There's a New Sheriff in Town || Alireza vs Fabi || Norway Chess (2023)

[@michaelriganezis4769]

A more accurate title would be "The old Sheriff is back in town"

[@michaelericrandrianatrehin1045]

fabi is back

[@cveki007]

Dig bick is back in town

[@AsilbekFattaev]

Fabi chose violence.

[@evilswissy]

and you chose slavery over death

[@AsilbekFattaev]

@@evilswissy wdym?

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

And Alireza chose to play bullet in a classical match 😂

[@harmane1564]

Just when everyone had written off the French defence, Fabiano pulls off a masterstroke by showing us who is the more French of the two.

[@brunobortolin9197]

LMAO ❤

[@Zenith9132]

After a tough couple of recent years, Fabiano is back! Hoping to see an improved version of 2018 Fabi

[@ndnd7614]

Magnus in shambles rn, Fabi is playing much better than him this tournament.

[@incognito5416]

@@ndnd7614 idk man, Magnus most prolly got a burnout after shitting on everyone for the past decade. At this point, he would still be the goat even if he retired ryt now.

[@kovy689]

@@incognito5416Greatest of this generation, yes. Of all time is debatable.

[@Ennar]

@@kovy689 of course it is debatable. Also, quite incomparable. Any "goat" talk is ultimately childish.

[@itachiuchiha9773]

The last world championship has really pumped up fabi.

[@anthonysellers6455]

Not to take anything away from Ding or Nepo but, Fabi is proven better than both

[@mothudimothudi2946]

@@anthonysellers6455 for sure... He just had a rough patch

[@RazielDeTam]

He said, he tried too hard to improve his rapid/blitz - that's the reason of fails in classical chess

[@mothudimothudi2946]

@@RazielDeTam well we love the Fabi that's best in classical... Blitz and rapid can fuck off

[@blueberryoatmeal4009]

"This chessboard ain't big enough for the both of us." - Fabi, 2023

[@rowlandsibakwe2039]

Fabi in a beast mode..going back to the 2800 club level.......

[@korpilombolo0068]

"Anish keeping it solid, no losing no gaining points"

[@shufayetahamed]

Bro it was naka who went for berlin, it’s a draw offer by hikaru at that lvl..anish can't push for anything

[@unknown-unknown69]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@javierrodrigo1009]

As expected from Drawnish Giri

[@namikazeswapnil671]

The og drawnish is back?

[@TraumaTizedLOL1]

@@shufayetahamed lol it’s Armageddon. Black has draw odds. Obviously Hikaru is playing a drawish opening there. He played the Sicilian in the classical game.

[@IamPain190]

Destroyed Norwegian and French in French in Norway 🔥

[@99vvall]

1:30 after Be3 i like to play Qb6, Na4 Qa5, c3 cxd4, b4 Nxb4, cxb4 Bxb4, Bd2 Bxd2, Nxd2 b6 and for example Bd3 Ba6, Bxa6 Qxa6 or Nb2 Nc5...

[@primeobjective5469]

Fabi threw dirt in his eyes with that French Defense opening, then immediately went for a choke hold.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Tough Game for Alireza Fabiano awesome here I like both these players interesting to see how Alireza bounces back and hopefully learned something from this game Much Thanks Agadmator it’s 3:49 AM but hope to see more chess later on today Thanks 😊

[@namikazeswapnil671]

Now fabi is not just a fabi that i knew. He's now a fabi that i knew 5 years ago

[@anathimbalane8697]

"You'll still have to work hard for your meal"😂

[@shan_2933]

This was the first time i found the best move, feels good

[@jenserikbech]

Beautiful french defense. The Bull attacks with all it's strength, but the Torreador makes the final finish with his blade.

[@hasirama]

Anish keeping it very solid, not losing, not gaining points.

[@bobconfrancisco709]

Great game by Fabi!...He did great moderating the WC matches. This game shows how you need to pick your openings and is a nice French Defense lesson.

[@ItachiUchiha-ns1il]

What a rook sacrifice!

[@zhu05107]

See at 3.20 when knight retreats after dislodging King. Was Knight CxE6 ever an option? Two central pawns for piece looks interesting but I haven’t got a good computer to analyse

[@pandoorloki1232]

What 2 pawns? After Nxe6+ fxe6 the d pawn is defended.

[@aliazmat7665]

Fabi started this tournament with 2764, as world no 9. And, after 4 just rounds, he has gained 24 points and is already world no 2.

[@danielward7008]

Fabi made Alireza look like a complete amateur here...

[@JohnDuthie]

Alireza's strategy is to play dubious moves with one rebuttal and pray his opponent makes a mistake. All the wins recently probably inflated his confidence against Fabificano.

[@talphazero1036]

Trying a strategy like that against a man known for engine-like precision is just foolish. Could probably get Rapport or maybe Ian with that, but not Fabi

[@JohnDuthie]

@@talphazero1036 Fabi is on fire right now but am I wrong in my evaluation of Alireza? He's not playing safe what-so-ever.

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

@@JohnDuthie this is beyond 'not playing safe'. This is reckless bullet stuff

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

@@talphazero1036 agree. But this particular game probably wouldn't have fooled any super GM. The only non-obvious move Fabi had to make was that rook lift. Alireza even forced Fabi to find the last winning move lol this wasn't even 'dubious but tricky', just outright bad

[@carron979]

7:00 Qd8 seems like quite a counterplay for Alireza... Fabi's e pawn will fall (or his bishop) and the white queen reenters the game on the e file sustaining the queening of the d pawn and threatening nasty checks...

[@chaungiddings7255]

It's black's move and black played c5. So the bishop isn't lost, in fact, if you threaten it with the queen, it just moves to b5 (where it was heading anyway) to threaten checkmate. Black has too much activity, white can't castle, and the white queen needs at least two moves to get back into the game. It's pretty hard for white here.

[@carron979]

@@chaungiddings7255 of course, after ...c5; Qd8-Bb5; Qe7+ Kg6; Q:e6.. and no more mate threat. Plus an e pawn 2 squares from queening... The 2 moves the white queen needs are forcing moves : the first one attacks Fabi's bishop and the second is a check... Then I guess ...Ba4 from Fabi (which he should have played instead af Bb5 already) and f5+!! Ka5 (only move); Qf7+,g6; b4! and who's mating who? 🙂

[@theeffectoflogic3]

​@@carron979 c5 qd8 qe4+ there's nothing, fabi wins.

[@carron979]

@@theeffectoflogic3 Kf2-Qf4+, Ke1 and if you take the e6 pawn just Rf1 and I'm two moves away from artificial castleing and being 1 rook up... Or you leave the e6 pawn there and you keep checking and hope for a draw

[@pandoorloki1232]

@@carron979 You're completely clueless. You were told that the bishop is going to b5; why would black take the e6 pawn when all the action is against the white king? "Or you leave the e6 pawn there and you keep checking and hope for a draw" ... don't be ridiculous; black wins long before white can advance that pawn: c5 Qd8 Qe4+ Kf2 Qxf4+ Ke1 Qh4+ g3 Qe4+ Kf2 Bb5 Qc7+ Kg6 Rhe1 Qd4+ Kg2 Rxd2+

[@Duke_de_Plata]

what a way to start a Sunday!

[@thomasstokes1949]

Good to see Fabi getting back to form

[@bobw7076]

Please make a videos on Gukeshs queen sacrifice against Magnus

[@yashveer05]

Fabi in this form is scary to face

[@lastday7648]

The tournament is Fabi to lose now. He's in insane form🔥

[@maleperson2449]

What a thumbnail and title! I am howling 😂😂😂

[@monstermagnet3150]

#suggestion When you have time agad, please cover Magnus' and Shak's games please !

[@ethanedward9643]

I hope ur doin’ great FABI!

[@mubaraksenju7521]

If fabi won the candidates, ding wouldn't stand a chance

[@mahirnazirov4865]

Please show Shak Vs Nodirbek. It is worth to analyse

[@cogybear]

You should do thumbnail fabi as an owl, I reckon he’d make a good owl

[@sortehuse]

Hikaru Nakamura plays a lot of excellent high level chess for someone claiming not to be a professionel chess player anymore.

[@incognito5416]

He literally plays chess 24/7 in his every stream so no surprise

[@aspirin02]

This is why we need you agadmator. I didn't at all understand what that knight move did. Seemed so stupid to me. And it was to deny castling rights. 😅

[@davidkovacs5614]

Alireza is a gambler; thatswhy in classical all of his games were never drawn; at least its a spectacle^^

[@revker007]

I find Fabi being really in shape last months.

[@hawkmoon7930]

well done Mr. Caruana

[@fabs9810]

The thumbnail with photoshopped Fabiano are always the best

[@DKVIDEOSITE]

I hope to see Fabi challence Ding for the WCC about 2 years

[@nyennestils5339]

At 6:40, why not rook to d2 blocking mate and forcing a trade?

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

Rd2 Qc1+. Black wins the rook on h1 and then gobbles all the pawns on the kingside

[@pandoorloki1232]

What trade?

[@Believer7468]

The cowboy surgeon is back!

[@bonigalarikhilemmanuel9002]

Am I the only that thinks at 5:16 antonio was about to say Rashid and paused at Rash . The Great Rashid Nezhmetdinov

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TheMarksT]

Crushing!

[@bosnjodobri8260]

Fabiano is the second best player in chess history no doubt

[@azizbekrakhmanov2406]

Amazing

[@Keen_Collector]

He looks like Woody in this thumbnail 😂😂😂 Nicely done 😂😂😂

[@Ashish-rb6sv]

Fabi the only challenger who lost to Magnus in world chess championship in the tie breaks (not in classical 14 games). My favourite then in 2018, my favourite still

[@jamescaserta6265]

Wahooo!!!

[@pauldacus4590]

I can imagine that Fabi actually calls Agad to take down that thumbnail... 🙂

[@FedericoLancerin]

For once I did not just enjoy the show but actually found the right move!

[@johngeier8692]

The French defence is full of traps. Over ambitious play by white can quickly backfire.

[@AreyMSalih]

I enjoy your commentary too much but can you not show the photo of the winner in the thumbnail? I hate to know the result in advance so I suggest you fit the photo of both of the contendes in the left half. Other than that I think you're the best chess commentator and I enjoy your through analysis and showing up different variations. Thank you for your hard work, and if you read this comment please let me know to not repeat the same suggestion on every video.

[@aluminiumeater]

legend has it that alireza wanted to play the italian that game

[@davidholland4713]

I considered Qg3 and rejected it in favour of the correct move. Huzzah!

[@bernardobila4336]

Next world champion

[@elgonzo5]

Wow Alireza played like me when I play against the computer!!!

[@meren2142]

is this a town of salem reference?

[@Joellie859]

Hi Did you delete firouzja playlist

[@lukefer7579]

The first two ranks aren’t visible in landscape mode.

[@BishwajitPaulGoogler]

Defence Alireza is saying what defence !! My king need no protection lol

[@hiimbonsai]

He's so good

[@marino4691]

Fabi is the KING

[@davidnelson4960]

It doesnt get any better. Beuno. Carry slabs much? Dude u crack me up.

[@neerajtatikola4797]

we need some cooler fabi pics for the little picture on the side of the board

[@theaquaticdesert]

😂😂 this is a violation

[@yashveer05]

Gukesh vs Magnus armageddon game need to be covered

[@maneeshkrishna2191]

Show carlsen vs gukesh

[@zebra3stripes]

Fabi's been busy. He removed my appendix Friday and then pulled me over for a broken tail light this morning.

[@xethnyrrow]

Fabian completely destroyed and humiliated Alireza, wow!

[@RazielDeTam]

This game is giving me a vibe of 100% accuracy 😀

[@_barncat]

lmao that thumbnail

[@kinghayden7218]

"it's merely a matter of pushing pawns" -- agad 20203

[@VijayThakurMD]

Firooza spanked hard Future world champion 😂😂

[@apecmmr]

Surgeon to shariff😂

[@padmakumarke2063]

A Chess finery by fabi.

[@romd4031]

Fabi the Terminator.

[@rowlandsibakwe2039]

I ddnt sleep last night i would work up just to check if Agad has posted the game.......what a relief now......i could see the game in other channels but kt wasnt fun...i waited for my Man Agad to do the needful..thanks for spicing my day

[@josephbloggss7286]

Hi y'all!

[@TalsBadKidney]

That thumbnail hahahaahahahahaa there's a snake in my boots

[@Shockprowl]

Fabiano Caruana. What is he, the third highest rated chess player in history or something? HE'S BACK. Back where he belongs: at the top. Lookout Ding. Lookout Nepo. Fancy a comeback, Carlsen? Not so easy now, me thinks. For whatever reason Fabi dropped of the grid for a while there. But I think this, and other recent results, has demonstrated that Caruana is well and truly back on The Scene. And the world of chess is better for it.

[@81freewilly]

Day 1: Surgeon Day 2: sheriff Day 3: ??

[@viewerck]

Day 4: Fabiano Sins

[@Jonekkk933]

The Exorcist

[@kennethwoods6525]

Super Saiyan!

[@Neo_mode]

Day 3: President

[@mrmorningstar9]

Fabiano Marijuana...

[@parendrareang6273]

One question after Qxc2 white can short castle. Why Alireza didn't do it???

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

Qxg2 is mate

[@parendrareang6273]

@@Jonathan-ec9pp Oh yeah , one more question before capturing black rook isn't possible to castle even though the white queen is aiming down since there's no check after short castle.

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

@@parendrareang6273 Always use time stamps, so everybody can watch the exact position you're refering to. Do you mean at 5:53, to castle instead of Rb2?

[@pandoorloki1232]

@@parendrareang6273 Do you mean before playing Qa8+ @6:27? Nope, white can't castle because f1 is attacked by the black queen.

[@parendrareang6273]

@@pandoorloki1232 Yes you're right, got it. I got similar situation in offline board and my opponent castle agruing it's not checked before and after casting. Now its clear

[@livinvincent3418]

Alireza was supposed to be the next big thing in chess after Carlsen.

[@TraumaTizedLOL1]

He still is. He’s young. Even young Carlsen had a losing record against Anand. Time polishes their game. Alireza is still the best player of the new generation and will only get better.

[@livinvincent3418]

@@TraumaTizedLOL1 I know he is young and will peak at some point in the future, but the question is whether he would be able to set himself apart from the rest the way Carlsen did. Players younger than him such as Gukesh are also rising up the ranks pretty fast. Of course, he is a great player, but I'm not sure whether he is "THE BEST" of the new generation. He will have to prove that going forward.

[@TraumaTizedLOL1]

@@livinvincent3418 he is the best right now without a doubt, but gukesh and nodirbek could catch up to him

[@DOA13]

wth is fabis picture lol

[@glenmenas9424]

Actually, after Fabi's Qf8 move, there was a way for Alireza to have played against that, that would have been more advantageous but he missed it

[@pandoorloki1232]

Stop lying. And more advantageous than what? He resigned, because the position is completely lost.

[@adnanh3904]

Magnus playing like 2700,he needs to wake up

[@motsy15]

Alireza is a special talent, but against the very top players his play in slower time controls is suspect. And Fabi is at the very top..

[@zanti209]

Shak shot the sheriff today.

[@Tradingforlife007]

What does fabi did to you .. Sometimes U made him surgeon sometimes sherrif 😂😂

[@stephensirait5146]

"..uh, you know, ..." no agad, i don't know anything at all. please ALWAYS elaborate further 😢

[@chazzabh]

Funny how Alireza was The One just one video ago. Now? Now? He's The Two 🤡🤡

[@sayfodinunnes750]

Fabi means barrier

[@aaronh4748]

You look pretty tanned Agad

[@cskwillreturn2473]

i always think Fabi is a proper no#2 after Magnus in classical

[@bobcabot]

ja after the war is before the war! ( old Chinese saying...

[@elijahvictor4077]

So excited to see this game from the thumbnails but your energy was really low. It really dropped my enthusiasm. Please add some energy to your presentations. Pleaseee