Magnus Carlsen Plays the Benoni Defense with 95 9% Accuracy!
43K views · Feb 28, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@timothysmith8047 · 6 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peuMIb-GXf0&t=330">5:30</a> Dude is drinking out of a flower vase 😂
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@aungchan7066 · 6 months ago
Somebody get this man a normal cup
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@ValSword · 6 months ago
Playing with GM Renato Terry from Perú 🇵🇪, so proud of him.
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@thomasherbst6771 · 6 months ago
95,9% accuracy? I think Black was nearly lost after Bd2 instead of c3.
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@Seanbateman-j6k · 6 months ago
BENONI is in JOHANNESBURG.
@guilherne1771 · 7 months ago (edited)
if anyone else is curious, at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peuMIb-GXf0&t=528">8:48</a>, he's most likely talking about this line (I had to check this with the engine):<br> <br>Kf4 Qxa5 Kg3 Qe1+ Qxe1+ Kxe1 Kxg2 a5 f5 a6 g4 fxg4 f4 a7 f3 a8=Q f2+ Kd2 f1=Q<br><br>which is wild lol
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@charlesvanderhoog7056 · 6 months ago
Even Carlsen finds it hard to play against d4. Amazing.
@jayco744 · 6 months ago
Am i the only one that clocked that magnus is drinking out of a vase lol
@benconover72 · 7 months ago
Too weak and too slow ! Harsh.
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@ChaosJoerg · 7 months ago
Oh, I'm just realizing, Magnus got rid of his moustache again.
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@BigGamer74 · 6 months ago
95 9% eh?
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