The Funk is Over! || Dominguez Perez vs Carlsen || Opera (2021)

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Lenier Dominguez Perez vs Magnus Carlsen
Opera Euro Rapid, rd 5, Feb-6
Sicilian, dragon, Yugoslav attack (B75)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2 h5 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bb3 Nc5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Rhe1 Rc8 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Nd5 e6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. h4 Bxg5 18. hxg5 Kg7 19. Qe3 Qc7 20. Rd2 b4 21. Red1 Rfd8 22. Qf4 Qe7 23. Ne2 a5 24. e5 d5 25. g4 hxg4 26. Qf6+ Qxf6 27. gxf6+ Kh6 28. Rh1+ Kg5 29. f4+ Kf5 30. Rf1 g5 31. Nd4+ Kg6 32. f5+ exf5 33. Nxf5 g3 34. Rg2 Ne4 35. Nxg3 Re8 36. Nxe4 dxe4 37. e6 fxe6 38. f7 Rf8 39. Bxe6 Rc5 40. Rg3 Re5 41. Bg4 e3 42. Kc1 Rxf7 43. Rxf7 Kxf7 44. Kd1 Kf6 45. Ke1 Bd5 46. a3 bxa3 47. bxa3 Be4 48. Rxe3 Bxc2 49. Kd2 Rxe3 50. Kxe3 Ke5 51. Bf3 Bf5 52. Bc6 Kd6 53. Bf3 Kc5 54. Be2 Bg6 55. Bf1 Bh5 56. Ke4 Bd1 57. Ke3 g4 58. Ba6 Bf3 59. Bf1 Bc6 60. Kf4 Kd4 61. Kxg4 Kc3 62. Kf5 Kb2 63. Ke5 Kxa3 64. Kd6 Be8 65. Kc5 a4 66. Bc4 Kb2 67. Kb4 a3 68. Bd5 Bg6 69. Be6 Bb1 70. Bd5 Ba2 71. Be4 Bf7 72. Bb1 Bb3
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen tops the field for the Opera Euro Rapid, the 3rd stage of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The 16-player event will be played online on chess24 from February 6th to 14th and features a $100,000 prize fund, with $30,000 for 1st place.
The tournament starts with a 3-day all-play-all preliminary stage before the top 8 go forward to a knockout. The time control is 15 minutes for all moves, with a 10-second increment from move 1. No draw offers are allowed before move 40. Official website: championschesstour.com
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[@charlies3524]

Magnus came here during the game to check what is the right move.

[@greg2guccithethird665]

Takes a smoke break to get advice from the true professional, agadmator

[@anakin349]

Lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mrebosie]

Lol

[@JendralHizuPung]

@@greg2guccithethird665 and this is inside Super GM mind when they compete: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYfSqWWvhbCIqrs

[@samyakjasani7649]

But that would be cheating won't it?

[@coldtruth9431]

When king goes B1, you can guarantee you will hear Antonio say the word “prophylactic”

[@grapejuiceguru]

It’s such a good word

[@anuranghosh6130]

Yeah

[@Noelito40]

... invariably preceded with "nice".

[@Killopotamus]

That word is kind of an ear worm now when I’m in a spot without a great move, but I see my King is slightly weaker on its castled square. (Or that I’ll give them unnecessary tempo w/ a check) Great commentary but also a great teacher

[@juandiaz3651]

#suggestion Hey Agad, now that you are nearing 1M I just wanted to remind you of what you said long back that when you hit 1M we would ask FIDE to make Rashid Nezhmetdinov an honorary GM. Thank you very much for your amazing work at promoting, teaching and bringing chess to everyone no matter their skill. And congratulations in advance for hitting 1M subscribers!!! Edit: I am aware I already commented the same a few days ago, but just in case Agad missed it I comment it again

[@juandiaz3651]

Also I have a #suggestion: David Lariño Nieto vs Peter Gokhvat round 4 of the VI Sunway Sitges (played on 16/12/2019) (here is the link to the PGN: chess24.com/es/watch/live-tournaments/sunway-sitges-2019/4/1/50) I think it might be worthy of the sorcery series, or maybe it might not be that impressive, but it’s a great game nevertheless. Interestingly enough, some call Lariño the “modern Spanish Tal”. Anyways, congrats on 1M!!

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

@@juandiaz3651 That's right, David "El Fo" Lariño he is called. A crazy kind of magician.

[@antokrnjic1146]

Excellent thought. Let's move 1M and demand for Rashid. Because he deserves it. Good suggestion

[@sickofseeingjustsomeguywit8168]

He also said that he would tell us what Agadmator means

[@dhushy63]

Nice

[@karimatiq7596]

Lets just take a moment to appreciate that he uploaded 4 vid in a day and also that hes closer than ever to 1 mil subscriber

[@Professor_Fussy-face]

Just wanted to remind Agad that he promised to reveal what agadmator means once he reached 1M subscribers. Hope you keep your word man!

[@LyricsOfALifetime]

I'm pretty sure he's mentioned it in one of his videos before

[@Professor_Fussy-face]

@@LyricsOfALifetime Nope he hasn't. He revealed in the 4 player chess with botez , giri and vidit that he will when he hits 1M.

[@jurriaanverbeek]

He already did that wayyy back. Before you were born probably

[@itsantone8262]

I thought originally that it was a play on words related to chess and mating.. mator as in he mates opponents often. But now looking at it looks like A Mad Gator but reversing the words M and G. Not sure if I completely whiffed that but I've seen joke names like Mr. DigBick or SockCucker.. where you change two words to slightly but not totally disguise an entirely different meaning.

[@krunkerboyzz3331]

magnus: c5 agadmator: Hello Everyone!

[@waqqashanafi]

It's "Hello EveryBODY"

[@AgentOrange90]

followed by apologizing for the sound

[@JendralHizuPung]

@@AgentOrange90 and this is when Super GM fusion with anime: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYfSqWWvhbCIqrs

[@jofx4051]

*This is your daily dose of chess*

[@sahali14]

4 games today? It was in this position that Agadmator decided to use cocaine

[@the_Punisher_]

Loll

[@roloyoung763]

Lmao wtf

[@darkludge]

😂🤣

[@kattapranay2844]

And I am watching this at 1.25x 😂

[@Larry_Kabberga]

I know the intent is humor and that's ok, but this comment is glorification of drugs which is sad...many young kids watching this channel

[@chikajinanwa9179]

Did he just say “Sorry about uploading too many videos today?” 😂😂. That’s what we’re here for lol

[@simonx6767]

Carlsen: In the middle game, I'm gonna tear your position apart using my king. Dominguez: Wait what?

[@sockington1]

eh ?

[@paulcn7693]

Magnus Carlsen : " He didn't see it and neither did i , so who cares" ; Stockfish : I saw it , and I care

[@davidking4838]

Stockfish actually doesn't care - not in the programming.

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

Btw: Someone added the Magnus "deep funk" definition in "urbandictionary".

[@ClarkPotter]

...with "losing" spelled wrong in it :/

[@JavierGarcia-sd9tj]

@@ClarkPotter Author must be in a deep funk right now.

[@Yeah_Whocares]

Never apologize for uploading multiple times a day.

[@Herkario]

17:47 Bg6: "i'm a Joke to you?"

[@leonardodiddoro]

I was searching for this comment

[@denisss9281]

finally smn commented this

[@OfficialFoliLucker]

On 15:30 , Kf4 is a draw because it can reach the a1 square faster. If the White King managed to access the a1 square, it is a draw. This is a well-known draw where the promotion square on either a- or h-file (aka the flank files) is the opposite color of the Bishop versus a lone enemy King. Thank Me later 😇

[@kissthefish2188]

takes 6 moves unimpeded to reach a1 from f4, 5 moves from e5

[@sickofseeingjustsomeguywit8168]

Magnus is amazing. I hope he can keep this up and show the world that he isnt done yet and he has quite many years as world champion ahead of him.

[@TheLarsolini]

Not do be "that guy", but I think you missed the reason why Bb3 in the end was so powerful. It puts white in zugzwang, because the king can only go to the fifth rank where you lose the bishop without capturing the pawn afterwards, and if you move the bishop away black simply pushes a2 a1 and queens :)

[@blue_red_screen]

Yes the Bc2 idea is not necessary

[@stephenhogg6154]

Was ...Bg6 also winning?

[@blue_red_screen]

@@stephenhogg6154 yes but it's a bit longer.

[@davidking4838]

Suggested new handle for you....."Thatguy".

[@rodrigoaraujo6143]

Isn't bishop g6 winning as well on the last black move or is not clear how to play next?

[@juandiaz3651]

Kf4 is not losing because white can reach d2 with your king and d1 with your bishop and you can sacrifice the bishop for the pawn, whereas if you go Ke5 (as was played in the game) you can’t. Even though it seems black can gain opposition with his king you can still stop the pawn with the bishop on d1

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Thanks for the explanation

[@doruka890]

I mean after Ke5 you can still play Be2 Bd1

[@ivanzivkovic7572]

@@doruka890 yes but that is losing bc after Be2 black plays Kb4, then after Bd1 Ba4, you have to move the bishop, then Bb5 and eventually black will get the bishop to b3 and there will be no way to stop a4

[@sphynx19]

The final position after ...Bb3 is actually zugzwang for White. If the White King moves then the White Bishop is lost. The White Bishop may also be captured if it moves to a2. Finally, if the White Bishop moves along the b1-h7 diagonal then the black pawn will promote after Black plays a3-a2-a1. A very elegant finish!

[@ItachiUchiha-ns1il]

Never underestimate the heart of the World Champion

[@normalhomosapien5163]

Ok

[@jtcard4369]

Agadmator, I’d be very interested to see a video analyzing the games where Magnus is 100% playing to win (as opposed to games where he can afford to draw or is ok with one). It would be pretty instructive to learn what Magnus thinks is the best opening and lines to avoid a draw and get a win #suggestion

[@fabimyoo]

I would like to recommend the Cyber ​​Chess channel that is reproducing the world chess championships from 1886 until recently.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Just a note to viewers, though... up until 1927 the championships lack sound, and colour video doesn't kick in until 1939.

[@Baymax007]

It should get the craziest game of the year nomination.😁

[@jimrountos9548]

#suggestion Wesley So vs Daniel Dubov!! That game had everything!

[@johnaustin704]

Agad, THANK YOU for all the wonderful chess you published today!!

[@doruka890]

The reason King f4(and bishop e2) is drawing is because white wants to play bishop e2 bishop d1 when black picks up the pawn and then defend the bishop with his king The variation goes like Kf4 Kxa3 Be2 Kb4(you dont want to block the light diagonal so you can block whites bishop with yours) Bd1 Bd5 with the idea of Bb3) (now the idea of Kf4 comes into play) Kd3 Bb3 Ke2(now if white trades your king is close enough to hold off the a pawn and because its in the outermost lane this is a known draw) The reason the same ideas dont work in Ke5 is although you seem to hold this Bb3 idea by guarding the d5 square not really as you see in this variation Ke5 Kxa3 Be2 Kb4 Be1 and now the reason this doesnt work: Be4 (white has to react) Bg4 Bb5(now white has to go back to e1 with the bishop and you can do the aforementioned maneuver via using c4 instead of d5) Be1 Bc4 and whatever white does he cant guard the bishop and bishop b3 is inevitably winning Feel free to ask anything

[@christiancoester2455]

It's not really about guarding the bishop but only about getting the king to the a1 corner, which is faster via f4 than e5 (see my other comment). It doesn't matter whether White loses the bishop or not, the king just needs to get to a1 to ensure a draw.

[@henrimarienhagen7547]

Agadmator really apologized for uploading so many videos #GOAT

[@marinosts.1131]

Had Paul Morphy taken place in this event, he would have multiple historical nights at the opera.

[@giannis8077]

marino marino

[@ramosjanoah6686]

17:42 Isn't Bishop G6 is also winning? If the black bishop takes, push the pawn. If black bishop goes to A2, takes the bishop with the King

[@Dude-ln8lm]

Yes it is, there are a lot of moves that win. You can also just stay on the diagonal and the same idea of yours applies.

[@simonx6767]

Even Be8 is winning. The point is that white always ends up being in Zugzwang.

[@taepro64]

Yes BG6 is still winning but you still have to work for your meal coz it results to Queen vs Bishop where as Bb3 will be Queen + Bishop vs Bishop, He said Quickest. I did found Bg6 as well but its not the quickest.

[@thechosenone1192]

@@taepro64 but what agad shows also results in queen vs bishop.. as after black bishop c2 , trapping white , white just captures the bishop and king wont be able to recapture.

[@taepro64]

​@@thechosenone1192 yeah my bad I think for his defense what he meant is the "quickest". He didn't said "find the only move that wins in this position". Any move by the Bishop is still winning but the quickest won is indeed Bb3 as it is Mate in 23 according to the engine.

[@diegoarranz7812]

Hi agad, so Kf4 is not a losing move because white needs to play Be2-Bd1 to prevent the white pawn from moving while whites king goes closer to the a1 square where it would be an automatic draw. Let me take you through some lines 63. Kf4 Kxa3 64.Be2 and now white has a couple of options, if move the king or prevent the bishop from reaching d1, lets see Ba4 first. Then 65.Ke3 Bb3 (gotta make room for the pawn), 66.Kd2 Kb2 And now white has 67.Bb5 and that pawn is never moving. But say black moves the king first with 65... Ke4 preventing that, then simply 66.Kd2 and its a whatever black plays Bd1 is coming, either exchanging bishops its a draw or moving it away its a draw. And if 65...Ke2 then 66.Kd2 is suficient for the same reasons However, if the king is on e5 black has a valuable tempo to take the king and bishop away and the Be2 Bd1 manouver doesnt work cause the bishop is unprotected Lets see the if the king moves dirst now. 64 Be2 Kb2, going after the bishop, then 65. Bd1 and if Kc1 then simply Bb3 and you can either repeat moves or move something else, but the a4 is protected by the bishop and if you move the bishop the king gets closer, actually in this variation it doesnt really matter if Ke5 or Kf4, the other one is the important one :) So yeah, hope it makes sense, and let me brag a little bit, I actually found this myself (then checked it with the engine of course) and it is 100% because of you that I got this good at chess, so thank you for that. Hope you have a great day. TL;DR: It works because white needs to make the manouver Be2-Bd1 and when black prevents this white has won a tempo to get the king closer Edit: Also #suggestion Dubov vs Nepomniatchi was a great game where Dubov was down four pawns and winning, and then he went on a pawn killing spree

[@slimdamak8689]

The channel just hit 1 M while i am watching this vidéo !! Congraaats 💌

[@imBigo]

The reason the engines give 63. Kf4 (or also Be2) is because this is a 7 pieces position and engines have access to table bases. Other than that, if I try to explain the reason the moves still make a draw is because Ke5 loses a precious tempo and separate the king and the bishop simply too much. From what I understand white's bishop needs to be able to be on the e2 square with the king close enough to have opposition to protect everything and you're always a tempo up and there is simply nothing black can do. TL;DR: You need to play 63. Kf4 and 64. Be2 in order to gain the long opposition and be a tempo ahead of black.

[@russelleffendi8276]

17:50 there is an alternative, what if magnus does a bishop sacrifice for a queen. Bf7 to Bg6 hence the white Bb2 can only go to A2 or takes Bg6 (best move) Magnus just have to push his pawn to a2 then white Bb1 trying to stop the queen but then pawn to A1 by Magnus then he gets a queen against a bishop end game

[@grahamyodude]

15:30 King f4 is the right move because the bishops are light squared, e5 being losing because a1 is dark square and the bishop cannot protect the queening square. The king can catch the pawn because the black king doesnt have time to cut off the white king if f4 is played. White King f4, black king takes pawn, white king e3 (black king is 2 squares from c4 and b5 is already covered by white bishop if black king tries to stop white bishop taking the pawn the white king can cut off the black pawn) black king must b2, to cut off white king, but then bishop can stop the pawn, if black king b3, white king d2, black king must either stop bishop from getting into position to take the pawn, or cut off white king from going c1 but cannot do both, resulting in draw from white bishop getting the pawn or the king cutting off the black king from protecting the queening square, and again since queening square is black and they are light square bishops the bishop is useless to help pawn queen.

[@RenovationRanch]

Here before you get pinned

[@GriffBilbro]

If 1. Kf4 Kxa3 2. Ke3 a4 how does the white bishop or king get to the pawn? I think this is an engine anomaly, it thinks white has a chance, but black will win with good (not necessarily perfect) play.

[@TheJoaovasco]

@@GriffBilbro I think the move after Kf4 for white is Be2

[@TheJoaovasco]

@@GriffBilbro It draws too because is a h pawn, in some positions you can just give up the bishop

[@GriffBilbro]

@@TheJoaovasco I think the engine is grasping at straws. 2.Be2 Kb3 3.Ke3 Kc3, maybe draw, but white doesn't win this.

[@the_nephandi4551]

At 18:00, with Bishop B3 you're not threatening Bishop C2 to trap white's light square Bishop, you're just ending the game right away : White has to move - If bA2, KxA2 or BxA2 (it's the same) and you can push your pawn - If Bishop moves elsewhere, he no longer defends A2 so the pawn can be pushed - If King moves, he has to move away from the pawn so the black King can immediately capture white's Bishop, and that's game.

[@TGgametactics]

Can someone explain at 6:35 why dominguez didn’t trade the queen with the pawn on e5? Wouldn’t that cut off the h6 square and make the position for blacks king significantly worse

[@ParleLeVu]

I bet for Magnus, losing to Wesley So almost feels worse than 3 other wins feels good.

[@casual35thedon10]

I bet you're noob...btw,he won 4 game's noob

[@yeagerist977]

@@casual35thedon10 simpleton

[@samb5358]

@@casual35thedon10 There's no apostrophe in "games" in the way you used the word. Noob.

[@ParleLeVu]

@ZEDDREX NAVARRA Wrong. He will feel bad losing against Wesley BECAUSE Wesley is that strong. Losing a fluke game to a nobody is annoying and embarassing, but losing to someone threatening your throne haunts you.

[@atlasbailly5439]

@ZEDDREX NAVARRA its different when you are the top.

[@HanShotFirst84]

17:49 Wouldn't bishop to G6 trap White's bishop immediately and force a trade leaving the pawn to promote?

[@davidking4838]

Yes, but you are needlessly sacrificing your loyal bishop who has hung with you for 70 + moves.....this is a dishonorable move.

[@shedrackogidi8588]

Black bishop to g6 would have still been a win right? Even do white gets to keep his bishop black would get a queen😏

[@RipleysPuzzles]

Yes. I saw that too and confirmed against engine.

[@taipoxin]

That Rook to D4 was one of the sneakiest snake moves I've seen in a minute. I tried hard to see the move but that was a good one. Thanks for sharing this game.

[@jwrobin21]

17:35 . B - g6 If white takes the pawn queens. If white moves the Bishop to a2 (only other move), king takes and the pawn cannot be stopped from Queening (or am I missing something?)

[@seantehan9484]

what about f4 at 7:30? would it not to the same thing as rd4? and in either case is kh7 not an available escape for black?🤷‍♂️

[@rafsanabedinrifan8967]

Almost a million subscribers ❤️ Go strong man !!

[@beetlejews]

What a great game. Thank you fir sharing

[@jakeyyt7945]

Congrats on 1 mil!!

[@kosed7041]

At 17:45 Agadmator states that the move Bb3 (which Magnus played) is the “absolute quickest way to win”, but I think it isn’t - simply Bg6 and it’s all over, cause you don’t need to go Bb3 to trap the light square bishop - it would already be trapped because if white captures the bishop then simply a2 ensures a queen on the next move. If he doesn’t capture his only moves are with the bishop on the b1-h7 diagonal (then again a2 or bishop captures), Ba2 (then the king captures on b1), and if white moves the king (say Ka3) then simply Bxb1. So Agadmator is wrong, Bb3 is not the absolute quickest, as it requires one more move before pushing a2 than Bg6.

[@elliskennedy9885]

I was literally just spamming agadmator memes in the chat of this game, you are uploading these so fast

[@TillTheThrill77]

What about bg6 at the end? Is that not working too? I cannot find a defensive move for white

[@williamgoss4691]

Perez came very close, but no cigar. Good game, thanks Agad

[@dr.nigelcool3771]

Getting close to 1 million!

[@yrnsymohfinest3492]

Magnus,, my endgame icon

[@Skwertydogs]

Please fix the board. The file letters are hanging below the border. It's irritating my OCD, haha. Please fix. Thank you and congrats on your soon-to-be 1M subs!

[@805atnorafertsera6]

Great game && upload, I thought 72... Bg6 was the answer and after putting it in to an analysis board I was happy to see it works as well (leads to a Q VS B endgame). Bb3 is just over the top, absolutely brilliant.

[@mastrtonberry2]

So close to 1 million!

[@vladpetre5674]

@15:45 The idea of Kf4 being better than Ke5 for white is after black captures on a3, white can play Be2, Bd1 and when black blocks the d1-a4 diagonal with Kb4, Ba4, Bb3, white king can instead wiggle in via e3, d2, c1, b2 and is just in time to catch a1 pawn when it's queening. Starting from e5, the route of the same length for the white king would be d4,c3,b2,a1 unfortunately c3 is not available as black king controls is from b4. Hope that makes sense

[@danielbogert2382]

At 17:43 What about Bg6 sacrificing the Bishop to play a2

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Honestly Lenier did really well on this

[@shabdsthapak4332]

very close to 1 million! 😁😁😁

[@sebastianrex6697]

Aye aye aye The king is back in beast mode

[@alexandrugabrielsava]

At the 7:05 "pause the video" sequence, why not F4 followed by rook H1?

[@Billonator117]

At 7:15 would moving the pawn to F4 also work? Thats the move i came up with, it also stops the king from getting to that tile but idk

[@borislavmladenov3074]

At 7:51 after rook g4 king can go back to h7, avoiding check mate?

[@batusbo5938]

I was confused there too

[@borislavmladenov3074]

@@batusbo5938 I guess it's because then you move both rooks to h file with the idea of pushing them down to h8, but I'm not sure tbh

[@DuyTran-gx6ur]

In the last moves, black can move bishop to f8 instead of b3 for winning, right ?

[@vaggelisbilalis3618]

Also couldn't u play bishop to g6 at the end instead of bishop to b3, it seems quicker

[@gghhap]

Could you not sac the bishop on g6 and then play a2 in the end? Wouldnt that be faster?

[@teojimenezlepe4685]

Could the winning move for black at the end also be bishop g6?

[@JohnKuhles1966]

ALMOST 1,000,000 subscribers :)

[@LystfiskerK]

What does it mean when Agadmator refers to an opening as 'very sharp'?

[@antokrnjic1146]

Don't be shy or sorry for your uploads as long as they are good stuff. Try to cover Dubov games even if they end in a draw this is a #suggestion

[@saratkumar2009]

Too happy for so many videos after a long time... With some no-video days too👏👏👌👍🤝🤝Agad!

[@monotonegaming1043]

Amazing quote.

[@DavidMichaelFabian]

At 7:38, after Rd4, it is NOT "game over" after the threatened Rh1+, Kg5, Rxg4+, Kf5 (threatening Kxe5). Instead, after Rd4, White is threatening Rxg4 followed by Rh1++.

[@goprev9715]

7:09 what about white pawn to F4 followed by white rook to H1? It's Magnus so he would for sure play king to H7 but I wonder if it forces a better configuration for whites.

[@simonx6767]

I thought f4 as well, but after Rd4, you'll be able to double up on the h-file. I think that's why it's stronger than f4.

[@samuelstein7205]

at 6:54 why isn't F4 also a top move? F4, followed by RH1 mate...?

[@jakubfoltyn1959]

because of g5?

[@milanbordas3840]

I guess because of D4, and the bishop is covering H1

[@brr-y5m]

g5 creates space and atacks f4

[@pedrokapiroka]

Black king can go to h7 when f4 is played and g8 if you rh1 and he is safe on g8

[@samuelstein7205]

@@jakubfoltyn1959 If G5 mate in 1 RH1

[@LightYagamiI]

At 17:48 wasn't Bg6 also just as quick? If white captures, you have enough time to push the pawn and if Ba2, Kxa2?

[@frtz8609]

I´m a beginner, can someone explain to me why bb3 was better than bg6? (18:09) Bishop g6 would also push the White Bishop away, allowing pawn a2, or what am i missing?

[@michaeldakos1982]

"Sorry about so many uploads today" he says.. I say keep sending the good stuff our way Agad!!! Thanks for the excellent content

[@ronaldfournier3781]

What a beautiful win for the world champion!!!

[@emanuelemolho1250]

@ 17:56 doesn't bishop to g6 also win for magnus? I don't think there is anyway to defend that either right?

[@roberthorvat9347]

Almost 1 million !!!

[@materbater5596]

I love this guy 💞

[@allblues2865]

At 17:46 - isn’t the fastest way Be6? It does the same as Bc2 but in one move instead of two moves. What am i missing here??

[@DrinkWater713]

It is not faster. If the players would play until checkmate, it would take longer.

[@hughshaw1817]

Tricking us with the guess the move, naughty naughty

[@rv907]

At the end bishop to g6 sacrifice is also winning no? just wondering.

[@denizakin5645]

Last time I was this early people didn't spam hello everyone comments

[@RawPeds]

17:36 I thought about ... Bg6. If Bxg6, then ...a2 and black promotes. If Ba2, then ...Kxa2, Kc3 ...Ka2 and black promotes.

[@Kaniknietzeggen]

I was searching if someone commenting this. Bb3 seems unnecessary. Bg6 seals the deal right away.

[@TheNameOfJesus]

If a GM has literally only one move to play, like @9:12, does he play it right away or does he process the next few moves while his clock is ticking?

[@Imfromjamaicaman]

The heck? These uploads speed is freaking crazy... Agad is playing bullet with his uploads

[@doone8849]

don't say heck please

[@SdoubleA]

@@doone8849 Why?

[@khaledabddelnaser9009]

@agadmator Isn't bishop to g6 the quickiest way to win ?

[@rapidchess929]

The reason why kf4 doesn t lose: White s defense is that the bishop has those 4 squares: d1, h5, e8 from which the bishop guards a4. After Kf4 Kxa3 Be2 Kb4 Bd1 Ba4 Bh5 Bb5 Bd1 and Bc4 (to go to b3) white has Ke3! If Bb3 just Kd2, black can t trade bishops and the white king just reachs b1. The bishop can be even given up after Bb3 Kd2 a4 Kc1 a3 Kb1 = But if you go Ke5, the black king is just too far away from b1 or c1. White needs two more moves to go there (b1,c1), white is just too slow like magnus showed.

[@semb12]

At the end would bishop to g6 also work?

[@bhunts4]

Thank you

[@jefflittle8913]

I think the last move was not a bishop trap but rather a Zugzwang move. Am I wrong?

[@JakobMusic]

Just a quick question from a confused chess noob, Bg6 is also immidiatly winning for Black, right?

[@prasanna3392]

...Bg6 also works, right?? At the last move for black...

[@gokulsiriah7941]

At 7:00, isn't RH1 check just winning? Its a checkmate in 3 moves

[@unuuu5541]

Can anyone explain why at 12:35, white cannot play Bh5 check and pick up the rook on f7?

[@kieran-5585]

At 7:00 Couldn’t you play pawn to F4 followed by rook to H1 checkmate ?

[@ArgentAlapin]

Just around three thousand subscribers to go. By one million Agadmator will be wearing a suit.

[@certainlynotthebestpianist5638]

In this final position, isn't ..Bg6 move straightforward?