Marble, or Wood? | Fischer vs Spassky | (1972) | Game 8

[@nalgene247]

This Schmidt guy has an incredible amount of patience.

[@shiddy.]

I've read a little of his bio - GM Lothar Schmidt seems like an amazing part of the chess world in his own right ... as all arbiters should be

[@GrandElemental]

I'm constantly awaiting agadmator to say "...and it was in this position that arbiter Schmidt resigned the game."

[@Daxdax006]

Lololol he requested wood then after they said yes he said wood is not allowed!!!

[@gitaar70]

I hope mr Schmitz gets paid well....

[@zero-ui1ew]

I think it was some trick by Fischer to annoy spassky to affect his play but if you ask me it's all fair since Fischer never did do anything wrong it was the arbiters job to refuse Fischer but it was pretty sneaky from fischer

[@pauldeck4500]

13:15 "This would be very unfortunate for Spassky. But ... everything, after those two blunders, is unfortunate for Spassky." Totally dead-panned. Love it. 14:00 "Hope you enjoyed it. Spassky definitely didn't."

[@black350Z]

Just as an FYI: True black squares (not just dark, but black) will appear smaller than white squares when right next to each other like in on a chess board. It's a well known optical illusion.

[@chippysteve4524]

Maybe they used light-coloured cement on all edges instead of alternating ;-)

[@kamon9339]

I just hit 2000 elo in blitz!!! So proud of myself and also thankful for your videos

[@eugen7640]

congrats

[@juneasz]

good job man!

[@chappo8100]

i just beat a 2050 rank blitz player and i'm 1200 ;)

[@robertadby4517]

Here's your 20th like, it seems fitting gl :)

[@Acts412jc]

U hav big pp

[@varjunind1]

Okay let’s get back this one; then continues with chess board story lol It’s your show, do what ever you feel like You rock bro !!!

[@kewatvinod9327]

The background story of this series is amazing. And chess ambassador agadmator makes it more interesting.

[@Samurai_Jack007]

I want more 'Captures Captures' in your videos :)

[@spaceghost7807]

the more captures captures captures the better AMIRTIE

[@brbcrew9957]

Me too and some david lada word

[@skoapiee]

Damn agadmator really did comply

[@4mathieuj]

Love the story time almost as much as the chess! Keep up the good work Agadmator!

[@whatshoot9625]

Not being shocked by fischer's Qf4 move and even finding a great move without burning a hour to calculate this. This engine guy is very talented.

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

He shellacked the engines

[@sudeepcoolbanerjee]

When you aren't expecting any more uploads for the day, but then suddenly there is a notification, and you go "there is a god!"

[@philipr1567]

Sudeep Sharma - my thoughts exactly. Life just got better!

[@anujdamani96]

It's surprising that spassky missed this move where he would be down the exchange by losing his rook. Quite surprising that a world champions missed this in a match of this magnitude

[@zachcuster7528]

i feel like it was because of the magnitude of the situation that made him blunder when your under as much pressure as those two its not too surprising kinda like game 1 when fischer blundered his bishop your mind works differently under stressful situations and sometimes you cant think as clearly at least thats my thoughts on it

[@adityadwivedi2896]

Ya as you know he had only 27 moves to play in half and hour very difficult indeed and under pressure u tend to make blunders

[@ponglerman]

yeah, it's easy to see tactics when you have an engine and someone shows you the line. not so easy when you're down an hour on the clock and trailing two points in a a Cold War match for your own pride and that of your country. get real, man.

[@starliaghtsz8400]

​@@ponglermannah man you get real it's a one mover and a 1200 blunder like ig it happens and the nerves are the reason but there's no defending it

[@jacksonsparrow1862]

“HALLO Everybody!” I always love the intro! As usual, well done on another excellent video... loving the Fischer series & all his weirdo-psych-out tactics ... still not sure how ‘only the white squares could be bigger’... that would be one devilish board lol

[@warhag]

hey agadmator just wanted to tell you that you ignited my love for chess. I usually only play "modern" competetive video games it was only after i saw your videos that i saw the beauty of this game. Thanks a lot man and keep up the good work!

[@steakanator7236]

This was the game I came home looking forward to, watching it just as it's uploaded! Thanks a bunch for this series, super interesting games all throughout.

[@V0idFace]

I love the "I'll give you a few seconds to find the move..." sections, they always make me feel better about my endgame understanding. It is very encouraging.

[@royalkelin]

"hope you enjoyed it, spassky definitly didn't", man you're a genius 😂

[@daniyalss]

By this series, Im having more respect for Spassky than Ficher lol

[@tobyschneider367]

Dany Entertainment because you don’t know the communists.. to the Soviets chess was everything, they were the champs for many decades before fisher.

[@aohbmaeid]

While Spassky was definitely a sportsman and a gentleman, Fischer didn't have it easy. As Toby has said, the Soviets had a chess monopoly at the time, an American becoming Champion had to be avoided at all costs. Spassky was much more relaxed with all the support he was getting, he could afford to be gracious. While Fischer's preparation was mostly done on his own, with much less support from the US. His requests and attitude do make him look like a jerk, but his performance in this championship shows the outstanding mind prowess he had.

[@daniyalss]

@@aohbmaeid agreed

[@kilimanjarno]

Fischer was an American hero -- straight up American hero -- Americans revered him, and Soviets respected him. He was the solitary knight who took on and defeated the Soviets, singlehandedly ending the cold war chesswise. He was not an American patriot, but an American hero.

[@napoleonbonaparte4410]

@Arno- 101% agree!

[@AndrewOkiemuteAndyO]

9:33 I found the move in one second, when Agadmator said it wasn't an easy move, I thought i was wrong. It's easy though

[@vijaychauhan9876]

true 😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidcharles7106]

Sometimes I sense a move immediately, but you have to ask yourself - did you reason it out? I have found a lot of difficult moves but later admitted to myself I couldn't actually see why it was good - I couldn't see the natural continuations all the way through.

[@MatiasMaldona3]

Eh, it's easy to find the move when you are told there is one.

[@AndrewOkiemuteAndyO]

Nirvana Harmony true, but not in this case. That was a basic tactical shot that a 1300 Elo rated player will see

[@brbcrew9957]

Its not easy but you are genius bro

[@MRDPAUL13]

If you ever feel like telling a story Agadmator you do it, we're all interested in everything you have to say. Keep up the good work

[@josiahcaminiti4336]

I've been waiting for this game for what seems like ages. It did not disappoint. Well done Agadmator!

[@nates5373]

You will never see like to dislike ratios as crazy as this guy’s. Love your vids!!!

[@mayurgupta6887]

“It seems fischer knew this and despite it decided to troll chief arbiter and spassky”😂🤣🤣....fischer trolling people before twitter was born....This sequence of events should really be known as Fischer’s Immortal!..Absolute brilliant

[@TheRemo176]

I really like when you show games that have a twist, not only kinda one sided

[@MrSiwat]

Loving your analysis of this match. I remember it happening back in the 70's. The whole marble v wooden board bizness is hilarious.)

[@SenorQuichotte]

Marble. Fischer has huge marble balls that destroyed the Russian chess machine. Game 10 Let the crushing continue.

[@richardfeynman5560]

Another brilliant game by Bobby Fischer! It seems that most of his games are brilliancies, more than lost games and draws together.

[@tottenvillelegend826]

Love the stories as much as the games!! Very fascinating!

[@bennieblanks5129]

Spassky had the patience of a saint. Fischer was unquestionably brilliant, but he was equally spiteful, petulant and entitled. Don't forget, also, that Spassky paid a high price (both politically and privately) for his tolerance. After the loss, his capitulation to Fischer's whims was seen as weakness by many in the Soviet Union. Soviet officials wanted to use Fischer's bizarre behavior as an excuse to maintain the title without losing face. But to Spassky's credit, he didn't want to merely be champion in name only; he accommodated Fischer when no one could have blamed him for insisting on their agreement. It's a shame that Boris Spassky will forever be remembered as "that guy Fischer beat."

[@harrymacleod5113]

Love the videos, especially the stories and information that accompanies the games.

[@localmechanic3327]

9:40 He probably light cigarette after see this

[@leonlusic236]

14:37 "but something was off, something just wasn't right… feel free to pause the video and find the winning board"

[@adamleckius2253]

9:28 I found it!! Finally!! And Mr Agadmator said it was not an easy move to find!! I will go to sleep smiling tonight

[@Elharion2003]

I thought that him losing the exchange would be obvious there. How does a world champion miss that in a classical game?

[@synergetic4d]

Suyeah! 2 videos in a day! Almost like Christmas! Btw I saw that Bishop move that won the exchange pretty easily.

[@Roybatty066]

"Ok, you can have your wooden board but no swivel chair, we play standing up!" Spassky.

[@francescozambuto1713]

I like to thank you very much, I enjoy the chess matches. I live in Palermo, Italy and for 19 years that I have been here can't find another person who likes chess. People here play checkers they don't like chess unbelievable guess because a game of checkers is so simple to play doesn't need too much concentrating, tactics and such. Personally, chess is the game for me, it teaches you about life or better said playing it works out your mind, help you to understand many things, it can be applied to life, can make you a better person.

[@oliverangermuller9827]

It seems that Fischers behavior effected Spassky a lot. This is the only explanation for his poor performance in this game. Normally he never would have blundered with b5 and Nd7. Thanks for this series. I had replayed all the games years ago. But I couldn´t remember that Spassky lost in that way.

[@abdullah14531]

Thanks for the great content Agadmator huge props

[@shiddy.]

2:32 I'm interested in Fischer's concern about the white squares appearing bigger than black on the marble board did he think this would give Spassky an advantage, or just because it would distract Fischer?

[@Amnct]

I think because it could be distracting. Also Fitcher just wanted to be a pain in the ass lol.

[@soumyadeepmishra9516]

Agadmator = best youtuber for me :)

[@samardas-zy1vu]

Soumyadeep Mishra its t series

[@squeakysneakers6685]

Yay, I got this pause puzzle! That's 2 in a row now. Thanks so much for making me think in chess again Agadmator!

[@philliptownsend3508]

At 11:40 isn’t there a second in-between move to take a second pawn on g6?

[@manideeptadala473]

I enjoy the Fischer games and I also likes your explanation.

[@Larry_Kabberga]

Spassky looks like a 1800 player in these world title matches.....is not even fair

[@cbebrad]

I I saw the B-a7 move. Yes! I also saw the knight move in the previous game that Fischer should have seen. I'm not a good player overall, but I seem to be able to find these moves where you pause to ask if we see the move.

[@mu99ins]

When grand masters play in tournaments, do they announce to the opposing player, "check", like when Fisher checked Spassky's king @13:02? Or is a "check" understood, since they are grandmasters who have a deep understanding of the game. It might be an insult for one to say "check", as if they are rubbing it in.

[@smoothy4045]

BF hope you’re resting in peace, because you should be. Half a century later and the closest thing there is to your genius is only chess engines🤧

[@Senestery]

Can you analyse the bonus game from CCCC where Lc0 beat stock fish with pawn odds? What a strange result!

[@droceretik]

Use #suggestion to request Agadmator analysis.

[@reaganabroad4952]

#suggestion more Spassky games. He’s a world champ that doesn’t get enough love.

[@gooddognigel9992]

Critics of Fischer relish in pointing out his insistence on playing e4 made him too predictable. Fischer had the talent and knowledge to play any opening he wished, but he was convinced that “e4 was best by test.” He dared his opponents to stop e4.

[@RunnerBeanzDad]

Hi, Agadmator, at 8:06 you observe that Spassky had half an hour for his remaining 27 moves. In fact he would have had an hour because in those days they were playing at a slower rate of 40 moves in 2 1/2 hours. I'm very much enjoying this series! It's great to see all games, warts and all, instead of the usual selection of "best games".

[@marinac0097]

Great game! Great analysis and a great comentator😉

[@Youcef_Attoui]

07:23 "very nice idea by the engine " Lol

[@mrajczyk]

why after Fischer does the "in between move" and capture a pawn with the knight putting black in check, why didn't he do it again after the king move by taking the g file pawn and have check again (and another pawn) before taking Spassky's queen ?

[@mikeyoung9810]

that 1972 match keeps entertaining and always will I think. Nice

[@siddharthjain8526]

Congratulations to China for double gold usa for silver and Russia for bronze...tough luck for Poland and India... What a great Olympiad..back to fischer series ...

[@TGoat123]

I'm not a very good chess player, but I found this series on the 72 Championship and I'm enjoying it very much. I was wondering if I could ask you two questions: 1. What is your chess rating? 2. What is your nationality? Thanks again for the content.

[@hilalzia6]

At 7:14 why can't you protect the knight with the rook?

[@qnkoqnkov7763]

Fischer is just the Mozart of this game

[@prashantrasali6737]

Whenever i see your video i learn something your explain is amazing sir Congrulation for that

[@ronpettit4923]

For another match to analyse, I suggest Botvinnik vs Bronstein 1951. Another contrast of styles with some outstanding games.

[@agadmator]

I will do it at some point, of course

[@vancebocas7626]

@ 11:47 what am I missing with Bh6?

[@Dragonoid269]

I actually found both moves this time, but thought I did not find the second one as the best I could find was one that only grabbed a single pawn. I'm at a level of play where losing a pawn isn't a big deal and thus wouldn't be called a blunder. Occasionally in my 10 minute timer games I see whole pieces, including the queen being gifted away by putting them on unprotected squares where they can just be taken. My weirdest victory was one where I myself gave away a horse and a rook this way (I wasnt really paying much attention after the first blunder and blundered again). He was trying to go for my king, but considering the king would be safe for several more moves I made a desperation attack on his king. I was planning on surrendering once he prevented my attempt to checkmate him. He could easily hold it and still had plenty of time on the clock (for a game with 10 minute per person anyways), but then he randomly placed his queen on a spot I could take it for free. He instantly surrendered afterwards as my position was suddenly far better than his.

[@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE]

2:09😂😂. He understood the mental battle

[@raphaelschostok9467]

why not Nfg4 immediatly? @6:20 Felt like a rather obvious move to me to prepair h6, while the knight is defended on c3, it still seems to solve all problems? that being sad i never played a chess match in my life, so i probably miss a lot of stuff, i only learn from watching for a couple months now :D Also found bishop a7, but i played Nb1 instead of Nd5. still much to learn^^

[@TheLastWanderingBard]

I see all these people complaining about Fischer's antics. Ok so if you're somebody simply saying it's not right and he should just get on with the game, then yeah sure. But I also see people severely misunderstanding WHY Fischer was doing it. Fischer spoke extensively about the psychological battle and the mind games in chess. He was going up against literally the "chess establishment power" at the time - the Soviets. They had complete control over the game only short of being the chess federation themselves. The story at the start of this video, with Bobby purposely trolling about the rules regarding changing the board, clearly demonstrates that he was doing it on purpose. He was purposely playing games with the chess establishment, making them go back and forth, making them concede and waver wherever he could, making them undermine their own integrity. He was also purposely psychologically pushing against Spassky, who was known for being a chilled out guy. The result? Look at the blunders from the other side of the board. Not just in this game, but generally. Look up things like "Fischer Fever", where other GMs used to literally feel nauseous at the idea of facing Fischer because everybody knew he makes you blunder terribly. It was like a self-fulfilling prophecy of Fischer's own creation - make people believe they will blunder, make them blunder, which makes others believe they'll blunder, etc etc. Don't get me wrong, people are free to disagree with the morality of the tactics, I'm right there with you on that one, but let's not lose sight of why Fischer was doing it. He purposely turned up the mind games to maximum for this championship match.

[@RyanHellyer]

I wish I didn't know the final result of this yet, as it would make the series even more epic than it already is.

[@josephknurek7795]

so did Fiscer get to play white with big square and Spasky not?

[@ElieM1]

@ 1:22, it doesn't seem like Fisher was trolling, it seems more like Fisher is losing his marbles :)

[@asterisk6715]

How about knight g6 at 11:42

[@gurjassinghbatra5758]

Finally completed the first #agadmatorquest, and posted it on Facebook.

[@AndyZach]

This is the third game that Spassky had time trouble. Did he have clock management issues with anyone else or is this an artifact of playing Fischer?

[@مرتضىالدراجي-خ2غ]

#suggestion Cristophe van dee loo Vs Hesseling 1983

[@mikechambers9129]

Antonio, what software are you using for the chessboard?

[@agadmator]

It's chess.com analysis page

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

When Spassky was notified of the request to switch to the wooden board, he casually lit up a cigarette and said: "Who cares."

[@lokiloki19]

what software do you use for these videos?

[@GracieJiuJitsu1015]

What software do you use for chess?

[@fergusfitzgerald977]

It should be noted that Fischer played a lot of mind games with Spassky in that World Championship Match ! This was somehow tolerated by the world’s chess fans for some reason? Wonder how much they would have tolerated it - had it been Spassky who was insisting on all of these.crazy details ? We will never know ! There seems to have been some kind of sympathy for Fischer for some reason ? Maybe in some crazy way his nerdy eccentric ways mirrored the mentalities of chess fans worldwide ? We will never know !

[@DBADruid]

what is the meaning of someone finding a novelty in a chess game? is that the same as a refutation move??

[@hippophile]

Those blunders were incredible - particularly the first one. Poor Spassky must have been mortified...

[@thenspeakonit]

6:22 lol that's the first move I thought of and he spent an hour on it.. bout to resume but it can't be good if a 1500 rated player's first thought is queen a6

[@patchinator6]

These videos make the perfect break from Coding! Thanks

[@galanisssss]

great job you do there..thanks man

[@jasper5016]

Spassky's behaviour shows how mature he was and Fischer's behaviour shows how childish he was.

[@camreese]

You should go over their rematch

[@Rspknlikeab0ssxd]

So yeah, this is game 8 of the 1972 world chess championship match between Robert James Fischer and borris vassilyvich spassky, I do hope you enjoyed it. Spassky definitely didn't... so Love this 😂

[@precioustreasures6045]

I wonder if u have read reshevsky's book about this match..it covers all the games too..one thing i recall about his analysis was that he never understood spassky spending so much time on moves that were not so difficult to find on certain positions..maybe i could recommend u that book as well so we can have our vast knowledge increased..lol...i just downloaded that pdf file of that book from internet..ot was free.

[@joncheskin]

Spassky is psyched out. Dang, those blunders!

[@colemanadamson5943]

I don't think Fischer was trolling Spassky so much as the officials, with whom Fischer often had disagreements.

[@Lightzy1]

Fischer was on a different level than spassky, that's rather obvious. Thinking faster and more accurately.

[@thomassifford5356]

I never seen this game. This was one hell of a game

[@ducklover1572]

Finally the good stuff

[@A1Authority]

4:00 ish: The one unrealistic thing I see in the departure to fantasy what-ifs is a lot... a lot of capturing in succession.

[@Daniele.Rossini]

What if at 11:57 Bh6?

[@Larry_Kabberga]

e3

[@ketiltveiten1744]

Why not pawn to b4 after Ba7?

[@olasek7972]

most likely Spassky did not want to close the b file, his rook would be useless.

[@nameless-sn3tj]

True story, last night I had an engine complaining about a knight sacrifice as a bad move. After the computer captured my knight the bishop and queen gave mate in 2 moves. Engines miss a lot hidden by "unfavorable" positions.

[@Z-I-P]

I'm not a very proficient player but I quickly found Ba7 and Nd5. I don't deserve such high praises.

[@trylegend7979]

Can we have Aronian-Duda olympiad match?

[@droceretik]

USE #suggestion

[@nicolaszan1845]

Holy shit, the engine line at 6:40 Was actually the move I guessed should have been played. First time I guess an engine line, I'm kind happy ^_^

[@droceretik]

Why would you be happy at a "guess"? It's not ability, intellect or chess calulation, just dumb luck.

[@nicolaszan1845]

@@droceretik "Guess" was a figure of speech, I didn't actually just leave it to pure luck. Otherwise there is no reason why I would leave a comment.

[@escaperoomleander1948]

"...but everything after those two blunders was unfortunate for Spassky."