Ivanchuk Does the Impossible! Can he Win the World Cup?

[@duckatheduck4566]

I'm really liking the players pictures on the corresponding side of the board. Nice addition to your already awesome videos

[@boombapattack]

is this where it begun

[@zapsak]

Reason why i subbed : I like the commentary, you are a pretty chill guy. Reason why i watch every video religiously : the freaking dog.

[@BeerdyBruceLeeCentral]

I hope Ivanchuck wins the world cup. He's one of the only people that can really challenge Magnus is the world championship next year.

[@Jack-td7sp]

Beerdy - Bruce Lee Central that is where you are wrong Antonio is gonna destroy him next year :)

[@justforfun5391]

Bu proved that any 2700 can beat Magnus...Karjakin missed a draw against Magnus and should have won last year...

[@Gregoryt700]

Carlson-Ivanchuk would indeed be quite the WC match :)

[@salmarwow]

I know there are many Ivanchuk's fans around and I like him myself, but I wouldn't bet on him during any longer match. He is very much a man who's play strongly depends on his mood. And his mood changes follow the Moon's phases.

[@Gregoryt700]

That is true -- he is 2900 one day, 2500 the next. All depends on how planet Ivanchuk is aligned. I think he is as knowledgeable as a Fischer, but lacks Bobby's 'killer instinct,' above all. Is more of an artist than a pure competitor

[@slobodantosic2330]

Pozdrav iz Srbije. Jedan od retkih kanala o sahu, mozda i jedini, da me nije smorio ni jednog jedinog trenutka. Svaka cast na tome. Takodje sam veliki fan Ivancuka.

[@agadmator]

Hvala na lijepim riječima. Drago mi je da ne smaram :)

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@@segengiovannafuentabella2819 its two languages!

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[@agadmator]

Thank you Nathan :)

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[@akashdikpati5060]

Again Chess is too easy for planet ivanchuk.

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[@Shockprowl]

If Ivanchuk 'held it together' during a match, he could beat Carlsen. Carlsen's always had trouble with Ivanchuk. Great video, Agadmator, thank you. Kramnik v Ivanchuk is one of those 'Grandslam' match-ups that just so amzing to watch.

[@sharkslovenick]

Thanks for all the videos you’ve made. I see at least one of your videos a day. I appreciate the high level commentary, which really helps me understand since I’m still a beginner. Keep it up!!!

[@HipHopAn0n]

Such logical play in the endgame....impressive

[@agadmator]

It's how Chucky rolls :)

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[@agadmator]

+OneShot8 As in, it's better to watch nothing than my videos? :D

[@michaelthomheadley]

I'm so glad I found your channel. The way you describe chess games is like a great story. And I like the analysis a lot.

[@Effivera]

Love the channel Agadmator. The dog behind you is very cute also. :-)

[@Treegrower]

Chucky is a legend... I really hope he gets the world champion title!

[@jibran8410]

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[@Treegrower]

Wtf... How did you get no avatar / name on your account?

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dude the same thing is up with you no name no avatar

[@Iblis2Lakon]

10:27 67... Kb3! was crucial zugzwang - this is a knights and pawns endgame so you cannot lose the tempo (vide Grischuk vs Navara yesterday). E.g. 67... Kc2 68. Nb4+ Kc1 69. Na2+ Kb2 70. Nb4 Kb3 71. Nd5 and you have the same position but black to move. The whole idea of winning was to force white to move from this position. Everything wins but play any other move and you have to calculate new variations on the increment against Kramnik.

[@agadmator]

Thanks. I was sure Kc2 was winning as well

[@Iblis2Lakon]

It's still winning because you have protected passer on the 6th rank (from black perspective), but it's much more complicated than Ivanchuk zugzwang that forced Kramnik to start giving up pawns. I found some interesting variation after 67... Kc2 68. Nb4+ Kb2 69. f3?! when black has problems. E.g. 69... exf3 is a draw, 69... Kc1 leads to a win but black needs to play every move perfectly and not every move is natural: 70 Na2+ Kc2 71. Nb4+ Kc3 72. fxg4 Kxb4 73. gxf5 Kc3!! 74. fxg6 d2+ 75. Kd1 Kd3 76. g7 e3 77. g8Q d2# and Stockfish confirms that this the only winning line after 69... Kc1.

[@agadmator]

+Paweł Szymański I'll just pretend Chucky saw this and therfore played Kb3 :)

[@Iblis2Lakon]

On the move 64, Chucky thought for 12 minutes and 48 seconds. I believe, he saw this. There's funny 'insult' endgame that Chucky won against Jobava www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1782562 After last Chucky's move, Jobava thought over 5 minutes and resigned. Then everybody wonders why he resigned and Chuck explained that more or less: 'king here, pawn there, you know, we're everybody grandmasters'. Even if most of GM's can't understand that position without few minutes of analysis (including GM Seirawan who commented that game).

[@bencaruso1346]

Agreed - Good catch 67...Kb3 was completely 'crushing' where there was no 68.Nb4+ or just 68.Nb4 that would be helping White a bit after ...Kb2? or ...Kc2? which would've been a bit more complicated (and time consuming) to convert into a win! Ivanchuk played an extremely accurate Masterpiece of a game!

[@coosoorlog]

Chucky is such a legend! I remember as a kid following his games in a chess magazine when he won world junior championship and other tournaments. That was like 30 years ago. Great to see he's still going strong!

[@johnwarner3968]

Great game between two tremendous players. Hoping that Ivanchuk makes the finals and holds his stamina. He is one of my favorite all-time players! Thanks for analyzing this fantastic game!

[@rezganger]

Chuckys technique is spot on.He plays like Kramnik often do in endgames,and beats him!!!

[@bobbysanchez6308]

Ivanchuck is such a tank and a genius. He is becoming my favorite chess player.

[@DevotionToChaos]

Great game, and I dig that you've spontaneously decided to upload a game that was played on this very day

[@agadmator]

I had to. Been following every Ivanchuk game live, and when I saw that king on d5, I knew Chucky would deliver :)

[@ImMataza]

Wow , love the fast update . Thank you for the hard work

[@michaelallport5816]

Ivanchuck, Mamedyarov and Shirov-always a joy to watch these 3 guys

[@unbendedurchin1821]

Thanks Alaska for for keeping us all posted on he World Cup!😄Keep up the great work my friend!

[@unbendedurchin1821]

Agadamador I mean

[@albertsandberg]

Nice channel. Subscribed for sure. What you're doing so good is that you don't go too deep into analyze at each move but rather moves on. Great stuff!

[@agadmator]

Thank you Albert :)

[@Blinknone]

Ivanchuk has always been one of my favorites.. Such a great player. And still going strong!

[@kaustubhmanipushpkunj8462]

6:56 E1 Check by IVANCHUK 😂

[@chessguru900]

It is nice to see you doing a long 7 move game. Keep up the good work.

[@mrblacky6882]

Very nice channel, and up to date. I am glad Ivanchuk won the game ;)

[@panda4247]

6:55 Knight to Ivanchuk

[@TheFuktastic]

Ivanchuk is the best!

[@herzwatithink9289]

"I dedicate this win to my #1 fan, favourite chess channel, and all around top bloke, Agadmator."

[@carlldh4138]

Awesome videos you make, can't wait to see more !

[@darwin3615]

@3:19 i think Rxa3 is not played because when Qb5 is played black can capture RxC7 .. Rxa3 leads to Qb5 Rc7 bC7 QxQ c8 (Q)

[@shtefanru]

hi Agadmator, greetings from Moscow:) you're amazing content creator. Enjoying your videos a lot Love your channel !!

[@besmart1360]

I think Levon Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchiuk will be interesting nice video Antonio make more videos like this :)

[@damirpinter5680]

the chess world is now afraid of the shadows fearing Chucky is out to get them. well played sir

[@yitzchokchaimatkins5998]

It’s upsetting you don’t hear the name Ivanchuk among lists of the top legends, definitely one of the best out there

[@SpacedGhost77]

Ty so much for posting all these informative videos. Gl in your future games.

[@piotr.kaczmarski]

Ah, players' photos! Great!

[@timothysiahaan8977]

Honestly, I always have the hope of seeing Ivanchuk getting the world title.

[@jbmma001]

The moment I saw Ivanchuk won and moved on to Round 4 of the chess world cup, I immediately thought that agad will be happy with this result. Carlsen and Nakamura are out of the competition. With all due respect to the rest of the competitors, Caruana must be quietly fancying his chances in this tournament with a relatively easier path to the final round in the bottom half of the pairing tree. The top half though is a murders' row that still includes Aronian, So, Vachier-Lagrave, Nepo, Grischuk, and Ivanchuk. Anyone from them can win this.

[@peterhansen8768]

So and Nepo are on Caruanas half though. :) But yeah, the upper half still seems a bit stronger even though Kramnik, Karjakin and Carlsen are out.

[@jbmma001]

Nevermind Nepo and Carauana. Both got eliminated today.

[@ucf-ultimatechessfocus3581]

Agadmator i am watching you video for 3 months but commenting for 1st time. Greetings from Bangladesh.keep up...

[@agadmator]

Feel free to comment more often :)

[@ucf-ultimatechessfocus3581]

I think i will comment on every single one from today.. :D

[@MrKritagya]

all world champions (former and current) knocked out! even the previous challenger knocked out. and its just the third round. all super GMs in thick soup with not so smooth games. this has been a mighty interesting tournament so far! :)

[@hkru]

Keep up the great videos! Love your analysis

[@anouarben779]

thank you I've looking for this game for so long

[@prasad107666]

Great game by Ivanchuk, really sad that he is not WC yet, hope in future he can achieve this feat really a worthy candidate for it.

[@magicaryeh]

every time you say hello everyone it makes me happy :)

[@SamuelPearlman]

Coming back to these older videos, it's clear Medo has matured his on-screen presence! :D

[@oneputtsteven]

Chucky strikes again! He is a beast!

[@ExperienceWithJalal]

I enjoy watching Ivanchuk games.

[@breathenow9748]

Love this ivanchuk guy

[@Gauchoo1234]

Your dog is becoming more and more crazy over time

[@GinatCookie1234]

@3:43 .. why not qhite Rxc6? if queen retakes you have a pawn push fork

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

Agad is Ivanchuk lover. I thought he loved only Tal. Suddenly he sports a Morphy hat and drinks coffee with Capablanca. What a guy he is.

[@lordbeebus9842]

Love the quote.

[@jacekgatkowski8869]

Im being trolled with fb sounds in every video :D

[@Diademic111]

way to go Ivanchuk..great game

[@efai]

brilliant game by Ivanchuk, again..

[@bencaruso1346]

I really thought this game was incredibly strong and it is a very long and complicated one but you presented it in a very nice way. I look over this game as I save games li,e this with Engine Analysis and notes to look back on and refresh. I didn't like Kramnik's 33.Qb5? as it seems to break the harmony between his Queen and his other pieces; An Engine Analysis prefers 33.Qd1 which would've instead added guard to his isolated pawn at d4 which was crucial to defend as you pointed out when compared to taking Ivanchuk's pawn at g7 (which eventually lost the game after 59...exd4). Maybe Kramnik was holding with some of the Engine continuations 33.Qd1 Qb7 34.Ra2 Rb4 35.Bf4 Rb3 36.Ne5 and so forth or 33.Qd1 Kf8? 34.Qh1! and Kramnik is Equal with then maybe ...f6 35.h5 fxe5 36.hxg6 Ke8 (forced) 37.Qh8+ on so on, but we have no way to know if those Engine moves would've been actually played. Ivanchuk made a ton of Engine Accurate moves - His play was very sharp and precise! Moves like 55...Kd5! 58...e5! Wow! 59...exd4 leading to moves that were totally 'forced' for Kramnik to play (like 61.Kd1 and I noticed if 61.Ke3?? Oops! Ivanchuk would've had ...Bd2#) and then it was all Ivanchuk after that with 67...Kb3!! 68...Nxf2! and 71...h3! (mate in 17) Wow! what an awesome game by Ivanchuk - He was only playing for a win the entire game and fought hard to get it! Thanks for the great presentation! :)

[@tomnorton7817]

At 4:40, I’m wondering why Knight to a2 - forking the Knight and Queen - wasn’t played.

[@the_bottomfragger]

I assume you mean forking queen and rook. My guess is Qa1 would defuse the fork, if knight takes, the queen simply takes a8 with check. Lot of variations I can't calculate after that but the knight would be in a weird place and easily hunted I guess.

[@tomnorton7817]

@@the_bottomfragger heh yeah I meant forking queen and rook. Thanks for responding with a suggestion for the counter.

[@Anujkumar-pb6zi]

@@the_bottomfragger he can play knight a2 at 4:22

[@shaya568]

Great player , thanks antonio

[@opso4914]

Nice video :)

[@rohanp]

Antonio you are feeling sleepy still analyzing soo good..

[@tthreat23]

3:08 what am I missing here? How does black capture on b4 when on a4?

[@thathacker5577]

It's a move called 'en-pessant'. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant

[@roloyoung763]

Its one of the first things people learn when playing chess.. how do you not know

[@tthreat23]

@@roloyoung763 maybe intermediate to advanced level. I've seen and played a good amount of chess. I've never seen this move.

[@freeride5383]

Legend has it that if you are the 100th liker, agadmator will respond☺

[@agadmator]

How will I know who is the 100th liker? :D

[@AnindyaMahajan]

agadmator's Chess Channel now you know

[@davidrajaruzicka5546]

What?!

[@Lollypoin]

You are the best!

[@jacekgatkowski8869]

I have a question. Why (4:40) Ivanchuk cant play knight to a2? wouldnt it be good fork? I dont get it ;/

[@alebedoya007]

Jacek Gątkowski I do not really know, but to me it seems that after Queen to c7 the fork is useless

[@krisbimbata4680]

Qa1, then if knight takes rook queen takes on a8

[@misterputscalls5902]

@@krisbimbata4680 Black Queen x A8, White loses Queen with this move.

[@Furry19931993]

minute 3:00 ~ white pawn b4, black pawn A4 captures B3 ??? i thought he played B4

[@sabymondal]

4:18 why Ivanchuk did not play Knight b4-a2 (threatening both rooks) ?

[@colinstewart1432]

Haven't seen Medo have a couch frenzy in a while. He's obviously playing a bishops of opposite colour endgame.

[@rfrakctured]

I don't know if your dog plays chess, but he seemed to be having a great time on the couch behind you.

[@stras4472]

What a nice dog you have.

[@sathish5722]

1:34 of the idea is to push the A pawn then why not simply a5? Pls explain if anything special here.

[@chriszablocki2460]

That's a very strong shot of vodka. Strong. Wow.

[@ChristianSasso]

At 4:39 why didn't black play Ka2 forking the white queen and the rook?

[@ayushkanodia240]

Why does white not capture e5 with pawn instead of bishop at 4:18?

[@vijayendramartin8608]

Sir your teaching style Forced me to subscribe your channel

[@kamillarysz7410]

4:22 why not black Knight a2? 10:12 why not sacrifice Knight and move it to f2?

[@alanESV2]

At 4:26 why not Ka2 forking the queen and rook?

[@karimag33]

at 4:30 would'nt the black knight to a2 be a better move forking the queen and rook?

[@yoghourtBecher]

Karim Abdelghani I think after Queen to a1, if knight captures rook on c1, queen captures rook on a8 with check.

[@christosh4187]

Love your channel. Who do you think will win the world cup this year?Who is the strongest at the moment?

[@agadmator]

Well, Ivanchuk will of course :D

[@JuanGarcia-rg2sd]

Small question, as I don't really understand the world cup as a whole. Does the winner become the world champion or does Carlsen defend his title in 12 games + a possible overtime like with Aronian?

[@izzya8132]

The World Cup isn't related to the World Championship. They are just badly named. Carlsen will defend his title in 2018 in the World Championship match. Against who? The winner of the Candidates Tournament. The Candidate's Tournament is a tournament of 8 players, and there are various ways you can join the Candidates. One of the ways to join the Candidates Tournament is to be one of the two finalists in the World Cup. Because of that, the World Cup is very important for people who want to challenge Magnus.

[@JuanGarcia-rg2sd]

Ok, thanks for the explanation :D

[@sw7331]

8:07 doesn't Nd2 run into Bc1, winning the knight?

[@agadmator]

It does, my bad :)

[@franciscopareja2919]

then Bb4

[@filipcvetic6606]

They played a knight endgame in 2015 world blitz championship too. Kramnik managed to make a draw back then, but not this time. Seems Ivanchuk is better than Kramnik in longer time controls, which makes him a better player in my opinion.

[@muckalica96]

2:58 why didn’t ivancuk grab pawn on b6 with his knight?

[@wimmuc3301]

Dear Agadmator, Pls provide more details in your title. Eg, world cup 2017? Played on 2017. Broadcast in may 2017. We may missed the chess events or headlines.

[@dementedchicken1]

After Qb5 at 3:20 why not rxc7?

[@keithmcgrath687]

What a grind!

[@jimporfit]

Agadmator sure does like Ivanchuk

[@nadirgueddouh7227]

Ivanchuk is one of my favourite chess players besides Mikhail Tal. The difference between them is type of sacrifices that the Latvian from Riga masters toughly.

[@hcalmijebi]

that dog is going nuts

[@peppy_pepper_player823]

At 4:39, why doesn't Ivanchuk go Na2 and fork the queen and rook?

[@hidude1354]

Why not Na2 at 4:30?

[@segengiovannafuentabella2819]

Go win that cup Chucky!

[@mokhtarmami4664]

I'm a simple man. I see ivanchuk I press like

[@TASumesh]

My bet is now Chucky. He will win this world cup.

[@fabien4436]

At 4:38 why didnt knight go to A2?

[@MagicSmoke11]

Even though the Chess Game is invented in INDiA, Modern Chrss training in India is propogated by Russian (Former USSR) Chess Academies .Vishy Anand trained in Russian zchess academy in Chennai. This young lad seems to be a future Vishy.

[@Chen-fp6xf]

I love that you have a dog

[@josepheid03]

1:49 what was your dog doing? 😂😂

[@nicolaimyrbakk119]

How can Ivanchuk capture the B4 pawn with his A4 pawn at 3:06?