Levon Aronian's 5 Most Brilliant Chess Moves

[@michaelhaag3367]

The second game has to be the most beautiful endgame I have ever seen, amazing!

[@LiquifiedLK]

Yeah, that was completely nuts

[@leadnitrate2194]

No better example of a zugzwang than that, wow

[@parthsaxena160]

@@leadnitrate2194 yep👍

[@rahulsahay7330]

I had seen it before but thought it was some kind of study or sth. To imagine such a thing happened in a game is crazy

[@Lost-jz5xs]

It's just spectacular

[@chefblundard2051]

Number two is absolutely incredible. Such a great vision on that end game

[@lepetitgauss1012]

agree

[@vikashkumartiwari3977]

This is by far the best 5 moves shown of any super gm

[@baominhnguyen1055]

wtf the Bb2 move in the fifth position is so brilliant that even stockfish couldn't see it. Aronian u are so good

[@elysiummaybee]

Because he is the Lion of Armenia

[@franciscoespejo767]

So true, the software can not see it.

[@parabolaaaaa4919]

7:33 Remember to not take that pawn, it would be stalemate

[@archimedeis]

Realizes I would've stalemated a won game🙂

[@SumitCPVP]

@@archimedeis me too

[@exbricadlo]

figured that out'

[@dipronafis3298]

I was waiting for an Aronian video. One of the absolute best of our time. I'd actually put him among top 3 of our generation

[@jessebitch6227]

Magnus, Lev and Fabi

[@dipronafis3298]

@@jessebitch6227 yes that's my top 3 as well

[@LeventK]

The second position is actually a thematic tactic in the endgame.

[@symptomgaming5288]

Should respect him.

[@mysticgrandpa1845]

bruh dont you have a life

[@j.thomas1420]

Even more gruesome than the windmill I would say.

[@dutchchessbetterthancheese1239]

@@someoneelse293 no, i find it simple i saw it in less than a second, simple really

[@justanoobguy7462]

@@dutchchessbetterthancheese1239 GUESS THE ELO jk

[@direwolf7080]

Levon is an absolute savage great video

[@patrickstar1164]

Levon was a beast in his prime.

[@firmanimad]

Yo that second game was the craziest thing I've ever seen I swear

[@jopmota]

Insane... what a player

[@abcdxyz5522]

my man James is back with some cool games. Enjoyed it!

[@lukastux3024]

This was brilliant! Excellent selection of moves and explanation. It was great to see the follow up. Perfect length of the video. Thank you!

[@leeseekhim6075]

I love game no.2 and no.5. Zugzwang is simply beautiful ! Thanks for sharing.

[@forevercu]

That was amazing James.. your narration was outstanding

[@stevennababan6159]

Levon is end game master.

[@jazzjar]

Watched the last game live during the online nations cup. Being an Indian, it was heartbreaking to see it happen to one of our own, but it simply made me a lifetime fan of Levon! Absolutely brilliant!

[@harshitbandi4579]

my boy canty!!!!!!!!!!!! always with soo much energy!

[@junwei8480]

your boy Canty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! always with soo much energy!

[@Iono123]

@@junwei8480 his boy Canty!!!!!!!!!!! always with soo much energy!

[@douggieharrison6913]

Happy to see my man James Canty III back making content. Really enjoy this dude

[@jayitakundu1677]

Aronian is a magician in endgames.

[@ChessTurner]

Amazing move

[@changotucumano]

I love Aronian since a long time. Und that proves me why. Thank you!

[@zarron221]

Awesome Chess ♟️ Thanks Mr. Canty your the best

[@littleyachty]

the second one was amazing

[@fabiopalma4429]

This was quite entertaining. Thanks

[@dhushy63]

Levon is a true artist

[@wbotti]

great job Mr Canty - very entertaining!!! Amazing moves! "zugged out" - great expression on game 2

[@treacherouz3656]

Happy I got all of them except Qg5!! That one I didn't even consider.

[@mr.bumble-bee3749]

What's your rating?

[@turtle_fps]

shut up

[@treacherouz3656]

@@turtle_fps ok

[@treacherouz3656]

@@mr.bumble-bee3749 about 1900 OTB but it's a lot easier when they tell you there is a brilliant move. If I was in a game I probably wouldn't find any of these lol

[@th6n]

0:07 LeBron Aronian

[@Anonymous-eo2kb]

GingerGM and NM James Canty are the most fun to watch

[@Capdog]

great video dude

[@sheikmanzoor5003]

The second game is the ultimate defence. Mad respect to Aronian.🔥

[@Lordridam14]

levon is my favorite now

[@peterpetrov6522]

These are not "normal" ideas in chess! Genius!

[@chandugadichannel1568]

2nd and last games were the best ever games I've ever seen. With 2nd game Levon almost gave an ache to the opponent

[@bizon1271]

"There's all kinds of mates, this is a family channel" lmaoooo

[@anastasismois2423]

In the first game i think that Nc5 also works because the knight cannot be taken cuz rook is hanging and the bishop on a5 cannot be taken as well thanks to the fork on b3

[@pulkitrathi4101]

Was thinking of the same move

[@mukmin01]

LOL I like how this guys always give a full insight of what was happening in an interesting way. This is the best NM chess coach you could have wished for

[@rjwashere34]

When will we get Wesley So's 5 Most Brilliant Chess Moves?

[@srishtijs1892]

I love wesley so

[@ris3nval]

@@srishtijs1892 same

[@vxx171]

2 and 5 savage

[@roxy1522]

L-eh-voh-hn A-rr-oh-n-ee-ah-n!!!!!!

[@mattso7465]

I have a suggestion for the next player to cover! Topalov's 5 best moves!

[@bozkurtburhan6]

absolute insaneness

[@nathanaelmoses7977]

The second and the fifth game is a beautiful game by GM Levon Zugzwang Aronian

[@snoozy04]

The last game was absolutely beautifool.

[@puzzLEGO]

at 20:15 can't you take the pawn so when the queen takes it's just mate?

[@mouadovic]

The black queen won't take the pawn back it will just hunt the white king with series of checks it will prolly lead to Draw by playing "Qg2 check"

[@adrianearl6476]

When a 100 rated player (me) sees a gm move. It was the king e8 move that was obvious to me. King E6 was another option but it doesn’t matter.

[@user-ju4ry3dq9s]

What a beast 😱

[@michaellear6904]

Thanks James, I'm now a subscriber.

[@NightRider0101]

This series is unimaginable without Simon Williams

[@rodrigo.chaves.84]

five briliant games and not even mencioned the games against Anand!

[@GabrieleZicari00]

I was expecting another top 5 moves for a lot of timeeeesss

[@cgdata9213]

Totally ridicolous, thanks James, with your commentary this is exponentially better to watch!!

[@philaldouscardeno8722]

That endgame was beautiful

[@doctornkz]

The best chess commentator ever )

[@oddmetre]

1:00 - white returns the bishop to defend mate in 2 with Qxf2 Kd1 Qxf1#

[@tomasbeltran04050]

15:08 ÐERE WAS NO NEED TO ATTACK ME SO DIRECTLY, MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@007blond]

"What do you do in this...position!?" "idk resign?"

[@joshuahietala5174]

2:14 " I dare you, I double dare you" who else thought that immediately

[@anubhabpanigrahi3279]

I guessed all the moves correctly inspite of watching it only twice.

[@knightofchess6900]

The second game is shocking!

[@threethrushes]

Shirov zugged out all the way to Zug-and-der-Zwang.

[@utubevenky]

for the 3rd top move ,who all heard it as Levonian playing "girlfriend"

[@chefblundard2051]

We in here big fellah

[@Daniel-rr1cq]

6:50 I am proud to say this is the only one I found D:

[@mr.mastergaming8449]

a-rohn-yan i think is the prononciation

[@tushargautam5920]

Nice guy Canty

[@davidking4838]

Awesome Moves!!!

[@ziadoonahmed9160]

b4 and Bb2 vs vidit i saw it live when aronian set a deadly trap to vidit 😅

[@11Duff]

Good stuff !

[@jakeoswald8017]

Canty is an awesome host

[@parthsaxena160]

Last one was epic

[@moustafa_1994]

I found b4 in the last one ✋

[@PlatonicHesaf]

Amazing moves

[@srikanthtupurani6316]

This is amazing.

[@clivethereddevil3178]

at 4:39 I got the move ...Rc2 very quickly. I believe it also wins.

[@_A-B_]

that king zungzwang... wow

[@entnmntfan776]

How did Ne1 vs. Giri not make this list?

[@nidhinbenny7975]

To be fair, this was a hell of a list - every move here seemed so counterintuitive - but I haven't seen the Ne1 move you're talking about, can you link the game? :)

[@aaronchan1088]

Daring white to take the h8 rook, how sick is that?? I realized that the rook was poisoned, and black ends up queening a pawn or two if the rook is taken.

[@hak98dz3]

2nd game i was like whaaaaaaat

[@ramonrochamusic]

pfffff mind-blowing

[@channelsikasep4827]

I want to see Top 5 Mate Escape ♟️

[@jayeshjadhav5575]

His voice seems like that of Chef from south park

[@md.asaduzzamansarker9906]

It's amaaaaaaaaazing.

[@janpiet9921]

It's not really moves, more sequences. Still enjoyed it very much though :)

[@gigas81]

That 2nd game vs Shirov was wild! *Aronian* Wait a minute, Im going to use my essence of Nimzowitsch here....oh yeah. *Shirov* oh no #@$^! essence of Nimzowitsch! Arrrgggh!!! Zugzwang shenanigans!

[@parabolaaaaa4919]

Yay levon

[@علاءاليوسفي-غ6ل]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@srishtijs1892]

When will we get the best moves of botvinnik

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

1:00 Nxc3 a "pretty obvious threat"? What about mate in 2 with Qxf2+ Kd1 Qxf1++ ?

[@julliosantoro]

2:12 - "I dare you to move the Knight here 'cause I'm going to take here (axb4)..." Okay, then I take your Queen with my Knight that I just dared to move there. You would have to take the Bishop with your Queen.

[@GoutamDas-xr1bs]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!

[@srishtijs1892]

When will we get the best moves of kramnik

[@Shobhitchoudhary321]

Spoiler alert!!! Levon aronian is playing in each game.

[@jaswinderkaur-ni5ff]

Where is ginger gm ? I want him in the videos.

[@brianhayden3509]

In game 1 when Levon played ..Qc6, was ..Rc2 a possible alternative?

[@schizodisthimic]

Do Shahriyar Mamedyarov too

[@dutchchessbetterthancheese1239]

To be frank i saw what to do in the 2nd situation within a blink of an eye, 1 second or less... The 1st situation was brilliant i hope to learn from it.

[@vidipkona1730]

On the first game isn't nc5 instead of rc8 winning too?

[@michaelsaili1384]

And of course b4 is the move in game 5. It's the best move in any position 🤣 - Agad.