Everyone Will Play the Grünfeld After Seeing This!

[@ЮрийСтечишин-щ3ц]

It is called «Russian variation» because it was introduced by strong russian grandmaster Ragozin and then it was played by many other strong russian grandmasters and world champions(you may have heard of him due to «Ragozin Defence» in the Queen’s Gambit Declined).

[@tonylove4800]

I always thought it was the Smyslov variation.

[@ЮрийСтечишин-щ3ц]

@@tonylove4800 This is the first game ever played featuring this variation: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1283532 And it was Ragozin's game.

[@nickschmitt8594]

This guy knows Russian chess

[@dreggory82]

Thank you for your vast knowledge

[@artherladett442]

thank you for increasing my knowledge

[@BuggatiWeryon]

And it was in this position that we have a completely new Grünfeld

[@gizzhead7941]

Gad!

[@PP1969GR]

sorry about that

[@soumajitdas2044]

I just love Agad flexing his king pendrive while asking us to pause the video and find the move.

[@chriswilliams2452]

Has anybody found a flash drive like that online yet ??

[@lolkingftw4804]

a subtle king flex, a line never discovered before

[@michalbotor]

i mean, that is a very cool pendrive. ;)

[@kebeiwjwgseywgw5590]

that's definitely a new move in the position

[@abhisheksagar306]

Ya i found

[@samjebadurai192]

I just love the Loyalty MVL shows for his openings

[@brozors]

I always found the Grünfeld to be an aesthetically pleasing defense and this variation really takes it up a notch.

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

"Everyone Will Play the Grünfeld After Seeing This!" MVL: Oh no my Grünfeld! Magnus: Sorry about that!

[@jaymike3302]

Is everyone here practicing the Russian variation of the Grunfeld now?

[@fortunatefinnchess4054]

Agadmator: everyone will play the Grünfeld after seeing this Everyone: sorry about that :))

[@DrinkWater713]

I only know two openings (one with white and one with black). Probably will never learn others, so Grunfeld is never happening

[@Puschit1]

Yeah, I mean, what if the opponent doesn't make thise crucial moves that allowed this attack? Also the resulting lines were extremely complicated with lots of pieces hanging, regular guys like us wouldn't be able to convert any of this.

[@robw9986]

Grünfeld is too complicated for my less than vast knowledge

[@Philipp5292]

Me: still trying to get this inside joke about “sorry about that”

[@Puschit1]

@@Philipp5292 I could tell you but then it would be an outside joke, lol

[@37metalgearsolid]

Agadmator: "Have an excellent rest of your day". Two hours later: "Hello everyone!"

[@PepaTichy]

I have shown this video to my friends at bar or library. They will definitely play it!

[@rkflex7908]

1. Your Pawn Moving Sound is Excellent 2. Your hypothetical Imagaination is awesome 3. Your English Pronounciation at Good Levels 4. and Handsome Guy

[@mandycruz]

I'm watching your videos all day man. I'm finding here. Relieves me of my depression for being left behind and broke, when I used to be the best.

[@anonymousSWE]

And it was in this position anonymousSWE poured up another cup of coffee and enjoyed 14 minutes of top level chess.

[@WOXZE]

Congratulations on your first million, brother! .... You really deserve it!

[@Eleuthero5]

This is a very instructive game because most Grünfeld players find the Russian System to be the most troubling variation ... even more of a pain than the Exchange Variation. What a wild game!!

[@aluminiumknight4038]

i fall in love with the grunfeld the first time i saw it, this makes me love it even more! i want to be good enough to play the grunfeld

[@coxscorner]

I've loved the Gruenfeld since I first saw it, in a book, played by Fischer. I've won a few really nice games on the black side including a couple of destructive attacks but have also been crushed by the white center. It's not for everyone but it has solid pawn structure, active piece play and plenty of tactical opportunities down the long diagonal.

[@Greatermaxim]

Chess is for everyone. Learn as you go. Fischer only liked 1.e4 for a long time. His opponent resigned after Fischer played 1. c4.

[@slink66]

Go MVL ! 🤗

[@duckbear1892]

1:10 You are right about the naming of the Russian variation and system. It gained the name after being frequented by Russian players, which becomes apparent when looking at a database of games featuring it.

[@shubhendranathsingh9888]

Wow man Maxime plays for win with black and draw with white. He's really the strongest intuitive player and best player in richest opening lines of chess i.e. najdorf and grunfeld

[@exelmans8855]

Shubhendra Nath Singh yep.

[@WiseSam95]

Really enjoyed the match, thanks :)

[@clevereduardosilva2346]

Antônio, every tutorial is worthy. Little by little, you'll have an envious library in a unique playlist. Who wouldnt want It?

[@sidorsky]

Thanks!

[@stateofdecay2210]

The Russian Variations (4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Qb3)have become a popular weapon against the Grünfeld Defence. when Anatoly Karpov used it very successfully in the 1986 World Championship match, when all other methods were failing to achieve an advantage against Kasparov's stubborn resistance. In this substantial revision of his 1985 book, just for adding to your vast knowledge

[@williamgoss4691]

A totally brilliant game, by both players, thanks

[@puremercury]

I love the Grunfeld as Black.

[@puremercury]

@Peter Mortensen Why would I edit my comment?

[@Edoniscenajj]

@Peter Mortensen you didnt get it

[@shivrajio]

Damn....... I kinda don't care

[@tankoteemusic9755]

*Title:* "Everyone Will Play the Grünfeld After seeing this!" *MVL:* :D

[@SamuelPearlman]

Maxime and his Grünfeld reminds me of Kevin Costner in Tin Cup, hitting the ball into the water time and time again until the very last attempt :)

[@CloudVirtualizationEnthusiast]

A-Gad-Mator: 0:23 --> "... anything else could happen ..." (meaning, MVL could also win in Gruenfeld) Also A-Gad-Mator: puts a happy MVL photo on the thumbnail

[@gizmophoto3577]

Splendid attack. MVL had Levon back on his heels nearly the entire game.

[@Tulio_Fonseca]

6:52 it would be nice to explain why Rxb4 doesn't work. I figured it out after some thought, still not easy to see for many.

[@Berserkerbaboen]

5:01 knight to A4. Both bl rook and queen are now under attack now, and D2 is defended, like the A4 horse.

[@adriensebbane]

Thank you for sharing this game ! Exciting and very nice to see a beautiful game by MVL !

[@blueperson2824]

I love this keep it up bro!

[@anuraagrapaka2385]

i enjoyed it so much, i was reminded of Marshall attack against paul morphy

[@thomaskember4628]

I have always thought it was called the Russian variation because Botvinnuk played it several times against Symslov and in a famous game against Fischer.

[@mishakmanuel1115]

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful

[@Thexaxisacademy2023]

What a game!!

[@JohnMushitu]

As a lover of chess, I'm absolutely grateful for this channel

[@nickschmitt8594]

6:49 "As you can see the bishop pair is fully operational" even Agadmator couldn't say it without smiling

[@peyro51]

@9:59 MVL misses going directly for Kc3, surprised it's not mentioned, as this is clearly winning.

[@ashazinzuvadiya2646]

In description you have written semis but it is quarterfinal game 2

[@alizaytoun9048]

I will definitely tell my friends at the library about this opening

[@Greatermaxim]

Easiest pause the video moment for a QP player like myself. Awesome recap as usual.

[@henderjd]

This was played up to move 12 on 2020.10.12 by Drenchev vs Ivic.

[@kaankahveci1153]

Grünfeld is such a fun and sharp opening to play

[@sparklecharmer]

and it was in this position that i learned it's a grünfeld not a groomfeld

[@alienskin8175]

Antonio: Dare accepted: Anish Giri (2784) - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2773) 7th London Classic 2015, TB D85 - Gruenfeld, exchange variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. Qc2 c6 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. f4 Bg7 18. e4 Rad8 19. e5 Bg4 20. Bf3 Rxd1 21. Qxd1 Rd8 22. Qe2 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 f6 24. exf6 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Bf8 26. Bd4 Kf7 27. Rc3 Nd5 28. Rc4 Nxf6 29. Kg2 Nd5 30. Kf3 a5 31. Bc5 Bg7 32. Bd4 Bf8 33. Bc5 Bh6 34. Rd4 Bg7 35. Rd2 a4 36. Bd4 Bxd4 37. Rxd4 axb3 38. axb3 Ra8 39. Rd3 Ra2 40. h3 Rb2 41. Nd4 h5 42. f5 g5 43. Ne6 Kf6 44. Nd8 Rh2 45. Nxb7 Rxh3 46. Nd6 Rh2 47. Ke4 Re2+ 48. Kd4 Ne7 49. Kc5 g4 50. Kb6 Re5 51. Kc7 c5 52. Nc4 Rxf5 53. Rd6+ Kg5 54. Re6 Nd5+ 55. Kd6 h4 56. gxh4+ Kxh4 57. Ne5 Nf4 58. Rh6+ Kg5 59. Rh8 Rxe5 0-1

[@gerampelotto]

Antonio! Your daughter's name should be Agatha, it works well with Agad

[@GeneralArmorus]

rename channel to Agatha? hmmm

[@gerampelotto]

@@GeneralArmorus agathamatora sounds cool I guess

[@lordkyser]

um brasileiro por aqui

[@spye_8796]

I remember someone on this channel once suggest Agadmatress 😂😂😂

[@arnielelarap793]

agathamator?

[@rajatsharma7126]

Love your channel best stress buster for me😅❤

[@wixom01]

How these Grandmasters play so well with very little time on the clocks is beyond me. Incredible game!

[@samjebadurai192]

MVL was waiting for this moment in his whole life

[@vaflooo]

"The most powerful weapon in Chess is to have the next move" (David Bonstein) ... unless you are in zugzwang ;)

[@gump1005]

I've stepped in a pile of zugzwang while playing chess once. I didn't like it.

[@dawn21stcentury]

10:23 'Maxime is only up one pawn'. But he's up two pawns.

[@DrDeuteron]

"I don't know if it's worth it".... you have 1,000,000+ subs. It's worth it.

[@wilbertfernando9512]

my mood rn: hello everyone also my mood: sorry about that

[@jakeplays1995]

I keep seeing the winning moves i feel blessed

[@MarkB-vp9ki]

I will try to play the Grunfeld next time I'm at the bar or perhaps the library.

[@michalbotor]

the more i watch antonio's chessgame analyses the more i understand that pawn-grabbers and all-in-tact-keepers usually don't end well in chess.

[@ChrisDragic]

5:52 why not block check with Bd2 instead of Kf1 like done as previously mentioned in the variation where everything gets exchanged?

[@robtrini]

I definitely encounter the Russian system against the Grünfeld often enough to study this! Looks like fun :)

[@bowrudder899]

Botvinnik used to play the Qb3 variation. I thought it was named after him.

[@wolfxtreme1]

I'm gonna start saying, today Antonio the old bastard put a video and im happy :) and somehow it still makes perfect sense

[@ss9392]

Its called the Russian Variation/System since its has been mainly pioneered by Soviet GMs such as Symslov, Botvinnik, Karpov too played it, but mainly Symslov and Botvinnik. EDIT: It is also called the Symslov system. Source: Chess Explained: The Grunfeld, Valentin Bogdanov, 2009. Page - 83. @agadmator

[@brettpoole7888]

Hello Antonio! I know there is a lot of chess going on right now but if you get a chance in the future do you think you can find a Tal game to celebrate your 1 million subs?

[@slink66]

#suggestion ☝️😎

[@brams2100]

At 6:40, why not play bisschop to b2? If he plays knight to c2 to fork the king and rook you can just move the king and capture the bisschop

[@thinboxdictator6720]

All I have about it's name "Russian Variation" is from Starting Out The Grünfeld (2004) by Jacob Aagaard """ It was the main choice of such players as Smyslov and Botvinnink in the middle of the last century, and more recently it has been played many times by Karpov, Piket and Bareev, and occasionally also by Kasparov, Anand and Topalov. """

[@ivankujundzic2328]

It was pioneered by strong Russiann GMs. There is even Smyslov variation on move 7 if you play Bg4

[@LeventK]

The game of the century: Am I a joke to you?

[@user-bm9cv9vn2k]

Ah yes

[@user-jg5qv1on4m]

Happy 1million subscriber agadmator

[@chess-clips3977]

Perfectly timed with food time

[@willygentet5485]

the knight on the edge is known as "Cavalier MVL" for us french

[@pbsimons1]

The last time I was this early, there was still plenty ado.

[@anirudhkrishnan2071]

Loving the pendrive flex

[@yakzivz1104]

I like this Grunfeld defence!!!

[@loneranterism]

Simple earthy experience with great chess lessons....that's Agadmator for you!!♥️

[@alienskin8175]

Antonio, your assumption is correct: The Classical or Russian Variation: So named because starting in the 1930's, a succession of Russian Champions used this line, including Botvinnik, Smyslov, and Bronstein. This is the second most popular variation to the Exchange.

[@Bromscus]

The Russian variation is by Peter Svidler. A little-known tip to avoid all the theory: The move 6... Be6 is a relatively new move, played by the world's leading Grunfeld Defense expert Peter Svidler against Sergey Volkov in 2017.

[@DrAbuImam]

"As you can see, the bishop pair is definitely fully operational." Can I have your signature to start using this? 😁

[@c.k.636]

8:31 oooo magic

[@tcw865]

And it is as at 14 minutes ago that we have a completely new agadmator video. Congrats on reaching 1 million subscribers.

[@johnmcdonough955]

In the frame around your video stream, can the captured pieces appear? Such that the top bar is black with v small white captured pieces showing and the bottom bar is white with v small white captured pieces showing? Or even ditch the info corner and display captured material under each player's name - in gray scale. Perhaps in future a clock display, showing time of each move. Sorry about that!

[@pipandchuk6545]

Really? There were no comments about Agadmator's awesome USB KING?!?!?!?!?! Cmon, people!!!

[@blotzkrog]

OMG that thickkkkk USB im dead Agad 8:25

[@HOPIIK12]

Who else instantly presses like after clicking on the video ? Algo support for Agad

[@I_am_Anugrah]

Nothing much about it's name but sources say that it is called Russian System just because it was pioneered by Soviet masters (mainly Botvinnik and Symslov) in 20th century.

[@princeakpa8]

I love this opening

[@Boneamps]

1.01M subscribers.... Damn, Antonio got 10k new subscribers just like that!! He'll reach 2 million before he even has a chance to celebrate the 1M achievement!

[@sealand000]

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." - David Bronstein Unless you're caught in a zugzwang.

[@michael_v2624]

At 6:10 why not go white bishop to b5 (check)?

[@awriter1214]

10:54 That's right *Queen is the new King*

[@Dieto2115]

What was the highest number of moves that we had a completly new game? Anyone knows?

[@seyedsinanaghibiirvani5161]

🔥Fast Forward 6 Months💎 Agadmator to his Wife: Now is The Time You Start *Pushing* ... Wife: *Pushes* Baby Girl: *First Cries*

[@walidalmoghati3129]

Welcome back Maxime

[@checkmate0923]

Where can I watch these games LIVE???

[@jasonmichael3676]

Rematch Agadmator studies and prepares poison for the Russian variation of the Grunfeld. MVL does French defense and wins on move 2.

[@paulcn7693]

4:41 if the white bishop comes into the game to a4 it would be very bad , because , yes the night its pined but the queen can capture it

[@ConcordMass]

It's not the mainline (which results in 97+% accuracy from both sides and a plain draw) so I'm not convinced.

[@diwasbajracharya3745]

His videos are immortal by itself.

[@nadavivry6503]

3:16 white can capture will capture with the knight

[@shabhareash]

First comment at 15 seconds . I found your rap album from 2000 I think , I'm not sure about it the voice is so similar ,if it is the the album I will share it . Congratulations on becoming father .

[@shabhareash]

@@hitheshs1990 I will try but it is very hard to find I'm not even sure only voice but I can check and confirm

[@slink66]

Please do

[@mishakmanuel1115]

Please share it!

[@shabhareash]

@@hitheshs1990 I searched many websites for the song , I found one which was similar to his voice that is why I said it I don't gain anything by lying

[@hitheshs1990]

@@shabhareash share the link man. Let us listen to it too. Sorry