The Day Hikaru Beat Magnus in Classical!

[@adamdennis1439]

Going to throw it out there. The little fun lines to show why you shouldn't capture certain pieces on openings helps a lot of us. Odds are loads of your viewers are low elo so stuff like that really helps us..... I 100% thought that was a free pawn. More of that please :)

[@sebastianbuendia4839]

Amen

[@sanderdejong5977]

I completly agree with you

[@zagollshenaj363]

Don't worry Antonio for the cities scramble, we all know it's the anesthesia

[@joeyhathaway8447]

Agadmator’s indestructible enthusiasm for articulating chess strategy and tactics uplifts my spirit

[@furzaanullah8114]

"Sometimes my brain does weird stuff" ~ Agadmator

[@Experiment626-1]

relatable 100%

[@kripanshmishra]

Hikaru v Magnus for the WCC will be once in a lifetime stuff!

[@alon3304]

There will be a huge hype but in reality The match will end after 5-6 games

[@unstepintime]

@@alon3304 14 games It wouldn't end before game 8 at the fastest.

[@darika3672]

Easy kill for Magnus.

[@AM_-wg1hj]

I really hope it would happen so that Magnus will end the match in Game 8

[@alon3304]

@@unstepintime Magnus will win 2-3 games and it will be practically over

[@aliazmat7665]

Hikaru won third place, second of course was John cena but you can't see him

[@furzaanullah8114]

Thanks AGADMATOR for working so hard. You even spoiler your journey by working hard and uploading videos!! Once again Thank you!

[@turtle752436]

Happy Birthday Agadmator!

[@albertvives5422]

Yeah, I'm from Barcelona and that last video got me hyped at the beginning, but then I noticed I got bamboozled. No worries happens to everyone, love the content

[@michaelkeene3051]

B4 is always the way to go regardless of the outcome.

[@daarom3472]

You are an excellent observer of correct and winning moves sir.

[@77seven77]

"What is that one move that always wins the game for white most of the time? It is of course pown to b4"

[@ihzbc]

😂😂😂

[@Smoddo]

Hah Yuki, you've stumbled into my trap, B4! *Scholar's mate

[@daarom3472]

@@Smoddo noni!?

[@arkabanerjee1091]

Most comments I come across, highly underrate Duda and Rapport. I think Duda should be a favourite.

[@bhough410]

They can both beat anyone on any given day & are probably the 2 most entertaining play styles from the group. Duda's defensive resourcefulness is like a charmed cobra until the slightest miscalculation is made and suddenly he turns the tides before opponents realized what just happened. Rapport at times is able to set up deep tactics no one else sees until it's to late. The WC is a whole different animal though, requiring prep like nothing else in this game. Fabi would prob have the best chance at contending considering he's a prep machine and has some inclination on what might be required to have a fighting chance. Whoever wins this would do well to consider asking Fabi to be part of their prep team.

[@downunderdan]

I keep hoping that by watching your channel, I will improve my game. The players and the plays you present continue to educate us lesser-masters

[@brianhacker9194]

Great your game shall become, yes.

[@chadmarx7718]

Jesus christ, their record is 12-1 holy shit. This was never even close to a rivalry

[@chillax9184]

🤣 then casuals be saying he’s no. 2

[@CKHunt2]

It’s not, but they have many draws

[@LK25278]

I dont know their record in blitz/rapid, maybe its closer there

[@superboy1299]

@@chillax9184 he was at one point no.2 in classical and he and magnus are easily top 2 in speed chess

[@Marco..1]

@@LK25278 it is not. Hikaru always struggles against Magnus.

[@brodyr.5540]

incredible video and idea for the pre Candidates video series. you're a genius Antonio and modern chess fandom wouldn't be the same without you

[@arthkulkarnihere7274]

Not in studio 😂 First time new background ❤️🔥

[@NMeyer-kq3zy]

Just imagine ChessChampion Hikaru. I know the slim slim odds so just imagine. It World be as impressive, as it would be funny. 😂

[@deanmcintyre4334]

His head is big enough for it

[@mh.7351]

He doesn’t care tho 😂

[@AADIBAWA]

Let's imagine tal vs maGnus

[@andrejatodorovic4094]

Like he isn't already unbearable enough, he is a twelve-year-old girl trapped in a body of an almost full-grown man.

[@Axiomatic75]

I give him an 8-10% chance of winning the candidates and a 20% chance of beating Magnus.

[@joshmeisterr]

Great coverage and excellent commentary. You have resparked my love and interest for the Game. Thank you, Agad!

[@TheMarksT]

Congrats to Hikaru in such a tough battle here!

[@markrobertson3054]

Its old game, ?

[@TheMarksT]

@@markrobertson3054 yeah, kinda 2016. Just expand the description below -- to see that. He also mentioned it at the beginning, for accuracy there.

[@kaldrazadrim]

I NEVER Get tired of Magnus games. You could post one every day, Antonio

[@daarom3472]

Would be fun to see Hikaru vs Magnus, but I highly doubt it'll happen. I give Ding / Alireza / Caruana a 20% chance each, the other five are a coin toss (8% each).

[@arseniychapaikin5581]

I highly doubt Alireza will live up to your expectations, considering his lack of experience and recent performance in SuperBet.

[@con_el_maestro3544]

He literally doesn't care

[@avg_user-dd2yb]

Ding will defeat Magnus again.

[@sollertia_]

@@avg_user-dd2yb well, he will need to defeat fate first, it seems

[@pucek365]

No way Alireza has the same chance of winning this tournament as Ding and Caruana. He has a terrible performance under stress and is very young, which does not help at all. I would put Nepo above him anyday.

[@serhatkose258]

Let's go 'tickle tickle✨✨' -Wiseman Says

[@Seanabo]

"B4 that move has never let us down" always showing love to the Evans Gambit i see

[@TheChessNeck]

The baby may have woke him up and then he decided he might as well post in the middle of the night 🤔😂

[@texasjoe557]

Onward to the Candidates!

[@badjaeaux]

well done hikaru, magnus is a real a.i. from neptune and you managed, real nice game, and agad awesome content man

[@88mphDrBrown]

11:28 "Hopefully you weren't considering that"... well I wasn't considering that royal fork until you told me about it.

[@yotamabady7457]

#suggestion the game between fabi and hikaru in which fabi sacrifised his wueen from 2016 london chess classic

[@graealex]

Let's see a Hikaru vs. Nakamura game from 2021.

[@yggdrasil9039]

3:25 love that combination!

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

I like it when Magnus loses a game, gets mad, then wins the event and is still kinda mad.

[@rishabhshah3316]

Didn't knew that FIDE had outsourced their promotion for the Candidates tournament to Agadmator

[@nayeem.j.i]

It is just astounding even to think that Hikaru, a player of this caliber, could just beat Manus once in his lifetime!!

[@shogun8391]

*once in classical

[@prasadmishra5201]

@@shogun8391 I mean classical is what matters ultimately

[@tinygiant3495]

Now imagine he had to play against Magnus 😨

[@vercot7000]

@@prasadmishra5201 Shows how strong magnus is! All of us in comments section would get destroyed by nakamura and here is carlsen showing how to beat him

[@Kings_Quest]

Name a more iconic duo then Agad and B4

[@NWRIBronco6]

It appears that even if wins were just 2 points Magnus still would have won the tournament (13pts to Hikaru's 11). There just weren't a lot of wins. :/

[@RC-rj7nn]

I'd like to see those two play in the World Championship. Hikaru got better after Pandemic and no pressure at all like he used to and Magnus also got better as well. Dang!

[@mihirsahasrabuddhe154]

Agad, in this new setup, volume is very low (by almost 50%)

[@francescomariani]

the big red F at the end says so much about this game

[@reyanshsurani8723]

"Sometimes my brain does weird stuff" - Agadmator 😂

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

Who else feels like Antonio is about to do that “Help Me” hand signal thing?

[@bloominguez]

Oh sh!t, why didn't I think of that? 14:43, "You have nothing to worry about. You just have to play the strongest move all the time and you're going to be completely fine." :)

[@traceler]

Good that you keep posting moves after a player resign, because some people like me could not figure it out why.

[@misternewoutlook5437]

He sounds a bit hoarse today. Did he overdo it at a local bar in the area that had Monday karaoke or something?

[@fvf-tk]

Engines: No big deal with an open king, just play the strongest move every time

[@MuhammadAtthur_]

He even forgets to make the pause video puzzle

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Lesson for me, threatening with pinned pawn poses no threat at all, thanks.

[@yhayon]

I thought Hikaru would continue The Legacy of Fischer's Fighting Spirit when Fischer were trying so hard to become The World Champion against The Former Candidates and of course Boris Spassky. Hikaru has so many potential ideas via his games to beat Magnus. Go Hikaru Go

[@andrejatodorovic4094]

😅😅😅

[@srinivaspanuganti5609]

@@andrejatodorovic4094 f

[@andrejatodorovic4094]

Hikaru doesn't have what it takes, he is a decent player and indecent human being, certainly not a WC material.

[@musayevmurodjon6859]

Hikaru and Magnus - Thor vs Hulk.

[@bhough410]

Um...if MC were blindfolded and tequila drunk. Naka doesn't hold a candle in classical.

[@marcosbottin8572]

Its propably the anesthesia

[@toara]

is it me or am i sensing tiredness in his voice

[@adarshs1671]

He's traveling...

[@toara]

@@adarshs1671 ah right, no wonder the weird background but i wish him the best then

[@abhi_galav]

Could you please show the games when candidates were able to defeat Magnus in classical

[@godbiter]

#suggestion

[@sollertia_]

isn't that what he's doing? I expect this to be a series

[@abhi_galav]

@@sollertia_ i mean the one where candidates won

[@WW-pg1ro]

@@abhi_galav that's basically what this video is about

[@abhi_galav]

@@WW-pg1ro yea i mean not just this..the whole series he mentioned, he didnt say the series is going to be about games where candidates beat magnus..he only said this series is going to be about their encounters

[@pauljoseph3081]

I'd give Ding a punchers chance against Carlsen.

[@AmitKumar-fp5kg]

1:00 Every Barcelona ⚽ fan has this excuse when credit goes to Madrid 😸

[@kaldrazadrim]

"You have to lose hundreds of games before you can become a good player." -JRC / Well, I am putting in the work there!

[@bhaveshbaghel6842]

All hail b4 !! 😀😀

[@gm2407]

@7:35 Instead of fxg7 the move Qg3 pins the bishop to the King and threatens checkmate next move. What am I missing that Hikaru could have done? Maybe Qe4+ Kh2 Qg6 to force the queen trade.

[@kvnjng]

This is late, I think I have the same question. The only thing I could think of is, after Qg6 Qxg6 hxg6 fxg7 Rd2 (pins the bishop) Kf3 (unpin and gain king activity) Rxa2 Bd4 Ra3 and white has a horrendous knight and vulnerable pawns on the queen side, it's not clear white is not losing there

[@haripoudel9782]

Thanks for extra fun

[@malekabdalhadi]

Thanks

[@yashasvitathya]

It's okay everyone's brain work like that. After all we all are human beings.

[@ashvinbala3580]

slowly but surely

[@Greatermaxim]

Hikaru pitched that Queen like Randy Johnson did for the Mariners in Washington U.S.A here. I can root beer for my own team too.

[@nikolasioakimidis3003]

Hello agadmator, thank you for the game.

[@user-nr4ui2ln9u]

#suggestion Caruana vs Nakamura London Chess Classic 2018 i think

[@hisyamkawilang]

Magnus hikaru rivalry is like arsenal tottenham. Maybe not balanced but still entertaining.

[@ukashk1071]

I always love Hikaru vs Magnus game

[@robertpsotka3525]

Antonio, has your wife been hinting at a Barcelona vacation and that's why you said it ?

[@rahulbanerjee9968]

where are you off on vacation btw antonio?

[@SpiderBatmanable]

Gagunaschwili - Souleidis, 2003 #suggestions

[@OndrejHolecek]

The best Carlsens lost games series 😂😂😂

[@alzane2393]

Miss them XD

[@rohitkasera_059]

*Opponent : I Have Mate In 4* *Agad : b4 😁👍🏻*

[@saryjou2793]

I think back in 2016 Hikaru was a member of 2800s club

[@renzomontoya1766]

Those B4 moves jokes. Too strong.

[@VR36030]

My stockfish 15 says trading queens at 3:45 is the best move while the queen trade decline move Hikaru played is an inaccuracy. Engines are in a different world.

[@Saiganesh2108]

#Suggestion: Tigran petrosian vs rashkovsky Ussr championship 1976

[@robinwier]

I know this is not your regular location. For me, the video and the audio are "slightly" out of synch.

[@Bldyiii]

“Never play F3” -Grand Master Finegold

[@lautarohoyos6074]

Thank you Hikaru!!

[@michaelmcgee335]

I bet it felt good to get his first win.

[@adershgr]

Hikaru is a favourite for the candidates and maybe even play against magnus for classical world chess championship, still he bagged only once to win against magnus, just shows how incredibly greater is the position of magnus in the history of this game !!

[@aliazmat7665]

Hikaru is favourite for candidates? Where are you living bro? Under a rock?

[@adershgr]

@@aliazmat7665 you'll see what i mean when the candidates is over

[@adershgr]

@@aliazmat7665 well well well, who's living under the rock now

[@christiangomez6901]

I don't know about you, but every time Hikaru and Magnus have faced each other, Magnus had the White pieces. I think I remember a match when Hikaru had the White ones, but almost always, was Magnus, lol.

[@incognito_incognito]

Can someone tell me what #2992 means? It's been bugging me. I only noticed it lately, but it seems that it's been used for a while.

[@rileyvonbevern4652]

I think Hikaru vs Magnus would be very entertaining

[@WackyAmoebatrons]

"Sometimes my brain does weird stuff" -- Every chess player in the world :-)

[@alperenaltug3688]

This is what Hikaru actually calls "tickle tickle" 10:24

[@jacoby-wan_kenobi]

3:58 "This pawn to f3 move is the beginning of white's downfall." That just sounds like Ben Finegold but with extra steps.

[@alzane2393]

Root

[@andreacarta1451]

Where are you Agad? Is Medo with you?

[@bassam.2023]

He's on vacation. Not sure about the doggie though.

[@anjukumarufcmmaboxing6672]

Hikaru is a legend. I started watching his channel and got interested in chess. I came to know how exciting chess is and I say that as a big big UFC and boxing fan.

[@mrcosminx]

He is a spoiled arrogant GM indeed..legends are Tal, Fischer, Alekhine :)

[@dstreetz91]

Someone saying they don't belong in the same class as someone else are just showing humility. I greatly prefer someone with humility to someone who brags a lot about how good they are. Hikaru is certainly a really great player regardless of whether he's better than the arguable GOAT in chess in Magnus.

[@Jaylooker]

This was a weird game. Magnus was not slowing improving his position like he usually does and instead was doing the opposite

[@AbhinavDiego]

hikaru finally did it!

[@mikeh2385]

Does anyone know why pawn to B4 is such a consistently devastating move with white?

[@carlkligerman1981]

If Casablanca is right I’m well on my way to being a master. Although they do say playing chess is the mark of a gentleman, and playing it well is the mark of a wasted life. The dilettante’s sport par excellence…

[@abdallahme01]

I'm sure the capital of Morocco is not leading you to become a chess master.

[@diparnabsen7565]

Its capablanca.

[@SnowFlameSupremacy]

@@abdallahme01 Casablanca is not the capital

[@gorkemgulan]

13:55 internet police says Hikaru got second place. Go team Naka 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@sheaffd1]

Thanks. how do I get the game moves, please.

[@courtlandFDouglas]

@10:50... is there a reason that Rook to g5 isn't played? Both this and knight seem viable... but with Check, you allow the Queen to go to h1 afterwards further harassing the white king... or is the fear that you allow the king reason to escape further into the middle of the board? It just seems better or at the very least equal.

[@colorsofsound4782]

white can blcok with rook and force rook trades, then black has no attack anymore because there is not enough pieces, probably black calculated the whole sequence and deemed that Magnus can hold with white, besides the endgame technique of Magnus is slightly better than Hikaru, and it is in Hikaru's favour to keep the game complex (by threatening a discovery) in order to get Magnus low on time I'd assume. The white king is just much more vulnerable than black's so Hikaru needs to keep as many pieces on the board as possible to keep the attack going and not allow Magnus to liquidate the offensive

[@ahphong2904]

What is the standings between Hilary and Magnus?

[@hdmotivated]

14-1 with many draws ..

[@banibratabiswas8121]

If ding holds hikaru he will probably win the candidates.

[@sunset1394]

Yeah,they have a odd record,Hikaru has a massive edge

[@maximussaktish]

There is still caruana

[@ryanrauber4669]

At 4:22 can Hikaru just take the pawn Nxg4 instead of Qh6? If Magnus plays BxBh3 instead of fxNg4 Hikaru could play Ne3 threatening the rook, deflecting Mag's Queen, winning the bishop back after Bgxb2 Qxh3. It just seems like black's center would be too strong especially with a Queen and 2 rooks. IDK.

[@troubleshooter24]

Magnus seems to always start off slow then just win the event,so I think naka got a bit lucky he got Magnus early

[@andresv.8880]

you could say magnus got lucky in the other games because hikaru just had a mental block against him, you could say a lot of things

[@NoNoahhhh]

65th game you said from mcand hikaru? And hikaru only won once ? You only mention classical.

[@darrenj3718]

Hikaru adapted to this meta I guess.

[@abcd-fw2fd]

What happens if ne6 in the end