A Pawn is All I Need | Leonhardt vs Capablanca | San Sebastian (1911)

[@agadmator]

I forgot to mention this in the video, but Paul Saladin Leonhardt died of a heart attack in Königsberg during a game of chess.

[@14thsomebodyelse]

agadmator's Chess Channel a good chess player never dies in a heart attack in a good position.. who said that?

[@maxnullifidian]

Did he win it?

[@joaofranco7366]

in the spirit of Paul Saladin Leonhardt

[@whateverok5411]

BTW I think the photo is of Vladimir kramnik

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

His lion heart failed. Funny that he had as names the nickname of a crusader english king and the name of the muslim ruler that has defeated the crusaders decisively.

[@cryptoorchid]

Gran Casino de San Sebastián (Spain). Meaning to the railing: Marshall. Standing: Burn, Leonhardt, Duras, Vidmar and Mieses. Sitting behind: Janowski, Bernstein, Schlechter, Rubinstein, Maroczy, Capablanca, Nimzowitsch, Hoffer and Teichmann. Sitting at the table in front: Spielamann and Tarrasch.

[@ThiagoFSR83]

Sir, you've just shown us your vast knowledge. Congratulations!

[@alphabeta3029]

So, Capablanca is playing Janowski? Anyway, thanks for the excellent description.

[@gireenlaw8374]

Amazing

[@MultiBejn]

Come on man

[@cryptoorchid]

@@alphabeta3029 Yes. Capablanca won. I found this source: www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?page=3&tid=79292

[@ultrainstinctshaggy669]

*IN THE SPIRIT OF MIKHAIL TAL*

[@mikeock2087]

*pours down another cold one*

[@skiperinoagadmaterino446]

Vast knowledge 0:00 First move 1:40 Find next move 5:15 / 13:53

[@dimensionalblade2778]

Just when I needed you.

[@anindyanhabib8884]

was going through comment for you.

[@karim1485]

1:26 Photo challenge

[@IndigoBassNotes]

Yes Yes Skip past all those bits where you learn positional chess concepts, skip skip skip away !

[@reaganabroad4952]

Very impressive. It's worth highlighting the style of Capa's opponents. All of them were clearly trying to beat him, and were only interested in draw once they were behind.

[@miloak]

I would have blundered the position a million times. Capa was a genius.

[@TheRealPinkWish]

thanks for admitting the way I feel

[@greense65]

Amazing how much precision was required to squeeze out a win from that one pawn advantage. Done without a move to spare!

[@johnnytohme8756]

The gentleman in the photo is Little Vlad :)

[@koteantadze4200]

Vlad who ? Kramnik ? Putin ? The impaler/dracule(a) ? Some other vlad ?

[@almgergo]

@@koteantadze4200 From the context of being on this channel I think it's safe to guess Kramnik :)

[@koteantadze4200]

Gergő Almásy that’s true, but it ain’t gonna hurt to be a bit more specific and actually type full name of a guy you are referring to so that readers don’t have to play the pronoun game

[@johnnytohme8756]

@@koteantadze4200 I meant Lenin.

[@koteantadze4200]

Johnny Tohme 😂

[@MrSupernova111]

This is game #8 of "Capablanca's Best Chess Endings." This one is a real beauty and a fine example of the end game precision that Capablanca is capable of.

[@terrymarshall8746]

-60 below 0 here in North Dakota! Gonna stay in and watch your videos all day!

[@arthurbarbosadelira7505]

-60 below 0? This is a quite hot place, Mrs Marshall

[@xCorvus7x]

@@arthurbarbosadelira7505 Only moderately warm in Fahrenheit.

[@georgemanize]

I guess you could say the weather is going for the Marshall attack

[@mikeock2087]

Theresa marshall I have played you on Lichess

[@terrymarshall8746]

General Gaming WR Cool! 🙂

[@ahmadshokry5945]

Am I the only one who is amazed that his name is Saladin Leonhardt? Probably his great grandfather was a crusades enthusiast

[@mylifematters858]

Richard VS Saladin

[@avrilduck8326]

So many amazing names!

[@joncheskin]

Capablanca is not flashy, but he seems to have a better control of the details of a position than his opponent and his endgame play is outstanding. Interesting to get to know his style better.

[@walterm.robertsiiiphd2157]

Dear Agadmator -- You are a truly gifted chess historian. I am so happy to have discovered your "saga" series, as they allow you the outlet for this great love of yours -- the STORIES behind this great game! Don't be discouraged by those who want you to just get to the moves. They can simply advance the bar to where the pieces start to move and skip your discourses with a bit of trouble to themselves. Meanwhile those of us who, like you, delight in the purely human aspects of the game, will continue to delight in your telling of tales. Thanks!

[@TheRealPinkWish]

just what I wanted to say, great job Agad

[@JJ-kl7eq]

Paul’s fierce attacking style earned him the title of Sir Paul the Leonhardted.

[@eccentrichorse11]

Hahahaha

[@davidlelyukh3690]

Love your videos agadmator! Hope you have a great rest of your day!!!

[@juanmora2263]

Beatles reference + chess + agadmator + opening theory = vast knowledge

[@jasperhalsey8574]

is the Beatles reference the title? Cuz that’s a stretch...

[@sngash]

"The game packs a lot of poison, I hope you'll enjoy it" - and it sounds perfectly normal coming from Agadmator 🤣

[@fienddube]

16:50 ....and YET, AlphaZero’s biggest contribution in crushing Stockfish was showing that open lines and piece activity are well worth a pawn sacrifice. Or 3 lol.

[@askar9367]

Saladin Leonhart Imagine someone named Stalin Hitler 500 years from now

[@micovujovic94]

😄

[@robertkosling8117]

@mjolnir, but pronounced Jonathan Saladin and King Lionheart were enemys during the crusades

[@matteogauthier7750]

I really have to watch that agadmator's best moments video

[@jolly_roger2]

Amazing endgame by Capablanca, brilliant game!

[@doh185]

Waited so long for this vid Capablanca learned opening theory.

[@black350Z]

Really like this one. I haven't seen too many 4 bishop end-games.

[@andrewptob]

Somewhere, Ben Finegold is looking upward and shaking his head: 3:20

[@bezzlebedeviled4756]

11:35 -- Interesting endgame. According to the engine, this is the pivotal moment, as all moves other than Kf1 are -12 by depth 30 (I assume that black can always forcibly win from a -12 position), while Kf1 remains at -3.9 (the value of a bishop and pawn, indicating a draw, probably eventually via three-fold repetition). Addendum: At 35 depth, Kf1 improves to -2.98 (so just a bishop) while everything else is -16 and worse with the white pawn eliminated and a new black queen present. (Strange that it hasn't found a forced mate yet.)

[@DrMrNikolaMax]

Love the positive vibes in the quote :)

[@DrMrNikolaMax]

Keep that up buddy :)

[@tudorsucaliuc7311]

OPENING THEORY LETS GO

[@35xY9oM]

as an amateur, i was very happy that i found bishop c6 as the best move :) love your content agad :)

[@truthandlove0]

2:44 "and Capablanca had no problems with accepting gambits so he grabs the pawn" lol what a boss, the funny thing is that the "gambit" is what ended up winning for him as he was a pawn up.

[@arayapokey]

This game was one of my favorites thus far of the Capablanca series.

[@elegomeskin]

Capablanca in an end game that can only be described as genius. What brilliant, coy moves for the mate. Leonhardt must have been heart broken.

[@cloud-dragon]

"The game is really packs a lots of poison, so i do hope you'll enjoy it" :) 0:40

[@MeowingPuppy]

3:52 Rare look at face of good doggo

[@dickersonforever]

The little legend Vladimir Kramnik

[@danielturunen7237]

Wow! What a wonderful photograph of the 1911 San Sebastian tournament participants! :)

[@DAMFOREIGNER]

Binge watching the saga. Great coverage.

[@KurdishYoutubeKSAS]

The greatest ever 👏👏👏

[@AronFigaro]

LOL. Capablanca's line was much simpler than the one I calculated at the end. Beautiful.

[@angelmendez-rivera351]

"I give you a Queen, you give me the game."

[@charlock2614]

Yes

[@arrowghost]

It's sad to see another great player retire from Classical, reminds me of Anatoly Karpov as well. Though both of them will still be around for faster time formats. But I wish Kramnik well in his future!

[@bpoirier4]

“Gazza’s Tears” against Kasparov during the world championship match in 2000. Dominating performance by Vlad

[@muhtasimchowdhury]

Meaning to the railing: Marshall. Standing: Burn, Leonhardt, Duras, Vidmar and Mieses. Sitting behind: Janowski, Bernstein, Schlechter, Rubinstein, Maroczy, Capablanca, Nimzowitsch, Hoffer and Teichmann. Sitting at the table in front: Spielamann and Tarrasch. Source: Chess.com

[@rohanp]

5:35 beautiful question.

[@billbillson3129]

Really cool! I am enjoying the saga, and I felt very accomplished when I saw the move before Leonhardt resigned*without pausing the video as usual*😂

[@AlwaysAudacity]

In the spirit of Capablanca.

[@captainnautilus9578]

one of the best positional games I've ever seen

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Wow excellent endgame from Casablanca so ironic to win because of the extra pawn always a pleasure watching a Casablanca game a great and legendary player thanks Agadmator

[@ant7936]

Capa was a master of the patient Endgame. One of my favourite books is Capablanca's 100 Best Endgames.

[@MrSupernova111]

I'm currently reading "Capablanca's Best Chess Endings" which contains 60 full games with emphasis on end games. This one is the book but I find the book to be a hit or miss with very light annotations without any critique whatsoever of Capablanca. So far though this one is one of my favorites.

[@feedingyouinformation2572]

My brain gives up on calculations after game 10 each day. Thats my problem...

[@mrmarkstv6585]

5:44 I found the move yeah

[@yourn4m3h3re]

After ...Be5 (8:30 in the video), I asked myself "why doesn't white play the simple and powerfull Ba7 immediately to gain control of the b8 square?". But then I realized that black's ressource would be to put his dark square bishop on the diagonal a7-g1 once b6 is pushed.

[@wquitw0727]

well it s a pity he decided to retire, i still remember that photo of him laughing with chucky on a post-game analysis

[@the5thestate587]

This was quite a beautiful game in terms of tile controlling!

[@alexandruepuran]

Won-der-ful! Thanks

[@brendanward2991]

14:17 - After 1... Kh3, can white simply capture the pawn on g3, with 2 Bxg3 Kxg3 3 Kg1, and the white king takes the opposition?

[@ahmedwaheed3153]

Brendan Ward it results in a draw as well

[@brendanward2991]

Yes, that's what I meant. It seems a more efficient way of drawing than the variation Agadmator demonstrated.

[@santiagorodriguez2940]

Both are theoretical but yeah

[@rkrmtest]

Probably, you should have named the photo contributor name ;) Wonderful explanation, no doubt!

[@johnmarkcastillo3692]

Hi Agadmator. I am one of your fans. I just want to suggest. At time 10:08 I think after black pushes g4 the white bishop can simply capture the pawn and go for a draw and for humans I think it is very hard to win for black. How do you assess it? Any help for me please. Thank you.

[@stateofdecay2210]

the deep mind videos are awesome

[@ultrainstinctshaggy669]

The Pawngrabber is back!

[@TheDiceMatrix]

Beyond Superior! Agcelsior!

[@jessejames8370]

#Suggestion Peter Leko vs Vladimir Kramnik Linares (2004)

[@paulmacariola10]

Thank you I am new in your channels

[@dumitrufrunza8136]

@15:20 is where a single pawn makes the difference.

[@Vicnotinho]

leonhardt was amazing in this game.

[@adamleckius]

4:50 what is he saying here, about what Capablanca does with the bishop? Can't comprehend, either I'm bad at chess terms or English :D

[@jayvenebeatbox5375]

fianchetto. it's when you use the bishop as kind of a sniper that controls a very long diagonal

[@LazarosGaming]

Marshall, Burn, Janowski ,Bernstein, Rubinsfein, Macoczy, LeonHardt, Spielmann, Capablanca, Niemzowifsch, Vidmar, Hoffer, Teichmann, Tarrasch, Miescs

[@inlovewithi]

I like that the year is on the title.

[@mylifematters858]

Respect to Kramnik. This last tournament decided it for him

[@banakafala1a]

an opening theory is all i need

[@RF_20]

Great end game lesson this

[@mikeholland6750]

person in the photo at 1:38 is magnus carlsen

[@epomeni-ekpompi]

thats an amazing picture

[@johncerminaro4549]

Any Kramnik game w/Kasparov where he trades queens early would be fun to watch ~

[@argjessaer4670]

I finally found the correct move at 13:55 :)

[@hsenwehbe4628]

I have a question , what is capablanca chess and why chess players dont play it ? I read that I prevet a draw games so it should be usefull

[@rezashahmizad9585]

Hi there man. great job u do here. I hail from Iran

[@ratel.miodozer]

Reza Shahmizad thank you

[@nikolaglavan1312]

Why are your videos not showing up in my feed anymore?? This is frustrating because I am an excellent subscriber :)

[@TDTheTruth]

Such a cool endgame

[@davidskaar3232]

Great endgame puzzle

[@mirsadajdari]

You are uploading very fast - *_your favorite mod of discord_*

[@CharlesOffdensen]

Saladin Lion Heart, what a name!

[@iamandi45]

Show us the Kramnik imortal game! :))

[@vladavasiljev]

I found the bc6 in two seconds, my puzzle rating surpassed 2000 and I'm 20 at puzzle rush, for now... And all that thanks to your channel which brought me to chess a year ago, when I could barely play against 3th level against the machine, but a few days ago I battled against 2180 player on lichess tournament in a classic game and managed to hold on well almost till the end of the middle game, but I blundered a peace and resigned. Thanks for spreading love for chess worldwide in a such great manner Agadmator!

[@khaluha9235]

Capablanca plays like a chess machine

[@1994mrmysteryman]

Opening Theory is what he needs.

[@pietrobarbieri8113]

Hey! Thanks for your content! I have been following your videos for a while and i have a question for you and for everyone else who has suggeations. What book or guide would you suggest for a beginner? I would like to start playing and i'm looking for a good point to start. Thanks in advance!

[@pathutchison9866]

I was just wondering if Capablanca had studied any opening theory. You don’t seem to mention that either way and it seems like an oversight on your part.

[@krishpatel7499]

What software do you use for these video please tell

[@philip9689]

Can someone explain to me why the pawn sacrifice was popular in the past? I don't see much (if any) compensation for white. Did Leonhardt do something wrong?

[@ryanarya2806]

Like agad said, usually sacrificing a pawn is very common to gain initiative. In many case, initiative is very dangerous, so it's a piece of cake to trade with one pawn in middle-game.

[@abdullaalmosalami]

Damn what! Kramnik is retiring :O

[@fredericoharg5042]

I can never be first on here. Everybody is waiting in the wings ready to pounce.

[@mendozajovy]

Agadmator are you planning to have a Kramnik special edition?

[@ameeshupadhyay]

Saladin Leonhardt what a great name

[@dawitbrhane1594]

Vladimir kramnik

[@briankoontz1]

Chess is brutal. Some guy lost an eye!

[@varadkousadikar9424]

Can you please put link of your first you tube video??

[@dennisacreman1431]

After capablancas pawn G2 why not king f2?

[@RawPeds]

what a tricky endgame

[@bmatic1319]

Hi all! Just want to know, what's the best place to play chess online? Thanks!

[@user-uj2cq6rd8n]

Chess.com and Lichess

[@bmatic1319]

@@user-uj2cq6rd8n thank you!

[@jedrzej8442]

Hey agadmator, I hope you will cover some of the alpha zero games you got soon! I came to dislike the engine like gameplay by human grandmasters and I hope alpha zero can change the way we play chess again :-)