Magnus Carlsen vs Alireza Firouzja | Full Game | Watch until the end | World Rapid 2021
The game between Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja was the much anticipated clash of the World Rapid 2021. Magnus arrived 40 seconds late to the game. Was it psychology or was genuinely late to the game? Was this time deficit going to affect him? Alireza played the fighting Caro Kann! Check out the video to find out who came out on top!
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I salute Chessbase India not once but 10 times for adding a 2D board on top of the video, makes it much much easier to follow the game
Chessbase India is my favorite page!
Evaluation bar would be good too.
@@donTbeviL Then you wouldn't have to think about the position!
I'm subscribing to Chessbase India just because they were thoughtful enough to do that. The Indians invented the game and so they know how to make videos that display the games!!
Really..👍👍
Magnus thinking that long for the first 3 moves is just insane
Part of the plan
He is calculating all the plays till the end of the game. His brain must go on like crazy
he's choosing what line he'll play. for that he must check that he remembers well his preparation
He knows exactly what he wants to play it’s psychological warfare
@@fortytwo9517 what's the warfare in that ? he's just picking an opening, no reason for his opponent to be scared from a 3rd move choice
the late walk in and casual piece adjustment is the biggest flex in chess. then he followed it up with a sick game.. the champ is here to stay
Woulda been hilarious if he pulled out the morning newspaper and read for the first 5 minutes of the game 🤣
@@brandondaniels9471 he almost did that thinking a further 2 minutes in move 3. Giving all kind of time odds to alireza 🤭😅
Yeah just calmly taking off the tag and mask…no rushing. Beast mode was already activated
The amount of time Magnus purposefully wasted is unbelievable.
serious question, did he really need to think on the 2nd move?
Magnus was playing chess before the game even started.
Makes sense maybe that’s why he was late
Magnus was playing chess against himself in his head before it started. During the match he was doing simul against himself in his head
😂
@@commandblockperson46 🤣🤣🤣
Yh he played the greatest tactic - he came late!
It truly is incredible to be that one player that everyone loses to. I can’t even imagine what that must feel like. Alireza has a long way to go still, but Carlsen makes it look easy and Alireza is literally the No. 2 in the world. It’s crazy.
I know exactly what it feels like... I lose to everyone, everyone is my Magnus
Give him some time, he is still too young. Even for Magnus, there was a phase where he would keep loosing to Anand, when he was Ali Reza s age
It really is. Magnus stands head and shoulders above his peers. Magnus is the undisputed heavyweight chess supremo. There is Magnus. And there is everyone else. A true legend.
since when Alireza no.2 in rapid? lol
@@ciuviskpl4837 damn now that u mentioned it, why is his rapid rating so low?
I think Magnus spends a lot of time in the opening on purpose to annoy his opponents. You can see that Firouzja was visibly irritated by it and chess is a fight of two minds so that's an advantage for Magnus
To beat the undisputed world champion you also need a cool head and a strong character. Duda was also late, but Magnus, calm and unperturbed, told the arbiter not to start the clock until his opponent arrived (he also did it while waiting for Ivanchuk late, a few years ago, at the Leuven tournament)
In this case I think Magnus was just settling in. Ha came rushing in late and needed to get in the zone.
is the quality of the magnus not the irritability
If Firouzja was irritated and off his game because of Carlsen's tardiness, that's on him not Carlsen...
He was actually choosing one amongst the hundreds of caro-kann lines he knows up to checkmate against white.
Such an intersting batlle of the minds to see unfold. Magnus came late and noticed alireza already started the clock where you can see him raise his eyebrows. Then in the beginning of the game he takes a lot of time for just the first 3 moves. I think the purpose for this is first of all getting into the mindspace and getting the opening right calculating all the possibilities but also to hand it back to alireza and show him he doesnt care about wasting his time which annoys alireza, he looks around the room at one moment waiting for magnus to move. In the middle game magnus does some fairly uncommon moves with the pawns for example to throw alireza off and not letting him get into the sequenzes subsequentually throwing alireza into deep waters with him. Alireza i think is getting nervous by this point and backs off several times thus magnus wins the game by continuosly putting pressure on and not letting alireza get into the offence at all. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk haha
Hehe Thank you
Exactly. He defeated alireza by using psychological tactics. Btw, I'm an iranian and most Iranians have low temper. So maybe that's why he did that to alireza
My favorite part was when he was walking through the playing hall after the game studying the positions on all of the other boards. His mind never stops!
My favorite was when the guard told the camera man only players can enter this section
@@Lars-ce4rd yeah it felt like they're gonna follow him all the way to his home.
@@this_rishi haha
@@this_rishi hahahah
@@this_rishi hahahaha
That was a really convincing, strong game by Carlsen.
He is too strong, even for Alireza!!!
I wish i had the same confidence as magus in my examination hall, Arrive late and destroy the paper.
The biggest gap between Magnus and Firouzja was that Magnus did not start the clock when Duda was late but Firouzja started it when Magnus was late.
True, but still fair game under the rules. Magnus is supremely confident so I can see why he wouldn't start the clock
The gap is that Magnus is the king, and others are not. Others will take any advantage they can against the king, while he will not stoop in the same way if the opponent is late. He does not need an advantage to win; they do.
i started two weeks ago with this game and im not that good so im asking you guys why did the person loose? at the last part couldnt he go to left?
@@bd2885He realized he was gonna lose so he resigned
@@bd2885 they don't play until the last move where they get mated, he played until he saw that he doesn't have a win condition.
Kg8 was a blunder, but his position was already bad before it, Magnus is such a beast
When you have to play the best move for 20 moves straight just to maintain a semi holdable position eventually you will crack. Magnus is like a boa constrictor squeezing life out of him one quarter inch at a time, slowly improves and never allows anything resembling counter play from his opponent when he senses he’s winning. Ppl may moan about his ‘style’ but the accuracy of his play is unlike anything in history, he is at the peak of his powers right now and everyone should appreciate it, won’t last forever.
He’s still in World Champ mode, absolutely crushed it. I had to pause and work out what was going on multiple times to connect the dots in Magnus’ thought patterns.
@@louisastuto2878 this didn't age well, considering the past couple days
@@louisastuto2878 Magnus vs Tal that would be interesting. But never happen 😂.
@@mixmixture7049 tal was a different chess player i mean he's way of thinking.. that's why Fischer lost against him a lot..
Explanation-: now Magnus going to take his pawn to F7 so he can chcheck him, now oponent can’t take down the pawn becoz of knight. So, now he has to move his king to g7 to get release from check, now Magnus will move his queen to E5, now another check by queen. Now he has to move his king to G6 or H6, and rook will play his role by going F6 and its check mate. Simple 😊
Magnus : 13:54 Ah! I have to go to toilet. Sagar Shah and every other cameraman : I must follow him🤣
😂
Magnus destroys the Caro Kann very well! Well done Champ!!
Ali-Reza did not become famous here ... He had to take the pawn on c4 and master the strategic point d5 which for the black "life means" ... Instead he played pale ... He allowed the whites to change the cd: and reached a subordinate position ...
Magnus destroys everything well 😄
@@dobrivojedobric5147 which goes to show that Magnus is still the Champion! :D
@@XerxesGammon200 oh yes! He certainly does! Check out on his game against Duda!
@@kkakdugiman with one game won by Magnus you are coming to big conclusions! Please respect the difference of age and experience between the two players and remember that Magnus was at a lower rating thatn Alireza for the same age of Ali today in Classics
Confrontation of Carlsen and Firouzja will always be wonderful
Ali-Reza did not become famous here ... He had to take the pawn on c4 and master the strategic point d5 which for the black "life means" ... Instead he played pale ... He allowed the whites to change the cd: and reached a subordinate position ...
@@dobrivojedobric5147 why are you posting the same reply on every coment?
The thing is Magnus is not that old. He can dominate for another 10 years and Alireza by then would be 28. He is amazing for his age but so was Magnus. Alireza has to find some new ideas in surprising positions. It is almost impossible to beat Magnus with Theory.
@Secret Wars - Michael Jordan vids channel you are right, but it's not a move that gives any kind of advantage to black or something magnus was not prepared for. It's just players don't wait that long to break open the centre with all the pawns facing each other. Plus it is that easy, at least for Magnus, the difference between him and the AF is 61 elo points which is the difference between him and Karjakin, who is 18th. So his raw ability is straight unmatched. Everyone was disappointed with Nepo's performance but he is kicking ass against other people in this tournament. If you don't realise that how good Magnus really is compared to others you are not watching chess properly.
@Secret Wars - Michael Jordan vids channel we will see that.. For now it really seems impossible practically to beat The World Champ 🔥
@Secret Wars - Michael Jordan vids channel Boris is still doing great for 52 , imagine Magnus so yeah its possible that Magnus dominates for another 10 years which will result in him cementing the GOAT status beating Garry Kasparov
There is a long time ahead and almost we are at the begining of Carlsen - Firouzja confrontations, don't jump into conclusions without patience!
@Secret Wars - Michael Jordan vids channel There is no other players who know Chess as deep as Magnus does (at least in this era), and you can see that by looking at who is the best classical player. The World Chess Championship isn't blitz dude, you might see someone like Alireza dominating blitz or rapid, but try putting them in a room with Magnus for more than 6 hours--World Chess Championship is a world different from small blitz competitions.
I like Alireza and how he plays chess, but we can see that he is not ready for Magnus. You need years and years to face someone like Magnus. Congratulations Champ, and hope Alireza do well in the next games.
years and years, until little kid comes and beat them all, as it always happens
He is already one of the best players in the world. Nobody is truly ready for Magnus, and he is one of those who come closest.
That's the difference between both players... Alireza started the clock before magnus came to play... While magnus waited for duda and didn't started the clock.... Such a characteristic and humble player
carlsen has started the clock before his opponent's arrival many many times.
Why a player should be late at the first place? I wish the train and air plane wait for me as well!
@@danielosdinia4258 The English class certainly didn't wait for you.
He even stated in multiple interviews with NRK that he was not feeling it or in the zone during the tournament, but still showed great character and heart, although losing the tournament. Magnus plays like the rest when he lacks flow in the game, but when he has the flow with him, he's second to none.
Very impressive performance by Magnus. Looks like he's in brilliant form. He seemed very comfortable against Firouzja's chosen Caro-Kann. Interesting to see him take a fair chunk of time at move 3 and still wind up well ahead on the clock in another dozen moves.
It's all part of his flex..... just showing the world yet again why nobody will beat him. They said nepo is better than him in classical, and he smashed him and made him look like a 2000 rated player. Then he was told Mr firouzja was better than him at blitz and speed chess......
He also gave up 45 sec moving his pieces and coming to the table.... just another flex that he doesn't need that time to beat this young man and show just how big the gap really is....
@@derekbaker4763 who said Nepo is better than him in classical??
he doesnt want to fall for alirezas prep
@@Alexander_jade before the championship i remember people were obsessed about nepos good head to head against magnus and some even suggested nepo is better at classical
I’d doze off when Magnus is stalling and get an assistant to wake me up 🤣🤣
There was that little frown and head shake by the Champ when he realized that Alireza had allowed the clock to start. From that point Magnus was; "And that's when I decided to crush you, kid." GOATed. Pure and simple.
When Magnus does end up retiring or not defending, we're going to go from one of the most well liked Chess World Champions to the least liked very quickly
Ambisi
This brings me back when young Magnus was waiting for Garry Kasparov in 2004 Oslo Rapid
Magnus is the type of guy that would read the terms and conditions, and click “I disagree”
This match has immense "Vishy make a move" aura to it.
_C'MON, MAGNUS!!! MAKE A MOVE!!!_ - in my Maurice voice _"MADNESS!!!"_ - in my Daniel King voice
Where can I buy a NFT from this game ? Either the moves list or a picture of the final position?
Notice, Firouzja had no compunctions starting the clock when Magnus, was late. Magnus waives off the official clock start until Duda arrives.
Please tell me you understand the difference.......
Just because Magnus is clearly the better player doesn't mean he has any obligation to be so gracious. He doesn't even take the prize money when he wins, he let's it get recycled into the next pool. No, the difference is Magnus is also a consummate sportsman and professional while Alireza has unfortunately shown multiple times that he is not. Please tell me I don't have to list the instances...
Alireza is still a kid. He did show bad sportsmanship sometimes, but let's see how much he can mature in the coming years.
@@Lars-ce4rd what's the difference?
@@eKirbsWebDev Tell me about the time when Magnus was 18 and doing those things. He got plenty of stick for having a bad attitude himself at that age, but he matured. I'm not belittling Carlsen or endorsing Firouzja. The fact that Carlsen waited with the clock says something positive about him, but it does not say something negative about Firouzja
Magnus showed who is the boss
Boss is not playing with White , let Alireza play with white you will see the boss
Ali-Reza did not become famous here ... He had to take the pawn on c4 and master the strategic point d5 which for the black "life means" ... Instead he played pale ... He allowed the whites to change the cd: and reached a subordinate position ...
@@PersianWorriors No matter what alireza's pieces. Alireza was shaking and her pulses reach top level while he playing with Carlsen. Carlsen will win even he has half time against alireza
@@PersianWorriors So if alireza plays with white and win, he shows hes the boss?... At the same time you say Magnus is not the boss because he plays with white.. so whats your exact point
Goat for a reason
Magnus completely annihilated Alireza in this game.
Ali-Reza did not become famous here ... He had to take the pawn on c4 and master the strategic point d5 which for the black "life means" ... Instead he played pale ... He allowed the whites to change the cd: and reached a subordinate position ...
@@dobrivojedobric5147 dude stop spamming
Not at all, Alireza played badly on the defense.
@@_pjd Black pieces have to go for a draw in chess because they are down a tempo. So, of course he's playing defense. Saying he played badly on the defense is exactly what that guy means when he says that Magnus annihilated him.
No he didn't lol. Magnus was in damage control most of the Match.
Que bestia es Magnus. Ve que Firoujza no ha esperado que él llegue para iniciar la partida y con toda la tranquilidad del mundo, al principio deja que pase más tiempo y luego le gana fácil. Psicológicamente, es tremendo ver ésto para el resto.
Can somebody explain how he won i dont see checkmate and time on the clock.. Was it a forfeit? (Im new)
Thanks for showing the full game without any annoying commentator.
Yes. 2D board is very good. Appreciate all your efforts for this. Nice job. Kudos to one and all in chess base India.
Opponent: *makes the first move Magnus: Oh, I see where this is going
His prepped so deep to be able to weaken e5 like that. scary
The Firo/Mango rivalry will be the rivalry of the coming decade. Kasparov used to frequently lose to Karpov in the 80s before finding his groove and completely trouncing him. He then went on to become world champion and remained at the top for the next 20 years. Not saying that will happen with these two, but if Firo continues to develop at the pace he is, there will be intense rivalry between the two. And that's great for us chess observers.
I would not compare Magnus to Karpov. It even sounds odd
@@DiverticulumMeckeli Karpov was a brilliant player in his day and as Magnus has matured he he has become more like Karpov on steroids. Even Kasparov himself said Magnus is a strange combination of Bobby Fischer and Karpov
@@DiverticulumMeckeli Karpov particularly enjoyed grinding out wins from dull drawn positions and that's what Magnus does today
@@DiverticulumMeckeli Kasparov did not "trounce" Karpov. Out of all of the games they have ever played, Kasparov only has two wins over Karpov. Their score is somewhere between 120 draws with Kasparov having won 21 and Karpov 19. Why use the word trounce and make it seem like Kasparov is leagues above him?
@@MonkeyDIvan narrative
I firmly believe magnus is the stronger player right now, but the world championship is also classical so that is something to consider. Ofc Magnus is the best player in the world, and I hope to see their World Championship match in the near-ish future.
Alireza not complaining this time?
😄same thought.
Ali-Reza did not become famous here ... He had to take the pawn on c4 and master the strategic point d5 which for the black "life means" ... Instead he played pale ... He allowed the whites to change the cd: and reached a subordinate position ...
9:32 It was at this moment he knew... well you know the rest.
That was beautiful move
Just amazing game! I still find it hard to see the abstract moves of Magnus, but when I think carefully, I see how amazing his moves are!
9:27 is the drop for Firouzja. In a split second, he notices he blunders. how tricky chess is- any other king move to the back rank is a draw, but Kxg8 is *+5* for white!!!
How do you get the videos of these games?
what happened at the end? I couldnt understand who won and how?
And at 4:20 that moment was crucial for magnus as alireza started opening the c file early in the game for magnus to make the queen’s endgame his and ultimately the game. really amazing to watch these two!
amazing to me how at the end all the people don't realize that the greatest chest player of all time is walking right past them
Can we just appreciate how magnus wins almost every game and still does not say a single word
I'm taking notes and the 2D board really helped me. Thanks.
Magnus must have recalled his teenage days when he got beaten by the then greats like ivanchuk,anand,kramnik etc 😄😄 Experience matters a lot ! He will surely beat him in the upcoming years
Yeah, Magnus will beat Alireza anyday
The game was so natural that I got goosebumps
I didn’t see the check mate in this game how did it end the way it did?
I’m new to chess, can someone explain how the end works ? I know the game is over when the king is checked. Was that the case here ? Looked like he still could have made some moves
His timer was running low and he was in a bad position. He conceded
@@Nick_J_ so he lost?
@@filiperamos4177 yes he lost
It was a stalemate. If he killed the knight with his rook, the queen would have killed it, therefore checkmating him. Any other moves would be repetitive and wouldn't change the outcome. Sorry for the late comment, but I hope this helps you out.
@@justaguy6001it was not a stalemate idiota. Black resigned, checkmate in a few moves. If you can’t see it then you need to up your chess game.
OMG.....Magnus, r u really a human ? God level talent... bow down
he won a chess game, chill
@@081_rohit8 No reason to treat him as if he was some king of god.
@@sergi-13 seems like you are Russian
@@sergi-13 he is literally THE KING. keep crying you haters
@@081_rohit8 I mean, I root for Magnus over everyone else, but I think he played the opening brilliantly, kept increasing the pressure in the middle game but somewhat frozen after Ng4 or something along that move number. Nevertheless, he won after capitalizing on the h6 blunder. I feel like some fans are just looking at the results and calling people (in general) gods left, right and center after every win.
Sagar sir , is caro kann top level opening like WCC . We never see caro kann In nepo vs carslen.
Bro i don't even know how chess works but it's so exciting to watch because u never know what they gonna do next or when a reaction comes.
How many moves ahead are these thinking of ? I don’t know the rules btw
coming in 40 sec late... thinking for a min before move 2 ... hold my beer... then just walking down the king like a mountain troll... The Magnum Carlsen.
The mind games at the beginning lol! classic
Where can I find this chess table I want to buy one like it ؟؟؟
Awesome vid dude!
At the end sagar is like "hum first hum first"
Magnus is playing with the mind of his opponent as he does with his pieces
Sound from time box bit disturbing. Maybe it cant more silent, design touchscreen or change the sound so can more fine to hear.
This was a test. Magnus didn't start Duda's clock. Glad Magnus punished him for it.
I think this match has been already decided from 10:00 since Magnus created his unescapeable trap with that white knight F6 Bishop and the white Queen! Damn he's just too good! 👍
Hi, stupid beginner here. There is a pawn on F6 tho and the bishop (B2) cannot move because of another pawn in the way? I can't see the trap yet. Could you explain please? I really want to learn :)
The way Magnus studied the Board after the opening Move was Scary lol probably played out the first 20 Moves Lol
It is advantageous to have a timer on your dominant hand.
Thank you chess base india team for this nice video
2d live chess board is always appreciated 👍
Future world championship match
And results will be same
Im kind of new can you tell me why does he won ? Couldnt black just move the king left ?
I am French and I am proud of Alireza Firouzja. And he's a fighter. But I think Nodirbek Abdusattorov will be the new kid (king) on the block. For this game, look at the white pawns, they own the game. (you don't want to exchange material in this situation, it's a clear error from Alireza)
Can someone explain to me how this game ended? Mid game they shook hands. I cant see a forthcoming check mate yet
I know shit is driving me crazy idk shit about chess tho
Alireza resigned/gave up
Alireza needs to remove the "Caro-Kann" from his repertoire...Carlsen CRUSHED him...Simply BRUTAL
Could someone explain to me why in 8:39 black doesn’t take the pawn in g4 and follows up with the bishop?
Probably because white has a fork on h6 if he does that
I was looking at their body language... all time he didnt even felt uncomfortable or unsure on playing next move... Amazing!! I love him so much... I wish i could see though how did he won...cause i didnt got it...
After declining Tata steel, and show this boasting attitude, I'm glad Carlsen teaches Alireza who's still the boss...
Even i would decline disrespectful organisers
0:31, magnus be like- shanti se betha nahi aur inhone content lena shuru kardiya😂.
Its fantastic the Alis opening taking the initiative ... with black
Can someone explain what happened at the end?
Magnus is pure class, what a champion!!!
He's classless.
0:21 it was at this moment Ian felt a cold chill come over him
Wow magnus is a beast. So cool. Great video
I don’t understand why the timer keeps Going please explain
Alireza had so much pressure on the king side but Magnus was unfazed. Undermined his pieces then reversed that pressure onto Alireza. Just world champ things
Why did the other guy quit? I’m confused
He forfeit cause there was an easy checkmate in 2-3 moves, a checkmate is usually rare, knowing when to quit is also a good skill
anyone know the name of this chess set?
Can someone explain how did the other guy lose? Like they just shook hands and I didn’t see any check mate..?
The arbitrator looks at Magnus and thinks - this guy is never on time ! 😂
But always wins
@@gargimishra5758 true 🤣
Create all the hype you want but "maggy's gonna kill ya... "
How can I get pgn for this game?
It would be better if you add evaluation bar but great job
Duda gave a good game to carlsen but this was pure Carlsen domination from beginning to end. You could see from the body language of Firo mid game he knew what was going to happen.
what dont come after me but who won??💀i replayed so many times i didn't understand how he won
Magnus won. Because they understand the dynamics to such a high level, You’ll rarely see a checkmate and they’ll just resign because they know it’s coming in 2,3 moves
who is the winner? witch one
After watching this i know how new i am to chess, i've spend many years without playing and kind of learning now how to.properly play it....but these matches...those moves they don't make sense to me...i know they understand better why the play that way i just can't entirely see the point of many situations
You think this is not a sport until you see Magnus Carlsen playing, just magnificent 👏
Sport means there would be some sort of athleticism involved. This is just a game. One of the best games ever created. But it will never be a "sport"
@@bobo42024 sorry buddy but more than 100 countries recognize this as a sport except for the UK, so even if it’s not a sport for you, it is a sport.
@@Rednot_ If all countries say cheese is a vegetable would it still be it ? It's not a sport at all. It's a very brilliant and depth game but not a sport at all.
@@renaudlemieux1 look man, that’s your opinion and if you want to be an ignorant that’s your choice, but if the International Olympic Committee says chess is a sport, then it’s a fucking sport, period.
I love from 0:50 to 1:22 when Magnus can't remember the second move for White in the main line Caro-Kann.
sure he did remember, he just spent time thinking about 10 more moves ahead
I think he was trying to get out of theory as quick as possible. I think by move 10, a completely new game(professional standards).
He just calculated the whole game finding the fastest win
@@warlordsilent6014 probably searching in his database on Alireza preferences ... Magnus had played over hundreds of blitz games vs Alireza to kind of learnt his styles. Magnus lost the blitz series in total, but he's probably testing Alireza tactics as well back then.
How can I participate?
Is this any kind of electronic board, that make the physically moved pieces to automatically appear in the digital screen
Yes, it is.
@@TheRomanianWolf what's the cost, where can we buy it