Carlsen outplays Nakamura in the 1st round of the World Blitz Chess Championship 2010

[ll1lI]

Carlsen is #1 for a reason.

Oh ..and to the zots that want to reply 'he's not #1' - yeh he is.

[Graxtro99]

=-O Cc5! 1 - 0

[luckyyouwtflol]

This is retarded..

[ZamfirChannel]

You can see a couple of queens standing behind the clock waiting for that rare prone promotion. And the two chess pieces behind the electronic time piece are waiting too! :P

[lllshokoboylll]

@ZamfirChannel lool

[RuudJH]

At 1:21 to 1:31, the cameraman thought Nakamura would protest Carlsen 'touching' the bishop, and playing the d-pawn instead :)

[ltsjack]

@RuudJH I found that funny aswell, I imagine the camerman going like " Oh, shit just go... Oh nvm."

[SilentKek]

naka could have won if he hadn't fiddle with that black pawn so much

[TEDOVSKY]

Puzzled why early in the opening naka removed his B from b3 - c2. Usually the two bishops "eye each other" for ages as for black he'd welcome Bb3xBe6 for then his f7 pawn now on e6 controls d5 AND f5 and can lend support to a q-pawn advance not to mention he gets a half-open f-file whereas white after Be6 x Bb3 he gets a half open a-file, his b3 pawn controls c4 AND a4 etc. But then again i'm NOT a super grandmaster like these 2 stars. (Must have had his reason for playing Bb3-c2 . . .)

[fiffers]

Ruy Lopez ? Isn't this a Giuoco Pianissimo ?

[Brulserz]

Ruy lopez from Carlsen.

[Comosiem]

@Brulserz

Italian game...

[Brulserz]

@Comosiem dude its ruy lopez.

[irondogon]

@Brulserz It is an Italian Game opening, or Giucco Piano, after all. Ruy Lopez is if white puts his bishop on b5 on move 3 instead of on c4 as here

[royplayer]

I'm surprised Nakamura did not play the Evans Gambit.

[SMGSilveRLeadeR]

this games is for dreamers.......... what a bunch of fools.

[chessfunk]

very interesting videos! thanx for sharing



[xtuber25]

Can anyone tell a noob why Nakamura gave up?

[bumblebee1607]

@xtuber25

In this position Naka has to exchange rooks (otherwise he loses his knight). The ensuing pawn ending is lost: 3 pawns vs 0 (with or without knights) and there is no practical chances even in blitz....

[xtuber25]

@bumblebee1607 Got it. Thanks

[GoldenBoyXCM]

@bumblebee1607 and now? they have same time left carlsen cant mate him in 16 seconds i dont get it

[vansinniger]

@GoldenBoyXCM He gets 2 seconds every move, that's enough

[DrummerBoyJason]

@GoldenBoyXCM in this setting you get 2 secs added on every time you make a move. So Carlsen has all the time in the world he needs in this position.

[williamsvieira]

@xtuber25 Nc5 played by carlsen was very strong. With that move, Carlsen protect the black hook, atack white hook, and there is another atack on white knight with b5 pawn. Theres no time to save the knight becoz the atack on white hook, and if white decide to exchange, black ill win easily 3 passed pawns. (black Nxb3, white Nxb7).

[gotmituns]

@xtuber25 out of time. 16 seconds left for both, magnus at better position.

[Doomload]

Incredible match!

[janweltevreden]

Dodgy opening even at blitz. Then naka seems to be hypnotized by carlsens manouvering, and has a clear LACK of a plan. Seems to be in awe at carlsen. Mind you, we ALL are!!

[Th0usandMaster]

can you use two hands? or is it against the rule or something?

[97notofthisworld]

I like how Carlsen maintains a steady precision in moving his pieces, even with sub-20 seconds left. Nakamura is slamming his pieces all over the place, knocking some over, etc, but Carlsen remains calm, fluid, and patient.

[Djole0]

10:51 did carlsen just gave his rook? I dont understand the ending? isnt carlsen loosing his rook???

[luffaren91]

@Djole0 if nakamura takes his rook, carlsen takes nakamuras rook with a won game (3 pawns up)

[YtubeUserr]

Nobody 'destroyed' anybody. This was a plain win in the endgame.

[YtubeUserr]

@9:42 : Finger-slip from Hikaru... the rook is at d7 not d8!! Magnus could haven taken the rook, but he adjusts it to d8 where it was originally intended. Isn't that a sign that Magnus MIGHT be a gentleman after all?

Or maybe he knew he was winning anyway and didn't bother for a dispute.

[AntoineBoy]

it shows that Carlsen is influenced by Kasparov

[john17972]

I hate the light brown/ dark brown board and pieces. I would prefer light grey and dark grey as the main colors.

[xxxIronLeexxx]

@john17972 Um... that's because they are made out of wood there bud... it's not a computer screen.

[theGrandInquisitor1]

nice angle

[flshstar1]

So Nakamura is not the unbeatable blitz God like so many of his fans like to call him on ICC. They even claimed as much that no world blitz championship is legit without his participation and he will destroy all opposition in Blitz! ha ha ha ha ha.

[brydon10]

Where can I buy the exact chess set they are using? Any help would be great, thanks

[mase598]

k i got NO idea about anything cause i onlyed played chess like 2 times my entire life but i like chess its fun

[phroney]

Thanks for showing the clock so well. It's nice to watch the time.

[1111hola]

ah, a german against a japanese, the mightiest races on earth...

[Jokkemann69]

@1111hola He's not German? He's Norwegian.

[1111hola]

@Jokkemann69 the race is still the same, it´s nordic...

[chriscox1121]

@1111hola carlsen is not german and nakamura isn't japanese...lol

[1111hola]

@chriscox1121 Nakamura is japanese, but carlsen is nordic, which is almost as good.

[sackwhacker]

@1111hola

hahahaha Carlsen a German??????

[1111hola]

@sackwhacker i meant the race.

[xKnight13x]

Lol poor Naka was good game, why did that guy at the end clear the board so fast? Like he was angry or ashamed of what just happened...lolz

[jm3sb0nd007]

I don't see how one could say nakamura got "destroyed", it was a various close game till the very end, the time pressure was incredible. Carlsen did amazing in the endgame though kudos. The future titans right here foks, much respect.

[sleepyeyeguy]

tic tic tic tic... blitz tournaments are extremely stressful!

[splattyfish]

@sleepyeyeguy Nakamura is such a di'ck head; see how as soon as he knows his position is screwed he tries to win on time and put Carlsen off.

[BANGBANGllll]

Destroyed? Whatever ya recon. It's blitz too pfft take it home

[dmed312]

You know, for being the best chess players in the world, they sure do sometimes use really shitty chess sets. I mean, I can tell those pieces have no weight to them, and I could probably find a better one at a local gift shop for $50.

[jbat100]

@dmed312 would you rather they played with a $1000 giant star wars chess set? With storm troopers and ewoks as pawns, vador and yoda as kings, and jar jar binks as night. They're playing on a perfectly normal tournament chess set and it doesn't matter how much it costs...

[dmed312]

@jbat100 Actually now that you suggest the Star wars set, Yes, I would like to see that. That would be awesome.

[nicocola1]

@dmed312 You are so ignorant. How can you say 50$? Only the pieces are worth more than that, idiot!

[RK831]

@dmed312 The set used here looks like a standard German-style Staunton, with the king at 3.75". Wooden pieces are not cheap, and I would estimate the ones used here at about $80 without the board. The board does not look very expensive since it is so thin.

[GnomeGuardian]

@RK831

80$

I got those exact same pieces for 14$

[raggazzo21]

Nakamura came to this tournament quite cocky but his performance was not up to par and he could not place in the top 3. I think his attitude is quite arrogant. I'll admit he's a very talented blitz player, but those are not the patzers on ICC. And of course in terms of regular time control he still has a lot to learn to be among the best

[BillofRightsBrutus]

Nice vid.

[javierbrindis]

dont move the camera... plis

[LuxusOhr]

center beats flanks

[Nola213]

I think "Destroyed" is a WAY too strong a word for the outcome of this game. If this is destroyed. What do you call going up a "major" piece, or a Queen, or CheckMating someone???

I don't know why there are Naka haters, and Carlsen lovers, or vice versa. I guess it's like haveing your fav player in a sport. But pointing out every little eye roll, or fingerfehler? Bottom line, they're both great players. I think all the attempts at charater assasination are as poor as the title of this video.

[xiangyik]

For everyone talking about the fingerfehler, in professional blitz it's courtesy to overlook accidental knocking down of pieces. All games have it at some point or another -- or at least the vast majority. It is unacceptable is when a piece is picked up with the intention of being moved, then placed down again. And for those saying it's an equal game, just look at the moves yourselves -- it's not. At the end position, Nakamura is losing either his rook or his knight. And is several pawns down.

[padperson]

@xiangyik

In all chess, accidental knocking over of pieces is a non-issue.

[Annelise2125]

thanks for upload

[Annelise2125]

thanks for upload

[Annelise2125]

thanks for upload

[Annelise2125]

thanks for upload

[kingscrusher]

I have now video annotated this game :) Thank you so much for this invaluable video footage which enabled complete gamescore reconstruction. 

[dachevashe]

He plays Italian, this is cool!

[Annelise2125]

thanks for upload

[MrSitzkrieg]

Because of the position I am inclined to believe the fallen bishop was an incident. But Carlsen has a record of such incidents when he in fact DID try to take back moves- against Aronian, Gashimov, Kosteniuk, Savchenko and others.

Also, he touched a piece that was left of the intended pawn move, with his right hand.

All in all quite strange.

[nukularc3po]

the hype aura created over Nakamura derives from simple american nationalism. it’s a kind of crusade for a national chess hero mobilizing hundreds of north-american patzers. a player who arrogates to be best in the world has to prove himself by playing professional and inspected games against the best players in the world. so long, he systematically failed to destruct his world class opponents like babies. even though, for his adulators he still is the eternal promise pregnant of anticipations

[Nickybisme]

@nukularc3po what are you talking about?

[surfermx]

round 20 : NAKA CRUSHED CARLSEN

[classicmusic05]

wtf happened to the touch-move rule...

[ChessNetwork]

Good video. I look forward to viewing their other game. :)

[Kalamouri255]

I thought that blitz chess didn't play touch move. I've played in a couple tournaments and we played clock move where you can touch the pieces but as soon as you hit the clock your move is up.

Also why isn't Anand in this tournament?

[TheStebbinz]

@Kalamouri255 They are playing different time controls. (3 minutes with 2 second increment I believe)

[splattyfish]

Carlsen knocked over a bishop, put it back, paused, then moved the pawn..

[adhdboy699]

@splattyfish So? jadoube , a mistake

[pwells01]

@Pliquer

Outplayed might be a fair word to use. My point is that I've played (and seen) thousands of blitz games over the years, and the words crush, destroy...have usually been reserved for overwhelmingly one-sided games that are also usually short.

This game was still somewhat competitive until the last minute of play and reached a R,N, Pawns endgame. I'd be happy to lose this way to Carlsen, and I don't even think most top players would feel too shameful losing this way either.

[ZucchiniMann]

What about Carlen's Fingerfehler at 1:22 ?

It was quite obvious that he didn't want to move the bishop and Nakamura didn't say anything.

One might not like the way Nakamura speaks before and after the games, but he knows what fair play means.

[bumblebee1607]

@ZucchiniMann

Oh, yeah, when you talk to him, he makes a very good impression as a person. Today, during the break, he did not go to the VIP area for GMs for the buffet but rather went to a nearby public cafeteria to eat some pasta... I was sitting almost next to him...

[schusterlehrling]

@ZucchiniMann

Nakanura showed weak positional play and if you go for an attack, then a player like Carlsen will crush you in the endgame if you are not ahead by at least a pawn...

[msn140]

is blitz is always different chess

[MrDimakoles]

@ZucchiniMann

this guys like chess. chess with out fair play is not chess ;)

[surfermx]

@ZucchiniMann what r u talking about wanker?? it was nothing!! dont try to find something where isnt anything,, fucking dumb, better, learn some chess

[surfermx]

@ZucchiniMann it was nothing, stop wanking and better try to learn some real chess

[PrzystankersFCB]

@ZucchiniMann

Magnus could've just taken the rook on d7 in 9:42 the same way, but he put it on d8 wasting his time and he made his own move.

[silbersteinable]

@ZucchiniMann Aren't most blitz games clock-move anyway? Not denying your post, he does seem like a nice guy, just saying.

[DancingWasabi]

@ZucchiniMann Do you mean that Nakamura could have contested the fact that Carlsen touched the bishop first and must move it? What are the rules in official tournaments for accidental touches?

[ZucchiniMann]

@DancingWasabi : Good question <;O) Let's wait for somebody really knowing the rules. You can't always prove that it was just an accidental touch. My guess is that if you really touched the piece accidentally, you shouldn't be forced to move it.

[KoRRRRRRRRRRn]

@ZucchiniMann I just LOLLED. Look, Magnus accidently pushed over his bishop while failing to reach his d-pawn. If Nakamura had claimed "touch-move", he would have been completely out of line as it was obvious Magnus had no intention of moving his bishop. Where would he move it? To c8? YOU GUYS DEPRESS ME!

Basically this was pretty damn normal. No godlike forgiveness from Nakamura's part or anything, just Magnus' amazing lack of body-coordination hitting the spotlight.

[ll1lI]

@KoRRRRRRRRRRn hardly - Carlsen knocked a piece over once. while Nakamura did it three times.

[reuven78]

@ZucchiniMann It seems to me that Carlsen is rather sportive at 9:43... this comment about a fingerfehler and fairness is a little too critical to my taste. :-(

[xtuber25]

@ZucchiniMann What do you mean?

[SRDTL]

@ZucchiniMann I have no idea if he is fair because of his personality, but if he did say something about it he would just make a bad name in the chess society..

[viharsarok]

@ZucchiniMann The touch rule is retarded anyway. I think that if you change your mind before you hit the clock your move should be legal in any circumstances.

[coratris]

@ZucchiniMann Agree. when you accidentally turn or push over a piece, clear for the whole world to see,.. it was a mistake.. your opponent MUST have understood it was just a mistake with no intention of playing the piece. would have been different had you accidentally picked up a piece of your opponent..:)

[GiorgeiX]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 Ba7 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3 Be6 9. Bc2 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. Re1 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qe7 13. Nf1Rad8 14. Qe2 Ne8 15. Ne3 f6 16. a4 Qf7 17. b4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nd6 19. Qc5 Nb8 20. b5 b6 21. Qb4 a5 22. Qb1 Nd7 23. Ba3 Rfe8 24. Nd2 Nb7 25. Nf1 Ndc5 26. Ne3 Rd2 27. Bc1 Rd7 28. Nf5 Red8 29. Be3 Kh8 30. Kh2 Bc4 31. f4 exf4 32. Bxf4 Nd3 33.

Rf1 Nxf4 34. Rxf4 Qe6 35. Qe1 Qe5 36. Qg3 Nc5 37. Ne3 Be6 38. Rf2 Qxg3+ 39.

Kxg3 Kg8 40. Kf3 Rd2 41. Re2 Kf7 42. Kf2 Bb3

[GiorgeiX]

43. Bxb3+ Nxb3 44. Ra3 Nc1 45. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 46. Kf3 Ke6 47. Nf5 g6 48. Nd4+ Kd6 49. Ra1 Rd3+ 50. Kf2 Rxc3 51. Nc6 Nd3+ 52. Ke2 Nc5 53. Rd1+ Ke6 54. Rd4 Ra3 55. Nd8+ Ke7 56. Nc6+ Kf7 57. Nd8+ Ke8 58. Nc6 Rxa4 59. Rd8+ Kf7 60. Rc8 Ne6 61. Ke3 Rc4 62. Rh8 Kg7 63. Re8 Nc5 64. e5 fxe5 65. Re7+ Kf6 66. Rxc7 Rc3+ 67. Kd2 Rg3 68. Rxh7 Rxg2+ 69. Kc3 Ne4+ 70. Kd3 Nd6 71. Rd7 Rg3+ 72. Kd2 Nxb5 73. Rb7 Nd6 74. Rd7 Ne4+ 75. Ke2 Rxh3 76. Rb7 Rb3 77. Nxa5 Nc5

[svisves]

Let us hope today we will see a video posted titled "Nakamura crushes Carlsen" (Carlsen lost on time in a complicated but perhaps equal endgame).

[bumblebee1607]

@svisves

U will see it:)

[kozmic2007]

simply Nakamura doesn´t have ever any chance of anything in all the game...

[patrickJMT]

go magnus!

[bumblebee1607]

@Pliquer

Yeah, but it draws more attention :)

[sotovo]

@bumblebee1607 Not all attention is good.

This is negative attention, as you lied.

People watch the game waiting for Carlsen to "destroy" Nakamura, and it

never happens.

It also is at the expense of GM Nakamura which is quite a lousy and

selfish thing to do.

[bumblebee1607]

@sotovo

I think GM Nakamura could have won this game. But he lost. Playing with white. Got worse from the very beginning. Never had a chance to revert the game. Completely outplayed. Full point. Now that's a lie, of course:)

[BLITZ24HRS]

Good game, good camera work, tricky rook and knight endgame.

[jakecarlos]

A very nice example of how to slowly grind your opponent . Still, I hope Nakamura wins the World Blitz Championship.

[tubertomp]

Last I had an ICC account Nakamura used to always play 3 0 not 3 2. Nakamura started playing fast when he probably should have w/o increment

[mburch1974]

they play the middlegame like little scared children. at least naka was attacking with flank pawns carlsen was just playing the sit and wait strategy.

[konigstephan]

This game comes right in the aftermath of Nakamura's infamous tweet ''I am going to destroy Grischuk like a baby in the blitz'' following his draw with the latter in the last round of Tal Memorial 2010. Nakamura is known for his trash-talk but many found he just went too far this time. ''To destroy someone LIKE A BABY'' is not a common idiomatic English expression. Whether the guy is mentally challenged or has very poor social skills is still up for debate.

[holl01]

@konigstephan I think he is slightly challenged, mentally speaking. I can remember him trying to piss off a computer by creating a mating net with 10+ knights.

[Fupper16]

Carlsen is truly amazing! I love his moves! h6 - to make a nice little house for the DSB. f6! to make room for the Queen and support his e5 pawn. He is just MASTERFUL!!! Thank you for this footage! I was on the edge of my seat!! GO CARLSEN FOR WORLD BLITZ CHAMP!!

[LuxusOhr]

Great game thx a lot for upload ! bishop for square c4 - looks like a simple plan to defend the queenside - then square c5 , the black knights might like such a structure - somehow black just takes more care about open d - i wonder if at some moment bh6 was worth a try instead of be3 - then f4 a critical move - looking for activity but black gets e5 and e4 gets weak too - the endgame is just too easy for black - very well played !

[bobdog9]

x6801...now that's some "bad language" on your part.

[Sejaynus]

Is there a site that has the game in Java?

[luckystrke]

@Sejaynus Google "Chessbomb". They have all the rounds, but not all the moves for this game for some reason.

[pwells01]

After looking at the game, why is "destroy" the verb used?

[x6801]

@pwells01 because Nakamura had said that hewould destroy an other strong competitor like a baby. Naka has a bad language IMO.

[Zakdayak]

@x6801 If Naka said that, perhaps he deserves criticism. On the other hand, this was not a crush. It took some time to win, but I think Black was better after chasing White's Queen away...anyway I'm glad as I like Carlsen and I play 1...e5 myself!

[bumblebee1607]

@pwells01

Well, I guess, winning your number 1 opponent in the first game with black... that's... ok, let's call it "a good start of the tournament":)

[pwells01]

@bumblebee1607

Agree on that. Magnus had a good first day!

[MishaTal1]

@bumblebee1607 After the 8th min in this video. Carlsen just dominates Nakamuras end of the board with simple tactics. Naka is also down so many pawns the last 30 seconds, and is on the run for the entire endgame. So yah, its just to say Carlsen destroys Naka (aka Mr. Blitz).

And as Black nonetheless, that is pretty darn good.

MishaTal1 4 seconds ago

[edinsongonzalo]

@pwells01 on a high level chess tournament like this, to make your opponent lose a piece on the endgame with 20 secs left... well, i would call that a pretty good ass kicking

[patrickJMT]

@pwells01 looks like the ending was a crush to me