Magnus Carlsen vs Ian Nepomniachtchi || World Chess Championship (2021) || Game 6

[@PaperGrape]

You will all note that Magnus played b4. And Magnus won.

[@floriandauser6263]

b4 Is just OP

[@adamsaetveit7995]

Clearly the decisive moment in this game

[@HristovVojnikUOtadzbini]

It's more powerful than eye contact on handshake 🤝

[@pedrorengel9603]

After that, the result was inevitable.

[@gazamidori2866]

He also played f3 angering all finegold fans... And still won. Absolute legend

[@wilsonlee4398]

“The world’s greatest chess player missed this move and it takes the engine with 40 move depth to find it. “ Agadmator: “I’ll give you a few seconds to find it”

[@johngleeman8347]

Could be a secret chess genius at home that is too shy to go big. XD

[@surzsanz3988]

🤣

[@Sunsetjanice]

Lol

[@harsharoyal5927]

🤣

[@CriticalThinking-wl3og]

Time stamp pls

[@MartinInBC]

My 4-year-old niece commented on the power of Carlsen's knight, recognizing the significant role it was able to play in safely shepherding the slow march of Carlsen's pawn pair to victory. OK, she said "I like the horsey" but I knew what she meant.

[@JuicedBoredom]

Splendid dad joke

[@moon4tzuyupokeonce41]

🤣🤣😂 Either your daughter is a future chess GOAT or this is one of the best jokes... Perhabs both...

[@ernestodelgato930]

lmao had me in the first half, not gonna lie

[@trequor]

Everyone thought that Andrea was joking, but in truth she was reminding Magnus of his greatest strength: his intuitive understanding of HOW THE KNIGHT MOVES!

[@bert.hbuysse5569]

Best comment ive read in a while.

[@ramachandra776]

Interviewer asks Nepo :- "How do you plan on coming back into the match" Nepo :- "with great style " Nepo is a secret fan of agadmator 😁 .

[@silencionomus]

Probably not so secret ;-)

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

He’s gonna play b4 next game

[@OK-uf5ly]

2 years later: yeah right

[@sovereignruler]

Magnus' endgame is second to none. By eliminating the black bishop with his rook, he rendered Nepo's Queen useless, and gave himself an opportunity to move up the board, where he eventually saw the barricade that would prevent the Queen from saving the king. Brilliantly done by Magnus. Nepo played an incredible game. Too bad someone had to lose. Marvelous game!

[@libertas12]

The queen wasnt useless as she was still able to hold the position according to tablebase. But from a human standpoint it was very difficult to find all the right moves against Magnus endgame god

[@seekzugzwangful]

Ng1 was the star move for me ❤️

[@ParleLeVu]

@@libertas12 Useless for anything but holding a perfectly played draw was what he meant. Nepo has, even theoretically, nearly zero winning chances at that point.

[@nevinkuser9892]

But Nepo in fact won because is now an unforgettable part of one of the greatest games in history.

[@thomasrad5202]

@@libertas12 agreed, Nepo earned a drawn position, but it all came down to Magnus being able to take advantage of the slightest deviations from tablebase. The position was certainly drawn, but Magnus showed such mastery of the endgame, perfectly repositioning his pieces at the right moments to gain the footholds necessary to grind out a win. Drawn from a computer standpoint, but from a human standpoint, it is Magnus who has all the chances while Nepo must play perfectly just to prove the position is drawn.

[@CosmicAtmosphere]

First we had the most accurate game in the history of Chess Championship, and now we have here the longest game ever. This Chess Championship proves to be one of the most interesting since long ago.

[@wasp7969]

no it’s not magnus will win it easily

[@gilbertvidaurri5195]

Which game was the most accurate? It was in this match up right?

[@mariofilipovic1]

@@gilbertvidaurri5195 Game #3

[@phaque3115]

@@human7491 toilet scandal.. please elaborate lol

[@AysarAburrub]

@@gilbertvidaurri5195 this game wasnt accurate, or not THAT accurate, both players did make a few inaccuracies/mistakes in time scramble ... game 3 was the most accurate game.

[@williammorris584]

This was a great game, I watched the live stream from about move 25 to the end. The commentary by Judit Polgar was excellent, but the greatest moment in the event occurred around move 60 when a statement appeared in the chat : “Agadmator already knows who won”.

[@vbucksroblox7368]

Checkmatekzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@susien9883]

@Daniel Stefanov judit was also commentating on a different stream

[@clarencebayer79]

Yeah I seen our old buddy here get mentioned a couple times.

[@georgejoseph7519]

🤣

[@sahilouette]

You know it's going to be epic when it's a 43 minute video for one game of chess. Greatest game I've seen live!

[@shrekecomment8056]

Checkmatekzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@squadnft5176]

@@shrekecomment8056 yessir 🔥

[@pedrorengel9603]

Roller coaster of emotions.

[@n8guy]

Well then I picked a good one as my first live game!

[@tech_to_know]

Same brother. I watched it live but also watch this full video

[@RickTaylorpopnstart]

Carlsen prolly thought to himself when the gentleman played e4 for Magnus..."Not yet, Sir..lets wait to play e4 at move 110".....

[@GinjouArmy]

The amount of insane calculations done just proves that he is the best in Chess. Not Magnus but the guy who made the move he read Magnus like a book and saw how the game would end and gave him the idea.

[@ATZDDD]

I wonder when it first occurred to him that the match could last 120+ moves. Or are they too wrapped up in the game and avoiding that level of meta-thought about the result?

[@ShaunbirKlair24]

One of the greatest games in chess history, definitely gonna go down in the history books

[@12jswilson]

It needs a good name. Game 6 Botvinnik-Tal "the Storm of the Century" and Spassky-Fischer "The Applause." I submit this one as "The Marathon."

[@kovy689]

@B. C. L,,,,,, 👇😍 Yawn

[@kacpermoney2820]

The Triathlon Opening Mid game End game Magnus vs Nepo 2021 WCC Game 6

[@kovy689]

@Shinta ayu Yawn

[@vbucksroblox7368]

@@kovy689 yessirkzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@JF_Robles]

Everyone is talking about how good Magnus is, but it takes two great players to make such an amazing game like this one.

[@elederiruzkin8835]

Very true. Let's see what happens in the next game.

[@redsix2225]

Well said.

[@wsemenske]

That's what a loser would say

[@sub.consciousnz1312]

@@wsemenske so is that lol

[@TheOneWhoHasABadName]

@@wsemenske I mean, if Magnus held a simul for whatever reason and we joined, I don’t think either of us are going to make a nice game like this one. Maybe one of us is going to make a nicer game than the other, but still, nothing out of the ordinary.

[@thethinker3888]

One of the greatest games I’ve ever seen, first time watching ~8 hours of a classical game LIVE, definitely will go down in history as one of Magnus’ best endgame grinds. Of course considering what’s at stake and the caliber of the game, it’ll be the most memorable one.

[@vbucksroblox7368]

Checkmatekzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@rpc717]

Same! I'm so glad I picked today to watch.

[@squadnft5176]

@@vbucksroblox7368 yessir 🔥

[@jimhofoss9982]

yes, watched this game live in its entirety as well. Incredible patience and guts to win. Wow

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

How many matches will be played in the tournament?

[@NicoDavid]

35 minutes for levi 43 minutes for agad jeez, this nepo vs carlsen is history in the making! gratz to the GOAT magnus!

[@lukecash3500]

Just wait for Jerry (Chessnetwork) to upload, it might be even longer lol.

[@fernandovargasmejia8512]

The GOAT is Fischer but yeah, congratulations to Magnus

[@h3lln4h]

kalbano umalis ka dito

[@haroldsomehands4271]

@@fernandovargasmejia8512 nyahahhaa what a joke.

[@FF-jf8yg]

@@fernandovargasmejia8512 It's an objective fact that peak Magnus would crush peak Fischer if you send Magnus back in time with a time machine (if only that was possible). Like everything, Chess has evolved a lot over the years. Engines have made today's top players absolute chess superhumans compared to the greats of the past. They just know so much more. Fischer would get eaten alive.

[@duncankushnir4855]

The last five moves, Magnus was literally reading the top move off the tablebase. Unbelievable. And this was I guess the strategy... if you look at Nepo's 'mistake', he was in a situation where Magnus just had to play more or less understandably, but in every branch Nepo had 1 or 2 moves to save the draw, and many not obvious. Magnus just had to play, but Nepo had to come up with a stockfish move every single time, and he broke. Nepo was also amazingly gracious and nice in the post game interviews... he has done himself proud in this tourney, but there is a a reason Magnus has been #1 for so long... just that terminator grind.

[@tom4115]

Yep. Nepo has found so many only moves this match, but in this game Magnus just made him find too many. One after the other. Again and again. He ground him into dust.

[@spark5010]

Btw how do u check tablebase?

[@xehpuk]

Agree, Once I heard the game lasted 8 hour I sorta knew who had won. Incredible stamina by the man.

[@jootpepet]

The last 5 moves wasnt the impressive part lol any 2700 would see that. Hikaru found it instantly

[@bernardoalbano1816]

@@jootpepet bruh, they were playing a game for 8 hours with no break, high stress, no food, no engine to help you fogure out the positions saving you effort, etc... you have no idea about what you are talking about

[@FinalSentinel]

When move 60 came and time control was reached, the game was evaluated to be a dead draw. However, there was still this unshakeable feeling that we were about to watch Magnus squeeze water from a stone. What a game!

[@vbucksroblox7368]

Better callkzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@eragonshurtugal4239]

I think the engine said it was more or less a dead draw until Qe6

[@shrekecomment8056]

@@vbucksroblox7368 yessir 🔥

[@nirolf12]

@@eragonshurtugal4239 Yes, pretty much

[@dragonclone1641]

"with perfect play"

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

What a game. It has everything from time scramble to incredible end game technique. Ian navigated Magnus's surprise in the opening, got an active position, let Magnus off the hook and got into trouble but defended perfectly for hours. All that for nothing...

[@caniggiaful]

Lool. Great comment writing end game technique from you.

[@vbucksroblox7368]

@@caniggiaful checkmatekzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@squadnft5176]

@@vbucksroblox7368 yessir 🔥

[@rpc717]

"(Nepo) has a draw, but only if he plays a million perfect moves in a row." How prophetic.

[@AAYLV]

Then he would have a win

[@Warriormanners]

@@AAYLV Not necessarily.. It doesn't matter how "perfect" your moves are if your opponent plays to the same standard, it will still be a draw.

[@AAYLV]

@@Warriormanners yeah of course

[@OK-uf5ly]

​@@Warriormannersand you already know magnus gonna play perfectly 💀 it's whether you can play perfectly or not

[@LordMajicus]

One thing that should be said more is that it takes two to create such a masterpiece. We only got this game because both Magnus and Ian wanted to push hard for a win instead of going after a draw, and to go that hard for so long requires an opponent to push you to your limits. Excellent game by both players, this surely will be not only a career defining game but a game that defines the sport itself.

[@fos1451]

From the video, I think Ian is pushing for a draw by trying to make repetition and understandably so, only magnus actually pushing for the win

[@boy19901]

@@fos1451 he was ahead for a while in middle of the game and push for win but he did try to draw it at the end

[@LordMajicus]

@@fos1451 Towards the end yeah, he did because he had nothing better, but we only got there because he was making a serious effort to push around move 40. You only really get winning chances by giving the opponent chances too.

[@jootpepet]

Nah, Ian's great but Magnus is on aanother level on his own. Thats why he gets all the praise.

[@mehmeteminbilgin8003]

i believed that nepo is somehow is like a kryptonite to magnus even when he blunders he compromises the position which magnus usually believes him unlike any other player that i have ever seen him do so against, i dont think he will go down easily. Magnus just made us remember why he is a machine in endgame squeezing water out of stone, also huge respect to ian after 8 hours of hard fought game he showed pure class and take the defeat like a true champion.This championship matches will go down as one of the best ever in history i can feel it that next games will be as exciting if not better because its time to go big or go home.

[@modixas]

YEs. when the score is inbalanced you have nothing to lose. Prepare for a bomb game 7 with Nepo white pieces :8

[@1blueeye]

Unfortunately, this comment did not age well.

[@hirakmitra6515]

Games like this reminds us how brilliant of a job Fabi did 3 years ago,holding magnus for 12 games straight,taking it to the play-off round. Kudos to both players for their fighting spirits today.

[@austinwheeler3665]

If you haven’t seen it, Fabi’s commentary on chesscom’s twitch stream is world class too. In a world without Magnus, I’d root for Fabi until the day he retired.

[@divinegaming4813]

Fabi is extremely good, no question about it. But I genuinely believe Magnus is stronger right now than he was when he faced Fabi.

[@user-cc2it7ix5q]

Alit's easier to go after a draw than going for a win

[@trequor]

Fabi is much better defender. He never would have beaten Magnus, but he could draw against him.

[@jestice75]

I'm impressed with Fabi's commentary.

[@donjose9485]

Magnus literally squeezed nepo till he had nothing left.....such terrifying focus and determination are qualities of atrue champion...... GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!

[@vbucksroblox7368]

Better callkzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@squadnft5176]

@@vbucksroblox7368 yessir 🔥

[@maciekGTR]

But Magnus himself said that he literally isn't the greatest of all time

[@sheher866]

@@maciekGTR did magnus says who is the goat in chess?

[@kg_1720]

Magnus the GOAT

[@precioustreasures6045]

Awesome strategy by Magnus. In top level chess where engines play significant role, in order to pull out a win is "to create a balanced evaluation with unbalanced pieces".

[@julesandrewsusvilla4657]

After watching this game I realized something, the time that Anish Giri wasn't in the commentary results in someone winning or losing. Giri is the god of draws, and his presence indicates that every game should be a draw.

[@ahriman935]

Lol I thought so as well even during the game xd

[@simonbullinger7949]

haha best comment

[@jeffersonparsons5519]

Giri's absence was a blessing on multiple levels.😅

[@phaque3115]

Giri and Judit have ZERO chemistry as commentators.. I swapped over to the ginger gm, howell and the rest of the good crew

[@reee_4067]

People were spamming this meme about giri in the live chat lol

[@tearlaments-merli]

It was three years ago when YT randomly recommended a chess video to me from Antonio, even though I only had a faint idea about chess, and no real history with it - the coverage of previous WC match. Today I'm fully enjoying this one. Thank you Agad for showing me the beauty of chess, and I'm sure many more like me are yet to come to your channel.

[@kaisermac9053]

Watching the game live, the time trouble mid-way through the game was insanely intense

[@johnkildea2796]

It was. Especially seeing all the pressure Nepo had with that passed pawn. I wish he took that pawn, we'd see a different result

[@deze3718]

Yea man, Magnus had only 28mins to think for 14 moves in a position where he could have lost

[@josephotunga9608]

Exactly, I believe both Magnus and Ian had less than 30 seconds for the last move before the first time control, absolutely crazy

[@thevirtualwalking]

exactly! I remember in particular when Magnus got below 10 seconds on the clock and finally made his move!

[@bilgewaterblues5370]

Watching this game live was nuts. The last 50 moves were so gripping, and add the fact that they were both low on time too. Granted there were increments, but it didn't make it any less exciting. Fabi's commentary and analysis also added to the tension and really helped you understand what these super GMs think like. Hoping for more decisive games!

[@ilikecommenting6849]

Where does fabi do his commentary?

[@maciekGTR]

Fabi is great but Rensch is too cringy, puts me off every time when he opens his mouth. I much prefer Finegold's streams

[@richardbryanesq]

I thought the commentary was intolerable. The guys were way too absorbed in their own analysis and sometimes 2 and even 3 moves were on the board and they were still working through an outdated line I bet 95% of the viewers couldn't follow. The clocks were not kept accurately, and the live board position got out of sync from time to time. Most people watching are not at the GM level and the analysis I though was ridiculous; you've got to know how to read a room.

[@t39an8r]

@Bilgewater Blues How insane was that first time control? And then that masterfully played endgame by the champion was something else! I'd say this is my favourite chess game of all time

[@neilrobertson5194]

Incredible game. Can only imagine how Nepo was feeling in that interview when Magnus not only said he got lost early on but had the plan to drag things out as long as possible until the endgame when they’d both be as tired as possible (basically stating he has the stamina that Nepo doesn’t)

[@askill8695]

I think he was mostly indicating that since his position was safe, the pressure would be much greater on nepo to keep defending an imbalanced worse position (disregarding the engine's fat zeroes) against the goat of endgames and piece maneuvering

[@JSamad]

Magnus had 0 risk of losing the game in the last like 60 moves so that's why he said it.

[@Marcusjnmc]

even if it was magnus on both sides tired magnus playing black is more disadvantaged than tired magnus playing white , so it wasn't only a case of stamina

[@vbucksroblox7368]

@@Marcusjnmc yessirkzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@pedrorengel9603]

He's an evil bastard, that Magnus. Epic game.

[@TheDentist27]

We are so lucky to have seen this live. This game will be brought up 50-100 years from now when debating GOAT. If Magnus goes on to win it all he’s put himself in strong contention.

[@JimmyTheBoomer]

With a baby at home and this match going on, agad must be terribly sleep deprived right now. But we appreciate his dedication to the game, now don't we?

[@vlaekershner7305]

Even Medo knew it would go on forever and decided not to come in.

[@georgeray649]

Agad is the best

[@picksalot1]

Love the way Magnus dances his pieces around as if they're doing nothing until Nepo is maneuvered into a position where Magnus has the advantage.

[@kg_1720]

That’s how Magnus works, Hikaru even said it himself that whenever he plays Magnus, he’d think the position is good until slowly but surely he won’t even realize that Magnus’ position gets far more superior

[@yashjhunjhunwala6381]

@@kg_1720 The position was a dead draw. Until it wasn't

[@KartikeyaDutta]

Otherworldly chess from Magzy

[@dkpandey1996]

This game had everything, literally everything. This is going down as one of the greatest classics of World Championship history.

[@zander9486]

True!

[@vbucksroblox7368]

@@zander9486 yessirkzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@kinhuien9754]

This game didn't have a mate on move 4, so it did not have literally everything.

[@TheAstronomyDude]

Magnus is an alien. Playing an endgame this well after six hours of sitting in an uncomfortable chair is super impressive.

[@gio-bb4hz]

Maybe is comfortable btw

[@GiDaOne]

7,5 hours

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

have you actually tried that chair?

[@yashjhunjhunwala6381]

@@Jonathan-ec9pp as the chair I can confirm

[@setamakoto]

That chair look comfy af. I sat longer than that when gaming with a more crappy chair

[@zywoomeister3654]

Keeping this video’s length below 1 hour itself is a win for agadmator. Thank you!

[@vbucksroblox7368]

Better callkzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@SecondVox]

To those who watched this live: we'll actually be able to say "we were there". One of the greatest chess games ever, one of the most unbelieveble endgames I've ever seen. We were lucky enough to witness history.

[@shrekecomment8056]

Checkmatekzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@squadnft5176]

@@shrekecomment8056 yessir 🔥

[@phaque3115]

What a great game by both, even Magnus getting down to 3 seconds and making a comeback win was bananas

[@konamiboyfool]

You mean badass?

[@isoletegroeff2117]

@@konamiboyfool it was bananas means it was crazy

[@janielposada967]

Magnus, again, squeezed the drawish position into winning. His endgame is just out of this world. GOAT

[@Siriagus]

The game barely just ended and Agadmator is already out with a 43 minutes analysis. Incredible! Today's game was brilliant to watch! Magnus really showed why he is the world champion by never giving up, always trying to get something out of even the smallest advantages.

[@larrychristydoyle8202]

I love that there are 3-4 excellent ways to watch this live, then this incredible breakdown by Agadmator. My childhood dream of being able to watch chess as a spectator sport have come true!

[@naveensurya6905]

In the endgame God's have placed Carlsen... Undoubtedly best ever in the chess history...Amazed by his precision

[@bencaruso1346]

I think Magnus was the ONLY person who understood this endgame. F. Caruana misplayed it while 'speculating' about continuations as a commentator 'on the fly' and played it back into a Draw while Judith P. as a commentator seemed to only be able to comment on the moves that they were making after they had been played and then agreed that Black looked too passive to win after the Computer Table Bases were letting all of us human beings know it was a clear Win for White. Nepo obviously didn't 'totally' understand what was required and other International Masters were commenting that if they were Black they would've lost this game as well. This is the Computer Precise Magnus Carlsen we have come to know. He is totally Invincible! Congrats to Magnus and Nepo on a Superhuman Game!

[@lipeeefl]

Also poor anand was just tired and wanting the game to end before carlsen started advancing the pawns

[@bencaruso1346]

@@lipeeefl Magnus is such a machine and so precise; Watching Magnus beat Anand was just as terrifying as seeing him beat Nepo like this in this historic endgame. Magnus is the strongest player in Chess History and should always be seen as the strongest World Chess Champion of all time. Maybe Magnus is not the most flashy like Anand, Kasparov, Tal, Fischer or other flashy former champions but the 'Strongest' Chess player and World Chess Champion in history must be 'Magnus Carlsen.'

[@PurpleHumbug]

@@kukuc96 Yes the commentators in the game were saying this. If you have to find ‘only moves’ every time then it becomes almost impossible.

[@gratefulyes6282]

"Magnus Carlsen was the ONLY person who understood this end game." What do you mean by this? Magnus missed moves in different positions to give him more advantages and even winning positions. Ian also had his chances. It's not that I say anybody could have found the moves within only seconds on the clock. But others didn't understand?

[@hdmotivated]

@@gratefulyes6282 I think he meant went magnus pushed his f pawn to weaken his king to push for an advantage..fabi didn't like the move than after the analyzed it it shows if he didnt there were easy draw variations for nepo

[@bboyhoyack]

Thank you for not having a bombastic titles for these games rather having "Magnus vs Nepo - WCC - Game x" type of a title because it really plays in on the decency and gaining respect for your channel.

[@michaelmatt9752]

First live otb match I've ever watched even though I've been watching Antonio for years. This was so intense, so draining, so so incredible. Judith was so amazing in commentary too, and if this match will be remembered as a classic(it probably will be), I'll be so proud to have experienced this in real time.

[@jeesusmeesuss5247]

Dude, you're lightspeed! Best classic game in the past few years, amazing. MagNoose OP. Judit is an amazing commentator.

[@user-yooo]

This game reminds me so much of Carlsen v Giri. Both games had Carlsen sacrificing the queen and coordinated minor pieces so well at the end game.

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

That Carlsen vs Giri is very beautiful

[@fracaralho]

Yeah, I got that same feeling. I even joked to a friend that Carlsen plays better with no queen and perhaps he should start the game without the queen.

[@josephotunga9608]

Yeah Magnus had a rook, knight and bishop for the queen. Magnus had 2 pawns while Giri had only one pawn in the end game. That game was crazy, Magnus just dominated the queen. If Magnus gives you a queen advantage,you either give back the queen for a draw or stay with the queen and lose. Just like Mikhail Tal sacrifices, giving the opponent a piece advantage which slowly kills them

[@2mat012]

And I watched both those games live :-)

[@kreglfromworld]

Magnus had like 3 minutes left on move 32 with a hard position to play, the pressure was incredible

[@voiceofreason9238]

I'm not the world's expert but that was the most incredible end game I've ever seen. I could NEVER have figured out how to win that.

[@alexdotdash7731]

This was an incredible game, and was awesome to watch live when the time got close. Love it!

[@captainoldspices3119]

This was absolutely incredible and so exciting. Hats off to both players - beautiful game and thank you, Agadmator for covering this!

[@seanhunter111]

What an amazing game. When Magnus was looking down at the board with like 1.5mins on the clock, Judit Polgar said on the commentary I was watching "doesn't e6 just win on the spot?". An electrifying moment after 8 hours of really brutal defense comes to nothing for Ian. Both players come away with great credit - Magnus prepared to take risks (the early pawn sac, the exchange sac, the queen for the rooks etc) and then impeccable technique to grind his way forward with that formation around his King, and Ian defending stoutly until the very end and then acting like a complete gentleman in the press conferences and interviews afterwards. I just don't know how Ian picks himself up after this though. To defend that well and still lose after 8+ hours and then get half a night's sleep and have to do it all again is just too much.

[@sukhshuvo134]

I watched this match on Chess24 channel. This is my first chess match that I watched from the beginning to the end. I don't know how much pressure Nepo and Carlsen took but I understood how pressure I felt during this match. 7 hours isn’t so easy to watch. However, I like this match because the next match will be spectacular for Nepo who must want to ensure a win. If Nepo wanted to draw, this match would be easily drawn at a point. More to see in this tournament. Thanks for this analysis review. Fake care.

[@4ndy_f886]

Absolute stunning match, have watched it completely on livestream and i am still impressed by both performances.

[@consciousnerds2531]

What a time to be alive to witness this match!! Kind of historic!👍👍👍

[@tabularasa9576]

What is historic??! This is just a tableboard game!! There is nothing substantial for human kind to better our lives...look at economy, health, security..world is going down hill

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

I am honestly impressed that Agadmator got this uploaded today. When the game ended, which would have been mid-evening in Croatia, I thought he'd probably upload tomorrow, since who'd even have energy to make a marathon video cover the longest ever World Championship game, and this video is almost 45 minutes. The turning point in this game I feel has to be trading two rooks for a queen. Two rooks are definitely better than the queen, and these are the sort of positions where Magnus would thrive. He's won games with much less advantage than this.

[@YuzuAndGin]

Great video as usual! I was wondering if considering that time control plays such an important role in these games, would it be possible to include their clock times / current move number in the videos? Would maybe add some context to the repetitions, either playing for the increment or trying to get to 40 / 60 faster for more time.

[@argeon6969]

Nepo looked like he was on the verge of tears during the post-game interview 😢 Imagine spending that much time and effort only to lose a completely drawn endgame

[@hawx-30]

Completely drawn might be overstated only because they had such low time that to find the draw is incredibly hard

[@nirolf12]

It wasn't a "completely drawn" end game, they're not computers.

[@johnkildea2796]

Yeah I think it's only a draw for computer and a win for white if he can play long enough. The material imbalance to me allows for a human to win that as white as long as he has the stamina. Black can keep checking forever but once white gives up, it's a draw.

[@komaddog]

Who said it was a completely drawn end game?

[@hawx-30]

@@komaddog the broadcast did up until Ian's mistake

[@user-fartsmella69]

This is so great, now we will see a riskier repertoire from Ian. Also, if Agad said this was a game between Stockfish and Leela nobody would doubt it.

[@snowfloofcathug]

I checked in on the live match every once in a while and I just can’t wait to watch this video, my god this was fun

[@lawrencefisher865]

So good I am watching it a second time. Thank you for such excellent coverage!

[@FiSTofSTEeL112]

The greatest game I've watched live!

[@Enionjr]

Wow! Finally a win! Thanks for everything you do for the chess community, Antonio. Much appreciated.

[@wolfen8622]

Agad starts recording as soon as the game ends. The upload-time is insane 😂

[@zorglub667]

can i say how much i appreciate ian showing the same "too hungry to go for a draw" attitude as carlsen does. simplify? no, not gonna. draw line in sight? i like my position, id rather try to win this. when two players with that attitude sit at the table and the stakes are high, thats where great chess like this is created. today it cost ian a point, but it gave the world a truly epic match which i like better than i think the last entire championship combined.

[@mussardlucien6355]

Historical !!! LEGENDARY !!! Gratz to Both players :D I'm glad I witnessed this game on stream :D

[@uz_7150]

It's been a long day and sheesh, even concentrating on all the different positions in this game AS THEYRE BEING EXPLAINED TO ME is taking a lot of energy. Mad props to these two for the 7 hour battle

[@davislee5364]

Respect to both players, this was intense.

[@submale5892]

I've been looking forward to this video ever since I watched the match. Thank you for covering all the matches! 👏

[@Meepmoop23]

The man who played the first move was the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin. Him and Ian shared a glance of acknowledgment and a cool head nod.

[@robertpsotka3525]

Looked for Agad commentary 6 hours after match started and realized something special was in the making because the match was still going on. I proceeded to watch the rest of the match live, and what a match it was. Now the problem was me pacing back and forth waiting for Agad to post the video. Definitely worth the wait, great historical game

[@sh3vski543]

one of the best chess games in history followed by 43 minutes of agadmator

[@Istorian]

Spectacular game and great commentary! :D Just a quick note, the pgn in the description is from a previous game! :)

[@MrHakeboy]

What a monster Magnus is. Thank you so much for this video agad the last twenty minutes I was on the edge of my seat smiling and heart pumping. Perfect coverage!

[@rickharold7884]

Wow. That’s hard playing moves after hard playing moves pounding over and over by both until the end. It’s so exciting watching that long step by store process with different pieces each side at the end. Love it.

[@108hindu]

Now that Magnus has won a game Nepo will be more willing to take chances. This will be a more interesting because of it. Good lord Magnus can really keep his focus and grind it out. Magnus is definitely on his game and if Nepo wins he’ll really have something to be proud of. This is the good stuff!

[@thatcanadian4460]

This match is over. The ball is in Nepo's side of the court now and if I had to guess he will end up overextending resulting in a loss.

[@devadathans5506]

It was a really tense game watching it live. Magnus got so low on time at one point but then barely reached the 40 move mark. The endgame of 2 rooks and a knight against Nepo's queen and bishop was really amazing and so was the Fabiano's commentary(which made me wish Fabi had been the one playing there).

[@IRoIN100]

Nepo looked actually sick during the post game interview. And magnus definitely knew what he was doing with his comments to upset nepo and play the mindgames for the coming days

[@oleglukianchikov3029]

oh please, Nepo was doing competitive e-sports, he doesn't get sick by intense 8 hours without fresh air. People just love justifying anything that looks like their idol is gonna win.

[@roysigurdkarlsbakk3842]

Thanks - this must have been the longest video I've seen from you so far. I saw the game yesterday, which of course was longer, though :)

[@danbuchner28]

Excellent game and coverage, thank you! This was an exciting game and battle between two great minds. A key moment was when Magnus decided to trade his queen for two pieces. Ian had chances, but Magnus grinded it out by playing good moves.

[@discerenecessa9062]

It's awesome how you manage to upload the analysis video right after the game considering how long and tiring it was, thank you!

[@calebwilson6515]

Stayed up all night to watch this one live!

[@michaelhart7569]

It's just as well Magnus isn't married. His wife would be getting suspicious with him coming home so late from work in a good mood.

[@bobbyconnolly3509]

I started watching chess about 4 years ago, averaging about 3-5 per week. I can say without a doubt this is my new favourite game. It is like an epic duel that dances through various seasons. The Queen vs Two Rooks imbalance adds so much flavour to the fairytale storytelling.

[@bimibericaMEP]

Many thanks for your variants analysis. Never enough! Makes you the best

[@dharitpithva3095]

Someone please tell Andrea to watch this game to learn how the knight moves

[@dfchang813]

If it takes the World Champion and one of greatest chess players of all time playing White and setting record for longest game of all time in Workd Champion match to finally beat you …. Well then if you can be proud of any loss, Nepo can be proud of this one.

[@redandblue1013]

FIRST Adagmator doesn’t fail to deliver. Barely been 30mins nice job dude! Was great to catch this game live but now I’m here

[@joshconti4802]

The video is over 40 minutes so it was closer to an hour

[@Dark_Voice]

To be fair, this chess match was so long that he had insane amount of time to do it while the game was going. More than one third of a day, insane.

[@piflah]

The really crazy part is how insane the accuracy was, if you remove the few blunders in the time-scramble. Most moves were top computer moves, or equally good if you ask stockfish. Sesse-analysis is basically a flat line.

[@gurnihalsingh3549]

Finding my way back here after Game 10 of Nepo vs Ding....

[@puremercury]

At 29:21, what about Bb2 for Black? It disconnects White's rook on a2 and the knight, and the rook on a4 hangs if Rxb2.

[@TheHawk007]

Magnus' grind , unbelievable!🔥🔥🔥

[@deanepeterson9286]

Thanks for another nice program. Wonderful channel!! And, most of all, I love the way you prioritize letting Medo in. Very nice to see. I hope you both are around & happy & healthy for a LONG time. Keep up the great work!

[@RT-hh3vl]

so there was I, 4pm, finished work and thought "I'll just watch the end of this match before my evening walk..." walk never happened... gotta feel for Nepo

[@chipochiai2827]

Thx so much for the flow of the moves and explanations. These two reside in upper stratusphere; we can only look up.

[@DontTurnAround]

Loved that game! And your commentary! (who knocked on the door?)

[@fracaralho]

Medo is his dog.

[@Dolencd]

@@fracaralho Medo means small/cute bear.

[@B3Band]

@@Dolencd Also, Medo is his dog.

[@wot_hog]

No wonder it took you so long to come out with this video! I went into news blackout all day waiting for you, and boy was it worth it! Thank you Agadmator!!

[@fouadboulos6686]

I have been a fan of Magnus for years. I would predict that such a crushing loss will demoralize Nepo and affect his psychology and thus his play for the next few games. If Nepo somehow does manage to bounce back, then just maybe, perhaps he will be the next world chess champion, but I hope not.

[@jonathanmvkhai]

Thank you Agad. Been waiting for your version!

[@jak7062]

Man!I’m watching this game at a bar already drunk I have been repeating “magnus with the white pieces opens with d4” 😂😂😂that’s weird sweet man. Agad you the best 😂😂

[@AwkwardTurtle311]

Remember us remarking on lasker vs capablanca endgames with rook pawn king and rook pawn knight king. I got major futuristic vibes of that in this endgame. I feel as though it embodies this push to computer play in our current generation perfectly

[@danielhoang289]

As foreshadowed by Andrea Botez, the knight played a huge role in the endgame. Blocked all those checks and threatened those forks

[@cygnustsp]

Andrea said that? I haven't followed the Botez sisters in a while since I kind of got bored of just trying to catch her in a compromising position, but if she figured that out maybe I should and pay more attention to her than just, y'know..

[@1994mrmysteryman]

@@cygnustsp she didn't say shi*. She asked magnus some joke question about how the knight moves.

[@cygnustsp]

@@1994mrmysteryman oh. So I missed the joke. I'll go back to just watching her for simp purposes.

[@1994mrmysteryman]

@@cygnustsp her channel is literally meant for simps. Who watches her for chess?

[@kpNov23]

@help the bear Yogi imagine asking that stupid question after this epic game. She's a joke.

[@mihaistan3514]

Hey, @agad. Congratulations for the video, as usual, but please check the description again. I think you accidentally posted the moves from game 5 :((