Reminds me a bit of Fischer's games really. So often there was all of a sudden, somehow, a tiny, winning advantage blooming on the board that he mercilessly played home.
7:38 "the same way you always make progress in any position with white, you play b4" lmaoooooooo. another heavily delayed evans gambit for the books, lads!
Oh, more than that. Using some dated online numbers ~1900 players can beat 99% of all players, ~2100 can beat 99.9% of all players, ~2350 can beat 99.99% of all players. The super GMs he beats are probably stronger than 99.9999% of players or so. Unfortunately the table I was looking at only tracks 2 decimal places, so take that with a grain of salt.
@@Ash12345p is he better though? You know one game doesn’t determine anything on its own. He can’t win every game. Hikaru won like 3 out of 50 against magnus
It's just that the percentage of the endgame library of engines that Magnus has already memorized increases. When you listen closely, you can hear him whisper "mate in 29" after the first pair of rooks got traded.
He's just too quick. There's something about his brain that just understands chess patterns on a more intuitive level than even other GMs. Not only can he play perfect endgames, but he can do so far faster than others in his class.
@@trequor Exactly, he sees the distribution of paws, in relation to the kings and remaining pieces, and has such a good understanding that he already steers the whole game towards endgames that are winning for him. One should get suspicious when he gets eager to trade down pieces for no obvious reason.
Thank you for your videos. You really strike a perfect balance between describing the actual game, and at the same time often educating us about the various move choice options available to the players. Your obvious passion for the game of chess is also truly inspiring.
@@remveel2443 I remember watching that video when Hikaru said 'slightly better' a lot, it's more of his pride in the way of admitting the fact that Magnus is way beyond his reach
He even offered MC here, opting for the quick Berlin draws. But MC is like... "I'm sure to win this event, but still no easy draws for you" goes for anti-Berlin
@@tabularasa9576 Pretty much, Nakamura has only ever won once in classical and in faster formats like rapid and bullet Magnus has like an 80+ win percentage in none-draw games Nakamura isn't even remotely near Magnus even in Naka's speciality
@@pre-jordanbasketballfan7429 Nakamura is slightly better than Magnus vs. the field in Blitz and Bullet, but Carlsen always beats him. Norwegian kryptonite.
Carlsen can convert the slightest positional advantage into a win, in a new variation of the Berlin defense. At this point, we might be looking at the best player ever.
@@amartyab4u21 yeah there is no question that Carlsen is the best player ever. No might or anything. That's simply how chess works, every next generation is usually stronger due to accumulation of knowledge especially the "Engine generation".
@@kunalsingh4418 But what about potential? Some old masters might have outperformed Magnus, had they lived in our days. It's only speculation, but it's fun to imagine what Fischer, Capablanca, Tal or Morphy could've done if they'd had engines in their prime.
If 1. Kf4 Kg7, then 2. H5. If black with continues with 2... Kh6 white can simply allow black to take the H pawn as he will start pushing the G pawn and promote.
Actually while this was a typically strangling Magnus endgame the first match of these three was IMO Magnus' masterpiece - look it up on this channel. He had no right to even draw, let alone win, that one - and Hikaru made no blunders. Magnus just calculated far deeper in the endgame.
When Magnus plays his positional game you are toast. Sometimes he plays a little too aggressive and creates positions that he wasn’t expecting. His calculations at the end are near perfect.
Magnus looked so bored when Hikaru stalled the end of the match, instead of resigning in a lost position. He kept making faces and looking up at the ceiling, but in the end he just resigned. Magnus looked like he was thinking, "About time, Hikaru!" It was like slow-rolling someone in Poker.
It was absolutely slow rolling .. It was forced mate in 5, I'm a dumbass 1600 and I saw it in 10 seconds, Hikaru saw it in a split second for sure but kept "thinking" for one entire minute ...
Regarding the le Carrė quote, may I say that I certainly appreciate your command of English. There are many troubles in this world, but there is no doubt you unite many of us with very different backgrounds in our common love of a beautiful game. Let’s be friends.
The more I watch these games I realize that if you want to beat Magnus, you have to do it early. If he has the slightest most minuscule advantage in the end game he will destroy you. Kind of like a death of a thousand cuts!
That's why Fabi always preps hard when he's about to play Magnus. He knows Magnus isn't that good with openings and he always tries to get advantage with his advanced opening repertoire against Magnus every single time.
@@ChocolateMilk.. if im not mistaken magnus couldnt beat fabi during all 12 classical games in their world championship match so i think it was kinda okay?
@@davidgunawan5778 ??? That's always the case. Not just with Fabi these days. As openings and mid games are always consistent that endgame always goes for draws. And it's part of a plan so that they move in a game where time is less. Which makes preparations harder and where real chess spirit comes to play
@@paulosah1317 When you say "Magnus isn't that good with openings", what you mean is, "Magnus played 12 classical games against one of the top 3 opening experts in the world and didn't lose once, even getting a winning advantage out of the opening in the very first game". People keep saying that Magnus' openings are weak, but that's only compared to the rest of his game. He's still one of the most prepared players in the world, with arguably the best pure chess understanding of anyone. Also, Fabi preps hard against anyone and everyone, that's kind of his thing.
Many followers of Naka would like Naka to play a WC mach against Magnus and even the outcome would be a victory for Magnus, there is no doubt it wouldn't be 14 draws. These two guys always play interesting games against each other! Cheers.
Simply not fair. Hirohito is a true ambassador of the game, Magnus couldn't amaze and contribute to making the game popular like Hikaro has, if he tried. Ultimately chess players will be ranked by instinct and that means never before seen positions and very fast games. As such Hikaro, is both the greatest ambassador and player of chess, of all time. So i think its overdue that younshow a game where Hikaro has Magnus for breakfast. Even that cheap prepared trick with the knight fork Hikaro managed to overcome. More Hikaro! (Until Manus practices his communication skills past kindergarden level)
Rh7+ Kg6 And then what? Magnus can play something like Re5/Rd5 threatening mate (something like Rh7+ kg6 c6 Re5 threatening Re8#, if you move your rook h5 pawn will fall) so regardless of the move Hikaru can't actually defend the h pawn. Some other variation : rh7+ kg6 rg7+ kxh5 rh7+ kg6 c6 re5 kf8?? kxh7 so yeah, there's no way Hikaru could defend it
Keyboard grandmasters are back at it again. This really does feel like Hikaru's Twitch chat: "You missed mate in 1" and then Hikaru has to go back and explain why it is not mate in 1 lol.
That Be5 move is the most engine-like move I've seen in a while, just smother and tie up everything black has. Engines loves to strangle their opponents, and it has been said that playing Carlsen in an end-game, feels like you're drowning😁 excellent game
I saw chess24.5 clip on this game. People saying that Hikaru is stupid for not seeing the mate, or Hikaru have a terrible sportsmanship for wasting time after seeing the mate. Either way I still have no clue why people keen on judging a Grandmaster
Hikaru thinking he can flag opponent at the endgame like titled tuesday's but obviously it aint going to work on the endgame genius aka "magnolia carovana"
@13:41 Agad's calculation doesn't seem good. Hikaru can reach c2 safely with his pawn. The next move is c1 promoting to Queen and after Magnus takes the Queen, Hikaru's King can gobble both Magnus' pawns. Draw.
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After Alpha Zero finishes a game, it goes home to check what Magnus would have played.
nicely put
actually alpha zero is far better than him
@@deadpoolgaming8161 It is called a joke bud
@@deadpoolgaming8161 ACtuALlY alphazero was based off of a combination of Magnus's brainwaves, Google search history, and his DNA.
@@k-rodkev-dog7449 what?
"Let's go straight into the end game." - Magnus on the first move.
Play what you know. No one knows complex endgame positions like Magnus.
Me: "What's going on with Magnus ?!"
Alpha Zero: "He is starting to believe."
Chuckles. Aka God of Chess.
Giovanni Giorgio music starts
@@radul1992 😂😂😂
3:19 "It's a pawn sacrifice but it's a very deep pawn sacrifice that's not really a pawn sacrifice." I like your funny words, magic man.
You are beautiful
Hikaru must have laughed thinking " hahaha Magnus blundering a pawn", just to be blown away by Magnus epic knight moves!
I absolutely agree my beautiful flower of the East!!!
@@eezz101 Hikaru is a very good player. He probably saw it, but went into the line anyway because he didn't find anything better.
Agadmator's quote
12:55 "that's how magnus wins a pawn"
Me: i'm pretty sure that endgame is where i lose a rook for a pawn
It's like he forces losing line endgames for his opponents. Imminent doom at the table
Reminds me a bit of Fischer's games really. So often there was all of a sudden, somehow, a tiny, winning advantage blooming on the board that he mercilessly played home.
@@schwindsichtigaderechte5293 nah
I also feel the same. That's why he is so good in endgames.
This reminds me of Capablanca
@@ChocolateMilk.. Probably the most useless answer I've ever received on a comment, so thanks, I guess?
Magnus endgames are getting scarier everyday almost like alpha zero
alpha would have said it was a drawn position.... that king walk was epic
Magnus's endgame skills have always been crazy. There are sayings in chess world that 'In the endgame gods have placed carlsen'.
Stockfish is better tho
@ Alphazero is being used for other things, but if they put Alphazero back on chess, I'm sure it'll annihilate stockfish after a year.
But you are correct, in this exact moment, Stockfish is the best chess calculator.
7:38 "the same way you always make progress in any position with white, you play b4" lmaoooooooo. another heavily delayed evans gambit for the books, lads!
Yeah, I thought "I'll have to write that one down."
POGGress
It's amazing how carlsen grinds the grandmasters .....the grandmasters, who can grind 99% of the players of the whole world.
Oh, more than that. Using some dated online numbers ~1900 players can beat 99% of all players, ~2100 can beat 99.9% of all players, ~2350 can beat 99.99% of all players. The super GMs he beats are probably stronger than 99.9999% of players or so. Unfortunately the table I was looking at only tracks 2 decimal places, so take that with a grain of salt.
Prime rule for chess players, never go into an endgame against Magnus.
ehhh i would, then at least i could say i made it to the endgame xDDD
That's true and also the same for Fischer
Yes, this.
@@Ash12345p is he better though? You know one game doesn’t determine anything on its own. He can’t win every game. Hikaru won like 3 out of 50 against magnus
Second prime rule for chess players: never play carlsen in a normal game unless your at least a super gm
The Be5 zwischenzug was brilliant. Locked down everything in the endgame.
I feel like Magnus's endgame has only gotten better over the years, which is almost scary to think about.
It's just that the percentage of the endgame library of engines that Magnus has already memorized increases. When you listen closely, you can hear him whisper "mate in 29" after the first pair of rooks got traded.
@@graealex that's straight up horror for his opponent and scary to even think about😂
He's just too quick. There's something about his brain that just understands chess patterns on a more intuitive level than even other GMs. Not only can he play perfect endgames, but he can do so far faster than others in his class.
@@trequor Exactly, he sees the distribution of paws, in relation to the kings and remaining pieces, and has such a good understanding that he already steers the whole game towards endgames that are winning for him. One should get suspicious when he gets eager to trade down pieces for no obvious reason.
Thank you for your videos. You really strike a perfect balance between describing the actual game, and at the same time often educating us about the various move choice options available to the players. Your obvious passion for the game of chess is also truly inspiring.
These men play great endgames, both of them. Magnus made the most of his space advantage. Magnus is a modern Capablanca.
Yes. But I remembered Hikaru saying that Magnus is slightly better in endgames and was probably limit testing.
@@remveel2443 I remember watching that video when Hikaru said 'slightly better' a lot, it's more of his pride in the way of admitting the fact that Magnus is way beyond his reach
Magnus is modern magnus
I enjoy Hikaru’s content, but I’m super glad Carlsen crushed him in rapid after the quick draws he has been doling out all tourney
Isn't Wesley part of that too?
He being Carlsen or Nakamura?
@@sungod9797 Naka
He even offered MC here, opting for the quick Berlin draws. But MC is like... "I'm sure to win this event, but still no easy draws for you" goes for anti-Berlin
@@oraz. Yes but the common denominator is always Hikaru, against Radjabov, Wesley etc
3 things guaranteed in life death, taxes and Magnus beats Nakamura
Not really
@@tabularasa9576 Pretty much, Nakamura has only ever won once in classical and in faster formats like rapid and bullet Magnus has like an 80+ win percentage in none-draw games
Nakamura isn't even remotely near Magnus even in Naka's speciality
@@tabularasa9576 What?😂
@@pre-jordanbasketballfan7429 Nakamura is slightly better than Magnus vs. the field in Blitz and Bullet, but Carlsen always beats him. Norwegian kryptonite.
@@TristanSune Yeah, Nakamura is a really strong player no doubt. Magnus is just Magnus
I love the quote that Agadmator has above the chess board about the decision to learn a foreign language.
Moi, aussi.
Magnus is playing incredible chess (as usual). So excited for november
Carlsen can convert the slightest positional advantage into a win, in a new variation of the Berlin defense. At this point, we might be looking at the best player ever.
Reminds me of some of Fischer's games really.
Might?!
@@amartyab4u21 yeah there is no question that Carlsen is the best player ever. No might or anything. That's simply how chess works, every next generation is usually stronger due to accumulation of knowledge especially the "Engine generation".
Agreed.
@@kunalsingh4418 But what about potential? Some old masters might have outperformed Magnus, had they lived in our days. It's only speculation, but it's fun to imagine what Fischer, Capablanca, Tal or Morphy could've done if they'd had engines in their prime.
Thank you 🙏🏾 your channel has been such a good influence! :)
@13:37 if Magnus goes to chase Hilarus passed Pawn then Hikaru can easily gobble up whites pawn and draw the match
thats what i thought
If 1. Kf4 Kg7, then 2. H5. If black with continues with 2... Kh6 white can simply allow black to take the H pawn as he will start pushing the G pawn and promote.
I will always comeback to this game to study and improve my endgame techniques! The idea and precision of endgame play here is too valuable!
Actually while this was a typically strangling Magnus endgame the first match of these three was IMO Magnus' masterpiece - look it up on this channel. He had no right to even draw, let alone win, that one - and Hikaru made no blunders. Magnus just calculated far deeper in the endgame.
When Magnus plays his positional game you are toast. Sometimes he plays a little too aggressive and creates positions that he wasn’t expecting. His calculations at the end are near perfect.
Love the quote, but clearly John le Carré never wanted to tell anyone to screw off bad enough
I love the evan's gambit reference at 7:43 .It always catch me off guard 😆
You’re a true Chess story teller. It makes for a very entertaining video about chess. The Morphy saga had me waiting for the next game.
Magnus looked so bored when Hikaru stalled the end of the match, instead of resigning in a lost position. He kept making faces and looking up at the ceiling, but in the end he just resigned. Magnus looked like he was thinking, "About time, Hikaru!" It was like slow-rolling someone in Poker.
It was absolutely slow rolling .. It was forced mate in 5, I'm a dumbass 1600 and I saw it in 10 seconds, Hikaru saw it in a split second for sure but kept "thinking" for one entire minute ...
@@TheHigherSpace he’s a bit of a sore loser, but he probably just doesn’t care.
@@harrisons62 how??? Bruuh
Regarding the le Carrė quote, may I say that I certainly appreciate your command of English. There are many troubles in this world, but there is no doubt you unite many of us with very different backgrounds in our common love of a beautiful game. Let’s be friends.
I will never be friends with the many who want to see me exterminated.
Agad, pls no more spoiler in the thumbnail. Pls, use neutral images. Thanks!
#suggestion
From the very beginning..
I really hate that he does this in titles and thumbnails.
Magnus getting mentioned in the title is usually a spoiler
The more I watch these games I realize that if you want to beat Magnus, you have to do it early. If he has the slightest most minuscule advantage in the end game he will destroy you. Kind of like a death of a thousand cuts!
That's why Fabi always preps hard when he's about to play Magnus. He knows Magnus isn't that good with openings and he always tries to get advantage with his advanced opening repertoire against Magnus every single time.
@@paulosah1317 How has that worked out for him?
@@ChocolateMilk.. if im not mistaken magnus couldnt beat fabi during all 12 classical games in their world championship match so i think it was kinda okay?
@@davidgunawan5778 ??? That's always the case. Not just with Fabi these days. As openings and mid games are always consistent that endgame always goes for draws. And it's part of a plan so that they move in a game where time is less. Which makes preparations harder and where real chess spirit comes to play
@@paulosah1317 When you say "Magnus isn't that good with openings", what you mean is, "Magnus played 12 classical games against one of the top 3 opening experts in the world and didn't lose once, even getting a winning advantage out of the opening in the very first game".
People keep saying that Magnus' openings are weak, but that's only compared to the rest of his game. He's still one of the most prepared players in the world, with arguably the best pure chess understanding of anyone. Also, Fabi preps hard against anyone and everyone, that's kind of his thing.
13:04 Rh7+ is Checkmate ...😱 Isn't it..!? Hoooo... Hikaru miss this... Agam tooo...🧐
King to g6 (black pawn covers g4, not g6)
This is the stuff dreams are made of, or in Hikarus case, nightmares!
Many followers of Naka would like Naka to play a WC mach against Magnus and even the outcome would be a victory for Magnus, there is no doubt it wouldn't be 14 draws. These two guys always play interesting games against each other! Cheers.
Maggie got swaggie. Hicky got licky. Great game from both.
Nice play by Carlson vs Nakamura. 🙋
At 4:32, why not Qxd8 followed by Nxf7 and Nxh8?
That'll give two rooks and a piece against the queen right?
After Qxd8, Rxd8. White can play Nxf7 but Nxh8 doesn’t exist anymore.
Play Video -> Full screen -> Exit full screen -> Like -> Full screen again
Also at 13 :43 instead of moving the rook.. black should have played king to g7 .. putting pressure on the white pawn...
Alpha zero level endgame by Magnu!
This game is from another level.
Who solved the 'Pause the video' moment ? I certainly didn't.
Guys... In 13:02 after magnus takes f5 pawn why did hikaru not play rook h7? Was that not checkmate?
Been wondering the same
Simply not fair.
Hirohito is a true ambassador of the game, Magnus couldn't amaze and contribute to making the game popular like Hikaro has, if he tried.
Ultimately chess players will be ranked by instinct and that means never before seen positions and very fast games.
As such Hikaro, is both the greatest ambassador and player of chess, of all time.
So i think its overdue that younshow a game where Hikaro has Magnus for breakfast.
Even that cheap prepared trick with the knight fork Hikaro managed to overcome.
More Hikaro! (Until Manus practices his communication skills past kindergarden level)
King within the square of passed pawn rule learnt for the first time, thanks.
I watched this game already but Agadmator commentary is a MUST!
True
his commentary on both of these two round 5 Magnus games was fantastic - informative and funny both.
Me too!
Magnus' endgames give me a headache
Very interesting game, sir your analysis is very good. Thanks for vedeo
13:03 Hikaru could have played Rh7
Exactly what I thought. Does it mean he blundered mate in 1?
yeah GM what are you doing in yt comments suuggesting moves instead of competing in the tourney?
To do what? That would be an instant loss if he traded rooks. Even if he doesn't trade rooks then he would still lose like how we saw in the video.
Rh7+ Kg6 And then what? Magnus can play something like Re5/Rd5 threatening mate (something like Rh7+ kg6 c6 Re5 threatening Re8#, if you move your rook h5 pawn will fall) so regardless of the move Hikaru can't actually defend the h pawn.
Some other variation : rh7+ kg6 rg7+ kxh5
rh7+ kg6 c6 re5 kf8?? kxh7 so yeah, there's no way Hikaru could defend it
Keyboard grandmasters are back at it again. This really does feel like Hikaru's Twitch chat: "You missed mate in 1" and then Hikaru has to go back and explain why it is not mate in 1 lol.
That Be5 move is the most engine-like move I've seen in a while, just smother and tie up everything black has. Engines loves to strangle their opponents, and it has been said that playing Carlsen in an end-game, feels like you're drowning😁 excellent game
When thanos plays magnus: all that effort just for a pawn
13.02 it was checkmate for Hikaru..Rook h7 and checkmate..
Awesome Carlsen did It again in endgame. The WC is the King of Endgame
At 13:05, after W RXf5, B Rh7+, instead of Rd6+, should be checkmate, right?
Yea...I saw it also immediately...it drove me crazy
AWESOME VIDEO!!
13:05 why didn't black play rook to h7 check...? It can protect his pawn...
A draw against Magnus is quite an achievement.
Damn that was brutal. Dominance.
Poor Nepo... :(
His only chance is to not go into an endgame against magnus without being up material or already having a passed pawn
Never say that the russians will be all over you saying that "iTs NoT THe sAMe"
@@TheHigherSpace I am russian :)
@@sungod9797 you should be nepos second
Very nice game Antonio👍
I love watching nakamura lose. Magnus is sooooooo good in the endgame!
At 13:38 if he pushes with black can he not pick up the whites and play for a draw? Or does he need a win?? I’m confused? (New to chess)
I saw chess24.5 clip on this game. People saying that Hikaru is stupid for not seeing the mate, or Hikaru have a terrible sportsmanship for wasting time after seeing the mate. Either way I still have no clue why people keen on judging a Grandmaster
I feel like there should be a pinned comment- 13:02 is NOT a mate in 1 for black, keep watching…
Black pawn can never move H5-G6.
12:02 Hikaru Should go for Rook d8
Rxc7+
Beautiful game
Beautiful game!
70 per cent of your games are of magnus ...just a positive criticism. Please look into it . #big fan
What a beautiful game
are your videos posted same day as recording or the next day?
at 13:01 missed mate in one from hikaru!!
13:02 time!! Hikary could have mate the king! Didn’t you catch the move?
No because the black pawn goes down, not up so the king could go to g6
Kramnik: "Ich bein ein Berliner!"
Magnus: "I got this."
This comment has layers.
B4 has become an icon in this channel😂😂😂😂
That Magnus guy is pretty good.
Who is magnus? - Burhan Qerimi
magnus is such a beast ...
Why would Magnus not capture the e5 pawn prior to castling? Is this book?
13:04 why not rook h7 check ?
Mate*?
@@quickgoalie31 just check and repeat the move until draw
At 9:59. Why couldn't black move the king to E8 both getting out of check and protecting the rook for the next check?
Hi , did Hikaru miss a win with rook h7 check mate ?
What a fantastic game. Great threats provided by white and some real stubborn defence by black
i think hikaru was anoid by the end, he didnt think
So the king is within the pawn's square at 13:37. So? Black still forces at least a draw.
You're better than me, Kakarot.
You are the best.
Brutal. Phew
I posted a suggestion for a game to be analyzed but my suggestion disappeared. Do they go somewhere else or did I do something wrong?
it was at this match that Hikaru went absolute nuts and challenged Magnus to endgames
Hikaru missed a mate in minute 13:04??? Or am I nuts?
You are nuts :D Pawns do not capture backwards
A rook is not a queen my man😂
Love your content! Never been this early
Much needed clash... Howz eka?
people on Agad's channel learned B5 before E4
Hikaru thinking he can flag opponent at the endgame like titled tuesday's but obviously it aint going to work on the endgame genius aka "magnolia carovana"
*4:29** whenever he asks me to pause the video i only think about "sacrifice" "that's the good stuff"*
12:05 if hikaru moves rd8 then rh8 smothered check mate??
KOMODO VS ALPHA PLEASEEEE
Agadmator: JG with the white pieces opens with b4, now pause the video and find the winning move for black😭😭
Ain't that a free pawn for Nakamura?
@13:41 Agad's calculation doesn't seem good. Hikaru can reach c2 safely with his pawn. The next move is c1 promoting to Queen and after Magnus takes the Queen, Hikaru's King can gobble both Magnus' pawns. Draw.
Ah I see now. Hikaru would have to move his King to g7 first, at which point Magnus would push h5.
13:39 but what if hikaru had marched the pawn through, and then taken magnus' pawns with his king?
then magnus would have taken hikaru's pawn leaving hikaru with only his king and magnus with one pawn
Magnus would had pushed the h pawn defending the g pawn and Hikaru could never take the h pawn since then g pawn marches forward to queen himself
13:02 what if hikaru played rook H7 and mated magnus?
@@LinardsZ Magnus escapes with Kg6
@@yanair2091 Yeah IK I was half asleap and thought pawns where other way XDD
Magnus games are always so refreshing and we can see lot of crafting in his games
Is agadmator meming everytime he says b4 is the best move