No Way You Guess Who Wins This

[@jeremywilliams5107]

This should have had the Tartakower quote at the beginning, "The winner is the player who makes the next to last mistake". Thanks for talking us through this game!

[@ericsbuds]

lmao thats perfect

[@rogerstone3068]

12:38 "the only move that actually LOSES the game at this point..." - you should have given us a pause-the-video chance here, Agad. I can ALWAYS find those.

[@georgeryandev2103]

This is a good one lol.

[@1.4142]

I mean, Qxg6 also loses.

[@Xshory]

Agadmator : no way you are going to guess who wins this Also agadmator: puts MVL on the thumbnail

[@mhkhan8724]

😂😂😂

[@HJrecords]

In the Firouzja MVL game he put Firouzja on the thumbnail and MVL won it, some of his thumbnails don't reveal the actual winner

[@danijelbosnar4234]

thumbnail never reveals the winner, from time to time agadmator explains how he chooses who will be on the thumbnail-by flipping the coin

[@lecryptomanciendu3578]

the "couple of checks" mentioned at the end are important, since they allow the black queen to defend f7

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

I can only imagine how the players literally throw their pieces around the board as they are both so low on time. Chess is nothing but a brutal torture to one's self. But a very nice and addictive one.

[@davidwagner6116]

Seek progress, not perfection. Right, pilgrim?

[@milklover2830]

@@davidwagner6116 where is this quote from?

[@davidwagner6116]

@@milklover2830 i don't know. I heard it from a pro C++ developer ;-)

[@nadimnadim2275]

Wesly didn’t resign. He lost in time. He moved, stumbled and couldn’t press the clock in time.

[@RKEECHESSTV]

Yup. Wesley losses on time he didn't resign.

[@Dybbouk]

MVL reminds me of Lasker/Kortchnoï. He really plays risky moves to get his opponents to over extend.

[@maxm8353]

As a #suggestion I would love to see Ernesto Inarkiev vs Daniil Dubov, Russian Championship Superfinal (2018), round 3. Very nice 28 move attacking game, with multiple daring sacrifices from the young Dubov. Thank you as always for your great videos.

[@sportsjefe]

I think the other thing to remember is that fatigue was a major factor, this was the end of the event and all players had played their last classical game, which MVL won in thrilling fashion, and their first rapid playoff games against Levon Aronian (the 3rd player of the tiebreak).

[@GeraldM_inNC]

Agadmator went an entire video without alluding to a "disgusting engine line".

[@aronuchukwuezugo615]

It's rapid that's why

[@ashutoshgawali9147]

MVL DEFEATED Alireza, Aronian and So on the same day to win the championship. You don't get to be blitz champion just like that, wish MVL wouldve played Candidates.

[@robmcdonald7819]

When you go a day without making a video I freak out and start re-watching the Morphy saga

[@valimaa1006]

I haven't wacthed the video yet, but I will guess MVL will win.

[@nikhpaints]

From the thumbnail?

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

"I gotta come up with more quotes. This Bruce Lee guy is ruining my reputation." - Sun Tzu

[@justinrichardson9167]

So even grandmasters make a move then immediately recognize its a blunder and resign. I've already mastered that technique

[@jonathandasilva5749]

MVL's classical game with Aronian had his king trapped in the middle of the board and he does it again, the stones on the guy.... King safety schmafty

[@ancientleaf604]

Very entertaining fight. Congrats MVL!

[@suryanarayan2032]

11:33, "It is very unpleasant having the rook and queen behind your king" - Agadmator 2022

[@tankoteemusic9755]

I didn't guess due to watching this game before on another channel. Human games are sometimes unpredictable. Great video. Looking forward to the coverage of the candidates.

[@stephaniemroin]

MVL was amazing despite a very long game before against Alireza.

[@sagar65265]

I love how Agad mentions the game between Levon and Anish at 1:37 for absolutely no reason (since the new game appears only on the next move) other than to say that "that game ended in a draw". Anish getting high-level trolled with this one XD

[@damusagi]

damn you were not kidding. I didn’t think he would lose. Wesley is the best chess player in the world since he is 100% Filipino, and the Philippines is the best country in the world.

[@JAndrioli]

Wesley did not resign. He flagged. He was hesitating with the Queen in his hand between playing Qc8 or Qf5 or sth

[@nicbentulan]

See my Wesley so hacked videos. There's this Iranian guy critical of Wesley so who keeps saying sth instead of smth or something

[@pabloapostar7275]

Guessed e4 at the pause the video. Creates a bunch of opportunities to take pawns bishop and queen with checks. I saw c1 but not the eventual taking of the queen. Fascinating.

[@Luke-nn4pm]

I was thinking e4 as well...wish he'd shown that line

[@DavidRa73]

I looked at that line but I think after ... Bd4, Qd5 Kc3 black can't do much. Perhaps Queen trade on b3 but black can't even pick up the pawn because the bishop still defends. Can't check with Rc5 because at that point the bishop is no longer pinned so just takes it. And no point transitioning the queen back to c1 either as the bishop can now interpose on check. Take the above with a bucket of salt though, because if I had a rating it would be lucky to be 3 digits.

[@pabloapostar7275]

@@DavidRa73 I was thinking queen to c6 instead of d5. But even after the bishop block, the g4 pawn can be taken instead. I don't have a good enough memory to keep all the permutations in my head and compare, but after taking the g pawn there seems to be more plays where white gets screwed than black does (like maybe one line where black is screwed?). There is just nothing as "set in stone" as c1 is (and again I don't have the memory to determine if any line after the bishop block can be considered "set in stone").

[@shortsornothing4981]

Thanks for making my dinner better by 10 times.

[@angeloszenelaj6239]

Weasley actually lost on time, he didn’t resign

[@c4t4l4n4]

If that is the case, I can understand why he didn't find the right moves.

[@angeloszenelaj6239]

@@c4t4l4n4 yeah Weasley was super low on time and that is why he failed to spot Qc1 and the likes

[@ronjohnson9690]

After watching Maxime in the last two classical matches he played, I felt sure he would come through. Should'a placed a bet.

[@robertfrydell703]

Wesley and I play the same - I also don't see hanging pieces. It's like we're the same player.

[@grawl69]

"this is incredibly difficult to calculate, so feel free to pause the video and figure it out, while I give you a couple of seconds."

[@antoine3775]

math teachers be like :

[@giovannicorno1247]

Incredible array of fireworks! I have question, in case of tournaments ending in the breaks like this, the money prizes are equally divided? As far as I remember I thr past when tie break was with buholz or other systems it was so.

[@sportsjefe]

Every tournament has different rules for tiebreaks and prize distribution, the only way to actually know is to read the regulations. For this tournament and all this year's Grand Chess Tour events the prize money for equal scores is split, and in case of a tie for 1st, the prize money is combined, $10,000 is removed, and then split, and that $10,000 goes to the winner of the round robin rapid tiebreak.

[@naser1109]

I see MVL I click, I know it will be out of the ordinary

[@AM_-wg1hj]

Agadmator: you will never guess who wins this Me: Watched Gothamchess recap yesterday Agadmator: Understandable, have a nice day

[@anilbista7445]

Me who watched stream live 😂😂

[@rahulkaap]

The way MVL scrapes these wins, no one else can!

[@salemfuad5824]

I like when agada explain the purpose of the move .. very helpful and amusing

[@RibbieMdOmar]

Will there be anymore saga?

[@humansareweird2866]

I dont think agadmator understands the line he shows in the pause the video moment. After Qc1+ and Kd3 Qxc5 is an automatic if you are low on time,but if you play that you will have to calculate what happens after Qxf7+ which is most definitely not easy. So unless you see those couple of checks you dont go for it.

[@damusagi]

I preferred the other photo of Wesley

[@c4t4l4n4]

I am surprised that Wesley lost this. Besides Qc1+, he also had Qe4+, as then either the Bishop blocks the check and then Qc6+, or if the King moves to c3, then the Bishop falls to the Rook with check. Either way, the Bishop falls. From that position it would be trivial to protect the f7 pawn or gobble up the b & c pawns, all the while giving check. 😀

[@exelmans8855]

He lost on time.

[@sportsjefe]

@@hpm7197 The move before the final move the position was 0.00.

[@Robby.J]

love your stuff, really hope that dog gets his walks though!

[@pauldeck4500]

Just once I'd like to see 1. e4 and then Antonio proceeds to tell us that the position has been reached before, and all the known moves for black.

[@weavehole]

#suggestion Holly vs Queeg Red Dwarf Season 2 Episode 5 :]

[@SamuelPearlman]

wow, nice one!

[@unitedasone9621]

12:02 how gets the Queen trapped if ra2 was played?

[@krantirajsamir9566]

Last few lines about chess were goosebumps

[@martinmattu]

Agad is always on time 😀😀

[@nosferatu5500]

#suggestion A. Esipenko vs. A. Moiseenko Bundesliga Germany

[@masoudiranpour6425]

I was really surprised by Wesley who not only did not see the win move, but also made a losing move, and this is terrible for a top Blitz player in the world ... Now we understand the high value of Firouzja's thoughts in the short time .. how in the least When will he choose the best moves of the winner ??

[@EmperorThePro]

Finally a 800 elo game filled with mistakes 😂

[@viedeciel]

😆

[@noelnemo]

Hey agad, its not wesley who resign but falled in time (i saw it live)

[@akhileshjain7885]

5:44 why not after Re7, Qxe7??? Isn't this this winning rook for free? Or i am missing something 🤔🤔

[@davidagbi4550]

White queen captures on h3 with check and only then captures the black queen after the king moves, leaving black with a rook for a queen

[@DJG37S]

man so shocked to see Wesley miss so many good chances.

[@edwardlane1255]

3.52 why not knight take rook (rather than capture the bishop with the king?)

[@user-t2si3p8]

Wesley resigned

[@turtle752436]

Got it this time. After you realise that the bishop n pawn r not guarding each other it's easier, still took me over almost 5 minutes overall to spot it.

[@mrdunklin08]

I was hoping for a draw, I love both of those chess masters 😆

[@MartotheMartian]

Doesn't Qf1 work too?

[@mrabbiraihan2720]

lemme guess first: If MVL complicated,then wesely won If MVL doesnt,Wesely lost

[@g.g.hochstetler2286]

I don’t know who is playing and I have a 50/50 chance of guessing the right person. I wouldn’t say that is “no way you can guess who wins”. The probability is actually quite high that I pick the winner.

[@GregoryWonderwheel]

Wow! Even the big fish make blunders in rapid games.

[@jetrocoutinhomissias8524]

3:52, why not capture the rook in E2 with the knight instead of capturing the bishop with the King? Can someone explain to me? Thanks!

[@MrCjallaby]

Someone else can probably provide a better explanation but I think the bishop would just become too useful of an attacking piece for black, worth the exchange essentially.

[@bookishvibe6647]

If Nxe2, then Qf3! Is incredibly powerful as their is hardly any defence against Bh3 and Qg2#.

[@esportslobby2440]

no way you guess who will win.. my 1st thought: pretty sure the guy from the thumbnail will win 🤔

[@lord_voldemort44]

WESLEY NOOOOOOO

[@mikolajsetkowski6645]

What kot Queen to e4?

[@shashank22]

Wesley did not resign, he lost on time

[@kellamyoshikage286]

15:28 Sure, Rc5 Qf7# is cool, but Qe7+ Bxe7# is infinitely cooler. A shame you didn't show that line.

[@vincentv.9729]

Just learned that the 3 players in the playoff were "just" playing for $10000 prize (in addition to $67000 they already won). They officially splitted the grand tour points among the 3, having 10 points each. It could also explain all the mistakes and inaccuracies.

[@vincentv.9729]

@@sportsjefe nope. They got 10 points each. Only the classic chess games count for the GCT ranking, not the rapid games in playoff.

[@sportsjefe]

@@vincentv.9729 hmm... you're right... so how do... Oh 1st place is 12 points for the math if you're in a playoff or 13 if you win outright. I misunderstood what the 12/13 was for.

[@ex0duzz]

Was Lesley in time trouble when he blundered the last move?

[@sportsjefe]

Wesley actually lost on time, he couldn't decide between Qf5 and Qc8.

[@nekoslayer973]

At 3:34 I thought maybe u could sac the rook by 1. RxC6, BxC6 2. Nd5 (trapping the rook)

[@ramachandra776]

b4 is the path to victory in a blitz game even if your position is lost 🙂 .

[@dravey9128]

They both will have nightmares after this game as for their standard they wud be thinking how cud I not see this

[@alerdo4001]

For years I restrained myself on commenting on Wesley’s old bowl haircut bc I’m a fan (and a paisan).

[@aaronsung6208]

is this a younger photo of Wesley? he look so much younger.

[@roshankumarprasad7946]

At 3:51, after black bishop captures white bishop at g2, then why MVL couldn't play white knight capturing black rook at e2 winning material???

[@NathanHarrison7]

It only takes one move to turn the smile upside down.

[@ahmadkhalidhotak9399]

Free piece miss info. On the minute 10:16 Maxime made a terrible blunder by playing f4 pawn move, instead he could get a free piece by giving the Qd3# check forking the rook at the same time, and black have to play Knight f5 to support back his rook and give away the knight or play g6 and give away his rook. Agadmator also misses this and do not explains it.

[@adewilyan8030]

That rook weren't free. If mvl takes the rook, there's this Knight e4 check to open up discovery for the black queen to attack white queen.

[@ahmadkhalidhotak9399]

@@adewilyan8030 you are completely right, i missed that, but that knight can also be taken by white rook and black queen will be left alone against a passed pawn bishop and a rook which seems completely winning for white after correct play.

[@BigAsciiHappyStar]

Oh-no-my-pawn ... with check!!! 😄😄😄😄

[@xethnyrrow]

The tale of multiple blunders!

[@88mphDrBrown]

Often the pause the video moments are immediately baffling and require multiple calculations like Bc3 earlier in the video. Qc1 is not one of those moves, it seemed relatively obvious. Qc1 honestly seems like a 1400 or 1500 rated puzzle. Does anyone know how much time was left at that point?

[@rogerstone3068]

They were playing on the increments only.

[@misterunknown8923]

10:43 Be7 wins material right?

[@carsonkremlik4747]

i am shocked, shocked that another chess you-tuber has been the one to introduce viewers to the orangutan opening!!

[@sahilrk999]

I am sure the Eval Bar would have been swinging wildly during the Endgame

[@obscura10]

Indeed. There was another video on this game out there. The bar was completely winning for one player and it changed sides multiple times throughout and near the endgame.

[@kylerayner1619]

They're both my favorite players, but this time MVL was stronger :)

[@blotzkrog]

never have i ever seen a game with so many inaccuracies lmfaoooooooo

[@NLTops]

I guessed MVL before the first move. I think my odds were about 50/50. ;)

[@equilibrium_69]

That's why he's a world champion, congrats to MVL.

[@isaki4869]

[spoiler alert] mvl strikes again

[@jamesec1949]

I spotted the Q move to C1. Really good game.

[@daveconvoy5793]

My head was just beginning to explode at the end there!

[@sohamdeshmukh6535]

I guessed it correctly by seeing mvl's image on the thmubnail

[@ludi4722]

i really like the new photo of wesley

[@CyThirtyFive]

Jokes on you. I have a 33% chance to guess who wins with my current knowledge.

[@udaydphutane]

Agad puts the winner in the thumbnail and thinks we cannot guess who wins ....

[@mohamedalhelo8642]

Min. 3.34 bishop H6.. Is that a good move

[@GreatUSTreasureHunt]

My guess is Hikaru.

[@subuddhparekh]

Is Maxine good enough to take on Magnus?

[@thedeadbaby]

"no way you guess who wins this" With a picture of the winner smiling in the thumbnail uh huh.

[@rajkrishna_rk]

@agadmator What happened to the Chess brings People Together Subscriber's video😃❤waiting for it..

[@blackhawk321]

Great game

[@arightscepter]

I was kind of sleepy and for the pause break was looking at the wrong color. Didn't find it.

[@mikesmith6838]

Confused why you didn't say that Wesley blundered???

[@Biskawow]

Lol that ending, he had it all and whoosh gone