Alexandra finally beats Magnus and goes crazy on her stream 

For Alex this was the greatest day of her life. For Magnus it was Tuesday.

Alexandra: I have more time but If I think he will also think on my time. Magnus: talking and laughing at his chat while she's thinking on her time.

"he's trying to mate" Always gets me.

This was so brutal because Magnus was literally 2 moves from mating her. 😆

I love that magnus has a chess entourage

The win is basically "survive a match against Magnus"

Alex is a great chess player and I’m happy she finally got a W. But it’s incredible that it takes a 10x time deficit for Magnus to lose.

3:01 Magnus’s reaction after seeing that he only has 11 seconds

This is still an accomplishment I hate people talking down to her like she doesn't understand what a fucking handicap is.

So bizarre that so many people here seem to think that everyone needs reminding that Magnus is still better than her. Yeah, no shit, people. Obviously everyone knows it, but it's still a huge win for her to squeak out a time win against the GOAT, even with a major handicap.

What's funny to me is that if at 2:28 had he not be chatting with his friends, where he lost ~4 seconds on the clock, maybe he would have won.

Alex was happy seeing him just thinking 😂like it's an achievement just to make him think during the game

Her reaction was a pure moment. Nothing sweeter than the self affirmation of beating the World's best

Magnus always has just like 2 spectators watching him play all the time no matter what time it is😂😂

4:03 Magnus realises his time

between the time handicap and the win happening after like 6 losses while magnus casually laughs and chats with his friends is such an older brother vibe. her celebration under the circumstances is such a lil sibling vibe on top of that

Lmfaoo loving how carefree magnus is

I guarantee that the folks talking shit about her would get DESTROYED by her in a game where she gave up a similar handicap. She is absolutely LEGIT.

4:44 “please don’t mate me” “i’m not ready” “not like this”

2:28 that's where he lost. He was talking with his friends and didn't realize that botez made a move, so that he lost 5 secs

"He's muted his stream, how'd he do that??"

I think she was fairly calm considering it was a win against possibly the best player in history of the game...I would have had to be scraped off the ceiling ..👏

God, when she yelled "he's thinking". You made my day. Magnus really having fun with even so limited time. He's really genius

This is that moment in every video game when you beat the final boss.

I like how both sides are synced! I like watching these type of videos!

*4:44* "Please don't me mate me, I'm not ready ... not like this." Good one, Alexandra.

2:27 Magnus losing 5 precious seconds while talking to his friends lol

Carlsen is the greatest chess player ever. Although Carlsen had only 30 seconds and Alex five minutes, this game was an exceptionally big achievement. Somehow I found it sweet when Alex was happy.

chess is the only sport when you can casually encounter the world final boss

To those of you who don't understand this time odds buisness can actually get really frustrating. I once lost 5 in a row in 1 v 5 minutes against a 2100 FIDE (I'm 1600)... It can get extremely frustrating happy for Alex here... It's a massive win.

I like how David Howell was supporting Alexandra. :)

She's so intense and focused and Magnus looks like he just woke up and is laughing with his friends haha. Still a great accomplishment though, beating Magnus is so hard that even you get him wasted and then give him a concussion you should still throw yourself a parade

0:55 guy comes forward and yells his soul out

2:27 She's lucky he turned away to banter with his friends the moment she made a move. It cost Magnas 5 seconds - which turned out to cost him the game as she was about to lose

"he is trying to mate. he keeps doing that it's very annoying" 3:42

Some comments here are just cringe. They don't know what fun handicap game is.

The best part of this entire video was listening to Alex while watching Magnus laugh and goof around with his friends/entourage/posse

I love the reaction of his friends. They can't contain how happy they are for Alex. I'm sure they teased Magnus for days after this 😂

the most wonderfull part when magnus is having a chill time with his friends as a normal day

"He is thinking!"...Even that's a win against Magnus 😂

She played so well.

"Please don't mate me, not like this" 😭

I think my favorite part of this is when she said “He’s thinking, he’s thinking”. Magnus was already like 4 pre-moves ahead lol.

Alexandra: total concetration. Chat, distract him. Should I move here? Magnus: So, yesterday I came to this bar...

She felt victorious when he was “thinking” 🤣 Like if Magnus starts to think it means u should be proud 😂

"HAHAA HE'S THINKING!" hahaha that's already a huge W "If Magnus wins, I will pay for his haircut" I freaking love this

Lmao that was a total losing position lmao but that was hilarious. To be fair, most people can’t pull off that win given these time odds so good job lmao one of the funniest chess endings ever

"I just got dizzy!" No kidding, you were breathing like you just drove your car off a bridge, and it was rapidly filling up with water!

That last Ra3 move was brilliant from Alex - she knew he expected her to take there so she broke his premove when he only had .3s left

Im happy for her. Massive handicap but well played. Zero chance I win with those odds

It's nice to see Alexandra so happy.

I think this was hilarious. That was some pretty raw emotion at the end. I think I'll have to watch her more often.

So many mad dudes in the comments, makes the win better.

Funny how she says if she takes time to think then that give Magnus time to think on her turn but when I look he's just laughing and talking to his friends during her turn.

Awesome video! Congrats Alex!!!

Why are people mocking her? He's potentially the greatest chess player of all time. Chill

And a winning position at that. No matter how many times you see it Magnus is a spectacle. Even she had only 5 seconds to spare, if it were increments of 0.2 seconds I doubt Magnus would lose.

That was tense🤣 the reactions are amazing

What an electrifying game! I'm only six years old and I absolutely love chess, so watching Alexandra finally beat Magnus was super exciting for me! It was like watching a real-life chess adventure. Alexandra's strategy was really smart, especially when she changed her opening to something unexpected, and her quick thinking when the game looked tough was so inspiring. Plus, her reaction on stream was priceless-it's not every day you see someone so passionate! As someone who loves chess, this video was a perfect mix of tension and joy. Keep it up, Alexandra!

I have seen movies where villains are to op that you have to put all odds against him and still just winning by a very very slim margin. This felt like that.

The pure joy in her scream 😂

That primal roar made me feel a certain way

its the kind of joy when you finally beat the final boss youve been stuck on for weeks in a video game

Not really a win, more like she survived. Which is better than what most of us would’ve done.

He gave the game to her out of pity. 5 mins.....

I like the idea that magnus just rolled out of that bed in the background, turned on his stream and sent the challenge to her

The trick when someone is down on time like this, especially magnus, is to play moves that they cannot premove against. Because you aren’t going to be magnus in classical chess. You can’t play chess to beat him, you have to play the time. And if he’s premoving, he’s not wasting any time. So what you need to do is simply force him to use his time by not allowing him to premove. And this is something that Alex did really well. If you look at how often Magnus was premoving, watch how little that actually paid off for him. She wasn’t playing how he predicted she might play. Which is the reason she ended up winning even though she was in such a worse position. I don’t know how intentional it was on her part, but she played just weird enough to throw him off and waste his time. Beautiful game

women when i try to talk to them in the club: 3:42

"ask him about sports" lol. alex is too witty

She is soo relaxed.

Really wholesome victory. High energy, but not over the top.

So basically in a 10 games (don't know the exact number) where Magnus had 30 seconds and she had 5 mins, Magnus lost a single game on time (even there he had a huge material advantage and mate was almost there). This is what I call absolute domination.

Magnus is thoroughly enjoying his chess.

Sick game fellas. Thanks

Their reaction is priceless. Especially Davids. LOL!

Imagine being so good at chess that 1. A 2000+ rated player 2. playing with white pieces 3. having 5 min clock while you have 30 secs 4. Just missed getting forced checkmated in 3 while you lost in time Not to mention that botez is tensed as fuck as if the world is going to end while this guy is chilling with homies💀

time odds: 30 seconds to 5 min

lol "i just got dizzy" i think she was born dizzy

4:24 - "I made Magnus Carlson think! YES!"

Beats Magnus? More like outlasting the Magnus Survival Mode.

This is how I felt when I beat my older brother at a Mario Kart cup once

Winning by time when you are absolutely pounded is a great feeling

Sounded like she had a good time from that scream.

The smile on Magnus' face because he didn't take it too seriously said it all. This was a pretty wholesome moment on both sides. Nice one guys! 🏆🎊☮ Also, I'll win by flagging Magnus any day haha 😂 Congrats Alex 💯

He's just laughing and talking to his buddies, Magnus is barely looking at the board. LOL!!

Dude Magnus is crazyyyyy... They can't even mate him with 270 more seconds on the clock... Like fr dude is a King 🙇...

Alexandra while playing: stressed screaming magnus while playing: 👁️👄👁️

ahhahaah so fkn nice to watch both reactions!

Magnus is so cool for doing stuff like this. Well done Ms. Botez 🙂

That was a real scream of joy right there 😂

I don’t believe it til I see it live!

I swear he was one move away

3:00 that look on his face😂

That was fun to watch. Final boss beating vibe even if you used a guide.

At 2:05 would d5 bishop be a good move?

she gave birth at the end :D

2:28 Magnus looks away and loses time. That cost him the game :)

“He is trying to mate… keeps doing that, very annoying.” 😂😂😂

Wow, really, Alex makes no secret of her emotions. 5:52 "I just got dizzy" 😅

10-1 time odds. But yeah, beating Magnus anytime is a serious achievement, even if he is clowning around with his friends.