Sudden End | Game 12 - 2018 World Chess Championship
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway defends his title against challenger Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Game 12 of the 2018 World Chess Championship match that is being held in London. It's a best of 12 games where the first player to earn 6.5 points earns the lion's share of a $1.14 million prize pool, and the title of "World Chess Champion". Both players entered game 12 tied with 5.5 points each. For a 3rd time in the match, we have a Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov variation. Unlike game 10 of this match however, Carlsen is the one to deviate first with his 8th move, Ne7. The position of Carlsen's knight primarily impacts not only Caruana's kingside, but also his king's address. Just as we witnessed in game 1, we experience in this game 12 a case of opposite sides castling. Whose king would be the more vulnerable? Win game 12, and you become World Chess Champion!
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Bf5 12. h4 h5 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Qb4 Bf5 15. Be3 a6 16. Nc3 Qc7 17. g3 Be7 18. f3 Nf8 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. Bd3 O-O 21. Rh2 Rac8 22. O-O-O Bg6 23. Rc2 f5 24. Nf2 Nc5 25. f4 a5 26. Qd2 e4 27. Be2 Be8 28. Kb1 Bf6 29. Re1 a4 30. Qb4 g6 31. Rd1 Ra8
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"Carlsen and Caruana should be gifted the Nobel peace prize" ~ Nigel Short.
No it should not because it is not a special achievment.
Kunal Shrivastav r/wooooosh
@@kunalshrivastav8969 It's a joke because they drew all their games
r/woooooosh
@all_haters Google autism and sarcasm.
Carlsen must have thought he was playing Jerry, as we all know Jerry can easily draw this position
The ease with which Jerry can draw the starting position is remarkable. Surely if the challenger was Jerry, Magnus would be uniquely allowed to offer a draw before move 30.
No he cannot because he has not even played in a tournament in several years. Now his job is to ask for donations from other people.
Where does the joke about Jerry easily drawing come from?
Pizza Shark Hmmm, do you play smash 4? I think I've seen your name before in multiple comment sections 😂
Give Jerry a tricky knight and he'll probably win.
Carlfish vs Stockuana
Certainly not in that game, tho...
I've seriously been refreshing my subscription feed all day today waiting on this video
true fan! me too!
Click the bell. This is the only channel i did it for.
@@Tesla_Death_Ray Then one has to check the email instead. No time for that!
@@bjorntorlarsson Well i automatically get a desktop notification.
@@Tesla_Death_Ray Okay! I'll check it out.
These are my favorite chess videos. Great analysis, but also clear, measured english. And I like that you don't spoil the ending up front, as other channels do.
i've been refreshing this page for 4 hours, waiting in anticipation to watch the final match! i've been watching this channel ever since carlsen's first championship in 2013.
thanks jerry!
Who's watching this before world championship in 2021?? I watched these in 2018 as well but I am understanding it completely now. Thanks a lot Jerry you definitely made me a better player.
Maybe Carlsen wanted to play it safe and felt more confident in his ability to win in tiebreak. I'd say he will definitely be at an advantage with the faster time controls
That "maybe" is the most cautious of maybes i've ever seen, we've seen Carlsen try and push out for a win in endgames where everyone saw nothing but a dead end, and there, in an aggressive position, with the clock advantage, with ALL pieces still present he goes for a draw ? Very little doubt remains in my opinion.
And what you say is pointless
They should just make draw offers in rapids. Move knights back and forth in the opening and shake hands.
Tuc hahah
There is so many side bets on this match though, people might already be paranoid it's rigged. I think it would be a better joke in a different tournament with a similar start (12 draws).
When you have 3 final exams tomorrow but Jerry uploads a video on the Caruana vs Carlsen match
worth it every time
Same here :p
All you're thinking about tomorrow is how to draw your final exams.
I have 1 exam
The only person who has 3 final exams tomorrow is Magnus
I recently found your channel and I must say that your comments and analysis are much more superior than what’s out there. I truly appreciate what you do and I’m glad I found you.
I believe Carlsen just wanted to play with Caruana more. :')
Adorable
Also my theory. :D
Or fide demanded them to play more to milk the sponsors even more
Nah, Carlsen likes to smash motherfuckers
This is the first time i've ever been seriously disappointed at Magnus. I couldn't believe my eyes when I suddenly saw them shake hands.
I hope caruana wins wcc
Justin Y. Isn't happening Magnus is too strong at rapid time controls.
Ahhh... the wisdom that comes with watching a chess engine.
To be disappointed you should have an alternative to what he should have done. Where is the breakthrough that does not risk him losing?
Seeing how his form and this match has been, I can't blame him for having low confidence. But I felt the same initially.
12 games is too few for modern chess. We need to bring back the 72-game championship matches.
Lol
How about 35? Sounds like a good number to me
Miscritz Brotherzz, it must be a pair number for same number of games with whites and blacks.
@@Superlegalyutube en ingles se dice "even number." :)
My suggestion for years has been 24 games 4 games/week.
Play on Monday/Tuesday, Wednesday off, play Thursday/Friday, Saturday and Sunday off.
I doubt Jerry's voice would hold out for 72 games!
What a great analysis. Thanks for letting me think I understand the game for half an hour
idk why this was in my recommended but I found this really entertaining considering I literally know nothing about chess
Edit: i shouldn't say i know nothing but thanks for all the likes guys!
If u learn / want to learn about chess then this channel is really good
Also his voice is relaxing
UA-cam can be funny sometimes :D Welcome to the chess world, I hope you enjoy your stay while you're here ^^
Here is a good place to start
Sir, play chess... That’s an order.
I was you a year ago, now I play chess pretty frequently
Carlsen was always playing for a draw here. After 11 straight draws, he probably felt the chances he could blunder are higher than the chances he loses in tiebreakers. So it's a strategic decision.
It's still bullshit.
The perfect opportunity to say, it was in this position that Carelson resigned, just to give us heart attacks
I thought he was going to say that Caruana's time ran out without him realizing it.
That's more of an agadmator thing to say.
I understand Carlsen’s reason for drawing this, but still very disappointed nonetheless. He should fight to the end
Yoyo He Or at least until time control, maybe?
Football does not wait for time control!
He is still fighting, this match is not over yet!
Why cause he's black or because he was winning/the only one playing for a win?
@@darth_wager He had a winning position according to engines, and he should have at least saw how the position would turn out
Rapid chess championship, here we come! I feel bad for the guys - it seems that the majority is waiting for a blunder rather than a brilliant game. Thanks for covering Jerry.😀
Jerry - you got by far the best chess commentary out there. No comparison. Thanks!
Good self awareness to offer a draw. Based on internet results, Carlsen is the best rapid and blitz player and its not even close.
It's a shocking draw offer made by Carlsen,
Feel free to expand and explain to us what Carlsen's plan of attack would be over the next few moves. I'm interested in your thoughts. Unless your just saying that because it was a draw. If that's the case, then I counter your statement with: "It's an excellent draw offer made by Carlsen".
0077725 No it is a shocking draw offer. Anyone who knows chess can see that. Even if it is going to be draw at the end, what harm there is to play a couple more moves like jerry said. Caruana has 9 min to make 9 moves, there is a good chance he will make a mistake.
Caruana himself said he was surprised by the draw offer.
@@kafkaesquee521 Well clearly the best chess player in the known universe disagrees with you. And what harm is there? Losing the world championship - that's a pretty big harm if you ask me. And clearly you either don't follow chess that closely or know very little about Caruana - there is very rarely a "good chance that he will make a mistake". If he thinks that not much is on at any point, he would just make a slightly developmental/passing move. It may have been an unusual draw offer, but to call it shocking is naïve. Unless of course you have a series of moves that black could have played that would result in a favourable outcome - care to share what they are? Didn't think so.
@@0077725 Yap bro, may be the word shocking is not appropriate for this game, perhaps surprising can be ok :) While I was viewing the game When Jerry said after this move Carlsen offered a draw that time I was surprised :) I felt it wasn't the right time for offering draw and I am sure the major percentage of chess players will be agree with me on this. I am supporting Carlsen, may be that's the reason why I am unhappy with this draw. Whatever, considering the position and time, it's not that easy to make slightly passing moves to reach for time control. Carlsen could push few more moves to test Caruana, with mental pressure any human player can do mistake in chess. If Caruana loose then his dream is down, this tension wasn't that easy for choosing correct 9 moves when you have only 8 minutes to go.
There is betting involved with this, Carlsen should take it to tie breaks.
thanks jerry, without your commentary i would have very little appreciation for theses games
Lessons about the importance of position.Thanks.
I was so excited for this world chess championship, but it was disappointing, except for a couple of games. The only good thing is having a lot of Jerry's videos :)
This draw is symptomatic of the fact the the classical championship is decided by Rapids, and we pretty much know what's gonna happen there 🤷♀️
Yup, I agree. This is the problem. By now I think rapid/blitz are more interesting forms of chess. But this is the world chess championship. It has always been a classical chess championship and it should continue to be. The rapid games are the reason that Magnus feels no need to even attempt a win in a winning position in the final game of a tied championship. FIDE is idiotic for putting the match in this position. You just put your world champion in a position where he WANTED to draw every single game of the championship and did a huge, huge disservice to the chess world. Their incompetence lingers on through the years, presumably through many different cycles of leadership. Miraculous.
@@SynsityGW Fischer is rolling in his grave.
Hi Jerry this is everyone
Thank you
Me too thanks
In Soviet Russia everyone says hi to Jerry
@@lucaxtshotting2378 I say it out loud at the beginning of each video.
I'd love to see a caruana upset, but still, it hurts to see Carlsen offer that draw when caruana was going to have to really hurry his next few turns.
Why not just see what happens?
Even Garry was left very unimpressed with Carlsen over this one.
On one hand I understand why he did it. He knows he has a much, much better chance in speed chess against Caruana so why bother pushing a risky attack in game 12 when you can just go straight into speed chess and retain your title? That said, this displays yet again a lack of killer instinct for Carlsen and while it helps Carlsen's legacy and position as champion, it does a disservice to the chess world as a whole.
@@SynsityGW Well like you said, why risk something in game 12 in a championship? Carlsen's draw offer was the more prudent course of action. It's just one of the things that happens in these situations. People shouldn't forget that Carlsen has shown a tenacity for squeezing victories out of seemingly deadlocked endgames and definitely is a fighter. It's just natural for people to play more cautiously in championship games. Of course we want to see blood but these players, hellbent on winning above all, tread with caution. I would wager a vast majority of top contenders would have done the same in Carlsen's shoes, so people shouldn't really fault him in particular.
@@FreshHas "It's just one of the things that happens in these situations"
It only happens because FIDE thought it wise to have the tiebreaks be rapid/blitz games. They put the world champion in a position where an ideal scenario is 12 draws. This is on them. This whole mess is their fault for making the competitors play speed chess in what has always been a classical chess match.
@@mid1880 : Even with all the problems, the Karpov-Kasparov matches were far and away more interesting with some brilliant games from both sides. The 1986 one was the best IMOP and the London leg was also a fantastically well organised event, which I got to see live. These recent matches pale in comparison.
Lmao what do you mean even, Kasparov is like the greatest of all time. His tactical ability far surpassed endgame only Carlsen.
There are many brilliant people on this planet
In light of this shocking draw offer from Magnus in a superior position with more time, I reconsider my evaluation of him being the favorite in rapids. Tiebreaks require tremendous nerves and he seems to be losing his.
- Garry Kasparov
Well, i just copy the tweet from Garry
First class commentary and well done the heroes on their immense struggle
In my humble opinion, a better idea for the tiebreak is to play 25 (you name the number) simultaneous games with classical time control each. If the clock goes down to zero in one game that game is lost, but can still pull it off in the rest of the games. In the unlikely scenario they are still tied (g.e., 2 wins 2 losses) new round of simultaneous games next day.
Merciful Carlsen. But he knew this wouldn't have been a history making win regardless. And haters would've said, "Caruana was low on time and made a mistake". Think like a champion to understand this concept. He's already champ. And he wanted to raise the stakes. To show everyone who's truly champion. Bravo Carlsen. Well played Champ
i believe carlsen was confident in his ability to win on the rapid games and didnt want to risk anything today
If Carlsen goes on to lose this game will haunt him forever
I really like your titles. They dont spoiler anything but they make me so curious what could happen in the game: A surprising draw offer? A huge blunder? Or maybe just a hint for a sudden death match coming in later? Same goes for your other video titles like "A wounded Carlsen". I thought maybe he falls or you are refering to the strong games Caruana had before. But then it didnt even have something to do with chess, you certainly got me there:D
Tie breaker Wed, whoo hoo : ) Thank you for the game recap / analysis. Excellent work.
HOW NICE OF CARLSEN!
This result speaks volumes about the format of the world chess championship. Expecting a decisive result in 12 games in this modern era is too much. the world championship is and has been essentially a rapid match between 2 gms, if both play without glaring mistakes
Carlsen knows he could crush Fabi on rapid or blitz so he decided to call it a day and just spend the rest of the day relaxing.
after 100 years: still in the armaggedon game, caruana play his 11233849384 move .
Holy heck, I am so glad I caught this live with Jerry on Twitch today. We were all edge of our seats and this bombshell hit and it was the funniest thing I've seen in a long long time. Thank you Jerry for all your hard work. FANS OF JERRY AND OF CHESS: If you can, tune in to Twitch on Monday to see his livestream of the tiebreaks. It's much more exciting than just catching Jerry's recap. The more the merrier. (Just don't crapflood the chat please.)
Seriously, I've never laughed so hard in my life... I know looking back on it some people are gonna say it's lame but at the time it was such a tense game with Caruana in time pressure and that draw was one hell of a plot twist.
World Chess Championship 2018:
Game 1-12
Drawsen vs Drawuana
1/2 - 1/2
thank you for the informative analysis
I suppose rapid and blitz games will favour Carlson, so he may as well offer a draw when he doesn't have a reliable way forward.
Also, thinking of the significance of the clock in this ending gave me a little idea for you Jerry. What do you think of include a graph of the remaining time for each player above or overlaid onto the computer evaluation graph? I think it would give a slightly clearer view of the flow of the game.
Magnus has always talked about chess like is war and you must destroy your opponents. The way he offered a Draw makes people to believe he is contradicting himself. People demanded more exciting Chess but theres too many angles to this situation. Carlsen may be thinking "shit, we are playing engine lines, our games are so perfect this is boring." And maybe he just want to crush Caruana but cant. And that maybe the best outcome is to show dominance in shorter time chess rather than only winning by time trouble 1 win and 11 draws.
ADD: MAYBE WE ARE REACHING THE LIMITS OF CHESS. Video killed the radio stars. God is dead and we killed him. Engines killed Tal.
I was thinking about the solutions for end of chess. Maybe adding a new piece on a new square and make it a 9x9 board? Is there any way to change traditional chess, if it is indeed dying?
We have podcasts tho..
@@augustosarmentodeoliveira3023 Sounds good, impossible to implement sadly, chess has too many things behind it, if you work on a variation of chess as you say and make it big it could replace chess but doubt it could happen
@@augustosarmentodeoliveira3023 your idea is brilliant, you are actually beatiful man, would you like to partner with me and create 9x9 chess online app?
maybe a 10x10. That way we preserve simetry of the pieces. 10 pawns and 1 pair of extra minor piece. Theres a Knight, a bishop, a tower, a pawn and an archer.
@@Ariel1Dominguez just make is S chess on a 10×10 board
I entered this position into Chessmaster 10, not the strongest engine but still pretty tough at 2980, Chessmaster gave this position a -.06 evaluation, virtually tied, and played it out to a draw after 19 more moves by 3-fold repetition, looking at 100 million positions per move. These guys are so good that I believe they knew that it this was a drawn position.
While I understand Carlsen's motivation for proposing the draw and Caruana's reason for accepting, the position and the time advantage was all on Carlsen's side. We're talking about the World Championship here; champions are not supposed to play it safe in a winner-take-all situation; they are supposed to show the killer instinct that all champions are driven by at their core. Here was Carlsen's chance for a crushing victory (yes, no guarantee of it but that's entirely up to him).
That said, the consistency of the high level of chess these guys have shown in this tournament has been incredible, but there have been few times where a champion's "killer instinct" (or it's corollary, the desperate "fight for survival") was shown. This really has been simply two technically perfect opponents playing each other, with no prize being challenged or defended.
BTW, I'm definitely not a great (or even a good) chess player, but when I play, I play to win, not draw. Perhaps that's why I find this Game 12 disappointing.
Might regret this one if he falls in extras.
Mr.Noface
At the same time he could have lost this one, what’s happened happened.
true, but he's obviously a huge favourite in rapid and blitz. i fully expect him to win comfortably today, but i sure hope that caruana has something up his sleeve in preparation to at least make it a good show...
thank you this video answer like all the question i had about the sudden draw offer in game 12
Thanks for your coverage of this event.
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I don't see anything wrong with what Magnus did. He admitted Fabi out prepared him most of this match. His nerves were probably getting the better of him since this one game could have lost him the match. Why take the chance?
Hypernova80 No, Carlsen had a Very possible win here, Something seems peculiar. Reminiscent of the 1st game. Also reminiscent of WWE!
@@jerryshunk7152 He probably should have won that first game. Did you watch the press conference?
Hypernova80 I did not see the press con. of Game 1.
I meant this game.
Hypernova80 Neither.
Carlsen made the right decision given the previous 11 games. Caruana was very unlikely to make a mistake that would have given Magnus the win. Best just to take the draw with Black and go into the rapid knowing you are better there.
Awesome vid! Thanks!
I'm shell shocked why this game ended in the manner it did, especially with so many imbalances. However, I'm glad in a way, as it means we will see more chess with better time control.
This is the type of game that things can suddenly change. If Magnus had played on he would be taking risks and a draw with black pieces is a nice result. If he had tried some more moves, they could reach a position that the draw would not be accepted anymore.
I think Carlsen made an important psychological manuever in offering his opponent a draw. I perceive it as indicating and demonstrating strength, not weakness.
Tbh I'm glad they're going to rapid. Rapid is where its at in modern chess imo. Still room for brilliant and risky plays
This is some really, really good defensive chess from Caruana. Damn.
Magnus Will probably win the blitz right away. Good strategy
Fascinating draw. Definitely felt like Carlsen had some significant enough reason to play on, but also ... Seriously, who am I to question the reigning champ? Match score tells us how even these guys are at classical. Wish they could play 12 more classical games before going to rapid just to see what happens. Anyway, thanks as always for your excellent commentary and analysis, Jerry!
Nice job on the commentary, really enjoyed it!
NOOOOOOOOOOO... A few more quick moves by Carlsen and a potential mistake/blunder might have ensued... But what a game... Beautiful...
Love what you are doing, Jerry.
Carlson did the right thing. He won the tie-breaks easily!
"The bishop glues in on e5"
I love your metaphors 😂
Where are the critics today? Magnus swept the floor with Caruana. 3-0.
In the hypothetical position you showed where black plays a3 and white playing Qxa3 would be losing because of Ba4, why can't white reply with b3?
That draw offer hurt my stomach... Seriously
Not a bang, but a whisper
I'm really hyped for what comes next.
Jerry, on the 26th move, black according to the engines could have taken on f4 to have even maybe a decisive lead. Could you make a complementary video exploring this line?
Perhaps it would be better for white, at move 14, instead of moving the queen back to b4 to go to a3. In this way, the queen would continue to put pressure on d6 and laterally would exert more influence protecting the sensitive square d3 for a future exchange of light square bishops, since this piece is one of the best black pieces. On b4 she is laterally obstructed by the pawn on c4.
Thank you for all the analysis, great work.
Man, that title was SO CLOSE to being a spoiler. I made sure not to scroll down at all until 22:41.
I feel like the draw offer from Carlsen makes sense. Sure with the position and the clock sitch he might have gotten some lucky breaks, but from what I understand he's an absolute monster with short time controls compared to Caruana, so why play more moves here for a chance rather than go to blitz for a dead cert?
Also, thinking on it more, the timing makes a LOT of sense. Caruana would receive that offer looking at his clock, and be much more likely to accept it. If they were in such an even position at move 41 with plenty of time left, I think Caruana might have rejected the offer.
Thanks Jerry. Have you ever considered going through past chess championships and doing, let's say one hour long video where you quickly go through and analyze each game?
Well, sir Jerry, I really really learn with you ! Merci beaucoup !
Gerry thank you
Ok that was an unexpected end, but I'm really glad it will be decided by the rapid games, will be much more fun to watch live
That was unexpected. I thought white was better until the mid-game, then black suddenly got better by threatening the king. I would've loved to see this game go to the end. It was very tense, and maybe the pressure got to these players. Especially since it was the 12th game.
fascinating game, maybe the best for me regarding how unfolded in the middle game
After r11 and the push for win, carlson even qouted saying " even with the high drawing changes, u can still push for the win, karpov won a game like this" I can't believe this draw offer in r12. He could of crushed him and decided no for some reason.
Carsen: "Bwok, bwok, bwok." Caruana: "Cluck, cluck, cluck."
That's a shame. I was expecting fireworks and we get sparklers.
Carlsen wanted to crush Caruana in the extras
More like a fart
Wet sparklers.
Speed chess is where the fireworks really happen tho
I think your analysis of the moves and your reasoning behind them are very insightful. Thank you. I am a beginner at chess, but could you explain how the last move by MC caused the game to end with a draw. I thought a draw was automatically the result of moving the same piece three times to the same square. Are there different rules for World Chess Championships?
Hi Jerry, best comment available as usual.
Maybe I'm missing something, but what about this variant? After 22.0-0-0 b5 23. Rc2 Bxe4 24.fxe4 (forced) 24.... Nb6, with pressure on c4. It's me or it seems very profitable for black?
I was always rooting for Caruana, because I have some sort of underdog syndrome, but all this hate towards Magnus is very perplexing to me. Chess is a game of strategy first and tactics second, the META-game cannot be ignored by some of the greatest minds in strategy, i.e. the world chess champion.
He is favored to win the tie-breaker, besides that he is actually up against his closest matchup in his entire championship career - which is to say that Caruana is the biggest threat Magnus has had so far.
He's not being a coward by utilizing strategic advantages. You can hate the player - but the problem lies in the game. I am rooting for Caruana, but I completely empathize with and understand Carlsen.
people giving shit to Carlsen cuz he did what gives him best winning chances imo (carlsen shines in rapid/blitz). they're playing for a title. for themselves. not for you. grow up kiddos.
My heart tells me Fabi will crush Magnus for the audacity of this draw offer, and the pain we all felt as fans...
My head tells me Magnus will win the rapid round rather easily... Crushing what's left of my soul in the process...
The championship should be decided in a round-robin tournament of eight players; that way, at least one or two would be actually trying to win.
We should also keep in mind the clock times were quite different when the offer was made. When the offer was accepted, Fabi had used up a bunch of the clock to consider whether to move or accept the draw offer. The offer is still... disappointing.
THE END TO THIS THO.... OMG
This ending here is why shogi and go are miles superior to chess. Aside for giving much more possibilities for exciting play there are pretty much no draws.
nov 28 is my birthday. This is hype
the other draws i understand but this is just pulling out before the climax. i wish they played it out after the draw.
Everyone is quite annoyed at Carlsen's draw decision. I dare to say that there is a provoker inside him, it was a provocative move to the whole world of chess. And yet he remains in control. In the end, he's keeping his crown by the rules (if he wins, of course). Psychologically Magnus has now a clear upper hand over Fabio, as if giving him another chance, telling him to try harder..quite cruel, like a cat with a mouse.
and world champion classic play-off rapid , world champions rapid play-off blitz , world champions blitz play-off sudden death ??:))