Like a Surgeon!

[@kohchungwei]

Everytime I think the opponent came close and almost gave Morphy a run for his money I remember the man was *BlindFolded*

[@oumaima353]

And in an other room

[@CM-lw3qf]

And played 7 other simultaneous blindfold games lol

[@SamuelPearlman]

If Morphy was serious he would have had his eyes put out for the match, rather than just being in another room!

[@edwardp7725]

TBH, I'm more impressed by the 8 simultaneous matches than the blindfold. Playing 1 guy blindfolded is something most skilled chess players can do. Playing 8 at the same time? Thats absolutely insane. Edit: I take that back, RECITING EVERY MOVE FROM EVERY GAME THE NEXT DAY is what impressed me the most. Jesus.

[@SamuelPearlman]

@@edwardp7725 How about recounting each game move-by-move, with variations, the next day? Pretty special.

[@nalgene247]

Imagine being able to remember exactly every move from 8 blindfold simultaneous games the next day. Incredible.

[@TheWayofGrace89]

Photographic memory I suppose. I can’t remember my move two moves ago.

[@creakybeak1252]

Well, as impressive as this, there's a grandmaster named Timur Gareyev who once played a blindfold simul against 48 people of rating 1700 and higher, winning 35, drawing 7 and losing 6, all while riding 22Km on an exercise bike.

[@Jimbo-yn4fh]

@@creakybeak1252 the blindfold is impressive but drawing and losing to rating 1700 and higher despite being a gm is not impressive lol

[@creakybeak1252]

@@Jimbo-yn4fh Dude, he was in a simul with 48 people. And when I say 1700 and higher I don't just mean 1800-1900, there were some 2200-2300 participating.

[@Jimbo-yn4fh]

@@creakybeak1252 oh well i guess i spoke to soon

[@vivekvaghela2274]

For those who are new to chess, knight and bishop are in some long-distance relationship ~ AGADMATOR (2021)

[@brabhamfreaman166]

It’ll never last.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Although I have not heard the term used in relation to bishop & knight, I refer to that type of position as an opposition, much like enemy kings sharing a file or rank but one square apart. In the centre of the board, the enemy bishop/knight have four squares in common. Near the edge or corner, that number shrinks to three or two.

[@chesneytube1]

These are the days of our lives

[@shermainerodriguez4707]

Its funny, I heard him say that in a video a little bit back, and very often when my bishop is attacked by a knight I immediately start eyeing that square, its helped me out a lot in blitz because it just becomes such a natural move in endgames.

[@dmxkraken]

12:34 Agad: "six wins and two draws against opponents with *actual* skill" I can picture Morphy's previous opponents all contemplating their life choices rn

[@aaronsung6208]

I believe in his era, most ''good chess player'' does not play chess for a living (same can be said about morphy who is a lawyer), so its not a major embarrasment to lose.

[@elonweintraub9758]

@@aaronsung6208 It's probably true that most of the people in this simul had careers other than chess, but Morphy also played many matches against people who didn't and creamed them, too.

[@aaronsung6208]

@@elonweintraub9758 correct me if im wrong, chess wasnt a extremely competetive (more like for fun game) until Soviet Union politicalize it to demonstrate the its own interlectural strength, and fall off when engine and opening theory takes over.

[@jaybestnz]

"And when you see the photo, you realise it was really against 50 players cause everyone in the second room had multiple people helping to brainstorm moves.." wtf.

[@ndvs4391]

I have a feeling Loewenthal should feel hurt

[@Zenith9132]

"Chess can be an artistic pursuit or a science, but when Morphy was playing it was something glorious to behold" -GM Simon Willaims

[@rokanza2293]

So...it was an artistic pursuit lol...kinda nonsensical quote but ok

[@Zenith9132]

@@rokanza2293 K

[@beard6329]

@@Zenith9132 rokanza is right tho, it is nonsensical

[@ZeCroiSSanT950]

@@beard6329 It's not nonsensical. Simon Williams means that Morphy's games were beyond art and science combined.

[@Ball7399]

@@rokanza2293 Yeah Mr Williams really is a poet wannabe. Trying to make such bs quotes instead of keeping it simple

[@pathutchison9866]

“He caught a cold when he fell asleep next to an open window”. Sounds like something my grandma would have said.

[@Taquilou]

Hahahahahaha

[@malharthaker4183]

"It's either a good move or not a good move" - AGADMATOR 2021

[@vidstige]

In chess, most moves does not change much and as such does not categorise as either good or not good, but rather "so-so"

[@yugdesiral]

@@vidstige we all know what yogi berra really meant when he said things but it's still funny.

[@gauravjha8938]

Isn't that true for every move ..?

[@yugdesiral]

smh, you guys

[@VoltageCowboy]

the dude could recite all of the moves the next day after being blindfolded... this guy is a wizard.

[@stefanschoppmann7325]

He's a savant.

[@jx14aby]

How can that be true? For real?

[@ilanouh]

@@jx14aby He had a photographic and absolutely insane memory. Imagine playing 8 games at the same time without any board, and not get confused in any way, even going as far as being able to recite all 8 of them, move by move. Stuff like this just completely baffle me to be honest

[@36AccountsBlockedRIP]

@@ilanouh I wonder how many GMs today can do that or something similar.

[@123Balinda]

@@36AccountsBlockedRIP I would say all of them

[@leonardo7642]

Hold up, Morphy remembered all the moves from all the games the next day and recited them? WTF

[@namikazeswapnil671]

I badly waana see Morphy vs magnus

[@krithickyeshwanth2481]

@@namikazeswapnil671 magnus would crush Morphy but that's not a fair competition.

[@namikazeswapnil671]

@@krithickyeshwanth2481 yeah...but I'm thinking like somehow Morphy could reborn in this timeline and would train with modern engines for atmost 2 yrs (based on his talent 2 yrs is more than enough) and then we'll have a match between them

[@morfi3395]

Yep.....but he had a extraordinary memorization, like most top chess players, and had the complete law book in his head. He could also memorize complete games of other players, even if they were played years ago.

[@erikmerckx2958]

@Daniel Burke All great chess players have excellent memories whether it be long term to remember many games for a long time, or short term as a cache for calculating lines. While Morphy truly is incredible, it should be obvious from looking at his games that there wasn't the same need to calculate as deeply back then as there is now with the help of engines. I would say that you are very wrong if you think that Magnus and other top chess players do not have an incredible capability to calculate lines they haven't seen before; they most certainly do, but when faced with engine lines that can calculate 40-50 moves deep it is natural for there to be inaccuracies. Morphy never had to calculate this deeply nor accurately because he wasn't facing opponents who had the vast chess knowledge we had today. All in all, it is wrong to claim that Morphy was a better player than Magnus. He was certainly a better player than anyone of renown in his time and clearly he had a set of skills that is still essential for top chess players today, but would he be the best? We can never say and it is silly to make any claims.

[@Beerfish777]

Should be dubbed the Romeo and Juliet game. Long distance relationship with pieces from opposite colours.

[@francislobo6448]

After a long tiring day, a great game by Morphy is all I need. Thanks.

[@Ronnoconnor]

''It's not just that he was playing blindfolded, he also could not see any of the boards''

[@peterevans3310]

hahahahaha, good one.

[@nealcharmkansel6150]

One word to say about Morphy:such a badass ,defeating most of them,not to mention BLINDFOLD

[@ldcldc6371]

Those are actually quite a few words mate

[@hoegaarden2003]

Morphy is such a fantastic player. Love seeing his games! Can't wait to see him blow Harwitz out of the water :D

[@skalderman]

Thats done already

[@taintedtapper]

@@skalderman not all of Harrwitz's games against Morphy have been covered. EDIT: Even agadmator mentions this at the end of this video.

[@akmd114379]

@@taintedtapper now they have

[@MattDawgGaming]

1:50 “When someone plays the bishop here it’s usually a good move or not a good move but here it’s hard to see which it is.”

[@allencallahan1478]

One of the cleverest KZbin post titles of all time. Kudos!

[@cobbyclan3466]

This is beyond any doubt for me that Morphy is the GOAT.

[@earthwormsim8068]

Without a doubt! Managed all of this without the aid of engines to find the strongest lines

[@stevenjohnston2263]

Morphy. What a player. The best ever.

[@dzllz]

I love this saga! Looking forward to the next game vs Harwitz!

[@panda4247]

8:57 long distance relationship, also known as social distancing, 2 squares apart

[@dennyguns3190]

Finally!!!! More paul morphy. I love this series u r doing 🔥🔥

[@skipper5317]

"sort of long distance relationship thing" 😆😆

[@dragmio]

Pure gold.

[@pcity008]

How good the good stuff is! Thanks Tony.

[@deseanlothian]

Paul morphy is the sponsor of this video, recited the moves so this video could exist right here. Amazing!

[@omarbenjannet6671]

You can feel magic in Morphy's moves

[@oggo62]

And it is in a sitting position that I discussed this game with my friends at the library

[@vivekjoshi5207]

Apart from enjoying the game proper, also thoroughly enjoyed the widening of my vast knowledge about "Agadmator's sayings." 1. .."Ok there may be an idea..ok maybe two..ok three of winning this for white..." 2 "Knights and Bishops have a long distance relationship".. 😂😂😂

[@muddledlion9593]

8:55 I call it asserting domination over the knight

[@apollyon1]

Imagine being remembered forever as someone who once played against the great Morphy.

[@aliince9372]

That would be an honour. Honestly, if you could go back in time, to play the guy, but you wouldn't be remembered for anything else, would you take that chance? I would. I would also like to take "AlphaZero" with me, but f*&k yes.

[@nickmcgarvey6463]

It's a simple story to tell: He ded.

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@@nickmcgarvey6463 and outsells you

[@gonzalocaviglia878]

Always enjoy watching your videos! Morphy moves are precise, great saga.

[@misternewoutlook5437]

Hard positional chess with a strikingly modern feel. Morphy's PTV move was the best, but he had other reasonable alternatives too. One thing I notice about this saga is how much stronger Morphy becomes as we go along.

[@julianhernandez4229]

I started playing a drinking game where everytime agadmator says "captures captures" "completely new game" "castles castles" or "for those who want to enjoy the show" you take a drink. I'm barely coherent as I type this sentence.

[@generalgrievous6864]

1:42: “it’s usually the case when someone plays bishop to g4 to win yout knight.. that it’s either a good move or not a good move” ~Agadmator, 2021

[@reaganabroad4952]

Great video where Morphy's opponent didn't really make a mistake, and yet Morphy still made it look simple.

[@claykeen485]

Love your channel! Keep up the good work please!

[@KausarDil]

I love ❤️ Morphy ! Please Keep the Good stuff Up!

[@vladavasiljev]

Nakamura said that Morphy and Fisher were the most far ahead to their contemporaries. Morphy around 400 elo points and Fisher 200. Nobody in chess history was so dominant in his time than these two genius.

[@dr.bluesfield3629]

That's what makes them the GOATS!

[@williamgoss4691]

Just Brilliant.. And the game was Amazing too !!

[@n20games52]

One of the best games of the match. Morphy always impressive.

[@kohchungwei]

Harrwitz really trying to kick a man when he's down... Seems unsportsmanlike given how Morphy allowed him to take days off over medical reasons

[@johnwamsley1896]

Right, unsportsman like, but not as bad as refusing to play him and telling lies about him in the newspaper.

[@vivekjoshi5207]

Absolutely

[@Puschit1]

Maybe he knew the rules of storytelling and that it will become a saga 150 years later, so he volunteered to be the cardboard villain and tried every dirty trick like a heel wrestler using a foreign object when the ref looks the wrong way.

[@morfi3395]

Big applause for our friend Harwitz, who decided to continue the match when Morphy was ill.........Morphy probably does not care at all and have this chicken for breakfast.

[@vitteloriginal8987]

Sometimes, when I see someone playing against Mr. Hoodie guy, I catch myself sprinting to the dressing room, and I feel kinda dumb. Anyone else? By the way I love how your videos improved over the years

[@kilimanjarno]

"long distance relationship between the bishop and the knight" haha goodl

[@AmarF]

8 dislikes on this video are from the 8 opponents

[@Aetherius88]

While playing 8 blind games simultaneously: "Qc6?! Great, now I can win a pawn in 10 moves by force. Now I shouldn't have any problems here. The other 7 games are going nicely as well. Could somebody bring me some reading material? I'm a bit bored..."

[@thepotatocouch]

conspiracy theory: agadmator is the one in the hoodie pictures

[@michalbotor]

no mystery here! that's but antonio ibn-laʼahad my friend, today's antonio's distant ancestor from masyaf, syria.

[@naoufal450]

Next day woke up and wrote all the moves and variations of yesterday.. I can't even remember the initial position thank god chess.com sets up the board this is insane man

[@esportslobby2440]

"It's either a good move or not a good move" Well.. it's either a meme or not a meme 😂

[@allanshpeley4284]

Everything is either a potato or not a potato. Remember that.

[@vitekkozov3980]

#suggestion Geller v. Bronstein Kislovodsk, 1968. Geller plays agressively, takes his king on a walk in front of the queenside pawns and wins. Geller also won the tournament with 11/14, according to chesspro.ru/statistic/geller.shtml , however I couldn't find the overall standings

[@awriter1214]

It's good that knight and bishop were still aware of social distancing guidelines even before the outbreak of the pandemic

[@JohnM-ci2uk]

This relationship here....its long distance

[@vivekjoshi5207]

Feels so great when i see millions of views for his videos...it reinforces the work done by Agadmator in spreading awareness about the wonderful game of chess 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@murtazayusufi819]

I can't stop watching Morphy's games.

[@korpilombolo0068]

Last time I was this early, Magnus was still the world champion.

[@mydearfriend007]

I don't get most last time this early comments. What does the above one even mean? Magnus still is the world champion, doesn't matter whether you saw the video early or not.

[@TamPham-bs9qw]

@@mydearfriend007 I think it’s referring to the April fools joke Agadmator made about Magnus retiring

[@saulbadman5705]

@@mydearfriend007 you missed agadmator's april fools joke in which he joked that max Deutsch beat magnus carlsen and became the new chess champion

[@qcard76]

Boy I sure hope this video's title is a Weird Al reference

[@danijelujcic8644]

Yes, that's Weird Al in the thumbnail and I had to scroll far too long to find your comment.

[@cpsof]

"Welcome back to the good stuff." Best intro ever.

[@zarifshoeb]

His name should’ve been Daniel Hypocrite, taking 16 days break and continuing the match when Morphy caught a cold

[@an_archist6047]

Sort of long distance relationship thing😂 😂 never knew what was happening off the board.

[@dielectrictruth1040]

Finally some good stuff

[@Goshaughnessy]

He hears Morphy is sick and decides to resume the game? Bit of a scoundrel that Harrwirz😂

[@allwynmasc1]

I really really can't comprehend how these Chess masters play blindfolded against multiple opponents at the same time

[@awriter1214]

Breaking: Paul Morphy is actually (RDJ's) Sherlock Holmes

[@jaydead8825]

I know all too well the bishop-knight-long-distance relationship thingy

[@onurdmetu]

I didnt know there was this thing called an "endgame" back in those days

[@RawPeds]

Very simple yet instructive.

[@williamd2999]

5:51 if the knight goes to h7 *plays nh5. The piece goes to the corner with rh7 lol

[@peters972]

The knight is like a harrier, while the bishop is like the nighthawk.

[@floretion]

"It's probably not what you're going for but it also might be." How does agadmator always correctly assess my chess strength?

[@oumaima353]

... operating for the very first time 🎤🎤

[@markboblove7935]

I was wondering if this title was an intentional reference to Madonna's "Like a Virgin"

[@thehumanpractice2985]

@@markboblove7935 I thought it was either a reference to Weird Al or HIMYM.

[@staypositive4358]

Another beautiful game by the brilliant Morphy! Agad, do you recommend a book with Morphy's annotated games? Thanks!

[@ti2835]

My chess style as well could be described as Blindfolded

[@physicscogitor6192]

Unbelievable again. Morphy was really amazing and his games are simply beautiful and stylish. I hope that Löwenthal has more comments on Morphy's game - after all, Löwenthal thought of himself as the most qualified judge of chess (despite being severely beaten by Morphy, that is...).

[@northshores7319]

I have played against blindfold Masters. It is a sign if Chess Talent that they can do so. When I was a Scholastic Chess Coach I would play against new players. When I beat one he came to me and asked me to kneel down. Then he went behind me and started parting the hair on the back of my head. When I asked him what he was doing he replied that he was looking for the eyes in the back of my head! It is something all Scholastic Chess Coaches should do as it will make you seem invincible to the kids plus they will readily listen to everything you teach them from then on.

[@davidwhite2949]

We know a lot more about chess today than we did then (i.e. theory) But Paul Morphy: arguably the most naturally talented player in history

[@Dev-fo7oi]

Last time I was this early, I thought magnus retired.

[@sakharamprabhu9660]

Morphy's skills at end game are extraordinary

[@markonikolic965]

I respect the fact that you wear hoodie to honor theHoodie Guy, but you should always make Morphy hair to honor Morphy.

[@agusspp6551]

04:40 "It's not probably what you are going for, but it also might be" I really need Agadmatorinho to comeback and make a video compilation with all this agadmator's "it is but it is not" statements.

[@lolzifer]

With the exception of the bishop trade that allowed Morphy to develop his queen, I think Seguin played quite well this game!

[@CilantroGamer]

Wait, what? He went to sleep, got up the next morning, and then was like "Hey, can you take dictation? I want to immortalize me crushing theses noobs move by move and do analysis while I do it - you know, those eight games I played blindfolded without a break yesterday. Yeah. Those games."

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

I'm convinced that Morphy was an alien. It's just not possible to do what he did - 8 blindfolded games at the same time.

[@nhrunner]

It's so hard to believe that this is all true. Morphy travels across the Atlantic and plays chess blindfolded in a foreign country while [probably] not even speaking the language. It's just so mind boggling to know stuff like this happened 19th century...

[@johnp515]

Genius is not a phenomenon of the 21st Century.

[@giriiyer3968]

I believe he knew french as he had memorised the Louisiana law code both in French and English. 2000 pages!!! If I'm not mistaken.

[@ndgoliberty]

The last time I came this early I went for another round to make sure nobody noticed my dark square weakness

[@arnaldosandoval453]

12:00 this is the reason why, I don't mind people cheating in Lichess, as they help me to improve my game.

[@blunderking6477]

Johny the surgeon 😂

[@anishgamer4437]

😂😂😂😂

[@ashishbhatt5089]

Nobody does it better Stream*

[@blunderking6477]

@@ashishbhatt5089 😂😂😂 bhut tez ho rhe ho

[@Krmpfpks]

How nice it is in this drama free and friendly part of the chess worlds. My friends I suggest we stick to the library today, the bar is a bit loud these days.

[@user-ii9ig7vq1e]

Paul Morphy colourised is genuinely terrifying.

[@richardhunter1987]

This is a masterclass in how to architect a chess game.

[@apollyon1]

I was just thinking that morphy was "getting away with" playing positionally and there was some aesthetic feel driving his moves that woudln't wash nowadays and then boom anti-positional pawn capture.

[@steveolive214]

NEVER CHANGE ...YOU HAVE THE BEST CHESS CHANNEL

[@Slash_dawg]

The only way Harrwitz could win is by flipping the board from a losing position when Morphy sneezes.

[@PROofHAPPYWHEELS]

3:30. I disagree, I believe he moved his Knight to b4 to secure either the light square bishop or the c2 pawn. If the bishop moves the pawn is won and thus Senguine would be up a pawn. If not, he will secure the bishop disabling the pishop pair advantage Morphy had. I believe that this actually favours Senguine rather than 'capturing for no reason. I think you overlooked this move and is move powerful than it seems.

[@mais1741]

Harvetz is comming! Morphy will punish his insolent moves

[@sethmandel6834]

8:01 Your only advantage is that, uh well, you have two advantages basically. Or three!

[@alpha007org]

Nice teaser at the end.

[@Barry_L]

Chess I know you love this game! My name is grandmaster..... who else gets this add and feel some type of way,,, that they really love this game and they should improve their skill

[@eduardoaquino8080]

Love me some weird Al!

[@Hakabas01]

No chance to win against the Morph AI

[@stargasm1]

Some day we WILL have further ado!

[@johnwamsley1896]

Right, but then when that further ado is over, we will have no further ado.

[@stargasm1]

@@johnwamsley1896 yes. Once more we will be without further ado.

[@TheHeavyassaulter]

Morphy is my morphine, and he delivers my dose with his surgical gloves! ❤️