What Did Nepo Say To Magnus?

[NecDraws]

"I like your funny words magic man"

[edwinchacko]

"I have no idea who's better and why" damn, just shows how great they are at the game

[daemonsoadfan]

"I have no idea who was better and why" - Magnus Carlsen, World Champion, 2021

[Worldsportstalk]

It’s crazy how much they calculate and how much they remember about every position in the game

[MrSaivasu]

Magnus: "I have no idea who was better and why"
Me who just learned scholar's mate: By move 3 I was already winning.

[arikm]

"i have no idwea who is better and why" damm, I guess I really do think like a GM

[matthewc]

This is where you just say "yeah man that's crazy..."

[Memento_Mori]

I really love how friendly they are and immediately talk strategy after the match instead of hoarding knowledge just to try and get a leg up. Chess is such a stately competition and I'm glad the competitiveness doesn't devolve into fighting and social posturing.

[jaredgunkle]

magnus is staring at him like this is the first time anyones spoken to him at a chessboard

[carlkligerman]

It’s difficult for us mere mortals to imagine the pressure these lads are under. That they can conduct a reasonable post-mortem after such a hard fought game speaks volumes of their quality, respect for each other and genuine hunger to keep better understanding the game.

[fbduyvx]

These guys can discuss a game they just played from their memory without having it on the board, yet I can't remember what I ate yesterday.

[ChampionJan]

Lol that first sentence sounds like something that the smart kid would say after handing in a test when he made one mistake.

[cjhamster]

imagine being that good at chess, i cannot

[csquaredgaming]

When they are saying those moves, those pieces are moving around on a virtual board they see in their heads in real time, and furthermore their minds are blitzing out all sorts of variations on each of those moves in real time, and they are doing this for any position of the game from memory, instantly. Unreal. Fascinating. World-class players, can't wait to see the next game.

[duydatyds]

Magnus: "I have no idea who's better and why"
Finally something I can relate.

[folk_love]

So this is what Levy calls 'calculating a game with an opponent afterwards'...

[englishmuffinpizzas]

Wow no wonder Magnus looked so shocked “worst game ever played at a world championship match” is quite the opening line

[jippiechippie]

This is very insightful into their real relationship based around chess and an openness to share and analyse together. Extreme competitiveness but professionally friendly

[josephnewman]

I can't get a read on Nepo. He's like the kid in who never pays attention in class, but aces the test because he read the text book two years ago.

[deoTS]

i think it would be interesting to see an edit of this with the relevant board positions and moves as they discuss it. you know, for us plebs :D.