Low-key love Magnus playing his goat opening here. "The wrong cloud".

Magnus is the one who is making Chess as fun game. :) Pure Entertainer. Thanks for your videos.

@csac1979

5 ай бұрын

I also like Stockfishs commentary.

@FishDaddyTTV

4 ай бұрын

Bot comment. Have you seen Levy (aka Gotham Chess)? Hikaru? Anna Cramling?

This is a “don’t-try-this-opening-at-home” game. LOL

Peak disrespect! Magnus is a pioneer in the 'Improved BongCloud'

Magnus creates memes by playing chess

@FishDaddyTTV

5 ай бұрын

No, people create memes of Magnus playing chess.

@ZachPlaysChess

5 ай бұрын

@@FishDaddyTTV Look up Magnus Hikaru Bongcloud game. That’s a meme from playing chess.

Now that’s disrespectful. Not sure I would even play that against a 200 elo player, or even somebody completely new to chess. This guy did it against a GM..

@bragtime1052

4 ай бұрын

It was funny 💀

@SCBB24

4 ай бұрын

@@bragtime1052 agreed

@camilorojas1744

3 ай бұрын

Why is it disrespectful to play openings not included in opening text books. If anything, this game shows the clever, calculating, inventive mind of carlsen

@SCBB24

3 ай бұрын

@@camilorojas1744 If I gotta explain it to you, you probably wouldn’t understand. Just know I’m not saying it’s bad. Just in terms of competition that’s disrespectful and I fuckn love it.

@camilorojas1744

3 ай бұрын

I think you are very closed minded. Where are the tournament rules that forbids inventive openings

Its scary how fast Magnus and other GMs instinctively understand the endgame...🙆🏿‍♂️

@cc1drt

4 ай бұрын

and magnus is likely the strongest endgame player ever

@flashyred9125

4 ай бұрын

​@@cc1drt Hikaru is there but 😂 Magnus in a different class 😅

@Ravenryx

4 ай бұрын

​@@flashyred9125😶

Let’s not forget Wesley beat Magnus for the World Fischer Random Championship a few years ago … extremely impressive

@SocietyKilledTheUnicorn

5 ай бұрын

Let’s not forget the one time he beat Magnus. Chess is about consistency, please be quiet.

@Philip8825

5 ай бұрын

Apparently you’re not conscious of the 960 WC format … sorry you opted to reveal your ignorance publicly. Wesley crushed Magnus 13.5:2.5 in a total of 16 games. There’s no question Magnus is the better player overall, likely top 3 all-time, but Wesley played extremely well here and deserves tremendous credit for dominating an all-time great to win this tournament.

@jeewillikers

5 ай бұрын

​Excelling at Fischer Random, by my account, can also point to perhaps an underlying creativity unique from Magnuses. Perhaps if chess had gone in the direction Fischer wanted, we may have a different world champion. I have no actual idea though, maybe Magnus just wasn't putting his all into it like he might put into "real" chess games.

@sergiopontanaresjr.7757

4 ай бұрын

that is why that when magnus LOSES, he CLAIMS, he was CHEATED...WHAT A SPORTSMAN??? @@SocietyKilledTheUnicorn

@mpmpm

4 ай бұрын

@@Philip8825 "Wesley crushed Magnus 13.5:2.5 in a total of 16 games" That's strange... maybe Magnus was sick that day?

Really cool that u answer people's comments. Thanx a lot!

Thank you for picking up this game, it was really fun to watch it :) Apparently, Wesley underestimated Magnus s his opening giving a low quality perception here Merry Christmas

It makes one wonder the validity of any opening system.

Dude, you are the best chess commentator by far. You're going to be number one 👍

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much glad you’re enjoying!

@JohnSmith-su3ze

5 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 More than enjoying. You've made chess exciting for me. I can't thank you enough my friend!

Epic chess with 50k subs nearly, I’ve been here since near the beginning the dude deserves it great breakdowns listens to feedback great jumpers

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha thanks a lot appreciate it and yeah nice to see more ppl being reached these days and enjoying , I love making these videos!

@rocketdog67ify

5 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 and we love watching. Cheers for the great content.

Even a super GM has hard times to punish bad weird opening😅

@wolfgangwiesinger9502

4 ай бұрын

With white you can play one bad move, but not with black

i like the smooth commentary and explanation of the best plays. will probably follow this channel more than other chess channels now

@epicchess2021

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

Fantastic commentary! Fast paced, emotive and engaging. Well done!

@epicchess2021

4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

*Magnus is like the MJ of chess. Shows up late after a night of partying, a day of golf, and drops 50 points on the best defenders in the league who rested and prepared all day* Just hits free throws with his eyes closed like "you bet I can't win this lost position?"

Great videos! I hope you keep the format. I allows mortals to understand.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

It's gotten so that high-level human chess is about how deliberately bad you can play and still win.

At last, a commentary I could follow!

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching!

Intriguing battle that had a bit of everything. I actually like matches with mistakes. Chess with only great moves is like watching golf where the player only hits fairways and greens.

I just discovered you. Good coverage! Thank you. 🙏😊

@epicchess2021

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

At the start I was thinking Magnus had found King Gambot IV. The bot that tries to advance the king as much as possible down the board.

@jaideepshekhar4621

5 ай бұрын

Heyyy, fellow Sebastian Langue enjoyer here. :)

Great video. Thank you

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

No worries thanks a lot for watching!

This move was played by Bobby fisher in the 60s

that was the nicest game of chess I have ever seen, just wow!

6:47 that damn windows sound got me wondering what my computer is trying to say

Magnus will win even blind fold to a Grandmaster.

Could it be that this game was inspired by Fischer's king walk ?? And it was the unveiling of Magnus' of future opening play innovations ( like plow ) that we have been seeing nowadays?

He certainly considered.

I would love to see a "banter" tournament, where you can win a game of chess and earn a point, but viewers decide who was better at banter and give a point for that by a poll 😂 Anish will be my favorite 😅 Just kidding and pulling Anish' legs. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family ❤ on the way of a 12 days drive, couldn't resist to sneak watch your upload 🎉🎉

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Wow long drive! Stay safe! And thanks a lot glad you enjoyed, merry Christmas to you too!

@babyitsnatural

5 ай бұрын

Well magnus would win that too.

He’s so bored that he’s purposefully starting with a handicap

ahah Magnus with the Barnes BongCloud! on Flexly So!!!

Instead of increments, the clocks should run very fast at first, and slow down a tiny bit at each move. This would force the openings to be looser, and allow the endgames to be a little more thoughtful. It's just a shame to see interesting games lost on time.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha cool idea

@builderphill1361

5 ай бұрын

Grandmasters already have 10-15 opening moves memorized I don't think it'd change much.

@trevtronix9338

4 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t the overall time be the same though?

@stephencuffel4932

4 ай бұрын

Gosh, I dunno. Was a silly idea. @@trevtronix9338

Amazing played end game for 2 players

It is indeed epic. Wonderful chess this! Thank you

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks and glad you enjoyed!

Amazing recap.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

This is why Wesley left Twitter lol

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

😂

What a nightmare! No one wants to play a game low on time with four nervous horses jumping around the board.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

A knight-mare indeed!! 😄

I enjoy your videos 😊

@epicchess2021

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

Amazing endgame

Just the thumbnail and i break out in a belly laughter.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha I had so much fun making it 😂

great game!

Wish the subtitles didn't block a 4th of the screen

Chess really is a game of blunders.

Knight and king endings is complexity.but it is fun and amazing..it is like velocity over speeding time..

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Cool way to describe! 😄

Wesley sounds like a hyena 😂

Great Video!!! Liked and subscribed. Merry christmas to everybody.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much glad you enjoyed! Merry Christmas to you too!

A game to learn so much from both the players...I m new on your Channel and just subscribes...❤

@epicchess2021

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

Great videos

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

I got goosebumps watching this.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha that’s awesome glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching

Hey epic chess! Can you please cover some of "Richard Rapport" games or even "Jobava" because i think their unorthodox style of playing would make a very entertaining and exciting game to cover. Thanks!

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Yeah good ideas thanks, I’ll consider it, challenge is each video takes a lot of effort and so I try and make it i topics that are trending, I think most ppl aren’t too bothered about either of those guys so occasionally I may do video on them but wouldn’t be doing a lot on it tbh I’m afraid. Glad you’re enjoying though thanks for watching

brilliant endgame!!!

Magnus opening looks like Shogi chess

what a game holy moly :D

Your channel is good. You will be huge soon

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed appreciate it!

End game specialist😮😮🎉

Have a nice holiday! Be careful about bad air quality!

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha thanks and you!

Would have been nice to see the reaction of Wesley, if there was any on camera :D

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

ah yeah sorry, if I did this video again I would have drip fed player reactions throughout, wish I'd had more time!

Magnus is an allien from other planet trolling top chess humans

"He's getting Trousered"

Have a nice Xmas, love the jumper too!

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha thanks a lot and the same to you too!

Happy Xmas Gary

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha 😆 and you! Cheers

Very Smart

Good stuff.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

Rgar was fun I am So glas he did not retire. The world rapid and Blitz is on national Tv here in Norway NRK1, the norwegian equivalent of BBC1.i wish you and yours a merry christmas James. thanks

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Oh cool! You guys are lucky and thanks a lot merry Christmas to you too!

When did Dudley Potter start reviewing chess matches? Who, funny enough, was in Queens Gambit.

"trousered" lol

“drives the king back” moves the queen

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I realised that after when editing haha I’m a bit tired today!

Happy Holidays to you and family James Have a great eve and Christmas Day Cheers enjoy 😊

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael and you! Really appreciate the regular comments and thanks for tuning in so often!

@michaelmassaro4375

5 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 of course you have a great channel for games I try not to miss much you’re definitely one of the Best

similar game played by Bobby fischer

The barns opening is 1…f6 this is called the Fried Fox Opening

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I saw that on google/chesscom but it seemed like some guy just randomly named it who likes foxes (his username was like desert fox or something) but idk I am maybe wrong! Thanks for watching

It was just a joke. Magnus wanted to get back at Wesley because Wesley beat him in Fischer Random chess.

A la Bobby Fisher Black !.

I like the c5 move

I loved you in the queens gambit bro

@epicchess2021

4 ай бұрын

🤣 haha thanks

Epic chess. You're truly epic🙂

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

The end of So.

Dude, the second liked video. You're doing pretty well.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! Glad you’re enjoying

Do you have any game in yor data base, Magnus playing Firouzja the same opening!?

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

I’ll have a look, closest thing I got to a disrespectful opening that I could find between these two was my video that did well called ‘Magnus Carlsen invented a new chess opening’ , he’s playing Alireza in that one! Merry Christmas protoword!

@protoword10

5 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 Thank you and to you too and your family also!

14:27 Sudden change of air quality.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha

Wesley broke his avowal, and he just recently tried to pilfer a kiss from Kaja 😁🤣

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha

Marry Christmas Eve brother❤

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks and you!

Finally someone recognizing chess needs more toxic needy clickbait culture. Rats need that piece of cheese at the end of the month, so judge us not!

This guy speaking like a commentator 🙂 interesting!

Magnus Carlsen is not focusing on mastering specials... He is a Pawn Master.. That is the reason why no chess players focuses on Pawn moves.

Bong cloud main line.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Very similar but I think bongcloud main line is 1.e4 followed by 2. Ke2. I should have mentioned the Bongcloud themes, completely forgot. Just found this here haha: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongcloud_Attack 'Despite its obvious disadvantages, usage of such a "joke" opening can also have a psychological impact: following Carlsen's win over Wesley So in a 2020 blitz tournament with a 3+2 time control where Carlsen played 1.f3 (the Barnes Opening) followed by 2.Kf2 (a variant also named the "Bongcloud"[8][9], though this is more a pseudo-Bongcloud than a purist's Bongcloud), So noted that losing the game after such an opening had a crushing impact.[2]'

Merry Christmas and see you later! Thanks for the entertainment but most importantly for your positive attitude and good sense of humour. Actually, I can’t keep up with all of them as I am listening to your chess comments!!!! Each time I ear one, I wish to make a reply… but I don’t as time pass by and I want to move on.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Haha thanks a lot Denis and yeah I enjoy making these and having a bit of fun too and it’s great seeing comments of people also enjoying. Cheers for watching the videos regularly and merry Christmas to you too!!

There were mistakes on both sides - but Magnus was toying with his opponent... he doesn't have to fight seriously...

Man that trolling was disrespectful 😂😂😂 Wesley takes it better than others (cough* previously regining world champion).

Chess blindess how a 2800 miss Nxc6 , a 1900 finds that all day

i am very honest here: love your videos and wish you a merry christmas. also: i just love to see magnus win. i am sorry, i really do. i am totally biased towards this man.

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot and you! And yeah I think it’s natural in any sport you can’t help root for dominant player or massive underdog

@pianoforpresident4154

5 ай бұрын

interesting point.. as in "the average is already there where it should be, but the top and the buttom must do something" @@epicchess2021

And this is the guy y’all wanna see in the candidates over Alireza lol

Send me some turkey 😂

Sweet

Don't forgett to breathe lol

You explain the game as if there were only chess players around 1400 elo watching.

@epicchess2021

4 ай бұрын

I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing lol but thanks for watching

Too sad that Wesley can't keep his own words 😂

thanks for no link to the original game

@epicchess2021

5 ай бұрын

I never do I’m afraid, quick google of Carlsen vs So Banter Blitz Final 2020 should help your track it down tho. It’s game 1

Carlsen is bored with chess, he wants to play poker.