Carlsen Takes A Flamethrower To 'The Principles Of Chess'

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  • Magnus Carlsen Takes A Flamethrower To 'The Principles Of Chess' in this epic chess game against Pranav Anand, a young Indian chess prodigy. Magnus Carlsen played this chess game in the 2nd January 2024 chess.com Titled Tuesday Chess Tournament. Carlsen as usual playing a very weird chess opening and an epic chess battle then ensues. Truly stunning chess from Magnus Carlsen and a great fight from Anand.
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Komentáře • 290

  • @IrishRhino2727
    @IrishRhino2727 Před 5 měsíci +58

    Isn’t this called the ‘Creepy crawly’ ??

    • @epicchess2021
      @epicchess2021  Před 5 měsíci +13

      Thanks yeah I literally just remembered that after I recorded and was like oh wait creepy crawly, Michael Basman! This is quite a cool game: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1026344

    • @stefanomaggio5109
      @stefanomaggio5109 Před 5 měsíci

      creepy crawly is for white, this is the st george

    • @krishrao2778
      @krishrao2778 Před 5 měsíci +1

      snake boat opening.

    • @dapidoo
      @dapidoo Před 5 měsíci

      Goat horns

  • @simonkruse4453
    @simonkruse4453 Před 5 měsíci +20

    I am pretty sure the opening is know as"the scandinavian smile"

  • @threethrushes
    @threethrushes Před 5 měsíci +60

    When one has mastered the rules, one can break them.

  • @aarongull5
    @aarongull5 Před 5 měsíci +34

    Its more about getting the opponent out of what they know. Love this style of play.

  • @JS_Precision
    @JS_Precision Před 5 měsíci +13

    "The Viking ship" I have to say this was more daring than usual from Magnus. The eval bar thought he was dead lost.

  • @AndersHaalandverby
    @AndersHaalandverby Před 5 měsíci +77

    Ask yourself this question
    "Could a super-GM (2700+) beat a normal person by random bad moves in the 5 first moves?"
    YES.
    But magnus is doing this TO super GM's Thats a level of good thats just completely insane.

    • @michaelmassaro4375
      @michaelmassaro4375 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Exaggerate much ? It’s Magnus he’s the best that’s the bottomline Funny openings and all Magnus knows what he’s doing it’s not surprising

    • @adka9473
      @adka9473 Před 5 měsíci

      you dont understand do you @@michaelmassaro4375

    • @mrharryproductions
      @mrharryproductions Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@michaelmassaro4375it will always be surprising. Imagine if federer played tennis with one hand tied behind his back. That’s the equivalent

    • @prakash_clt
      @prakash_clt Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@mrharryproductionsBut Federer just could with unrated players. Here the story is different.

    • @DominikNal
      @DominikNal Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@prakash_clt Pranav anand is unrated?

  • @percybyssheshelly
    @percybyssheshelly Před 5 měsíci +13

    I really admire Carlsen for getting out of every rational players comfort zone by playing these openings.

  • @mrf0901
    @mrf0901 Před 5 měsíci +92

    Because it’s Magnus, how about calling the opening: The Horns!

  • @bryanyoung7913
    @bryanyoung7913 Před 5 měsíci +11

    The play with the outside pawns should be called the Magnus. He is redefining chess openings and it's absolutely brilliant.

  • @abababa7483
    @abababa7483 Před 5 měsíci +22

    It's safe to say chess has never seen anything like Magnus. Just amazing.

    • @xtolhim
      @xtolhim Před 5 měsíci +1

      Stockfish is his mentor. 😅

  • @user-tn8ci6wg5k
    @user-tn8ci6wg5k Před 5 měsíci +10

    I think Magnus' plan is to sift out all the 'book-learners' who just memorise historical games and openings, and find an opponent who really understands the nuts and bolts of Chess like he does

    • @kkokay4
      @kkokay4 Před 5 měsíci

      Yeah these types of unorthodox strategies seem really good for those types of people. No one is prepared for this position and then he outplays them.

  • @mcronrn
    @mcronrn Před 5 měsíci +28

    My 6yo daughter watched her first Epic Chess video ever! “That’s why they call it epic - this game is crazy!” 🤣❤️

    • @epicchess2021
      @epicchess2021  Před 5 měsíci +7

      haha that's cool, nice sleeping pill for her. 'This is boring' was probably uttered after about 30 seconds, that's what my 5 year old son says 😂

  • @jamricsloe
    @jamricsloe Před 5 měsíci +3

    The lesson here is don’t learn to play chess by first learning opening. You must Master the game in reverse. First study the End Game, then the middle, then learn how those two things fallback into the opening.

  • @bipolarminddroppings
    @bipolarminddroppings Před 5 měsíci +5

    I had a drama teacher at school who used to let us swear in our performances if it was authentic and appropriate, but he always said "Learn to use the language properly, then abuse it at your leisure".
    Magnus is now abusing chess principles to gain an advantage because he has mastered the game.

  • @24tommyst
    @24tommyst Před 5 měsíci +7

    Been saying it for years but after these last months I KNOW it is really true: Magnus is two parts chess genius, one part Internet troll, stirred and served with a chessboard.

  • @aaronbaron3155
    @aaronbaron3155 Před 5 měsíci +14

    And I would call it the 7-10 split opening...😂😂😂😂

  • @rajahzia
    @rajahzia Před 5 měsíci +7

    What people are missing is that after a few silly moves, magnus can play stockfish like moves and equalize the game very quickly, then just simply dominate the end game.

    • @IN-pr3lw
      @IN-pr3lw Před 5 měsíci +1

      The opponent also missed the move that would've crushed magnus. Had he played this against someone much stronger, I don't think he would've won

    • @rajahzia
      @rajahzia Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@IN-pr3lw Thats my entire argument, even the strongest players will miss "the move" so he can always get away with silly openings. Wont work against a computer. Oh and even 2600, 2700s dont fight all the best moves esp in faster time formats.

    • @IN-pr3lw
      @IN-pr3lw Před 5 měsíci +2

      @rajahzia So, is this thanks to his skill, or is it luck that his opponents miss key moments in games where they're so far ahead in Eval?

    • @rajahzia
      @rajahzia Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@IN-pr3lw to put it simply, his moves closely match those of computer like kasapor and fisher, fisher is considered one of the most accurate players. Other gms of this generation can't match him.

  • @Goblin1986p
    @Goblin1986p Před 5 měsíci +5

    I played St. George Defense all through high school. It catches people off guard so much.

  • @guiart4728
    @guiart4728 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Boomerang is the best!

  • @user-tn8ci6wg5k
    @user-tn8ci6wg5k Před 5 měsíci +3

    I think I invented that opening when I was 7, and didn't have a clue how to play chess. If only I'd known then that I was thinking like a world champion...

  • @MVuke84
    @MVuke84 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Magnus understands those pawns better than any GM. They are tricky to everyone

  • @mikecroke6078
    @mikecroke6078 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Im sorry epic chess but how does anybody expect me to trouser my opponent with the e and d pawns?

  • @trafyknits9222
    @trafyknits9222 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Magnus' radical play has totally energized the chess world. He's breaking the often-boring theoretical rules and has shown how truly great he is.

  • @thefinaldispatch
    @thefinaldispatch Před 5 měsíci +1

    The infamous “Dinner Plate” opening

  • @Noblenote0
    @Noblenote0 Před 5 měsíci +2

    everytime you say "make a baby girl' I LOVE IT- mans pioneering proper & respectful chess lingo 😤and yeah- Magnus simply CAN keep getting away with it- love the vids as always king makes me happy watchin your channel grow- DESERVED, just chessbrah & this bloke for me ❤️i watch levy in incognito sometimes too...... ;)

  • @keerthi-kiran
    @keerthi-kiran Před 5 měsíci +1

    We should name this opening "vampire fangs"

  • @preparedsurvivalist2245
    @preparedsurvivalist2245 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Magnus can do inferior openings for TWO particular reasons, of which we saw in this game. The first, is that his opponents will likely not be keen enough to spot the winning ideas in these never before seen positions, and will struggle to leverage their opening advantage. Second, he knows that he can outplay almost any opponent in the endgame, should he make it that far, and he almost always does.

  • @TROONTRON
    @TROONTRON Před 5 měsíci +1

    Call it Carlsen's banana gambit.
    I'm sure he want some kind of opening named after himself.

  • @trevorrufli3971
    @trevorrufli3971 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Your videos are great thank you. Like the speed of your games, not too slow or too fast and pausing at right moment

  • @tomtoss2463
    @tomtoss2463 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I think I know why Magnus is playing dubious openings. First, he is bored and wants to have fun. Second, he wants to take his opponent out of book lines.

  • @unidentified769
    @unidentified769 Před 5 měsíci +26

    Magnus is singlehandedly rewriting chess theory 😅

    • @darthkek1953
      @darthkek1953 Před 5 měsíci +1

      His opponent missed Knight E7. It doesn't matter what nonsense you play if your opponent doesn't capitalise.

    • @tonyb9735
      @tonyb9735 Před 5 měsíci +7

      @@darthkek1953 "It doesn't matter what nonsense you play if your opponent doesn't capitalise."
      Sure, but ultimately, chess is all about pressuring your opponent into making mistakes, if no mistakes were made nobody would ever win a game of chess.

    • @darthkek1953
      @darthkek1953 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@tonyb9735 the point is there was a refutation to his opening. This player didn't find it but there it is. If you don't refuse the Scholar's Mate, you get mated. But if you you can persecute them for trying it.

    • @mattc3581
      @mattc3581 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@darthkek1953 It's not really necessary to refute the opening, it is bad, we know it, he knows it. The point is that it gets everyone out of their known opening books and even though Magnus is clearly worse for a while it gives much more opportunity for him to outplay them in an unknown position and create winning chances later.

    • @escapedlunatic27
      @escapedlunatic27 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@darthkek1953 The point of playing "nonsense" is that it takes your opponent into territory where he's less likely to be able to capitalise. If you play standard theory for the first 20 moves, any top opponent will know the same theory and be able to play the best responses without having to think about it. Playing crazy stuff takes him into a position where finding the best moves requires thinking, which is particularly crucial in blitz when you have so little time to do it.

  • @hairtoss7975
    @hairtoss7975 Před 5 měsíci

    Long-assed banana opening seems to be the best description.

  • @RichardKoepsel
    @RichardKoepsel Před 5 měsíci +4

    Magnus appears to be doing what Bobby Fischer should have done. Bobby eventually hated chess because of too much hashed-over analysis of standard openings and too little playing chess. Magnus is breaking things away from analysis and simply playing chess.

    • @konberner170
      @konberner170 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Exactly. But Bobby had too big an ego to sometimes lose if he would have played like this. Magnus loves chess too much to let this get in his way.

  • @realplonk
    @realplonk Před měsícem

    years ago when computers first came into chess there was an opening for black called the Hippopotamus which was considered a computer buster opening at that time, black's opening reminds me a little of the hippo

  • @martijnheeroma5492
    @martijnheeroma5492 Před 5 měsíci +8

    haha, Magnus starts with a banana, the SiliconOverlord keeps on shaking but Magnus knows, eliminate in the middle game because he has the endgame in his pocket like always. I really enjoyed this one, thanks Epic for your great commentary
    the scythe opening

  • @godozo
    @godozo Před 5 měsíci

    Magnus is master of the middle game, it shows on the time clock:
    6:14 Magnus is minus ten seconds and should be in a lost position,
    6:30 Magnus is up a half minute, still a losing position,
    7:20 Magnus is up fifty seconds, at a disadvantage,
    8:45 Magnus is up twenty-five seconds, position is even,
    8:58 Magnus is up thirty-eight seconds, position is even, Anand has

  • @jameswilliamjones
    @jameswilliamjones Před 5 měsíci

    I thought it was the “two handed salute”

  • @NarrativeCMBSports
    @NarrativeCMBSports Před 5 měsíci +1

    Always happy to see a video from you man! This recent string of lateral openings by Magnus have been very enjoyable to watch.

  • @obscurity3027
    @obscurity3027 Před 5 měsíci

    “Devil Horns” sounds more appropriate

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge Před 5 měsíci

    at 5:00 mark, Magnus SHOULD HAVE lost. But his opponent didn't keep pressing that middle properly.

  • @segercliffhanger
    @segercliffhanger Před 5 měsíci

    This is a classic Monobrow, also known as The Roman Arch, also known as the Cucumber Defense.

  • @eddego
    @eddego Před 5 měsíci

    It’s called the Space Invader after the classic retro game

  • @user-tn8ci6wg5k
    @user-tn8ci6wg5k Před 5 měsíci

    The 'Space Invader Drop'

  • @Shoreditch
    @Shoreditch Před 5 měsíci

    IM Mike Basman produced a leaflet for juniors on this opening, and yes, he called it 'The Creepy Crawley'. Played as black with 1...h6, 2...a6, 3...c5 (3...e6) or similarly played as White with 1.h3, 2.a3, 3. c4 (3.e3). As a result of Basman's opening ideas I've seen juniors open 1.h3 b6

  • @costarich8029
    @costarich8029 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I don't think this rewrites the 'Principles' as Magnus plays openings that probably only he can salvage. It's like he intentionally handicaps himself so his opponents have to play from intuition instead of preparation. Bad news for them especially in rapid games.

    • @juliettelynne5861
      @juliettelynne5861 Před 5 měsíci

      I think he handicaps himself just to increase the challenge.

    • @andrewclifton9772
      @andrewclifton9772 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@juliettelynne5861 Remember the time he showed up 2 1/2 minutes late for a 3 minute blitz game? And won anyway?

  • @ellisj98
    @ellisj98 Před 5 měsíci

    The air quality must have been compromised in Anand's room not to find the winning ideas

  • @henrysawson2165
    @henrysawson2165 Před 5 měsíci +6

    This recent series of Carlsen videos are niche and seriously entertaining. Sincere congratulations - there is not another chess commentator covering this ground, and certainly not in the way you are covering it. Maximus Decimus Meridius: "Are you not entertained?". The answer is "No" - i.e. we are, in fact, entertained.

    • @epicchess2021
      @epicchess2021  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Thanks a lot glad to hear and yeah I love making them too

  • @neurathal0n534
    @neurathal0n534 Před 5 měsíci

    I swear to god, you have the absolute best magnus photo library in the universe

  • @stefanc4520
    @stefanc4520 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Should call it the "Devils Horns"!!!

  • @thegorn
    @thegorn Před 5 měsíci

    "The diss" as in disrespect

  • @chasing8405
    @chasing8405 Před 5 měsíci +2

    To be fair, Magnus is getting these crazy wins with some significant whiffs from his opponents.

  • @Joshwaheazo
    @Joshwaheazo Před 5 měsíci

    That's got to hurt going to the game review after.

  • @gamelovergold
    @gamelovergold Před 5 měsíci +1

    MAGNUS carlsen is doing what fischer couldn't do. Playing for fun. It takes a great deal of craziness to play like this. Except mikhail tal nobody has played bizzare chess. Magnus carlsen is going way over.even Kasparov at his prime was not this crazy to play like this. These short time control are helping him to play like this. Still the willingness to play like this is making Carlsen greatest of all time. Not afraid to loose.

  • @ultimamateria1604
    @ultimamateria1604 Před 5 měsíci

    I think it’s also called the creeply crawly opening

  • @Thanabur
    @Thanabur Před 5 měsíci +1

    So good to see your subscribers growing steadily brother. Well deserved. The crab 😂. Magnus the magician- I’d be thinking about resigning when he’s just getting started….

  • @cougar2013
    @cougar2013 Před 5 měsíci

    The pawn chain is a cheeky grin from Magnus’ perspective!

    • @epicchess2021
      @epicchess2021  Před 5 měsíci +3

      haha I meant to mention that one then forgot

  • @alphonseblackwood2930
    @alphonseblackwood2930 Před 5 měsíci

    I absolutely love your magnus content and your commentary! Please keep doing what you're doing! That said maybe in future you can do some classic games as well? Such as morphy capablanca fischer tal, etc. Would love to see your take on those if you have time to do so. Whatever you do I'll stay subscribed and keep watching, cheers!

    • @epicchess2021
      @epicchess2021  Před 5 měsíci

      Thanks very much appreciate it glad you’re enjoying and yeah noted

  • @davidk8699
    @davidk8699 Před 5 měsíci

    names for the opening - long frown? long scowl?

  • @jamesbradley3741
    @jamesbradley3741 Před 5 měsíci

    It's the Venus Fly Trap.... tickle the middle and it snaps shut!

  • @user-jf8mx6em2y
    @user-jf8mx6em2y Před 4 měsíci

    I feel like magnus has this one punch man demeanor
    where he’s bored and trying ish.

  • @michaelshuey1614
    @michaelshuey1614 Před 5 měsíci

    I call it “The Canoe”

  • @changchang8690
    @changchang8690 Před 5 měsíci

    “The boat”

  • @EbertSteyn
    @EbertSteyn Před 5 měsíci

    I think he pulls it off because he liquidates the pieces to the point that it eventually equals out.

  • @messenjah71
    @messenjah71 Před 5 měsíci

    It's the gaping maw defense.

  • @Philiopantheon82
    @Philiopantheon82 Před 5 měsíci

    Boomerang opening indeed

  • @2barbreak
    @2barbreak Před 5 měsíci +1

    The Double Plow!!!

  • @vanrozay8871
    @vanrozay8871 Před 5 měsíci

    The "double wing?"

  • @TeamAurorapk
    @TeamAurorapk Před 5 měsíci

    the magnus horns

  • @dantedeloden
    @dantedeloden Před 5 měsíci

    We should call this one in the king one in the queen

  • @afzal5851
    @afzal5851 Před 5 měsíci

    we used to open like this in our childhood

  • @gabydewilde
    @gabydewilde Před 5 měsíci

    please link your videos to an analysis board

  • @user-fd9vl8mr2k
    @user-fd9vl8mr2k Před 5 měsíci

    The HAMMOCK

  • @vinodvagadurgi414
    @vinodvagadurgi414 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Bro you should be on commentators panel for chess games
    Just amazing review 😂😂😂

    • @epicchess2021
      @epicchess2021  Před 5 měsíci

      Haha thanks a lot glad you enjoyed

    • @vinodvagadurgi414
      @vinodvagadurgi414 Před 5 měsíci

      @@epicchess2021 most welcome
      Lately the commentators panel is very boring moreover the ladies on panel are downright abysmal and lack the passion towards game it’s more like a model or fashion show for them

  • @StuartHollingsead
    @StuartHollingsead Před 5 měsíci

    The opening is called the AHC
    The interesting thing about the opening is the pronunciation. Leave it open ended to have each person determine for themselves how to pronounce it.

  • @seven.0158
    @seven.0158 Před 5 měsíci

    the Bat'leth opening

  • @BobbyDaDan
    @BobbyDaDan Před 5 měsíci

    Fischer is the happiest ghost right now!

  • @tullfan2560
    @tullfan2560 Před 5 měsíci

    The canoe opening.

  • @stephencuffel4932
    @stephencuffel4932 Před 5 měsíci

    This has nothing to do with chess principles and everything to do with fast thinking. Our excellent commentator shows black "absolutely dead lost" at 5:00. White's failure to exploit is just a result of time pressure, not some epical reconfiguration of opening theory.

  • @MaximeTanti
    @MaximeTanti Před 5 měsíci

    12:05 "you make a baby girl" 😂

  • @YesPlease1
    @YesPlease1 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Maybe it's just me but I'm not actually excited about games where Magnus plays poorly in the opening and gets dominated and only draws or wins after that by sheer luck that his opponent missed the winning blow.
    I'm more excited about Alpha Zero or Leela games where they teach us deep and strong things we haven't really seen in chess before.

  • @orionchip
    @orionchip Před 5 měsíci

    "Hangloose" move!

  • @ameredewdrop
    @ameredewdrop Před 5 měsíci +1

    "You make a babygirl" XXXDDD

  • @mikesmithz
    @mikesmithz Před 5 měsíci +1

    I think magnus is realizing that the opening and the middle game just doesn't matter, it's all about the end game. Magnus is simply better than anyone else when it comes to the end game. He can do silly openings, he can sack his pieces mid game because he knows that if he can get to the end game with roughly the same pieces as his opponent, he will beat them 99% of the time.

  • @jibbernuts
    @jibbernuts Před 5 měsíci

    THE PARENTHESIS - we don’t see that singular noun often

  • @CarlDidur
    @CarlDidur Před 5 měsíci

    The Longboat, for the Vikings this time

  • @axelviarhilmarsson6317
    @axelviarhilmarsson6317 Před 5 měsíci

    ...what about taking with the knight on g6 instead of taking the knight on e7 with a bishop? That is a "check mate" - except that he takes the knight (w. the knight) and then the queen falls - right?

    • @epicchess2021
      @epicchess2021  Před 5 měsíci

      I forget the details sorry that move order might work tho

  • @tobiasobermayr501
    @tobiasobermayr501 Před 5 měsíci

    It‘s the Carlsen Claw ✌🏻

  • @jaypence332
    @jaypence332 Před 5 měsíci

    The conoe.

  • @ubernaffa
    @ubernaffa Před 5 měsíci

    The Creepy Crawly should blates be called the "AH!" opening.

  • @whywhywhydelilah9541
    @whywhywhydelilah9541 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I don’t know why people think this is amazing play by Magnus. He’s the greatest chess player in the world, but he didn’t win this game, his opponent lost it. The Eval bar had his opponent in front by 7.5 at one point, and was regularly over 3 during the game.
    The eval bar doesn’t swing from 7.5 in his opponents favour to being in Magnus’ favour because he’s played amazing moves, it’s because his opponent played bad moves.
    Can you imagine caruana, nepo, hikaru not winning in that position?

  • @gabydewilde
    @gabydewilde Před 5 měsíci

    why would he take the knight? It doesn't seem like a very magnus thing to do? ignoring it seems an option, there is a bishop behind it, if it moves and takes anything the queen take the bishop and defends the pawns? I havent looked very deep into it but b5 seems a fun response? Rook c8? Surely he has something silly planned here?

  • @jeffrey3498
    @jeffrey3498 Před 5 měsíci

    The A and H pawns are usually advanced a square in most games anyway, so Magnus just got that ritual completed early. He temporarily lost some initiative.

  • @johncollorafi257
    @johncollorafi257 Před 5 měsíci

    Call it pseudo-hypermodernism from Magnus: "even if I make dumb opening moves, my opponent's game is still in its last throes."

  • @iliketurtles4463
    @iliketurtles4463 Před 5 měsíci

    Stockfish legit played that opening against me last night, I was a little confused but I guess stockfish studied this game!😂

  • @nkbp588
    @nkbp588 Před 5 měsíci +2

    banger game, banger commentary.

  • @paulmitchell5349
    @paulmitchell5349 Před 5 měsíci

    'A ' file and H file first 2 moves ? MUST be called the AH opening....or even the HA opening.

  • @jasonmaggard9004
    @jasonmaggard9004 Před 5 měsíci

    If the Pawn on one side is the "Saint George" pawns on both sides is "The Madness of King George".

  • @jordancaccianiga9551
    @jordancaccianiga9551 Před 5 měsíci

    Should call it the 'Ant Opening' for black and the 'Termite Opening' for white.

  • @josephcallahan1664
    @josephcallahan1664 Před 5 měsíci

    Call it "The soup bowl."

  • @Wolfpack-wp2kf
    @Wolfpack-wp2kf Před 5 měsíci +1

    Bad opening and bad early game from Carlsen ends in a couple of missed plays and eventual capitulation from Pranav. Carlsen is just toying with these people and seeing if they crack