Carlsen and Ivanchuk Play The "Worst" Brilliant Game

[@mapatsibanyoni4877]

17:47 "So knight to G f*cking G5" - Agad

[@blackvx]

I heard that too!

[@alirezaahmadirad6997]

Unfortunately Knight is pinned!!!!

[@mapatsibanyoni4877]

Lol he was saying "knight to g5-I mean king g5" without using "I mean" then it just sounded funny coincidentally

[@NexenTriz]

Haha.

[@elijahstepaniuk2223]

***most replayed***

[@uckhoiha7865]

This draw is more impressive than a win

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Ever since discovering his games years ago, Ivanchuk has become my favorite player to watch. In this age of engines and memorization, he seems to be one of the only great players to often play in a way that is interesting to himself as opposed to just striving for engine accuracy. He is also fascinating in that he is capable of beating the best players or losing to mediocre players depending on his mood. Not many players are such a wild card and genuine threat across the spectrum like he is. I hope the other masters enjoy getting to play such an interesting player.

[@dogeking3432]

I haven't seen Dubov competing much lately, but he is the only other player that comes to mind for me. Plays very fun, creative ideas, never afraid to get into a dubious position and play outside the box, or innovate in the opening.

[@leiyota1135]

Definitely can relate to this comment very well.. always was a threat no doubt.

[@stms999]

@@dogeking3432 Ivanchuk, Dubov and Grischuck are my favorites for their unpredictability. Sad that Dubov and Grischuk don't play much these days.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

@@dogeking3432 I'll have to check out more of his games! That kind of player is just fun to watch.

[@AkramSaheb]

@@dogeking3432 Russia banned

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

Normally when Magnus grinds out an endgame against someone we think of it as him torturing the other player, I think on this occasion it was the other way around.

[@lozychess]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@eksw_i_bouli_twn_prodotwn]

And it was in this position that Magnus Carlsen believed in fortresses

[@malafakka8530]

🤣

[@nothing9220]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@ihcfn]

WAtched the end of this game, brilliant defence by Ivanchuck!

[@alon3304]

Ivanchuk

[@leagueaddict8357]

Ivanchuck is the type of player that can surprise anyone with his prep and find a difficult to dispute attack in a lot of positions.

[@Crisis_Jones]

"If you find a fortress against MC you will sleep very well tonight sir" 17:41 dying laughing

[@rawdaaljawhary4174]

Same. SAME. 😂

[@theinfamoustop104]

Same🤣

[@S0uthie]

Knight to G-Fucking G5.

[@stefanf922]

Magnus:"I don't believe in fortresses. " Ivanchuk:" hold my vodka!"

[@ВячеславМартыненко-ш5х]

I appreciate your joke. And it would be much funnier in other circumstances. But let you know that currently Ukrainians don't like the stereotype jokes about the russians aimed to them. Thank you for your understanding.

[@inemanja]

@@ВячеславМартыненко-ш5х 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@allinonetube3387]

@@ВячеславМартыненко-ш5х fkkk ukraine i support russia

[@saimon174666]

Adapting a stupid joke/meme to be even more retarded, good job.

[@hannibal8810]

@@ВячеславМартыненко-ш5х somehow i suspect ukrainians have bigger fish to fry

[@strooomon]

I watched this live. Chucky instantly, (seemingly) found the only way to hold it. Fascinating.

[@CudiBuddy4Life]

That was very entertaining live. Chucky “the goofy godkiller” v. a World No. 1, again! That end was a grind

[@wiadroman]

I was watching it live, Vasyl built a Trolltress and started taunting Magnus from the top of it "Your mother was a hamster!"

[@malafakka8530]

Good one.

[@stoutlager6325]

I was thrilled to see this game turn out like this. Tricky endgame is the best possible scenario to watch Magnus and Ivanchuk trade blows. Wonderful display from Ivanchuk to find that complicated defensive resource to hold the draw.

[@byst33]

What an astonishing game. My little brain can barely comprehend it. Incredible coverage, as usual, Agadmator. You're quickly climbing the ladder to being my favorite KZbinr :)

[@olivercash6586]

Rare to see magnus not convert a winning endgame, chucky still has it!

[@Rkcuddles]

SPOILERS!!

[@rapid_rivers3294]

@@Rkcuddles lol

[@mariob3864]

@@Rkcuddles why would you read the comments first?

[@showsprite9166]

@@mariob3864 its the top comment featured right in front of my face

[@Richard--Fox]

@@Rkcuddles don't see comments before video. Duh.

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

Chucky masterful with the mind games. That knight move to 'defend' the fork was genius...seems to have instantly made Magnus dismiss the possibility of another fork.

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

Magnus: "I don't believe in fortresses." *Ivanchuk: "I am fortress."*

[@MdApsharking8743]

After this match magnus starts to belive in fortress

[@vandansawai2380]

Magnus: I dont believe in fortresses Ivanchuk: Destroy my fortress

[@Philopantheon82]

The quote by Magnus"I dont believe in fortresses" is certainly very logical to be brought up here since Chucky created the most impenetrable knight/rook fortress to guard his king and withstand a brutal queen attacks literally from every angle down to a 123 move!! Just an epic game from both sides

[@remainconfident1]

Magnus did penetrate twice and missed the winning move.

[@Philopantheon82]

@@remainconfident1 it was before the Rook, knight defensive combo in the end game

[@interpr3t]

Chucky trolling Magnus with that opening lol

[@hustler3of4culture3]

Was thinking the same

[@TheRealCabe]

lmao I guess it was worth a try!

[@masoodjalal1152]

exactly what i thought

[@neski311]

Mr. Agadmator, I want to thank you a lot. I've been fighting monsters in my head, and battled it out with my illnesses, and your videos help me a lot. You don't know the power of your actions and attitude. Also, today I defeated a player using a strategy I saw on one of your videos. It was far from a Tal move, but I enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@paulharris2331]

Congratulations, it might not have been a crazy Tal move but it still worked and you deserve the win :)))

[@PrometheanRising]

Clearly Chucky has a sense of humor. It also strikes me that was a gesture of solidarity.

[@C1maCat]

“But it’s chucky so you never know”

[@decreasing_entropy3003]

Only Vasyl can have his king on g3 so early in the game.

[@demianschultz3749]

An honorary world champion title and prize money should be given to Vasyl Ivanchuk for his long lasting and genius carrier

[@simonemiglioli1165]

I would do Him vs Nepo this year.

[@blackvx]

Excellent description and analysis! 👏 👏 👏

[@pritamjana82]

these guys never disappoint us when they played against each other

[@olexandrs6639]

11:42 Ivanchuk pulls up his good old trick))) an unexpected blunder which completely throws his opponent off the guard)))

[@lymphhh]

Скобки убери

[@olexandrs6639]

@@lymphhh s kryma uberi

[@flora5090]

Chucky found Rc2, the only good move, with 1 second on the clock

[@SenorQuichotte]

Ivanchuk is a legend. Check out his king march to D4 versus wei Yi.

[@andretirta9801]

#suggestion

[@AtlasV-]

@@andretirta9801 I believe that game has already been covered - search for “Vassily, your king is on d4!” and you should find it :)

[@ST12365]

@@AtlasV- thank you!

[@vivekmohan7785]

What if Vanchuk had a Bishop instead of a Knight ? He Cannot make a proper fortress like this game. So that's the Power of Knight

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

Ivanchuk is a legend, I wish he was still in his prime

[@drziggyabdelmalak1439]

Don't you think after that game he IS still in his prime?

[@timneji]

@@drziggyabdelmalak1439 no he is super jumpy in his results and that made him such a legend but it’s just a good game if his

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

10:54 Even I saw that rook blunder, theres hope.

[@viperrkoseveryone]

Of course they were low on time and everything…but I noticed 16:31 Could’ve been a potential Queen sacrifice, with the king and pawn marching forward and no clear way for the white king to stop the push. Would’ve been a brilliant way to grab the win

[@alirezaahmadirad6997]

Not when you play against Chucky

[@frederickqiu713]

White king can just take the opposition and draw

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

This all would not have happened if Magnus had found the king-and-rook-fork. Very nice game.

[@phoenixalpha6857]

I watched it live, it reminded me of my stupid mistakes

[@redplanet2720]

Any game with Ivanchuk is guaranteed to be great. One of the most entertaining to watch

[@cazorla82]

Chucky is Carlsen’s kryptonite 😅

[@juliocadavid6640]

100% agree w/u, but here Magnus wouldve won 9 times out of 10. Pretty much stupid the way magnus didnt play one of the easiest move he has missed. I obviously knew it just after took the pawn, his reaction made even think he missclicked that or he just took the pawn even seeing that fork, like his brain took the pawn but he was planning the fork I said thay because it happens to me, i want to do something and do other thing and i like, "aaaagah f***" hhaa They say wesley, duda, pragg but i will always say, the real Magnus kryptonite is Chucky

[@draedeen]

Chukky whether you win or lose, we just love you. ❤you are with your style. No one can take him easy

[@kaiberens156]

Clicked this vid quicker than Magnus resigned against Hans

[@NichtWunderkind]

It takes an ivanchuk to tank an endgame beast like magnus

[@mizhimo]

Indeed it was the 50-move rule.

[@detroiter4eva]

I would have loved to see Magnus play Fischer. I hope Magnus doesn't go nuts.

[@Trappenheimer]

I would have also liked Fisher but in random chess because that will prove the true skills of Magnus.

[@SF2K01]

Magnus might be the strongest player currently alive due to strong prep and memorization, also thanks to the power of computer analysis, but he doesn't hold a candle to Fischer's brilliance and creativity. Chessmetrics (which is less inflationary than Elo) also puts Fischer's peak at 2895, quite a bit ahead of Magnus's peak FIDE of 2882.

[@SuperSaniyat]

This was absolutely brilliant by Chucky...! :D

[@usptact]

Magnus: doesn't my chess speak for itself? Ivanchuk: let me show you a fortress

[@Contra141]

Chucky is true genious of this game. Such a cool guy, hats of to you sir!

[@AdamGenesisArt]

A Game of Chess Gods!!!!!!!

[@P.sherman45]

I enjoy your art 🎨 ✨️ 😌

[@arashkamangir331]

17:47 knight to g what?!?! Agadmator I’m surprised, sir 😂

[@louisvuittondonvg9040]

Lmfao

[@alirezaahmadirad6997]

Knight is pinned!!!!

[@BillHimmel]

Ah, I have waited for this all evening!

[@brianmitchell1049]

Love the look on Ivanchuck's face. Did he look at Carlton that way when he made his 2nd move?

[@RafaelDiaz-is4fs]

After years of watching agad I have never seen him curse. At 17:49 it might be the first time ever I have heard agad curse in over a thousand videos

[@TheVinscee]

clash between these 2 players never disappoints.

[@EmperorBun]

5:45 "And just king to F2. The king will be very safe there. So, knight to D3 with check..."

[@pagolchagol22]

Your videos are practically the only ones I watch at normal speed these days. Make them as long as you please!

[@dodekaedius]

Funny, because for me it's literally the only channel I watch at 2x speed.

[@amjan]

Ivanchuk is a rebel poet of chess.

[@s1rstrang339]

Ivanchuk was trying that 2 move victory

[@amoldivo]

17:40 "I believe Vasyl was enjoying this position very much. If you find a fortress against Magnus, you'll sleep very well tonight, Sir!" 🤧😂🤷 The g4 pawn watching the entire sequence flashing right in front of its eyes be like bruh wtf these 5 clowns doing, dancing left and right till move 100+, me tired already, when can I go home and sleep 💀😭 Jokes aside, chuky just casually let Magnus promote a queen and confidently draw it off using rook and a knight! Wow what a game, I believe it's the most oddly satisfying highest level draw ever!!! It's a win for Ivanchuk for me! And it's rapid, not even classical, to be able to pull this impenetrable fortress against one of the all time's great (well, Chucky himself is one of the all time's great for me 🤷)!!! Rooting for Ivanchuk and Hans here, even though they're probably the underdogs of the tournament 🤧

[@ghasemiata]

AMASING GAME! plz agad dont worry about longer videos!! we will watch till the end!😅

[@Triumphator616]

at 17:49 (instead rook to f2) and 17:53 (instead rook to g2) knight to e4 and f5 respectively creates a fork that picks up the queen -more missed opportunities. Ivanchuk could have even won the game. Magnus realized that after both missed opportunities and immediately played Queen to c7. What a lucky draw for him. Chucky had him 2 times in the end. A rook a knight and the king could have easily delivered checkmate to the black king while gobbling up the pawn along the way.

[@chaosbalanced]

It was in this position! I got dizzy and realized the word Fortress is unbelievablely real

[@mahmodabdien8186]

this is the "funniest" serious commentary every

[@skogenhevner5677]

Chuky playing the same opening as Niemann lol

[@garyhughes1936]

I would not have been able to maintain the fortress that long. Especially with the intimidation factor of playing against Magnus.

[@sniperduells]

The nosepicker vs the forfeiter

[@mate.179]

Why not capture the knight with queen to f5 on move 77 (16:13 in the video), wouldn't Magnus be able to crown the pawn afterwards?

[@Leod2222]

Yes

[@colinstewart1432]

Magnus might not believe in fortresses, but he believes in Chucky

[@stt5v2002]

According to the engine data arriving from a small buzzer that I store with my sporting goods (between my bocce balls and corn hole), e3 is a better move than resigns.

[@sunderrajd7202]

At 15:26 Any reason why Caelsen didnt sacrifice Queen on f5 for a Knight and Rook. Isn't G pawn wins for him?

[@xcx2225]

It was indeed the 50 move rule that ended it. Or an incredible coincidence, but move 122 being the 50th move exactly would be crazier than dear Chucky himself

[@mclaughlinja1995]

I always enjoyed Ivanchuk’s games, he is truly a unique player. To find that fortress at age 53, against Magnus Carlsen, in a rapid game… wow.

[@ocram704]

im new to chess, but i leant that pawn can only capture a piece that is one square diagonally forward. How did the b4 white pawn get captured by black pawn @3:07 ?

[@yugagrawal6102]

15:15 why can't carlsen take the knight with the queen? Coz after the exchange he is left with a pawn.

[@marcoklaue]

Can you imagine you learned the rules of chess an hour ago, and this video is the next thing you watch?

[@deboog5779]

At 17:36 after queen to d6, would knight to f5 forking king and queen turn the tables for Ivanchuk or would this still result in a draw?

[@shunulu123]

"Completely new game" line is my favourite.

[@laimislomonosovas4521]

3:05 please explain anyone, why e3 bishop don't take a7 pawn? it's an anomaly :DD please anybody? thank you

[@vikramnethesh2074]

Why not Ne4+ forking the king and queen at 17:48 ?

[@SanjeevDD]

Simpli brilliant!! Expertise in end game on display!!

[@lexsoft3969]

Ivanchuk is like a modern version of Mikhail Tal. When I read in a newspaper in 1990s where he beat Kasparov at Linares tournament, I immediately became a fan of him.

[@ChessJourneyman]

Rc8 and that missed fork look like Magnus is just chilling and having fun, not playing like his life depends on it.

[@jobikxd]

"If he can do it he can do it" -Agad

[@rickharold7884]

That was impressive. A draw they was fought to the end.

[@juggernaut316]

Chucky has been studying Hans' opening theory

[@izzysanchez4242]

Agafmator makes GM seems normal human beings at 11:13

[@allanturmaine5496]

Love this Ivanchuk content.

[@Trappenheimer]

Again, thank you @agadmator for bringing such quality content in so less time. I hope you get many many more subscribers.

[@brettunger2578]

Much Luv Bruv.....I haven't watched it but I'm glad to see Magnus powering through it..!!

[@creativitymindstudios.759]

This is the best chess channel mahn! could you also comment on magnus vs gelfand from a day ago.

[@theartisticactuary]

Not sure whether this should win the prize for most convoluted castling by hand or most convoluted way of transposing into a modern benoni.

[@FloydMaxwell]

Great game by both of them. Clash of titans.

[@Figgy20000]

Magnus: I don't believe in Fortresses! Hans: Hold my stockfish

[@canoli72]

Not too many times that someone can frustrate Magnus and come away with a draw.

[@maadne]

confused about @3:10, where b4 white pawn is seemingly captured by a black pawn moving from c4 to b3?

[@siensebastien]

this is ''en passant''

[@jorgejustin461]

Chucky is just such a lovely player. His games always make me smile

[@geauxgaia]

Love your analysis, channel, and puppy ❤️✌🏽🐕 it would be so lit to play in such a way that fortresses aren't needed 😲

[@francisf9413]

Spoken from a true chess lover " Which is very sad , he just lost a past b pawn "

[@Psyduck15O8]

"If you find a fortress against Magnus Carlsen, you will sleep very well tonight "

[@mahdiheydari9600]

If he can do it he can do it😂

[@Foralluhaterz]

Vasyl missed a fork near the end, he could have won

[@yggdrasil9039]

The Pragga vs Keymer wasn't exactly short either. Pragga's endgame play under time constraint is clinical.