World's Strongest Bullet Chess Tournament ft. Magnus Carlsen as DrNykterstein | February 2019

This is a 2-hour bullet chess tournament, Lichess Titled Arena (LTA) February 2019, I provided commentary on while specifically observing World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen compete. This tournament has quickly become the world's strongest, and in all likelihood fastest, bullet chess tournament. I livestreamed this event at twitch.tv/ChessNetwork. Lichess Titled Arena February 2019 is held for titled chess players only, namely Grandmasters, International Masters, FIDE Masters, National Masters etc... Magnus Carlsen played under the account "DrNykterstein". This was the 11th "Titled Arena" held by lichess.org. Its $1,000 prize pool goes to the top 5 players, with 1st - $500, 2nd - $250, 3rd - $125, 4th - $75, and 5th - $50. This tournament was played on February 9th, 2019.
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[@leeroyjenkins6061]

I love it when Jerry commentates move sequences like an auctioneer from the Roaring 20's calling out bids. "We've got d7! Are we gonna see c6? C6 is played and now he's got the bishop pair! Bishops are exchanged and now the knight jumps into g5! Knight goes back but the pawn is too fast! King tries to run but there's not enough time AND it's Carlsen for the win!"

[@dhammarosi]

Leeroy Jenkins hehe, only way in bullet to commentate 😂

[@fabianjackson6977]

Damn man it's so true😂 can't ever be unheard again

[@chanky1000]

yeah, Jerry's the best!

[@mitchell1710]

@@chanky1000 agadmator is the best

[@travisphilp8215]

"Penguins in the tank!"

[@magnusbrzenk447]

Carlsen's Bullet Play + Jerry the King's Commentary = Ultimate Chess Spectacle

[@kilowurzeln7515]

I loooovee your commenting style. It's just so relaxing and exciting at the same time. Love it

[@dhaoracle]

Yep THE BEST CHESS COMMENTATOR I'VE EVER HEARD

[@andyisyoda]

Jerry is the best chess commentator in the World. Fantastic entertainment.

[@michelhenning9311]

31:17 wtf this speed

[@maxd3480]

Michel Henning it was pretty impressive

[@akhilbadoni5498]

Ultra Instict

[@Rahulkumar-dg5pu]

Penguingim1 is the fastest maybe

[@THEGLORYRISING]

YES!!!!!! i've been hanging out to watch this tournament checking your channel every few hours!!! THANKYOU!!!!

[@ArquillWefronic]

The vod is immediately available on twitch after the stream ends!

[@user-uq3iw2nf6x]

i even avoided looking at other youtubers' coverage

[@americalost5100]

Does anyone know when the March tournament will be?

[@erikfarrokhi1249]

Star-game of the tournament 53:30

[@gobbedy]

my favorite is this one 1:33:08

[@eulefranz944]

Omg all of these are golden!:)))

[@arranmacdonald6897]

This is an amazing game holyyy

[@comic4relief]

Lightning reflexes

[@johnseifert6927]

I've never heard Jerry laugh like that! So funny.

[@valeriobertoncello1809]

Game from the thumbnail at 53:33 if someone wondered. Super sneaky Carlsen wins on time after sacrificing queen and rook.

[@dayvhack9976]

I really enjoyed watching your commentary live on Twitch. With the speed and depth of these games, it blows my mind that you can commentate at all, let alone to point out all the tactics that are in play. You do such a great job, I look forward to this every month. Keep up the great work!

[@craighilbert3005]

Yay for the surge of content the last couple days! Much needed after this recent dryspell.

[@giordanobruno9106]

Sooo fast, sooo strong. Had to rewind like 20 times to see it all. Magnus is a machine.

[@scrumpymanjack]

Carlsen is such a beast. The way he makes light of some of the best bullet players in the world is staggering oh, and he sat out more than 10 per cent of the entire tournament. Incredible

[@peristiloperis7789]

Five years later and you're still my favorite chess commentator!

[@darrenastley9694]

I never thought bullet commentary could be so relaxing and precise. Jerry, your LTA series continues to be amazing. Keep it up!

[@Lufernaal]

55:34 I mean, just look at this... he's not doing to this to an ameteur, for crying out loud, he's doing it to a GM, like, try to think about that for a second, he's making a GM dance like he's getting shot at. He's unreal.

[@noobmasteryoyo5136]

Nando Alves to be fair it’s hard to win in the first place with a queen against two minor pieces and a pawn with so little time

[@AlexGriffithsPage]

That was my favorite game from this video. Absolutely bonkers. Carlsen brings so much excitement and creativity to the game.

[@ben6507]

50:11 that move..... every pleb including myself is taking that rook and losing

[@thorjelly]

I know you'd get your butt kicked, but I'd kill to see you in one of these tournaments! Pretty sure they accept NMs. I mean.. I've seen you beat GMs in blitz tournaments before! It'd be real fun to see.

[@AnandSivaram22]

He would hold his own I'm sure..

[@Jahshehs]

No he wouldn't get his butt kicked. Jerry is really good at bullet chess. In fact he has taken part in two titled arenas. The first one where he was 27/188 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4ioamWJq8aCptk

[@Jahshehs]

And the third one where he was 16/207. But he just prefers analyzing Carlsen's games. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ6mp6FvjpygrLs

[@catandfishfc]

Last time he took part he was around top 15 iirc

[@catandfishfc]

And while CM is the minimum requirement to become a NM, many NMs stay NMs while they become higher-quality players. You need to play FIDE tournaments for FIDE titles. Jerry is better than a CM, I'd say.

[@ambrose788]

I love Penguins play.

[@lbp_chessguy5640]

@ChessNetwork 1:26:55 "Iodewijkfrederik" is actually Opperwezen - Andrew said on his stream.

[@chorthithian]

I love the fact that his older videos have extremely serious tones and over the years he became the most hilarious, lighthearted, passionate, and incredibly skilled commentator

[@ーワ索キード検]

i loved your unbiased assessments of positionas, very educational

[@magnumdongsen2141]

love your commentary, so soothing and entertaining

[@threethrushes]

With Jerry's commentary, it is so much better!

[@AgentSmith911]

Lichess severs were running hot those two hours 😖😁

[@majkgmajkg2613]

14:32 looks like Jerry did this move instead of Carlsen :o

[@KARTIKEYA007]

damn, good eye u got

[@majkgmajkg2613]

1:02:05 too :P

[@ew6230]

You're really good at commentating chess, it's astounding. And Magnus and Penguin are the GMs this world deserves.

[@Riptions]

Hardest commentary jobs: Darts Bowling Chess Well done as always

[@ChessHistorian]

Wonderful games, wonderful commentary. I love this content. Never stop!

[@iadros10]

You came back at the right time! I needed this so much!

[@synchronium24]

5:40 Jerry was correct about the mating possibility for white. After black played 23... Ke8, white wins with 24. Qf8+ Kd7 25. Nf6# (e6 and c6 are controlled by the d5 pawn).

[@dangeloaugustok]

Jerry & Bullet are my medicine before sleep, damn you make me feel good. Thank you for all the work.

[@victor6010]

55:50 jerry's laugh is priceless XD

[@38FerreroX]

We need TCEC Superfinal coverage! :) Keep up the good work!

[@fatfighterxDDD]

08:10 when you ask the computer who is winning in this position:

[@jitseslump3756]

Jerry, you should have used 1:11:41 as a thumbnail :D

[@BrainSane237]

Lol like a mexican stand-off

[@SathvickSatish]

Love that little troll face you put in the thumbnail every time lol xD!

[@RepentNBelieveNJesus]

Great stuff. Thank you for making videos like this

[@sar14cos]

Thanks a lot for this video, I was away Saturday and I missed the Titled Arena for the first time.

[@adokwuondoma6446]

A toast to chessnetwork for his online activity again. Nice games!!!

[@peteanderson8417]

Cheers mate!

[@bennieblanks5129]

As a causal fan of chess who has read some books on the game (mostly by Jeremy Silman), it boggles my mind how you evaluate these positions so quickly.

[@user-uq3iw2nf6x]

he's best in the world by not a small margin... and he's featured in a rap song... idk what to say thanks for being alive

[@faaizsiddiqui7906]

THANK YOU. i cant do this by myself, thanks for streaming this amazing tournament

[@Vorground]

Gotta love Jerry's commentary, thanks for doing this!!!

[@seafoammusic444]

Great stuff Jerry!

[@celebdangdutchannel9325]

Very enjoyable seeing ta with jerry comment..

[@Commanber]

Your pronunciation of Federico is killing me Jerry :D

[@Gersomelmejor55]

1:11:41 wow impresionante 4 damas en el tablero increible !!!!!!!!! bella partida

[@Wahyu_Zein]

Playback to 0.5 and you got drunk jerry voice while explaining chess lol.

[@DerMig590]

Penguin at 31:00 is godlike fast!

[@jonnynik7626]

I'd love to see other Super-GMs like Nakamura or Grischuk participate in this tournament... Magnus needs some competition ;)

[@coolguy2060]

naka and grschuk will have a hard time going to the top 10.... they don't play bullet chess as much as other players in this tournament

[@thanakorn7603]

@@coolguy2060 Naka and Grischuk were able to beat Magnus in the bullet portion in the SCC2016 and 2017

[@kafkaesquee521]

Cool Guy Guy Naka is the online blitz king, only second to carlsen.

[@juhanikuronen6944]

@@thanakorn7603 In 2017 Naka lost bullet section like 2-10 to Magnus. 1 win on chess960 and 2nd win was due to Magnus' mouse slip

[@Alexander_jade]

@@coolguy2060 waah. In 1+0 bullet, prime Naka might be the best in the world. He has a mental block against carlsen but that's the thing, he wouldn't be playing carlsen one on one the whole time

[@comic4relief]

Maybe you ought to do a follow-up video on a few of these games!

[@catandfishfc]

Only Carlsen can ragequit and still win

[@dhaoracle]

Best Chess commentator EVER!!!!

[@garethsoul23]

What a speed!!! Nice vid bro

[@bangalorenishanth5777]

Weird game starting at 1:21:04. It looks like black moved first the whole game. The first move b6 is by BLACK!

[@Intedujag]

agreed wtf is up with annotation??

[@ericanthonyspieth4450]

Epic CN Video: Analyze the losses? Reverse engineering weaknesses?

[@harshagrawal6391]

5:38 yes there is opportunity to give mate

[@gyanvarshnay8053]

1:23:14 black queen check mated the black king

[@JohnDoe-vz7ff]

This is why I'm not the biggest fan of bullet chess; it often comes down to who can press buttons the fastest.

[@Nick-nb8kf]

It is time for Hikaru to enter these tournaments.

[@SathvickSatish]

Nick I don’t think he plays on lichess, but yeah that would be fun to see him on here

[@mitchell2704]

Jerry loves his towel throwing doesn’t he

[@Efeirud]

It would be fun to see you join one of these tournaments Jerry!

[@herzwatithink9289]

Magnus was outstanding the last half of this tournament, as was Jerry!

[@thedynastycontinues945]

I dont even play chess.... but I love this guy's passion for it

[@SuperAaaap]

jerry long time watching first time comenting, I'd love to see you actuallly compete in those titled arenas! i know you did it early on but i want to see you tie with carlsen

[@ravishraj7319]

53:35 🔥🔥🔥💥

[@harveylin5395]

01:07:27 Nxh4+ missed by FrostWyrm...

[@JoeBruin96]

5:40 missed mate in two qf8, kd7, nf6#

[@Combsdave1]

It wasn’t carlsen at the beginning then he lost, they took a break then ultra hulk tagged in proceeded to climb to the top rope and destroy everyone. Also Magnus is a genius at creating tactics with pushing pawns. Love the content

[@mohd1nagyyyyy]

the game at 56:00 is just pure genius

[@lordalexjohn]

rebecca harris be bullying magnus everytime they play

[@benashley2955]

54:30 the way he said that :'D. couldn't believe it

[@chuckg4812]

"Rage quit" - I like that...

[@ManuelMagnifico]

Federico is an Argentinian GM Federico Perez Ponsa

[@joshuawall2590]

I joined lichess after watching this. Nice to know it starts you at 1500 so you can get curbed down to what your skill level is :P

[@nofanfelani6924]

1:35:50 the best stuff

[@TheNameOfJesus]

This was more interesting than any of Finegold's videos. But please explain what the colour coding is for the numbers.

[@yeoyeoking]

Mutdpro is carlsen’s kryptonite in this tournament

[@outerdimension7276]

5:39 Qf8+ Kd7 and Nf6 mate?

[@Pianistos]

Nykter means sober in Norwegian. Carlsen calls himself now DrNykterstein (=DrSoberstein) instead of DrDrunkenstein.

[@fburton8]

Dutch speakers pronounce Lodewijk (Ludwig) as Low-der-xxxx where xxxx is somewhere between wake and vike.

[@KamalKJoshi-zu8jb]

.07 is just enough by "NeverEnough" 😂🤣 1:54:38

[@danielaustin953]

Love your commentary

[@twist2shout]

Isn't there a tactic at 1:08 and a free pown. I'm surprised that Magnus didn't hid the f2 with the bishop. If black recaptures on f2 with queen his bishop is hanging. If he recapture with rook there is back rank check and mate.

[@Gersomelmejor55]

1:02:28 siciliana grand prix !!!!

[@MyVash12349]

Having no arms and an itch would be torture.

[@myashins0]

Jerry you’re the man

[@jlnaley23]

I listen to Jerry every night before bed, helps me get better at chess and fall asleep lol. Thanks Jerry!!

[@ScottBub]

Same. Doing it right now!

[@Kamrul-ITManager]

Now a days I am feeling Jerry is a pain only because of bullet chess. Boss, why only bullet, you can share us games or tutorials in between.

[@wildexperiense]

35:40 Carlsen is back

[@mathiasblomqvist8099]

How dose the scoring system work? When do they get 0 2 4 and what is Fire?

[@mehranatashrazm3376]

Penguin outpaces my eyes.

[@topspin242]

I feel sorry for the person that has to clean all the towels that have been thrown playing Magnus.

[@JasonLayton]

I wonder what Carlsen did during his break...?

[@checkmate6162]

paulfromspb is now a gm

[@BlizzyFoxTF]

Carlsen's genius is crystalized into one point at 55:51. It is not possible for a human to think of that in nanoseconds.

[@flippert0]

Hmm, actually it proves the opposite: that Carlsen is human. Magnus thought he had a fork with Nc6+, winning back the queen, only to discover that the knight is pinned. There for he played Bb5 first. His opponent just hadn't time to capture on b5; after recapture it would have been a draw.

[@lovinlife9999]

It must be frustrating for the other players like Penguin knowing they have almost no chance to win the tournament if Magnus is playing lol

[@Nonetheless420]

who finished the video?!

[@nuagor]

5:38 Qf8+ Kd7, Nf6#

[@akkermansia1488]

1:21:07 Last one there is a Watneg. ...sorry had to =)