RealizE This Simple Concept and Never Worry Again!

[@Afireee_]

7:38 i like how agadmator point out the pawns going on the wrong way

[@agadmator]

:D

[@leadnitrate2194]

@@agadmator blame it on the anasthesia

[@agadmator]

I always do

[@namikazeswapnil671]

@@agadmator ❤️❤️❤️

[@dionel1388]

Hahaha

[@charlierashi100]

Let’s give a moment of appreciation for Agad. Even when moving, he brings us the best chess content around! Hats off to you, good sir.

[@patricknotstar176]

Thats how u get a good amount of likes.. tnx for the idea

[@williamandres1042]

I agree but do you see the amount of money he gets via donations? It's not like he's doing it for free xD

[@BeccaGuinn]

@@williamandres1042 He could have easily taken time off during the move, but he decided not to and provide us good content. No matter how many donations he receives, he still deserves our appreciation.

[@williamandres1042]

@@BeccaGuinn Are u really a fan? He actually did, he took time off.

[@BeccaGuinn]

@@williamandres1042 I wouldn’t call 4 days quite a break for a move

[@hakkihantunbak6340]

Candidate Master: Why are you playing this? Agadmator: Why are YOU playing this?

[@proballa27]

Agadmator: you are already drawn Candidate Master: NANI!?!?

[@comebackfailed6350]

@@proballa27 CM: but I have a queen

[@hajdibengu8410]

0:23 Agadmator: If you don't know about what I'm talking about... about what I'm talking about... Me: What are you talking about?

[@allrole6796]

That's true and big F

[@FredPlanatia]

He's talking about about.

[@Zen-fv6kb]

@@FredPlanatia exactly. And such things are mysterious

[@talanez]

idk, what are you talking about?

[@AKuTepion]

What about are you talking about?!

[@neeladrimaitra1737]

And it was in this position that my day got better.

[@burtmacklinfbi563]

Local chess hustlers hate him! See how one simple trick doubles your chess elo overnight

[@the_Punisher_]

Lmao

[@srki22]

Sorry about that!

[@aini9027]

"how did i not know this?" Candidate master and most of us

[@mohithmvs5097]

i am 1800 but i know this lol i saw a video of queen and pawn endgames levy's

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

@@mohithmvs5097 i just go through this crap everyday against 2000's and masters

[@buddyadams4781]

True, and here I learned it with 3 digits in my rating. Remember: b-d-e-g.

[@d4slaimless]

I am far from even candidate, but this is simple and well known thing, or at least should be.

[@MrGrumbleguts]

Extremely well known.

[@Astrobrant2]

When you said white can't win if it's a c- or f-pawn, I was totally bewildered. I thought, "Wouldn't the same principle apply as for a B-pawn?" I never imagined that the difference is that black can move _two_ squares away from the pawn and force a draw. Wow! Thank you so much for that!

[@likeafallenangel4208]

I'm not even a chess player but I love this guy, the way he analyze the game keeps me watching his videos

[@LeventK]

Agad doesn't only pronounce all names perfectly, he also pronounces "en peasant" perfectly. Edit: Thanks for auto-correct for uncorrecting "passant"

[@namikazeswapnil671]

And that's why Anish went for the en passant to be featured here by agad

[@wolf12345]

peasant yeah i think thats how its spelled ;) lol peasant

[@namikazeswapnil671]

@RaagavChess101 peasants 😂😂😂

[@antoinedelime388]

It's en passant rofl, from French

[@eriktempelman2097]

@@antoinedelime388 correct. It means "in passing". And like castling, the en passant rule was invented later than chess itself, to speed up the game. A bit odd that of all people it would be the French to move forward so quickly, but then again, chess is not always like life :-)

[@Misteribel]

Lichess has good guided practice exercises for exactly this type of ending and even goes a bit further in explaining when the acfh pawns can lose against a queen (it's not always a draw).

[@werners5191]

I very much appreciate it when Agadmator shifts for game analysis mode to instructional mode.

[@josephdestaubin7426]

Thank you for explaining this. I have to admit to being a little baffled when, in past videos, you had mentioned this without explanation. In any event, I really appreciate it.

[@lonnie195]

Like so many times before, he provides a useful lesson. But I know I will never remember it. Love the channel. Look forward to his analysis every day. From Florida, wishing Agadmator, and all the "excellent subscribers", a great day!

[@BuggatiWeryon]

16:17 nice story Antonio

[@lynk_1240]

Thanks for the lesson! I knew the a and h pawns were drawn and why. I had heard that the c and f pawns were draws too but I couldn't understand why. Thank you for showing it!

[@serioussaitama4071]

Wow dude. I’m really glad ur gaining some attention. I hope your career on this site takes off! Also, great video as always.

[@TruthNerds]

10:46 White can also win by putting the queen in front of the b pawn because the a pawn is so far behind. It's not as safe as the method you showed, though. 1. Qh2+ b2 2. Qc2 Ka3 (…Ka1 3. Qa4+ etc.) 3. Qb1 Kb3 4. Kf5 a5 5. Ke4 a4 6. Kd3 a3 7. Qc2+ Ka2 8. Kc4 (*not* Kc3? Ka1 with no way to prevent queening of the b pawn because the queen can't pin it) Ka1 9. Qc3 Ka2 10. Qb3+ Ka1 11. Qxa3+ Kb1 12. Kc3 Kc1 13. Qxb2+ Kd1 14. Qd2# [found with the help of Shredder Mobile]

[@renarsivanovs6125]

Clicked faster than agad saying "hello everyone"

[@schwebor]

In that case, i guess you are an excellent subscribor

[@hakkihantunbak6340]

That’s... pretty fast

[@jamesknapp64]

Not possible

[@NMBrayanAmaya]

Its nice to see that your even showing crucial techniques everyone should know from time to time, even if it is only in a analysis which is interesting to see Antonio

[@henrymccue2922]

"But, you know. This has been tested by our good friends the engines." LOL YOU ARE THE BEST

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

No matter how good they are, they're still disgusting.

[@mattparks747]

@@davidanderson_surrey_bc They aren't disgusting. They just play disgusting lines/moves

[@whiteline4157]

I have realized this simple concept, now I'm incapable of worrying. 10/10

[@manojkumarmadhuranth]

If only I had a teacher who was this reassuring that we ll get to good stuff after all the struggle 😍 would be a different story entirely

[@richardoscar6536]

So if black had pushed the a pawn instead of the b pawn at 9:45 would this have been drawing? Or would black have just been down a tempo?

[@martinguerre8220]

Very enjoyable video with super laid-back commentary. Loving it.

[@davidstar2362]

Thank You .. Kind Sir!! That Really Really help my game. many, many, times I been in that position. You delivered on your promise. No More Worries..Yes!!

[@juandiaz3651]

Yay, my favorite live commentator featured in a video by my favorite youtuber, thank you Antonio

[@Jockey314]

Agadmator keep doing what you do, absolutely love your chess talks!

[@MrGrumbleguts]

At 5:26 the knight can no longer take the pawn as the knight would no longer be defended by the other knight and the queen would just capture it. Surely.

[@tuddgrimley8532]

"Why are you playing this?" "Why are YOU playing this?" 🤣 🔥🔥🔥

[@wesleyking6713]

The incredulity in his voice

[@pizzacat550]

Whenever I watch agadmator, I get the overwhelming urge to eat pancakes. I have no idea why.

[@buzzy1348]

I just had chocolate chip pancakes want me to sauce some over?

[@randomminecraftplayer6857]

that would be great

[@ABadGamble]

Agad chess videos are part of a balanced breakfast lol, gotta start the day off right

[@yatinkalra2543]

Maybe it is because of agamator's rich voice

[@nigelburgin8396]

Save room for pizza.

[@maheshdissanayake5247]

Great insight information of positional playing in chess. Love the way you breakdown and analyze strategy behind the moves

[@WaterCrane]

One hint I remembered for this endgame is "half", as in half a point for a draw. If you curl up the l of half into a c, you have the files that are a drawn endgame.

[@ABadGamble]

hacf

[@edyu3162]

yep. ChessNetwork used this hacf mnemonic in a video before.

[@mukundabn1821]

I have always struggled with these types of endgames so thankyou for helping me out you are like a messenger of God of chess

[@不只是谁所无名找小二]

A rare occasion where agadmator gives chess theory lessons

[@dimensionalblade2778]

This was a great lesson coz I have actually resigned with A pawn against a queen

[@andrew_owens7680]

Very good! I have found that even a little effort towards studying endgames yields great rewards. At my level, I don't get too many endgames, but I have salvaged losing games quite often at that stage.

[@luisalenpuentemejorada6569]

As a matter of fact, it is possible to win those positions (a and c pawn ending), the thing is that the king (the one who has the queen) must be realtively near the pawn (2 squares), you allow the promotion of the enemie's queen, but then he is in zugzwang (dont know how is written jeje) and gets checkmated. The endgame is in the database of chess.com if you wanna see it. However, thanks for the vid !!!

[@SteveBennett1]

Wow, that was awesome, super useful. I'd love to see more videos like this, where there's a game analysis and than one principle or theoretical concept at the end.

[@edwardlazell3157]

Thanks as ever, agadmator. I love your channel.

[@kirkmason7079]

Good lesson. Really good stuff. Agadmator you’re the man! Keep up the good stuff

[@Chasing___Pages]

Thankyou Agadmator! This was priceless, as you always remind us that Queen & pawn endgames are the trickiest. Much appreciated👑

[@thatsawrap5235]

That was awesome Antonio. I think you should add more instructional mini-lessons that tie into games you cover at the end of videos.

[@dr.drunkenstein3367]

glad to see a good quote after eternity

[@abcd1234___]

So proud to say, I knew that endgame tactic. (From a lichess study)

[@paulg.dunphy1501]

This was a king+pawn endgame masterclass... I learned so much!

[@vladpetre5674]

Q vs p endgames are very common (pawn races) so almost everybody knows these positions. I cannot understand how a CM didn't know it

[@kostouli]

Very useful video for the endgame thanks once again Antonio!

[@lenherbert492]

this channel just keeps getting better, missing Morphy though

[@manu-ox4fe]

And the strongest player won. Again!. The final lesson Magnificent. Theorical draws very import part of chess cause you can save your skin by knowing them. I meant save the game. Another masterpiece by Aga.

[@grmancool]

Candidate Master: why are you playing this? Agad: *UNO reverse card*

[@MrGrumbleguts]

It's amazing that a candidate master did not know this, as it is covered by Josh Waitzkin in the chessmaster 10 and lower tutorials.

[@keizan5132]

Good to see Pepón in Agad's channel. Thanks for sharing.

[@jms2342]

Agad is the best, his commentary makes chess seem so simple unfortunately since writing this comment I have already forgotten which pawns win and which pawns draw thats why im stuck at 1200

[@vivekmohan7785]

Thanks for the extra Agadmator Coaching 👏👏

[@hurtigerhans9521]

Awesome content as always! This time I liked it even more then usual, your theory explanation in the end was a lot a fun to watch as well as educational. Are you considering making more videos in this format? Greetings!

[@LordFred69]

Great video. Thank you for the lesson!

[@blackdead2872]

"RealizE" drunk agadmator moment

[@arnaysinghbisht5682]

How much do you want to fill the screen? Agadmator: Yes

[@dhushy63]

Wow a candidate master didn’t know that Shows how much everyone is focused on just openings and the middlegame

[@mysteryGuySaysHi]

Giri grinding it to last step like Magnus. Magnus taught Firouzja to master the endgame and he won't agree to a draw just because it's a theoretical draw, now Giri teaching this GM that he knows the endgame and won't mistake winning position for draw and accept draw

[@KrishnaLuthra]

Joey: How you doin'? Agad: No, how YOU doin'? Joey: *blushes nervously* 😳

[@harishkumar-vb7eo]

After every game u shown each, if u include at least one of these kind of endgames it would be very helpful and the people who see ur video first, they will definitely encouraged to learn and play the game

[@turevedin9968]

This video cured my general anxiety disorder! I will never worry again!

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

I think the game description is wrong. It's written that the Richter-Rauzer variation was played, but there is no Sicilian on the board. Did I get anything wrong?

[@apscoinscurrenciesmore7599]

Amazing how he explains chess like it's candy Crush 😎👍

[@TapadeepChakraborty]

Hey Agad, can we have a boring draw once in a while teaching why players agreed to the draw and if there was a way to get an advantage somewhere.

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

There was a great lesson exactly about this kind of endgames (the A, C, F and H pawns) in Chessmaster, taught by Josh Waitzkin

[@mdb831]

I hope the new place is working out good Agadmator. Good stuff as usual.

[@prabhanjanpal5279]

Hey Agad @5:00 you say black knight can take the pawn at e4 and white has no better option. I think black knight can't take pawn at e4 because then queen takes knight at e4. If knight takes queen, then white bishop takes black Queen on e7 and if rook takes bishop e7, white rook takes rook f8. Completely winning for white

[@MrAbrazildo]

1:20, 1.Nxe5 Bxe2 2.Nxf7 Bxd1 3.Nxd8 Bg4 4.Nxb7 Rfb8 5.Na5 Rxb2 6.Nb5 Rc2 7.Bd4, with a pawn more. 1:28, 1.dxc6? Bxe2 2.Qxe2 bxc6, losing a pawn. 2:06, tested by who? I didn't hear right. 15:30, once a drew a blitz game with the queen in such situation, but the opponent had the pawn already at a4.

[@lucytheaxe184]

#suggestions Grishchuk vs Jobava 9th game yesterday, Jobava goes with a magnificent king walk to safety and go on to win it from a worse position.

[@jeremyhulbert3343]

Agad: This game won't be won Candidate master: Do you often talk to yourself during games? Agad: I was talking to YOU.

[@libertad_1213]

Agadmator, the commentator faster than light

[@AxlKai]

I'm 1700 on a good day and discovered this technique or idea of my own in one of my games haha. This is good knowledge for other players

[@canoli72]

Next time I’m at the bar or the library I’m going to wax eloquently about the theory of the b pawn in the endgame.

[@geckogeico2212]

Wax?

[@josephbloggss7286]

Try 'waxing lyrical', it's more classy!

[@BorisGamingChannel]

I love that the E is capital in RealizE

[@HansNieman]

Hello Sprout 🌱

[@pranavtadepalli337]

@@HansNieman what

[@BorisGamingChannel]

@@HansNieman hi El Brown, my friend :D

[@HansNieman]

@@pranavtadepalli337 You won't understand 😌

[@pranavtadepalli337]

@@HansNieman I think you are talking about brawl stars

[@zarifshoeb]

If there is a pawn on the HACF files, it’s a draw; provided that you have a queen and your opponent has a pawn even on the 2nd last square. You can remember this by the word HALF, slightly bending the C in HACF to an L. As a stalemate gives both of the players half points, you can remember it like this, if the pawn is on HAL(C)F files, it’s a draw giving both players half a point. Agad please pin this, it’s helpful :`)

[@judeikwu5704]

At 5:20, White's Queen can capture the knight on E4, no? Or am I missing something?

[@pandaboy8643]

If Qxe4, the rook on f5 will be hanging. Observe that the rook has less defenders on it.

[@shreyasjape1912]

His captures captures sound is awesome 👍👍

[@lindanib541]

#bringbackphotochallenges Ps, you are awesome Agad

[@susantparida8369]

Yeah.

[@Xenymor]

When he says it is a very nice pawn sacrifice, but you didn't saw it.

[@ryan370]

13:20 why wouldn't the pawn just take the queen? I'm somewhat new to chess, am I just missing something obvious? Edit: I just realized black started at the top of the board. Maybe I shouldn't skip 3/4 of the video next time

[@lp4969]

Pepe Cuenca is by far the best chess commentator there has ever been, if you understand a bit of Spanish I highly recommend him

[@homero3928]

I thought it was "realize this concept and never WIN again" lol

[@davidstar2362]

lol

[@astrobiojoe7283]

"and it was after this upload that I resigned from chess"

[@lmelc]

Here before the title is fixed

[@charlierashi100]

Same

[@charlierashi100]

Unless something happens on the E file, so he capitalised it.

[@student6292]

he might not fix it, the dubov queen sac against karjakin is still written as 'sacRIFICE'

[@Ópera_66]

It's only a draw if your opponent already know the theory or realize this on the board, because he could be so desperate to promote and go to a queen vs queen endgame that he will be bring the king in front of the pawn and easily get mated, doesn't matter what pawn square we're talking about.

[@valimaa1006]

7:39 lmao imagine those pawns moonwalking back where they came from.

[@asierlopez608]

Is there more reverb than usual in this video? or is it only me? thanks for your videos, i've watched 99% of them since you started with the Fischer saga!

[@nitayrap1457]

now i can tell my friends at the bar and library how to win this endgame, thanks!

[@toodle361]

11:29 Ready to promote to a PAWN?? 🤣

[@paulvater3793]

15:25 bishop- and rook-pawns on the 3rd are winning for white.

[@thinboxdictator6720]

King has to be close enough for a/c/f/h pawns, but I don't remember how close it should be, to it be winnable.

[@TheCzechmate007]

13:35 "There is no... Something here to the left where the King can go to..." Actually there is! Allow me to cite from Necyklopedia: "During the simultaneous game of the famous chess player Capablanca in Madrid, another phenomenal Czech chess player Jára Cimrman threatened him with double check and thus forced him to announce a move to the G12, which puts Capablanka completely off the chessboard, recording world first "out" in chess history. Out in chess is a very rare event, the solution of which the older rules do not know. A possible way to solve this problem is outlined in Cinik's modern chess study. Chess out is also addressed in a publication 棋 by an unknown Chinese author, which recommends solving this game situation by so-called throw-in, where a player whose opponent has scored "out" grabs a piece in the out and throws it on the board in order to tumble as many opponent pieces as possible. The roll is performed with both hands from a distance of 71 (note that this is a prime number) of pawn lengths. The tumbled pieces are removed from the board and the game continues with the opponent's move."

[@TheCzechmate007]

@Vesyal An excerpt from the Chronicles of famous Jára Cimrman, universal genius, and one of the greatest Czech playwrights, poets, composers, teachers, travellers, philosophers, inventors, detectives, mathematicians, and sportsmen of the 19th and early 20th century. In 2005, Jára Cimrman won a public vote to find The Greatest Czech.

[@TheCzechmate007]

@Vesyal Cimrman was a very important figure in science and he only missed certain achievements due to mere bad luck, for example: He conducted investigations into the life of cannibalistic tribes in the Arctic; and once, while running away from the furious tribe, he missed the North Pole by just seven meters, thus almost becoming the first human reaching the North Pole. He corresponded with George Bernard Shaw for many years, without response.

[@plumpistrumpi]

At 6:19 why not capturing NxC3?

[@trevorbyrd7356]

Thanks for the lesson. There really is no square to the left of A1. Chess is full of mysteries

[@5153flash]

What is this pawn capture that is passing the captured piece?? Sounds like you are saying "al capone"??? When does that capture apply? I didnt know there was such a move.

[@n20games52]

Excellent game and thanks for the tutorial!

[@ahmednasr7022]

finally a position from top players that i can solve! Thank you lichess drills.

[@chesswithivan8346]

I have found ways to lose when having an a or c pawn, the side that is behind still needs to pay attention :) thanks!