Hey man! I don't leave many comments, but you got one out of me. Your pacing, your commentary, your knowledge, its all brilliant. I never even played chess before the algorithm tossed me one of your videos. You just doing what you do naturally is making chess my next new obsession. In short, you fucking rock man. All of that is to say: don't stress about your content. You make good stuff! Take care of yourself, cover the stuff you want to cover, you are not beholden to the KZread mob. Keep it up and good work!

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot really appreciate the comment , always interesting to hear from someone who’s not a chess person per se but has stumbled into it. Glad you’re enjoying and fully agree with your second paragraph!

@thembadube9589

2 ай бұрын

Watching his videos has helped me improve my English; which is, in fact, my third language. I have learnt some expressions and words that I hitherto did not know. Yes, his commentary is top notch stuff.

@gabitsu-ftw3871

2 ай бұрын

True that, I just know how to move the pieces and that's it but can't stop watching his videos lol

"Magnus does something to Fabio which you won't believe" Do I need an adult present to watch this? I think I might need an adult.

@bliznetsy

2 ай бұрын

Yep, Magnus smokes Caruana! 9:53

@TheNameOfJesus

2 ай бұрын

@@bliznetsy I think "he smotes Caruana" is what was said. Smote/Smite means "to strike with a firm blow."

@ianstopher9111

2 ай бұрын

Yes he said smotes

@bliznetsy

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheNameOfJesusOh, so he didn't say Cagnus smokes Maruana then?

I heard Agadmator say " Knight on the rim is grim"

Thank you for great commentary, and, especially for "but like a spider, he wants to slowly unravel his way out of the web here and eat a big fat juicy fabi fly."

The unbelievable feat is to be so dominant against a player acclaimed for the quality of his play and preparation, besides world no 2, and not some obscur 55th ranked.

"Knights on the edge have less bets to hedge" is my little addition

@Jack42Frost

2 ай бұрын

Fewer

@ianstopher9111

2 ай бұрын

Horsie on the rails fails

@perpetualbystander4516

2 ай бұрын

A knight on the flank means no money in the bank.

@burt4278

2 ай бұрын

In German: Springer am Rand, des Spielers Schand!

@ovonijemojeime

2 ай бұрын

Knights on the peripherals whiffer balls

Thanks for all your commentary videos mate! The way you cover these games actually made me better in thinking of strategies that I use and my opponents is trying to use. You explain it really easily, but in great detail. Bunch of losses have became a ton of wins now, went from 1050 to 1573 ELO in a couple months time.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Oh wow that’s really cool to hear thanks a lot for sharing, glad to hear there’s some valuable lessons in here. Great progress as well

@tim1444

2 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 Anytime mate! It’s never not fun to hear that you have a positive impact on someone.

This was brutal! It looked like something out of a Mortal Kombat game. 😮

I lost count of how many times I've hung my head in shame

In My Entire Life I've Never Seen Carlsen Domination Like This

@michaelmassaro4375

2 ай бұрын

Magnus Dominates all the time for most part

22-4 is crazy dude

Thank you for the mention, James! Very nice surprise. And nicely done commentary. You’ve got a good broadcaster’s feel for brevity and pacing.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

cheers Steven and yeah no worries, hope coming sale goes well!

In Norwegian we say springer på randen er i sanden. Springer is knight and randen is the edge. the rest explains itself. Thanks James.

You come up with some brilliant turns of phrase! Very entertaining.

Danny "wretched" acting like Daniel "the stoned" Narrow-dipsy...This is Epic Chess!!

Brilliant as usual. Would love some candidates action though.

Wow! Quality stuff

Great, thanks James

Nepo got served a Vindaloo ..

Thanks so much for covering great vudeo

A Knight on the side has nowhere to ride

Wow magnus adopted fabi

Great fun listening your comments.

I highly recommend anybody who hasn’t seen this speed chess matchup in full to watch it. It’s seriously some of the best chess I’ve ever seen from Magnus ever. Fabi didn’t win one game…

Great analysis- even at 2600 I’m watching you 😂

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

wow awesome channel and yeah you're strong! I hover around 2200 at blitz so you've got me well beat :D I'd like to work on my chess more but struggle to find the time. Thanks a lot for watching, nice to hear strong players can also enjoy

What about the candidates????? Loved your coverage

“Knights on the rim are dim.” Knights on the edge, someone talk me off the ledge. Knights to the outside, someone’s plan has now died. Knights way out there? Guess that player doesn’t care!

You could make a snail race exciting.

@epicchess2021

Ай бұрын

hahah thanks glad you enjoyed

Knights on the border; procedure disorder. Always give a nod to Kramnik where possible.

Can we have some more So or Nordibek please?

ein Springer am Rand bringt Kummer und Schand

When fabi played h4, they both only had like 30 seconds left so fabi probably just played that instead of wasting precious time find the best move or even a plan since he didn't see anything obvious. Then next move magnus played a4 and then it becomes obvious what fabi needed to do.. stop the a pawn from queening. When Magnus was offered the chance to sac the Queen, he only had 15 seconds left, and by the time he retreated his queen, he only had 8 seconds. Maybe he thought it would be worse for fabi to leave the pieces on the board, since after saccing it would simplify the game. Granted, it would be simplified into an easy win for someone like Magnus, so maybe he just missed it or didn't want to calculate anything with 15 seconds left and counting. Tick tick tick. These things happen during time trouble and high stress situation. The game was complicated enough as it was and they had been blitzing out the last 10-20 moves already. The fact that Magnus or Fabi made so many best moves with just one or two inaccuracies(like h4 which isn't even that bad and was a good practical move when you don't know what to do and have no time to waste on coming up with a plan) at the end is already insane.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Fully agree on all points! And you’re right, sometimes I sound a bit harsh tbf when my split second moves are so much worse haha

@alexkt3400

2 ай бұрын

Your over the top delivery is what makes the chess "epic", don't apologise for doing the thing

SCC is the best chess tournament. With the commentary by legends, it's a must watch event. JSCC isn't bad either.

2022 I think Fabiano playing a bit better nowadays I’m surprised Magnus didn’t take the knight sacking his Queen but being able to get it right back why not maybe time was a factor letting that Bishop fork Fabi’s Rook and knight id say was a Blunder on Fabi’s part he should’ve saw that coming Thanks for the Game James

Careful with the self flagelation reference. Someone might enjoy that 😂

Knights on the side gets crucified 🎉

A knight on the side I will not abide

Every Russian schoolboy knows that knights on the adge are sadge.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

😁

A Magnus knight on the edge is a lej

What even is that scoreline....

Why aren’t you covering the candidates tournament?

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Oh sorry I'll do some soon. Everyone covering right now so kinda feel wasting my time is all!

@eddiejohnston1853

2 ай бұрын

No you're not. I actually prefer YOUR commentary... ​@@epicchess2021

@Chance-ry1hq

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, we’d like to hear your take on things.

Knights on the abutment are bait for youtube engagement

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

😁

Enjoyable commentary as always

I watched a video about how Magnus has learned from Alphazero and this game shows it

Off topic: Where is your accent/dialect from? I think England, but where?

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Yeah Bedfordshire/Northamptonshire

@artistejiro

2 ай бұрын

​@@epicchess2021as a Nigerian, this sounds difficult to pronounce 😂.

Knights on the rim are Tim 🐴

Caruana should be happy to have the chance to lose a game against the goat

Knights on the edge of the board are bored

64k -> 100k in progress...

Most painful to watch game in chess history

All while he loses to kids and teenagers ! 😱😂🤣

Fabio actually looked good even after Carlsen’s so-called amazing moves.

@maheshdawani5933

2 ай бұрын

Not so-called,they were truly amazing moves

@jatojo

2 ай бұрын

@@maheshdawani5933 The evaluation bar showed they were equal two moves later. That’s the facts.

@maheshdawani5933

2 ай бұрын

​@@jatojobro but it was bullet,it was amazing beacause magnus found those moves and sac so quickly

@jatojo

2 ай бұрын

@@maheshdawani5933 I know, but from the way the moves were described, I would have expected them to change the momentum of the game, like Hikaru‘s rook sacrifice the other day. Instead, the Carlsen game seemed to end in a draw before Fabio went wrong.

You need to cover a game with a wooden 🛡 or an ice ⛸️ just to say the terminology lol

Why no candidates coverage? A fan for a while bro I like your style.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Oh sorry I'll do some soon. Everyone covering right now so kinda feel wasting my time is all!

@eddiejohnston1853

2 ай бұрын

​@@epicchess2021Please cover the Candidates

@RendallRen

2 ай бұрын

Definitely keep a healthy work-life balance, but I for one would love to see Epic Chess analyses of Candidates. Everyone might be covering it, but there is only one Epic Chess!

@Fiascopia

2 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 I wouldn't watch anyone else so no candidates for me :D I did try watching it live, had a nice sleep with that cat that afternoon :D

Knights on the rhum are dumb.

Knights on the perimeter Massive inhibitor Knights on the outside Always a downside

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha never heard them before 😆

@mikecharlytango330

2 ай бұрын

A night in the coast Smells like toast

ITs a disgrace to humans that this guy is not playing or defending his World Chess Championship, there has never been anyone on his level at this time!

@tomatoisnotafruit5670

2 ай бұрын

Fide needs to update Classical Time Format. 1 hour and 20 minutes for the first 40 moves and 20 extra minutes after move 40 with 30 seconds increment per move after move 40. That's plenty of time especially when you considers players are preparing lines 12-15 moves deep before the match with their chess engines. This will shorten the overall length of the games so we won't have 5 or 6 hour long games, 3 hour game on average is long enough so the viewers won't get bored and this leaves enough time for players to calculate and play the best chess and they won't be as tired so the next day they will be more fresh for the next game.

@bartekmedes8281

2 ай бұрын

@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Absolutely, they need to get up to date with what is TODAY.

Knights on the fringe are cringe

carlsen is such a daddy dom 😫😫

Knight on the rim...let me know any more... You asked for it but im making these up as i go along so may be bad chess advice. Rook on the closed file seems.a bit docile. Bishop on the back is often a lack Pawn in front of pawn, its probably time to mourn Lost a Queen for a Rook, well youre a stupid... I cant finish the last one. Mind gone blank 😂

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

🤣 never bin your king

1st

I am no grandmaster, but I can’t tell you what percentage of the times you said “looks natural” over all your videos that I didn’t see as natural moves, rather poor moves

I'll an elderly middle aged man and I'll second what Epic said. We live in interesting times. Now here's a topic of conversation: what if Carlsen, undoubtedly the greatest chess player of all time, turns out to be a fraud, who is using Stockfish wired to his body? That would be a bigger scandal than when cyclist Lance Armstrong admitted to cheating after winning numerous awards and being tested thoroughly. I personally don't think that's possible however, though for about $200k one could design a two-way transceiver or even an "on board" chess computer to give you moves in real-time.

@darthkek1953

2 ай бұрын

The evidence against this is Carlsen plays amazingly over the board in very short timeframes where it would not be possible for an engine to receive the board state, analyse the game, and find a way to let the player know the optimal move. He has been proven, on camera and in person, to be able to play fast rapid and blitz.

@bigolboomerbelly4348

2 ай бұрын

GMs are all stripped down and sprayed with powdered graphite at tournaments for this very reason.

@raylopez99

2 ай бұрын

@@darthkek1953 Yes that's a good point. Even with a on-board computer, making a snap decision is hard to do, due to delay. But what if MC is "only" a 2500 Elo player, not a nearly 2900 one? Also there is a weak chess engine that can read your PC screen and recommend a move at bullet time control; a few years ago somebody demonstrated it on KZread. I bet however the strength is like 2100 Elo Fide not greater.

@RendallRen

2 ай бұрын

Why this implausible *what if* tale?

@maheshdawani5933

2 ай бұрын

bro seriously,many people in this world are made for something to dominate,same ways magnus is born to dominate chess,he understands chess better than others,that is why he is the best