Why Magnus Carlsen Loves the Catalan Opening
47K views · May 17, 2026 · People & Blogs
Comments · 26
@DaEgg27 · 4 months ago
Yeah the end game blew my 1150 elo mind. It'd take me six years to find the rook move at the end.
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@Trackamp · 4 months ago
Such high praise for the IM player! Strong dude!
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@Floridababyaj · 4 months ago
Me: Sees a pawn move up<br>Magnus: “C6 , the audacity“ 😂😂
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@onelove154 · 4 months ago
The greatest chess player in history chilling and teaching the world how to play chess at his level. Thank you, Magnus. 🍻
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@ryleheart3835 · 17 hours ago
Theres winning and then theres winning well.
@CTRS777 · 4 months ago
I thought the video was gunna explain why he likes the Catalan . I like it because of the name.
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@mavzai9800 · 4 months ago
I like the fact Magnus just went for that sacrifice just to open up the space 😂
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@John..219 · 4 months ago
I am Elo 950 and I have no idea at all what they both were thinking while playing those moves.
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@garahan4298 · 4 months ago
Yep! Nice wild game! I enjoyed with this one.
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@markj228 · 3 days ago
Cool game to watch!
@pedja1238 · 4 months ago
Rook h3 is crazy there it looks completely wrong lol
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@theBubbaFat · 3 months ago
Around 7 minutes black queen a1 check, black pawn g4
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