Magnus Carlsen, Hans Niemann Drama Just Got Much Worse
Summary
TLDRIn this episode of 'What's New This Week,' the spotlight is on the chess rivalry between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann. The ongoing feud since 2022 takes center stage with Carlsen avoiding four potential matches against Niemann at the World Team Championship in Kazakhstan. The drama unfolds as Carlsen's absence sparks controversy and Niemann's response on Twitter fuels the fire. The video dives into the implications of this avoidance, the history of chess rivalries, and the potential for a face-off in the Speed Chess Championship, while also showcasing some thrilling games and unexpected moves from the tournament.
Takeaways
- 🤔 The ongoing rivalry between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann is a significant topic in the chess world as of August 2024.
- 🔄 Carlsen avoided playing against Niemann in four potential matchups during the World Team Championship in Kazakhstan.
- 🐦 Carlsen's decision to sit out games against Niemann has sparked controversy and theories about his motives.
- 💬 Niemann responded to Carlsen's avoidance with a tweet implying that avoiding play is a sign of cowardice.
- 🏆 The World Team Championship features a pool stage followed by a knockout section, where Carlsen's team ultimately reached the finals.
- 🎲 Carlsen's unique and sometimes risky opening strategies were highlighted, including a game where he gave pawn odds and still managed to win.
- 🇫🇷 The French Defense was employed by Carlsen in a game against Arjun Eriga, showcasing a classical approach to the opening.
- 👑 Carlsen's team won the World Team Blitz Championship and came second in the rapid event, making Carlsen an 18-time world champion.
- 🤷♂️ The chess community is left to speculate about the reasons behind Carlsen's refusal to play Niemann and what it means for future matchups.
- 📅 The chess world is anticipating the potential for a Carlsen vs. Niemann match in Paris in September 2024.
- 📈 The drama has significantly increased interest and viewership in chess events, highlighting the impact of personal rivalries on the sport.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the video script?
-The main focus of the video script is the ongoing rivalry and drama between chess players Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann, particularly their non-confrontation in a tournament in Kazakhstan.
What is the significance of the World Team Championship mentioned in the script?
-The World Team Championship is significant because it is the tournament where Magnus Carlsen chose not to play against Hans Niemann in multiple potential matchups, which is a central point of discussion in the script.
Why did Magnus Carlsen's decision to sit out certain games create controversy?
-Magnus Carlsen's decision to sit out certain games created controversy because it was seen as an avoidance of playing against Hans Niemann, which is unprecedented in the chess world and led to speculation and debate.
What did Hans Niemann tweet in response to Magnus Carlsen sitting out a game?
-Hans Niemann tweeted a message suggesting that if one is not willing to handle things on the chessboard, they shouldn't bother playing, as chess is the greatest combination of art and war, and cowardice leads to inevitable defeat.
What is the 'pool stage' in the context of the tournament discussed in the script?
-The 'pool stage' refers to an initial phase of the tournament where teams play against each other, and then they are seeded into a knockout section based on their performance.
What was the outcome of the games between Hans Niemann and Jan Nepomniachtchi?
-Hans Niemann and Jan Nepomniachtchi played against each other in the knockout stage of the tournament. In one of the games, Niemann was winning but made a blunder and lost to Nepomniachtchi.
What chess opening does the script describe as 'kind of goofy'?
-The script describes Magnus Carlsen's choice of the move H5 in a game as 'kind of goofy', indicating an unconventional and risky opening strategy.
How does the script describe the potential future match between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann in Paris?
-The script suggests that there is anticipation for a potential match between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann in the Speed Chess Championship quarterfinals in Paris, which could be a significant event given their recent history.
What is the significance of the game between Arjun Eriga and Magnus Carlsen in the script?
-The game between Arjun Eriga and Magnus Carlsen is significant because Eriga managed to defeat Carlsen in a tournament, showcasing a strong performance against one of the world's best chess players.
How does the script describe Magnus Carlsen's overall performance in the tournament?
-The script describes Magnus Carlsen's overall performance as solid, with two losses out of around 12 to 13 games, despite the controversy surrounding his avoidance of playing against Hans Niemann.
Outlines
🤔 Chess Rivalry: Magnus Carlsen vs. Hans Niemann
The script discusses the intense and controversial rivalry between chess grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann that has been a focal point in the chess community since 2022. It highlights an ongoing tournament in Kazakhstan, the World Team Championship, where Carlsen notably abstained from a match against Niemann. Niemann's tweet in response to Carlsen's absence and the implications of Carlsen's decision on their rivalry are also covered. The summary touches on the unusual nature of Carlsen avoiding all three potential matchups with Niemann during the tournament, a move unprecedented in the chess world, and speculates on the potential future encounters between the two players.
🎭 The Drama of Chess: Avoidance and Controversy
This paragraph delves into the specifics of Carlsen's decision to not play against Niemann during the World Team Championship, detailing the structure of the tournament and the implications of Carlsen's choice. It provides insights into the potential reasons behind Carlsen's avoidance and the reactions from the chess community. Additionally, it discusses the potential impact on Niemann's career and reputation should he manage to score a win or a draw against Carlsen in future encounters. The summary also includes commentary on the historical significance of such an event in the chess world and the anticipation of their next possible meeting in Paris for the Speed Chess Championship.
🏰 Chess Tactics: The Great Escape by Magnus Carlsen
The script recounts an extraordinary game played by Magnus Carlsen, where he started with an unconventional opening and found himself in a losing position against an opponent with a 600-point lower rating. Despite being down a bishop and a queen for a significant portion of the game, Carlsen managed to turn the tide and ultimately win. The summary describes the key moves and strategies employed by Carlsen, including his decision to give up material for the sake of development and his ability to create threats that led to his opponent's collapse. It showcases Carlsen's resilience and skill in turning a seemingly lost game around.
👑 Nepo's Victory Over Hans Niemann in the Knockouts
This paragraph focuses on the games between Hans Niemann and Alireza Firouzja, known as Nepo, during the knockout stage of the World Team Championship. It details the opening moves and strategies employed by both players, highlighting the critical moments where Niemann had the opportunity to win but ultimately lost due to a tactical oversight. The summary provides an analysis of the game's progression, the missed chances by Niemann, and the decisive moves by Nepo that led to his victory, emphasizing the complexity and tension of their encounter.
🏆 The World Team Championship: A Clash of Chess Titans
The script describes the progression of the World Team Championship, touching on the games played by Hans Niemann and his team's performance. It discusses the various strategies and tactics employed by the players, including the Catalan opening that Niemann is known for. The summary outlines the key moments of the tournament, the teams that made it to the finals, and the individual performances that stood out, including the only player who managed to defeat Magnus Carlsen in the tournament, Arjun Eriga.
🌟 The Showdown: Arjun Eriga vs. Magnus Carlsen
This paragraph narrates the exciting match between Arjun Eriga and Magnus Carlsen in the Speed Chess Championship quarterfinals. It details Eriga's bold opening strategy of trading his queen and his subsequent aggressive play that put Carlsen on the back foot. The summary highlights the critical moves and the resulting positions, showcasing Eriga's confident play and Carlsen's struggle to regain control of the game. It culminates in Carlsen's resignation, marking a significant victory for Eriga.
🔄 The Rematch: Carlsen's Comeback in the Classical French Defense
The script recounts the second game between Arjun Eriga and Magnus Carlsen, where Carlsen opted for a different opening strategy, the Classical French Defense. It describes the cautious and calculated moves by Carlsen to avoid the pitfalls of the previous game. The summary explains Carlsen's adjustments to his play, his successful maneuvers to neutralize Eriga's threats, and the turning points that led to Carlsen's victory, thus preventing a second consecutive loss to Eriga.
🏅 Magnus Carlsen's Legacy: World Champion in Team Chess
The final paragraph wraps up the script by reflecting on Magnus Carlsen's overall performance in the World Team Championship. Despite his two losses, Carlsen's team emerged victorious, earning him the title of an 18-time world champion. The summary emphasizes the significance of Carlsen's achievements and the broader implications of his avoidance of playing against Hans Niemann. It concludes with a teaser for an upcoming chess tournament and a sign-off from the script's narrator.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Magnus Carlson
💡Hans Neeman
💡World Team Championship
💡Chess rivalry
💡Sitting out
💡Tournament structure
💡Chess opening
💡Blitz Games
💡Umbrella Pawn
💡Rook endgame
💡Tactical blunder
Highlights
Ongoing feud between Magnus Carlson and Hans Neeman is a major chess drama since 2022.
Magnus Carlson sat out a match against Hans Neeman at the World Team Championship in Kazakhstan.
Hans Neeman tweeted a response to Magnus Carlson's absence, implying cowardice leads to defeat.
Magnus Carlson avoided playing Hans Neeman in all three potential matchups at the tournament.
The World Team Championship format includes a pool stage and a knockout section.
Magnus Carlson's team won the tournament despite his avoidance of playing Hans Neeman.
The chess community is divided in its support for either Magnus Carlson or Hans Neeman.
A potential future match-up between Magnus and Hans is anticipated in Paris in September 2024.
Magnus Carlson played an unusual and risky opening, giving his opponent pawn odds.
Despite being in a losing position, Magnus Carlson managed to win a game against a lower-rated opponent.
Hans Neeman played as board two but had to take the board one position when Magnus didn't play.
Hans Neeman beat Yan Nepo in one of the games, showing his competitive strength.
The rivalry between Magnus Carlson and Hans Neeman is unprecedented in the chess world.
Arjun Eriga defeated Magnus Carlson in a game, marking a significant achievement.
Magnus Carlson's team won the World Team Blitz Championship, adding to his list of titles.
The chess drama between Magnus and Hans raises questions about sportsmanship and competition.
Transcripts
ladies and gentlemen welcome back to
another episode of what's new this week
in the world of Chess drama of course
I'm talking about uh the
ongoing feud the ongoing rivalry the
ongoing situation between Magnus Carlson
and Hans Neeman it's currently August of
2024 and since 2022 these two names have
been at the Forefront of uh of a
fascinating uh story in the Chess World
very controversial one and people are on
both sides uh they believe what they
believe they support who they support
now at this very moment that this video
is being recorded uh there's a
tournament going on in Kazakhstan and
it's called the world uh Team
Championship so people play together on
a team and uh Hans demon is on his team
and Magnus Carlson is on Magnus
Carlson's team and yesterday Magnus
Carlson sat out of a matchup which would
have paired him versus Hans
Neeman and that was a big story uh and
when that happened uh Hans Neeman
tweeted this he tweeted if you aren't
willing to handle things on the chess
board don't even bother playing chess is
the greatest combination of Art and War
and uh I said cowardice which is
apparently not how that word is
pronounced um it's actually pronounced
coward no uh leads to inevitable uh
defeat now there was uh there were
theories thrown out that maybe Magnus
just wanted to get some rest Etc like
why would Magnus avoid playing Hans that
would that yeah that doesn't make any
sense Magnus is having such a great
tournament well today I'm here to tell
you that Magnus did not play Hans three
more times the only three games the only
uh three potential matchups where Magnus
did not play were all against Hans
neeman's Team every single one so the
way that this tournament works is first
you play in a pool right you not not
like a swimming pool you play and then
you seed yourself into The Knockout
section and then you play The Knockout
and The Knockout is two rounds so in the
pool stage Magnus did not play hanss and
then in the round of eight teams
remaining Magnus did not play Hans and
Magnus played every other game
so this is really uh this is really
incredible uh I I I don't in my lifetime
and just just for the record see once
again again Magnus sits out this was the
group stage uh we see some smiling there
in the background and then again again
team Hans and team Magnus were paired
this time and again
Carlson uh is sitting out
now this has never happened in my
lifetime of playing and watching chess
events and I've been doing that for 20
years all right not to sound like one of
those people that's like I knew them
before they were famous listen I've been
playing chess since the days that eight
people would play chess folks in my
childhood I would have to sit like 10
minutes waiting for an opponent in some
online portals I mean I'm telling y'all
I've been playing chess my whole life
all right I've been watching chess
events I've been following top level
events and I don't remember ever ever in
my life seeing anything like this there
have been rivalries where people don't
shake hands Vladimir karnick and
vesselin talv ever since the world
championship match with crazy you know
wild stories and accusations they they
don't shake hands against each other
there have been stories like this I mean
but this is straight up like I think I'm
going to play that guy in the next round
and I'm and I don't feel like playing
him and I did say this in yesterday's
recap like the winning uh the the the
potential to boost your brand and career
and everything and and all those things
is really in hans's favor like if Magnus
were to have played Hans four times in
this event and beaten him all four
games you know can of be like well yeah
he's Magnus like why are we acting like
that's impressive if Hans even splits 2
two it's it already becomes a
story on top of that I think I think he
just doesn't particularly like the guy
and so he's like if I don't have to play
him I won't and there are comments All
Around like why are you why are people
making this a bigger deal like whatever
no it's a very big deal this has
literally never
happened uh in the in the Chess World I
mean but here's the thing we are about 4
days away here in August of finding out
whether Magnus and Hans are going to
play against each other in Paris in
September of 2024 in the spe
championship and if you're watching
already beyond that go check some Recaps
out you know what I mean like maybe it
happened maybe it didn't but I think if
they're paired against each other and
there's nothing you can do about it
Magnus will play I cannot imagine Magnus
will sit out in
Paris that just doesn't even but I think
here given the option not going to do it
unless he's like the greatest troll of
all time and he's you know he actually
doesn't mind all that much uh now that's
the drama he sat out once yesterday and
three times today and every single time
he didn't play hunt it's just it's just
so just crazy like this is such a wild
situation I'm going to show you some
games I'm also going to show you the
games that Hans had to play nepo because
nepo is the board two of the team but he
has to play board one when Magnus
doesn't play and actually Jan beat uh
rather Hans beat Jan in one of those
games so that's going to be fun uh and
then we're going to look at you know the
wrap-up of the tournament but first
we're going to start with one of the
craziest games I've ever seen Magnus
Carlson play where he had a losing
position against somebody over 600 rated
rating points lower than him so G3 was
the first move chosen in this game by C
toonin I don't know why he has a space
in between those two I think I think
that's just one word um and he's from
Kyan uh shout out to Valentina
shevchenko and in this game uh Magnus
played H5 now Magnus likes to mess
around with Goofy openings in title
Tuesday all the time like I don't know
why I drew an arrow here I haven't had
my morning coffee night to F6 you know I
gotta let me let me just get right on
that this is uh kind of goofy and he
even plays
H4 so he straight up gives the Pawn away
he just gives his opponent Pawn
odds now generally what happens here in
Blitz Games is you do this and then you
play E5 and you get your queen over here
and it's you know you have what's called
compensation but the position is
bad uh well you know mag Magnus is
Magnus so he's just going to develop his
pieces he takes the center life is good
he he trades off the light squared
Bishop of white right so white doesn't
have a comfortable position now we have
C4 and this is actually a brilliant
strategy by white because in this
position the best thing for black to do
is to trade everything play Knight F6
and play Knight
B4 but white is just comfortable you
know white is totally okay instead of
that Magnus plays Knight F6 taking a
calculated Risk by playing Bishop B4 but
here's the thing White's moves are very
natural and very easy right so he stops
the
pin and all of a sudden Magnus is dead
lost like
completely lost it's just it's an extra
Pawn for white which may I remind you
was granted to him here and I mean
Magnus basically wanted to get an attack
going in this game and instead of
getting an attack he traded a bishop a
bishop and now a queen and white is just
completely winning he has no weaknesses
and what you do here with white is you
just very slowly and and and you know
slowly push the pieces out and then you
target this pawn and he's just got a
completely winning position against
Magnus what is this game
H3 Knight to D5 G4 he pushes The Rook
back and here you have to calculate this
you have to calculate Knight takes
E5 because if take take and if take
right now this is hanging go here uh
Rook C6 and bc3 and I have a feeling
that black saw this move and was like oh
no I'm not
winning but he has Rook
A7 and if Rook
B3 you're just a clean Pawn up and I
mean you can I mean okay I get it you're
playing Magnus so you think he'll beat
you in a rook end game down a
pawn uh but so we have Bishop takes E5
and in this version you know he he's
still he's still winning but like for
the moment it's actually it's actually
white who's just completely up two pawns
now you don't want to go Knight F7
because uh it looks like you might you
know allow a lot of counterplay Knight
F4 check being of course the most lethal
white plays D4 here F6 and G5 which is
kind of kind of unnecessary like just
Retreat the KN but he was worried of
course about Rook e 2 but you are
totally winning I mean Rook A7 is
hanging Rook e one he plays G5 the idea
of G5 is to get him to take and uh now
you go here and you obviously are nearly
winning the game so G5 Magnus plays Rook
H5 we have takes takes and Knight to C4
but now uh apparently Knight F4 check is
even the best move but rookie two and
Magnus is coming in with counterplay and
all the advantage is gone for white uh
and suddenly he just completely
collapses right like Rook eight is no
longer a threat because the Knight is
not covering the king's Escape so Magnus
in this game had a little bit of a scare
uh then you know order in the world was
restored uh and he won I think he won on
time here I think that's what happened
that's why there's no more moves uh but
you know Magnus can win with Rook F3 and
probably just weave some sort of
Checkmate net here like maybe B5 kick
the Knight out Knight E3 something
something along these lines uh but yeah
that was nuts uh Magnus was just totally
lost like with with no life or hope in
the position it was
like but you know all right he doesn't
lose to a 2200 now the games of nepo
versus uh Hans these are from The
Knockouts in the pool section where
Magnus also did not play Hans uh he uh
Yan won he he he beat Hans there and now
they have to play these these Knockouts
so the team has played two games against
each other and
um there they they played
twice in the first game we had C4 Knight
F6 and then we had this
approach uh here the main line is B uh
Bishop B4 or D5 so D5 is what we call
the reverse Dragon sicilan because white
plays D3 castles and white is playing
what black generally plays uh in the
dragon Sicilian but with the colors
reversed you don't have to know that
it's not going to be on the test and
here hun plays Knight D4 this is a move
uh Knight D4 has just one very simple
thing in mind if you take on E five this
is a pin if you move the Knight you get
mated now in a shocking turn of events
that does not happen in this game as Yan
plays Bishop G2 without any hesitation
and now black trades the Knight I think
black's idea is basically like you know
I'll expand in the center and I don't
have the Knight on C6 which can be
useful for white to Target in many lines
so we have this we have castles castles
Rook D1 and Hans now plays uh E4 it's a
very common idea here for white is to is
to force the black pawn to come here and
now black has the onus of Defending it
otherwise you know white will play
Bishop G5 white is going to take Etc
which is why Hans goes here smart move
and now we have Bishop F4 so we're gonna
we're going to play a game of chess
around the pawn on e4 I'm going to try
to win it you're going to try to protect
it h takes and plays D6 now bc3 is a bad
move it's actually I think better to
play this I think the reason that he
didn't play this is he didn't like D5
and the thing is if you let Hans get
this black is just chilling uh if you
let Hans get this I think black is also
chilling so the point after D5 is you
got to play a move like A4 which doesn't
really make any sense to me I guess it's
a waiting move you also Target this
maybe you'll go B4 in the future that
type of I mean I don't know B4 to me
looks fine but the computer hates it so
we have bc3 and Hans now blunts this
bishop so he has a very nice position C5
D5 but now the difference is that Yan
has more pawns and the pawns can move
Look he plays C4 and now we see the
early makings of the black center
falling apart we have take take Knight
to D5 but I still have some tricky ideas
if F6 I'm threatening to take on C7 cuz
you just opened up this so Bishop E5
Bishop F5 Hans is trying to play on the
light squares in case that is not clear
to you right he's playing on the light
squares Neo's playing on the dark
squares but again nepo continues to push
with the c pawns the position I show you
earlier in the game this position if you
go here you don't have any more C pawns
so even something like C6 going to be
very difficult to break through you're
going to have to try to use these pawns
and I'm not really sure you're going to
be able to but in the game white does
push those pawns and now we see that you
know the position will be quite delicate
quite soon nice move here from nepo
Bishop is hit but the Rook is hit rook's
got to go right so the Rook goes to A6
now Bishop C7 so now if you take here I
got this if you take here I got this
if you don't take I got Rook C1 I also
might have been able to take on A5 but
you know he plays Rook C1 and uh a very
nice and kind of clinical approach here
uh by Yan but but counterplay is still
possible here even though you are up two
pawns Here Comes Pawn to
E3 and he plays Rook B2 and he actually
blunders hey this is a nice idea and the
best move here was just Bishop D5 it's
just a free
Knight I think he was worried that after
here and King F2 there is Bishop B1 and
queen F5 but what you do is you don't
take on F2 you play King F1 and you use
this as an umbrella Pawn in chest that's
called an umbrella Pawn it's when a pawn
is in front of your king and taking it
would be too dangerous so you hide
behind it and the point
being this is just a check now there is
nothing Rook E2 it looks like you're
going to get mated but Rook F1 this is
the key move now that's kind of hard to
see because you have to be comfortable
with losing the
rug and then you got to win this
position and you know if you don't see
Rook F1 you think you're just getting
mated yeah Rook B2 is played and
actually uh H is winning now after
Knight to E3 which is insane with 5
Seconds on the clock Bishop F3 and now
Rook takes A5 a beautiful move is
winning the game you may ask how is that
winning because after Queen A5 Queen D4
you cannot stop the threats to the king
so Hans was actually really really close
to winning this game against nepo he was
one tactic away but the game gets hectic
and he loses the knight in the center of
the board and now black just simply
doesn't have enough pieces E4 Bishop C7
Rook E1 you see all the pieces come to
the defense and uh simultaneously
creating attacking chances Queen back to
C2 that's it and now the king the king
is safe there's a pin and it's too
little too late even though the king's
in the center you don't have enough fire
power and H sacrifices the house nepo
triumphantly putting the king in the
center of the board and there is just
absolutely nothing here and Hans deman
resigns a very tense game and may I add
you may remember from the beginning it
was actually Hans Neiman who beat nepo
in a game that they played so you know
it's it's it's a thing it's a thing for
sure and he was he was winning the last
game if he found Rook A5 Queen D4 which
on its own was not that difficult but
with 5 Seconds on the clock it it can be
difficult sometimes to to register you
know the the the right move to play but
okay you know here's another
game hans's playing his beloved Catalan
he's played a lot of Catal an we have
Queen C2 A6 A4 this is a main line and
now Bishop to D7 and the idea of Bishop
D7 is you're going to play Bishop C6 and
then you're going to play Bishop D5 and
Bishop 2
E4 and you may think I'm joking I'm not
joking Queen C4 Bishop
C6 and uh I think historically it's been
like Bishop G5 Bishop D5 Queen C2 uh
Bishop E4 I'm not even I'm not
exaggerating like this is real Theory uh
and the point is that the bishop kind of
kind of like blocks the white position
but okay in this game we have Bishop F4
and the point is that you're stopping
Bishop D5 because of Queen C7 so yeah uh
now Bishop D6 this is just Uber Mainline
stuff Queen goes back to C1 defending
the the piece over here Knight C3 and uh
in a lot of these Canal lands you really
want to play H4 but Knight D5 doesn't
really let you play H4 so we have Bishop
G5 Queen
E8 uh you can still maybe play H4 but it
it doesn't really fit the style of the
position now it looks like white should
expand in the center so we have take
take he doesn't let him expand in the
center we have A5 now we have a little
Pawn dance B5 here played by Yan by the
way Yan not even thinking C4 now C5
played by Yan after a minute I think he
was trying to remember his lines C5 not
the move uh but instead it was takes and
takes which is maybe a little hard to do
with this Pawn here but that's what the
computer wants at least on a low depth
Bishop F4 Queen E7 and now you know he's
trying to hold this position together
he's there's a lot of pressure the queen
is going to activate I mean this is this
is the problem with the Catalan is that
it's got layers and layers and layers
kind of like onions all right shout out
to Shrek Knight E5 and we we're seeing
this build you would think that losing
your Bishop in front of your king like
this is bad but actually in the Catalan
it's been proven to be quite good CD4
Rook D4 uh and I think somewhere here
something went
wrong I think yeah I think here instead
of Knight E5 H needed to kind of Chom
down the pawns and trade the queen
so he needed to enter this version of
the position where he says my a pawn is
good your a pawn is weak I have Rook B1
ideas and stuff like that uh instead of
that Hans does it this way and this is
wrong uh this is wrong because black now
gets sufficient counterplay and the
pawns are not in the right positions
however it's still the calan and you are
basically under pressure in the canland
for the entirety of the game and uh yeah
we see that Jan is trying to defend
himself Hans just has really active
pieces and easy play Jan goes for
counterplay but F3 no counter play to be
had here comes Knight E7 check here
comes Rook D3 and I mean White's got
everything on a right square and blacks
all of Black's pieces are on the back
rank except the Knight Here Comes Knight
F5 looking for D6 looking for E3 looking
for G7 looking for everything and at
some point you're going to get low on
time and you're going to blunder a
tactic and uh that's what's about to
happen we are arriving at that this
ation Rook F6 is winning on the spot so
we have Queen B8 trying to trade the
queen take take Rook A6 now the pawn is
fallen and uh you're probably going to
win a second one and this game was a was
a was an amazing Catalan from Hans
really well played King F2 Knight D6 and
Hans ends this game up 75 pawns and
going for the black king Rook G7 Knight
E4 check Rook B5 Rook D I mean it looks
like you have 70 mates here Rook D1 and
that is not mate but you are up a night
and 40 pawns uh the amount of the pawns
kept changing and Hans actually did take
a game off of nepo so yeah now
ultimately though it was the
ridiculously stacked team of Magnus nepo
Duda Prague NC Abdus satarov Alexandra
cuk like it was a a monster team and
they made it to the finals and they were
playing
mgd1 uh which was the Indian sponsored
team
and I don't know why
my why are the GM titles misaligned
there we go that looks better and the
only man to take a game off of Magnus
Carlson in this tournament is the man
you are seeing there Arjun erigi and
these two are going to be playing
against each other in the speed chest
Championship quarterfinals may I remind
you that the speed chest Championship
quarterfinals uh are uh are are a funnel
into Magnus Hans so if Magnus beats
Arjun uh they are going to play against
each other uh in the uh and if Hans
beats Wesley so they're going to play
against each other now interesting thing
here so Arjun decided that the best way
to play against
Magnus uh was to trade his Queen and
play F four now one little detail here
Magnus did not
castle normally you castle and then you
play E5 this is the main line of the
king's Indian defense and the point is
that if there's this you know you can
play like Knight D5 and the position the
position's about equal you have like
Bishop G5 Stuff Etc but E5 before you
castle that's bold because now your King
has to stay in the center and now white
gets a very big lead in development and
Arjun throws this out there instantly
clearly knows what he's doing Magnus
plays Bishop E6 Knight F3 Knight C6 and
just castles Arjun does not engage does
not does not take anything he just
castles his King and says yo Magnus I
don't know why you left your king in the
center of the board cuz now you have to
move it and he
does but now
F5 and now it becomes abundantly clear
this was a horrendous choice of opening
against the guy who loves a fight Arjun
is not scared he's not scared at all and
the point here is he's giving up this
Pawn to open up the f file to Counter
Strike and then play Rook F5 and you
know he's not up any material here but
he will be
he will be he's going to win all these
pieces over here probably so F5 and
Magnus has to back up yeah arjun's not
backing up I mean Arjun is a Gotham
subscriber and I say frequently eight
about eight times out of 10 the best
move is not going backwards especially
for beginners but for for y'all you got
to go forward look at this arjent every
move forward forward forward forward
backwards because literally going
anywhere forward would have lost you the
game um somewhere here you know he he's
got a nice Advantage but he's got to
actually capitalize yeah Magnus here
does something crazy he takes on F5 yeah
taking on F5 is like picking your nose
just after you had a bloody nose you
know what I like just leave it alone are
you three years old let it heal you know
what I mean like this I mean this is
this is I mean it we are going to have a
a waterfall Bishop C5 Knight E4 bishop
f8 and I mean ultimately it's just it's
just Arjun just confidently outplaying
the best player in the world who
admittedly played a little bit of a
dicey opening but always fun to see when
the uh the young guys just play really
really nicely I look at her just just
just turning the screw you know just
trying to trade the light squared Bishop
repositioning the Knight targeting
everything The Rook is going to
infiltrate this Knight is nice but it's
it's just kind of an I mean it's just
standing there it's not really you know
mhm yeah but but the pawns that black
are is going to lose they're going to be
felt much worse uh now the one thing
that Magnus has here is this move B5
that is the only thing keeping him alive
the point of B5 is that you open up a c
Pawn in end games like this when your
pieces don't have a lot of mobility and
when your pieces are outmatched you have
to find Pawn play did you get that so
you at some point you're going to see
Magnus probably play that move right
because because Arjun is three squares
from queening he's just got to make a
couple of accurate moves and now now
here we go now right so Magnus is
gambling here he's playing the C Pawn
forward Rook H7 but arjin just got too
pawns are too fast pawns are just too
fast and and I mean yeah Magnus is
closed but it's it's just not good
enough you arrive on the other side of
the board first Knight E5 hits
everything King D5 and yeah the pawn is
there but so is mine so you have to
probably do this and that's it I mean
you're you're not going to beat two
Rooks with a knight and a bishop the
Knight is actually meaningless I mean it
literally did nothing this game and here
Magnus resigned now again because Magnus
has a absolutely monsterous Squad they
managed to win the match up anyway and
so they set up a a rematch right they
were playing two games against each
other and this time this time Magnus
decided all right I'm I'm I'm not going
to lose Knight C3 this is the classical
uh French defense and now this move
Knight E2 here the main line is F4 this
is this is called the classical French
the steinet variation been around for
over a 100 years and you know in in this
position black chooses which setup they
want to take there's setups where you
capture you can play B6 there's also set
ups you don't play Bishop E7 you can
just start an
attack uh but yeah this this Knight to
E2 thing um this is what is called a
prophylactic move because you'll notice
in the thing that I just showed you
there's a knight there and no Pawn
Knight C2 used to be popular the point
is to play
C3 and F4 and not only C3 F4 you also
play H4 and very often you walk the king
out of the castle C5 C3 it's a kind of a
very this is an interesting way to play
in fact I would say below the level of
2,000 Knight C2 might win you like nine
out of 10 games because you're going to
get an enormous space advantage and
started an attack so C5 C3 right now
Knight F3 now you'll here actually white
can play
F4 so point being that like black
doesn't have play on the center you're
too solid and check doesn't do anything
because actually in many lines I can go
King F2 I don't have to play King F2 but
I can and black can very easily get a
losing position like H4 and if you don't
play fast with the counter play you play
Bishop B3 okay because the pawn is
hanging so you should defend it first
but you get my point uh and then you
could start an attack in this game
Magnus chooses Knight F3 which is fine
A3 A5 it's a way to stop the advancement
Here Comes
H4 now A4 Knight F4 right so both guys
are making preparation so the bishop
blocks right uh Queen A5 now Magnus says
okay I don't want a draw now as you can
tell from mag says time spend arjent has
actually outmaneuvered him in this
opening again and I think Magnus maybe
instead of playing like this he should
have played Rook H3 the barbaric
approach and just gone for an attack
which yeah that's what the position
demands he tried to play it a bit slowly
cuz he did just lose you don't you don't
want to lose and then Rush In And then
lose again you don't want to lose twice
so Knight B6 and the game is very tense
now finally Magnus does play Rook H3
Argent plays H6 covering the king side
we have Rook G3 G6 you had to defend
your king now Knight F6 very tense
position Arjun Retreats the knight from
the queen side to trade off the Knight
Magnus also retreats to Target The Pawn
on H6 the pawn on H6 moves forward now
he Retreats again you may say Levy you
just told me eight times out of 10 going
backwards is bad what is the probability
that he would go backwards two times in
a row well I would tell you it's 2 over
10 * 2 over 10 right so it's 02 time 02
so what is that 04
what is 02 time
.2 listen y'all I mean it's a 4% chance
you know what I'm saying like I
uh smart math big brain you know
statistics and quantitative modeling
degree and yet here I am as a YouTuber I
really hope I got that right by the way
I have no proof so I'm about to Hype
myself up and you guys in the comments
who are watching this on demand are
going to go he what what an idiot anyway
yes it's it's very low odds that this
happens but it can it can happen and by
the way he had no choice if he went to
H6 the queen gets traded and then
probably you just lose the Knight so bad
idea Knight E3 Knight B6 Knight
C2 bro just went Knight G4 knight3
Knight C2 point2 times point2 * point2
again
yeah yeah was that point
O8 what's 2 * 2 *
2 did I say 08 or o i
08 I hope I said that anyway this has
just turned into me flexing my quick
math uh folks ultimately Magnus castles
his King directly into the Rook switches
the play completely and just has to play
on arjun's dark squares right his
weaknesses here Bishop E2 Knight C4
uh Arjun is a very uncompromising player
but sometimes to a
fault and in this position the most
natural move by far is to take with the
Knight like you don't even have to think
about
it Arjun thought he was going to go
here and play C3 that was his idea like
he wanted to beat Magnus two games in a
row whereas the move you don't even
think about here is Knight C4 yeah but
you can't do that against Magnus and so
you're going to try to blockade on the
light squares and play C3 but he's just
too fast he's going to play D5 he's
going to stop your attack he's going to
bring his King and now you're not
getting the setup that you want B5 F3
and slowly you lose your grasp on the
position Pawn takes H5 Rook to H6 the
Knight is hitting everything and in this
position it's just a matter of time it's
just a matter of time we have a scramble
rookie eight Knight C6 we're getting
into the position and there it is we're
going to trade the Rooks King B4 and
absolute domination Magnus does not
allow himself to be defeated two times
in a row by arjin he beats
arjin and he finishes the tournament
with two losses out
of like 12 games 13 games he lost a
report he lost to Ari but overall a
solid performance maybe even below his
his actual rating because his rating is
too high uh but uh I mean his team wins
the world team Blitz championship
uh they got second in the world team
rapid so I suppose you can say Magnus is
now an 18-time world
champion uh but the bigger Story by far
in my opinion is that he didn't play
Hans demon in the four potential
matchups that they could have had
against each other which basically begs
the question
of when will they play against each
other and is it going to be when they're
paired and he has no option for me I
think it's just the fact that he had an
option in this event not to play him and
given the option he will not do it
but this has never happened before in
the Chess World so uh that's all I have
for you
today if you are watching this video in
August of 2024 I've got a chess
tournament coming up that will be August
9th to 15th very exciting but that's uh
that's all I have for now get out of
here
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