Throwing Punches | Carlsen vs Caruana 2018. | Game 9

[@wojek1982]

Carlsen and Caruana sat at the board... And actually in this position they agreed to a draw

[@A73X4ND3R]

So what’s the idea here

[@risentempleoutreach8131]

@@A73X4ND3R You lose the queen, you lose the game.

[@htjjidr5rk]

Carlsen does not sit down. Diagonal handshake occurs, this is to signify a draw.

[@ericsbuds]

xDDD

[@coreyburton8]

thanks for the laugh bud! and actually... hahaha

[@devsterdog]

Back to the drawing board.

[@stt5v2002]

My 6 year old son: "Who won the chess game?" Me: It was a draw. Son: Who is winning now? Me: It is tied 4.5 to 4.5 Son: So Magnus won 4 games and Fabi won 4 games? Me: No, it is 9 draws. Son: 9 in a row??? Me: Yes. That can happen when both players are very good. They are playing so well that no one can get a decisive advantage. Son: It sounds pretty boring dad. Me: No, draws can be interesting too. Sometimes it takes very good play to stop the opponent from winning and hold it to a draw. Both players have shown that they can defend well and never give up. Son: Come on dad, that is ridiculous. How can there be 9 games and no one ever wins? Me: I love you, but go upstairs while I watch agadmator's video about this game.

[@PRubin-rh4sr]

and the pawns clapped Jk haha

[@yannsgoneoveryonder622]

Grischuk: "I once played basketball against Magnus and I am quite a large guy for a chess player so he couldn't really do anything. However, the first efficient thing he started doing was elbowing my balls." This moment on the Chess24 Livestream was gold, ladies and gentlemen! It could have been a beautiful title too!

[@akshaysachan6029]

Yes, it was one of the best moments of the game.

Grischuk is the best thing about the live coverage. it's been quite a few days now he is on a roll.

[@brianperks7278]

I had to turn the Chess24 coverage off. I found Anish Giri very irritating and I suspect Peter Svidler did too as he looked very uncomfortable.

[@fox2569]

I get the feeling Giri isn't well liked in chess by other super GMs, there was that little Twitter beef spat with Magnus where Nakamura called Giri out on his bait.

[@drtgyjk]

Replace all c's and s's with z's

[@giorgoszervas4330]

Let me guess. It's a draw

[@arnaldosandoval453]

@Jason Lee easy, Melo ran away after Carlsen opening move.

[@podir47]

anish giri in the quote didn't help develop high hopes

[@JJ-kl7eq]

With the bandage and maybe stitches underneath it’s like Carlsen was going for the Dr. Drunkenstein look. Or maybe for this match the Dr. Drawkenstein look.

[@devchawla7788]

Its like anish giri vs anish giri

[@the_snakelicious]

I'm not familiar with the Anish Giri meme, can someone explain?

@Felipe Rodrigues he draws quite a bit.

[@mikezhang2602]

Felipe Rodrigues Here is why chess24.com/en/read/news/giri-s-60-memorable-draws-exclusive-excerpt

[@patmaschena9651]

also karpov vrs karpov and petrosian vrs petrosian..

[@aram9167]

@@patmaschena9651 at least their games had interesting positions. This world championship is basically engine vs engine for 20 moves and then boring chess

[@swamykanuri4004]

Was gonna fall asleep. But told myself, No. You gotta watch Agad covering the next game of the championship. Was worth it 😁

[@WatchmanNiel]

Swamy Kanuri You’re a better man, I napped for a few minutes in the middle, was a long day and this was no Fischer game. 😀

[@mackymacpherson9875]

Ikr @agadmator just makes every game better

[@swamykanuri4004]

ZAWatchman Don't worry. Though the games have all been draws, they've definitely been getting more and more intense. The game you're hoping to see should be coming up soon.

[@kilimanjarno]

Agadmator, wise opening comments about the draws. Last couple of games drew out the Fabi haters, that he doesn't play chess he just memorises engine moves. Good to see the Fabi haters have nothing to say about Carlsen here coming prepared and with the white pieces manages a draw. Carlsen throws new punches and Fabi blitzes out refutations. Not a bad match at all. Carlsen and Fabi have both been subject to time pressures before the time control. We can expect some blood very soon. Carlsen is a very very strong experienced champion. Fabi is a great challenger. As Joydeep Bardhan said in an earlier game .

[@OriginalAimbot]

18:00 Grischuk: who is the better player according to you? Anish(trying to be diplomatic): both are very good, exceptional players, its hard to say, but I will say this if carlsen plays the next candidates then that will be a challenge. Grischuk: so if you don't want Carlsen in the candidates that's means you think he is the better player. 😂😂😂 Straight savage to the point.

[@alespuma1]

15:38 "Dark square bishop on B6 is one of the most useless pieces ever". I wasn't prepared for this and it made me laugh hard.

[@tarico4436]

I laughed too.

[@dinustefan6120]

3:16 - Agadmator: "...and we were already seen this...", so Medo had enough of it, and left the couch.

[@Deplorable_Nerfherder]

His return photobomb expression in the last minutes says it all

[@williamjohnson6588]

I’m not from Discord. Just have good timing.

[@lib-center96]

Caruana is gonna steal game 12 or die trying so Carlsen can't equalise after it, since Rapid is probably a death sentence for him

[@Dark_Voice]

Tbh I thought so too. But Caruanas preparation is so good he doesnt have to think over the board and can blitz his moves and get Carlsen into time trouble. If you fall a whole HOUR!!! behind in rapid you lose. So even there is not a sure thing. Just Carlsen has advantage of actually knowing how to play chess better.

[@jesperkennolsen3109]

@@Dark_Voice ... My guess is that Timmy-boy was right in that Carlsen will de.stroy. Caruana as soon as they enter more time-limited games. But hey... that's just my guess ;- )

[@Dark_Voice]

@@jesperkennolsen3109 Yeah, I also thought that Carlsen will win in more time-limited games BUT I just wanted to say that it might not be as much of demolition as everyone suggests. However, Carlsen just proved why hes the best in the world.

[@aymanstitou8851]

@@jesperkennolsen3109 hindsight commenters are hilarious lmao

[@mobiusloop339]

I love how timely you are with these videos, not to mention great commentary!

[@MvsCerezo]

Blue color?! What is this sorcery! Am I the only one that was surprised to see a new color? I really liked it Agadmator, it opens a whole new way of visually explaining over the board.

[@Samousis]

Actually its quite amazing that they can draw every game. I wouldnt be able to draw so many games against similar rated oponents

[@thelegendofsheboo7048]

They memorise many line by their engines

[@soulreaverable]

demream x Irrelevant after 20 moves or so at best.

[@julianrodela4424]

nice touch with the blue colors! just when i thought you couldn't be any better

[@matias4572]

The comments on this are hilarious haha "And here is a very nice picture of Fabiano with no injury"

[@werners5191]

"Releasing the tension without gaming an advantage is weakness of character" Love it.

[@abhijitk2619]

The Svidler grishchuk,giri commentary was too funny to miss

[@akshaysachan6029]

Totally agreed, I laughed out loud at the basket ball incident between Grishchuk and Carlsen.

[@abhijitk2619]

Also they discussdd the origins of the word douchebag

[@akshaysachan6029]

@@abhijitk2619 yes, I googled it later to see what Anish meant. This commentary was 🔥

[@aggeloslampadaridis3123]

I opened it and thought il just watch 20 mins or something, boy was I wrong, saw the hole thing

[@akshaysachan6029]

@@aggeloslampadaridis3123 I opened it to see who was winning and I too ended up watching the whole thing.

[@johnnyburrell1417]

I'm grateful to see you covering these matches Agadmator. Your videos are great, keep 'em coming.

[@robertpemberton3952]

When I saw two bishops and two pawns I knew “and it was in this position” was coming

[@damohanson5393]

The safe waters of preparation ? Oh Antonio you are getting creative. Again, I don’t think this format crowns the true champion. How about the first to win 2 games ? Any classical formula will do. Blitz should NOT be a tie breaker. I really miss the chaos and excitement of a Fischer/Spassky match. But I guess that was a once in a lifetime event. I really believe the chess world can do better.

[@Th3Mast3rKimi]

#suggestion Hello Agadmator. On the 1st of December Romania celebrates it's centenary. Would you be able to show any game won by a Romanian player? I can help with suggestions if you are interested in this. Thanks a lot and keep up with the good work.

[@mirsadajdari]

I will tell him

[@maxnullifidian]

Yeah, I don't mind the draws, they just heighten the suspense. I hope this match doesn't get decided by rapid chess, though, I think the actual chess isn't as good. But with two players such as these, even rapid chess might be great chess!

[@jonathandonovan1802]

Th3Mast3rKimi unfortu ately.. there are no games won by romanian players

[@cheburekman696]

@@jonathandonovan1802 I'm offended because for example we have a Romanian player that beat Bobby Fischer that is still alive to this day

[@ChrisHyde537]

free gaming Distinction, perhaps? My deceased mother was born near Timisoara in 1923. Despite speaking German, her ethnicity was not crystal clear to her. Unfortunately, her parents died rather young leaving many questions. Between the Austria Hungarian Empire, strange boundaries drawn after WW1, devastation of WW2 and lost records, I can’t say with certainty whether I’m part Romanian or not.

[@charles7866-o1l]

Definitely use the blue colour for white's pieces! It makes understanding your analysis much easier and more visually stimulating.

[@axeluchiha5831]

Me: jump scares are a waste of time. They dont work at all. Agadmator: HELLO EVERYONE Also me: FAK *hits the ground ducking*

[@37985277]

this is my favorite hand shake analysis channel

[@vishnuvenkatesh7592]

This handshake analysis is actually amazing. Really gives you an impression of how the players are feeling.

[@mauvelkopter9308]

The "Unmute the Grischuk" scene was so hilarios in the stream 😂

[@robinmorritt7493]

Great analysis, Agad. And a word of appreciation for the excellent contributors from a pensioner. Thanks, guys.

[@FormulatedButterCoping]

The summery is easier to watch than the actual long game. Thanks =)

[@ShermanSitter]

This is very exciting! I don't care if they are draws. Thank you Agadmator for being the best chess channel on youtube and sharing your insights!

[@johngrey5806]

3:04 In the closeup photo of Fabiano Caruana, he also sports an injury to his index finger of his right hand. You can see raw flesh just above his fingernail there. He sustained this injury on his rest day while playing with an ancient Chinese Finger Puzzle which featured sharp metal spikes on the inside. He did, however, manage to remove his other finger free without any crippling injuries.

[@夜空が素晴らしいです]

This is their most satisfying match so far in this series.

[@bagadeshkumarr9502]

Finally got ya waiting all day for your analysis

[@MrPlatoon91]

"SO.." Best way to erase minutes of calculations from your brain in a snap of a finger... I LOVE YOU

[@mavetuchiha8420]

There Chess skills are so evenly matched that noone can get ahead.WOW....

[@malonchirara813]

"And here is a very nice picture of Fabiano with no injury" Hilarious :)

[@j.m.manhard]

Great videos, and good work. But I have one suggestion for improvement: Could you maybe show the turn number somewhere? Would make it easier to follow when you analyse and take back steps.

[@Lens98052]

A couple of years ago I spent a day analyzing this positional idea of inducing black to play f6 when he is castled kingside and reached a very similar position, which has a lot of restrained venom. Carlson's criticism of h4 is correct, he should keep maneuvering until black is tied down preventing invasion on the back ranks or by the white queen going to f7, and only then should white weaken his kingside by expanding with h4, h5, etc. I am quite surprised that Carlson, who likes grinds, rushed with h4.

[@aggeloslampadaridis3123]

The coverage from giri and svidler was extremely informative and entertaining. Hope they have giri again soon

[@nikoyochum6974]

It was fun watching the commentators doing puzzles

[@appc23]

Vast knowledge. Vast knowledge is the phrase you needed for the t-shirts.

[@nicolaszan1845]

And the Draw of the Match award goes to.....

[@TaranTyler]

That sound artifact was amazing, made it sound like you said "the first 80 games ended in a draw." Impressive stamina from both players with their first 80 games. Haha

[@julianrodela4424]

were are all the excellent subscribers at ??!!

[@faysaljaroudi8619]

#suggestion: You should make videos of opening theories, lines, and gambits for both white and black. It's for the people new to to chess and the way you explain things is better than any other channel, and i would much truly appreciate and enjoy it! :)

[@dropshot8840]

The two white blips underneath the bandaid look like Steri-strips. They are used in place of stitches when a wound is not wide enough or deep enough to require an actual stitch. As well there doesn't appear to be much swelling so the trauma of the impact wasn't that severe. All in all, I think Carlsen will be fine if any one was worried that this little accident might be affecting his performance going foreward

[@oleanonymus3014]

Before the chess24-livestream I didn't know Anish is such a funny fellow

[@aggeloslampadaridis3123]

I was also really impressed, obviously he is a smart guy but his EQ is also extremely high!

[@abutenlikha204]

I find him bit irritating

[@lollycopter]

He was hilarious and self-aware too. Doesn't take himself too seriously, unlike Carlsen.

[@RasttCZ]

First time I actually knew who made the first move and you didn't ask.. feelsbadman

[@noobaroid]

I am not a chess player, however for some reason I love your channel and I am also very happy to see that chess player do play football ( which is as dangerous as walking )and do other sport activities, rather than staying at home the whole day and having no friends.

[@jonathanautoga3747]

Mr. Agarmator, Thanks for uploading very soon!!! I only watch your videos on this championship !

[@tanktank6486]

the more i watched this channel.. the more im becoming a fan of carlsen..

[@freezatron]

#suggestion - I'd like to see an episode with you discussing the rating system please, how it works, how it's calculated and how it came into being. I want to expand my already vast knowledge ;)

[@lollycopter]

Higher Elo means there's no need to have a match because Carlsen is better at rapid. /s #dodgyanswers

[@freezatron]

haha, a dodgy answer that doesn't explain a whole lot .... Cheers :)

[@Lucasbarbieri90]

Lots of ideas in this game. Nice one!

[@mottiecohen3332]

Thanks for posting so quick! You are the best!!

[@gagandeepsinghbindra]

The press conference of this game was epic! Carlsen was so pissed at the questions!

[@robertzorromansby4129]

When is the Game 10-report coming? Can't wait!!

[@spmcdade901]

Excellent, thanks for the commentary!

[@chrisoconnell3943]

I hope the world chess championship has inundated your channel with new viewers and subscribers! Keep up the amazing work!

[@kennethlovering1454]

For those who are interested: Game 8, I played 24.Qh5 & let Komodo12 run for 30 hours. The best of 2 lines for Black is 24....Qe8, +1.24W & 2nd line 24....Bg6, +1.91W. I posted both of the lines in Agadmator's game 8. vlog

[@lucasvernet7729]

very good comments man. Very instructive, i ve been foloying your videos for over 1 year and my game improved a lot. So thanks man. Team caruana haha

[@ahsanabbas1397]

I don't know why people complain about Fabi memorizing and using the engine moves. After all, he is competing against the highest rated man in the history of this game. He is like a guy who is trying to beat a naturally gifted guy with his hard work and intense preparation. That's why I am rooting for him in this World Championship.

[@lightningprowess6031]

But if he cant win at classical games = the end for him Rapid/blitz games = 100% win for Carlsen

[@CeetoKay]

The one who blitzed out most of his moves this game was Carlsen. Which is natural with white, since you already know what opening you are going to get.

[@ahsanabbas1397]

@@lightningprowess6031 Agreed .But I think that Caruana is saving his best openings for the last, when things will become more reckless and there's nothing for him to lose.

[@lollycopter]

If Carlsen is so good at Rapid, why did he only come 5th last year in the World Rapid Championship to some guy rated lower than Caruana?

[@bhaveshkahaneable]

@@lollycopter lmao sasha beat magnus in last round magnus was leading until then caruana didnt even show up for EVENT 😂😂😂😂

[@brianbernstein3826]

Agamator thank you for your coverage as always - if I may make a suggestion, I don't think I am alone when I say that I wish you had a list of all the moves so I know what move we are on. I just watched the whole thing but now I want to go find move 25 since it's what everyone was talking about, and it's a pain to find it... cheers and thanks again for all your hard work.

[@ΝώνταςΑετονύχης]

Triumph of engines. Death of imagination.

[@salmarwow]

Cannot agree at all. Engines doesn't play any role in middlegame. It's just that both of them are playing very, very good. How many mistakes have you seen thus far? Not many. h3 in game 8 comes to mind but one would be right to call that inaccuracy, not a mistake. And that is after 9 games under huge pressure. Some people are saying they play very safe, but I definitely saw plenty of active moves which were made with offense in mind, not defense. I still remember that tournament when Caruana won and became a challanger. It just felt that he is just ahead of everyone else in that tournament, despite plenty of serious competitors. I bet if you had someone else playing Carlsen but Caruana, result wouldn't be a draw. Carlsen simply would be leading by point or two at least.

[@salmarwow]

@ Well, that's what I'm saying. Engine preparation until midgame, but still in the midgame quality of moves is high. So I'm very keen to blame everything on engines. Heck, one can say that they both play endgame like engines, especially Magnus, but it doesn't mean that real engines are involved.

[@salmarwow]

@ A slight inaccuracy here, although you are not the first to tell it, I even heard it from official commentators. It's the start of the match with the draws which is the longest one, all other championships had a decisive game sometime in the begining. However it's not the longest series of draws. Take for example Kasparov vs Karpov in 1984. When result was 4:0 in Karpov's favor, players played 17(!) games which ended in a draw. Towards the end of the match they had another series of 14 drawn games. As for myself, I would like to see things finished in standard format. While rapid is definitely interesting, standard format has highest quality of the game (although it may be more boring sometimes). It would be more fair if standard format games decide which player is the best.

[@zhenebon]

well said

[@chillian12]

Today is my birthday, and the result basically summed up my entire day so far, started out promising but fizzled out into a boring and uneventful day.

[@Dran195]

This is a great series

[@samsonpug]

Game 1. I am full of excitement and carefully watch your video. Game 9 I gave up after 2 mins. Let’s skip 10,11 and 12 and get to the tiebreak/penalty shootouts

[@torq1116]

2835 vs 2832, if the rating system works, I would expect more draws than any other outcome. Looks like it works :)

[@adonisadmirer2752]

15:36 Agadmator roasts always get me

[@McNaireXstream]

"a lot of fireworks that never happened" indeed!

[@philipr1567]

#information - "result" is the final outcome of a match. It might be better to say "score" at the end of each game. A big shout out to Medo the Chess Dog, and, as always, a huge thank you to agadmator for your analysis, entertainment, and increasing my (vast?) chess knowledge.

[@SoulfoUniverse]

There is a mistake in description. In description it is written that the game is Sicilian but it is an English opening.

[@LH-et7of]

I have just started watching Game 9 right now. I hope it does not ends with "After this move, the players agreed to a draw".

[@devsterdog]

'There won't be any funny business on the queen side" lol

[@bobbylewis9135]

When two super computers go against each other, what do you expect? A draw.

[@pauperez436]

I love the t-shirt "just here to enjoy the show"

[@queequeg00]

honestly impressed with caruana this game. i was a doubter that he could sustain outside of preparation (without an advantage after 20), carlsen came with the goods (getting out of preparation as quick as possible) and caruana showed that he is still one of the strongest ever, even when memorization isn't the task at hand. hopefully others' minds were changed on the american after this game. i know mine was

[@nmagko]

totally agree both are really strong that is the reason of draws

[@jcorona984]

You could have also called this video Throwing Elbows after Alexander Grischuk's story about Carlsen throwing elbows playing basketball.

[@Vicky-pb5hg]

#suggestion : When you say the players agreed to a draw, also please mention who offered the draw first.

[@sagara6742]

Fabi and Magi went to the same school... When they were in kindergarten their arts teacher asked all the students to draw whatever they wished in their first class. All except Fabi and Magi had something on their paper... That's when she yelled at them and Said "YOU BOTH WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DRAW ANYTHING" that's when they made up their mind for revenge and after game 9,they sent their arts teacher the famous reply: WE WILL DRAW EVERYTHING !!

[@jacksonsparrow1862]

I have really gained (even more) respect for Caruana after watching agadmator cover this championship series, he doesn’t seem the least bit intimidated (which would be difficult facing Magnus) & he seems to be fairly aggressive, which I personally like. Whom do you think has been more aggressive in this series so far?

[@sk8JV12321]

Sorry to be nitpicking but it was actually a NRK reporter and not a VG reporter who headbutted Carlsen, and he actually also had to use a bandage over his own eye (on norwegian television) #VastNorwegianKnowledge

[@Collatty]

The reporter Carlsen crashed with was actually from NRK, not VGTV. Greetings from Norway!

[@kryghyzho7868]

So Fabi threw a punch, they patched up Carlsen and chief arbiter Lothar Schmid didn't do anything about it? :/

[@obatoba]

excellent analysis man

[@pt4m]

-Goodevening Fabiano -Goodevening Magnus -Should we shit down?? -Nah, no need!! -Draw? -Yeap! -Ok bye! -Bye!!!

[@stephen0793]

Unfortunately, Caruana has to say that about his rapid and blitz tie break chances. Carlsen isn't just better at it: he's number 1 in the world and Caruana is nowhere close (8th). Caruana's only shot is to win during the regular match, which I think he still has a huge chance of doing based on his solid defensive play and Carlsen's lost mojo to find a way to win a better position (game 1 and game 9). But at the end of the day, I don't think Caruana can hope for anything but draws against Carlsen, and I think we will see 3 more draws, followed by some cool rapid games where Carlsen crushes decisively. At least, if I was a betting man, that's what I'd place my money on now

[@lollycopter]

If Carlsen is number 1 at rapid, then how did he come 5th last year?

[@freaksh0]

Hello from Norway. I don’t read the news so I only get the chess updates from your channel

[@bernardfinucane2061]

I can't help feeling that Caruana is better than Carlsen, which is not what I was expecting. But he chokes in every game and throws away any advantage, and spends the rest of the game defending. After pawn f6 the light squares on the a2-g8 diagonal are a threat to black's king safety, so it is nuts to throw away black's light square bishop without getting white's light square bishop in return. Afterwards white totally dominated this diagonal and the long white diagonal as well. What am I missing? (Full disclosure: I suck at chess).

[@alexandererdal6200]

I'm Norwegian and can confirm that the reporter who crashed with Carlsen is working for NRK rather than VG TV

[@varadkousadikar9424]

Engine carlsen is playing against engine caruana

[@grapeshott]

People won't stay in that place after the tournament gets over. So it's wise to play football with your friends when u get a chance, and such rare opportunities should not be missed.

[@htjjidr5rk]

#suggestion Alexander Alekhine vs. Aron Nimzowitsch, San Remo 1930: The original "Alekhine's gun" game

[@Alleis]

Alekhine the executioner deserves his own series.

[@nuwandalton]

Indeed. I started watching his games only recently. I'm impressed by the depth of his combinations

[@EebstertheGreat]

In America, we call that "plaster" or "not an eyepatch" a Band-Aid. I think the rest of the world just calls it a little bandage. The two thin strips of white gauze may just be covering tiny lacerations that stick out; hopefully Carlsen didn't need stitches.

[@gavin7978]

Just a thought but what can black do after f5? White can maneuver his king to capture the h6 pawn and then push the f pawn and if black tries to defend with the bishop you can simply push the a pawn and you will get a queen and win the game...

[@vivek_yt]

Discord squad here

[@danielfox3434]

Whats discord have to do with this?

[@anoopsrana]

Its about 3 am here in india and i started watching ur awesome video.😉