As a chess and football fan, I see this as an absolute win.

@violetweasleyveronicaazevedo25

4 ай бұрын

Same!

@massabstar3038

4 ай бұрын

Same 😂

@mori_jin111

4 ай бұрын

Same 😂😂

@Dinodude357

4 ай бұрын

same

@thechosenone2163

4 ай бұрын

It's brilliant

Magnus explained football and chess perfectly. Even PEP was shocked there

@yanz_77

4 ай бұрын

bro can be a football manager. also he played FPL a lot

@SebastianoTerranova

4 ай бұрын

I didn't expect his answers to be so thorough, but then again I shouldn't be surprised cos he's a chess genius

@markrobertson3054

4 ай бұрын

@@yanz_77he was first in fpl

@yanz_77

4 ай бұрын

@@markrobertson3054i know

@M4NA5

4 ай бұрын

Both are strategic sports.

Imagine Magnus as a football manager referring to his players as chess pieces at half time 😵‍💫

@aqueilas7391

4 ай бұрын

Going with the analogy, every pawn would be a bishop then if you are just buying the best players.

@Naslednik.

3 ай бұрын

89 min: QUEEEN SACRIFIICEE!!!

@DMxalava

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, but who'll be the team's queen? )))😄

@CarlHislop

3 ай бұрын

@DMxalava if you're Man City then Haaland 🤣🤣 most valuable player but you know he's going to get injured at some point 🙈🙈

@RP1RL

3 ай бұрын

LMAO@@Naslednik.

You can tell Magnus really enjoyed this interview ... he seemed so engaged, more so than most chess interviews I remember. And Pep as well, seemed to really respect Magnus's feedback ... Great video

GOATs

@discord_townhallunoffical

4 ай бұрын

chess

@yaochenhong489

4 ай бұрын

chess

@curlyymemey

4 ай бұрын

chess

@ChocoMan6768

4 ай бұрын

Pawn e4

@Jaydenvince

4 ай бұрын

pawn e5

Pep was looking at Magnus as if he was about to offer him a job as an advisor 😂

@MonkeyDLuffy-nj2px

4 ай бұрын

he propably did 😂 At Bayern Munich he wanted to field Manuel neuer as a Midfielder once, the Bosses werent happy haha

@imsamposener

4 ай бұрын

I thought the other way around

@attela3905

4 ай бұрын

To be honest, he looked like he wanted to do something much more radical xD

@relaxreflect5888

4 ай бұрын

Haha very true! There was lust in those eyes 😍😝

@UmidHasanov

4 ай бұрын

Magnus is being a bit humble. He trained professionally until he was 12, I think. Then he switched his entire focus to chess

Now we need Hikaru and Jose Mourinho.

You can see how thrilled Magnus is with strategy and Football when Guardiola was explaining Foden’s goal and vicerversa, Pep super excited on Magnus analogy of Chess to Football! Seeing 2 intelligent minds that drive their knowledge and professional career to the highest peak is nothing but amazing! This interview is delightful to see!

Pep was clearly impressed when Magnus was speaking. The eyes say it all

@HH-dy7xe

4 ай бұрын

He’s gonna use it as a Pepe talk for the next match 😂

@2852DamsVult

4 ай бұрын

He recognizes talent!!!

@Dandidands

4 ай бұрын

Well yeah, he literally said he was right?

@Blinkers2007GameDev

4 ай бұрын

Yeah he was.

@nanehater8606

4 ай бұрын

Well yea Magnus is the Messi of chess he saw the greatness

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to host / be in the same room as these two geniuses! 😀🤝

@kawilka

4 ай бұрын

smashed it bro,

@potxtoe

4 ай бұрын

You did amazing bro 🙌🏼 watched the whole thing

@dastin1664

4 ай бұрын

You led the conversation smoothly; even as a language teacher, I am learning from you. Keep it up!

@vignesh6654

4 ай бұрын

Great job!

@nnnp634

4 ай бұрын

You did really great. Youbasked interesting question and most importantly didn't interrupted them. You just controlled the flow of conversation as an interviewer should. I'm sad it's not a standard with talk shows, but you did it like I think (and a lot of other comments do as well) it should be done

Props to FG! These questions were actually relevant, and also keeping both guests entertained/in the conversation. The football-chess parallel was super interesting. Edit: Also, yes. Would've literally sat there and listened to a podcast of you three. Definitely, we need a part 2 of this someday, with the same three people.

@karezaalonso7110

4 ай бұрын

need videos so podcast unlikely

@danielmadsen9115

4 ай бұрын

Magnus Carlsen loosing his PUMA deal from next year. So not gonna happen.

@fifalableinpit1582

4 ай бұрын

fg didnt create those questions he just read them out for them

@nosir1479

3 ай бұрын

I disagree. I think most of these questions, like most other interviews, are obvious questions which prompt obvious answers and a little bit of deviation from the answer by the person being interviewed. "How important is patience in chess?" (Obviously very important, like with all facets of life). "Are there situations where you can turn defensive situations into an attacking one within a matter of moves?" (Yes, like with virtually every sport or game). "Do you change your strategy when things aren't going your way?" (A resounding yes- it's an established thing for anything involving a strategy). I think these questions are more of a prompt to get the person interviewing just to initiate a bit of an answer surrounding the topic, but not the actual question itself and I personally dislike media-trained interviewers like this one.

I remember Pep saying he spoke to chess players about mental preparation and how to deal with the mental fatigue of high pressure situations over long periods. This conversation just felt naturally should happen considering what both have achieved at the highest level

You can tell Pep enjoyed this. He looked so deep in thought when Magnus was speaking.

@SouleymaneDiallo-ls1dz

4 ай бұрын

Yes both of them are great 👍

@stopstalkingyouspookybastard

4 ай бұрын

game recognizes game. pep knows he is sitting next to a guy who is probably the most dominant in his field in our century.

@aramskaef6955

4 ай бұрын

He was tryna get some ideas

it's rare that someone impresses pep. You clearly see magnus caught peps attention within the first 10 sec when Pep crossed his arms and touched his face.

@anubis8586

4 ай бұрын

Cause Pep is an egomaniac that’s why it’s rare to impress him.

@Fear_Draco717

4 ай бұрын

@@anubis8586 Nice try Yaya Toure better luck next time

@Damdebase

4 ай бұрын

@@anubis8586 you don't make it to this level of competitiveness in any sport without a big ego.

@anubis8586

4 ай бұрын

@@Fear_Draco717 lmao touche tbh 💀😭

@anubis8586

4 ай бұрын

@@Damdebase you’re right but pep’s ego is a bit different.

Two absolute geniuses in their own game. You can tell how much magnus admires pep and how surprised pep was when magnus was giving similarities between chess and football.

You can tell Magnus is trying to absorve every bit he can when he is stearing the TV while Guardiola explains what's going on. Admirable brain and focus capavilities he has!!!!!

Next: Magnus must MEET Haaland. They're both Norwegian built in the same lab, probably.

@offeibekoe452

4 ай бұрын

Underrated comment

@sontranngohong

2 ай бұрын

Goooooo

@neerajnambudiri9971

2 ай бұрын

And Warholm as well!😂

@lma5508

Ай бұрын

Please make it happen. The goat of chess and goat of football

@ItzzCastlz

Ай бұрын

​@@lma5508goat of chess ok but I don't know about the goat of football part

Incredible hearing Magnus speak about the similarities between chess and football

This commentator is a genius at his job. So calm. Asks perfect questions. Perfect Execution. I learned as much from him as Magnus and Pep.

@nosir1479

4 күн бұрын

I think he asks robotic and cliche questions that we know the answer to.

My goodness... Two actual geniuses of two though competitions. I was surprised to hear how similar the strategy could be. You could also tell both Pep and Carlsen enjoyed the moments. Thank you Puma

COME ON!! 12 minutes?? Puma!! Man City!! Carlsen!! We need at least an hour of Pep and Magnus - and the interviewer!

@skullxishim

4 ай бұрын

Be grateful that we got to see this in the first place 😅

@titusk.kariuki5510

4 ай бұрын

I appreciate that you also remembered the interviewer.

@yumchungfc

4 ай бұрын

interviewer or his team definitely prepared work for this, espescially in the chess criteria great questions

@BrettHeckenberg

4 ай бұрын

Agreed!!

@patmctallica3522

4 ай бұрын

...and who was the interviewer? Sorry, I`m Austrian, so... Butif you know the guy so far... an answer would benice...

He's not only the greatest chess player of all time, but also was briefly ranked world no 1 in 2019 in Premiere League fantasy football

@thaaRealMFer9944

4 ай бұрын

What is that supposed to mean explain in layman's terms

@mohammedfahrzi2318

4 ай бұрын

Stop the cap that just proves his mind is on another level..

@PierroTheJester

4 ай бұрын

​@@thaaRealMFer9944he is extremely good at predicting who is gonna win the football match.

@seospider

4 ай бұрын

@@thaaRealMFer9944 There are about 10 million people around the world that play the Premier League's Fantasy Football game. There was one week in 2019 when Magnus was the number one fantasy player in the world. He is very proud of that.

@thaaRealMFer9944

4 ай бұрын

@@PierroTheJester Oh wow man's a true genius

Absolute brilliant stuff. I wish it went longer, it is a gift to listen to these two legends.

This has been the collaboration I didn’t know I needed.. my favourite chess player meet the best manager of the best football club.. thank you for such an amazing video!

This is such an insane crossover, as both a Man City fan and a lover of chess. All the best at the currently ongoing CCT to Magnus. Vamos. 💯

@sazanrai6210

4 ай бұрын

Dude Magnus is Real Madrid fan.

@awaisdawood2213

4 ай бұрын

​@@sazanrai6210 As a Real Madrid fan, Vamos!

@sazanrai6210

4 ай бұрын

Hala Madrid amigo !!!

@Blinkers2007GameDev

4 ай бұрын

I am a man city fan too, and a chess fan pushing for 1600. I didn't know there were so many like me here!

@Blinkers2007GameDev

4 ай бұрын

But I am hoping for Hikaru to win CCT even though he currently might be going out

Look at Pep,he looked at Magnus every time he spoke... Pep's eyes

Man these 2 talking about each sport is just amazing.. I can't even explain how it makes me feel, its like a rush and I love it. I could listen to these 2 talking about their craft all day long.

Literally two GOATS in their sports! For a Football fan and a chess fan this is a dream combination!

magnus explained parallels between football and chess really good

@Brukernavnn

4 ай бұрын

I wish he had more time to go more in depth about it, he barely touched the surface.

bravo to the host for asking great questions and allowing these two geniuses to share their wisdom uninterrupted. it's common to see hosts who do too much and end up imposing themselves onto a video like this, really nice to see one who gets it.

Brilliant. I love both of these guys and seeing them having a conversation is incredible

Love how Pep's eyes lit up when Magnus said the important thing is to control the middle and switching the side of the play.

this is not a crossover i ever expected to see

A Football Genius, A Chess World Champion and Pep Guardiola all in the same room😮‍💨 Mega stuff FG x

@Checkmate_Edits

4 ай бұрын

Quite literally a brilliant move 💀

@world9806

4 ай бұрын

He is not a champion, he is a GOAT

@JeremiahAwe

4 ай бұрын

That’s like describing messi as a champions league winner

@RonaldoXspeedy

4 ай бұрын

Fix your app

you can see pep was really listening to magnus and showing him lots of admiration and respect. Hats off to pep!

This could be an entire series; "Pep and Magnus Masterclass". Where they analyze strategy and tactics in different sports like rugby, tennis, poker etc. would definitely watch it.

Look how happy is Magnus to be there and talk about this. I think he feels on the same wave and mindset as Pep. Great chemistry and duo 😊

As a Chess and Football fanatic, this was incredible to see. Magnus is a huge football fan. He was ranked no 1 in the world in Fantasy Premier League once. The game against Ian Nepomniachtchi that was mentioned, was the 6th game of the World Chess Match 2021. The first 5 games were draws, and Magnus won the 6th game in 136 moves and 7 1/2 hours. It is the longest game in World Championship history. That 6th game broke Ian, Magnus went on to win games 8, 9, and 11 and won the best of 14 games match comfortably, 7.5 to 3.5, for his 5th Classical World Championship title.

@Benucci_music

3 ай бұрын

How do know he did well in fantasy league Were are the facts ? 🤔😤

Truly fascinating! You can feel the mutual admiration bt Pep & Magnus, and I appreciated learning about the similar strategies of football & chess.

It's great to see how carefully Pep listens to what Magnus says.

i love the way magnus is trying to simplify chess concepts for pep. magnus knows more football compared to how pep knows chess. As a chess and football fan lots for respect for both. I JUST LOVE THIS 12 MINUTE VIDEO WISH IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN HOUR.

@halvardgjerdbakken5637

4 ай бұрын

Agree - fast 12 minutes.

@MrFaberGD

4 ай бұрын

a podcast.

The best interview I have seen in both sports. What an insane explanation Magnus gave to the resemblance of football and chess, the look on Pep's face says it all. Lastly the interviewer was just amazing, great questions, solid handling of two pure geniuses. Very very enjoyable to watch and what a nice unexpected collision of two legends.

@acgpotter

4 ай бұрын

Great comment 😉

@alihughes5516

4 ай бұрын

Chess is not a sport. It’s a game.

@axel_r_

4 ай бұрын

@@alihughes5516 Football is not a sport. It's a game. 😂

@macdonaldnnadi

4 ай бұрын

@@alihughes5516football is also a game! Does it mean it’s not a sport?d

I’m obsessed with both football and chess, and I feel so blessed to have seen this duo!

What a great interview. I saw a short clip from this a few days ago and I knew I had to come and watch the full thing. Two geniuses right here haha. A nice calm interview.

The amount of genius there is crazy😂

Pep and Magnus deserve their credit but the interviewer asked really good questions.

The most unexpected crossover ever expected, just loved it Kudos to Mancity.

You can see peps eyes light up when Magnus is talking about chess tactics, great to see even as a Liverpool fan

We want more of Pep and Magnus collab! Or a much longer interview. Let's make these two brainstorm something 😊

@kheireddineattala1281

4 ай бұрын

let's make them brainstorm of all the pokemon can beat 1 billion lions

Without Riyad in that movement everything would not be possible. He still thanks and praises him What a coach

@morealgothanlasttime_.8474

4 ай бұрын

not juz on that villa game *Riyad* hold da ball & dink to *dinho* so he could thru pass to *Gabi* than do that perfect crosses to *Bernardo* to pull da triggered.

@walidovicvald2978

4 ай бұрын

Honestly, Gundo and Riyad are missed in the Etihad

@ezzong

4 ай бұрын

​​@@walidovicvald2978Gundo was really the missing piece between Rodri and the attack

As a city fan and a chess fan at the same time, this is truly a brilliant moment!

A collab I never thought I needed. Two masters of their craft.

How Magnus explained football in chess terms calmly has stunned both Pep and myself 😅

do one with magnus x haaland!!!! The prides of Norway!

In Germany there is actually a term for football, especially looking at the tactical component and it is called "Rasenschach" which basically translates to "chess on a field" or "fieldchess" and I think it fits beautifully.

As a city fan and chess player, this couldn't get any better.

That was a great idea, to combine 2 great tacticians and find the similarities between football and chess. It's a great brainstorm and opportunity to find new ideas 💡

For those who don't know much about chess, let me tell you that Magnus is the strongest chess player who has ever lived. He gave up his World Championship because he believed there was no adversary that could beat him in a WC match. And no one argued against it.

@onelove154

4 ай бұрын

Yep. That's right. Magnus Carlsen is to chess, what Amadeus Mozart is to music. A gift from the Gods. I've lost count of the amount of times Magnus has found a win in the endgame that looked a dead draw. Kasparov was the greatest, but it's Carlsen now.

@samiraclex

4 ай бұрын

Bobby Fischer and Kasparov get a shout out too

@AyushSingh-wt1uo

4 ай бұрын

@@samiraclexNot Fischer he cannot match the Magnus legacy and ‘personality’ too. After all, Fischer was and is a criminal.

@brucelee7782

4 ай бұрын

he gave up his world championship? What do you mean?

@BBeowulf

4 ай бұрын

he decided he didn't want to compete in that format and take a break from it (classical world championship which is the one where a game is played over a full day and they play first to ten games) he didn't believe the #2 could beat him in the format (Nepo) and tbh he proved it because he'd already beaten him in two classic world championship finals. So he gave up his title and let two other GMs compete for instead that earned their spots by qualifying Nepo and Ding Liren@@brucelee7782 The player Magnus was supposed to face before he decided not to to compete (Nepo) ended up losing the championship match so there's a chance Magnus will come back to compete for the next one against Liren

Great interview, genuinely really interesting. So much better than the standard interview content.

Genius meets genius…such a great vid. Breaking down everything w correlation…pep remembers everything literally

Magnus as a Football Manager after his done with Chess would be incredible 👀

The way Pep looks at Magnus when he describes chess using football terms makes my heart smile.

The crossover i didnt expect but i needed. Both are legends! GOATs

Interview is great by the way, very warm and personable and natural (not forced) eye contact

2 men who i didn`t knew could be an interested 2-3 Hour long interview . You could feel the respect for eachother, and a lot of similarities between the 2… nice…

@plantepedellen

4 ай бұрын

@@Iris-lh7rf No thanks

It's was so unexpected, but quite a pleasant surprise, nonetheless, to see these 2 guys I admire so much together

All I can say is WOW what an interview! Amazing for us lovers of both chess and football. It would've been great to see Magnus and Haaland speaking too.

@the_noguee

4 ай бұрын

@@Iris-lh7rf I admire your boldness, but you need Jesus. He is the only way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by Him!

@walturowhite69

4 ай бұрын

I'd say it'd feel "very good" 😂

Massively respectful interview of both geniuses where both had great tidbits to share.

I love how pep looked at magnus with fascination when he explain the similarities between chess and football

Magnus Carlsen is not only the one of the greatest chess players of all time, he was also #1 Fantasy Premier League player in the world.

@titusk.kariuki5510

4 ай бұрын

*for one week

@arishemthejudge6780

4 ай бұрын

i kinda feel that the latter is his greatest achievement 😂😂😂😂😂

@GulaCuka

4 ай бұрын

Magnus is great in many things..poker..fantasy league..football..and chess ultimately...he is not like any other chess champions..

@chill6423

3 ай бұрын

That's why he's the GOAT! THE GOOOAAATTT!!!! ​@@GulaCuka

Props to the interviewer. Amazing questions and handled the interview so well.

I love this combination... Magnus and pep, I never would have imagined.. coming from a gooner this is great content

Pep's eyes legit went "damn this mfer ain't lyin" when he talked about the parallels between the two

magnus have super memory, he can memorize almost every game that he played before. That's why he is one of the best chess player of all time

Need another hour of this interview guys. Absolutely fantastic 👍

It is not often Magnus smile like this. Mutual respect. Greetings a Man U supporter

Everyone: He has great ball knowledge Me: *Waiting for the new GothamChess vid about Magnus vs Pep*

Pep and Magnus both masterminds of their games. As a fan of both this was breathtaking

collaboration we didn't know we deserved, amazing insights from magnus and pep

Look for someone in your life who looks you the way Pep did to Magnus ❤

The chess goat meets the coach goat 👏👏

We need more Magnus and Pep - this was excellent!

Incredible interviewer!! Amazing questions!

As a norwegian Liverpool-fan (since the 80's) who likes to watch chess but doesn't know how to play chess, this was one oddly satisfying interview to watch. Pep's been such an influential manager and person for both PL and the world of football. Sometimes, I think back to what a class player he was, but he's taken that class with him into the world of managing as well. Together with Liverpool, Man. City have dominated PL the past couple of years, more or less, and the constant battles Pep have had and still has with Jurgen Klopp is amazing to witness. Then it's Magnus Carlsen... His achievements says it all, really. How his memory is so solid when it comes to the game. His enormous list of openings, ways to get through troubles and how into the game he is, whether his winning or losing, is awesome to see. Yep, 2 world class people in their respective arenas that we can simply applaud. :)

@goodman4093

4 ай бұрын

Loserpool fans, always equating man city to Liverpool. Sorry lad, Liverpool has not domìnated EPL. 1 title in 8 years of klopp is below par

@Shookie

4 ай бұрын

​@@goodman4093 A classic bitter comment from a bitter, sour and a childish soul from you there. It never fails. I never claimed Liverpool were equal to Man. City, but let me elaborate (since my english isn't on par nor my main language): I simply said that together with Liverpool, Man. City's been dominating the PL for the past couple of years, which is true. Not in terms of titles, but in terms of play and overall performance and ranking. Even Pep's said himself that Liverpool's their main rival. It's just how it is. Don't try to take the focus away from the main point of my comment, which is to praise 2 outstanding personalities within their sports and simply move on with your bitterness.

2 brilliant men right there. Could listen to them for hours

Pep and Magnus collab. That's amazing And its only 12 minutes . That's a Crime

Wow.. Thanks City for that Video! - Your huge fan from Georgia!

I believe I'm not the only one who keep smiling while watching the entire video.

i did not expect this colab, as a chess fan and a city fan this makes me happy

Great interview! Loved every second of it. From a Norwegian Man United fan!

I wasn't expecting this Magnus and Pep ,This is something that should be done more often,👍

Even Pep was happy with the way Magnus explained chess

Even Pep is amazed

Wow. 2 of the greatest. Sharing so many similarities. I wish this lasted longer

Like the interviewer said, I could definitely listen to these two chat all day. Great questions too!

Wow, two of my idols put together. Absolutely love it. All my admiration to you both from Barcelona ❤ And thanks to Man City (and Puma) for bringing us this

Incredible work from the host here to direct this conversation between 2 absolute behemoth human beings

this is pure brilliance... literally and figuratively. thank you.

United fan here. Just want to say this is honestly great content. This is how to work with sponsors online! Wish more football clubs would create things like this

What a great video !! wow thanks Puma and Man city for this. Pep looking like he would get magnus on his team immediately if magnus played football lol