Is This The Worst Move Ever Played?

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This is the story of the birth of modern chess - when the possibilities of chess as an art, a science and a sport all converged.
The point of convergence was a young boy from Louisiana named Paul Morphy. At a time when America was seen as a backwoods nation with little cultural history and even less intellectual impetus, at a time when chess was considered the exclusive property of a few European countries, at a time when the game was played successfully by a handful of men wizened by years, Paul Morphy, in the brief span of 19 months and with seemingly little effort, defeated conclusively every player he met.
While today few non chess players even know his name, he was one of the most famous celebrities of his time and within the hallowed halls of the chess playing community he is considered by some as the greatest chess player of all time.
But this diminutive, unassuming boy rose to fame almost out of nowhere and once he secured his place in history, he retired back into that hazy unknown, shunning the public eye, never again to play serious chess. Not only was he one of great practitioners of the game, but also one of it's greatest enigmas. He's been given the sobriquet, The Pride and Sorrow of Chess.
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Johann Jacob Loewenthal vs Paul Morphy
Morphy - Loewenthal (1858), London ENG, rd 13, Aug-19
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Variation (C42)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Ne5 d6 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Be6 9. cd5 Bd5 10. Nc3 Nc3 11. bc3 O-O 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bd6 Qd6 14. Ng5 f5 15. c4 Bg2 16. Kg2 Qg6 17. f4 h6 18. d5 Nd8 19. h4 hg5 20. hg5 Nf7 21. Qf3 Nh6 22. Qg3 Nf7 23. c5 Rad8 24. Bc4 b5 25. Bb3 a5 26. Rae1 Rfe8 27. Re6 Re6 28. de6 Kf8 29. ef7 a4 30. Rd1 Rd1 31. Bd1 Qc6 32. Bf3 Qc5 33. g6 Qd6 34. Qg5 Qd2 35. Kh3 Qd3 36. Qh5 Ke7 37. Qh4 Kd7 38. Kg3 Qd6 39. Qh8 Qg6 40. Kf2 Qf7 41. a3 Qe7 42. Kg3 Qe1 43. Kg2 Qd2 44. Kg3 Qe1
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Paul Morphy: Pride and Sorrow of Chess by David Lawson
The Genius Of Paul Morphy by Chris Ward
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[@repos12]

That feeling when you find Qh8 and it's the only losing move

[@Fred_1898]

Same here!

[@DreadVille1]

same

[@ihcfn]

um no, no, not at all, I played something completely different, honest!

[@nuthintoprove]

I found Qh8, oops

[@magnafire1]

It's not losing it's drawing.

[@ultimateman55]

Löwenthal: I can't believe I did that! Oh well, in 150 years this blunder will long be forgotten. agamator: Hold my beer.

[@pianoboi4842]

More like: "Sorry about that"

[@khattab5351]

more like hello everyone!

[@ArpanChess]

"You can take as much time as you want for a move, but okay you can't take forever cos it's gonna be rude" - Agadmator, Oct 2020

Can you mention time?

[@purpleguy7261]

@ 0:54

[@starboiklem8381]

Legend!!🤣🤣

[@noteminemsburneraccount324]

@@purpleguy7261 somebody doesnt watch the whole video

@@noteminemsburneraccount324 why does it bother you?

[@loosekanen]

Me: Qh8 is clearly the correct move Agad: Qh8 is what Lowenthal played and is the worst chess move ever Me: So you're saying... I'm as good as Lowenthal? I'll take it.

[@Nayhan123]

You got likes thought I'd tell you

[@ethancollinsworth3927]

lol

[@julienmcat]

same lol

[@williamhu9567]

im the 1K'th like ur welcome

[@knarfamoranemix6030]

I also thought Qh8 was good. I had missed that Black could take the f7 pawn after the check. As usual, I won't make such silly mistake again. I disagree that there was no pressure in that game though. Black has a passed c pawn. Just waiting around would eventually lose the game. So White must find a way to actually make progress fast.

[@debojitrabha2502]

Title: worst chess move ever played Entire comment section: Starts panicking.

[@esh6767]

LMAO!!!

[@Dan1elAndrade]

Yes, like in the middle of the game I had already realized that Lowenthal was going to blunder his completely winning game, :sigh:

[@leonardcharlesnew1591]

Im retiring from chess - I can’t believe I did that 🙈

[@abhinavjain2985]

Nope entire comment section : You should see my games

[@MrZwartwit]

Hides personal game database

[@aristodemosii.1980]

Explanation: Löwenthal wanted to play Qh7 but he mouse slipped.

[@gray_gogy]

They didn't have computers back then. He slipped on a mouse

[@dark6.6E-34]

@@gray_gogy XD

[@thomasharris1090]

I know that’s a joke but Qh7 is a useless move that doesn’t accomplish anything. You need to find a way to avoid that check and still get your queen to h8

[@dark6.6E-34]

@@thomasharris1090 Qh7 stops the check as agad said and is winning according to the engine

[@SmartStr33t]

Probably a pre-move.

[@chaosmassive8627]

10:14 me: its obviously h8,right? 10:22 agadmator: any move other than blundering the pawn well, I guess I hardstuck at 800 rating for reason.

[@constantinospapadopoulos6778]

i made the same mistake and im about 1600, dont lose hope :D

[@pedramhaqiqi7030]

Dude lowenthal made this blunder and beat morphy atleast once. So don’t worry. I saw the same thing too. It was the most provocative move LOOL

[@lucasoscar]

hey im trash too, but on top of just upvoting im here leaving a comment to own it like my man right here, respect

[@agusspp6551]

Congratulations, you are an excellent ruiner of brilliant games.

[@zoulzopan]

this mistake only proves that I am as good as Lowenthal

[@Mr3lusion]

Me whenever I’m about to win a game: “It’s blunder time”

[@archaicnymph2977]

Same lol. I am 1600 rated and I still manage to blunder rooks in completely winning games in rapid.

[@dragondish904]

Thats why you are 1600 😂😂

[@saresa2566]

Checkmate in 1: I missed that part where thats my problem

[@oacevedo81]

No game of mine is complete without a good blunder on my part.

[@matskrosby2233]

Im 1200 blitz. When I manage to win a queen for free I often end up losing. On the other hand I’ve turned games being -12 in material just because I use a tricky knight.

[@Idk-os4ix]

Title : *one of the worst moves ever made* Comment section : "hold my queen"

[@abhinavjain2985]

"infact you can even capture it"

[@newpgaston6891]

Worst move ever played by a great player; I probably play 3 worse moves every game on average!

[@keriahenta]

more like take my gueen

[@severed6s]

i get into it when guys take my queen

[@Kuya_Yan_1234]

The moment I hold it, I miss the opportunity?!

[@LeventK]

"Finding best moves are not that hard, finding the worst move is true talent." ~Johann Jacob Löwenthal

[@pozzowon]

#sugestión

[@LeventK]

@@pozzowon You had one job.

[@emailjwr]

Wait is this an actual quote?

[@JourneytoBetterSelf]

@@emailjwr lmao right?

[@brightnight8831]

and legend has it he did not know opening theory a la Capablanca

[@Krossceeper1234]

You haven't seen my games :)

[@kylelopez9640]

I second that. If you think a pro made the worst move ever I suggest analyzing any of my blitz games

[@anturanggatantra2137]

Try my 30minutes rapid....

[@jesterflint9404]

frankly terrible, RAAWR!!!

[@AbhishekYadav-bc8ek]

@@jesterflint9404 how r u Ben?

[@TWM94YT]

@@AbhishekYadav-bc8ek hes doing an impression of Ben doing an impression of Naka

[@jesterflint9404]

i played the exact move lowlenthal played, lol

[@hesurecouldyell]

same, it seems so natural

[@zariftahmidshoeb3487]

Sameeee

[@freedomofspeech2700]

Its because after finding Kh3 black can give no checks but doesn't calculate that its connects with the pawn on f7

[@JG-zs8tr]

Join the club. 😩😂

[@nickrees4706]

So did I, even with all the warnings ☹️

[@moayyadalmasri9654]

agadmator : feel free to pause the video and win the game for white me : it's obviously Qh8 agadmator : literally any move except Qh8 me : i really should reinstall super mario

[@jwaj]

You really should though

[@nailbiter1]

agreed

[@aidangarner1181]

13:15 Queen to Ivanchuk

[@NSLM]

lol. E1 check. Very good

[@stateofdecay2210]

top notch

[@daborshy4089]

*Spends 15 minutes calculating a winning combination* Agadmator: "If you chose pretty much any move you're right."

[@gray_gogy]

Lmao

[@magnafire1]

How many check mates you think the computer has told him about that he did not realizing it was check mate like the mates he misses? Lol

[@shubhtripathy1337]

When I read the title I was like : “Is he covering one of my games”😅😅

[@LeventK]

He hacked your very important account lol

[@itwasinthispositionerinoag7414]

0:00 Hello everyone 1:13 Let's check it out 2:29 Never been reached again 2:41 4:12 Captures captures 3:10 Double attack 5:21 En passant 10:12 Give you a couple of seconds 10:20 (Enjoy the show) 12:58 13:15 13:22 Queen to Ivanchuk 13:25 It was in this position 14:04 14:38 15:21 Morphy saga 15:01 So yeah

[@RoniRonkoKovatch]

11:37 Queen back to F2 ?!?! #Queeng !?!

[@Ishyyyyyyyy]

Damn your fast bro

[@BillboMC]

No evans’ gambit? Disappointed

[@marcusmilton1]

Queen to ivanchuk.. 😂😂

[@Hero59469]

He 'Any move, any move works' Me: 'Jay' He: 'Any move that doesn't blunder the pawn' Me: 'Ahww'

[@Larry_Kabberga]

10:11 Agadmator: feel free to pause the video and find the winning move me: no need to pause the video, too easy: Qh8

[@dragmio]

Exactly! Me too! LOL

[@vatsaljadav5528]

When you say Worst move you mean in Grandmaster chess right? Because I create new worst moves everyday with my play. XD

[@pabloenrique20]

oh... you got a challenger

[@DeepakKumar-yk8cb]

Johann jacob challenges you😂

[@kvtassel]

I'm buying popcorn.

[@gonzalo4658]

Yes he literally means tournament play. Not to be a debbie downer but you sounded genuinely inquisitive.

[@vedantkokate971]

@@gonzalo4658 get well soon

[@anturanggatantra2137]

"Worst moves" I scoff at this words.....

[@BorisGamingChannel]

Me an inetellectuall: "Plays Qf6" Agadmator: :o

[@sukhmandersingh4306]

Your intellect shows by your spelling

[@aronmendoza297]

you protected the g6 pawn so definitely a brilliant move

[@abhinavjain2985]

@@sukhmandersingh4306 nope his spelling skill not intellect lol

[@BorisGamingChannel]

@@sukhmandersingh4306 where did i spell anything wrong?

[@abhinavjain2985]

@@BorisGamingChannel 😅 Intellectual, or did you intentionally right "Intellectuall".

[@castraatmoko5444]

Alternate title: Agadmator roasts Löwenthal for 15 minutes and 31 seconds

[@turdferguson3091]

"Pause the video and find the winning move" -me spends 30 mins analyzing "Any move would do" -MOTHERF*****

[@GreatUSTreasureHunt]

Agadmator: Worst move ever played? Me: Like, today?

[@duartista]

Agadmator: "Is This The Worst Move Ever Played?" Me: "You underestimate my power."

[@LeventK]

Ohh no already commented

[@MohamedZashim.R]

lol

[@snoopstp4189]

I'm going to test this theory with the engine, Antonio is known to exaggerate but this time I think he is correct.

[@parshavkala9855]

Competition is fierce for worst move ever played -Agadmator 2020

[@sukhmandersingh4306]

Especially in my games

[@gonzalo4658]

lol

[@mick16wtf]

You cant take forever because its going to be rude. After 2341 years: I'll urge you to make a move sir, we're not savages after all are we?

[@Aetherius88]

Agadmator: "Worst move ever played?" Me: "Yay I'm finally going to be featured on the channel!"

[@ignacioandresv3170]

At 9:49 I instantly thought of Qd8+ followed by a pawn promotion to a queen, just seemed so natural.

[@nepheo5243]

Me: Relax. Everything's gonna' be okay, just play Kh2- Lowenthal: *QH8 MY BOYS*

[@zglrd8938]

How about Qh5?

[@blondewoman1]

Agadmator : ANY move EXCEPT Qh8 The entire internet : QH8 !

[@anoopsrana]

Me literally after making any move : Is this the worst move ever played?

[@MikaelNevear]

Mom: No one will remember that little mistake tommorow. Agad: Look at how this guy blunderd 150 years ago

[@HarbingerOfDuh]

"Congratulations to everyone who played *anything* other than blundering the g6 pawn." Me:

[@kjay9144]

Morphy's friends in the library and the bar couldn't believe this move was played after this game.

[@_Fury]

12 minutes ago and already 2.4k views. It awesome to see people rushing to watch chess videos! Thanks Antonio for what you’re doing!

[@abhinavjain2985]

You are saying as if he's doing something for you lol😂, he is earning money he doesn't require your thank you 😂😂

[@_Fury]

@@abhinavjain2985 yeah and I’ve been a subscriber since before he was making money. I’ve watched this channel grow from 1000 views to over 320,000,000 total views. It’s called showing my appreciation... you say thank you to a doctor, but you pay them as well...

[@georgeray649]

@@_Fury that was excellent James. I agree with you.

[@georgeray649]

@@abhinavjain2985 STFU

[@GoodKnightChess]

7:35 okay, thanks for the knight 😂😂that made me laugh more than I'm supposed to.

[@bigv8820]

Three years later I came looking for this comment 🤣

[@BorisGamingChannel]

Me knowing I can do better: Hold my beer

[@abhinavjain2985]

yes and your queen too 😂

[@LeventK]

@@abhinavjain2985 oh that's nasty

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

He was trying to play Qh7 but it was a mouse slip. What is the analysis of the final position? Did Morphy give a draw out of sympathy? Seems like plenty of asymmetry for the superior player to push for a win.

[@whysoserious4204]

Not because of sympathy . Lowenthal can check black king forever with bishop and queen . Would be waste of time to continue

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

@@whysoserious4204 thank you for the reply.

[@neonlight1214]

Mouse flip in 19th century. I can understand now with time clocks but without them...

[@RoniRonkoKovatch]

Agadmator videos should be interactive some day: And it was in this position on move ___ that **Video paused and waiting for viewer's selection** : 1 - Player resigned the game as there is nothing more to be done 2 - this position has never been reached again 3 - A check has been done but neither player paid attention. 4 - anesthesia has been applied to a player

[@TheNameOfJesus]

As a chess game approaches the endgame, any move other than a blunder move tends to be a better move.

[@MrJsintic]

Haven't even watched the video, but I guarantee all the comments are going to be "You haven't seen my games!"

[@LeventK]

Lolllll true

[@abhinavjain2985]

You just read a comment and copied it, LoL but it's true so who am i to interfere

[@panda4247]

Me being meta: I was expecting a comment expecting those comments

[@MrJsintic]

@@abhinavjain2985 I actually thought about it when I saw the title before clicking on the video, but after posting I saw someone else had also thought about it.

[@LeventK]

@@2piee hold up do you play chess

[@Beerfish777]

Googly eyed Morphy in the thumbnail is classic. Also, one more reason not to resign. It's not discourteous or unclassy to keep playing a game you are behind in. As Babe Ruth said, never give up.

[@Zawnpuia1640]

Lol

[@FruitOfTheSpirit]

How bad is it that Qh8 was exactly my answer for the “pause the video” moment (not noticing, presumably just like Lowenthal, that g6 hangs)? This must be why I can never successfully convert my winning positions 😭

[@jx14aby]

I was trying to figure out how to win the game for white, not lose it.

[@AvinashSingh-pn6zl]

I am so happy that you recovered well and back.

[@luisfelipeamaral2293]

clearly it's a mouse-slip xd

[@dannyo512]

Have you seen Queens Gambit on Netflix OG Master Agadmator? Even though it’s fictional, (which I only realized halfway through) it seems like the most realistic chess movie/mini series I’ve ever seen.

[@likhithd9714]

Lowenthals's failed immortal

[@snoopstp4189]

@ 11:46 Antonio dubs the all time legend "Five Pawns Morphy" forever to be known as Paul '5 Pawns' Morphy of the immortal 'Five Pawns Morphy' game.

[@Puckett.]

"Worst chess move ever" "I would've played the same move" - 90% of the commenters

[@DaveNeve]

What surprised me most in this game is not Lowehthal's blunder but that Morphy agreed to a draw. Lowenthal must have already been destroyed mentally and who is to say that he won't blunder another piece?

[@pozzowon]

Agadmator: "Any move wins for White" Me: ah yes, Qh8, I'm almost there with the mate! Agadmator: "except Qh8!" Me: that's why I'm on r/anarchychess

[@whatisantilogic138]

Morphy should have moved the Queen from f7 to a2 with check, then take the pawn on a3, giving his 2 pawns a clear path.

[@xDShnick]

I found move exactly h8. Now i played the worst move too

[@djtager8739]

Agadmator: Obvious mouse-slip doesn't exists! (2020) Lowenthal: Qh8 = obvious mouse-slip! (1858)

[@lawdogwales5921]

I knew that the worst move ever played was NOT by Morphy!

[@agusspp6551]

But I remember him missing a mate in 6.

[@Mati-zc2ym]

@@agusspp6551 I remember myself missing 6 mates in one in a single game

[@Mati-zc2ym]

Yes, thats possible

[@WilliamJonesChess]

00:12 Your monitor is very bright! 09:39 Black just played Ke7. White can now promote f8=Q, then Qh8+, then Qxg7, with a passed g-pawn. At least Johann did not lose!

[@MTG10]

Everyone writing that you haven't seen there move. Well that's kinda relatable 🤣

[@annalisajohn]

I think i have solid claims to the worst position ever played by allowing my queen to be captured with a pawn by accident.

[@iyeriyer548]

9:49 Wouldn't white simply promote to a queen? XD

[@marcusmilton1]

☝️ 🤔 🤔 🤔 🙏🏼 I too would like to know.. Antonio, please help..

[@ketomousketo3345]

If the bishop was captured with check the white king would only have one square to go, and it could easily turn to a perpetual resulting in a draw. It's not a loosing move, but considering you are ahead in material and with a winning position... It kinda is.

[@davidmaciver6598]

@@ketomousketo3345 how do you make a perpetual after Qg3

[@davidmaciver6598]

@@ketomousketo3345 Qh1+,Qh2,Qf3+,Kh4,....

[@ketomousketo3345]

@@davidmaciver6598 ok so f8Q, Qxf3+, Kh2, Qe2+, and you keep cheking the white king with your queen. It can't march up the board due to f5 controlling g4.

[@shaileshrana7165]

I love when you upload these videos and then I hate the wait for the next video.

[@pawntastic4995]

still havent seen this video....but fun fact..people commenting right now havent watched the video either

[@deathdealer4501]

Whats the point ..? Humans getting dumber with time

[@marcd73]

That might be the worst chess move ever from a player of that caliber

[@sidgupta3255]

lol how many games were played

[@09kaustubh]

Yes! Yes it is. I wasn't expecting this big a blunder. From the sweetest to the bitter, heartbreaking and beautiful.

[@Benderrr111]

I think what added to the shock value is that Löwenthal was playing an excellent chess game up until that move (against Morphy no less). So that move looks even more ridiculous and hard to explain in the context of the game.

[@driesketels]

Wow what a smart move of Löwenthal. Blundering like this on purpose so that 100's of years later people would talk about him on KZbin... This man is a marketing genius!

[@24pavlo]

Agadmator: Congratulations on playing any move... me: Thank you! Agadmator: ...that doesn't blunder the g6 pawn with check me: Ow

[@gilber78]

My favorite way to win looks like Qd8+ and sacrificing the queen, because you promote with check after Kxd8 and you also win black’s g pawn with check, then you can promote a 2nd queen after exchanging off the black queen.

[@durianpeople]

"Congrats on playing ANY move" ANY move??? Look how talented I've become "ANY move that does not blunder the g6 pawn" Well...

[@yosht6110]

congratulations on playing ANYTHING except the move the blunders the pawn with check me: plays the move that blunders the pawn

[@johnhickman930]

QH8 is mind boggling...... especially considering how Lowenthal played in the game up to that point. 2 brilliant games against Morphy....1 ended in a draw though

[@emmagrove6491]

An addendum to my previous comment of blocking the black's queen check with the bishop... Sure, queen can take G4 with check, but if you move King to F2 that would not only block black's now freed pass pawn but also blocks queen to E2 check... king would take the queen. Sacrificing the bishop would be worth it to save the pawn about to be a queen on F7. It all depends on that. Sacrificing the bishop would be your only chance of recovery. He might not take the bait, and take with the pawn or queen, but if he did, the game would be over, because Queen to E8 CHECK gains the second queen, and one lone queen working alone cannot put a king in checkmate (stalemate maybe).

[@Ultrraa]

10:04 Thumbnail if anyone is looking for this

[@matthew-tz1mk]

9:52 cant you just promote to a queen while giving up the bishop?

[@kousthubhalrao6740]

That thumbnail made me laugh on the floor for like an hour

[@sprajosh]

Agad: Let me check it because it might not be game 14... Me: You can blame it on the anesthesia!

[@accshay]

everything move is winning, plays Qh8 agad: no not that one.

[@honourabledoctoredwinmoria3126]

There's a high standard on worst move ever played because there are games between 2500 rated players where a move takes it from forced checkmate in 2 to immediate resign. I'm not sure if someone had a mate in one and then played a move that gave the other player a forced mate, but I wouldn't be surprised if that happened too. Also, people have resigned when a forced win was on the board. But that's arguably not a move, just the worst time to not make a move.

[@brucknerian9664]

Morphy's devasted ... wondering what went wrong ... then: Qh8. "Ah, the world's not such a bad place after all."

[@drsniffel9169]

I love the Morphy saga so much, nice job agad

[@KalenCarslaw]

I know it's actually an era-appropriate hairstyle, but dang does it look like Morphy is rockin' out to some block rockin' beats

[@zelandakhniteblade5436]

The position after 12. Bf4 was also reached in Groetz - Denk, 1996. Denk played 12...Bf6 instead of 12...Bd6 and the result was a win for white in 59 moves.

[@MyImmortalSands]

That "en passant" 5:22 was smooth

[@n20games52]

That was obviously a birthday gift from Lowenthal. Wow.

[@EebstertheGreat]

Lowenthal didn't need to queen the pawn anyway. He had an opportunity to promote to a knight with check, which was easily winning already.

[@wesshort757]

“Worst move in chess history”. Me- haha hold my beer.

[@BunnyRaptor]

*Makes the only losing move* "Sometimes my genius...it's almost frightening"

[@MrK623]

Morphy draw was a sporting move as those 3 connected pawns on the Q side probably win.

[@abhinavjain2985]

Morphy is a Cancer Vladimir Kramnik is a Cancer Ian Nepomniatchi is a Cancer guess who else is a Cancer . . . . Anish Giri

[@abhinavjain2985]

btw he was just too stressed throughout the game, so he was unsure if he wud beat Lowenthall (top form) and not blunder since you have to be very accurate in pawns vs piece esp with queens on board and king out in the open and a frustrated irritated mind

[@martymcfly5423]

4:25 that should have been a Sxg5

[@crab_striker1961]

07:38 "Johann Jacob says : okay, thank you for the knight" This is too funny, just imagine Lowenthal trolling Morphy like this

[@marcinjaskier1536]

I can see two explanations. First: Morhpy hypnotised the opponent like Tal did with his little smile playing against young Fischer. Or it was suppesed to be h7 instead of h8 which wouldve made perfect sense...

[@stuuay5066]

Video idea - Nikolić vs. Arsović in 1989 and played in Belgrade, Serbia. The marathon lasted for 269 moves and took 20 hours and 15 minute

[@vikramchandrasekhar12]

Shocking blunder. This is at least tied with the blunders in the one between Karpov-Bareev (Linares 94) or between Karpov- Judit Polgar (blindfold).

[@kevinbyrne4538]

I always consider Petrosian blundering a queen in his 1956 game against Bronstein as one of the worst blunders in the history of chess. Bronstein was moving his knight back and forth because he couldn't think of anything else to do, but then Petrosian wrongly thought that Bronstein had moved away his knight when he hadn't -- and Bronstein's knight captured Petrosian's queen.

[@khandovarbalest1369]

Me: Surely no game is worse than that one game where me and my opponent exchanged almost all our pieces in two streaks for shits and giggles Agadmator:

[@atree9284]

Once, I was playing, and I started with the wayward queen, because that’s my favorite opening. I put the queen at h5 My opponent looked me dead in the eye and did kings bishop pawn to f6

[@TheTinaben]

Poor Löwenthal getting still getting roasted after a century

[@ahmadshokry5945]

It's a great thing that you showed this game because it makes us feel better about a lot of our lost games which were at some point winning