No Openings, Just Good Moves!

[@noahlanier7991]

Finally, an opening I understand, the nothing opening

[@stanfordtonnychikowore3807]

So good 😹😹

[@adam7303]

its 5AM where i am and i’m quite ill but a new agadmator video always manages to cheer me up :)

[@aayanansari700]

Get well soon fellow excellent subscriber

[@Alexander-Bunyip]

NZ?

[@athiefinthenight6894]

Lol 3am where I am bro.

[@rorisangp]

It's 7pm in South Africa rn.

[@s.m.margubashraffahad369]

What's so cheerful about this video bro???

[@1993buakaw]

"He could capture on c3 , he could capture on e4 but...He wants it all" ~ Agadmator

[@FredPlanatia]

In my opinion this prep before the game (even if only 15min) defeats the point of Fischer Random. They should have no access to any outside help. If they get some time to look at the position before the game starts then it should be at the board with their opponent before the game begins. Let's see how much they can do without the damn engines and without their seconds.

[@verrettlasatt7909]

Amen

[@DieFlabbergast]

Definitely!

[@panda4247]

I think they don't have engines during those 15 minutes

[@akuseru85]

I cannot believe I saw that 9:20 queen move. I would however never be in the position to make the move myself though...

[@Fake_Snail]

I saw it tii, but when he stoppes video it's quite obvious, that we are looking for some weird moves like in the chess puzzle :)

[@tatakaetatakae3358]

Agad uploads so fast that it almost feels like he streaming. Keep up the good work.big fan ❤️🙌

[@RafaelEKH]

In Fischer random are the pawns scrambled as well? Like the B-pawn is now on the E file? D-pawn is the C-pawn and so on?

[@Gogeta0991]

What?

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

I'm sure they are. They probably swap the light square bishop and the dark square bishop as well

[@RafaelEKH]

@@tatsuyasigh1906 Man, Fischer random is just so confusing

[@frosty6989]

Agadmator has No Openings, Just Good Moves ... that got me!

[@Curze123]

Nice game but what about the Steinitz Saga?

[@HolySoliDeoGloria]

I did solve the "pause the video" (a rare achievement for me) and I am indeed a true sacrificer of valuable pieces in real-life play!

[@42isthelock]

Been studying this opening all morning!

[@panda4247]

That's a miracle

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

I think this is why Magnus didn’t want to defend his title. He wants the Chess 960 champion title. He wants to destroy Wesley So for ruining his birthday and Valentine’s Day.

[@mathkuah5567]

Calm down, nerd

[@ghasemiata]

I enjoy chess 960 much much more than normal chess!👌🤩

[@muhamadimran7194]

9:36 congratulations to everyone who found that, you are a true urm...sacrificer of valuable pieces me: word

[@SamuelPearlman]

13:05 You didn't notice that Magnus' table card was crooked -- WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!?!?!?!

[@ishanganguly7586]

Let's appreciate how fast his upload comes after the game ended👏👏👏

[@Fake_Snail]

Thank you for the video!

[@Hubythereal]

haha that pic in the end was really enjoyable. Fedoseev be like: okay lemme check the scoreboard, and Magnus staring at him like: bruh you forgot to resign before that

[@bergmoench]

We are doing the Fisher Random chess version in december at our monthly amateur tournament. Makes it more fun for those who are no opening specialists. ;)

[@applesteve6932]

AKA “the normal people” 🤣🆒

[@aldindelic6488]

Agadmator, I really enjoy your videos. Very professional! Many thanks from a chess noob

[@kidrenegade8525]

Wow Magnus had a +2.5 advantage according to Stockfish 15 around move 10

[@joebonek4102]

Fischer Random chess.. Fischer is a legend chess..

[@rohan1864]

wasn't that queen sacrifice possible a move earlier? wouldn't it have been even better then, cause black wouldn't have Rf6? if black takes the bishop instead of queen you pin h7 pawn with your rook and it seems to me as checkmate next move anyway

[@GrabnarMyers]

You know Antonio, I’ve been watching you for a few years now and I’ve never said anything. Im a 24 year old dude, and to decrease toxic masculinity, I love you and your channel!

[@omare7475]

Is it officially called Fisher Random or Chess960?

[@shinewbiez]

magnus recreating the opera house checkmate rook and bishop (following a queen sack obviously)

[@versatilpraxis]

Amazing how quick you are with these uploads agad

[@Megan-ii4gf]

What a horrific game. Magnus didn't capture a single pawn that entire game and still destroyed Fedoseev.

[@FenceThis]

True Sacrifiers of Valuable Pieces, so we meet again

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

Surprised Fedoseev didn't see Qxg6 (I've never felt this way about a pause the video moment b4). Normally when an obvious threat is not addressed, that's bc the player wants to play a sub-optimal move to create chaos, not bc they miss it. But Fedoseev played Rf6 on the next move, so clearly he just missed Qxg6. Strange one. Maybe he just didn't care?

[@jackf3619]

It’s the world championship ofc he cares but I guarantee he just missed the tactic because he was too busy analyzing all the other lines since there’s no opening theory to rely on.

[@GreenOrochi89]

Maybe it's the tunnel visions. Even strong GMs can get engrossed with certain lines and didn't sensing the danger. E.g. Magnus blundered a check and rook fork against Hikaru.

[@balajidharmakarichowdary1048]

Nice victory for World champion "Magnus carlsen"

[@ThePapaja1996]

Wesley So in this format

[@GardenSvideos]

Can they analyze the opening (before the game) by computer? What is the rule (in this tournament) about that?

[@agadmator]

No computers, they get 15 min to analyze

[@AkshaySingh-hv7ec]

And it was as of move 2 that we have a completely new game.

[@Jayesh_Patel18]

Sir ,where you were ? On the holidays?

[@spindoctor6385]

Do they always make sure the bishops are on opposite colours in this version of chess?

[@philipdyer2117]

Yup

[@spindoctor6385]

@@philipdyer2117 Thanks mate, I wouldn't mind seeing all bishops on one colour, perhaps it would result in a lot of draws.

[@BryanLChess]

What is the time control?

[@FloydMaxwell]

Positions change with each new opponent

[@elijahstepaniuk2223]

Winning a game without capturing a single pawn... incredible stuff

[@AboudSafar]

Where's the saga?

[@kgohlopocorp191]

When does the 2856 change? Its been like that for a while

[@yakncast7530]

Not until Magnus plays a classical game.

[@elgonzo5]

“This is just disgusting to play” lol that should be a shirt!!!

[@eliaszmirosaw1860]

Ha! Found the move, but it was quite easy as it's common tactic in puzzles

[@tomswiftyphilo2504]

same

[@brbcrew9957]

Hello I have a question ...so can we make this position in this game permanent one and can we create new openings for this starting position is it possible?

[@qlcrane8019]

All of the 960 starting positions could be played enough on a computer and develop openings for all of them

[@FredPlanatia]

@@qlcrane8019 this is exactly why i dislike that they can analyse the position with their seconds and computer assistance. It just turns it into more of the modern chess engine, prep dominated game of regular chess we already know. Let Fischer Random remain fresh and exactly what Fischer intended: a game where creativity is given more room and preparation is not a big factor.

[@victordeluca7360]

@@FredPlanatia According to Agad on another comment, the analysis they are allowed to make doesn't include computers

[@FredPlanatia]

@@victordeluca7360 well that's something i guess. But even better would be pure chess, one player agaiinst another player. no assistance.

[@charlloss123]

What do you think about the new youtube layout? O_o

[@simonl4523]

But … when did we reach the position that has never seen before?

[@Christiaan1958]

Go Magnus, the mark of a true World Champ that don't need beads to play chess!

[@odinniereece4096]

can the starting position have the 2 rooks on the same side of the board?? for example both of them on the queenside? if yes how would castling be done in such a case?

[@kennystimpson2775]

No the king must be between the rooks and the bishops must be on opposite colours

[@nephandi2316]

#suggestions Show us some Abdusattorov-Nepo games, the 2nd one is very good content

[@boaconstrictor3754]

Does somebody know is it possible in this type of chess to have both bishops on white squares?

[@alexanderkononov1862]

No, this is one of the view rules there are, also the king has to be in-between both rooks, so that you can castle both ways

[@davew4304]

I thought the purpose of 960 was to avoid opening prep why do they get 15 mins to study the pi’s before the game I mean that’s all the time stockfish needs

[@douglasfoley2060]

Well if we can ask questions....... I’ve always wanted to know, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood???.......it’s been a puzzling question for many many years.

[@m4y4nk]

And it is as of move 0 we have a completely new game.

[@feliperodriguescruz1794]

"thats a weird arrow" lol

[@nicbentulan]

I can't believe agad posted 4 9LX videos in a row! :D

[@alaeifR]

"Go ahead and pause the video..." *immediately, without pausing* Sacrifice her! "In slow motion..."

[@abhishekjain3148]

i didn't have to pause the video to figure out that femme fatale move.

[@eliaszmirosaw1860]

Why isn't there different ratings just for random fisher chess?

[@Brandon-a-writer]

2:19 how is your daughter doing tony?

[@MohsinAli-vk9sv]

I'll do it in slow motion and she 'boo booed' me

[@drugdje914]

Something funky 😂

[@richardhall4830]

This is a better game

[@adershgr]

Wesley nailed this tournament last time

[@waevswaevswaevs]

"you can either resign here or play captures captures and then resign" LOL

[@divyanshuryuzaki1510]

how are you ?

[@dhilrukshanpradeep7265]

Really surprised to see Fedoseev missing that trick 😳

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

Yeah I solved it quickly (although I knew I had to look for something so that sure helps). I don't know if he was in time trouble at this point

[@dhilrukshanpradeep7265]

@@guillaumelagueyte1019 exactly bro and also magnus played that rook up for a reason. That should have sent sirens in Fedoseev's head

[@fjdrodrigues]

Wrong Vladimir to resign...

[@imashu5634]

No preparations, only titles 😎

[@coxscorner]

I saw Qxg6 instantly

[@MegaJohny777]

Would Fischer have kept his sanity if he had believed in psychology too?

[@nicholaskennedy2482]

Only 144p and 360p as options 🥺

[@ganapathyshankar4420]

I find others too.. Try updating the app

[@rickharold7884]

Awesome

[@weavehole]

#suggestion Holly vs Queeg Red Dwarf Season 2 Episode 5

[@benjaminmorton9436]

What am I missing? Vlad has 3 pawns for a horse. Is this just resigns because he can’t fight Magnus in the end game?

[@benjamindover7399]

Chess is interesting enough. Changing the rules or positions is not necessary.

[@olafslartibartfast5248]

This "variant" of chess is quite silly, like watching football players with ONE shoe or tennis with ping-pong bats.

[@ausarge]

I see DBZ in the background.

[@SharkBite55]

Nope. I'm still not interested in gimmick chess.

[@WHAT-gm1xm]

Vintage games were better . I always watch vintage games ♟️

[@Gravitti85]

chill doggo

[@robertberger8981]

to make internet cheating useless just publish the overboard score.

[@mostlycognizant]

life starts with boredom peon move d2

[@martinolsen868]

AlgorithmFood!

[@bagellchess]

Magnus 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@philperkins6542]

I hate these games

[@nicbentulan]

Actually Americans win in chess960, where chess talent is better measured: 2019 FIDE - Wesley So 2020 St Louis - Hikaru (tied with Magnus since no tiebreaks) 2021 St Louis - Leinier 2022 St Louis - Fabi (wins on tiebreaks) Also there's always a European runner-up 2019 - magnus 2020 - Levon 2021 - MVL 2022 - Alireza (loses on tiebreaks) Note: I'm using a different definition of talent. The usual definition of talent is that it's the same as strength. Here, Fischer's definition is that talent is how strong you are assuming there are no openings or assuming everyone is equal in openings. Strength is a combination of opening theory and talent. So eg Magnus is better than Nepo and Wesley, but Nepo and Wesley are more talented than Magnus: Wesley because won 2019 Nepo because - well this is just my opinion I notice Nepo had a higher score than Magnus in 2019 semi finals and finals. Also consider if the semi finals and finals were reversed: Nepo would be top 2. When Wesley So or Bobby Fischer accuse people of cheating, we listen. When Magnus Carlsen accuses, we laugh. Magnus is a cheater too. Magnus was never the world champion. Wesley has been the world champion since 2019. Wesley will beat Magnus in Iceland in 2022Oct. Magnus sucks. Wesley rules. Magnus may be the best currently, but Wesley is the most talented currently. Magnus lost 4-0 actually 13.5-2.5 to Wesley in 9LX . Chess = great = a combination of theory and talent 9LX = pure talent Talent is how good you are when there's no theory. Looks like Magnus is good only for openings. Turns out Magnus is a talentless patzer who crumbles without opening prep. PATHETIC. Note: Patzer means extremely good at openings but sucks at middlegames and endgames. So much for greatest endgame player of all time ey? Magnus is maybe a greatest of all time but THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME? Please. How can you be THE GREATEST of all time when you're TALENTLESS? saynoto2900 Wesley told Hikaru in stream that 50-70 years 9LX will replace chess. See my vids if you don't believe me. Wesley said in 2018 interview that Bobby or Garry is greatest of all time. Even if Magnus is greatest of all time, Magnus is definitely not MTOAT - most talented of all time. Don't tell me about 2nd place. 2nd place in 9LX is pathetic for a 4x world chess champion esp 1 who later became 5x world chess champion. 9LX removes openings, so Magnus should be STRONGER not LESS STRONG. Yet Magnus lost 13.5-2.5 to Wesley and didn't get a single win. Why?!?!?!!!! Magnus is a coward because: The 9LX world championship in Iceland doesn't have a candidates the same way the last 4 world chess championships do. Magnus had the privilege to defend against ONLY 1 OPPONENT each of the last 4 times. Here, there isn't like a tournament / a series of tournaments and then the unique winner will face Wesley. Rather Wesley and Magnus will play others in a tournament. Basically Wesley has to play the 9LX candidates to retain the world 9LX title while Magnus never had to play the candidates the last 4 times! If Magnus isn't a coward then Magnus should complain about this! Why the Hell should we accept a new champion esp if it's Magnus if they become champion without beating Wesley? Imagine a round robin of just Wesley Magnus Nepo and Fabi. Imagine they all draw except 1 game where Magnus beats Nepo. Then Magnus out-scores Wesley to become world 9LX champion without actually beating Wesley? PATHETIC! ABSURD! REPREHENSIBLE! COWARDLY! saynoto2900 Bobby Fischer was on top for only a short period of time because FIDE and Anatoly Karpov (no offense Sergey!) were cowards who ran away from Bobby. See? It's happening again. FIDE and Magnus are being cowards running away from Wesley. 9LX saynoto2900 Magnus cheated with David Howell against Danya naroditsky 1 - in the lichess thing. 2 - in relationships. Lol. Anyway Magnus also cheated in world blitz 2019 in distracting alireza. Also Magnus cheated nepo with the knight touch move thing and then said 'do better' as part of gaslighting the reporter. Magnus is like the cheaters tigran V petrosian and tigran L petrosian and is unlike the HONEST people Wesley so and Bobby Fischer. I guess 9LX players have more integrity than chess players. Google "magnus carlsen gaslighting" Quote 1: After playing Chess960, I realise how mentally unwell chess players become the more they play it. They know they will get the same ideal setup every game and they deny the fact that they will mess it up unless they memorise some other geek's ideas. In Chess960 there is nothing to deny. You know you are going to get a far from ideal start position and you know it is up to you to make the best of it and you know you will be playing moves nobody has tried before. Which is better for your mental health? Quote 2: Chess960: The winner is the more agile mind. Chess: The winner is the biggest nerd. Does Magnus Carlsen have something against Americans? Hans Niemann (+ Hans' coach) is American. Wesley So 'completely obliterated' Magnus Carlsen in the 9LX world championship 13.5-2.5 and 4-0. Bobby Fischer invented 9LX. Hans Niemann is American (like Wesley So, Beth Harmon and Bobby Fischer - the 4 of them are American prodigies with dark childhoods). But consider the non-Americans of the next generation: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is not American: Magnus gives Pragg today round of APPLAUSE after his Stunning performance (Julius Baer Generation Cup 2022) Andrey Esipenko is not American: Magnus 'didn't say anything when got beaten by Esipenko'. Alireza Firouzja is not American: Don't really have anything to put here except Magnus and the Alireza thingy of world blitz 2019: Initially, Magnus talks on own time after Alireza moves. That's fine. But later after moving and then punching clock Magnus still continues to make noise. Additional: Magnus cheated against Daniel 'Danya' Naroditsky on lichess. Magnus described Hikaru Nakamura as merely 'decent'. Eric Rosen beat Magnus in 9LX. Magnus condescendingly asks Andrea Botez how knights move. St Louis Chess Club is in the US. Also there was that thing with Maurice Ashley. Updates: 1 Is Magnus against Americans (joke theory)? Kostya Kavutskiy replies in Twitch. (2022Sep) 2 'Magnus, like most Scandinavians, probably feels like America is a bit of a barbaric country.' - NM John Chernoff aka zugaddict from lichess and reddit (moderator of r/TournamentChess ) aka GargleBlaster from chesscom told me in chat in 2022Sep. 3 Americans won 4 tournaments in 9LX in a row from 2019Nov to 2022Sep, namely FIDE 2019, St Louis 2020, St Louis 2021 and St Louis 2022. Then there's a European in 2nd place. Note: This post is not (completely) serious.

[@phaque3115]

This video has two things that prevents me from watching it.. Fischer random and Magnus Carlsen.. sorry about that but I can’t watch the video.. got one minute in and and had to drop a comment a dip…

[@nhalsey99]

Let's hope King Magnus takes down Wesley So-So this time 😄

[@kaukanau1942]

👍

[@madcousin4902]

nothing grand, since this is magnus. unless our engine Hans "Stockfish" Niemans shows up, magnus will be magnus.

[@noname-dt6sv]

hans didn't cheat in sinquefield

[@redeyexxx1841]

​@@noname-dt6sv Okay mate. Hans never cheated at all according to fanboys.

[@noname-dt6sv]

@@redeyexxx1841 nah he definitely cheated a lot, but most likely not otb

[@redeyexxx1841]

@@noname-dt6sv I doubt it. One you're a cheater then it's possible you'll find new ways to cheat.

[@noname-dt6sv]

@@redeyexxx1841 I disagree with you. As much as Hans is an unlikable prick, there's nothing suggesting he ever cheated in any otb tournament, much less in the sinquefield cup. You can hate him for being an asshole and for cheating online, but don't try to blame your hate for him on something he didn't do.

[@namikazeswapnil671]

I'm flash Agadmator

[@YashRathod]

First comment.

[@blindfoldchessabhi]

Yo

[@taifun442]

I don't like random.

[@leonardocontreras9690]

Why?

[@taifun442]

@@leonardocontreras9690 I'm an INTP.

[@leonardocontreras9690]

@@taifun442 excuse me, what does that mean?

[@fhirvhdyg5gjyefhitzaphgbiu748]

Random feels like seeing a transgender for the first time

[@billderas3420]

Not a fan of random chess...

[@volts400]

Post Hans Niemann or I'll take my subscription elsewhere

[@hihunter7]

I like Fischer random because for once a top level player uses as much opening theory as I do to start a game. Well, okay, maybe I still somehow use less but let's be generous to my pathetic chess skills for once, cause lord knows there no generosity or mercy to be found over the board, only calculated, premeditated violence and destruction. My opponents give a very good case to be charged with 1st degree murder. God I'm bad, and what's worse is when I got to 1400 I still thought I was good, and now I'm over 100 points above that and I've realized the true skill gap between me and people who ACTUALLY know how to play the damn game. Tragic. But my love of chess goes on! ♟️

[@siddhantdash3902]

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