@@Sm0oka also magnus is the 3rd highest rated rapid player so im sure he knows more than you and this was excellent endgame technique. Your are probably 1600 on lichess thinking you have better endgame
7:48 Bb4 is an incredible move. It shows that Magnus has actually studied this type of position before. I don't think most grandmasters would be brave enough to make that move.
The bishop actually wasn’t doing much on e7. Magnus never was going to capture the knight with it, kh8 was always his idea. If anish moves the rook then he loses other rook. So move makes a lot of sense, magnus just had to make sure he wasn’t getting mated first but the bishop on e7 is not that strong of a defender as you may think
What a beautiful game from Magnus. I usually play Advanced French as a white, but Magnus not only crushed Anish in the middle game, but he also managed to get the best version of the opening as a black.
35 years ago I started playing the French and I’ve never regretted it. I’m not saying it turned me into a winning player, but it does lead to interesting games.
Really like your channel and your style of presentation. I wonder, how much has your personal game improved over the years you've been doing these videos?
When I started out I played quite a bit of the French defense in blitz games, most of the time it ended up in the exchange variation and when it didn't I basically just piled up at the d4 pawn. It worked decently, but that probably was because I had a clear plan based of some amount of strategy, while opponents at the 1000 - 1200 elo rating typically didn't. Then I started playing the Sicilian instead, worked better since I wasn't dependent on not getting the exchange variation. Very little was written about it compared to the other variations so I couldn't really find solid theory to study.
I, very drunkenly, accepted Agad's challenge to a three minute blitz game in the french. My opponent blundered his bishop on the third move and I won. I am now as skilled as magnus in the french.
Love watching Magnus crush Anish like his personal Biotch, after the way Anish commentated on the last Championship games. To think Anish thought he could have done better...
Online, I actually get scores that are pretty close to even with the Tarrasch and classical variations of the French defense, but the kicker here is that I've played 8 games of the Winawer variation and won all 8 of them, somehow, despite barely knowing any theory for the line.
As a french player, im very happy seeing the winawer on the board. I think ne2 is by far the best approach for white, in which ill take on e4, nxe4, nf6, nxf6, !gxf6. And I usually get very dynamic play castling queenside, have a good score
Very cool game, plenty of tactics... I have not played the French for a while but when I'm bored with sicilian I try it. The lack of space makes it not easy but it can work...
excellent game. I'm by no means a good player but you do a good job of explaining the relevant issues in the position, almost without pausing for breath!
What a game and what a fashionable queen sacrifice, Magnus Carlsen showing again that : it's always good and it always works sacrificing your rook against Giri 😂
Man Magnus sure is something he made a penny look like a dollar he kept his Queen hidden off to the side he concealed his intentions so very well and in a moment's notice the Queen came out like a Buffalo sacrificed the queen turning the Castle into the biggest piece on the board WOW 😁😁😁
I keep thinking of the upcoming world championship going to be played with not the best player in it. Like just another candidates tournament? Boring, why even watch.
that's massively disrespectful to ian and ding who are both amazing players. i'm sure it will be an interesting watch regardless. ofc nearly everyone wanted magnus to defend his title but we should accept his choice too. if he no longer enjoys it then i'd rather he stop
@@daywidd Call it what you want, but Magnus brought TONS of ppl to watch this game. For hardcore elitist chess fans I am sure it sounds like that. But for casuals that just want to watch the best possible game it sets chess back by years.
@@escapeartist80 it's just a title. magnus can still play great chess with or without it. i think you are being a tad over-dramatic. do you really value your own obsession over his happiness? that's just kinda sad. magnus made his decision. get over it.
@@daywidd I think you dont understand. Chess for me is far from an obsession, thats what im saying. With no magnus why watch its not that big in my life so why watch if the best playing isnt playing. I think youre reading too much into this and taking my opinions personal.
Seems like agadmator is a French hater. What's wrong with the French? It's perfectly playable even if you're not Magnus. It's logical and hasn't even come close to being busted. You just need to know some opening theory, just like every other opening. Dunno why agadmator considers it so difficult to play.
Yeah idk. If you dont know how to play the French dont say anything bad about it. I will say ne2 lines can be very difficult to play, but i learned some good lines that give black quite dynamic play
Is this the shortest gap between pause the video and it was in this position in agadmator? Anyhoo in #9LX no 1 can tell you not to play this or that opening. You just show up and play. No need to study any openings. #9LX is so fun. Chess is still around only because of stubborn tradition and the chess book publisher conspiracy that there'll be not much left to publish if #9LX replaces chess. Lol. #saynoto2900
Can't wait to show this to my friends at the bar in the library.
That sounds like a fun Library
@@ragavsn01 Lmao
At first I came here to correct you,
Little did I knew...
The library's bar, the best spot to hang out
It's Fun to Know that a Bar in the Library 😂😂😂.
For some people,
The ratings are different because the time format is rapid.
There is Classical, Rapid and Blitz.
Hope this helps if someone was wondering
@@justinma4422 thx! I really was shocked and wondering what happened to Carlsens rating xD
@@justinma4422 tnx! I needed this comfirmation because i was wondering
No these are not FIDE Rapid ratings, these are FTX in-house ratings.
lol I was just going through videos to see what I missed when I saw the rating then I found this comment
Every opening, midgame and endgame is great... If you are Magnus Carlsen.
At 11:00 not knight c3 but rook g1 and thats is not chek mate. U can defend then with knight at e2 .. not great endgame here
@@Sm0oka Then Black would lose the Knight, a key attacker
@@talphazero1036 no.. if queen d1 then we trade queens and then i take black rook. If black queen e1 then knight e2. . No lose knihgt
@@Sm0oka also magnus is the 3rd highest rated rapid player so im sure he knows more than you and this was excellent endgame technique. Your are probably 1600 on lichess thinking you have better endgame
@@Sm0oka No, you can't. After rook g1 Magnus can play Rxg1. Anish have to take with Kxg1 and Queen e1 is checkmate.
When the prophylactic doesn't work you sometimes end up with mate. Where I'm from that's known as a shotgun wedding.
The queen move to close it out was amazing.
Nice move, yes. Standard in puzzle streak 🙂
7:48 Bb4 is an incredible move. It shows that Magnus has actually studied this type of position before. I don't think most grandmasters would be brave enough to make that move.
I was thinking exactly the same. That's one of those moves wich makes you really weigh how much ahead of the rest of the field Magnus is.
The bishop actually wasn’t doing much on e7. Magnus never was going to capture the knight with it, kh8 was always his idea. If anish moves the rook then he loses other rook. So move makes a lot of sense, magnus just had to make sure he wasn’t getting mated first but the bishop on e7 is not that strong of a defender as you may think
"But if you play like Magnus, then it is very much playable" - a rare occasion when this statement has some real meaning
I can't wait to show it to the librarian.
Magnus got me wanting to play the French Defense with this game 😂.
French defense is only good if you are Magnus Carlsen
GMs all over play the french and they do just fine.
@@DarkSideChess People shit on the French and Caro even though GMs prove their playability all the time.
French is an amazing opening. Especially if you play it aggressively
What a beautiful game from Magnus.
I usually play Advanced French as a white, but Magnus not only crushed Anish in the middle game, but he also managed to get the best version of the opening as a black.
What a finish. Carlsen’s play is like a poem.
35 years ago I started playing the French and I’ve never regretted it. I’m not saying it turned me into a winning player, but it does lead to interesting games.
So you are telling me that after playing the french you though "je ne regrette rien"
@@LordSevla best reply ever lmao. so ill leave a comment inside ur comment inside the comment (2 levels? 3)
Really like your channel and your style of presentation. I wonder, how much has your personal game improved over the years you've been doing these videos?
Mine hasn't improved at all, oh you're talking to Agadmator, my mistake
#suggestion magnus vs Hans round 2
With Hans quote "Chess speaks for itself." The way he walked off from the interview was gold lmao
When I started out I played quite a bit of the French defense in blitz games, most of the time it ended up in the exchange variation and when it didn't I basically just piled up at the d4 pawn. It worked decently, but that probably was because I had a clear plan based of some amount of strategy, while opponents at the 1000 - 1200 elo rating typically didn't. Then I started playing the Sicilian instead, worked better since I wasn't dependent on not getting the exchange variation. Very little was written about it compared to the other variations so I couldn't really find solid theory to study.
After the world chess championship can we start a new saga? I think the Karpov Saga and the Anand Saga both scored well in the last poll.
#suggestions
I, very drunkenly, accepted Agad's challenge to a three minute blitz game in the french. My opponent blundered his bishop on the third move and I won. I am now as skilled as magnus in the french.
Do you think Magnus gave up his title because he was scared to face you :)
@@tomgaul9978 I've been using Max Deutch's algorithm to train. Magnus isn't ready to catch these hands
@PunkSlayer1995
I see you're a man of culture with that Max Deutsch reference
@@paulharris2331 April Fool's
1:55
Stockfish 15: Anish moves the king to h1 for absolutely no reason.
Wow, such a great turn around!
Strange that I did not get the notification for this video. Missed one of the three yesterday aswell.
Love watching Magnus crush Anish like his personal Biotch, after the way Anish commentated on the last Championship games. To think Anish thought he could have done better...
4:30 what's wrong with Bb5? Skewering Queen and Rook...
Update: answered at 6:00 so nevermind
This game sure was crazy for a Rapid chess match. We can see why Magnus is so interested in making rapid the new classic.
Thank you very much! Very interesting!
Yeah, I would never play the french defense personally as I hate it. Rather go for a sicilian or berlin any day.
Online, I actually get scores that are pretty close to even with the Tarrasch and classical variations of the French defense, but the kicker here is that I've played 8 games of the Winawer variation and won all 8 of them, somehow, despite barely knowing any theory for the line.
As a french player, im very happy seeing the winawer on the board. I think ne2 is by far the best approach for white, in which ill take on e4, nxe4, nf6, nxf6, !gxf6. And I usually get very dynamic play castling queenside, have a good score
11:20
*Hey black Queen to E1, forces the white rook to capture then Black roook can capture it back and it is checkmate* 😊
Thanks!
Very cool game, plenty of tactics... I have not played the French for a while but when I'm bored with sicilian I try it. The lack of space makes it not easy but it can work...
excellent game. I'm by no means a good player but you do a good job of explaining the relevant issues in the position, almost without pausing for breath!
Giri: I resign
Agadmator : Hello everyone
What a game and what a fashionable queen sacrifice, Magnus Carlsen showing again that : it's always good and it always works sacrificing your rook against Giri 😂
lol. I woulda play bishop b4 instantly. Then Agad says "if you do that you can resign".
Damnit.
Richard rapport plays french
Back rank mate, anish must be frustrated 😤
Question; at move 21, is there a reason why black can’t go Bb5 and skewer the queen and the rook?
Oops I worked it out :P would’ve lost a piece silly me
Some people love the French. John Watson's book is in its 4th edition.
Watches video
Goes directly and play french as black and blunders and gets crushed 🙃
It's for magnoose I think so 🤔.
I recommend studying the French. It's an interesting unbalanced opening
Nope. I often play the French untl I got to the elo of 1950. So I guess it's not that bad.
Funny how the supposedly "prophylactic" Kh1 maneuver ended up being his demise
See this the type of game where I'll see Magnus do it and then I try and get absolutely destroyed 🤣 great game!
Wonder if pawn to h3 or h4 is generally a better prophylactic move than King to h1?
Why at 9:51 does Qf5 force a capture? Why not play g6?
I think Qh1 and black is pretty much done. black can give up a few pieces or get mated after Kg7
Wow! Thanks for sharing!!
Lesson for today always make a breathing room for your king and you avoid that stupid forced mates.
Awesome stuff 👏
What happened to the Pragg Firouzja game who win?
A first-class blunder, Anish' last move..
"I dare you to play the French" 🤣🤣
I wonder was H1 the losing move, where did Anish lose it? Also, is Magnus rating only 2822?
كارلسن ...الاقوى ...والاروع ... ولا احد يستطيع التغلب عليه في العالم كله
Is there any news on Ivanchuk? Has he fully retired?
He has been reported to be seen in his planet yesterday night
That prophylactic move was the only move loses on the spot !
Sorry to say this. I play only french depense(as Bruce Lee said about kicks)
Man Magnus sure is something he made a penny look like a dollar he kept his Queen hidden off to the side he concealed his intentions so very well and in a moment's notice the Queen came out like a Buffalo sacrificed the queen turning the Castle into the biggest piece on the board WOW 😁😁😁
playing the french defense on the infamous anish giri lol
I can’t play against the French defense to save my life. I pretty much lose by move 5
Beware of the back rank
First time I ever got the pause the video winning move
Never saw the finish this baddass. How come it is possible?
2822? Wasn't his rating higher? What happened? (if anything)
Different time format has different ratings.
@@VR36030 thanks! :)
I didn't spot the mate in two moves. But I still watch these videos.
I wonder what Carlsen's rating would be if he played bong cloud every single game.
Magnus was calling Giri bluff.
What happened to Magnus' Rating? Wasnt he at 2864?
The Olympiad probably
It's the champions tour rating, not FIDE
I'm pretty sure 2864 is his classical chess rating. This is his rapid rating.
Its the rapid rating bruh
Long live the king
playing the french against a french? that's magnus flexing right there hhhhhhhh
Great game
5:26 bishopB5 wins material no?
oh white queen can capture the bishop because black can't capture back because the queen hangs. ok
No... The pawn is pinned to the undefended queen, so it was blunder
Yea right. it wins material
but for white
Anish didn’t play b4! That’s. Why
I always play the french against 1. e4. It's the only thing I know XD
he resigned 😑
Bro,just report all the bots u see.lets make the channel clean
What happened to Magnus he was just 2865.
Different time format has different ratings.
@@VR36030 Thank you. I see.
I am full of tower at this says Magnus Carlsen. His Rook delivered it.
Why are you allowing so many adds in every video....???
Irritating...😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬
I am not
Turns out many strategies are viable if you’re Magnus Carlsen. Who would have thought?!
French defense is just great. Regardless if you're magnus carlsen or not
looks like Magnus lost a lot of points.
Why is magnus lower rated in rapid. Are players not commonly above their classic rating the shorter the time format
Probably not trying as much, he is lower rated in both blitz and rapid
He is currently,not having good tournaments I think, having said that,he just won GCT R&B Croatia,so I don't even know what's bad for him.
Normally yes, but good luck having a higher rating in any format when comparing to Carlsens classical rating. Hard, even for Magnus himself
Factors. If you look at Firo for example his rapid rating is over 80 points lower than his classical.
50= yrs playing and I'm still a beginner
Any defense is great if you're Magnus Carlsen.
#agadmator but instead of playing H6 why magnus didn't play bishop to b6 it was just heck of a move ...
I keep thinking of the upcoming world championship going to be played with not the best player in it. Like just another candidates tournament? Boring, why even watch.
that's massively disrespectful to ian and ding who are both amazing players. i'm sure it will be an interesting watch regardless. ofc nearly everyone wanted magnus to defend his title but we should accept his choice too. if he no longer enjoys it then i'd rather he stop
@@daywidd Call it what you want, but Magnus brought TONS of ppl to watch this game. For hardcore elitist chess fans I am sure it sounds like that. But for casuals that just want to watch the best possible game it sets chess back by years.
@@daywidd tbh if you cant beat magnus you dont deserve to be called wc.
@@escapeartist80 it's just a title. magnus can still play great chess with or without it. i think you are being a tad over-dramatic. do you really value your own obsession over his happiness? that's just kinda sad. magnus made his decision. get over it.
@@daywidd I think you dont understand. Chess for me is far from an obsession, thats what im saying. With no magnus why watch its not that big in my life so why watch if the best playing isnt playing. I think youre reading too much into this and taking my opinions personal.
Magnus looks so young
Everything is great if you’re Magnus Carlsen
So... are you calling Anish a new chess player?
I am rooting for Magnus to achieve 2900.
Ok I’m playing the French all day lol
Seems like agadmator is a French hater. What's wrong with the French? It's perfectly playable even if you're not Magnus. It's logical and hasn't even come close to being busted. You just need to know some opening theory, just like every other opening.
Dunno why agadmator considers it so difficult to play.
Yeah idk. If you dont know how to play the French dont say anything bad about it. I will say ne2 lines can be very difficult to play, but i learned some good lines that give black quite dynamic play
Of course! What fool couldn't find Qe1 to force mate in two? 😆 Uh, that would be me.
I would have moved the queen to grab that pawn on b2. 😖
I was thinking rook to c8 to capture that knight actually
Ke1
I love french
Is there anyone who can defeat Magnus?
The French is great
Do you think Carlsen lost interest in chess? He is not in a good form and I think he dont mind of he loses a match.
Is this the shortest gap between pause the video and it was in this position in agadmator?
Anyhoo in #9LX no 1 can tell you not to play this or that opening. You just show up and play. No need to study any openings. #9LX is so fun. Chess is still around only because of stubborn tradition and the chess book publisher conspiracy that there'll be not much left to publish if #9LX replaces chess. Lol. #saynoto2900
Just comment for the benefit of Agadmator
Wow…..
Lucky he was (Magnus