Looking To Strike Back | Game 4 Recap with Magnus and Levy
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I'd love to see a new segment where Magnus and Gotham spar those drawn positions where he feels he can win it.
That would be a nice addition yeah
That would be fun, however magnus is on such another level to Levy that it wouldn’t show much. If he did that against Hikaru, who also is a part of this channel, now that would be awesome
@@KobeBeanMamba Levy would also poo himself and play at 2000 level 😂
@@KobeBeanMamba Magnus has never said he would win these positions against someone at Hikaru's level though. He has said it's just a draw, so what's to see?
Could be a fun segment, especially if they just made it a quick 3min no increment Blitz match. Or even if not a drawn game, Magnus plays the losing side at an agree point in the game and tries to at least draw the game against Levy. Puts pressure on Levy to beat Magnus in a won position, and puts pressure on Magnus to try and do what he's best known for.
I'm so emotionally invested in this whole World Championship situation that when this all ends, I'll be genuinely sad.
It feels empty
Absolutely
felt same after olympiad and candidates
When i watched the candidates i felt something for each one of them.. i love how amazing this game is
So that means you are having a PSD (Post-Series Depression) while the series is still going on 😶🌫️ Humans are indeed a very unique breed.
Idk you guys noticed or not, Magnus is like that mentor everyone needed
He understood the player's environment and how game is going to progress and said ding making a draw here is fine for day 4. But many others(mainly I'm looking at commentators and hikaru) calling out ding, that he didn't pushed Gukesh and all nonsense lmao, like this is some random tournament.
And Magnus also understood that last f5 pawn move by Gukesh, he simply answered Gukesh plays like this only.
He criticizes when they play bad and praises when they play good.
Exactly i agree with u
Hey devs from Take-Take-Take! If there is one feature I think is missing badly in the app, it is the feature to actually make a move on the board and take it to analysis mode! In these recaps, it is clear that the option to show the moves they are talking about is amiss. It might not be if you are at some master level, but most of us can’t visualize that well.
Love the app, though! Keep up with the good work!
That would be incredible. I’d actually use the app a lot more
As a dev myself, this feature is not easy to add at all, and the app should have been designed to scale that way from the first otherwise it will be very expensive, and such a feature will take 6 months at least to be aired and may cost to rebuild the app from 0.
I was also thinking the same yesterday
Thanks for saying that loud. 😊
Second this
Same. I agree that it is a difficult build, but with as many that already exist, they may be able to buy or lease the code from somewhere else. We did that with a program at work before they committed to their design.
So “Levi hosting Magnus” is the way to go on these recaps I think. The questions asked are much more representative of the types of questions a serious hobbyist would have.
Levy*
Aggreed
Agreed*
I disagreed. Kaja is a better host, but that IS better for levy, I think
@@macromathat lady asked the both of them to "try to not use notation" when discussing the game in the earlier game recaps, effectively killing any concrete analysis we could get from the podcast, only leaving with superficial comments interesting only to the layman and not at all useful to serious improvers. I like this format much better. Levy is an excellent host.
I miss the intro where she says “and here is our second chess expert” and levy’s face pops up I’m always dying laughing at that part 😂😂😂
What is magnus actually trying to say is “i dont believe that i have to sit down for 30 mins analyzing this crap”
Exactly watch hikaru recap he wasnt impressed at all with ding's prep. Ding needs to play better and take risks or its over for him. Wont be long before gukesh takes the lead.
@@oriondx72 Gukesh has a solid plan too... try to win with white and draw with black. It will be enough, unless Ding actually starts to play for the win too.
@@oriondx72 I don't know if he needs to take risks to win but I do think it may benefit him to play a bit more aggressively. In the end, only ding knows what's right for him
@@oriondx72 Hikara said, and I'm paraphrasing here, that if he had played right then and there against Ding that game without any prep, he would have also been able to draw the game.
His recap was quite harsh, he was more harsh than the previous games where both players made real mistakes
@@oriondx72 yes Hikaru was giving honest take. Please go and take a look at the comment section in that video. Ppl are literally hating on him for that. I don't know what Magnus or Hikaru has to do... sugarcoat everything or give their true opinion to their fans on their own channel??
Major kudos to Magnus for keeping his bit compelling. The artistry and brilliance of his camera work especially. Angle, composition of lines, lighting (that crazy lampshade to complement his hair!), face. (And what a contrast with Leyv's 😂)
Magnus looks weird from that angle 😆
glazing on the next level
sarcasm at its finest 😂
It looks like the middle of the night for him
😂😂😂😂
We love Magnus very much
I loved the rawness of this episode! It's awesome watching these after Levy's recaps where he poses questions from a TA's POV and gets them answered by the professor, Magnus himself. Very satisfying and intimate.
There was mild awkwardness that's to be expected from doing something for the first time, but there's SOO much potential here!
Levy is such a pro at infiltrating your mind palace with his everlasting gaze
"In such a game there are no MVP's there are only lazy exchanged pieces" - Magnus can make a even game come alive with his caustic commentary . 😂
You are all killing it with this whole Take Take Take. Thank you all so much for your work 💙👏🤌🔥
Someone has to pay the bills. I used to complain about seeing "McDonalds" posted at Olympic games, but this is the world we live in.
the outtro was so wholesome I love it.
Ding is such an underdog that I can't help but root for him to surprise everyone
With this camera angle Magnus looks like the bishop 😅
The world champion is an underdog?
@@coop4476 yeah 100%. At his peak Ding was a beast, had like 100 games with no loss back in 2019. Before this wc though, Ding went over 300 days without getting a single win in any of his games. He's literally gone down like 80 elo since getting WC, and Gukesh on the flip side has been in way better form and now has like a better elo by 60 in comparison to Ding.
@@coop4476 Yes, definitely. Ding stopped playing in tournaments in chess for like 1 year, went from being number 2 in Chess Ello to like around top 30-top 20.
And before his first match of this tournament, Ding hadn't won a chess match in like 300 days
Ding is 23rd in the world in terms of rating so yeah@@coop4476
Take take take . This is the content we want to see.
As a big fan of Magnus, I just want to wish him a very happy birthday 🎊🎉. I’m telling this to you Magnus, I wish you a very happy birthday 🎊🎉!!
W no host show no filler, straight to the chess
Levy is pretty much a secondary question-master for magussy anyway. Is better with just these 2
There is always a host and this time it’s Levy. Even though the previous host was more professional, he just feels more authentic and his knowledge of chess helps him ask the right questions.
right, only Levy & Magnus!
having magnus helps a lot to understand some possible thinking processes and lines! i know its osrt of easy to do it with an engine but that just seems unreal sometimes. magnus is able to analyze it in a human way which helps us understand points made by ppl abt the game! also levy knows very well how to keep the talking fluid so kudos for him too
Ding has been my favorite player since before last year’s world championship, and I really want him to succeed. Despite my brain telling me otherwise, I believe Ding will pull ahead.
He won't pull ahead
polymarket odds say he has 30% chance of pulling ahead@@shaolinsoccerisadecentmovi7232
Same
@@shaolinsoccerisadecentmovi7232 like you know anything
@@shaolinsoccerisadecentmovi7232 L believer
Only these two could make me listen in fascination for 30 minutes about this very unspectatular game. Great analysis and synergy!
11:37 I am on minute 11 what the heck are you two going to talk about for another 20 minutes
Great work by everyone in Take Take Take! Dope recap, and the editor nailed it.
Levy hosting with Magnus and Hikaru analyzing would be absolutely great!
Certainly would have been interesting here. Magnus and Hikaru have vastly different opinions on dings opening choice.
No, Hikaru is quite noisy.
That would be peak
No offense against the usual presenter, but I enjoy this format more where Levy and Magnus are by themselves, I feel like the conversation flows more naturally and the questions Levy asks are very much questions the “normal consumer” might have, at least I found them to be much more relatable. Also props to Levy for asking interesting questions regarding a relatively uneventful game
They are enjoyable to watch.
I completely agree. Levy Rozman's strength is in being able to convey complex chess concepts to the masses in an entertaining and engaging way, not being the final authority on top-level chess. Having him ask the questions and drive the discussion uses his strengths in a much better way than setting him up as an expert chess analyst on the level of a Magnus Carlsen. I think they should get rid of Snare and bring in other experts like Fabiano Caruana, Garry Kasparov, and Judit Polgar to back up Carlsen.
Yeah the videos with a host are good enough, but this just feels a little more organic.
I actually prefer her presence! It feels more upbeat some how!
Updoot
how the tables turn, now its levy keeping magnus hostage
1:08 "Magnus Carlsen: Grandmaster"
Quite the understatement lol
One of the Grandmasters of all time.
Have been waiting the whole day for this to drop
Magnus sounds like the last thing he wanted to do today was record this recap 😂
he sounds like that with every recap though...being a pundit is not his thing I feel.
@@rajeshrai5208 agreed, though he still manages to be compelling through sheer knowledge of the game
Love how Take Take Take has evolved so far. This format with Levy and Magnus is really nice for asking wonderful questions to get a deeper look into the likely mind of a World Champion in various positional context.
My constructive feedback:
The live stream and in app commentary is a neat approach which I believe could use some refinement, but that's very understandable as it's the first time taking that particular approach to educational chess commentary. It just goes to show one often can't quickly understand a very high rated GMs decision making especially in complex scenarios. The in app commentary seems like a really cool way for beginners to get a bit more understanding of the game.
In my opinion, the in app commentary doesn't feel that much different than briefly listening to commentary in a youtube video; though I noticed that it's currently being written while the game is still in progress and has the benefit of a GM explaining their thoughts to then translate those to more laymen terms. The nice thing is that this helps people who don't have time or desire to watch the full live commentary nor wish to watch a full recap video, to get some aesthetically pleasing understanding and hype for the flow of the game! As for educational purposes, personally I've been finding it far more helpful to increase my nuanced understanding through a book such as "Logical Chess: Move by move" where the author can stick to examples that very well illustrate their desired points, many times over so it is sure to stick more in the reader's mind as they play through and ponder each game.
Anyways, thanks for the awesome hard work everyone at Take Take Take! Wishing your company all the best with your awesome fresh approach to following Chess!
27:30 Magnus is spot on with how it has felt in championship so far but it is what also makes it interesting. It is no wonder that magnus can capture little things that go through match like how everyone today said that ding just retreated from an advantageous position by trading but he does say how volatile the position was where one wrong move or even one right move made at a wrong time can flip the advantage. He also props ding by saying how he has found solutions to gukesh's prep in both white games and managed to get a better position although losing time.
The way Ding is playing is mysterious. Maybe his plan is to make another draw tomorrow but win after tomorrow.
Yea thats what I was thinking too because in the second game he was trying to hold an advantage and in this one recover from a loss. If the next game is a draw I think were going to see something more exiting from both sides.
Gukesh will go for the jugular tomorrow. 😊
I think this is what really Sun Tsu said
" altogether inferior, offer no chance of battle."
Instead of MVP and Piece of Sh*t I'd love to hear the best move and the worst move. I feel like that is way more interesting.
Levy is doing a nice job as a host
During this interview, Magnus’ heart rate remained untroubled 😂
These recaps keep getting longer, I love it!
Happy birthday magnus❤❤
You both make this so easy to follow, more like this please you are phenomenal as a hosting duo :)
U finally let that poor women have a rest day
Have some fukin respect
I like Levi’s questions getting Magnuss takes on more nuanced items. Magnus is right; we need another game (hopefully non draw) to be able to sus out how the rest of the match will go
Who else is watching this daily? I can’t wait to see if take take take develops their own chess playing website.
Magnus really sums it up in the first minute lol
Make Levi and Magnus Play Out Positions without informing them which position they would get from the WCC and let them defend or crush the other 😊 Would be funny to watch them play together on a given position where Gukesh or Ding failed
Weird times... World Champion sitting with Fans and reluctantly enjoying/trying to figure what to do rest of Life😂 We are Super happy to have Magnus the World Champ our side, that too for free, Chess Fans out-bid Corporates on taking Champ on our side 🎉❤
I am loving the format of these recaps 😊
Take take take is on to something having the likes of Magnus, Gotham, Nakamura you guys have been a breath of fresh air glad you guys try to Analyse more of what a human would do as opposed a machine thinking great work team just a massive fan from New Zealand lets go Ding
Finally, this format is much better! Well done for making the change
Lol, the lens distortion when Magnus gets to the edges of his screen.
1:35 “we could of course end the recap here.” 😂 self-aware Magnus is super funny without even trying 😂
really enjoying the energy between you two. Good job all around
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!
29:47 i love the innocence of this outro 😂
Best outro 10/10
lowkey one of the best accidental outros ever
Levy:"i feel like this one's tougher"
Magnus:"No it's actually pretty easy..."
😢
Let's be clear: ManGoose isn't bored with the process of the recap, he's disgusted at the lameness of the game quality - we can all see his brain: "if it were me playing I'd slay." Maybe post surrender regrets ?
And not to minimize - truth is this is a lot of previously unavailable access to Magnus thoughts - which we all appreciate !
6:55 levy started staring straight at my soul
Magnus rocking that boomer camera setup 😂
This guy Magnus has some potential. I think he has what it takes to become a great chess player if he puts in the work
Naah bro he is too arrogant and behave like he is no. 1 chess player and a world champion 😏
@@Deepak2006-j9u Yea lmao no way hes getting close to the top spot. most he could get is a grandmaster if he really trained a lot
@@WalterWhite55239 Naa bro, I feel like he is still very weak.
i don't know why it feel's you meant it
@@Deepak2006-j9udude acts like a 5 time world champion
He called you out levy, you two should play it out !
Removing the woman and having Levy lead the conversation is a big improvement, now he is doing what he is good at, asking intelligent questions, rather than being in Magnus's shadow.
Apart from that this format is still really not living up to its potential imho.
They need to move the pieces more to illustrate Magnus's analysis and variations, or it is too hard to follow, esp as he thinks and talks quickly.
A coloured board like the one Levy uses would be much clearer.
Magnus could liven up a bit and address what is a large audience more clearly.
The camera angle for Magnus should be the same as Levy, full portrait, so his chin and giant fingers don't block the view and so he's not mumbling at his desk.
1:35 😂😂😂😂😂 that's true I couldn't see any unique moves where gukesh felt more threatened from ding
Dope outro.
The camera angle makes him look a bit GIgachagnus
Hope Levy sticks around as host of these recaps on Take Take Take
Levy can't do regular here, it shall kill his show/channel... Probably 1 or 2 here, and other leading streamers 1 or 2 would be enough for World Chess Championships/Tournament, but it involves cost to host a host in this channel
A spoiler free setting would be great for the take take take app
29:28 woww what a reaction by magnus 😂
its been 12 minutes till its uploaded bruh
This quickly becomes my favourite commentary to the WC. In the past I preferred Polgar and Anand, but Magnus insides into these positions are just as educational. Very cool. For the live commentary the FIDE stream with Judit and afterwards the analysis here
This is fantastic content, keep it up! Very nuanced thoughts from these two GOATs
It would be helpful for us chess newbs to have the editor superimpose an analysis board that is showing the moves Magnus is describing. At the 11:50 time stamp, for example, Magnus found it valuable to intercede and elaborate on what he felt was an important moment in a drawish position but the visible board was in stasis. Take, take, take please show, show , show.
Levi, you bring both Magnus and Hikaru in a recap, you will be the undisputed goat. I am challenging you 😂
This take take take review is more informative than anything else
I think Magnus point on why Ding didn't go for Ba6 is kind of why he doesn't enjoy the format, since you'd have to wager whether a major risk is worth a minor reward. Ding can try to draw all games, and then easily win in armageddon since Gukesh is way worse there, and that would be the "smart" move.
Maybe Gukesh played f5 as a psychological test on Ding - to see if he pushes on when a small (but not enough) weakness is created. That Ding was blitzing his moves and trying to force a draw reveals his mindset to Gukesh. Mind games in a drawn endgame lol.
"We should end the recap here probably" Proceeds to make it a 30 minute long video
You don’t need to repeat the joke
I m literally following wc bcause of this recap
"we could end he recap here" -- facts
It's been an exciting championship so far even if the level of play hasn't been the absolute best
magnus live from inside a tesseract 🔥
Get the feeling that Magnus would be confident in winning nearly all these matches 😅
23:51 Magnus - "This was such a well played even game. It's hard to give you guys anything more than that".
Well this game was so boring that i really admire Magnus sitting for 30 min and talking about it 😂
note to the major take take take investors, please recommend that the recap videos are filmed after magnus has napped, or had some coffee & a workout or he actually seemed to give a crap.
“That’s sort of it 11:14” 😂
Carlsen looks like Thanos from that angle. Come on guy, lift that phone off the table
“We could of course end the recap here” 1:45 😂 anish giri spent 3:45 on his recap ❤
love the outro
For the MPV and the POS, I hope the dev show us more stat of the piece, such as moves, time spent, capture, square travel, square control....
For example, Queen: 3 moves, 30 minutes spent, capture: 1N, 10 square travel, total square control 13...
After these recaps have been coming up, I see Magnus' takes are just randomly taken out of context and thrown as questions to Gukesh or Ding. Also, I see lot of Gukesh fans saying that Magnus is salty about a 18-yr old playing the championship. Sorry, I have not seen a Single negative comment from Magnus about Anand, Gukesh, Pragg or Arjun. To Gukesh fans: Please stop playing the victim card. Magnus has been so so wholesome about indian chess.
save your breath because they won't stop, they are very dishonest just for content such repulsive behaviour
Indians are one of the most polite people in the entire world. It is hateful hostile comments like yours which do deserve an appropriate response. Magnus is not salty. Magnus is GOAT. You are the one who is salty seeing an 18-yr old Indian and his fans. rejoicing.
Nah if it was gukesh drawing this with white, they would have a whole lot more to say than this 😂
Who cares about these b players and b fans
I am here in the US. Levy is quite unbiased. Magnus is particularly harsh on Gukesh.
Happy birthday Magnus Carlsen ✨🌷💖
It's clear Ding is playing rope-a-dope with black - he is waiting for Gukesh to overreach, pushing too hard to win. No idea how well that will work out.
lol. Not even close
If gukesh wins can we see Magnus in world championship again or it will just happen if Alireza is there >>
Pleasure to listen to magnus's analysis
Happy BDay Magnus!
Great video, I love to see the best chess player in the history analyzing the game, the way he explain the tecnicism, and how he is practical in the game of chess. I just want to give a tips to Take Take Take, please can you put the coordinate of the board a little bit bigger and visibile?
The best part of this recap was its outro
I already predicted gukesh drawing with Ding today. and predicted Gukesh winning with the White pieces tommorr. And also i already predicted Gukesh Winning the FIDE Chess champion by half a point 0.5
He will win by more. Ding will frazzle after tomorrow’s loss.
I predicted after round 1 , that there will be no more losses for Gukesh in WCC match .. it's either Gukesh win or Draw .! So I think it will be over , sooner than you think and by a Good margin
I have a strange feeling that Magnus predictions of the future are so accurate like my chess play with elo 1000 haha.
You did a good job Levy, nice outro
The problem with most of the reviews including this one is that they focus on the game objectively rather than what players are doing. The goal here for the players is to win the opponent. You play the opponent and it takes more than few games to push the opponent to a place, which gives you an advantage not necessarily in the current game but few games later.