Y did the young kid accept the draw? He was ahead a queen?

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

This is such a good comment, wish I'd thought to say this during the video 😂

@PashutHerenstein

6 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 thx bro. Is there a good answer or is it that if a player like magnus proposes a draw the weaker player “has” to take it? (Which would b very lame)

@trevormenard

6 ай бұрын

@@PashutHerensteinhe thought it was a joke because the pawn can recapture the queen so the position is a draw unless someone makes a crazy blunder (when you’re that good you won’t make THAT bad of a blunder)

@user-nj9ru4ef2w

6 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 you made a watch comment though, that's gold

@fireballxl-5748

6 ай бұрын

Magnus is ahead 2 pawns but they are isolated. Opposite colored bishops are considered drawish by some but actually favor the aggressor which in this case would be Carlsen because of the pawns. Carlsen's Knight can sit on g5 until the cows come home as White has no way to eliminate it without losing the exchange. So white must play for a draw. Magnus just threw him a bone and white took it....and against Carlsen, that's a gift. One other thing, white's bishop is the wrong color to promote his pawn even if it somehow advanced.

I genuinely don't understand what dragnev did wrong from human perspective. He played a near perfect game. Its just he played against magnus

@douggieharrison6913

6 ай бұрын

That's how GMs describe playing an engine. Every move is feasible but slowly the engine grips you and squeezes the life out, much like a python. There is no one move that ruined the game, rather they all improve a bit more than you. Not to say Magnus used an engine, rather he is an engine

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah the level he brought in this game was really special and Magnus defence also, I feel like the general standard of chess is improving for sure

@drutgat2

6 ай бұрын

Even though she has beaten him at times, Judit Polgar has described playing Magnus as "drowning".

It may have only been Tuesday for Magnus but Dragnev must have felt he'd never been more in the flow.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah incredible game way above his rating

Often, a draw is a win, even for a legend. What a time we live in to have access to these games both live and recapped as in this video. Epic content!

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yes very true and thanks very much as always

I left a critical comment on a previous video, but I wanted to say that I loved how you talked about engine preferences and human chess in this video. Thrilling game and great commentary.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, yeah Magnus never found too move every time but overall his defence was incredible

As a Norwegian, I prefer to see Magnus win, but when we get to see fireworks like this, a draw or even a loss is also OK :-) Fantastic play from Dragnet. This is art. This is entertainment. This is show business.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah very well said! Thanks for watching

Epic game. How in the hell did Magnus survive that onslaught

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah that was some brave defence there

@mcronrn

6 ай бұрын

It’s was like the siege of Leningrad 😳

@Ethiopianpiano

6 ай бұрын

This Game is Different I loved it

Very impressed by Valentin Dragnevs play. Fearless chess against the number one. Somehow I hadn't heard of him before.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah same on both points, I feel like chess strength is generally improving like I would never think guy was under 2600 after a game like that

My man, you are quickly becoming my favourite chess commentator on YT, keep it up!

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! Glad you’re enjoying the videos cheers for watching

Again you have chosen a fantastic game to show. Described it well. Enough analysis but not too much. Well done.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Appreciate the kind words

This game is absolutely bonkers

It really ADDS some excitement the way you EMPHASISE some words. It DOES take some time to get used to, but it also adds some SPECIAL character to your videos. Thank you for your GREAT comments as usual, and for choosing to present this EPIC game of chess!

@alhfgsp

6 ай бұрын

He's just British. Great channel!

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Oh I didn’t overly realise haha but thanks a lot glad you enjoyed

@SimonWeider

6 ай бұрын

😂 I agree!

8:17 Magnus turtled

Wow, what a performance by this Valentine and what a game!

these king outposts in the center of the board seem to happen often with magnus - perhaps i don't know too much about other players. but he seems to get in these positions where all the pieces and pawns surround the king and take turns defending each other. it's so interesting to watch

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

I thought the exact same thing when I was watching yesterday that somehow he sense and knows when it’s ok to walk the king and when it’s not, it’s really remarkable

Wow what a game! And the commentary from Epic Chess is just fantastic! Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time! I like how you build excitement in every game! Magnus goes for the reverse plow!!

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much and yeah chucked in some h5 action haha love it

Watched this twice...so far...i. Reckon I'll watch again... "Fireworks " is right! Great commentary

@mcronrn

6 ай бұрын

It was like the 4th of July

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Ah cool thanks for watching again!

Thanks for the commentary. Also, your videos are just the right length. I often love to watch one in a break.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

No worries and glad to hear! Thanks for watching

Absolutely loving your chess channel.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Glad you're enjoying cheers for watching

@coniccinoc

6 ай бұрын

Ditto!

@mcronrn

6 ай бұрын

I love it better than my mom’s hugs!

So glad the algorithm is directing your videos to me. Excellent content. I love your straight to the point style.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much glad you’re enjoying! Cheers for watching

Absolutely unbelievable defence against a savage attack.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah really was!

So we are sticking to “plow” opening name huh? It doesn’t roll off the toungue smoothly

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

I think I gotta run with it now even if it sucks I’m too far gone haha

Dude. You’re great at what you do. Im just an amateur player but I always enjoy your videos and commentary. Def my favorite chess channel

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! Glad to hear it and glad you're enjoying

Great game by White. Had Magnus on the ropes.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah very impressive!

@mcronrn

6 ай бұрын

He missed several knock-out opportunities 🤷🏻‍♂️

You really capture the drama so well. What more can we say apart from...The chess spoke for itself! It said take the draw.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

thanks a lot!

This channel is amazing.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you're enjoying the videos

@mcronrn

6 ай бұрын

This channel is so-so

Carlsen should have stuck with his tried and true Plow opening.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah he left it too late haha

@mcronrn

6 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 plow early, plow often - that’s what my granddad from Mayo used to say… and he had 16 kids, so I’m not sure what exactly he meant

Great commentary, and analysis easy enough to understand for a 1100 rated player like me. I like the flow of your sentences and enunciation, very easy to follow, bringing real value to viewers

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Great to hear people of all abilities enjoying, yeah I don’t like to go too deep tbh and keep it fun. Cheers for watching and commenting

Amazing game with so many quirks and turns! An epitome of tactics and defensive technique in speed chess 👍

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed thanks a lot for watching

Man I just love the way you flow through these videos like a black belt in jiu-jitsu. & you're just witty as all get out! Did you catch Chelsea putting up 4 on City today?! Yeah! Great videos! Keep it going.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! And yeah I did as it happens, I don’t have much time to keep up with sport between doing this channel and day job and family etc but I watch highlights occasionally and that one got suggested to me on KZread, brilliant game. Cheers for watching

That game made me fiddle with MY watch! 🤣🙏

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

😂

Epic battle! True gladiators!!

What an astonishing win by magnus

Great coverage as always, Thank you

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed

Great breakdown. 👍

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot cheers for watching

Kid might have fought on here, he was up the exchange should have been able to find a way to gobble a few loose pawns?

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah defo more chess left in it, I’m not even sure who offered the draw

Brilliant game and commentary 😊

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much glad you enjoyed

I see Magnus, I click.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

I am similar tbh lol, I mean I'm a fan first and foremost and know what I like to watch!! Cheers for watching

@mcronrn

6 ай бұрын

Magnus will never break 2900, sorry

Love it!

La charrue inversée haha

@stephenr80

6 ай бұрын

The watch. Just kidding.

The kid played this much against Magnus is itself an achievement.

Incredible game!

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah really was! Thanks for watching

Amazing game and amazing commentary.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Cheers for watching

Great attacking play against a risky strategy. Thanks.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah! No worries glad you enjoyed

@mcronrn

6 ай бұрын

Tal would have mated Magnus here

@joseraulcapablanca8564

6 ай бұрын

no guarantees that Magnus given the chance would have chosen so risly a strategy against the great Tal@@mcronrn

incredible match, incredible video !! thank a lot ! ciao

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

Use grey scale instead of whiting out when demonstrating hypotheticals

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

I can't I'm afraid, it's built into the chess.com UI

Legends

Another way to Kassel: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel

nice one

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching

Great chess

My doctor has advised me not to watch your channel regularly. According to him, if I do I may die any moment while watching your videos. The videos are that exciting. Just kidding! By the way, you told the viewers to smash that like button. I did. Waiting for your next upload!

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha thanks a lot really appreciate the feedback! Glad you're enjoying, cheers for watching and liking

Space Invaders 🤣😂

You earnt a subscriber for your hard work brother ❤❤

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed cheers for watching

technically just trading an exchange, not losing one at 6:25 but obviously blacks king is wide open so of course white is better. Sorry had to just point out the minor detail, great coverage of another epic magnus game. Lovely stuff

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah completely agree. It annoyed me when I watched it back but then by that point was too much effort to change for what it was worth I thought! Thanks for pointing out tho

@itskmillz

6 ай бұрын

@epicchess2021 all good you do an amazing job and such a fitting channel name for the content!

8:43 White missed the winning of the game here. Instead of Qh4 he should've gone Qh2, and if black then repeats what actually happened with Qh4 (Rd8), then Bd6 which if Rh8 takes, then there's no longer any back rank help for the black queen which Rh8 would then win. So Rd8 would pass on taking the bishop, king would have to move to d7, and white's next move would be c5 which would open up the a6 pawn to be taken, and 2 bishops would be hunting the king supported by the quickly rerouted white queen. The d6 pawn played a crucial role in helping Magnus stave off the loss.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Ah thanks a lot for pointing out, yeah I never went overly deep in it regarding forced wins that’s where like Hikaru’s recap was probably good

What’s going on with KZread analytics? As I type this: 4,283 views… and a whopping 126,000 likes! 😂

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

haha yeah defo not right dunno what that's all about, weird!

I'm a complete noob just watching the match I wouldn't be able to appreciate what was happening were it not for your quickfire entertaining breakdown I'd be lost.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

thanks a lot!

Yea really good game and really good commentary, really funny sometimes:)

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed! Cheers for watching

Magnus started plowing much to late, what a drama, thanks for posting

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

😂😂 v true

I saw this Game earlier I’m glad you pointed out why the knight could not capture the pawn and in the process Black would be able to capture the Bishop I saw it earlier but no mention was made of it the fact the e or d pawn would than threaten the Bishop and Black would lose one of the pieces that was thorough of you to explain that one James tough game Magnus opponent played very aggressively I’m sure he wanted to win this one after all the effort he put into it he almost had Magnus in a bind great counterplay by Magnus though he showed why he’s as great as he is counterattacking and creating his own tempo Thanks for the Game James enjoy rest of day as well 😊♟️💯

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Yeah different ppl take different angles don’t they and thanks for watching twice haha, you’re a real chess fan!! Have a good day too

!!!

top class

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching

Streaming setups reimagined: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eIaLuZSlaJbVdJs.html

Was that a theoretical draw? Magnus should have had a chance to win no? Thought he would go for it. Would have been cool to see.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah I should have added more detail at the end sorry but the computer just gives it level yeah! Thanks for watching

I’m so sorry I can’t subscribe to you, because I’m already subscribed to other KZread chess channels. PS hope you understand.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Of course no problem, it's important not to oversubscribe to too many KZread channels, it's been shown to slow down phone performance otherwise

@perpetualbystander4516

6 ай бұрын

I hope you do know that you can subscribe to a channel, but turn off the notifications. The more subs a channel owner has, the better it is for him/her.

Must be so terrible trying to defeat Magnus

"Carlsen's Chess Is Mesmerizing Right Now (But not this game)"

Magnus barley survived that one.

Why is it a draw? I would keep playing 2 minor pieces and a couple peons vs a minor piece and a rook with one peon

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Ah I should have gone deeper, computer says dead level but yeah they could have played a few more moves true

How is that a draw???

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

They could have played more yeah true, though computer says draw

Why did they agree on a draw? Black was winning.

@epicchess2021

6 ай бұрын

Oh I should have gone a bit deeper on that point sorry, computer gives it completely level and I didn't actually explore particularly further tbh

@Amfred

6 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 the reason being it's always possible for white to sacrifice a rook for 2 pawns, and that gives a draw. This is why the players immediately agreed.