Super GM Misses Mate in 2 || Aronian vs Yangyi Yu || St. Louis Rapid & Blitz GCT (2019)

[@bakermantop]

Once I even missed mate in 0. was checkmated but continued to play.

[@ALPHAZERO]

lol

[@ani9514]

underrated comment

[@mathew96385296]

"Mate in 0" made me laugh

[@georgwachberg1242]

technically that would be your opponent missed a mate in 0.

[@SKELETON_FN]

😂

[@ramimagdi7525]

in the previous tournaments this year MVL crushed Carlsen in Blitz and Rapid while Carlsen played brilliantly against everyone else Now Carlsen is crushing MVL while being hammered from everybody!

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

You are right

[@L1zent]

@Anurag Mishra Who is Magu?

[@codynivea6245]

Who is MVL?

[@L1zent]

@@codynivea6245 Vachier Lagrave

[@thelablover]

He was just so focussed on trading queens to push the pawn, it happens .. especially in blitz and bullet, where you have one idea in mind and you just go for it ..

[@kabeermirza5662]

That's expected from u n me not at this level

[@mechafuture]

@@kabeermirza5662 it's called the einstellung effect

[@Fermion.]

@@kabeermirza5662 Everyone has off days. Even advanced mathematics professors make simple arithmetic mistakes from time to time.

[@kabeermirza5662]

@@Fermion. Levon won the tournament and yangyi is tied 2nd so please get over the " off days theory"

[@Fermion.]

@@kabeermirza5662 Not sure why you're taking issue with a simple statement, but whatever dude. I really don't care enough to argue with you. - All the best

[@ublade82]

"We have c4." *plays d4* Agadmator is so fluent that he speaks the Queen's English.

[@damiansuarez4433]

1:19 "after Bg4" So many huge flaws in his commentary!

[@aashishavinash6813]

It feels so good to actually look at medo . instead of his pic

[@Thaumazo83]

He's comfortable in his foam rubber thingy on the new sofa, that's good

[@llever888]

Your title should be "2 super GMs miss check-mate in 2" Edit: watch and like my videos thank you

[@rahulsharma2402]

Ya

[@postmasterpez]

I think Levon did it on purpose to confuse black. It was his only hope.

[@impatientlearning8799]

Lichess puzzle rating 800 ELO ;). I think Levon saw it but tried to bluff and it worked this time.

[@marcota9461]

@@postmasterpez yes, he told Yu the second the match finished

[@MemeMand1996]

In Croatia, GM misses checkmate in 2

[@Rude_i_Wredne]

So the moral of the story is that if I ever wanted to defeat a GM, I should set his time on the clock to 10 sec and he'll start playing on my level.

[@Anthony-mh7ix]

A car is throwing some serious shade around

[@blehmeh8909]

Rahul Khanduri because 99.9999999999% of people can’t beat gms and it’s very likely he cannot beat Magnus Carlseon, not opinion or close mindedness...it’s objectivity

[@Rude_i_Wredne]

Calm down people. The purpose of the original comment was to make a joke about some questionable moves in this game, not to show any level of skill. I consider myself an intermediate player and I know that no matter how low on the clock GM would be, he would still beat me, since he can think when I'm making a move and that's already enough.

[@danielnery4054]

@Rahul Khanduri are you dumb? It's obviously an exaggerated percentage just to make a point, there aren't even enough humans on Earth to make that number possible. And I have no idea why you are so mad about this, maybe just to say to everyone that you can beat a GM.

[@ZyTelevan]

6:14 Qxb2 is actually the top move, because if Rb1 then Qe2 prevents Rxb6 by threatening mate in 2 :)

[@ivantrtanj7]

Holy

[@vinithradhakrishnan8969]

White has Ng5, threatening mate himself. The Queen has to go back! And after g4 attacking the Queen, Rxb6 is possible.

[@TheBusinessSkool]

But after ng5 what about rc8? It prevents mate. Not sure if it's enough to win but looks like so

[@muhiddeny.misbak542]

There is ba3 for white

[@doodoopoo]

@@muhiddeny.misbak542 but there is no bishop...?

[@kittyrules]

And this is why I dont resign in a losing position in bullet

[@richardmccandless2223]

Immediately after the game Levon laughed and pointed at the d1 square telling Yu he missed the mate. Wonder if it was a bluff by Levon??

[@simonboyane1140]

Lol I think he took his chance and got away with it

[@mkl0073]

This time i didn't even need "feel free to pause the video to find the best move" Anyone else had the same experience

[@rahulsharma2402]

Either of them couldn't even offer a draw because they didn't have enough time to offer draw

[@harrygibus]

yeah, Agad says they were both under 10 seconds and then gives almost 7 more minutes of commentary - I really need to see video of this match

[@jaswanthkrishna1091]

@@harrygibus just so you know, there is a 10 second delay. So if you make a move within 10 seconds, you lose no time.

[@Anonymous51701]

Ju Hh And the opponent can act dumb and say ‘What?’

[@rahulsharma2402]

@@Anonymous51701 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@דניאיזנברג-י2כ]

I also missed once mate in two, does that make me a GM 🤔🤔

[@FabledGentleman]

Yes it does. Congrats!

[@recas2780]

But have u ever miss mate in 1 tho? Cause that will make u the same lvl as alpha zero 😏

[@leeresglas5115]

I think we only have near engine lvl players in youtube comment sections! It's an honour gentlemen.

[@prizmincordik6768]

@@recas2780 AND MATE IN ZERO? IT MAKES YOU THE GOD?

[@nicolashrv]

This is not uncommon......the problem is you are too focused on the "main line" and expecting your player to do the best, or at least the best 3 or 4 movements...........but not when your opponent makes the WORST movement possible. You never consider the movements which come after a blunder.

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

Ir happens to me several times

[@dustsettler4596]

+nicolashrv but in order to know it's a blunder you would have to know it's mate. If you already know it's mate then you should know what to do once the player does that move. And if you don't know it's a blunder, then why shouldn't you be expecting that very move?

[@L1zent]

Che Nico ¿cómo te fue contra Almagro?

[@hurshaman]

This is one of the few puzzles I actually got!

[@pahularora9642]

I didn't miss a mate in 2....I 'm a super duper GM....All hail coach agadmator...

[@kianushmaleki]

It is hard to believe that they both missed the mate in 2.

[@pingouyno]

I had a 2300 rated chess.com tactic that was similar to this missed mate in 2. Actually it was a back-rank mate in one with the queen. Some paterns are so unusual that they easily get overlooked!

[@luciferdemon2080]

I had that tactic! incredible lol

[@karlbilodeau-savaria5995]

Just like Kramnik's missed mate in 1 against deep fritz

[@scarecrow2313]

And now Aronian blundered mate in 1 against Duda in Meltwater champions

[@cheryllins1105]

#Suggestion From the 69th ch-RUS 2019 Women's tournament, there is the nice attacking miniature (28 moves) Shuvalova-Girya from round 3. From the same round Charochkina-Kashlinskaya has a very nice exchange sac combo (from move 37) by black that wins white's queen. In round 4 Girya strikes against #2 seed Kosteniuk with a powerful pawn center leading to a passed pawn. An excellent display of "passed pawns must be pushed" and how to do it, tying up your opponent in the process. Also Rd 4 Kashlinskaya-Tomilova becomes another passed pawn battle. All worth checking out but Shuvalova-Girya is perhaps the most exciting, especially with Girya currently leading the tournament! Keep up the great work.

[@michaelbaker9347]

how is it i can instantly see a mate in 2 on someone elses game, but cant find easy mates in 1 in my own?

[@PinkyMinions]

michael baker I know man

[@manuelguedes9844]

Thank you Anton for the great endgame lesson with rooks and pawns.

[@alvincua4142]

Hi agad I'm a big fan I've learned so much from your videos :D

[@cygnustsp]

Welcome home my main man. Every day is a good day with an agadmator video.

[@BeastStats]

Levon has been very lucky in this tournament.

[@mmiller4430]

At 6:19, the queen can capture on B2. If Rook to B1, it does not have time to capture the knight on B6. Reason: Q-d1, threatens mate in 2 if rook captures knight on B6.

[@n20games52]

Wow, he must really be kicking himself for missing that mate in 2! Ouch!

[@andyyunata111]

I just want to appreciate @agadmator for keep making videos even when you were "far from home" 😝. Keep up the good work and welcome back home!

[@zoodidwa]

This makes me feel better about my own progress. No one is perfect. Wisdom comes from experience...experience comes from a lack of wisdom....at all levels of life and chess. :)

[@David-lb6uf]

Funny game and excellent commentary, but please, try to find another photo of Levon. He looks tired and desperate.

[@silentimmersion3023]

Nice to see the trademark background back in action :)

[@jimskea224]

Medo seems ecstatic to have you back home!

[@perkkie]

14:23 "win by easily checkmating" you underestimate my (lack of) powerrrrr

[@rahilkhera8215]

Yes it really feels good about all the games I havre ever blunder but more important next time I will feel less sad when something similar happens. Although I wish it doesn't. 7:52

[@notyourking7197]

I am watching this when Super GM missed mate in 1 yesterday

[@sebastiant4206]

The couch is back!

[@joshkorosecz4258]

Hesssss backkkk baby!!!!!

[@extraordinarii1508]

Look at the sleeping doggo in the back!! After you watch the very nice chess

[@aditya9711]

#suggestion Encourage viewers to discuss positions and clear doubts so the channel is both fun and educational

[@Anonymous51701]

This is the psychological aspect of Chess. They both knew such mate would be nearly impossible to occur

[@henryliu6100]

For the lack of a better move ? Great phrase Gekkomator 👍👍

[@eb3632]

6:20. If rb1, qe2, then white cant play rxb6 because of qd1+, ne1, qxe1 mate.....?

[@mr.schloopka1124]

6:20 after Rb1, black plays Qe2 and you cant captute the knight because of mate

[@AK-pq3cw]

He misses this kind of thing even with a engine by the side.

[@mr.schloopka1124]

@@AK-pq3cw sorry, when I realized that after Ng5, Rc8, Qxf7, Kh8, Qf5, Kg8, it is draw

[@nigelfarage4119]

Yangyi has passed Wang Hao in Elo.....Hes gunning for Ding!

[@crashedg7976]

Does that make me a GM? Also back in your old setup yay

[@MrK623]

When there are only a few seconds on the clock you can miss anything.

[@YaDerpyyy]

Also would be nice if you covered the Carlsen-Dominguez game where Carlsen went for Scholar's Mate :P

[@elvinceager]

this was already covered kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3useKmfodyFic0

[@81OH4Z4RD]

@@elvinceager that's not the same game. I think the 2019 game ended in a draw though so probably not a very exciting finish for a video.

[@elvinceager]

@@81OH4Z4RD Oh sorry about that. I did not read the opponent's name, I just saw the "scholars mate" lol

[@81OH4Z4RD]

@@elvinceager yeah you'd think he'd learn :)

[@elvinceager]

@@81OH4Z4RD haha, yea. But he has had a very poor tournament this time round. He shouldn't have taken the one month break, it didn't work out for him.

[@mizofan]

Astonishing blunder by each player. "Levon wears his war wound like a crown."

[@mwyatt7661]

Makes me feel much better.

[@cr0mag732]

Wow, that is a really bad miss. Blunder of the year

[@joebazooks]

makes me feel a lot better about my own game. thanks :)

[@konarkbasu5282]

Here after Levon again hung mate in 1 against Duda!

[@stewiegriffin6503]

He is back in his home town.

[@maxnullifidian]

I bet I've missed a lot of mates and never even knew it. It's good to see that even the best players can miss them too! LOL

[@normallynormal2195]

Finally, I really miss your dog and that smiley pillow.

[@smukii2]

Thanks for all your contributions to chess... This is an amazing channel...have enjoyed all your videos... If you got the time, could you show/review the maxime vachier-lagrave vs Richard Rapport in day 5 St.Louis Rapid. Thanks again.

[@cheryllins1105]

#Suggestion Check out the game Moltylev-Inarkiev, 72nd ch-RUS 2019, round 1. A great back-and-forth attacking game. There is also the very interesting positional struggle Alekseenko-Artimiev from round 3 where it ends up being a rook ending with black a pawn up. You think, well this is a draw. Then Artemiev shows a clever way to breakthrough and win the game. Predke-Inarkiev from the same round has a race between black's kingside attack vs white's queenside passed pawn. In this case the passed pawn wins.

[@cyrusaalborg]

One of the most complicated games I have seen -great game

[@shiploshs]

Ahh.... Oh yes.... So much pleasure!

[@Zenlollipop]

At 3:00, why does it 'not work'? Material at least is equal, right?

[@chinmaysurolia6241]

Can you show the game where Victor Korchnoi defeated Fabiano Caruana in Gibraltar in 2011. #suggestion.

[@bodymindlinks4]

This happened once again in 2021 October where Aronion blundered mate in one aginst Jan duda lol🙂🙂

[@garylake8654]

It was so obvious that I thought I was going mad, it took me around twenty seconds to qualify the move had no threats, of course, thirty seconds is not on the table in blitz games, so easy to see when you are asked to comment on a position in the comfort of your own home and with no time pressure.

[@samanthawu5144]

what about in 6:21 black goes Qe2. D oes that means he wins a knight?

[@SpicyCurrey]

White queen simply captures e2

[@harrykaranikas7741]

At 06:13 what happened after Qxb2 Rb1 Qe2 (threats Qd1 checkmate)

[@adigotz9757]

2:45... what's the problem with Nc4?

[@brankomarkovic9749]

Qxb5

[@giacomodellecave3660]

link or name of your database?

[@edward135798642]

I hide in the bathroom at work everytime you post in the middle of my day lol.

[@parchant74]

6.21 - why not move black queen to c3? if rook captures knight it is checkmate q to c1. if white tries knight to g6, then black rook to c8..... where am i wrong?

[@MemeMand1996]

Someone tell me what the very good reason for not putting the player's elo rating near the name is? Moreover, wouldn't it be nice to have also the time format written somewhere?

[@lecobra418]

This game makes me feel better with a game I lost this afternoon. I was a totally winning the game then got overcocus on my attack, totally ignoring the pending mate. Well not really ignoring, I did not even see it x)

[@Muhtitts]

Nice swagstore @agadmator, please add: Congratulations, you are are excellent wearer of T-shirts)

[@ShermanSitter]

At 6:15 if you pick up the knight doesn't that leave a mating opportunity with the king blockaded in by the pawns?

[@complaxed]

4:42 can someone please explain why bishop to c3 doesnt work? the pawn would be protected by the queen

[@RabiulRafi]

Superior rook c8 threatens a lot I think

[@karim1485]

Yeah, there is a tactic (don't know if Levon saw why Bc3 is losing) it would have been followed by Nc5. Now, you still can't castle, and if you play any slow move, Ke4 comes with a double attack on white's Queen and bishop, though the bishop is only protected once, so you would lose a piece. I mean, if you want to cover the e4 square with Ng5, you just get h6, forcing Nh3 which is just terrible Then, last option if you move the bishop, you can either play Ba5, then white continues with his previous plan of Ne4 attacking the queen, and whereever you play your queen to, Rc8 is coming, threatening nasty things on the first row. Bb2 would be your only option, then comes Nd3+ which is just nasty really...

[@fiskmas943]

Rc8 and you need to move it to b2 again becuse if it goes to a1 Qc1 wins a rook.

[@ajdrock]

At 6:18 why not Queen c3? If rook captures Knight you have queen c1 which leads to checkmate in two. What am i missing?

[@stupidpdj]

I missed a few, and this one too!

[@abhishek101sim]

@6:14 in the video: if Qxb2 and Rb1 to pick up the knight on b6 after the queen moves, then doesn't Qc3 defend because of white's back rank problems? (Also isn't it the same back rank that 2 super GMs missed?! Did Agad miss this too? Or am I missing something?) And if white continues with h3 to prevent back rank problems, then black can just simply push a3 and still the knight can't be taken, no?

[@govind.g3543]

B&W Aronian(thumbnail) looks like mega movie star

[@adamrajsky2252]

Is there some opening for white similar to tigers modern defense?

[@siswantoy7499]

Suddenly my usual chess blunders do not seem to be all that bad.

[@devlin2427]

MVL crushed Levon in a very friendly way.

[@gabrielmza9476]

I don't know if it's me or Agadmator's challenges to find the best moves are getting really easy

[@manishbarwal5857]

Mee too

[@coxscorner]

Wow the pressure must have been intense because I saw the mate immediately. A duffers move by Yangyi.

[@kamranrachlin2769]

What's John Green doing in the thumbnail?

[@inmortal009]

I'm a simple man, Agadmator says pause the video to find the best move and so I do... Only to miss the goddamn mate in 2 too 😡

[@Խչո]

It was Karjakin who said that his favorite win is the undeserved one. Levon said he loves to win with sacrifices, and hunting his opponent down, seeing the helplessness in his eyes.

[@realankitrj]

Chess is my drug and agadmator is my dealer

[@macchunky4330]

Oh, so it has happened before lol

[@LeventButSpeedrunning]

But the current one is better

[@thrkld6332]

surely if qxb2 and then rb2 then e2 threatening checkmate so knight cant be taken? somebody pls explain why this wouldn't work

[@thrkld6332]

at like 6:14 i think

[@doodoopoo]

There's a liked comment discussing that, I think it's better for to check that comment since more people are envolved.

[@thrkld6332]

@@doodoopoo oh ok thanks

[@MagnusAnand]

Unbelievable!!

[@N330AA]

Hairstyle looks sharp

[@ekiM2K]

10:04 is there anything wrong with Bishop h6?

[@samanthawu5144]

the title should be: why suspectors is better than the actual players.

[@1.4142]

13:19 Rook captures invisible pawn.

[@fares1443]

Levon is missing mate in 2 and in 1 since two years now

[@vincent5318]

Great game Aronian!

[@cygnustsp]

11:43 making room for medo to enter the room

[@dovhochsztein3845]

At 6:20 I don’t think white was worried about the knight, I think he was more worried about Ng5. Qe2 prevents the knight from being captured

[@windowslogo3577]

4:35 check again? 6:18 Elephant in the room Qe2

[@xxAutoFlowxx]

Can you please post the time limit for the game