Carlsen Names Classic Chess Matches, Film Scene in Grandmaster Quiz

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Magnus Carlsen demonstrates near-instant recognition of historical championship games, a nineteen-year-old youth defeat alongside its adjacent board, and choreography from Harry Potter.

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Source published: 2021-04-30

Key ideas

Grandmaster David Howell tests Magnus Carlsen's recall across classic championship matches, famous blunders, personal childhood losses, and pop culture chess. (0:00)
Carlsen rapidly identified classic encounters including Tal vs. Botvinnik, Kasparov vs. Karpov (1987), and Anand's infamous 1988 six-move loss against Alonso Zapata. (0:40)
Carlsen demonstrated vivid recall of a 19-year-old loss to Howell at the 2002 World Youth Championship, including the exact moves and standings on an adjacent board. (1:58)
Prompted only by an entertainment industry clue, Carlsen deduced a fictional position from the Wizard's Chess climax of the first Harry Potter movie. (3:01)

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## Background Published on YouTube by chess24 on April 30, 2021, this video features English Grandmaster David Howell testing World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen's encyclopedic memory with a series of chess positions. The channel description invites viewers to see how many games Carlsen can recognize while promoting the New in Chess Classic event on the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.

## TL;DR Grandmaster David Howell challenges Magnus Carlsen to identify various chess positions from history without advance preparation. Carlsen effortlessly names classic games including Tal vs. Botvinnik, Kasparov vs. Karpov from Seville 1987, and two of Viswanathan Anand's most famous opening blunders. The test takes a personal turn when Howell displays Carlsen's own painful defeat against him at the 2002 World Youth Championship, with Carlsen recalling exact tactical details from both his board and Ian Nepomniachtchi's neighboring game. Finally, given a hint that a mysterious setup comes from the entertainment world, Carlsen correctly deduces that the board is the Wizard's Chess climax from Harry Potter.

## Atmosphere & style The exchange between Howell and Carlsen is warm, lighthearted, and collegial, driven by the easy rapport of two grandmasters who have competed against one another since childhood. Howell oscillates between playful attempts to stump the World Champion and genuine astonishment at Carlsen's near-instantaneous recall of moves, years, and side boards. The mood balances casual competitive banter with moments of sharp intensity, shifting from Carlsen's vivid venting about a nineteen-year-old childhood heartbreak to relaxed laughter over a cinematic chess riddle.

## Bulletin - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=0s) Grandmaster David Howell tests Magnus Carlsen's recall across classic championship matches, famous blunders, personal childhood losses, and pop culture chess. - [00:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=40s) Carlsen rapidly identified classic encounters including Tal vs. Botvinnik, Kasparov vs. Karpov (1987), and Anand's infamous 1988 six-move loss against Alonso Zapata. - [01:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=118s) Carlsen demonstrated vivid recall of a 19-year-old loss to Howell at the 2002 World Youth Championship, including the exact moves and standings on an adjacent board. - [03:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=181s) Prompted only by an entertainment industry clue, Carlsen deduced a fictional position from the Wizard's Chess climax of the first Harry Potter movie.

## Key takeaways - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=0s) David Howell challenges World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen to identify historic chess games based on piece positions. - [00:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=15s) Carlsen recognizes a Mikhail Tal vs. Mikhail Botvinnik position and calculates the winning sequence of Queen to d5 followed by Rook to a6. - [00:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=35s) Carlsen instantly identifies Game 24 of the 1987 Seville World Championship between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. - [00:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=45s) Carlsen notes an unfair advantage on the Kasparov-Karpov game because he had recently been reading a book about their matches on his bedside table. - [00:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=57s) Carlsen correctly identifies Viswanathan Anand's missed mate in one against Vasily Ivanchuk from the 1994 Intel Rapid Grand Prix. - [01:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=85s) Carlsen identifies Alonso Zapata vs. Viswanathan Anand from 1988 after Howell demonstrates just a couple of opening moves. - [01:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=118s) A personal game against Howell from the 2002 World Youth Championship is recognized by Carlsen as one of his top three worst chess memories. - [02:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=135s) Carlsen recalls entering the final round in 2002 half a point ahead of Ian Nepomniachtchi, requiring a win to secure the title. - [02:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=145s) Carlsen vividly remembers watching adjacent board opponent Susanto Megaranto collapse against Nepomniachtchi while simultaneously losing his own advantage against Howell. - [02:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=169s) Howell notes his victory earned him the tournament's bronze medal while marveling that Carlsen still recalls the adjacent board from 19 years prior. - [03:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=181s) Given a clue about the entertainment industry, Carlsen identifies a position as the Scandinavian Defense played in the Wizard's Chess scene from the first Harry Potter film.

## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=0s) Identifying Classics: Tal vs. Botvinnik and Kasparov vs. Karpov

Grandmaster David Howell introduces a memory challenge for World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, explaining that he will show him a series of historical chess positions to test whether Carlsen can recognize them. Howell sets up the first board, remarking that he bets the position looks familiar. Carlsen evaluates the pieces and notes that it looks an awful lot like a contest between Mikhail Tal and Mikhail Botvinnik. He promptly works out the winning tactical continuation over the board, deducing that the moves were probably Queen to d5 followed by Rook to a6, which sealed the victory.

When the next position appears, Carlsen identifies it immediately without hesitation, proclaiming, “This is the 24th game from Seville, obviously.” Howell confirms he got it right and asks if he should proceed to the next position. Carlsen smiles and explains that he had an unfair advantage for this specific encounter: “I was literally reading about this like this is the book that is on my bedside table about the Kasparov-Karpov matches.”

- Mikhail Tal vs. Mikhail Botvinnik continuation spotted by Carlsen: Queen to d5 (Qd5), followed by Rook to a6 (Ra6), securing the win. - Garry Kasparov vs. Anatoly Karpov match referenced: Game 24 of the 1987 World Chess Championship held in Seville.

[00:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=57s) Spotting Anand's Blunders: Ivanchuk and Zapata

Howell displays another historical setup, asking if the position rings any bells. Carlsen recognizes the awkward tactical catastrophe on the board, describing it as the infamous missed mate in one. He identifies the players and setting as Viswanathan Anand playing Vasily Ivanchuk during one of the Intel Rapid tournaments in the mid-1990s, initially guessing 1995 before settling correctly on 1994 when prompted.

Howell then changes the format of the test, telling Carlsen that he will play through opening moves on the board until Carlsen recognizes the game, challenging him to name the player with the black pieces. After only a couple of opening moves, Howell playfully notes that he is certain Carlsen has seen this opening before. Carlsen instantly interrupts the move sequence and calls out the exact game: Viswanathan Anand against Alonso Zapata. Howell is stunned by the speed of the answer, and Carlsen correctly dates the historic 1988 encounter after considering whether it occurred in 1987 or 1988.

- Viswanathan Anand vs. Vasily Ivanchuk: Intel Rapid Chess Grand Prix (1994), featuring Anand's famous missed mate in one. - Alonso Zapata vs. Viswanathan Anand (Biel, 1988): Anand lost as Black in just six moves following an opening blunder against the Colombian Grandmaster.

[01:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=118s) Painful Childhood Memories: Carlsen vs. Howell (2002)

Howell sets up a new position, and Carlsen instantly reacts with visceral recognition, calling it one of his worst chess memories: “Okay good one, uh so this is like top three worst chess memories that I have, this is the game Carlsen-Howell from World Youth Championship 2002.” Carlsen recalls the tournament scenario in astonishing detail: entering the final round, he needed a win because he was half a point ahead of Ian Nepomniachtchi.

What made the round particularly agonizing for Carlsen was keeping track of the adjacent board. Nepomniachtchi was playing Black in a Caro-Kann against Indonesian player Susanto Megaranto (referred to by Carlsen as Susilo Megaranto), where Nepomniachtchi had gained an extra pawn and achieved a completely dominant position. Megaranto collapsed, leaving Nepomniachtchi with a clear path to victory. At the exact same time, Carlsen was losing his own winning advantage against Howell, an experience that left him furious: “And I was losing my advantage as well and I just remember just raging like crazy.” Howell remarks on the silver lining, observing that Carlsen's loss earned Howell a bronze medal, prompting Howell to marvel that Carlsen still recalls the board adjacent to his own from nineteen years earlier.

```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: 2002 World Youth Championship Round 11 Scenarios accDescr: Visualizing the tournament stakes and simultaneous games between Carlsen vs Howell and Megaranto vs Nepomniachtchi.

subgraph Round11["Final Round Dynamics (2002 World Youth Championship)"] direction TB Standings["Carlsen leads Ian Nepomniachtchi by 0.5 points<br/>(Carlsen must win to guarantee gold)"]

subgraph Board1["Board: Carlsen vs. Howell"] C_Play["Carlsen gains advantage"] --> C_Falter["Carlsen loses control & loses game"] C_Falter --> H_Result["Howell secures Bronze Medal"] end

subgraph Board2["Board: Megaranto vs. Nepomniachtchi"] N_Play["Nepomniachtchi plays Caro-Kann"] --> N_Pawn["Nepomniachtchi wins pawn & dominates"] N_Pawn --> M_Collapse["Megaranto collapses & loses"] end

Standings --> Board1 Standings --> Board2 end ```

[03:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=181s) Pop Culture Chess: The Wizard's Chess Match

Howell sets up the final position on the board. At first, Carlsen is completely stumped, guessing that it might be a blitz game played by himself or another grandmaster. Howell confirms it is a good guess but admits Carlsen might need assistance. Carlsen concedes, “I'm probably gonna need a hint.”

Howell provides the clue that the position comes directly from the entertainment industry. Carlsen examines the board layout closely, noting that Black is down a queen. Piecing together famous movie scenes with Howell's clue, Carlsen realizes the setup: “From the first Harry Potter movie, they played the Scandinavian and then they went Knight c3 Queen c6, so is it from from that one?” Howell confirms Carlsen nailed it, commending him for the deduction. Carlsen laughs in relief, expressing appreciation for the challenge while remarking, “Needed some serious hints, but it still could have been anything after the entertainment industry, a good one though.”

- Final position source: *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001) giant Wizard's Chess sequence choreographed by Jeremy Silman. - Opening sequence recognized: The Scandinavian Defense line featuring Knight to c3 (Nc3) and Queen to c6 (Qc6), leaving Black down a queen.

## Mentioned Magnus Carlsen, David Howell, Mikhail Tal, Mikhail Botvinnik, Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Viswanathan Anand, Vasily Ivanchuk, Alonso Zapata, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Susanto Megaranto, Jeremy Silman, 1987 World Chess Championship, 1994 Intel Rapid Chess Grand Prix, 2002 World Youth Championship, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, New in Chess Classic, Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, chess24

## Video description World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is put to the test by English Grandmaster David Howell! How many games can he recognise? Please note the Kasparov-Karpov game should show USSR flags for both players. Follow Magnus in the New in Chess Classic, the 5th event on the $1.5 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-new-in-chess-classic-knockout#live

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中文简报

卡尔森在特级大师测验中秒认经典棋局与电影场景芒努斯·卡尔森展现出近乎瞬间识别历史冠军赛、19年前的青少年时期败局（包括相邻棋盘对局）以及《哈利·波特》棋局编排的能力。特级大师戴维·豪厄尔向芒努斯·卡尔森发起挑战，要求他在毫无预先准备的情况下识别历史上的各类国际象棋棋局。卡尔森毫不费力地认出了多场经典对局，包括塔尔对阵博特温尼克、卡斯帕罗夫与卡尔波夫于1987年在塞维利亚的较量，以及维斯瓦纳坦·阿南德最著名的两次开局失误。当豪厄尔展示卡尔森在2002年世界青少年锦标赛中输给自己的那场痛苦败局时，测试带上了个人色彩，卡尔森不仅回忆起了自己棋盘上的确切战术细节，还记得相邻棋盘上扬·涅波姆尼亚奇的对局。最后，在得到该神秘棋局来自娱乐圈的提示后，卡尔森准确推断出该棋盘正是《哈利·波特》中巫师棋高潮戏的场景。特级大师戴维·豪厄尔测试了芒努斯·卡尔森对经典冠军赛、著名失误、个人童年败局以及流行文化象棋的记忆力。 (0:00) 卡尔森迅速认出了多场经典对决，包括塔尔对阵博特温尼克、卡斯帕罗夫对阵卡尔波夫（1987年），以及阿南德在1988年对阵阿隆索·萨帕塔时那场臭名昭著的6步速败。 (0:40) 卡尔森清晰地回忆起了19年前在2002年世界青少年锦标赛中输给豪厄尔的对局，包括具体着法以及相邻棋盘上的积分形势。 (1:58) 仅凭一条娱乐业线索的提示，卡尔森就推断出了一盘来自首部《哈利·波特》电影巫师棋高潮戏中的虚构棋局。 (3:01)

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## Background 该视频由国际象棋平台 chess24 于 2021 年 4 月 30 日在 YouTube 上发布。视频内容为英格兰特级大师大卫·豪威尔（David Howell）对世界棋王马格努斯·卡尔森（Magnus Carlsen）进行的一场棋局记忆力极限测试，借此检验他能认出多少经典对局。 ## TL;DR 在视频中，豪威尔通过在棋盘上摆出特定残局和开局走法来测试卡尔森的记忆力。卡尔森不仅迅速认出了 1987 年卡斯帕罗夫与卡尔波夫的世界冠军赛胜局以及 1994 年阿南德与伊万丘克的一步杀漏算名局，还在豪威尔仅摆了几个开局回合后便秒答出 1988 年阿南德对阵萨帕塔的短对局。随后，卡尔森面对 2002 年世青赛自己与豪威尔交手的残局时，不仅历历在目地复盘了痛失冠军的惨痛经历，甚至连隔壁台对手的开局走势都记得一清二楚；最后，他在“影视娱乐”的提示下，精准识破并背出了《哈利·波特与魔法石》中巫师棋的局面设计与着法。 ## Atmosphere & style 整个测试过程轻松风趣且充满惺惺相惜的默契感，豪威尔抛出难题时的期待与卡尔森从容应战的自信形成了极具张力的互动。卡尔森面对棋盘时那份信手拈来的从容与近乎超现实的检索速度令人叹为观止，期间穿插着回忆童年痛失冠军时的自嘲苦笑与幽默调侃，既展现了世界顶尖棋手骇人的超强心算记忆，又充满了两位老友重温棋坛历史与往事的欢快氛围。 ## Bulletin - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=0s) 大卫·豪威尔对世界冠军马格努斯·卡尔森发起棋局记忆力测试，卡尔森凭借惊人的棋局储备秒级辨识出卡斯帕罗夫与卡尔波夫1987年塞维利亚世锦赛第24局及后续关键胜着。 - [01:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=80s) 在开局演示挑战中，卡尔森仅看开头数步便瞬间抢答出阿南德在1988年对阵萨帕塔时遭遇的著名快速认输惨案。 - [01:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=80s) 卡尔森回忆了2002年世青赛与豪威尔弈和错失冠军的惨痛经历，时隔近20年依然能精确复述出隔壁台涅波姆尼亚奇的开局与走势细节。 - [03:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=181s) 面对影视虚构棋局挑战，卡尔森仅凭“娱乐行业”的简单提示便逆向推理出《哈利·波特与魔法石》中的巫师棋残局，并背出了其斯堪的纳维亚防御的开局着法谱线。 ## Key takeaways - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=0s) 卡尔森展现出极强的棋谱记忆力与动态计算能力，能从静态局面中立刻推导出后续获胜走法（如 Queen d5 与 Rook a6）。 - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=0s) 卡尔森精准锁定了1987年塞维利亚世锦赛卡斯帕罗夫对阵卡尔波夫的生死战第24局，并透露床头常备对抗赛书籍作为日常研读材料。 - [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=0s) 面对阿南德与伊万丘克在1994年英特尔快棋巡回赛中的一步杀漏算名局，卡尔森几乎无迟疑便指认出对局双方与赛事年份。 - [01:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=80s) 在开局步法抢答环节，卡尔森仅凭寥寥几步便叫停测试，准确报出萨帕塔对阵阿南德的经典短局及1988年的大致年份。 - [01:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=80s) 2002年世界少年国际象棋锦标赛（U12组）末轮与豪威尔的对局被卡尔森列为个人职业生涯中最糟糕的三大记忆之一。 - [01:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=80s) 卡尔森对多年前赛事的记忆不仅局限于自身对局，还能完整复现竞争对手涅波姆尼亚奇采用卡罗-康防御迎战梅加兰托的关键进程。 - [01:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=80s) 豪威尔对卡尔森在19年后依然能精确还原相邻棋盘的战况细节表示极度震撼。 - [03:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=181s) 面对非职业赛事的特殊残局，卡尔森仅依靠“娱乐行业”这一单一线索，便通过“黑方少后”的特征成功关联到《哈利·波特》巫师棋。 - [03:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=181s) 卡尔森甚至能脱口复述出电影《哈利·波特与魔法石》幕后棋局所采用的斯堪的纳维亚防御谱线与具体走法，展现了跨领域的深厚棋局涉猎。 ## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=0s) 经典棋局辨识：从卡斯帕罗夫到阿南德的漏算在视频开场，英格兰国际象棋特级大师大卫·豪威尔（David Howell）向世界棋王马格努斯·卡尔森（Magnus Carlsen）发起了一项记忆力挑战，旨在测试卡尔森能否仅凭棋盘上的残局或对局片段迅速识别出历史上的著名对局。豪威尔摆出的第一个局面立即引起了卡尔森的注意。卡尔森端详片刻后，先是推测这看起来非常像塔尔对阵鲍特维尼克的对局，并迅速在脑海中验算后续着法，指出接下来的棋步大概是王后进到 d5（Queen d5），随后车走到 a6（Rook a6）获胜。紧接着，卡尔森立刻纠正并锁定了确切出处，脱口而出：“这显然是塞维利亚世界冠军对抗赛的第24局。”豪威尔对他的惊人反应表示赞同，卡尔森则笑着透露了自己能瞬间认出这盘棋的秘密：“我前几天正巧在读这个，放在我床头柜上的那本书就是关于卡斯帕罗夫与卡尔波夫对抗赛的。” 随后，豪威尔摆出了第二个历史对局的局面，询问卡尔森这是否能唤起任何记忆。卡尔森几乎没有迟疑便笑了起来，指出这是国际象棋史上著名的“一步杀漏算”名局。他一边指出双方漏看的杀王陷阱，一边精准报出了对战双方与赛事背景：“这是阿南德对阵伊万丘克的对局，来自英特尔快棋巡回赛，大概是1995年左右吧。”豪威尔随即提示是1994年，卡尔森立刻点头确认：“对，1994年，完全正确。”面对数十年前仅在快棋赛中出现过的一瞬间局面，卡尔森的棋局检索速度与准确度令人惊叹。 - **卡斯帕罗夫 vs. 卡尔波夫（1987年塞维利亚世锦赛第24局）**：卡斯帕罗夫在必须取胜才能保住世界冠军头衔的生死战中胜出，卡尔森一眼识破关键着法 Queen d5 与 Rook a6。 - **阿南德 vs. 伊万丘克（1994年英特尔快棋巡回赛）**：对局中出现了戏剧性的漏看一步杀棋（Mate in one）经典名场面。 --- ### [01:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=80s) 闪电抢答与惨痛回忆：从八步认输到2002年世青赛紧接着，豪威尔改变了测试形式，他开始在棋盘上按顺序演示开局着法，要求卡尔森在认出对局的第一时间叫停，并说出执黑棋的棋手是谁。然而，豪威尔仅仅摆了短短几步常见开局，卡尔森就迅速叫停并给出答案：“好吧，这肯定是对阵萨帕塔的那盘。”豪威尔当场难以置信地惊呼：“什么？！”卡尔森不仅判断出执黑的是前世界冠军阿南德，甚至直接精确锁定了比赛年份：“1987还是1988？大概是1988年吧。”阿南德在1988年别尔对抗萨帕塔时仅走了6步便因陷入理论陷阱而认输，而卡尔森仅凭前几个回合就瞬间洞察了整盘棋的身份。随后豪威尔摆出的局面则将卡尔森拉回了近二十年前的一段苦涩记忆。看到棋盘上的布局，卡尔森露出了苦笑，坦言这盘棋给他留下了极深的心理阴影：“这可以说是我的国际象棋生涯中，最糟糕的三大记忆之一。”原来这是2002年世界少年国际象棋锦标赛（U12组）最后一轮中，卡尔森与豪威尔本人的直接对话。卡尔森当时只要赢下豪威尔就能夺冠，他在积分上领先主要竞争对手伊恩·涅波姆尼亚奇半个积分。卡尔森对那一轮的细节乃至隔壁棋盘的走势都历历在目：“关于最后一轮我记得最恼火的事情，是涅波姆尼亚奇当时在对阵印尼棋手苏珊托·梅加兰托。我记得他执黑走了卡罗-康防御，多了一个兵且局面大优，但随后他就崩溃了。”与此同时，卡尔森自己在对局中也丢掉了优势并最终弈和，痛失冠军，他回忆道：“我也丢掉了自己的优势，我只记得自己当时简直抓狂到了极点。”不过卡尔森也不忘幽默地调侃豪威尔：“当然，那盘棋让大卫拿到了一枚铜牌，所以这也是好事。”豪威尔对此感到无比震撼，赞叹卡尔森竟然能在19年后不仅记得自己的对局，甚至连旁边棋盘的开局和走势都一清二楚。 - **萨帕塔 vs. 阿南德（1988年别尔）**：开局仅寥寥数步便让阿南德陷入死局迅速认输的开局惨案，卡尔森仅看起步便秒答年份与双方棋手。 - **卡尔森 vs. 豪威尔（2002年世界青少年锦标赛12岁组第11轮）**：卡尔森原本以半局优势领跑积分榜，但最终局弈和，使得涅波姆尼亚奇在同分加赛中小分占优夺冠，豪威尔收获铜牌。 - **隔壁台对局细节**：卡尔森清晰指认出相邻棋台涅波姆尼亚奇执黑采用卡罗-康防御迎战印尼棋手苏珊托·梅加兰托，并对对方多兵大优后崩溃的进程记忆犹新。 --- ### [03:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY&t=181s) 流行文化中的棋局：《哈利·波特》的终局残局在最后的挑战环节中，豪威尔摆出了一个看似非传统的特殊残局。卡尔森盯着棋盘思索良久，罕见地露出了疑惑的表情，甚至一度怀疑这可能源自自己的某场超快棋网战：“这该不会是我自己下过的某盘超快棋吧？”豪威尔笑着肯定这是一个非常合理的猜测，但卡尔森随后承认自己需要一点线索才能解题：“我大概需要一个提示。” 豪威尔随即给出了关键线索，指出这个局面并非来自职业棋赛，而是出自“娱乐行业（影视界）”。得到提示后，卡尔森迅速审视盘面结构，立刻切入关键特征进行逆向推理：“黑方少了一个后，所以……这出自第一部《哈利·波特》电影！”卡尔森不仅认出了电影《哈利·波特与魔法石》中的巫师棋残局，甚至脱口背出了电影设计中的开局谱线，指出他们当时下了斯堪的纳维亚防御，随后白方走了马走 c3（Knight c3）、黑方进后到 c6（Queen c6），并据此确定这就是罗恩指挥的那盘舍身献祭棋局。豪威尔由衷赞叹道：“干得漂亮！”卡尔森在答对后笑着感叹：“虽然确实需要很大的提示，但是在给出娱乐行业这个范围后，它依然可能是任何东西，不过这道题确实出得不错。” - **《哈利·波特与魔法石》（Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone）巫师棋局面**：由国际象棋大师杰里米·希尔曼（Jeremy Silman）为电影专门设计，卡尔森不仅迅速认出场景，还能准确复述出电影中隐藏的开局着法（斯堪的纳维亚防御）。 ## Mentioned 马格努斯·卡尔森, 大卫·豪威尔, 加里·卡斯帕罗夫, 阿纳托利·卡尔波夫, 维斯瓦纳坦·阿南德, 瓦西里·伊万丘克, 米哈伊尔·塔尔, 米哈伊尔·鲍特维尼克, 阿隆索·萨帕塔, 伊恩·涅波姆尼亚奇, 苏珊托·梅加兰托, 杰里米·希尔曼, 罗恩·韦斯莱, 《哈利·波特与魔法石》, chess24, 塞维利亚世界国际象棋锦标赛, 英特尔快棋巡回赛, 世界少年国际象棋锦标赛, Meltwater 冠军国际象棋巡回赛, New in Chess Classic ## Video description World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is put to the test by English Grandmaster David Howell! How many games can he recognise? Please note the Kasparov-Karpov game should show USSR flags for both players. Follow Magnus in the New in Chess Classic, the 5th event on the $1.5 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/meltwater-champions-chess-tour-new-in-chess-classic-knockout#live ♜ Visit our deals page for daily deals! https://events.chess24.com/deals/ ♜ Become a Premium member to get access to everything chess24 has to offer: https://explore.chess24.com/premium ► Watch live and on-demand shows: https://chess24.com/en/live/video/ ► Follow top tournaments with our state-of-the-art broadcast system: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments ► Play chess in our playzone: https://chess24.com/en/play/chess ► Improve your chess by learning from grandmasters in interactive videos: https://chess24.com/en/learn/videoseries Let’s stay in touch! ► Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/chess24media?sub_confirmation=1 ► Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/c24live ► Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chess24com ► Follow our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chess24_official #MagnusCarlsen #Chess [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1BAcOzHyY)

Original transcript

[0:00] i'm now going to be showing magnus some [0:02] historical chess positions [0:04] let's see if he recognizes them [0:05] [Music] [0:11] this position i bet it looks familiar uh [0:14] yeah uh this looks an awful lot like [0:17] uh tal botwinic i think the continuation [0:21] here [0:21] was probably queen d5 and then rook a6 [0:26] and uh one yes [0:38] this is the 24th game from seville [0:40] obviously [0:41] you got that right should i go into the [0:42] next one i was [0:44] literally reading about this like this [0:46] is the book that is on my bedside table [0:48] about the cospar of carp of matches [0:53] [Music] [0:57] does this ring any bells yeah this is [1:01] the old mating one [1:02] uh the tricky tricky mist so this is [1:05] anand [1:06] ivanchuk from one of the uh [1:09] intel rapid tournaments probably from [1:11] like 95 or something [1:13] 94 i think 94 yeah yeah you're [1:16] completely correct [1:17] [Music] [1:20] now i'm going to play through an opening [1:23] and [1:24] stop me when you recognize the game and [1:26] if you can tell me who was playing black [1:28] in this one okay [1:33] i'm sure you've seen this opening before [1:35] okay it's going to be on [1:38] against zabata what yeah [1:43] uh 87 88 maybe 88 [1:46] yeah yeah [1:58] okay good one uh so this is like [2:02] top three worst [2:05] chess memories that i have this is the [2:07] game carlson howell [2:09] from world youth championship 2002. [2:13] i needed to win the last game i was half [2:16] a point [2:17] in front of jana pognishi the most [2:20] annoying part [2:21] i remember about that last round is that [2:23] on the promises he was playing [2:25] against um indonesian player susilo [2:28] natta i think he played a karukhan as [2:30] black he had an extra pawn [2:32] and a great position and then he just [2:34] collapsed and [2:36] i was losing my advantage as well and i [2:38] just remember just [2:39] raging like crazy uh [2:43] uh obviously it got david uh a bronze [2:45] medal so that's that's the good part [2:47] go downhill from there wow 19 years ago [2:50] and you still remember the game next to [2:52] you [3:01] i mean this could have been some bull [3:03] game or i played or something [3:06] that's a good guess that's a good guess [3:09] i'm probably gonna need a hint [3:10] okay it's from uh the entertainment [3:13] industry [3:16] is okay so [3:19] black is down a queen so [3:23] from the first harry potter movie they [3:26] played the scandinavian and then they [3:28] went [3:29] knight c3 queen c6 so is it from [3:32] from that one well done thank you okay [3:37] needed some serious hints but it still [3:39] could have been anything after the [3:40] entertainment industry a good one though [3:47] you