The Rule of the Square

Today is the day I reveal a little secret of mine. "The rule of the square" is something I learned about when I was a kid, but I didn't really get it. After all these years, I still haven't managed to understand the rule!
Luckily, you and I can both learn more about the rule of the square in my app, Magnus Trainer!
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[@mr.godzilla8331]

Magnus is the college teacher that never teaches you anything but you know he is actually really smart

[@1SpudderR]

Hmm? Yep......But is that good value for your exchange of time! Nope...Will I Watch anymore of his videos....Nope! Or join his Chess channel Nope! But more likely buy one of his Chess books......Some styles of teaching are not classroom compatible....We must all have had some of those “teachers?” Which means teaching is Not You “learning”! Regards.

[@josemexi4122]

@@1SpudderR jajaja jaja.... Take it easy, he is just joking

[@1SpudderR]

@@josemexi4122 Well! If that suits you fine.......I was just joking? Hmm?

[@barbe-rose]

@@1SpudderR lol, relax and take a deep breath. you seem stressed out

[@1SpudderR]

@@barbe-rose Hmm? Sounds to me that you are looking in the mirror! What you see is what you are getting! Just chill out man! Or, judging by your name, maybe ? Chill out girl!

[@u.v.s.5583]

Today I'll teach you the Scholar's mate. Unfortunately, I don't know what it is, so instead I will show you how to checkmate Grischuk!

[@handsome778]

hahaha that's so funny

[@phillsflychannel]

...

[@bobbobbinson1841]

AHAHAHAHA

[@Bars4mars]

Lmao

[@paulkerrigan9857]

You know that’s what we really want. 😛

[@StaySafeWithMe]

The only crucial thing I understood from this video was that to never put the king and queen in the same Diagonal

[@MrGreenBeanBeenBeanin]

800s I swear.

[@bmoneybby]

Same lol

[@anesubhima2641]

Nah y'all sleeping , also keep your king Central. Think ahead , so not to be caught out i.e exchange when it favours you.

[@k_ralph9391]

(never)........except you have good reasons to do so :)

[@chiruraju1306]

🕋⛪🌍🌏🌎

[@spandankonar8635]

Normal tutorials on KZbin: "So i guess you should learn this" Magnus' tutorial: "So i guess i should learn this"

[@Taquilou]

Hilarious

[@ClockCutter]

Magnus' real tutorial: So I guess Grischuk should have learned this.

[@anotherguy5038]

Matthew 7:21

[@akashjain-fh4hz]

😮

[@nimrodarsenal]

Next tutorial: Magnus confesses he never understood how knights really move

[@rabieouinten5040]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@theUroshman]

😂 and he just uses his instinct 😉😄

[@tonyping3678]

Godly

[@Gozkiel]

Magnus: "I see other players move the horse like this so I just copy it"

[@theUroshman]

@@Gozkiel 😂👍

[@tubeytubetuber]

Next video: Magnus confesses to not knowing the 'en passant' rule.

[@theendofconfusion]

"You're allowed to castle queenside!?"

[@tubeytubetuber]

@@theendofconfusion somebody tried to explain it when I was a kid, but I didn't really get it. If the pawns get too close, I just take them. You can castle queenside, of course, it's important to keep your queen safe.

[@nothosaur]

@@tubeytubetuber also, a knight moves like an L, but it can also move like a backwards L.

[@rishittoteja898]

And still manages to get away with it 😂😂😂

[@larsbrauti9022]

haha

[@facemelter2277]

"i didn't really get it but i feel like I've gotten away with it in most of my games" yeah I'd say he's done alright

[@themax2848]

I’d say he’s done fine, obviously has a little bit of potential

[@ferrr07]

Yeah, I mean... I'd say he's ok

[@unnamedchannel2202]

@@themax2848, what if he was just lucky all the time? 🤣

[@SirTomFoolery]

ID SAY HE'S OK....

[@DennisDavisEdu]

I bet he's always known the rule without knowing it had a name. It's too obvious and natural to him to even give it a notice.

[@r0ll3dd]

“Today’s lesson is all about the square... but I actually have no idea what it is”. - Magnus Carlsen 2020

[@rabieouinten5040]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@rohannabendiola9897]

😂

[@zainali9399]

Next video: how to prepare after a loss

[@TrapperTVFoss]

I like this guy a lot but this is the worst instructional video of all time

[@PrinceofMacedonVlogs]

some people are better at explaining things than others (even a world champion) lol

[@stephandederke9627]

hahaha^^ what an awesome comment^^ (i thought the same thing too oO)

[@PJ-oq4mo]

What did you expect from someone that doesn't know the rule of the square?

[@shiftin1191]

@@PJ-oq4mo I expect them not to make a full video about it called “The Rule of The Square”

[@adriankomorek3586]

nope its good video

[@jackvincent8344]

Legends say he once promoted a pawn to a pawn.

[@watfunstu9086]

We’re you supposed to post this comment on an agadmator video...

[@EMMETproxy]

Lmao

[@junks727]

Jajaja

[@ayoutubecommenter7494]

@@watfunstu9086 *were

[@Brainbuster]

Pawn me!

[@zsh6986]

i don’t remember formulas. I derive them when I need to

[@gravinboginagis6568]

Ik I’ve never been taught the square thing but it seems obvious what it is straight away

[@mugiwara-no-luffy]

Lmaoo

[@thephysicistcuber175]

Physics in a nutshell.

[@Antondmt1]

Literally did this in school sometimes. Absolute genius moments.

[@99bskr]

that's my friend who had to make our Physics teacher ask our Math teacher how she had solved a problem of generators or something she just gave us as a "prank", since we had not learned about them yet. meanwhile when asking for her help with a simple equation I'd be "I did just the exact same thing you did! how can the answer not match?!", she'd take a quick look, make a polite "so close!" face, then point to my notebook and "here. you put the wrong sign" oh, well... **shrugs**

[@ahmadshokry5945]

"I don't know the rule of pawn square" - The greatest endgame player who ever lived

[@AdityaKumar-ox3wz]

Not really, Capablanca is on level

[@satkrapp7697]

Mindgame is more better then endgame avengers.

[@eg2821]

@@AdityaKumar-ox3wz people only say this to make argument. Capablanca would get mowed down by anyone in the top 10 right now, let alone Carlsen, you can't compare players of the past with these guys. if in the future someone else comes along and beats Carlsen easily then they would be the best ever untill another comes along. chess players are only getting stronger with modern engines, past players are quickly outdated.

[@TheHigherSpace]

@@eg2821 People will never unerstand that unfortunately lol .. there is always this mystery bias ! someone who lived in the past who was so great and powerful ...

[@user-sx6rm9uu7q]

@@eg2821 its everywere like that,in any sports...its constantly evolving...thats why you cant say someone is the best ever,you can say he is the best ever of his ERA

[@Jayvyn-sz1sx]

"the king is not in the square of the pawn- if only I knew what that means"-The greatest endgame player ever

[@jonasscheuer7639]

Fischer would have found all moves in a matter of seconds

[@bradholtzclaw3768]

I wonder what Fischer would be like if he had all the computer technology in his prime to use as a training tool.

[@boddhiswaha5446]

@@bradholtzclaw3768 fisher trained playing against himself, the problem is he always lost

[@leadnitrate2194]

When did Capablanca say that? Just kidding.

[@levite7]

rofl

[@Tafelplank]

Every beginner asking a pro: "How many moves do you think ahead?" The world champion: "At this point I think I have to take and think later"

[@nivedhsingh2178]

what a senseless comment this is, dude!

[@Tafelplank]

@@nivedhsingh2178 it's a joke. Seems like you are describing your own comment though.

[@Goo_Gle.]

@@nivedhsingh2178 By the amount of likes on each comment here, it’s pretty clear the other other guy is in the wrong. Oof

[@noel_iw2d]

@@nivedhsingh2178 dude YOUR comment is the useless one because he is actually right. a lot of beginners think that grandmasters calculate 20 moves ahead every time, but in most cases it's just about pattern recognition and experience

[@jamescannon167]

Honestly, that's something I find the most fascinating. When people really master a skill, not just chess, the fundamentals become so ingrained that they arrive as a gut feeling rather than a conscious thought. I notice how much Magnus says things like "I feel" or "I intuitively knew". A lot of my favorite instrumentalists and people who are highly skilled at some other hobbies I have speak similarly. Can only put time in and dream of reaching that level of mastery in something!

[@KravMagoo]

Magnus: "Today I'm going to teach you about something I do not understand." KZbin: 41K Likes

[@arijitdatta6831]

Lol lol lol

[@d.tbichnga3448]

He doesn't teach, he just shows you how it works with those moves, including good and bad results 😂

[@veliqntaslev9488]

Magnus is that kid that never studies but always gets an A

[@xyzxyzxyz2959]

More like a person who focused on one thing his whole life and mastered it

[@denipeni694]

@@xyzxyzxyz2959 His iq is much higher than average so its not weird if he ofc he would study but little and still get As

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

His brain is destined for chess

[@ToastedHamburgerBun]

Helps if you're a genius

[@kz_cbble9670]

Iq high doesn't necessarily Mean good grades

[@A2Preservations]

This feels like satire and it's amazing.

[@angelodiavolo3915]

"For those of you who don't know Alexander Grishuk: he is costantly short of time" quite accurate lol

[@pickledirick8338]

I watched the video too!

[@ChrisHyde537]

If Sasha is lucky, he’ll be late to his own funeral.

[@unnamedchannel2202]

@@ChrisHyde537, I hope he'll get away with it!

[@fstockestadella123]

For those who get confused (like i did hahaha), the rule is about when you have a pawn you can promote and want to know if the opponent`s king can take that pawn, just imagine a diagonal to the end of the board in this way forming a square from that diagonal, if the opponent´s king is inside that square it means that that pawn can be taken otherwise if it´s outside of the square he can´t take it (Hopefully my explanation helps, please forgive me if I made grammar mistakes, my English is a work in progress hahaha) :)

[@duktf4ke]

I was about to be chess world champion like Magnus, but know I possess knowledge about the rule of the square and therefore I lost all my chances. Thank you, random stranger!

[@BackpackBattlesTV]

i refuse to think that magnus doesnt understand the rule. Dude is a god of chess and this rule is so simple. So maybe he's acting he doesnt understand to hook people into getting into the Magnus Trainer

[@mediamannaman]

Thank you!

[@thomas11eleventm]

Ur Endglish wuz saw ronge

[@josevillagran4150]

That rule works unless the pawn is on its original position, since it can move forward 2 squares on its first move

[@ronsliwinski]

"This time I am going to tell you a little bit of a secret...I am Magnus and you are not."

[@rishabhmutha5]

"I choose to believe that I would have been fine.... But... Who knows??"" - Magnus Carlsen, world chess champion

[@jossgower]

Alpha Zero knows more..

[@paillote]

"I'm going to teach you the rule of the square" Proceeds to not teach it

[@TheHigherSpace]

He kinda demonstrated that it doesn't work sometimes, I think that was his point ..

[@ich7me618]

The rule of the square worked, because it says the king cant catch the pawn and not you are winning the game

[@joewagner4593]

He did teach it. He just didn't know that's what it was called.

[@TheHigherSpace]

@@ich7me618 sigh .... He demonstrated that "even though his pawn was queening and the white king couldn't reach it (because of the rule of the square) white still had a way to win by marching he king to escort his own pawn" ...

[@paillote]

@@TheHigherSpace My comment was just for comedic purposes. I think Magnus teaches something very interesting here, but it was funny to me that at no point he shows the famous "square area" that the pawn defines when trying to queen. He kinda just mentions the word "square" but doesn't reference its geometrical meaning.

[@rontomkins6727]

"Today I will give you a little secret, and fail to explain it at all. You're welcome"

[@jutta3378]

He reminds me of a native speaker who can't explain the rules of grammar to someone who wants to learn his language.

[@Johnsli]

Even if he didnt say what the rule actually is, I kinda got it anyway. Basically if he took the queen one move earlier the king would be taking the queen on the C file and be one square closer to H file and would be able to catch up with the pawn and take it as it became a queen, whereas now as he moved the queen back to B, the king was also in B file instead of C and had one square extra to move and not get to H file in time. I imagine this will be intuitive for most chess players at this level and not really having to remember the rule itself.

[@paulkerrigan9857]

@@Johnsli Yes exactly. On the chess board there are the same number of squares vertically as diagonally; if a pawn has to move 5 spaces to become a Queen, and the king is 5 diagonal spaces away from its final spot, then the pawn can be taken. So basically draw a square from your pawn’s position to where it can Queen. E.g. a 5x5 square. Is the king within that square? If yes, you’ll have to distract the King somehow, to get your pawn past.

[@arshidrehman543]

Lol

[@ibobiras7]

@@paulkerrigan9857 better explanation than the video lul

[@dwang663]

So this is magnus, I’m back, and this time I’m gonna tell you a little secret. There’s this game called chess, and you play it by... well I don’t know how you play it. Someone tried to teach me when I was little but I never really got it

[@imramblin1638]

"I dont know what im teaching you, but im Magnus, so its brilliant"

[@JoeTakagi00]

Thought the same thing

[@ChrisHyde537]

Of course, Magnus didn’t learn about the square, he learned the dodecahedron, apparently.

[@MrClenz]

This comment is underrated

[@geoffreycolpitts8163]

Sorry, but the rule of the dodecahedron is for 4 player chess.

[@FeAbou]

He learned the tesseract rule

[@tendaishekddura3610]

@@geoffreycolpitts8163 hi

[@stefankljajic8771]

He learned the alphazero

[@gabrielbhl]

Magnus Carlsen: *handshakes and press the clock* Me: *resigns*

[@jmflores9643]

Thats a double handshake

[@stefankljajic8771]

If he handshakes, starts the clock, and then decide to takr off his jacket, I am running from there

[@harrineshkanadarajah哈力噢]

@@stefankljajic8771 haha, nice one bro

[@adilmcdonald4914]

"I've think I've been worse for most of the game, as I usually am against Grischuk"

[@h4rder10]

also ''Grischuk is always short on time''

[@Wyvern07_]

I think*

[@russellthorburn9297]

0:27 "Someone tried to teach it to me when I was little but I didn't really get it." ...... well that rules out me having any chance of understanding it then.

[@nikoyochum6974]

the funny thing is, it's not complicated. just look at how many squares until the pawn reaches the end of the board, then make a square with that dimension to the left and to the right of the pawn, if the king is not in either square, the king cant catch the pawn

[@clatzeo]

My understanding is that Magnus wasn't talking about square rule, he was talking about using offense with pawns instead of chasing the opponent's pawn. Like he didn't get he could do that instead of square thing, but still somehow did that in real games he'd played without realizing. The video isn't about the Square Rule. It's about alternative to square rule. Very badly put video though.

[@themanwhoknewtoomuch6667]

Imagine the BOSS you have to be to teach Magnus..next level..... legend has it he is now living in a mountain somewhere in Siberia

[@mclaughlinja1995]

Me: learned the rule of the square many years ago, rating roughly 1800 Magnus: I still don’t know it, calculate it over the board every time, peak rating 2889 and arguably the greatest player of all time Life is not fair 😂

[@ROOFLCOPTER707]

The rule of the square: You draw a square from the pawn to where it promotes (in this case 6x6) and towards the file where the opposite king is. When its the pawns move: If their king is in that square, the pawn wont make it. If the king isnt in that square the pawn will make it and be able to promote.

[@amritashsingh6161]

Do u know what chess set magnus has used in this video?

[@nyet_maker7948]

Thanks

[@sensorcato]

Mugnus Dongson: I thought I was playing checkers, but people told me it's actually chess.

[@captures_x_captures5618]

*Magnos

[@huseyin2093]

Mangos

[@Hegericc]

*El Magnito

[@shubhamjain1328]

Mafisto*

[@plex3400]

masdipo*

[@AlexanderCheong]

He's teaching at the same time he's also learning. Very humble and generous man. 👍

[@luisvictoria]

One of the greatest players of all time teaching us a simple concept: "idk lol"

[@AbirZenith]

Man to think that one of the greatest chess player to ever live is just handing us content and tutorials is crazy

[@vanshshah23]

not one of the greatest, *THE GREATEST*.

[@petervass2745]

He is the greatest chess player but not the greatest teacher

[@AhmedFaris76]

If we skip all Carlsen's achievements in chess out of envy , we can never deny that he promoted online chess as no one ever did before and he's the reason that chess survived during the COVID19 lockdown!! Thank you Magnus!!

[@MineCraft-lk8vv]

Magnus Carlsen look's like Thor Ragnarok and Matt Damon combined

[@shardsofice]

Lol.

[@tc8135]

They make a joke about that in the show Ragnarok.

[@nightslayer4064]

@@tc8135 yea

[@RS-tg2rm]

I wasn't familiar with what the Thor Ragnarok reference is so I looked it up. Of course I know Matt Damon, but the I found this video about Thor and Matt Damon pops up, weird LOL: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imfbXp56nramja8

[@myrrhsee1]

😂🤣😭

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

Manhandling the pieces.

[@robinsorela]

😂😂😂😂

[@marnisantonites7013]

baahahahhaha yes

[@myrrhsee1]

When you're too genius to understand/explain basic shyt 😭 How can you not love Magnus 😂

[@Duskrunner]

The best part about this lesson is his humility in each potential position, and his frankness towards his opponent in the real position. He makes no arrogant claims, he also tacitly explains the nature of blitz games, honestly signalling that Grischuk would never find himself in that position - or make such a decision - with more time on the clock. The true lesson he buries inside his modest analysis of his own "Rule of the Square" understanding is that - as he puts it - nothing is absolute.

[@FocalDepth]

Good video, sounds like he's on horse tranquilizer, but that's his relaxed nature I guess.

[@j0shmyg0sh90]

Its because he's Norwegian

[@Wyvern07_]

Lmao

[@ophiolatreia93]

I bet you've never taken ketamine? It's lovely

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

That's why Norwegians have one of the highest intakes of alcohol and coffee, so we can be a little more lively

[@meganadams7274]

this comment checks out alot more after watching queens gambit lmao

[@TheHigherSpace]

So he intuitively knows how to win endgames ? that's kinda scary ..

[@Q_QQ_Q]

yes . every GM knows .

[@asinicalnarcissist9520]

@@Q_QQ_Q no no one would wanna go end game vs magnus, look at his record

[@Baq-yow]

Well...thats his thing i guess? He always makes a comeback in endgames.

[@Sn0wman5]

That‘s why he is the best

[@jorgem8274]

Yes intuitively after more of twenty years studying and playing endgames dont stop

[@tpfrecoil2837]

I am now convinced Magnus is just three children in a trench coat that Mr. Magoo-ed his way into becoming the world chess champion.

[@GreatUSTreasureHunt]

"I don't know the rule of the square, but at least I'm not always in time trouble, like Grischuk."

[@firejuggler31]

Yeah, but you tend to be worse than Grischuk for most of the game.

[@elijahdonnelly2411]

Magnus: *Does something twice* Magnus: it's one of my specialties

[@rockleepetsimulatorx4543]

hahaha

[@rubrigonbars6349]

He's teaching like his sponsors not really paying well...

[@pramodkoppada6821]

It's his own app.

[@aryansrivastava6715]

probably he ain't paying himself well

[@Gilsworth]

If you become a grand supreme elite legend fuckboi of beyblade and try to teach a scrub the dynamics of vertical thrust force in relation the spin of the blade, then you're going to find yourself coming up short a lot of the time. Once you know SO much about something it becomes difficult to gauge where others are at - and this gap makes it hard to teach because you don't know what they don't know and you don't know what's appropriate for their level., since you might as well be teaching a 30 year old a tactic/motif you understood when you were five. What does it take to teach? It certainly doesn't take being the best at the thing you're teaching.

[@bonedward5697]

hes tired probably? 😁

[@crimebelt]

Yep ikr

[@dyrati4650]

Rule of the square: Draw a line from your pawn to the promotion square. Now draw a line of equal length left or right (towards the enemy king). That creates a square, and if the king cannot enter the square on their move, it cannot catch the pawn.

[@xzjulius]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thank you. This is much better then calculating. Makes sense

[@u.v.s.5583]

Rule of Magnus: If it comes to an endgame and if you don't get flagged, then Magnus will promote a pawn and checkmate you.

[@rugbybubblebryce1958]

My opponents are complaining that I draw on the board too much! 😜

[@DZeuf]

Now I get it why he said he'd calculated the moves every time for 20 years lol. Thank you for the explanation!

[@1988ryan1]

Just follow up the diagonal to the 8th rank

[@howardphillips8513]

This is a very good educational video because it is perfectly clear that Magnus does understand the Rule of the Square, which is a very simple rule, and the video is driven by Magnus’s self-effacing sense of humour and fun. The game chosen illustrates the Rule perfectly clearly.

[@randombutspecific]

I agree but I can see why it would be confusing to someone who doesnt know what the rule is to begin with. They shouldve put in a little graphic explaining the rule although i suppose a simple google search is enough for the enterprising viewer

[@Merione]

I agree. And not only that, the game he chose also provides a good example of why chess "rules" like the square can sometimes be ignored and still get a good result, as in the variation that he showed in which the white king could just ignore the past pawn and mate him faster than he could promote. As he says, there are no absolutes in chess, and this is why this is a very instructive tutorial

[@219garry]

Magnus: "I don't know how to play chess, my hand just knows what to do".

[@firejuggler31]

Clever Bruce Lee reference. “I do not tell my fist to punch, it punches all by itself.”

[@moaz_king_1001]

@@firejuggler31 perfect say

[@dominus6224]

“It’s about... I don’t know what it’s about!” - Magnus Carlsen

[@Th3OmegaPoint]

Magnus: I'm gonna teach you some things about chess. Magnus, later: I don't know things about chess, why you asking me for?

[@tiajennifer7691]

“I dont know the rule of the square, I just calculate it every single time”

[@Faust4541]

Lemme teach you 1. Count the number of squares (including where the pawn) is to queening 2. Take that number as one side of a square and draw it horizontally on the board too, this will form a square 3. If the king can enter within that square in his next move, he is able to stop the pawn

[@guinapovocals]

@@Faust4541 let me re-teach because you don't need to count anything, you just go along the diagonal of the pawn to the end of the board and that's the limit

[@Faust4541]

@@guinapovocals you mean diagonal of the king? Its the same thing, you need to visualise the square, experienced players dont need to count but im telling the unexperienced players how to count it

[@mediumsizedmammal]

@@Faust4541 I just watched this video confused as hell to realise its counting tiles

[@Tafelplank]

Every beginner asking a pro: "How many moves do you think ahead?" The world champion: "At this point I think I have to take and think later"

[@thexamlop]

The music at the end makes it feel like it was Jesus talking

[@twentyrothmans7308]

You mean it wasn't?

[@Jalapablo]

magnus christo

[@markobaric8948]

Im 1100 elo and i understood everything he said, he explained it very nice and clear and actually taught me to understand the importance of realizing the distance between king and a pawn, i don’t know what are you talking about that he didn’t explain it well enoguh but to me it was very clear..don’t forget this guy will be mentioned in history right next to Kasparov and Bobby as a true Da Vinci of chess and we are getting his lessons for free..That’s more than you could ask for as a chess fan.

[@Meteo_sauce]

For those that dont understand what he is trying to explain. Basically in endgames, you simply take the number of moves needed to promote a pass pawn, and form a square with the number of moves starting with the pawn as the bottom corner. (bottom left or right depending on the position). If the enemy king is in the square, it is able to capture the pawn, but if it is outside the square, the pawn promotes to a queen

[@112233JORDAN]

Lol Magnus is real for saying this. I remember someone mentioning "the square" not too long ago either on some video or stream and Magnus said well he believed he intuitively understood it but never really learned it. At least he wasn't fake and said "Yeah, of course I know it. I'm the 🐐."

[@willifischer6757]

is it just me or didnt he actually explain what the rule of square is? i know it but a beginner probably wouldnt understand what he means

[@bewatermyfriend7355]

he should have drawn the square, then it would be clear... sqaure means at 6:31 a5 -> a1 -> e1 -> e5 -> a5. If the king is not inside the box he can not get the pawn.

[@divineriper]

He did say he didn't know it

[@hassanmansoor5629]

I think what he meant to say was that he never believed in it 😂

[@EMoritzxD]

@@bewatermyfriend7355 if the king cant enter the square with his move he wont be able to catch the pawn

[@EMoritzxD]

@@bewatermyfriend7355 if the king cant enter the square with his move he wont be able to catch the pawn

[@AnacondaHL]

monkaW :+1: MAGNETO GOOD VIDEO

[@altinshala313]

Hey Magnus, if you imagine a vertical line in front of your past pawn and make the square of that distance on the horizontal you get the square of that pawn. The king can never reach that pawn unless its inside this square. Thanks for teaching me that rule

[@exceptionalish614]

Is this a KZbin genre? I could get into tutorials where things are mentioned, ignored, and subsequently explained as unimportant. 10/10 I have no idea what the rule of the square is.

[@mersikka]

A bit late of a reply but the rule of the square is an actual thing. Basically if say the white h pawn is on h5, that means it is 3 squares away from promotion. What you then do is imagine a line from the pawn going (in this case) 3 squares to the sides, then 3 squares up. This will make a square. If the king is inside this imaginary square it can stop the pawn from promoting. If it's outside it it can't

[@ThatBigGuy824]

"There are no absolutes" Jedi Master Magnus confirmed!

[@motesmfun3544]

Continue plz, never stop, teach us as often as you can... I love Buddy

[@DexM47]

1:35 Could he possibly move his queen more nonchalantly?...

[@The053199]

Lmfaooo

[@agarion101]

Dude spent 24 years of his life to the board, if my man wants to move the queen by sliding it or by even gripping it with his penis he should be able to!

[@miyukiteishi9051]

@@agarion101 uwu

[@phosphosaurus6902]

Lego hands style

[@caesarhd1369]

That depressing music at the end fits damn well

[@y0blue]

In layman's terms the square is the area of potential movement the king has compared to each pawn's starting location. It only takes 5 moves for a pawn to reach end board from first tile. For example of a good mechanic when using the square fundamental is if the King is on EITHER of the outer 2 tiles and you have a pawn on the opposite edge, it can march right up to the end of the board before the king can reach it. Essentially if you can bait the king to the outer 2 tiles and have a pawn waiting you can execute it following the rule of square.

[@mangofrikadelle6469]

I‘m still calculating it because for some reason I never trust this rule

[@nawark4726]

Well you should unless you are joking and you use it

[@ricardomilos6179]

Whats your elo?

[@mangofrikadelle6469]

Ricardo Milos 1842

[@mathiasarrua1207]

I used to do that a lot but you have to believe

[@mikestock969]

The rule of the square does in fact work. Knowing the system or rule of the square, cuts down on having to go through long calculation process

[@TheHigherSpace]

Thanks I'm gonna stick with "ok so I go here, he goes here, I go here, he goes here, I go here .. well there goes my pawn" !

[@moda8509]

Like kasparov's masterclass promo 😂

[@mattsmith1126]

Epic

[@unnamedchannel2202]

My rule of the square: Passed pawns should be placed on the next square.

[@ToastedHamburgerBun]

And then you lose it right.

[@waz1077]

What are passed pawns

[@afbdreds]

@@alienwarex51i3 or enemy pawns ahead of it on the same file ^^

[@waz1077]

@@alienwarex51i3 ty

[@waz1077]

@@afbdreds ty

[@blindknitter]

Simple, but helpful, specially the last little bit about long enough time controls. As I get older I find myself struggling more with blitz and bullet, but focusing on rapid and classical helps me keep good blunderproofing practices like this. Amazing how simple advice is best.

[@blendering3D]

I'm a beginner and I've noticed/learned a couple things observing online: 1. Do not rush your Queen to the front line, that is very stupid 2. Bishop + Queen= Queen killer 3. Make pawn chains that favour any Bishop color only, you can't have both 4. I'll sacrifice my Queen when she blocks my development with other pieces 5. Play on triangles 6. Attack with 1 or two pieces more than the other player 7. It's fun to set traps 8. Learn from GMs like this young man here

[@christiancanezo4578]

Hello Idol Magnus Carlsen. From philippines ♥️

[@viharcontractor1679]

This is the most unenthusiastic tutorial I've found on youtube.

[@simon_patterson]

And yet, it is still so compelling!

[@radicalrick9587]

It's like his dad told him to make this video on Square Rules and he says: do I have too? Alright, so he puts it together, half-heartedly, and is forced admits that he doesn't know what the Square Rules is all about.

[@handsome778]

@@radicalrick9587LoL

[@mindsharping]

I thought it was really entertaining. Right up there with Bob Newhart or even (can I say it with a straight face) - better.

[@adamfirst3772]

yep... however, for the best boring video, watch the interview Neil Armstrong gave after coming back from the moon.... it cures insomnia!!

[@tanmaycreations99]

1:57 the greatest truth of chess, which every player knows

[@zeldaoos]

The square rule for dummies : You imagine a square from a pawn to its promotion square (In the video, after A5, there are 5 squares including the promotion square and the square the pawn is on) and extend it towards the opposite king (so in our case the square extends 5 cells towards the king, from A5 to E5, so the 4 corners of the square are A5-A1-E1-E5). If the king is in or can enter this square, the king can stop the pawn. If not, he will never be able to reach the pawn on its own. Hope that helps :) Keep Rocking Magnus !

[@Chandravadancena]

Who knew Magnus is so good at teaching. I liked his calm vibes

[@moa5756]

Video name: the rule of the square Magnus: I don’t even know the rules of the square, I didn’t get it as a kid lol

[@AshleyGrace95]

@4:44 “what is important to know now is that the king is not in the square of the pawn. If only I knew what that means” 😂😂😂😂 Iconic

[@CaptA-b1o]

😂😂😂😂

[@aruraru6644]

2:48 actually.

[@funspot9520]

Magnus's friends: hey magnus ,tell us how you beat that guy everytime. Magnus: okay, let me tell you, i do not know. Magnus's friends : bruh!

[@EmeraldCT]

Those who can do those who can't teach. This dude does and does well.

[@scriptedjava265]

The Rule of the Square basically says that if the opposing King is not within the quadrant of the board that your pawn is in, then your pawn will beat the King in the race to the end of the board. However, if the King and the pawn are one square out of the supposed quadrant, then your King will meet your pawn at the end of the board, taking the promoted piece. If you can just spatially determine that the King is nowhere close to the square that the pawn is running to, then you should be fine and will promote the pawn. Hope this helped somebody

[@Coolpawn]

The outro reminds me of the Mr. Bean intro.

[@Ant1Bez]

I was so lost. I have almost replayed the video to see what I have missed until I read the comments 💙 I was not alone.

[@fargereginald1330]

Some day soon another gm named Magnus will emerge and we'll get what we've all been waiting for... The Battle of the Magnii... that would be fun, no?

[@hellhound9347]

yeah, i'd be game for that

[@learndastronomer5105]

I've always imagined on Halloween Magnus gets together with some chess pals and he dresses up as a mongoose. And they're like, "Magnus, what are you supposed to be?" and he says, "I'm Magnus... the mongoose." And he'll get maybe a few courtesy laughs out of it

[@hellhound9347]

@@learndastronomer5105 sounds like a rockin' party

[@vinster9165]

Maggy vs maggy

[@sonya1500]

the ground shakes every time magnus moves a peice

[@randyranson84]

Can't wait for the lesson on the Circle followed by the Triangle, this is exciting!

[@bluesideofme]

This is the most hilarious chess video on KZbin

[@novichok_x4778]

„I have to take and think later“ maybe i should try this too 😅

[@u.v.s.5583]

Checkmate now and think later. A really sound advice!

[@brycecary]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@1SpudderR]

Hmmm? He did not show you he was playing thirty others at the same time, all looking to beat him using the square, because now they “know he does not know, what you know!”

[@jeffghant4760]

Is he telling the truth or trolling? I can never tell with him.

[@DeElSendero]

That's a great video! He's funny with his wry sense of humor. Anytime he talks chess you can learn something even when it's not on topic. A really great champion too. Totally open to the people!

[@adamh5153]

Hi Magnus. The square tells you if your king can capture a passed pawn before it queens. the distance from the pawn to the 8th and the same distance from the pawn towards the king. That forms a square that is pretty easy to visualize. If your kings inside you can catch him. If hes not you wont make it so dont try. Your welcome from a sub 400 elo

[@DannyKlimt]

2:36 Me, ordering at McDonald's

[@sjdnfjnj]

The outro music made me buy the membership

[@farrankhawaja9856]

Magnus in this video: So there is a rule, I don't know what it is but it is in my intuition Ryan Flanagan: Whelp, this is it bois, this is our religion

[@ashleygilbert4472]

This rule is a bit complex at first but if you break it down by playing it out by yourself you will see the sequence. This is very helpful and I have won many games with this rule.

[@tommasomasaracchio3788]

magnus is basically teaching us that also the best in the world have crucial flows, and that we shouldn't think anything would be able to stop us

[@PetStuBa]

the beginning tune I thought I opened up a slotmachine :D :D

[@GurbakshSingh]

Today I will teach you how to play chess The truth is "I dont know how to play chess"

[@yash_prabhu]

He's just so smooth 😂

[@mikesturgess2676]

I understood what the square rule is from this video, I'm not sure why everyone else struggled to understand what he was saying. You draw the imaginary square around the pawn you are intending on Queening, so for example in this case the pawn starts it's run from A6. The square applies to either side of the pawn. As the pawn is in the A file the square is from A6 to F1. Therefore if the king is within this square he can catch the pawn as the pawn requires 5 moves to Queen and the King needs 5 or less to catch it. If it not inside the square the pawn cannot be caught in time.

[@salvit6024]

Thank you?

[@kottaieawari2135]

Magnus is a very good teacher. I now only know that