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Beautiful. Fluid positional play, delicate maneuvering and true understanding of the board as a whole. This game is as much Ruben Fine as it is Botvinnik. There are so many subtle points in this game, it's like reading a story, no harshness or violence, just an inevitable tale about what happens when an unstoppable force meets a mere mortal.
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Amazing commentary as always Dan! I feel like this game should bring some peace of mind to Carlsen, after all those draws and the disaster in the rapid & blitz portion.
I don't know why but when you corrected yourself from a "ten minute thought" to "a ten minute think" I thought about the concept of 1 thought lasting 10 minutes and I started laughing and spit out my coffee onto my shirt and keyboard.
Can’t wait to see all the Magnus should retire comments on various channels. Looks like your prediction Sir King of Mag getting back to form after a nice break came a few games early! Great analysis & prediction! I just loved this! Cheers 🍻
GM King excellent presentation as always. Just curious about the slogan on your tea cup. I could only catch ' Keep calm'. In another video I had a faint glimpse that it was something to support England, but could not read it. What does it read?
12:30 You finally explained what zugzwang means! but one day to late Daniel since yesterday a got the spelling for the word in one of your videos note, and look it up for myself.
GM King is referring to Botvinnik-Chekhover, 1938 (www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031943) and Botvinnik-Kan, 1939 (www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031978)
It's funny that even in such a closed position at 13:00 , whites bishop is still much better than blacks knight. If I just tuned in and you asked who was better, I'd guess black. Good understanding by the champ here.
Thomas Stokes it’s only when a GM points out that this is winning for white that you start to see the positives of white - pressure on a backward pawn, more space and the white bishop is a ‘good bishop’ eyeing the weak black pawns sitting on dark squares. In a real game situation I would also be afraid of the ‘closed positions favour the knight’ mantra!
Wesley should has tried 34...c4 !? with the idea of 35..Nc8 defending the b pawn. Can You please give us Your opinion on this possible continuation ? White is still better, but does he wining ?
When I was younger I didn't spend much time on Botvinnik's games. Probably because I could not understand them. I still don't! He is known for eschewing tactical solutions in favor of positional approach.
Daniel, I enjoy very much your analysis - as always, by far one the best online, but I think here you overstate MC's mastery... and the assessment falls dangerously in one side like the Tower of Pisa ... It appears that So blundered and was on a bad path for long time (e.g. not moving Nd6 and especially earlier by playing ...b6 - also losing this square for a knight). So, So did not follow his best strategic choices which could have questioned Carlsen's strategy or even completely undermined it...
Gotta say, I *really* don't like Wesley So's (and occasionally Mamedyarov's) unambitious play with the white pieces during this tournament, and elsewhere. Very unappealing chess style, even if it makes sense as a tournament strategy (which I doubt). Perhaps Caïssa decided to punish this hubris, at last :)
Mamedyarov has simply been very out of shape for the last year or so. Quite unfortunate, he's known to be a wild attacker and one mean tactician. Quite similar to Ding Liren, I'd even say. I really hope he finds his form soon.
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Leaving the opening moves in autoplay while you're introducing the game, that's an excellent idea. 👌
An excellent observation from an excellent man about an excellent idea executed beautifully by another excellent man
@@YesPlease1 that's an excellent accomplishment by an excellent man to an excellent man who made and excellent... Ecc... Ecc...
@@ElColombre27360 It's not autoplay, you can hear that he is pressing a key on the keyboard on every move
Beautiful. Fluid positional play, delicate maneuvering and true understanding of the board as a whole. This game is as much Ruben Fine as it is Botvinnik. There are so many subtle points in this game, it's like reading a story, no harshness or violence, just an inevitable tale about what happens when an unstoppable force meets a mere mortal.
Amazing commentary as always Dan! I feel like this game should bring some peace of mind to Carlsen, after all those draws and the disaster in the rapid & blitz portion.
@PowerPlayChess Daniel, can you make a video on those Botvinnik games?
I don't know why but when you corrected yourself from a "ten minute thought" to "a ten minute think" I thought about the concept of 1 thought lasting 10 minutes and I started laughing and spit out my coffee onto my shirt and keyboard.
I always look forward to carlsen's game...And powerplaychess delivers the best analyses of his game's on youtube.Thanks Sir.
Great coverage. GREAT coverage. If I had any money to give, you'd have it all. Thank you GM King.
thanks for video GM Daniel King!
Amazing commentary, learnt a real practical lesson on how passiveness loses, though it was not initially obvious. Thanks GM!
I’m in awe from this positional masterpiece
It almost seemed like Magnus was using Nd5 maneuver as a kind of distraction while his other pieces improved and took over. That is cool.
This single thumb down must have come from the envious competition. ;)
Instructive as always, Mr. King.
Can’t wait to see all the Magnus should retire comments on various channels. Looks like your prediction Sir King of Mag getting back to form after a nice break came a few games early! Great analysis & prediction! I just loved this! Cheers 🍻
Great analysis. Thanks for the Botvinnik pointers
Thank you, Daniel! And thank God Magnus finnaly got a win! That was such a relief :-)
Botvinnik-Chekhover, 1938: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031943
Botvinnik-Kan, 1939: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031978
GM King excellent presentation as always. Just curious about the slogan on your tea cup. I could only catch ' Keep calm'. In another video I had a faint glimpse that it was something to support England, but could not read it. What does it read?
12:30 You finally explained what zugzwang means! but one day to late Daniel since yesterday a got the spelling for the word in one of your videos note, and look it up for myself.
Excellent analysis... thanks
Magnus Cruelsen
Nice Content Daniel! as a professional chess player i enjoy your content a lot !
Thanks Elli, much appreciated!
I very much like your use of the Tal-vernacular „juicy“ 😃
Love your radio voice!
GM King is referring to Botvinnik-Chekhover, 1938 (www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031943) and Botvinnik-Kan, 1939 (www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1031978)
It's funny that even in such a closed position at 13:00 , whites bishop is still much better than blacks knight. If I just tuned in and you asked who was better, I'd guess black. Good understanding by the champ here.
Thomas Stokes it’s only when a GM points out that this is winning for white that you start to see the positives of white - pressure on a backward pawn, more space and the white bishop is a ‘good bishop’ eyeing the weak black pawns sitting on dark squares. In a real game situation I would also be afraid of the ‘closed positions favour the knight’ mantra!
Wesley should has tried 34...c4 !? with the idea of 35..Nc8 defending the b pawn.
Can You please give us Your opinion on this possible continuation ? White is still better, but does he wining ?
Daniel, will you have videos on Bobby Fisher vs. Boris Spassky 1972?
Yes. Next year!
@@PowerPlayChess Thank you very much, Young Man! I love your videos.
@@levt47 'Young Man' lol
Is 34. ... c4+ worth looking at?
When I was younger I didn't spend much time on Botvinnik's games. Probably because I could not understand them. I still don't! He is known for eschewing tactical solutions in favor of positional approach.
Magnus should play with his original style and i'm sure about that, he would be unbeatable.
Daniel, I enjoy very much your analysis - as always, by far one the best online, but I think here you overstate MC's mastery... and the assessment falls dangerously in one side like the Tower of Pisa ... It appears that So blundered and was on a bad path for long time (e.g. not moving Nd6 and especially earlier by playing ...b6 - also losing this square for a knight). So, So did not follow his best strategic choices which could have questioned Carlsen's strategy or even completely undermined it...
Classic Magnus squeeze.
That is SO cruel...
Wesley thinking he can stay passive in an endgame against the greatest endgame player of all time. Sikeee
Mr. King how many hours a day do you spend reading chess books?
Not enough.
If Ding wins!
split pawns!
Magnus... will be the greatest off all
Gotta say, I *really* don't like Wesley So's (and occasionally Mamedyarov's) unambitious play with the white pieces during this tournament, and elsewhere. Very unappealing chess style, even if it makes sense as a tournament strategy (which I doubt).
Perhaps Caïssa decided to punish this hubris, at last :)
True, he has been coasting and when you coast sooner or later it tends to catch up with you.
Mamedyarov has simply been very out of shape for the last year or so. Quite unfortunate, he's known to be a wild attacker and one mean tactician. Quite similar to Ding Liren, I'd even say. I really hope he finds his form soon.
@@TessaTestarossa Yes Shak is streaky, but when he is on he can beat anyone. I guess not "on" right now.
@@jackkrom I seem to remember something about him having a kid last year or something? That might explain a bit of a dip in performance.
Magnus carlsen is very good at chess.