A Knight is A Knight! || Alireza Firouzja vs Gukesh || Round 7 || FIDE Candidates (2024)

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Firouzja, Alireza (2760) - Gukesh D (2743)
FIDE Candidates Chess Tournaments 2024 (Chess.com) [07] 2024.04.11
A45 London System
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Nbd2 Qb6 6.Rb1 cxd4 7.exd4 Bd7 8.c3 Bb5 9.h4 Nbd7 10.Rh3 Be7 11.h5 h6 12.a4 Bxf1 13.Kxf1 O-O 14.Kg1 Qc6 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nd7 17.Rg3 Kh8 18.a5 Qc7 19.Nf3 Qxa5 20.c4 Rg8 21.Ra1 Qb4 22.b3 Nc5 23.Nd4 Ne4 24.Re3 Qc5 25.Rc1 Rgd8 26.b4 Qxb4 27.cxd5 Nxf2 28.Kxf2 Rxd5 29.Re4 Rad8 30.Be3 Bc5 31.Qb3 Qxb3 32.Nxb3 Bxe3+ 33.Rxe3 a5 34.Rc7 a4 35.Nc5 Ra8 36.Nd7 Kh7 37.Rf3 a3 38.Rxf7 Kh8 39.Nf8 a2 40.Ng6+
Timestamps:
0:00 Hello Everyone
00:47 Game Starts!
01:10 Awesome Photo
03:00 Completely New Game!
11:40 Pause the Video!
14:30 It Was in This Position
15:00 Awesome Video Footage!
15:46 Skip Unless you can Lip-Read!
18:15 Unmuted the Mic!
19:10 Contributions
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[@stefand5034]

Antonio has let chess speak for itself near the end of the video

[@abdulazizalomari7872]

Underrated comment 😂

[@tarico4436]

Moke.

[@jowbloe4700]

Hans gave him The Beads 🤔

[@scottt468]

It was relaxing

[@ianstopher9111]

And he sacrificed his VOICE!!!!!

[@KayhanGultekin]

15:49 Agad explains the meaning of life perfectly

[@LuisFernando-ot9yv]

Daahhh and we missed it. I blame it on that button he always presses under his desk.

[@judenfisch]

it all makes sense now! thank u for this time stamp

[@akhilpatil9022]

Hmm.😅

[@jonasnylund6018]

"skip unless you can lipread" 😂 this channel is pure content and no flashy fluff, and I'm here for it!

[@fabiandoncel385]

Agadmator was left speechless, literally.

[@mubaraksenju7521]

😂😂😂

[@CHubas07]

16:00 And it was in this position that Agad's mic resigned the game

[@djconnel]

There was nothing more to be said.

[@MarkB-vp9ki]

Alireza had a worse position most of this game and yet when he was in time trouble, he played all engine moves to come out on top. Unbelievable game.

[@thesurrealist7]

When the game is fully out of prep and it boils down to tactics and positional understanding, Alireza is almost unbeatable. Almost

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

@@thesurrealist7 What are you talking about. Tactics, might be, especially in time scramble. Positional, no. He got outplayed yet again, but came out on top in a chaotic time scramble, and somehow that means he's almost unbeatable in the middle game?

[@mshadman6830]

It's weird how he finds all perfect moves in a short time but making mistakes when he thinks more than 10mins on a move!! He should be taking it easier, knowing it is OK if he loses some games.

[@thesurrealist7]

@@tatsuyasigh1906 I'm not talking about this game, I'm talking about his games over the last 3 years which I have followed. And I didn't say he was almost unbeatable in the "middle game", the middle game is an extension of the opening and hence it derives a lot from prep which isn't Alireza's strong suit. I just said that in a context where only tactics and positional sense matters, he's almost unbeatable. Those are two different things we said.

[@thefighterinhades]

​@@thesurrealist7 don't spend your time explaining this to him. He is just some Alireza hater who can't see things as they are, just to hate on Alireza.

[@rafatrasul4300]

All those blitz games earlier in the day paid dividends for Alireza.

[@EternalBreton82]

Lol, yes they did.

[@jowbloe4700]

Antonio BLUNDERS the sound. But he still gets a Win 🏆 for the video.

[@sidenote1459]

Alireza needs to trust his intuition and just make moves! I think being under time pressure helped him because he barely had time to think and just played good chess... which is what he's known for! I hope he gets his confidence back after this win, that was huge for him.

[@jowbloe4700]

Naka Confidence and BLITZ!

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

1:56 "That's not so much that the move is bad but it's just that Magnus played with white" - A life lesson. It simply means "Accept life as it is".

[@rws531]

Seeing Gukesh's face at the end of this was saddening, but Alireza deserved a W

[@unknown-unknown69]

Definitely

[@georgeray649]

Gukesh will come back strong

[@shashishekhar----]

​@@georgeray649definitely

[@alon3304]

I like Alireza but he's playing terrible chess in this tournament.

[@user-uc7qb1su4e]

Perhaps Alireza shouldn’t go back to fashion just yet

[@strikerrxdd]

Last video reference 💀but fr people jump on conclusions way too fast

[@user-uc7qb1su4e]

@@strikerrxdd Fr tho I was rooting for Gukesh, he should’ve just flagged him, must be devastating for him

[@strikerrxdd]

@@user-uc7qb1su4e I mean yeah I was rooting fot gukesh too his clock situation wasn't looking good at the end too so I don't see how he could've flagged but before the last few moves I don't think flagging was a good idea cuz one mistake and alireza would punish u

[@user-uw4xs5ss7x]

​​@@user-uc7qb1su4e You're kidding right? Flagging? LMAO

[@georgeray649]

Gukesh shouldn't have allowed the knight to infiltrate.

[@naromsky]

Agad even lost his voice.

[@ianstopher9111]

He was lost for words

[@specialkalberta]

As Agad would say, sorry about that.

[@janmejaypanda5414]

I am indian and i am sad for gukesh but Alireza deserves it ❤. His last 10-15 moves were engine lvl accurate. I spectated the game using the stockfish. He played all the engine suggested moves

[@georgeray649]

Yeah, when your opponent sacrifices a full piece and doesn't make the next 15 only moves, it's easy.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

He’s a teenager playing (and beating) some of the best chess players in the world. Very bright future for him.

[@georgeray649]

Gukesh could have easily converted this to a draw. 27+GMs. But Gukesh was too low on the clock.

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

I was watching this game after the spectacular Hikaru vs Nepo draw. I was surprised Gukesh allowed himself to get into time trouble when it was actually Alireza who was in a worse position a pawn down and with much less time on the clock for most of the game.

[@jowbloe4700]

​@pineapplesareyummy6352 wondered how that game turned out, but I'm not surprised. Naka blitzing the whole time until his King got bare in the corner. I left when Nepo had 45 minutes to Naka 1.5 hours 😂or something. I wondered how Nepo's Queen and Bishop(Black Bishop back rank too I think) went.

[@AstroLonghorn]

“Skip unless you can lip read” 😂😂😂

[@starliaghtsz8400]

Thank you for covering this as religiously as you are esp given the circumstances with the kid and the match times, having to watch levy would be kinda infuriating lol

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Levy is actually pretty good I avoided him for quite awhile but recently I’ll watch him and enjoy he’s a funny guy entertaining and knowledgeable as well of course Agadmator is my go to guy he’s the best there is but chess is chess I search everywhere for content

[@starliaghtsz8400]

@@michaelmassaro4375 he screams too much, it's annoying as hell, like bro just make normal commentary SPRINKLING your flair, but when it's always wham wham wham like he does I'm too fking old for this and I'm 22 lol

[@kostkacukru1776]

Well chess are about fun and knowledge. Levy makes both of these things at the same time and to be fair, it works. He says his opinions on positions, he analyze best moves what players should play, makes talk in funny and entertaining way... I know that he is sometimes very loud and also he sometimes talks like a dick, but everything is about fun and I think that for both young and old players, he can be worth to watch foe different kind of things. Still I agree that Agad is more serious about it, and for those, who hate weird or classic humor, he is so much preferable choice.

[@starliaghtsz8400]

@@kostkacukru1776 he doesn't even analyze games maybe besides Uber critical positions, he just plays the moves on the board and makes monkey noises like let's be real for a sec

[@tone_death9392]

@@michaelmassaro4375 Used to watch Levy alot, loved him. But after some time I became not a fan of his style, the yelling and such. His analysis is good(probably better than Agad's since he is higher rated). it was pretty funny while it lasted. No hate to Levy, but I like Agad's calm analysis, and I'm sure that's something many are drawn to

[@nemosgaze]

"Skip unless you can lip-read" -- Agad will never cease to amaze me hahaha anything except a re-recording!

[@football_ix_lovee]

I think in every game, Guccireza should let his time run out to 1 minute and then start playing. Turns out he plays bullet better than he plays classical😂

[@mahdisamei3331]

Interesting how Alireza manage to make Ian the winner of every candidates tournament!

[@koreerp8979]

😅

[@NGUSA1]

They should spilt the money

[@haidarhaidar9092]

Kramnik: interesting

[@oleh.1800]

am i the only one who doesnt have sound at the end of the Video ??

[@unknown-unknown69]

Yep, Antonio blunder the sound

[@jefflittle8913]

See the Timestamps.

[@MrOpen2012]

Yes, works fine for me.

[@rodrigokaspa1]

✌️

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Agadmator explained had audio problem but it came back after couple moments

[@mkemechanic]

Thanks for covering this game. I came online just to look up the games Firouja played against Gukesh, and I was happy to find that you had covered it. In fact, I remember seeing that checkmate combination in a short after it occurred.

[@kelskye]

The end to this game was so good to watch live. Thought Alizera was done for when his clock was down to 2:00 with over 10 moves to go, but what a finish!

[@dominicfenix2201]

My eyes got teary listening to that amazing speech... So deep my brain cannot process it and so erases it as soon as I'm done hearing it :') Beautiful

[@kaldrazadrim]

Man Gukesh was so close to pulling into clear lead. Alereza is a beast

[@thabomashego7057]

I was streaming the game.... And wow, finally got to see the fight Alireza has... Brilliant

[@GeraldM_inNC]

As far as I can see Gukesh never played a blunder move in this game. He simply was outplayed by Alireza's engine-like attack. It reminded me of some times when I've been playing the Lichess engine and thought my fortress was impregnable but the engine painstakingly broke it down. If Gukesh erred, it was strategic not tactical; that is to say, he diverted resources to pushing the passed pawn when those resources really just needed to remain in a defensive position.

[@ShadowDatsas]

wow what an absolutely incredible turn of events!!! love the format!!!!!

[@h0wnr681]

I'm glad you brought up the time control, because I was thinking almost the exact same thing. It been really exciting to watch, but it looks incredibly tense for the players. Leko was saying, with increment they are all professional enough to handle any stress basically, but you take that away and it becomes incredibly stressful, why they'd want this is a good question.

[@AntoinePadioleau]

What a game that was

[@steveb1243]

Some flies have a reaction time of 0.05 seconds, by which time Agad has already paused the video.

[@mandarn7317]

Just a few hours Ago I wished to see your Analysis.. Thanks For uploading.❤

[@xethnyrrow]

I knew you'd cover this game for sure, it was very intense and I'm glad you played the ending clip. Also #suggestion cover the Round 7 Nepo/Naka game please.

[@freedyisla4085]

The weird thing in the photo is Alireza not wearing anything flashy lol

[@jamalbensaid2944]

Thank u a lot for your marvelous coverage

[@jamescaserta6265]

Alireza is amazingly wicked with his knights.

[@fahadzayyad4419]

For a moment I thought I went mute myself, then I heard the piece move sound. Got to thank God for the sense of hearing man.

[@yotoober1]

I wonder what Magnus thinks of Nepo after he is leading after 7 rounds. Magnus did not give him much chance to win after saying that "Nepo has shown me nothing"

[@robinhoodwinker8621]

Magnus is playing 3D chess. He downplayed Nepo, which he knew would motivate him. He also put Hikaru as “likely to win”, knowing he would crack under the weight of expectation.

[@yotoober1]

Actually he rated Fabi as likely to win.

[@robinhoodwinker8621]

@@yotoober1 He put Fabi and Hikaru both as likely to win and Nepo as Tier 2

[@yotoober1]

How he can rate someone who has won the last 2 CMs as 2nd tier?? Yes, Nepo does sometimes play mediocre during regular tnmts, but it's like he's a different animal at the candidates and should always be rated the favorite until he loses one. Especially seeing as in one of the matches he won it easily by a good margin.

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

This was a heartbreaking loss for Gukesh, he played so accurately throughout the game and the tournament and barely missed the best moves under immense time pressure. I hope he can continue his performance in the following games.

[@percybyssheshelly]

I agree with you. I would have never voted for this time format. I would have preferred 90 minutes with a thirty second increment from move one.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Actually Agadmator said he prefers the current time format he feels it makes more for more exciting chess from the fans viewpoint I agree with you though I think the increments should’ve started earlier since it’s classical and precise moves take a bit more time to get Right

[@fangiscool1]

30 seconds increment over 40 moves is only 20 minutes extra. That's less than the two hours they're given now. You mean even more increment should be added after move 40?

[@percybyssheshelly]

@@fangiscool1 No. Just thirty seconds increment from move one. That's the time control most of the elite players are used to.

[@preciousamaechi5887]

Alireza did quite well yesterday. My heart broke when Gukesh just rested his head on the table. Heartbreaking.

[@tone_death9392]

most exciting chess game so far this candidates. I was able to watch it live till the end and that ending was INSANE

[@worldcesar]

Antonio was left speechless after witnessing Firouzja's checkmate move! Hehehe

[@Senshidayo]

@agadmator audio lost at 16:00 to 18:17 from when you go back from Gukesh's reaction. I saw the game earlier today it was such an epic ending! I feel bad for Gukesh but he is very young and will only get better.

[@duhalt]

me too... and I want to hear your opinion on that game. Ohh... I panicked but then hear your last comment. I kept refreshing to see if this was on my end. Thank you Antonio @agadmator's chess channel

[@Yury303]

Looking forward to Talv2.0 in 14 years! All the best to your family. Congrats! ❤

[@vsolcarv5781]

Sooo.. What was the old time format? I thought it was always no increment on the 1st 40 moves?

[@Seyit-Mehmet]

So happy for alireza, i hope he can bounce back even more

[@stevemuzira9155]

The video footage at the end is incredible!

[@insanestuff9470]

Agad had whole chess database n his head 😂😂

[@melzz]

Totally speechless

[@katieevans6017]

Hoping this will bring Alireza back into the tournament, and also that Gukesh bounces back.

[@NoobNoonan-kc9fn]

Gukesh has decent nerves, but he's shown that when the stakes get high and the time is low, he can blunder just like everybody else. On top of it, he seems to have a bit of a time trouble addiction, so this might be just the start of his time trouble blues.

[@jowbloe4700]

15:46 Antonio : BLEEP BLEEP SHIT HAPPENS BLEEP BLEEP

[@davidnelson4960]

Big thumbs up holmes. Love the over arching theme

[@musaarif3126]

When nothing happening right for you, play the simple yet mighty London System

[@saigopal30]

@agadmator - Can you add the move numbers please or if possible clock as well

[@maesmattias]

Agadmator is so great for not re-editing his video's. 🔥

[@antoniobacic5674]

We should get more coverage of Gukesh, because he’s the youngest ever after Fischer to compete in the candidates and also he’d be joint first with Nepo had he snatched a draw here or even in the sole lead had he won, all at the age of 17. He clearly has the potential to achieve Fischer’s class / level.

[@mitchellwhite5928]

Agadmator, I don't know that you can change it, but your screen shows Round 6, not Round 7. Very nice video!

[@madara8999]

15:49 Agad explains purpose of human on earth

[@Sons_Brad_Dalton]

I saw this live and was astounded

[@jeffthebagpiper681]

A great game. Both of these guys have the ability to win this tournament.

[@allanfifield8256]

Thanks!

[@holylots]

Was Bxf2 the start of the end for Gukesh? Even though it's such an elegant move, I wonder if being a piece behind messed with his subsequent moves.

[@soarya499]

Agadm; that’s the first time u didn’t spoil the game n as of Alireza’s fan had very hard time watch the video to see he won. ..for any game in past when u put the player pic then means he is the winner. lol…Alireza really work so hard n make big risk no losing rate to achieve this tournament .

[@Milz]

1:56 😂 "it's not that the move is bad , it's just that Magnus was playing with white"

[@tusharghude15]

did you change board texture / color or something ? i cannot point finger at it but something feels different

[@DaudZaidi]

Mentioning how much time each player is making a move after is interesting. Keep it up.

[@luiscallirgos5127]

Nepo vs Naka was savage. Think a crazier game.

[@Nerales_]

Ah man thats brutal

[@tejasrollno2822]

15:46 ofc we are master of lip reading

[@Sangeet____]

Someone who follows chess that speaks for itself😂😂

[@AnthonyMheine]

That’s absolutely heartbreaking; gukesh ❤

[@omkardabke6278]

Agad... representing all of us on teams meeting when the network is unstable :D

[@rajjain9980]

The mic is off after the small clip @agadmator

[@rattrap316]

I gotta ask... Gukesh ritual when starting a match is often meditating on Move 1. Often it takes a few minutes or so to complete. Do you think it would have made a difference if he had done it earlier and saved that time?

[@daviddurbin7682]

Brilliant game

[@hfwatts]

The picture was actually a few moves later, after the knight got out. Gucci-Reza jammed in this game. He's bringing the fade back. 🔥

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Tough Game for Gukesh your audio had problems at the end Agadmator after you showed that moment Alireza won it went mute but ok well good for Alireza he needed a morale booster Thanks for the Game sorry as well I was writing this comment audio back 😅have a good day

[@jaranth]

The pressure on these guys is so intense!

[@yourn4m3h3re]

10:30 a beautiful motive thank you!

[@jonathancauley5345]

This is was incredible! I feel for Gukesh tho, man, teenager playing for full out victory.

[@kostgir9380]

From 15:47 and so on there is no sound! Can you fix it??

[@nobuharu2336]

The sound gambit by agadmator

[@sks108]

15:02 after winning Fide by Gukesh I remember this video❤❤

[@ronin7645]

That ending was absolutely brutal.

[@vblueice]

This is a very entertaining candidates

[@shubhamkaushal1235]

Agad observed 2 min silence for gukesh heartbreaking loss

[@lysmrtz]

Agad being muted in the end but didn't realise

[@michaelmassaro4375]

He did after a moment and stated so as well

[@lysmrtz]

@@michaelmassaro4375 i commented b4 that part lol

[@danielli-g3334]

No sound after the final clip

[@chesshits942]

we lost voice at the end of the video when we started to have a completely new type of video in Agad's brilliant works!

[@m.debaser4]

best of this Candidates so far

[@cezarcristian2521]

Pause the video and try to find the solution to what Antonio said at the end. Have at it!

[@fourtime7]

1/2 time in candidates. Look forward to the 2nd 1/2.

[@Sons_Brad_Dalton]

Gukesh shook his hand before he dropped his head. Respect ✊

[@stefan11804]

Alireza strikes back 👊

[@sw4ru]

no sound from 15:48

[@thabangpm]

Please write current tournament score (and position in tourney if possible) under their names or in brackets next to rating #suggestion

[@benjaminmungi6483]

"It's not that the move was bad, it's that Magnus was playing with white."😂

[@aladdinjacob4382]

There's no audio after 16min

[@gingerayyle]

Agad being mute but the chess pieces still making noise made me laugh so hard 😭😭😭