"Surprising the Surpriser!" || Warmerdam vs Gukesh || Tata Steel (2025)

[@mdasifansari5386]

@agadmator, please do something for top comments as they spoil the games on many occasions.

[@szymon1379]

Maybe watch video first before u look at comments?

[@sundhar-p8h]

Don’t see the comments. It’s that simple

[@amaniqbal7774]

@@szymon1379 if you click the video on your phone, youtube immediately shows the top comment

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Bro don’t start making Demands you are not everyone you are one person you don’t make the rules

[@jamesknapp64]

@@amaniqbal7774 not if your in the app and rotate to full screen.

[@DC-zi6se]

1. Underplay in the opening 2. outplay in the middlegame 3. Stockfish in the endgame Basically Gukesh's strategy 😂

[@chesswithsamarth1004]

Opponents feelings.... 1. Opening - confident 2. Middle game - Nervous 3. Endgame - Disbelief if you get there....

[@pt7258]

"Magnus effect", now "Gukesh effect". World Champion Aura 10000.!!

[@00carl46]

Ding rn😐

[@pt7258]

@@00carl46 🤭🤫

[@fardinfeiz629]

Guy keeps winning like he’s a world champion or something..

[@justanotherguy625]

Yeah really weird for a rando teenager dominate these guys over

[@shoaibaalam8978]

He is just mimicking world champions. He is not a champion 😅

[@DC-zi6se]

​@@shoaibaalam8978 ok GM "Shoaib Alam" 😂 👍🏻😭

[@DC-zi6se]

​@@shoaibaalam8978 GM "Shoaib Aalam" with his expert opinion 😂

[@FALL_OF_LEGEND]

​@@shoaibaalam8978 shoiab aalam huh 😂 alright we know why dislike Gukesh

[@Bhaddis]

Gukesh is playing impressive chess. Wouldn’t expect anything less from the youngest chess world champion

[@michaelmassaro4375]

He’s Great 😊♟️‼️🇮🇳🏆

[@tarunrathitra1158]

0:31 'so has everyone else' wow the brutality😂😂

[@paulmartin7238]

"Max Warderdam did beat a 2800 player in Arjun, but so has everybody else" lol that was a nasty burn right off the bat

[@tgpps09]

Agad meant that it didn't affect Max's standing all that much.

[@shauryasharma2537]

Arjun is just getting spanked left and right this tournament

[@37jamjam]

Swear to god. At this point i believe gukesh can straight up get away with murder. Like he'll just kill somebody, prosecutions gonna attack him with insurmountable evidence, and he somehow defends and holds the position to a draw by three fold repetition

[@nazarenoalmiron526]

That's why he takes them to a deep, dark forest.

[@sandeeproy1327]

Haha 😂

[@tonywo2735]

He is never a butcher in chess so I believe he is also not a butcher of human

[@mannug7275]

He is not peaked yet

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Bro don’t compare Gukesh to the dirt bag trump no comparison Gukesh is True Champ the other a Chump but ok

[@mikemartin5340]

Feel like we finally have someone to be excited about outside of Magnus. Invigorating for chess!

[@aarambh9788]

The final sequence after max resigned was magnificent, beautiful!

[@stateofdecay2210]

As a foreign man to India I was skeptical about an Indian so young named world champion and I was just not seeing it for a very long time but now with this performance I guess he is not only deserves to be the world champion but he proved once again India has a real world champion worthy of the name ✌️😌✅

[@destux]

"He has beaten a 2800 player this tournament, he has beaten Arjun Erigaisi, but, you know, so has everyone else" Agad really dunking hard on Arjun 😂

[@tuxsharx]

Gukesh proving why he is the world chess champion. GOAT status .

[@chintanshah6234]

Goat? Goat?🤦‍♂️

[@ZelfFS]

That's an ambitious statement

[@tgpps09]

Not there yet. But he has time to peak.

[@deepaksahu6075]

U r dumb n foolish to say this

[@ZelfFS]

@@tgpps09 agreed

[@anonymousxyz9629]

Probably gukesh's best game after that wei yi game in the olympiad

[@niteeshj1097]

As impressive as this game is, the draw with nodirbek I think is much more impressive. Gukesh kept finding resources in a clearly worse position that everyone thought to be a loss including magnus himself, and drew it by making the position so complicated that only engines can beat him in that position. The winning sequence is so inhuman to find that I think magnus in his peak will not be able to find it given the time situation

[@mrmiller74]

Why do we not have Elo decay in chess rankings? Gukesh, the World Champion, is now clearly streets ahead of Hikaru - a guy who isn't even playing classical - and yet he's still rated below him. It's a bit of a joke really when the Elo list, which is pretty much used as substitution for World Rankings cannot provide an accurate reflection of player strengths.

[@kavithakandeepan5529]

yeah hikaru not played classical for a long time,if he played he would undoubtly lose his ratings ,for me fabi is no 2 not hikaru....

[@lokimiguel2452]

How whould they decay lol

[@jootpepet]

Yeah its not fair to active players that inactive players can just hold on to their ranking by not playing, but hey, its FIDE. They live by 1960's rules and peoplle defend them. Watchu gon' do

[@mrmiller74]

@@lokimiguel2452 The same way they add decay into other Elo systems presumably...

[@lokimiguel2452]

​@@mrmiller74 which systems?

[@mrsigma7669]

Pawn to b4 by gukesh was the winning move.

[@thiagoloss2842]

As someone who almost exclusively plays the Pirc, I got really excited for about half a second

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Thanks so much for the explanation in the endgame Wow fantastic I can only marvel Great play thanks Agadmator

[@a-woke5283]

"he beat Arjun Erigaisi but so has everyone else" lmao 🤣

[@randomthoughts4691]

Sometimes Antonio convince me that a pawn or an exchange down is fine but the other time he proves me like that it’s the end of the game, I am f******* confused

[@Parth-gx1nw]

depends a lot on position .

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great Game Gukesh he’s such a defensive pro but man he was on some attacking this game what a fantastic game Yes it looks so much better on TV than my phone Always great joy watching the Agadmator

[@jose.valdez666]

"Gukesh you dog, you did it! you became a Super Saiyan!"

[@superneenjaa718]

The Fabi vs Hari game needs to be covered. It was an incredible endgame despite being draw

[@sircosm]

Great to see soo many folks praising the talent that Gukesh is!

[@kavithakandeepan5529]

gukesh with knights is another level as always ,7 more points for 2800

[@Petrolhead11]

The way Gukesh messed around with Max in middle game, he beat him psychologically. Now our definitely “Gukesh effect”

[@2596mr]

People just dont realize. Gukesh’s endgame is super strong. Thats the reason why he escaped nordirbek and a lot of others. He has said during the WCC about how impressed he is with magnus, probably where he mastered his endgame

[@SoumikRoy-t3m]

Yeah true

[@afrikind]

the first as usual Obeying the commandment of the stoics

[@varmmanelangkovan3206]

Max looks straight outta Harry Potter movies 😂

[@MrConverse]

Agadmator, would you consider some improvements to your interface? (1) Swap the photos with the names and (2) move them to the top/bottom of the board for some separation, and (3) change the outline around the player with the black pieces from white to black so that it’s easier to tell which player is playing each color and which side of the board they started from. Thanks so much. Great channel! #suggestion

[@dimitriosdoulgeris4659]

Don't get me wrong, Magnus is a former 5x Classical World Champion, but he got really serious competition from the younger generation like Gukesh, Pragg, Abdusattorov, Keymer and Erigaisi I would say. Five young players who are out for blood from the older players. I am most excited to see what will happen next.

[@MrEpic6996]

From all i think gukesh and nodirbek have best chance

[@solarcrystal5494]

its great how we're getting a mostly undefeated grand champion whereas the last guy was mostly the opposite

[@adityaupadhyayula8518]

He did beat Arjun Erigaisi, but so did everyone else... that was cold

[@manovoid741]

haha arjun needs a bit of that

[@user-im4op8yl5c]

Why listening agad’s analysis is so soothing…

[@vidhubhardwaj9672]

Gukesh really be on FIRE man 😳🔥 Don't forget he is just 18, His intuition gonna be sooooo gooood once he reaches 22-23

[@Nav-ya16]

Him finishing as a 2800 being called an icing on the icing of the cake is most accurate description of all time, speech = 100!!

[@KnightToRemember]

6:49 It’s important to note that after Kg2 black’s only winning move is Bh6!

[@Jerome-ChristianKwasniowsk-g5p]

The board looks that easy when Gukesh plays it! Marvelous!

[@goose5462]

wow, Gukesh has won more games this tournament then the previous Champion won in a year.

[@rhed-l1d]

Unlike that ling diren guy

[@njnachiketjoshi7319]

He did bit Arjun Erigaisi, but so did everyone else! 😂😂😂😂

[@TheDharmainiciative]

"Max did beat Arjun but so has everyone else" 😂

[@Chingbong1]

Gukesh is a much better world champ than Ding, he is actually playing like a champ

[@desertdreams]

The game is still going on 😅😅

[@P.O.Madness]

You know your elo is low when you dont even fully understand why the winning position was winning. 😂

[@nedmerrill5705]

Icing on the icing! "Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you find the real tinsel underneath." Henry Morgan.

[@porusthegreatt6223]

max picture looks like he is auditioning for some vampire movie

[@jzzquant]

Gukesh has clearly figured out a way to use time as a strategic depth its not always just putting pressure on time short .sometimes he even bores the hell out of opponents by grinding them through a dead game and then forcing them to do a mistake. People say he got lucky to a blunder,.i dont think so, You cant get lucky every second game. He has mastered the art of getting into the psyche of an opponent and use the situation to force errors. This is an unusual skill in a chess game, you would expect these skills in physical sports like cricket, badminton (he plays both).

[@ColdCorner49]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@Dark_Putha]

Agad uploads before the game ends.

[@burimsaliji23]

" So has everyone else " rip Arjun 😢🙏🏻😂

[@rahulkaap]

Gukesh is well prepared. But if it comes to it, he can also just PLAY chess.

[@davidwagner6116]

Gukesh keeps proving he deserves to be champion

[@kiranjith9287]

Gukesh ERA

[@giovannicorno1247]

Inexorable determination, what a game!

[@JackZeru]

#suggestion When you have the "Find the move" moment, after the pause, don't reveal the move right away. Instead, share one or two other options and why they may/may not work. And then reveal the best move. Just a small tweak to extend the suspense for 10 secs more. And also to learn 🙂 Because at 6:52, why not Nxg7 first rather than the Queen move? The pin still works anyway?

[@BoredDior]

Gukesh has the world champion boost

[@nareshnani9520]

Gukesh on way to catch this 🏆

[@rajpanda5065]

That quote is perfect for Fabi vs Hari😂

[@stevemuzira9155]

The icing on the icing of the cake 😂

[@thangagamesandmusic6062]

Waiting for Agad

[@sircosm]

Magnus has always been amart enough to align his own policies with common consensus, so let's see if he sticks through and acknowledges if the current WC is worthy enough for a match-up, or at least some kind words of appreciation, if he's not too busy making money!

[@ramachandra776]

Not first but was waiting for this video to drop . 😊

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

Max Warmerdam is still a better player than his aloof cousin Minnie Coolerdam.

[@davidreid5599]

At 6.54 why does white not prefer Kg2 to Kg1? The King would add defence to the g3 pawn....🤔 That would prevent the black Q coming to g3 with all the mating threats. Please explain...

[@anilbista7445]

Gukesh saga on this channel is gonna be so good in 20 years 😂

[@chinmayaprakash]

Congratulations to Gukesh on his victory over Edward Cullen. He better be prepared for the revenge match against Bella Swan.

[@bruvhellnah]

Dude is one handsome mf ngl

[@SvelterEagle]

"He did beat Argun Erigaisi, but so did everyone else!" truth hurts!

[@gameguru8591]

Bro atleast let them shake hands first

[@devashishsonowal1505]

Champion for a Reason ✊

[@tennisblood]

instead of Kg1, isn't Kg2 better? Black is still much better but at least White can hold on....

[@pshubhamkumar]

Agadmator used to record the match even before it has played he just posted the video after the match finished.

[@vivekagrawal5608]

#suggestion - please include eval bars. Need to see when the games goes into inbalance.

[@johngleeman8347]

Gukesh has such a great portrait. X3

[@gingerayyle]

All love to Gukesh but I really wish the opponents put up a better fight, this feels like the Magnus effect where they're not even making it hard for him

[@arcaneben9171]

Anish, Nodirbek, Sarana made it pretty hard for him, to the point where he was losing against them, but fought back every time by creating complexity on the board and putting time pressure on them

[@mohdsyazwanhassan8688]

New era begins.

[@sjouanny]

Max justly punished for playing half-heartedly against the Pirc.

[@padmakumarke2063]

The World Champion stuff

[@brukujinbrokujin7802]

Gukesh play like 2900 stockfish. His moves are so confusing. To illustrate, Magnus play simple engine moves, while Gukesh play confusing engine moves.

[@physco4641]

Yes. Mostly 2nd best moves

[@SoumikRoy-t3m]

​@@physco4641no he plays top engine moves magnus generally plays 2nd best moves because magnus is generally intuitive and gukesh calculates every variation.

[@nikhildawani2913]

Magnus play intuitive moves that is why he hates theory and has natural talent but gukesh is memory guy with no real natural talent

[@physco4641]

@@SoumikRoy-t3m I don't know dude. Most of the times I have watched live, he plays second best moves in critical moments.

[@physco4641]

@@nikhildawani2913 intuition comes with experience. Magnus is also a great calculator of the game. Intuition is just calculating faster and lesser lines.

[@suyashdabke9852]

Someone is following Magnus's footsteps

[@tamatamt]

Winning with pirc is incredible

[@zero-ui1ew]

Gukesh is a very eccentric player and i love it. His moves sometimes arent the best but are definately the most confusing from a human perspecfive

[@halliluyahh]

Fide rating system is such a joke. Gukesh should and would be world number 1 or 2 with proper regulation. There should be elo decay for people like Magnus and Hikaru who barely play and performance rating should be taken into consideration

[@mero8351]

Dude, no haha. You want to change the whole system just “because?” After a year or two of inactivity fide removes peoples names from the rating list anyway.

[@halliluyahh]

@ nope, they can just play a few games a year and keep their spot, like Vishy who shouldn’t be world number 11.

[@SoumikRoy-t3m]

​@halliluyahhI agree with you being an Indian I would say that vishy don't deserve top 10,11 spot he barely plays .Also gukesh is the best active player for me .

[@mero8351]

@halliluyahh You are probably a child who only can see the short term. In the long term no one is relevantly cheating the system. I mean you’re complaining about results within a years time. History looks at the long term. The short term is irrelevant.

[@KennedyMister95]

Won like a boss

[@VPNAnonymous]

Knight fork on D7 was an option, no?

[@abbaquantum431]

In the opening, Max played 8.Nbc3. What if instead he played 8.d5. I analyzed this and found that White gets more than a bit of an advantage. Is this true? Maybe you have access to a very strong chess engine to analyze the move 8.d5, in great depth, yes?

[@VKarthik-kh7bg]

Nice explanation

[@burlingwoodau7277]

6:58 why didn't Max play ...Kg2 instead???

[@daviddyevenes3535]

Bishop h7 and then sacrifies the rook with check

[@sonarbangla8711]

Gukeshis a worthy world champion, bit Magnificent Magnus is still kicking.

[@pavangaikwad1249]

What about King to g2 instead of king g1 Anyone explain??

[@Rohit-ee1xo]

please cover Pragg vs Fedosev game as well

[@dargorwarrior]

Savage Guke

[@novjose]

gukesh is a slightly slower version of magnus. world champion for a reason.

[@soumyajitdatta3626]

Why max didn't go king to g2 to save the pawn

[@DineshR0321]

If you mean at this 6:49 point Kg2 , gukesh can play Bh6 to remove defender of f2 , and then rook comes in and over

[@rohandatta4745]

Guys a basic doubt, so each player is playing 13 games on this tournament... so isnt it unfair to someone with 7 Black games vs 7 white games? Sorry new to chess, if I am making a rookie error here.

[@chesswithsamarth1004]

Ofcourse it is upto some extent. But it's very hard to avoid it. But there will be drawing lots to determine who will get more white.... That's why some prestigious tournaments like candidates has double round robin system... So every player gets same amount of white and black...

[@rohandatta4745]

@chesswithsamarth1004 Yeah Candidates format makes sense.

[@zeit6614]

Would have loved to have seen this game from black's pov

[@sgg3808]

"defeated Erigaisi... as everyone else" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@siphosakhemkhwanazi6042]

Petition to rename Gukesh back to Gukesh D in the interface👇

[@alestarbronson3263]

6:51 Why didn't the King go to g2?

[@vagarnamagarna633]

agadama❤

[@AndreLuiz-v2h1x]

This Gukesh dude is pretty good he should consider going pro