin7682]

Kramullet rules. No cheating magcurls

[@MariusKruger]

Did he wear jeans for the ceremony?

[@TagueMcBride-r6x]

He wore his cocktail jeans XD

[@hammet1661]

Where did you heard a word like Compadre?

[@epicchess2021]

Telly!

[@patogordo1385]

Portuguese

[@xstalkrx]

the PUBE

[@PseudoAccurate]

"Trust me it's an absolute banger"... Haha, gross!!

[@edoe7005]

What's funny is that in 10 years, twenty years, you can just yell down the street "QUEEN B8" and Hans will know EXACTLY what you're talking about. Meanwhile Magnus becomes the world Blitz Champion and is getting married, Hans Niemann will forever be associated with cheating and sextoys. "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele starts playing... Like tears in the rain...

[@aggressivelychad]

Not the pawn cube!

[@1984WillC]

hes just livin on the excrement

[@johnproton259]

Ngl, if that last move of Hans' was a mushroom, it'd be of the shit-ake variety. It's understandable though, when one considers he was playing on excrement at that stage.

[@epicchess2021]

😂😁

[@RC-qf3mp]

This is why AI was invented. Thank you, sir. Thank you. 👏

[@GDanBrown1]

Better known as the pube…. Had me crying!😅

[@epicchess2021]

😆😄

[@lloydharris8766]

I think content creators make intentional mistakes like "Saturday the 3rd of January" to get impulsive people to engage in the comments. Good thing I wouldn't fall for tha.....

[@epicchess2021]

Oh crap genuine mistake lol I’m all over place with days right now! 🤦‍♂️

[@lloydharris8766]

@epicchess2021 My bad. You're actually making the videos, which is far more than the reactionary text on a screen I exist as. I shouldn't have diminished the effort you put in. If we're being honest, you did good. Keep up the good work.

[@Grandmas_Favorite]

0:18 damn his girl is an absolute dime

[@ensontaylor4836]

Changed everything? What changed?

[@epicchess2021]

the match, and then he went on to win it

[@oibender]

Nah, mouse slip.

[@TruthWielders]

KZbin algorithm is persistently infringing First Amendment !

[@johnsolis7425]

Mango Cactus monkaW

[@robertswan3899]

Calm down with the memes for god sake

[@hugozavalaflores3953]

No Botez gambit 😂

[@j-mastaflashrizzledizzle5824]

Nans Heman is gold. Haha

[@2SHARP4UIQ150]

It didn't change anything. Although It was a good match.

[@emptyb9968]

NaN is HeMan ManGos Carl's son.

[@therifftones2198]

Hilarious

[@AlanMiddleton-y2w]

Hans keeps getting better. He is on the cusp. I think next year he wins it all

[@vinodvagadurgi414]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@wolfdogalsatian]

🍄‍🟫

[@aarrodri]

I have heard the mushroom reference in various videos but I don't understand it.. can you help a fellow commenter understand?

[@patogordo1385]

@@aarrodriit makes u grow

[@logic_matters]

Excrement haha

[@OjaiBonsai]

I still can’t give Hans respect because of the cheating?

[@Brandon-a-writer]

RIP all my dudes with a visual imagination listening to the lawnmower ad. *Pulls skin and tendon off of face / screaming at this overwhelming disharmony in the universe.* Is there a sponsor that trims existential dread? Have you ever screamed out at the abyss and found an uncaring and silent god? Try … cocaine! "It's cocaine!" happy new year mate

[@epicchess2021]

😁🤣 happy new year!!

[@pbezunartea]

"Living on the excrement" is not a nice mental image... 😒

[@JM-db8ez]

It wasn't the Game of the Decade, that's just what content creators bluster forth to get clicks. Cringy AF, really. But that's the gimmick, right? Shock and memes and titillation with surface level chess insight.

[@mikeynma]

You ok? Relax, have a minute, breathe! It's a youtube video about chess with memes. The title is a meme. If you actually watched it, there are plenty of insights, lots of explanation, and wait for it, memes.

[@TagueMcBride-r6x]

Booo. Go bother some other chess channel with your cynicism.

[@JM-db8ez]

@@mikeynma I've watched enough to kinda gloss over the meme, jokes and titillation. He repeats them in every damn video, it's a bit of a yawn fest now. I rarely make it through any single video because of the chaotic presentation and all the nonsense. But sometimes I'll watch anyway to see the game and just ignore the chatter and hope all the pervy inserts and references aren't too distracting. As for "Game of the Decade" - meh, just more bullsh!t from the channel. But at least I get to see the actual chess moves in between the buffoonery. As for your patronizing question, just stfu man. I can express disdain without being disturbed and needing some mouthbreather telling me to relax.

[@pfunnell70]

That woosh has probably left your hair in a big 'fro

[@patogordo1385]

You are the enemy of the smile. I hope I never meet you 😂

[@lucasgoncalves4636]

Im sure this guy JO with Hans pictures

[@epicchess2021]

Lol not quite so far!

[@stephenmarlowe-xw5lj]

Can’t watch your videos anymore. Just too corny and disrespectful to the players calling them not their names etc.

[@epicchess2021]

Sorry to hear! All meant in good fun

[@chaniibak7702]

Then you don’t know what disrespect is

[@TagueMcBride-r6x]

There are other chess channels that cover the same games and more without the lols. ChessBaseIndia is pretty decent.

[@stephenmarlowe-xw5lj]

@@TagueMcBride-r6x yeah I watch them all. Gotham, Chess Base India, and many others.

[@patogordo1385]

Jeez man, I hope I never meet you. You are crazy boring.

[@kimguy4159]

Why not show us the game where Hans crushes the mad king Carlsen? Carlsen is rapidly descending into madness like Bobby Fisher before him so it is time to accept the new generation and start celebrating them

[@epicchess2021]

I’ve done them all now except drawn game

[@moofins760]

Bonds Needsmore and Money Cashton STOCKSFISH