Imagine The Unimaginable || Morphy vs Barnes (1858)

[@kabirgoel5271]

This truly is 'the good stuff'

[@gasperipavec3417]

I know

[@sourishdas5068]

-_-

[@KarlRKaiser]

Chess at 60 frames per second! I can't imagine anything more thrilling.

[@thegorn]

Karl Kaiser life in the fast lane

[@RP-kr2mg]

Sadly just 480p in Covid hit regions

[@ruthik9921]

😂

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

How about 96 fps? At that rate you'll see contrails when the pieces move.

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

I told about it to all my friends at the library and they were amazed.

[@itwasinthispositionerinoag7414]

0:00 Hello everyone 0:02 The Good Stuff 0:16 Remake it at 60fps 0:38 0:51 9:58 11:35 Never play f6 0:40 Sorry about that 1:17 Never been reached again 3:40 Very sneaky idea 4:55 7:30 No stranger to chess 5:12 Captures captures 5:29 6:50 10:20 agadmator rap 7:20 That's not g6 9:13 Make him work for his meal 9:22 Zugzwang 9:50 Give you a couple of seconds 10:03 Enjoy the show 10:40 It was in this position 10:45 Nothing more to be done 10:54 Yes it is a very passed passed fast passed c pawn 11:27 agadmator of the past 12:21 Lounged forward at him 12:33 Friends at the bar and the library 12:51 Morphy saga 12:57 Have an excellent rest of your day TWICE

[@zacharus262]

sup gentleman

[@exametal4686]

Doing god's work

[@Dante20321]

You are an excellent subscriber

[@flamouri]

Suspicious bishop?

[@mataznuiz]

1:59 bishop??/

[@hornetgamer8980]

Ben Finegold: Never play F6. Thomas Wilson Barnes: Ben who?

[@jaywolfenstien]

No, no, no, no. You got wrong. See, Barnes KNEW Ben would lecture chess students over a century later, so he kindly demonstrated what not to do. Anything else would just be silly.

[@Dazzwidd]

Well yes, it was impossible for Barnes to know unless he was also a prophet as Finegold was born many years following the departure of Mr. Barnes 😅

[@george474747]

That guy attracts viewers who attach their ego to their chess rating, then wrongly project their insecurities on to these heroes. Morphy and Barnes aimed to play and win in style, not to win. Taking risks to do that didn't scare them, because they didn't have a childish attitude to defeat in a boardgame.

[@FrancoisTremblay]

@@george474747 I bet you don't develop, don't castle, blunder all your pieces, and lose.

[@samuelbarahona8547]

I always like it when you remake famous games. The channel has grown a lot, and your analysis is a lot deeper than before, so not only can I appreciate these classic games more profoundly, but also a lot of new people will get a chance to see these old masterpieces. Thanks!

[@alar2266]

same, my ideal video length for agad is 15-20 mins (shorter if a blitz game, longer if a very important game like candidates, finals, men and women's world championships) so I like when he updates some of these great games he did earlier so they are longer than the 6-8min format.

[@johnaustin704]

Agreed!

[@louguy61]

Agree wholeheartedly. Agad's presentation skills are so much improved and I look forward to the "Hello everyone.." every time I click on a video. Thanks so much for putting this channel together.

[@ChessMC]

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[@michaelmassaro4375]

@@louguy61he’s the Best my go to guy for a great analysis of Great Games 13:05

[@williammcguire130]

This is the one Morphy he's lulled into overreaching with a strange opening and then he's got a middle game where there's just too much going on.

[@surveersingh2552]

f6 on the first move It seems as if he's doing this just so that agad would show it

[@Sifter2K]

"F6? That's negative talent right there"

[@SenorQuichotte]

No Barnes did it get his opponent out of the book early.

[@woodys9841]

Barnes: *Thinking* "If i play f6 in move one, surely ill get featured in videos of the future on an international platform on which people spend their time watching games that are older than their grandparents"

[@silentoccasion4359]

@@woodys9841 lmfao

[@aayushjariwala6256]

Agadmator:Imagine The Unimaginable Me: Black starts e5

[@shabdsthapak4332]

and also both kings are checkmated

[@geckogeico2212]

@@shabdsthapak4332 watch the video where magnus carlsen is accused of cheating!

[@gregarityNow]

How about white starts e5 👀

[@shabdsthapak4332]

@@geckogeico2212 i said checkmated not check

[@SentimentalApe]

Ben Forgetaboutit

[@icantthinkofaname5950]

Thanks Agad. We love the good stuff.

[@sahilbaori9052]

@Matuscara I too

[@el_rey_gris9321]

Agadmator: "Barnes goes for none other than F6" Me (An absolute noob): "Hmmm, yes. F6

[@ianwhitchurch864]

As an "absolute noob", flick forward to the endgame and see how Barnes converted his advantage to a win. Remember, Morphy was pretty {expletive deleted} good at endgames. So watch, play it through, ask yourself 'what was the idea here' at each move, and learn.

[@Flickeralex]

Chess GMs: Noo! you can't just play f6 on the first move! Chad Barnes: haha f6 go gg wp mate

[@SnowSamuray]

Barnes suddenly claiming that place is my head reserved to the ABSOLUTE MADMAN

[@romelsanimation7392]

Since I was eleven I start watching agadmator and now I am 15 and it is my birthday thank you agadmator for making chess video...and keep doing it..

[@mba4677]

Nice gg well aged bro

[@smrtfasizmu6161]

Even the endgame where Barnes won being a pawn up against a player like Morphy is impressive

[@mar5567]

People: "You cannot win by starting with f6" Barnes: "Hold my beer ! "

[@drone231]

Hold my english cigar

[@basberger5921]

Barnes didn't just win he humiliated Morphy by playing F6 on the first move.

[@Cecilia-ky3uw]

F6 is named after him

[@stantheman143]

Bongcloud of it's time

[@askthepizzaguy]

7 minutes into this and Barnes is in a superior position up a pawn in an endgame against Paul friggen Morphy. OUTSTANDING.

[@wildexperiense]

40 seconds in and ben finegold is already out

[@SanityAardvark]

Good.

[@ChessMC]

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[@periodic98]

Lol

[@johnaustin704]

The lesson I drew from this game is that underestimating one's opponent often does not work out well, even for someone as strong as Morphy!

[@1.4142]

overestimating your opponent also makes you nervous and decreases your performance

[@basicallyyes1796]

I think Eric Rosen (IM) unknowingly beated Magnus Carlson in an online game but it was just an account of Magnus so idk

[@alimehraban5040]

I just wanna thank you for this channel. I was away from chess for 9 years and suddenly KZbin recommended one of your videos and now I'm into chess again.

[@manigopal92]

This Barnes guy must be a funny and weird character in real life. You can tell a lot about a person looking at the way they play chess.

[@akashroy-gq4vy]

His cause of death was also kind of peculiar, he lost 130 pounds in 10 months , which resulted in his death

[@thatoneguy9582]

@@akashroy-gq4vy "It's called the Egyptian cleanse"

[@Dazzwidd]

@@akashroy-gq4vy sounds like cancer

[@Raventooth]

This is the first time I have seen Morphy resign. Incredible.

[@AM_-wg1hj]

Ben Finegold : Never Play f6 Barnes : lol

[@george474747]

Finegold would call Isaac Newton a weak physicist because he failed to incorporate the ideas of James Clerk Maxwell. I feel slightly sullied by even referencing such historical ignorance.

[@samuelbarahona8547]

Is it me or does it look like Madman Mr. Barnes only eats hardtack for every meal

[@nextgenfootball69420]

he looks like ron swanson

[@ChessMC]

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[@vendingdudes]

...and canned fish

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

@@fennecbesixdouze1794 So... a really good-looking corpse then.

[@krishnapandit8190]

The quote attributed to The Great Akiba Rubenstien. Excellently covered as always.. :)

[@RAVIKUMAR-nb5un]

"In this game Barnes deserve Morphy's head"

[@thehooper7078]

This is an awesome channel!

[@JuggernautSPQR]

2:00 that's a strange looking bishop ... :D

[@hideentity1518]

"If you need win with black, go for Sicilian" to make it more difficult go for Barnes ! 🤩

[@bartekAPOKALIPSA]

It actually scores pretty well in sub 2000 lichess rapid :D

[@surveersingh2552]

No day goes by without a video I love this channel baby..

[@1.4142]

#suggestion These are some crazy and absurd games played by masters: lichess.org/KGV8ajXZ lichess.org/G9XkZe2J Fastest stalemate: lichess.org/ttzZb8FV lichess.org/RTQ6fLIF Nepo blunders a bishop but wins: lichess.org/Y4RyRJrz Traxler immortal: lichess.org/L4wj6TNX

[@АлександрЗибик-ь5с]

Playing the 'bad' openings is the best way to tell your opponent that you got the skill to make them work.

[@finalhour60]

After a long time seeing a match where Paul morphy lost in a game .these many days I found only videos on KZbin where Paul morphy won . first time watching his defeat .

[@Mirrodin82]

Barnes played this one beautifully. I love crazy openings, they make games more interesting

[@intelligentbishops7631]

Morphy used to play very natural games and believe me he has inspired me so much that even I started uploading chess!!❤️❤️

[@abhijeetjoshi2524]

Morphy and Tal were legends!!❤️❤️

[@intelligentbishops7631]

@@anteater1818 I am just telling facts no self promotion if you still think it's a strategy then sorry for it!

[@Underrootsquare]

There is nothing wrong in self promotion .. overall .. it's only chess that's getting prommoted.

[@Cnut_the_grape]

1:17 lol I remember reaching that position with my friend a couple of hours ago

[@yarielrobles9003]

Barnes summoned his inner finegold to defeat morphy

[@IoSonoGamba]

welcome back to the good stuff: 1. ... f6 well yes, but actually no

[@jonathanfrancisco9001]

I'm really glad this channel exists

[@tomheuser4545]

i love the rivalry of those two, maybe you would like making a video about their shared history or something. always love the videos , thx man

[@user-yc6km3iw7c]

Thanks for your videos. I really enjoy the sagas that you produce, so keep up the good work! It's great to see the evolution of the game and the social history surrounding chess.

[@ledoodeniginzbob3259]

Me: *about to sleep* Agad: *post* Me: here we go again

[@johnaustin704]

Me too, Bro!

[@reflectivepizza2133]

Also agad: sorry about that

[@ChessMC]

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[@isaacsamuel9520]

Is it just me who feels happy for Barnes??

[@cullanhamilton1539]

I love learning about this man Barnes. Absolutely would be at my coffee date of historical figures. I keep trying to make the Barnes opening and defense work in my games. I really admire him.

[@DaveNeve]

Barnes is truly a unique player. He plays stuff that no one else would consider but then holds his own and even wins. He was surely the sneakiest player around at that time. By the way, he died in a really peculiar way according to Wikipedia.

[@mathiasprehofer5184]

I really love this channel and I never thought I would ever write a complaint in the comment, but please either show the notifications that trigger the sound or turn of the notifications. To me, most likely also to others, just hearing the notification sound kind of takes the feeling of feeling of dedication towards chess away and makes me feel a bit like I am watching a Kids show on Nickelodeon.

[@panda4247]

I thought in previous 3 (or so) vidros, that the sound means checkmate. Apparently not, or it was bugged today. But I agree, I do not like the sound either.

[@Arthur_TV]

@@panda4247 The sound is from the twitch app, those are agad getting notifications that people have followed his channel. Really quite annoying.

[@netiora]

@@Arthur_TV Nice channel & vids mate, fancy seeing you here.

[@IanM1243]

Loving the good stuff in 60fps

[@canadianbehaviour8280]

Keep it up! Really loving the content!

[@bruckeundkeinzweck]

I'm so early that the time stamp guy isn't even here yet.

[@JustAndrewIsFine]

0:38 no need to apologise I was mentally prepared for f6 coming into the video.

[@kalpakgupta]

A few notifications go off. Says "Sorry for the sound" in next video. Such a good man.

[@twa9342]

Imagine defeating Paul Morphy after 1.f6

[@kajetangorski1960]

The quote is atributed to none other than the great Akiba Rubinstein.

[@cogybear]

Anyone else hypnotised by Morphy's eyes? I keep realising I'm staring at Morphy instead of the game 8-)

[@pathutchison9866]

I’m more hypnotized by the fact that his hair looks like he’s wearing headphones, especially in the black and white picture.

[@thatoneguy9582]

FBI

[@gediminaskontrimas7992]

60 frames per second effect

[@drbriansilverman2493]

Such an amazing game! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@Dazzwidd]

This Barnes fella was a pretty strong player, I'm actually impressed 👍

[@evanoramorphy2573]

it should be called the “Defy Ben Finegold” defence xD

[@roarroon1666]

I‘m really enjoying the war between these legends

[@joshmusyoka7317]

I'm new to chess (1100) but, grateful that such a great teacher such ad agadmator does exist. Thank you, for being a great teacher.

[@andrewptob]

Former Us: never understood why he would say “Sorry about that”. Current Us: now we understand but he doesn’t turn the sound off. 😄

[@ihatemylife9561]

What is he doing when he does that?

[@andrewptob]

He is turning down his computer volume, but we never used to be able to hear it. Now we can hear it, but he doesn’t notice. 🤷

[@SimBol1216]

Barnes looks and acts like the Theodore Roosevelt of chess.

[@xanbex8324]

Thanks for this!!

[@basicallyyes1796]

I’ve never seen a person like Morphy loose a game

[@rickspins5335]

awesome videos man

[@gmpillo604]

Morphy CRUSHED the best players of his time, taking chess as a childhood past time... retiring at 13 after smashing Lowenthal, coming out of retirement at 20 to kill time and show the chess world who was boss, he studied and played little chess by any chess master standar and so was at the BEGINNING of his true chess potential, yet was essentially invincible... as Anderssen himself said so... yeah the greatest chess genius in history

[@torstenaan]

I really enjoy watching all the videos on this channel, but this saga is amazing. I really hope that Ron Swansons ancestor wins some day

[@bloodshotwr6303]

At 9:29 you missed knight to D2 forking king and bishop move.

[@oldskyggen2423]

Several others have suggested Nd2+. The knight cannot leave e4 due to the threat pawn g3 and one pawn queens. If Nd2+ then Ke2, Ne4 Bg2 and the knight gets exchanged for the bishop or has to leave the crucial square e4. If White tries to eliminate the bishop, his king is not in position to stop one of the pawns from promoting.

[@adrianmisak07]

i know none of these chess players, yet I always have a favorite.

[@george474747]

@5:06 "Barnes doesn't care" - not a bad t-shirt idea.

[@ayushagarwal10]

As always..I am here to enjoy the show

[@Robster543210]

Once the bar opens up, I’m going to definitely show this game to my friends.

[@ayushagarwal10]

Welcome back to good stuff - agatmator 2020

[@jasongoodacre]

I should be sleeping but I've just been notified there's a new Morphy game to look at.

[@elasiduo108]

I think Morphy got overconfident after his opponent played such an strange opening. In the end, the situation was that Morphy got ahead in development, but he was unable to exploit it, and after simplification, all he got was that he had a more centralized position, but with a pawn down. Barnes then showed great technique in converting the advantage into victory. Two lessons are learned from this game. First: If you are ahead in development, try to refrain from trades. I think after Morphy played Qxd8, all his advantage in development began to evaporate. In the end, Barnes managed to catch up to Morphy. An important strategic lesson. Second: In endgames without major pieces, Bishops are better than Knights. Morphy allowed the trade, and then his position was completely doomed. This game is a nice example of how to convert an endgame in such situation. So, as usual, Morphy is always teaching us lessons in chess, even when he loses.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

I hate losing endgames like that those pawns so important at the end of game Great Game Much Thank Agadmator

[@filippopioltino6264]

The quote over the board is from Akiba Rubinstein

[@mrprince6467]

what impressed me in this game was the defensive resilience of mr barnes , espacially those pawn moves on the king side in the opening and midlle game , he knew exactly what he was doing , probablly he expected those moves because he played f6 alot in his life , but still that was impressive , he was like petrosian in disguise

[@befosocial]

Question to the proposed Bh6 after black castles (2:49). Wouldn't it lead to (..., g5), (Qh5, Qe8) which would cause a Queen trade? Since I don't see capturing the g5 pawn would lead to anything, since black will play h6 after all the captures happened? If so I just think white should in no game be interested in a draw in such a position?

[@rickelmonoggin]

"How the channel looked a long time ago". I think the cushions might have been arranged a bit differently on the sofa.

[@HeilJake]

1:04 “We have d6 by Barnes *RING*”

[@chilakashalemraju3668]

Excellent! Nice presentation

[@brightnight8831]

0:58 lol it's awesome Agad always knows what they said during the game

[@MichaelPiz]

#suggestion For every standard opening, there had to have been a game where it was played for the first time. Maybe do a series showing those games?

[@psykkomancz]

Actually some openings, like Italian, Spanish, Sicilian, are so old that to find first game played like this is impossible.

[@nathanbaker9837]

Fantastic vision! Thanks.

[@joycejulep9115]

Thanks for being here for us, Agadmator!

[@martingrillo6956]

Haha. "Just H6 takes care of all of my troubles." (3:16) I strongly like the idea.

[@Attlanttizz]

You should probably turn off twitch when you're making these videos... and apologize when doing so, of course ;-)

[@pozzowon]

Is that funny noise from twitch?

[@Attlanttizz]

@@pozzowon Yes

[@peely12345]

“Sorry about dat”

[@TheZotmeister]

@@pozzowon Indirectly. Twitch itself doesn't make sounds like that, but it's the default sound StreamLabs (a web service Twitch streamers like to use) has for getting a new follow. Antonio must have his recording software somehow playing that notification even when NOT streaming, and not showing it visually... which frankly makes no sense and is completely avoidable (heck, you'd have to WORK at it to make that happen). So that sound is triggered by people following his Twitch channel while he's recording this and being very silly.

[@rickdonnelly4284]

My audio setup must suck, because I have been trying to figure out why he is apologizing for months. I should have just asked.

[@09ganeshbathina33]

The quote above the board was told by akiba rubinstein if I am not wrong

[@09ganeshbathina33]

Ikr!!

[@OfficialFoliLucker]

Very rare gameplay, thanks agad!

[@qazzaqstan]

Was anyone else expecting "and it was as of move 1..."

[@shubhamsrivastava6169]

agad can never run out of contents as he will keep repeating all the videos in higher frames per sec

[@ahmzaneerkariapper]

“Sorry about that” its mandatory sentence in his all videos 😂

[@bkokohut1980]

Hello everyone!!!! Welcome back to the good stuff!!!!

[@gianniskarousis5600]

"And it's as of move four that this position has never been reached again" Don't underestimate my 420 bullet

[@georgeray649]

Excellent Agad

[@freedomofspeech2700]

"And it is as of move 4 that this position never reach again" if said- 'for some good reasons' morphy wins if continue- Barnes wins

[@lucasrabelo10]

#suggestion Will you show a Paul Morphy game where he employs his famous defense?

[@sirzorg5728]

9:34 What if he just forks the bishop and the king? King moves down, take bishop, king takes knight, nvm the pawn advantage kills you.

[@RealCurrencies]

It was a weak opening by Barnes, but he played it with a nice plan, after this e5 break he was already at least equal. Morphy responded inaccurately, but I'm sure he was not well prepared. F6 can be a reasonable opening move. Black can just continue with g6, Bg7, Nh6-f7, d6 and e5, this is a reasonable set up.

[@fernandovargasmejia8512]

Wow, defeated Morphy using the Black pieces :o