Greatest Moves That Were Never Played!

[@kaiserauthoria]

I really like how these Icelandic GMs really fight to the bitter end. Its really impressive in my opinion

[@danieldennis1168]

You know it’s over when you hear Agad say “…and this simply will not do”

[@zionsaal4419]

@agadmator why didn't you show the must fxe8=B after Kh7 to prevent stalemate???????????

[@johnsimmons8456]

“And it was on this move that both players resigned”

[@0rcinus_orca22]

"but now just"

[@trapmango4110]

@@zionsaal4419 ???????????

[@zionsaal4419]

@@trapmango4110 after f7+ black goes kh7 and if fxe8=Q black draws by Qh1+

[@elijahvictor4077]

13:28 "Now the pawn got eliminated pretty much for nothing" I felt that.

[@lucyhomosapien6377]

😥

[@jestice75]

Like watching those dozen Ukrainians let that Russian tank roll right up to them and hit them all point blank.

[@octobsession3061]

😭

[@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd]

Inmortal draw with withouth trading Queens Anish Giri would be pride

[@bjarnieinarsson3472]

For a quick look.. Rxg7+ in the pos where white can play Qf7+ is also winning. ..KxR 2 Qg6+ Kf8 3 Qxh+ Ke7 4 QxN+ Kd6 5 h6 etc.

[@ewgross8630]

I was also thinking same anyone help me with whats wrong with R×g7

[@georgeelgin3903]

@@ewgross8630 Qg6 also wins e6e7 just a crummy move...

[@victorree7676]

After 3. Qxh, black can play Nh7. After that, Stockfish 14.1 ends up with black K + R against white K + 3 pawns endgame.

[@bjarnieinarsson3472]

@@victorree7676 yeah.. 2 - Kh8 is a better move!

[@kellamyoshikage286]

Kh8, not Kf8. The queen defends the rook just fine, and black is able to defend through Nh7, or white has Qg6 Qf6 as a perpetual.

[@jeremyeddlemon]

"Here for the moves." -Agadmator, 2022

[@panda4247]

The move is one of those that if you see it in a puzzle, you'll play it 99% of the time... But to actually go for it in a game, when you don't know that something is there... apparently both GMs missed it

[@Norman-Bates-60]

The best CHESS channel , right here.

[@zionsaal4419]

@agadmator why didn't you show the fxe8=B to prevent stalemate???????????

[@karililjendal]

Good pronounciation of Jóhann's name! I always get excited when I see an Icelandic name on your channel. Too bad this is the second game I've seen about missing a winning move!

[@tankoteemusic9755]

Title: Greatest Moves That Were Never Played! Me: Story of my life.

[@jonathancauley5345]

Thanks again! Your content is so awesome! Showing all these nasty checkmates that blow our minds.

[@kydog3739]

12:50: "It's just a draw 🤷‍♂️" Classic Agad. Great vid per usual.

[@kedarbedge]

An amazing line with Queen f7 + !!! Most enjoyable position shown on this channel in a long long time !! Thanks Antonio 👌👍👍👍

[@aaronchan1088]

Had he spotted that tactical shot, he wins.

[@istvanhorvat5124]

Instead of queen on f7, try rook on g7. ;)

[@discosugar]

as usual, we are here for the moves

[@juhonieminen4219]

17:16 "In the old days... black would just get up from the board and leave with out saying anything to anyone."

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

That was awesome! What a poisonous resource! That really is the good stuff!

[@dominiquelaurain6427]

The good one and now the right one ;-) So far so good, we can watch extra videos.

[@thenewstyle8704]

I knew that thumbnail looked familiar!

[@Megan-ii4gf]

Normally I try to find the pause-the-video moves in the time the video offers, but for this one I furrowed my brow when agad started to speak and I paused it for a few seconds... And I saw the entire continuation. My jaw dropped as I realised it worked. It's such a shame Hjartarson wasn't looking for such moves. Chess is cruel.

[@bhaveshjain4850]

Why dint he show the underpromotion to bishop line at the end? That would have been a great analysis

[@tylerkeung1248]

Yea I was waiting for the Kh7 line :(

[@degenerate82]

Ah that's very cool. I didn't notice the potential for stalemate if black plays Kh7, and after fxe8=Q, black gets the draw with Qg2+ !!

[@sashakondrashov1451]

yeah weird, the whole reason this game blew up on twitter was the bishop underpromotion, i was waiting for that analysis :(

[@lot.bajrami]

Timestamp?

[@sashakondrashov1451]

@@lot.bajrami he didn't cover it - in the Qf7+ line, after Nxf7 and exf7+, if Kh7 the only winning move is fxe8=B!! because promoting to a queen allows stalemate after Qg2+ or Qh1+

[@matrixmatrix6099]

Very good presentation...

[@alexglase765]

I do like Hjartarson’s playing style. It’s quiet but crushing.

[@maow4355]

At 9:18 why can rook d8 not be played?

[@Mad_2782]

#suggestions Can you show Nepo vs Duda from World Rapid Championship 2021?

[@nishitd]

@agadmator Why did you skip the Bishop underpromotion line as suggested by stockfish? I think it's a brilliant line and viewers would have loved it.

[@etienjordan]

16:56 Rxg7 Kxg7, Qg6 Kh8 or Kf8 white is wining

[@rickharold7884]

I love the long exhaustive draws where they try. Sometimes it’s a draw. That’s ok.

[@Don_Karel]

That broke my heart.

[@zionsaal4419]

yep so it on twitter a few days ago truly spectacular

[@zionsaal4419]

@agadmator why didn't you show the must fxe8=B after Kh7 to prevent stalemate???????????

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

This was a great one

[@HammyHamster675]

BEST KZbinR EVER EVER AND KEEP IT UP MAKING THE BEST VIDEOS EVER

[@ShooTries]

I rarely give like to a video, but this video deserves it!

[@ksharafuddin1152]

After gfF7 the king black can try to deceive the white by playing Kh7 because the white cannot promote to a queen. because if he does black will play Qg2 and then it is a stalemate! instead of promoting to a queen white can promote to a bishop!. this line is so interesting I think you should cover it in the next video

[@asifswapnil6574]

Please cover Prag vs Gukesh

[@vaishalibhadra2328]

I found that queen sacrifice like within 5 seconds and even the follow up . I was like how some gm can miss that easy to find move

[@jeffreybrewer9637]

I was looking at r xg7 check at the pause moment. Sack the rook for two pawns and knight.

[@Youcef_Attoui]

#suggestion Krasenko vs Sveshnikov 1992

[@balajihanumantharao7284]

How about Rxf7+, Kxf7, Qg6+, Kh8, Qxh6+...?

[@zionsaal4419]

@agadmator why didn't you show the must fxe8=B after Kh7 to prevent stalemate???????????

[@kjfd5227]

can block with Nh7

[@kjfd5227]

can block with Nh7

[@victorree7676]

After 3. Qxh, black can play Nh7. After that, Stockfish 14.1 ends up with black K + R against white K + 3 pawns endgame.

[@santoshchaurasiya558]

Qf7 would've been like the move in the game Beth Vs Borgov

[@trequor]

from the fiction?

[@santoshchaurasiya558]

@@trequor Queen's Gambit on Netflix

[@saturo_nipon]

todays best - 0:48 "as usual we are here for moves"

[@roysigurdkarlsbakk3842]

thanks for this one. Please note that in Icelandic, please use the given name. They don't have surnames up there, only patronomic (or sometimes matronomic) names and calling people by their patronomic name is considered an insult ;)

[@Noblestone13]

Well, an insult, i don´t know. We use our first names in Iceland. But internationally, f.ex. the national team in football, they use their "family" name or patronymic name on the shirts. When we talk about Jóhann Hjartarson, we talk about Jóhann, sometimes we say the whole name, so we know, which Jóhann we´re talking about, but an icelander talking about Hjartarson in icelandic, that sounds odd ...

[@roysigurdkarlsbakk3842]

@@Noblestone13 Ég veit… But then - it was just a comment - even in Norway, Icelandic books are sorted by your given names in libraries, not your patronomic names.

[@Noblestone13]

We have also surnames in Iceland. They are not as common as the patronymic names.

[@roysigurdkarlsbakk3842]

@@Noblestone13 I know, but if you walk into a library, everything is still sorted by the given name, regardless of you having a family name or not.

[@peterman0418]

Antonio kf8 was no only option there but kh7, after that white would promote queen by killing rook but black had unstoppable checks so it was draw still even if white would play qf7

[@antoniodespenteado]

Incredible!

[@TheBomber15]

When I saw that potential Queen sacrifice I was literally shouting “wow” at my phone.

[@sauravgarg7193]

10:32 why Rxg7 is not a win?

[@TheMarksT]

Wow. Yeah what could have been there indeed!

[@septerraone]

is it only me or did anyone else heard "Capturson" all the time?

[@sm5925]

I sensed a lot of animosity in this game.

[@Seanus32]

@10:00 - Nf3 seems to be quite mischievous. Kg2 was given by Anton. Ok, so let's say Nh4 with a double-check on the White King. Then what??

[@dariogreggio7981]

eh?

[@kratana6202]

#suggestions Trommsdorf v Deimer

[@johnsimmons8456]

That missed moved…dang this could have been an immortal game.

[@mohitwanjare7951]

I'm feeling bad for him that he didn't find it on the board. That's one of the finest queen sac I've seen in a long time.

[@Cryptorocker2000]

What about Rook to G7 there at the end? i saw that as a great move to created lots of checks and just eat up peaces. maybe i am not seeing something. but that one seemed like the best. sacrifice that rook and then the queen just wreaks havoc. thoughts? btw , great content. Love it.

[@Cryptorocker2000]

Ok i guess i was assuming he would take the Rook. But He can always move to H8. hmm. thats a thinker

[@ihcfn]

I got the move, just got the continuation wrong as usual!

[@navidz8739]

What about Rxg7+ ?

[@NetConsole]

Which well known football player does Mads Andersen share name with? I think you're confusing names here. Also, you forgot to show the bishop promotion to avoid a stalemate.

[@lahatditopwedetv2111]

What does 2992 means??

[@AmitSingh-zj5iu]

Before watching the match my analysis If the chance for white then white Queen to be move from f5 to e5, then mate is inevitable for black king. And if chance is for black then it doesn't matter any of his move then too 😊😎 I think

[@mrtecsom6951]

I reckon the doggie would be a grandmaster all the games he has witnessed

[@priyanshuranjan5225]

#suggestion Ethan Vaz vs Aansh Nerurkar MPL Nationals under-12 championships 2022

[@valimaa1006]

Hey agad I was wondering if you would consider starting new special series, where you sarcastically analyse low elo games from your subscribers . Let's say once per week a normal video like all the others but from your subscribers. Would really add some funny content even thought this is not your kind of thing.

[@monstermagnet3150]

Levy already does that stuff, and it's not always funny, I would not like that type of content here personally

[@josephbloggss7286]

Cool game!

[@werhsdnas]

Weird how he doesn't show the one reason why the game was so talked about with bishop underpromotion...

[@g.peturnielsen1787]

Kh7 instead of Kf8?

[@aluminiumknight4038]

11:58 I was scared for a second

[@jlomamifit5823]

Day 1 of trying to get agad to do a series on GM supi #suggestions

[@MemphisJagsfan]

Literally was scrolling through thinking "I already watched this"...but alas.

[@jamestickle3070]

Game name idea ‘the unnecessary immortal’

[@williamgoss4691]

A truly fascinating game; a winning position, but not acted on, it melted away within a few moves never to be regained. A haunting game for the Icelandic GM.

[@panda4247]

Did the title change or was i dreaming yeaterday?

[@humansareweird2866]

Quite an easy variation

[@jro3213]

Rxg7+ also works. If King does not accept the rook: Kh8, Ng6+, Kxg7, Qf7#. If King accepts the rook, there will always be a way to eventually force the King to h8 with the queen and then checkmate with the help of the knight to g6. First you must gobble up the pawn on h6 and knight on g5 with the queen with check, then check the king around until he's on h8

[@zionsaal4419]

can block with Nh7

[@davideakle2336]

@@zionsaal4419 Can't, since every move will be forced-Rxg7+, KxR; Qg6+, Kf8 (or h8); Qxh6+, Kg8; QxN+,...

[@srat_9985]

@@davideakle2336 no, Black King goes to h8 and Blocks Qxh6+ with the Knight and there‘s nothing

[@victorree7676]

@@zionsaal4419 After Nh7 Stockfish 14.1 ends up with black K + R against white K + 3 pawns endgame.

[@anathimbalane8697]

I think even the rook sacrifice would have worked by killing that g7 pawn.

[@Hr-Desi-life]

How about translate your games in hindi..I can do it..for u sir

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

well at least I saw that Queen sac.

[@szkoclaw]

What about Rook takes G7? it looks like either a checkmate or black loses Queen.

[@RipperMatricus]

yes Rg7 and the following checkmate can only be avoided by a royalfork

[@stephenmcg4299]

1 Rxg7+ Kxg7 (1… Kh8 2 Rxg5 hxg5 3 Qf6+ Kh7/g8 4 Qf7+ Kh8 5 Ng6#) 2 Qg6+ Kh8 (2… Kf7 3 e7+) and I can’t find a win. 3 Qf6+ Kg8 or 3 Qxh6+ Nh7

[@misterunknown8923]

10:47 i would have went for a rook sac on g7

[@zionsaal4419]

why not Kh7 and you stalemate it with Qh1++++++???????????????

[@dariogreggio7981]

when

[@kjfd5227]

@@dariogreggio7981 after f7+ black goes kh7 and if fxe7=Q black draws by Qh1+

[@gayatrins7818]

Yeah that's the reason he didn't play Qf7+ ig.. But there's Qf7+ Nxf7 exf7 Kh7 fxe8= B. Rook and 2 pieces with mate threat. Looks winning for white

[@kjfd5227]

@@gayatrins7818 yes thats still wining for white BUT why didnt AGAMATOR mentioned it

[@zionsaal4419]

@@kjfd5227 Agadmator

[@zionsaal4419]

it could end with a stalmate after qh1+

[@manuprakash7833]

Show pragg match last roumd

[@igemmanuel3913]

"So here it would be very boring to watch this game or very enjoyable, depends on how you consider chess" No it's would be boring, I'm no psycho 😂

[@aliabdelhay4004]

Dude, the point of this game was not the queen sacrifice, it’s the bishop under promotion. You should remake the video.

[@AnGeLiLlO07]

I think this is the first time I found the move 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@mrashid3475]

Hi bro Sorry if you put a short video clip

[@harimore30]

You Deserve More Than That You Have. THANKS!

[@saurabh08-yt]

One of the best things about dude is that he never takes credit for his achievements. His team and he always acknowledge the audience and congratulate ourselves for this achievement. There is more to come in the future.

[@shnoogums1]

Annoying to me qf7 wasn’t played. I’m no gm but I was looking at that move for several moves before it was possible

[@hellisla]

Hello everyone!

[@russellholmes8742]

Why not Rook to G7? Not as clean as Queen move but seems to be a winning move too.

[@JuergenFaas]

That was my idea too, but according to the engine it´s a draw after Kxg7 Qg6+ Kh8 (Dxh6+ Nh7)

[@garyhughes1936]

From the pause, how about whR x P ch, K x R, Q to g6 ch, K to h8, Q x P ch, K to g8, Q x N ch, and white should easily win

[@garyhughes1936]

I did not look at the other responses. It looks like Bjarni came up with this earlier.

[@toto-ov5oc]

Why not Qg6 threatening Qxg7++ ? Black's best response may be Nxe6, but then QxRe8+. After Kh7, NxNe6, and there is no way to stop Rxg7++ except by throwing away Black's last piece - the Queen. And, then, checkmate is inevitable.

[@bjarnieinarsson3472]

What about.. Qg6 - Nf3+ ? White can't play Kg2 or Kh1, because of Ne5+ (by Queen on c6) with win and if Kf1 then Nh2+ with draw as Ke1 is answered with QxR (White can't take on d7 as e pawn is King is on the e-file as the black rook) so white has to move back to g1..

[@davenewton788]

Rook captures pawn w check would've worked too

[@Youcef_Attoui]

is he the same guy who got destroyed by Mikhail Tal in that famous game

[@Rebecca_Baxter]

I knew a bloke in the air force called Mad Sanderson.

[@alahiri22]

Cool

[@Ohaumagic]

Oh to live 150 years ago...

[@istvanhorvat5124]

What about, instead this queen sacrifice rook on g2 sacrifice?

[@johnmallette3143]

gg

[@sahali14]

Fun fact: Every single one of us found the move

[@jamesknapp64]

did we find the full sequence is another question, and i missed the Queen captures then pawn captures

[@arabsinger5120]

In the old days ...black will disapearse lol.hilarious agad

[@bisket81]

Nasally agad