The Pride and Sorrow of Chess || The Saga Ends!

[@Hananotaka]

Doing this whole saga has been a tremendous accomplishment and contribution to chess KZbin, Agad. You should feel very proud.

[@maverickstclare3756]

hear hear, I would never have known any of the characters therein. Mr Barnes ftw !

[@pfunnell70]

@@ShadowEnlightenment69 about that

[@nikhilgarg1680]

Shoutout for Agad!! 🥳🥳

[@Daxdax006]

Bravo Antonio!

[@miguelstella2]

Indeed, and I love the format. I would to keep watching this detailed format than having short superficial sagas. Even if we need to the pauses and each saga takes years, I am not planning to stop watching this channel anytime soon anyway...

[@coloradobutacu8200]

A 30 minute video about the remaining life of Morphy would be great, I believe such a genius as himself deserves it

[@dqreps]

Exactly. People make documentaries about everyone else in history that's famous and so on. Chess players don't get enough love. Glad they get it here.

[@thebigpicture2032]

His remaining life was a bit like his last game with Anderson. Bored with winning, he didn’t really try even giving up his law practice because too often clients just wanted to discuss chess.

[@vbocek]

Do it!

[@johnl7710]

Indeed or even better the full one hour epic version.

[@jeremyhulbert3343]

It won't be a pleasant story, unfortunately. His best friend wrote a letter that explains Morphy had become "derranged"

[@ariannakristinagazdovici3517]

Anderssen was such a gentlemen! He deserves a lot of credit himself, he gave us the evergreen And the Immortal game. Forever

[@JoeDidIt]

as a german im so proud that we have one of the most respected and humble chess players of the 19. century

[@TheRysiu120]

And holocaust

[@andrew_owens7680]

@@JoeDidIt Und viele mehr auch. :)

[@JoeDidIt]

@@andrew_owens7680 Ja... aber Anderssen ist definitiv derjenige mit dem stärksten Einfluss weltweit würde ich sagen. Außer du zählst Lasker dazu, dann sind die beiden wahrscheinlich auf einer Stufe.

[@andrew_owens7680]

@@JoeDidIt Na ja, vergessen sie nicht Emmanuel Lasker!

[@dopplesoddner2899]

18:41 " In this regard i expect morphy to be - Me : expecting elo rating " Goku or Superman: Me : Fair enough.

[@takatotakasui8307]

Completely accurate

[@Sifter2K]

Over 9000, basically

[@kenadams9725]

Perfect quote for Morphy

[@djvg7607]

I would love a mini documentary. You’re voice is perfect for narrating

[@jayyy5270]

If you go through all of the videos in chronological order and watch only the history sections that's a full documentary lmao

[@hansolowe19]

Yes do it! If Dan Carlin made chess videos and was from Europe.

[@DJFernandezF]

So true!!

[@vbocek]

Do it!

[@klevialushi571]

same

[@Ashish-yo8ci]

what an enthralling saga it has been. I kinda feel a little empty after this one, Morphy really captivates me, whether his style of play or persona! i'm glad you end it with Anderson, Morphy didn't have a more worthy opponent. my request is to have a saga that lasts about 6 months. around 30 or so videos. with so much chess going on, patiently waiting for Morphy vs Andersson match was worth it. and it would do justice to the player himself too :) Thanks to u ♥️, it has been a real pleasure to watch these.

[@AThousandSunsinphysics]

Sorry but 6 months is too much.. 2-3 months is fine

[@deepskywest3633]

I enjoy the saga concept immensely. It’s a different experience than just game analysis. This was a (narrow) history lesson. I’d like even more historical context too. Sagas are your thing…don’t lose it.

[@alon3304]

His name is not Andersson. jeez. did you even watch the same saga as the rest of us?

[@wheat3226]

This Morphy Saga was simply awesome. 6 months is not too long.

[@itcouldbeclark]

Antonio, this Morphy Saga has renewed my interest in chess after a break of more than 40 years. For that, I am indebted to you. Thank you. Hvala. I hope that you will make a video as an epilogue to the Saga, as you discussed.

[@marcinjaskier1536]

I'm definitely for extra material on Morphy's life. Can't wait to see it

[@jogzyg2036]

You are foolish to want more material on Morphy's life............ You should want a better position on morphy life.

[@AmanSharma-bj2yc]

We need that one hour morphy story

[@JasonsChannel62]

According to the Lawson book Steinitz met Morphy. Never played chess, here's a little of what was said : “The first time I met him in the street I stopped him and presented him with my card. He took it and read it, giving me a wild, questioning look for the moment. Immediately recovering himself he shook hands with me, saying that my name was well known to him, and then he entered into conversation with me. Twice after that I met him, and on each occasion, he was exceedingly pleasant and agreeable. As a crowd collected round us on each occasion, he excused himself on the score of pressing legal engagements. I am very angry with that crowd still for interrupting us; Morphy is a most interesting man to talk to. He is shrewd and practical and apparently in excellent health. . . . This was after Morphy stopped playing and Steinitz even gave advice on how to get him to play again : “Will Morphy ever play chess again, Mr. Steinitz?” “Probably, if his friends go to work in the right way. At present he will not look at a board and never visits his club, under the apprehension that they will make him play . . . What I said to the men at New Orleans was: Do not ask Morphy to play; let him sit and watch you play, perhaps one of his own games . . . !” Great saga Antonio, thank you

[@skalderman]

Great input 👍🏽

[@Beerfish777]

One great thing about this saga other than the great chess and the legend of Morphy was learning about all the ancillary characters that were brought to life. Secondary hero's like Anderson and Mr. Barnes and villains such as Staunton and Horowitz. It was a like a good movie or a good book you never want to end. I shall certainly be purchasing the 'Pride and Sorrow of Chess'.

[@xjamiec]

I don't follow chess that much but this saga had me captivated, we are truly standing on the shoulders of giants. Thanks morphy

[@marcjohn9404]

The thing about how strong Morphy really was, is particularly difficult to answer because he was so much stronger than everyone else. He was like probably what they consider to be about 2300 strength in a world where the top masters were probably about 2000, maybe Anderssen was about 2100 or so or at least that's what GMs seem to say. He didn't have theory to really work with, so he was basically working with very limited chess resources and somehow he became way better than everybody else. Also, he retired when he was 22, most chess players are in their primes from like ages 25-35 before they see a decline in ability so we probably didn't even get to see him in his prime. Chess probably was really boring to him though, imagine just kicking everybody's ass like that for your whole life that you had to spot them material to make the games interesting. That's what happened to Fischer and Kasparov too, albeit later in their careers.

[@MrVvulf]

This is why I feel Morphy is the strongest player of all time. It's only possible to compete against the players willing to meet you during your career. Morphy held the biggest gap between himself and everyone else alive at the time. Fischer, Kasparov, Capablanca, etc...none of them were so far ahead of their contemporaries.

[@zwxyer]

Its difficult to judge that. Even tho he had the biggest gap, it's not even possible to make such a gap with the sheer number of chessplayers and the number of top players. He is certainly one of the best and played a really fun brand of chess, so it's better not to try and pit him against completely changed playstyles and playerbases.

[@william7yifans]

back then without the resouces, the prime for chess players was much higher because of experience. I don't think morphy thought it was boring, but probably more because he had to do more with his life since people avoided playing him anyway and he wasnt benefiting from chess at all, like a hobby rather than a profession

[@niranjanrajesh1058]

@@MrVvulf morphy also played during a time when not many people played chess. There were few great chess players. He's the greatest chess genius of all time,but greatest player ever? No way. The greatest can only be someone who's played tournaments,and been dominant. Morphy never played tournaments

[@khoitranhuy3544]

@@niranjanrajesh1058 Well he did play and win the 1st American chess congress, which could be consider the very first US Chess Championship.

[@bcobb2998]

Finished the saga for the second time. It gets better every time. The Morphy Saga is iconic and irreplaceable.

[@alexhein9136]

#suggestion The Ivanchuk saga! I know you’ve done a lot of his games, but I’d love to see them redone and find hidden gems from the early 90s

[@GaneshKumar-bv2td]

Yes to this!

[@iqm4574]

Yes

[@gerishomgimaiyo2343]

#suggestion

[@andynicholson7944]

#suggestion Chucky saga!

[@JohnM-ci2uk]

I think said 8 or 10 videos. Could a chucky saga be wrapped in there?

[@billumnbvc4608]

Feels like Morphy died today

[@Subject18]

😢

[@aspirant8016]

I always looked forward to Agad's new video on the Morphy Saga Now it's all over and I feel like I've lost a part of myself 🥲

[@acharyajoydeep]

Same here. Feel so empty

[@rldb]

Yes, actually my eyes were wet.

[@Shobhitchoudhary321]

"You ended my saga at the right spot. I am happy " - Paul morphy

[@KumarAnimesh935]

- Sun Tzu

[@talphazero1036]

@@KumarAnimesh935 *Saul Tzuphy Amateurs 🙄

[@jestice75]

Morphy would probably rather nobody talk about his chess at all, considering everything he's said about it. "wasted life" and so on.

[@Shobhitchoudhary321]

Tbh this game is glorified way more than it deserves.

[@videopetanque7436]

I don't wanna know what comes after. I know it will be depressing.

[@dqreps]

Agadmator I would really like to hear more about Morphys life, up until his death. Thanks for doing this saga tho 👍

[@johnsmith1474]

Try looking it up.

[@SeverusVergiliusMaro]

second this!

[@dqreps]

@@johnsmith1474 already did. This is much more interesting.

[@bboycatalyst7909]

#Suggestion:yes make a short video on morphy life would love to see.

[@kingStribor]

After watching this saga, I can conclude without hesitation, that Paul Charles Morphy, really is greatest of all time. He actually reinvented chess. Quick development, positional play, respecting the position on chessboard and not playing for advantage at all cost, but playing what was needed to be played, sometimes defensively. Yes, now we have Kasparov and Magnus, but they standing on the shoulders of this chess giant.

[@Yusuf_K7]

Just 19 months! Preceded by little to no study. No tournaments, no books on chess theory, no engines. Basically every other World Champion spent their entire childhoods developing themselves through study and competition. Not so for Morphy. He is one of the few who can rightfully say, “I was born ready”. It reminds me of this guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoHchKFpqNGZjqs

[@samizayn5666]

Capablanca and Morphy are probably the most naturally talented players of all times.

[@Yusuf_K7]

They were also the laziest. Minimal calculation, and the simplest solution. Except with Capablanca, we got to see him at his best, whereas with Morphy-as Agad said-he was only ever as good as he needed to be. Hence, he is both the Pride and Sorrow of Chess.

[@Pnutt51]

Masterpiece of a saga Agadmator! I want to buy my dad a book about chess, but one that is more narrative instead of a lot of chess notation, any recommendations?

[@01Thal]

If you can get it GM Gideon Stahlbergs book "Excursions in the world of chess" offers a fantastic look behind the scenes

[@hdajhdsh9405]

The queens gambit.

[@nikhilkasarle8501]

Thanks agadmator and thanks mr. Paul Morphy

[@carlgreen998]

Is morphy still alive?????

[@nikhilkasarle8501]

@@carlgreen998 yes surely in minds and hearts of every chess player around the globe he was like the son of chaisa 🥰

[@Tesomanjarvi]

This saga was amazing. Thank you for this and any future sagas and games you cover. #Suggestion Alexander Alekhine would be so fun to see!

[@dhanesh.s]

Facts

[@maarijali9145]

I too would love an Alekhine saga.

[@mattmardigan]

Your Morphy Saga has been a great enjoyment. Part of the way through, I followed your recommendation and bought Lawson's book on Morphy and followed your saga by reading a chapter then watching your videos that cover the games in that chapter before moving on to the next. Thanks for the great videos!

[@raymondlabelle387]

This was great Antonio! Thanks for sharing this extraordinary saga with us! Morphy was undoubtebly the greatest, but we did see great games from other players, espccially Andersson and the surprising and certainly entertaining Mr. Barnes . And, as you mention, Andersson was a true gentleman who keeps a place of honour in history.

[@rishabhsharma6497]

I think this saga deserves an epilogue

[@Namsu11]

This has been the single best video series I've ever watched on KZbin, Netflix, Hulu, etc. Ive taken a year off from chess for family reasons but this saga has gotten me fired up to keep playing. Thank you and again so wonderful.

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

This has been my favorite saga Watching this random kid from America go to Europe and beat the worlds strongest into submission with ease has been amazing Pride and sorrow of chess is a fitting title

[@armin1480]

97 Videos man. I loved this sage so much. Thanks for making this knowledge accessible to everyone. Also amazing how it ended. Andersson, a true gentleman, gets to end the sage with a win for himself. Huge work Antonio!

[@gmpillo604]

Morphy accomplished all of this by developing his chess strength during his childhood, as a mere Sunday past time for just a few years, playing against very weak opposition in Louisiana, he practically stopped playing from 13 up to 19, so during his tour for Europe he showed the level he already had from childhood (13 years when he beat Lowenthal for the first time 2.5-0.5)

[@kristheobserver]

Actually is was 3.0-0 Later research basically showed Lowenthal claimed his last game was a tie when Morphy actually won it. He simply let Lowenthal make the claim as they had become friends.

[@NJ-uh6hz]

97 videos in this Morphy series starting Jan 2020 ending Aug 2021! Long format is very good Agad. Perfectly fine to take a year to go through a saga.

[@seanferguson5460]

Next we need to see a series on my chess hero: Steinitz, the Father of Modern Chess. Steinitz would not have been Steinitz if he had not closely studied Morphy's games. He used what he learned to invent a wholly new style of chessplay. Story goes that he briefly met Morphy but that chess was not discussed.

[@jayteegamble]

I agree. Transitioning to Steinitz would let us watch chess itself evolve. And we could see our good friend Anderssen some more.

[@azizbek773]

@@jayteegamble nice

[@danbuchman7497]

Bravo Antonio! You have greatly increased our enjoyment of chess with this wonderful saga. Thank you so much for all the research about Mr. Morphy AND… WE in the chess playing community award you with a Morphy head for giving us so many stories and games to share with our friends (even those NOT at the bar or the library!). Well done!

[@ThucydidesofHalimus]

#Suggestion The Alekhine saga would be a great choice and also an excellent continuation of the Capablanca saga. I hope it consists of 30 to 50 videos. This way, most of the crucial games will be covered without depriving us of the chance to enjoy the games that are currently going on.

[@equal7958]

Why not Anderssen saga first? #Suggestion

[@soumyajitroy5239]

already he has done a mini saga on him

[@aaronhands1991]

Thank you so much Antonio. I got the Pride and Sorrow of Chess by David Lawson. Paul Charles Morphy captivated me thanks to you. He very quickly became my favourite player. And my style of play emanates that. But that's all thanks to you. Your style of video is perfect. I can't speak for everyone but I love the history that comes with it, there is so much more depth than just the moves on the board, I feel like I know Morphy even though he died more than 100 years before I was born. You brought Morphy to life for me and I will be forever grateful, in some ways it feels like he died again today although he will be forever in our hearts. I will carry on reading about Morphy but I would very much look forward to one last history lesson and some more of that good stuff. Thank you so much

[@sais8681]

What a beautiful journey it has been! Thank you so much Antonio, it has been a privilege to watch this. And, yes we definitely want the story of Morphy to be continued.

[@TheIzugec]

Pratio sam ovu sagu od pocetka i nevjerojatno mi je prirasla srcu. Jako mi je drago da ce ova tvoja prica (nadam se) ostat jos dugo vremena zabiljezena na internetu i iskreno mogu zamislit da jednog dana ovo gledam sa svojom djecom. Hvala sto si se potrudio prenjeti pricu koja bi mozda pala u zaborav jedne knjige, a ovako je jednostavno dostupna tolikim ljudima 🙃

[@Garspawnish]

Antonio, great work, thanks for your commitment. I’m sad to see it end, but I’ll probably go rewatch many of these games. Morphy never ceases to shock and amaze.

[@blackram223]

just... thank you, this was better than every show, series or movie. I was gripped from the beginning, till the end. You should feel great about yourself for making such a quality content!

[@craig9802]

It has been a beautiful saga, Sir. Thank you for putting in the untold hours of research and analysis to present it to the world. Cheers.

[@gergohavasi8220]

I personally would really like if you did that 30 min video about the 'aftermath' of the Morphy-saga. Really liked this show, especially your storytelling. "Welcome back to the good stuff" has been the indicator of a wild game any time I watched your videos. In the future if you're thinking about other sagas, maybe an Anderssen-saga would be nice. He is a true gentleman, and his playstyle is exciting. Anyway thanks for the superb content, you are a legend.

[@michaelgray7717]

Thank you, Agad, for your thorough treatment of Morphy with this saga.

[@BritainsHiddenHistoryRoss]

A phenomenal series. You have given me countless hours of pleasure. Thank you!

[@gizmophoto3577]

An excellent series! Would love to hear you present the rest of the story. Many thanks for the hard work you've put in. It has been a pleasure to watch.

[@TheSelfUnemployed]

this was such a great way to learn the Kings Gambit and different variations! I would love more opening theory based series like this!

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

And Anderssen said, "The first 5 were warm ups. That last one was for champion of the world!!"

[@wbluthier]

Thank you for so much Agad. You made us very happy. You work will stand for ages to come.

[@shashwatparth3672]

One condensed video will be nice, Anderson was such a great player, played the role of final boss.

[@IchErwin]

#Suggestion I consider the sagas to be an essential part of your channel. How about planning a longer saga (e.g. Karpov or Alekhine) and reserving one or two slots per week for the saga? "It's Wednesday night - time for the good stuff". That would make a good mixture.

[@MPthewho]

What a gem of a saga! Thank you Antonio! What a legend

[@MPthewho]

And YES, we sure would love to get a Morphy saga conclusion video =)

[@DemoniqueLewis]

Thank you for sticking with the saga. I heard of Paul Charles Morphy from a movie but did not know much about him. Your analysis of the games and the extra details filled a void in my knowledge.

[@nimamotamedi4544]

Thanks for the saga Antonio. Keep up the great work. Sad that he retired so young. It seems he didn't even get to show his true potential since he had no rival. No other master has given his contemporaries piece and move odds simply to make the match more even.

[@allahboom8533]

R u the famous chess player momedamihad?

[@soorajjayaraman5580]

Thank you Antonio. I am someone who came to your channel this year and i can tell you for a fact that there is no other channel that has me invested as much as yours. Thank you for making our days better and more entertaining.

[@aufarthoriq07]

After a whole year of magic and stunning middlegame, we need an endgane study. Karpov saga would be cool. #suggestion

[@machineFa8]

Antonio please can some videos of what happens in Morphy's life after this point as this saga was one of the most interesting saga I have seem. Additionally we need a saga for the villain on this saga as well.

[@saumenroy8710]

When I came to know about Morphy..I know that everyone consider him as the greatest player ever lived.but I was always thinking, In that pre-engine era and lot less chessmasters, morphy simply cannot be as good as the modern players.But in that era, its astonishing to see how morphy was able to find the best moves or second best moves.After seeing this saga,I think I owe an apology to great Paul Morphy.He was surely the most accurate player ever lived. All Hail to this amazing dude!!

[@raymondlabelle387]

Yes, and imagine such raw talents benefitting from current past history and today's engines and professional coaches from early childhood, as it happens today.

[@sonkemamba8131]

"He's not a dude, you're a dude."

[@abdallahme01]

Capablanca is more accurate than Morphy

[@saumenroy8710]

@@abdallahme01 Whats your proof against this claim? The line I quoted from Bobby fischer.Accuracy is always a relative idea

[@saumenroy8710]

@@raymondlabelle387 It really blows my mind

[@davecronjaeger7481]

Having year long epic sagas makes watching your channel so much more desirable, Thanks and don't shorten the next ones please.

[@axeluchiha5831]

Morphy, the first and last player who's accuracy is unrivaled in the pre-engine era, even rivaling players over 100 years later. To say the man is a legend simply does not do him, nor his level of play justice. The man was simply walking with mortals to benefit us all, unbeknownst to him or others at that time.

[@AThousandSunsinphysics]

Morphy and Bobby's accuracy is the best for me

[@axeluchiha5831]

@@AThousandSunsinphysics the only reason why I did not mention Bobby (with all due respect to him), is only for the fact he revered Paul Morphy as the greatest and tried to emulate his style and accuracy in play. To do as one did in Morphy's case, when books hadn't been written and many many more games played and analyzed, was inconceivable. To find such moves in practical games on the go, hasn't been done by Fischer on such a scale or to as much success. I do see what you mean though that by analysis alone Fischer was able to convert positions, but they were much more analyzed and studied by so many others and annotated, and Mr.Morphy was willing to play anyone under any circumstances, while still blowing them out of the water. Fischer I feel relied more on psychology.

[@declanhelmore9498]

Any coverage you can provide of Paul Morphy is/would be massively appreciated. Love all of it matey. Cheers for all your great work.

[@shreyashshreekant148]

Can we have an Anand saga? #Suggestion

[@williambunter3311]

What a wonderful series! Thank you agadmator - your commentary makes clear what would otherwise be obscure for a very average amateur like myself. You are providing a brilliant service to chess players everywhere. You truly deserve a knighthood for services to chess!

[@OM-yn8pt]

Hour documentary on Morphy post chess thanks!!

[@BrianParente]

Thank you for this awesome saga once again! I know you said you don’t necessarily want to do the long, epic sagas anymore since they get interrupted by current events so frequently, but I personally loved the Fisher, Capablanca, and Morphy stories. Your series felt more like video biographies on their lives than just chess matches. I would definitely watch another long saga on Kasparov or Anand, or even one to see how Carlsen got to where he is today. Either way, thanks again. Look forward to more great chess videos.

[@Sifter2K]

Pretty sad that the good stuff has already ended... but we have alot of other fun sagas to go through

[@tarsem3258]

Thoroughly enjoyed this series agadmator, thank you so much! An aftermath video would be the icing on the cake:)

[@dilyarataipova7280]

Noooo... Please do blindfold games! If not, I thank you agad for this wonderful saga!

[@hescalante6081]

Awesome commentary. Thoroughly enjoyed the saga and your thoughtful and brilliant commentary. Thanks for all you do to bring these wonderful games to live.

[@1.4142]

I will miss those hilariously incorrect evaluations by Löwenthal.

[@nparakh]

Loved the Morphy saga but now I want more! You've invigorated my interest in chess and now I wanna see sagas of some other great chess players -- Steinitz, Lasker, Alekhine, Karpov, Kasparov, Nezhmetdinov -- all with anecdotes and their lives and everything. Please be the chess history teacher I never had lol

[@CharlesOffdensen]

I just realized, Morphy was only 21 when he defeated Adolf Andersen! This must be the most talented chess player of all time. Also, in my eyes, after Morphy retired, Andersen was the world champion.

[@thuram2636]

Hello Agad, man, idk where did you get the idea of the sagas being too long, they are perfect, take as many videos as it needs and don't worry if it takes a year or more to finish it, as you say, they are "the good stuff" ! Watching the games from recent events is nice, so modern, but it's like opening stockfish, and watching it play with itself until the memory of one of the players fails, which in turn explains why Carlsen is #1, he is paractically the only one that understands chess really, so when his memory fails, he has the chess to keep going properly, therefore I see the sagas much more interesting :D Thank you again for the awesome work you do in these videos :)

[@morganrose7022]

Morphy retiring from chess reminds me of the (fake) anecdote about Alexander the Great: that he wept when he realized there was nothing left to conquer.

[@tele-marmotte]

Thanks Agad, this was a great saga. It feels you have a lot of fun doing these videos. Thanks for all the stories you brought, I enjoyed the historical side tremendously. Looking forward for the next saga !

[@drakewilson6913]

I’m going to miss all those incorrect comments from our good friend johann jacob lowenthal

[@martinvanderende7941]

Thanks for the great saga Antonio. Really great to see and get explained those early moves that nobody plays now because they are not in the opening books.

[@tyvamakes5226]

Now we can focus to Capablanca

[@alon3304]

Capa's saga is over..

[@catalonia7102]

@@alon3304 Alekhine: Not yet

[@cz19856]

doesn't that cross represent imperial/nazi Germany?

[@bassmanjr100]

@@cz19856 I don’t think it does.

[@cz19856]

@@bassmanjr100 the military decoration of imperial/nazi Germany*

[@dalkap]

What an amazing time I had with this saga, keep doing what you do Agad, you're really something else

[@slimshady6242]

Paul Morphy is the greatest chess genius who ever lived , final verdict

[@thetjt]

Thank you for the saga. I enjoyed it a lot! Nice finishing speech, especially the comment on Morphy playing as well as he needed. I felt that on some of his earlier matches he may have lost the first game in a match on purpose... and I think it's possible that he also did so in this last game. Incredible talent, and imo the best player that ever lived. Thanks again.

[@youssefzejli1502]

Morphy ❤

[@jimonderko4830]

Antonio, your chess analysis makes this a fun channel to watch, but your sagas makes this channel really special. If you don't mind an unsolicited opinion, I vote for a long saga, perhaps of Philidor. Thanks.

[@pedroroque829]

Morphy still played the strongest French player of the time de Riviere in 1863 winning 14-3 with 1 draw. Casual matches

[@giriiyer3968]

And remember De Riviere played tchigorin twenty years later when he was way past his prime. Tchigorin narrowly won 4-5. Now tchigorin was an absolutely brilliant chess player. In the 1883 tournament tchigorin was the only player to defeat Pillsbury who was the strongest in that time.this was just before Lasker made his entry. Now you can judge how good morphy was. This after almost four years totally out of chess. The reason I consider Morphy the only goat in all of chess history.

[@pedroroque829]

@@giriiyer3968 Exactly. Morphy was just different and on a different league. If he trained with today technology he would be for sure the strongest chess player ever. Like Agadmator said he was as strong as he needed to be.

[@mahmoudmagdy11]

Thank you Antonio for the wonderful saga . Followed it from the start to the end . Enjoyed every second .. thank you

[@praveenkumar-ul8kv]

Saga ends?? 😢

[@birubikramkoirala5547]

The saga has been tremendously enjoyable. Thanks a lot Agadmator. Coming to an end to the saga, it is an emotional moment for me. Feels like something will be missing from my life. Though, I can watch these later, however, waiting for your videos and watching with everyone together will never be the same. Watching Paul Morphy since his childhood games to this time, its hard to accept that Paul Morphy quit chess few years later. Nevertheless, his contributions to the chess world and his name will be immortal. Well played Morphy. You are a legend and a genius of the game. I will visit his house or Museum very soon when I will be visiting New Orleans. And Morphy just looks like my Younger brother 🥰🥰. We will miss you Morphy. Thanks Agadmator for this saga. Hoping to see more from you.

[@WorldofWar]

And it was after this game, that the name Adolf faded into obscurity until another half a century later.

[@thisnicklldo]

Great series, thank you. And a fitting end. I really like the tone of the whole thing - young man with a great talent at a fairly trivial past time takes a break year to travel and play a bit. Older German gentleman with a love of sacrifices and amazing talent himself, agrees to play the young man, and after losing a serious match, happily agrees to play a series of Kings Gambits, just for fun, losing gracefully but never stopping the sacrificial play, and always ready for a genial dinner afterwards. Young man goes back home to a proper life and the German gentleman has demonstrated that the English have no monopoly on gentlemanliness, indeed some are not so gentlemanly at all. The chess from all the later professionals may be better, but the spirit of play surely has never been bettered - it is after all, just a board game.

[@bDal13]

Me seeing Agadmator post a video: :) Me seeing The Saga Ends in the title: :( Thank you for a great series. There were plenty of games to show my friends at the bar or library.

[@KancerKowboy]

I started reading that book before I found this saga. I have only read it on doctor visits and things like that. Now when I read it I have your voice in my head :-) Would love a follow up with the rest of the story. Thank you for this it is priceless.

[@somikdasgupta5297]

Farewell.

[@prank2p]

The Morphy saga by Agad is a unique thing. It is in my opinion a piece of art. Just like a great tv series or a music album, this handful of videos about a great man of the past should be considered a new art form and a very good one too. I just felt the same emptiness what I used to feel after ending a long tv series after years of attachment. Thank you, Agadmator. You must make the last video about Paul Morphy's life after this.

[@abelchess8430]

Do Kasparov next please! It was 2nd most voted last time!

[@akmd114379]

Hard to do a Kas saga as he played chess many years and was world champion for so long.

[@brandonblake6242]

Loved this series. Was very happy to have found your channel. Thank you for your videos.

[@rileyvonbevern4652]

Antonio what about a series on world chess championship matches to conclude with this years world championship? #suggestion

[@dmsalomon]

I love your expositions on chess history. I definitely want to sew more content like this!

[@jozefserf2024]

When it came to nerves, complex positions, imagination, creativity and flair, there is no human to compare with the 21 year old Morphy. Only a machine could do to today's top players what Morphy did to his contemporaries.

[@mercronniel3122]

Would really appreciate the extra video on Morphy!

[@saraswatisingh1325]

#Suggestion: For the new saga I would like to recommend judit polgar the goat women chess player, Karpov a player who is very underrated by people nowadays, Kasparov the undisputed goat.

[@alon3304]

I wouldn't say undisputed. Some claim Carlsen is the goat, but I think he still needs some more years as world champion to prove it

[@georgekorakianitis6958]

And who the hell thinks karpov is underrated...

[@georgekorakianitis6958]

And morphy is the undisputed goat my friend.

[@saraswatisingh1325]

@@georgekorakianitis6958 a lot of people don't include him in the goat conversation and just brush aside his genius positional play.

[@georgekorakianitis6958]

@@saraswatisingh1325 he was just so damn talented and so far beyond his peers. Basically changed the way the world thought about playing chess

[@synesthete23]

Thank you for educating and entertaining us with the Morphy saga Agadmator. His brilliant career is truly the fairytale of pure chess talent. What a gem.