No One Attacks Like Wesley || So vs Aronian || MCI (2021)

[@VoltageCowboy]

Wesley So was shaving time off the clock and trimming down the execution of his game plan to make a clean and close game. At the end, he cut right through Levon's play and it was really smooth.

[@naveenkondeti4163]

Bro, you shaved your beard recently with Gillete blade or what? Your comment looks more like those shaving blade adv. Lol.

[@jeffreyamado3387]

Watched it live and was laughing the entire time. So was shaving his face while sacrificing pieces left and right.

[@VoltageCowboy]

@@naveenkondeti4163 I’m rocking a goatee that my fiancé hates so that would be a no. But I am in marketing

[@nimbus9056]

Its Wesley’s flow

[@udaytejsingh3998]

This is an underrated comment

[@MegaEmm123]

Aronian: I'm taking your pawn Wesley: So? Aronian: I'm taking your knight Wesley: So? Aronian: I'm also taking the other knight Wesley: So? Aronian: I'm threatening to capture your queen Wesley: So? Aronian: Well, I resign Wesley: Yes 😎

[@laligascienza2586]

it should be "Yeth!".

[@JustinRed624]

Wesley SO

[@rcfadli8762]

He lives up to his names, I guess so...

[@popcornandzerocoke5043]

@@laligascienza2586 he's kinda like the mike tyson of chess

[@jaybacan650]

3:16. Wesley 's pawns was so powerful in this position that they can check attacking like a knight.

[@localmechanic3327]

Pawn uses AWP to check king and take hostage the knight

[@CaioXG002]

He definitely meant to say en baguette instead of check, lul.

[@dmxkraken]

These past few games of Wesley is now just him flexing on the competition.

[@LuisJayanata]

Wesley’s style reminds me of kasparov, very dynamic and imo the most inspiring recent player alongside magnus

[@SecreSwallowtail999]

been waiting for this! one of the best chess game i have watched so far, glad i watched it live

[@ich0halt1]

That game was so beautiful from Wesley and Peter Leko's analysis during the game is always very helpful

[@doncar9]

What can one say about Wesley, other than he is amazing! You're pretty amazing yourself Antonio getting this out to us so quickly . I notice that you will soon top over 400 million views. That is amazing!

[@erwinjoseph1600]

Waiting for the Daniil Dubov and Wesley So match...two of the best attacking players and imaginative chess players right now.

[@JohnOwenBanks]

An amazing win by GM Wesley So, America's #1 attacking genius & champion of just about everything! Bravo!!!

[@bruceperez2283]

This game was one of the best attacking masterpiece by Wesley. Aggressiveness and Precision.

[@mmartel]

Check out his masterpiece against Alireza from today. So is on absolute🔥🔥

[@MichaelKnight-y8m]

Watch Wesley's Immortal Masterpiece against Garry Kasparov, Blitz, St Louis 2016

[@SuhandiWijaya]

Wesley So talented he is Super GM and the star of Ip Man too.

[@cemcaglar3398]

Wesley So with a miniature win; Wesley KO

[@gxtmfa]

Best part is I’ve net Filipinos with the last name “Ko.”

[@rayong5662]

Been waiting for this ever since that game ended. This game was too good i knew Agadmator would make a video about this eventually

[@afollowerofchrist5789]

Agad: No one attacks like Wesley! Me: Is that So?

[@FabledGentleman]

Oh wow. Agadmator, you really need to analyze the game that was just played between Nakamura and Carlsen, just for laughs. It would be so fun to pause the video and figure out the next move in that game ^^

[@syuhada3382]

Haven’t seen any players awarded Morphy Head for a while😌

[@colacoca7639]

With those pawn initative and combinational sacrifice, Nezhmetdinov would be proud.

[@joeygomez2607]

Brilliancy prize would be awarded to this game if there were still any : )

[@derekbaker4763]

I just said in your last video with nepo and dubov, that Wesley has become 1 of my favorite players to watch after his last few wins against magnus. He has been on a this crazy streak. Hopefully it translate to his OTB play too.

[@johncerminaro4549]

Yet another masterpiece by Wesley So. America's best chance & quite soon, too...(keep punchin' Wes)!

[@vivekmohan7785]

What an attacker was Wesley

[@Mizziri]

Levon: *doesn't develop pieces and pushes pawns in front of king* Also Levon: *resigns in 33 moves* :o

[@kumpustaz]

So: Welcome to Team USA this is your initiation

[@LeventK]

The one who said that quote seems a good player.

[@maartenbakker8311]

Well, you're not wrong...

[@jadalsayegh672]

Wesly So deserves the morphy head for this masterpiece And for the first time the analysis is lower than the expectations for this game

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

Badass Wesley So with the fists of justice, lez go boys!!!

[@chazzmichaelsmichaels3331]

Thank you for posting a video of this match!

[@vinni522]

First! Posted 8s ago. @Agad thanks for the work man, love it. I don’t really play chess and I still love it.

[@patrickmeagher6914]

Wesley is one of my favourite attackers in chess

[@fyodorurnov6028]

What a magnificent and unrelenting attack! Thank you for sharing this game - thrilling!

[@terranloudenback2102]

Wesley with shades is So cool

[@8292-d6n]

Best game of the MCI so far!

[@suryaprakash-rm3nf]

Wesley had backrank weaknesses all the time and yet managed to not allow Levon to mate him and won the game.

[@rubberman239]

Game of the year for sure. Who can top that? 🙏

[@quan71221119]

It may. But it's just April and 8 more months to go, so wait. :))

[@andrw1582]

Wesley is next world champion. You heard it here first

[@StarryNightGazing]

Man I feel kinda bad for Levon, this was a proper beating

[@amansingh9373]

Antonio :Hello Everyone Me 'Hits the like button'

[@iyeriyer548]

Alternative Title: Tal just turned in his grave

[@edsantos6627]

Yea right... reaching for a smoke and ponders the moves... 🤣🤣🤣

[@sandilephakathi8259]

Who else has been waiting for the analysis of this game by Agad?

[@mknote]

At 7:28, I found Rd6, which seems to set off a series that in the end exchanges a rook and pawn for Black's queen and taking both dark-square bishop's off the board. It goes like this: Rd6 Qc2 (Qa5 or Qb2 are also possible, but they don't seem to offer as much counter-play) Bf6 Qxd6 e7 At this point Black has two choices it seems: ...Qxf6 or ...Qxe7. Either way, White's response is to capture the queen, either with the queen (if ...Qxf6 was played) or the bishop (if ...Qxe7). I suppose the former scenario does leave Black's dark-squared bishop on the board, and a pawn, rook, and bishop is probably close to an even trade for a queen, but while it isn't the best scenario, it seems okay. Or am I overlooking something?

[@geneberrocal3220]

Amazing vision of positions.

[@syntromical]

#suggestion the jorden van foorest match vs dubov was amazing

[@ColdSleep]

The "sorry about that" gets funnier every time, never retire that please haha.

[@shiploshs]

I think miniature should be considered from the position when players continue with a completely new moves (like in this game it's move: 10). So from new position to 10-15 moves could be considered as miniatures now a days

[@Jaegertiger]

How much Chess has changed over the years, as players have followed the ground PLOWED by Bobby Fisher when he "reinvented" the game -- and took it away from the Russians. So many good players today with such a high level of dedication to EXCELLENCE !! Astounding to see just how "mainstream" and reputable Chess has become.

[@JC201039]

Sometimes I can't believe it when he says, "We have a completely new game." They seem like lines that would be repeated all the time, and yet one variation makes it completely unique. Math is trippy bruh.

[@user-rk7rl7tm5w]

OMG I SPOTTED THE SEQUENCE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!!!!!!!!!

[@dfv671]

It's amazing how Wesley defended the weak back rank!

[@amieljunto3778]

Random fact, but there cant be 5 firsts

[@Sillier]

Whats really great is that Wesley’s Queen on h5 defends against the back rank on d1, perfectly positioned

[@conrado333]

Wesley ChainSO the humble killer

[@srenkierkegaard6433]

11:09 after BxRf8, you can also play Qh7+ forcing the King to take H7 then e7xf8 under promote to a knight forking the queen and king.

[@davidignacio3009]

What a tremendous game by Wesley. His moves are so precise and laser sharp that you cannot really defend against his attack.

[@flowerbed7757]

He is a loss for the Philippines, but he wouldn't have had the support if he stayed here, good for him

[@zachariastsampasidis8880]

Is there a famous game where the attacker sacrificed The major pieces for an endgame of 3 minor pieces Vs queen? (Perhaps with a possible sacrifice for pawn promotion into a minor piece?)

[@JobANable]

There is a game by G. Serper where he sacrifices everything!!!

[@rheadel17]

I think there was a game between Duda and So from the previous event of the tour, where So sacrificed the queen for a rook and 2 minor pieces but the endgame became queen vs. 3 minor pieces. I don't know if this is what you were looking for but just to mention.

[@zachariastsampasidis8880]

@@JobANable Thanks guys, mostly looking for ways use minor pieces in such endgames.

[@a.hitler4961]

Yeah, once I sac my queen for 3 minors and now my life s#cks 😂

[@reynanawa7877]

Wesley So vs Ding Lauren back in 2016 . It's a king's indian game. A queen for ding vs. three minor pieces for wesley

[@jackwish420]

I'm not a chess master by any means, but isn't rook d6 also quite the strong move? maybe not as strong as bxg2 but still clearly winning

[@dakotawallace3449]

Great Channel! I've been watching for a couple years now. But I'd like to point out something as it certainly appears you don't mind people posting pointers about language to you. Monstrosity is either used in relation to a large building OR something really wrong or terrible.. I think the way it seems you use it doesn't fit with either of these definitions. It seems as though you are looking for the word 'monstrous' as in "This absolute monstrous attacking display from ____". We wouldn't really say a 'monstrosity of a game' when someone played well. I think this might help :) Take care and keep up the brilliant content!

[@alexispandeli9775]

I was watching the game live and i was like : Yeah that's an agad video right here

[@r-b1960]

Damn, Wesley So not giving Levon any hope with back rank mate. haha checks go brr brr

[@adelhashim9942]

Very nice and thanks .. from iraq

[@mathistruth9105]

At 7:15 I guessed Rd6. Is that a good move? I mean the bishop cant take right?

[@buchiemmanuel26]

7:18 this is where we come in. I love it , I love it 😂😂

[@maipranavhoon]

Here just to appreciate thumbnail!

[@anissbenthami]

Back rank potential mates played a big part in this game

[@radjababuop9885]

I also need those glasses , looks kindA cool !

[@antoniobacic5674]

So: so kind, yet so brutal

[@franciscosulita115]

#suggestion Tal vs Torre please!! I love your videos!

[@euler8852]

Hey, Agad, where is the Morphy's Head? 😂

[@dhruvrajput6221]

You should do game of the year for every year.

[@mydearfriend007]

Cover the Magnus Anish match

[@ogetytechnickz4827]

Agadmator your a legend!!!!

[@arnaldosandoval453]

0:26 Medo wont expend his precious time watching a miniature, he introduced a new definition for miniature 🤣

[@sanityest8004]

many people watching this game live thought Wesley was a strong engine or cheating but he wasn't BOY a beast in this game

[@wilvenbarnido5600]

theyre ignorant instead.

[@natsudragneel7414]

2:14 *we have completely new game*

[@ibandaivan8990]

Please do one Maxime Vachier-Lagrave game!!!!

[@shazers7313]

Agadmator : "No one attacks like Wesley" Mr Barnes : Am I a joke to you ?

[@stepheng2442]

I'm a newbie and I think that rook to d6 was the best move? Please enlighten me if its not. Thank you folks!

[@jdinitials]

at 9:54, if black bishop takes white Queen on h5. Could white also play Rd8+, Kh7 , Rxa6? and then the black rook on a8 is stuck. Could that also be a winning move for white? I am a newbie, please let me know if this could work for white as well.

[@aaryunik]

When you’re so early there are 4 views and 58 likes

[@rogerstone3068]

Amazing game - like watching a violent thunderstorm

[@egegiritli660]

Thanks for the video:)

[@vivekjoshi5207]

What checks, to which king .? @3.16.…? I Feel that it is just Antonio at his best..!

[@loukastheocharis6086]

What a game and what an analysis!!!

[@joeyhathaway8447]

3:17 Where is the check? What am I missing. After the enpassant I see no piece(s) threatening the king.

[@electro.on3106]

Where's the "sorry for that" merch???

[@michaelbaker9347]

#Suggestion I was exploring the f3 nimzo and found a game where Fischer (with the black pieces) lost pretty convincingly to a Romanian Grandmaster named Florin Gheorghiu. The game was in the 1966 Chess Olympiad in Havana, Cuba. Finals of board "A" linked here to chessgames.com www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1044607 Something else i found interesting from this same tournament, in a game between Gheorghiu with the white pieces and Najdorf with the black pieces, Gheorghiu blundered a queen AND mate in 1. Chessgame link here: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1101663

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Outstanding!!

[@kumararyan4852]

Why didn't Levon take that pawn with the queen or bishop?

[@Aleksandar_Lukic]

At 7:20, why is rook to d6 not a good move? If bishop takes, queen g7 is checkmate.

[@starliaghtsz8400]

7.25 idk Rd6? if bishop takes theres mate, if queen takes bishop takes bishop takes, theres Rd1 (or Re1 is even better as stockfish says) and youre probably winning bc black's queen side is completely undevelopped and the king's position is busted, you have a queen and rook... as i said, probably winning edit: well apparently it wasnt the best move but i think it kinda works? edit2: no actually it WAS the best move lmao im better than super grandmasters

[@SRgoonz]

I'm so sad wesley is not in the candidates.

[@QuinnClips247]

Do you know why he isn’t? Thank you.

[@SRgoonz]

@@QuinnClips247 he unfortunately did not meet the criteria of winning one of the specified tournaments. Or not winning a tournament but having the highest chess rating (Anish Giri qualified through this method)

[@QuinnClips247]

@Mehdi thank you for the explanation.

[@smmshoe]

Jozarov also made a video about it :)

[@MrBumpalicious]

Agadmator do you use any sort of editing effects on your voice? When listening with headphones I feel like the volume can become a little bit blown-out and I think a compressor might help

[@TreeGGwi]

Where’s the check at 3:16?

[@shadowrunner4150]

4 views at 44 likes when it’s 4:44 pm at the first 4 moves. Nice

[@QuinnClips247]

Synchronicity

[@chopinfanclub6672]

Wesley my favorite player

[@kiranshah6926]

Can someone tell me at 7:20 what about the move rook to d6? If bishop takes, queen delivers checkmate. If queen takes, capture with bishop and you are winning.

[@jasper5016]

There was a strong and better move --> Rook to D6.

[@Hollerdiwafe]

What's Agadmator doing when he says "sorry, about that"?

[@QuinnClips247]

I think he’s adjusting the volume.