Everyone Will Play the Grünfeld After Seeing This!

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Levon Aronian vs Maxime Vachier Lagrave
Opera Euro Rapid, Semifinals Game 2, Feb-9
Gruenfeld, Russian variation (D96)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qb3 c5 9. d5 b5 10. Nxb5 Na6 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Qd1 Qa5 13. Qd2 Nb4 14. e4 Ba4 15. b3 Bxb3 16. Rb1 Bc2 17. Rb3 Bxb3 18. axb3 Nd7 19. Bb2 O-O 20. Be2 Na2 21. Na4 Qxa4 22. Bxg7 Rxb3 23. Bxf8 Rb1+ 24. Bd1 Qxe4+ 25. Kf1 Nc3 26. Qxc3 Rxd1+ 27. Ne1 Nxf8 28. h4 Qxd5 29. Rh3 Ne6 30. Re3 Rd4 31. Nf3 Qc4+ 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 33. Ra3 Nd4 34. Nxd4 cxd4 35. Rxa7 d3 36. Ke1 Re4+ 37. Kd2 Re2+ 38. Kxd3 Rxf2
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[@user-wq8dn1bn1t]

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.

[@user-wq8dn1bn1t]

@@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

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

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

[@37metalgearsolid]

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

[@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

[@brozors]

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

[@PepaTichy]

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

[@anonymousSWE]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@WOXZE]

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

[@slink66]

Go MVL ! 🤗

[@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

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@clevereduardosilva2346]

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

[@WiseSam95]

Really enjoyed the match, thanks :)

[@blasserreiter]

Agadmator just analysed the game and enjoyed it, and made a movie out of it for us to enjoy even more.

[@blueperson2824]

I love this keep it up bro!

[@Thexaxisacademy2023]

What a game!!

[@tankotee9755]

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

[@mishakmanuel1115]

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful

[@williamgoss4691]

A totally brilliant game, by both players, thanks

[@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 :)

[@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

[@anuraagrapaka2385]

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

[@hrudayaranjansahoo2781]

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

[@ashazinzuvadiya2646]

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

[@gizmophoto3577]

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

[@sparklecharmer]

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

[@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

[@user-pg7ri3sf6d]

um brasileiro por aqui

[@spye_8796]

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

[@arnielelarap793]

agathamator?

[@adriensebbane]

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

[@wolfxtreme1]

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

[@Berserkerbaboen]

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

[@LeventK]

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

[@user-bm9cv9vn2k]

Ah yes

[@Greatermaxim]

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

[@JohnMushitu]

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

[@wilbertfernando9512]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@peyro51]

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

[@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.

[@alizaytoun9048]

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

[@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 ☝️😎

[@DrDeuteron]

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

[@MarkB-vp9ki]

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

[@samjebadurai192]

MVL was waiting for this moment in his whole life

[@jakeplays1995]

I keep seeing the winning moves i feel blessed

[@nickschmitt8594]

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

[@princeakpa8]

I love this opening

[@kaankahveci1153]

Grünfeld is such a fun and sharp opening to play

[@rajatsharma7126]

Love your channel best stress buster for me😅❤

[@bowrudder899]

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

[@anirudhkrishnan2071]

Loving the pendrive flex

[@ivankujundzic2328]

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

[@pbsimons1]

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

[@robtrini]

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

[@chess-clips3977]

Perfectly timed with food time

[@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.

[@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.

[@DrAbuImam]

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

[@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

[@henderjd]

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

[@prasannasurange]

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

[@sidorsky]

Thanks!

[@willygentet5485]

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

[@yakzivz1104]

I like this Grunfeld defence!!!

[@dawn21stcentury]

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

[@wixom01]

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

[@pipandchuk6545]

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

[@1234bkg]

congratulations agadmator to reach 1million subscibers

[@srenkierkegaard6433]

That was great

[@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.

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

Your "new game" was played in October by Serbian junior Velimir Ivic. I would guess that MVL was quite likely aware of this game. In the original, white (Drenchev) answered 12...Qa5 with 13. Nd2 (rather than 13. Qd2) and the game amazingly finished after move 15 with a black win.

[@diwasbajracharya3745]

His videos are immortal by itself.

[@user-jg5qv1on4m]

Happy 1million subscriber agadmator

[@ElexyLOL]

Can you put each player rank next to his name.. kinda fun if a player with much lower ranking for example wins against 300+ player

[@walidalmoghati3129]

Welcome back Maxime

[@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!

[@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!

[@abhijeetgore310]

Congratulations

[@pauldeck4500]

Day by day, Agadmator has to dig just a little deeper for his click bait. LOL! Love this channel.

[@keshavchoudhary2767]

Hallo from Germany!

[@marcallanchartrand]

I encounter the Bg5 line after d5 wayyy too often when I try the grunfeld, maybe do a video on that one

[@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.

[@blotzkrog]

OMG that thickkkkk USB im dead Agad 8:25

[@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

[@young_dan_kee]

Amazing game!

[@balintjuhasz6762]

It's named Russian variation because Smyslov and Botvinnik pioneered it, it became popular when Botvinnik played it against Bobby, you even have a video about that game :)

[@michael_v2624]

Pin this man....

[@dimifisher7942]

Wow, amazing game

[@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

[@Dieto2115]

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

[@jasonmichael3676]

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

[@RiteshKumar-ud7bf]

Where can I watch these games LIVE???