Against ALL Odds! || Morphy vs Maurian (1854)

[@leotavora2108]

Morphy: Help your pieces so they can help you Charles: proceeds to put his knights on the worst squares possible

[@jeremyhulbert3343]

Charles effectively gave Morphy "both knights plus a rook odds", except worse because he spent several moves on the knights which were essentially "free turn" odds as well.

[@PrinceChauhan010]

ITS LIKE CHARLES 2 PIECES DOWN :). MOST USELESS NIGHTS

[@albertojaimes1137]

Charles: How is it that two intelligent beings move little pieces around the board and call that recreation? Morphy: If you knew how to play chess maybe you would understand. Damn, mid 1850s burn.

[@crippler4hm]

Is it really? it was my initial thought also up until it was mentioned Charles didnt know how to play chess.. so it was more inquiry than insult on Charles part imo.

[@albertojaimes1137]

@@crippler4hm Most likely the case. Just having a bit of fun.

[@SLChessDevelopment]

It is indeed a sick burn :P

[@8Space]

how sensitive are you to find that a burn

[@ihcfn]

It's later on that gets me; Charles: Hey, I'm getting good! Morphy: Here have a knight. Charles: sigh!

[@JJ-kl7eq]

And as of before the first move we have a completely new game.

[@philippfrogel9355]

xD

[@HritikRoshan-uk5py]

Lol

[@collinkaminski5234]

lmao gets me every time

[@rishabhkutty5231]

lol

[@chitramaridi]

Already loving this saga. Can't wait till the Anderson match.

[@ramonestefano]

The story is as good as the games are

[@SuedeStonn]

The best part of Morphy's history is Stanton ducking Morphy like a little bitch... comedy gold.

[@jdbhatts2912]

it ended yesterday. a 2 year journey. best times

[@jnice1236]

Bobby Fischer himself said no one alive could beat Morphy in a match. That's a helluva statement. Can't wait to see more Paul Morphy games!

[@manu-ox4fe]

Remember Fisher was a great Chess player but his brain wasn't in sync with his mouth often. With Murphys knowledge of the game Steinitz would has beating him . Now that doesn't mean that that Murphy was inferior player on contraire my friend.

[@jnice1236]

​@@manu-ox4fe Steinitz and Morphy never played each other but Morphy beat Adolph Anderson 8-3 and Stenitz beat him 8-6. Paul Morphy is recognized as one of the finest chess players to have ever lived.

[@exponentmantissa5598]

That game was far from what I would call a gem. Morphy would be crushed by Carlsen, Karpov, Kasparov or even most modern 2700+ players.

[@mclaughlinja1995]

If you put Morphy in a time machine and he played a match against Carlsen, Caruana or another modern super-GM, then sure, Morphy would lose. But that’s like pointing out that Roger Federer would crush Bill Tilden with his wooden racket and 1930s game. Morphy would be at a massive disadvantage because he has no access to the hundreds of thousands of games played since his time, would be trying to figure out modern theory over the board, etc. All you can do is evaluate players in their own world, and Morphy clearly towered above his contemporaries.

[@kristheobserver]

@@mclaughlinja1995 The question is what would happen if you took the toddler Morphy and give him the same opportunities that Carlsen or Caruana had? Another interesting possibility is you give our 20 year old Morphy some years to study and then see what happens.

[@ryanrudinger1680]

You've made me grow to love Chess, Agadmator. Used to play when I was a wee young child, but somehow, after a random feed notification, I watched one and cannot seem to stop! Love the history, love the detailed explanations on potential moves good or bad, and your commitment to increase the VAST knowledge of your viewers. Keep it up, guy.

[@plaguedoc1403]

de maurion simply gave back the odds by throwing knights away from game

[@mclaughlinja1995]

Plague Doc agreed. Lost tempo, let Morphy grab space on the kingside, and put the knights on squares where they had no influence at all on the game.

[@cloudforest4087]

I'm not going to need these. Lol

[@b.w.302]

I recently started playing chess and if you would have told me a couple years ago I would spend some free time watching someone talk about chess games that had been played I wouldn't have believed you. Now I love this channel and the games..

[@francescof3267]

Can I challenge you on Lichess.org?

[@b.w.302]

@@francescof3267 I've never played there. I'll check it out, but to warn you I'm horrible. I'm trying to get better though.

[@drewwidney8153]

cant stress how happy i am you're doing morphy. i hope you do all of his major and even more unknown games. i know you have already done his opera house game but i would love for you to do it again with your updated interface and analysis. you are the man

[@hanshansen4758]

yeah let this saga last forever

[@svenm7264]

Morphy went easy because he's an artist not a butcher

[@zebra3stripes]

Ah, so that's why good players always call me a total Maurian after they see my move.

[@ItumelengS]

Play of words Maurian - moron

[@pianoboi4842]

@@ItumelengS no way

[@AlwaysAudacity]

This chess thing is too easy. Think I'll go to university. -Paul Morphy

[@DanBurgaud]

Plot Twist: "This University is too easy! I'd do Master and then Law" - Paul Morphy

[@ddc7526]

LOL

[@paulgoogol2652]

@Joe Blow How did you even come up with comparing the STEM fields of today with those in the late 19th century? Students now are much more than ever taught to learn where they get necessary information by doing research on their own, rather than learning anything by heart, which was sure very useful, when you couldn't just google something you have to know and had to have fun browsing through your libraries. Now there is just a shitload of more information available. Did you go to college before ww II?...

[@connorhill8530]

Joe Blow you’re completely lost in how universities work in times now vs times then. lol. Yikes.

[@tob564]

@Great Destroyer Can't tell whether there's sarcasm or not here

[@danceswithstone]

11:30 Long overdue congratulations for us enjoyers of the show.

[@chitramaridi]

To those of you reading this, congratulations, you are an excellent comment reader.

[@D1G1TALFOX]

😎

[@1nd93dk3]

hahaha

[@chris_2208]

Congratulations! You are an excellent KZbin commentator!

[@Exayevie]

For those of you just here to enjoy the show... well you'll never see this, so bye i guess :P

[@doobertonprowsa6285]

IF Captures, captures captures. CAPTURES.

[@vishnunair7776]

This game was covered before in this channel. Great to see the progress the channel has made over the last couple of years..! keep up the good work!

[@Wolfeson28]

The quote for this game kind of reminds me of the scene in Moneyball where they're discussing a prospect player, and Brad Pitt's character (who is unimpressed with the player) simply indicates the stats and asks, "If he's a good hitter, why doesn't he hit good?"

[@m0pact7]

I wanna take a moment to say how much I appreciate your videos and commentary because I find them to be of the highest quality and always improve my day and I think you do a spectacular job and should keep uploading videos :)

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

"Captures captures captures" - Agad 2020 Those knights were so sad..

[@ארזעמיפייגלין]

I remember you showing this game some two years ago.. I even remembered most of the moves! The privilege of being subscribed all the way from back then :) You've also held once a vote for the "next big saga", (the one wich eventually turned out to be the Kapablanka saga) and one of the options was "the First American Chess Congress"

[@spidyduzit]

This is the best channel on KZbin! Thank you for all the videos.

[@Monuments_to_Good_Intentions]

Spidy Duz It idk, I like OffTheRanch better

[@mikeschneider5077]

$300 in 1854 was 1.5 oz of gold, as the US was on the gold-standard at the time. In January 21, 2020 money converted to gold, it's equivalent to $2,400.

[@abhi_shek1196]

Congrats you are an excellent pronouncer of French names👏👏👏 I remember you covered this game before some years also I'm an excellent subscriber 👏👏🤗

[@teddo8169]

0:40 your french is great ! (From a baguette)

[@Thaumazo83]

Yes, the French pronunciation there is unobjectionable: well done!

[@DoctaRon]

The position after Black castles on move 6 is like watching a huge thunderstorm on the horizon. All of Morphy's pieces are on the kingside, and almost all of Maurian's pieces are locked on the Queenside.

[@trollpeis]

Strong words: " The Pride and Sorrow of Chess. "

[@keithstein7913]

Antonio, I discovered your channel a year ago. Thank you for bringing a highlight to my day, every day.

[@boodiabed6414]

Already covered this game, I remember it.

[@chester_m]

yes kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIXNioqLa92jjpY

[@ardaiskol]

This is the second video of this game! I'm that old a subscriber :D

[@ngwanamama1572]

So en passant was already a legal move in those days🔥

[@tai_af]

En Passant is legal since the 15th century

[@davidcopson5800]

@@tai_af He was just passing a comment.

[@joenorsworthy]

FYI the pronunciation of that town in Alabama, USA is "mo-BEEL" even though it is spelled Mobile. It's probably a little bit of the French influence.

[@mikerupertus2326]

Correct on the "MoBEEL"

[@Wolfeson28]

So basically, think of it as "Biel" (Chess Festival) with a "mo" on the front.

[@fienddube]

I thought it was MO-beel (accent on first syllable not 2nd)....could’ve sworn I heard Alabamans pronounce it that way

[@jamesgoacher1606]

You three have beaten me to it however I was going to add that he was unsure about the Charles pronuciation. :-) I have no idea where this come from in my memory but I think that you have learnt to play Chess properly when you know when to Resign or how to get a Draw.

[@jathmarjames855]

Here in Maine (USA) we pronounce it "mo-bull." The French-Canadians further north in Maine would probably say "mo-beel."

[@robert82747]

Jesus,Mr.Morphy toying with his opponent,wow!

[@jathmarjames855]

I love your channel. Keep up the great work man! The way that you comment and analyze is very easy to watch and listen to. I watch at least one of your videos every day...I feel addicted to chess now. Thank you very much!

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

Super thank you Agadmator. The end game explanation was awesome

[@parsafakhar]

love this saga, btw how the hell do you get this information?

[@djad1775]

Awesome video as always! Can u plz do a video about a game of candidates 1953 in zurich round 24 Keres vs Smyslov it s good famous game to analyze especially the rooks switch

[@steveqhanson6835]

Agadmator, Thanks for these vids. I'm impressed by your love of the game and your respect for the history of the game.

[@psychwolf7590]

Me when I resign a game: 'I'm so impressed by myself, I saw all lines I created that would make me lose. Awesome.'

[@alexanderharveyconrad2409]

What a destruction! I know that the defence of his opponents wasn't top notch, but still... Have mercy Morphy.

[@ramimagdi7525]

a couple days ago youtube suggested this same game ( an older video by agadmator) still nice to watch again

[@RagingPoo]

Moh-beel I'm just here to help, love your channel and your pronunciations in general!

[@calummurray3341]

great channel, Agadmator, really enjoy your videos; thanks a lot

[@jovannovakovic1448]

He is probably the only man in the world with no haters

[@saulsavelis575]

he is a god of chess

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

Imagine a game like , Morphy vs Fischer, or Morphy vs Kasparov, or even more interesting, Morphy vs Tal!! That would be quite something!!!

[@kevinworrell889]

Agreed my friend 🍵😉👍

[@D1G1TALFOX]

😎

[@sumitgusain9593]

It would be good.. But i guess Morphy would lose...

[@kevinworrell889]

@@sumitgusain9593 Yeah, I agree with you Sumit. In the middle game Morphy would hold his own, but the modern GM's would already have superior positions from the openings. It would be an uphill battle for Paul from the start. Now if Morphy's brain had access to Stockfish and Komodo in the 1850's... ... .. .. . . . 🤔🍵

[@Robi2009]

I always wonder what Antonio does under the table when he says "sorry for that"

[@Patty_Brard]

I think he plugs some headphones in the computer so you wont hear the sound of the pieces moving echoing

[@ItumelengS]

@@Patty_Brard true, there was one game he didn't do this and the chess pieces moving was irritating

[@joeb4142]

Scratches his Balzac

[@JR-zc5pz]

Great video, but I think you already analyzed this game before : )

[@shauryadityasingh5630]

Keep posting mate ! Ur videos bring a lot of joy 🌻🌻

[@RosaPantera]

It would be awesome if you could recreate with actors and such!

[@yousefsobhani9502]

Do more Morphy! His games are always a pleasure

[@Dkgupta121]

It's heart warming and scary at the same time that how Antonio becomes friends with dead people... 😛😄

[@azheryaqoob2848]

I really enjoyed the video and I’m looking forward to the next episode. I enjoy Both the story And the game

[@danielsvensson11]

Thank you for making my friday better!

[@ryanhiggins3477]

Love your videos, just thought you might appreciate a correction. Mobile, Alabama is pronounced Mo-beel, not Mo-bile

[@2WinItAll]

I was like, "Wait, is it legal to start a game with missing pieces...?" 😕😆

[@omfgbitchez]

You made a video on this game already, is this a reboot for the purpose of the saga or? Although the extra information makes up for the blunder :)

[@Fake_Snail]

Thank you for the video!

[@orinattiv]

First time I find the move when he says "feel free to pause the video" I feel so good!!

[@TartanJack]

Love this series. Thanks.

[@nuthintoprove]

Excellent as always!!

[@jenoyestewart1516]

Agadmator what program do you use to play out these chess games for your videos?

[@AnshumanAcharya5]

3:19 gotta call it the french defense when a french national plays e6

[@CallOn84]

It's not a big deal that a kid was able to get a Master's degree in Law at age 17, it's not a big deal at all! *Cries in bad brain cells* Edit: Wow, I didn't mean to start a controversy.

[@ΧριστοφοροςΓεωργιου-ο5χ]

At the end of the day though as Morphy himself proved bad brain cells are better than Morphy brain cells .

[@roberthansen5727]

@Joe Blow The world is much more complicated and university courses are much deeper than they were in the 19th century. It's not a case of some grandiose conspiracy.

[@lecobra418]

@@roberthansen5727 It's actually the opposite, back in the day everything school-related was far, far, far harder than what we currently have. You just have to look around to see how many braindead are currently owning a degree.

[@sneamer1282]

Back then it still wasn't unusual.. for example Hugo Grotius (2-3 centuries earlier) got to University at age 11 if I remember correctly. And universities lasted for 2 years if I'm not wrong. The education wasn't so schemed and every field wasn't so wide.

[@roberthansen5727]

@@lecobra418 That's just your cognitive bias and it's totally refuted by the facts. The amount of information and the complexity thereof on a modern university course is many times greater than it was then. Public schools start teaching children precalculus and trigonometry, subjects that used to be exclusively the domain of higher education, as a standard! There's a reason for the trope that college graduates from thirty years ago find themselves dumbfounded by their children's homework. Natural sciences, political science and economics are teaching knowledge that literally did not even exist two hundred years ago. These facts are far more compelling than your meaningless, anecdotal personal feelings about college graduates.

[@Markos_kar]

was this reuploaded I think I've seen the game before

[@nimakolahimahmodi2499]

which application do you use for analyzing these games?

[@SiggiTheHopper2]

12:50 "A game against all odds." I would say: A game with rook and knight odds :D

[@miked2543]

If I'm ever down a knight and a rook my next move is resign.

[@danielreed540]

Unless it is part of your strategy to win! Such as, please take my knight or rook, so your queen is distracted & now can't protect/save your king! Even if material loss is not part of winning strategy/tactics, unless you foresee an unavoidable loss, you may lose opportunity to figure how to win anyway. I'm amazed how many games I almost resigned (to anticipated hopelessness) then won. Even when down a queen (oops!). Strategy, tactics, & position can overcome material differences, though it is much more difficult (& also more challenging & learning experience if you play thru until like is very likely certain).

[@kavinelango1046]

That moment when you can recognize that the game has already been covered before by Agad just from the thumbnail. #Iamanexcellentsubscriber

[@rathelmmc3194]

All these people in the comments telling you how to properly pronounce Mobile, AL where as I'm just happy you do your videos in English.

[@misomiso8228]

It would b quite cool if you did some analysis on some of the more famous Chess Variants. Not just Chinese Chess, but things like Capablance Chess or Gothic Chess. Ty great vis

[@yasinyaqoobi]

@agadmator we love your videos because of the quality of games but more importantly because of your analysis. Maybe we can skip trivial games like this?

[@johannes417]

Just great your analysis

[@D1G1TALFOX]

Great saga agadmator, anyone know of any good Documentaries on Paul Morphy? One of the most fascinating players for Me in all of Chess . . . Ty 😎

[@rafaelkriger4976]

You already showed this game

[@eccentrichorse11]

yeah but that video was nowhere as good as this one in terms of quality of analysis. Agad has come a long way since then

[@camreese]

You can tell hes just playing for fun with his friends just enjoying the greatest game ever

[@ejvaz13]

Me: need to castle so I my king is protected. Morphy while down two pieces: king is perfectly safe in the center.

[@datoferadze6037]

this game you have already showed us at your channel))

[@BorbaFerreira]

Captures, captures before even the game begins

[@paperstars9078]

#suggestion are there any games played by niki riga in the database?

[@hamzaklc4140]

I feel like ı already saw this video in your channel. Might be a dejavu tho. Nevertheless a great video!

[@hamzaklc4140]

@Oissev Onos Makes sense. Thanks for the information

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

Imagine learning to play chess from Paul Morphy.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

I’ve always found that’s the way to go when I’ve played against someone that struggles there’s really no great satisfaction in beating them so I’ll offer hints suggestions and try to give them better ideas to think about in their future games that’s more rewarding to be able to help or try to teach a player that struggles encourage them to do better

[@michaelmassaro4375]

I’m sure a player would learn a whole lot playing against Morphy I can imagine the tactics one could pick up on Thanks for the Game Agadmator

[@cryptorage7206]

Morphy's saga , nice.

[@hweioah4520]

“Welcome back to the good stuff” -Agadmator 2020

[@coverdrive0073]

Very happy with Morphy saga.. pls do iron tiger Tigran Petrosian saga next..

[@mahmudmithu7614]

Agadmator, you already showed this game like 1.5 years ago.

[@SuedeStonn]

Paul Morphy, the most feared Oompa-Loompa.

[@imperialmarchinhumanbowels5726]

I think it's funny how he says "I'm not sure how to pronounce that" this time whilst he constantly weirdly pronounces the names of everyone, as is of course normal when one never had it explained. Like how he pronounces "Magnus Carlsen" as if it were English; English is probably the only language on the planet where would be used to write down /æ/ and for /ʌ/.

[@TheStuuner34]

"or something like that"

[@windowslogo3577]

when?

[@marius17steaua]

This video you remake it again ,i remember old verision

[@metlife8682]

5:15 nice b2

[@NotElusivePanda]

What does the E stand for? I know C is for classic etc...

[@romariosalas2649]

Probably here it means Exhibition

[@johnwamsley1896]

E for exhibition even though this is not.

[@chengzhou8711]

A nice little Friday surprise

[@brendenhuckelberry7703]

What’s your rating

[@zetsu12344]

This is an amazing game to show you what NOT to do in opening and that you should see where is the play, as maybe Morphy had rook+knight odds, but Charles put his knights and light bishop so badly that he basicly did forfit them.

[@SharkBite55]

After this game I'm ready for the Karpov saga.

[@giriiyer3968]

Agad sir I want to tell you that when morphy passed away in 1884 his friend maurian wrote his obituary in a newspaper called the democrat. It's pure literature and worth reading. It was reprinted in 2018 in a newspaper. It would be wonderful if you would read it at the end of the Morphy saga. It would be a fitting tribute to the only g.o.a.t in all of chess history.(imho alone). It's just a humble request.thks agad sir.

[@trequor]

It's cool that you make such an effort to pronounce names correctly. It's not necessary, but it's still nice that you take care to get the names right as best you can

[@jacobstork1180]

Also where is a new video? I need my chess fix!

[@007Vergara]

I went to Spring Hill college too. It's still there

[@davidcopson5800]

I'm glad nobody stole your college.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

Yay more Paul Morphy