Magnus Teaches the London System (to every Elo)

Magnus saying he is not a chess teacher is the truest thing he ever said. Being a newbie, I've found that the professional higher ranked chess players have a difficult time teaching because in order to become what they are, they've learned to think faster than normal and react faster than normal. That's means it's difficult for them to slow down enough to really explain what's is going on to newbies. Often on YouTube channels, I see high level players put up one board and draw a lot of confusing lines on it while taking a mile a minute. Shelby Lyman in his genius coverage of the Fisher- Spassky games on Iceland for PBS had two boards. One for the current state of the game that was periodically updated, and another for going into what the ramifications where for moves. On the second board he would go over the theoreticals, leaving the first board alone. I remember him not overdoing the theoreticals. That man turned the World Chess Championship into a spectator sport. (I'm angry that that piece of cultural history was never preserved as it should have been). The other problem with high level's teaching is when they try to slow it down and they over explain everything in infinite detail. There's a trick to giving just the right amount of information at the right time. Actual performance does not guarantee this.

love how by the end there was barely anything left to teach.fantastic video <3

That first game is literally the widest gap between ratings of players facing off over the board in history.

I love the ten-minute explanation on why you should start with E4

This was actually really helpful, when I expected it to be just entertaining.

I love Team Liquid from my days in LOL, and now I'm learning chess from the best. Great video, guys!

i like this series idea

How is that guy only 850 ELO? 5:05 He sounds like 1300-1400

Just loved every moment of this video. Really solid piece of content. Well done.

After the four beginners, Magnus then asked the film crew when they were moving on to the next level.

I can not believe i just got a private lesson from magnus carslen in the comfort of my own bed - butt naked and stoned. Man this life is wicked.

Magnus! Do this more. This was so neat!

really enjoyed this video thanks you!!!

Thanks for the great video. I don’t play the London so I enjoyed this explanation. Happy to see Magnus in such a long format video.

What a time we're living in where you can watch the best player in the world sharing his thought process with the general public on camera very casually

I've been using this without knowing it 🤣 when my strong pieces get clustered together I get nervous and start playing poorly @ 0:12

I mean this in the kindest way possible, when Magnus says he's not a chess teacher, it clearly shows. He doesn't check the guys knowledge of basic chess moves and his explanation of the concept is very much all over the place because he just doesn't know where to start. As the video progresses, he gets more and more comfortable and does way better with the Master player as this is what he is used to deal with. This isn't by any means a critique of his ability, it's obviously superb, but rather an appreciation of teachers and the skillset it takes to teach. It shows that being a master of your craft doesn't make you a great educator. Much love to all the teachers out there who dedicate their life to other peoples progress! Great video Team Liquid!

I wish Hikaru was one of the people he had to teach

Great video and Magnus is such a great sport !

This is actually the most informative chess video I've ever seen.