"Hills Like White Elephants" - The Traxler Attack

[@marioivandic9317]

Not only that you decided to put my quote on this video afterall, but you alo chose the one opening i love the most to show with it. I trully respect you sir. Hope that someday your channel hits 1.000.000 subscribers. And, almost forgot, I would like to agree with some comments down there, voice is just way more pleasant to listen than Suren's or MatoJelic's :D

[@jeffreycanfield1939]

Nice quote!

[@marioivandic9317]

Thanks :)

[@agadmator]

+Mario Ivandić You did earn it :P

[@dannygjk]

If you are talking about the title, "Hills Like White Elephants" Earnest Hemingway? IIRC A story about a man and woman who became pregnant and the man was speaking in euphemisms that suggested getting an abortion. I'm puzzled why you would choose that story.

[@abrarulhaqshaik]

Wait few months you will see the 1 mil strong agad channel

[@anirudhkochhar3999]

I guess the fact that rooks are called elephants in India could help make sense of the title

[@wrichik]

I believe bishops are called elephants in India, not rooks.

[@anirudhkochhar3999]

Wrichik Basu I live in northern parts of India and here the rooks are called elephants. I've heard about some areas using elephant for bishops. but I've grown up calling rooks as elephant and the knights as horse

[@anirudhkochhar3999]

oh btw the bishop is called camel in india

[@xyon9090]

That's nice information. Thanks.

[@Nindouisbest2011]

In one of the chinese board game, called elephant chess, elephants moves like bishop (diagonally); however it have to move two square worth of distance every move and cannot cross the middle of the board. In the same board game, there is a piece called cannon. It moves by jumping over one piece to another one. I am trying to recall it from memory, so the details may not be fully accurate.

[@TheLordDarkrai]

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The Lord Darkrai I like his voice too

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This is word for word how i feel lol

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[@bittu7891]

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[@agadmator]

+bittu s. 250 points is one hell of an improvement :) I doubt it's from watching my videos, but I will pretend it is, as it feels good :D

[@bittu7891]

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[@AzuReGravity]

Damn 1600? Im stuck below 1000:(

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[@TheDeathstriker123]

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[@TheDeathstriker123]

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[@kylerkidd4834]

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[@dragmio]

"Hills Like White Elephants" is my favorite Hemingway's story.

[@dominicrehberger7894]

I read it for school and couldn’t make sense of it at all

[@ericplut8930]

It’s so good!

[@clumsycapy]

@@dominicrehberger7894 the whole point of the story is that they’re talking about a taboo subject for the time (abortion) without ever directly mentioning it, leaving the reader to figure it out somehow. i personaly couldnt guess what it was about either lmfao somebody had to tell me

[@NightRider0101]

Was it the same Hemingway who was playing this game?

[@clumsycapy]

@@NightRider0101 Nah, the poet’s first name is Ernest and i don’t think he played chess

[@Matr1x_]

So far my favourite video you've posted. Will commit this to memory just for the story. If you ever come across another chess game that is linked to a piece of fiction I'd really appreciate a video of you covering it. Hvala na sadržaju agadmator!

[@matthewwroblewski8752]

Beautiful game. Gotta love those bishops! Enjoyed the Hemingway reference as well. Great stuff, agadmator. Keep it up man!

[@indianstallion]

Yep a new subscriber as well , and I would say you are the best so far . The way you present the games is really clear and engaging, and the games you chose are always great ones , even the petrosian one! And I always look forward to a glimpse of your dog on the couch in each video!

[@sosomatiashvili5096]

love stories that even little bit are related with chess, thats why i love your channel.

[@SebastianVazquezFerrero]

Greetings from Argentina! I've been a long time follower, and I still think yours is the best chess channel on YT. You strike me as a very humble and kind person, traits I think the chess online world is lacking. I've watched your videos while doing the dishes and other chores, and always enjoy them. Here is truly hoping you get all the happiness you deserve!

[@peershiscano8098]

Hey, Hemingway is one of the most legendary authors to write. Lived a life very similar to his stories. He was The Mans Man, nicknamed papa. Great video and I recommend that you read some of his stories as they are amazing!

[@Flyingdragon71]

Thank you so much for posting and analyzing these games. I feel and know I have gotten better by watching these videos and you've even inspired me to open a chess club at my high school! Also I destroy everyone hahahaha

[@agadmator]

+Jared Schooler What did you name the club? :)

[@Flyingdragon71]

agadmator's Chess Channel just the PRHS chess club. PRHS is the acronym of my school. Pretty basic :)

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[@Flyingdragon71]

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[@danielhill3665]

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[@jeffkaplan9486]

How could anyone give this game a "Thumbs Down". A beautiful lesson and Ernest Hemingway too !?! Thank you so much ... GREAT GAME !!!

[@d4django]

in our place (Kerala, India) bishops are called as elephants (in our language of course) and knights are horses, the queen is a minister and the rooks are chariots. and Finally the king is a king, definitely.

[@Aceofspacedsace]

Amazing video. I find myself watching video after video without thinking lol. Thank you.

[@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836]

Hills Like White Elephants is about an idle-rich couple. Although it's never directly stated, it's clear that the woman wants to have children and the man doesn't, preferring to just travel around and live his idle-rich lifestyle. There's a lot of symbolism in the story with one side of a valley separated by a river being bountiful and the other being barren.

[@thefozzybear]

2:11 He was a "Check" Chess master, that's why he's so good.

[@LJLMETAL]

Fun game! I enjoy watching games that have the Traxler Counter Attack.

[@andynicholson7944]

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers!

[@vinayakborwankar4059]

Love the title..!!! and the game of course..!!

[@poyntz55]

Thanks, another interesting video. I have to read the book now!

[@Juanjo-Quetzal]

Beautifull Antonio ,you make me want to read the hemingway tale! !! So im going to ....

[@morpheus3510]

No joke, I watch this channel all the time for chess but was actually looking just now to see if there was any film adaption of the Hemingway short story "Hills Like White Elephants" available on KZbin. Trust Agadmator to come through with some content even when I am looking for something totally unrelated to chess.

[@biggy1182]

White elephants and before it was drowning hippos..Love the stories...great video!!

[@jorgealania]

"The best option here is to capture the bishop and hope for the best" it made me laugh so hard

[@davidgaku6907]

Excellent video again

[@ChainWasp]

What an amazing game. Thank you !

[@grihanm]

In Russian bishops are elephants, rooks are ships, knights are horses, and the queen is "ferz" (a kind of prime minister).

[@ashutosh.sharad]

Hey my first comment since I got subscribed to your channel an year back. In Hindi language (India), the chess piece Rook is called Haathi (Elephant in english ). May be the white elephants are those, and Ernest Hemmingway knew some Hindi of course :) .

[@rahulmistry5019]

I really like and can relate to the quote above the board, having fallen into such a trap.

[@D3rL30p4rd]

Thank you for this interesting video! The Traxler counter-attack is clearly my favorite opening with the black pieces.

[@sozibrahman8504]

Mine too

[@gonzalo4658]

Very instructive game

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

Loved the story and the elephant (black) attack

[@wbotti]

glad i found this vid - I've been playing a lot of 'fried liver' or the knight attack and picking up some easy wins. I need to learn how to defend it better, so thank you

[@Skozerny]

Gothamchess has a much better video on both fried liver and traxler counter attack for education purposes

[@rushikeshwadurkar4372]

agadmator's Chess Channel can you show some games played by the youngest IM Pragganananddha

[@agadmator]

+Kislay Jha suggest one

[@rushikeshwadurkar4372]

agadmator's Chess Channel Praggananddha vs Axel Bachmann... Pls show if you can

[@agadmator]

+Kislay Jha Ok, tomorrow :)

[@ioulios12]

The title is actually very funny! :P =D

[@simsim7893]

This is the game we always play... it sometimes end up in fried liver attack... i love it coz it dosent end up in end games and no draws

[@turkiyett0928]

4:35 Nd7

[@mischastankovic8195]

I enjoy your channel and your work immensely, sir. Thoroughly instructive and entertaining! But speaking of English chess, is it possible for you to one day post one or two of the elegant games Vera Menchik?

[@agadmator]

+Mischa Stankovic Suggest one

[@mischastankovic8195]

Perhaps the pretty win against Fred Yates at Scarborough in 1928? As you'll know, Yates was a strong English Master who more than once got the better of Alekhine..

[@dconfused9919]

Totally enjoyable. Thank you.

[@louisalvarado4272]

Love it!!! You’re the man!!!

[@Marlboro100sfan]

I just noticed you pronounce 'ch' very hard when you say "check". It's funny xD Good game & video +1

[@duskoe77cw94]

Please show more Traxler attack games! Jutta Hempel vs K Dietrich #suggestion

[@zray2937]

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[@sozibrahman8504]

I want fried liver attack too. And Latvian gambit

[@EinSmileyZuViel]

@@sozibrahman8504 How does fried liver attack work?^^

[@yajats8675]

@@EinSmileyZuViel I think we sac a white knight on the f pawn

[@tellahsage6477]

@@EinSmileyZuViel It's the line that he shows at 1:11, where white takes on f7 with the knight and forces the black king to walk forward

[@topRemen]

Hey! The story 'Hills like white elephants' is about the guy persuading the girl to have an abortion because he feels the child is a white elephant. A white elephant usually means an unwanted or useless gift . Well in this case even though white had the two rooks which were assets, the were useless and hence the title. P. S: I'm a huge fan of the channel. Also looking forward to the next saga! Keep up the excellent work!!!👍👍

[@mischastankovic8195]

T.K. Hemingway was also an English amateur from the same period, and who is even more obscure, biographically speaking, although there are a few more of his games published online. This includes a very pretty 30-move win as black against the Nimzowich in 1972. His opponent on that occasion was an up and coming future British Grandmaster in the shape of a 16 year old Jon Speelman.

[@gonzalo4658]

Very instructive gem ghem game

[@ritamdutta5860]

the place where i live Bishops are called হাতি which translates to elephant.. but in India there are some places where they call it as Elephant

[@royplayer]

Is it the Traxler attack or the Wilkes Barre variation of the Two knights defense? Which is proper?

[@AshishTiwari-mz7yl]

Wow..again a good game...you are doing a good job.. Hey agadmator can u tell me your rating??

[@mithunraj6529]

Ashish Tiwari His rating is 2050 :)

[@ytmndman]

This is my favorite opening, it's also known as the Wilkes-Barre variation in the US

[@ytmndman]

BTW, you got many things wrong about the theory of this opening. 5. Bxf7+ is better for white than 5. Nxf7, and after the former, 5... Ke7 is better for black than 5... Kf8. Also, 6. Kf1 is better for white than 6. Kxf2. I bet you're probably basing some of this on computer analysis, which is a mistake. Computers don't understand this line - they'll say white has a big advantage until you actually play out more moves in which they finally get the evaluation correct.

[@prateekkumar1554]

They said it's very hard to get a love from agadmator Big fan ❤️

[@qwertical]

On black's move 10 ... Nd7 wins. I recommend you analyse this position, it's quite nice :) (The engine may be confused at first, but it will find the move if you just give it time.)

[@SummerVAL]

you're great at explaining! I've learnt the traxler attack and I did it on my friends in school! Really fun and intresting strategy. :) Love from sweden

[@keithparker9503]

I learned the Fried Liver from the Levy Rozman video on KZbin. Levy never mentioned the King going to E6 as mentioned here 1:32. I did have someone do the King to E6 and learned about that defense move on my own ha ha.

[@akki90able]

Suggestion : do more alekhenine games Eg alekhenine v nimzovitch

[@lastnewsnetwork6299]

Roman, Wilkes-Barre (from the Archives) Wikipedia, Karel Traxler A nice historical intro to the Czech monk who analyzed the attack that bears his name. Maarten de Zeeuw, Another Look at the Traxler Gambit NIC Tearbook 63 The first in an excellent series of articles on the Traxler in NIC Yearbook. Download before they disappear.

[@mstalcup]

2:24 Although it looks counterintuitive, Bxf7+ is a safer move and easier to play than Nxf7. After Bxf7, white should move the king to e7, not f8, and white should then retreat the bishop to d5 or b3. Nxf7 leads to a difficult game for white after Bxf2+, and white should play Kf1; black's bishop sacrifice cannot be accepted.

[@niravapurv4578]

Totaly agree, thats my jnderstanding too... i havevlearned bxf7 is even better than Nxf7. But of objectivly its difficult to say that since even computers dont manage to understand the position too well... That would definitely mean that the gave is immensely complicated. And when both are out of theory the player better tacticaly will usually win. So what is best probably depends on who you are playing. But what i learned is Bxf7 is better. Although Nxf7 (48%win) scores slightly better for white on master levels than Bxf7 (44%win) there are 86 games with bishop takes and only 27 with knight takes. So it seems grandmasters prefare bishop takes. Now there is always the posability that white is often surprised or not fully prpared for this line and choses the more safe option. The general score tho tell both lines scores well for white so black playing with fire here.

[@jaychen2719]

4:44 some people play Knight to d7 rather than bishop d7. But I guess it gives away a knight.

[@rezaghandchi6168]

Thank you so much for a wonderful Channel. In certain parts parts of the world they refer to Bishop as Elephant in chess. Could that have something to do with the meaning of the title ?

[@BritishBloke66]

Stockfish has the following: 9. c3 is a losing move by white. Winning for white is 9.d6. If 9. c3 Bg4 is played then 10. Qa4 Bd7 is losing for black as white Q can go to a3 and swap queens. The winning move for black is 10....Nd7.

[@jasonmitchell5148]

Best chess channel.

[@allydaquipil]

I Remember this poem/short story in 8th Grade where our teacher asked us why it was titled like that 😂

[@davidcopson5800]

I'm surprised at the end that you didn't mention 'elephant and castle'.

[@TheTomPeeters]

We ought to petition the Mayor of London to drop the B in Brook Drive near Elephant & Castle

[@davidcopson5800]

@@TheTomPeeters And drop the Gate in Bishops Gate.

[@D3rL30p4rd]

As far as I know in the Bxf7 line you mentioned Ke7 is propably more popular answer (compared to Kf8) with the idea to put the rook on the open f-file to attack the white kingside. Same story, white has to retreat the bishop to d5 ore b3 to avoid material loss after h6. In my opinion Nxf7 is not a better move than Bxf7. Bxf7 is considered to be more solid variant. Although black has some compensation for the pawn white should be better when playing accurately. After Nxf7 the things are not so clear. It leads to the possibly sharpest lines in chess and if white doesn't know what to do he might be lost very quick. The computer evaluation is usually quite positive , but it just doesn't take proper account of the black activity, and the evaluation should drop a bit when calculating very deep. In the Nxf7 variant, after Bxf2 the best white answer is probably not Kxf2 (which leads to draw after Nxe4+ Kg1, or with unclear chances for both sides after Nxe4+ Ke3) but Kf1! One point is that after black moves the queen (Qe7) white can take the rook on h8 which is not possible after Kxf2. Still things remain extremely complicated but white might be better after Kf1! Qe7 Nxh8 d5 exd5 Nd4 d6! cxd6 Kxf2. So in this game the losing move was c3. c3 seems to be very logical because it creates an escape route for the queen, but this move is known to be losing.

[@alexjayhernandez3501]

D3rL30p4rd What are S & L ??

[@D3rL30p4rd]

My bad, I used German abbreviations. L is bishop (B), S is Knight (N). I changed now to English abbreviations, thanks for your comment.

[@agadmator]

+D3rL30p4rd That's also the Croatian abbreviation :)

[@alexjayhernandez3501]

No worries I like your analysis

[@BONEDION]

c3 is not losing. 11. Qa3 is almost hopeless for black, even Qb4 was good enough...but no one is understanding this opening - gave up on it a long time ago.

[@liammcooper]

lol, didn't expect to see a hemingway reference. I hope two rooks get involved, I'm pretty sure they used to be called elephants back in the day

[@mischastankovic8195]

Stanley Morrison was an English amateur player throughout the 50s and 60s. Of the few games of his which are published, there is one from 1964 which sees him being outmanoeuvred (creamed) by a certain R.J. Fischer in a simultaneous game. Morrison went on to author or co-author a number of chess books throughout the 60s and early 70s, predominantly for children.

[@redwanurrahaman8644]

3:30 Though it’s a older video,,but I just want to comment, I think king f1 is the best option

[@jomic9060]

At 6:15 in the video, is it too late or just not a good move to play Rf8?

[@sozibrahman8504]

Hey Mr. Agadmator. Please show us the fried Liver attack games. It would be such a treat for us who often play fried Liver attack

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥🔥

[@illusivelord]

Traxler counter gambit! I constantly try to bait this line

[@plouischenu]

Traxler power unleashed!

[@jeffsmith1895]

I wish you would go into some detail about more moves Much better than your other videos!

[@jaromino]

i love the traxler!

[@jandom9008]

The title is very funny 😂😂 yup it is those rooks that never moved.. hills don't move.

[@Ishmandi]

After black Bh4 check, you say white king shouldn't move to f2 (5:38 seconds). Can you explain why not?

[@robvalkeneers8357]

The elephant is associated with both rook and bischop (sometimes also King and Queen riding elephants). See pictures in Gareth Williams' Master Pieces.

[@josephtarantin1931]

Plz make a new video on this, in the Bxf7+ line Ke7 is now better, and after Bg4, Qa4+, Nd7 wins for black, not Bd7

[@datapro007]

Fun game, thanks

[@yamanakman6531]

idk if this has anything to do with the game but in turkish the knight piece is actually called "fil" meaning elephant

[@FilipSandecomposer]

It is funny to see how your coach change for each video...

[@ommazx]

we love you brother

[@vittoriowolf3987]

After d5 which white takes imho you should immediately play bishop g4, which traps queen. Moving knight let's white to activate their queen or generally queen's side which is paralized in traxler. The whole point is to not let them do anything

[@Loots1]

the name is also the story of a wonderful short story i read as a teenager ,

[@ゼキ-e3f]

How it would be, if white played 15. Kf2 instead of 15. Kg1? Thanks for the video.

[@filipcvetic6606]

"The second notable event was a visit by the British champion, Mr. R. G. Wade, who gave a simultaneous display of 26 boards (he won 18, drew 3, and lost 5) and the following evening gave a lecture on the game, which was of great value to all who heard him, from the beginners to the skilful. Although it was not his first visit to Yorkshire (he took part in the Huddersfield Chess Club's Centenary Congress at Easter, 1953, the major tournament of which was won by Mr. T. K. Hemingway, the Bradford champion, who defeated Mr. Wade) it was the first time he had been to Bradford, and the members of the Chess Club will give him the heartiest welcome whenever he cares to come to the city again." from www.anno-domini.net/CHESS/BFD_CHESS_HISTORY_BRADFORD_CLUB_PART_4.htm

[@HollyMartins]

Poetic nice name of a game............or, The man who never moved his white rooks, becourse he had no elephants hehe

[@ChristianHegele]

knight drops back to block qa4+ is by far the better move for black here; you can even give up the other knight because you can start creating very strong mate threats against the black king with the queen and two bishops swarming the defenseless white king. I've won many games in this fashion. Generally, I will never give up my queen in the Traxler unless my opponent somehow forces it.

[@elegomeskin]

I love these T. attacks...it takes suicidal guts to play. Like some things in life , it's not advisable , but it sure is fun.

[@alexjayhernandez3501]

Orlando Romero A man prepared to commit suicide has the initiative - The movie Pawn Sacrifice

[@DiscipleOfChristDV]

Jokes that you used a pic of Ernest

[@rackjussian3898]

Disciple of Christ Why do you have a skinhead in your profile picture while claiming you’re a disciple of Christ? You realize Christ was a 4 foot tall Arab Jew right?

[@Jepicus]

@@rackjussian3898 are you disputing Edward Norton as the Disciple of Christ?

[@maxthexpfarmer3957]

@@rackjussian3898 It's from a movie.

[@zolkowski]

I think, because there are no information on both players, you should use hoodie-images as illustration and wear two hoodies in respect of them in this video. :) (As you usually do when there is no information about one of the players...)

[@sawroserai8579]

Which chess app is this sir.

[@Asif24960]

What is the engine?????

[@SVP-uy9qb]

3:34 wrong, the best opgtion for black is Kf1, capturing the bishop gives up all the advantage

[@chengzhou8711]

I love the Italian game

[@killerems]

This is my 3rd time watching this game

[@varjunind1]

My opponent played knight to e7 at 1:35, no idea how to continue