"WHAT A GAME!!" Carlsen's Bishop Sacrifice Bamboozles Hikaru

"WHAT A GAME!!" Magnus Carlsen Melts Hikaru Nakamura In Just 29 Moves in the Speed Chess Championship Fional 2023, played on chess.com. Epic chess from Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura and always a pleasure to watch these two greats doing chess battle!
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[@utredutredson1686]

did you mean Berlin not Petroff?

[@epicchess2021]

Sorry yes moment of madness! I'll pin this one. I played the Petrov for years, I guess I'm still secretly smitten with it 😁

[@RGP_Maths]

...and the plural is tempi, not tempos.

[@spirokaci]

@@RGP_Maths I don't think he would or should pin your comment,despite your need for attention.

[@Anteater23]

@@epicchess2021why did you play petrov?

[@hypercubemaster2729]

​@@spirokaci So correcting a mistake automatically equals an attention cry for a pin?? Being as pretty much everybody knows comments of comments cannot be pinned, your comment really makes no sense, and appears as more attention seeking than theirs.

[@AbhishekS-cv3cr]

Love the ending..going out with few "friends"

[@brianbailey3374]

Magnus toying with a speed demon,Tony Miles the Saint George attack.

[@johnlatham7092]

Wonderful commentary. Not just of the moves but the banter that you throw in ... had me in stitches mate

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot glad you enjoyed

[@brianbailey3374]

Hikaru v Magnus always entertaining. MAGNUS a blistering master.

[@luizfelipemedeiros7506]

Every time I watch another of your videos, I realize youre putting more art and creative references. I don't mind though , because they're great ! You're an artist beyond a chess GM ! Keep it up bro !

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah I have been adding a few more bits lately, might strip a few back soon tho, guess I'm doing a mix right now just trying a few things! Glad you're enjoying, thanks a lot for watching and commenting, appreciate it

[@chrisy1528]

Love the photo at the end! Another excellent game choice.

[@Blinknone]

Squatting Sumo dude is the best..

[@epicchess2021]

😂

[@richardmccarthy9580]

Tony Miles……my hero ! My first intro to chess was BBC “The Master Game”…..Karpov v. Miles in the final was virtually box office…..not happy at all when Miles eventually lost. I’ve still got the accompanying book.

[@lancewildwood2277]

Yes! Do a Tony Myles series...never heard of him...

[@martijnheeroma5492]

Normally Hikaru can keep up with Magnus but not when Magnus has goat mode on, what a great endgame, thanks

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah and was a great back and forth match! No worries thanks for watching

[@leeboy29680-ol7gf]

it feels like they are giving each other the lead with those funny double moves

[@dantedeloden]

i was playing stockfish level 6 on lichess on my phone today, i did a bishop sacrifice which was about a +1.5 for white (i was black) as the game progressed, the engine straight up blunders mate in 1. i was baffled. LOL

[@MrLordLowbob]

imagine being able to move like 10 different pieces but all of them lead to something being captured without compensation... the resignation at that point is absolutely justified

[@davidk8699]

I reckon that pawn formation looks like an Inch Worm

[@andreworli4117]

Always great explanations.😎

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot cheers for watching!

[@fransnagel]

3:10 lol

[@chrisy1528]

What you don’t want to wish me and the rest of the guys “Happy Valentine “. LOL! Love it!

[@johnnyrenfield]

Them eating is a meme lol

[@RedboRF]

I was waiting for 960 tournament review

[@epicchess2021]

sorry went off that a bit last couple days I'll get some Final replays up tho

[@CrueLoaf]

Tony Miles was a character.

[@immersokinawa4666]

awesome stuff. Also nice to learn about the camel, I told my Students today the hump was full of water.

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot and ah oh dear!

[@jesus3268]

Great game , Great Commentary as always! You da man James! Cheers

[@epicchess2021]

haha thanks a lot glad you enjoyed

[@Jonster1101]

Giving it some Lufthansa - this is a Magnus-style original comment

[@mauijttewaal]

Brilliant!

[@dash_r_media]

My low-level guess behind ...a7-a6 is that Naka didn't want to lose the N for B exchange after Nc4.

[@elfa7la2oot]

Hope you had fun with your friends 😂

[@michaelburrell4685]

So the real question is who is the best looking of the quartet?

[@mikecroke6078]

It depends. Volume on or off?

[@threethrushes]

The two most ubiquitous things in the universe is hydrogen and thirst.

[@user-kx1xm5mb9i]

They're all best girls, but Dina is the hottest

[@daviddurbin7682]

Bet your wife does not think that last joke was funny. And on Valentines day lmao

[@epicchess2021]

haha na I've showed her these little gags plenty of times before, like the Christmas pic, we've been together 13 years, we are solid enough for a few jokes 😆

[@jonathanleonard1152]

Ah! Valentine’s Day that means you get the check or cover the check or take the check or go to the loo and move away from the check.

[@brickwitheyes1710]

😂 the end. In all our dreams Amiright

[@bambesfresser]

Can do without Dina but the other three are alright.

[@brickwitheyes1710]

@@bambesfresser what!? You crazy

[@victorfinberg8595]

11:40 are you really flying across the atlantic every tuesday?

[@epicchess2021]

It's costing me a fortune

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Smashing attack from Magnus. you mentioned, that you are not enjoying it, but i am loving the chess960. Thanks james.

[@epicchess2021]

yeah sorry I'll maybe pick up on the final from tomorrow, struggling to get into it and I don't think I'm alone from what I've seen in views in feedback, seems like it is a bit marmite (you either love it or hate it, British expression, dunno if that translates everywhere haha)

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

@@epicchess2021 i am british, so no problem for me, But up here in the arctic we say something like love it or hate it. marmite is unknown. i hate marmite BTW

[@Anteater23]

I found bishop b3 but it took me about a minute. Proud of myself for that one :)

[@epicchess2021]

nice not an easy one!

[@Philiopantheon82]

I was waiting for the Botez sisters and Dina et al picture at the end and you never disappoint, God bless you😅. On a serious note though, what a game, absolutely brutal attack from the goat. Oh and happy Valentine to all of you and obviously to my first love

[@epicchess2021]

😂🤣

[@TheCheddercheese1]

Why spoil it at the beginning!

[@paulbloemen7256]

Yes, Magnus is just GOAT, showing it over and over again. Not Bobby, he was more of a no-show at crucial times.

[@brhbrh6326]

"Gives the king a little bit of Lufthansa"? Is this product placement or were you meaning lebensraum? Either term works for me. Really enjoying your commentaries. Good stuff indeed. Best wishes from Iceland.

[@epicchess2021]

thanks a lot oh no just decided to randomly say the airline instead of saying 'Luft'

[@compromisedssh]

It's crazy to think that playing chess while laying on top of a massage table was considered a "strange situation" as recently as 1985. I can't even remember the last chess game I played while wearing clothing of any kind, and I'm frequently 12 o'clocking a bottle of bourbon between moves. I never would've made it in the pre-online chess world. There were far too many expectations when it came to dress codes and sobriety. Thank god for computers.

[@epicchess2021]

😂😂😂 shows how often history repeats itself!

[@mcronrn]

Tony Miles thought it was unprofessional to quit a round-robin tournament 🤷🏻‍♂️👏 Magnus could have learned something from Tony’s example

[@epicchess2021]

oh did he and yeah indeed!

[@Brandon-a-writer]

more camel lore please

[@epicchess2021]

hahaha ok

[@mrdraw2087]

What was Nakamura doing in this game?

[@dumpster1947]

Please do not digress It interfupts the flow

[@thegorn]

96% male audience haha. Respect to the 4% lady viewers - you're legends.

[@steveshuffle]

hey greedy Gary ! invite me to you dinner, you can't handle them all ;)

[@ianstopher9111]

You and your 'friends'. Don't go for the gambit.

[@Christoff070]

hAHAH cgotta catch em all Kramnik

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Strong offensive game by Magnus not giving Hikaru much counterplay Games like this is why I love regular chess moreso than random seems like it’s harder to find good offensive moves in the Random games maybe I’m wrong I don’t know but randomly placed pieces is definitely some wild stuff Thanks James Enjoy your Valentines Day don’t let wifey find out about your lady friends tho 😅

[@othmarihartwig2011]

Only dsimps remember that day ;-)

[@victorfinberg8595]

7:25 i'd say Bb3 is pretty easy to find. what else? Nf5 is countered already. and how do you defend the knight? but that's as far as i took it.

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah I guess but for weaker players I dunno!

[@FlailingJunk]

Fat is mostly water.

[@mrtech2259]

Lol you have Valentine's Day with all of them simultaneously, 2 sisters in the package, not so healthy. 😅

[@mitchiarikov2614]

You are awesome

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot glad you’re enjoying the old ones!

[@TristanWeijermars]

And how was the dinner?

[@epicchess2021]

Excellent thank you! Dessert was better though 😀 I jest....couldn't resist 😂😂

[@gchomuk]

Irina Krush rocks.

[@todesque]

Enjoy your dinner with the ladies. Maybe a game of chess or two on Anthony Miles’ bed afterwards?

[@epicchess2021]

haha a good plan

[@pass3592]

Wow, I'm in that 4% of females watching 😁

[@epicchess2021]

Haha hope you’re enjoying thanks for tuning in!

[@pawnoir]

👍

[@arielstulberg]

first time hearing 'lufthanza' in this context ha! are you meta-joking, and i'm falling for it? isn't the german word in question 'Lebensraum?' does that maybe get flagged on youtube?

[@epicchess2021]

Oh no just playing around on the fact that we normally talk about giving the king 'luft', German for air, but I added 'hansa' purely playing on the fact that the main German airline is called Lufthansa. Bit random but wasn't looking to take things down the route you are going at all!

[@arielstulberg]

Ahh that explains it. Giving the king luft. Wasn't familiar. I was thinking of 'living space'

[@kaldrazadrim]

Enjoy your date with the four horsemen of women's chess!

[@epicchess2021]

hahaha thanks

[@ianstopher9111]

Remember how the horsie moves.

[@pranavmahajan4190]

Have a great valentine with pretty girls!

[@thebenc1537]

Larry Bird used to lie on his stomach like that courtside when he wasnt in the game. He broke his back trying to pave his moms driveway. I have a bad back and totally understand why the guy played lying on his stomach. Those chairs probably caused him immense pain, too much to overcome for a chess game. Lying on your stomach will relieve pressure from your lower back. Its one of the recommended "exercises".

[@epicchess2021]

oh interesting wow! Didn't know that

[@TheOrigamiPeople]

Love your delivery in ENGLISH

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@joellarichard8611]

*PromoSM* 😉

[@PaulFlood-fw8tm]

your friends look extrmely boring. dump them.

[@Bai_Su_Zhen]

Hikaru lost cause he was an H down from the beginning.

[@epicchess2021]

I don't follow sorry!

[@Bai_Su_Zhen]

@@epicchess2021 He's literally -1 from the beginning of the game because you stole his H and only left him as ikaru Nakamura. I mean here already 0:48 ikaru is almost lost and the game barely even started. Even super GMs have trouble saving a -1 disadvantage, especially when it's such an important letter. I understand that you might not follow but you should really try to get it, otherwise you're hurting Hikaru's chances of winning quite a bit. I mean come on imagine you play a very important chess game and I call you @picchess2021. There is no way you'd hold the position with no E.