Sacrifice, after Sacrifice, after Sacrifice

[@diegolopezzz18]

Three reasons why I like this channel: -great games -great analysis -the dog

[@wenhanzhou5826]

The dog it self is just making up the video xd

[@babybutchie]

-energy-saving indoor attire

[@chessbrilliancies6216]

true.. and the dog hehehe

[@steveconrad8857]

And the hat. What is it cold in his house?

[@observantmagic4156]

@@steveconrad8857 it’s mother russia

[@tusharbasra9724]

"And if u play king to f4, well then you have a king on f4" Agadmator 2018

[@chengzhou8711]

TUSHAR BASRA HOLY SHIT I HAD A GIGGLE

[@yogajedi3337]

He was spot on.

[@devanshusangwan9295]

4:55😂

[@cuddlethefox]

"If you go king to F4, then... then you have a king on F4.. that is pretty terrible itself..." xD

[@manigopal92]

Daniel Fox 😂

[@joewilliam1183]

XD

[@chengzhou8711]

-Agadmator 2018

[@immanuellasker4273]

it seems really simple when it's played by Carlsen

[@siddharthjain8526]

Today I won against a state level chess player in a cafe over the bill. Bet of our beer and food.. I just played so fast because of continuous watching agadmator and playing blitz chess.. And he resign with King Knight and four pawns with me having a new queen and rook.. Everybody cheered me and I was so happy.. Thank you Antonio..

[@exelmans8855]

Siddharth Jain when did you start to play? I'm a beginner I take any good advice

[@siddharthjain8526]

john Exel actually I am a 1800player on chess. Com. I am 26playing chess from childhood but not professional. Only online I play in free time. I have watched almost 90%of games of agadmator with engine analysis.. So a beginner you should read books. Memorize, openings and solve tactics.

[@agadmator]

There's no sound like the one of a cheering crowd :D

[@ryanzdral8895]

like that really happened....

[@m0rfans]

Has your life been so empty and disappointing that you can't imagine other people actually achieving something, Ryan?

[@PascalWings]

Nice! Eminem is publishing Chess Videos now

[@headhunterx1291]

I would definitely watch if eminem did chess videos.

[@ex0duzz]

Fat Ality I don't get it. Antonio doesn't look, sound or act like Eminem in the least..? What am I missing? Haha

[@clusterfork]

Beanie + hoodie

[@flashmelody6920]

If he cut his beard, he would look like Eminem lol

[@Kr4zYm0f0]

I think you mean Bam Margera?

[@sleepy4x]

This is one of the best games I have ever seen. So much tactics in one single game!

[@SweetDDaddy]

My absolute FAVORITE portion of all your videos is your dog enjoying your couch!! But you and your analysis come in a close second!

[@Tobirobidopi]

I have increased my vast knowledge of the 1959 Candidates, and it's time to go back to society. 😂

[@brbcrew9957]

Magnus reached scary level in chess........

[@sameetkhadka8438]

definitely good to be born in this age

[@addlemm44]

a matter of opinion

[@bharathidasan4016]

Point to be noted!

[@andreidumitrufocsanu2962]

What I like about Carlsen's style is that when he plays against weaker opponents, he choses very sharp lines. I overall enjoy a lot the games where Carlsen plays

[@keepingyouincheck8533]

One of the most crushing games I've seen...

[@Shockprowl]

"...then you have have a King on f4, which is pretty terrible in itself..." -Brilliant. I laughed so hard my wine came out of my nose.

[@vixns4255]

Neal Ghai why are you yelling at him? He did nothing wrong.

[@nealghai7043]

AuraSynergy who the fuck casually drinks wine by them self alone while watching KZbin? Fucking alcoholic mate.

[@manigopal92]

Pretty sure a couple of decades from now, the name 'Magnus' Carlsen will always come up when people are discussing & debating who the greatest Chess player ever was. The never ending debate although pointless due to multiple factors will always continue just because people enjoy it !

[@kasparov937]

Dr. MG M Of course, 35 super tourney wins...27 years old. He's just warming up:)

[@manigopal92]

kasparov9 Agreed. I love his first name, 'Magnus'. Suits his utter Domination perfectly.

[@locutusdborg126]

Fabulous game. I wish Magnus would play more of these attacking games. So enjoyable to watch.

[@stefano5776]

3:42 wtf is the dog doing ahahha

[@reggiemilla8835]

Again, Medo's back there bullshitting...........😂😂😂😂

[@StefanReich]

Dogs are crazy because they are not made to live in houses

[@escaperoomleander1948]

Canines prefer to live in caves, and houses are the perfect cave. Dogs love houses. It's *cows* that weren't made to live in houses.

[@pavliv]

stealing the show

[@pickelz1882]

ill be honest, i dont even play chess that much and i have very little understanding of strategy and stuff, but i still watch and listen to your videos because you somehow find a way to make everything extremely interesting

[@Shockprowl]

stunning game. thank you, Agadmator.

[@mattthomas214]

#suggestion What are the oldest games we have on historical record? Ever consider doing some of those? It would be cool to see how the game has evolved over the centuries. At any rate, keep up the good work.

[@agadmator]

I covered the oldest game on record already :)

[@vroomie]

He's done the oldest game in the present day format. I believe you are suggesting games with old rules like that in chaturanga.

[@mattthomas214]

Apparently great minds think alike :) All the best to you, the GF and Medo. Thanks for the reply!

[@crisfroesepics]

Wow this is one of the better games you've showed us so far. Bravo!

[@savvasthemis]

Fantastic game. Loved the commentary and the game itself. Thank you.

[@jamieqroberts]

Back in the day, I studied this opening again and again, waiting for the day it finally came up in a tournament... And then one day it did. I was playing a guy 300 points above me. I blew off the first pawn, of course, and then the second. Then sacrificed one rook, and then another rook. My opponent, who was normally one of those cool as a cucumber guys, got more and more sweaty and red faced until finally he broke. Just about the sweetest victory ever.

[@ferociouspterodactyl520]

I think I speak for everyone when I say: We can't wait to drown in our newly found knowledge of the 60's championship after you have provided us with it. Keep it up man

[@joemorris7420]

Your my favourite youtuber . Keep up the good work

[@acdy1107]

At 6:08 another variation would be Nh5 forcing the king to go back to f2 then Nc2 with a discovered check from the bishop forcing the king again to e2. Lastly, Nf4 checkmate.

[@risenfenix24]

This type of game makes me weep, so beautiful!

[@hoola_amigos]

same.. those sacrifices made me shout out a loud "wow!"

[@royalkelin]

6:45 after the king moves to h4, instead of knight to d7, you could play knight to f8, with a discovery from the queen, and then after king h5, you checkmate your opponent with f6, which I found funnier, because giving checkmate with a pawn is always fun

[@lightningprowess6031]

are you drunk?

[@elieweiss1049]

At six minutes and 30 seconds: another checkmate could be queen to d 6, putting king in check and bishops on c 5 and f 5 covering spaces. King has one place to move: h 4. Then move queen down to d 4. Checkmate

[@filantiguan7213]

3:50 the dog hahaha

[@derekblattenberger2878]

Fil Antiguan, you're ridiculous lol. I was too focused on the game to notice the dog in the background.

[@mikefeeney9086]

You talking about reading up on the Tal Botvinnik match is the type of preparation/dedication we need out here, keep it up brotha!

[@kamitebyani5309]

Wow what a great complicated game, like to see Magnus in this attacking mode. Thanks Agad for sharing this video

[@takyc7883]

Carlson is so ingenuitive and unorthodox I love it

[@MrMenDake]

What a game, I enjoy playing the Scandinavian. Thank you Agad

[@zanetruesdale8336]

Wow fireworks from beginning to end!

[@Harbz]

What a game

[@hume1234561]

Playing black is hard as a result of the E4 opening move. Black is always having to react to white's moves until a move is made that lacks tempo. To overcome this Magnus creates game winning positions by sacrificing his pieces. Which forces his opponent to do likewise to prevent it. Surely it goes without saying this is an exceptional example of Magnus' greatness.

[@berndgrill1386]

Believe it or not: some years ago, a chess club friend of mine won two tournament games with exactly this variation within one week. It's just amazing to see how many players can't resist the temptation to take on f7 with check, when White is already close to lost. The first of the two games went pretty much the same way as the one discussed here. By the way, White should counter 3... Bg4 with 4. Bb5+!. If 4... c6, then just take on c6 with the pawn. If instead Black prefers 4... Ld7, then 5. Le2 leads to a misplaced bishop on d7. If 4... Sbd7, then 5. f3 Lf5 6. Sc3! is a strong option for White. This was confirmed in another game by one of my clubmates, who smashed his opponent in around 20 moves. Due to the stunning two victories before, we were well aware of the dangers and looked for something more practical for White - and found this approach. We were pleased to find out that John Shaw later recommended this exact way of playing against this so-called Portuguese Variation in his 1. e4 repertoire book! P.S.: That dog is the secret star of this channel! Excellent work by agadmator though, keep it going!

[@natanjordao4411]

The dog is always in a great mood

[@PaterTenebrarum1]

Very entertaining game! Thanks for discussing this gem.

[@michaelkeene3051]

Amazing game and fantastic analysis! Agadmator, best channel on youtube by far!

[@ARandomUnicornDied]

I think I’ve watched them all, some two or three times. I’ve been lonely without your video

[@AM-sp6je]

Were you refreshing the page waiting for a new video

[@texshelters]

Damn! That is a masterpiece in playing black.

[@mrtrying9371]

Gonna watch this game with my kids in a chessclub. TY man!

[@DkGagan]

3:52 mad dog in background

[@joshuam4835]

The real question is did the dog castle queen-side or king-side?

[@randypitts7875]

That was a very cool game. Nice analysis

[@dylansmith2419]

What happens at 1:41 if White pushes the d4 pawn to d5? It looks like the Black knight would have to retreat and that would be an overall bad opening for Black in my understanding. Thanks!

[@betaneptune]

At 6:08, can't you also force checkmate in 3 moves with . . . N-g5 K-f2, N-c2 K-e2 , N-f4 , or lose the queen if you use it to block the bishop.

[@OK-bi3hb]

6:08 nh5+ is also mate in 3 i guess after nh5+,kf2,nc2+,ke2,nf4#

[@stupidpdj]

At 3:38, what is your dog doing? It's itching its back, or it's swimming upside down.

[@eternityfps5177]

The best part was your your dog swimming at 3:45.

[@StudentofLife2718281]

This is my favorite Magnus Carlsen game thus far.

[@khayman9574]

I haven't played this exact line of the Scandinavian in over 20 years but, when I did, it was always against one guy, who would almost always choose this opening with black, and I don't recall ever beating him; in fact, I'm pretty sure I lost 2 or 3 games. I haven't looked into it since because it's a rare line these days but, I admit, just out of curiosity, I'd love to take some time to learn the best ways to counter it. If there were a few explanatory videos, I'd definitely check them out.

[@Husnan275]

Hey agadmator, I *believe* I found another solution to your mate puzzle around 6min12 in the video : Knight H5 check -> King has to go to F2 -> Knight C2 check (discover from the Bishop on C5) -> King has to go to E2 (blocking with the Queen on D4 doesnt do anything, you just grab the Queen with the Bishop) -> Knight F4 checkmate. Did I miss something?

[@coosoorlog]

Is this the only opening variation "attributed" to Portugal?

[@abhisheksudhakar2127]

Brilliant game, thanks for sharing..

[@rootamus]

10...Re3! is a well known line and has been played many times. Carlsen missed the crushing follow up in 11...Bc2!! The variations that follow are beautiful.

[@MesaCoast]

saw the Scandinavian Defense, and immediately liked the video I go for it sometimes to throw people off, for some reason nobody else in my area knows the lines at all ☃ you would think they would know better by now, but they don't lol

[@sampro454]

He's becoming Tal!!

[@wbskr3216]

The title is so right the game is like paul morphy vs vaibhav suri

[@gena4ka]

Great video man! Thank you!

[@manigopal92]

Suri lost because he focused on grabbing pawns instead of developing all his pieces. Look at the board when the video finished. He has 1 piece that too a bishop on f3 & 6 pieces sitting on the 1st rank undeveloped & look at Carlsen's pieces that too playing with black. ALWAYS go for rapid development instead of getting too materialistic. Mikhail Tal was called "The magician from Riga" for a reason. If i wasn't told that the player with the black pieces was Magnus, my 1st guess would have been Mikhail Tal !

[@Spartanjebi]

I think it would be good to say what were the time controls for this games.

[@MAVO92]

I envy the dog, sleeping and learning about chess all day

[@kdub9198]

2:30 Kf2? Then develop knight and Bishop and hope to get the rook out?

[@sarahlarge659]

I really enjoyed this video. If I could make one suggestion - would it work well if you superimposed the head of Morphy over that of Carlsen to indicate in some way that he was playing in a similar way?

[@alexcraevschi6196]

#suggestion Aronian vs Carlsen Altibox 2017

[@MrRobWalter]

So, where exactly did Suri go wrong? Is f3 already a mistake?

[@reggiemilla8835]

He showed up for the match.......😂😂😂😂

[@Highlyghts]

Never play f3!!

[@jmtluimem6427]

he focused his attention on keeping his pawns, forgetting his lack of development (look at his king side..), now if we apply the rule "if you loose the lead, you loose the game", running like a miserable after pawns deserves a lesson..

[@zachsoto7621]

exf7+ was the mistake, white is fine after f3. The rook sac is a very common idea in this line, if Carlsen missed it that would be hilarious. If you're interested in the gambit, a great book on it is "Smerdon's Scandinavian" by David Smerdon.

[@MrRobWalter]

Simeon Kiflie thanks, good stuff! I asked whilst not having an engine at my fingertips

[@pranavgoswami2814]

3:10 how can he castle? Black bishop of white diagonals is blocking their path

[@damianzielinski2840]

Your videos are great, from Poland

[@mondsuchtig3533]

Hahaha look at the dog at 3:40 xD

[@Rozq]

Wow, so many moves leading to checkmate

[@KSMGaming]

Just imagine how great the bobby Fischer verse Magnus Carlsen game would be

[@Kelsenellenelvial]

I think a young Bobby Fisher raised on modern chess would tie or best Magnus but Fisher at his best would have a rough time with Magnus. He would possibly get crushed.

[@shashikantmakone9024]

your videos always inspire me to play chess

[@HuseyinOmerErgen]

I like it when he says "all sorts of discoveries"

[@carlosg918]

Your dog is very entertaining in this video

[@djole1996grobar]

#suggestion Morozevich vs MVL amazing game, amazing defence by MVL 2009 Biel international chess festival

[@elfonshelf24]

3:45 - I love his dog in the background

[@notreallycent]

Nice vid. I enjoyed watching it.

[@saifsagri599]

The dog is there to cheer every good move played by the GMs.Cheerdog xd

[@khashayarnoubakht7101]

Love the dogs in background

[@Frostgaming335]

Exiting game. 3:40 the dog confirm that

[@janbaranski4750]

4:37 why not Ne4 ?

[@kaivalyapatkar9288]

Medo practising his backstroke skills in the background!!😂❤️

[@gsam3]

Where did you place in the hourly bullet arena? Just curios.

[@monoranjansaha1721]

Keep uploading new games everyday

[@micahblu]

Beautiful Game!

[@jainrishik1999]

Please cover the Candidates 2018 as and when it starts.

[@ankursuman6530]

Plz show the game of Anand against Karpov from world championship 1998, round 2 #suggestion

[@jonwill]

Well presented.

[@jojord]

Sorry for strolling a bit off-topic, but how did that Carlsen game end where the dude cheated by moving another piece while he was in check and then calling the arbiter on him? Was that "loss" dealt with?

[@JohnSmith-yd2cu]

Wasn't that in a rapid game like 5 years ago? And why would it be "dealt with"? It's a strange rule but still a rule.

[@jojord]

I think it was covered on this channel a few weeks ago, idk why but I had to think about it. Rule might be changed after that?

[@joenorsworthy]

#suggestion check out this game from his stream, at 2:35.53, with the decision-making for each move. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmnLqn-lhp52m8U

[@NYCBG]

At 3:38 the dog goes bananas!

[@etoussier]

A truly amazing game. Genius of genius. Why did I have to be born without any chess talent ?

[@andreidumitrufocsanu2962]

Ellis Toussier Bigio It's all about learning

[@droceretik]

We need someone to cook, clean and tend the garden.

[@PabloFPorta]

Wouldn't you be able to move the rook to e1?

[@emrahcelenk]

at 3:45 ... the dog at teh back . AHSDHAUHSD

[@alexayers9463]

"---well...in the world of *fast* internet,---" Good catch.

[@marce3893]

Outright amazing.

[@AppalachianLiberty]

What was the time control?