When Drunk Magnus Carlsen Challenged Me To A Chess Game 🥴

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GM Igor Smirnov had the opportunity to face off against one of the greatest chess players of all time, Magnus Carlsen. This thrilling encounter provided insights into the strategies and tactics employed by Magnus Carlsen, even in the midst of a casual and fast-paced bullet game.
In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares some highlights of the game and reflect on the unique challenges he faced.
Another interesting fact about this game is that GM Smirnov actually did not realize that he was playing against Magnus Carlsen for quite a long time. He was just chilling, playing some bullet games one after the other, and then he noticed the nickname "DrDrunkenstein".
Rumour has it that Magnus Carlsen plays under that nickname when he is drunk. Of course, we're not sure if that's true or not, but maybe GM Smirnov was facing Magnus Carlsen himself. 🙂
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► Chapters
00:00 Drunk Magnus Carlsen vs GM Igor Smirnov
00:24 GM Smirnov's pre-move went wrong
01:09 The interesting "DrDrunkenstein" story
02:32 Smirnov regrets playing this bad move
04:02 Carlsen missed the winning move
05:16 Carlsen's shocking tactical blow
07:10 Final moments of the game
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[@thedspenguin]

I love how Igor is so humble, despite being a powerful GM himself. always love not only the content but the overall tone of the videos. great work.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

🙏

[@michaelmurray6577]

And he can beat Magnus, he is that good. I know Magnus wouldnt adopt him at any time control. He would probably win a set, but not 10-0. Blitz maybe 10-5, bullet like 10-3 and standard 10-9.

[@nikoaz]

I have games that I play that I can dominate everyone around me(not chess), and when I face someone that can challenge or beat me, I thoroughly enjoy it. I have someone that can push and challenge me to make me better. I love the competition.

[@roy5180]

@@michaelmurray6577you’re delusional

[@roy5180]

@@michaelmurray6577it’s 10-0 in any time control

[@tylerharrington4515]

GM Smirnov, you make my favorite chess content (and I consume a lot). I find you to be the most "helpful" for my play. I think it's your concise way of speaking. No one, without mentioning names, even comes close. It's very rare to be entertained while also picking up useful knowledge and I don't think anyone manages that better than you. Because of you, I've internalized some concepts that used to go in one ear and out the other. I'm looking into your courses.

[@judemorales4U]

You're right Tyler. By far, Igor delivers the best instructional videos. I appreciate his style and personality.

[@tomprzytula]

My thoughts exactly!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you for the kind words! Good luck with your chess progress.

[@tylerharrington4515]

@@GMIgorSmirnov Thank you Igor, 🥲♟

[@k.m.7631]

Alternative title: GM vodka Vs drunk Magnus

[@thinlenny5352]

I've played against "Sleeping Magnus", and I've lost.

[@jmtx.]

Drunken Magnus Effect was activated.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Yup!

[@967mviews2]

Very honourable in defeat Igor! Thanks for sharing your experience with Magnus with us! 👏

[@967mviews2]

As a matter of curiosity Igor, what's your elo rating please? Mine was around 950 but watching your videos has increased it to around 1200+ so a big thank you! Huge fan from the UK.

[@kshitiz6376]

@@967mviews2 Well, He is a GrandMaster so you can imagine.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Drunk Magnus Carlsen vs GM Igor Smirnov 00:24 GM Smirnov's pre-move went wrong 01:09 The interesting "DrDrunkenstein" story 02:32 Smirnov regrets playing this bad move 04:02 Carlsen missed the winning move 05:16 Carlsen's shocking tactical blow 07:10 Final moments of the game

[@DIABLO_MMXXIV]

I've been watching your videos since i don't know when. But your teaching style does helps a lot, more than anyone else. I've consume other chess teachers content but always try to find your content on those topic. Watching your videos are easy.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Great to hear!

[@MyBiPolarBearMax]

Id love to see a recap of a good game from you in classical with your thought processes! This was great =]

[@lonewolf5238]

Love this, entertaining and educating. Thanks for sharing

[@marcellobosio9089]

It is actually impossible for a norwegian to get drunk.

[@zacharysherry2910]

Seems to be true for anyone in a country whose flag is the color scheme of crest toothpaste lol

[@jamesdarcy3902]

ah ha. fylle schak eller fylle kjoring? LOL

[@keithparker9503]

I always give you a like. I enjoy your KZbin content and I even found more free stuff out there you have made. Thanks for all of your help!!!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Awesome!

[@eekwibble]

He absolutely read you cold on that opener. He's a fan. He deserves huge props for that. That's exactly how I would open against you. He's half decent, this "Magnus" guy. Don't @ me, I've still got 7 minutes of the video to watch... Edit: Whoever this guy is, he's clearly not that good if he missed the obvious knight check================== eeeeeeeeeeeeeeew...... it was drunk Carlson.............. okay. You never had a chance.

[@vishvavibrates6252]

You are the best chess coach in the world , i often watch your videos and masterclasses before going to any tournament. Thanks for every trap and opening

[@chimbiepaladin4629]

Yo. Kudos to you for making such a fun educational video from such a fun game. You are clearly the best chess teacher around, and you humbly showing your mistakes and explaining them makes us all better! Im going after Carlson next. 😂

[@Bob94390]

CarlsOn is a Swedish name. Magnus CarlsEn is a Norwegian!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks!

[@walterbrownstone8017]

More lessons on bullet and blitz trickery!

[@hathbenali]

U are humble thats excellent

[@bioshadown1788]

Play against magnus in 30+5 classical game? Just suggestion

[@tylerharrington4515]

Yes, please. I'll make the popcorn.

[@user-so3ih6fe6p]

I like your videos. My only struggle is that I watch a lot of them in a row and cant manage to remember all the lessons taught in each of them. I think chess is interesting and I want to improve but its really hard for me to lose on time even in a winning position because I cant figure out tactics to checkmate in few moves during blitz. Hope to be more instinctive in my moves

[@tigerspaw]

Great video. You should live stream on twitch or kick. We would love to watch you play.

[@NevarKanzaki]

At 4:44 after Qd7, isn't it better to just reverse the move order and go for material with Qxh6? Then if gxh6, Nf6+ picking up with queen, leaving black with much the same position except being up a piece with the queens off the board. As the rook on f8 is also attacked, there's no time to trap the knight and it'll escape via going back to f6. Black's kingside is still wrecked and the rooks are going to bear down on the F file and the positioning of the pieces makes black getting his minor pieces to anything resembling activity a very time consuming process.

[@johnvoelker4345]

first time i’ve seen you play a game

[@PorkinsRevenge]

Hi there Igor, I recently purchased your complete lesson pack. So far I've done the free Master Class, and the Thinking System lessons. Do you have a recommended syllabus? An order of which lessons should be studied first / next / last? I've found the Master Class and the Thinking System to be SUPER useful so far. They are definitely fundamental lessons. And i'm glad I studied those two first. I feel like they'll help me understand all the other lessons better. Anyway I would very much appreciate a prioritization list for the other lessons I took up chess as a hobby last month, and had a rocky start playing rapid games against online opponents. But I knew I just needed to learn more about the game. Now I'm winning games and my rating is climbing. I've won 20 of the last 30 that i've played. And I'm having a lot of fun doing it. I was always interested in chess. But I always thought you needed to be lucky enough to know good chess players to get any good yourself. But now-a-days the internet has everything 😄 Thank you so much for putting these lessons out there. And helping me find ideas to improve my game. I'm really enjoying them, and your youtube channel. ~Keith

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Here is an FAQ about it that will help you. chess-teacher.com/knowledge-base-rca/in-what-sequence-do-you-recommend-the-learning-of-your-courses/

[@PorkinsRevenge]

@@GMIgorSmirnov PERFECT thanks!

[@kinggon6740]

Drunk Magnus > Sober Magnus > Hikaru

[@youtubewatcher8982]

Wrong in every way

[@em_1235]

​@@youtubewatcher8982"youtubewatcher8982" I don't think you should comment with that username man 💀

[@front331]

How about drank Magnus? Lol.

[@youtubewatcher8982]

@@em_1235 what the fck does that have to do with anything

[@em_1235]

@@youtubewatcher8982 idk u sound like an npc with that user6

[@AndrewH1994]

2:40 not only is this not an illegal move, popular theory which has yet to be disproven, suggests this move, is in fact, forced.

[@xekind]

Dude you should have busted out the Smirnov. Carlsen shouldn't be the only one playing drunk.

[@josephbanys8396]

your my best. teacher your very intelligent but humble

[@BLMann]

I appreciate this video. Thank you.

[@Lovetheviolins]

Thank you oh wise and mighty one...

[@okamisansempai557]

Awesome game

[@jaybingham3711]

But the big teaching moment: Even in bullet there's not any real reason to try and save one second by premoving your black opening. Don't ever forget premoves can be gamed. I wouldn't be surprised that MC was showing his scary prowess right out of the gate knowing your tendency for a b3 premove. His eidetic memory is formidable.

[@Isuppose134]

You trippin but valid point.

[@cirkmannzirkel8229]

You'll win next time!😊 Cheers!

[@annacalgarian9995]

Epic video, love your attitude and good mood! Love your channel and videos, you are the only chess teacher I've got, as I like your style and tempo, as well as the fact that you are Ukrainian. 💙💛

[@tim9497]

Very interesting thanks.

[@MaxiChess915]

You are my hero❤

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

Great game for blitz, although you ARE GMs!!

[@i_bite_white_things]

I really love ur content ❤❤

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

❤

[@nicovanderwilt7502]

The start of Black is not bad. The only weakness is that whites pieces are almost all target on your King while Black has not enough defenders.

[@front331]

1:36 drank Magnus 😂.

[@matthewcoffin5144]

It's great to know you make mistakes to. Thanks !

[@dezraq1984]

I think you did well against the likes of him. Even if he may have been drunk.

[@carlagundling7315]

Thanks for your video 🎉

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

😊

[@steelmongoose4956]

Carlsen’s elo jumps 75 points when he’s liquored up.

[@mayankjain1257]

There was a much better move after Qd7 it is Qxh6-gxh6 then Nf6+ forking king and queen

[@Bob94390]

Impressive loss! I will never become good enough to have a chance to lose against Magnus :-)

[@darkhorse2reign]

Brother Igor, thanks for letting us witness another masterful teacher and player getting smashed to bits by another fabulous player. It makes me feel much better at how bad i am. (1100 to 1300).😂

[@user-wl8nf8uq8v]

Future video: I think a good idea is to make a video about the Icelandic gambit.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@MarvinHuber_KSP]

Perfect! Cool to see one of your own games! Since you are a GM we can learn a lot from you, so maybe I'll get over 700 ELO at some point😅

[@heroname1]

learn to control center, play e4 or d4, don't blunder, know the basic tatics like fork, skewer, pin, checkmates, try to exploit when the kids blunder

[@kairon5249]

@@heroname1 the most important thing you mentioned is BY FAR *dont blunder*. even if every move you make isn't good, like blocking off your bishops, giving up the center, etc, you will still beat the majority of under 1000 players by just, not blundering

[@Swarthy.]

​@@kairon5249after I stopped blundering pieces, even without knowledge of openings or areal play, I skyrocketed from 800 to 1000, which is crazy Unfortunately, I'm still stuck at 1000-1100, but I'm slowly learning to calculate moves ahead, and I think this ability is what'll lead me directly to the 2000 rating Unfortunately (x2), I keep blundering with my calculations, fortunately, my opponents do the same. So I'm pretty sure the difference between me and higher rating is simply not messing up my calculation

[@scottspeig]

@@Swarthy. At 1300 (me), you need to watch out for all the trappy openings... :( And the b6 opening.

[@heroname1]

@@scottspeig no watch gothamchess and do a lot of puzzles.

[@nemuonakpoya8592]

U know its gonna be a banger when Igor hits u with a 43 minute video❤

[@Lephiz]

this is not a 43 minute video..

[@thredligut2288]

GOOFY

[@Lybrel]

🍺

[@playerx2006]

I've seen other people who teach chess to students, but then when they go against Magnus or Hikaru they look nubby. Does that mean if I learn from them, I'll be nubby too against Magnus and Hikaru?

[@viktorvondoom9119]

Yes, but also if you dont learn from them. Its the way of the universe

[@weeblordgaming6062]

If u learn from stockfish u might beat magnus

[@playerx2006]

Well I want to learn chess to be the best potentially. If these people can't beat the best, why learn from them?

[@viktorvondoom9119]

@@playerx2006 Lol, I'm going to assume you're being sarcastic

[@TheMooninvader]

what is the number of online rapids games a serious learner should play in a day?

[@weeblordgaming6062]

I usually do 1 a day for the daily free game review

[@robherrera6178]

Always enjoy your videos. I need to stop blundering my pie

[@dohnjoe9211]

GM Smirnoff vs GM Smirnov

[@hunterklein9115]

We need to see GM DrunkenSmirnoff challenge GM DrDrunkenstein where he plays as white in a rapid game

[@roloa7741]

@GMIgorSmirnov Hi Igor, great video thanks but after Be4 why not QxB? You loose Q to P, but he has no immediate mate, and only 2 points material advantage! He’s doubled e pawns, opening d file to your passive R attacking hanging B! At least there’s a small chance of victory/draw? Fond regards 🌞👍🏼

[@kalfus5134]

How magnus predicted your 1...b6 move?😂

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

Magnus plays 1.g3 a lot in bullet & blitz.

[@JimBobDewayne]

For what reason do you pre-move the first move?

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

1... b6 quite flexible

[@JimBobDewayne]

@@GMIgorSmirnov Is it a flex to pre move? I guess it’s because it’s a bullet game? I just play rapid, so I don’t ever pre move.

[@ChesssBuzz]

Magnus is a GOAT

[@martinwood744]

With a name like yours, are you sure it wasn't you who was drunk?

[@ingogoldbeck2886]

KZbin says uploaded 5 hours ago...

[@BrianNuccio]

I don't think that is him. There is a thread in lichess that talks about this. Either way, great video as always!!!!

[@coldsteelprogressive]

Nice narrative! By the way, Magnus's name should rather be translated to "Dr. Sober Stone".

[@kyleprosper8942]

Drunk magnus is not deep blue

[@kyleprosper8942]

I would've went b5

[@serialjoker]

Did I mention it was a bullet? Did I mention I was drunk as well?)

[@7fnaum273]

You take on e3 a prawn that's on e4.... Explain it to me please! It actually happens quite often to me that the computer takes my prawn while it's on a rank higher than the grabbing position.. Help!!!!.

[@priyanshuraha]

It happens because..... It's cool😎

[@7fnaum273]

@@priyanshuraha 😅... Why not !!!

[@samyaksharma2550]

corona vs smirnoff....ok

[@dannygjk]

How drunk? When I say drunk I mean as in I am 400 points below normal. Someone could say they are drunk but they didn't even have enough alcohol to even blow over the legal limit on a breathalyzer.

[@jansnauwaert1785]

He often gets drunk, doesn't he?

[@johncarlotabanes8213]

YOU'RE STILL MY IDOL IGOR . I DON'T LIKE HOW MAGNUS PLAYS BECAUSE HE ALWAYS PLAYS SAFE AND HAS A ALOT OF REASONS WHEN HE LOSE LIKE HIS OPPONENT WEARS A WATCH AND IT DISTRACTS HIM SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAHAHAHAHA OR THERE' S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CASUALLY WALKING.

[@walkerb392]

Gee i wonder how a drunkenigor would handle a game in the future.. 🤔

[@billbuyers8683]

😆

[@stuartmitchell3739]

He might not have been drunk yet but that’s his end game with his drunkenStein account I’m fairly confident. He wants to be clear about things 🍻

[@Nobody-hp7dw]

It's silly to analyze bullet games...

[@haiyamaster]

dxe3 was played for the sake of content

[@cikonianiggra1415]

So called Drunk Magnus Carlson Variation.

[@BobChess]

Magnus still is a goat

[@youssefchihab1613]

I love this channel, but I can't resist laughing when he says: *"THE BOOSHOOP"*

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Follow GM Smirnov on Threads - www.threads.net/@gm_igor_smirnov For interesting content on chess and beyond! 👆

[@RealCurrencies]

How does a GM premove the first move against the GOAT? You got justly punished, lol.

[@RipiresReviews]

first

[@scottrumeter4957]

oof yeah that was a pretty bad move c3 - gives him everything.

[@al3x531]

You talk and talk and talk🤓😩

[@penismightier4303]

Commiserations for the loss Mr Smirnov, you still did far better than I would have. It is uncanny how Magnus somehow foresaw your first move and preemptively shut it down. Maybe he chose his DrDrunkenstein alias not because he was drunk, but because he somehow also knew he would be playing against someone named "Igor".

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

Stick to vodka since your chess analysis is questionable.

[@KosoWAR]

What about in minute: 4:44 white to play: Qh6. Free piece!!!