Anti-Positional Moves no Longer Exist

[@soumajitdas2044]

After the move Bxc3 Ivan Sokolov tweeted that "If this decision is good for Black, I need to learn chess again. Geller is probably turning in his grave.." Just tells you how much this game has evolved with introduction of engines.

[@pfsloan8230]

Time to head back to chess school Ivan

[@pfsloan8230]

As for Geller, Maybe an engine can dust off his ultra-aggressive 7...Qf6 vs Fischer in a Ruy Lopez opening. Fischer's 22 move mini is still considered full refutation.

[@lordhenry2965]

For non masters everything is still valid

[@soumajitdas2044]

@RaniaIsAwesome Fabi must have checked this line (which is much rarely played) thoroughly with engines and come up with a plan against a strong player like Wojtaszek because he much must have found it to be working for him. And even keeping this match aside, yes introduction of engines has changed the dynamics of the game. That remains the truth irrespective of this game.

[@MRichK]

@@soumajitdas2044 Caruana said this was not direct prep. He had seen similar lines that he had liked so he thought he could get to those and went for it.

[@agusspp6551]

"Engines are friends, whether we like it or not" Agadmator Also Agadmator: "Engines are tricky bastards"

[@ravimathur1437]

Sounds like a true friend.😂

[@mclol2920]

@Peter Mortensen he said it in an old video

[@SomeonessChannel]

"Peter Leko is lost so it's hard to say anything" - The Position

[@алексейфедоровичкарамазов]

Classic

[@cptnoremac]

Don't stop doing these.

[@RaynmanPlays]

I like to imagine that that picture of Caruana was his expression throughout the entire game.

[@lukeshen1661]

Lmaoooo

[@paintinlinesmyjob]

He’s just standing there... MENACINGLY.

[@leadnitrate2194]

Pretty much

[@steveolive214]

LOL

[@MohamedZashim.R]

he looks like a Hollywood sci-fi villain

[@itwasinthispositionerinoag7414]

0:00 Hello everyone 0:47 Striking in the centre 0:49 All fairly standard stuff 1:52 Completely new game 2:04 Develops the queen, connects rooks 2:09 Bros for life 2:21 Position from the thumbnail 4:39 Monster knight 5:21 Critical moment 7:33 Captures captures 8:03 Disgusting engine line 9:40 Completely lost 9:47 Give you a couple of seconds 9:51 32 Gigabytes 10:04 Enjoy the show 10:14 10:23 Rook to Ivanchuk 10:14 11:44 agadmator rap 10:25 It was in this position 10:48 11:11 11:43 11:50 So yeah

[@Dookiebd]

The USB show off get me every time

[@zenzombie72]

Would you explain please?

[@nihalr385]

@@zenzombie72 9:52

[@navymaanjaniwal]

@@zenzombie72 you were so busy in chess board....i rewinded three times to see it....he showd this in other videos too

[@zenzombie72]

@@navymaanjaniwal Yes, but what is it and what does it mean?

[@navymaanjaniwal]

@@zenzombie72 oh...when he say feel free to pause the video...to find the move... At time he is silent...... At that time he brings his hands in front of camera...and show a piece of king..... Which is a pendrive cum king..... Did u get it? Or still in shock?

[@djolekrlekrle]

king usb drive when pausing for best moove has become hillarious

[@billumnbvc4608]

the smile on agad's face after showing his magic drive :3

[@manutdlists2442]

3 certainties in life: Birth Death Agadmator saying "it is as of move *insert move here* that we have a completely new game"

[@arabbit5625]

And it was in this position that *Insert name* resigned the game is probably my favorite

[@williamandres1042]

Sorry about that.

[@hasinaacter4686]

Sorry about "Don't insert anything" that

[@Safwan.Hossain]

Man United trash

[@Litwinel]

When you play against Fabiano it doesn't matter what you play. First 20 moves you play against an engine. Depth and quality of his preparations are just mad

[@devargyachakraborty9068]

That's why I like dings game against coruana...that was a master peice basically.

[@eccentrichorse11]

Actually in the interview he said " I didn't know if 13…Bxc3 was correct in this position, but I'd seen it in some similar positions where White can't really free himself" which implies that it was actually not completely prepared, but found over the board. But it is true that his preparation is just out of the world. In fact, when Peter Svidlver, Jan Gustaffson and Lawrence Trent were ranking the preparation of the players in the candidates tournament, they gave Fabiano the second highest score(just behind Giri).

[@chillax9184]

@@eccentrichorse11 yah. Giri is known for his preparation and Fabi of course

[@nonchablunt]

Nonsense. 2 Billion combinations for the first 2 moves.

[@eccentrichorse11]

@@nonchablunt Those include things like 1.Nf3-Ng1 though.

[@DatBoi-th5ww]

I love Caruana coverage! He’s so good!

[@Thaumazo83]

I agree, Fabiano plays in an amazing way

[@yeagerist977]

Fabi is a well-oiled fucking machine

[@ukashk1071]

@@yeagerist977 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Me_549]

@@yeagerist977 I see what you did there

[@marcjohn9404]

Watching Fabi playing classical is an experience. Sometimes that dude just spends the entire game in prep and whoever he's playing doesn't even stand half a chance.

[@jibiteshsaha4392]

Stressful day at work "Hello everyone" Mood replenished 😂

[@jibiteshsaha4392]

@Alexander Hall true😂

[@mfhberg]

"Remember, engines are our friends whether we like it or not."

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

And it was in this position that Fabiano Caruana went full berserk engine mode and crushed his opponent.

[@theshreksorcist4571]

Can we all admit Caruana is a very dangerous preparer for chess ? When he out-prepares you, doesn't even matter if you're Magnus!

[@eprigfqm]

Agree, but it is not all about preparation. Fabi is able to manage disgusting engine line like no one else can do

[@TCarr897]

@꧁The Master꧂ expect Caruana has in fact beaten Carlsen... in every time control... with both colors...

[@lordhenry2965]

@꧁The Master꧂ Thats incorrect Fabiano won, I think, 3 ou 5 games on classical

[@Alamyst2011]

@Alexander Hall Until I am beaten by Magnus I feel like I might get beginners luck, never say anything, turn into a recluse and never played a game again

[@rogerfedererc5315]

@꧁The Master꧂ you have to get your facts straight, before making claims. Caruana is nothing short of a beast in the classical format

[@trikmandularlgaming2026]

fabiano marijuana with yet another masterpiece.

[@allexirella]

The greatest youtuber ever. I just love this chanel and the vibe. Also the way you present chess is incredible.

[@jumpingship3001]

True words.

[@2kgodwannabe571]

When Fabiano took knight on c3 i was confused i thought king Indian's whole point wss that diagonal

[@jeconiahjoelmichaelsiregar7917]

Hence "anti-positional"

[@dewidewi8393]

@@jeconiahjoelmichaelsiregar7917 yeah a good one by fabi

[@Lens98052]

No, the whole point is play on the dark squares. By white stubbornly leaving the bishop on b2 he lost control of the dark squares. Notice how nearly all of black's pieces were on dark squares before the break. Great game by Fabi.

[@BibiBubuish]

This guy prepares and remembers tens of openings with hundreds of moves, maybe more. I can’t even remember my phone number :)

[@halfaheartbongobongo]

This game will be included in future books about the King's Indian. Fabiano said that the engine showed him that the King's Indian has this kind of hidden potential within it.

[@guiladshmaya1]

8.50: "either this works or it doesnt" sounds like something I would say in my games, not against world # 2 "the machine" Caruana

[@misternewoutlook5437]

I dusted off "Lasker's Manual of Chess" and decided to read it right from beginning to end. Yes, including the very basics. Lasker has a way of speaking to you right from the grave in this book. Lasker was also criticized (notably by Tarrasch) of making an anti-positional moves from time to time. I've really become quite fascinated by Lasker recently. His philosophy on chess is so profound. I firmly believe, that if you are a beginner and study Lasker's words and strategems, you will be a very difficult opponent to beat. Lasker's standing among the greats of chess should never be understated.

[@bibekbiswas5971]

I think the world champions from time of kasparaov ,Karpov should write about the modernisation of chess because the game has developed a lot from those days and change is notable.

[@Orion-zq8jf]

Fabi is a quarter Engine so he can play moves like that.

[@MVuke84]

Love the channel, been a long time subscriber. A lot of games can seem the same, or kind of boring...but this one was slick. Even I seen what Fab's clever moves were doing, and he was constantly gaining advantage. Great game

[@poni2769]

6:01 "Especially when you are playing Fabi [...] why even waste time calculating it"

[@jasio7693]

2:08 Ah yes the rook bros...

[@magnafire1]

Not sure why they become bros for life when the game hardley ever ends with 2 rooks on the board. Lol unless you are way ahead and ready for a check mate with them. One ends up being traded in end games most often. I realized I over analyzed this one. Haha.

[@josephtownsend7481]

Honestly when I see these games by fabi I think its nuts that Magnus held him in 12 x classic games.

[@sneekmatrix]

Magnus is a machine he rarely gives an edge. Fabiano is well prepared and plays all his moves with a lot of aforethought.

[@suryanarayan2032]

Fabi has improved a great deal since his world championship clash with Magnus

[@astrophoenix7498]

Fabi has improved a lot since 2018, if they have a rematch the result *could* be different.

[@qazzaqstan]

I assume part of the problem is you can play differently in a 1v1 series than in a tournament. Preparation is more specific and there is no fear of falling behind by drawing while someone else manages to win their match. I imagine those 2 things combine and make is so that Magnus is even harder to beat than normal if he is content with draws as OT favors him.

[@hirakmitra6515]

@@astrophoenix7498 the played in norway chess just few months ago,magnus won both matches

[@Alexander-zz7rh]

Who else spotted the Chess Flash while ‘giving us a couple of seconds’ ??😄

[@MrBenjaminCole]

The plot of movie: the bad guy spies want info inside the king...agad is really a spy under cover as a champion chess player...also a ladies man

[@michaeldiener3483]

Love seeing a somewhat traditional kings Indian structure.

[@Mikesco10]

its funny cause i remember people saying that fabi's weakness was his preparation. i guess not.

[@user-bm9cv9vn2k]

@@anahata3478 Also Magnus and Levon if they are prepared. Nepo says hello.

[@johndotcue]

Who's saying that? As far as I know about him, he's well known for his preparedness...

[@atlayoguz8284]

In one of the interview at Candidates, they asked him a stupid question about if he thinks he needs to play more aggressive and wild openings because he is behind MVL and Nepo, And he replied 'Well, if my problem is about (wild) openings, then i am screwed! ' Because he was already played literally incredible openings. Maybe you just remember this story but deficent

[@jacobstork1180]

Glad to see you giving credit to your father. I think he put a great deal of thought into it. Really enjoy your channel! Thanks for all you do!

[@Ares28Pictures]

I think the reason Caruana played this is because he wanted to play Ne5 with either of his knights. If you think about this you can see that with his knight being on e5 his bishop would be blocked, so not so impressive anymore. Furthermore Wojtaszek's knight could go Nd5 and it would be really hard to get rid of. So by playing Bxc3 Caruana actually solved both problems.

[@ibrahimibikunle9797]

Fabi played this game so well I think he had this entire game prepared

[@michaeljackson765]

I noticed no one had given props for the Morphy-head shirt; I’ll fix that right now-mad props to you Agadmator. All that’s missing is the ever stylish Barnes-head shirt.

[@youngpatrick29]

Absolutely insane move. Fabi reminds us all why he’s world number 2

[@hddnnplnvw]

We're facing a new area - the battle of concepts.

[@sunset1394]

'This is a painting,like from the Renaissance times'-Levy Indeed...KID and this, magic.

[@jumpingship3001]

Carina has become such a well balanced player. His early style was attack attack, then he went on to learn the subtle finer style and is comfortable in any kind of game. But you know there's always that crouching tiger ready to goble you up.

[@krisko171]

Does Radoslaw have a KZbin account, that this vid has 1 dislike? You simply cannot dislike such amazing content!

[@magnusea]

At 3:30, why not bishop e3 to d4?

[@SuperAWaC]

fabi is a beast and he's gotten stronger since the last WCC, but he keeps getting himself into positions that become too complicated for humans to calculate, he plays chess like more like a computer than a human and it is nuts. you can see that by how many super GMs commented on that move when he played it saying that it was a massive blunder

[@jamesdelb6885]

Actually laughing, "If Mikhail Botvinnik saw this move he would say this person should never play chess again." This is why I love watching Agadmator's channel. You get everything; history, best moves, humor and the ultimate touch, the human factor. No one i has a better chess channel. Thank you for sharing these games.

[@deridivisstar884]

Caruana gets so much flak for being a genius memorizer. But he is like an engine that makes mistakes against creative players.

[@uncleiroh0989]

Me: *doesn't know what anti-positional moves are* "Hmm, yes, interesting development."

[@djgauss2378]

I was expecting a comment on Wojtaszek's reacton to Bxc3, you could clearly see he was apalled by that move when it was played. He was visibly confused for like a whole minute

[@raysyegco12]

The usb chess piece is always well appreciated while I’m waiting for the others to figure out the move!

[@aabishegaabi6047]

"The engines are our friends , whether we like or not " 😂

[@maleperson2449]

Bg4 is my go to in that position, Agad! Glad to see I was a genius all along😂😂

[@somtovitus]

Caruana is one guy good in classical time control.

[@kidrenegade8525]

I read this as “Caruana is only good in classical time control” lol

[@andrew-mo1hi]

I like how Botvinnik is the example you gave at 11:30... he would definitely be like that about this move Fabi played, he was so rigid and closed-minded in his view of chess. If Tal saw this move, he would probably just smile

[@woollyrhinoceros6091]

Easily one of the most gorgeous games I’ve ever seen

[@corycullimore7513]

Fabi's games were really good this tournament

[@bojanboskovic6744]

"We got a Black Hawk down, we got a Black Hawk down!"

[@TheCategor]

6:01 "Especially if you play Fabi world #2... so why even..." - I was almost sure you'd continue with "so why even play at all" :))

[@tomfoteinos728]

At 0:47 why doesn't he play dxe5? After queen's trade doesn't white just win a pawn?

[@manvelavetisyanvids]

appreciate your hard work in bringing us these fantastic videos. very well researched and presented. btw love the usb stick. nice touch.

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

Wow, what an amazing attack out of nowhere! That's just not what you'd expect from that opening at all!

[@joshboy88420]

I watch this channel a lot and dont comment too much... but this game was impressive and very entertaining. bravo fabi

[@pfsloan8230]

Stunning. How did the final position come from a KID game?

[@nafaak3084]

4:57 what i'm missing here? but pawn to f4 win the fabi knight ?

[@cptnoremac]

The queen would just capture it and still be defending the knight.

[@EnergyDegrees]

Hey agadmator, there is a typo on the playlists that appear on the first page of the channel, it says Jose Raul Capablancy not Capablanca. I figured I would tell you this since I know how much of a perfectionist you are! Much love

[@12jswilson]

Yay! I actually spotted Bc4 without pausing just before you said it. I hadn't calculated the possible defenses, but first glance there wasn't any.

[@georgeray649]

That smile of Agad was nice

[@Hardik_choudhary924]

What if at 10:25 Wojteszek played rook c4 to c1?

[@WillDike]

Legend has it that after the bombing at Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Japanese government sent agadmator to the White House to say "sorry about that."

[@WillDike]

lol

[@danjames5135]

Lol

[@vichunited]

#suggestion : Anish giri vs MVL. A nice game featuring the Sicilian Najdorf.

[@yeagerist977]

Oh yeah the most boring over played opening after Spanish and queens gambit declined

[@bhaveshdas7819]

@@yeagerist977 said like a true 800 rated player

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@yeagerist977 none of those three openings are boring. Especially not the Najdorf. Look at the game Alekseenko vs MVL from candidates 2020, Fabi vs MVL from this tournament, or if you want an older game, Fischer vs Najdorf himself.

[@herressy]

At 4:50 white should play bishop h5 . Black captures and then f4.

[@TheMarksT]

Very impressive attacking game here and good coverage as usual too!. Gg, thx.

[@julianprado1327]

The flash drive show-off is amazing.

[@caspera3193]

I really like how Caruana made his own knight pair powerful by closing down the position and conquering the key squares (he went from 3:04 to 7:46). But I still feel like Wojtaszek should never have allowed him to do that.

[@lucawills9179]

Hey Agad, you often say when a game has reached the point where it hasn’t been played in the database, I was wondering, how many games does the database have recorded?

[@leckastheniker5521]

Several millions.

[@el_kasztanejlo8555]

@luca wills yes

[@stringerb315]

" and it was in this position, Tal turned over in his grave" and we have a completely new game.

[@lukaljubicic3995]

Why not King to f2 at 9:22 ?

[@Zahrul3]

The move Bxc3 is very positional! Not only did it win a pawn in this case, but the dark square bishop in the KID is usually blocked by the monster knight on e5 and doesn't really do anything

[@vivekmohan7785]

Bishop Pairs have buried here. Because Fabi knows how to play with Monster Knights.

[@cymonmecaydor8907]

I think Agad showing his king usb is becoming a theme

[@ronyahav2]

This is something i wanted to ask a long time now, when you say "sorry about that" what are you actually doing?

[@andymandc]

He's turning down the volume the site makes when the pieces move, as sometimes its really loud.

[@ronyahav2]

@@andymandc tnx,did he explained it in the past?

[@doruka890]

@@ronyahav2 yep

[@homero3928]

9:29 go home, rook... you're drunk

[@amarmirchandani4714]

And it is as of move 7 that we have a completely new captures for captures and castles for castles😂😂 I love it.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

agadmator: Engines are our friends. Skynet: I think not.

[@sollertia_]

Quick question, what database does Agad use? Chessbase? Chessgames com? I found another game with 12. ... Re8 in the Lichess Masters database played in 2019

[@mr_bubble_2697]

I was watching the live Tata steel match, and I saw the games, but I never really understand it without Agadmators description

[@davidaronson9475]

Always enjoy it. Thanks for another great video.

[@jeremygonzalez2230]

You're so good to us agadmator

[@fujiapple9675]

Fabiano Caruana must have a very powerful engine at home, because I let Stockfish on my phone analyze the position at move 13, and it recommended knight c5 instead.

[@betterthanyou3465]

i believe this wasnt prepared

[@Lens98052]

After Bg4, it would have been interesting to see what Fabi had prepared against dxe5 which now seems to win a pawn.

[@dmsalomon]

11... Re8 was played previously by Antipov in the 2019 Russian Blitz Championship.

[@emmanueldiaz9375]

Why do you open up your flash drive and show the camera during the video?

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great Game Agadmator Fabiano with the Brilliancy

[@andrewptob]

Chess enthusiasts: Wow, engines are teaching us so much and unlocking ideas that we never would’ve considered previously Also chess enthusiasts: Omg Fabi uses too much engine prep!

[@pfsloan8230]

It's only too much if you don't win!

[@andrewptob]

@@pfsloan8230 Ha, good point!

[@abdulrahmanalsheikhali3162]

where is the white pawn in h7

[@karanbora28]

Please make a video on beliavsky vs christiansen 1987 . It is known as the best stalemate ever .

[@wondays654]

Does anyone know the software agadmador uses to show the games? it doesn’t look like any chess site or spoon know

[@martymcfly7687]

great game indeed! its rather hard to believe but the best engine still seems to be in your head...

[@jeffpark4935]

where can you find the database with all the games?

[@fernandomontes1204]

POV: you are a chess beginner player “How hard is chess” -The choices man and influence of a single move on the board 6:28

[@scifitoilet]

fabi is by far my favorite player in the classical format. He prepares so well but isnt afraid to try novel ideas.

[@amrmoawad8847]

When Faby play Nc4 .. what about Nf3??? I think this faster kill

[@mkippes1988]

I was thinking that knight to d3 would achieve the same result as knight to c4. Knight to d3 would also attack the bishop and clear the way for the rook to come to e1. I'm not a grandmaster, though.

[@puncherinokripperino2500]

About ending. Why it's lost if you lose that rook on d1? You will have rook and two bishops vs two rooks, and you can start picking those scary pawns with your second rook while also preventing black from queening. So why is this losing?

[@tibortoth5169]

Nice quote from Peter GOAT Leko

[@filip2299]

I´m in first 1000 views, that´s some success! :D