A Man Surprised is Half Beaten! || Praggnanandhaa vs Gukesh || Round 2 || FIDE Candidates (2024)

[@camilohiche4475]

The only reason players are not allowed to have their telephones with them during the games is because they would watch Agad's video analysis to check out their moves

[@pt4909]

too OP for any candidates, cannot allow that

[@mikeholland6750]

legend has it agad already knows the winner of the tournament

[@koushik5437]

AND still they need a timemachine

[@AnthonyTakiRISTCE]

Lol kids with their brains 😅😅

[@DarkKnightIndia]

If only Agad posts the games before they end

[@nedmerrill5705]

Pragg led Gukesh into the dark forest, but Pragg was the one who got lost.

[@gunal3165]

😂

[@danielward7008]

Brilliant analogy 👏

[@user-dw4dq1if1m]

Gukesh: *"owh, you thought dark forest is your ally, you merely adopted it! I was born in it, moulded by it.."*

[@andrewmacintosh1388]

Thank you for this comment. I didn't think of it and it is simply brilliant, beautiful and scary.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Love the Bane posting. Keep It up and, together, we’ll change the world.

[@JJBA1000B]

Must appreciate Gukesh's composure during the game..almost down by 1 hour on time against a very well prepared opponent, many missed chances but he was fully focused till the very end.. Such a tenacious player

[@indianfan1029]

That rook move so good. To a7. Magnus-like.

[@suyashshukla149]

remember a similar game played by ding against fabi in the 2020 candidates in the 3rd round where ding was under or around 20 minutes just after the opening, yet he found a way back and beet fabi. That was pretty impressive considering fabi's form back then.

[@pathutchison7688]

These young players are great. Really feels like this is the first candidates of the new generation.

[@viorry1829]

He surprised his opponent, was up so much in time, yet he still lost. Tough luck for Pragg, but this shows that Gukesh really got that strong mentality. Other players would've crumbled under the pressure. Congrats

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

It’s hard to believe either one of these guys is less than 20 years old. Many many years of incredible chess ahead of them.

[@MrAbdaka]

"A man surprised is half-beaten but as it would seem he is only half-beaten" - Agadmator 😂

[@vinnie4914]

This account is easily the best chess account out there! Keep up the good work!

[@mountains_beaches98]

I like Agad’s channel for game reviews and Chessbase for the game coverage and vlogs. Both easily the best channels for chess.

IT's terrible, the only good aspect it's that he covers a lot of games, but the quality of the analysis are trash. Power Play Chess its much better, Chessnetwork also, this its the fast food of chess

[@vinnie4914]

@CaioFalcao why you hating lil bro 😭😭😭

@@vinnie4914 cus he don't bring so many aspects os the game, just trow computer analyses, don't talk about pratical play, don't bring the nuances about the time trouble in the time that the player blunders. There is so much more in this games. But today for example he it's the one that made a video about this game, so I understand that to coverup so many games you need to lose some of the flavors, but I watched the live game and the time scramble, and the doubts in the analyses without just a computer analyses. This channel it's super important, but I hate when I need to came here.

[@billagap3213]

​@lol many dumb comments from you. Good job

[@michaelmassaro4375]

So Glad Gukesh won my Favorite player I think Pragg would have to be an engine to have found those lines you showed maybe he saw them beginning with Knight sacrifice Gukesh plays very strong against Pragg just as he did when he drew a Game vs Pragg earlier this year Thanks for the game enjoy your day

[@DhanushK-z4k]

He is my favourite too bruh but this tournament won't be easy I'm rooting for him from the bottom of my heart

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

I’m not surprised Gukesh beat Hikaru or Pragg, but I did think Hikaru would at least draw. I’m shocked at how badly Gukesh beat these guys. Ratings are not helping me compare these players anymore.

[@pandorasbox3635]

it's 2 am in Croatia, thank you for your effort to provide these amazing videos

[@yethenkosi5046]

Gukesh is incredibly strong at classical chess for his age

[@sg763zero]

He is just 17, when I was 17 I was making fake Facebook accounts of my crush to comment on my photos 😂😊

[@rahulgamer4574]

​@@sg763zero😂😂😂😂

[@morninglion27]

@@sg763zero lmao thats crazy

[@mrsigma7669]

​@@sg763zero i am 26 and i am still doing that

[@hiffets1]

I want to see the “new” players defy the predictions by Magnus and Anand…for once it would be nice to see a completely new face as a challenger

[@SuperMaanas]

When was the last time an entire round of the candidates was decisive? 2018?

[@michaelmassaro4375]

How many games did Black win today ? 2 ?

[@luisenriquerivera3145]

2020-21 round 12.

[@Zhile_Yu]

@@michaelmassaro4375 2 black wins which are both covered by agadmator and two white wins today.

[@theotherjoedimaggio]

@@michaelmassaro4375 2 wins from black side. wild.

[@JJBA1000B]

​@@theotherjoedimaggio3 if you count the women's part as well..

[@jessejordache1869]

Wow, nice win/loss to draw ratio. This is fighting chess. I have nothing else to say. Time to watch the game.

[@awriter1214]

2:10 I mean I don't usually comment things like these, but for some reason seeing two Indian flags on the table of candidates really made me have another level of respect for these youngsters, couldn't help bowing

[@thecritic3443]

Prag and Gukesh are Goku and Vegeta of Chess. Both I hope don't give up and improve.

[@jampubharadwaj9374]

Coming from a DBZ fan, who do you think is Vegeta among the two?

[@SuperMaanas]

Poor Praggu. It seems like he mixed up his preparation and then spiraled from there

[@3DHDcat]

he is robot like, against chaotic situations or players like nepo he will struggle. He is good but not ready yet

[@danielward7008]

I'm glad Gukesh won this tbf as it proves that you can't just win by memorising thousands of computer lines. As soon as Pragg was out of his prep he was out of ideas.

[@qasimzulfikar8749]

This is why these youngsters are not world champion material yet. Preparation merchants.

[@JTST1234]

​@@3DHDcatjust the opposite. If you follow Praggs games you will know that he enjoys these positions a lot. It is just that Gukesh is better at such positions

[@khushbhandari2569]

Gukesh starting the candidates strong

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Yes he is so early though a lot can and will happen yet I’m glad he won

[@ajeetsingh3442]

U do realise that he has been in some form in recent times and when he is playing this, it's hard for anyone to stand up to him. He and nodirbek can be the big twos of chess​@@michaelmassaro4375

[@ishaanrohmetra3447]

gukesh started same in freestyle chess earlier this year against magnus and we know what happened next. hope for some more good games.

[@RajeevYadav-z9y]

did you forget tata steel gukesh has the best chances to win as indian

[@ishaanrohmetra3447]

@@RajeevYadav-z9y still he chokes later on in the tournaments. I hope he give his best, i am not his hater but i like prag more but problem with prag is that he plays like a champion with top tier players but loose against less threatening opponents.

[@RajeevYadav-z9y]

@@ishaanrohmetra3447 gukesh is just 17 what do you want from him he cannot win every tournament he is in , gukesh wants to win games unlike pragg who is happy in making draw also gukesh is better in classical .

[@NotElusivePanda]

What a game to enjoy with friends at the bar or library

[@victor_otieno37]

"To calculate it properly you need an engine by your side." Sips Juice

[@bernardobila4336]

17 years old already in the candidates?? That's extremely impressive

[@nza1804]

Very sad to see Pragg lose. Was so shocked as he was up an hour vs Gukesh and had a great position. Yet, he lost, tough

[@RajeevYadav-z9y]

he never had a good position gukesh had many chances throughout the game

[@HELLO_019]

Pragg never had better position, this comment is misinformation

[@mattheww4862]

I'm kinda surprised Pragg didn't figure the right move in the "pause the video" moment while I did and I'm strictly an amateur but he probably calculated so many things you can lose yourself in the clutter.

[@Rareme530]

He was never in a good position, you are projecting nonsense

[@pitju99]

​@@mattheww4862I don't mean to say this as disrespect but you can choose the right move without knowing why it's good, and also, having the information of "a position being critical" is a huge advantage as you know that one move is much better than the others, you'll probably spend more time, be more skeptical about lines and so on.

[@Karson-m69]

Happy and surprised to see all the three Indian players in the same photo 2:18 .. The photo deserves more credit.. Lol

[@ronitkadam5355]

Most weird thing in that photo was Nepo 😅

[@purvishdholakia7369]

Just waiting for you to upload …. It’s 5am but waiting for you to cover the games😁

[@holylots]

I'm really impressed at the poise of these players with all the camera and activity around them. I have frequently blundered a game against a 1600 player because one of my kids was yelling from the other room. I don't imagine Bobby from the 1971 Candidates' Tournament would have matched the patience of these contemporary greats.

[@farooqa.solangi1262]

Amazing game of nerves by Gukesh.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

He’s Good like that

[@mahdiismail8853]

I always believe the next World Chess Champion from India after The Great Anand is Gukesh and not Pragg. I still stand my ground.

[@Axiomatic75]

I'm a big fan of Pragg, he's my favorite youngster together with Vincent Keymer. That said this was a disappointing game. Excellent prep but once he had to think for himself things went wrong quickly. Can't blame him, I imagine there is tremendous pressure on all of them to perform well. 18 year old me certainly would've struggled with that.

[@Rareme530]

Then imagine a 17 year old you

[@mukmin01]

7:59 Why did not agad engine spot an easy Knight nasty discovery Nf6+ that could have won the queen? Is the engine rating 900? Cant see how it is not worth it.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

You sure ? I kind of don’t think these GMs miss moves that people spot in the comments

[@victordeluca7360]

Probably equal for both sides, queen for knight and rook is not always that great of a trade

[@vikramkrishnan6414]

Keep up the great work Agad!

[@lykos7235]

it would be great if u added time in the analysis...

[@yashchopda]

8:00-8:10 mins Isn’t the black queen hanging in your analysis when the knight moves to f6 to give a check.How is that line playable then you ignored that move.

[@shalevueable]

Fascinating game!!! Gukesh defended like a lion 🦁 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@nathansweetman5101]

8:08 after g6 there is Nf6+ which win the black queen, right?

[@HominisLupis]

I have a question. When two players face off for the first time (they play each other twice in the entire tournament), what decides who starts with the white pieces? A draw? Their rating? Their h2h? I'll admit I didn't watch the entirety of Agad's 20 min intro to the tournament 😭

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Probably Random

[@terriblehits3157]

13:56 f7 pawn... Interesting looking pawn

[@ajeetsingh3442]

To be honest, this game was too complicated. U just cant blame pragg, its just gukesh comes up with crazy ideas that will send chills down ur spinse

[@pozzowon]

2:10 5 people in the photo, one mask, that's weird

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Yeah there’s always one in the bunch not that weird

[@michaelgarrow3239]

What about K-e7 at the end?

[@un_banavati]

@agadmator I think, at time stamp 7:53, after Nxe3,fxe3 black cannot play Bxg2 as Nf6+ is discovered check and black is now loosing the Queen (Rxd8).

[@thealgeriantank2587]

It feels like he relied on preparations, not on actually tryinv tonthink for his own.

[@Rareme530]

Gukesh was out prepped but he didn't conceive any advantage throughout the game though he lost some advantages. Gukesh is better than Pragg at calculation

[@aagm.]

Thank you for your tireless and timely coverage of this tournament

[@nirmalsuthar2671]

Thank you for being quick

[@swimkris98]

8:01 doesn't white have Kf6x and pick up a queen on d8?

[@antek041]

could you show time control in these candidates games?

[@M-pm8nr]

It’s amazing how the game mostly played on the back rank of the winning side.

[@burimsaliji23]

I would never have thought gukesh is 17 🤯

[@Rareme530]

Stereotype

[@AntoniusAgungNugroho]

Finally, a d4 game!

[@kirillzakharov7336]

2:14 Just Nepo being Nepo, doing Nepo things.

[@rodrigonunes3027]

Thank you for being so fast

[@ShivF3]

What a Title❤🔥🔥🔥

[@afrikind]

Sir Agad the Creator 😊😅

[@AlexThomas-k1l]

What a beautiful defene by little age but strong minted D. Gugesh👍👍🥰🥰🙏

[@EricJohnson-ls1rh]

All that analysis at 8:00, with the white knight on d7. Why is there never Nf6# winning the queen?

[@bilalameer57]

Lovely video uncle

[@jaspreetmodi]

Anyone - at 3:08 i.e. after black pawn's C4 capture, why would white queen not go A4 for check and take the free bishop?

[@Preeti03685]

If he then N C6 , developing as well as protecting bishop, it's wasteful to move like queen a4😂 just Think about It😅

[@jaspreetmodi]

@@Preeti03685 man !

[@johnsnow2334]

That Game was extrem complicated

[@ptj1ptj172]

Two school mates clashing at the candidates....in about 10 yrs time, they would clash for the world championship!!

[@ateistaeletszemlelet3492]

At 8:06 you say, black is fine, and you missed it already for 2 moves that there is Nf6 discovered check, and black losing its queen.

[@Wargasm54]

Agad already knows the winner….in 2030

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

Before the first pause moment, why didn't black take the knight on f7 withbthevrook.

[@leelashankarreddy3684]

#suggestion/request can you please show an Arjun Erigaisi game? He’s farming the opens which is quite hard because he’s basically in unknown territory and is more than holding his own!

[@watsrealTV]

Best break down on you tube.

[@gravyholicbear]

I mean, it’s not like when Goku and Vegeta got paired up in round one of the tournament at the start of the Buu saga.

[@DKMRFCBrlz]

Always a sad day when Pragg doesn’t win

[@davidgriffiths7696]

Looks like Fabi can solve the position, must be the favourite. Pragg taking a shot at 18 years old, but as an outsider. Hikaru looks interesting, but amusingly enough it was Kramnik that was banned for cheating. Never a dull moment.

[@loneranterism]

Gukesh endured a lot of nerves...and came out on top. Pragg created a net ..but got entangled himself due to complications and time trouble

[@lightyagami1752]

Obligatory "And this is just Gukesh D, just wait till you see Gukesh A" comment. Well done Gukesh. Pragg, still early days, bounce back. And of course, thank you so much for the amazing content Agadmator.

[@edwardtang3585]

This game is absolute nuts

[@rkchoka7555]

8:06 so the discover on the Queen is not winning ? A rook and a knight for a Queen is not always a good deal

[@stiliyan66]

On 8:00 min. after g6 - Nf6+,B:f6, R:d8 and queen die!

[@Davidl928]

Kudos to my favorite player...D.Gukesh....World championship is inevitable

[@dhanarputra555]

I haven't seen anyone convincing enough to dethrone Ding Liren

[@Philopantheon82]

Gukesh is way too strong in classical format

[@schess75]

Please show Nepo vs Alireza

[@michaelmassaro4375]

It’s his next one

[@ameetdesai8455]

Two Gladiators🎉

[@coxscorner]

Too complex for me, and apparently for Super GM's Prag and Gukesh

[@DVssTamilSongs]

I found correctly Knight capture on d5

[@ahrrydepp493]

How the fook gukesh is 17 years old?

[@ajeetsingh3442]

Coz he was born 17 years ago😂

[@himanshukumar-ik4by]

After ruk cross F2 then night should be on the square ne7 check

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क]

Gukesh his peak rating is 2760 that he achieved some 5 months back when he was just 17 ... He has a higher rating than Karpov, Tal, Morphy, Anand, Ivanchuk, Svideler, Ding, Kraminik, Nepo around this age... Not necessarily as strong as these guys.. but he will be there soon ... Also fun Fact ... Gukesh did not had a computer until he became a GM (12 years and 9 months ).. so most of this chess fundamental are old school and SOLID as a rock .... Another fun fact... ARJUN ERIGAISI never plays a line until he knows at least 50 version of that line (until unto 30 moves or more) Unlike Gukesh, Arjun started using computer for chess analysis when he was 7... so this is the diversity that can come from a same country, same federation, same age group, and two friends from the same city .. both close to 2755 ELO ranking currently ... But Anyway... this is sad for Prag..... It seems Praagu messed up the lines and got severely confused. He has an overview of what needs to be done but was always 2 correct moves late... Also Gukesh did not find even a single tactics in this game (because he plays very HUMAN like .. because he does not had a computer and still relies on human intuition) ... ... all in all .. well fought game but mildly disappointing by both the Indian teenagers ....

[@jessejordache1869]

With the remark "often, the most active square for the queen is its starting square", David Bronstein created an entire generation of players who found Qd1! quickly and naturally, causing their older counterparts to spit take, you are creating a generation of players who make retreating knight moves as naturally as centralizing rook moves. Oh, and don't forget "b4!! +-". You're an institution.

[@tamatamt]

thanks Agad

[@spacegoat2130]

weird things on the photos: people still wearing masks.

[@mohakdas2379]

#suggestions Nakamura vs Vidit And Nepo vs. Alireza. Please make video on their games and mention my name. I watch your videos from 2 and 5 years back. Really, you do so much for us.....❤

[@jakubprzybylik862]

I was sure Gukesh is older for at very least 6 years

[@xddesho]

SHIT I WAS RIGHT HAHAHAHAHA! knight captures on d5. Life changing. I guess 😅

[@الفاروق-عمر-الخطاب]

2 games shown, 2 to go.

[@nirmalsuthar2671]

I see nepo's playing

[@daviddurbin7682]

I think pragg just having candidates jitters

[@michaelmassaro4375]

He went against a Force named Gukesh

[@ManindraKarjee]

Sir please flip the board when black won

[@renishisrael9520]

It would be really cool if these guys challenge Magnus and not Ding for the title

[@tyquin1414]

You could’ve never convinced me that Pragg is older than Gukesh..

[@Rareme530]

Look at their younger photos, if you still make that comment after seeing the photo then you are a stereotype 💯

[@tyquin1414]

@@Rareme530 you make no sense

[@Murilodanielbg]

Nice

[@terciosardinha3235]

the players on the right side usualy wear blue... weird

[@chintandoshi2291]

Feel so bad for pragg. From a totally winning position to losing the game just because of two suboptimal moves. Kudos to Gukesh, of course. But really want to ask pragg what the fuck happened? Also, isn't time management poor of these two prodigies? Hope they learn from it and do better against the other super GMs

[@Rareme530]

When was Pragg better? Please tell me which move Pragg was better? Except for time advantage due to the prep, he played suboptimal moves most part of the game

[@goldeneye8643]

Last time Prag almost lost a match against gukesh as well but a silly mistake cause gukesh to dram that match🥱

[@KirubanithiKiruba-vo6ih]

Its seems to be apprantelely Pragg is carrying Gukesh on his shoulder without shouting this called selfless greatest of all but some one else is coments Pragg is a Dalit or Gugan for Ram God but Pragg no need to be like a Mahabharat or Ramayana period but Pragg is more capable because Pragg let go Gukesh in Prague tournament only so you have to separate like Visvanathan Ramamurthy film music director

[@TheRaspberryFlavored]

Hello everyone

[@solarflare965]

Weird -> Ian 😅 nice