Ruy Lopez, BUT on Steroids!

[@davidchico9574]

It’s incredible that MVL went through that insane middle game to reach the end game a pawn up.

[@KM-fl5jq]

Chess in a nutshell xD

[@veezhang6988]

Sounds like my IM friend told me on how he got that high rating

[@salmarwow]

There was plenty of ways where black could slip. And then they would be checkmated or a piece down, instead of a pawn.

[@AdrianZakrzewski-t7o]

Reminds me of Tal or Rashid, insane combinations *only* to get into a winning endgame, but that's just how chess at higher levels work, you can't expect 2600 elo people to not spot a mate or lose material (well maybe in faster time controls you can but still)

[@juanjan__]

this is one of the best chess games I've seen

[@Dzokhar]

What the hell is chess?

[@prakashaero1987]

Yes, exactly

[@gomathicrackerssivakasi4512]

Watch tal games

[@moseskujinga3271]

Here you are ladies and gentlemen

[@moseskujinga3271]

I don't want to trick you guys

[@ramachandra776]

Something about the water there , everyone is attacking like a lion .

[@Rohit0196.]

Ya this tournament feels very fresh to watch

[@KM-fl5jq]

It is 34 degrees C in there! Everyone wants to go to the beach party!!

[@pt4909]

TAKE MY ROOK, TAKE MY ROOK, PLS TAKE MY ROOK

[@wenskytercio7558]

😂😂😂

[@KM-fl5jq]

MVL: *standard MVL muted smile*

[@matthewfairchild3846]

Sir, nobody wants your rook. The children are watching. Please take your rook home.

[@Ishbikes]

*For god sakes take the damn rook*

[@gomathicrackerssivakasi4512]

😂😂

[@colegieseking5136]

This game is shockingly precise for fast chess. The players literally played like stockfish 16 until move 26.

[@dilejjja]

Vladimir Kramnik (in soviet english): "Ok, it's all clear... LET'S DO THE PROCEDURE."

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Oh no! LOL

[@Thankan6969]

True

[@WingedEspeon]

I don't think we need to pay too much attention to precise moves early in the game because those are all played from memory anyway.

[@zulqarnain9955]

​@@WingedEspeonHe said until move 26

[@tucobenedicto1780]

MVL has been playing some exciting chess lately. He's currently the new Ivanchuk

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

The Chucky of our time. So true.

[@kosv9331]

This is completely in another level

[@vincentmbwende9131]

Game of the week should be a thing on this channel

[@feranmiadeakin9850]

#suggestion

[@ritikbhimkar4122]

#suggestion​

[@kotlin7554]

#suggestion

[@shantanurao46]

#suggestion

[@mindblowing4ever]

#suggestion setup a weekly poll to declare game of the week or decide yourself or something similar.

[@failedjokes5469]

My head just exploded watching this. Complexity and beauty in a package.

[@saryjou2793]

I deal with the like button as "add to my favorite to watch again and again." It's the biggest compliment I could ever give to a youtube video. And this one got it

[@muhammadzabirwahab8878]

Lol

[@superneenjaa718]

Same

[@Ishbikes]

Agreed

[@abhaykumarshilpkar5297]

MVL played like an engine while alireza was like please please please take the exchange back!

[@davidugochukwu2]

Man, this is the sort of chess I love

[@escueladeartesemocionales]

So creative! Is amazing to see lines like this one

[@jawadbinsarfraz832]

Insane resistance by Alirezaa...

[@evasivoarcane744]

"MVL sacrifices the exchange" is becoming somewhat of a motto of the channel haha

[@nate.t1739]

This line is so outrageous and ingenious. Hope to see these lines in a classical setting. Tal like ingenuity on full display

[@theconstructortheorist3554]

What a wild game!

[@atomcraft4067]

What a game. Great stuff Maxime! Definitely one to show my friends down at the bar and library.

[@steffanusarifheruwatono6149]

Such a good game, both players attacking each other with various clever tricks.

[@dontrachtman3095]

It's way more fun to have the threat of discovered check against your opponent.

[@matthewpelletier4485]

This is the best blitz game I have ever seen! Absolutely unbelievable that they were able to calculate those tactics so quickly!

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

Alireza: I'm the most French here. MVL: I'm descended from Napoleon. Alireza: Zut alors! You are *my* Waterloo.

[@mshariharan2669]

Unbelievable SPEED chess.

[@awriter1214]

I urge you to take my rook Sir😂😂😂😂

[@matrixmatrix6099]

What a masterclass by MVL... thanks Agad.

[@peters8841]

That middle game spiked my adrenaline just watching it. Absolute carnage, what a beauty

[@PsyloJ]

This was by far my favorite game in a long time! I thought it was going to end so much sooner, but Alireza really fought well, until he was out of time.

[@aronuchukwuezugo615]

It's seems Maxime doesn't care about his rooks. He always sacrifices the exchange 😅

[@gibgezr]

That was beautiful. I think I need to rewatch that again, that was that amazing, and a blitz game...just unbelievable.

[@NeoTheG]

was beautiful

[@sophisticat7673]

WHENever i see an MVL game i like to think i understand his moves. when i look at MC, FC and some of the otherss their moves are a complete mystry to me

[@viorry1829]

It's rarely a good idea to willingly take "free" pawns and go into your opponent's prep, especially in lower time format. But honestly as the audience, I'm glad it happened. I'd love to see more riskier games like this!

[@maht0x]

"never accept a gambit unless you know how to exploit it"

[@aeKai73]

I love complicated games, thank you

[@xethnyrrow]

Game of the year contender here, what a wild ride this was.

[@colinstewart1432]

Best Ruy I've seen this year, no question.

[@jonathancauley5345]

This has to be one of the most chaotic attacking games, I’ve seen in a long time. All thanks to MVL!! 😊

[@EdwardMorgan-wx7tf]

One of the best Ruy Lopez game I've ever seen. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@tangohotellima1895]

Truly beautiful.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Wow a game like this just shows you these GMs do not care about gaining material the goal is to get that Checkmate a lot of Good moves from both players defending hanging pieces etc Great Chess from these two Thanks for the Game

[@BillHimmel]

This tournament produces one gem after another! Just great!

[@oussamataali]

i love when agadmator say "and you can just resign "

[@oyoakwa7266]

The fireworks tournament. And MVL the Lighter, sparking things up.

[@narvydasmikelionis4429]

Woww!!!what a beautiful masterpiece by MVL👏👏👏

[@zzzMist]

This was an amazing game, I even got lost as to how MVL ended with a pawn up in the end game

[@jeffreywilliams3421]

What an absolutely mental game

[@bryanmccoy203]

How fitting that they played this on July 14 no less 💪🏼 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🍻 thanks Agad for yet another fun video !

[@surojitsaha3441]

It's a brilliant game whenever MVL gives up the rook

[@fmo3765]

I remember agad's quote one time : 'of course I'm mvl, I always give up my rook'

[@akmd114379]

That rook was invincible but in the opposite way.

[@mikehays3390]

I've bookmarked this game. Never played the Ruy Lopez because I assumed it had been played into the ground. So many great tactics to remember.

[@CMAAvinash]

MVL on 🔥

[@RadheRadhe-ln6sw]

The rook was trying so hard to stop the white bishop 😂😂

[@zweihander4934]

This tournament was wild

[@nicbentulan]

PLEASE agad it's been 9 months! 2023 USCC - Atousa almost beat Carissa Yip, the eventual winner! Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. It's rapid WFRCC Hikaru's WIFE vs classical WFRCC Wesley's GIRLFRIEND. #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@gerhardmuller-pw4bx]

...well this could be the best ruy-lopez-blitz of all...

[@umanggada8684]

Wow. What a game. That too in a blitz game

[@Flashyfinancier]

Superb game guys. Also, Agadmator is the best chess storyteller.

[@HusseinEyadKazim]

Goddamn it, MVL really cooks it very well when he plays in blitz

[@jasonluna2919]

Such a masterful chess game by both masters.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Alireza took some (reasonable?) criticism for farming rating points to qualify for the Candidates. Then he didn’t have a great tournament. He seems to have regained focus and is returning to form as one of the most dangerous chess players. Very enjoyable to watch. Great game by MVL.

[@jestice75]

He's been pure garbage in classical after the tournament.

[@feranmiadeakin9850]

@@jestice75 he won 2 classical games in the super united tournament and also did well in Norway chess. His only classical loss was against magnus which was quite unfortunate. i would say he has regained form after the candidates

[@evasivoarcane744]

5:25 screams "TAKE THE F* ROOK"

[@aya08sy]

So many actions on this game

[@tychoMX]

Wow... MVL is amazing. Was thinking this would go on something like the Ng5 but instead took its time to get to such a complicated attack.

[@md.al-amin9453]

This is total madness!!!

[@istiakislamSEO]

Damn! What did they smoke to get 'That' high???!!! 🤯🤯🤯

[@samueltukamushaba3577]

This is beyond steroids! One of the great games I've seen!

[@johnduncan5117]

Superb stuff

[@drjonesrn]

Mind blowing how they see all of that in a blitz game.

[@richardbilang1491]

What happened on Ian’s protest against Wesley yesterday?

[@michaelmassaro4375]

What happened there ?

[@dariogreggio7981]

?

[@jestice75]

@@michaelmassaro4375 Just an ultra-nationalist Russian patriot butting heads with an ultra-nationalist American patriot.

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

Wesley got the win, Ian flagged, the video doesn't leave any room for ambiguity, the only thing is that Wesley noticed it after a couple of moves, when he was in a completely losing position. I think Ian messed with Wesley by knocking down a piece on Wesley's time on the second day of blitz, but it wasn't in a time trouble situation, and it seemed to be mostly in good spirit between the two.

[@WtItCbtLoR]

Wow what a Ruy Lopez. Awesome.

[@TheSilonaught]

The Ruy BLOWpez!

[@MASTERY1992]

Alireza played right into it

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

I mean, a pawn and the exchange? Sign me up

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

Thanks Antonio - what a wild game.

[@youtoo580]

this is something else

[@Holy_Kebab]

Wow, what a match

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

Amazing game. I thought from the quality of play it was a slow game, and was surprised when black cracked. Then I saw it was speed chess. Holy cow!

[@abhijit10101]

Best ruy Lopez ever seen

[@prakashaero1987]

This is one of the best game in the recent times.

[@aubee91]

What a beautiful game. Just lovely.

[@tomhejda6450]

It takes two to create a brilliancy!

[@houtansadeghi]

On occasions football teams play for the entertainment of the crowd. That was the chess version.

[@chandrasekharmukherjee2794]

What a game! Every chess lover must see.

[@johanfolkesson5170]

Great game to watch! (And to play, I suppose, one day I hope to play like this AND win 😂)

[@kennedykago6275]

The way these guys think ...its wild

[@michaelgraf7475]

THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL GAME,,,ESPECIALLY FOR THIS FORMAT,,,

[@67L48]

I always enjoy the Royal Opus opening ... but I don't know much about this Ruy Lopez guy. 😉

[@mahipalnegi8534]

Full preparation by maxime

[@rajathegreat1936]

After some gap witness spectacular chess by mvl MVL u beauty❤❤

[@noamocchi]

if im not mistaken, mvl even reach 2948 on blitz

[@Duke_de_Plata]

wow that was a very fun game

[@coolguyj7934]

I saw bishop h2 but I didn't see half the vision

[@Calibrownsfan]

What a beautiful game

[@harsh2032]

the title is very fitting.

[@jimskea224]

I'll admit that, without knowing the outcome when the game started, I was rooting for MVL. Spectacular game.

[@PlayboiBrendy]

Wtf this game was insane

[@ashishkulkarni1503]

Queen to H1 was missed by Maxime,I guess

[@turinhorse]

Well done MVL!

[@matthewarmstrong1521]

Game of the year

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

MVL is on fire in this tournament

[@sampathn4429]

Dangerous game

[@ayash9625]

Truely incredible