Part 2 Magnus Carlsen - Alexander Grischuk, World Blitz Championship, 18 Nov 2009

[HoNoMan15]

1:28-1:32 he couldn't get that peon, it was on the other square...lol.Am I wrong ?

[Unkn0wnKts]

@HoNoMan15 It's "En passant" capture if I'm not wrong in terminology.

[TEDOVSKY]

Spoke to the former world champion max euwe in the 70s (Im dutch) and he said that alekhine did lose the odd LONG game, but NEVER EVER lost a game of blitz and while playing blitz NEVER took longer than 5 seconds to make his move. (Wow!)

[drnantz]

That was COOL!

[diodoubled]

if grishchuk had taken the pawn instead of exchanging the rooks he could easily have draw-ed.. because whites king is too far and they cant stop blacks pawns only with one rook

[benacostian]

isn't Qe5 best move at 6:21?

[drzeitnot]

@benacostian No, at that point carlsen takes a long time because he realises that it's a drawn position because the pawn on e4 prevents Qa8 (preventing the black king getting to g1/g2/h1) thus he plays Ke5 hoping for ...e4 and allowing Qa8 followed by Qe4 (or Qh1), but ...Kg2 would have drawn easily, either immediately or after Qxe1 (which is inevitable). It's interesting because K+7thRP v Q = draw is known by most 1500 players. It's bizarre that grischuk saves his KP instead of RP.

[007zz]

Wow!!

[BakiNaselje]

Great covering of the game! Thanks for this video!

[BlackSN8K]

carlsen missed the q check on h8 , then Rb7

[acwasu]

is very easy to grishuk draw this, when carlsen play 1. d7 grishuk shoud continue Rxd7 and the white rook can't sopport two pawns for example Kxd7 2. h3 Rxe4 h2 3.Rd1 Kg4 4.Rh1 Kg3 and draw...

[MegaBirdView]

at 6:03 i think Black could have sac the rook & then Draw , am i correct ?

[BlindfoldedPoet]

@MegaBirdView

I was thinking the same thing when i saw that position so I engine checked it and rybka agrees Rxd7 is the best move for black giving a draw.

[swingdocta]

grischuk was sooooooo close

[Averagebum2]

It was amazing to see Carlsen march his King up the Queenside, sacrificing the a and b pawns. Did he know he was winning then?

[KillaNinja0]

this is just so fuckng awesome i mean seriously, they just get up after that epicness and walk away like nothing happened like ya iz cooo

[PraveenAtheray]

I don't understand why the game ended? Did Magnus win? It didn't seem like it judging from his reaction, and it wasn't a stalemate or checkmate.

[TexasRobert]

@PraveenAtheray Yes, Magnus won. It's really pretty simple as the Q gets closer by checking continually, threatening to take the pawn, repeatedly forcing the K to the square in front of the pawn, and thereby gaining time to bring his K in for the mate. Even in blitz, you hardly have to think much to accomplish this.

[xande43]

@PraveenAtheray

Grischuk can't avoid losing his pawn. After that, it's a matter of tecnique.

[klarance13]

in 54:00 Be3 less queen i thnk..

[Thomasdada]

At 6: 02 black had a draw right before white played Rd6 ... If B gives his R for the d7 passer, it's a draw.

Great video and such a great game by these 2!

[Alaikeltard7]

goog od duel

[niconude]

Good game!

[schnabeltierchen]

Very nice, but Magnus missed a simple mate at 5:00 after black's Qh5: 1. Qh8 (instead of Rb7) Kg6 2.Qxf6 Kh7 3. Rh8 mate.

[bumblebee1607]

This is blitz, mate;))

[PMilet]

At 5:44 Grischuk was certainly not lost. It might be a draw though.

Well that was the price for staying low on time for most of the endgame.

[Besdonaz]

nice

[Tv018]

wowowowow that looks so fun!

[sdakira]

at 1:30 di magnus cheated?

[betterbeAble]

No, it is a legal move "En passant"

[hallotata]

@sdakira no he did not cheated its the en passant rule!

[schnabeltierchen]

No he took en passant. it's perfectly legal.

[KarlPilkingtontheman]

nope, thats an allowed move

[Fupper16]

I LOVE CHESS!! And thank you for these videos, F'ING AWESOME!!!

[shotokun16]

White Wins Fritz 12: +/- 14.07 so Generation XIX you are wrong. ...Kf1 2. Qf3+ Ke1 3. Kd4 Kd1 4. Kc3 Ke1 5. Qf4 Kd1 6. Qd2#

[shotokun16]

sorry my notations apply after 6:46 right after they shake hands

[BenBlunt1]

stunning game by Carlsen !! Congrates

[mAXtAXIbOY]

Which one of them won :O?

[GenerationXIX]

this was a draw

[balleslyng]

This is the most intense chess related video I have ever seen. That ending was sick!

[ChessKnightmare]

@balleslyng yes and it is great becaue it's one video where I could follow the game the guy who's filming is doing a great job, I've seen a lot of vid where it's just impossible to see what is going on !

[pAbedaNSK]

stfu i own u nublet

[Rastacrat]

the epicness!!!

[niconude]

Go magnus!

[ani19bd]

How come Nakamura did not played in the blitz championship. He is the ICC blitz champion.

[yoyoSD]

He refused an invitation. ICC isn't the best barometer for blitz anyway. Van Welly is a top 10 on ICC and couldn't crack the top 10 of a qualifier just to get into the actual championship.

[amicusnemini]

@ani19bd because nakamura is a patzer he knows his place

[surfermx]

@amicusnemini get the things right stupid fucker, nakamura smashed Carlsen 9 later in Norway, u motherfucker

[Serbia57]

lol at 3:41 grishuk looks at his clock when its his move, thats a first!

[salmau]

At 5:00, Qh8.

If Kf7, Qxf6 mate. If Kg6, Qxf6, Kh7, Rh8 mate. Magnus is a genius, anyway.

[emadmadi]

its a plitz ...

[mordicus90]

Incredible how Grischuk remained so calm while low on time, living on the increments...

[bumblebee1607]

He is a great blitz player, one of the best. Very composed and concentrated.

[pAbedaNSK]

carlsen will never be world champion

[mckill2007]

Fk u

[Rastacrat]

eat ur fucking words, dumbass :D

[maxedout789]

wow that ending was fierce

[RandyHooHa]

Outstanding! Carlsen's turning into a monster.