INSANE GAME | 2021 World Chess Championship (Game 6) 

This is one hell of a video. One of the best games I've ever seen paired with Levy's perfect commentary makes for an experience literally more exciting than playing yourself.

Levy: "Black has a compromised pawn structure, white has Magnus Carlsen playing with the white pieces" 😂😂😂

"Because he's a lunatic or he's the GOAT." "This is either brilliance or madness." "It's remarkable how often those two traits coincide."

The best part of the game was when Magnus said in the postgame interview that his strategy was to make it last as long as possible so they would both get tired and make mistakes. A visibly exausted Ian just looked away as if thinking "You dirty bastard!"

I think the craziest part of this is the fact that e4, the most popular first move, wasn't played until move 110

This game was so nuts I clicked instantly even though I watched the whole thing live

Let's all give a moment to be grateful for Levy, his enthusiasm, his serious productivity, responsiveness to his supporters.

Judith Polgar in live commentary at move 3: “This is going to be a long and interesting game.”

Levi saying Ian would only win 95% of the time against me with Queen pawn against rook, Knight, 3 pawn is both the best compliment I've received all day, and a gross overestimation of my ability 😂

Magnus played at 99% accuracy for 136 moves over 7.45 hours when he was probably out of prep after move 10. Ian was 98.2%. Insane.

My family thought I'm out of my mind when they saw me watching chess for 8 hours. However, it was one of the most exciting sport events I have ever seen.

I know almost nothing about chess, but this guy's passion and clarity makes it incredibly compelling. Well done!

I’m a tepid chess appreciator and below-average player, and you just had me riveted for a solid thirty-five minutes. Bravo.

This was such an insane game to tune into, commentators kept flipping from “dead draw” over to “Ian has winning chances” then to “Only Magnus has winning chances” then to “Tablebase shows this is just a dead draw still” all the while everyone was just glued watching what each would play next. They had such low time to think for like the last 30-40 moves too despite it being an 8 hour game. Such an insane match to follow up with those last 5 draws

“Ian’s winning chances negative, against you %95 percent” this made me laugh so hard 🤣 Good on you mate

can we just appreciate the fact that levy put in so much effort to compress a 7.5h game into 36 mins of a video. a lot of effort put in, well done levy!

This is so huge for the sport of chess Levy, I think almost nobody of us would take the time to watch a 8h chess game and neither understand what is going on but with your commentary it is just awesome and exciting to watch!

I love how Levy personifies the chess computer. “You bozos, it’s a DEAD DRAW.”

"As the king sees the approaching rooks to his castle, the king jumps out of the window" is probably the best thing levy had yet said in his analysis

This may be an unpopular opinion but I prefer it when the board changes color when Levy goes into variations this makes it easier to parse what really happened and what was a possible variation

31.51 I love this moment where Levi confidently says: "He gives a check" That's not a check🤣

If engines are alive, they'd count Magnus as one of them. Such an inhuman performance with 99% accuracy that entire 136 moves played. One of the best games ever played and recorded. History in the making.

the way you bring these games to life gives me life!

Such a mind-blowing game, even now a year later I’m still rewatching this and your commentary is just so entertaining and gives insight that I wouldn’t be able to see unless I thought for 30 min on every move… thanks a lot really appreciate the content

24:40 funniest part of the video 100% 😂🙏🏽

I just feel proud of myself for having watched this game live. We just witnessed a very important game in chess history, one of the greatest world championship games ever played.

Me watching 35 mins recap of chess without getting bored 😐but can't watch 10 mins of study vids 😭🥺

This whole video was just "BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!" and i loved every bit of it.

“As the king sees the rooks are coming in his castle, he jumps out the window” had me dead 😂

Greatest chess match I have ever witnessed with my own eyes.

This video is so good that every time i comeback to this and watch whole 35 minutes

I can proudly say that out of the 8 hours, I watched around 4 hours of this game and it was a thrilling experience. Sitting with engines, analysing some lines myself and hearing some other lines being given by Fabi and other GMs, it was an experience like none other.

What has impressed me the most about the game is not Magnus's ability, it is his courage and cold blood. Sometimes his clock has struck 40 seconds. He could have looked for a draw and not complicate the game. But it has not. All In. Win or lose. fortune favors the brave. Respect !!!!

"It wasn't easy, but World Championship games aren't supposed to be easy." - Magnus after the game. What a battle! This will go down in history like Fischer Spassky game 6.

Exceptional recap! Loved the deep (sometime 8+ move) offshoots to show options. Great incorp for how the different GMs evaluated the positions. You brought the energy throught. You always provide excellent recaps/breakdowns, but this one was truly fitting for a game of the ages.

The entire time the computer is just smoking a FAT cuban cigar like “stupid humans its zero zero zero” Levy, 2021

"The only thing protecting your king is the horse and the only thing protecting your only thing protecting your king is the rook". A sentence I never expected to hear, but I'm so glad I did... Keep it up Levy!

This was the best recap you’ve ever done Levy. Every second was so engaging

Probably the best recap you have ever made in my opinion. Both an incredible game and incredible commentary, hats off!

Incredible recap man. Your energy is crazy hype

Your commentary over the years has become masterful Levy. Your timing, personality, humor, and attention to tone and detail make watching chess matches feel like some of the most nail-biting spectator experiences.

Holy shit. Can you imagine playing 99.3% accuracy within 8 hours of game play and later win without an queen? Clearly magnus is a madman

This is the first ever video I've watched on your channel and I just love how you explain stuff. I mean like...half the stuff went over my head but hearing you so emotionally involved in this made me watch till the end. You've definitely earned a subscriber Levy.

The chess world is lucky to have a gentleman like you. You bring insight, intellect, and a boatload of enthusiasm to the world of chess. Thank you for all you do and your commitment to your subs! You made that recap amazing! Your energy was palpable!!!!

I can’t put into words how impressed I am with this. First: Nepo has been a fantastic challenger for Magnus and this has enriched my chess experience. Second: Magnus holy fuck that was pure human genius on display. Sacrificing exchanges and perfectly executing extremely complicated positions. I am rarely this impressed. Wow.

I am truly happy to have seen this game live. With over 100.000 people watching it from twitch, and the commentators going crazy. Wow. The chess community is just great. There is just something special about it. Thank you Levy for this great recap, which enlighten us all with how great of a game this actually was!!

Don’t worry about the time/ length of the video, it’s all good. Especially with these world championship games. The deeper we go the better imo Even if you tripled the time and made the video a lecture type feel once in a while (with the right games, like this one) and went through every line even deeper and more in depth, I’d still be in. Thanks for all you do, keep up the great work!

“Against you 95%” that hit hard😭

"It will be a titanic task for Ian to come back"... can't wait for the games we'll see with a player requiring a win.

"Sorry for any streamers I didn't name" Hikaru: Well, I literally don't care

So glad your’e doing these vids because I just simply can’t watch a full match of classical chess. I have to say you make them so interesting(even the draw games) and make us mortals understand the complexity of the game. Keep at it! Looking forward to upcoming recaps

Absolutely BRILLIANT video, I watched it live and I understood so much more about the actual game watching this... I am a terrible amateur chess player, but I just love the idea of it and wish I was better, but I just don't have the patience to learn!! You actually had me nearly in tears at the end! It is a shame they don't literally push the king over when they resign...

This was one of the most amazing games I've ever seen. Throughout the entire recap I was at the edge of my seat, just amazed at the level of depth and understanding that went into each move. The previous 5 games were great and interesting, but this game really blew them all out of the water. And of course, having Levy's excellent commentary on the match, and how he explains the ideas behind every move makes it all the more enjoyable to watch. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't understand 90% of what's going on if I watched the game without the explanations of those moves, it's just a level far beyond anything I can understand on my own. And of course, the ending was just the cherry on top. After such an arduous battle, with some amazing skill demonstrated by both players throughout the match, I couldn't help but smile when Levy finally announced the ending result when we reached the final position. I would've been happy even if it had been a draw, but seeing that final result really was amazing. An astounding victory by Magnus, who kept on fighting until the very end, showing us all once again why he's the best. And Nepo deserves credit as well, his play was amazing, and really put up a great fight. This game is definitely going down in history as one of the greatest games ever played. I can imagine 40-50 years into the future, people will be talking about this game the same way we talk about the best games of Bobby Fischer or Gary Kasparov. And it's really so amazing to be here while the championship goes on. This is actually the first World Chess Championship that I'm keeping up with, and boy, it's mind-blowing. I can't wait to see what happens in the next game. Whether Nepo manages to make a comeback, or some more draws come along, or Magnus manages to get a second victory, I'm sure that we'll continue to see the brilliancy of these two masters of the chess board. To everyone who's reading this, thank you for taking the time to read through my hyped ramble. Have a wonderful day!

like Hikaru said.. Magnus had a very deep understanding of creating crazy end games that Hikaru or other players in this era cant reach.. GOAT !!! Legend !!!

I logged into my account just to say your commentary is just AMAZING. It makes me feel like a GM. The experience is just amazing, thanks for the content and please keep it up.

I come back and watch this video every couple months. Just a thriller. Great commentary. One of the best games I’ve seen.

Marking my attendance here so that decades later when I'll re-watch this legendary game I'll cherish this moment! ❤️

Magnus is gifting this masterpiece to "no draw" people

Dude, that was a tremendously informative and fun recap! I really enjoyed it. You genuinely had me captivated with your commentary. Subscribed.

I am a long time viewer of this channel and have watched this game about 20 times now. Today the Game 2 of the Ding-Nepo world championship match happened and Nepo came on top. I watched the whole game and the recaps and came to this video again, and now I understand the meaning of the words "The Magnus Effect"

Alot of commenters are missing how impressive Ian's play has been. Magnus is the goat for sure but Ian has provided excellent competition.

This game shows why patience is one ability that makes Magnus the GOAT of endgame. Magnificent play by both players.

I’ve been trying to not see the results prior to watching your recaps, but yesterday that was impossible on chess twitter. But, it’s been so exciting to watch these and this game was amazing. Thanks for all you do Levy!

What a legendary game it was. I will remember this moment and game forever. Normally your recaps come at 11pm-12am max but I waited till 2am and was very much confused that why it delayed. Then saw live broadcast and watching was huge in comparison to other days. I knew something great was happening but didn't watch it live bcoz 8 hrs stream watching from start was impossible at that time and direct ending watch would ruin the fun. So I slept after being exhausted waiting for the game to end. But man, I was so much excited to watch your recap as soon as I woke up. I am blessed to have watched this game with your commentary. Felt so much thrill and inner peace after watching this historical game and cherry on the top was my fav player Magnus won. After 5 yrs of no decisive classical championship game, this game brought a life to world championship again and even made records of being longest and most accurate game in the history of world chess championship. I never write comments but today I really wanted to bcoz I know I would come again to watch this after decades and would again cherish this game and relive the moment through this comment too.

Magnus: "Do you want water out of stone?" Everyone:"YES!"

Every now and then in chess history a game like this happens. And we were all apart of it. Incredible. And Levy does an amazing job commentating and keeping every bit entertaining and educational. This is why I love this game.

I watch this game like once every week or so. To remind myself why I love chess

I come back to watch the recap every couple months… partly because of the amazing game, partly because the boss level recap.

I feel privileged to have watched this game live, absolutely historic.

Credit where credit is due to Nepo, he created a masterpiece with Magnus. Remember, it takes two to make a great game. Soooo impressed by both players.

Im really happy with this game, besides its beauty and the result, this Levy analisys must be one of his masterpiece. What an epic battle on the board! Congrats Levy!

I love the enthusiasm! Thank you for getting us excited even if a lot of it goes over my head. Although you do a great job of dumbing it down for us

This was my favorite game of chess of all time. First watched with Judit Polgar's commentary live, then watched Agadmator's video, then came over here to watch! I have never spent so many hours on a single chess game before in my life! (I imagine many of the people watching feel the same way! lol)

When move 60 came and time control was reached, the game was evaluated to be a dead draw. However, there was still this unshakeable feeling that we were about to watch Magnus extract water from stone. What a game!

This was the first full chess match I’ve ever watched. I’ve been following recaps and commentary from Levy and Hikaru but finally committed to watching a whole match. Much like the first EPL Football match I ever watched (Manchester City vs QPR on the last day of the 11-12 season when City won their first title aka the Agueroooooooo match) my standards are now going to be set extremely high lol. What a fascinating match and it was fun following the official stream and watching GM David Howell and Co. try to figure out what was going on! Levy, you are a fantastic communicator and I have enjoyed your content - it seems to have mass appeal - beginners and experts can gain from following you. Thank you.

That was the highlight of my day! Very nicely commentated Levy! Your enthusiasm for this match and your love of the game is admirable for sure!!

That has got to be one of the absolute coolest games I have ever seen. Literally felt like an action film where I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Kudos to Magnus and Ian for battling out for so many hours to produce this masterpiece, and thanks to Levy for giving it life. I'm excited for Game 7 :)

Holy crap Levy, you really put these together fast. The game ended like 40 min before you posted this 35 minute video. Thanks for giving me my chess fix.

Amazing recap & storytelling! Your enthusiasm had my heart pounding the whole time.

Some serious amount of intensity released through this recap, like all the energy of the entire 8 hour game itself was boiled down to a 30 minutes concentrate, just to be unleashed by Levy!

Wow, what a game! Now THIS is a game worthy of being called a world championship game! What an absolute beast of a game!

They both looked so tired at the end of this. Magnus was visibly relieved when he finally saw it had become a guaranteed win. In the press conference Magnus suggested that he had entertained the idea of making the game last as long as possible at some point during. Idea apparently that he thought he would have the edge when they were both exhausted.

comeback to see from your latest video what a game

28:35 “Against you, 95%” lmao

"Magnus, how does the knight move?" "It generally moves like an L, Ian will be quite familiar with that"

Levy: "You're twenty minutes into my recap." Me: *looks at the clock frantically* Dear lord, my pizza! Where the hell did the time go? Pizza: *smolders into charcoal, also enthralled with the recap*

Thank you so much Levy for all that you do. Your channel has made the beauty of chess accessible to millions. This game is a masterpiece, the beauty of which would elude most of us if you were not there to frame it and explain it. I feel truly privileged for having watched this. Thank you!

This is quite possibly the best and most entertaining recap of any chess game I've ever watched. The Bill Burr-like chess comedy is beginning to be addictive around this channel. Thank you GC! Delightful.

They've played for almost 8 hours straight You could seem in their eyes the exhaustion and yet they kept a high quality game and neither of them offered a draw After the game 5 which was the most boring game in the series I was really excited to have the opportunity to watch live a game that will definitely go down in history Raise your glasses for these guys, they deserve it And thanks for all the Chess RU-vidrs and chess commentators commentating on this game, so many insights that make our mods blow, simply wonderful

Levy, the only guy in the world of chess who still looks fresh today.

I've never watched a chess video and haven't played in decades but wow what a video. How you made this exciting i have no idea but hella good job i might just have to start playing again as my ability to surf deteriorates. Thanks!

Excellent recap, highlighting all the important elements in a clear and entertaining way in half hour, which is impressive for an 8 hours game.

I can't believe for how long this game has lasted. It started when I was on work and by the time it ended I did all of the following - worked for one more hour, walked to home, read a chapter of book, slept for one and a half hour, watched movie and eaten a dinner/late lunch and checked all of my social media. Thats when I opened yt to watch gothams recap, but what a surprise! GAME WAS STILL GOING ON AND I CATCH IT ON MOVE 99. Enjoyed rest of the game and press conference and waited for this recap! Glad to live in Magnus era :)

I think Vishy had it right in that this was the worst possible situation for Nepo; only Magnus could win this game and that's who Nepo had to deal with. No human finds control of that diagonal given the time constraint moving into hour 8 of play. And only Magnus could continually prod you with endgame threats like this essentially forcing you to play out the entire line to perfection just to hold a draw which could take hours more. Anyone else simply doesn't find it over the board.

You do an amazing job with your recaps. Your insightful commentary,is helpful and entertaining . Your passion and reverence for the game ,it's players,and history, is appreciated.Much respect brother Levy .you are good for the game

Hands down the best chess game recap I've ever watched. Thank you for your analysis.

This game was incredible. Hard to imagine what the players thought of during the game! The unbelievable stress and exhaustion after so many hours... just incredible. Both players were amazing!

Dude, the way you presented this game was phenomenal! Literally felt like a movie. Excellent work :)

I watched this recap like 5 times And I'm gonna watch it when I'm bored The commentary is legendary

Back when world championship was quality