Undefeated For An Entire Year!!! || Aronian vs Carlsen || Grand Chess Tour Finals (2019)

[@PRIMEVAL543]

Carlson: Undefeated for an entire year. Me undefeated for 15 years never playing chess: “Noob”

[@guesswhoiam3211]

I am here for my daily Dose of : „ captures,captures,captures, captures“.

[@Investorpotamus]

lol yup

[@alfredoag3]

How could we do the day without that?

[@Investorpotamus]

Alfredo Becht responds and then we have captures, captures, captures and now it is a new game from here 🙂

[@richardfeynman5560]

Impressive how Magnus wiggled out of every threat and finally achieved a draw!

[@kavyanshagrawal5279]

I am here for my daily dose of "Sorry bout dat

[@DJCW_]

I honestly don't know what he is saying sorry for. Anyone care to enlighten me?

[@WiseSam95]

@@DJCW_ The piece sounds he always forgets to turn on

[@D3GamesOficial]

im dont understand

[@realsteverioux]

Agadmator must be Canadian at heart ;)

[@michelecaci9004]

@@DJCW_ he's so nice. Just love him

[@dash5core]

As of move eLevon, we have a completely new game.

[@thomasedavis]

Why is it always "a completely new game"? It's a unique game, but not "completely new."

[@blesstoad]

5:53 And now, Queen to D sEvon.

[@theyaoster]

@@thomasedavis Well, what exactly do you mean by "unique"? What he means is that the variation played, starting at move X, does not exist in whatever database he checks (presumably ChessBase).

[@lusteraliaszero]

@@thomasedavis whyy not completely new?

[@thomasedavis]

@@lusteraliaszero Because up until that point, the moves were the same as in a previous game. This is a new game and a unique game (meaning that no other game in the database has exactly the same moves from beginning to end), but this particular game is not completely new. Because there are a limited number of openings and an even more limited number of openings that a master would play, all of them have been played, so virtually every game will be unique but no game will be completely new.

[@JMPRocker]

That game was on a level most people can’t comprehend. Including me.

[@yourstruly1234]

Carlsen's endgame is flawless.. Most players would have lost that endgame against Aronian..

[@SteinmannLeonhard]

He did have the chance to win min 18 d1 check and win the queen

[@h3lln4h]

@@SteinmannLeonhard he can't check in d1 brother since Carlsen's king was under check🤦

[@peterh.1521]

Magnus has 107 classic games in a row now where he is undefeated, simply excellent!

[@dean3850]

This guys channel is freaking amazing. What an amazing grasp of the game, easy to be taught by this man. I almost miss him and he's not even gone.

[@keshavganesh1690]

You’ve put the ding vs mvl game moves in the description

[@agadmator]

Thanks, fixed it

[@ngwanamama1572]

It probably doesn't mean much coming from me but, You're an excellent subscriber!

[@azwz5065]

Truth Seeker, Childish.. Do u even think that Agad will respond to a crybaby like u??

[@keshavganesh1690]

@Truth Seeker all I did was say he used the wrong moves in the description. And we've ended up on arse-licking. Brilliant

[@lazarristic1322]

@@keshavganesh1690 outstanding move

[@nagarajshetty9245]

13 view with 36 likes... That's Agadmator ❤️ Carlsen last lost in classic on July'2018 against Mamedyarov

[@nagarajshetty9245]

@@JayBel77Agad mentioned in video to comment when Carlsen last lost in classic

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

I still can't believe to this day that he and Caruana drawed all 12 classics in their championship match.

[@MoonBurn13]

Edoardo Prevelato Yeah. Maybe that’s why so many tournament and match rules eventually force them into rapid-chess these days. I think they should go back to the draws-not-counting rule.

[@thexalon]

Undefeated for a year isn't so hard. I managed it too: I didn't play a single rated game of chess, and thus suffered no defeats!

[@CharlesHarrisonMusic]

Is there ever any chance that these "new games in this position" could well end up transposing into an existing game later on?

[@000-t2p]

Yes

[@paul-juniorblack6151]

It happened yesterday or two days ago. It was Carlsen vs MVL. They did a match and reached a new position in classical and then the same day in blitz or Rapid they repeated the position

[@ady3772]

well a lot of endgames with very little material on the bord (like only king and pawns) must have been played I would think

[@itskyyuuuu]

Happens all the time

[@amangaharwar9774]

Yes. Assume no chess game has been played ever with the exception of a game with e4 e5 d4 d5 This means that a above position exists in the database. Then a game with d4 d5 e4 e5 happens which is new as d4 on move one was never played but it transposed back to the first game

[@FabledGentleman]

18:44 Yes. 107 does indeed come after 106. ;)

[@parsafakhar]

i was honestly scared that he might lose this one, i was watching it live and sesse was keep saying Maggy is Dead

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

yes, it was a close call for Magnus.

[@seekeroftruth7745]

@@emsnewssupkis6453 indeed but nagbys maintains his streak

[@Evilanious]

3:31 Too many pieces lined up with a rook.

[@cygnustsp]

What an amazing game and analysis. So many great moves and missed moves

[@SabbatarianSundayer.]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIe0ooynlKxgrMU

[@historyexplained916]

What program do you use to simulate the games?

[@MVuke84]

Been a long time subscriber and nice to see how far and nice his channel has become. Best chess channel on KZbin, keep up the great work agadmator

[@m-howl5028]

Your channel's the best chess channel I've been able to channel. I'm a shitty chess player, but learning so much from these great deconstructions - thanks!

[@ShermanSitter]

That was amazing how Magnus wiggled out. I'm rooting for the all time unbeaten record in 2020!!!

[@DrinkWater713]

Isn't 107 the best ever reached ?

[@ShermanSitter]

@@DrinkWater713 Technically yes, but there is someone else who is claiming a higher number with games against weaker opponents. He is going for that one to end all debates. I think he has to get 111...plus he even "removed" 2 games from his streak since they were against weaker opponents by a substantial margin.

[@triosaputra1677]

It’s amazing for chess channel to grow this far, i’ve been your subscriber since you and suren both racing from 4000+ subs

[@binarysignals9593]

i joined at 20k subs

[@BawazirSaeed]

No one in the comments said who did defeat Carlson !! :(

[@obfityFlak]

yeah, i checked all the comments and literally noone said it and im curious as fk :|

[@sujoysengupta2734]

It was MVL, I think.

[@faznaz7455]

It is Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

[@hamzaprince5754]

yeah it was mamedyarov in beil open i think

[@gamessportsandmore3371]

@@hamzaprince5754 correct.

[@zachm5136]

At 3:30 - instead of knight g5, why not knight d6? That was the first move I spotted. It would bank a pawn and also provide the same fork idea with black's king and queen.

[@lightningprowess6031]

What if the pawn take the knight first? U will lose a knight for a pawn If u take the pawn with the queen = u will also lose thebishop d6 is a bad move,g5 is the only possible move

[@parthparmar3097]

#agadmator 18:05 qd1 doesn't loose the queen for white?

[@thebrother091]

Funny how Magnus ended in 3rd place and yet won more points/money than the 1st and 2nd place

[@EbToX]

wait, isn't Qe3+ winning for white at 17:32? am i missing something?

[@envyus9634]

14:33 Couldnt he play King g8 and trade rooks? He would be down 1 pawn but you said they were both low on time so maybe he could have won it? And its a Bishop vs a Knight on an open board

[@notrealdad]

Magnus is such a creative. This game is insane in subtle quality and spirit

[@JWONG-pu8ky]

"We have a completely new game"

[@fatfighterxDDD]

17:30 isnt qe3 just winning?

[@parthibankannan6981]

No bro, he can simply move his king

[@3sman_389]

Nope Magnus will just move his king and if Levon goes for queen trade it will fix Magnus pawns

[@NN-nc7wz]

You can juz move the king and queen is protected..even if u were to trade.. that'll juz fix blacks doubled pawn and basically would still be a draw

[@3sman_389]

Most probably winning for Magnus because he'll get a passed h pawn

[@neothe181]

Nice catch, I saw that too... and I was also very short on time...It forces the queen trade on G5

[@TSgitaar]

At 17:32 doesn't Qe3 check force a queen trade? Or is it ok in that position?

[@lightningprowess6031]

Not ok,white will lose if white take the bait and trade the queen Loo at the tempo and king,pawn position

[@TSgitaar]

@@lightningprowess6031 I made my comment without thinking. Its winning for white if you calculate. White will blockade the pawns on the h file and win with his pawns majority on the queen side.

[@lightningprowess6031]

@@TSgitaar Ok,what's your lichess/chess24/chess.com id? letsplay this position and see how can white win this U can try as many times as u like,i dont care white will lose Give me your id and we prove it by action U can even use engine if u want,the outcome will stll be same If u cant even tell who will wininthis position = u will never reach more than 1800 elo

[@TSgitaar]

@@lightningprowess6031 I've never claimed that I can reach 1800, what are you on about? And why do you care? If white plays qe3 check, I missed that black doesn't have to take the queen. He just simply moves the king. I understand that white shouldn't take the black queen to undouble the pawns, but he can go for the pawn on the queen side. In this case, I would say its a draw. Edit: I checked with an engine and its still a draw if white plays qe3 check and then takes the black queen next move. Its completely equal then. Of course its completely winning for white if black decides to trade queens after qe3. So it seems that you are wrong, my GM friend...

[@lightningprowess6031]

@@TSgitaar Like I said,lets try it kiddo? Or are u scared? U act smart but u dont have the skil to back it up Give me your lichess/chess/chess24 id and lets prove your 'theory' Talk with action not with word Send me your id here so we can test your theory and skill kiddo

[@kellamyoshikage286]

18:02 how would black regain even material if Qxh6? Qxb4 gives up Qxa6, and, while the b pawn could never be pushed, I'm not sure how Carlsen could go about equalizing material from there.

[@Nahuel_Ramos]

I'm a simple man. Agad uploads, I press like

[@SabbatarianSundayer.]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIe0ooynlKxgrMU

[@Cotonou1331]

Agadmator! I love your work. One suggestion: please put the format of the game (classical, rapid, blitz, fisherrandom, bullet, etc) on the overlay somewhere. It would be very helpful. Thanks.

[@agadmator]

It already is

[@Cotonou1331]

@@agadmator I feel like I must be blind because I'm not seeing it? Could you describe where it is?

[@Cotonou1331]

Oh. I guess its in the video description. I probably should have looked there. I was suggesting putting it on the video overlay (maybe above the player portraits) for the lazy, like myself.

[@agadmator]

@@Cotonou1331 Nope, it's actually on the overlay

[@Cotonou1331]

@@agadmator Yeah... I... I dunno. I can't find a game format indicator on the overlay anywhere. Can you give me some sort of hint? Upper left? Lower Right? By the players' heads? By the donation roll? What's it look like? I feel like either one of us is insane or we are talking about very different things.

[@yibraman1361]

At 18:01 why doesn’t black play Qd8 doesn’t that pick up the queen?

[@ivanelverlund]

yibraman 13 I was wondering the same QD1+ and pick up the Black Queen. Its because the White King is in check and have to move.

[@yibraman1361]

Ivan Elverlund oh I didn’t even notice, thank you

[@zakrs130]

Hey Agad, it's really frustrating, if I look at my sub bar on the left, you do not appear. IF I click show more, it has you at the very very bottom of the list, yet I watch your videos more than any other channel I'm subscribed too. I don't even know how to re-order it q.q

[@piotrek3650]

Moves in the description are wrong

[@thctical_genius9995]

Can you say pls always in the beginning witch time limit they had?

[@Mati-zc2ym]

2 hours each, no increment

[@sambulls]

its classical so a long time like an hour, then at move 40 an additional 30 minutes or an hour

[@Mati-zc2ym]

@@sambulls No additional time and GTC. I checked, it was 2h 10 min +30sec increment

[@sambulls]

@@Mati-zc2ym if someone's asking this basic question, they just wanna know if it's blitz or nah

[@Mati-zc2ym]

@@sambulls Nope, he asked for time limit so i gave him time limit. If he wanted to know if its classical, then it is always in the description

[@shivanshjoshi3157]

At 9:27 why didn't he play pawn at g2 to g3?

[@Meteo_sauce]

How in the world did magnus turn a losing position into a tie. Absolute madlad

[@seekeroftruth7745]

Becuase he is the world champion

[@xJayhawkFANx]

Well, he is the reigning world champion for the past several years. Hes got a pretty big brain

[@seekeroftruth7745]

@@xJayhawkFANx chess capabilities u mean

[@xJayhawkFANx]

@@seekeroftruth7745 you need a pretty big brain to have the best capabilities in the world I'm pretty sure.

[@seekeroftruth7745]

@@xJayhawkFANx i dont know if u speak of brain size then let me remind you players of ages like 13 have bcom gms and drawn games with the likes of world champions and won too. SO cranial capacity of theirs is lesser yet they may outplay big players. U see we dont really understand intelligence

[@ivandevcic827]

Stari, mi smo iz istog grada!!🇭🇷

[@Robert_DeVille]

Thanks to watching Medo, I've just noticed the skull with the headphones on the arm of the couch.

[@math_boi_4217]

Bro, Magnus be looking like he hasn’t gotten any sleep for a year!

[@goose5462]

This is a perfect example on what needs to change in chess. Limit the number of checks in a row, for example 5 or move checks in a row, you lose. Need to man up the game of chess, so annoying when your opponent(usually losing), chain checks until you fall a sleep and make a mistake.

[@mikelz6936]

Lol, what?

[@juanpaolosabularse595]

Qg3 by black could have been good after pawn takes h4?

[@arnaldosandoval453]

17:31 Why Levon Aronian did not play Qe3+ forcing a queens trade?

[@flappybird716]

Magnus will just move his king, And if levon captures, it will fix Magnus's pawns.

[@arnaldosandoval453]

@@flappybird716 thanks, I did not notice that

[@JustTheAstronomer]

quick question why does someone else make the first move ??

[@haley8004]

Why, at 11:10 Rd4 "doesn't work" but at 11:40 it's now an "awesome move"

[@lightningprowess6031]

He's clearly explained that in the video at 11:40 the queen position is very dangerous for checkmate at 11:10,the queen not in that dangerous position to moving forward Are u even watch the video?

[@haley8004]

@@lightningprowess6031 Yes, I'm just daft. Didn't realize they were different moves!

[@siratti66]

At 14:45 Re7 not good?

[@pardhabandaru1105]

After Qg5 at 20:26 what if Qe3 check

[@JoeKell365]

3:55 does Bc4 not do anything positive in that position?

[@frakkio99]

d4

[@alex17772]

The last defeat of Magnus Carlsen on classical time format was on July 31, 2018 at the Grand Master tournament in Biel against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan: www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1926282

[@মাধাইদাস-ব২ঞ]

Why the new couch young man?

[@aaronwrecks3324]

The thing I really like about your commentary is usually you will show the lines that illl think of and show why they won't work definitely helps my thinking process about the game I'm only 1300 but I'm I'd really like to get to 2000

[@Mati-zc2ym]

6:40 That move is the strangest one in the game... Why not Ba8 first? Sometimes they give pawns and i dont know why :c

[@xJayhawkFANx]

I'm sure there is a complex strategic reason. But in too stupid to know what that reason is... *Shrug*

[@nathangrabias8045]

How many times to agadmator say "with check"?

[@teslachess7319]

How many games is the score now

[@Cruz0e]

14:40 "You cannot defend against both treats"... Yes, I can. Re7 protecting both the mate and yes it looks like its hanging the bishop but after white takes the bishop with check (Rxf8+) king to g7 attacking both knight and rook. Can go different ways after that, for example white can go Nd5 giving up rook and knight for the black rook and winning easy with all his pawns against black single a pawn + double h pawn. But there is a defend against both threat.

[@W1llbam]

This game was really good, lots of nice calculations and relatively complex positions quite enjoyful.

[@andrej_delany3225]

I think the last time Magnus lost was to Mamedyarov in Biel 2018.

[@partynhouse]

From looking game live I am not sure its a move Carlsen studied at home. There are two moves he could also play there. B7 and knight to h5.

[@siphepheloshabane221]

Hi...Agadmator ...are you al Carlsen fan?

[@bensucot]

Subscriber video says it is unavailable.

[@arrowghost]

According to Magnus' Twitter, he said he wouldn't want to beat the local Norwegian GMs due to it being Tiviakov-que, so he's taking his time until he's ready to go for the 111 streak.

[@foodmore]

My wife doesn’t watch agadmator but whenever I open a new video and she hears the “hello everyone....” she knows I’m watching a chess video.

[@seekeroftruth7745]

That's cool

[@balto2455]

3:50 i think white has an outstanding move....bc4 .....why you say black is in favor?

[@ajax3310]

Man what a hardcore game. Edge of my seat, Magnus fought hard

[@deridivisstar884]

@ 17:31 magnus moves his queen to g5 and Levon could have moved his Queen to e3 to force a queen trade. Then he would be free to move his king to gobble up Carlsen's pawns on the king side, while also pushing his two connected pass pawns. Mehta, but what do I know?

[@kevind4074]

Deridivis Star no it doesn’t force a trade. magnus can simply move the king and if levon captures the queen it will only improve his pawn structure making it a win

[@lightningprowess6031]

Lmao,magnus can easily move his king And if Levon trade the queen = he will lose because of the king tempo + pawn structure If u want to be a good ches player,always thinking about every possible move Right now u only think about 1 possible move = Magnus trade the queen Which is a stupid move when Magnus can easily move his king and bait Levon to blunder

[@fisticuf]

Yes. But different lines produce a new game, just as variations on a melody create a new song.

[@FrankyD407]

awsome hehe 1:57 love ur channel ;)

[@buxeessingh2571]

In a game between Boris Guilko and Garry Kasparov from Lev Alburt's _Test and Improve Your Chess_, he gives a nice analysis of the Nh3-f2 manoeuver whenever black closes the c8-h3 diagonal in Saemisch and 4 Pawns type positions.

[@bahramjariam6870]

after white B4, Qg2 ch, Qf2, Qg5 why white did not play Qe3 ch and black have to exchange the queens and white wins after that, am i missing something?

[@lucaskiller5653]

I think Magnus won't capture the queen but move the king closer to the two pawns and if white captures the queen then black's pawns will undouble. I think Levon thought it would be too risky or it wouldn't make a difference because after both players bring a queen into the game then it would be the same.

[@ojasvikhattar8818]

@13:30 your mind may go like "bam!!", mine went, lord of magic's(Magnus) Qg8 is just... and till 13:45 the white king is just enjoying the game at the centre position like a "KING"

[@edoardoconsogno7902]

Can somebody tell me the difference between a blitz game and a rapid game? I’m new in the chess world. Thanks🙃

[@colinpetersen1173]

In FIDE tournaments Rapid means 15mins + 10seconds per move while Blitz is 3mins + 2seconds. More casually you might see Rapid and Blitz used to describe games with more starting minutes than the FIDE settings (I've seen Rapid as 20min or less and Blitz as 10 or less) but with no add-on per move (called an increment) because not everyone owns the fancy electronic clocks that can add the seconds per move.

[@frostedgamer5675]

In the Queen's pawn endgame when Magnus played qg5 wasnt qe3 winning for white as it's check and Magnus has to forcefully accept the queen exchange after which he is lost...?

[@lightningprowess6031]

Nope Magnus can easily move his king and bait Levon totrade queen If Levon trade thequee = it will help fix Magnus pawn structure And Levon in a very bad situation He need to move his king to the left side to prevent the pawn progress But if he do that = magnus can easily move to the left Based on tempo and position = magnus can easily win

[@jangminlunkhongsai4890]

@agadmator....can you please... upload the most commonly moves of all ..?? Please

[@thesecretguy4299]

At 11:13 he says that rook to d4 doesn't work, at 11:40 he says the best move is rook to d4?????????

[@elliottr773]

rook d4 doesn't work if you exchange bishops first. It does work before bishops are exchanged though.

[@harisimamovic8810]

It isn't sam eposition

[@lightningprowess6031]

Are u blind?It's a different position At 11:13,the queen not in 'dangerous' place But at 11:40,the queen was in the dangerous place for the king

[@Adam-kp7tk]

Who did Carlsen lose to in July 2018?

[@doloresguinto5875]

2:12 "on move (E)Levon"

[@davidtrottier7066]

6:44 "And now already you have a threat of d4 which would just win material." Except the d pawn looks pinned. Am I missing something?

[@michaelmahn4373]

But black king is on h8.

[@davidtrottier7066]

@@michaelmahn4373 pinned to the queen not the king.

[@eivindkaisen6838]

That third gentleman at the opening move, is that David Baddiel?

[@sortehuse]

When and why did the tradition with other people making the first movie start?

[@MoonBurn13]

Johannes Sjolte I know, cos, as I say somewhere in Comments, if the “guest” move got no teeth in it, why bother? Seems worse than useless to me. 🤨

[@colinpetersen1173]

Possibly copied from US baseball where you often have a symbolic throwing of the opening pitch.

[@sortehuse]

and you can pay to make the first move www.daimani.com/global/en/p/worldchessgrandprixs2019sopeningceremonycatiiinclfirstmoveceremonyparticipation

[@MoonBurn13]

Johannes Sjolte NOW it’s starting to make $en$e (and dollars...😐).

[@arrowghost]

Looking forward to see him beat the unofficial 110 undefeated streak record.

[@Akram-nm5uz]

@ 18:02 black can win the white queen with the move of Q on a4 to d1+ ...no?

[@flzrian3623]

14:49 Why couldn't Magnus have just gone Qe8 defending both the Rook and the Bishop?

[@marcusossowicki2729]

7:30 Qxa6 seems really exciting

[@harrisbobroff9813]

Had a phone call, I really need to rewatch

[@christophersekaran3848]

Can't remember the last time Aroiian won

[@herculet]

poor Aronian he got a medical situation to deal with

[@TheNameOfJesus]

Maybe, but you don't ever need to win a game to raise your rating. All you need to do is tie people who are higher rated than you. I think you can become the highest rated player in the world just using this approach. How? You just work your way up to position #2 by tying the world champion often enough, then let the champ lose to the number 3 player a few times and you will be number one.

[@herculet]

@@TheNameOfJesus i think that's called "common sense" LOL

[@Laey_iSasuOcchio]

Good quality Material and tactics

[@aliazmat7665]

For those scrolling down to find who Magnus lost to, He lost to Shakhyar Mamedyarov in Batumi chess olympiad 2018

[@0wenfox]

Over 100 games unbeaten all year????! That's insane!

[@sf43205]

It is not a technical draw if it's a three fold repetition, it's a technical draw if it's a five fold repetition. After three, the player on the move can claim a draw, he doesn't have to.

[@moviemomentshd3123]

so who won?

[@Kitanovful]

For those who are interested - Magnus Carlsen is currently 3rd in the overall ranking(out of over 7 million) of Fantasy Premier League.

[@woochitelj]

Are you fing kidding me? I'm struggling this year like never before... This year is such a hard one to predict.

[@Kitanovful]

​@@woochitelj Klopp is resting Mane and Salah just to compete with Guardiola at rotating.

[@woochitelj]

@@Kitanovful Clean sheets doesn't exist this year...

[@breakablebutter]

So he's pretty much champion level of two highly popular competitions(games), that's insane..tho ofc fpl isn't over yet

[@juangomez2014]

Aronian has a really nice way to play

[@burrri]

the doggo behind perfects this video

[@jeffersonthomas1269]

Good review.

[@LouisGedo]

Brilliant game by both

[@Daxdax006]

Why the hell didn’t he take the free pawn on a6 giving himself 2 connected passed pawns???