Can Magnus Carlsen Win A Chess Game WITHOUT Knowing The Pieces?

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11 ай бұрын

We've got a new challenge for Magnus Carlsen, and this time he has to play chess against GM David Howell WITHOUT knowing what piece is which!
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@joeyharrington1863 11 ай бұрын

The big board was definitely more of a challenge than the pieces all looking the same.

@alihms 11 ай бұрын

Looking at them panting to take breaths, this is good for chess players for their workouts.

@azap12 11 ай бұрын

Magnus was not panting. He also workout.

@LukeXBL 11 ай бұрын

@@azap12bruh he doesn’t workout that much

@LukeXBL 11 ай бұрын

@@shaikoh mf that is mental stamina 💀

@sohamdas 11 ай бұрын

Idiot, he trains physically including running with a coach before the championships. Go do some homework, you loose-mouth!

@geometricart7851 11 ай бұрын

so this is essentially blindfold chess except you get the benefit of seeing the board and piece positions...Carlsen should find this quite easy.

@zhongkaichen7505 11 ай бұрын

All professional chess player can play blindfold chess...

@TheBotgaming 11 ай бұрын

@@zhongkaichen7505 no way sherkock, he was just pointing out that this is easier than playing blindfolded...so no real task for any gm

@lazyshooter23 11 ай бұрын

@JonaasK 'Carlsen should find this quite easy' is a new clause. The title of the video is a question directed at Carlsen. It's not weird to use the subject of the title clause to present an opinion; It's appropriate.

@dylanlhs 11 ай бұрын

@JonaasK The title of the video asks if magnus carlsen could win a game without knowing which piece was which. The original comment is talking about magnus being able to do it because that was the question, if the video title asked if a GM could do it the comment would be addressing all GMs.

@lifetake3103 11 ай бұрын

@JonaasK The title is "Can Magnus Carlsen Win A Chess Game WITHOUT Knowing The Pieces?" The commenter is literally addressing the question. It isn't weird. Yes you could also answer the question by saying any gm could play blindfolded thus any gm including Magnus could do this, but the commenters answer is also acceptable because its direct.

@anonymustarrasque3550 11 ай бұрын

Yes. This is significantly easier than blindfolded Chess, and most GMs can easily do that. And Magnus is way better than most GMs...

@lukaswolek7294 11 ай бұрын

No it isn't.

@dujimon 11 ай бұрын

@@lukaswolek7294 it would feel easier because you can make a visual note of pieces rather than having to play the whole game in your mind

@dixidum2380 11 ай бұрын

@@dujimon No it isn't.

@anonymustarrasque3550 11 ай бұрын

@@dixidum2380 When you're blindfolded, you have no reminder of where the pieces have been moved. For me at least, having one and being able to figure out which pieces are which based off positions compared to where things were at the start of the board and where they can move too makes it a lot easier to play this way than it would be to play blindfolded.

@mejazo 11 ай бұрын

@@dixidum2380 it is

@darkknight32920 11 ай бұрын

Something that's being overlooked here is that David had the play the game like that too, and he remained quite competitive until the end. Give the guy some credit!

@sxnchou 11 ай бұрын

“quite competitive” my brother he’s literally a GM as well. not a super gm but nonetheless a top 0.01% chess player

@darkknight32920 11 ай бұрын

@@sxnchou Yes, but he's playing Magnus.

@ilect1690 11 ай бұрын

@@sxnchou a GM is nothing compared to a magnus, its pretty much the equivelent to comparing a GM to a FM

@sxnchou 11 ай бұрын

@@darkknight32920 it is expected that a GM remains "quite competitive" in any chess game he plays against anyone. even a game against stockfish v15 (despite the inevitable loss). any of the 2k ish GMs should have been able to give him a challenge. i dont disagree with your point though, just that i think that you've gravely underestimated david's skill

@hoveringgoat8061 10 ай бұрын

I doubt magnus was really giving it any effort at all

@jimhill4725 11 ай бұрын

This was WAY more entertaining than I expected it to be: Kudos to both players for keeping it so interesting until the time had run out (in the case of GM Howell who nevertheless kept it competitive throughout)

@_-__-____ 11 ай бұрын

Howell is a beast, he's ranked #58 in the world right now.

@sleepyyuta112 11 ай бұрын

@@_-__-____didn't know that, that explains why he always find nasty tactical opporunities in every game he's commentating!

@user-dv3sm1ff5q 11 ай бұрын

The man is a walking Super GM as well. And gave Magnus a hard time way back in their Youth European Championships in the early 2000s.

@ced3069 11 ай бұрын

Why do I not see Howell that much in tournaments? (As compared to others like Hikaru, Fabi, etc.) Sorry I'm very new to chess so irdk.

@pilzz03 11 ай бұрын

@@ced3069because he‘s not one of the top 10-15 players of the world and those are the only ones that you see regularly in big streamed events.

@suryanshtripathi6249 11 ай бұрын

I thought it was a random dude but he proved he is a gm in 39 seconds

@sicdav1d0ff 4 ай бұрын

That is David Howell, a chess commentator and active play ranked top 55 in the world. He competes with the best, he is the real deal.

@TheWizardsOfOz 11 ай бұрын

This should be how some chess event games should be played, so no one can deny that chess is an official sport. It is stand up chess, both good exercise and funny for the audience.

@asaantoine9485 11 ай бұрын

why does chess need to be considered a sport?

@meron7700 11 ай бұрын

@@asaantoine9485 Chess is already officially recognized as a sport, that is why you should consider it a sport.

@behavior2836 11 ай бұрын

@@meron7700 didn't really answer the question

@pomonoli 11 ай бұрын

I would propose a synched clock on both sides though, to not let the far end board side be a possible flagging strategy.

@PanterD2S 11 ай бұрын

thinking and concentration is the sports part, not pressing the clock nor moving the pieces

@lennoxlewis9513 11 ай бұрын

David Howell is such a wholesome person. It's always fun when he is around.

@groupvucic2235 4 ай бұрын

He beats his wife

@TrueLegoXman 9 ай бұрын

That’s not how you play checkers.

@jdisdabetter Ай бұрын

Hahaha the thumbnail did you read it (no offense)

@euyn_009 Ай бұрын

@@jdisdabetter its called an joke

@Sans-qk89q Ай бұрын

its not checkers-

@valiantt4962 Ай бұрын

@@Sans-qk89qno shit Sherlock

@aishafarhat9917 26 күн бұрын

It's chess but not knowing the pieces

@zacharyadler4071 11 ай бұрын

this felt a lot like a tennis match where you keep hitting the ball to make the opponent run a lot. Magnus would move some piece close to the clock a short distance which causes an attack on David's piece which is far away from the clock forcing him to run around and lose time

@alextgordon 11 ай бұрын

Chennis

@panbanan1151 11 ай бұрын

@@alextgordon Pennis

@geometricart7851 11 ай бұрын

haha what a great analogy. It really was.

@laxyajena4735 10 ай бұрын

@@panbanan1151bishop

@shennyboi110 3 ай бұрын

The mind games on magnus’ end are unreal

@TheOriginalJohnDoe 11 ай бұрын

I love how Magnus is slowly moving and the other guy is rushing everything trying to hit the timer 😂

@geometricart7851 11 ай бұрын

That's what happens in a game of Chennis

@muneeb-khan 10 ай бұрын

The pros exercise a ton because it helps them with their games. Magnus really like football and yoga. Fabiano tennis etc.

@HyperSpace588 11 ай бұрын

I mean he can literally play blindfolded. Even 1800s like me can play chess like this (not win)

@Halti-xo1ls 11 ай бұрын

Yeah i am 1800 to maybe I could play this it would just be VERY HARD

@adamgarbaczewski 11 ай бұрын

I've played blindfolded several times (1300) and I feel like it's very easy...? You just have to think a bit more as you have to remember the board.

@BloontoniumWizard 11 ай бұрын

I’m stuck at 1800

@builderphill1361 11 ай бұрын

@@adamgarbaczewskiif you're 1300 there's no way you could play a real game blindfolded 💀

@adarshtiwari6459 11 ай бұрын

@@Halti-xo1lshow long did it take to reach 1800?

@Kenansvtt 11 ай бұрын

8:18 when David said "story of my life, no time" I felt it

@Jackjohnjay 11 ай бұрын

The most physical game of chess ever lol. I like it

@lyrlwestrum3971 11 ай бұрын

Chess boxing is a thing.

@vollkornkeks9177 9 ай бұрын

@@lyrlwestrum3971the boxing is physical there, not the game of chess

@geometricart7851 9 ай бұрын

Uh, You've never heard of Chess Boxing?

@geometricart7851 9 ай бұрын

It's part of the game though.@@vollkornkeks9177

@Rg-nk3rc Күн бұрын

@@vollkornkeks9177 With that same logic the walking is also the physical one in this case, and not the chess.

@johnbulanadi6204 11 ай бұрын

"I know you're guessing but sometimes you guess right" is such a flex lol.

@soot.mp3 9 ай бұрын

This only reminds me of the time my Chess Club senior 'wanted my help with practicing', so we played a normal game of chess except he kept his eyes closed the entire time with me announcing my moves, and moving his pieces for him... He mopped the floor with me... Chess isn't the same without you, Brandon.

@chesscrush 11 ай бұрын

I think it would be cool if they played a game like this but with a previously setup middlegame position and only David knows where all the pieces are. That way Magnus has to figure out which piece is which and it would make for a very interesting game.

@sebastiansf3463 11 ай бұрын

That'd be close to impossible though unless it was a really famous game.

@nino9273 11 ай бұрын

david is a 2600 grandmaster, he would win in a heartbeat if only he knew the pieces

@chesscrush 11 ай бұрын

@@nino9273 I don't think so, it's a middlegame position, all pieces developed and a fairly normal position. I think Magnus would figure out most of the pieces straight away. People also thought it would be impossible for Magnus to know a game by the first few moves or know a famous position only by the placement of the pieces and there we are.

@kzkaa. 11 ай бұрын

@@chesscrushhe could do it by asking if a move is legal or not until he has moved most if not all of his pieces.

@Goodguy507 11 ай бұрын

There needs to be some indication for him to know the pieces, like the position being from a famous game or something, or the position being a theoretical position, otherwise he would just make illegal moves and lose, also as mentioned before, howell is a strong grandmaster, if he had such a great advantage against magnus it would really be unfair, this isn't some 1600 rookie he's playing against after all

@Hans-nr4im 11 ай бұрын

David Howell is such a charismatic dude. Excellent host, commentator and player

@lma5508 5 ай бұрын

I love him

@88mphDrBrown 11 ай бұрын

Doing the recognition test of games with the air things pieces was one thing, it was a unique challenge, but playing a game with them is more of a beneficial handicap for Magnus than making it harder. Magnus can easily play 1 game blindfolded. Giving him a board with representative pieces probably feels no different for him than normal pieces (barring the size). I get that it was probably more of a production decision based off of getting another video out of the set, than it was about giving him a challenge.

@ImsorryIdontExist 11 ай бұрын

So it's blindfloded with knowing the position of the pieces.

@valiantwarrior1988 11 ай бұрын

its a lot harder than normal blind fold trust me, the shapes are deceiving to handle

@ImsorryIdontExist 11 ай бұрын

@@valiantwarrior1988 bruh they both top 100 they already have the board in their mind.

@Undefined14 11 ай бұрын

I think it's difficult because of the speed. The second game was essentially bullet, considering how long it took to run around and hit the clock. I've never seen anyone play blindfolded this fast.

@ImsorryIdontExist 11 ай бұрын

@@Undefined14 if it was an IM its a problem but for someone like Magnus it's not trust me on that .

@droidgeist 11 ай бұрын

The sound of the device rubbing on the surface is so grating. Reminds me of polystyrene pieces rubbing together.

@swift8821 11 ай бұрын

Props to David for not getting blown off the board in 20 moves 😊

@geometricart7851 11 ай бұрын

Well he is a GM too.

@sankang9425 11 ай бұрын

A super one, in fact.

@SevenCoC 11 ай бұрын

he actually had a missed win @3:33. Bh8 forces black to give up a rook to prevent mate, giving white a totally winning position

@ab8jeh 4 ай бұрын

@@SevenCoCWhy not Qc3 in defence?

@SevenCoC 4 ай бұрын

@@ab8jeh bxc3

@Tuh_qh90 11 ай бұрын

the cinematography of these videos is amazing. And David is such a nice person

@BasedOtter 11 ай бұрын

this version of chess gives the definition of chess being a sport a whole new dimension, especially under time pressure

@happydogger5009 11 ай бұрын

"I really wanna win" and so do many grandmasters, but you're playing against Magnus so that's not an option

@outerdimension7276 11 ай бұрын

This looks harder than blindfold. At least in blindfold the pieces in your head are the actual pieces and that's all you got, but thinking of the pieces and looking at all these discs gotta be confusing.

@gartyqam 11 ай бұрын

u can just do blindfold in your head and then move the disk

@fivosliogas2127 11 ай бұрын

no thats wrong. In blindfold you need to remember both the piece and the position. In this u only need to remember the piece + you can check which piece u ate for double check

@talessegatto5600 11 ай бұрын

Can someone ask to him (Magnus) about the match between Karpov? This match is impossible to find on the Internet!

@g.3521 11 ай бұрын

@@fivosliogas2127 Nope, this is a lot harder. I can kind of do blindfolded, but seeing the board like this completely messes me up.

@KrishnaSharma-mg8rt 11 ай бұрын

Well it's way easier than blindfolded

@M4R4N 11 ай бұрын

Love the video! Makes chess content much more fun and creative, definitely years to remember.

@JustinRed624 11 ай бұрын

I like how they're still using the same hand rule despite the board being enormous and the clock being far away

@billtalent1 4 ай бұрын

Carlson was playing blindfolded chess against 10 people at the same time when he was a child.

@Veptis 11 ай бұрын

Playing time control with such a large board is the real challenge

@ronittiwari2080 11 ай бұрын

That sound when the pieces are moved is so satisfying

@sad_oak Ай бұрын

"You're playing chess and i'm playing checkers" ahh board" 😭

@Halti-xo1ls 11 ай бұрын

That is so cool respect to the players for remembering it for some time I would’ve lost track on move 3 😂

@md.farhanabrarhossain5669 11 ай бұрын

He's never losing the way lmao. He can literally play blindfolded with multiple opponents at once. You think something like this can confuse him?

@guillaumelagueyte1019 11 ай бұрын

It's promotional material, it's not supposed to be particularly hard for either of them (well, remembering the pieces is easy, winning is another story)

@jayure1346 11 ай бұрын

Found a magnus simp

@jayure1346 11 ай бұрын

Plus his opponent is also a gm, he never said he’d win he just said he’d like to lmao

@alekhinesgun9997 11 ай бұрын

And Howel can do the same?

@md.farhanabrarhossain5669 11 ай бұрын

@@jayure1346 it's literally facts. Why not prove me wrong if you think I'm simply a Magnus simp?

@VividFlash 11 ай бұрын

I like how magnus smile at the start is like "yeah sure, i won't struggle, maybe you will"

@agentttttt 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Please make more of these.

@MrRickRenegade 10 ай бұрын

3:39 Doesn't David have the absolute crushing win with Bh8?!! What am I missing?

@_HaSSaaN_ 7 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same

@MightySeagull29 6 ай бұрын

Me too

@nilayzaveri468 3 ай бұрын

Damn yeah I can't see how you'd defend either

@netramittal8127 2 ай бұрын

actually after f6 it would be challenging. even if Qf6 or Bf6 magnus could defend that

@colbert6122 2 ай бұрын

He maybe mistook it for a pawn?

@shadowtony8 11 ай бұрын

"We might be able to rely on pattern recognition on the first few moves, but we will definitely lose our way somewhere along the lines" Magnus giving that look of "who's WE?"

@paupajares9678 11 ай бұрын

actually, he himself is stupidly lying since any gm would find this hilariously easy and hes a 2600. Idk maybe he likes to lie, he gets off by being a liar

@vuongnh0607l 11 ай бұрын

@@paupajares9678 it's for entertainment. Hyping stuff up for the audience.

@geometricart7851 11 ай бұрын

@@paupajares9678 the problem herein is David is playing someone 200+ ELO stronger than him.

@meow-chan-likes-to-purr-1324 10 ай бұрын

this takes chess is a sport to another level

@immjjaayy 3 ай бұрын

this is really funny if you look at it like an office company doing a team building excercise

@valiantwarrior1988 11 ай бұрын

'Chess isn't a physical sport' Chess: 4:55

@artificercreator 11 ай бұрын

That was fun; We need one made with people, all dressed up as chess pieces, the guests can be part of the game of that way. The board is gona be huge i guess and the players may had to use some megaphone and stand over a pedastal to have an overview of the field.

@willlux7743 11 ай бұрын

Everyone has thought about this at least once in their life….yes please, I want this.

@Hitokali 25 күн бұрын

“He’s too calm,I don’t like it”🤣

@prithvisinghpanwar6609 11 ай бұрын

magnus in head: Yeah, it was my 3452nd game on lichess

@theprocrastinationschool5545 11 ай бұрын

Bro this guy can win 10 chess games at the same time without seeing the pieces.

@fSFan333 11 ай бұрын

the second match was more of a moving-fast-on-an-oversized-chessboard competition than an actual game tbh. Even though they sure could've made it a game if a certain person moved quicker, but sure that time increment often is brutal.

@sadmonster6548 2 ай бұрын

The board is so huge, this has to become a full on sport speedrun

@LQQ.ERR0R 7 ай бұрын

The crowd:what is even happening

@chmogo1892 11 ай бұрын

7:29 me everytime i play chess.

@Magani79 11 ай бұрын

everytime. every move.

@Shwonak 11 ай бұрын

They needed a bigger increment given how long it takes to make each move

@estes1022 11 ай бұрын

This is like Blindfolded but Easy.

@Alex-yj4wz 10 ай бұрын

It’s more fun to watch David struggle than to watch the game itself Lol😂

@zvonimirtosic6171 6 ай бұрын

Clark Kent struggling is in fact part of his disguise.

@HD-fy2wu 11 ай бұрын

I feel that the most challenging part of this game is enduring the screeching noise made when pieces are slid across the board.

@anime_enjoyer5507 11 ай бұрын

im only watching and im out of breath already

@1eny 10 ай бұрын

i thought they were playing checkers

@gormit0 11 ай бұрын

5:20 That's why playing chess burns a lot of calories

@pacattack2586 10 ай бұрын

I think a good change would be if the pieces were randomized fisher style first so that the players have to figure out what their pieces are as they play

@JasonMomos 11 ай бұрын

This quickly turned into a cardio.

@Romo23 11 ай бұрын

Howell is a beast

@ahmetozderin9564 10 ай бұрын

I love chess, but when the two come together, something wonderful comes out

@ComradeSoulKnight 2 ай бұрын

This is just like blindfolded

@3VILSCORPIO 11 ай бұрын

bro already played blindfolded and won, this is like an icing on a cake.

@TheWormooo 11 ай бұрын

David is such a fun person to play with

@issarealbanger7734 11 ай бұрын

Greatest chess player in the world: Qb7 Stockfish: ??

@lovingcompassion 11 ай бұрын

This makes a lot more sense than chess boxing.

@chrisattwood9588 11 ай бұрын

ngl, that was the most savage game of checkers I have ever seen

@andrew_moffat 11 ай бұрын

0:28 move 1, oh no

@kachartrand1962 11 ай бұрын

Go Magnus!!!

@anthonysingh7038 4 ай бұрын

“I know your guessing but sometimes your guesses are right” bro💀

@firstlast8085 11 ай бұрын

The most bizarre game of checkers ever.

@mtn2704 11 ай бұрын

Ilove how magnus isn't the world champion anymore and we are still looking at him as the world champion

@alex2005z 11 ай бұрын

I mean he only lost it because he chose to. He still is the highest ranked player

@mddono445 11 ай бұрын

For those saying everyone can play blindfold chess over 2000, try doing it against another super GM… and winning.

@sleepyyuta112 11 ай бұрын

almost every people who watch chess underestimates any player who isn't magnus or hikaru

@donquixote8462 11 ай бұрын

@@sleepyyuta112 Oh they definitely underestimate them too. 😂

@billj4525 11 ай бұрын

That's usually true, but not 100% true. I have played against 2100's who couldn't play blind folded, and I have played against 1400's who could. In general though 2000 is just a good rule, but don't take the 2000 rule as a guarantee, because it doesn't always work that way at all. Anyone can technically learn to play blindfolded any almost any rating with enough time invested in learning. Some people also just can remember where all the pieces are at all times regardless of their rating.

@XILOCAINA 6 ай бұрын

This is a good aerobic exercise

@poisonjam4564 9 ай бұрын

The first game turned into cardio at the end lmao

@TheRubySpider 10 ай бұрын

I feel like Magnus, whether knowingly or otherwise, gave himself tactical advantage by concentrating his pieces on the left side of the board, thus saving himself time by being able to position his body right between his pieces and the clock.

@avasam06 9 ай бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised. Magnus often seems to favor moves for time when he's not going for a setup.

@mukulparihar2208 11 ай бұрын

3:49 bishop to h8 and then queen to g7 mate right??😅😅

@evanmorrison3232 11 ай бұрын

Mans had magnus running until the end.

@Stinkbatz 10 ай бұрын

ok, so he knows the pieces. it is like a blindfolded game

@jmtx. 11 ай бұрын

For a dude who can play multiple people while blindfolded, and win, this game is just a damn inconvenience of having to move around so much. SMH.

@Elfutbol59 11 ай бұрын

He literally played 10 blindfold games simultaneosly, this is extremely easy for him, but also for the other guy

@beniocabeleleiraleila5799 11 ай бұрын

he really played the pirc, one of the hardest defenses while playing semi-blindfolded

@natclo9229 4 ай бұрын

Started to look a lot more like a tennis match at the end

@AshiqReal1 11 ай бұрын

This man can do anything ❤

@pawnriot3269 11 ай бұрын

3:27 Magnus plays Qxc2 to "play it safe" ...but how does that defend against Bh8? The only way to prevent Qg7# checkmate would be to push f6 but after Qxf6 black doesn't really have any defence. What am I missing here?

@MrFrankCape 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, after Qxf6 there's Rxe7; Qxe7, Kxh8 ... I imagine taking the queen would have been the only move there and "playing it safe" was a blunder but I can't imagine Magnus didn't see that, so maybe taking the queen would have put him in a position that he thought more challenging to play?

@pawnriot3269 10 ай бұрын

@@MrFrankCapeAnd after Kxh8, David even has Qxb7. So at the very least he ends up a full piece up.

@MrFrankCape 10 ай бұрын

@@pawnriot3269 yeah white is definitely winning there! But that's kind of the magic of Magnus in many of his games (though it might not be the case here), where he goes for a path that the engine hates because he knows that it's harder for his opponent to play perfectly

@TheOneFernzy 8 ай бұрын

This is just like blind chess to magnus

@robo1149 11 ай бұрын

seeing magnus troll for the first 10 moves or so is genuinely funny

@brimmed 11 ай бұрын

I didn't know the other guy was a GM til I read the description. Was going to say it's impressive he remembered where all the pieces are. Not surprised that Magnus remembers, but the rest of us mortals it's impressive, a little less so when you're a GM

@williamr5618 11 ай бұрын

as a lower rated ELO I don't understand why 2:27 is a blunder

@Joanyan 11 ай бұрын

because of fe after the exchanges

@TheWorldsLargestOven 10 ай бұрын

Free knight

@danthon1267 Ай бұрын

this is basically blindfolded chess, but easier

@BootHatMan 3 ай бұрын

0:11 "we will definitely our way" Magnus is smirking cuz he knows he aint losing his way

@Aa-jd3dh 11 ай бұрын

I don't understand what is going on at 3:33. Seems like Carlsen is checkmate or close to lost after Bh8...

@donuttsu9233 11 ай бұрын

yeah, the best line i saw was Bh8 f6 Qxf6 Rxe7, but then white is just up an exchange. Even the mobile engine agreed, but the stronger laptop engine saw that Bh8 f6 (and if Qxf6, Qc5+ allows Rxe7 to defend the mate, and black is actually for choice). The best move is Bxf6, after which Black can play Rac8, Qc5+, and just be very active.

@Aa-jd3dh 11 ай бұрын

@@donuttsu9233 but the white king is on h1 not g1 so there is no ...Qc5 with check

@Gomes862 11 ай бұрын

it wins a rook