“Hi I’m Magnus carlsen” Who? “From Norway” OOOOH *that* Magnus carlsen

Magnus introduces himself at the beginning of a video like my grandma does when she calls me

"He shouldn't be smiling, he should be ashamed."

Me: doesn’t see the rook is trapped Magnus: “beautiful in its simplicity really”.

I love that they made the shows chess so realistic, to a point where actual chess players could follow the chess's storyline and that the producers didn't just move around random pieces around. Just makes me appreciate the story even more

Video length is π. Good times.

Damn this guy is smart, he should be a professional chess player

Watching the series, I thought Townes blundered his rook with that last move. However, seeing it here, I realized that the rook had no where to go. Thanks for showing this.

Me: ohh the sexual tension game Magnus: the beautiful rook trap game

From Chapter Four of the novel by Walter Tevis, describing this game: "It made her sad in a way when she eventually saw how to beat him....and she felt herself resisting it as it opened up in her mind, hating to let go of the pleasant ballet they had danced together. But there it was: four moves and he would have to lose a rook or worse. She hesitated and made the first move of the sequence." "He didn't see what was happening until two moves later, when he frowned suddenly and said, "Jesus Christ Harmon, I'm going to drop a rook!" She loved his voice; she loved the way he said it. He shook his head in mock bafflement; she loved that." Now watch carefully the expressions on Beth's face as she reacts to his moves during this sequence. Amazing job by the filmmakers and actors.

2:23 MAGNUS: "FOR SOME REASON HE DOESN'T REALIZE IT." ME: "OF COURSE, HE IS TRAPPED IN HER EYES 👀."

Yayyy more Magnus queen gambit videos

it's insane how the rook is literally trapped!! My mind has been blown

I was wondering how the show's producers came up with such authentic looking games until I read that Kasparov was involved in it then I understood. :-)

I love how he sees the game as simply lovely…almost intimate, shy. I just see chess pieces, but I appreciate that at the Magnus level, it’s all about art.

When you realise Magnus is the best queens gambit player of all time

Fun fact: this was composed by Henri Rinck and in 1927 was featured in “700 Fins de Partie”. It is also #1016 in Kasparyan’s essential “Domination in 2545 Endgame Studies”. If you want a seemingly endless supply of these types of puzzles, this is the book to get.

Its so cool, when I started working as an extra on the set I never expected the series to explode like it did! Was a grat time there, and now I am even more proud that I was a part of it (even though a small part)

I like how magnus introduces himself, even tho he can choose not do it Edit:- Guys no disrespect or sarcasm intended, Infact I am appreciative of his humility and innocence since day one

“Hello everyone”, seems like even the world champion himself follows Agadmator

Yes you added the board! That was the only thing these videos were missing.

Magnus Carlsen is a very good Ambassador for his sport.

It's funny that "THE GREAT MAGNUS CARLSON" also has to introduce himself as if no one knows him.. This shows the simplicity of the man.. Hats off

The analysis here is much more thorough than in the previous videos. Also his smile at the end! Nice vid.

"Shows what kind if Imagination she has at the very age" that is exactly Magnus during his baby years.

I liked the show a lot, even though I had no clue what happen in the chess matches. I am very happy the show took the actual chess games so seriously that it satisfying real life grandmasters.

I cannot even imagine the depth of intelligence people like Magnus has. I mean they are not like just having photographic memories...they have the thinking ability to make use of the excellent memory. Nice to see he is just a humble guy with his explanation. Love you bro.

Yayyyy i love The Queen's Gambit and also Magnus is the best player

His smile could light up space man. Tf. He's so happy

We need more videos like this one.. great analysis champ ✌️

That rook fork is mad!! Thanks for going through that, it took me a few seconds to realise how mad that position is, when I actually watched it I didn’t take too much notice of the positions because I’d never played chess, but now I do, love these vids nice one

My biggest complaint about this show was that as someone who knows very little about chess, I walked away from it not really knowing much more about chess than when I started. Because the show did not do much in this area, it was very hard to understand what made Harmon great/genius. I more or less just had to take the show's word that she was a phenomenal player without understanding it at all. I'm glad to see these videos because it shows that the show itself understands chess well enough to write these scenarios and they can be appreciated by someone who does have a great understanding of the game. Also makes me happy to see because you can break down the games and explain them to a laymen like me. Honestly I wish the show had gone on a few episodes longer to help give that understanding to people that don't already have it, but maybe it was the right call as that may have very well bored the average viewer. Anyway great video, thanks for the upload Magnus!

Magnus: *go out and play* Corona: *hey, that’s illegal*

I enjoy this video. Hope Magnus does more. Thank you!

Was really cool seeing this! Might pick up chess again, if time permits! Cheers, champ.

Wow, thank u for xplanatiom. Made me smile for a whole minute

That was marvelous. Marvelous that the game could hold up under his scrutiny. Marvelous to have him explain what made this such great chess. A drama within a drama that nobody but somebody highly proficient in chess would get.

Thank you Magnus. I love your down to earth personality. You are GREAT. Please analyze more games. Middle of games and openings . Thank you!!

i love this scene in the show! ty for the breakdown 😊

That "hello everyone" at the beginning, clearly a tribute to the great Agadmator.

Magnus favourite part is end game. Whou would have thought

I enjoyed the series and it's only more interesting to learn that some of the chess movements were legitimate. Mr. Carlsen makes it easy to understand.

I see a bright future for you, Magnus. I very much enjoyed your analysis of that game and it opened my eyes to her grasp of what was going on all the time, as well as her self control to not tip him off to take another look at what might happen, so he went ahead with what appeared to be a "safe" move.

love the smile that magnus gives at the end

the best content creator

Magnes saying early age is jokes

2:00 I'm such a beginner and so dumb I wondered why the rook can't just move to H4 / E5 / C5, and didn't really understand what Magnus meant by "forked by the knight". Had to play it in my head and understood what it meant. The knight is so powerfully positioned here

Very beautiful concept! Thanks!

Love this series ❤️❤️❤️

Someone needs to make a chrome extension that overlays the boards in the corner of the screen when you stream the show on Netflix

I love the way Magnus treats this as real game with real players and comments on that basis . Well done to even bother to comment

I love the way you described this!

I love this combination too, seeing a trapped rook with 11 legal moves is just crazy!

breaking down Queens gambit is magnus' full time job now

Thank you for explaining exactly this sequence. It's hard to keep up with the actual moves when watching the movie but I did notice specifically this ending and that the last move by white looked like a novice mistake. ... Moving directly into a fork. But seeing the whole position there's more to it.

It is a beautiful sequence. Positionally, it is so counter-intuitive to think the rook can be entrapped and yet it is.

This guys seems like he knows what he is talking about. He should read chess books to improve himself, he might have potential.

0:00 agadmator has entered the chat

Magnus, good to see you. Your video was simple to the point! Good job!

Mr. Carlsen… please MAKE MORE VIDEOS! With sincere appreciation from California.

It's great to see that in the era of chess engines, the world champion enjoys the beauty of the game😊

As a noob chess player thinking through why that rook was even trapped was so hard for me but they saw it in seconds. Absolutely brilliant minds.

Watching Magnus explain the game made me realize the genius of the screenplay. Each game matched the theme of the scene. This scene's game is simple, lovely, imaginative matched with Anya's flirty looks, it has a sense of playfulness in it. The end game with the grandmaster was cunning, ruthless, and punishing very in tune with the atmosphere of the story

My grandfathers father was a chess master here in sweden. Tocklin was his name. I don't know why, but i've always been proud of that. Chess is amazing. So complex, yet so elegant.

the subtitle guy just improving his grammar 😂

2:19 Who knew chess could be so sexy?!

It is easy to explain something in 20 minutes. It is much harder to explain something in under 4 minutes. Beautiful in its simplicity really.

Love seeing a chess genius analyse. Brilliant.

This was one of my favorite scenes from the entire movie :). I also like when she returned to the Janitor's room as an adult.

Honestly, I always thought that this match of 1963 between Townes and Harmon was a dance, a waltz of some sort. And this particular scene was not only to show off Beth's intellect in making offensive moves that would be effective even if her opponent hasn't realized it, but it also hints at how Beth is flirting with Townes through the use of the board. The way she advances and moves her king to trap his rook is teasing, flirtatious, like a high school girl trying to get her crush to notice her. The entire match was like a prince and his princess dancing at the center of the ballroom, lit by the spotlight and not caring at all about the bystanders. That was beautiful.

Nice ! More videos ! Good job !

Such action packed explaining

I didn't expect him to sound like that

"Go out and play, have fun!" Hope this line sounds natural again in a couple of months.

Absolutely loved the video

Nice review, thanks!

Lol 😂 so humble to introduce himself. This dude needs no intro. Surprised that he has time to watch Netflix too! 😆 I hope he gets invited in a cameo role in other future chess related series. Cheers 🍻

Oh man, you are so awesome at chess. I love this movie especially because I’m a girl and I love playing chess. I won a couple of Knight School trophies.

Thank you for Introduction!! I had no idea about who this bloke was !!!

So humble, yet majestic Magnus

2:53 says the one who drew to world champion at 13 and defeated a former world champion.

0:01 😂😂 who doesn't knows magnus carlsen

Det var veldig fint at Netflix var kompetent for å fange unges oppmerksomhet igjen på sjakkspillet, selv i en verden fylt med video games og datamaskiner

Thanks for the video Magnus. You are great.

Imagine magnus gf and his m watching this mini serie Gf : wow beth is so good he even beats beltik Magnus : lol no beltik should be ashamed he's a noob

Your English is so good thx for learning

You’re English is so good, no subtitles needed

3:09 this really made my day thank you magnus

0:36 "Basically here, he is one move away from a draw." Would someone explain what that move is? I'm not very good at chess.

0:36 so what move should have he made? Pawn to B7?

Beth looking up at possible moves in her mind made the point that she still had her eidetic memory intact without any chemical use, and it was the superpower she had developed from childhood, being deprived of the one thing she really loved, chess, and needing to play it in her head.

I like these types of videos

This reminds me of a game I played where I lost my queen on the 5th or 6th move. I was so upset with myself I decided to lose the game on purpose, so I began to sacrifice all of my pieces. One by one just for the fun of it, the whole thing was just plain silly. But at the end, I saw I still had a rook, a knight, and a bishop left, while my opponent only lost two of his pawns. My King was all surrounded by his pieces but, all of a sudden, I realized I could win the game with three moves and I did! I checkmated my opponent while I tried to lose the game! Chess is so amazing in that way and that's why I love the game so much!

I feel like Magnus is the most innocent man in the world

I just love this match too. The presence of her king at the end and having her other pieces already set up for the move, he just walks right into it. I guess he didn't want the draw as the move was obvious but then again in games like this is can be easy to get overly focused on just one idea. It's almost a weakness Beth has throughout the show unless she does her thing. I have a thing for any game that heavily involves the use of the king.

I realized what was up around 1:30, and it's awesome.

"Go out and play, have fun" Carlsen never looks like he's having fun while playin chess.

i thought he was going to say in the intro "hello everyone this is your daily dose of internet"

3:09 this indeed put a smile on my face 😆🤗