London System Masterclass || Carlsen vs Kramnik || World Blitz Championship (2019)

[@iainmcclure416]

Agad: Can you see the winning moves? Me: Yes! For once I can! Agad: This time - every move wins. Me: :(

[@devanarayanj6689]

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[@anmax]

First time I actually got it right :(

[@evhwolfgang2003]

And then he was like Magnus played Nh3, and I was like that's the one I picked tooooO!!!!

[@guthax30]

@@evhwolfgang2003 hahahaha same. I picked Nh3 too. Seemed the most natural.

[@abhisheksolanki1179]

@@guthax30 bruhh... That's Nh6

[@Tibornl]

"It was amazing when this moment...Well, I forgot when the moment was."

[@1davla]

😭

[@kamitebyani5309]

This should be in rhe best moments of Agadmator. :-)

[@advocatetsapoga7787]

🤣🤣

[@liveedded]

@@kamitebyani5309 agreed

[@logistaur]

Lmao yeah that was funny

[@CharaxterSelext]

Me: I actually found the winning move! Agad: 6:52 Me: •_•

[@alantao6895]

LOL

[@averroes238]

At least I found Carlsen's move haha

[@GLrecrds]

🤣

[@Raghuveer2798]

@@GLrecrds 😂😂

[@nischalada8108]

Alex Pessoa ok

[@Groink1]

"Not allowing captures because of captures" :D

[@italotrivisan9767]

I ran to the comment section to see if anyone had already done it as soon as I heard it, lol

[@Raghuveer2798]

Lol 😂

[@testthewest123]

"...because the d5 pawn is on a white square..." 4:44 is also gold.

[@rhoddryice5412]

@@testthewest123 It's a mad gators since of humor that makes the videos.

[@slothen3564]

I pretty much paused to check the comments section as soon as I heard it 6:23

[@E1337N3SS]

The way that Magnus punishes small inaccuracies in such fast paced games is absolutely incredible. Not looking too hot for the candidate's winner this year.

[@Art.20Abs.4GG]

Carlsen is entering god mode again! I'd really like to see him playing vs Ding right now.

[@empoypipoy2627]

Yeah. I also think that way. Ding can able to Tame Carlsen 😂

[@borislenzinger8907]

@Joshua Whitt Agad mentionned in a video (I think after Ding won the London tournament) that he won't attend to any tournament until the candidates. You can check this here: www.chess.com/news/view/ding-liren-wins-2019-grand-chess-tour

[@jasonmichael3676]

MVL beat Carlsen twice with the black pieces, 3 weeks ago at the Grand Chess Tour.

[@ethank.3201]

“It’s just amazing this moment where uhh... in.. uhhhhh... I forgot where the moment was” -My boy agadmator (2020)

[@sonnguyen-bk8jw]

I want to know one thing. Is Magnus Carlsen from this planet? The way he beat Kramnik a world class player and the rest of the Super GMS so decisively is beyond belief.

[@vhyper0007]

I find myself saying that more & more frequently these days but I’m in my hard 70’s too.

[@MrGeorgeskop]

Most players: bishop better than a knight , Magnus: See me ride it😎😎

[@maverickstclare3756]

"Viswanathan Anand entered the chat"

[@bautistabrentbuv372]

"For those of you who are able to do it congratulations because every move wins here"

[@paulwickward6703]

Right after I finished your last video lol, thanks for covering all these games in the tournament!

[@ngwanamama1572]

Me too😂

[@Timisfree]

It's not that hard, just turn on the engine and babble for 8 minutes

[@aqibarif1587]

@@Timisfree what engine is this? can you tell me pliz?

[@ralphficker167]

@@aqibarif1587 The one with the caboose on the other end. Sorry. These games are making me punch drunk.

[@offbrandbret5868]

This channel is on FIRE lately. Thanks so much!

[@littleretroship6403]

“London system isn’t dangerous in itself, it’s what you do with it that matters” Sounds like an inspirational quote

[@allanfifield8256]

Chess is so simple when played by Magnus.

[@Aycheffe]

It's true. He does not play for flash and tricks. He just knows how to simplify the game into his favor every time

[@Roosyer]

@@Aycheffe true

[@hubert6786]

Judit Polgar once said that Magnus is extremely dangerous with his knights, so one thing that you have to do is swapping his knights. I am not surprised that he took a decision by entering endgame knight vs bishop and he simply outplayed Kramnik with his knight play in more or less equal position. Kasparov and Fischer were bishops lovers, but Magnus is a dark knight master.

[@adampapp5685]

The hello everyone was so powerful that the camrea got out of focus

[@karsonokarsono8405]

6:37 “you have to play something” me , most of the time.,

[@ItsAxeI]

Kramnik didn’t retire from professional chess. He retired from the classical format

[@kevino7823]

"We have knight to....thats not a knight"😂😂

[@greenman9123]

This is my favorite channel on KZbin

[@Russoxo]

I love this channel. So good.

[@sourandbitter3062]

4:13 that's impressive because you'd think the best outposts for the knight should be c5 and e5, both controlled by the bishop, therefore white should have the worst minor piece. But together the Rd2 and Nd3 work great along with the pawn chain while the bishop has no target.

[@SasidharPamganamamula]

Magnus deserves all the plaudits he gets of course but for me the real story of this tournament is Kramnik. How good was he?! He had Naka on the ropes in blitz and even out of retirement, he manages a third place finish. Just amazing.

[@Foral1000]

GM games by agadmator always feel like capture-ception lol

[@spyroskavvas1660]

great vid agadmator ^_^ keep up the great work. btw is it just me, or at 8:08 sounds like he is making a typical superhero movie speech?

[@geoairday7235]

Agadmator keeps teaching chess ideas!

[@ExhaustedPenguin]

Haven't watched an agad-video in a while, and I must say your commentary has improved. Feels like you're digging just deep enough to make it interesting, instead of just going through the list of moves, while still keeping it quick and not going into too many details.

[@BolBeats217]

cant keep up with all these amazing videos

[@AmaranthusWriter]

1:20 Nd2 is really on point

[@vangil7697]

happy new year agadmator

[@PsynchS]

"London system isn't dangerous by itself, it's what you do with it that matters!" -agad.

[@panda4247]

It's like Alfred Nobel on dynamite

[@Дмитро-х2г]

I really like the dynamic pairing system on this tournament. This way the strongest players are always playing against other strong players and we see a whole bunch of marquee matchups. Kudos to Karmnik for getting so high in the tournament and have an opportunity to challenge Carlsen.

[@davidhahn9903]

“Because he doesn’t want the attack on the bishop to come with tempee”

[@davidcopson5800]

I thought he said 10p

[@Laey_iSasuOcchio]

Outstanding developing I didn't have to hear all of it But I did while commenting

[@protocleto]

The surname *Kramnik* sounds as the most lethal in chess history to me, even more than *Kasparov* , which sounds rather "powerful" instead, but as in an energy-related kinda meaning. Now, if considering not only that last name but first name too, *Magnus Carlsen* sounds like "skillful". So, metaphorically, "Kramnik" would be a hitman, "Kasparov" a fighter and Magnus an armored warrior. Note: I thought about this metaphor *before* Antonio published the video titled "The Perfect Warrior". P.S.: "Ding Liren", if wrote *this* way, sounds like a ninja. lol

[@shaminasfaq7203]

"Vassily Ivanchuk" sounds like an unbeatable force in my mind. Kinda like, "The person no one can ever beat"

[@protocleto]

@@shaminasfaq7203 after I saw the picture Agadmator put as Ivanchuk in this video I linked below, I cannot help to think of Ivanchuk as the "Joker" of chess and Kasparov as Batman. 😂 That is because of the chaos Ivanchuk manages to summon on the board, frustrating even the great strategist Batman. Uh, I mean, Kasparov. xD kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGOZaZiAp72oeZo

[@niladribiswas098]

So many rapid upload of videos Blitzkrieg of videos agad

[@thomasrogers3008]

Magnus is just so so good. Incredible chess.

[@nimabaradaran3471]

#suggestion Alireza firouzja vs magnus(WBC),there were too many arguments after the game.

[@rsplenum]

At 4:55 if queen to H2, rook to H1 and then queen can attack the king in the h file supported by rook

[@vincent5318]

Ding Liren is at home getting ready for the world championship battle.

[@winningtechnique1849]

I can feel the AI touch to Magnus's play here.

[@Intellectualwarrior11]

"Not allowing captures because of captures “

[@KvS1248]

The quote could also be “The london system is not particularly good, but yeah; Magnus is Magnus” (after the game, from Kramnik :)

[@n20games52]

Very enjoyable game.

[@Dezdichado1000]

Now not allowing captures because of captures.

[@johnmcclane6720]

again agad!

[@vladavasiljev]

Agad perfectly explained london system: it is not dangerous in itself, it is what you do with it. I am opposite example: I know only opening by heart, but due to my poor rating (around 1800 in classic) I dont have an good idea what to do in the middle game, so london doesn't work good form me in classical time format because my luck of strategy. But I discovered its purpose in 3 min. blitz and especially in bullet vs my league alike opponents: I spit out the whole opening (around 10 moves) in 3 seconds and because the london is such solid opening and lower rated players doesn't know by heart how to play black vs london (me ether:), they spent 30 seconds for opening and regularly lost on time in bullet. Of course, if I come across to higher rated player, he just smash me with my cheep "vast knowledge".

[@occasusdeorum4473]

v. v. Dude, London Bridge is actually a double-edged opening.. with white's slow manuevering setup but sharp attacks against black's countercenter play and solid challenges.. If the game reaches to endgame, black is slightly better but if white's setup is complete, assuming that black didn't put much resistance, white has a tremendous advantage.

[@groovybuddha667]

Captures captures...

[@abaanahmed5673]

Agadmator: Guess The Move Me: Queen takes bishop, Rook takes Queen Agadmator: Everything wins Me: 😎😎😎

[@filmdude9970]

"Not allowing captures, because of captures" should be on a shirt somewhere.

[@vaibhavagarwal6485]

Medo looks cute while sleeping...!

[@God-o-Ameto-]

5:58 capture capture captures

[@AnkitMishra-ky5ux]

#Magnus vs Firouja

[@OldmanNix]

You disappeared from my feed. Have to now use the email system to see your latest. :( anyone know how i fix this?

[@Kizzabear88]

nice vid - muito aproveita

[@alexbrint3798]

something funky at 3:35...was it supposed to be black pawn to b6?

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

Agadmator is full of Chess

[@enos5192]

7:41 Omg My lungs came out

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

The Ne5 looks so imposing but if Black just chips away at the wall around it, it has nowhere to go and winds up looking very dumb.

[@joeb4142]

He makes it look so easy 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@edvynas1513]

Could you show players ranks below their names?

[@KUBADUPAPUPADUMB]

This is probably one of the most common suggestions, but he has addressed it a few times and I agree with him. Basically as I understand it, he doesn't want too much focus on rating (just look at how Alireza is doing in this tournament)

[@cooledry]

@@KUBADUPAPUPADUMB Not to mention it changes constantly, so they are pretty much never up to date.

[@adambrzeski6689]

#suggestion Carlsen vs Firouzja

[@productionmate]

@3:37 Pawn does an impossible move, so something isnt right with that game replay..... hmm, but iteresting..

[@grace-gb4lr]

Treble winner for Carlsen let's go~~

[@SithuKyaw-bx1xj]

Thanks

[@narunkumar6572]

#suggestion nepo vs nikal sarin

[@josuerichard9521]

Please show a game in which kramnik wins!

[@Jay-ef2ii]

Nice game.

[@unicornsublime]

Plz suggest any good book for my child...I am big fan of you God bless you

[@ROBERTORRRR1]

Nice….. now let’s Paul Allen’s London system

[@Dortchskii]

I got the move magnus played correct that’s a victory in my eyes 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ashutoshbichare]

2:39 Tempian the bishop😅😂🤣

[@anirudhkidambi1244]

Tempi (plural of tempo) on the bishop. Probably a woooosh, but will take the risk

[@themargrave]

I need to make a "Not allowing captures because of captures" -Agadmator 2019 T-Shirt.

[@richard975]

or just "Not allowing captures"

[@thedeadbaby]

if "doubled pawns" are so bad, why would kramnik offer to trade bishops to double pawns (and open a file adjacent to the king) ? Is this an error/inaccuracy/whatever?

[@charlespanache7047]

Heres my take. Eventually an exchange will be made. Black might prefer the knight on D5. Yes you want to avoid doubling pawns if you can. But his opponent is Magnus its gonna be tough playing a flawless game.

[@jrd33]

Chess is complex. Sometimes doubled pawns are bad but it depends on the position and what material is still is play. Doubled pawns are often a liability in the endgame but they don't matter much if you're attacking (you might want your pawns doubled to create open files you can use for your rooks for example). Carlsen tends not to bother about having his pawns doubled at all - I recently saw one of his games where had 2 isolated pawns and 2 doubled, isolated pawns, so 6 paws and none of them could support each other

[@thedeadbaby]

@@jrd33 in hindsight, we see that carlsen took full advantage of that open file because everything was a threat of attacking the king.

[@davidkeck6183]

8. Be2 is evaluated as -.49 by chess.com chess engine due to 8.... Nb4. Would Magnus be happy with 9. Bd3 .... just wondering.

[@stanleytime9193]

Yes, I assume Kramnik didn't do this because it's a critical variation and Magnus was in preparation while Kramnik wasn't

[@Mojiro.]

is it weird that i had exactly the same move order and exactly the same mate position like this game on chess.com

[@dhruvkapadia7634]

At 6:46, doesn't Rxg7+, Kxg7,Qh6+,Kf7, Ne5+,Qh7+ is winning. So instead of Kf7 Black must play Kg8 which leads to: Qxg6+, Qxg7 doesn't work because of Nf6+. So after Qg6, black must play Kh8 after which Nf6,Qxf6,Qxf6+ Kh7, Rxc3,Rxc3 will possibly lead to a win for white. Note that black also cannot get any rooks into the defence as moving one would leave the other one hanging.

[@nesthi]

I can't follow your moves because it is missing black moves, example: Rxg7+, Kxg7,Qh6+,Kf7, Ne5+,(NO BLACK MOVE HERE?)Qh7+. But I don't see where Kramnick lost this match either. He could have played it out unless he loses by time.

[@movingsocks579]

3:35 what is going on here?

[@mahri9022]

7:08 why not knight to e5 nvm

[@thedeadbaby]

the dog is dead after 0:25

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

One tempi, two tempi, three tempis, four tempaeas?

[@rahandshahana6554]

I found the carlsen's move🤣

[@ronniebasak96]

Nh6. I found it. I'm magnus carlsen

[@RadioCastGaming]

If you could talk just a little bit faster, that'd be great.

[@akshu9934]

Try increasing the Playback speed

[@andrujo]

To me, that game represents how well the torch was passed for the next generation from Kasparov to Carlsen, considering Magnus was, once, Garry's disciple. I know Kasparov also played some games against Caruana not a long time ago, but still Kasparov was able to dominate most of that games, even when he lost in the end, so I guess Carlsen shows best what I'm talking about. It would be really awesome if Kasparov played a first and last match against Carlsen, similar to how he played against Caruana.

[@simv765]

1.16 : that's not a knight. THIS is a knight.

[@johncjelcamel7181]

Agad. KZbin blitz

[@kaushalpitroda4467]

#irontigran Please make tigran petrosian saga. Please Please Please

[@anthonygross1963]

Kramnik should have played 20...g5 and that would have stopped White's idea.

[@mohammadaminsarabi6207]

#suggestion Firouzja vs magnus A dubious victory...grischuck objected

[@akshayraj8437]

#suggestion Lan nepo vs nihal sarin

[@Cps1402]

3:34 can someone explain what happened there?

[@tommasoserafino9052]

Its "en passant", search on wiki

[@Jerry85454]

did he say black went for b5, and the white pawn and black queen captured on b6? 3:30

[@gayathrijpl]

playing against magnus who plays london system is not a joke....... u have to think a lot

[@antokrnjic1146]

One of Magnus's great strengths is his broad opening repertoire ... we live in a time of information overflow and the new champion could be the one that handles this best ... he has to know everything, like a computer." Simen Agdestein, New in Chess

[@invincibleleoff6378]

What makes the London system great is that many players don't really study it therefore it becomes problematic for many players in blitz

[@williamgoss4691]

U can feel the pressure mounting but u may not immediately see the threat !! (And by the time it’s visible, it too too late !! )

[@MyChannel-m7z]

First

[@abhijeetgore310]

Nihal vs Nepo Please

[@millennialprofessional4877]

Agamator realized that more videos = more money

[@stanleytime9193]

He doesn't monetize a lot of videos dumbass

[@NarendraSingh-pv3km]

Magnus is alphazero 👌