Mystery of 1.a3 Revealed! || Anderssen vs Morphy (1858) || GAME 6

[@Nicks721]

Opening preparation now: I will use this sideline that the computer found after a 15- hour thinking,because it gives me a slight edge after move 27. Opening preparation back then: That guy won me the other day,I will play the same opening. But there is a problem,he played black and now I play white,what shall I do?? I found it,I will play a silly move in move one, and then it will be as if I have black!!! Genius me!!!

[@HydraliskX]

Looks like opening preparation back then is the same as blitz opening prep today.

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

It's really goofy when you think about it

[@mohammadaminsarabi6207]

You are a funny guy

[@Bolizen]

@@divyanshugupta5331 Click the first link in the description

[@kasparov20]

@@divyanshugupta5331 I think is the evergreen game where he delivered mate with rook lift and bishop

[@Exayevie]

The most impressive part of this video is learning that there was a real human person named Marmaduke Wyvill.

[@CasualProfundity]

OMG right I didnt even notice last time until he actually said his name 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ZeroGravityDog]

Mrs Wyvill's baby received his handle in 1815, one of his descendants copped it as well, but since then Marmadukes are few and far between, apart from a cartoon dog.

[@shashwatsharma2596]

Sounds like a miniboss in witcher 3 or something

[@drewlop]

His signature move was to sit on the board, scattering the pieces and forcing his opponent to cry MARMADUUUKE! (In resignation)

[@jamesdelb6885]

It is odd that a person with such a name, playing against Adolph Anderssen in a championship match, isn't more well known.

[@alishapouran3387]

Anderssen was a great strategist. I think if he didn't constantly want to create an enjoyable masterpiece his score would be better against Morphy.

[@rob4419]

@abbylyn Croz For sure. They had much more honor back then

[@bc_7644]

@abbylyn Croz Not really a tenable attitude in such an important match, maybe in a more casual setting sure but not against such a strong opponent

[@Yusuf_K7]

This was the match of the first two great chess artists.

[@FlourescentPotato]

@@bc_7644 this is how it was back then.

[@gregshortall]

Agree that Anderssen was amazing, but I don't see him trying to create masterpieces - you can actually see him gradually realizing that he's outplayed and see how it throws off his game.. Making increasingly unsound attacks that Morphy evades / protects and then counter-attacks. Outmatched.

[@andrewptob]

Anderssen: Attack! Always attack! Also Anderssen: 1.a3

[@GamesJoblin]

That was...a psychological attack :)

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

This game feels like a Game of Thrones episode. It seems like Anderssen dominates, but suddenly his ambition makes him lose the game

[@nischay4760]

Season 4 Episode 8 (I think) - The Mountain and The Viper. Oberyn's death still hurts my soul.

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

@@nischay4760I'm still in shock after that...

[@NaniOnTop3]

@@nischay4760 I loved Oberyn :(

[@johnsmith1474]

Cheesy TV show reference is demeaning.

[@YourPhysicsSimulator]

@@NaniOnTop3 Everybody did....

[@SillyCyclist29]

Never ever again apologize for a "longer" video. Just don't do it. We love the background, we love the analysis, we love the alternate plays, we love it all.

[@soumyajitroy5239]

Ngl, this is the thumbnail I was waiting for in a classic Anderssen match

[@PaulThronson]

Anyone else LOL at "not Anderson, he is a true gentleman" in regards to his commitment to not playing Ne5

[@johnsnow9314]

Me Lmao💀

[@magicsofa]

yes and agad's smirk while he says it

[@SeanDot]

Yes, it’s the ones that catch you off guard that getcha

[@Linkga420]

It's definitely not a coincidence that the two best chess players of their time are also quite honorable gentlemen who do gentlemenlike stuff

[@jaarc1437]

Chess players are pretentious af bro

[@ultimateman55]

Morphy's e3 move in this game has to be one of my favorite moves in competitive chess history. It's subtle yet deadly, invisible upon first glance yet obvious in retrospect.

[@jayteegamble]

I can't believe how good that move is. It's a position where you feel the need to DO SOMETHING, yet the right answer is a little pawn move?

[@edide1627]

I can't believe that I found it (rarely do I find the best move), after I guessed it I kept seeing how devastating it was.

[@saikumar589]

This video really shows how Antonio analyses games.....like a grand master

[@DrZaius3141]

I once had a chess teacher that actually taught us: "1. a3 is the best move, because that way white can play as if it were black, which is better." He played it back then (when he was 2000+) and he played it in the 2019 World Senior Championship. Just to be clear: I had forgotten his name, but I found him because of his opening - he plays every single game with white that way.

[@archiebellega956]

If you plays better as black this is true lol. My win rate with black is like 5% higher than white. I'm really shit at attacking.

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

Bruh not knowing your chess teacher name,

[@Meruem4]

@@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n my thought exactly

[@DrZaius3141]

@@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n It was for a single year, now over 20 years ago when I was 10. Do you remember the name of every teacher you ever had in school, even those you had only for a year and who didn't teach you anything? Because chances are you think you do but still forgot a few.

[@Tesomanjarvi]

This saga is just the best, keep up with the most amazing content!

[@JoeDidIt]

anderssen is a pretty underrated chess player such an interesting take on how to attack not as accurate but great to watch

[@ChocolateMilk..]

Who's "andersen"?

[@JoeDidIt]

@@ChocolateMilk.. sorry i forgot the second s, calm down

[@ChocolateMilk..]

@@JoeDidIt What more did you forget?

[@martinstanton2048]

Superb game and the best compliment I can pay you is that the commentary did it justice. Bravo Antonio.

[@akramkssiri2642]

These two legends always go for the craziest position .they truly enjoyed their time so much playing awesome chess .and again that's the good stuff !!! Thanks for the awesome content agadmator

[@ronaldwalker7047]

This entire series is just the best! Well done, Agadmator.

[@seanferguson5460]

I'm really enjoying your coverage of this match. It's making me appreciate just how worthy an opponent Anderssen was.

[@madnessoverload7824]

Agad: "Who wouldn't put the knight on e5?" My dumb ass: "Haha just take bishop i have bishop for knight"

[@silencionomus]

I still don't think that's dumb. ... That's bad for me, right?

[@nedmerrill5705]

This was an enjoyable game! Thanks! "How many of us would not place the knight on e5? But not Anderssen! He is a true gentleman." I laughed at that one!

[@ullswater6]

That was genuinely great and a highly enjoyable watch.

[@LordFred69]

Anderssen is quickly becoming one of my favorite players. Elegant and aggressive, he plays very balsy.

[@ThatGodlyHuman]

"Mystery of 1.a3 revealed" All 200's: Not really.

[@AntoniGawlikowski]

I normally root for Morphy during this saga, but this time I feel really sorry for Andersen - it seems he was too ambitious to consider anything less than a victory and that's how he pushed it too far. It would have been nice if he won this game and got the match that much more competitive I feel :) Thanks for the great video!

[@shmoving1977]

Those 4 pawns at 6:04 look so mesmerizing.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

The most amazing analysis of the most amazing game. Perfect.

[@abefroman7393]

Your presentation was thoroughly enjoyable as was this game.

[@msalty2823]

Mazing game. My hat is off to Anderssen for such a sharp line. The subtle positional lines both players saw is truly ageless.

[@iambuto2418]

I love you agadmatod, thank you for your presence in this earth

[@alexgagnon379]

4:10 I'm probably missing something but it doesn't feel like exf3 en passant and Bxf3 works. Bxf3 allows Qh4+, either breaking the castle, or forcing white to go g3 Bxg3+ etc. Maybe Nxf3 is the line Agad meant to go through, it stops Qh4+. I might very well be wrong

[@gergohavasi8220]

Great video, I really enjoy these chess-history lessons. Also checked out the game you mentioned, it was a rollercoaster. I think if you're out of video ideas, a similar saga about Adolf Anderssen could be epic. With your storytelling, for sure. (I rarely comment, but this is the channel I always check out first when I want to watch someting. Great work my dude.)

[@DemoniqueLewis]

I always like the pause the video moment. It is like we are playing without a clock also.

[@tj_enju]

title should have been "The true gentleman's game."

[@jamescrenshaw5097]

Really great game! That was actually Morphy’s fourth consecutive victory (games 3-6)

[@nothingspecial8968]

6:18 I spotted a trick here- Play Qxd8 then Rxd8 then play e6 then the queen is pinned to the king hence we are up material!

[@satyamsharma2555]

Damn! Nice one

[@nothingspecial8968]

@@satyamsharma2555 Thanks!

[@RipperMatricus]

black plays Qe3 check , you lose your queen for a rook sac and thats all

[@nothingspecial8968]

@@RipperMatricus Hmm Didn't see that though thanks anyway

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

And it was during this chess match that Lowenthal bought some great agadmator merch.

[@LeventK]

We should award Anderssen with a Morphy head.

[@danielgautreau161]

At Lone Pine II, Duncan Suttles (Canada) began 1.a3 against Lothar Schmid (E. Germany), and it went 1...,g6 2.b4, Bg7 3.Ra2.

[@apollyon1]

when i saw the e3 move I literally punched the air. great pause the video moment!

[@Harlan-StClair]

e3 simply sublime. thank you for this series :)

[@joesphkozdra4765]

You can see so much how fisher played like morphy.. it’s obvious why he was fishers favorite player ..

[@microsoft1665]

Finally old style thumbnails. Dont change please

[@mask3229]

The whole games is on fire 🔥

[@Seanus32]

Accurate play is required to sustain an advantage against Morphy, the great punisher.

[@kaivalyajoshi354]

Felt good remembering silent Rad1 from Evergreen game

[@pratyushtyagi8890]

bro plz make long video's and don't apologize for them !! u have taught me so much in chess thanks for that !!!

[@vamsikrishna6834]

at 7:56 instead of pushing c6 why not b5 it would attack the knight and it is pinned coz queen on a2 is undefended

[@mikelynch-zeroviewz2507]

After the subtle black pawn move it all just unraveled for Andersen .. They really need to make a movie about Morphy.. would be an awesome period piece.. New Orleans, Paris, London .. even Opera Houses .. and the fact it all this occurred in such a short time span with Morphy retiring so young .. the real question is who will play Morphy on the big screen ? Tom Holland perhaps ? Suggestions ?

[@nosystem1098]

Thanks for this saga, Agad. All the Bronstein quotes make me wonder; have you considered doing a saga on him? He was a very imaginative player-- lots of fun games to choose from.

[@mingozzz1]

I love the jokes at the "pause the video" moments. They make you jolt back and second-guess yourself for a moment because they are such strong players.

[@bobhope7648]

What a rollercoaster of missed chances, i love those Morphy games tho :-)

[@riadsaid5234]

I've seen this game before but this time I understand much more about the game murphy is murphy brilliant comeback

[@mayanksharma5156]

Oh yeah. Keep the good stuff coming

[@williamgoss4691]

Gosh, what a wonderful game ! But I do feel that Andersen is feeling the pressure of his losses and not always playing with full confidence in his own abilities. Also, as Agad says, he rather desperately wants a win and so doesn’t pursue Drawing chances.

[@NedeianuR]

I freakin’ found the last move…. Waaaaaaa! I’m so happy! And the game was exquisite.

[@magija3d]

What a nice combination at Qa2, if b5 than Rxb5, and if Qxb5 than Nxd6 with check picks up the queen. And another position (17:08) what on Rc1 if you play b5?

[@35xY9oM]

Madlad Anderssen played 1.a3 just to not touch this pawn again all game

[@TheGoldenLad7]

18:40 Made me laugh so hard. Agad really pulled a sneaky.

[@Hendrixdh]

I just love how good I feel about myself if I find even one of the pause the videos. e3, I saw it first I think.

[@Cosmic_Darkmatter]

what about anderson queen to a1 at 22:04 whats wrong with that move, then rook to either g3 or e7

[@dylanlandon3384]

11:45 agad: try to find the amazing move me: b2 check looks amazing agad: this is what anderson played and it’s not the winning move me: of course it’s not, duh

[@markritchie8874]

Great video as always. Do you happen to know what notation the players used to record the game? Thanks!

[@MB-lp9gt]

On 7:56 pawn B5,and white lose a knight,tell me please I am wrong? Knight can't move because queen hangs.

[@mohammadaminsarabi6207]

I badly wanted to know lowenthal's comment on a3! 😂

[@danielgautreau161]

He probably called it the losing move.

[@WarcraftHD]

I was truly shocked when anderssen played K h1. What a giant that we stand on

[@madeconomist]

For the position that you mention at 6:21, I think the white queen should take the rook on d8. Three possible continuations from that position are: 1. Qxd8 Rxd8 2. e6 Qxb2 3. Rxb2 1. Qxd8 Nxd8 2. e6 Qxb2 3. Rxb2 Nxe6 1. Qxd8 Rxd8 2. e6 Qxb2 3. Rxb2 Maybe there is something I am missing. What do you think? Thanks for all your great videos!

[@dominicmalini8972]

1...Qe3+ saves blacks queen

[@madeconomist]

@@dominicmalini8972 got it. Thanks!

[@RogerCBiak]

I felt so proud for finding Qb2 at 11:53 until he added "and this is not the winning move" 😪

[@Superc0wz]

"Congratulations on finding the incredible queen to B2 check" *Thinking I finally solved one of Antonio's puzzles* "And this is not the winning move."

[@jedipatzer2220]

Same here!

[@yourn4m3h3re]

10:00 in this poisition, the threat Bc5 is excruciating for white no?

[@keithc1234]

I got excited when I guessed Qb2, but then was immediately corrected with rh3

[@jeffwhite9987]

Question from a novice: At 11:47 are you allowed to capture the black pawn in the middle of the board with the pawn to the right via en passant. Then check ...

[@lukasg4807]

No

[@josephdestaubin7426]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but in the 1850s the opening a3 is not a3, but rather QR3, and therefore definitely not Anderson's initials.

[@skurrvie3928]

@6:25 why not white queen takes black rook, then after rook captures you move the pawn and discovery-pin the queen then you take back the queen?

[@somewhere6]

Nice idea but If you take the rook, black can deliver check at e3, thus saving his queen and then play RxQ.

[@skurrvie3928]

@@somewhere6 aaah haha didnt see that. It's the beauty of chess, you need 1000 eyes or a really good brain to be great

[@vanlaldinpuii1363]

@@skurrvie3928 Just don't mindlessly capture everything you see and you're better than 50% of players.

[@jayeshjadhav5575]

23:36 you dont have to say sorry for making my day

[@arunbeckham8384]

Yep he's over 50 and still true gentlemen. Respecting his opponent. Just amazing.

[@Nonixification]

That e3 move was beautiful

[@m_p22]

Please bring back the pop culture reference thumbnail style, they are good stuff

[@salimosasu5092]

7:56 why not b5?

[@ionelkarra8205]

I also still thinking why not....

[@hrvojedjurdjevic2123]

Me too, but I was impatient and asked Stockfish, White would take b pawn with a rook, and Black cannot retake the rook with the queen due to the discovered check with the knight that would pick up the queen and the bishop.

[@hrvojedjurdjevic2123]

#agadmator, this continuation deserved mentioning.

[@ionelkarra8205]

@@hrvojedjurdjevic2123 Thanks man

[@paladinbob1236]

anderson does seem to love attacking a little too much :) the trouble is morphy is now making a bigger shield for himself and letting anderson waste his troops in pushing his latest attack...its just a little too slow..although anderson is making himself some interesting chances, which he then misses :)

[@jyotidawadi5358]

Hey agad 6:23 I think the best move is to capture rook with white queen Then rook captures and Move white's past pawn pinning the black queen Which result white to have a full rool for black knight Please reply man 😐

[@vanlaldinpuii1363]

Queen e.3 check you sac your queen for nothing.

[@greghuth9580]

I love your The Good Stuff series...

[@sachinsingh1469]

"Why'd yall stop quoting me in the comments?" -Sun Tzu, Art of War.

[@parzingtheasian]

"who knows dude, maybe the meme died" -rick astley, never gonna give you up

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

Wow! German mastery 🖤 Morphy: Hey! I'm the great Chessmaster from America, I defeated Henry Bird, I defeated this guy, I defeated that guy. Adolf Anderssen: I'm the German master Adolf of the Immortal Game. Hold my beer, I'll show you who the real master is. ~Morphy resigned

[@stathispapadopoulos7926]

18:43 Man nobody has ever crushed my happiness as much as agad did there by saying queen to g7 is too cool to play. I thought it could turn into a winning idea. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[@manthansworldoftalent7279]

One thing i realized after watching agadmator ........all rook lifts are"VERY NICE😌"

[@khashayarneshat450]

I think that alpha zero is doing the same, but it plays night f3 and then goes for Sicilian defense.

[@logistaur]

Man i just love Antonio 😂 he's the cool friend we never had

[@sonumohan9666]

At 7:53, Since knight was pinned on c4, best move for black would be b6 pawn to b5. C4 knight would be captured.

[@vanlaldinpuii1363]

Rook captures the pawn on b5 and if queen recaptures then Nxd7 discovered check and white wins the queen.

[@sonumohan9666]

@@vanlaldinpuii1363 Thanks! Got it.

[@kmar9551]

that pawn stayed there the whole game..

[@jedipatzer2220]

Your analysis at 14:01 lost me. You said Anderson could not play Rxh7+ because Morphy would just play Rg7…. (I say if Rg7 the why not then Rxg7+ . The K cannot take (Q protects) and when the K moves, Morphy’s Q falls!) What am I missing here?

[@vanlaldinpuii1363]

Your stupid. Look at the moves Morphy protected h7 already

[@adilmirza7324]

What does that "E" on the robot mean?

[@atulnarayan2138]

Same Question...... Plz anyone........

[@funvai984]

Ona bad move and u are finished! One pawn can be more than enough and I learn this leasoon now🥰 Love u man,keep it up

[@Techamobilez]

I would really like to see the thumbnail styles used in previous videos like DBZ and all

[@Verbux]

Great games of history should stay professional

[@ThatGodlyHuman]

Yea lol

[@alwaysup22]

going to need a big cup of water after this video... great one!

[@randymctavish3728]

The moves in this game are so impressive

[@rajat9457]

14:03 Queen Attacking g7 totally winning for black :) You missed ...

[@deridivisstar884]

Sacrificing the Queen for nothing. Seems like a good move.

[@CNCTEMATIC]

wow. that's the most entertaining game of chess i ever saw

[@quirkasaurussaurus2896]

didn't it seem like andersson was winning for THE ENTIRE GAME?!?! until the last 3-4 moves, it looked like he had it in the bag. except for the morphy's e3 move - it felt like morphy's moves were very obvious and reactionary. then suddenly.... poof! andersson's attack just derails. the BxR was just not sound.

[@amirreza_opre]

Hi agad. Thanks for the videos. Could you please show players' exchanged pieces in the video as well? (maybe above and down the board) #suggestion

[@farhnmm]

First positional player, Morphy. Greatest of all time.