Magnus is Lost Against a 2589 Opponent !

In all fairness, I think I would lose to a 2589 as well

7:49 "Magnus starts running away". Waited my whole life just to hear this.

What a game from Dragnev! Played on full attacking mode the whole game with a lot of courage sacrificing 2 pawns against Magnus

at 10:26, this kind of checkmate is called, the Sparrow Tail Mate, as the two rooks prevent the king from escaping via the d7 and f7 squares, which is usually your options

I think Agad loves to pronounce 'Nyezhmetdinov Rossolimo attack'

Nice to see both Magnus and Fabi both race towards 2800!!

10:27 it is called Swallow's tail mate. No idea why it is called like this

That a5 to c5 to e5 chain reaction was so satisfying.

The checkmate with the two diagonal squares behind the king being covered is called the elephant's ears mate.

Really excited about this. Got burnt out on WotC D&D last summer. But this gets me excited again. Thanks for covering it! ❤

It's a 911 checkmate, where your opponent punishes you for having the two towers so close together

Wow I really thought Magnus was going to lose probably because I misinterpreted the title It was a tough game quite complicated the fact Magnus’s opponent got the draw says a lot he played an excellent game many complex situations it seemed easy to make a mistake and he didn’t Look at Magnus though coming through in the Clutch getting the draw Great Competitive Game

What an intense game! Amazing

Mate at 10:30 has indeed a name : “ le mat des épaulettes” ! In French, épaulettes refers to décorations militaries have on the their shoulders ( épaules = shoulders) .. here it’s a lethal decoration !

Truly enjoyed the analysis

That fortress Magnus set up there held, apparently, lol. But its a good study to understand how and why it was actually losing, as most fortresses are.

your exceptional at chess i really enjoy all the knowledge on the chess subject you have you sound like my dad. thank you for linchchess

Even watching this video and analysis, I have no idea what is going on still lol. The attack is too complex, same as the defense. It's one of those games that you need to play yourself and think hard about every single move to understand all the subtleties. Just a few seconds on each move even if explained, after the next move or two is played, you have already forgotten what the countless subtleties are already, both tactical AND positional, since it's usually one or the other but this game seems to be everything all at once. Too many tactical pawn breaks, piece sacrifices, AND long term positional considerations to think about at EVERY move. I feel sorry for Magnus opponent, because it seemed like he had magnus on the ropes for the whole game, just a slight inaccuracy and he would have won in awesome sacrificial style. Burn Magnus made it difficult for him, and he even almost turned it around. I'm guessing time trouble was a factor for white also, since he had too many pawn breaks and piece sacs to consider, while Magnus "just" had to find only moves after white decided which attacking move to go for. But it's Magnus, so we all know he will find them lol. Interesting game, but disappointing finish. Magnus normally plays until then end, especially vs 300 point lower rated player. I can only assume that Magnus thought his position was worse, and thus he took the draw since that was the wise thing to do. Not sure why white did, maybe he also had had enough and was scared that he could end up losing to Magnus supreme endgame skills. Or maybe time trouble. Who knows. Weird game since like I said Magnus normally plays until the end unless it's a clearly drawn game like rook/pawn endgame or closed pawn position or symmetrical pawn+piece endgame.

10:27 it is called dovetail checkmate. It does have a name 😊

10:28 This is called "mat des épaulettes" (= shoulder pads mate) in french