First American Chess Congress! || Morphy vs Thompson || Game 1 (1857)

[@MrLediaz0]

At this point we can safely say that Agadmator is one of the very few in our world that succeeded in making chess history reborn, telling exciting stories about forgotten chess games. Thank you Agad!

[@josem9400]

so true

[@roelwieers4566]

Indeed ! I love this stuff, I love these stories.

[@lukemarks3281]

This is an insult to the chess community. I love agadmator, and he is the best, but this comment is like saying Magnus is the only successful player in the world, or Fischer back in the day. It neglects the hard work of so many!

[@lukemarks3281]

Never forget matojelic!

[@vitakyo982]

@@lukemarks3281 We don't

[@kavinelango1046]

"It was a small cut. Morphy's father died." Well, that escalated quickly.

[@explorewithfestus]

kavin elango basically, antibiotics probably weren’t discovered yet

[@ivanjosipovic7206]

hahahahahaha

[@jessedejager7408]

After cutting him with the brim of the hat, I can imagine the man saying ''Sorry 'bout that''

[@ChrisHyde537]

Ah, yes. The good old days when a shaving cut could be fatal.

[@ChrisHyde537]

Festus Eseigbe He’d have to wait another eighty years. At least morphine was there to ease his death.

[@greenman9123]

"Welcome back to the good stuff" You're damn right

[@MrSupernova111]

lol

[@chicoktc]

good stuf.txt is probably a file on most people's hd

[@chessmasters9012]

I agree with the quote. Even Giri is an artist. He constantly draws.

[@marcellmagyari]

uhhhh, savage!

[@jaspritbumra7083]

Underrated comment

[@rjhoward7006]

powerful stuff

[@dark_magician_sdy]

😂😂😂

[@feliperodriguezmunoz8155]

It is as this moment that we have a completely new video

[@klevialushi571]

ahahahahah true

[@trequor]

I love the way Agadmator approaches language. Of course he doesn't know what the "brim" of a hat is, so he just pulls up a technical diagram for verification

[@julienbo]

Being french canadian, I didn't know! The devil is in the details!

[@bcask61]

His use of the English language as a non-native is remarkable. I realize that most Europeans are multilingual, but his diction and usage of English is excellent. A lot of the enjoyment of his videos, for me is simply his presentation of the material. Very well researched and you don’t need to be a chess expert to enjoy it.

[@sunl8363]

Came for the "Hello everyone" Left with the *G O O D S T U F F*

[@oxey_]

I'd love a hoodie with Good Stuff

[@vincedog333]

lmaoooo

[@redtemplar3422]

I can't believe that someone died this way......wtf

[@SquinkyThreepwood]

Sadly, before the days of penicillin and disinfectant, it wasn't unheard of for people to die from something as seemingly benign as a splinter or even paper cut.

[@Remi-B-Goode]

its fake, all strange death explanations/reasons from notable caracter from humankind are fake/invented/fabricated

[@MrSupernova111]

It seems to me this is main reason people died so young 100+ years ago. There were many people who lived into their 60s+ all through history so the body was capable of a long life for at least thousands of years. But when a paper cut can kill you the odds of dying young are very high.

[@camerondavis6607]

@@Remi-B-Goode are you trolling???

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

@@Remi-B-Goode if you got an infection and it got in your blodd stream you were done

[@butterypizza]

13:56 “finally this rook evolves into a pig”

[@martincarr125]

I did not understand this, would someone please explain?

[@Tolitz24]

@@martincarr125 I haven't finished watching, but maybe the Rook started devouring pieces? 😅

[@jamalempfehlung9841]

Martin Carr there is a checkmate pattern with 2 rooks on the 7th rank which is called blind swine mate

[@SuperMaanas]

It’s because two rooks on the second rank are known as “Pigs on the 7th Rank” because they eat everything on the 7th rank

[@Orion-zq8jf]

"Okay everyone, this will be a knockout style tournament, Thompson, you're paired with Morphy" 😐

[@MrSupernova111]

lol

[@rickrick5041]

Orion 99 Better check that I have my ticket home

[@ralphficker167]

Orion 99 I hear my mother calling.

[@G1ng3rBreadMan]

Makes me think of the scene in the Queens gambit when beth introduced herself to her opponent and he's like "fuck"

[@city12chania]

i wish Morphy lived in 1957,he'd have played against Tal and Fischer.

[@vladavasiljev]

He couldn't stand a chance, like Tal and Fisher vs today's top super gm's... Simply evolution of the sport.

[@anasothman1686]

I think there are equaly strong player

[@niels8195]

@@anasothman1686 Not in the slightest

[@pd649]

1.5k players speculating about what would have happened if Paul had lived. Just KZbin things

[@gospodincamdzic30]

@@vladavasiljev classical chess maybe, but in fischers random it coud go either way, especialy if we're talking about fischer, i mean he is the best player ever

[@gerterz9432]

I'm a simple man. I see Morphy on the thumbnail, I click.

[@marketvedhavabhondha264]

Gerterz did anyone ask

[@gerterz9432]

@@marketvedhavabhondha264 lol are you 5?

[@MrSupernova111]

Morphy always gets a Morphy head.

[@ballaking1000]

Gerterz Like every impressionable kid- and typically ones with low self-esteem; you all always fish for likes on here so you can spend a few minutes staring at your likes to feel better about yourself.. There’s so many better and more sustaining ways of feeling good about yourself that doesn’t include regurgitating the same fucking bs comment we’ve all seen 100 times before (I always wonder who fucking likes these unoriginal comments?) I don’t get it! Little side note, kids tend to call others kids/a young age to try and be percieved as adults, I can almost certainly say that ‘we’ can all see right through you lol

[@gerterz9432]

@@ballaking1000 It was meant to show Agadmator that I (and everyone else who liked the comment) like the Morphy saga. If you want to make something more out of it and try to seem mature go ahead. It was nothing more, nothing less.

[@sounaksarkar8696]

Taimanov variation played before Taimanov was born :D

[@Cnut_the_grape]

Just Morphy things

[@krishanu-d1k]

It's paulsen variation

[@adamhedley8924]

morphy: that move is illegal me: what are you, some law student? morphy: yes me: resigns

[@Maori_Einstein]

I just want to say "thank you" when I played chess as a kid and was quite good in comparison to those I played with. A few years ago I started playing chess again and wanted to improve my game. I quickly came across opening principles and practiced my tactics but to study the theory is something I found to be "a drag". I decided rather than study extensively, I would just play lots and learn through experience with the mindset that "maybe in 20 years I will be a grandmaster". My thanks is for the quality content you have flooded KZbin with and the way you always point out the advantages of certain positions. I even imitate your commentary sometimes when I play like "we have knight captures, knight captures and now Qc3+ with check, forcing an exchange of queens" 😂 "Here the material is equal, but white is just better, black has four pawn islands, white has 2 and the bishop pair and his rooks have the open files" 😂 But it really helps, so thank you again. Your videos have assisted me in raising my rating from 1150 to 1650. God bless you, whomever you perceive him or her to be 👆

[@josephbloggss7286]

She is called Caïssa (The goddess of chess). . .

[@rajatbadonia6832]

Man I love the depth of study Agad has done for this Saga, really love the detailing

[@sublimeade]

Just read Lawson's book like he did. Thank Lawson not Agad

[@anonymouse1810]

not only a chess lesson, a history lesson as well, thank you

[@CalebPhillips-tb6hi]

I have been waiting for extended coverage of Morphy; only Fiengold has had several videos of Morphy and his games. Thank you, Agad!!!

[@FrancoisTremblay]

Frankly, terrible

[@bentrotto7990]

I live in New York now, and I think the New York chess club no longer exists. We do have the Marshall Chess club In Greenwich village which is the main chess club here. They have a very nice statue of frank marshall in there

[@bernhardriemann2700]

NYC, LA and TA (tel aviv) are the greatest cities on earth.

[@andrewp146]

Bernhard Riemann LA seemingly less so than the other two

[@MrSupernova111]

@@LearnWithBahman . That must be a joke. A city infested with homelessness, a bankrupt state and housing so expensive that you must be a millionaire to live there. Pass.

[@miked2205]

Feel English dude SF homelessness is farrrr worse than NYC or LA

[@jgischer]

@@MrSupernova111 The bankruptcy of CA is a fiction that, as best I can tell, is propagated because of jealousy. It's fine to prefer somewhere else to SF, but "bankrupt state" is laughably false.

[@RishabhSharma10225]

I'm already lovin' the saga

[@larissastevenson3720]

OMG The Chess Tournament book by Staunton is one of the only chess books my library has!! I have read it like 80 times, so cool to know I was reading the same book as Morphy!!

[@yasserchebbi5165]

"It is as of move 6 that .." Me: Yeah yeah, we have a completely new game okay agad: nope

[@cristiangdc618]

“An eye on the brim is dim”.

[@VSHEGDE1947]

*grim

[@lukispillz981]

Been a big fan of yours for a couple of years now, you've taught me so much not only about how to play chess, but also the history of the game and lives of some of the great masters. Thank you, keep it up!

[@moonboy5851]

This channel is amazing. I love the background story, I feel like I’m there watching at that very moment in time.

[@hatzikuN]

7:11 first move.. agadmator actually was low on time after his very first move 🤣

[@n20games52]

All the background info really makes the games feel even more dramatic. Thanks for the story and the coverage.

[@josephbloggss7286]

Arbiter/Referee/Judge too?

[@KurdishYoutubeKSAS]

Finally we back to the Saga

[@MrSupernova111]

Awesome game!! In my opinion Morphy has one of the cleanest chess styles. Looking forward to the rest of the saga.

[@RedPillMode]

This is the best content there is in YT, 167 years old chess tournament!

[@jammasterlee]

"welcome to the good stuff" yeeee!! i geeked out so hard i swear i almost started crying..

[@eccentrichorse11]

Ah the sip of water has returned

[@warriorpoet8086]

Mahalo for the videos! I came back to chess last year after not playing since childhood. Ironically, I visited New Orleans last May just after starting Chess again, but didn't know of Morphy yet. We are returning to New Orleans next week and am looking forward to spending some time seeing the Morphy house and playing some street chess with him in mind.

[@user6122]

Glad to know that, while I may suck at chess, I know more about hat design than agad.

[@josephbloggss7286]

Touché! The 'Mad Hatter' strikes again!

[@bv7229]

Even after 2 years of watching this channel the hello everyone in the beginning of the video allways spooks me

[@ivanjosipovic7206]

excellent video I like that you give context and made at an anecdotal story with chess games instead of just going through the moves

[@jimmyewald]

It's fun to watch the subscribers slowly grow over time. Crazy that he's at 560k at this point.

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

yeah, I rewatched a video from a couple of years ago (less than three years ago I think) and he was celebrating 20 thousand subscribers

[@ropro5402]

It's doubled after another year now.

[@kirkstable]

I’ve been really busy with life and work lately and missed a lot of your vids, SOOOO very glad I caught this one! Thank you!

[@internationalVloq]

AgadMator is the world first best youtube chess Channel in history . Thank you ! I really mean it !

[@DAMFOREIGNER]

I don't even particularly like chess but I'm hooked on your videos.. Very interesting.

[@dysstopic]

Love the Morphy saga and all the games in general. Keep up the high quality videos!

[@DeathCruzer]

This saga is awsome. Loved this video.

[@OttawaRocks]

"It only takes 5 books to go to a nice tournament"...

[@rodolfo6reyes640]

With a sarcastic tone hahaha

[@nikhilbhutani007]

In today's era, you'll need 5 different engines or even better AI. 😅

[@nikhilbhutani007]

My comment was just a light joke on the modern engine era. I would prefer classics over anything, anyday.

[@Thaumazo83]

You need five books and Morphy's brain

[@georgeray649]

Hi Agad, I really appreciate the efforts taken for these information. I highly appreciate it.👍

[@AndersonNeo12]

Morphy is an excellent teacher, this game is also very instructive to improve the endgame skills

[@cygnustsp]

I love the good stuff, in fact i knew that was going to be said because i am an excellent subscriber

[@FlavianTicaDeme]

I am from Romania, I am 68 years old, I am a chess player but not in competition. For me chess is a pleasure, a hobby, but I was coleg and I am friend with a grand master from Romania during my student life between 1972 and 1976 (when I got the licence in mathematics and IT) where I was his sparring partener ! I learn a lot for an amateur and my love for chess grows ! I know about Paul Charles Morphy readind a book from Paul Keres ("The technique of the opening") and I appreciate him as one of the greates combinatorial players of all time ! So your saga is for me very welcome and make my age to be interesting ! At my age I am retired for 3 years and I spend my free time playing or watching chess (I like Morphy, Alehin, Capablanca, Tal, Botvinik, Fisher and others), reading books (1 / day because I learned to quickly read about 100 pages per hour) and watching tennis games (as a Romanian I'm a Simona Halep fan) and women's volleyball (as a Latin I'm a fan of Samantha Bricio from Mexico and I've known her since she played at USC Trojans UCLA) and listening to music (especially Dimash Kudaibergen from Kazakhstan, probably the best vocalist ever you can see him at the Joe Biden inauguration event by Sisters Cities International) ! And I like your comments about chess ! They are very friendly and understandable to chess players and they also have humor, which is a great sign of intelligence for the commentator ! So I very honoured to subscribe to your channel ! I wish you all the best as a man and as a chess player !

[@whatthef4222]

Thanks Agad! Very enjoyable!

[@mikesummers-smith4091]

Panama hats are made of straw, so the brim could be sharp - especially if you get slashed with it.

[@janhnidek4960]

that feeling when you lost a pawn or make a blunder even doe you have 1,5 hour per move👌

[@עומרעומר-ד9ח]

1857, not 1957

[@shawnchong5196]

"This doesn't really work. And here Morphy punishes it accordingly. So feel free to pause the video and punish Thompson for his insolence!" Haha

[@mc100hu]

Morphy's father was punished for invading the gentelman's in a hat personal space from behind.

[@miladsheikhha5019]

Thank you Antonio for all the details , I loved it . Good job man👍

[@part-timejaffa6045]

The diagram of the hat 😂😂 dead You're the greatest Agad hope you're well mate

[@thomaswilliam2957]

Love your commentary! very informative.

[@jdfromparis6230]

19:00 I count 17 people ;-)

[@agadmator]

Just checking who is paying attention :)

[@jdfromparis6230]

agadmator's Chess Channel I’m an excellent subscriber 😂

[@danielheistg9385]

@@jdfromparis6230 I got 16 but twas a quick count before the pic dissipated (auto spell cha

[@danielheistg9385]

I counted 16 but it was a quick count before the picture dissipated (auto correct while trying to spell disappeared, but hey, it works :)

[@tcw865]

I love the good stuff. There's nothing better.

[@arcaneprofet]

Yes more details please!

[@arnoldtendo4520]

Whenever I feel low from my chess disappointments. I come here to the ’good stuff’ and atleast see someone having a nice sip of their water..

[@evgiz0r]

Your content is amazing. Making the world a better and a nice place :) Keep up the great amazing work!

[@Fake_Snail]

Thank you for the video!

[@mazharulrifat4267]

Saga continues!!! Great to see...

[@dhrubakarim9170]

Story time...Love these sagas

[@johnflagg1898]

Great game! At 13:55, why didn't Thompson take the b2 pawn with his rook?

[@Ariel-gy3vn]

you do a great preparation for this video

[@diamantinoaristen]

Hello #Agadmator, I'm thinking about to create a chess channel to promote chess in my country, and I want do the way you do or at least similar, would you help me to download the programs that you use to make your videos?

[@jonathancauley84]

All these videos are awesome, thanks for sharing. Though somehow I’m still losing to the computer. Smh

[@azheryaqoob2848]

I reaaaaaallly love the story as much as the game

[@aini9027]

I can listen to agad all day talking about chess history

[@gideonmuchina9242]

This is what research is all about... Thank you agad

[@michaelschmidt3251]

new camera? Video looks really good.

[@jacksparrow20111]

I was not expecting that story to go there, gotta love the 19th century

[@nandikorossy4684]

Yes! Finally?

[@Livefreeordont]

Agad, to improve your vast knowledge, the "h" is not pronounced in "Thompson". Or "Thomas"

[@sozibrahman8504]

#suggestion Hey agadmator, big fan of you. Can you please show a game of Laszlo Szabo. Laszlo Szabo vs Karoly Honfi, 1950 Laszlo Szabo vs Nikola Padevsky , 1972 It would be such a treat for us who likes old stuff. Big fan of yours.

[@Gidi003]

Are you sure it's 1957 Agad?

[@Joelk76]

Love the good stuff

[@paullong3341]

What books about Chess would you recommend?

[@davidbjacobs3598]

Why not take the b2 pawn at 13:52 or even at 15:20 (after Rd2 check)? Proud to have the Bishop takes b4 move! Totally missed the earlier Bb5 though.

[@Uberude]

#suggestion Agad could you please analyze some of Henrique Mecking's games for us Brazilian chess lovers! Perhaps his famous game vs Bobby Fischer in 1970?

[@JohnVC]

5:16 All of the opponents were chosen randomly. Okay you were going to be paired against Shakespeare. Board 2, you will be playing against Gengis Khan, we know he's dead but do your best.

[@josheike3543]

I'd hate to play a dead man with that time control

[@mardenhill]

even from beyond the grave, genghis would triumph globally.

[@j0sewar911]

I'm so glad we voted to do a Morphy saga. If anyone in chess history deserves to have their story beautifully told by you, Antonio, it would be THE Paul Morphy!

[@pfsloan2597]

"So, it only takes 5 books to go to a nice tournament." (subtle grin) lol

[@chicoktc]

good stuf.txt is a file on most people have on their HD

[@hiteishigoel3427]

I love your channel and u brooooo.

[@geinrovaan6258]

The player with the white pieces must be really good. He got the "Morphy" head for the whole game! (too good of a comment that I think every video of this saga should have)

[@msizimanqele2811]

I love the agadmator chess channel for the history class #Dope 😘

[@ekagunadi1934]

FINALLY THANKYOUUUU

[@garrysekelli6776]

The secrets to Morphy`s success were his mullet and large doses of morphine.

[@WilliamJonesChess]

Horrible for Morphy's Dad to die from an eye infection from the brim of a hat. How nice to get $300 if u beat him, $100 if u don't, just to cover your travel expenses 30 minute limit per move, as Antonio mentioned back in those days, there were no chess clocks! 06:03 List of books Paul Morphy read before going to play in this tournament James Thompson = founder of New York chess club 08:45 Tactic 1: how to win a pawn 11:14 I would play Qxd4 and go into a Q, Double R ending a pawn up, rather than retreat Bd7 to f5. 14:32 Tactic 2: win another pawn 16:50 Clean Finish Thank you for the history lesson Antonio

[@balajiv5016]

Loved it!!!

[@dylanhunt5368]

The good stuff indeed!!!

[@luigisaintil413]

that was supposedly his dad's good friend that cut him by mistake as he turned around to say hello. they met at the market by coincidentally as he was not meeting with the gentlemen.

[@estelanim416]

Hi agadmator, have you seen the game Aizenberg, Benny - Guseinov, Gadir ? might be something for this channel

[@Thaumazo83]

From move 29 onwards Morphy played almost like a modern engine: endgame genius, like Capablanca.

[@Balzamovac]

9:37 Now the knight isn't really pinned.. but kind of is :D

[@misomiso8228]

#suggestion Reposted with suggestion hashtag So all the vid ideas for you posted in the last few days in on easy place! (in no Particular order) 1. The Fischer v Spassky rematch 2. A really great Carlsen London System game 3. Kasparov Kramnik 2000, the games Kramnik won 4. A Game of Kramnik destroying the King’s Indian 5. Kasparov v the World 6. Annand Carlsen 2014 7. Vids on Famous Chess Variants - not just 960, maybe Capabalanca Chess, or even Chinese chess or the Original Chatranja. Love the channel

[@partynhouse]

#suggestion Aizenberg-Guseinov european rapid championship 2019. Maybe you will show it maybe not but I thought it is appropriate game after this sicilian by Morphy so if you just check I thinl it will put smile on your face 😁

[@donaldmetzger8238]

It is quite providential that the First American Chess Congress should happen during the vacant time for the meteoric rise of one of the most brilliant chess geniuses of all time. This was for our benefit, as Paul Morphy's dazzlingly harmonious play is inspirational to this day.

[@elaadt]

Morphy received a Morphy head right from the beginning. Agad didn't even wait for him to punish d5.