No Way You Believe This Was a Real Game

[@StratKat1998]

This analysis video was almost as intense as the actual game

[@thedislikebutton1907]

No way! I had my heart in my mouth while watching live, it's so much more intense you can feel the tension.

[@ayeidoucareau5014]

"Chess is a simple game. Two players play against each other and against the clock and in the end Magnus always wins." GM G. Linneker

[@tomhejda6450]

#suggestion ^^

[@skylark8238]

@@thedislikebutton1907 a casa

[@ezioauditore6637]

all we can do is appreciate Richárd style, he lost but he won our hearts

[@OriginalPuro]

It takes two to tango, both parts are to be praised for the game, regardless of outcome. That is not to say the winner shouldn't be called the winner, but over-all, both people will be remembered for this game.

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

Nah - Richard lost and is a loser. Nobody likes losers. Better he quits playing chess because nobody likes him.

[@thatsawrap5235]

If this game was played two days from now, it would still be game of the year. What a wild ride.

[@sarcastaball]

How do you know?

[@Whiskypapa]

Depends on how you want to define “game of the year”. From a skill standpoint, the game is pretty bad. From an entertainment standpoint, it’s amazing. I’ll say that I PERSONALLY value high skill level games more when defining GOTY candidates, but to each their own ofc. Again, I’ll admit, the game is super entertaining.

[@Warriormanners]

This is absolutely filled with blunder after blunder, this gets as much consideration for game of the year as little Timmy and little johns 1900 vs 1900 game on lichess

[@lapirazo6461]

Magnus blundered Rapport blundered, GAME OF THE YEAR🎉

[@TheBigLeChowski]

If you just play the very first game of 2023, it's by default the game of the year

[@ononiwubenjamin28]

Wow... What a game! It's a breath of fresh air to see this sort of emotional rollercoaster at the top level.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Yes this was definitely one of the more exciting games I thought Magnus was going to lose and he made the exact same move I would’ve thought of with his second Queen

[@hhgygy]

I saw it live, it was a hell of a thriller.

[@rosscatlin8868]

Agad's analysis nailed it. For it was Magnus who took the risks to gain some sort of initiative. Also, his queen's rook did nothing except to become a sacrificial lamb, which lead directly to the two passed pawns and the undoing of Richard's position. Awesome entertainment.

[@victormendes1588]

Magnas snatched a victory from the Jaws of defeat.

[@Wird97]

Magnum Carlos is goat 🐐🐐

[@noamto]

Magnas snutched.

[@joshuakei8925]

Rapport snatched defeat from the Jaws of victory

[@khattemoat]

Almost like a Spielberg movie

[@AC_Blanco]

Steiners counter gambit saved the day

[@mutasinuzzamanakanda1734]

Rapport is one of my favourite player. He is so attacking type of player that I feel like it would be great if Rapport lived in the pre engine era. Not only blitz or rapid, Rapport always attacks in Classical format too. Amazing player ❤️

[@mohammadomarfaruk825]

I know Rapport is a very good player but I should have thought I was playing with a world champion

[@elyas4637]

Dubov and Rapport should just play already, both played absolute fireworks

[@Cattus_Maximus]

One of the best dresser too

[@amoldivo]

He's too attacking, it makes the possibility of blundering higher... It's fun though, but it's very tense! I often play attacking (knowing that I still have the danger of getting backranked, because I want to win the tempo for to go for the offense) but I just go for it, and keep checking opponent's king 🤣🙈 my heart's always racing when I'm playing like that lmao but I've never got backranked lol

[@williamgoss4691]

Absolutely stunning game. Each player, almost turn by turn, landing seemingly knock-out punches, but neither would stay down. Amazing play by both players !! (Again Time was the absolute arbiter pushing both players into making lightning moves !)

[@ggbasiQ]

Magnus sits down at table. "And it was in this position, that his opponent was completely lost" -agadmator

[@thewarlordscalling6537]

This game feels more nerve wrecking than Carlsen-Nepo's Game 6 World Championship

[@lycoris7886]

Yeah that game was kind of a slow burn around the middle. This game is crazy from the star to finish!

[@stoic-wy6ge]

Richard never ceases to amaze people with his exciting style of play

[@niranjanrajesh1058]

I dont get these comments. In this game magnus sacked a piece and at one point was two rooks down,why does rapport amaze you in this game?

[@DrMa7sheye]

@@niranjanrajesh1058 you can play an amazing game and blunder when you are low in time/in the end.

[@niranjanrajesh1058]

@@DrMa7sheye has nothing to do with what i said

[@stoic-wy6ge]

@@niranjanrajesh1058 You are either a newbie at chess or you just don't get my point. So what? Magnus should have amazed me? Richard's games are usually exciting. If you watched candidates tournament or any tournament he took part in, you wouldn't come here as an lņdi@n Rajesh trying to debunk me

[@scottishrob7119]

@@niranjanrajesh1058 oh shut up christ

[@senten123]

insane game and was not expecting that finish at all watching it live

[@Philopantheon82]

Rapport made that beauty happen on the board but Magnus is master of completion!! Credit to both of them not just for this masterpiece but for making the engine looks like a roller coaster!!

[@chriswright3179]

Thank you, Agad for this game. I play this sort of position but, even though my opponents don't know what to do, I don't either.

[@spirokaci]

I feel for Rapport

[@NotQuiteFirst]

I feel for Hikaru lol. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride!

[@spirokaci]

@@NotQuiteFirst lol

[@thegorn]

He and Magnus have a good rapport

[@praiseshishi2189]

😂😂😂​@@NotQuiteFirst

[@TheDreamer94]

Dear Lord for the whole entire game I was holding my breathe of how intense it is woow, and happy new year!!!

[@pierremichel6460]

Me too!

[@Paganlol]

I don’t watch chess much but I understand that Magnus is a MASTERMIND. This was the time for defeat, he was at the brink of loss so many times and in the worst of times he somehow managed to find a solution. That is intense… genius.

[@Tutdelasmore]

icing on the cake is perfectly fine to say, even better is the cherry on top :) thanks for the best chess analyses on youtube agad!

[@jro3213]

Wow, this game is worth a re-watch!

[@trevorryder9732]

Haha immediately uploads this game. I’m glad you did. It was so crazy in the end

[@TheForgottenMan270]

Absolutely an amazing game.

[@12jswilson]

They're following some of my blitz games, I see.

[@harry_krish]

The winner is the one who does the second last blunder. So true.

[@simonemiglioli1165]

Infact, the exception (who is Morphy) proves the rule.

[@lornemalvo4492]

The engines don't even have a solution against the Magnus effect

[@jamalbagwan8310]

The relief Magnus got after winning this game is same as Agad got after analysing the game. Legendary stuff!!!😎🔥🔥

[@kingstoler]

Spoilers

[@flapjackballsack1499]

L SPOILER TOP COMMENT

[@lucasc633]

Spoilers

[@KazeKage_B]

I wish we could block PPL like in facebook to avoid such incidents !! My pleasure has been ruined !! I don't even go to comment before watching a video !!

[@simsam133]

Fucking spoiler

[@straightfacts2921]

“You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.” - José Raúl Capablanca

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

Magnus won without castling. What a man.

[@thejelambar82]

Artificial castling if you count it

[@Error-oi9ms]

Winning without castling is not a big deal... Many players now play aggressive chess without castling...

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

@@Error-oi9ms it’s a joke

[@Error-oi9ms]

@@cloudtheavegner1000 What joke?

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

@@Error-oi9ms you can win without castling. Whoosh.

[@Khneefer]

This game in shortcut: blunders, blunders and blunders with check!

[@JellyMonster1]

Bonkers game, brilliantly described.

[@Navin4061]

Crazy game! The bar was going crazy and even the engine was like "what the f**k are guys doing" lol. And no way Magnus should've won this and his reaction after the game said it all. But he tricked Rapport from an almost certain winning position into losing the game. A wild game indeed.

[@shabby8822]

goes to show that with only a few seconds on the clock even the best players can win or lose it all. Rapport would have won this with any other time control 100/100.

[@carlodave9]

I think It’s more like Rapport tricked himself.

[@Ben-vg6ox]

More like rapport turned his brain off, Magnus himself said in the interview after he won the blitz championship that he did not prepare a 2nd queen promotion because he didn't expect Rapport to give him the opportunity to promote a 2nd queen

[@magnaviousyk3118]

Hats off to rapport for attacking aggressively and making so many winning opportunities, but Carlsen showed his class and experience in time-pressure play

[@valimaa1006]

Of all the powerful queens and sacrificed pieces and rooks, the strongest piece in this game was the a6 pawn.

[@howard5992]

it was a "nasty" pawn

[@sergeygrebin1890]

Thanks!

[@Jayako12]

It is with great pleasure that I inform you I've spotted the right move without pausing for the first time.

[@Kavan5797]

As always fun to watch Richard games

[@rg7535]

5:18 doesn't look perfectly fine. What about Bxc7?

[@mohammadomarfaruk825]

Watched many games in 2022 but never saw such a heart touching game then i was afraid magnus would lose but after watching the game the boss won

[@alexobed4252]

Everyone needs to see the video of Magnus the second after he had won. His expression and body language are priceless and telling of how relieved he was (and surprised) to win.

[@james_wasson]

On these very short games I would, in certain positions, love to know what the computer thinks given very little time to see how accurate the players are.

[@jrd33]

Just take the PGN and put it into an engine and you can analyse it to your heart's content.

[@Placebo6]

I mean, this channel, is my now, longest running, for a reason... Every time there's drama... And those type of games, which makes us, the audience, to love the game. Its like that Najmadinovv coverage you did. Different style and remembered by best of the best. (what was that quote about najmadinov? from all the games i lost I remember against him the most or something?). Love this content. Happy New Year...

[@EternalHappElements]

Both players are out side of their comfort zone

[@dylanbhunnoo7061]

Insane stuff. Thanks for covering it!

[@williamgoss4691]

Agadmator’s critical analysis is a great match for a game of such intensity. Thks.

[@michaelgarrow3239]

Snatched defeat from the jaws of victory…

[@hassaanbukhari517]

I have never seen Antonio do such a wow at the end of any game

[@Metso-ateco]

That game was astonishing

[@roronoalaw7772]

The wildest game I’ve watched on your channel

[@Micas099]

The look on Magnus' face right after Rapport resigned is pure comedy gold.

[@ultrainstinctshaggy669]

Imagine Rapport and Magnus in a Chess World Championship

[@the_potmo]

It might just be my style of play and lack of familiarity with modern chess, on the highest level, but watching the game, Magnus's moves seemed a lot easier to find. So many of the missed wins for Rapport were just ridiculously unnatural looking to me. Even though there were plenty of missed wins, the quality of the endgame play, when the smoke cleared and Magnus had 3 dangerous pawns for a rook, with best move after best move and no time left on the clock, was really impressive. Finally, he takes the rook, which, in a blitz game, is really the only move. The win the computer finds is almost impossible to find in a blitz game if you are human and before computers. I think a group of GMs analyzing an adjourned position would have trouble finding but maybe I am just dim. Really enjoyable game. I love your videos. Your choice of lines that you show and your explanation of the key positional ideas, rather than just drilling through some of the engine's crazy best moves. Reminds me of how chess was back in the day when I played seriously when I could beat all the computers most of the time. At least at my (1600ish rapid) level, the play doesn't seem that different from what it was, and thinking like a human beats humans, so we come up with a plan and execute the plan rather than coming up with a new plan each move, like computers.

[@basedandy4350]

Magnus was smiling after the game like he just bagged a supermodel

[@TheN00bPolice]

The a6 thorn pawn won this game. Black had to constantly factor in the threat over more than 15 moves which completely influenced the entire game

[@kumarkrishnan857]

One cannot help but wonder what mystical powers this Magnus possesses!

[@whelmking6497]

Wow. It's amazing to see again just how good Rapport is, pushing Magnus to the absolute limit with multiple chances to win, and even more so to see again just how GOAT Magnus is as he somehow almost always wins these types of games against the best players. It ain't luck.

[@m42orion12]

Rapport a legend,that was a game of the century...

[@jeythegrey]

That was the craziest game holy... tactics hidden everywhere in the middlegame and a super complex and stunning endgame...

[@drazenano409]

what an amazing game between these two

[@Naya_3193]

What a time to be alive, to see the best chess player in the history of the game to gift us these beautiful games.

[@BaddAtom]

wow! this was played way too early in the morning for me to watch. what a match. Thanx Agad!

[@peterhaslund]

Standard Magnus. Yesterday he won with only 30 seconds on the clock plus 1 sec increment. Today he makes a sacrifice like Tal and survives this rollercoaster ride. Unfazed GOAT

[@sergeimalynovskyi1370]

This game is one of the greatest examples of why we LOVE chess. Best chess players in the world make moves such that the opponent has a new opportunity each time but it's VERY far from an easy one to find. Wild game. Loving it.

[@emmanuelgoldstein1033]

Finally, my man Rapport stepping up again!

[@hiranom20]

Lol he's definitely a personality.

[@Underhills]

When Mags is playing pay attention to whats happening on other side of da board.

[@sovereignruler]

Bravo Magnus! What a crazy win for the Jedi master.

[@ShadeyatCal]

amazing video. Loved watching this. Intense! Great analysis

[@cenkesgin7451]

Can someone please answer at 4.41 why magnus did not play bishop g4, attacking queen and the rook behind

[@JStankXPlays]

I love how the only move Rapport missed was the only move magnus had left on the board

[@MorphysinceC.E]

nope he could've taken the queen instead if he wanted not to play the only winning move.

[@ramils1419]

Hi all.. Hoping for your opinion. What will happen if Carlsen did Bg4 (4:40 timestamp) thank you in advance for your comment/s.

[@jraluark]

I watched it live, and it is just as good the second time. Crazy awesome game.

[@z000ey]

At 2:00 what is the meaning of Rapport Na6? Twould seem Nc6 would make much more impact since the Na6 completely corners that knight (unless planning to push b pawn?) Also several moves later the other knight went exactly to c6 so he could have saved a move doing it the first time?!?

[@mishrazz]

Couldn’t believe my eyes when I was this live! Lost/winning/lost/winning… eval going crazy. 5 queens. Also it was obviously hard to regain focus after this thriller. Adrenaline rollercoaster. Magnus lost on time the next game and was clearly not back in balance.

[@Ben-vg6ox]

5 queens? Didn't Richard promote 1 and Magnus promote 3? Should be 6 queens, remember he promoted F8 which was a mistake

[@Chessym]

Oh my god! It was really a fight over the board

[@blackwidow7804]

This was the most crazy game i ever saw.

[@limmeh7881]

This was a game where even plebs like myself can feel the excitement. Usually games are exciting and I'm too stupid to understand, but wow

[@exs1803]

What a crazy game so much missed opportunities, mistakes.

[@kyleisaswellguy]

@14:20 Agad clearly overwhelmed by how crazy this game was 😂

[@sslelgamal5206]

Chess eval bar was showing the blood pressure of Magnus and Richard instead of real evaluation 🤣🤣👍👍👌👌

[@MK-ve7jq]

This is the most entertaining and exciting chess game I have seen so far!!!!

[@davidvose2475]

A really gutsy game. Your explanation brings that home beautifully

[@harrisonedokpayi3647]

If my heart could beat so fast in this recap of the game, then these players hearts must have been racing with the speed of light in the real game. Boy, this was awesome!

[@MorphysinceC.E]

Magnus has a very stable heart rate in these tournaments, close to 70.. chess players' heartbeat was shown many times before in tournaments. hikaru's heartbeat gets at 150 or something in one such tourney.

[@imashu5634]

This game really signifies my gameplay lol...I always mess up even if my opponent blunders i still manages to donate him a win in the end!!! 😒

[@poloprankster]

No point analyzing Blitz for lines. Magnus has nerves of steel. That's about it. Or, Rapport has nervous issues. Like Ivanchuk.

[@hyperdatio6476]

not only the game, analysis, but the description also is insane...it's actually Nepo's name rather than Rapport

[@IAmDavid91]

The star of this game is that weird pawn on a6. Without it, Magnus wouldn't have won

[@maysarahamada4845]

So basically a game between two 1500’s :v

[@yash1152]

9:35 ohww, that capture by pawn is new to me. i thought it captured on landing like others.

[@mrnnhnz]

Chess is stressful at the best of times. This is stress central. Was holding my breath for a long time there!

[@hendriklikemusic]

Merry Christmas🎅🏻🎄& Happy New Year's 2023

[@jevitigre]

" A full rook is a full rook" Adgamator

[@Striker-xx5cu]

Instead of rapport, nepo is mentioned in the description.

[@Fake_Snail]

Thank you for the video!

[@devangdoshi2000]

12:55 If black goes Qxf7 doesn't white have Qxc8#?

[@texasjoe557]

And It was in this position that Rapport delivered a miracle for a GOAT

[@bajnicestanko4047]

as we getting closer to the end the knowledge increases

[@arihantagarwal3198]

12:44 i think we could take queen to c6 as a consideration

[@KartikeyaDutta]

Wow... A wild fucking ride. Certainly the game to remember.

[@stagna1959]

3 queens endgames are crazy complicated. No wonder they missed so many chances since it was blitz . In classical it wouldnt be such a rollercoaster

[@amundftten9411]

Magnus: playes d4, Rapport: compleatly winning

[@CruL3er]

Isnt't there a mistake at the 9:35 mark? Black's pawn is moved to g5 but then you capture h5xg6 to an empty square. Maybe just a visual bug? Or did f4xg5? Would be the only option if indeed g5 was played and not g6 by black? Would appreciate some clarification. As always thank you for your Videos! Awesome work!

[@dutaciprian9401]

that's en passant, search for the rule .

[@KVWI]

@@dutaciprian9401 You could even say to... Google en passant

[@icsg7287]

search advance chess moves/techniques

[@valimaa1006]

If opponent pushes his pawn 2 squares and you have already a pawn pushed next to it, for only 1 move after the opponent played the 2 squares move, you can take en passant, like in the video, behind the pushed pawn. It can't be played if the pawn was pushed twice by one square or you play something else on the next move.

[@CruL3er]

@@valimaa1006 Thank you for the explanation. I didn't know about that rule.