People in the future will look back and appreciate how amazing it was to see the best chess player in the history of chess play in his prime. People watching him today might not fully appreciate what a privilege this is.
i dont know how good the actual clip was, but it mightve been nice to see the moment of realization for the commentators when they began to see what magnus had done
I would guess he does not really calculate often and much on the spot during a game, I would say he just got like a inner sense, he can see the positions, he feel the field based on so much prior calculations and experiences more than anything most of the time...
Funny you’re right tho I know there is one gentleman that doesn’t speak English very well or not overly articulate says that ‘and now he moves the Bishop’ and after that ‘and now so and so responds by bringing his knight to … and so on it’s funny because as you say I’ve come across commentators of Chess that use it it’s like saying ‘you know’ after every sentence ‘you know’ 😅
Absolutely unbelievable. It’s more impressive than watching a bot because there’s an aspect of beauty in these moves that you don’t get from even the best bots.
Shades of R. Byrne-Fischer US Championship 1963-1964 where the commentators were baffled by Fischer's combination and were certain that Byrne had won the game. And when they were congratulating Byrne on his win against Fischer, Byrne told them that it was Fischer who had won the game and proceeded to show the commentators the winning combination.
@@8964TS in this channel's "Bobby Fischer's 21 move brilliancy" , at Fischer's 21-...Qd7 , a very quiet move indeed, the game was over by resignation. The commentators were congratulating Byrne, because they only looked at the material imbalance, they thought that Fischer had resigned. But Byrne told them that it was he that had resigned and not Fischer. Then he proceeded to demonstrate the winning variations after 21-....Qd7. Another game with a deep combination that comes to mind is Larsen-Spassky, USSR vs Rest of the World, 1970. In his book SPASSKY'S 100 BEST GAMES, Bernard Cafferty commented that most people in the audience did not see Spassky's brilliant coup de grace 14-....Rh1
Do I really have to say it AGAIN. The only reason any of those final lines worked was because of the back rank mate threats. I.E. King vulnerability. So lets ONCE AGAIN look at Magnus' king in comparison. Both kings were castled and protected, but the white king had a breathing hole! And it didn't need it. Black needed a hole to escape the back rank, yet it was white that had it. Now do you understand the significance of that bewildering h pawn move at the opening?
Its crazy to think that all these cutaways showing what could happen if certain moves are played is something that happens automatically in their head and they’ve memories thousands of games
5. h3 has in fact been seen before, for example in the English National League game Houska-Giblin. Similarly 6...Nf6 transposes to a known side-line of the French Attack that usually in turn transposes to a very well-known line of the French Exchange Variation: 1. e4 e6; 2. d4 d5; 3. ed ed; 4. Nf3 Nf6; 5. h3, a favourite of Mariya Muzychuk that has also been played by Hikaru a few times.
Watched it live and Jan and Peter laughing comments after h3 are hilarious if you know Jan worked with Magnus for the defense against Caruana who is a master of the Petrov.
Every time I see Magnus play these days, he wins me over a little more in the argument to be the GOAT. I genuinely used to feel like he wasn't as creative as Kasparov at his best was - but games like this demonstrate he's added a whole new dimension to his play in recent years and it's phenomenal to watch.
Magnus would win but then it isn;t an even contest because he was walking on Fischer's shoulders, and Kasparov and Karpov etc. when he learnt chess, so each generation gets steadily stronger ALTHOUGH I think next gen will do well to be better than Magnus
I've always been curious if cloning will be used for that, even if it's underground. Stuff like prime Jordan vs prime Lebron or prime Fischer vs prime Magnus. Perhaps even quantum computing AI being able to replicate their play styles and personalities.
I've always been curious if cloning will be used for that, even if it's underground. Stuff like prime Jordan vs prime Lebron or prime Fischer vs prime Magnus. Perhaps even quantum computing AI being able to replicate their play styles and personalities.
I've always been curious if cloning will be used for that, even if it's underground. Stuff like prime Jordan vs prime Lebron or prime Fischer vs prime Magnus. Perhaps even quantum computing AI being able to replicate their play styles and personalities.
I was watching Nepo's old RU-vid video of him beating up on Alireza earlier today. He was saying Alireza is out of form, but Nepo has this board vision where he sees every mistake many moves ahead. I don't know how he keeps losing the title.
The more I watch chess, the more it seems Magnus is starting the middle game so much earlier than people expect, by going off theory asap? Great recaps here, good job.
@@gabeellis2265I think the "disrespect" video titles are indicative of this "off theory" strategy - they are not known theory but if Carlsen wins - and reliably he does - it's Carlsen theory that appears to be working even if it's misunderstood.
Playing that in blitz is insane calculation or intuition or both. Magnus actually understands computer lines. On his best day I feel like he would actually have a chance against the computers.
What a game indeed, so great to see you cover this one, I didn't get all the details during the game - it went so fast the last moves! Great choice, kudos 🎉
That was pretty ‘Epic’ of Carlsen to realize his opponent had back rank issues with his king taking advantage of that situation Magnus out clevers all his opponents thanks for the game James Happy New Year have a Blessed New Year 2024
Don't thank us, we're the lazy ones here. Thank *you* for creating this interesting, fun, and educational content, and doing so without resorting to juvenile silliness and painful click bait.
It was definitely a mostly intuitive move. I spotted it too but not sure if i would of played it in a real game. Magnus is the master of endgames he must of seen it lead to a favourable endgame structure.
Maybe the best moves I’ve ever seen? Like really think about it. Completely invisible double sacrifice leading into an absolute prison cell of a situation with no escape. How many different continuations did he make? 10? Every single one was hopeless. Insane.
I'm gonna start watching these recaps because they are concise and brief, you don't have to prove to the people watching that you are a good chess player by going down every possible sideline. you mostly stick to the game that was played and give analysis when needed. Don't change what you are doing because I've stopped watching the other 2 channels because there egos won't let them just stick to the game that was played without all the possibilities that weren't.
Thanks a lot for the feedback and glad you're enjoying! Yeah I try and get a balance but more on the side of sticking with the main game for sure. Cheers for watching
Qf6 walks into a pin via Bb2, the Knight on c3 is now attacked twice, cannot be defended and cannot move else the queen will drop, also note that ne2+ is ineffective as the Queen simply takes, maintaining its defense of the b2 Bishop, furthermore it may create the potential for further overloading tactics/ pins in the future eg. ...qf6 bb2 (Black moves) Bxc3 and now only qe6 or qg6 can both be met with bg4 or be4 respectively. TLDR the Knight will get pinned and be captured probably with tempo, as well as just overall discoordianting Black's pieces. Hope this helps.
This is what happens when you have the intuitive ability to know your opponent. Plus the courage in your skill set to dance on a knife edge and dare your rival to join you. Magnus took his opponent out of their prep and made him doubt himself. Game was over when H3 was played.
I would not go that far, as James said, not capturing with the queen was suboptimal. But Yu Yangyi seemed to be shaking his head when Magnus made one move so definitely he seemed taken aback.
Magnus plays endgames like no one in history. You basically have to beat him in the opening and middle game, if you are equal or worse he will eventually beat you in the endgame 99/100 times.
Magnus is obviously amazing at calculation, but compared to other super GMs he admits he isn't the best at it(he mentioned one in particular. It could have been Ding, but I'm not certain). His insane memory, pattern recognition and mental fortitude makes him extremely dominant during blitz chess in particular, where it's an obvious disadvantage to rely heavily on calculation.
i think magnus is studying the AI programs because he isn't playing the classical openings nor is he bothered by anything his opponents open with, he also doesn't seem to be castling as much, it doesn't matter if he isn't world champion because everybody knows he's the best chess player of all time