Two Can Play that Game | Alekhine vs Capablanca | Savorin Cup (1913) | Game 2

[@fredericoharg5042]

Reasons for subscribing 1. Clarity of voice (sounds like Boris Bedenov) which is pleasing. 2. Clarity of chess logic (helps to advance in knowledge for beginners). 3. Gives photos and background of chess masters (interesting). 4. Clear pronunciation of foreign names (intriguing). 5. Personable (Sure I’d like to meet him and have a beer). 6. Able to to laugh at himself (Capablanca familiar with opening moves?). 7. Keeps my mind active and I look forward to his next video. 8. Always looking for a Tal move. 9. To gain Vast Knowledge 10. We ALL need a “Hello Everyone” to make our day.

[@georgeray649]

Well said buddy👍

[@gg-qz2tb]

Well done sir this is exactly true

[@ItalanFindart]

And the 15/18 minutes format is PERFECT!

[@youngpatrick29]

and he’s a good looking guy. can always appreciate a sexy man

[@SujithIshtar]

But have you tried playing the video at 0.25x speed? That makes your day like nothing else!

[@jonathansiles5120]

Ahhh the moment when you cannot go for the Marshall attack because it was not yet invented.

[@danielchequer5842]

This keeps me wondering how frustrated they were when e4 wasn't invented

[@phothar93]

Imagine not being able to castle your king since it wasn’t invented

[@kasra9439]

Made my day

[@tome57a]

The backstory is that Frank Marshall was going to go back in time and give Capablanca the secret of the Marshall attack to help him defeat Alekhine, but then decided not to because he was afraid Capablanca would take credit for it, name it the Capablanca attack, and get rich beyond the dreams of avarice... No, wait a minute, wrong story.

[@x.gnosimos2137]

The true story is this: the initial idea was Capa's. But before applying it he wanted to try it. So he travelled to the future, gave his idea to Marshall and used himself as an experimental object fighting against his one idea. After loosing that match he decided never to use this idea again in the past. So, it is known as "Marshall's attack"

[@sambowie4989]

An Agadmator a day Keeps the blunders away

[@kevinreyeskev2475]

Sam Bowie Agadmator should put that quote on the top of a game one day 😂

[@sambowie4989]

Kevin Reyes Kev 😁 that would be great!!

[@andrewptob]

Pfft, I wish

[@danielchequer5842]

That's Ben finegold jokes stolen

[@sambowie4989]

Daniel Chéquer A whiner a day Keeps the fun away

[@fireboltt]

"Capeblanca has two queens and that's a reason in itself enough to resign the game" Agadamator 2019

[@MrSaileshdk]

Interestingly enough, Alekhine wins a game against Capablanca during their world championship when Capablanca has two queens on the board

[@allenramos5722]

1913 Capablanca: Well that was easy heh 1927 Capablanca: =O

[@qazzaqstan]

Once again Capablanca shows he did not know opening theory that wasn't invented yet

[@goldmund10]

he wasn't ahead of his time after all

[@unculturedswine5583]

@@goldmund10 his poor knowledge of theory means that he was actually behind the times lol

[@ABCChessAnalysis]

When you said 'You are an excellent player', I'm feeling much more valuable.

[@WiseSam95]

Excellent pawn snatcher***

[@ichigor.2261]

Alekhine in this picture seems like a Star Trek character. LUL

[@davidcharles7106]

He's considering whether or not to ask Scottie to beam him up.

[@michaeljanapin9528]

This is not possible as this is 1913. But hey, who am I kidding?😂

[@draheim90]

He had just lost, so he was prob pretty pissed.

[@blitzkriegbeast8021]

Alekhine was studying law at the Imperial Law School for Nobles, and he’s wearing his Tsarist period uniform.

[@lolbro1765]

Just want to say Orihime sucks.

[@dhanarputra555]

Alekhine had one quality that will make him world champion. It is the will to risk the position and pressuring opponent's nerve.

[@jamestickle3070]

“The next time you are in a bar or a library with your friends...“ - Things only heard in a Chess channel.

[@Stonefalconetti]

Lol

[@anbee8127]

I wonder how the rook moves once a player is drunk 🧐🤨🤔

[@daveerdahl2862]

2/11/18 - 100,000excellent subscribers :| 2/11/19 - 372,000 excellent subscribers - :) CONGRATS AGAD !!

[@manu-ox4fe]

The most extraordinary thing about this game is that Alekhine was still in pampers and Capa hasn't reach his whole potential.

[@abj136]

The story goes, a bunch of strong masters were analyzing a complex game, trying to figure out if it should be a win or a draw, and which line should be pursued to get the optimal result. After a while of study and no conclusion, Capablanca walked by. They asked Herr Capablanca for his opinion. He looked at the board for a few seconds then quickly rearranged all the pieces. He said to the players, "this is the position you want", and walked off. The players looked, and realized he was right. From the original position, play so as to achieve this new position and the game will be won. I truly think Capablanca had a different way of understanding chess from the rest of us.

[@ilikecommenting6849]

Actually, this technique is known as retrograde analysis and this technique is actively used in chess. Retrograde analysis is a technique used to find out which moves were played leading up to a given position. In active games, the principles of retrograde analysis are employed. "Imagine the position you want, then figure out how to get there". I should say that the first known instance of retrograde analysis is in a 1912 paper on chess by Ernst Zermelo. I believe it was written in German so it's hard to say if this ever reached Capablanca. After all, Capablanca was widely known as 'lazy'. Capablanca would have been 24 at the time of publication.

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

Beautiful story!

[@ekkoekko4610]

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[@jestice75]

If I'm in a bar with my friends talking about Jose Raul Capablanca and chess, they're not going to invite me out to the bar anymore.

[@v4v819]

I picked up a lady in a bar, talking about Capablanca... I call it my: "Capablanca opening move" Always let's me slip- right- into an, indefensible, attacking endgame- when it comes to picking up random ladies in the bar... Why did that sound so rapey... :( I'm being sarcastic for the sake of humor, of course... Calm down ladies [adjusting necktie, uneasily]...

[@rawdaaljawhary4174]

Yeah, I don't know what chess world with our buddies agadmator thinks we're living in... But I appreciate him saying that all the same.

[@veerooz]

You need better friends.

[@danielboiani288]

My advice? Pay for their rounds. They will listen all bloody night!

[@terrymarshall8746]

Enjoying the Capablanca Saga tremendously! Look forward to each new video! Thank you!

[@i1pro]

Your grand dad lost huh?

[@suicideangel6159]

@@i1pro This has to be the most underrated response I've seen yet

[@juanmanuelcastro-zumaeta552]

"next time you are in a bar with your friends you can mention that Alekhine lost the first 2 games"... that is a funny comment. Love your channel Agadmator, and not just because of beautiful jokes like this

[@vladavasiljev]

Hi Agad, I learned from u wing gambit and today I checkmated a hundred more rated opponent than me in just 17 moves. I think he lost nerves because of that irritating line. Thanx for sharing vast knowledge 👍😊

[@flor.e.cultura]

I got tired of losing to wing gambit until this nice video of Eugene Perelshteyn kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6ivhKR_iteDaNE

[@alexanderstoyanov7464]

Capa vs Alekhine...nothing better to end the day with

[@janjool]

Yet another masterclass from Capablanca. Really enjoying his saga. No wonder he’s considered one of the best players ever 👏🏼

[@michalserdahely4269]

definitely best saga so far i am really enjoying vast knowledge keep going Antonio

[@RawPeds]

Qc2!! For the love of god, that's a fantastic move!

[@gg-qz2tb]

What beautiful about this move is that it's not that clear to see . if another player he would capture the Queen happily

[@zebra3stripes]

When Lenin looked over, he saw the b pawn equal to a queen and said, "This gives me an idea. Hold my vodka."

[@kenpreston4919]

Thank you for your outstanding content. Also I will say that you look much healthier and happier than in your videos from 2017, which is nice to see.

[@Remi-B-Goode]

Hi, that story about potential "Marshall moves" not possible as it didnt happened yet, so cool, if Jose played it this would have become the Capa moves omg. The photo is precious, real docu (the pic is not falsified, because it can often happens on old pics!); so Capa was in Russia ? how ? but the photo confirm that it was not a "radio or telegraph game"! 3 queens two guys ! nice final win by Capa the Cuban

[@andrewptob]

Watch the last video which covers the first game they played. It will give you more backstory.

[@i1pro]

Is the board back there broadcasting their moves? -- very high tech for 1913...

[@Stonefalconetti]

Just after mentioning the Marshall Attack, he actually immediately says at 02:13 that it wasn't invented yet!! So congratulations, you are a very bad listener of chess videos!

[@alieskandari6036]

Thanks for reviewing Capablanca- Alekhine games before their epic matches

[@karamkaramdawod5474]

Im looking foward for the alekhine saga 😘😘

[@maxnullifidian]

Win or lose, complication makes the game more fun, and that's what it's all about.

[@simonfoley1720]

Started playing chess again thanks to finding this channel last week. Hadn't played since I was a kid, currently hanging around ~1400 on lichess. Thanks agad!

[@TheJackFrench]

I'm so happy I got my name on one of your videos. Keep up the awesome work, buddy!

[@sharmaji_ka_ladka_gamer]

You know you are an excellent subscriber when agadmator tells you about a previous game and you have already watched it a long time ago in his channel.

[@jakubskalos677]

YaY! I was waiting for a video from Agadmator the entire day!

[@cygnustsp]

I have most certainly followed your channel for some time and am familiar with the marshall attack because I am an excellent subscriber

[@rezashahmizad9585]

Hey man, enjoying the capablanca saga so much, tnx man

[@agadmator]

Sure thing, man

[@rezashahmizad9585]

@@agadmator my man. Tnx for replying to my comment 👍👍👍

[@tonyho-idt-c5445]

Around 10:40: "ok now it becomes obvious that the queen cannot be captured, but it's not so simple why it cannot be captured." -Agadmator

Alekhine always seemed to be on the back foot in these two games. You can't help thinking he was just outclassed by Capablanca.

[@aristopleb]

I kept wondering about Alekhine's uniform. Turns out it's a law school, not a military uniform. One time he was apprehended because his apparel (and him being Russian) had raised suspicion at a German border.

[@richardfeynman5560]

A thrilling game and an impressive victory for Capablanca!

[@ShifuCareaga]

mistakes early on piled up for later; when you get constantly 2 moves behind, and don't get rid of the queen and a pawn gets deep on you, it's a bit late. I saw the bishop pawn grab but not the queen block, so something new for me there, thanks!

[@maxs6432]

That’s a beautiful photo, really shows History being made. Wonder if either of them fought in The Great War.

[@ChessMasteryOfficial]

*Understand that half the game is keeping quiet, and carefully watching those around you. %*

[@awesmax8010]

another exciting video 👍

[@ianzallesreiber7035]

Could You please Cover the Karpov Saga and the Kasparow Saga after the Capablanca Saga

[@thomasalicea8877]

Would really love karpov sage but no rush please to end the Capablanca saga

[@mylifematters858]

Kasparov sucks

[@jandeflores]

I love the giant flat screen TV broadcasting the game in the picture....

[@crowcr]

Greetings from Costa Rica, big fan of your videos, both my daughters are very interested in playing chess what’s the best way approach to encourage them, also can you tell me how good alekhine, I really like the alekhine was defense, thank you for any help and elaborate on alekhine

[@charlock2614]

Yes

[@tadashiokazaki951]

Alekhine got his revenge 9n Capablanca in the 1927 world chess championship by 3 clear points. Now that's what I call an absolute victory.

[@historicalgames9107]

Yeah, the chicken who ran away from Capablanca forever, not to play a rematch. I'm sure it is a victory.

[@rokanza2293]

@@historicalgames9107 Well he destroyed him and was obviously hte stronger player.If you don't think so,you are delusional.

[@historicalgames9107]

@@rokanza2293If you really think that Alekhine was a stronger player than Capablanca, I suggest you to read the history.

[@MA-ug9un]

Waw Waw Waw it's reason ... How Alekhine............

[@mohammadaminsarabi6207]

Greatest of all time... capablanca😎

[@ralphscully8859]

9:44 White is up a pawn...but isn't the white pawn on e4 now hanging?

[@samiraljubory6223]

the greatest of all time Alekhine and Capablanca

[@gerardnicolau9997]

Hi Antonio, I also enjoy it very much that you mention from which moment on the game is a new one. However, doesn't it ever happen that, in a "new" game, after some pieces have been traded, the players reach a position which was indeed reached by some other players in the past, but through a different move sequence (and maybe even a completely different game!)? If so, maybe you could find a good example of such a game: it'd be interesting to see if both games are finished in the same fashion; and if not, compare both strategies. Thanks for the constant stream of great and inspiring content!

[@yacinmessaoud186]

i hope you put the wcc btw Alehkine and capablanca on your voting list next time so we can see 100% :p

[@august59001]

At 10:30 What about ...Bxf2+ then Qxf2 Qxd1+ ? Looks good for me but tell me guys

[@georgeray649]

I someday wish to have a coffee with Antonio 👍..a great man

[@guneydaglar5841]

I enjoy that nice photo. 0:39

[@ericsbuds]

Ha! I just did a crossword and one of the clues was "Chess situation that forces a draw" and the answer was "PERPETUALCHECK".

[@agadmator]

Sweet!

[@robinregamy9358]

at 10:34 the position that you analyze, why not bishop captures on f2?

[@rageagainstthemachineragea2497]

Great Game! 😃👍💯

[@sikelelagladile7736]

Now I can study...been waiting forever 2day The will always be a debate who is the greater player but no one can deny the talent of Capablanca and the hardwork of Alekhine (of course he was also talented) but to me Alekhine did more than the Cuban (he romantic style in an generation of positional play was outstanding)

[@josecapablanca6430]

Talent + Hardwork >> Genius

[@manu-ox4fe]

Capa went undefeated for like 8 years, Keep watching.

[@sikelelagladile7736]

@@manu-ox4fe yhe but really it was 60 something gsmes iven Ding Liren and Tal went undefeated in more games than thst 8 years of Capa

[@kevinzywicki6920]

9:21 doesn't black have QxE4 at the end of the exchange making the material equal?

[@santiagorodriguez2940]

Then b3 would fall with check

[@RabiulRafi]

did he have any opening theory knowledge?

[@teemusa5846]

Rabiul Rafi the video says that he did not know Marshall Attack as Marshall had not played it yet

[@cretudavid8622]

@@teemusa5846 r/woosh :)

[@Boneamps]

Next time I am in a bar with my friends I am definitely going to tell them: Me: Hey guys, did you know that the first time that Jose Raul Capablanca met with Alexander Alekhine, he defeated Alekhine two to zero, but the second one was a really close call? All my friends: wtf?? I dont have any chess friends :(

[@pattabiramans]

Whether you underestimate or overestimate Capablanca's prowess, you still be humbled by his innocuous moves.

[@ogbmt]

I don't understand Agad's assessment of the position at 9:20. He keeps saying Alekhine will be up a pawn, while showing a position where it's Capablanca to move, and this very pawn is hanging in the middle of the board with no obvious tricks for white to win back material after it is captured?

[@joelslatis]

At 12:20 after Alekhine plays b5 pawn attacking rook and then bishop takes pawn at F2, the white queen is moved to F1 under the bishop. This move lost the game for Alekhine. If he would have taken the rook and allow his queen to be captured, he could have gotten his queen back from the past pawn. There is no way to prevent the pawn from queening.

[@cbkusman9068]

Going to bar today with friends, gonna tell hotties what happened when capa and alekhine Met for the first time over the board, might be showing them a miniature too

[@gg-qz2tb]

Do you think they care about chess ?! (:"

[@Farhad--1999]

Thanks man,thanks

[@neonlight1203]

10:57 Bxf7+ also seems like a good move...

[@paperstars9078]

9:19 could black win the pawn back? For example Qe4 Qb3 Qb1 Eh2 Bf2 ? Also I am a newbee, what is a good way to quickly write down those moves.

[@bont3]

Think the problem is that Qb3 already comes with check, so you have no time to play Qb1 and will probably also lose your bishop *edit, not probably lose a bisshop since you can block and defend with Qe6 but still your position would be defending instead of taking the initiative

[@paperstars9078]

I missed that, thank you.

[@jabastinrenu]

Now really without further ado🤣🤣

[@skiperinoagadmaterino446]

Vast knowledge 0:00 First move 0:54

[@RawPeds]

missing some highlights this time

[@MrSilki2]

where are u on 2 new vids? i need to like the comment...

[@jellyhd4178]

I'm really hoping to see Alekhine's gun playe by Alekhine himself..

[@ANANTHNATARAJ]

At 8.33, if pawn moved to e5 threatening to capture rook what would have been d counter move?

[@kldCF]

I got both Bxc4 and Qc2 moves I'm feeling good :))

[@infernoflame5251]

at 10:40 wouldnt Bxf2 win a rook and a pawn for a bishop too?

[@aokereturns6054]

What is the name of the clothes alekhine is wearing? Is it a traditional russian garment?

[@mrmarkstv6585]

9:23 yess I found the idea

[@rahulpanchal5637]

@Agadmator Could you cover the whole Kramnik vs Anand World Chess Championship? I would love to see the whole playlist from your narration.

[@hammayunayub8026]

Bishop blocking rook was so satisfying.....

[@ganigf9559]

9:20 what about Qxe4?

[@suseendranzeus3447]

@13.40 Agad:Capablanca has two queens is reason enough to resign. 11th game in WCC 1927: are u kidding?

[@IamMuRdA313]

masterful game by capablanca

[@stephanebelizaire3627]

Que Viva Sr Capablanca !

[@timothywaters8249]

I do enjoy the pictures...

[@michaeljanapin9528]

Two Queens Rock!

[@thiagomennabarretoguedes2835]

It would be awesome if Capablanca had found the Marshall attack on the board.

[@yousak527]

Alexander grishchuk and Alekhine Seems relative by first name And in the sense of complicating things ;-)

[@nicholaslonnon7509]

at 5:16 wouldn't bishop captures on b3 result in white capture queen

[@nicholaslonnon7509]

nvmbishop takes b3 rook to e3 blocking the queens escape, but black can take b3 with bishop attacking queen

[@tom6756]

Hello everyone, i am fairly new to chess and it is probably not the best of questions but can anyone can explain why white cannot play bishop b3 when under attack by the queen. In my thaughts it would prevent c3 by the pawn while being defended by its queen, defends the a pawn and comes with a double attack on the queen. Thank you

[@tan116A]

It would be kinda crazy if Lasker would be able to join us. :D

[@ultrainstinctshaggy669]

Opening theory knowledge....30%

[@MikeKye200]

Capa was not up on opening theory, because it was not invented yet.

[@brunoduarte3321]

Fantastic video

[@Stonefalconetti]

Vast knowledge before and also "during" the match (a probable Marshall attack that didn't happen..)..

[@gingling3389]

at 10:29 i was thinking that the best ideia was Bxf2+, and after Qxf2 you play Qxc1 and your up a full rock

[@santiagorodriguez2940]

I thought exactly the same at 8:40 after white plays Bxc4, but the thing is white can simply take on f2 with the king, that way the queen still defends the rook

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥

[@IroningIt]

on 12:20, i think Alexander could have played rook on c8 and after that, capablancas rook had to move or his king. if his king moved, Alexander could have played queen on e4 and he would have won

[@Michaeltakhellambam]

Please do a video on the Valentina Gunina game Round 5, Cairns Cup.

[@Simeon-Lev]

at 10:31, doesn't Bxf2 win an exchange and a pawn? Might not be the best move, but still winning

[@pascalm2518]

Could be wrong on that but dont you just loose your bishop if king captures?

[@Simeon-Lev]

@@pascalm2518 nope you're right, I'm an idiot

[@eccentrichorse11]

@@Simeon-Lev Its fine everyone blunders once in a while.

[@Raven28Pisces]

Is that possible? Rg7+, Qf7+ To try to draw?