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Magnus Carlsen has been streaming for a little while! sometimes doing silly things then absolutely wiping the floor of his opponent like in this clip https://

Magnus Carlsen has been streaming for a little while! sometimes doing silly things then absolutely wiping the floor of his opponent like in this clip https://m.livestreamfails.com/post/36320 https://m.livestreamfails.com/post/36320

himlion 6y ago
That's funny that he can casually do that against a grandmaster. Still far ahead of the field.
- haberdasher 6y ago
  He was also drinking a lot in this stream. He would routinely break out "The Transvestite Opening"* for fun. And still mauled gms. * https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/the-transvestite-opening https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/the-transves...
- lgl 6y ago
  Well, at 13 years old, Carlsen (#700) was already giving Kasparov (#1) a run for his money while looking kind of bored and casually checking out the other matches around them [0] so I'm fairly sure a GM rank on a website isn't really something he worries about that much now that he's spent 120 months as world's #1 and holds the record for highest rated player in chess history. Kasparov still holds the title for most time spent at #1 at some impressive 255 months though. [1] [0] https://youtu.be/WjEmquJhSas https://youtu.be/WjEmquJhSas [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIDE_chess_world_number_ones#Player_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIDE_chess_world_numbe...
netcan 6y ago
This is the point, I think. That's great content. It's a grandmaster vs world champion match. It's silly and fun. "Feats of chess" like simultaneous or blindfolded matches have always been popular. All that packed into a 2 minute bullet game.
jpxw 6y ago
Magnus Carlsen is obviously insanely good, that goes without saying. But he tends not to explain what he’s doing in the same way other streamers do. I find it more fun to watch when there is commentary on the reasons behind the moves being made.
- shmageggy 6y ago
  I think it depends on when he's streaming and which platform he's on. I've found that many of his BanterBlitz sessions on YouTube are super interesting and accessible.
  - chki 6y ago
    I think it also depends a lot on your level of chess and what you're looking for. I think the chess24 team (Gustafson, Svidler, sometimes Magnus) is maybe less accessible but more interesting for higher rated players.
    - shmageggy 6y ago
      Yes. I often find the Gustavson/Svidler combo too high-level to follow (especially when Grischuk shows up), but Magnus solo is often better, especially when it's already recorded so I can pause.
tdsamardzhiev 6y ago
I remember a match where Magnus seemed to be behind, and then suddenly with 20 seconds on the clock he was like "oh, I'm running out of time" and checkmated the other guy in the next 10 moves.
- petey283 6y ago
  It was crazy watching that. Carlsen's play is out of this world.
andrepd 6y ago
Tbh he won there because the other guy missed a silly threat. He got lucky.
ggreer 6y ago
Watching GMs play bullet can be fun, and Carlsen is crazy good, but in that clip Carlen's opponent simply blundered his queen in one. Based on how quickly the rook move was, it might have been a premove. Either way, the other guy just wasn't thinking. Exploiting premoves in online chess is a common "dirty" way to win, such as when FM Lefong Hua plays Bh6 after his opponent plays g6.[1][2] Even Carlsen has been tricked by this, such as when GM Andrew Tang got him with it in a Lichess tournament.[3] 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPLX8h-KBY&t=8m25s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPLX8h-KBY&t=8m25s 2. https://clips.twitch.tv/TemperedDeafTortoiseTriHard https://clips.twitch.tv/TemperedDeafTortoiseTriHard 3. https://clips.twitch.tv/TacitRelatedBeeHotPokket https://clips.twitch.tv/TacitRelatedBeeHotPokket
- matsemann 6y ago
  It's not dirty, it's part of the metagame in ultrabullet to do stuff that breaks the other player's premove. It's kinda cool, actually.
  - ggreer 6y ago
    That's why I put dirty in quotes. I think it's hilarious.

himlion 6y ago

That's funny that he can casually do that against a grandmaster. Still far ahead of the field.

haberdasher 6y ago
He was also drinking a lot in this stream. He would routinely break out "The Transvestite Opening"* for fun. And still mauled gms. * https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/the-transvestite-opening https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/the-transves...
lgl 6y ago
Well, at 13 years old, Carlsen (#700) was already giving Kasparov (#1) a run for his money while looking kind of bored and casually checking out the other matches around them [0] so I'm fairly sure a GM rank on a website isn't really something he worries about that much now that he's spent 120 months as world's #1 and holds the record for highest rated player in chess history. Kasparov still holds the title for most time spent at #1 at some impressive 255 months though. [1] [0] https://youtu.be/WjEmquJhSas https://youtu.be/WjEmquJhSas [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIDE_chess_world_number_ones#Player_statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIDE_chess_world_numbe...

netcan 6y ago

This is the point, I think. That's great content. It's a grandmaster vs world champion match. It's silly and fun. "Feats of chess" like simultaneous or blindfolded matches have always been popular. All that packed into a 2 minute bullet game.

jpxw 6y ago

Magnus Carlsen is obviously insanely good, that goes without saying. But he tends not to explain what he’s doing in the same way other streamers do. I find it more fun to watch when there is commentary on the reasons behind the moves being made.

shmageggy 6y ago
I think it depends on when he's streaming and which platform he's on. I've found that many of his BanterBlitz sessions on YouTube are super interesting and accessible.
- chki 6y ago
  I think it also depends a lot on your level of chess and what you're looking for. I think the chess24 team (Gustafson, Svidler, sometimes Magnus) is maybe less accessible but more interesting for higher rated players.
  - shmageggy 6y ago
    Yes. I often find the Gustavson/Svidler combo too high-level to follow (especially when Grischuk shows up), but Magnus solo is often better, especially when it's already recorded so I can pause.

tdsamardzhiev 6y ago

I remember a match where Magnus seemed to be behind, and then suddenly with 20 seconds on the clock he was like "oh, I'm running out of time" and checkmated the other guy in the next 10 moves.

petey283 6y ago
It was crazy watching that. Carlsen's play is out of this world.

andrepd 6y ago

Tbh he won there because the other guy missed a silly threat. He got lucky.

ggreer 6y ago

Watching GMs play bullet can be fun, and Carlsen is crazy good, but in that clip Carlen's opponent simply blundered his queen in one. Based on how quickly the rook move was, it might have been a premove. Either way, the other guy just wasn't thinking. Exploiting premoves in online chess is a common "dirty" way to win, such as when FM Lefong Hua plays Bh6 after his opponent plays g6.[1][2] Even Carlsen has been tricked by this, such as when GM Andrew Tang got him with it in a Lichess tournament.[3] 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPLX8h-KBY&t=8m25s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPLX8h-KBY&t=8m25s 2. https://clips.twitch.tv/TemperedDeafTortoiseTriHard https://clips.twitch.tv/TemperedDeafTortoiseTriHard 3. https://clips.twitch.tv/TacitRelatedBeeHotPokket https://clips.twitch.tv/TacitRelatedBeeHotPokket

matsemann 6y ago
It's not dirty, it's part of the metagame in ultrabullet to do stuff that breaks the other player's premove. It's kinda cool, actually.
- ggreer 6y ago
  That's why I put dirty in quotes. I think it's hilarious.