Perfect Endgame Technique Doesn't Exi....

[@Akrna47]

"Now Hikaru starts horsing around" made me chuckle. Thanks

[@JF_Robles]

Hikaru would say “now Hikaru starts juicing around.”

[@DracoVolantus]

Bojack reference always good reference

[@carlbrundage1937]

Me too that was a good pun

[@andrujo]

"Almost never disappoints" one sees Agad doesn't recover from that Double Bongcloud yet

[@abelchess8430]

Hahahah! I too had the same thought first

[@thisrighthereofficer4818]

He had such a disgusted expression that Magnus would execute the bongcloud in a tournament where a lot of people came to see the highest level of chess

[@jaybee7271]

@@thisrighthereofficer4818 you can see highest level of chess every day in tournament somewhere, and a lot of matches go into lines that force draws anyway so who cares, enjoy the oddity

[@legendarian4690]

Ugh, that was a disappointing reaction. No sense of humor.

[@farhanshoaib5396]

@@thisrighthereofficer4818 He was upset that they repeated moves and drew quickly. If the double bongcloud game was played out, he wouldn't have been so upset

[@James-vc1kc]

Saying “I’d like to thank myself for making great videos” will never get old

[@BrazenCelt]

I must have seen a thousand Agad videos and never noticed him saying this before. He's so consistent with his stoic humour, it's fantastic

[@Tarrlych]

it's a username of a contributor, check the top right corner

[@ZeCroiSSanT950]

@@Tarrlych I'm surprised by how many people missed it lol

[@fredericoharg5042]

@@Tarrlych Thanks, I missed it and was shocked when he said it.

[@carlbrundage1937]

When you are the best you get to say things like that

[@jtcard4369]

“If you do this it’s an easy win because 5 captures later you will be double attacked”

[@HopeDust0]

easy hahaha

[@chaosmassive8627]

agad is Candidate Master, so I would say its depends on individual skill level.

[@dantalianlord2834]

@@chaosmassive8627 he is not CM

[@paulharris2331]

He's either a CM OR FM

[@dantalianlord2834]

@@paulharris2331 he is not, i just checked his fide profile, he has 1900 fide rating

[@SamuelPearlman]

Magnus' confidence going into the endgame is just staggering!

[@jx14aby]

It seems to me that Magnus often tries to trade off pieces to get into the end game.

[@Richard_Straker]

@@dandecastro51 - How long did it take you to reach 2000 and are you an adult learner? I’m looking for inspiration.

[@omniyambot9876]

@@dandecastro51 I'm hardstuck 1600

[@cinegraphics]

ELO points are like positions in car racing, right? The higher you are the lower the number. Which means my ELO 150 outqualifies all of you here. Keep training or you'll never catch me!!

[@thirteen26]

@@jx14aby When you're the best endgame player in the world and you can force the endgame, there's no reason not to.

[@Obi-WanKannabis]

Magnus endgame is scary, but his middle game is even scarier to me. Endgames are always more direct, to me the way he sets up his midgame to give himself an advantage in the endgame is just incomprehensibly high level.

[@sefalr]

Ah yes and also his opening is just perfect, don't forget the way he Lift piece and move it to another square is just Unbeatable, and dont forget the way he breath God alike.

[@emilerhard4189]

@@sefalr true

[@chrixMiller]

Let's not forget pregame and post game

[@mrvalkyrie2998]

17:08 hikaru missed king d4 because then after a8 queen, the king is far away enough from the pawn

[@chrixMiller]

@@mrvalkyrie2998 well, maybe

[@roberto-maggot]

I love how the dog gets jumpscared by the "HELLO EVERYONE!" lmao

[@6900xx]

He's like: OH SHIT! HERE WE GO AGAIN.

[@sudiptamohanty5572]

18:55 - " I would like to thank David Kimura,myself ,for making great video" That guy knew !!

[@grcfalcon]

One of the sponsor's names is actually ''myself for making great videos''.

[@Tydides64]

It's the donation on top right

[@sudiptamohanty5572]

Lolllllll That guy knew

[@AM_-wg1hj]

18:52 I would like to thank myself for making great videos

[@Tydides64]

It's the donation on top right

[@PrinceSoof]

He quoted agad saying that about himself

[@chistocuri]

Legendary

[@marz8386]

I did not expect an endgame battle between a Rook, pawn, and King to be so intense!

[@thewarlordscalling6537]

He is so good in the endgame. Reminds of his move back witg the King in the Bishop's endgame vs Alireza.... Such a beautiful piece of art!

[@georgioskatsimpas552]

Agadmator : Perfect endgame technique doesn't exist. Also Agadmator: *BUT OKAY*

[@psychohist]

Perfect endgame technique doesn't exist ... but perfect engame players apparently do.

[@Finn1e]

that made lol

[@georgepantzikis7988]

With endgame play like this, he is basically the Capablanca of our times.

[@josephjoestar77]

No, he is the Magnus Carlsen of present time

[@meowcat5596]

Capablanca was the Magnus of his time

[@Kakabo5757]

Fact that hikaru wasted 1 extra move on rook rotation and he was 1 move away from draw in the ending was crazy

[@JW-qd3ol]

he probably claims it was a mouse slip, knowing hikaru

[@sungod9797]

Yeah it might’ve been the only reason he lost, which is crazy.

[@AmplifyChris]

This wasn’t a chess game.. this was a piece of art.

[@meowcat5596]

This was a chess game, d u m b a s s

[@10607005]

"Hikaru also starts HORSING around"......hahahahahahaah you are the best

[@shaharepstein]

7:54 "And finally bishop captures on f4", "g captures on f4"...which is actually f6 in both :)

[@shaharepstein]

8:35 Another f4 which is actually d6 hahaha

[@philipsaoud244]

Agad is still feeling the after effects of the anesthetic.

[@agadmator]

True story

[@sanketpandia]

@@agadmator Truth hurts.

[@owenjohnbull967]

Bad guy

[@Bekothegreat]

Congratulations Agadmator, you're an excellent giver of KZbin video titles

[@DoubleH313]

When you're the world champ, you can do things the "hard" way without worry, even against a player like Nakamura

[@psychohist]

It's not the "hard" way if it's the way you're sure to win.

[@KGrant88]

"I literally don't care about the endgame. I either win or resign before it gets to me." (Hikaru probably)

[@FloydMaxwell]

Excellent chess game, with excellent commentary = lots of learning. Thank you, Agadmator!

[@tevinmkhize1581]

Magnus : my name is Giovanni Giorgio Hikaru. : So? Magnus : but everybody calls me Gorgio....

[@dawn21stcentury]

Horsing around!! 😂😂😂 Plus: Magnus is the GOAT. We are living a very special Einstein-like era..

[@tamdo6207]

The reason why Carlsen offered the Queen trade was the fact that after that, his Knight would jump to d6 and become the octopus knight; and as someone said that a knight on sixth rank is more powerful than a rook, then he decided to force Nakamura to trade that way.

[@versatilpraxis]

Magnus sparked in me the love for endgames

[@edogan92]

Another masterpiece from Magnus

[@salabb]

"I would like to thank David Kimura, myself for making great videos..." you are epic, Antonio

[@uau_exitar]

Thats not antonio its donor who wanted agad to say that so he gave him that name. I know u know but you know i wanted you to know so i made u know 😂

[@calo8443]

Me with white pieces: makes first move Agadmator: "and it is now at move one that we have a completely new game"

[@michaelhart7569]

18:48 I always feel my endgame has improved enormously after watching these Magnus videos. Since it is well known on Agad's channel that Capablanca didn't bother much with opening theory, it seems all I have to do is find a way of avoiding the middle game.

[@tcgdiscussions2413]

Magnus is hands down my favorite of all time in chess.

[@kobeisback616]

„And in the endgame the gods have placed Carlsen“👌🏻

[@zariftahmidshoeb3487]

10:03 even a super GM like Hikaru knows En Passant is always forced even if you know you’ll get mated in the next move. A chess player of culture I see

[@miguelmercado7166]

Magnus wins because black is one move short: Calculated I win because opponent is one move short: Pure luck :))

[@carlbrundage1937]

Nakamura could have tied the game

[@Say0cean]

No easy Berlin draws for you Naka. This is why the majority loves MC, the dude is almost secured to win the whole tourna but still gives no easy draws. The hell, he even tried to pre-move trick Artemiev's queen yesterday just to see if he could tie the match and go for blitz. MC wants to win everything.

[@kazama600]

hi Antonio! Been binging on your content vigorously ever since I caught covid and am currently in isolation. Great video!

[@abelchess8430]

Get well soon!

[@weavehole]

Get well soon

[@WhiteLivesMatterPL]

I had it. Not even 24h of little breathing difficulties. Scamdemic

[@weavehole]

@@WhiteLivesMatterPL Amateur trolling. Try harder somewhere else.

[@ravishkhanna7488]

Hold on buddy and you'll be fine soon :)

[@dabulls1g]

*Riker to nakamura* “What happened to all those millions of calculations per second?” *Nakamura* “I can still win or at least flag” *Riker* “no you can’t don’t even try!”

[@Sletty73]

The amount of donations from Mr. Myself for creating great videos is becoming suspicious.....

[@parsafakhar]

rumors say it's agad donating to himself

[@paulharris2331]

It's not multiple people. It's the same guy who donated once but it hasn't cycled through his name yet with new people so it's still there.

[@aaronchan1088]

there was a game in 2016 that lasted over 120 moves.... the endgame was drawn, but naka pressed for the win and blundered by giving magnus the passed h-pawn.

[@adsadsaddFQ]

Beautiful game and great analysis Agad!

[@braveeee774]

Are other players other than Magnus playing in this tournament as well?

[@michelthegreatable]

good rule of thumb, if whoever is attacking on the wherever then you should counterattack on the elsewhere

[@SAM_UL]

Sometimes these captions are so good i click “like” even before watching the good stuff

[@williamgoss4691]

Truly an amazing game, and this one goes the fullest distance a game can whilst still providing a winner - after considerable thought by the victor.

[@ukadiketochukwu6636]

Thank you

[@medicinebyhrr4491]

Game 3 Endgame by magnus is super good !

[@thesaint8567]

6:16 need more of these from you Tony

[@christophermurty7239]

Magnus Carlsen's end game ability is pure poetry.

[@panagiotischagias4119]

It came down to one tempo, great game as always between these two.

[@danbuchner28]

Wow, great game between two powerhouses!

[@psychohist]

End games with Magnus in them always make the other guy look like a rube. At least Nakamura doesn't make any trivial mistakes like Alireza did.

[@danbuchner28]

@timisgod clash Hikaru is one of the top rated players in the world.

[@danbuchner28]

@timisgod clash Nakamura is currently ranked #5 in the Meltwater tournament.

[@renarsivanovs6125]

He's beginning to believe.

[@kaymusic2741]

That quote is something else

[@Chemasaurus]

"Hikaru also starts horsing around" I lol'd

[@dustinbarnes7471]

Love the content man. Best chess coverage on the net.

[@sungod9797]

2:35 Obviously Hikaru only lost because he broke Ben Finegold’s rule of “never play F6” lol In all seriousness though, did Nakamura only lose because he played the single inaccuracy at 12:56 where he wasted a tempo by putting the rook on c7?

[@georgeconstantin1913]

not really, it was lost before that =]]] that just delayed the win for another a move

[@thomaskember4628]

It is very usual for an end game with 1 rock each and equal pawns not to be a draw. The difference here is the positions of the kings.

[@mrpinguimninja]

You're right, it almost never disapoints. I'm pretty bummed that they didn't go 3. Ke2 Ke7

[@sungod9797]

2.?

[@mrpinguimninja]

@@sungod9797 ops, you're right

[@sportmemer3178]

Hikaru : plays berlin Magnus : plays d3 Hikaru : it's bad sportsmanship chat.

[@peterhaslund]

Funny how Nakamura hasn't developed as a chess strategist since he broke out years and years ago. Still plays normal chess like it's blitz, just doesn't work against Magnus but the again what does?

[@user-ov2kx8ql5i]

His contract to TSM is the reason. He needs to stream which eats his time for prep

[@chaike9001]

Hikaru is too grown to be getting babied like this

[@TheChessGiant]

Magnus is a cheat code.

[@rowenagarcia6088]

Oh no, it does!

[@wot_hog]

Poor Hikaru, it must be disheartening in a way to go up against the best in world and have his opponent confidently proclaim "one pawn is enough."

[@sungod9797]

And then proceed to give up that pawn because his king activity is enough even with completely equal material in a king and rook endgame lol

[@authorizebcm5697]

First ever chess game I watched I think was Magnus versus Vishy TaTa steel like 2018?? Where he won a drawn knight endgame and it was the day I fell in love with chess

[@coxscorner]

What a monster in the endgame. Magnus is amazing.

[@benburoker5192]

How did you says ‘Now Hikaru starts horsing around’ with a straight face??

[@夜空が素晴らしいです]

It’s not his first rodeo ;)

[@TheiFiZi]

10:42 white plays Kf5, but what about Ke4 threating to fork all blacks pieces. Black will Re7 check then white King f5. any thoughts?

[@shriniketanshetty6226]

‘Myself for making great videos’ is back!

[@oaklandsfarmschool8791]

It's because of videos like this that Agadmator is the world champion of chess KZbinrs.

[@gizmophoto3577]

Enjoying the recent above board quote selections.

[@sha2b]

peter leko during live coverage: "Magnus is up a king in the queenside"

[@Sonn_of_Zion]

"I would like to thank myself for making a great video" agadmator 2021

[@FatherPun]

It's one of the top donos. 😂

[@Bobo-Vieri]

Magnus endagme is insane.

[@TMscorpion1000]

Magnus is as confident in his endgame as you are in making great videos

[@vipinsingh1464]

Wow… hikaru is one move short… thats amazing

[@samidtaek_]

I dunno why I always enjoy a game between Magnus and Hikaru

[@schlingelgen]

5:40 I understand why hikaru moved the queen, but what does moving the rook do for him? Isnt the queen trapped anyways?

[@bogusparasite6655]

magnus trades queen : "you are now in my domain"

[@Greatermaxim]

Chessman Hikaru lost to our boy Maggie. Gotta step it up.

[@AcKeLiVoPasT]

Look at the dog when he said "Hello Everyone".

[@josh.lankford88]

Crazy how Magnus 2.5-0.5 the world number 2 in rapid, shows how dominant he is

[@aditya-ml6km]

Because Magnus is no.1 and lives rent-free in Hikaru's brain.

[@josh.lankford88]

@@aditya-ml6km Yeah but looking at it #1 vs #2 really shows how above the competition Magnus is

[@aditya-ml6km]

@@josh.lankford88 Magnus has beaten Hikaru 86 times and lost only 36. And remember that most of Carlsen's losses against Hikaru had come when Carlsen was very young.

[@dolphin6699]

magnus: i won against DESCENT opponent.

[@pashapasovski5860]

Magnus is the master of the endgame!

[@amviciouso]

End game Expert!

[@Milz]

He lost by being 1 move short. That is hilarious if you consider how it all started and how it got here.

[@zebastinio]

That dog is relaxed.

[@alamian7625]

Dog startled by 'hello everyone'.

[@whatevil]

Hi Antonio. It would be great if you could remind us what the time format of the game is at the start of the video or in the description. Can I make a polite request? Thanks for the great videos.

[@bhough410]

Yellow letter in lower right corner indicates.

[@bobeyay]

Agad had some ptsd @ 00:20

[@aleksandarjosheski]

''What if'' instead of capturing the a7 pawn, Hikaru played pawn c4 or king d4?

[@themoeszyslakexperience4639]

Thought about that Wait until promotion to capture, leaving the king one square further away I'm sure there's a good reason tho...

[@minhinhngoc7835]

Maybe because Magnus can play Ra6 to protect the pawn.

[@iturner1387]

Not only that, but what if instead of Ke5 he played Ke4 previous move? It seems like he lost three moves between his earlier rook blunder, that King move, and the early capture on a7...

[@vinniche]

At 12:08 why didn't Hikaru capture with the rook? Kindly help me understand 🙂.

[@fabriziocastelli5735]

This is magnus going full boa constrictor mode.

[@weavehole]

#suggestion Holly vs Queeg Red Dwarf Season 2 Episode 5 €:

[@chriszod]

simply insane

[@fernandovargasmejia8512]

Saying what part you enjoyed the most st the very end is something you could repeat in some videos

[@MrZIONart]

Magnus is a spectacular endgame player

[@mustakimnafi682]

Awesome video.

[@paulbobian6563]

Tht was a grind down

[@fahimkoehler9314]

Why wouldn't Magnus take the bishop at 9:00? Isn't a bishop superior in this position?

[@stanlibuda5786]

This was not just a win but a spanking. I like both of them, but the difference between a Super GM and the World Champ in chess must be immense. If Carlsen can hold his form in the championship, well.. it will be a short one. Just give Magnus some music for the games. ;-)

[@ABO-R7L]

the dog LOL 0.00