I can’t figure out why Hans thinks he is so young? He’s around where GM’s hit their peak rating. That means we might get up to +/- 2% for his “mature peak” which will likely not be 2800, not by a long shot.
What a crazy game! I did some more analysis, here's my annotated PGN: [Event "Speed Chess Championship Semifinals"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2024.09.06"] [Round "16"] [White "Niemann, Hans"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "3277"] [ECO "A20"] [Mode "ICS"] [Opening "English"] [Termination "normal"] [TimeControl "180+1"] [WhiteElo "3155"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 h6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e4 Nc6 6.Nge2 Bc5 7.h3 d6 8.d3 a5 9.O-O Nh7 10.Kh2 Nf8 11.f4 Ne6 12.Nd5 Bd7 13.Bd2 Nb4 $2 14.Bc3 Nc6 15.a3 a4 16.Bd2 h5 17.f5 Ned4 18.Nec3 Nb3 19.Nb5 Rc8 20.Rb1 Nxd2 $6 {gives up the outpost, but wins the bishop pair.}21.Qxd2 Nd4 22.Nxd4 Bxd4 23.f6 $1 g6 (23...gxf6 {is not playable}24.Nxf6+ $18 )24.Ne7 Ra8 25.Qg5 Be6 {[%eval -.4] Black's position looks very sad, but curiously the engine gives black a slight advantage}26.Nf5 $6 $19 {[%eval -2.6] This may be imprecise, but Niemann wants to sharpen the game. Black must be very careful now.}26...gxf5 27.exf5 Bc8 28.Rbe1 c6 29.Re4 Kd7 30.Qg7 Qe8 31.Rfe1 Rg8 {The board is on fire}32.Rxd4 Rxg7 33.fxg7 f6 (33...exd4 $4 34.Rxe8 Kxe8 35.g8=Q+ )34.c5 Qg8 (34...d5 {doesn't help}35.Rxd5+ $1 Kc7 (35...cxd5 $2 36.Bxd5 $10 {covers the promotion square})36.Rd6 Qg8 (36...Qf7 37.Rxf6 $1 )37.Rxf6 {Same position as in the game})35.Rxd6+ Kc7 36.Rxf6 Qxg7 37.Rg6 Qh7 38.Be4 Bd7 39.f6 Rf8 {Both players have less than 5 seconds on the clock! (1 second increment)}40.Rf1 Qf7 41.Rg7 Qb3 42.Rf2 {[%eval -4.13] The computer says black is winning, but it is not clear how to make progress.}42...Rf7 $2 {[%eval -2.5] Carlsen wants to prevent f7.}(42...Kc8 {[%eval -4.0] Stockfish suggests to play it slow})43.Rxf7 Qxf7 44.Bg6 $1 Qf8 $2 $10 {[%eval -0.6]}(44...Qe6 $19 {[%eval -2.6]})45.f7 h4 $6 $16 {Carlsen has given away his advantage, but now the white king will be exposed.}46.gxh4 Be6 $6 {[%eval +3.0] This is a mistake, but it's far from obvious}(46...b6 {[%eval 1.0] A move that's very hard to spot for humans in a blitz game. The idea here is to get rid of the c pawn in order to prevent a check on d6 after black promotes}47.h5 (47.cxb6+ Kxb6 $10 {[%eval 0.0]})47...bxc5 48.h6 Qxh6 49.f8=Q Qxh3+ $1 {perpetual check follows}50.Kg1 Qg3+ 51.Rg2 (51.Kf1 Qxg6 $10 {Sooner or later this will also lead to perpetual check})51...Qe1+ 52.Qf1 Qe3+ {The king can't hide})47.h5 Kb8 (47...Kd7 48.h6 Qxh6 $2 49.f8=Q Qxh3+ 50.Kg1 Qg3+ 51.Kf1 Qxg6 52.Qd6+ {This is why 46...b6 was important}52...Kc8 53.Rf8+ Qe8 54.Rxe8# )48.h6 Bxf7 (48...Qxh6 $2 49.f8=Q+ Qxf8 50.Rxf8+ $18 )49.h7 Qh6 50.Rxf7 Ka7 51.Be4 Qd2+ 52.Kh1 (52.Bg2 Qh6 53.Bxc6 Ka6 54.Bxb7+ )52...Qc1+ 53.Kg2 Qg5+ 54.Kf1 Qc1+ 55.Kf2 Qh6 (55...Qd2+ 56.Kf3 {No more checks. The queen must stay on the c1-h6 diagonal in order to stop Rf8.})56.Ke2 Qxh3 $2 57.Kd2 (57.Rf8 {Without the pawn on h3, this doesn't work. Black can give perpetual check, even if the king runs to the c file.}57...Qh5+ )57...Qh2+ 58.Kc3 Qh6 59.Kb4 $4 $10 {[%eval 0.0] Engine: Draw}(59.Rf1 $18 {[%eval +6.1]}59...Qg7 60.Rh1 Qh8 61.Kb4 b5 62.cxb6+ Kxb6 63.Kxa4 {The a pawn will start running})59...Qc1 $1 (59...Qd2+ {is also an option, with perpetual check}60.Kxa4 Qc2+ 61.Kb4 Qxb2+ 62.Kc4 Qc2+ (62...Qa2+ {doesn't work here because white has the extra bishop}63.Kc3 Qxf7 64.h8=Q $18 )63.Kb4 )60.Kxa4 (60.h8=Q $4 Qxb2+ 61.Kxa4 Qb5# )60...Qxb2 61.Bxc6 $1 (61.h8=Q $4 Qb5# )61...Qc2+ 62.Kb4 Qb2+ 63.Kc4 Qa2+ 64.Kc3 Qxa3+ 65.Kd2 Qa2+ 66.Ke3 Qxf7 67.h8=Q Qf4+ 68.Ke2 bxc6 69.Qd8 Qg4+ 70.Ke1 Qb4+ 71.Ke2 Qxc5 $10 {Tablebase: Draw}72.Qc7+ Ka6 73.Qc8+ Kb5 74.Qb7+ Ka4 75.Qa6+ $2 $19 {Tablebase: Black wins}(75.Qb1 $10 {Unintuitively, keeping the queen on the b file instead of checking is best})75...Kb3 76.Qb7+ Kc2 77.Qa6 Qb5 $2 {Tablebase: Draw}(77...Qc3 $19 78.Qa2+ Kc1 {no more checks for white}79.Qa4 c5 80.Qd1+ Kb2 )78.Qa2+ Kc3 79.Qa3+ Kc2 80.Qa2+ Kc3 81.Qa3+ Kc2 82.Qa2+ 1/2-1/2
@Epic Chess Have you done a notation on either the game where Vidit sacrifices his king for a time advantage, or the one where Magnus takes the king for a morning around the block, without realising he's paired against Wesley, barely a metre away from him? Exercise is fine. But there's a time for it, even as a monarch.
I feel for the long suffering Mrs Kramnik after she serves Vlad boiled egg and soldiers in his favourite pawn shaped egg cup, only to discover the yolk was hard. Vlad starts muttering under his breath and Mrs K hears a very faint "procedure"
Ok, one may say that there was too many mistakes, but only genius minds may create something on this mastery level with so many turnarounds based on human bad choices. Finally it was a delicious dish served on the chessboard and spiced perfectly by Mr James.
Hey all! Last few weeks this channel has switched the audio from English to Portuguese (my native language). Does anyone know how to change it back? 90% of the pleasure gone with the english
@@epicchess2021 Maybe they´re too much into mushrooms! ;) I´ve tried searching here how to turn it off too. Seems like it´s only happening with your channel. Hope I can bring the best comments in chess back to my day to day.
Hey man I don’t know what you did but it worked! Thanks a lot!! Missed hearing “is he a GM or a very naughty boy “ lol! Cheers just got my epic chess dose of the day
3:51 Is this even chess? Just look at that mess on the board 😂 In fairness I think I could end up with a position like this playing against one of my "top rated" friends.
Not interesting when there are that many mistakes on both sides. I fell for the clickbait (it's not a comeback, he was winning and started playing nonsense).
"That is a pawn structure only a mother could love". So true 🤣
Thats the funniest thing i heard this year
I jumped to the comments immediately after this epic line.
This was the day Hans found out his bark was worse than his bite.
He turned around so many games in that match and you pulled out so many of our favourite jokes. Thanks James.
Haha I need some new material 😁
@ I’ll see if I can write some for you, you got an email I can send them to?
I'm a chess casual, love this channel! Finding it really useful too ty
Thanks a lot!
Crocodilian Marmaset
Jack Nicholson 4:59 had me on the floor 😂
Mushrooms-Bang,Mushrooms-Bang,Mushrooms-Bang.
🤣
I watched the first minute of the video on a 1.25 by accident, so I was thinking that you've drank far too much coffee before the video.
😁
"that is a pawn structure only a mother can love" 😂😂
1:14 Actual footage of me attempting to play a bot harder than Martin.
"and if you bounce back with the Queen..."
Hey yo, that's Botez Gambit
'Bags himself a pair of double F's' What a comment! 😂😅
The Hans Finegold meme is so cursed i love it
I can’t figure out why Hans thinks he is so young? He’s around where GM’s hit their peak rating. That means we might get up to +/- 2% for his “mature peak” which will likely not be 2800, not by a long shot.
He loves it when Kramnik whispers into his ears that he's still young during their 'yoga' sessions.
The variety of hair you put on Magnus is hilarious HAAHAHAHA
"Takes control of g5 but also i5" I laughed out loud and woke my partner up.
😁
9:39 "and if u bounce back with the queen, actualy the rock takes the queen" :)
“And here Magnus starts to mess up…” with 3 seconds left 😂
Hans across the water vs. Admiral Carlsey
5:10 We just have to trust our silicon overlord on this one...
4:49 what a banger song!!!
Kramnik the yoga instructor
What a fabulous game of chess!
Let's be real, if any of us could, ALL of us would 5:47
i didnt expect to watch this game today, but what an incredible commentary, as always!
Mute the video play music in the background, makes it 100 times better.
Banger, mushrooms, banger banger mushrooms!
What a crazy game! I did some more analysis, here's my annotated PGN:
[Event "Speed Chess Championship Semifinals"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2024.09.06"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Niemann, Hans"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "3277"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Opening "English"]
[Termination "normal"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[WhiteElo "3155"]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 h6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e4 Nc6 6.Nge2 Bc5 7.h3 d6 8.d3 a5 9.O-O
Nh7 10.Kh2 Nf8 11.f4 Ne6 12.Nd5 Bd7 13.Bd2 Nb4 $2 14.Bc3 Nc6 15.a3 a4 16.Bd2 h5
17.f5 Ned4 18.Nec3 Nb3 19.Nb5 Rc8 20.Rb1 Nxd2 $6 {gives up the outpost, but
wins the bishop pair.}21.Qxd2 Nd4 22.Nxd4 Bxd4 23.f6 $1 g6 (23...gxf6 {is not
playable}24.Nxf6+ $18 )24.Ne7 Ra8 25.Qg5 Be6 {[%eval -.4] Black's position
looks very sad, but curiously the engine gives black a slight advantage}26.Nf5
$6 $19 {[%eval -2.6] This may be imprecise, but Niemann wants to sharpen the
game. Black must be very careful now.}26...gxf5 27.exf5 Bc8 28.Rbe1 c6 29.Re4
Kd7 30.Qg7 Qe8 31.Rfe1 Rg8 {The board is on fire}32.Rxd4 Rxg7 33.fxg7 f6
(33...exd4 $4 34.Rxe8 Kxe8 35.g8=Q+ )34.c5 Qg8 (34...d5 {doesn't help}35.Rxd5+
$1 Kc7 (35...cxd5 $2 36.Bxd5 $10 {covers the promotion square})36.Rd6 Qg8
(36...Qf7 37.Rxf6 $1 )37.Rxf6 {Same position as in the game})35.Rxd6+ Kc7
36.Rxf6 Qxg7 37.Rg6 Qh7 38.Be4 Bd7 39.f6 Rf8 {Both players have less than 5
seconds on the clock! (1 second increment)}40.Rf1 Qf7 41.Rg7 Qb3 42.Rf2 {[%eval
-4.13] The computer says black is winning, but it is not clear how to make
progress.}42...Rf7 $2 {[%eval -2.5] Carlsen wants to prevent f7.}(42...Kc8
{[%eval -4.0] Stockfish suggests to play it slow})43.Rxf7 Qxf7 44.Bg6 $1 Qf8 $2
$10 {[%eval -0.6]}(44...Qe6 $19 {[%eval -2.6]})45.f7 h4 $6 $16 {Carlsen has
given away his advantage, but now the white king will be exposed.}46.gxh4 Be6
$6 {[%eval +3.0] This is a mistake, but it's far from obvious}(46...b6 {[%eval
1.0] A move that's very hard to spot for humans in a blitz game. The idea here
is to get rid of the c pawn in order to prevent a check on d6 after black
promotes}47.h5 (47.cxb6+ Kxb6 $10 {[%eval 0.0]})47...bxc5 48.h6 Qxh6 49.f8=Q
Qxh3+ $1 {perpetual check follows}50.Kg1 Qg3+ 51.Rg2 (51.Kf1 Qxg6 $10 {Sooner
or later this will also lead to perpetual check})51...Qe1+ 52.Qf1 Qe3+ {The
king can't hide})47.h5 Kb8 (47...Kd7 48.h6 Qxh6 $2 49.f8=Q Qxh3+ 50.Kg1 Qg3+
51.Kf1 Qxg6 52.Qd6+ {This is why 46...b6 was important}52...Kc8 53.Rf8+ Qe8
54.Rxe8# )48.h6 Bxf7 (48...Qxh6 $2 49.f8=Q+ Qxf8 50.Rxf8+ $18 )49.h7 Qh6
50.Rxf7 Ka7 51.Be4 Qd2+ 52.Kh1 (52.Bg2 Qh6 53.Bxc6 Ka6 54.Bxb7+ )52...Qc1+
53.Kg2 Qg5+ 54.Kf1 Qc1+ 55.Kf2 Qh6 (55...Qd2+ 56.Kf3 {No more checks. The queen
must stay on the c1-h6 diagonal in order to stop Rf8.})56.Ke2 Qxh3 $2 57.Kd2
(57.Rf8 {Without the pawn on h3, this doesn't work. Black can give perpetual
check, even if the king runs to the c file.}57...Qh5+ )57...Qh2+ 58.Kc3 Qh6
59.Kb4 $4 $10 {[%eval 0.0] Engine: Draw}(59.Rf1 $18 {[%eval +6.1]}59...Qg7
60.Rh1 Qh8 61.Kb4 b5 62.cxb6+ Kxb6 63.Kxa4 {The a pawn will start
running})59...Qc1 $1 (59...Qd2+ {is also an option, with perpetual
check}60.Kxa4 Qc2+ 61.Kb4 Qxb2+ 62.Kc4 Qc2+ (62...Qa2+ {doesn't work here
because white has the extra bishop}63.Kc3 Qxf7 64.h8=Q $18 )63.Kb4 )60.Kxa4
(60.h8=Q $4 Qxb2+ 61.Kxa4 Qb5# )60...Qxb2 61.Bxc6 $1 (61.h8=Q $4 Qb5#
)61...Qc2+ 62.Kb4 Qb2+ 63.Kc4 Qa2+ 64.Kc3 Qxa3+ 65.Kd2 Qa2+ 66.Ke3 Qxf7 67.h8=Q
Qf4+ 68.Ke2 bxc6 69.Qd8 Qg4+ 70.Ke1 Qb4+ 71.Ke2 Qxc5 $10 {Tablebase:
Draw}72.Qc7+ Ka6 73.Qc8+ Kb5 74.Qb7+ Ka4 75.Qa6+ $2 $19 {Tablebase: Black
wins}(75.Qb1 $10 {Unintuitively, keeping the queen on the b file instead of
checking is best})75...Kb3 76.Qb7+ Kc2 77.Qa6 Qb5 $2 {Tablebase: Draw}(77...Qc3
$19 78.Qa2+ Kc1 {no more checks for white}79.Qa4 c5 80.Qd1+ Kb2 )78.Qa2+ Kc3
79.Qa3+ Kc2 80.Qa2+ Kc3 81.Qa3+ Kc2 82.Qa2+ 1/2-1/2
This is awesome thanks very much !!
So this is how the final became Hans free.
@Epic Chess Have you done a notation on either the game where Vidit sacrifices his king for a time advantage, or the one where Magnus takes the king for a morning around the block, without realising he's paired against Wesley, barely a metre away from him? Exercise is fine. But there's a time for it, even as a monarch.
Haha I know the vidit clip but don’t think ever analysed game but Magnus one I’m not sure reference lol but probably I know the game if shown
Practices for hours at training camp, visualizing the horse play
😂😂😂
GD it!
9:17, Magnus missed the opportunity to check the King and take the Castle. Can't believe he missed that opportunity.
no rook blocks the check
If you take the rook, the h pawn can promote.
Please drop extended Club Mix of the techno song. I want a 8-minute version
Haha good idea 🤣
Taking control of g5, but also i5. Took me a second. lol
you are hands down the best Chess channel in youtube
that's chess dawg
Thanks a lot glad you’re enjoying!
5:49 FF is a Fortissimo. Remember me in your next video.
Haha thanks
God, I love your commentary so much. lmao
I feel for the long suffering Mrs Kramnik after she serves Vlad boiled egg and soldiers in his favourite pawn shaped egg cup, only to discover the yolk was hard. Vlad starts muttering under his breath and Mrs K hears a very faint "procedure"
🤣🤣
Ok, one may say that there was too many mistakes, but only genius minds may create something on this mastery level with so many turnarounds based on human bad choices.
Finally it was a delicious dish served on the chessboard and spiced perfectly by Mr James.
Haha thanks glad you enjoyed
Damn I love this channel
online ... "but they're in the same room with each other" ... *ennui intensifies*
Wow cool word didn’t know that one thanks! Hope you’re keeping well, Brandon!
OMG the edits... LMFAO
If he would team up with finegold this would be endlessly entertaining
Comedy diamond, James 😂.
My favourite septic cheese.
overall hans niemann showed some incredible skill, especially if you consider his age
hand on your knees-man
9:40 I think queen f8 loses for another reason! love your videos btw
Botez Gambit
Ah thanks haha and much appreciated!
He probably should've just sacrificed that queen and pawn for 2 rooks. There's worse trades in the world.
Hey all! Last few weeks this channel has switched the audio from English to Portuguese (my native language). Does anyone know how to change it back? 90% of the pleasure gone with the english
Oh how annoying it’s UA-cam doing it not me I’ll look to switch off
@@epicchess2021 Maybe they´re too much into mushrooms! ;) I´ve tried searching here how to turn it off too. Seems like it´s only happening with your channel. Hope I can bring the best comments in chess back to my day to day.
Hey man I don’t know what you did but it worked! Thanks a lot!! Missed hearing “is he a GM or a very naughty boy “ lol! Cheers just got my epic chess dose of the day
The crowd is such bullcrap, probably got paid to be there.
Chess speaks for itself
Some steamy make-up chess in romantic Paris.
lol orangutan clip.. top class as always Mr. Eating Chalk
Upload 7 minutes ago no comments? Bro fell off!
finally got your i5 joke.... took me couple of videos :D
Haha
Wow what an incredibly frustrating game. Magnus up, then blunders and Hans is up, then blunders and Magnus is up....then draw. Ugh!
Pooh what a cheese
My Epic Cheese is back✊🏿
You have to be very careful when you reference the i5 square; in some cases you will end up having to pay royalties to Apple.
😁 true
Isn’t it insane that Kramnik is hurting Hans’ image.
Not really. Only the short bus riders would apply that logic.
Hans is playing too well, time for Magnus to do the procedure and make false accusations
3:51 Is this even chess? Just look at that mess on the board 😂
In fairness I think I could end up with a position like this playing against one of my "top rated" friends.
That i5 comment is top tier!!!!!!!!!!
Not interesting when there are that many mistakes on both sides. I fell for the clickbait (it's not a comeback, he was winning and started playing nonsense).
Oh yeah you’re right true I think I meant more comeback at very end
Help why is there no eng option on all of your videos
Sorry seems to be some stupid UA-cam dubbing thing I’ll turn it off
How tf do you throw that hard??
Why have you auto dubbed it to Italian!?
UA-cam doing it sorry, I’ll turn it off next time
Mushrooms
Tbh it was a really good game.
I got no idear how Hans didnt win that game.. All that vibrating for nothing 😢
Mushroom triple 😊
lol this video
So people stand around watching a jockey ride a polehorse?
mushrooms
@allancouceiro9255 noice😂😂😂
@allancouceiro9255 the lore of the Cheesic Ep grows
Booo, again all those mistakes, seen from my non exciting couch. Don’t you have enough good current games to show?
hans finegold is the best!
Evil blasphemy against God.
Ki gerede wow kotz
awesome, another checkers match with merlin Carmichael..love that guy
😂😂