"Grand Opening" || Anderssen vs Morphy (1858) || GAME 10

[@armynyus9123]

"My problem is, that I'm always trying to create a masterpiece, like AA" will be my next excuse, very nice.

[@shashwatsharma2596]

Just don't refer to him by his first name, That might be too dark a joke

[@PunkSlayer1995]

I love Agadmatorisms like "prefers," which is him politely saying the chosen move is terrible but we'll see what happens.

[@EternalHappElements]

We will see what happens

[@medielijah]

We have engines and the advantage of hindsight, saying 'prefer' is perfect and fair.

[@philipr1567]

This could apply to almost every move recommended by our good friend Mr Lowenthal.

[@philipr1567]

@Genti Xhanari - I agree. Adding to PunkSlayer1995's "Agadmatorism" I suggest verb: agadmatorise. adjective: agadmatorical. Yes, definitely worth including in a dictionary.

[@MattCookVideos]

‘Who are we to know, perhaps this move some depth we cannot see?’

[@williammaxwell4172]

“Win the game for adolf” “For those of you who said ‘don’t invade the Soviet Union in the winter’, congratulations, you are an excellent historian.”

[@nitinmahajan3017]

haha

[@Faflik]

it is dont invade Soviet Union ever not only winter

[@nikel-]

@@Faflik or just don't attack that region at all. Napoleon did that mistake once, mr mustache did that again

[@nemanjakovacevic8574]

Awesome comments 😂😂😂😂

[@dr.bluesfield3629]

hahaha !! Excellent! :-)))

[@abdulsamadyusuf7029]

This is the most thrilling match up so far, all games were good. Morphys Saga is by far the best

[@dullgnunk5297]

I r correct

[@dzllz]

Exactly 🔥🙌

[@jestice75]

Fischer saga was better. And wtf Agad, show the draws.

[@silencionomus]

True. That doesn't mean I'm not waiting for the Alekhine Saga or the Nezhmetdinov Saga. Fischer? Tal? Nomus?

[@kruksog]

I mean, he has a permanent Morphy head. Of course his games are the best!

[@alekhyadas2187]

Anderssen was such a gentleman he fianchettoed his rook

[@tomgerrits2348]

The rook starts out fianchettoed 🤪

[@jamesburke4505]

Such an underrated comment

[@dopplesoddner2899]

You could legit make an awesome anime on morphy , travelling from usa to europe , challenging all the grandmasters and having dinner with opponents.

[@richardsleep2045]

I'm glad Anderssen wasn't totally humiliated, he's very entertaining.

[@loverboy0069]

Anderssen is an absolute gentleman. Unlike the other guys that Morphy played (or ran from him)

[@arjunphaneesh6051]

Me too

[@richardsleep2045]

@@loverboy0069 lol yea

[@alishapouran3387]

It's weird that both great attackers of the era, Anderssen and Barnes, could win against Morphy only in rather long positional games.

[@ping4k513]

todays game isnt really positional tho

[@cake.1344]

Well when you say "great attackers" it's a bit of generalisation I suppose. They very surely were great attackers, but great chess players as a whole. Morphy also being a great chess player, better than these 2 "great attackers" meant it was easier to win against Morphy with more time to think.

[@miximiller]

And both of them have bad openings named after them

[@AThousandSuns42]

@@miximiller "bad openings"

[@miximiller]

@@AThousandSuns42 Well, I don't think 1. A3 and 1. F3 are that amazing.

[@jhoylangoncalves3127]

It's really impressive how Agad keep his concentration during the whole video, that is really something

[@_Fury]

Ahhhhhh the good stuff! This is the way to start the day. Now I’m heading to the bar to tell all my friends about this.... and to drink beers 😉

[@mdshabbiralam1001]

Anderson with the white pieces opens with a3 we have e5 by morphy nd so on

[@jimrogers7460]

I'm heading to the library... just to drink beers

[@_Fury]

@@mdshabbiralam1001 yeah but with a lot more enthusiasm 😂

[@_Fury]

@@jimrogers7460 😳 I didn’t know that was even a thing. I clearly wasted my 20’s... never once got trashed at a library but it sounds fun.... yell out “checkmate!” Trip over something, knock down a librarian, etc.... “evans gambit mother@&$?!#’s !!!!” Then run away....

[@kaldrazadrim]

Tell your wife you are going to the library!!

[@christopherharris4494]

I and 1000 others have been waiting for your daily video on the Morphy Anderssen match. Thanks Agad!

[@Axiomatic75]

More like 100k ;)

[@dark_magician_sdy]

More like 1 million (;

[@silencionomus]

True. I have actually been on the edge of my seat. Take your time though: quality over quantity!

[@christopherharris4494]

Silencio, agreed!

[@yoyashuyo3485]

Usually I sleep at 10 pm. Agadmator: Hello Everyone Me: I am present

[@Samuel-tr3mf]

"Thank you for giving me a free move!" Haha, it's these hilarious lines that make your videos so enjoyable to watch. :D

[@z3ro5um]

Well done, AA! The quote is self-deprecating in its subtle appreciation of his odds in the unfolding match.

[@hampusjohansson4113]

21:34 "At least one more game" 22:03 "The day prior to the last game" Gotta love how Agadmator try so hard not to give any spoilers to give us the best experience!

[@allemon93]

Well, the second phrase could be said at any given moment between this game and the last game. Its not necesarily an spoiler since we know that the match ends, only not in how many games

[@hampusjohansson4113]

@@allemon93 The day prior to the last game Anderssen said he is glad to have "two sheep in safety". He just won the second game, Morphy only needs one more win and they play only one game per day.. so.. no!

[@Skwertydogs]

@@hampusjohansson4113We don't know that the quote was given immediately after this game. If the next game is drawn the quote would still be accurate.

[@jiriblahos4051]

@@Skwertydogs yes, but we can deduce that Anderssen won't win any other games. Which is a huge spoiler.

[@sachinshilwal71]

happy to see maah dude finally wining. lets go Anderssen

[@qutaibashowman3961]

I know right?? HAHAHA its great to see him get a win after a chain of defeats.

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

Playing Morphy Winning some games Having dinner every day together afterwards Lucky Adolf

[@elasiduo108]

Great game!. One of my favourite games of all time, which shows the quality of the match. It clearly shows that, although Anderssen was clearly inferior to Morphy, he nonetheless was capable of providing a good fight, and, even though Anderssen is mainly remembered as an attack maniac, here he shows some cool defensive savvy. Ra2!, was pretty cool indeed: a very nice defensive manouver, which completely paralyzes any attempt by black to checkmate white. In the end, although Morphy attempted many times to breakthrough on the Kingside, the rook in the second file was a perfect defensive asset, which indeed eventually allowed Anderssen to push in the queenside and obtain a superior position. Indeed, both players made suboptimal moves, which is to be expected, but it doesn't take anything away from the beauty of this game. In my opinion, yesterday's game, the sharp Sicilian assault by Morphy, and today's game, the calm and composed defense and counterattack on the Queenside by Anderssen are the best games of this match. Morphy shows why he is considered by many, even today, the greatest chess player of all time, but also, Anderssen had a chance today to show his great quality as a player. Thanks Antonio!.

[@kruksog]

Very nice comment. I know that's what the thumbs up is for, but since nice, well thought out comments on KZbin are fairly rare, I thought I should say something.

[@Iminotterable]

It takes two players to create a great chess game

[@harrisbobroff9813]

Thanks for your willingness to post so many of these Games

[@thesadia_diary]

Was eagerly waiting forr this video I dont know why I have started feeling sad for Andreson Idk whyyy THANKU AGADMATOR YOU HAVE CONNECTED THIS TO OUR LIVESSS

[@markyoung537]

I love it how this is decribed as the good stuff. It truly is

[@davidgriffiths7696]

Great to see Andersson successful, a huge relief for him 2 wins twice as good as one win.

[@buffalodebill1976]

In an older book on chess masters / great players / world champions (hint on the age of the book - Kasparov is the last champ there) I read, that these two gentlemen not only dined together, but they analyzed their games afterwards. Picture that happening on top level today.. :-D

[@1994mrmysteryman]

It does happen today. A lot. Carlsen often analyses his games with his opponents right after they conclude.

[@silencionomus]

@@1994mrmysteryman Yes indeed. You get your occasional chess McEnroe, but for the most part, the game precedes the ego in chess.

[@buffalodebill1976]

@@1994mrmysteryman I am perfectly OK believing that he SOMETIMES discusses SOME stuff about the game(-s) with SOME players, but NOT at the TOP level - I'm not counting the press conference post-game wrap-up kind-of analysis here. Just picture Magnus and Sergey or Magnus and Fabiano analyzing their games from 2016 / 2018 respective championships.. Or even better, the same with Gary and Anatoly. Or the best (mental picture on the subject matter coming) - Anatoly and Viktor :-D

[@1994mrmysteryman]

@@buffalodebill1976 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWPVm6R6f5Znfrs This is two world champions analyzing their game. Of course they're not going to dine together and everything and discuss games from way back in the past because nobody has time now a days. Back in the day, things were infrequent and took more time. There was more time for chitchat and analysis and dining. You didn't have to be somewhere every 5 minutes.

[@lindanib541]

Since this series has started I've been playing the Anderson opening and seeing much success. Thank you Agad

[@utkarshprakash7978]

Anderssen just like Morphy was way ahead of his time ❤️

[@utkarshprakash7978]

@@stevansham2385 those German names😢

[@stevansham2385]

@@utkarshprakash7978 lol

[@soumyajitroy5239]

Finally the game everyone was waiting for

[@balkrishnalaishram7417]

Finally happy for ANDERSON as won, i find him to be someone who i can relate to as he messed up badly even when he was winning.

[@shoaibrehman9927]

Morphy had his affect on all.of his opponents.. thats already sign of legendary artist..

[@dr.bluesfield3629]

Here's what Anderssen had to say about Morphy after the match to a reporter: “I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. He never makes a mistake (Morphy, present, here quietly smiled); but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost.”

[@naturalmystic67]

I always feel slightly relieved when he completes ".... Anderson".

[@jeremygonzalez2230]

I always appreciate the good stuff

[@johnproton259]

Two of the games Anderssen lost were won games - this match has been closer than it might seem. Morphy was kinda living rent free in his head.

[@equal7958]

Also, in all drawn position Anderssen was better

[@unistealth]

The pictures makes you think that this looks like a grandfather vs son game, but in reality they're actually almost the same age Congratulations Anderssen

[@user-ch1qo6dl7y]

Legendary game by legends...

[@graphixkillzzz]

today is a good day. I get to watch the good stuff, while smoking the good stuff 😎👍

[@rupakbhattarai7095]

Agad looks that type of guy who sleeps with a scale below the pillar to measure how long he slept.

[@hassangazge7389]

I bet everyone watching this game was rooting for Anderssen to win.... Your Sagas r always amazing to watch... Keep Rocking #Agadmator

[@kbbtt]

I’m so glad the match is not over!

[@jacksprat7525]

Nice! Way to go Andy! I'm pulling for Anderson.

[@SEAKPhotog]

Love starting my day with "Hello everyone!"👍🏻

[@spencerboock8554]

The Eval bar during this game📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉

[@muditraj8320]

Am I the only one who notices Agadmator vibing to some sort of music while waiting for us during the Pause the Video moment?

[@tomjackson4266]

Honestly I never want the Morphy Saga to end!

[@silencionomus]

Spoiler: he dies.

[@shashiDodderi]

Beauty in imperfection!

[@josheike3543]

It's good to see Anderssen's 1.a3 idea finally paying off!

[@andrewsunny4151]

im glad anderssen won this match, it means the good stuff can continue!

[@allanfifield8256]

game

[@ayzax]

Anderssen*

[@RipperMatricus]

Antonio, will you also show the second batch of games between Anderssen and Morphy which consisted of 6 casual games played that same year 1858 and ended 5-1 for guess who ?

[@nishuthakkar4054]

Very nice MASTERPIECE 👌 🥳🥳🥳

[@EddieStyle]

Those matches blow my mind

[@mohamedkoblawi4175]

Thanks for making this video Agad. Those classic games are a joy

[@chessinaglimpse9899]

Nice to see my guy winninging the battle

[@akmd114379]

Happy to see fellow Morphy fans truly appreciate the way he played. He played positonal chess as well as the best GMs of today when he wanted. He just preferred to make chess fun to watch. Sad he only played a short time retiring at 22. Can you imagine Magnus or Kas stopping at 22? We would never know how truly great they would become.

[@ohadshater5208]

This is the only time i even wanted morphy to draw or at least lose. I want more games

[@GlorifiedTruth]

If I were down 1-6 to Paul Morphy, I'd show him my grand opening as well.

[@MaNu1991100]

After watching AA ideas on the board I thought how great would it be for chess fans to have him and Tal at the same era !!

[@rushabhchordiya8981]

Love from India ! Morphy Saga OP!!

[@klevialushi571]

Aren't we going to get a Morphy video today? :(

[@bongosock]

And here, Morphy makes like a honey badger: He don't care :)

[@Axiomatic75]

He literally doesn't care 🤣

[@moffatcam]

I actually laughed a little with that one, Morphy just practicing his Magnus/Hikaru impression

[@weeooh1]

Enjoyed this game. Really wanted Anderson to win because he was the underdog and he did it with great style.

[@asherkaul1534]

Hi Agad, just one request- Could you please add a link to the whole playlist in the description from next time? Thanks! Love the videos!

[@donaldrobertson117]

Fantastic.

[@connieclarke5855]

*Chess game ends in 12th century CE* Agadmator's great great great grandfather in the Duke's Castle: "Hello everyone!"

[@drnnnkk]

My life had such a joy I cant bear normal life anymore

[@weakbrainthrombosis]

I would like to see the games between Louis Paulsen and Adolf Anderssen. They were probably the two people who gave morphy the best challenges.

[@BinaryRex18]

How about the famous Barnes?

[@weakbrainthrombosis]

@@BinaryRex18 touché

[@AlamoCityCello]

Gland to see the Puppy Dog in your videos! Ruff ruff..

[@pa2tea]

They should really make a movie on Morphy like how they did the Queen's Gambit, make it exciting and it would be a nice change to see pre-timer chess with gentlemen ad nobles wearin tophats and monocles

[@luisllontopbarahona3188]

Good video Agadmator!

[@fporretto]

Anderssen knew that Morphy disliked closed and semi-closed positions. The 1. a3 opening gave him the best way to capitalize on that.

[@KofiKrules]

When’s the last time two current GMs had dinner after every match??? it just doesn’t happen like it used to lol Thank you for the amazing game!

[@boxingjerapah]

Love this game. These guys are real heavyweights. Slug it out. Then have dinner afterwards. Just like Fischer/Spassky. Or not.

[@zebra3stripes]

Oh, I was picturing the King as the shepherd, the bishop as the border collie, and the pawns as Anderssen's two sheep.

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

Anderssen shows how he is learning about Morphy and how to counteract him. Nice game.

[@NDakovic]

Anderssen looks like the only guy who could actually play a game with Morphy. Everyone else just got steam rolled.

[@umarseries7301]

Finally, a game where Morphy resigns.

[@krot464]

Still want you to continue longer sagas if you want, 10 episodes will not be enough.

[@wixom01]

Heir Anderson is such a gentleman. I admit I've not always been so gracious when losing a match. In fact, I've occasionally been a real jerk. I will strive to do better and be more like Heir Anderson in the future.

[@Orion-zq8jf]

I'd like to go back and time to watch this match in person

[@Chess4everyones]

This is awesome

[@TheLadida42]

"seine Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen" (literally "bringing his sheeps in the dry") is a common German saying

[@dr.bluesfield3629]

Yes, Anderssen translated this German idiom verbatim, probably unaware that there is no direct equivalent in English, it should have rather been something like "I have two already in the bag"

[@christianbensel]

Yes , i also thought about that. In what language did Anderssen say it?

[@dr.bluesfield3629]

@@christianbensel Good question! I automatically assumed it would have been in English, but after all they were in Paris and Morphy spoke fluently French, so it might also have been French. I'm not sure though whether Anderssen spoke any French whereas he definitely spoke English.

[@EternalHappElements]

If Anderson is playing age of empires, he would be the one with two sheeps in the end.

[@petrie911]

Tablebase says that in the rook vs 3 pawns and bishop endgame, white's advanced d-pawn is the critical factor in winning. If that pawn is on d4, it's a draw.

[@Shobhitchoudhary321]

"1.f6 is by far the strongest opening for black."-Barnes

[@alvarocampos1993]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone have any info about the average lenght of a game between these two gentlemen?, I've following the entire saga as well as any other video of course, and yes, the games did not have clocks but I wonder how long takes a "gentleman move" considering they both travelled from far away to play and they probably did not have any other responsabilities to cover up

[@Lens98052]

At the end if Morphy could win one of the d or f pawns, he could sacrifice the rook for the other and it would be a drawn B+hP+K versus K endgame because the bishop is on the wrong color squares.

[@bhendi6220]

Generic comment arguing with you

[@nickcifarelli8887]

good Lord what a game!!!!!

[@stormcrusher1165]

Well done

[@michaellashov3285]

I'd like to know whats the problem with Rc2 in the "pause the video" position

[@n20games52]

Go Anderssen. it's great that he is still fighting for wins. Some players might have given up being behind by so many points.

[@prabodhgyawali743]

Please cover the sinquefield cup.

[@lazsimon403]

Hey Antonio, do you have a list of all the phrases you use at the top of your videos by any chance? Also, if you haven't created a Morphy Saga playlist yet, you should, it's an amazing series :)

[@mohitwanjare7951]

Granderson opening sounds better.

[@shoaibrehman9927]

One thing i know after this game is that morphy was a true gentleman.. he didnt go for a draw by perpetual even if he had so many chances in this game.he allowed mr anderssen to win .. he was truly an artist.. and the best player ever i saw... hatts off to paul charless morphy..

[@acidfreak6042]

Can you recommend any good chess books?

[@Alekhine-lr9cp]

Agad I really hope you could cover some of Sinquefield cup games #suggestions

[@bez_64]

*Happily capturing noises*

[@GeraldM_inNC]

There's a theme in this game that Agadmator didn't mention, which is that trading your bishop for a knight early in the game is only worthwhile if either you go up by a pawn or two or if you can trade a knight for a bishop soon. If you end up at move 40 with a bishop and a knight and your opponent has a pair of bishops from hell in lockstep, you're done for. It may look playable at move 40, but in the 50s the power of the bishops from hell will be unstoppable and your knight won't help you much at all. So if one is forced to trade his bishop for a knight, it damned well better be to win the game in the next 10 moves -- either that or use a knight to hunt down a bishop ASAP.

[@dr.bluesfield3629]

Yes, you're expressing here the fundamental principle that bishops are better in open positions and knights in closed ones. It's also depending upon whether your opponent has a good or a bad bishop (= blocked by his own pawns) In closed positions, if you manage to put a Monster knight (=defended by pawn and can't be attacked by opponent's pawn) into the center it could be easily stronger than a rook.

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@dr.bluesfield3629 When I play Stockfish on Lichess, I find its knightplay so devastating in closed positions that it leads to my defeat or inevitable defeat within 20 moves. That's why I've evolved a strategy of taking them off the board within 15 moves at most. Sometimes I have to give up one of my bishops to accomplish this. But I also find that I've got to negate that by move 40. It doesn't have to be done instantly, but it's got to be done by move 30-35; hunting down a bishop becomes my prime directive. I can beat Stockfish if both of its knights are off the board and if it doesn't have the advantage of a bishop over a knight as of move 40. But it will beat me early if I leave its knights on the board, and it will beat me soon after 40 if it has a bishop and I only have a knight. And of course, never let your opponent assemble a bishops-from-hell combo!

[@dr.bluesfield3629]

@@GeraldM_inNC so your game strategy is pretty straightforward: First knight hunting, then bishop hunting! :-)

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@dr.bluesfield3629 Well, I don't have to hunt down a bishop if I'm able to trade off both my knights for both of Stockfish's knights; I only hunt down a bishop if I create an imbalance. Stockfish is not undefeatable, but you can't let it play its game, then you have no chance at all. I've never played a human remotely as devastating as Stockfish with its knights. So my entire opening pattern is trying to squeeze the engine's knights into a place where I can trade them off the board ASAP.

[@viky109]

You mentioned a completely new game, I assume it was new at that point. Has this been played in current era or last 20 years ?

[@yusufhasip3842]

Finally Anderssen played a tough match vs morphy

[@VylinJanKranBlanMichal]

What does the "E" on the game format robot stand for?

[@Milsiz]

Im really interested in how these two players analyzed a game after a Match ended. I mean it wasnt common in those times that you can speak the other guys language. Correct me If im wrong but it must have been funny as hell to watch them waving their fingers around the Board to explain a certain move in the Game without actually talking.

[@dinocukusic2585]

Why no games from St. Louis rapid and blitz 2021?