"The New Battle For The Future" || Abdusattorov vs Gukesh || Tata Steel (2025)

[@udaydphutane]

Dunno why, but these two battling it out every chance they get feels like Kasparov vs. Karpov or Vishy vs. Kramnik.. stuff of legends these kids..

[@itachi_6020]

Magnus vs hikaru?

[@littuthomas5056]

More like Magnus vs Fabi​@@itachi_6020

[@sudiptobanerjee3061]

@@itachi_6020 Way too onesided.

[@ajeetsingh3442]

Magnud vs hikaru😂😂😂 that's funny, hikaru is just good for title Tuesdays buddy. There is a reason he never won anything, his only achievement is 2800. These players mentioned are legends who have literally won everything in chess. Hikaru is just a basic player who crossed 2800 and is sometimes close to second or third on tournaments. He is never a rival to magnus. Put fabi there or nepo may be​@@itachi_6020

[@sachinkumar-rk9df]

@@itachi_6020 Magnus 14-1 Hikaru There is no rivalry here Magnus is too dominant.

[@yourstruly1234]

Great chess by Nodirbek..terrific defending by Gukesh..his patience, fighting spirit, calmness defies his age..

[@retro-internet]

Both are only going to get better and better at their strengths.

[@fardinfeiz629]

We have a new minister of defence.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Gukesh arose to the occasion great game

[@reynoldzy8]

​@michaelmassaro4375 sir where were you I was missing you ! especially during the WCs match . You weren't visible in any of the commentary whether in chess24 one or chessbase one

[@DC-zi6se]

Gukesh is more of an attacker though. Instinctively he likes to attack more than defend. Even his defences are hyper active defences.

[@rdeoshakya9]

I almost forgot sergey karjakin used to be minister of defence.

[@reynoldzy8]

@rdeoshakya9 no one's bigger than aronian

[@Paulie-uh3sg]

Gotta feel for Abdusattorov, played like a champion except for one accuracy. Also respect for Gukesh for his attitude.

[@ThecenTrist786]

One played like champion, one showed why he is

[@gitaliborgohain2560]

​@@ThecenTrist786DAMN! Sorry sir I'm stealing that one. 🫡

[@ashesofhopesinabonfireofdr6341]

​@@ThecenTrist786 Damn bro, that's a cold statement.

[@simonemiglioli1165]

Why one if the video showed 2 ? Also in the next one the speaker sayed "one more time", bro. In the first one (19:31) white was tired, probably.

[@physics223]

Both of them are champions. But Gukesh is the new minister of defense.

[@ramachandra776]

have been refreshing for the past 45 minutes to watch Agadmator's recap . It is almost 2am here in India but the day's game excitement is not complete without Agadmator's analysis . 😊

[@tusharbhardwaj1048]

Same brother

[@opnoobda4746]

Exactly

[@priyadarshinihal2057]

Same

[@jonnalasr9203]

Yes, you are 100% correct brother. The analysis is damn good.

[@DC-zi6se]

Gukesh just has that dog in him. The dude just keeps finding tricks. Houdini like escape.

[@liverpoolgerrard6176]

It wasnt like big advantage. Nodirbek sought for the win the whole time but one bad move led to the draw. But props to both lads

[@ThecenTrist786]

​@@liverpoolgerrard6176advantage was big , but through a narrow path

[@liverpoolgerrard6176]

@@ThecenTrist786 yeah cant be said better

[@SantoshKumar-fv1gy]

​@@liverpoolgerrard6176 it was a huge advantage

[@DreamhouseFunStories]

Chess is beautiful. Thank you Antonio for spreading the joy

[@khann2159]

This game felt like it was 2 classical world champions playing against each other, this guys just solve and calculate so much difficult stuff with little time on the clock, this is just out of this world

[@pushparaniverma7899]

It's a mistake to consider gukesh luck based player,he's a freaking defence machine.....WC for a reason

[@doublegameghy1684]

WC also for a luck😂😂😂😂

[@justanotherguy625]

Im sure you can win against him ​@@doublegameghy1684

[@justanotherguy625]

​Did you really just forgot the dominance gukesh showed in the candidates?im not even talking about olympiad. Luck cant win you games against giants like caruana, wei yi, alireza and draw with hikaru and nepo@@doublegameghy1684

[@abhishekrai1060]

@@doublegameghy1684bro all your comments on this channel are anti Gukesh. Gukesh is a youngest world champ, candidates winner , Olympiad winner (where he defeated world no. 2 etc)

[@sayansamanta3775]

@@doublegameghy1684gukesh haters would not get sleep for days after this game😂😂

[@p382742937423y4]

"EVERYONE Who has EVER played this move, has won the game.... MOST OF THE TIME. " Gotta love the logic on this one.

[@travis1574]

It works 60% of the time...

[@giovannicorno1247]

Two great players, already with great victories in the past even being so young, with long and brilliant careers ahead!

[@johnnydoe3603]

When you take a Swing at the King, You better Not Miss. 😊

[@CoRi-e4z]

Ding 🎉

[@Chingbong1]

​@@CoRi-e4zDing missed that's why he's never the King.

[@DC-zi6se]

Of all the youngsters, be it Erigaisi, Firouzja, Pragg, Keymer, Hans etc. Gukesh and Nodirbek seem like the 2 most driven and powerful.

[@ajeetsingh3442]

Finally someone said it. I don't see anyone else being this crazy, arjun and alireza may be. But these two have nerves of steel. Nodirbek does the same to his opponents what happened to him today. I would love to see them battling at WC.

[@muhammaduzair8244]

Well for nodirbek he’s extremely good in rapid and blitz too unlike gukesh and Arjun who are nowhere near the top in shorter time controls, so he’s got the potential to dominate everything in chess after Magnus.

[@DC-zi6se]

​@@muhammaduzair8244 Arjun is the same as Nodirbek in shorter formats (if not better). Gukesh hasn't focused on anything except for classical. Once he grows and plays those formats more often gaps would be bridged.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

We all knew this back in 2022 itself. When Gukesh played Nodirbek in the chess olympiad. We were seeing the future top 2 players. Ofcourse they are still not ranked 1 and 2 but ratings dont matter as much as performance. When you seem them play so well. Eventually they will get to number 1 and 2.

[@shebin4146]

I'd say the same about being driven. Gukesh and Nodirbek got that fighting spirit, extremely ambitious spirit. But Pragg is another player I'd put in the same category in terms of chess strength. Nodirbek is good in all 3 formats just like Pragg. Arjun is good in shorter formats as well but currently he's having a tough time in classical. So can't really say anything about him for sure. I'm sure if Pragg gets the same fighting spirit/motivation/drive, he'd be even a greater threat. Gukesh is the only one whose only strength is classical at the moment.

[@physicscogitor6192]

Again, great game by the very young world champion. Being on the verge of losing most of the time, he found a couple of beautiful tactical moves to survive into a draw. Exciting moves by Nodirbek brought White a definite advantage, although it could not be converted into a win. I like Gukesh more and more ever week. As usual, great commentary and analysis by Agadmator, although it remains a mystery what the ELO rating of his legendary uncle is 😊😊

[@azradil3282]

Nodirbek was more excited to win and Gukesh was calm enough to defend. All was about feelings

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great game Nordirbek with more great aggressive play .he has great attacking ideas . Gukesh is super resilient his focus in the endgame is fantastic both great players . Wow incredible ending Thanks Agadmator

[@blitzorddd7310]

I would love to see Nodirbek qualifying and winning the Candidates and then Gukesh defeat him at the World Championship. That will be the best revenge of the Olympiad 2022... And I believe we will soon see this

[@shebin4146]

Gukesh barely won against Ding who isn't in his prime. While Nodirbek here is on the rise and crushing everyone, I highly doubt he'll be able to pull that off. It can go both ways cuz in no way one can say Gukesh is the better player. If anything it's Nodirbek who has the upper hand. He's just as strong in rapid and blitz unlike Gukesh.

[@HELLO_019]

​@@shebin4146gukesh is two years younger than nodirbek and has more scope of improvement

[@TwinklingWatermelon-l2n]

@@shebin4146 Why did Nodirbek couldn't qualify candidates again?

[@otaviorbs]

02:05 "However you are black and that's good for you" Agad, 2025

[@shivabudhlakoti7168]

attack wins you games, defense wins you titles.

[@CoRi-e4z]

Tomorrow it's some other random line

[@darkprince2490]

@@CoRi-e4z your next move? copying that line while pretending it's yours.

[@sagnikbarman1729]

16:28 King f1 check is what Vidit aspires to do

[@jasper5016]

This is how a real World champ plays.

[@hammy7528]

nodirbek is on firee as usual

[@amitraohuman]

Great game made better by great commentary. Thanks Antonio. Wow. Gukesh and Nodirbek seem headed for a Kasparov-Karpov type legendary rivalry ❤

[@abhrojitdhar4921]

0:10 "ofcourse I am going to show that is what I do" 😂😂😂

[@sayantansarkar8599]

A rivalry for the ages ; gonna see these two guys competing each other in World championship match for sure in near future.

[@rajsharma2023]

It becomes frustrating when your opponent find engine moves with so little time again and again,and then u make 1 error😂

[@Monika77ful]

May the gods of the algorithm be pleased.

[@namikazeswapnil671]

Please me more😂

[@saturne2839]

Imagine a world championship between these two

[@debbanerjee4474]

This is why classical chess is so beautiful.

[@user-gr3tg2yk6o-24_डफ़क]

Gukesh destroying Norbidek engine preparation … pure generational talent Gukesh …. What a talent .. what a master .. what a world Champion … new minister of Defense ❤❤

[@nikhiljain9184]

Was waiting for it since it got over

[@AIMASuriname]

This man is fast

[@jamesknapp64]

Legend has it arbiters get the move sheet from watching Agadmator videos as they done before the score sheets are turned in.

[@victormubanga734]

Most reliable channel ❤❤❤❤

[@mkplays3361]

2 of the greatest young players, one of them will definitely overtake Magnus.

[@xethnyrrow]

One great game out of hopefully many in the future between these two great players.

[@rajsharma2023]

I dont see any other challenger other than nodirbek🎉 .....his consistency and attitude is top notch..... I wish for arjun,but have seen dark sides of him then realised that he hasn't done consistenly well against players 2750+....so lets see❤

[@goonerboy93]

I find it a shame that Gukesh isn't considered a legit world champion because he beat an out of form Ding and the fact Magnus Carlsen didn't compete. The guy is legit

[@prakashchavda2813]

Probably the best game of this tournament so far.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Anish-Gukesh was perhaps better. Way too complicated and with both players playing for a win. Here it was more a theoretical grind. And only Nodirbek was playing for a win.

[@SatvikChowdhary]

Nordi-Van was good too.

[@jonjosenna5581]

immovable object against a brilliant defensive player.

[@halliluyahh]

Gukesh is so good at defending

[@ddkapps]

I managed to find that h6 pawn push almost immediately, and without calculating anything. It was pretty clear that only a pawn promotion could lead to a win, and I felt h6 was the only candidate. I'm not a great chess player, but knowing that a winning move exists gives you all the information you need in this situation, and you can dispense with the calculation, which was probably beyond me in any event, so yeah... I'll take it.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Yes i agree. There was nothing else to play in that position. Nodirbek had already sacrificed his knight. There was nothing else to do except push pawns.

[@Venes477]

Wow what a fight!

[@sandeepmahajan3412]

Thanks for the Analysis Agad, always love your videos

[@ocean1539]

I can’t believe I haven’t come across your channel until now, I really like your style of commentary/review. Very straight to the point, yet it’s fun but without the added gimmicks and drama. So I turned on the notification bell for your channel which is a rare occasion for me 😊 This game was really fun to watch with their almost tango-esque attack/defence switches and their fairly similar levels of calculation/intuition. They played well, and they’re clearly only getting better. It’s exciting to see younger gms developing rapidly towards their peak forms. Sorry for the essay! 😅 and thanks again for your great content.

[@agadmator]

Welcome!

[@rkrmtest]

1. It was nice to the spectators still at the venue till the end of this long brawl ! 2. Agad, you have covered this match so nicely, great analysis indeed ! 3. Great live coverage by Sagar Shah and team as well 4. Very happy to see these two genius GMs playing head on! 5. Overall, great great feeling ! 🙏🙏🙏 6. Last point, Nodirbek looks like the younger version of the Hollywood actor Jet Lee 😅

[@royguggenheim812]

reminiscent of Geller v Fischer, circa 1961 Bled

[@Gommerell]

Great game and great analysis. And Chess has a new compliment. "There is engine blood in your veins " lol

[@Chessym]

This rivalry is growing to be Asian Classico

[@anthonysellers6455]

It didn’t surprise me they decided to repeat the position. Getting there required so many brilliant moves must have had smoke rolling out their ears 🔥🔥🔥

[@bikramhazarika6060]

14:38 The knigt on C5 was terrible but one move knight on e6 is invincible . That is why one direction wrote “Does it ever drive you crazy just how fast the knight changes.”

[@sombuddhachatterjee8163]

😂😂😂

[@douggieharrison6913]

Let's not forget our good friends, the dark and light square black and white bishops really did some great work here. So many huge threats by them dancing with the queens that was amazing

[@boilas1]

Truly enjoy chess discussion in your buddy, great job ❤

[@vidhubhardwaj9672]

Gukesh never miss any chance if opponent plays any inaccuracy or Blunder. Kudos 🔥

[@lindsaygaga4587]

Agad my uncle really takes offense to your disses

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Lets arrange an online match between Agad and your uncle.

[@lindsaygaga4587]

@UnknownUser-j3n my uncle accepts the challenge of one condition Agad plays the Evans Gambit

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

@@lindsaygaga4587 well only Agad can answer now #suggestion

[@UserAm10]

13:46 i found it, also i was thinking about first Re8 then push the pawn but it is not easy win

[@aoibheall55]

Ultra Rare Agadmator voice crack spotted at 9:03

[@absvlogmacintosh]

No wonder he is the world champion 🔥

[@braillgebra1706]

Guki v. Nodi will be THE defining rivalry of this era

[@IamJaiG]

First time I have watched the defence power of Gukesh. May be he has learnt a lot from the Chinese Player Ding Liren.

[@CoRi-e4z]

Copy that ;)

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

You didn't watch Gukesh versus Pragg at the candidates?

[@RGR99]

Why don't we call him the world chess champion, coz it's implied it's classical

[@BharatXtreme]

Gukesh never gives up till the end..

[@cawkecabdi7745]

Genius abdusattarov 👏 👏

[@ronjohnson9690]

I have been at Chessville learning the language of the board. It helps me a great deal to better understand agadmator and the champs on interview.

[@aurtist7]

Nodirbek lookin CRISPY out there! Cant belive Gukesh held on WP

[@TheMarksT]

Good battle!

[@stephennyariki590]

Nordibek just couldnt find the absolute best moves....

[@youveseennothing]

Nodirbek still has some way to go, he seems to be missing a final piece of the puzzle which prevents him from taking it to the finish line against strong opponents (like against Pragg in round 1, and Gukesh here). But WHEN he finds that final piece, and it's just a matter of time, we're looking at an unstoppable machine.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

I dont think anything is missing in him. Just a matter of "humans can make 60 best moves and then play an average 61st move and lose the advantage". If he played perfect chess, there wouldn't be any difference between him and stockfish.

[@user-qh3mc1jx2w]

My 2 favorite players 😮❤

[@nn11067]

Gukesh ❤❤❤❤❤ Nodirbek ♥♥♥♥♥ It takes two to tango 👍👍👍

[@flamencolo]

Nodirbek 💪

[@ivaerz4977]

I have Engine blood i found pawn h6 13:51

[@osmanay4301]

That's how chess should be played.

[@boboyqc]

That camera freeze/delay is more distracting than it should 😅

[@agadmator]

Will have it taken care of soon

[@koyorsapi6403]

​@@agadmator"Sorry about that"

[@Roberto-bd9fq]

h6 seemed like the only move.

[@rupendrabohra8634]

Amazing fight bu Gukeash

[@dostonbekanvarov5731]

Game of the tournament

[@alexandroschristakis4301]

#suggestion Freestyle Friday Magnus vs Hans

[@JoyBlissHappier]

Nodirbek outplayed current World Champ. Nodirbek really really deserved a Win. I feel bad seeing the last minutes of the game, Nodirbek went into a deep thinking after Gukesh played move 59, 60 & 61. Analyzing introspecting, self nodding disapproval. Definitely Gukesh had a bad day, but he held his nerves. Nodirbek was distraught. Till move 58, Nodirbek was winning. If i were Gukesh, i would've blundered. Gukesh, World champion for his nerves of steel.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Stop Crying 😭 it wasn’t a bad day for Gukesh it was a bad day for Nordi because he didn’t get the win . Gukesh did his thing . Should’ve Could’ve but Didn’t

[@michaelmassaro4375]

And how did he outplay Gukesh Nordirbek had to go for Repition because Gukesh would’ve Checkmated him 😅😅😅😢😢😭😭

[@JoyBlissHappier]

@@michaelmassaro4375 our perceptions vary.

[@JoyBlissHappier]

@@michaelmassaro4375 i still believe that in this game, Nodirbek deserved to win.

[@ajeetsingh3442]

@@JoyBlissHappier there is nothing deserving, u win ur self. That's chess. Same happened to gukesh in olympiad 2022. These two are very unforgiving, one mistake and bar changes insanely. Nodirbek does the same.

[@backslash8874]

It’s 2 am here and I was waiting for this review. What a great defence!

[@drdkannan8398]

Nice to see

[@saetaneptuno]

Qué gran partida.

[@loneranterism]

The future of chess. It has Pragg and Arjun too

[@dilldoegagginsiv2620]

I've been playing a4 early since Brandon proved it and it's always useful

[@asifswapnil6574]

What a game! What a fight!

[@Gamingdose111]

Thanks for not spoiling anything

[@KennedyMister95]

The rooster of young players is so skillfull

[@aronuchukwuezugo615]

13:40 I have engine blood running through my veins even though I am just 1500 on lichess 😂

[@9e20sagniknandi7]

13:43 damn i am an engine

[@CATraveling4]

I wish they would play this out. Seems like white can push for a win here. Eventually black will have to sac his Knight to prevent queening, and white should have one pawn left. Gukesh got away with one here.

[@Hotheaded-p1g]

There is a mate for black if he moved king up .. and later on black was the only one having winning chances , with 2 rooks against 3 pawn one rook .. Nodirbek realised it that the game is gone , that's why he accepted the draw , if he continued he could be defeated , which is way worse

[@CATraveling4]

@Hotheaded-p1g True, but there are still various possibilities. Yes one wrong move could be disastrous. Seems they both just don't want to bother with the endgame. Magnus would never have accepted this draw.

[@Hotheaded-p1g]

@@CATraveling4 I mean if Nodirbek continued to play after this he lost all the advantage and game is 70% already in Gukesh favour , so why would anyone insist on playing and endgame like this.. even magnus wouldn't

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Endgame with 2 rooks on both sides and one side having a single pawn is drawn if played accurately.

[@zilla1804]

At 12:22, why not just capture the knight with the rook by Nodirbek?

[@kiranjith9287]

Never giveup by gukesh

[@darkprince2490]

it seems gukesh was showcasing the abilities of the horse in this game.

[@X-Con-Insultant]

Would love to see a tournament where there is an age limit and elo min needed Below 23 and 2650+

[@asdkjfhkjsas]

unstoppable force meets immovable wall

[@Mihisara_fernando]

A World Championship match between these two would be amazing ❤🤩👏

[@propagandacritic5511]

Future champ vs current champ!

[@Youwillneverknowmyname-q5u]

Gukesh defending like ding 😂 Finding all the best moves in the last minutes.

[@douggieharrison6913]

Sleeping on Alireza but they deserve it 😢 still waiting for his full potential to be reached it seems like he has more in the tank

[@Achilles733]

I immediately told pawn H6 But not the series of moves and also I don't know why i thought of that...

[@tharunguduru7934]

please show evaluation bar beside board