Bishop Pair From Hell - Familiar? || Ding vs Carlsen || Croatia Grand Chess Tour (2019)

[@bonsa1guy]

When Levon was running past you why didn't you take him en passant?

[@panda4247]

it's past 1 o clock in the morning and I laughed so hard at this I think maybe I woke up some neighbors. you win the internet sir

[@mubaraksenju7521]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@trollpeis]

Best chess comment ever. Bravo! (rofl)

[@rookcrusher4962]

That conjures up a funny image in my mind, almost a pokemon-like battle, a wild Agadmator leaping diagonally past Aronian, the latter being immediately frozen before then being violently dragged off of the board. I mean path.

[@harshithsajangadde1460]

This is gold!

[@cristiangdc618]

Congratulations Antonio, you’re an excellent collector of signatures by top chess players.

[@arrowghost]

A once in a life time achievement, that board will be displayed to show it off, perhaps taking the place where the skull with the Headphones are

[@TheHigherSpace]

I was following sesse .. at some point it was "Black mates in 36", and there was only one suggested move to continue. After few minutes Magnus made a different move, evaluation became "Black mates in 29" loool .. You can almost hear sesse thinking "nice one Magnus" :D

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

All that mating rutting going on in chess!

[@fallaciouswanderer8269]

Just goes to show that human mind is really amazing

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

@@fallaciouswanderer8269 It is like watching deer in the park in fall, isn't it?

[@kulkidspin7691]

doesn't mean it didn't consider the move, rather white didn't play the best move, it can be +50 and you still can blunder mate in one

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

@Charles Chuck A bishop in the hand is better than a bishop in the bush...you know, Australia. :) :)

[@christhurley993]

My wife said to me, "It's either the "'chess guy' or me?!" HELLO EVERYONE!

[@PinkyMinions]

Chris Thurley you can always Queen a pawn but you can never miss Antonio’s upload

[@PinkyMinions]

J G a subtle metaphor that prioritizes Antonio’s upload over his wife’s request

[@Drumaier]

This is the year of Magnus. He is consolidating his n1 position in the chess world without letting any doubts about who is in charge here. Plus he is playing much more exciting lines rather than conforming with draws.

[@iPiglet-t5z]

because he is coming to the point where draws vs GMs will lose him elo points. He wants that 2900.

[@brandonpeterson9835]

Magnus is just on a whole 'nother level right now. I firmly believe he felt like he mastered positional chess and is now trying to be the master of attacking chess. He said in his documentary those are the two types and he was a positional player who slowly grinded wins. But now he is coming all out at his opponents. It's amazing to watch.

[@meyou9605]

Embrace the complications

[@nemdenemam9753]

Lol carlsen considers himself slow and grinding? I havent followed chess for very long but when Im watching his games im just trying to follow his constant attacks

[@lucasmatos2064]

@@nemdenemam9753 Of course he is always trying to get the initative, as any other super GM. Brandon is meaning that Carlsen usually tries to achieve solid positions in the middle game, trying to avoid risky and complex lines. Then in the endgame he goes for the kill.

[@manu-ox4fe]

This is the Carlsen style nothing has changed but the opennings. If you are following the Capa Saga. or know Fisher's games you has seen this before. Mate threats with light infantry.

[@brandonpeterson9835]

His words not mine about being more of a positional chess player...watch his documentary on Netflix. And @lukinhas matos...exactly! Yes he is the best in the world and has been playing for a long time, so of course he has had quick/fierce attacking games. But in general, until the last year or so, he was always playing very solid chess trying to gain a small advantage to carry into the endgame. Whether it was maintaining the bishop pair or winning a pawn, or even being even on material but messing up his opponents pawn structure. But now he is doing that and more each game. Agadmator has said it himself it's like this alpha-zero inspired barbarian approach. I think the players of today's chess just aren't used to it on their level and that is also why we are seeing more blunders. Anyways it's fun to watch and I love agadmators commentary and analysis. It's an exciting era of chess.

[@NickLadushkinFoxmillet]

Agadmator, I hope you congratulated those who were able to sign your chessboard with being an excellent signer of boards!

[@tonyjonesbassoonwhippet2271]

Magnus' game seems to have ascended to a new level. I think defending the world championship has relieved a lot of pressure. He's playing with a freedom and a confidence which is pretty scary considering the opposition. I think he's also drawn a lot inspiration from alphazero. It's amazing to watch.

[@josephcallahan1664]

I think he's getting inspiration from Tal Zero.

[@ObserverZero]

Carlsen: "I have come here to kick ass and chew bubble gum. and I'm all out of bubble gum."

[@orrefis]

If Duke Nukem the correct quote is "... and I'm all out of gum"

[@joshpinchuk7061]

@@MrSupernova111 Rowdy Roddie Piper, John Carpenter's They Live

[@ObserverZero]

@@orrefis It's originally from the movie "They Live" where it's even worded in the opposite order ;P

[@orrefis]

You know, I even watched that movie but the Duke Nukem one is what has stuck to my mind :D

[@ObserverZero]

@@orrefis Yeah, then he cracks his joints, and is ready to go. was a fun game :D

[@abdulhalimaslanacier3847]

Well... if you are reading this, congratulations you are an excellent comment reader.

[@kintarooe7745]

thank you man. finally something i am excellent at

[@1ikazanr41ikaybeder6]

Olum burda da mı prim pardon priw

[@tigurr]

Your comment cracked me up, thanks for the laughs!

[@yakobwakjera2102]

I am

[@GusZiliotto]

reader of comments*

[@anderpot]

Agad getting all the autographs, guess you could say it was a "signature move".

[@jasonmatteson2721]

A sign of the times😀

[@carlos_kay]

Agadmator, did any of them recognise or acknowledge you? Just curious as to whether they check out your videos.

[@abdullaalmosalami]

I was wondering this too

[@positrontv6418]

+1

[@hoola_amigos]

+1

[@franciscoobrequedote911]

+1

[@ragnarwiik2054]

+1

[@brandonpeterson9835]

And of course, on top of us having Magnus and all these other extremely strong players to watch, there is another factor which makes this an excellent era of chess. I'll give you all a few seconds to pause your reading of the comment to figure out what makes this era of chess so amazing....If you thought of us having agadmator excellently showing us all of these great games daily on KZbin then you are an excellent lover of beautiful chess videos on KZbin.

[@rodolfo6reyes640]

Its impressive how good Carlsen is playing lately, Im sure he will reach 2900 this year

[@mahmmoudmorsi5303]

What is magnus elo?

[@kalemiller4206]

Congratulations Magnus Carlsen, you are an excellent winner of games against players you have never before defeated in classical time format with the black pieces.

[@ahmadkhayat2481]

i recently watched a video from a year ago and i am watching this now , the quality progress is amazing

[@lawrencecgn3763]

The sofa in the background has made the greatest transition.

[@burns9281]

@@lawrencecgn3763 some how i missed why the couch went MIA. what happened to it?

[@malissaldo760]

@@burns9281 Was getting new upholstering...now I question my life choices since I knew answer to that question...

[@burns9281]

@@malissaldo760 now I question my life choices, because that was important to know for me

[@RichardRennes]

His videos from over a year ago and older looks like he literally just woke up, or was recovering from a bender the night before. Now, the lighting is better, the quality is better, he seems more upbeat and energized, more natural and comfortable in front of the camera.

[@06kiely]

Hikaru is still trying to decide whether he is lost or not against So in his Pawn Endgame 😂😂😂

[@KurdishYoutubeKSAS]

06kiely hhhhhh lol

[@PatrykSwata]

this tournament's turning out to be a bit of an embarrassment for hikaru, hes been messing around on twitch playin puzzle rush too much lol bless him

[@06kiely]

Still not as bad as Shak. Poor Shak 😐 Bad year

[@romannosejob]

Hikaru feels more like a celebrity appearance in these super-GM tournaments these days.

[@brandonpeterson9835]

#suggestion After the GCT, maybe show a game or two from your tournament that you won? Love the videos as always

[@felixfabio1473]

Bobby: "you cant seperate body from mind" Stephen Hawking: "Hold my beer"

[@sameetkhadka8438]

I just love magnus's smile Maybe because he does it so less but i just love it It just makes the chess world better

[@Vicnotinho]

this is the year of magnus carlsen. very happy to see this in life

[@06kiely]

You have to keep the board! It's too beautiful a piece to give away

[@muellernikolai8630]

in a 100 years when all these players are dead this board will probably be worth a fortune

[@DJHastingsFeverPitch]

Nice pun

[@wiltonh]

I am a professional musician and I went over 15 years without playing chess because music became my love and still is, but your channel has me playing again. I have followed this channel very hard since I found it. Thanks, even though I am still a professional musician, I still play one game everyday and go through at least one of your games daily.

[@davidp5262]

Super Grand Masterful game. The way MC takes over a game that is seemingly drawn, especially against the world number 2, is just mind-boggling. No matter how many times I see him do it, it never ceases to amaze me.

[@klamathamargosa]

Video starts at 2:45

[@carlingtonme]

Magnus is hot as a pistol,I think he's sharper than the 2013 Carlsen

[@arthurdayne9852]

13 year old carlsen almost beat Kasparov

[@ChocolateMilk..]

@@arthurdayne9852 He did beat him

[@agarrigue002]

I recently came back to chess (though I never was a very good player in the first place) and I have to say, I enjoy your content quite a lot. The age of youtube has really made lots of hobbies a lot more enjoyable as you can virtually share it and learn from so many fascinating people like you. Thanks a lot for your hard work and amazing board, you should definitely keep it.

[@sanelprtenjaca9776]

Liren just blown engame. But Carlsen... He is becoming strongest chess player ever

[@digital_gravity]

Sanel Prtenjača becoming? I think he already is.

[@jvmirca]

My guess is that Caruana put his signature on the dark square :)

[@ryandinsmore2706]

Shoot Magnus should have signed the dark square the way he is playing with the dark pieces.

[@CampyCamper]

looks like Carlsen's signature to me

[@maroon011]

I love you agadmator. Ive spent the last 15 minutes of my days with you. From the start and till the end

[@nishantintouch]

“You wanna be the perosn creating the tention.” Not only is chess, Agad, but in life too mate.

[@realzalkor5712]

This is really a very clear game, Carlsen excellence in this endgame reminds of the greatests at their best (I mean the classics, from Lasker to Karpov). Congratulations for this channels success, if compared with others with high Elos and grandiloquent fide titles, You shows that the KZbin reality is quite different.

[@bargiona]

I hope you collect those signatures! You deserve it for the tremendous effort you put into this channel. You're great! Thank you!

[@kenspencer9895]

I must disagree with one obvious analysis error. At 6:18, the 'nicely protected' pawn falls after Black plays Rf7 .

[@selcukcan836]

An obvious one at that

[@stefanmarkx4139]

@@suiba_7 Not necessarily after ... Rf7. Qc6 black would have Rd7.

[@ibrahimseck8520]

I wached the game live, Carlsen went from being at a disvantage with Sesse giving +0.8 at some point to Ding to -1 for Carlsen at the beginning of the end game, then Carlsen crushed Ding with the Bishop pair, incredible !

[@seawolf9693]

That is Carlsen :)

[@gamessportsandmore3371]

Magnus is the strongest player of all time. After this I think there is no argument.

[@Drumaier]

💯

[@ducciocolombi7729]

We will never know. Kasparov, Fischer, Morphy or Capablanca with the possibilities of today may have had the possibility to get as good as Magnus is today

[@pavlov_muhammadhaikalperma4831]

@@ducciocolombi7729 so what? They are from different era after all. Magnus still the goat

[@krzysztofq7420]

@@ducciocolombi7729 if if if if....... the fact is that Magnus is the strongest. No point in dreaming what would be if Fischer played today. He can't.

[@SamSharma9999]

Magnus has been the strongest player ever, and hence the goat (arguably atleast) for a long time

[@nabisco0523]

I'm almost positive the signature on the dark square is Magnus. Fits his personality perfectly though. Just an outlier as far as mental capacity and beastly endeavors.

[@bezzlebedeviled4756]

9:33 -- Trading queens is optimal here, but it should be done on the c6 rather than b7 square, as a knight on c6 will fork Black's remaining queen-side pawns. 12:59 -- Nf1 is in fact White's best move here: Nf1, hxg3, Nxg3, Bc6 (and the White king cannot approach the trapped bishop), Bd1, a5, Bxg4 (relinquishing defense of the knight), Bxa4, Kg2 (forcing the trade), Bxg3, Kxg3, ...Black is up a pawn, but they're all on one side of the board, and White's king is closer to the queening squares, and so the game should be a draw.

[@zackrobat]

Thanks for making these videos, I never miss them. One of the things I enjoy as I follow along with an engine running in the background, is to try to understand your choices for which comments to make, which lines to point out, and so on. You clearly give a lot of thought to it, but sometimes I understand your choices better than other times. For example, after 52. Kf1 you remark that White has nothing better than to repeat moves. But it's not so. The engine shows a mating attack available after Kf1, starting with 52. ... g2. Instead White could force Black to grind it out using 52. Be2. Maybe you didn't mention this because Black's mating attack after 52. Kf1 was going to be similar to what happened in the game. But still, it was a little incongruous to hear you say that there was nothing better than repeating moves, when the engine was saying there's a mating attack after that same move.

[@hq3473]

It's nice to see how the "pair of bishops" actually matters.

[@joeb4142]

I think you should spray your board with a clear protective coating and then hang it on a wall where you study/play chess 🍺

[@hmdchy]

Don't waste time, game starts at 2:50

[@skramjet4482]

Can we do an x-ray and make sure this man is human? He is on an absolute tear.

[@AntonyMBenedict]

I have been a subscriber to you before you even reached 5000 subscribers. I am really happy for your growth and its really amazing.

[@yeast4529]

Someone’s been taking notes from Alphazero

[@annamalayadevi]

Without further adieu...Agadmator extended the board while Levon was running...but this just doesn't work😂😂😂.....what he should have done is jus gone after Levon after the game....but rather he chose a different line😂😂😂....I'm saying all this while sipping on my glass.of water😊😊

[@AdamGenesisArt]

Thanks for this particular video man. Its very instructive and is helping gain more rating points after studying!

[@rodolfo6reyes640]

I like it how now I get the chess jokes because of your channel like the one of fischer and the h2 pawn

[@sylvainlumbroso4429]

Your passion is admirable man!!!

[@thatsawrap5235]

Magnus is playing better than ever! Scary.

[@evilevidenz4921]

The best thing I ever had in an endgame was a pawn pair. But not from hell

[@thesecretguy2197]

Having watched this live, Ding resigned after Carlsen took the pawn on a6. But you could tell that this was absolute torture for him. Carlsen played top engine move after top engine move and by the end Ding looked like he'd lost the will to live. A truly great performance by one of (if not) the best.

[@SamSharma9999]

The best for sure. Not demeriting Fischer, Capablanca, Kasparov etc but Carlsen is far more prodigious and also stronger. His intuition is literally frighteningly powerful

[@parsafakhar]

Plot Twist: in future where man and machine mix with each other, future Carlsen with Alpha Zero installed on his brain, traveled back in time to break his own record. Note: he couldn't travel much further in time because their technology isn't advanced enough (relatively speaking) so that's why would champagne match is still 12 draw!

[@philipberggren1823]

Dings move A5 deserves some more credit than just "with A5" :) . Blocks a straight forward winning idea of retreating the bishop to B8 and getting it onto the A7-G1 diagonal.

[@mikemcculty2933]

Strong work, Agadmator!

[@Remi-B-Goode]

that chess board! super cool well done man, cant wait to see when and if you will have photos!!

[@borna99duvnjak81]

Drago mi je da smo se upoznali i nadam se da ces skupit i preostala 2 potpisa, pozdrav od biciklista

[@agadmator]

Također :). I ja se nadam hahaha

[@chazzabh]

Many thanks for giving us this so fast. Impressive.

[@malcolmabram2957]

I like agadmater. Quality account of chess history, players character, background and goals in addition to a balanced account of the game. An account for chess players, not too laborious, but with sufficent analysis to maintain interest. A friendly voice also helps.

[@CRAZYSHOOTER999]

half a millon suscriber soon , great contents !

[@Sasha1234575]

Nice board. On my wall i have behind glass my first notation book of 1982. There was the TV-World-Cup in Hamburg/germany 1982. Big event, because it was the only way to watch games on TV-good old times without Internet. I watched live. On the front side i have the signatures of all competitors: Karpov, Spasskij (thats how he wrote his name), Nunn, Seirawan, Timman, Bouaziz, Torre and Lobron. In the final Karpov won against Spasskij. Nice game btw.

[@dastran2731]

Why ding didn't capture the d5 pawn with bishop when he had the chance 5:00, at 5:30 it's no longer possible to win it!

[@iski4317]

Magnus Carlen has also never beaten me in classical time format

[@noahmorton4707]

Prepare for him to crush you with the black pieces!

[@qyfoong5505]

iskander Carlsen*

[@tonyjonesbassoonwhippet2271]

P.s. #STLChessClub should get Maurice Ashley to interview you on saturday! Make it happen people!

[@mcloutier5]

Congratulations on the autographs. Souvenir of a lifetime.

[@jacobpallesen3558]

If you are watching. Have a very nice day. A little bit anoying every thing is just very nice. Water- photos- moves- games- victories- Even very nice- seems very nice- But the flow in the games is just very nice- as is his work. Congrats overall.

[@doomedmagikarp4285]

The signed chess board is the hardest photo challenge yet...

[@atsourno]

Magnus very close to brake elo world record

[@notanurag6176]

The record that he himself owns lol

[@atsourno]

@@notanurag6176 of course

[@issaminasyan3143]

I love your videos! You're amazing

[@dwinamb3370]

Even with all the complication, its amazing how magnus always ends up with a small advantage or better position with equal pieces. He will take whether its an Active pieces, better position, or small advantage. He is always ahead against top GMs like they are just an IM.. I guess his roots as being a positional player are still there even switching to a more offensive player. To reach 3000, he needs to be aggressive in the offense

[@kentmichaelkoprululer7336]

YAY A VIDEO FROM AGADMATOR :)

[@ericsbuds]

I didn't realize you were having them sign a chessboard! that's so awesome man.

[@abdennoursahraoui4462]

9:45 Ding missed bishop to f3

[@samkaj4529]

abdennour sahraoui yup, I thought I was the only one. (9:42). He wins the pawn with either Bf3 or Bf1

[@bryantimothy8616]

6:16 black has Rf7 to bring another attacker on the c7 pawn right?

[@simonwilson1901]

I've asked this question in the past, why the bishop pair is superior than two knights or knight & bishop and not one reply 😂. Thanks Agamator for explaining it. For those who dont know 9:13

[@rashidkhanmuradkhan1422]

U r an excellent subscriber's takecarer😂 thank u agad

[@asmithgames5926]

Game starts at 2:48.

[@Toothmother]

4:04 "completely new game" 11:11 "sip of delish water"

[@MrKULVIS]

6:18 wouldnt rook f7 win the pawn here? I dont see how white could get another defender here. Edit: I put the position into stockfish and indeed black has no problem capturing the pawn in most lines, its a pawn for pawn capture sequence but does eliminate the pawn well holding the position

[@Qira7beats]

6:17 doesn't rook f7 just add an attacker?

[@apetsel]

Good luck completing your signature board, that’s so cool!

[@805atnorafertsera6]

Fantastic game and very good video

[@matthewwong1552]

What about na5 instead of nc5? By ding @ 8:00

[@vinacenzobrascon1207]

you should capture levon en passant when he ran past you, that's the best way to continue..

[@alextjulkin5031]

10:26 “it will take the knight longer to reach both sides of the board... *pause* *change in tone* it’s normal”

[@ippo4502]

16:38 Bishop to e4, can't you respond with bishop to h3 as white instead of moving the king

[@islamdintajamow]

This “hello everyone” is so satisfying

[@kratostv9366]

What is better, a monster bishop or a monster knight?🤔

[@mpawel5]

Crazy Queen.

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

A monster MAGNUS!

[@thomaskember4628]

I've always liked to have the two bishops myself, I enjoyed this game greatly. Carlsen's handleing of the bishops was superb.

[@amgadibrahim6122]

#suggestion Why don't you send them invites to interview them? I think they will be very happy to have an interview with you since you have excellent subscribers :)

[@positrontv6418]

+1

[@bobcabot]

suggestion: you could do a little (hard) chess- riddle for the board to win ...and i think you have to hold your horses in the end-game in a tight complicated position structure on the board to have a winning line...

[@kieran1990able]

Masterclass chess by Magnus. It's not about opening that matters cuz everybody knows it, they play same opening from 100 yrs. What matters is the endgame and Magnus has almost mastered it. There will come time when people will be studying on how to master end game like Magnus in next 100 years. It will be carved on book. Also not to mention, this signed board will cost million in 50yrs, You should keep it safe cuz it will be antique.

[@LSpencer777]

At 9:46 why can't Ding win the exchange with Bf1? If ...BxB or B moves elsewhere then RxR. Otherwise, RxB, winning the piece outright.

[@milosmaric6412]

Cleanest victory i saw in while

[@arrowghost]

Do try again at the tournament, shoot a vlog of yourself there. Collecting signatures are cool, but the best of all is a video of you interacting with the Masters.

[@zebra3stripes]

The players are signing the board because they think it's a contest to win prizes written under the squares. Sign one of the lucky squares and you could win a refreshing glass of tap water, a slightly used sofa, two tickets to a ZZ Top concert in Austria, or a "Hello Everyone!" hoodie.

[@narutofan9854]

love your videos (:

[@AD-wt5qx]

I'm an *excellent enjoyer of shows*

[@shehabyounis9265]

Im kind of a beginner in chess so i would like someone to answer my question Why wasn't knight captures bishop on c4 played on 8:30?

[@thearmyofiron]

I think it's because you might improve black's pawn position

[@richarddennis2603]

In 100 years time, there'll be someone doing a KZbin series on the Carlsen Saga, doing this game with a title of Legendary Streak Continues. Where has Magnus found this next level from!? It's so impressive.