Is Ivanchuk a Genius? I'm sure Shirov Would Agree

[@JB_inks]

"you can CHECK some of my previous videos" Thanks, mate.

[@agadmator]

Nice one :D

[@ghostintheshelf9097]

The beauty of this comment is in how you end it with a Mate. I wonder if it was intentional :)

[@martinet1985]

@@ghostintheshelf9097 wow, you actually destroyed it 😎😎😎

[@vgamerul4617]

@@martinet1985 kek

[@jasonmichael3676]

True story, my other favorite clips to watch is Pawn Stars.

[@trucid2]

I haven't played chess in well over 20 years and even back then I just dabbled. Yet here I am, subscribed and watching your videos. You are a magician.

[@agadmator]

Thank you sir. Happy for you to make the comeback after 20 years :) The chess virus never goes away :)

[@marekmaco2519]

@@agadmator and now the same thing happened to me, thank you sir, great content

[@u-kabgaming-nazim119]

Lmaoooo the username got me

[@kong-ba-pao]

Getting back into chess because of a virus that doesn't go away.... this reply surely aged well.

[@gopinathmani7163]

just imagine a game between Tal and Ivanchuk

[@-Muhammad_Ali-]

lol.. both would have trouble with Nedzhmetdinov. Actually Tal is out of the equation already

[@varunmurali5671]

nazirdjon nezhy was white all the time he played with tal

[@Brandon-a-writer]

look at Victor Korchnoi's record against Tal /fin

[@darchandarchan7036]

nazirdjon must be beautiful tho

[@MasterChiefSamus]

If Ivanchuk enjoyed riling Kasparov up, imagine how he would get under Fischer's skin.

[@bencaruso1346]

Ivanchuk has always been a creative genius to be feared by all who dare to play him! I always liked him and have studied some of his other brilliancies like this one! Great instructive analysis and commentary on a fantastic Ivanchuk Masterpiece! Thanks!

[@angusmacdonald1715]

I protec I attac But most importantly I sac

[@Raul-md8bd]

Angus pro s a c c

[@macdonald-berger5165]

omg chess memes yess u people exist

[@knoblauchdittrich7412]

You seserve a medal

[@vgamerul4617]

@@macdonald-berger5165 of course.

[@nevinkuser9892]

I was yelling at my phone "Don't take the queen! It's a trap!" I didn't know what kind of trap but I knew it was a trap. 😂😂😂

[@arfmacute8427]

it's like a psychedelic trip the way ivanchuk controls the positions

[@lunakid12]

Yes, perfect summary, his confidence was so striking that even I could feel it, a complete chess illiterate.

[@Wesssss84]

Great explanations and commentary!!!! Straight to the point, no shit talk. Love it

[@liamf2300]

Never heard of ivanchuk then I get 6 videos on him recommended in one day

[@MrSupernova111]

Really loving the Chucky series! Keep up the great work! Thank you!

[@UnXPLO1Table]

There's no wonder that one of the greatest games ever played was in the Botvinnik Semi-Slav - that's one of the sharpest openings in existence, and in this sense, the 1. d4 counterpart of the Sicilian Najdorf. The video has reminded me to search for the Botvinnik Semi-Slav on KZbin and binge on the search results :)

[@agadmator]

+Anton Podkopaev Damn, sounds like a plan :)

[@Daniel-tm9fg]

Beautiful game, Ivanchuk is so unique GM

[@kumarpaurushbaba]

Vassily ivanchuk, The real enigma of chess world. All his personility quirks and eccentricities make him even more special. Love you chucky, you are genius.

[@michaelthomheadley]

probably the best endgame strategy I've ever seen, or at least my personal favorite

[@FreethinkingSecularist]

I love your videos! Always entertaining. Thank you.

[@itzMoJo67]

man, how much content do you upload ? great stuff.

[@williamcrisp9245]

Get used to it :) new videos to catch up to every day! (or close enough as makes no matter). Hundreds of thousands of potential chess games to come too, will take a lifetime to do them all...

[@williamcrisp9245]

I'm willing to spend my lifetime watching them too!

[@agadmator]

+jack mayhoff I try to do 2 videos per day. Sometimes I manage only 1 :)

[@user-uj2cq6rd8n]

+agadmator's Chess Channel (agadmatorTV) a match between Fischer and Ivanchuk would be the most epic game ever.Did it even happen? during the 1900's?

[@yunusap]

no. Ivanchuk and Fischer never played. Ivanchuk is the same generation as Kasparov, by the time they were playing professional chess, Fischer had already gone full-blown crazy and retired from chess, if I'm not mistaken. Agadmator is free to correct me if I'm wrong :)

[@basicallyyes1796]

I’m the best at sacs, I call it “resigning”

[@LazarosGaming]

Ty you Antonio for the double uploads almost everyday.

[@StarContract]

That queen sacrifice was a machine move. Fucking cold.

[@Bushwakbill]

The subtitles read: “ Vastly unchoke “

[@samuelrosenbalm]

That thumbnail of Ivanchuck, lol. "And I runnnn, I runnn so far awayyy.."

[@RODRIGOCELEBRONI]

This kind of games makes me feel emotion. Two of the tree best players (still alive) for me (Ysupov too). Two crazy minds with no fear to show us The Magic over the board. I have the Ivanchuk sign in a chess sheet of Melilla Tournament 2019. GM Sandro Mareco (very good person and chess player) got it for me. Thanks for your videos Agadmator!

[@forearthbelow]

It's been a LONG while since I played, not that I was any good, but I did enjoy playing. I hadn't heard of Ivanchuk before but, having watched a few of the commentary of his games in the last couple of days on this excellent channel, I think the answer to your question in the title has to be YES, the man IS a genius. The Qg7 move on around 4:30 was greater than inspired, and several of the exchanges of pieces after were no less so. GENIUS? an understatement

[@rezganger]

I`m pretty sure that "Chucky" would have earned the TITLE if it wasnt for his nerves.He has shown again and again that he can beat anyone on a good day.But sadly hes a bit up and down in tournaments. Thanks for sharing these games of his with us all! Cheers.

[@patrickleone4494]

I do not play chess often, but I am addicted to your channel.

[@Xenon777channel]

I just want to say that the first 7 half-moves are Alpha Zero's favourite, Alpha Zero plays d4, d5, c4, c6, Nc3, Nf6, Nf3 all the time against itself, then, after that it plays a6, not the e6 in this game. After a6, it plays g3, then comes dxc4, preparing a5, then a4 as white, that's the most usual moves played by Alpha Zero, which they call the "Principal Variation" in the PDF paper. So, if Alpha Zero is correct, then you shouldn't play e6 in The Slav Defense, you should play a6. Another interesting note in the paper is that Alpha Zero won 24 games with 26 draws in The Queen's Pawn Game as white, this is a very high ratio. In The Queen's Gambit it scored 16 wins with 34 draws as white. It scored the highest ratios as white against The Caro-Kann Defense, The French Defense, however, this only shows that those openings are highly questionable. Alpha Zero likes to play e5 against e4, it also likes to play 1. d4 or 1. c4. Ultimately chess is most likely a draw however Alpha Zero, I assume, aims for the lines which have 'the most winning variations' or something of this sort.

[@0MrFreckles0]

I don't play chess, and I barely recognize most of the chess players in these videos. But for some reason I can't stop watching. Subbed and binge watching eeeevvverything

[@Mrius86]

I like this channel because it puts up games I haven't seen yet from players that are unfamiliar to me.

[@malafakka8530]

I only recently began to watch your videos on Ivanchuck (but have been watching your channel for 8-10 months) because I was mostly interested in Tal and Fischer and some random ones. Great Tal quote here that perfectly describes him.

[@nevinkuser9892]

Excellent. This deserves a key lime pie.

[@wiredog771]

Chucky is the best. Rain man. Did you see him calculating his checkers side game while he was accepting the blitz championship trophy last year?? Like a boss.

[@gringobilbo]

agree....chucky is one of a kind....raw talento...brutal!!! there are some players who simply stand out...even never having won the title....like nezmedinov....tals mentor....better simply ain´t possible....

[@forearthbelow]

"Is Ivanchuk a genius?" What a ridiculous question 😂😂😂😂😂. I am in complete awe of this man when in his prime. I'd never heard of him before finding this excellent site, as soon as I see his name or pic in the thumbnail I drop everything and watch, I wish I could learn but my brain power is many MANY levels below the required levels....

[@regzzuse280]

20k subs...15 min. later 21k. Quailty sells itself.

[@12jswilson]

2.5 years later, 561k subs. Quality sells indeed.

[@KrishK8055]

676k now 🔥

[@thatsmyopinion20]

@@KrishK8055 837k now

[@abelchess8430]

He about 1 M Now.🔥

[@its_muu3493]

@@12jswilson 1 year later and he has 1.080.000 subscribers.Quality sells indeed

[@LaurentCoulbeauxMagiclauresc]

I always liked Ivantchuk he is the genius. Congrats now you pass from 20K to 21K subscribers now it's gonna go even faster ;)

[@borisgnr]

I really enjoyed this video, and I like that you do two videos a day! Excellent content!

[@arnedierick68]

I know nothing about professional chess but I still love your videos!

[@Praveensss]

Excellent videos. I watch your videos over and over again. And this game was brute from Ivanchuk, one of my favorite players.

[@motivmotto]

gr8 video, now i am starting like ivanchuk!!!

[@debjitghatak6560]

thanks for the great shares .. the commentary and analysis really helps!

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Really humiliating when you capture the opponents Queen as this game shows it does not automatically lead to a win I hate when I lose being a Queen up but utilizing the others pieces enables people to comeback from the Queen deficit as it did in this Game Thank You Agadmator Enjoyed

[@Xenon777channel]

Alpha Zero plays this line in The Slav, it's in the PDF paper - Iljin, Timofey (2279) Kamsky, Gata (2637) Event: TCh-RUS Blitz 2016, Agadmator could you analyze Alpha Zero's favourite line please

[@SupercovenGW2]

ive played 5 games of chess in my life, but your channel is fun to watch.

[@CharlesB147]

Can you do one more with Ivanchuk? Topalov vs. Ivanchuk, Linares, 1999.

[@zarifshoeb]

Put #suggestion in your comment. Otherwise Antonio won’t find it.

[@Ramm4eg]

I enjoy Ivanchuk's game the most. Please keep up the good work.

[@oneputtsteven]

Chucky was coming up with engine like moves before the engines were really powerful.

[@drnantz]

Love your site. Very quick and concise.

[@peteralainszpiriev4750]

Of course. Ivanchuk is. I wish Ivanchuk could play in 2018 candidates but never mind, next time Ivanchuk wins the title.,as should already several times. Opinion from Budapest. Ivanchuk already is world champion but in rapid games. Last year i think watch the video as while Ivanchuk take the title solve some important problems.

[@Shockprowl]

Wow. Amazing game. I need an Ivanchuk games collection book.

[@pabloochoac.7111]

Can you check the game between Shirov vs. Ivanchuk 2008/06/26 Aerosvit? there is a Knight movement that resembles the constellation ursa minor and actually helps win the game. It's awesome!!!

[@MoxieCom]

watching a strategic game like this reveals my limitations... but thanks just the same. ;)

[@kirillvishnyakov3035]

7:08 isnt the rook protecting on d8 already protecting d1 ?

[@UnitedPebbles]

lv 10 engine is so quick and accurate, make it less uh motivational to "play". Of course, we all need victories, for our Christe. Christe Eleison.

[@CHANNEL_HH]

Chucky is a monster

[@Gregoryt700]

That Queen sac is the most outrageous move Ever played. Insanely deep & profound

[@KeithAllpress]

I tried to workout the next move by pausing video, and then when the queen sac was revealed I said out loud "What!". I think it was intuitive,. When I saw it was a swap off idea I was still wondering how he was going to get that other rook. If he really calculated that far its incredible, but maybe it was the psychological shock value of the q sac that would unsettle your opponent. Is the loss of the black rook forced?

[@yargotkd]

Just subscribed, you should do videos on Morozevich!

[@agadmator]

+Yargo Melo Which game?

[@yargotkd]

He has several great games, I like the idea of showcasing some geniuses that never got the title of world champion, www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018654 is a great one. But he has various, I think that he much like Ivanchuk, in a good day could face anyone.

[@NavdeepSingh-ek9mu]

I really respect 3 men in chess Tal, ivanchuk and you Huge respect 🙏

[@ranadam5568]

I feel like playing with smart people can be so hard and easy at times, sometimes I accidentally do I ‘genius’ move and the smart people overestimate me and resign thinking I have planned it all along 😂

[@igorz4582]

I doubt these people are even decent 💯😹🔥🔥🔥👌👌😎😎😭😅💥💥💯

[@lilrosebush]

Chuckie the genius strikes not once but 13 times

[@arnielucki1689]

Hi Agadmator. At the 4:02 mark , after Rxa4, you say white is winning. How? what if Ra8?

[@apotekarness]

After watching your vids, Ivanchuk has become my favorite player. I let the engine analyze whites 21st move and not even after a few hours did the computer agree that it's the best move, but who cares? 21. Qg7 is just poetic!

[@bencaruso1346]

Henning Högberg Absolutely! Ivanchuk has always been an extremely dangerous player and his ability to play creative ideas accurately is a big part of that; I believe Kasparov had mentioned the danger of playing Ivanchuk a very long time ago which was understandable to warn his friends. Ivanchuk has another recent positional Brilliancy as Black beating former World Champion Kramnik, V in this year's World Cup with a B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange, Rubinstein variation, Round 3, 0-1 you may have all ready looked over where Engines as well have a difficult time finding exactly where Kramnik went wrong - In that game Ivanchuk went up a pawn on move 27 and my extensive study of the game can only suggest Kramnik needed to at least bring his Queen to d1 on move 33 instead of b5 where it seemed to lack harmony with his other pieces and I think the Queen should've been played to the Center with 33.Qd1 at least in an effort to continue keeping additional guard on his isolated pawn at d4 (Once he lost that pawn the game was really over). It's amazing that in the game Kramnik finally got his pawn back on move 55 only to see his whole Position slipping quickly away and Ivanchuk just demolished Kramnik after that with an outstanding finish! Oh, agadmator has an awesome presentation of that game here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIaaZaVof6aHmKM Also, Just recently I was glancing over another of Ivanchuk's complete Brilliancies where he was White and played into a B33 Sicilian, Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation in Ivanchuk, V vs Muzychuk, A, 1-0, 2013 and in that game he takes a pawn with his Queen on the Queenside and is up a pawn. Then, Ivanchuk brings the Queen back to the Center and near his Kingside. In that game too, The Engine does not like or at least does not 'understand' what he is doing at move 30.Qg4? and then we see the Engine struggling with 0.00's indicating he is only Equal up until move 33.Qh4? Then an Engine at first gave Ivanchuk's move 34.Ng4 an evaluation of 0.00 as if he was only 'Equal' and was looking at a Draw but then I had to move forward through a few more moves (to where it was more clear he was winning) then when I backed up to where I was it suddenly gave Ivanchuk a +1.29 advantage and this quickly grew by the time he played 37.f3! it was re-evaluated as him having a +3.41 (more than a Knight or Bishop) advantage even though he was only up a pawn (normally only would give him about a +1.00) and on Invanchuk's move 39.Qe2 the Engine finally calculates he has a forced mate in 12! which is where his opponent Anna Muzychuk then finally resigned. Ivanchuk's Kingside attack doesn't look like much at first glance and the Engine can't even calculate that he's winning at first so I know exactly what you mean about an Engine not agreeing with some of his moves or at least not really 'understanding' some of his moves in computer calculation. I hope you enjoy studying more of his games in the future like that as I have for years and with watching great instructive videos like this one! Take care :)

[@omegacroc2928]

Ben Caruso very late response but wow man you deserve something for that comment

[@littlesnowy98]

ivanchuk, one of the very few admiring minds to me

[@marin4311]

I became a chess addict because of you. I should sue you... But I enjoy it so much... Thank you for the fun.

[@Holypuno]

hey man! thanks for ur time and content. im new to chess but i improved a lot by ur videos. much love from Vietnam :)

[@Ronbo710]

Chucky may never be World Champion but he is more exciting to watch than any of them!!

[@aaronmanda6477]

Ivanchuck should have been a world champion. He is a genius

[@muralishclinton902]

I hate it when game says that someone resigned the game! Geez, finish it!

[@reddd-77]

That's a waste of time

[@clivethereddevil3178]

at 4:13 black should play ..Qd7 as the knight on c5 cannot be taken because white's queen is unguarded.

[@azaas]

I was telling a coworker who's also a chess enthusiast and far more studied compared to me i should point, about your previous video featuring Ivanchuk vs Kasparov. He remarked that in his opinion and I quote "Ivanchuk was the worst enemy of himself" and he further elaborated that he thought/has read that Ivanchuk kinda collapsed at some point. Thoughts? Comments?

[@TopDownMikey]

The answer is yes - Ivanchuk is a genius

[@addfistyt6563]

That sac was really unbelievable

[@antyteista]

I found pretty funny game, i hope you will do it - karpov vs korwin mikke xd

[@vangelism7591]

Chucky is a genius and a legend. :)

[@HowToYouTubeOfficialChannel]

Why black didn't capture knit with queen at 5:54 ?

[@raaravchhetri813]

He isn't explaining well. The whole idea of white is to take on d4 pawn to defend the g7 pawn because then it will be very difficult for black because black will be defending the whole game. Since black has a queen advantage here , he didn't capture the knight but defends his d4 pawn to not let capture and defend his g7 pawn. (Hope you get it , my English ain't so good )

[@TheGreatnessHD]

What's up with the "no" on 6:08?

[@KrekreDoBusao]

Tal is so unpredictable, that he becomes predictable, because you can always expect the craziest move possible. #tal (honestly, when I first started to watch Tal games, I could never guess his next move. Nowadays, I just expect the most incredible sacrifice, and 50% of the times I'm right)

[@zoranstanici6258]

amazing play with ivanchuk

[@abdelrahmanahmed5124]

i like ur videos u are awesome can anyone please tell me what is the meaning of sentence in the video"i had a third place vessel into polyp" because my english is not good thanks

[@Marius-zt9cm]

1:48 why not recapture the e6 pawn?

[@rafaelleite3954]

Even Chuck (Norris) fears Ivanchuk

[@firehawk12164]

MOAR IVANCHUK

[@michaelallport5816]

I'd rather watch these two guys play than any other duo.

[@tututututututu670]

Why the opposite player havent played Queen to B6..At 5:34

[@vender68]

Beautiful moves

[@elegomeskin]

I'm keeping a close eye on Chucky at the knockout...gotta feeling he's gonna go deep.

[@agadmator]

+Orlando Romero I hope so :)

[@NguyenQuang-os1ty]

@5:31 why not ...Rc7

[@mughavaitamizhan7734]

Can you show the game between Anand vs Ivanchuk in world rapid championship 2016

[@ZalvadorZali]

Can someone please explain the Mikhail Tal quote on this video? Thanks!

[@shahsekander5832]

I want to know what will be the result ratio if bobby fischer vs ivanchuk were played

[@altaymetekaya3629]

Can you analyse some Capablanca games please? I'd love that

[@thomasvandenbelt4097]

Where in the Netherlands?

[@sboschi]

What was the problem with 16. ... exd5 rather than Qb5?

[@michaelmassaro4375]

A/GAD/MATOR enjoyed the video explaining the meaning of the word Agadmator more or less an older wise guy When it comes to Chess I believe this very true Agadmator is an OG not as in old guy or original gangster more as Organizer of Genius

[@TheAstronomyDude]

don't forget to put the portraits on the left side of the board

[@nithishkumar-ek2kg]

Thanks for giving nice video keep going

[@pashapasovski5860]

This is Tals tween brother!

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

I don't know what the engines would say but intuitively it seems like black should've just taken the knight on c5 with his queen. It ends up net even in material after white sacked his queen and screws up whites anticipated tactical sequence which did in fact lead to mate since it was not disrupted.

[@angkari7244]

So the 'best move in chess history' is the queen sac on g7?

[@abtking91]

Your videos are awesome agadmaster. However, I would like to draw your attention towards correcting the pronunciation of Anand's name. Its true that he writes "Viswanathan", but the actual name is "Vishwanathan". So, you should use "sh" in his name rather than "s". By the way, if you are curious what his name means, then I will tell you... Vishwa means World and Nathan means Lord, so his name means the Lord of the World. Thanks.

[@agadmator]

+Abhinav Tiwari Thank you. I will remember this :)

[@jlynem]

Like a Tal game but without the growing sense of doom