6 Grandmasters, 1 COMPLICATED Game

[@jaydead8825]

I can genuinely feel the respect you have for all the old grandmasters, esp Tal. It’s nice to see 👏🏽

[@eddyc4603]

He is an aggregator, feels the respect people have for them and acts accordingly - so long as his gut feeling works along

[@misternewoutlook5437]

He's working on the Steinitz Saga. That should be really good. The man who modernized chess by introducing principles where many remain relevant today. We're going to learn a lot about chess from the ground up when he gets that going.

[@jaydead8825]

@@misternewoutlook5437 I also really enjoy this about Agad, we get to increase our vast knowledge from the classics onward

[@FloydMaxwell]

A wonderful game -- complicated lines, the old masters, and 2022 state of the art analysis -- much to enjoy.

[@SilverVayne]

Thank you for calling it a battery at 15:07. Your videos got me into chess 3 years ago because of all the terminology you would use and how easy that made learning.

[@peterliljeholmen5703]

#Suggestion Please show some more games by Ulf Andersson! He has such an immense of masterpieces in his repertoire. Perhaps his win over Karpov 1975 (the first game Karpov lost after becoming the world champ.) or any other of his brutal end game wins. So much to learn from his games…

[@giovannicorno1247]

Milan 1975, I was there few times, but missed that round. I got the autograph of GM Andersson in that tournament.

[@til_man5719]

@@giovannicorno1247 this is incredible!

[@giovannicorno1247]

@@til_man5719 I live near where that tournament was played. I got some autographs: Larsen, Tal, Petrosian, Unzicker, Andersson ... I am not sure where they are now ... I am afraid someone of my family threw them during some cleaning at home.

[@user-ch1qo6dl7y]

@@giovannicorno1247 omg you have so much history within you ... I'll be greatful if i can see them someday ... Respect to you Sir

[@jozefserf2024]

Possibly the greatest attacking talent in one photo, awesome.

[@manomishra]

Yes - the only missing one is probably Paul Morphy and Anand.

[@zicozico196]

Alekhine.....

[@sebastiansanta2792]

Nezhmedtinov

[@mrsmith3930]

Wonderful game!! Ulf is still alive and one of the best defensive players of all time.

[@philipstrange60]

I love it when Antonio rambles, it's all part of his charm!

[@giovannicorno1247]

Really interesting game, full of variations to be analyzed! This explains the wonderful picture with all those legendary GMs around the chessboard!

[@davidnelson4960]

We'll said Samson

[@nicholaswideman6658]

Protector of this channel! 😄 And one of my favorite players. Tal and Fischer are favorites but I have discovered a better appreciation for kasparov and Tigran petrosian

[@elsagavshaham4202]

GM Gufeld was never able to beat Petrosian

[@bhgtree]

As always great work on both the game and the background to it, I love the classic games (1800's-1940's in particular) and you always give a great presentation of the variations and interesting parts. Thanks.

[@Hubythereal]

and it was in this position, that Medo started dreaming about crazy positions and analizing the game

[@mohitdas860]

I was not that much interested in chess. But now I am addicted to watch agadmator's videos and of course I always play chess nowadays. I have watched all the videos uploaded to this channel. Lots of love ♥️

[@ramachandra776]

#suggestion any game by Michael Basman who died on Wednesday . he once beat Ulf Andersson by opening with b6 . he has contributed immensely to the Grob and Borg attack which Magnus himself used in Titled Tuesday .

[@Rob-vv6ke]

It must have been nice in those days to gather round and, regardless of who won or lost, work through the position together to find the best lines for the good of chess. Nowadays the engines already know it so it seems there is no collective learning to be had.

[@odysseas573]

That is far from the truth. People still gather around the board to talk about the game. You can open the engine when you get home. If you like that kind of stuff you should play in a tournament!

[@ihzbc]

Woooooooah !!!!! That's very very nice stuff Agad ! 😍

[@dandecastro51]

What a young Garry here, still 3 years before becoming the legendary world champion!

[@vcliburn]

Like Boris Spassky, Emif Geller was a longtime nemesis of Bobby Fischer prior to the 1972 World Championship match. In fact, of the ten games that Geller played against Fischer, Geller won 5, drew 3, and lost only 2 games. Amazing!

[@achilleschess852]

2:50-2:55 the #English word that you are searching for is “speculate”. Thank you for continuing to produce these wonderful chess videos, even in the face of sleepless nights (if you know you know). They are truly a joy to look forward to daily. Cheers, rock on, and God bless, mate!

[@williammorris584]

Great pic! For a long time, Geller was a mountain for Fischer to climb, and Ivkov was very strong and little remembered. And glad to see Tal able to attend.

[@Buperman50]

Thank you for this game Mr. Agadmator! This game was much better than these Bobby Fisher randomized.

[@richardmartin2646]

I don't play chess anymore I found your channel a couple years ago and I love your sense of humor trolling around on internet minding my own business LOL

[@musamula3709]

I really love the way you simplify chess and eagerly looking forward to the steinitz saga

[@AdaManny555]

Thankyou for pronouncing Ulf Andersson correctly, my fellow European brother // A Swedish fan

[@inakizabala5001]

First one to like while being kidnapped by the Cartel

[@monahengramokhoro]

That's impressive bro

[@oxnyz1883]

bbs

[@elvinbushi5790]

Cartel be respecting some vital priorities, respect.

[@davidnelson4960]

Lol. Now that's funny.

[@mislavivkovic9996]

Mee

[@richardlindquist5936]

Nice haircut, Antonio. And always good to have a Tal spotting.

[@williamandres1042]

Amazing photo, amazing game indeed. Loved it when you said Medo was dreaming about complicated chess positions xD

[@elsagavshaham4202]

Thanks!

[@doublebirdie]

What a game! Brilliant stuff Agad!

[@montetanktankkiller700]

In 2008, the Chess Informator from Belgrad put out 'Best of the Best 1000' to celebrate their 100th issue and nominate the 10 best golden games. This game was covered with all lines over 4 pages. But the game didn`t reach the top 10. As best games ever were declared Ivanchuk-Yusupov 1991 followed by Karpov-Kasparov 1985 and the legendary Ivanchuk-Shirov 1996.

[@dash_r_media]

No disrespect intended to either Yusupov or Ivanchuk, but I've never understood why that game is as beloved as it is. It's a fine game, but overrated IMO.

[@sneekmatrix]

Medo dreamed this position and found the solution 😴👏

[@wot_hog]

There is no clock, so it was just a friendly post-game pow-wow in the library near the bar.

[@amritawasthi7030]

#suggestion please do a saga of Effim Geller. He's a hell of a player who defeated almost everyone.

[@prithwijittripathi9292]

Yes we'll enjoy that

[@dash_r_media]

Not only that, he was a vicious attacker

[@jamie49868]

What a photograph. The power there is incredible.

[@martinomasolo8833]

Beautiful game! Thank you!! Cheers from Venice

[@_tnk_]

“Tal protector of this channel” 😂

[@loichansduskic6545]

I'd love to see more Gligorić on the channel!

[@MrWonszBoa]

I would enjoy more classic games like this one. Thank you!

[@mothecat776]

Hey Agadmator. Kasparov is still alive! Maybe he can give insight as to the game analysis? He's probably contactable on Twitter? GOOD LUCK

[@oldieSplit]

he lives in croatia also

[@vp4744]

6 Grand masters at one board! Legend has it that much talent and firepower was never at one place in Russia until one day the young Bobby Fisher showed up.

[@kellamyoshikage286]

13:40 Well here I found the second best move, Rf1. It has the same core idea as Qh4+ in that you want to stop Rf8 after you grab the knight, though unlike Qh4+ this line allows Rh8 to keep the rook kind of relevant apparently.

[@darioruizdedomingo]

Not complaining, especially with the chess960 championship going on, but I was promised an epic saga and I'm sooooo looking forward to it

[@joaodasilvasarmento7880]

Nice hair cut, Agad. Thanks for the video.

[@jro3213]

Medo is chasing after a knight in his dream, some dogs really like horses. Either that or he is mounting a queen

[@theartisticactuary]

Great to see a nice old-fashioned Bc4 against the Najdorf rather than all this modern h3 or h4 or g4 stuff that was never in the books in my day.

[@Fake_Snail]

Thank you for the video!

[@paolocostaimori]

I mean, not only Efim Geller took interest, but also f-ing Tal and f-ing Kaspa. What a crowd

[@NasCostomano]

13:53 I got this (though not then 20 moves ahead...) but could never have reached this position in the first place. This happens quite a lot - I can find best/winning moves, but in a position I would never have been able to reach. I guess the hard work is already done?

[@muratsahan8697]

Very nice game and photo - thanks

[@pozzowon]

9:19 again knight takes b3 attacks the queen but pawn takes rook with check leaves white up the exchange, is that the right line of reasoning?

[@sapatil4u]

What if white plays Bishop to g5 after 13:34? I would love to hear your analysis. And after Black King moves, I think next move for white would be rook to f1

[@EnderFlop]

6:57 how is the knight pinned? after Nxb3 Bxb6 can’t the knight follow up with Nxd2 to win a piece?

[@illens08]

If you dont block w the rook white will take the rook with check then take your knight, leaving white up a whole rook for a pawn

[@hihunter7]

When all of these gms are on a board it's becomes a 3,000+ rated game for sure. Nothing more awesome than tag team chess.

[@explainous]

6:59 knight takes bishop, then bishop e3 takes queen, and then knight on b3 takes queen on d2?? Isn't it better for black?

[@matkomihaljevic6396]

After knight takes bishop white would take rook on f8 with pawn and check black king

[@colorsofsound4782]

6:56 why can you not capture on b3? If BxQ then NxQ with attack on rook?

[@abdulmuzaffaraladinbahaman7896]

Can someone give me the exact time in which the thumbnail's position is shown.. I tried finding it but couldn't

[@scrapenbass493]

Niether could i

[@luanluankaobei]

@13:51 why not queen f5? if the king doesnt move bishop g5 will force king e8 and queen e6 followed by rook f1 is mate. if king moves, its still a very strong attack

[@sapatil4u]

Well if Q f5, B c1 attacks the queen. Only move to defend as well as attack.

[@alon3304]

And it's as of this position we have a completely new haircut

[@NawfalHasan]

What's the accuracy of players in this game?

[@atulanand9292]

01:35 WOAH! That startled me.

[@Whitpusmc]

10:37 why not Rook F1 then even if queen sacrificed then Rook F8 check, black rook captures, white pawn captures rook and Queened and mate?

[@jamesdelb6885]

Great play, thanks for sharing.

[@ForumArcade]

At 6:55 you said you can't capture the Bishop delivering check because black's Knight is pinned to the Queen. However, you'll notice that black's Knight would then be attacking white's Queen. The real reason I think you cannot capture the Bishop is because of exf8=Q+,Rxf8 and then simply cxb3, capturing the Knight. This leaves white up a Rook, and the black Queen still under attack.

[@ForumArcade]

And now that I've watched 30 seconds further, you've partially addressed this point in the video.

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

Don't forget to zoom 8x on your mobile phone, to really study the hair style of Tal, the concentration on Kasparovs face and also you can come really close to Meadows dreaming of crazy chess positions.

[@IndiafanFromGermany]

Very nice, I won plenty of games as black with the strong bishop on b7 in similar positions. But of course on a much lower level.

[@jaypadhya1113]

Was move 17:46 a plachhuta???

[@timcannon5384]

I love that photo, but wasn't Gavin from 3rd grade standing just off camera to the left? We need the wide angle where you can see that Gavin was directing the discussion.

Vojniče Rock, opet Beatles frizura.

[@davidradevic6354]

4:36 e4 is hanging why didnt capture?

[@genecuban6517]

What a great pict! top chess players from previous eras inspire me so much respect! Nowadays is more about gossip, childish behavior and cheap drama.

[@mmarano869]

Can you show how the variation would play out if the knight did leave the blocked on queen to take the white bishop on B3 attacking the queen and how that might play out?

[@pugseatpotatoes4998]

I like the haircut, good sir

[@msalty2823]

#Medo for honorary Dgmtitle: crushing the analysis again. lol

[@scrapenbass493]

Thanks for taking the time to share....but in your analysis i did not see the position from the thumbnail....it looks like there's 3 white pieces on the 6th rank....?🤔

[@hkvamshi8754]

Old chess grandmasters are also logical thinkers...👏👏👏

[@milos9758]

You should post more games of ulf be is such amazing player

[@A2theJ9]

Odd, but I couldn't seem to find the exact position in the picture in this video.

[@abdulrahmanalsheikhali3162]

Did you notice the ashtray? lovely 80ies

[@duraisingamvelu]

6:58 is really queen pinned ? Knight takes with a fork on White queen?

[@elijahvictor4077]

I thought I was the only one who saw this. The queen is not pinned.

[@elijahvictor4077]

Oh! I later saw that white will be up a full rook as pawn takes comes with check on f8. That is after Nxb3, Bxb6, NxD2, e7xRf8+ with promotion , Ra8xQf8, RD1 and white us winning .

[@DeadSezSo]

Back when you had to be a creative mind to thoroughly analyze games since there were no computers

[@agbenyekuemem-obong7406]

Agad do you practice these names a billion times before making the videos? Smooth 💯👌

[@maumaramau]

Really gorgeous!

[@Targinaldo]

13:33 rook F1 is not an option?

[@coreyburton8]

Welcome to a very nice haircut

[@jay_arya2]

Can you show the engine above the board.

[@keytothegate68]

I will watch it until - captures/captures, castles/castles, and we have a brand new game...

[@jay_bro8113]

2:50....the word you're looking for is speculate.

[@pozzowon]

6:56 Nb3 attacks the queen on d2, so the real threat is losing the exchange with the rook on f8 after all captures captures

[@elephantheart9988]

I sit at the board with the disposition of a party clown, usually makes the arbiter frown. I honk my horn every time I give a check, opponent side-eyeing over Queens like what. the. heck. Every morning when I paint my eyes I think I'll get disqualified, but everybody laughing in the room, check-check mate, my honk sounds like your doom.

[@elephantheart9988]

this has been a freestyle inspired by the quote in the video. You're welcome.

[@BlackSpock135]

It's good to see the Scheveningen Defense, Although I play 5...a6 and then 6...e6

[@amirberkovitch984]

@suggestion please show one of IM Mike Basman RIP g4 or g5 games like MC played lately

[@grawl69]

Young Kasparov gangsta style haha

[@justineromero6735]

doesn't black win a free piece here with bishop takes, queen takes, then pawn takes knight? or am I missing something?

[@Davibration]

I found 23.Rf1 after a really deep think and I wonder how you would defend. Frustrating to find alternative winning moves (after checking this with my engine) hearing "this is the only move that wins" again - anyway, thanks for posting that high standard classics.

[@phoenixalpha6857]

We have the same haircut 💈

[@AmrikSingh-ub1xm]

Rf1 at 16:24 threatening qf7, can you check this line

[@وعي-ذ4ع]

From time to time you have to show us a tall game..

[@TenaciousThunder1971]

What about Rf1 ?

[@musamula3709]

How far with the steinitz saga

[@FranAlbani]

"We can only speculate"

[@christianhennessey1191]

Antonio has visited his friends at the barber and the library.