The Magnus Carlsen Gambit

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[@mrrandomguy3714]

most gambits sacrifice a piece to get a better position. but this one, this one sacrifices a position to get into the head of your opponent. absolute savagery

[@pure_conpollo727]

@@dudeofbro3510 he's giving a speech while the entire enemy army arrives into his castle with his army unprepared and still manages to defend and attack

[@aatifshaikh6442]

magnus going past the super saiyan mode

[@grandre3464]

The best part about this joke is that it's actually true

[@amultitudeofpeppers938]

@@dudeofbro3510 gotta keep up the morale

[@Necro-the-Pyro]

@@dudeofbro3510 I call it the braveheart opening cause the fearless king runs along in front of his army giving a speech.

[@chess]

Magnus Chadsen

[@PocoLoco7474]

frfr

[@hiimmark3242]

fax

[@LockdownWings]

lol 🤣

[@themememan7455]

Yes, Frankus Chaddlesen

[@Nate-cg6cj]

I second that

[@jonathaningram8157]

The last game is so brutal. That gm was probably a prodigy, the best when he was a kid amongst his peers and he gets absolutely destroyed in the worst manner possible.

[@keki4578]

I would simply quit chess and deny any claim that I played chess from thereon.

[@Texpo9743]

Deymn. I dont know what to even say

[@papej3290]

I mean he played against Magnus which completely justifies him

[@keki4578]

@@user-hwa5mgwpd1w it can be helped by simply quitting chess and deny any claim that I've chess in the past

[@LoudWaffle]

He's a high-rated GM, he's still the best amongst his adult peers for the most part lmao The gap between world champ and the average GM is just this large.

[@TheFunnyRepublican]

I started laughing uncontrollably at 15:00

[@Jianlong-xp5li]

Naruto fans

[@prabhucharan]

3 pm

[@cedricrickdelsol9767]

I remember an interview from a while back, where Alexandra Botez asked Magnus if he's jealous that there's a Botez Gambit, but not a Carlsen Gambit. I guess that's settled now

[@Zraknul]

He could've gone with the Magnus Gambit - Botez Variation in that third game by tossing his Queen away turn 2.

[@pucie_boi]

I feel like he was kinda jealous in other things he said. He was hating on it lol.

[@jimmyh2137]

Magnus said that blundering your Queen for nothing can't be called a gambit, it's just a blunder. Anyone can blunder their Queen (or any piece)

[@justaguywatchingvideos]

Magnus is so good he needs to nerf himself to give his opponents a chance

[@MintBunHunter]

What a fair man who nerfs himself to give his opponents a chance

[@rahulbansal2]

Are you a guy who watches videos?

[@slowpoke2895]

They will probably give him a nerf in chess 2.0 release

[@btgreat8201]

Yeah I watched the video

[@ramsescampollo2506]

​@@slowpoke2895 why can't the patch this weird En Passant bug, even if the anarchists are going to get mad there still exists that funny bug

[@paysonfox88]

15:00 -- that is the BIGGEST FLEX I've ever seen in my chess life. I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe. Tell me Levy, you got to tell me that you were laughing hard at that game when you 1st saw it.

[@T0X1CSPIKES]

It's interesting how similar Magnus is to Bobby Fischer. Both players were just so dominant and far ahead of everyone else during their time periods that they stopped trying to defend their world titles, both had similar complaints about the game of chess and the world championship format, and both continued to enjoy the game via alternate formats (like Fischer random) Bobby Fischer was even known to play bad openings/troll openings on purpose to give himself a challenge.

[@workshoprecordings2534]

Vishy is better than magnus

[@XerTaaL]

bobby vischer

[@user-dj2kh5ey9z]

@@workshoprecordings2534 why did he lose then?

[@stianaandal1488]

@@workshoprecordings2534Vishy is better??😂

[@pig6293]

​@@workshoprecordings2534 Are you by any chance Indian?

[@M-.-J]

Magnus giving up the WCC only to enjoy being a CHAD around the world. He's the definition of a Living Legend.

[@sourcelocation]

bro really left two comments 💀

[@milflover29]

@@sourcelocationhe’s in his element

[@M-.-J]

@@sourcelocation lmao yea😂

[@Danalysis]

Get both of this man's comments in the top

[@AlphaKennyBody12]

@@sourcelocation bro replied in his comments leaving a comment replying to the comment about leaving two comments 💀

[@isaacbenrubi9613]

Game 3 is basically Magnus trying to troll, getting caught, then one-upping by trolling even harder. WTF is this mad lad

[@logantakach6113]

Imagine being like "oh my god it's Magnus I'm going to lose" and then he rearranges his king and queen and proceeds to wipe the floor with you

[@Cazammaf]

15:15 I burst out laughing when I realised what Magnus was doing lmao

[@M-.-J]

My man Magnus decided to destroy people while having the Botez sisters dance and play music in the background. What a legend.

[@EXtrmis]

Not people titled players above 2500 FIDE rating

[@ohthatsmat9211]

300 likes and no reply? lemme change that!

[@Danalysis]

Get both of this man's comments in the top

[@turanbirligi6969]

​@@EXtrmisbut there was also sp strong gms

[@patricktho6546]

he should do that for the next world championship. Just enter for fun and see what happens

[@vadirajkulai3736]

That King-Walk shuffling was literally THE MOST DISRESPECTFUL thing i can see in chess, and the fact that it was done to a GM😂😂😂😂 GOAT Carlsen🔥🔥

[@isaacbugalho]

All with people screaming on his ears and loud music playing.... and also drunk. What a BOSS

[@PMA65537]

I had someone promote all his pawns to rooks then chase me around.

[@RealDomPirate]

@@PMA65537 Yer but you aint doing that against one of the best people in the world. Against a 5 year old sure.

[@abrarfaiyaz6503]

The King was just giving an inspirational speech to his troops.

[@chrissdevano]

Gambit: sacrificing a piece to gain an advantage Botez Gambit: sacrificing a piece to lose all advantage Magnus Gambit: sacrificing a piece to confuse your opponent for maximum emotional damage

[@lauri-ug6hz]

My 350 elo score: F*ck this guy

[@JhonBarosa]

Magnus is the embodiment of the phrase “I don’t play chess to win, I play to humiliate my opponent as much as possible and then win.”

[@willytaziou]

All of this makes me realize that magnus, across all best players, is definitely someone who likes to 'play' chess, just another level. This is so resonating with him not wanting to defend the world champion title once again. Full respect.

[@viortero9593]

Goat

[@paysonfox88]

He is one of the few I've seen obviously loving the game for what it is. He probably has more fun playing the game than most GM's.

[@theswedishgamebreakers5632]

hikaru plays chess magnus plays with chess

[@dondemonico]

He said that he's bored and that's why he didn't played.. He said it just makes no sense for him.. 😅

[@lovedeepsandhu8502]

Nah he does this coz hes bored of chess

[@Foxeyify]

What's insane is that in the second game Magnus probably knew about the tactics white had after Nxd5 but figured his opponent wouldn't see it any way and was happy to take the risk.

[@cedricrickdelsol9767]

Which is how pretty much every 800 actually plays 😂

[@leonechamwada8289]

@@cedricrickdelsol9767 yea he makes GMs look like 800's😂😂

[@hyun-shik7327]

Alright. Super Grand Master needs to become an official title because people like Magnus and Hikaru are in a league of their own and we all know it.

[@sandyplayz6713]

Hikaru nah

[@knowing1399]

I agree. Like how can someone with 2500 rating be considered in the same League as Magnus?

[@realsteal0003]

It should be at 2800

[@amatuwu]

​@@sandyplayz6713 bro is top 5 world rn as a streamer what do u want him to do 💀

[@bobbynico5574]

@@amatuwu he is a great player but Magnus is like 60 elo ahead of #2 and around 80-90 ahead of hikaru. He’s in a league of his own, although a super gm title would be cool for 2700-2750+ imo

[@shreevathsuv3970]

"Haaland, greatest player of all time", Levy never fails to make us laugh

[@marcuspoosz2190]

well i mean with the way Haaland is scoring it won't be an out of reach statement if he continues like this season for the next decade or so.

[@luvkareliya949]

​@@marcuspoosz2190 maybe in terms of goals scored, but i doubt any player could replace ronaldo and messi's legacy

[@fugitive6549]

@@marcuspoosz2190 nah, greatest goal scorer perhaps but not player

[@matthewcervantes5270]

​@@luvkareliya949 especially since their rivalry enhanced eachother

[@willmcclard206]

@Fugitive i like that statement

[@Surge_Sursus]

At 15:00 I was thinking, "no, he isn't. Is he?" And then proceeded to laugh so hard I was crying as Magnus did exactly that.

[@TaylorCrosbyofficial]

I bet that opponent feels like he needs a new hobby now 😂

[@BimmerDreamer325i]

I laughed so hard and I knew it was coming 🤣

[@NeaEmrys]

God that was so funny I almost peed myself 😂

[@ac-gy8lc]

im literally bawling rn it was so gd funny

[@Marshark50]

I thought he was gonna sac the queen

[@Pixelated_gaming1]

broski just walked the king across the bord to continue his gambit, its like he doesn't take the game seriously. WHAT a legend.

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Unfazed, Carlson seems to be offering a king sacrifice. Let's see how this plays out...

[@Miiloh]

I legit laughed the whole time he moved the king around the board 🤣

[@dkgameing1562]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BrandonChen-sdef123]

Levy: mad raging while chess streaming Magnus: spends his first six moves switching his king and queen against gm’s

[@Splaz_Z]

*"Ladies and gentlemen.... Magnus Carlsen is a good chess player."* -Levi

[@glob711]

Wait, levi?

[@wittingcave5591]

“Good”

[@jayr526]

Bad adjective.

[@epthopper6915]

*Levy

[@pepega8198]

"give up your dreams and die" - levy, the chess master

[@King_Pyjamas]

Petition for Hikaru to do a "Magnus Carlsen gambit speedrun", the long awaited sequel to the "Bongcloud speedrun".

[@McHorsesCreations]

That would be epic!

[@trixxterzz486]

Unfortunately, Hikaru did the Magnus Gambit multiple times during the Disrespect Speedrun even before Magnus did the Magnus Gambit((

[@JustinRed624]

​@@trixxterzz486 I'm pretty sure there was already a video of magnus doing this way before the disrespect speedrun

[@trixxterzz486]

@@JustinRed624 Can't say anything about this

[@seelmodge7881]

@@trixxterzz486 these Magnus's games were played before the disrespect speedrun, in addition, Bobby Fisher did this against Nigel Shorts a few times too

[@olivethemanisgreat1458]

I'm so proud that I can finally (at least partially) understand Magnus's moves

[@theAmazingJunkman]

Magnus is giving me the vibes of someone who will do insane and irrational things in the name of fighting boredom. As someone who once cracked open a Calculus textbook in the name of fighting boredom, I can relate

[@francesco_navarro]

I just got a dachshund. I named him Frank Furter.

[@brothercuber3288]

Ohh that's cheeky, you cooking something over there, aye?

[@mytrashyremixes6663]

😂😂 geil digga

[@franzferdinandt9063]

cool

[@profiarrow]

Amazing. Send him best regards

[@agent0422]

Glizzy

[@ARP199]

I love the story Fabi told. Magnus gave Trent rook odds and still beat him. Trent accepted the bet after he practiced with Fabi and Fabi couldn’t win against him down a rook. Then Trent played against Magnus in a bar. It was best of some games and Magnus smoked him 😂

[@pomonoli]

Do you by any chance know in which video he said that? That's an awesome story

[@ARP199]

@@pomonoli it was in one of his podcast episodes. I think if I am not wrong it’s mentioned in the title as well.

[@pomonoli]

@@ARP199 Thanks, I actually found it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3_JZot3lpmAqc0 near the end. It does seem like Trent being drunk had quite the influence on the game but still a great story :D

[@Go_Fore_Golf]

15:05 if I saw someone play king 5 times in their first ten moves against me I would resign

[@SevenTheJester]

I'm glad to see Magnus playing some of these lesser known openings. This one, for instance, is known as "The Ol' Switch-a-roo Gambit." 😂

[@thechessanonymous]

let's be real, whenever magnus plays something abnormal, levy will make a recap 100%

[@Szeru]

we did not asked for it, but we did need it :D

[@verrigo]

This is the way

[@originaljungle]

let's be real, whenever magnus plays something abnormal, even Hikaru will make a recap

[@ziyadashraf599]

he does this pretty often, levy is just making a recap on it now but magnus has been doing this for a while

[@the_mad_fool]

@@ziyadashraf599 Yeah, like I remember during a recent tournament when Magnus kept opening with double fianchetto every single game lol

[@Ryzilla81]

I love that Magnus is just a troll. Literally laughed out loud many times

[@worthed7687]

Bongcloud be crying next to Magnus Disrespects

[@maxwellmulford5898]

He is so confident in his abilities, that his common strategy is to take his opponent and himself out of preparation as quickly as possible and he knows that he will be able to figure out the position much better, especially with the smaller time controls.

[@sourabhchadha5234]

magnus being the most entertaining chess player ever and creating meme games for us, absolute GOAT!

[@prefy9095]

Stockfish knows that Magnus is the GOAT so id already evaluates 0.2 for him before the game even started

[@nissum5179]

Against us normal players?

[@Phoenix2.5D]

I love how like a toddler, Magnus got blocked from doing his meme one way, so he found another

[@siddharthsurana7]

Haaland being mentioned in a chess video is peak🩵Norwegians domination in chess and football right now.

[@jaydenepicness]

Imagine Magnus at full power.

[@armadoelibertario9238]

This is why the chess gods never visit us.

[@geochonker9052]

He is at full power when he is drunk.

[@okuzeN-Official]

He just might win a few world championships

[@Fath-_-]

I tried this opening twice and the results were insane!

[@farah.868]

You lost both times, not very insane

[@Fath-_-]

I lost just once... :)

[@Temerityofficial21201]

A s3x bot copied your comment sir.

[@seelmodge7881]

@@Fath-_- and the other time your opponent stalemate?

[@Fath-_-]

@@seelmodge7881 I won once with that opening. There was no stalemate

[@lioneld1066]

“Ladies and gentlemen Magnus Carlsen is a good chess player” best intro ever 💀

[@stevenwinter446]

It always looks so easy when I watch this videos. Most of the time I actually see the right moves, but on the board I just simply don't see it anymore... This is crazy

[@zolliq]

My favourite part was when Magnus said "it's swapping time" and just swapped his king and queen all over the place.

[@lekobo]

I think Magnus is challenging himself at a GM level to fight the boredom of his brilliant mind. And maybe to find a new Everest. Amazing stuff Levy, thank you for sharing!

[@ExplainUsPlease]

The thing about magnus carlsen gambit is that it only works if magnus himself plays it.

[@Halibut86]

Been wanting a video on this exact opening for a long time! Magnus loves it and it's visually hilarious, even for non-chess players. Try it in your own games, it's fun! But most people will strangle your position when you give up so many free moves!

[@Mikhail-tal-the-GOAT]

After watching the first game i did exactly what Magnus did, i got butchered by a 1100 I lost in 26 moves😭😭😭

[@Reti__Cent]

That was me

[@Ailanto]

😆

[@glorioup]

Magnus Carlsen is a man of focus, commitment, sheer will

[@armadoelibertario9238]

"Well, he's not exactly the boogeyman. He's the guy you call to kill the fucking boogeyman"

[@GothKaida]

@@armadoelibertario9238 Well Magnus wasn’t exactly a GM. He was the one you sent to kill the fucking GM.

[@pranjalchakraborty4130]

6:00 there is a mate pattern White knight moves to f6 check 1. If king moves h8 or f8 then black queen is gone 2. If pawn captures knight then pawn captures pawn with a check with rook wherever the king moves queen to h6 is mate

[@ksham.]

Nf6+ gxf6 gxf6+ Kh7. I'm not seeing a way for White to get to the King. Qh6 just loses the Queen.

[@HasanCicek-ss6gk]

Magnus so good he already lead with 0,2 before the game even started

[@leongriffin4523]

Hey Levy, love this concept of video was also wondering if you could cover some games from Magnus before he was world champ but after he reached grandmaster. Would be interesting to see how he has grown over the board in that time.

[@super_dino341]

Imagine being so good that drunk you is still top ten in the world lol

[@docforest4851]

That last game..had me break out, laughing hysterically. Closest thing I’ve seen to the legendary Von Goom’s Gambit.

[@izaactheberean6860]

New chess move idea: "Crowning" (you switch positions with your queen & king, with similar rules as castling - can't be in check or put into check, neither piece has moved yet, etc.) It may not do much in terms of advantage (& loses castling privilege), but it can change openings & midgames, is inspired by the Carlsen Gambit, & finally adds a new move to the game. Also, both sides queens & rooks can easily attack the other sides king in the center.

[@izaactheberean6860]

Fisher got chess960. Why not honor one of the greatest - Carlsen - with a new, albeit somewhat minor, move?

[@N11196]

The fact that Magnus Carlsen has to nerf himself just to give his opponent a chance is the ultimate flex! 💪

[@rockrocks]

Levy should make a video on the umbilical cord gambit. Truly one of the gambits of our generation.

[@hiimmark3242]

w h a t

[@georgepatton6029]

wat?

[@spand9043]

Frank's outstanding invention

[@hiimmark3242]

@@spand9043 please specify (tell me the moves)

[@spand9043]

@@hiimmark3242 the moves change on a game by game basis, basically the umbilical cord gambit is hoping the opponent blunders for you...

[@gghelis]

It's like when you become so good at a videogame even on the hardest diffuculty that you start making up challenges for yourself to try and make it fun again

[@IONProd]

"Wait doesn't the king start on the same color? Don't worry I'll fix it."

[@aneeshLifts]

Todays Stare was intense but heart melting. 9/10

[@Pies.]

and magnus sacrficied his WORLD TITLEEE

[@stevewardlaw]

Game 3 is based on a rumored match from around 1991-1993 late in Fischer’s career against a strong chess engine with another GM for backup (for the machine.)

[@apostrophy6466]

How to perform the Magnus gambit: Step 1: Be Magnus. Step 2: Play chess.

[@CANISTER4]

14:03 Magnus stops an avalanche with a horse

[@aakarshdeepak31]

After losing the world champion title Magnus has started wearing the disrespect Speedrun glasses

[@sombrero4321]

"Forfeited" is the word you are after - he is an unbeaten world champion

[@carterbentley9030]

That's a heck of a gambit. All you can do is smile. Magnus makes a mockery of the principles chess teachers teach. It's like watching a fencer who is so good they just dance and prance around their expert opponent, who must feel like their feet are mired in mud. Zorro on a chessboard.🙂

[@capshurd]

There should be a special evaluation bar for when opponents are playing Magnus

[@andrewfoit4371]

I always love your content! Keep up the great work! I would love it if you could explain why they make certain moves a little more. Im learning and would love to know the reasoning behind why they do certain moves!

[@yomammamilf1980]

Third homie really tried playing the anti-Carlson gambit defense and magnus responded with the elongated variation of the Carlson gambit. This is real opening theory right here.

[@ruz6495]

Carlson gambit: declined

[@tyrael9769]

Can't wait to see Hikaru playing Bongcloud against Magnus playing his gambit

[@hagbardc623]

I love the admiration Levy has for this master.

[@GMPranav]

Awesome video. I would also like to see the game where he moved his knight 8 times back and forth in this series.

[@DonPasquale_]

That last game is truly peak Magnus

[@atropos1403]

I literally burst out laughing when i seen what he was up to with the switching the king and queen around, then when you started to show him do it with white against a GM i was just laughing maniacally at 4am

[@sirsocal]

Magnus is the IRL embodiment of the galaxy brain transcendence meme😂

[@novalyfe69]

Magnus Carlsen truly Carlsen'd all over the place

[@itayraviv2422]

That last game ring around the Rosie _Emotional damage_

[@ThePedalboardOrchestra]

This is absolutely insane and so entertaining. 😂 It shows the genius of Magnus even more. It's like handicap in chess 🙏 Thanks for showing. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@XZOVOofficial]

Magnus Carlsen is how I feel getting a brilliant move after blundering 12 pieces

[@manjubala2328]

The legend Magnus Chadsen had the AUDACITY to interchange his queen and king against probably a prodigy GM, get a terrible position yet threaten checkmate in the end. What a man Carlsen.

[@wysiwygdies]

hey chessgotham, just want to say your enthusiasm for the game is infectious. got me back to the game of chess because of that. thanks for these videos, good sir.

[@wendellvandyke4750]

The last gambit Gotham was discussing looks a lot like the Bobby Fisher Gambit, in which Fisher did the same thing against a GM.

[@robertclemmons1666]

Such great charisma. You do a great job presenting these videos. Well done GothamChess!

[@sporgonmcgee]

This truly is a Norway moment

[@kaksspl]

From my own experience with Bongcloud opening, the advantage dumb openings give you is not positional but mental. The opponents are completely baffled and become far more prone to making mistakes.

[@kyancombs7640]

17:28 “now yous can’t leave”- perfect quote for that move

[@isaacbugalho]

😢 ❤😂 This is what disrespect is all about!! And when the GM prevented him from doing something stupid...he did 10x worse.... That King Walk on the GM is insane. What a Boss

[@percival1805]

Magnus game + Gotham commentary = perfection

[@DomsDocs]

"Principled man, develops his bishop..." 😂

[@Alan_Duval]

I'd argue that having the King and Queen swapped around actually undercuts a lot of standard chess theory, so he's got minimal development after six (or more!) moves (and can't castle), but he's potentially destabilized the opening that the opponent played and certainly makes any prepared moves based on the opening less certain. I'd be interested to see, for example, whether the white Bishop on F5 in the first game was an inaccuracy given the location of the King. I doubt that the analysis bar can take into account a meta-move like this, but what if the analysis bar was set to Fischer random?

[@toast2401]

I feel like Magnus after playing this and then I run it through game review and Stockfish tells me to quit.

[@obiwancannoli1920]

This is like Usain Bolt breaking his own kneecaps during a race but still winning.

[@Greg-xs5py]

At 13:32 after the check by Magnus white bishop blocking saves the game for white. This is since if black queen takes bishop then white queen blocks the check forcing the queen trade and the white rook picks up the center pawn. If black knight takes bishop then white queen takes pawn putting black into check.

[@thepurpleguy1582]

Bro's doing side quests at this point

[@MagpieMcGraw]

I love the Magnus Shuffle. It's such a nice looking, symmertrical position.

[@shubhshah2110]

Every video Gotham wears those WONDERFUL shirts, it’s literally his perfect style

[@user-bl3tz4zi9o]

Alex Botez: "Magnus, where is your gambit?" Magnus:

[@gopecepe4031]

THIRD GAME GOT ME HOWLING

[@kurosan0079]

When you're so good at chess that you can play like a 200 in the opening and still win.