Fortune Favors Those who Grind || Nepo vs Anand || Sinquefield Cup(2019)

[@oguzakkaya4720]

Anand schooling young masters. Great game.

[@Vedioviswritingservice]

LOL. Hardly. If not for the no draw offer, Anand would have agreed to a draw long ago. He said so in the post-game interview.

[@donjose9485]

I feel like this is going to be Anand's tournament.

[@theelvensong4328]

Likely if he manages to beat Carlsen today.

[@rickross9829]

@@theelvensong4328 draw

[@role590]

Every time I watch one of your videos my wife asks me if it's "captures captures" because that's all she hears you say. Lol

[@balthazarmccohen4435]

A good wife should leave her husband alone and cook him dinner while he is bemusing himself with the hobbies of any honest man: chess, hunting and reading newspaper.

[@robiaharefin6876]

@@balthazarmccohen4435 you from the 1800s?

[@zekeriasvarg530]

@@balthazarmccohen4435 not reading newspapers as its oligarch propaganda just the rest. Woman have a small brain and therefore they should do the work that nature have thought out. Kids-production, cleaning and such things.

[@eleklenardsebescan7663]

@@robiaharefin6876 i think he is not serious. Internet nowdays smh. You cant be sarcastic

[@bythetimeyoufinishedreadin9083]

@@robiaharefin6876 read his username

[@travism8597]

damn! That's one dark knight ♞ from hell

[@Lucasbarbieri90]

This knight was a knightmare for the guy who lost.

[@mohammadaminsarabi6207]

Anand shows who is the boss😎 Now im waiting for magnus to back to his beast mode

[@alirezanejati5079]

Nepo played 6 moves with Knight in first 10 moves and engine still favorites white! Who cares about chess principals anymore?!😑

[@alirezanejati5079]

@@Masua90 thank you that was very helpful.

[@IschmarVI]

reminds me of that carlsen vs. caruana championship game with 10 consecutive knight moves.

[@vrebds2484]

*SPOILER ALERT:* _DON'T BELIEVE AGADMATOR'S THUMBNAIL_ 😉 *For the 1st time he actually doesn't reveal too much* 😉😆😁🤗

[@MayurRocks]

😅

[@vrebds2484]

@@MayurRocks 😅🤣😂🤣😅👍

[@Akshaykumartripathi]

He doesn't like anand style.. But whole world knows what anand can do

[@louayyahyaoui3616]

Chess.com already spoiled this game for me

[@vrebds2484]

@@Akshaykumartripathi I don't know about that (Agadmator view about Anand's style ).... But, definitely Vishy is excellent player for me (my point of view - I came this after -faster- see Vishy name in the video )

[@govind.g3543]

thumbnail pic changing is a nice idea now i can watch chess like a movie with suspense and climax

[@cantankerouspatriarch4981]

Would be unprofessional to climax on the chessboard..

[@eccentrichorse11]

@@cantankerouspatriarch4981 actually magnus seems to recommend it kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH7EknuabMZ5f9U watch at 3:36

[@richardmccandless2223]

What a grind! Great job covering a helluva game, Antonio! Poor Nepo: The Tiger stays hungry!

[@kishanchauhan8943]

#suggestion Plz show 12 yo Raahil Mullick vs Mustafa Yilmaz from Abudhabi Masters 2019 - pawn promoted to knight which comes with check - just an amazing game!!

[@TheForgottenMan270]

Haven’t played chess for years, decided to kinda get back into it. Really just watching these videos to improve my foresight for the game and overcome mistakes. As I’ve been improving I’ve noticed blunders during games that could have been avoided to change the outcome of them or simply better moves. Always a joy to watch nonetheless.

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

I watched this live when Maurice used cosmic mind power to make him blunder

[@mountainknife]

Still waiting for that new Vishy photo.

[@shri7105]

Yes me too

[@elegomeskin]

Super GM Anand still a great player at 49 and holding. Beat or even hold against the Champ , then watch out for the señor !

[@AVL64]

14:12 Oh wow, I didn’t know this was allowed in chess lol

[@madleykool8968]

Thanks for pronouncing Ian's last name correctly! Sounds very right for my russian ear!

[@agrade6238]

Hello everyone .this is the best chess channel that I never seen before

[@abhishekkj9664]

dont make hasty judgements yet lol.

[@manu-ox4fe]

Year 2050 clima change has killed half the population of the planet , in other news Capablanca saga continues. Anand played in the tradition of the III world champion.

[@kingofchase2539]

Sounds like a good time.

[@craigt7167]

Almost half a million subscribers @agadmator! That is certainly a great milestone!

[@nishantintouch]

Anand is our pride. And Praggo too Love from India

[@vrebds2484]

Till 0:56 I didn't noticed *MEDO*

[@mikehunt6256]

Seeing a super GM play KC4 in that position makes me feel a lot better about some (okay most) of my games lol

[@Leberteich]

At 11:50, go for Rh8+, exchange rooks, and start attacking Queenside pawns with your King? Black will need 3 or 4 moves to win white Bishop for the h pawn, White will get to exchange (at least) all pawns. Black's a knight up with no pawns left. Draw. Or not?

[@avinashnayak7398]

Vishy Anand is stubborn to give up chess at this stage, because, he can still punish poor plays with a reasonably good accuracy. Truly a gem, Vishy Anand, Indian GM

[@joeb4142]

13:26 That’s a fast passed pawn!

[@kavyanshagrawal5279]

For those of you who were able to find the move you are an excellent punisher of blunders played by ( thinks what to say but due to the lack of time says) a white - Agadmator 🤔🤔🤔

[@bymahdi]

Has this guy the hugest chess youtube channel ?

[@john851231]

Yes for now. His review/analysis is easy to understand even for a beginer. But most subscriber subscribe this chanel because his dog. XD

[@bymahdi]

Anton Soejarwo ok lol

[@john851231]

@@bymahdi If you new in this chanel, try to check his older video. A lot ppl comenting about his dog rather than the chess game.

[@abhishekkj9664]

Yes but there are much better analysers than this dude. agad is goog but daniel king is much better.

[@john851231]

@@abhishekkj9664 I belive not only Daniel, there a lot chees analysers who better than agad. But maybe they choice agad coz the way he review/analysis chess game is more enjoyable & fun for them. (His subscriber) And most importantly do they have a zip of water and a Dog in their Video ? XD

[@John_II]

Thanks for explaining why not play Nd4 to blockade Black's d pawn. That move looked intuitive to me and it's the move I would have played in blitz. How about that? I learned something important. :D

[@Arkani22]

Agadmator you definitely improved when it comes to explaining moves and also the flow of the game.

[@cloudforest4087]

Very good Classical!

[@sanju76242]

I m a Excellent subscriber... Because i read the whole description

[@djalel-7310]

I've been waiting for this

[@jamesknapp64]

One interesting aspect of the game was after 6. Nc3 in fact there were 2 games in the data base of StL chess club with that position. However in both of those games it was White to move not black. So Nepo knight moves had cost him a tempo from the opening position.

[@ShermanSitter]

I don't have a vast knowledge of chess openings (quite limited actually), but it still seems to feel more exciting when we have a 'completely new game' at move 6! :)

[@Will_tell_you_later]

Anand's photo reveals who is the winner. Not thumbnail

[@eccentrichorse11]

Also you should have mentioned that draw offers are not allowed in this tournament. And also where is the coin toss?

[@IxIDaNGeRIxI1]

he said he will do it but not gonna show it

[@squealer42]

Written draw offers are not allowed. But...kind of hard to ban repetition of moves.

[@joewagner4593]

Exactly. A draw offer would just be an agreement to repetition

[@blesstoad]

Impressive quote

[@stewiegriffin6503]

1:00 dude, pick a thing !!!

[@intriguedpipeman6478]

B5 to win the game !!!! Wow what a grind!

[@venkataramana8488]

Love the games where the players decide to get rid off their queens early, to leave us with class play.

[@cygnustsp]

Best chess channel ever

[@ethancrawford8249]

Agadmator: “I think there were four or even five decisive games in round one, or maybe three, but definitely more than one.”

[@maxwelljann5462]

wow! what an awesome check

[@coolliechtenstein9090]

Wow. Nice video!

[@viski-]

What a BLUNDER! OMG

[@ericsbuds]

fantastic. thanks for the video!

[@miker1721]

Fortune favors those who don't wear man-bun hairdos....

[@arunh3]

Agadmator: "you know the rook is coming to c3, so why not just GET RID OF YOUR KING" 😂

[@abinavahsathish7675]

#suggestion show Felix Raphael vs Abinavah Sathish

[@mrlmitbib]

Fantastic content

[@stewiegriffin6503]

what a blunder

[@williammcmath1585]

Nice

[@mridgaf3233]

I watched this game live and Nepo's last move was one of the biggest wtf moments in recent memory lol still a very good game

[@moshe_raz9385]

Your voice is so relaxing hahaha

[@klevialushi571]

Wew, finally you're using Discord!

[@filosofiaemundo-brunoguerr758]

What a psycho smile of nepo. 😂

[@pahularora9642]

Subscribers favour those who rock..... Agadmator rocks

[@mitchellhouston80]

Excellent subscribers "Rock Agadmator's Clock" 🎸 ⏰

[@linkrules32]

How is it losong a piece at 2:35 ? its a knight for a bishop snd a threat on rook

[@MrK623]

Anand stated he would have offered a draw much earlier, but that was not allowed. All of the other games were drawn by 3 fold repetition, so the rule about not agreeing to a draw backfired, as this game should have also drawn.

[@mitchellhouston80]

Unbelievable! I just wanted to agree plus add that the "New Rule" is Ridiculously Stupid in my opinion! For example let's say both players are in completely drawn position, but one has way more time & decides to not play the exact 3 moves! Then what??? The other oppenet loses on time??? I mean WTF!SMH!LOL! It's like you said post game Anand himself said "he would of offered a draw like ten moves before the actual final position." So that's another factor now! Say for instance Anand was feeling fatigued, & wanted to end the game to perhaps get some rest & recharge in order to prepare for a potentially stronger opponent in the next game!!!???...I completely disagree with this Rule & it's a good thing I'm not playing as I'd be protesting in the confession booth! Lmao. 👎😠 Reminds me of the old saying "If it's not broke, DON'T FIX IT" 🤝🤕

[@MrK623]

Forcing the players to play a 3 fold repetition that were not forced moves, cheapens the integrity of the game.

[@mitchellhouston80]

@@MrK623 Right... I don't know if they thought this one all the way out. I'm pretty sure it's put into place as some type of deterrence for the player's to keep from drawing prematurely, but they could've just enforced no draws allowed before a certain number of moves, or better yet do it how they did a hundred plus years ago & declare draws equal zero points! The fact a player can not offer a draw in his own game especially as white is just absurd!

[@yousak527]

Found B5 !! Anand Sir did Grind this one very well

[@Leberteich]

On a point of chess philosophy.... If we have a 'completely new game' as of move, say, six... but through a transposition of moves later we arrive at a position that is in the database again... is it still a new game? Was it new for a while but isn't any more? Is it new and old at the same time, especially if Erwin Schroedinger plays the black and white pieces? Does it become new again when it then again moves out of database...? When a game leads to, say, a king + pawn vs king endgame... they all have been seen before... so are all games ending in that endgame no longer new? Agadmator, can you help me ??

[@danceswithstone]

It's perfectly simple. If you're not getting your hair cut, you don't have to move your brother's clothes down to the lower peg. You simply collect his note before lunch, after you've done your scripture prep, when you've written your letter home, before rest, move your own clothes onto the lower peg, greet the visitors, and report to Mr. Viney that you've had your chit signed.

[@alirezanejati5079]

Well,"completely new game" means a position that has never been seen in the order that players just did.

[@johnwamsley1896]

As a matter of semantics, first departure would be the rule. At first departure, now we have a new game.

[@vinithradhakrishnan8969]

" If we have a 'completely new game' as of move, say, six... but through a transposition of moves later we arrive at a position that is in the database again" Agad addresses this in a few of his videos. He says something like "It is a new move in this position, however, the game transposes into a position that's been reached before, so we don't yet have a completely new game on our hands".

[@Leberteich]

Thank you, Dances with Stone. That is exactly the answer I was looking for. You've skinned that cat. If, on the other hand, someone took the question seriously: You have never danced when stoned.

[@zwoderakke]

throwback to the epic Carlsen v Caruana Match in last years Sinquefield Cup

[@zae9288]

Bishop G3 @ move 8:47? That might've worked for white. Unlucky

[@alirezanejati5079]

An intresting fact is the position has been reached after Knight back to c3 but White was to move! So Nepo lost a clear tempo in the opening but engine still favorites white!

[@mitchellhouston80]

Yes, very interesting indeed! I was curious about the opening for white in general myself. Post analysis GM Maurice Ashley said "Anand could've took a pass & still be in the same position" However, Anand himself said "It's actually a lot deeper than it may seem for white as the idea was to gain a strong center with better development despite the tempo loss" An so basically if Anand wasn't prepared/familiar/rusty ect... Which i personally highly doubt would be the case, then perhaps the position for white could be rich with alot of tactical motifs. So in a way i feel like maybe Ian was just somewhat testing/feeling out his opponent. Hoping for a inaccuracy/mistake/blunder. An that could of been taken as disrespectful to a certain degree being former eight time world champion! Ironically in the end we know who blundered & amateur fashion! Good Fact Nonetheless. 👌

[@alirezanejati5079]

@@mitchellhouston80 I agree

[@daniyalshah1503]

#suggestion Hi Agadmator, I enjoyed this video very much just like all of your which I've seen in the past 2 years. I want to suggest that you should play the moves of all the sequences you mention while analysing the game during the video, such as at 4:15, you mention the whole 'blockading' sequence yet you do not demonstrate it visually which makes it more complicated to understand. I hope you find and understand my suggestion, thanks in advance.

[@Laey_iSasuOcchio]

Yeah gotta love that grind - like coffee.

[@nantakumaran3155]

nice game.....

[@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638]

Saw a6 doesn't work but didn't see b5 check, how is that possible

[@kingofchase2539]

This game brought me a lot of Anand.

[@qwvpv]

Class play nathan

[@amilysdexik7306]

Of course I'm an excellent finder of blunders by white... I just chose to enjoy the show!

[@kirkmason7079]

Why is it important for black to control d5 in the Sicilian defense?

[@cygnustsp]

Gonna see if nepo could've held a draw with king to c5.. great video as always

[@blendmaster3456]

Syzygy tablebase says every move is losing except for Kc5 which is a forced draw

[@sp_d_c2232]

Agadmator makes video Me:Ahhh shit, here we go again

[@Nimloth333]

La fortuna aiuta gli audaci 👍🏻

[@cryonisss9176]

#suggestion (It's a quote suggestion) 'You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.' Sherlock Holmes

[@jamestickle3070]

I’m in a loud airport watching this video. Used auto English captions. I am falling on the floor crying because the captions say Nipple instead of nepo. ‘Nipple doesn’t enjoy this.’ Oh my god

[@anthonysellers6455]

The infamous fast pawn

[@joshuaboloyos1709]

What chess app do you use sir?

[@cpad007]

I would've liked to have seen the continuation after Kc5 at the end there.

[@santiagorodriguez2940]

Well, after the knight retreats there are no threats against the white pawn so nepo would have had some kind of a fortress. The thing with Kc5 is that b6+ doesn't work as axb6 Nxb6 doesn't come with check so white has Rxh7

[@angeloryan2436]

m8 i know this is totally disrelated but I got the exact same dog. At first I thought it was my dog. It's an APBT right? Really nice color. Pretty unusual for them, but beautiful. Anyways. Good chess vids

[@gagarigabinalayefa3617]

nice one

[@GoldenB101]

tragic watching that end

[@Calatar]

7:41 It's funny because im mexican and it sounds "No wey"

[@shri7105]

The video was whole of suspens. Great idea, I thought nepo won seeing thumbnail but Anand killed it

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

Dam AGAD you making more money than the players selling mugs for 14.99 :)

[@megiemaster]

2:20 NdB5? What am i missing?

[@mrgeclan8269]

#suggestion you have not done a puzzle video in a long time

[@shauryasingh707]

At 10:45 why cant the white play bf4 guarding the pawns @agadmator

[@subhrajeetswain4193]

Bf4 leads to Kd4 forking the king and rook ...

[@silenuse8865]

Nd4 forks the king and the rook

[@johnprice362]

nextchessmove.com/

[@chocmonkeyz]

I don't understand why he's says he can't put both players on the thumbnail because he can't get a good photo of both ??! Isn't he tossing a coining to decide randomly which one it's going to be so h must have a photo of both @agadmator

[@FSM_Soleran]

he meant a good photo of both in one picture I think

[@chocmonkeyz]

@@FSM_Soleran can't he just Photoshop two pictures , one next to the other ?

[@jonathanryals9934]

@@chocmonkeyz yes but that will add anywhere from ten minutes to an hour to his editing time depending on his skilz... also in a thumb the faces would be half size so harder to see... Though I also agree with you it would be pretty easy, and after he did it a few times he could probably get the process down to under 5 minutes...

[@sanghi286]

He actually puts a snapshot of the chessboard in the thumbnail as well, depicting an interesting position in the game. I don’t really understand positions that well and click anyway. But someone might find the position interesting and then decide to click.

[@ganeshudupa1257]

Thanks for not tossing the coin and wasting time

[@gameofday5299]

Ed -- I can't deal with bad knight even when u r with me baby yeah..

[@cygnustsp]

Isn't it "knife f5"?

[@xtosu9643]

What is that Nepo photo..

[@followerofjesus6640]

William Painter was the man.

[@leos.2322]

LOL agadmator has been watching too many William painter sunglasses ads

[@markuswirth621]

how many games in a row is magnus undefeated now?

[@mschosting]

It was a weird game, but Anand was great grinding out that win

[@leotavora2108]

Interestingly, Nepo still had 15 minutes on his clock when he blundered and Anand had something around 2 minutes.