They blindfolded Chess legend Magnus Carlsen and made him face 10 players at once. He still won.

Some people are exceptionally skilled at what they do, but only a rare few can leave others completely speechless. Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen accomplished just that when he simultaneously played—and defeated—10 opponents while blindfolded. The feat left many online viewers in awe, with some questioning how such a thing was even possible. The video, originally shared by TikTok user @kevybabygmt, quickly went viral.

In the video, 22-year-old Magnus Carlsen was set to play against 10 chess players at Harvard University while blindfolded. The task involved remembering the positions and movements of 320 chess pieces while calculating the counter moves on each board. Carlsen instructed the moves through a microphone while blindfolded, as someone moved the pieces for him. The screen showed how he cleared pieces from the opponents' boards at breakneck speed as everyone looked on with surprised expressions on their faces. He managed to defeat several of those players and left the people in the room impressed.

The crowd cheered at the man's astonishing feat and clapped for him as he finally removed his blindfold. "It's writing from memory, the moves, half up, half match. I mean, someone else gets an autograph; I get a whole match," a person expressed through the video as Carlsen seemed to be writing something down on paper. Another person said, "The most impressive thing I have ever seen." The video received more than 2.5 million views and over 299k likes. The caption read, "I will never be this good at anything." Many people took to the comments section to express their awe over the game and speculate on how such a thing could have happened.

@jumpinjengas wrote, "I would feel so demoralized after something like that. I know Magnus is one of, if not the greatest chess player possibly ever. But this is just absolutely terrorizing." @captain_jaaaack commented, "If y'all know anything about grandmasters, they usually get the title as early teens and start playing as schoolchildren. Their brains literally develop for chess; that's why visualizing many boards isn't hard for them." @__jenna_ortega_ remarked, "What's interesting is that not all great chess players can do this. Bobby Fischer couldn't, and he said it was really just a gimmick."

Another user shared, "Honestly, this must be super exhausting. My brain is fried trying to organize one thing. I wonder how much energy this actually takes." @msjeuejs expressed, "I bet most people who practice chess consistently for a while can do this with one board; it isn’t too difficult. Although playing 10 games at the same time is ridiculously impressive." @charon737 pointed out, "People asking how is this possible... same as people who solve three Rubiks [Cubes] blindfolded while juggling. Chess table starts the same and he just remembers every move." @allsion22451 said, "I mean, for a good workout, I play blindfolded chess against scholars while underwater basket weaving."

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