Incredible Fight Between Two Champions || Ju Wenjun vs Anish Giri || Tata Steel (2024)

[@Al-gv5uw]

Wenjun has a difficult tournament with the strength of the opponents but she did well here

[@Jaja-hx6ch]

Today even better, she draw Nepo

[@jestice75]

She has no business being there, solely there because she's a woman. It's ridiculous, she couldn't even compete well in the challenger's section.

[@thesavantart8480]

​​@@Jaja-hx6ch Today even more, she beat Alireza.

[@stevemuzira9155]

Ju Wenjun is very strong! She actually had the winning position and that is hard to get against a player like Anish! Kudos to her!!

[@Philopantheon82]

The greatest virtue about watching Agad's videos is not seeing that eval(evil) bar

[@bkim2]

Agad: Of course, you won't move your king and allow checkmate in one. Me: ......of course not...

[@sophisticat7673]

I learned the system ju played from petrosian, and it served me well. He called it the coiled spring approach. White is conservative but the set up contains much potential and poison. I found it quite hard to lose with this system and u don’t have to learn a ton of theory, plus you can play it against practically anything. During the season I played it my grade improved from about 140 bcf to 165 bcf ( I am old). What I like about her variation is na3 which, as u say, gives white more options. I did get a lot of draws, but overall I was +5 for the season. Not perhaps as much fun as my usual Vienna, but more solid

[@vishaltripathy3620]

the world champion petrosian?

[@KnightToRemember]

It isn’t true, it’s only playable against the e6 Sicilian because black’s best setup of e5 will cost him a tempo now

[@nicbentulan]

​@@vishaltripathy3620 Whether Tigran L Petrosian or Tigran V Petrosian they are both cheaters. They cheated Wesley So's uncle and Bobby Fischer's nephew. Tigran V Petrosian is as much of a world champion in 1963 as Magnus Carlsen was in 2016, 2018 or 2021, or Liren Ding was in 2023 or Hikaru Nakamura was in 2022. The true world champions in modern times are Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Sergey Karjakin & Fabiano Caruana.

[@voiceofchris9051]

Bcf?!?!?!

[@newil_yovac]

​@@voiceofchris9051British Chess Federation rating, on old system that had some formula for calculating rating (fide-600/8=bcf). It was just the British being quirky I suppose

[@davidmitchell3881]

Im not surprised Giri has no friends. Anyone who can produce 100 hours on the Najdorf has no time for anything else 😀

[@IAmDavid91]

On the contrary, Giri has lots of friends 😅

[@Stonefalconetti]

He has a wife/kid family and is very active on many platforms including chessbase india where he is like their mascot there.... So... He is just joking....😅

[@davidmitchell3881]

@@Stonefalconetti i think everyone knows that

[@danielthehyperboy1]

He has friends unlike u and ur just jealous he's a super gm and ur not.

[@Toopa88]

1:28 If you look really closely, the horse in the background is positioned to observe Hans Niemann's board.

[@curious_banda]

Based

[@silencionomus]

Lolz

[@silencionomus]

Lolz

[@ronjohnson9690]

I got to watch the last four hours of day 1. I saw during this game the writing scroll on the screen mention that many players may not want to play Ju Wenjun because if they lost, their ratings would take a drastic plunge. I am sure Giri knew this in advance and could not afford a draw.

[@bravenewworld28]

"Incredible fight" and then.... this thumbnail. Love it!

[@scottmuck]

It’s interesting in the photo that there’s a huge knight in the background, presumably for the players to use if they promote a pawn to a knight

[@brukujinbrokujin7802]

It would be also good to see the playing hall. Kinda to see the overall atmosphere of the tournament.

[@brianmitchell1049]

"block his optima logo"!! You tickle me, Anthony. 👍

[@josephmerritt1411]

Great photo. These always add a touch of class to your videos. Well done!

[@viveknanda5695]

Thanks for showing Anish game after a long time

[@royk.9347]

Unfortunate for Ju, she seemed like she had the upper hand in the position but it slowly slipped into Anish's hands.

[@tristan7720]

She's 2500, it's not like it's special that she lost to anish

[@indianfan1029]

But she was up an exchange. May be she returned the material back at the wrong time.

[@indianfan1029]

But she was up an exchange. May be she returned the material back at the wrong time.

[@jameshogan6142]

@@indianfan1029 Yes as they say the hardest thing to win is a won game.

[@amun1040]

great game from both, this is just how a game against a 2750sh GM is like you can have an advantage the entire game and he will try as hard as possible to stay in the game until the opponent makes an inaccuracy. but mighty brave from Wenjun to participate in this tournment, hope she does well.

[@kennethwoods6525]

Ju Wenjun might have politely given up her seat next to Magnus at the openong of the World Rapid & Blitz to some agressive fans but she came to kick but here. That was good preparation for Anish knowing his tendency towards a draw - except Anish wasn't settling for a draw this time. 😉

[@TheMarksT]

Very aggressive play here and good battle too!

[@bobconfrancisco709]

The photos are a great add!

[@ryanjones2627]

Thank you for the photos

[@chiroo2]

8:35 why not check at f2 with knight?

[@abdiazizabdillahi5173]

#suggestion Ding liren played h6 move against vincent keymer in an online game

[@voiceofchris9051]

Agadmator's interpretation of the picture hahahahaha

[@stewste4316]

some photos before games are always nice :)

[@varmmanelangkovan3206]

The intro commentary is highly underated 😂. Hilarious Agad 😂🎉

[@bhunts4]

Ty for sharing this game.

[@SuperHogss]

I love that you made the refreshments reference again, just like your old video with Ivanchuk 🤣🤣🤣

[@kering777]

Yes! Just laid down on the bed and agad uploaded. Good life!

[@agadmator]

It's how I roll 🥐

[@anissbenthami]

I can't find the game in the first link in the description

[@kaldrazadrim]

Hey Antonio, what does the rest of your “Procrastinators Unite” shirt say?

[@PredragCrnkovic]

May I add som instructive info based on the introductory photo of which Agadmator talked. Both players have two hands each. They are faced towards the board, and it may be because organizer put the board between them, or they decided it simoultaneusly withot prior preparation. They both look away from each other as they are watching a boring dispute between two pensionists in the park.

[@tonywozere909]

Please anybody. What size is the board and height of the pieces for this sort of competition?

[@magnusclaesson5843]

About the image. Is chess board + clock 20 years old or did noone tell them about USB?

[@elgonzo5]

I enjoyed this end game.

[@MatthewChippendale]

We haven't had Anton describe a photo for us for some time now, damn I missed that

[@denislejeune9218]

I spotted something in the photo, and it's very interesting: there's a knight in the background.

[@cygnustsp]

I've seen that knight in a few memes

[@ralph0149]

There's also a fat guy who looks like he wants to beat somebody up.

[@MarlexBlank]

Finally after years, now we know when Agadmator reaches down and says “sorry about that” he needs to grab something! Love you Agadmator :)

[@VibhasPatil]

11:56 you sound really sinister which works perfectly with the move Anish played lol

[@dawitgmd6267]

I always wonder what you do when you say sorry about that. Love your content.

[@kennethwoods6525]

He needs some hydrocortisone for those itchy legs. LOLOLOL.

[@MEGA7155]

TATA STEEL CHESS… but the board and the pieces are wood? 🤔

[@ottolehikoinen6193]

The steel company sponsoring the event.

[@curious_banda]

Tbh, it would be a nice touch to use steel

[@ivanivanov3529]

Photo is a nice touch

[@pashapasovski5860]

Taking the black knight with the rook,retaking with black rook and Squier the rook and queen with the knight loos good!

[@mylinuxgr5050]

Why there is never eye contact between top players?

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Strong game by ju wenjun but stronger game by Anish two top players thanks for the game

[@najdorfHai]

While analyzing players pic , he calls inner sherlock.

[@bobcabot]

they are not allowed to bring their pens since it can be used as an antenna

[@ronjohnson9690]

I always wondered why those guys cleaned their ears with the eraser on the pencil!

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

Dang! I imagine anal beads are also not allowed then....

[@JoseGonzalez-yw5iz]

There is no such things as friends

[@maysarahamada4845]

This is the kind of game that leads me to believe women are underrated in terms of ELO. Of course Ju isn’t nearly as good as Anish but her skill shows against male super GM’s to be in the 2600-2650 territory

[@Jaja-hx6ch]

Today she just draw Nepo with 99% accuracy

[@maysarahamada4845]

@@Jaja-hx6ch Eh, the significance of engine accuracy depends on the game. Wouldn't use that as proof of anything tbh

[@ottolehikoinen6193]

Single games do not mean a thing for ratings. But yes, if she played in more tournaments her rating would probably be a bit higher. Getting around the world chasing possiblities to raise your rating isn't too much fun for any 3600 GM, I guess.

[@sappusafwan1929]

We need rapid action videos

[@lewis8890]

Maybe it's only my screen but the queen looked red in the foto

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Anish's h6 move is so passive in this position.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Anish is strong. High skill. Low hype. It took everything he had to win this game.

[@martinusdegrootste]

#suggestion, all Eline Roebers games, unfortunately lost the first one but maybe better today

[@youngcertifiedsaint]

This position is best played in King Indian attack ways

[@UnbearableYT]

So excited to finally have a woman breaking into Tata Steel Masters again!

[@boboho3928]

Home player always win a tournament, I do believe chess also has dark side😂😂😂

[@wandering-jew]

We miss Hou Yifan

[@NachtwaechterSchlafprodukte]

Nice shirt...

[@Dr.drunkenstein1]

They are using the most uncomfortable chairs in this tournament !!!

[@kartikpai2600]

I found the tricky bastard knight😄

[@krishnachakrabarty577]

When her preparation ends her chances of winning end too.

[@malekabdalhadi]

It will be good idea if you but evaluation bar during the game

[@PredragCrnkovic]

Too bad that Ju Wenjun lost and she even refused silent draw offer. No justice in chess.

[@manasuniyal2897]

chess is brutal . And she is a lower rated player when compared to super GMs. She seems to be a very nice girl but sorry CHESS IS BRUTAL .

[@jameshogan6142]

@@manasuniyal2897 Yes I would very much enjoy sharing my favourite Chess problems with her down at the library or bar or wherever she likes to hang out.

[@anthonysellers6455]

A nice, “sorry bout dat”

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Engine move: Kh3 Wenjun move: Kf3

[@Megalodon1-u6j]

I have one suggestion to the chess community, is the professionals players they "should" wear the suit with necktie to give the prestige of the sport of chess at least when they play the classic format.

[@cygnustsp]

I've thought the same thing, but it's probably too uncomfortable

[@mehmetsezer9999]

What is with the leaning down and saying “sorry about that” in almost %90 of your videos? What do you do there? I am really curious after watching hundreds of your videos. 😂 What do you do there Antonio, enlighten us will you?

[@jameshogan6142]

I often wondered the same. Is he adjusting sound or brightness or focus?

[@Steadfastin]

Hans

[@Goobrino]

The only thing stronger than b4 is en passant.

[@StacyInLove1]

GG

[@johnmallette3143]

gg

[@bmac8322]

anish is a national champ but mostly those are not really relevant in these events, what is he a champion of? Is every tournament regarded as a championship now? "early titled tuesday jan 16 2024 champion" titles etc incoming lol

[@randiwijaya9609]

👍

[@kovy689]

If you look closely, you can see Lebron traveled.

[@KC-rf3gx]

And flopped.

[@crimson.ghost22222]

*yawn* We get it 😒 More lebron jokes

[@kovy689]

@@crimson.ghost22222 Bronsexual spotted.

[@agpaok0704]

I felt sad ;(

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Sorry about that 😎 😀

[@BigS4mu_]

Interesting game. Imma slide into Ju's Dms now. LOL

[@donjoesalaveria5276]

ju is just preparing for her next world chess championship to defend. she must play against top male GMs.

[@nicbentulan]

PLEASE agad it's been 4 months! 2023 USCC - Atousa almost beat Carissa Yip, the eventual winner! Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. It's Hikaru's WIFE vs Wesley's GIRLFRIEND. #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@ΓιάννηςΑποστολόπουλος-λ6ο]

Hot take: Womem and men shouldn't have different rating-title standards and should all play in one league

[@incognito5416]

A women's world champion lost to Anish Giri of all people and u think an average women player would survive against the top 5 men players??

[@ndnd7614]

@@incognito5416the reason why women are weak is because they play inferior competition. (It’s also a known fact that most women are overrated because they most play only women).

[@ΓιάννηςΑποστολόπουλος-λ6ο]

@@incognito5416 No I don't.

[@kovy689]

@@ΓιάννηςΑποστολόπουλος-λ6οAgreed, they should. But it was probably separated because the federation knew all of the guys would just dominate ahead of the females, hence the two divisions being made.

[@Jaja-hx6ch]

Honestly, it would be much better for women too. One of the reasons why men play better is higher competition, which raises the level. If a man wants to make a living in chess, he must achieve a rating of 2700, while for a woman a rating of 2500 is quite sufficient. Moreover, talented female juniors will always be left behind if they play with 2500 GMs while their male peers play with 2700 GMs.

[@crimson.ghost22222]

Ju wenjun aka my future ex baby mama lol ❤

[@muthuraj8901]

30 sec enough for indians to come 1st❤

[@jaiwin5034]

Why

[@unholycrusader69]

Very, very poor choice of words

[@ganapathyshankar4420]

Feel sorry for Indian girls 😒😒

[@kovy689]

A secret brothel?

[@mikanobalato5108]

Why is chess gender based?

[@siddheswaradhikary4439]

First

[@markrobertson3054]

Ding aint champ.

[@kkarx]

Photodescription: Giri: "F***, I am playing a girl, gotta win this." Wenjun: "F***, I am playing this guy, never gonna win this."

[@masroorahmadbani1712]

I spotted a giant horsey in the photo.

[@El_Matadormma]

Actually Ju Wenjun was already lost after she played g5 to anish h5 .The correct move was Kh3 defending the pawn🎉

[@agadmator]

No, g5 is the engine's second choice but still a draw with perfect play

[@El_Matadormma]

@@agadmator Ooh Actually I was watching this game live on chess24 and there engine showed g5 as an innaccuracy maybe it was an engine glitch.😅

[@agadmator]

@@El_Matadormma chess24 free engine is terrible, use Lichess analysis

[@El_Matadormma]

@@agadmator I mean I was watching the live stream in chess 24 youtube channel 😄.

[@nicbentulan]

2nd: Hans Niemann = next Bobby Fischer - Wesley So = current Bobby Fischer - Bobby Fischer's ghost = old Bobby Fischer - Beth Harmon = Bobby Fischer in another universe Each of these 4 'is a prodigy, had a rather dark childhood and is American'. Speaking of Wesley So Hikaru's (the rapid WFRCC) wife almost beat Wesley So's (the classical WFRCC) girlfriend! 2023 USCC - Indeed Carissa Yip won and thanked Wesley So as her secret second in the 2023 USCC closing ceremony speech. But in Carissa vs Atousa, Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. move 54 for black is an 8-move equality puzzle it's so sharp [Variant "From Position"] [FEN "1Q5k/3r1rn1/p3N3/Pp1p2P1/1q2p3/1B2R2P/5P2/6K1 b"] 1... Kh7 2. g6+ Kxg6 3. Rg3+ Kf6 4. Nxg7 Rxg7 5. Qf4+ Ke6 6. Qh6+ Kf5 7. Rxg7 Rxg7+ 8. Qxg7 Qxb3 PS xcdhgq #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@kovy689]

What about Magnus?

[@nicbentulan]

@@kovy689 Talentless patzer who has the most classical FIDE FRC losses. What about Magnus?

[@kovy689]

@@nicbentulan You don’t like him?

[@nicbentulan]

@@kovy689 Magnus sucks at 9LX and is a cheater for cheating Alireza, Danya TWICE, Sergey, Anish, Wesley, Nepo & Alexandra Kosteniuk. What's to like?

[@nicbentulan]

@@kovy689 Well?

[@nicbentulan]

3rd: I have no beef with wenjun gender. I hate wenjun because wenjun is a Chinese nationalist since wenjun supports Liren over nepo and because Liren supports Hikaru Magnus Garry & Veselin over Hans Wesley Bobby & Vlad Kramnik. I like tingjie who supports Vlad & Vishy & andrii baryshpolets over Veselin & Peter heine Nielsen & arkady dvorkovich. I hate Nemo, who was against robbi jade lew & Hans. I like robbi who supported Hans. (Also robbi followed me on x while Nemo blocked me lol.) I like Janelle Frayna & Dina Belenkaya for patriotically supporting Wesley So (Philippines, US, FSU, Israel are all on the same side in chess). I hate Bella Khotenashvilli for liking Magnus & Garry over Bobby & Wesley. I find piers morgan George bush sr & george bush jr more evil than andrew tate & donald trump because bush sr indicted bobby fischer, bush jr arrested bobby, piers morgan was a hypocrite in judging hans yet cheating in celebrity apprentice, wesley likes donald and andrew never did anything evil INSIDE chess/kickboxing/boxing/sports/competition. Emory Tate can confirm from Heaven (or wherever). Tristan Tate offered to pay Anna Maja's fines. I hate atousa, the wife of Hikaru. I like Carissa Yip, the girlfriend of Wesley So. --- Agad PLEASE ATOUSA VS CARISSA YIP IN 2023 USCC #SUGGESTION

[@diederikbrouwer5425]

Are you okay mate?

[@kovy689]

@@diederikbrouwer5425 LOL

[@nicbentulan]

@@diederikbrouwer5425 Would you ask this of / say this to victims of Alejandro Ramirez or Iraqi whose families died because of George Bush's invasions? Imagine you're a victim of Alejandro Ramirez and the next month Alejandro wins some tournament. Or you're an Iraqi who lost a family member because of George Bush and then George gets re-elected or an ally of George gets elected.

[@curious_banda]

Touch grass

[@nicbentulan]

@@kovy689 Would you ask this of / say this to victims of Alejandro Ramirez or Iraqi whose families died because of George Bush's invasions? Imagine you're a victim of Alejandro Ramirez and the next month Alejandro wins some tournament. - ukf7UlMy6QU Or you're an Iraqi who lost a family member because of George Bush and then George gets re-elected or an ally of George gets elected. - XMCr-bQk_DM

[@sslelgamal5206]

Not our fault, we are just better! Sorry not sorry!

[@water8773]

Let’s be honest: calling Anish Drawish Giri is fair. Having said that even he should not be disrespected like that by being forced playing a woman. It’s degrading. Having said that he put her in her place. 👍👍👍

[@dutchuncle2716]

I hope you're joking because you made me LOL.

[@edwinbelgica2825]

tOO mUch tALking AsshOLE

[@nicbentulan]

PLEASE agad it's been 4 months! 2023 USCC - Atousa almost beat Carissa Yip, the eventual winner! Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. It's Hikaru's WIFE vs Wesley's GIRLFRIEND. #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc