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Aronian, Levon (2736) - Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2793)
WR Chess Masters (chess24.com) [7] 2023.02.23
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined, classical variation (5.Bf4)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bb4+ 11.Nd2 Nc6 12.O-O Be7 13.Qb3 Bf6 14.a3 Qe7 15.Rac1 Be6 16.Qb5 Rac8 17.Rc2 a6 18.Qb6 Qd7 19.Nb3 Bd8 20.Qc5 Be7 21.Qb6 Bd8 22.Qc5 Be7 23.Qb6 g5 24.Bg3 Bd8 25.Qc5 Be7 26.Qb6 f5 27.f3 Bd8 28.Qc5 Be7 29.Qb6 Bd8 30.Qc5 f4 31.exf4 gxf4 32.Bf2 Be7 33.Qb6 Bd8 34.Qc5 Bf6 35.Rfc1 Qg7 36.Qd6 Rce8 37.Re1 Ne5 38.Nd4 Bh3 39.Bf1 Nf7 40.Qxd5 Rxe1 41.Bxe1 Bxd4+ 42.Kh1 Bc8 43.Bc4 Re8 44.Bb4 Qf6 45.Bd3 Bc3 46.Bxc3 Qxc3 47.g4 Qf6 48.Rc7 Re1+ 49.Kg2 Be6 50.Qh5 Qxb2+ 51.Kh3 h6 52.Qg6+ Qg7 53.Kh4 Rh1
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[@OmarAhmed-es8qr]

"it's not that Black is better here, he's just being weird." -Agadmator, 2023

[@ClarkPotter]

Literally beat me to exactly this comment by 4 minutes.

[@jx14aby]

I always try to watch the game on another channel before watching agadmator because he always spoils the result. In this game, I watched Nepo repeatedly move his bishop back and forth, and couldn't figure out why he was doing that. It occurred to me he was just toying with Levon and Levon was praying for a draw. Then I came here, and Antonio explained it.

[@jamesmayberry1214]

@@jx14aby hopefully you learned your lesson and now you’ll come to the truth agadmator first

[@jx14aby]

@@jamesmayberry1214 I always try to watch the game somewhere else first. I enjoy the drama of the game. And, they're only 2 or 3 minutes long. Antonio ruins it time after time. The hard part is finding the game somewhere else. Here's this game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip3aoJSBh7CapLc

[@ShallowEra]

My favourite part too

[@1990gollum]

I am inclined to believe that Nepo won by anoying Levon. The whole bishop dance felt like a troll move.

[@ProfessorBoswell]

Yeah, my only thought was that he was making levon look like a punk, with the side benefit of reaching move 40 ofc

[@raimondsmackaitis6815]

Childish approach from Nepo. Did Levon deserved that humiliation?

[@Astrobay13]

​@@raimondsmackaitis6815 it would've been humiliating if he was winning, but with the position being equal I don't see how you can humiliate someone, just by repeating moves two times

[@carlcox7976]

@@raimondsmackaitis6815 stop projecting. If you want a fight you need more time on the clock repetition is bringing you closer to your goal - strategy. Also a russian chess school always encourages to repeat moves before deciding your aproach. We can talk about psychological impact that it had on Levon who needed only a draw but you analysis is just oversimplfied garbage.

[@kirillzakharov7336]

@@raimondsmackaitis6815 nothing childish about it. Just Nepo being Nepo.

[@alanmyers542]

Wow. Bishop blockage was just amazing. I would have never been able to see that. Stunning.

[@jakubprzybylik862]

Levon: claims a draw Nepo : I am not done with you yet

[@MrGouldilocks]

After Levon called the arbiter for a 3-fold repetition Nepo probably decided to troll and tease him by repeating those bishop moves for as long as possible. The continued repetitions were Nepo's way of calling Levon out for pointlessly interrupting the game.

[@DieFlabbergast]

You can't "call out" someone for making a mistake. It happens.

[@viorry1829]

Lol yeah, and honestly it's actually a good idea since it's probably what threw levon off guard

[@manmanman2000]

@@DieFlabbergast For some people out there, you making a simple mistake, is a legitimate reason for continued harassement from them.

[@davidyoung6219]

@@DieFlabbergast if anything it was him calling out levon for almost always playing for a draw in the last two years...

[@VighneshShenoy1998]

I think the better reason is for gaining time. All those repeated moves made him closer to the time control, so it was easier to play with time to think.

[@ClarkPotter]

5:09 "It's not that Black is better here, he's just being weird."

[@woodysmith2681]

Have to hand it to Aronian; it was a good idea that could have worked. Variation from standard lines, deep planning or incredible OTB foresight. But when Good Nepo is on the prowl and Bad Nepo is stuck back in the hotel, Nepo just finds some beautiful ideas.

[@ronjohnson9690]

That was all out antagonism Nepo pulled against Levon.

[@technowey]

agadmator is, by far, the best chess channel on social media. Thank you for these excellent videos.

[@bhough410]

Not sure "by far" is the perfect choice of words. Danya & Rosen are both super solid.

[@kadakerulo2209]

#suggestion show us more of your own games! It's very exciting to see you cover them.

[@voiceofchris9051]

They have only low value

[@thinboxdictator6720]

@@voiceofchris9051 ouch

[@wunknownbeatbox7980]

​@@voiceofchris9051 That's an arbitrary opinion, and unwise one at that. You can actually learn a lot more from games played between experts and lower masters because the wins aren't so nuanced like they are at the 2700+ level. Just watch Narodistkys Speedruns. Plenty of arguably more instructive value in those games vs 900s-2300s. Gotham even admits he doesn't even understand certain ideas behind the super GMs moves and he's an IM.

[@lukemarks3281]

​@@wunknownbeatbox7980 You dare oppose the Voice of Chris?

[@wunknownbeatbox7980]

@@lukemarks3281 My best friend is named Chris, I'm used to it 😂

[@mhk2167]

this is one of the most incredible games I have seen, Nepo foreseeing a possible queen sac and responding with the obscure Bh3... and then finding a sequence where he sacs both bishop and queen on c3... mind = blown and also those funny repetitions were a nice touch lol

[@ramanuj_g]

Nepo is a creative genius

[@doesntMetter1]

Nepo is the embodiment of that weird move you thought was genius but it turned out to be a blunder, without the blunder part

[@generalfishcake]

Nepo is here to crush opponents and do blunders. And he's all out of blunders.

[@sm5925]

It's good ay

[@elyas4637]

@@generalfishcake hate to say it but he rarely blunders but when it does, it's against Magnus...in WCC... At a must-win situation.

[@kirillzakharov7336]

@@elyas4637 yea...

[@GIGADEV690]

​@@elyas4637 sorry to say but he doesn't have that World champion energy magnus is a beast despite being born in the same year.

[@fatherofson1]

Thanks!

[@MikeDaysOfGrace]

Nepo with bishop repetitions is something else :D

[@judemorales4U]

Furiously annoying wasn't it

[@mikekokomomike]

He was blowing cigarette smoke in Levon's face.

[@wynoglia]

hell yea! love both of them!

[@joscooper5875]

This is a really good game! Would love to have seen Levons face when Nepo played Bc3

[@CrazyAleeex]

I am the only one who litterally have the "Hello everyone" in head when i see a new video from Agad ? And also did everybody else just go to sleep with agad review ? It just show the incredible quality of the content that Agad give to us ! I have just one critic about the channel, is that you say that you will never ad advertising at the beginning, but there is some since one or two months !

[@kaldrazadrim]

If I miss “Hello Everyone!” because my audio is on mute, I start the video over. It’s a MUST

[@jacksonfortunemzimela3459]

It is my ritual to say it along with him: "hello everyone and welcome to..."

[@klevialushi571]

i usually play agadmator videos at 1.25x or 1.5x speed, but i always play it at the normal speed when he says hello everyone

[@thefighterinhades]

KZbin adds ads even on videos that are not monetised, without the consent of the creators. This was something in their terms and policies I guess.

[@cygnustsp]

I've been celebrating the "hello everyone" for 5 years now

[@primeobjective5469]

Great game!

[@gauravdahal3348]

What a game by Nepo❤️

[@meowmeow9920]

That's awesome

[@TheHeavyassaulter]

Ahh Finegold's most golden rule type of game: "always repeat."

[@harshnahata2705]

Intresting levons rating in the previous video was 2793 which is now nepos

[@alisterzarkar7163]

I got the B-h3 correct. I felt white had to make this move. Unbelievable game. These guys repeat moves, and all of a sudden, fireworks.

[@yethenkosi5046]

Nepo really tortured Aronian's mind in this game

[@branlotin]

I found the move but without having thought of all the implications, just because it is black's version of the Greco's Gift that has just been covered in the last videos 🙂

[@lukemarks3281]

Basically sure and sorry to contradict, but the greek gift is more specifically a clean hit onto the h2 or h8 pawn.

[@lukemarks3281]

H2 or H7*

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

"But let's not forget about our good friend the bishop" Haha, yes, elementary, I had definitely not forgotten about it

[@mmcewen9789]

I definitely had.

[@RoeiCohen]

Levon is magnificent!

[@furqankhatri7209]

I really liked the section where Nepo plays bishop to d8

[@osgubben]

Nepo´s worst enemy is himself and nerves. Just like Chucky. Unstable geniuses.

[@unknownfilmmaker777]

Bishop to h3 was the first thing I saw, although I must admit I did not consider any alternatives; only so much time for KZbin.

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TheMarksT]

Good battle here! Indeed Nepo is!

[@dark_magician_sdy]

VR chess master sounds epic

[@detroiter4eva]

Great game.

[@nellsummers7921]

clean

[@abrahamjohnson2107]

Big fan of you sir. Doing a great job..

[@threefirstnames4187]

Let's go Nepo!

[@alonesoldieryt2230]

Hello sir lots of love from India

[@youarecorrectiamwrongbecau1338]

i found h3 and a series of moves after it but didn't first think of knight f7

[@juniorputrafajar872]

Ian was about to repeat Anish when Levon happened 😂. I like how Levon thought he saw repetition and Ian just repeat the moves as if he's mocking Levon there 😂.

[@merdishakki]

What a spectacular game! I had to watch it in two parts, but it's even better. Checking out how these experienced gentlemen enter into the middle game and how they get out of that. Aronian always have same great bluffs but let's not forget about the Nepo, who have been one of the best players as well for decades now.

[@Co-je3lf]

Levon Aronian won the WR Masters 2023 ! Great player indeed. Congrat's to Levon Aronian !! Eat that NEPO... lol

[@MarkWiseTechno]

11:20 gawd dayum Bc3!! is a disgusting move

[@darkprince9579]

Really really enjoible game

[@josephveld5448]

Ian's post game interview about this game was mind-boggling. The level of calculation was insane

[@kookokoe]

Definitely the right tactic. He is having fun, and doing it because he can.

[@skevakler]

this might be he first time i found it in few seconds. wow

[@i2eB6L]

I am also ready, 2 months!

[@rickharold7884]

Crushing

[@desmondmiles1066]

I was right with my prediction. Nepo can fight in classical. He might be the next world champ. But against magnus, never in rapid or blitz. This shows how powerful magnus carlsen is. Nepo needs to be nepo and a little bit of nakamura to defeat Magnus.

[@winrar42]

The upcoming fide world championship match is gunna be a weird one

[@kohop9219]

For everyone's vast knowledge, Nepomniachtchi in Russian actually means someone who is very forgetful or never remembers something. He seems to prove this wrong though :)

[@KusL....]

11:09 11:29 this is absolutely spectacular meow !

[@generalfishcake]

You know chess players have cat PTSD

[@KusL....]

@@generalfishcake idk.. but you look tasty

[@tipu._.9245]

go away pls

[@davidholland4713]

Got the PTV again! What a complicated position. Thanks agad for the excellent choice of position.

[@tomiestabien89]

damn bishop c3 made me cry a little

[@ertert4tetert]

Nepo trolling him there with the bishop move was great

[@Co-je3lf]

Levon Aronian won the WR Masters 2023 ! Great player indeed. Congrat's to Levon Aronian !!

[@alexbrint3798]

6:48 a little late for Ian to play Bb2 lol

[@Sinais_Visoes_e_Profecias]

good

[@wsdimenna5244]

Repeating allows you to think about more lines

[@juxter9094]

The repeats are the equivalent of habitual tankers in poker. They just want to mess with you and hope the stress gets to you.

[@christiancarter8480]

Question => Instead of Nepo playing the Light squared Bishop to H3 why would he not want to capture Levons Light squared bishop on D3 with his knight on E5 and fork the Rook on E1 and Dark Squared bishop on F2?...Im assuming if he took the bishop, Levon takes the bishop and forks the rook and queen, but would black be able to exchange queens and give up the rook on F8 for taking the E1 rook and still be capable of winning? Or is it too much material to lose?....learning chess, love the channel! Thanks for everything

[@fl1164]

So-Keymer from the WR Masters. So unusual to see such a weak protected knight on d6.#suggestion

[@mfonking1059]

Nepo's secret prep. : Troll by repetition 🔥😂

[@milliniumscopetube6414]

#suggestion Vladimir Simagin vs Leonid Stein (USSR Championship 1961a Tournament) A Crazy Imaginative Game!!! Plz also say something about Wilhelm Steinitz saga.

[@kennethfontanez]

10:11 I think Qb4 was a good defensive resource because it defends the knight at d4 and the rook at e1. This way the bishop at f2 can defend the knight and the queen can capture on e1 if black takes with the rook. What am I missing??

[@vsivanovic]

Rook capture on e1, then after Qe1 or Be1 the knight on d4 is falling (because there will be not enough defenders)

[@Trelmayas21]

"The idea of Bh3 comes to mind once you ask yourself what happens if I play Nf7". No, I didn't even consider Nf7, I just play stupid aggressive and am always looking to offer my opponent the opportunity to blunder mate in 1.

[@chemicalstarfux584]

❤

[@LightBender777]

The goal of the repetition is like putting the king in check it takes away a move if the opponent doesn't want to lose their queen.

[@davidschneide5422]

The decisive Keymer v. So next, I assume.

[@anandp7482]

#suggestion Gukesh Vs Esipenko, Keymer Vs Wesley

[@JohnMushitu]

Finding Bh3 was pure joy

[@wunknownbeatbox7980]

I saw it as well, but did you find the right idea? I thought it was going to be followed by nd3 taking advantage of the pinned bishop on f1

[@matthebert007]

And all this time I thought Nepo had no sense of humor

[@robwarriors62]

Wow. Levon was ready to produce a brilliancy by giving up the Queen but Nepo must’ve annoyed him just enough with that bishop dance. Wild game!

[@elizaabethansel5718]

levon plays hope chess religiously.

[@thinboxdictator6720]

#suggestion Grischuk vs Inarkiev, Petrosian memorial 2014

[@yotoober1]

You've said it correctly the first time: 'Nepo is the World Chess Championship Challenger", as that's what he is. IF you had said that he is the World Champion Challenger, then as Magnus is not playing, then that would have been incorrect. But as is, you've said it correctly. 👍

[@giovannicorno1247]

The comeback of Nepo who only drew until this game. Nd4 is an artistic blunder, that involves beatiful tactics to be demolished. Bc3!! is one of those moves that remember me why I like chess so much🙂

[@hanzo6288]

3:37 I've never played that move, or has any of my opponents.

[@knightrider585]

"Always repeat" as someone once said.

[@_cap7412]

What a title !

[@walmartgolem]

"It's not that black is better here. He's just being weird."

[@OneWithManyThings]

...Bc3 just to trade down was spectactular!

[@gotellyourmomkid6033]

lowkey troll well played by Nepo

[@desmondmiles1066]

Why is Qb6 not an option in pause the video part?

[@adamjohnson9188]

At 5:55 after Rc8, can't you just take the pawn on b7 with the bishop?

[@robkirchhof133]

Repetition makes it funny, I've heard it said in other contexts. I hope Nepo can stay weird for the Big Match...

[@ShallowEra]

At 8:56 the rook would not take the bishop before bf8 to win the Queen

[@dheerajupadhyay1992]

Levon could have played black bishop to c3 at 10:32

[@diyarielkurdo]

#suggestion MVL vs Ju Wenjun

[@javierrodrigo1009]

#suggestion Please cover Wesley So vs. Vincent Keymer from today!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

A lot of the opponents I play against try that Bishop move attacking the pawn in front of my king thinking I’ll move pawn so they can grab rook but of course depending on how the board and pieces are set up it can be defended against in this game it was the straw that broke the camels back since Queen was threatening checkmate Good Game having been repeatedly chased by the Bishop probably should have moved Queen away from that pawn and focused on different attack plan

[@rowlandsibakwe2039]

Agad ua a day saver.. thanks for this

[@davidcopson5800]

A day saver is a cheaper bus ticket!

[@almypal8406]

12:26

[@AufdemLaufenden777]

You have to cover vinncent

[@sydneysitwala]

Lol. Nepo just making jokes on the board

[@royalredbird9717]

I found Bh3!!!!

[@yugdesiral]

bobby fischer was right, chess 960 or another variation should be the official format of chess in the 21st century. too much of the opening memorization and the engines have removed the romance from the game. if chess 960 were the format i bet magnus would defend his title. the fact that he isn't going to magnifies the shallowness of the game.

[@dgaunn4114]

Isn't Wesley So the best at 960?

[@yugdesiral]

@@dgaunn4114 i think hikaru won the last 960 championship. i don't know if that makes him "the best" but he currently holds the title.

[@jg-reis]

No reason to call the game shallow just because Magnus is bored with some aspects of it.

[@yugdesiral]

@@jg-reis i'm calling it shallow because it's grown shallow after so many years of research, preparations, and engines. bobby agreed and i'm guessing magnus does too. it's time for a change.

[@rowlandsibakwe2039]

Am a Ding Fan

[@mohammedafif2817]

World champion nepo show his class