obvsly it was just my noob self not noticing white queen was covering the mate
Still, he coulda drawn and now he will almost certainly lose.
Holy shit.
I was like “Magus don’t do e8.” But he did e8.
Holy shit.
Damn.
Two classic mates.
They will both be humbled for the next game.
What a beast So is.
Balls is what makes 80% of what a champion is.
I hope he wins the candidates.
Oh shit he’s not even in the candidates. The world is upside down.
Next championship after this one will be the real deal. Nakamura feeling cocky will probably aim for it too.
I cannot believe So won that game.
I was sure after queen e3 Magus was gonna play bishop e5.
He definitely gets cocky when he’s winning.
Oh my lord.
Still, it was a game won on a blunder, whereas Magus’s was won on the genius of g6 and that whole passed pawn.
I still give the odds to the champ.
So really makes all those other dudes look like wet cats though I’ll tell you what.
Like France and Brazil in the last world cup. And even Belgium.
So is never not playing on every corner of the board, that’s what’s scary about him. And he’s actually creative. He’s not just a stockfish bot. Plays chess with a brush.
From the Magus’s side, this whole match is turning into a lesson on passed pawns.
Lol, like, h5. In the craziest, opennest position.
He’s not world champ because he plays cards.
Premoves e6. I’m not So and i’m shitting my pants.
Yeah, resigns.
Or like Gary Kasparov once said:
“Before the end game, God put the middle game. But in the end game, God put Magnus Carlsen.”
One more game for the day. So kinda has to win or he starts tomorrow handicapped.
Lotta chess fans gonna suddenly catch a flu tomorrow.
Best metal album ever produced.
But, like the Magus, only because it stands on the shoulders of giants: