Always the Artist, Never the Butcher!

[@limyongjian2364]

1:11 The camera's comedic timing is top tier

[@michalbotor]

it's sentient.

[@Metso-ateco]

Very very large over sized mallet hammer head

[@notnAPius]

Agadmator: I have finally figured out how to stop the camera from making erratic movements! Camera: b4!!

[@nasoszeppelis4644]

No matter what you do Antonio, that camera is going places dude, I'm telling you

[@mikhailvarkovsky4150]

Agad= "sorry about that" me all these years= "about what exactly?"

[@daviddurbin7682]

No erratic movements. Camera moves lmao. You're so great Antonio

[@panda4247]

"I have fixed the camera" is the new "sorry about that" :D The camera is a comedic genius though, its timing is hilarious.

[@birkasg]

…as they say in the Jurassic Park - Life finds a way… so does your camera Antonio ;) You just have to accept that there are higher forces in charge 😄

Brilliant sacrifice in Praggnanandhaa vs Tabatabaei to stop Pragg's streak. Wonderful game. #suggestion

[@Dr.drunkenstein1]

Levon is one of the greats! Great player and seems like an interesting and calm individual. Cool guy

[@kanejacob]

My favorite chess personality besides Alireza. Two chill dudes!

[@xethnyrrow]

This is the Levon we come here for. Nice game.

[@russetvelvet]

the slightly wiggling camera is perfect

[@tamdoduc]

11:53: Ah, the Queen is surrounded by five black pieces. This scene is quite familiar

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Nice game from Levon he must’ve felt confident at that point no waiting to play e5 going right into it with the Queen sack he did get good position and 8 points of material in the process I felt Grigoriy still had chances had he played differently it was Levon in control calling the shots in this game Much Thanks Agadmator

[@1.4142]

no more sorry about that

[@abdullahsaidgul8005]

Sorry about that 😅

[@liljackypaper]

My two favorite Agadtisms are sorry about that and whenever he makes jokes about playing b4

[@PietSneeuw]

​@liljackypaper and ofcourse "your uncle would play". 😅

[@wackousersden4726]

what is he sorry about ?​@@abdullahsaidgul8005

[@michaj.1972]

What's happened with the mailman?

[@gibgezr]

Glad you covered this game, it my eye on the official live stream and I thought to myself "aha, I see the obvious 'pause the video' moment here"...and I was wrong XD

[@giovannicorno1247]

Good game, in Levon sharp style!

[@keyboard_toucher]

Another way to play this losing endgame is for white to give up the queen for both rooks after R3f2+ (10:08). The black king is in time to stop the white pawn, and the white king can't capture black's pawns.

[@watchmanknowledge4345]

0:25 In order to jinx someone, you must pratice witchcraft.

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

"Be the artist, not the butcher." Somewhere in St. Louis, a certain 17-year-old is furiously taking notes.

[@Aat8974]

Could you do the Nodirbek vs Parham game ?

[@NawfalHasan]

#suggestion

[@simon_dupp]

Will you do a top 10 game of the years rundown at the end of the year? Not too detailed, just overviews with links to your full length videos.

[@antoinedelime388]

Banger tactics

[@barun9665]

#suggestion. Arjun Erigaisi crossed 2800. Please cover the game

[@CMAAvinash]

Same comment 😅

[@Erick_Mureithi]

good to know that the camera is now in check, waiting for its move

[@mohansharma651]

If levon is in the right mood nd mindset he's one of those who should be representing humanity against aliens

[@turtle752436]

Yeah probably the best game of this years US open, for me. Thank you Levon. Thank you Grigoriy. PS: I am just happy I saw the e pawn push early, as soon as Levon switched up the queen to whites quenside. And then sacrifice the queen. Wow! And after that, I saw the forced checkmate, but I would have been too impatient and grabbed the rook. Cause really if my opponent did not fall for the chemate trap, and instead let the king drop to the 1 rank, sacrificing the rook, i would be nervous as black. For any other amateurs here, we can do better by playing out our games, i have lost so many games, not being able to find a checkmate in time.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

White really didnt put up much of a fight. For this game to be considered the best.

[@turtle752436]

@@UnknownUser-j3n that's why I thanked Grigoriy. Levon is easy to beat. But at the same time, if you give him room, he does "paint like a magician" and is reserved as well, in his way.

[@rhyka101]

You should do another one of the women's game apart from Irina V Carissa. Ask the viewers which one they thought was the best of the US tournament besides this meeting of Irina and Carissa.

[@t-love8351]

every time i see a levon game, i’m reminded that the legend of johannes zukertort lives on.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Interesting how as soon as white deviated from the standard lines, black played a prophylactic h6 move. Sort of cashing in on a free move.

[@marthadunkley6758]

Probably dense but not seeing a clear win when Levon offers two rooks for queen at 10:07 which would have left white king a square nearer its pawn and two against one race

[@cloudforest4087]

Queen is helpless here. Nice that you showed how.

[@sepehrraftari2385]

#suggestion Amin Tabatabai vs Pragg Euro chess club 2024

[@CMAAvinash]

#Suggestion Arjun's 2800 game.

[@yonishachar1887]

8:26 Why didn't he play Rh1 to grab the rook on the A file?

[@leeboger7303]

At 6:07, why can't white play KxR, then BxQ, BxB with even material?

[@pukulu]

Aronian is particularly good with his rooks.

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

The camera loves some of us. Others it stalks.

[@hussainalharmoodi7665]

#suggestion Amin tabatabaei VS pragnandha in European chess club. Amazing sacrifices by Amin

[@iecns89]

At 10:10, why not give up the queen for two rooks and try to push the c pawn?

[@Kriophoros]

Kg7 allows Black king to get within the square of the c3 pawn. Meanwhile White king cannot prevent both of the connected passed pawn to promote.

[@fancytoxicsoda]

Classic Levon

[@ichigokurosaki8692]

#suggestion please change camera settings back to what it was

[@twentyrothmans7308]

Too late - he's already detached my retinas.

[@user-hj7be8rg4k]

I'm sure Carissa saw the video and was inspired to get the Bobby Fisher price. Then, the pressure was too high. She might have lost or draw the last game if it's not happening earlier than that. Congratulations though that she won. Maybe it would be nice to see another game of hers to celebrate her #suggestions But who am I to ask if you're already uploading three videos in one day. Hehe. Thank you for that

[@ChessStudentChannel]

The artist, the clown and one of everyone's favorites!

[@roberthorvat9347]

Aronian is the bay harbour artist?

[@KennedyMister95]

Very educational on how to play with 2 rooks against a queen

[@anilbista7445]

8:40 the rook looks defended to me 😂

[@curiouscat9]

Yes, but Antonio's explanation was incorrect here. If Rb1, then Black plays Nf3. White King is completely immobilized, and Rg1 will be checkmate. White can give one spite check on the 8th Rank, and that's it.

[@MikoDarkblade]

Forgive my ignorance, by why isn't Hikaru not in this tournament?

[@Monika77ful]

Thx

[@TheGoldenLad7]

The Bay Harbor one though

[@oraz.]

Levon goat

[@Heinsalu]

Agadmator curse of showing games and then they loosing afterward…😂

[@24Cristiandiaz]

Looks like the Eastern Europe Open

[@jire9831]

Nodirbek vs. Maghsoodhloo #suggestion

[@shubhamvalanju1315]

Bring back medo 😢

[@matthewfairchild3846]

Camera gambit DECLINED😢

[@DreamhouseFunStories]

I'm a mediocre artist but I'm an awesome butcher.

[@pashapasovski5860]

Another frying game!

[@harshbafna5768]

#Arjun2800 🎉

[@lagaleriaco3294]

Levon is a better version of Dutch GM Jan Timman. Great in tactics and in the opening but better in positional understanding.

[@amyalindaily3781]

Tks for the game

[@patrickthubs]

Arjun just crossed 2800

[@Chess_venomenon]

If you think you are the butcher in the game, think about that the opponent could be the undertaker.

[@RyomenSukuna-vx7fn]

Hey Agad! How's it going mate? Hope you are doing well.

[@insanestuff9470]

Hey agad

[@sanath.kumar.s]

#suggestion Arjun crosses 2800

[@ImpossibleRyan55]

Very balanced overview l. As an American I can’t stand us blindly sending material and funds over to Ukraine. I support more of a European approach

[@jackreacher8324]

Ok, that's crazy, covering people's brilliant games won't jinx them, please don't use that as an excuse to not cover other impressive streaks , especially from the women section of other tournaments.!! Carissa did great, you definitely should've covered her games long before the round 8, it's really weird saying stuff like that.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Ya better we dont request him to do something that he doesn't like to do.

[@issholland]

If my heart and mind agree with me losing, i resign. Blud thought he was gone win cause he had the queen.

[@garyjones2561]

💯 th comment

[@siddheswaradhikary4439]

Early bird

[@sivasankaransc3384]

Third comment yay!

[@decreasing_entropy3003]

No bronze for you.

[@AmineAmine-xr2yu]

Free Palestine ❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क]

Grigory Operin sounds like a 17th century Russian villain 😂😂