If There's a Way, He Will Find It! || Magnus vs Praggnanandhaa | Norway Chess 2024 ARMAGEDDON

[@fcputnam]

"He's pretty good at this end-game stuff". Said with a straight face. Great commentary, as always. Thanks!

[@HereGoesNothing9001-kw9dr]

"I never said that" -Akiba Rubinstein

[@AxentMafia]

You've a sharp eye and a quick wit. Keep up the good work : )

[@revenantronin8377]

lol... I had just read the quote before seeing this comment 😂

[@jonhygatinho]

When youve been watching Agad for so long or if you know some chess lore you know only one man had the personality to say something so cold as that quote

[@sjouanny]

Fischer?

[@MrK623]

Yes it's Bobby Fischer. "I like the moment when I crush a man's ego." The quote is incorrect and attributed to the wrong player.

[@estebancerra1]

Excellent recap as usual. Why I enjoy your channel over all others is because after a player resigns, you don't stop there. With the remaining pieces, you show the checkmate sequence. I was so wanting to know how Magnus could win the game with only his king and 2 pawns. To my knowledge you are the only one who does this.

[@kollbersantos]

It is impressive how Magnus slowly but surely grinds this kind of end games!

[@jx14aby]

Magnus is like an alligator who grabs his prey and drags them underwater until they're dead.

[@BlunderStruckAgain]

He's probably the best end game player alive.

[@princeosars3298]

@tamaslengyel1497 He's definitely the best end game player alive, probably the best end game player dead or alive

[@coxscorner]

@@BlunderStruckAgain He's in the conversation as the best endgame player ever. He might well be.

[@Findeus]

​@@princeosars3298​ he's only the best player alive, dont think he'd be very good if he was dead, in fact i reckon he'd be pretty bad

[@AboudSafar]

I thought you would say as of move 1 we have completely new game

[@divyanshsharma9562]

Same😂

[@richardmartin2646]

Don't worry. In 10yrs 4 moves will get Resignation

[@obonirislamrasel]

Same samee but difalen..😂😂

[@507RiverRock]

Yeah same - I felt a slight panic at the thought that I had missed something monumental for it to be a completely new game on move 1

[@obonirislamrasel]

@@507RiverRock ayyyyy?

[@turtle752436]

Indeed rumor has that Magnus training in endgame is the stuff of legend. The rumor is that as soon as his father established that Magnus not only had uncommon aptitude for the game but his son was indeed serious about sacrificing towards the holy grail of chess, he packed the car and took his son to Gamvik, leaving his mother crying alone at the kitchen table (for she knew she might never see her son again) Once there, Magnus underwent endgame training by having to memorize appropriately presented endgame puzzles and solving them. This was done by showing him the position for 2 seconds and then dropping him tied upside down from the pier of Gamvik village into the cold water. Magnus then had to hold his breath and solve the puzzle. Once he had solved it, he tugged a rope, to get back up. If he was wrong, his father dropped him back in until he stopped moving and then pulled him up and revived him using a defibrillator. Then one day a strange thing happened. The fish in the water started helping Magnus out. It is not clear how this was done or how his father figured it out, but when he did he changed the venue by tying Magnus to a tree and releasing an angered reindeer straight at him. However Magnus made friends with the reindeer as well, and so then his father had to take drastic measures to ensure his son would be able to win without any help whatsoever, so he just defibrilated him to death anyway and revived him. If coming back to life did not help Magnus solve the puzzle, he was defibrillated to death and revived again until he did. It was not torture. Magnus could have said I quit anytime, and it all would be over. Another unconfirmed rumor, is that following the Magnus Nieman controversy, Hans was told part of this story. He hasn't swam in water since and is right terrified of bathtubs too.

[@nikhildawani2913]

😂😂😂bro you are a legend,on of the best stories

[@adlergames3926]

Bro what

[@queenbeatles12]

Thank you for this

[@kollbersantos]

The clocks on the screen in a excelent imporovement from you, Agad! I have already gave this #suggestion in other videos, and I'm happy to see it here.

[@pandalover900]

he only puts it on bullet or Armageddon games where time is a bigger factor than any other format. Which is good imo classical and longer rapid don't need it since he's already giving analysis and if so inclined one can look up the times and moves by themselves.

[@revenantronin8377]

I didn't even notice!

[@NottoriousGG]

Hopefully they don't stay for Classical though.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Ah, yes... the "excelent imporovement".

[@Cody8211Cody]

Thanks for the upload. New to chess, still a learning beginner and have been enjoying the Norway chess tournament on KZbin. I appreciate your in-depth breakdown of the match and quick upload👍🏻 If you should post a video helping viewers understand how the tournament works I would certainly watch, thanks

[@kushagr1016]

Agad is the real Mr. Speed

[@ns7379]

And I watched it with 2x lol

[@singlecan2]

This is one of the most beautiful end games of all times... this is music by Magnus on the board....

[@sylvesteralfred8613]

Pragg loosely gave a pawn trying to be fancy..🤦🏽‍♂️ and the same pawn costed him the game. He’ll learn a lesson. That’s Magnus right there.

[@Mr.Note__]

He's a grandmaster, you aren't People make mistakes, stop being toxic

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

@@Mr.Note__ He's not being toxic. It's a fair observation, made without apparent rancour or ill intent. What a shame you have such thin skin.

[@NowWeJustWinIt]

​@@davidanderson_surrey_bcthe facepalm emoji definitely does lend his comment some toxicity. This is absolutely undeniable, even if he didn't mean it that way. Just saying something for the sake of saying anything is not going to lead you anywhere bro

[@sylvesteralfred8613]

@@Mr.Note__ and Magnus has been converting these very slight advantages against grandmasters. If it were other normal grandmasters it would’ve probably ended with a draw.

[@sylvesteralfred8613]

@@davidanderson_surrey_bc Thank you. Sometimes we have to be honest and point mistakes as they are. Not try to hide behind being all positive. I was disappointed and worried the moment he let Magnus take that pawn. I was watching the game live and was worried for him the moment it happened. I support Pragg and as his fan i was hurt and angry at him at that moment. But didn’t intend to sound toxic rather just showing my thoughts and emotions.

[@Jaylooker]

Pragg got something similar to a bad Catalan in middle game. Magnus traded down into a good IQP with a good knight but still holdable to draw. Pragg gave Magnus too much space after losing the queen’s pawn which made the draw more difficult to find.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Good Battle by Pragg that would’ve been so monumental had he won but at 18 years old he can take solace in the fact he’s playing very strongly and competitively vs the Great Magnus

[@YotamPiano]

I've begun to get excited for Praggnanandhaa games now whenever I see him in the title :)

[@juanmd26121]

This was a great explanation of the game simple, to the point, good stuff

[@anonsurfer]

The irony of giving up a pawn when you didn't have to - Pragg gave up the pawn because he didn't want to spend time thinking other lines. But giving up a pawn unnecessarily means entering an inferior endgame where you have to spend more time finding ONLY MOVES to save the game.

[@cricketclassics5490]

Dude he was able to hold magnus giving up a pawn..

[@SemperMaximus]

Endgame God! Legends says that Pragg is still moving the bishop at the diagonal while thinking about his previous win against Magnus lol

[@sumitsinghsolanki6411]

Previous win PRAGG-: 3 MAGNUS-: 0 This win PRAGG-: 1 MAGNUS-: 1.5

[@Chrollo17th]

​@@sumitsinghsolanki6411gods need to be generous to his people. It is getting boring at top

[@yoxat1]

Thank God for Agadmator's Chess Channel!!!

[@CaponneHHK2]

0:17 agadmator stuttering is lovely

[@brrtbrrtrublaks350]

I really love how some position would be agreed to be a draw by other grandmasters but if you put magnus as one of the players, he would still find some winning chances even if it's a dead draw. he's so confident to push for the win because he knows he isn't gonna be the first one to make a mistake. Magnus really squeezed every drop of water on stone here.

[@SpyrosTzortzis]

We really need a "there's nothing more to be done here." I am using the phrase 3-4 times a week, mostly about delusional managers and bottomless relationships.

[@leewhite82]

Why on earth would you give Magnus a free pawn in an end game? Madness!

[@lemachro]

Hahahaha I was just wondering. I think it was a blunder.

[@DarylGamale-eo7xe]

Prag was around 5 sec during this time so i think its time pressure that led to that

[@muhammadhazim8176]

Madness ❌ Magnuss ✔️

[@BallyBoy95]

The choice of photos is HILARIOUS. Magnus smiling casually, whilst Praggnanandhaa is giving a death stare! 😂

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

Magnus just played some good solid chess. The pause the video moment was clever at 11:15 I saw that but I wouldn't have in Armageddon - of course Magnus did.

[@kimcostantino1051]

Isn’t that a FISCHER quote?? 😮

[@Anonymous51701]

Apparently they are the same person

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

Yes, indeed. Not from Rubinstein, who was much more civilized.

[@SpaceEag11]

What? Start making sense..

[@klalrinfela9313]

Wow ,now we even have clocked moves. Awesome one man, the best channel in YT

[@RagnarChess-ndjiskf65]

#suggestion for a video! A 2374 IM lost in just 6 moves in the French team championship! The game was Sochacki vs Vitoux - this might be some sort of record!

[@matejtopic826]

And Magnus traded a rook instead of a minor piece, hahaha. Magnus, what trickery is this XD. Insane end game by Goat

[@chairmanbrando]

The camera nearly captured the mysterious goings on during that common "sorry about that" move in the beginning.

[@PeterKambey]

"If There's a Way, He Will Find It! " Seems like Indonesian Quote .. love this quote

[@anathimbalane8697]

It was the thumbnail for me🤣😂😂

[@mubaraksenju7521]

😂😂

[@mByyurt]

Magnus` elo is wrong.

[@syjwg]

Probebly one bear to mush! 😅

[@Amer1kop]

The ELO speaks for itself

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Official rating is unchanged. Only the live ratings have changed. Agadmator uses official ratings. Cheers.

[@l.s.3286]

​@@LukeLongboneOfficial Yeah, but Magnus shouldn't be at 2747

[@uaeindi]

​@@LukeLongboneOfficialOfficial also Magnus is above 2800 rt

[@tataserwer2250]

I thought that Magnus is scored above 2800 not 2747 🤔😊

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

2747 is Pragg's rating.

[@florinmorosan6827]

Yes is 2847

[@giuseppealbano4994]

the new camera makes the "sorry about that" moment more interesting!

[@mizuketsu5742]

@00:16, "And that's all folks"

[@edwardp7725]

Your camera tracks you? Thats awesome

[@TheArbiterSux]

Nah, his camera is stationary, he just changes the zoom and framing when he's editing the video.

[@blundertimechess]

06:20 why didn't he trade? It was so much better for him (Nxf5)

[@faizurrahman7084]

What I don’t understand is how this is not the most popular chess channel on KZbin…

[@patrickomalley575]

5:21 why not capture knight with the pawn?

[@northshores7319]

Fischer said that quote to David Frost in a TV interview in the late 60's or early 70's.

[@srikantshankar7595]

Agad, could you revisit some of the famous games from the Kasparov -Karpov World Championship matches played in the 1980s?

[@believer-n3t]

5:28 why he did not take the night with f7 pawn

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Nice game more interesting the analysis, thanks ❤.

[@Wissembou6]

Would be great if you add the engine evaluation bar to the UI

[@divyanshsharma9562]

Agadmator never fails to upload a recap instantly after the match

[@pathutchison7688]

No

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

The best! And the best comments because his subscribers are more intelligent than others. 😃

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Agadmator's recap is best enjoyed with an Anderson nightcap.

[@gauravsagar4592]

Magnus rating is shown wrong in the video

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Google says his rating is 2830 as of April 2024 maybe it has increased since than

[@cz19856]

7:50 why the heck would you give up a pawn?

[@nicbentulan]

Why don't Fabi, Nepo & Hikaru buy out Liren? Each pays 333,333 USD. They have a playoff. Winner faces Gukesh. Each of these 5 players benefit. FIDE & audience benefit from having a better match. Hopefully it's not that no one is doing what everyone wants just because of something written in some book.

[@davidweinrich5135]

I agree that Nxf7 is the best move, but the only winning move?? I chose Nb5 and the computer thinks that it's mate in 25 (versus mate in 23 for Nxf7). Somebody please correct me if my computer reference is wrong or inaccurate.

[@Anonymous51701]

Bro what are you always reaching down for 😳

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

He forgets to turn down the volume on his speakers. So he apologizes and reaches down to turn the volume knob.

[@maverickstclare3756]

sorry about that

[@aligwejoseph2642]

His gun😂

[@nodirbekumarov7960]

@@aligwejoseph2642😂😂😂

[@caspernetherlands698]

Why not turn down the volume before the recording starts?

[@cptnoremac]

5:24 I don't understand why black can't just take the rook here and then the knight. White can't capture the queen because black captures the other rook and it's checkmate. And even if it weren't, the black queen is defended.

[@sahiljoshi4125]

What...? Wait the rook?

[@cptnoremac]

@@sahiljoshi4125 I obviously meant to say, "take"

[@sahiljoshi4125]

Well if black first takes rook.. Queen takes pawn is checkmate (supported by knight)

[@sahiljoshi4125]

Queen takes g7 pawn is mate in one of black takes rook first

[@cptnoremac]

@@sahiljoshi4125 Ah, thanks

[@jsosic]

5:33 - why not capture the knight with f7 pawn?

[@sahiljoshi4125]

Because W queen will take B queen Then white rook will take queen back and 7th file rook is hanging

[@CodeWithRakeshOfficial]

Excellent game by both players. Pragg hasn't reached his peak yet, so watching him in 3-5 years from today would be really exciting.

[@anthonyschlott916]

Who knows. You have a whole bunch of chess prodigies coming up.

[@dragonsjet2]

#suggestion Ju Wenjun vs Pia Cramling from this round of Norway Chess, very sharp game where a double piece sacrifice line was possible

[@zoranvucenovic3824]

Why is the "Like" button so...strange? Has my Utube interface "Like" button bugged out?

[@yuriiagi1646]

watching you about yearsssss ago and still dont know wat u apologize for in the beginning haha hugs from Brazil

[@GoldenFinger-y4c]

Whats wrong with catch and elo ?

[@paulwright6271]

Have you heard of the turk automaton from the time of Paul Morphy I recall reading that some people thought he was hidden in it. #suggestion any of the hardest turk automaton games I think the turk beat Staunton but I'm not sure

[@echse200]

What does "completly new Game" mean?

[@chandrashekar4529]

Thumbnail is very good❤.

[@egne_tv5093]

Please can someone explain, what the "sorry for that" in the beginning is? 😂😂😂. Almost everyday i hear this. Love u guys.

[@yoxat1]

He does it cuz he's cool.

[@frozenhorse8695]

I think he turn of he's speakers, to avoid echo, or something of the sort.

[@otteottema6839]

Why the pawn on F7 does not take the knight on E6 ?

[@infiplays9375]

At 5:30 why can’t you just take the knight with the pawn?

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

after fxe6: QxQ RxQ, you lose the c7 rook

[@davecorry7723]

Thank you for playing to a finish.

[@RayVitoles]

Magnus is what you get when you combine tactical calculations of Kasparov or Fischer and the maneuvering of Karpov.Honestly you can only hope he makes a calculation mistake.He is also most probably the goat in chess,rivaled only by Morphy and the 3 i mentioned above

[@thembinkosiii]

Dude, how did your camera move with you?

[@PaanHilmi]

Hi agadmator. "I LIKE The Moment when I BREAK a Man's EGO"- Bobby Fischer is this quote from Fischer or Rubinstein ?

[@syjwg]

11:21 I was going for Ke8!

[@sujayvispute8590]

What is pragg plays bishop f7 again?

[@TomasVolley]

Fantastic! Magnus is the GOAT

[@naveensurya6905]

Magnus is the Greatest Chess Player ever💥

[@Warriormanners]

That's a Fischer quote from one of his famous interviews lmao

[@Im_not-the_father]

Rubenstein? Silly me grew up thinking it was Fischer

[@worldslayer100]

I need to see whats under that desk

[@kong-ba-pao]

I thought Agad was going to say "It is now as of Move 1 that we have a new game." Which would not be wrong.

[@silica_chan2086]

Such a beautiful endgame!

[@NicksAreOverrated]

5:27 why not take w f pawn?

[@damienknight5655]

You lose the rook on c7 after queens are traded.. Or after queen is captured, Rxc1, but then Qxb8+ and after the king moves, Rxc1 and you're down queens and rooks

[@QuardGame]

Queen takes queen and Black's rook will be hanging

[@FifthPromise]

Magnus will trade queens, but when Prag recaptures with his rook, Magnus will capture the other rook, essentially trading a knight for a rook. This at least is my take (sorry I'm not good enough with the chess lingo to say RxB6 etc to be sure it's correct)

[@harikuduva]

Yea...I am wondering too. I think pragg will end up losing one of the rooks while magnus keeps both. My theory is if f pawn takes, magnus takes the black queen, rook takes the white queen, and the white rook takes the black rook on the 7th rank

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

Then Qxb6 Rxb6 Rxc7 and white has a rook for a knight.

[@TarekYahia-v2j]

Beautiful end game ❤

[@wildexperiense]

what is that rating?

[@1Eagler]

Do they both have elo 2747?

[@Gr8Believer]

Are they both rated 2747?

[@UdayadityaSankarDas]

There's a lack in quality as the quote and the elo are wrong(credits to others in the comments). We prefer quality over quantity. Take your time, Antonio ❤

[@NoEgg4u]

@0:50 -- Why does our host lean over, and say "Sorry about that"? Sorry about what? What is he doing?

[@kenoliver8913]

Magnus once again showing why he is the greatest player of the endgame ever. If you are just a little behind when you arrive at the endgame against him he will find a way to grind that tiny advantage out into a win.

[@cricketclassics5490]

Dude there is nothing to grind.. It's armageddon.. Lost due to low on time. Literally seconds..

[@kenoliver8913]

@@cricketclassics5490 Nonsense. He got flagged on time because he was WAY behind and having to spend far too long on each move. Had the game continued it was a definite Magnus win from that point.

[@cricketclassics5490]

@@kenoliver8913 so i think magnus too got low on time and lost as he was way behind against hikaru then 😂

[@stephanebelizaire3627]

Bravo !

[@kdhavle]

I think Pragg learned a lot from that endgame.

[@kemal6039]

Is that a mistype or did Magnus drop 100elo?

[@mujeebgaming7912]

Awesome win for Magnus 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@dalekerr5091]

Not sure that Magnus and Pragg are both 2747

[@billysutanto9473]

end game with a very short time, maybe Magnus and Hikaru are kings, but Pragg is still 18 years old, someday he can be in top 3

[@jadonloomis]

Check out the beat while the DJ revolves it.

[@asamataua]

LIKE WATER FROM A STONE!

[@mayanm7105]

thats a sandstone after all, everyone can squeeze it. that kid is just a marketed guy

[@indianfan1029]

Not exchanging queens was the prime reason.

[@ryanduggan6738]

That was fast

[@marcuseaston4640]

I was not aware Prag and Magnus were both 2747 rated...oops...

[@JDJay1]

GM level endgame, amazing

[@warmachine8006]

Truly thete are two blunders in agad's position. The quote was actually from Fischer and the Magnus elo rating is wrong. It was in this position that there is nothing more to be said here

[@HarshaHarsha-su6kj]

What about KG8?

[@jaycobcagasan7922]

The end game goat

[@azijnseikert1918]

And from move one we have a completely new game..