A Lesson in Rook Lifts || Morphy vs Löwenthal (1858)

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This is the story of the birth of modern chess - when the possibilities of chess as an art, a science and a sport all converged.
The point of convergence was a young boy from Louisiana named Paul Morphy. At a time when America was seen as a backwoods nation with little cultural history and even less intellectual impetus, at a time when chess was considered the exclusive property of a few European countries, at a time when the game was played successfully by a handful of men wizened by years, Paul Morphy, in the brief span of 19 months and with seemingly little effort, defeated conclusively every player he met.
While today few non chess players even know his name, he was one of the most famous celebrities of his time and within the hallowed halls of the chess playing community he is considered by some as the greatest chess player of all time.
But this diminutive, unassuming boy rose to fame almost out of nowhere and once he secured his place in history, he retired back into that hazy unknown, shunning the public eye, never again to play serious chess. Not only was he one of great practitioners of the game, but also one of it's greatest enigmas. He's been given the sobriquet, The Pride and Sorrow of Chess.
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Paul Morphy vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal
Morphy - Loewenthal (1858), London ENG, rd 10, Aug-??
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. ed5 ed5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. h3 Bf3 11. Qf3 Nbd7 12. Bf5 Qc7 13. Rae1 Rae8 14. Re3 Bf4 15. Re2 Re2 16. Ne2 Bd6 17. Bd7 Nd7 18. Ng3 Re8 19. Nf5 Nf8 20. Bg3 Bg3 21. fg3 Re4 22. c3 Nh7 23. h4 h5 24. c4 Nf6 25. Ng7 Ng4 26. Nh5 Rd4 27. Nf6 Nf6 28. Qf6 Rc4 29. Rf5 Rg4 30. Re5 Qc8 31. Re7 Qf8 32. Qe5 Qg7 33. Re8 Kh7 34. Qh5
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Paul Morphy: Pride and Sorrow of Chess by David Lawson
The Genius Of Paul Morphy by Chris Ward
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[@Melanogaster90]

"Bro, do you even lift?" - Morphy to Lowenthal, probably.

[@josephchristopher4347]

@Ahmed Kyree definitely, I have been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself :)

[@mysteryGuySaysHi]

let's award Lowenthal, the Lowenthal head. knows theory but forgets plan at the crucial moment and blunders

[@WriterCut]

Man best comment award

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

With how I play, it's probably the only way I'll ever get "a head" in the game.

[@weeooh1]

I've never fully understood GM games until Agads channel which clarifies their every move. Big thanks for that.

[@vsharma5337]

Not every move but yeah....I mean his analysis is good enough for average casual players

[@jugal3056]

It was in this position that Anish reviewed the french defense

[@gonzalo4658]

Whastha joke

[@jakebarnidge2675]

@Donald Trump black's queen takes the knight

[@irapidzz8190]

Donald Trump lmaooooo

[@ksharma587]

There's no continuation after taking on f7. The knight is defended by the queen. The king just moves and you've blundered a piece for a pawn...

[@ykobrngo3476]

@Donald Trump you high bro?? Just what trap are you talking about? And that fool word? With all the trades, it left black rook on a better square. Takes the d4 pawn and start pushing his pawn. You can even massacre the White's whole pawns there lmao. That being said, with black three connected pawns vs a doubled pawns and 4 connected pawns vs 3 connected pawns with black rook more active with its open file and those white pawns unguarded and all, you thought that's a trap?

[@aayanansari700]

"This position has never been reached again" reminds me that the game was played in the olden days.... Simple but satisfying

[@loveless6384]

'This position has never been reached again' makes me think that the position is so out of modern theory that no one played it again. While 'this is completely new game' makes me think that the player had most probably researched the theory of that position in detail. I don't know why I think that.

[@gniewomircioek6845]

Oh, I can feel irony.

[@eugeniofavini8771]

I have to say, your profile picture is really cool, I know it’s Zack from FF7CC, but who draw the portrait?

[@matteopriotto5131]

That's quite often the case

[@stevenmattero7900]

@Donald Trump you would recommend the white knight...

[@loveless6384]

@@eugeniofavini8771 Thanks! I drew that

[@itwasinthispositionerinoag7414]

0:00 Hello everyone 0:02 The Good Stuff 0:31 3:01 Learn a thing or two about rook lifts 0:36 Without further ado 0:53 3:31 Sorry about that 1:11 Crime against chess 2:10 All standard theory 2:22 4:12 6:13 Captures captures 11:19 (..captures captures!) 3:05 3:24 3:28 3:44 Never been reached again 3:15 3:42 Completely new game 3:54 6:16 Very nice rook lift 4:52 Too nice of a rook lift 4:02 Nice rook lift advice 3:57 Double up (rooks on the e file) 6:43 Check check and check 7:35 Give you a couple of seconds 9:09 Give you a few more seconds 7:46 9:21 Enjoy the show 8:53 Key defensive move 11:30 Completely lost 12:16 It was in this position 13:40 14:52 So yeah 13:43 14:31 Age of Caissa 14:37 Link to Twitter page 13:58 14:05 Chess manga 14:19 agadmator.com 15:08 Morphy saga

[@GoodKnightChess]

How are you this fastttttttttt😂

[@81OH4Z4RD]

needs more chuzzles

[@kyoopihd]

They're two totally different things! "The position has never been reached again" means it was the last time it was played. It's significant for *historical* games because it's been that much time since the position was seen in a recorded game (over 160 years, in this case). It's possible the position was reached in games before that, in which case 'we have a completely new game' wouldn't make sense. "We have a completely new game" means it was the first recorded time it was played. It's significant for *modern* games because it's the first time in recorded history it's been seen, when recorded history goes back hundreds of years - a new game being played this year means it's the first time, over hundreds of years, that it was played.

[@anonymouse1810]

good explanation

[@blacktimhoward4322]

This comment is specious

[@wismtree]

I'm glad to see this comment since what agad said was incoherent and maybe confusing for some

[@user-uj2cq6rd8n]

"Morphy.. he didn't consider Lowenthal or anyone as his equal" Lol, makes sense why he is called the "Pride" of Chess😂

[@leoplusvirgo2890]

Now I get it

[@antoniobreaux1584]

Pride and sorrow

[@gniewomircioek6845]

Im like Morphy except I'm losing badly.

[@antoniobreaux1584]

@Donald Trump that's possible

[@jakovbokulic5097]

He is like vegeta of chess

[@MAC0071234]

12:30 OR you could just win the queen instead

[@VebbGames]

Lol I kinda laughed Agmad missed that.

[@tukriko]

Noticed that too. Well either way the game is over :)

[@vsharma5337]

Yeah was going for the same too ....he missed that

[@kanwal6232]

francismartinevans nah just Rh8 bruh

[@vsharma5337]

@@francismartinevans no Rh8 check forces king to capture the white rook and leave the defense of black queen which white queen can capture in the next move

[@sarthaktharaney5125]

At 12:33, i am pretty sure morphy would win the queen by playing Rh8+

[@suryanarayan2032]

Queen and rook against queen is easier to play than queen against rook though

[@sarthaktharaney5125]

@@suryanarayan2032 not if the only rook of opponent is misplaced and the king is bare open, i thunk atleast

[@ShankarHegdeAstrologer]

Correct! And that leads to go for mate in few other moves! I wonder how Morphy missed that!?

[@treehugger69lol]

"It's like he completely forgot what was happening." I wonder if the long time formats maybe had something to do with this.

[@regiedegracia7702]

Feel free to pause the video and play again.

[@lewinkrauter6369]

10:08 sounds like a fart that totally catched me off-guard.

[@sujankundaikar626]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewguerrero3214]

your explanation of rook lifts at 4:05 was very helpful. thank you

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

So this is why Anish Giri loves French defence and offers a lot of draws!

[@johnwick2201]

Even better move @ 12:31 is Rh8 with check! If king captures rook, queen takes queen and if Kh7, queen takes queen anyways with checkmate!

[@darklugia8161]

I recently tried searching for a chess anime and couldn't find anything. And then this man comes out with a chess manga. Agadmator delivers as per usual.

[@gibbeldon]

12:50 Happens to me all the time. Forgetting about threats I already considered.

[@SooooWh....]

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@Anjali Patra Kukudachan😂

[@akshayshrivastava9542]

Not joking. I really clicked fast after seeing that agadmator posted the good stuff.

[@certainlynotthebestpianist5638]

That's a really nice idea to throw some information for beginners - awesome possibility to recall some hidden knowledge or fill in any holes you made while learning chess

[@trulydeadly]

I am currently enjoying chess again for the first time since I was a teenager and I really appreciate your analysis of these games! Especially when you go in depth into the purpose of each move, what they are setting up etc. and also the explanation of rook lifts and the subtleties surrounding these techniques. Thank you!

[@pelimies1818]

Thanks for the lift-analysis!

[@anuraagpillai9084]

Hey, Congratulations on 'Age of Caissa' I'm pretty excited for it!

[@RyanGStephenVlogs]

Thanks for the rook lift info💪you should throw in more tips like these in your videos. Amazing work keep it up man❤

[@coffee7973]

Everything you upload is good stuff.

[@hideentity1518]

Antonio. You are excellent, don't change your commentary, its perfect. By showing the battles of Morphy and his colleagues you bring true piece of history event.

[@Niraj-CuriousMindset]

By seeing your videos my game is improving day by day.... Great job bro...nice explanation...

[@Time_X_1234]

Wow something to learn every day! Thanks agadmator!

[@mridulkumar7371]

I have been watching this channel since morning starting with Ivanchuk brilliancy against Shirov in Linares 1996 and now Morphy and still not bored with the way he explains chess and pronounces all those names perfectly. Great stuff #growthegame

[@mistermonologue2442]

New to the channel?

[@mridulkumar7371]

@@mistermonologue2442 oh yes

[@mistermonologue2442]

@@mridulkumar7371 You're in for a treat. Some of his Morphy games he reviewed a long time ago, and is going over them again for the new saga so there are a few repeats but all of his content is grade A.

[@henrychipschannon1357]

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe: all mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe.

[@venorant-2322]

4:30 thank you for explaining that. I thought there was no difference in e2 and e3

[@Tesomanjarvi]

Keep these old games coming :D very fun

[@republikadugave420]

Playing for a draw .... Anish Giri has entered the chat "Did someone call me?"

[@LACARArock]

Hi! We really appreciate when you teach chess during your videos, especially if it is in a saga! Thanks!

[@234dB]

keep up the great work

[@isakzeljkovic]

12:32 there's a tactic in this position: instead of capturing the rook, white can play Rh8 distracting King from the defence of the Queen. Once the Rook is captured, Queen takes Queen.

[@alfiarief9241]

King g7?

[@isakzeljkovic]

@@alfiarief9241 then the Queen is free, just Qxh6 or Rxh6

[@basselyasser7673]

@@isakzeljkovic Qxh6 as it would also be checkmate

[@j.thomas1420]

That was the move I was also expecting by Morphy.

[@kirkmason7079]

Re3 nice explanation. Good stuff!

[@shataph19]

I’m very excited for Age of Caissa!

[@saresa2566]

12:32 after Qh6 by black, Rh8+ wins the queen regardless. Agadmator missing this and instead goes for the hanging rook makes me proud of myself for finding it instantly

[@CommissionerSleer]

Rh8+ was what I saw too but I think picking up the free R is better than swapping R for Q. White can't mate soon with just Q vs R and black can maybe cause problems with those centre pawns. I expect QR vs Q is more difficult for black with a constant threat of mate and forced Q exchange.

[@saresa2566]

CommissionerSleer i dont see any mates after Qxg4, black can just force queen trades, and it would have been a whole rook advatnage endgame. Not sure if RK vs K is better than KQ vs KR end game.

[@CommissionerSleer]

​@@saresa2566 My take on it is that there definitely isn't a mate threat after Rh8+ but there's a constant mate threat if black's Q ever stops defending. WHITE can force the Q trade and would be happy to because an R vs 0 ending is a trivial win for white: much easier than Q vs R. The R can bully the Q and possibly hope to escort a pawn. No chance of that in R vs 0. I think Antonio (and presumably his engine) are right that QxR is the best continuation.

[@CatOfTheCannals]

Love this tutorial videos!!!!

[@KittSpiken]

Love the idea of making a chess comic, I was thinking while watching this series that Morphy's adventures would be a great comic.

[@eugeniofavini8771]

I mean, if agad could time travel to 1858, record the game and say “as of move 13, we have a completely new game”, it would be pretty cool

[@jasonb938]

I love the good stuff... ty

[@dragosrusu9982]

So exited for Age of Caissa

[@bahaaaddintaleb401]

I could be wrong but I think it should be “this position was never reached before” because “this position was never reached again” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a new move in the position. It all depends on what you actually wanna say

[@johnwamsley1896]

I'm not picking up the big difference, so it probably requires a few more words to really get the idea across. I thought argadmator was implying that, after study, no one cared to play this again.

[@simonboyane1140]

There's no difference

[@bahaaaddintaleb401]

The difference is Was never reached again = no one played this line again AFTER the game occurred Was never reached before = completely new game There is a big difference difference but it depends on what agad means.

[@raidenxt8737]

@@bahaaaddintaleb401 never reached again = this was the last time this game was played, people could have played this position before (meaning it does not imply that it is a new game) never reached before = no one on record has played this before, but it is possible that people have reached this position later not sure what agad is trying to say either. but if he wants to say the position is unique, then neither of those statements work. if he wants to say the position is new then he should say it was never reached before.

[@bahaaaddintaleb401]

@@raidenxt8737 that's exactly what I'm saying lol

[@rickelmonoggin]

I've always had a problem with nice rook lifts so I'm very grateful for this lesson.

[@marcobona1802]

one of the best channel for chess

[@Seallussus]

I really enjoyed this video for some reason. Just on fatal mistake and it is done even if the material is almost equal. And as always I loved the "welcome back to the good stuff"

[@kkgt6591]

Thanks for rook lift tips.

[@SuperMaanas]

Medo appreciation comment. He just sits there without disrupting anything ever.

[@Hilltycoon]

The mailman disagrees

[@Cherry-sg4zg]

Good stuff agad...

[@Nikhil-uf1qy]

12:32 Other than capturing the rook you can also play Rook h8 check. If king captures it then just capture the queen. If king moves to g7,then Queen captures queen is checkmate. I just saw it so I told guys. :)

[@hardymemes2124]

This saga is my favorite

[@Ariotmyrtaj]

Morphy is a guy a friend I wish i had!! More of #morphysaga please.. hvala 😉

[@williamgowan113]

Love the Morphy Saga. The good stuffs rocks.

[@BinaryRex18]

While Morphy was a genius, we shouldn't always attribute his rare mistakes to 'playing fast' or 'not caring' - occasionally even Morphy could just make a plain old mistake.

[@CJ-xw4tl]

He was very prideful, though, and he did see himself as better than others. It wouldn't be crazy for him to be petty and intentionally try less/play lazily against people he considers worse than him.

[@roamin_candle743]

Great videos agad I love this saga. Should Morphy have been allowed to keep his Morphy head after blundering the King and Pawn endgame? Maybe you should have replaced it with a picture of austin powers or something.

[@elyssium_]

This is the kind of notifications I like

[@201thenoob4]

The Good stuff...

[@GnuReligion]

@5:26 There is an interesting reason that P-G5 does not work to trap the W bishop, for Black (N-F5).

[@Emm3B1]

Very nice game!

[@jamestickle3070]

Uplifting video

[@cygnustsp]

Always appreciate a very nice rook lift

[@tanjinpang]

8:55 It is at this position Löwenthal have awarded Barnes head.

[@SuiGio]

Very nice.

[@sorinMonoxide]

hey guys, do you mind telling me in which video Antonio mentions about sending him quotes to use over the board?

[@co.561]

I really enjoyed this and the last video very educational, very bar-libraric... xD

[@zeeshankatib7631]

12:31 wasnt Rh8 possible too to win the queen here

[@devangchavan2593]

Queen and rook vs queen is much better than a queen vs rook

[@frafmaud]

@@devangchavan2593 Generally yes...but I would prefer Queen vs Rook to deny the opponent of any triangular forks

[@chrischardon6621]

One day a computer will invent the Best Opening Ever and Agad will have to say, "And it is as of move 13 that this position has always been reached again."

[@maggie-bc9ds]

Now I can make proper rook lift move .... Thanks a lot

[@dam-n]

I like how you say 'this position has never been reached again'. It seems more accurate. Also, you're the best

[@panda4247]

I suffer the same fate. Spend a few minutes thinking about a plan, and then get distracted and play the 2nd move completely different

[@Korovox]

5:47 Morphy claims the F-file ;D

[@keysersoze9469]

Don't let this game distract you from Deadpool riding a chocobo.

[@brokenstar4121]

could you pls make some vid. on checkmate patterns

[@Vmac1394]

Non-Japanese mangas tend to be called "graphic novels"

[@deutscheblitzkrieg]

I like the exchange french since you can reach London type positions.

[@zvonimirmaric6658]

"Hello everyone" - dogs face was like "oh, not again" XD

[@klefdnb]

Bishop to "f here" is not as descriptive but very useful.

[@likhithd9714]

0:23 so morphy finally gets 9 victories at the end ! tongue slip!

[@bboyhoyack]

Can't wait for the manga overdramatic inner monologues "b4?! is he mocking me? no, it must be....EBANSU GANBITO!!!"

[@LyricsOfALifetime]

12:25 Morphy could have also won the queen with RookH8 check. If you capture the rook, the queen is undefended. If you don't, you capture the queen, and your own queen is defended

[@theF1oracle]

& it was in this position I began to wonder how much the 'deadpool threatening to decapitate a chocobo' t-shirt cost. It ould really impress my friends at the local library !

[@argoGR]

Hey!! Last move black blocks with Qh6 but white doesn't take the rook but instead gives check with Rh8 and picks up the Queen ! 😁 Ok they all lead to victory but better pick a queen up along the way if you can

[@cougjimmy]

What do you always reach down for at the beginning of many of your videos?

[@aadhitya.c1354]

Hmm I understood why he is telling is it as a move * that this position has never been again🤔🤔

[@sebastianrex6697]

Indeed the pride of chess...

[@kmichaelcarr]

For everybody wondering why Agadmator did not cover Rh8+ at the end, it's probably because Qxg4 is simply a better move. Black will have to trade queens immediately to avoid checkmate, and Rook vs. pawns is a much better endgame than Queen vs. Rook.

[@KubaSobecki]

@ 10:11, how about pawn F6?

[@kurtzipagan6704]

I hope the next big saga will be Alekhine because he's the one who popularized modern chess strategy, I want his great knowledge in modern chess strategy in rule independence,unlimited possibilities against Capablanca's classical chess where he mainly based on principle and rules, and his limited possibilities.

[@aldobruno712]

hello Antonio, what do you do as daily job?

[@controversialtalks]

12:32, once the black queen blocks, you can go Rook H8 with check, if King takes, white Queen takes Queen, and if he moves to G7, then White Rook takes Queen 💀

[@klumzy_9097]

i also agree with haven’t been reached again

[@destiny2810]

Two back to back mouse slips over the board? Seems Lowentahal said yes to E that started kicking sooner than he expected...

[@gonzalo4658]

Age of Caissa

[@PredatorSharkHD]

12:32 another tactic that wins the queen is Rh8+. King takes then queen captures queen

[@LeventK]

It was in this position that the rook lifted.

[@RAVIKUMAR-nb5un]

Please do a video paul morphy vs alonzo morphy king's gambit game