Magnus doesn’t disrespect anyone, he’s merely respecting himself above all. As he should

Once again, Magnus blindsides his opponent with his extra piece: the clock.

I love how much you keep going back to the poker sunglasses photo. Relentless

6:16 the stock market pawn chain

Have watched you since the beginning. Was going to point out some minor imperfections but you ironed them out pretty much instantly, so was no need :) Have watched you so consistently that I didn't even notice that I wasn't even subscribed until a couple of days ago! Also, big congrats on the sponsor, well deserved for the best concise chess channel out there!

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Thanks very much appreciate it and apologies was a little bit of a long ad!

What a game. Duda just handling too many plates that Betty couldnt dishwash. Congrats with a new sponsor! Well done. Looking out for rollouts and Titled Tuesdays.

6:15 Pawn structure name = The Diplodocus

Mate so happy to see sponsorships on your channel! Congrats! This analysis was brilliant, your quirky /dad joke metaphors are truly what make this channel a gem. So enjoyable to watch your videos. Don't forget your essence as you become a big fish on YT 😉

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed!

Your enthusiasm for the game is nice to see. Much easier to get caught up in the magic of something when someone else is passionate about it.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

thanks a lot and yeah I always found that with a great uncle of mine, he'd get mad into some rubbish winter sports like curling and then it got me going too lol

@MrNemesis85

2 ай бұрын

Curling is the best!@@epicchess2021

Need Wendy and Betty merch

dude congrats on the sponsor! when is the discord going live?

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Thanks and now launches! Cheers for the support

Tender as a filet mignon. A mother’s love. A Fresh bruise.

Duda needs to refresh his endgame and time management skills

Plowing a player like Duda is daring! But that‘s why we love Carlsen! ❤

there's nothing better than an early morning chess video from James :D

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Haha thanks a lot appreciate it! Cheers for watching

6:15 call it the Stock Market lol

Beaver's claws! The double Plow! hahaha

Giraffe for the interwoven pawn structure @ 6:14

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Ah nice I like it! Thanks

The pawn structure at 6.15 is The Lawnmower!

@qiyang3129

2 ай бұрын

I call that the giraffe

Can't hear you. Turn up the volume, please!

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Sorry will do

‘Arry Barry Chris Dave Ed Fred Garry Harry. That’s the definitive staring line up. What sort of a manager subs Dave for daryl

you should consider donation board , like agadmator has one

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah I mean ppl can make them if they want but I don’t advertise

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah I mean ppl can make them if they want but I don’t advertise

Your analysis are great ❤

Beavers claws?

For those of us who watch your videos daily you might want to consider a timestamp for when the chess begins. Although I dunno if that would upset the advertiser.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah I don't know tbf, sorry about length, I'll try work more to 60 seconds next time

@FaxanaduJohn

2 ай бұрын

You’re doing a great job with these vids- I like other chess analysts like Gotham Chess, Ben Finegold and HANS NIEMAN although I watch yours daily because of the potent mix of humour, brevity and charisma! Keep it up!

love the way duda just throws the game still good game tho xd

12:37 Queen take rook!

Looking forward to more Epic adventures of Wendy and Betty. 😂

I love you, man. Great sense of humour. Your voice alone makes me happy

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Haha Thanks a lot glad you’re enjoying!

Why on earth would you call a pawn move on oppisite side of the board the same name.

@2019inuyasha

2 ай бұрын

I've been calling Qp up2 the Zambonie.

I gotta say, this is one of the better SurfShark infomercials. But I want a set of steak knives thrown in.

damn Magnus reinventing the game weekly or what? ;D so we are in Chess 9.0 already or sth?

wow, Magnus should have lost that one.

did Hans missclick King B8?

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Yeah

Thanks, Epic chess, fun to watch, liked it

The Magnus factor strikes again. Thanks James.

chess 75 move rule didn't apply in a draw?

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

50 move rule applies yeah but they were nowhere near that, plus 50 move rule only kicks in if no pieces have been exchanged or pawns pushed

Thank you for allowing us to click through the (over), two minutes of advertisement.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Sorry bit long!

Getting a little bit bored by the "carlsen changed opening rules" etc narrative. Maybe there is something else

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Yeah good thinking. I've been struggling a bit lately for new ideas. Think I might cover a few of these Prague Masters games and just generally amazing games of chess. Thanks for the feedback

@markcromer4069

2 ай бұрын

As a counternote, I absolutely love watching analysis of Carlsen's non-standard openings. You're my go-to for that content and I really enjoy it.

@Strangedaysonearth

2 ай бұрын

Do every game Magnus has lost. In chronological order. Make him look shit. @@epicchess2021

Loose pieces drop off. Thats a good line.

Felt Duda should really have won that pushing that g pawn etc when he already had a passed pawn on the cusp of promoting seemed like a real loss of tempo I find it kind of funny how even GMs miss the correct moves at the end of a game like Rook to a8 or etc it was Good game otherwise by Duda hanging in there with Magnus I’ve heard a lot of people say he’ll be a weak link in the candidates tournament Thanks for the game James

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

yeah agreed he played a really nice game and Duda is not in Candidates!

the god of chess endgame strikes again

I subscribe to KZread so I do NOT have to listen to ads.

yesterday i lol around 6:50, and today i also did LOL

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

haha glad you're enjoying

Awful end game by the goat fella. Sure he got there in the end, but so many missed moves. Nigel Short would have spifflicated him.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

True!

Pawn structure the scorpion

Reinventing chess every week now? That's a lot of reinventing 😉

Does the engine understand these trash openings? Is it accurately evaluating it?

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

In theory yes!

Took to f5 saves the game doesn’t it ?

great vid!

Nearly 2.5 mins on a commercial out of a 13 min video? Times are hard for us all, but even so …

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Oh sorry bit long then I guess, I'll work on that. Although the ad was like 1 minute 40, first 50 seconds was my intro

@elgrau

2 ай бұрын

ignore the haters. Man's gotta eat. @@epicchess2021

@raylopez99

2 ай бұрын

Unsubscribed!! But not until after the Sam Shankland interview, that seems exciting. :)

@michaelmassaro4375

2 ай бұрын

Patience is a virtue but I guess that doesn’t apply to chess fans want what they want when they want it Tough Titty

@blue_red_screen

2 ай бұрын

Just skip to the part when the game returns

Tender like a coastal yacht in blue water.

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

haha very nice, very tranquil

@JohnDoe-hr4xj

2 ай бұрын

@@epicchess2021 thank you!

Not sure if he's is reinventing the chess or he's just few hundred ELO higher than his opponents and he can just give up few moves as a handicap and still win. If I'm giving up a queen against my grandma, am I reinventing chess? xD (my grandma is not playing chess)

Magnus needs to take chess a little more seriously.

What the hell board is upside down

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

yeah showed from Magnus view this one!

Excellent comeback and Mag was losing a majority of the game.

Lmao the reverse plow girl

please timestamp the end of your shilling :p

Bam a lam, black betty1

WEll, the VPN ad is better then the 'manscaping' bs...lol...

earth is flat

Thanks! wow

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Buddy very kind really appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed!

Wow great game

Lol Kramnik

Let's go bro, you got a sponsorship! $$$$$ NO SKIPPING THE ADVERT EVERYONE

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Lol 😆

bitcoin chart pawn structure

Nice

My sex life has really opened up after watching this channel

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Took me a while to understand that comment but I think I just got there... no comment 😆

I love the enthusiasm as always, but I'm starting to get pretty tired of you clamoring about "disrespect" and pretending you don't know how he's "getting away with it", when you obviously know Magnus is playing this way to disrupt his opponent's plans and take them out of their prep, which he then capitalizes on. The evaluation bar means nothing when a human opponent can't calculate the line they need to follow to get the advantage. I know you know this, and it's disingenuous to keep pretending you don't.

@mikecroke6078

2 ай бұрын

Traditionally playing in this manner has been considered disrespectful to your opponent. Magnus knows this. His opponents know this. How do all his fans not know this? He’s literally embarrassing his opponents by playing these garbage openings and still beating them. He’s one of the few people in the world who can play like this against super GM’s and get away with it. And that’s a credit Magnus who, in my opinion is the best to ever play the game. But to say it’s not a disrespect opening… idk man.

@mayebeline1149

2 ай бұрын

@@mikecroke6078: Since he started playing like this, his win rate has only increased. Stop acting like it's "disrespect" when it's obvious what he's doing and why it's working. This is a limited time format, and he knows a human opponent can't calculate the rest of the game far enough to capitalize on a "garbage opening", so the evaluation bar means nothing. He accepts a small theoretical disadvantage at the beginning to disrupt his opponent and throw away their prep. There's a reason his time advantages have been steadily improving. It's obvious what's happening and why it's working. Magnus is proving that the "traditional" style of playing like an engine against another engine isn't necessary against humans, at least in limited time formats like this. By making moves your opponent never considered, you can attack their clock by forcing them to use up time calculating future lines. It's really straightforward with a little thought, so only someone being extremely dense wouldn't be capable of understanding it.

@mikecroke6078

2 ай бұрын

@@mayebeline1149 whoa dude. I meant no disrespect. Simply offering up another point of view. Which I’m entitled to. Have a good one.

Duda shouldn't du dat lol

Hate the commercial you show. Why not keep the channel clean from this?

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Soz was a bit long, one of those ads pays me a lot same as 10 videos tbh…hard to turn down but I don’t work with companies I don’t believe in, say no to a lot more than what I say yes to

@epicchess2021

2 ай бұрын

Soz was a bit long, one of those ads pays me a lot same as 10 videos tbh…hard to turn down but I don’t work with companies I don’t believe in, say no to a lot more than what I say yes to

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