DUBOV VS. KARJAKIN: BEST CHESS GAME OF 2020?

[@regularguychannel2967]

That agadmator guy gives a much better breakdown. Remarkable game.

[@ajiteshjoshi2492]

Woww you got pinned😀

[@xsign1a]

then why are you here?

[@aumjena3121]

Even Gotham did a great job :/

[@bernardoalves3642]

Sorry about that

[@bhaveshdas7819]

Why did you have to say something so controversial yet so brave

[@eric-rosen]

Wow... this game gives the legendary XQC vs MoistCritical brilliancy a run for its money

[@GothamChess]

hi handsome

[@ashvantdaniel7194]

Nice!

[@onimawasashinderu7275]

Hahahahaha two ims having fun

[@hetsarsava6481]

Lol

[@gheccostwitchclips9711]

@@GothamChess stop flirting with people😂

[@GothamChess]

Instead of Delayed Evans Gambit, I really like the name "B4lenciaga Variation".

[@fieryfeends8227]

Gotta aim high for that custom piece of Balenciaga

[@LeonPapademetriou]

Yes! that's what it will be called henceforth. Now I'm wondering if this whole video was just the build up to that comment. Either way, worth it.

[@brodigy254]

It's definitely a better game Levy!

[@Loudjazz]

...a dubov gambit 😁

[@peaxtblackbird4135]

Bless you

[@gudyman]

Dubov playing Dubov variation Me trying the same thing : Dubious variation

[@Hybridman7]

XDD

[@JkennGG]

underrated comment lmfaoo

[@theanonymouslegion4811]

😂

[@jeremythomas4744]

Now i know karjakin for another losing game

[@yaminrashid980]

The dubov variation, or as dubov calls it; the variation.

[@damnerd]

Italian opening -> B4lenciaga Variation -> Botez Gambit -> Passed pawn -> Ladder Checkmate in the middle of the board. What a game!

[@alihijazi4451]

Botez Gambit 😆😆

[@deminoy6215]

That is a true "oh no my queen" moment, stunning move

[@benschmitt7035]

Call an ambulance But not for mee

[@ooDirtyMickoo]

i dont understand why that sac was immediately good. or even positionally good in the long run. white is so strong positionally before the sac. why is it even necessary? what does it necessitate? dedass the computers said it was even. and after gotham follows the moves at 7:19 w the black queen c6 move, he says its a relatively even game after all the trades. i dont get what it does?

[@jankot6187]

@@ooDirtyMickoo actually we shouldn't only look at computer evaluation, because the machine doesn't have something like "hard to play sytuation", and also it considers move human not even look at at depth over 20 moves. Personally I think this queen sacrifice helped him a lot with pressureing opponent.

[@ryanjansenbaranda8556]

Oh no, anyways

[@ooDirtyMickoo]

@@jankot6187 well sure, computers dont evaluate every scenario perfectly, but theyre partly telling. how is the pressuring especially better, or worth giving up the queen? i dont understand? like what does the sac do that he couldnt do otherwise?

[@bharathkinnal]

Daniil Dubov A man who Magnus Carlsen himself praised for being a fierce attacker that he can learn from.. A true playa over the board..

[@kamilchulakov]

Just after the game Daniil explained all lines, and he said that Sergey wanted to save his Queen to win, because he didn't want a draw (this was the only mistake).

[@96tyco]

Dubov hands down has the most entertaining games. He's our time's tal

[@martti7363]

Phrases like “pawn getting the police escort” is why I keep watching these lol

[@AnantKumarS]

@GothamChess note this

[@AHG1347]

Watching this video again after Karjakin threw shade at Dubov for helping Carlsen vs. Nepo in the 2021 Fide World Championship.

[@ataberk3539]

Just came here to write this but you did it, have a nice day.

[@sunwookim5046]

Same

[@seuoliva]

same here

[@Lukygus]

what happened?

[@AHG1347]

@@Lukygus The Russian National Team was upset that Dubov was on Magnus Carlsen's team instead of helping fellow Russian Ian Nepomnatchi.

[@MisaeShimamura]

I really like the sound of The Italian game: Dubov variation

[@hrudayaranjansahoo2781]

Indeed, it sounds cool!

[@manucalin8502]

The Italian game: Evans gambit delayed, Dubov variation 😂

[@teranyan]

russian gangster variation

[@manfrom20xx13]

@@teranyan now that's what an opening i'd like to play

[@adamya1639]

@@manucalin8502 The Italian game: Balenciaga gambit, Dubov variation

[@ВикторФирсов-е9ф]

It looks like Dubov trades his material for thin air, but then air checkmates opponents king

[@holysmokes6709]

Opponents King: "That air was thick and fearsome, don't mock me." When a GM "hangs" a piece it usually means you are about to get mated.

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

I have checked this game with an engine and the engine doesn't know when Karjakin went wrong, it just realizes that black is lost after black captures on f2 (Bxf2+) which is the best move recommended by the engine. It is insane how many engine moves both Dibov and Karjakin played in this crazy game. The engine first thought that after a5 black was better (-3) but then it changed its mind all the way to +0.5 evaluation.

[@heli0s101]

There was a great interview with Dubov, where he specifically says he's not afraid of showcasing his prep and research in unimportant tournaments or games, because "by the time an important tournament comes around, half a year to a year later, he'll have thought of new ideas." This is showcased perfectly here. He's not afraid to rock the boat, throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks.

[@gamessportsandmore3371]

This video might blow up in light of current events.

[@GMPranav]

You know a game is gonna be insane if Agad and Levy instantly make a video about it back to back.

[@keizan5132]

Everyone in the chess world is talking about this. It really is a historic game.

[@hetsarsava6481]

11:39 levy just coined a term

[@xgrizz8516]

This is why classical will always be interesting

[@randomslytherin2432]

I am so here for this dude's content. I need this type of productive energy in my life with the amount of quality content he's putting out. Entertaining. Highly educational. Levy always delivers. 💯🤙🏿

[@XENOGOD]

I LOVE YOUR PICTURE! we stan diane

[@namankhilrani8845]

"Cry-ane you nerd"- her brothers, probably

[@Relatable_posting]

This video should blow up after Karjakin Dubov controversy in World champion

[@ColHogan-bu2xq]

_"For some reason Kariakin decides to hang on to the Queen, goddam it..."_ Good one.

[@gheccostwitchclips9711]

Only levy can make chess commentary this exciting

[@Bhaddis]

I think you are forgetting Agadmator

[@keizan5132]

Pepe Cuenca gets more excited, trust me xd.

[@vb_blokeboi7251]

When the Gotham title lives up to the content! Holy shit, that Queen sac, brilliant game, more recaps please!

[@Jayydubbz761]

It's so refreshing to see a new "weird" and unconventional game all throughout. Very nice recap Levy

[@mgb1905]

As much as I love Hikaru and respect Carlsen (talking about super GMs) I admire how creative Dubov is. If somebody will let him do his magic there is no way out.

[@ajl4878]

Dubov Gambit: Delayed Evans Counterattack

[@SuperAlphabetagama]

I just finished watching your 1 and a half hour video on how to win and there's already another upload? Is it Christmas already?

[@George-sc4yh]

Me too!

[@matijaslat2100]

i still havent finished

[@readysetgear]

Just a random question : What does Singh mean in hindi?

[@manu-singh]

You wish!

[@readysetgear]

@@manu-singh so your last name is you wish???

[@Lacross93]

But how savage is Dubov. Crazy, cheers Levy

[@hetsarsava6481]

Yesssss, another chess recap. Christmas coming early

[@danielgerhardt1]

i would never have guessed this was an italian from the middle

[@12jswilson]

Jan Gustaffson said after he got done making his e5 chessable course that the Italian is actually a very vicious opening if you don't play the mainline c3 d3 ideas. He was using a pretty advanced version of Leela too. He also said that Leela proposed some new lines in the Marshall Attack that traditional engines didn't like with Leela saying there's enough long-term compensation.

[@dinkleberg794]

Khal Draco Is leela the best engine to use to discover new lines?

[@Zenith9132]

@@dinkleberg794 yes, stockfish is just a tactical monster and doesn't really relate to humans

[@arcadeplayer9804]

Other players mission : take the first place Dubov : Lets defeat the no.1 and no.2 rank in the tournament and lets settle with 3rd place

[@Συμεωνεμειλ]

Me, a beginner that doesnt even know how squares are called trying to understand the positions: 👁👄👁

[@isaactfa]

I know little to nothing about chess, but this was one of the most riveting games of any sport I've ever seen.

[@user-ix9dy4eu9k]

My fav commentary of this game and trust me I was looking everywhere.

[@taepro64]

Finally a super GM game with my favorite line of giuoco piano with d5

[@ondrejsveda9722]

I love Dubov and his attacking chess

[@kiIIuminati]

Dubov is the most creative chess player, more than a genius, an Artist !

[@Alphabets1235]

Daniil Dubov can be a legend if he becomes more consistent

[@Jcoke2201]

DUBOV is so underrated. PS: Rajdabov's game was lit.

[@wasekbillah8637]

Dubov is the name of inspiration in the engine era!!

[@hetsarsava6481]

Levy really deserves a GM tag

[@eugeneborissow]

yea

[@jombijack8642]

Yea

[@SuperAlphabetagama]

yea

[@migs6674]

Not quite yet

[@AbhishekKumar-uu4uj]

Yea

[@ayodub]

An interesting line in the ..d5 variation, where black leaves his c6 knight hanging for 3 moves because white taking the knight is always too slow: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.b4 Bb6 7.e5 d5 8.exf6 dxc4 9.b5 O-O 10.O-O dxc3 11.fxg7 Re8 12.Qxd8 Nxd8

[@vikramsingaraju7131]

Have been following ur videos for a long time now. You completely deserve ur subs. Continue the good work

[@filippaic2440]

Dubov actually shits on everything I know about chess lmao

[@heyck999]

I got really amazed by the game between timur gareyev and daniel naroditsky really complicated lines involved

[@jonathancastellanos2941]

I don’t know what was better the game or the commentary, great vid man.

[@djuffin]

There was a high level game in this line. Oleg Skvortsov vs Viswanathan Anand Exhibition Game (2017)

[@RiAS___]

game was absolutely crazy. thanks for the content sir levy

[@Carlwatkins1984]

Great game, good to see some new moves. Both great players that are thinking outside the box.

[@rijulbarot2195]

I was feeling low today and honestly this video made my day. Thanks Levy :)

[@ucheodi9927]

am so happy i subscribed to this channel, this is what it looks like when a very good player explains chess games. For this year, the best chess channel so far. agadmator could take any other position.

[@ChessQuizToday]

A few corrections. The move 10. Bg5! was the TN. ({Predecessor:} 10. O-O h6 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Qxc3 d6 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 (51) Greiff,H-Hansen,L (2562) Copenhagen 2000}) It is clear by computer analysis that 15..a4 was the error by Karjakin that lost the game. 15..Nf5 needed to be played. Dubov played with near perfection in the game. Computer scores Dubov with a very high accuracy rating of .11 vs Karjakin's score of .69. A score of .69 is very weak play by a GM. Computer analysis engine was Dragon running on a 2950x at 32 threads. TN 10. Bg5! and analysis was found by Chessbase 16. [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dubov"] [Black "Karjakin"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 4.0 (15s)"] [PlyCount "75"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. b4 {C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} ({White should try} 6. e5 $11 d5 7. Bb5 (7. exf6 dxc4 8. fxg7 Rg8 $15)) 6... Bb6 $15 7. e5 (7. b5 $15 Na5 8. Bd3) 7... Ne4 (7... d5 $1 $17 {And now ...Ne4 would win.} 8. exf6 dxc4 9. Qe2+ (9. fxg7 Rg8 $17) 9... Be6) 8. Bd5 {Black is slightly better.} Nxc3 9. Nxc3 dxc3 { [#]} 10. Bg5 $146 (10. a4 $15 a5 11. bxa5 Bxa5 12. O-O) ({Predecessor:} 10. O-O h6 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Qxc3 d6 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 (51) Greiff,H-Hansen,L (2562) Copenhagen 2000}) 10... Ne7 $1 $17 11. O-O {Threatening Nh4.} h6 12. Bh4 O-O (12... g5 $15 13. Bg3 c2 $1) 13. Re1 $1 $11 Qe8 14. Bb3 a5 15. Bf6 a4 (15... gxf6 $2 16. exf6 d5 17. fxe7 $18) (15... Nf5 $11 {keeps the balance.} 16. Qd3 d6 17. exd6 Qd7 18. bxa5 Bxa5 19. Bxc3 Qxd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Bxa5 Rxa5) 16. Bc4 $1 $16 Ng6 (16... gxf6 $2 17. exf6 d5 18. Qc1 $18) 17. Qd3 (17. Nh4 $142 $1 {Hoping for Nxg6.} Nxh4 18. Qg4) 17... d5 18. exd6 $40 {Intending Qxg6 and mate. White has strong attack.} Be6 {[#]} 19. Qxg6 $3 fxg6 20. Rxe6 Qf7 (20... Qc6 $16 {keeps fighting.} 21. Re7+ Qxc4 22. Rxg7+ {Double Attack} Kh8 23. Rxc7+ {Discovered Attack} Rxf6 24. Rxc4 Rxd6) 21. Bxc3 $18 Kh8 {Strongly threatening ...cxd6.} 22. Re4 $1 Qf5 {[#]} 23. Re7 {[#]} Rg8 {Black cannot hold the game after this.} 24. Bxg8 Rxg8 25. dxc7 Qc2 26. Be5 Bxf2+ 27. Kh1 Bb6 28. h3 Kh7 29. Re1 a3 30. Kh2 g5 31. Nd4 Qc4 (31... Bxd4 $142 32. Bxd4 h5) 32. Nf5 Qxb4 33. Rc1 (33. Rxg7+ Rxg7 34. c8=Q Qxe1 $19) 33... Kg6 34. Rxg7+ {Double Attack} Kxf5 35. Rxg8 Bxc7 36. Bxc7 ({Inferior is} 36. Rxc7 Kxe5 37. Rc2 Qd6 $11) 36... Qb2 37. Rc5+ Ke4 38. Rd8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.11/Black=0.69} 1-0

[@jasonisrael8849]

Just for context - if Karjakin just drew the match, he would have won the entire championship!

[@peroh3408]

Saw dubov explaining that if karjakin didn't try to play for a win (trying to save his queen), he would've drew

[@theazrael4423]

Magic in the clutch created over the board, no prep team and memorized computer lines. This one's for you Bobby. R.I.P

[@tobiassanders3831]

the fact that it isnt even clear where Karjakin made a mistake is mindblowing

[@Directlite664]

Evaluation bar always makes things better. I know you are evaluating, but with that bar going up and down makes it even better.

[@Rivu_Chowdhury]

It seems that Tal"s spirit just came inside Dubov.

[@davidcopson5800]

I didn't know spirits could ejaculate.

[@mortgrl]

@@davidcopson5800 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@jackrankin1565]

all of dubov's games this tournament have been entertaining af

[@danieluroz8659]

I was thinking about asking you about the game in the next stream, since I was watching the game live, and boom, delivered a great video. Easy to watch and follow, kudos sir

[@jazzpayee]

Love your content dude!

[@jasonpresley5578]

10:28 sounds so good

[@ryankelly3743]

Glad someone covered a game from this 👍

[@regval124]

that bishop move is actually gangsta

[@nahvee2907]

This was actually super nuts. Great game

[@itsmaikk]

Dubov might be my favourite chess player.

[@verp4779]

At 2:27 I believe that d5 runs into b5, so I think that’s why knight e4 was played

[@thatsfresh28]

The light square bishop covers the b7 square at the end of that line, so you can move the F knight safely

[@gabrote42]

2:47 this is the first novelty I have ever seen. This is exciting!

[@gabrote42]

@Yousuf Hassan I know. I meant an early one

[@Semicolon42]

So gangster! Thank you for the recap.

[@samuelbruyneel]

Due to the title I guessed it would be this game. Brilliant play by Dubov. From the Delayed Evan’s Gambit ‘till the end a rollercoaster of punches!

[@ChessKnowledgewithH1]

I want to see the best game of 2021 next year.

[@gouribiswas2587]

I think that levy deserves a 100million subs BECUS of the hardwork he does for us to entertain. Hat s off to u..

[@lolvonlolipopp]

The Dubov variation very exciting!

[@quality147]

Great content, Levy. I really appreciate the PGN in the description; I immediately added this game to my collection.

[@Patrick462]

Great enthusiasm. I could tell if you hadn't gotten this video out you would have exploded.

[@clintongryke6887]

I thought the two 'breakdowns' complemented each other perfectly.

[@mormril]

That was such a fun game. You gotta feel great winning that one.

[@deathdealer4501]

Man its sad not to see him in the finals ..

[@L_G218]

This game was so insane I'm going to watch it again on agad's channel right now

[@friedsugar2701]

Maybe top 10 in this century.

[@witamin6061]

A very nice watch Levy🙌🏼

[@shreyashshinde1283]

This is definitely best game of the year

[@Zenlollipop]

About 2:25, according to agadmator's video, if d5 exf6 dxc4, you now have b5 kicking the knight out, and the knight doesn't have the usual e7 square to retreat to. Black would either have to undevelop with Nb8 or go to the rim with Na5, and probably Karjakin wanted to avoid that position. Do you think there should be more than this to consider, or knowing this, would you say Karjakin was correct to move his knight to e4?

[@josiahbrush4324]

Great game and great analysis! Thanks! 🎄

[@filipj4377]

Im calling that opening Dubov's attack!

[@bkalyaan4757]

Gotham: game of the year maybe even the game of the decade Me: visible confusion

[@linaetlinda5832]

I'm sorry is this supposed to be funny ?

[@brentsarbon2551]

This match was incredible

[@lovelllaurent6595]

This technique by Dubov is on point. The pawn to b4 is the key move because it doesn't allow any evolving position for Karjakin

[@Lireoec]

Hi Levy. Really loving the upload frequency.

[@kingnick3088]

4:03 he could play Nf7 attack the queen with the bishop , depends on the situation he wins an entire rook for a bishop or a queen for a knight

[@gabrielpetrov4230]

I think having an enemy queen on h4, bishop on b6, eyeing down the king and a knight about to join on like f4 or sth would probably make anyone pause. Curious what computer eval would say

[@sirsurviv6951]

Finally, a game that is actually normal.

[@crazypomp927]

One of the issues with black playing d5 after white pushed e5 was that after exf6 dxc4 white has the intermezzo b5, which gains a tempo on the knight and allows white to play Ba3 after which Re1+ becomes a significant threat.

[@Elijahluke1995]

The beginning reminds me a lot of a short game where Greco played black and won in 13 moves

[@foxkingazod6767]

I love Danil's games alot!!!

[@thejudge5758]

Agadmator covered this as well. Was nice to see two people giving different perspectives and comments ! Cheers.

[@onimawasashinderu7275]

Don't give up fight for the gm tag levy 👌👌

[@tanaykumar9636]

Levy and Agad uploaded at the same time with a difference of 40 seconds 😁. I am the first at both the places

[@douglasquaid7550]

no way ! is this true? no way! there's no way!

[@FlippityFloppittyFlom]

Means you didn't watch any of them properly.

[@tanaykumar9636]

Yes it's true

[@tanaykumar9636]

@@FlippityFloppittyFlom I saw one was uploaded 8 seconds ago and the other one 50 seconds 😁. So I decided commenting first

[@douglasquaid7550]

@@tanaykumar9636 sorry about that , i believe you

[@joan4861]

Love your reviews man!!!! Keep up with your humor and style, love it!

[@sohamnaik9934]

Levy slowly taking over agadmator😂

[@asianman1441]

Imagine playing chess in front of millions of people everyday on live television. Shit sounds tiring