Vassily, Your King is on d4!

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Follow MprooV on Twitter / mproovapp #agadmator Vassily Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi
Ivanchuk - Wei Yi (2017), Hoogeveen NED, rd 3, Oct-23
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cd5 ed5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bc3 11. Rc3 c6 12. Nd2 Qa5 13. f3 Rfe8 14. Kf2 Rac8 15. Be2 c5 16. dc5 Rc5 17. Rhc1 g5 18. Bg3 Re3 19. Ke3 d4 20. Kd4 Re5 21. Bd3 Be6 22. Qb7 Kg7 23. Ne4 Nd5 24. Be5 Ne5 25. Rc5
A six-game match between experienced Ukrainian super-GM Vassily Ivanchuk and upcoming Chinese talent Wei Yi is played in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands, between October 21 and October 26, 2017. Part of the 21st Hoogeveen Schaaktoernooi, the match is held concurrently with Van Foreest - Adhiban (2017) and three open Swiss System tournaments.
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[@oprieto3012]

"I Played a Tal Move.... or so I Thought :) " ―Wei Yi

[@agadmator]

+o prieto That crossed my mind as well :)

[@tyrelledavenport106]

Hahaha

[@kingmakerbull]

Well, to be honest, it was a Tal move, only he should have played it one move earlier.. Would have been fantastic then!

[@BestofBadminton]

lol a dubious move by Wei Yi

[@trucid2]

Dog or washing machine? You decide.

[@MANIRES]

"always occupy the center" "king d4!"

[@kunal1957]

Im dead 😂

[@vijayratansingh1375]

😂😂😂😂

[@gonzalo4658]

Hahahaha!

[@mavisakal77]

superb!

[@fourstuff2085]

LMAOOOO

[@carpetjuise]

Vassily is the type of person to reply "k" to a 3 paragraph text threatening to attack him

[@ameya29]

LOL 😂🤣😂

[@Phantom-ez4zv]

Lmao funniest thing i seen on KZbin

[@coryrmaxwell7070]

Vasily is the coolest chess player. Also, when that happens he would have a carefree look on his face

[@VarunGupta3009]

"K D4" to be precise.

[@bdbailey]

Either that or reply with an even more aggressive 10 paragraph message, there is no in between

[@TrijeetGanguly]

"If the king does not lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow" - Lelouch ;)

[@zuro181]

Code geass reference. I love it

[@gabrielgodoi4565]

@@zuro181 yeah, lelouch loves chess too :)

[@peacego624]

I wonder if agadmator watched code geas because he pinned the comment 😋

[@jonassurovec5407]

@JT Nelson An amazing show, with terrible examples of chess.

[@guybejjani2753]

@@jonassurovec5407 An amazing show with a different culture of chess.

[@leo-hao]

When you take King's Gambit too literally

[@Khookies-lp2lu]

Wait... King's Gambit *doesn't* mean King sacrfice? That's why i've been losing my games

[@armageddon199]

@@Khookies-lp2lu XD

[@syn3rman65]

*Confused vidit noises*

[@rishabhpartap]

@@Khookies-lp2lu 😀

[@amazingpotato781]

Ivanchuk is my favorite player The man is a walking meme/legend

[@danmartin2268]

Amazing Potato mine is Aronian

[@Ceber911]

Amazing Potato yessss hes a dank rook meme

[@GaneshKumar-bv2td]

Ok

[@georgiosvavliaras1066]

Couldn't have said it better, excellently put Gotta love him

[@travis5125]

I really like this guy too.

[@oneputtsteven]

All those pieces swarming Chucky's King and none of them can make a meaningful check or win material. Chucky is simply amazing.

[@amoldivo]

Dude's king was just like Neo from the matrix, dodging everything by just an inch! Chucky is just the legendary troll! 🤧😗

[@peternakov2146]

Ivanchuk's King: This is Spartaaaaaaaaa

[@maximecoutu2440]

Made me laugh this comment did :)

[@owly8285]

😂😂😂

[@aldrinb.e1276]

😂😂😂😂

[@stuartbooker767]

😂😂😂

[@xyon9090]

*One does not simply mess with Ivanchuk.*

[@n1c98]

The Sean Bean chess analysis

[@davidcopson5800]

Which should read 'one simply does not mess with Ivanchuk'.

[@bdbailey]

7:03 Ivanchuk: *Has his king in the center of the board, all of Yi's pieces close to it* Also Ivanchuk: Ooh free pawn

[@bait5257]

No fuks given

[@tylerschannel]

Of course he calculated everything correctly before doing that.

[@vaisakhs3949]

😂😂

[@piloco4232]

@@tylerschannel 👍

[@chtyldubreux5950]

It was the best square for his queen, that's the way he looked at it.

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

Games such as this are the reason why grandmasters check for Ivanchuk under their beds at night.

[@anandkhanduja12]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@syedthefunnyguy7570]

I wonder what would they do if they saw one... 😅

[@nicolapodgornik]

K D4 , also known as king gambit :D

[@AwesomepianoTURTLES]

And Wei Yi was clearly a fan of the king gambit declined

[@ihzbc]

King gambit declined 😍😍😍

[@johnbrowning3986]

What a legend he sacrificed his king to win the game!

[@Alexander-mw1ek]

I can’t make a good english name for it but in german “Die Spaziergang des Königs” sounds rather funny to me

[@ostensiblyyours6311]

The most unique player still playing chess

[@johnjuanjoaojjj]

"This is not an ordinary king, this is the Ivanchuk's King" Leite, Rafael. 2019.

[@james64ibm]

You just can't win against a stubborn old man that just ignores all of your attacks ...

[@hyperbolicsign6542]

An attack without a threat is hardly called an attack...

[@arsenalfanrichi]

All attacks have threats, it is just Geniuses can see transparently through them

[@benjaminmiddaugh2729]

So, random violence isn't attacking?

[@anosmianAcrimony]

Couple of knights and bishops turned up and the king stomped out onto his porch yelling ”Get off my lawn!”

[@ahriman935]

+anosmianAcrimony F... you man, I was drinking when I read that comment :D

[@ojasdighe875]

Ivanchuk ur king is on d4. Ivanchuk's reply: well yeah m gonna capture his queen with my king 🤣🤣

[@danielperezcabezas109]

Ivanchuk´s king makes me think of Neo in Matrix with bullets flying around him but never losing control.I´m really enjoying your videos on Vasily´s games,thanks a lot! I was active in chess when Ivanchuk came out in the late 80es,and now I´m enjoying chess again after many years.Is great to see how this man displays his talent! Thanks again!

[@ahmadfahmy]

was looking forward to Ivanchuk promoting the king.

[@threecircles5557]

I am becoming an Ivanchuk fan after watching your channel for some time. It is also refreshing to see the other side of the attack. Games with brilliant attacks are frequently featured, but games where an attack is calmly fended off with precision and insight don't seem to be featured as often by commentators. Thank you for selecting this.

[@KhemistryIBMOR]

When Vassily is on-point, no one can beat him. The only problem is that he is inconsistent, otherwise he would have been a long reigning World Champion.

[@ojasdighe875]

On his best days he is bwtter than bobby Fischer

[@DaDerpyCarrot]

lol ikr he's destroyed magnus multiple times xD

[@DowntownS]

His "only" problem is pretty big thought...

[@smaragdchaos]

@@ojasdighe875 nah I don't think he's better than Bobby Fischer, but he'd certainly put up one hell of a fight against him, since he can even smoke Carlsen quite consistently on his best days

[@abhinavjain2985]

@@ojasdighe875 Many players are nowadays whats the point in that OR should i say "Not if Bobby Fischer was born after 1980"

[@WRARRior]

This video should be named "The Warrior King". Awesome video, keep up the good work!

[@hockyjocky4]

That quote makes me laugh... almost hysterically.

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

That was a hilarious game! Winning with the king at the center of the board? Incredible!

[@Tisalutobyebye]

Ivanchuk after the game: 'I thought it was king of the hill'

[@michalbotor]

(6:58) king in the center of the battle. pawns screaming. pieces flying everywhere. "my queen. could you grab that pawn for me?" "yah." "thank you!"

[@yinghungman4471]

lol

[@amosimo2870]

funny thing is if i'm not wrong that queen was the only thing preventing a mate in 1

[@vereinfacht8967]

@@amosimo2870 Yeah basically. Throughout the last half of the game it would take him a single “bad” move for a quick checkmate.

[@mahmoudelsisy7260]

Ok ROok sac ok King on d4 ok Exchange sac ummm ok I am Ivanch"ok" 😂

[@agadmator]

+محمود السيسى :)

[@dancefan-raul1013]

Comment of the Month :-)

[@abdulhakimaldarhoubi3747]

ههههههههههه

[@tonyratahi740]

3:45 "His plan is to castle artificially" 😂😂😂

[@yinghungman4471]

uhh nothing funny about it

[@u.v.s.5583]

His King is going to infiltrate into enemy's camp and destroy the fortress.

[@KasabianFan44]

@@yinghungman4471 The joke is how well that statement “aged”.

[@NovaHessia]

Ah, I just love it when disregard for material backfires.

[@asadsabir7718]

NovaHessia I love it when it doesn't

[@nlb137]

Qb7 is the real power move here. He's still got his king in the middle of the board and the enemies pieces, but he's like "eh, not concerned, let me grab that free pawn while you try to figure out how to attack".

[@zachb1706]

I believe it was to stop Qd5

[@arsenalfanrichi]

Qxb7!!! That is seriously Cold Blooded. Unbelievable!

[@gabrielbusso4036]

Thanks for these Ivanchuk games!

[@artembilovol982]

Most of players consider their kings as slow and feeble creakers, but not Vassily! His king is a young and ambitious lad that wants blood of his enemies no matter what!

[@ohboy1113]

“You can’t make a meme out of chess pieces” Ivanchuk: 5:37

[@firstdibs6790]

I don't see anything

[@MONSTERKILL2013]

The fuck are you talking about

[@jsdp]

Riley Reid intensifies I’m surprised no one got this!!

[@MrSauri1]

Pipper perri

[@braindead4067]

Blacked

[@140TrillionSuns]

ivanchuk calculatet everything is nothing wrong to bring king at D4 in front of 5 Wei Yi pieces LMAO

[@davidneff7620]

I started cracking up the minute I saw King to D4. It was set up too beautifully

[@markattila9835]

Amazing game by Ivanchuk, it made me realize how little I know chess compared to these grandmasters. To have your king on d4 with all those pieces and not to falter is unthinkable. True mastery.

[@bryllejustinreforma6292]

If Tal makes that rook sacrifice in that position;I'm sure he'll find a way to finish it up with his genius imagination!

[@dravendfr]

It’s amazing how clear the moves are in hindsight in comparison to the pressure of gameplay.

[@Hallands.]

That was really fun! Brilliant, sharp play by Ivanchuk. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@tonym2513]

I’ve watched this so many times, but the title makes me laugh as soon as I see it, so I have to watch it again every time. =) Your king is on d4!!!!

[@jvarunkumar]

Sadly the tournament has no live commentary... But at least we have agadmator :D Thanks so much for the video...

[@ClearReception]

Varunkumar Jayapaul if agad were to stream and do commentary I would definitely be watching that

[@danrangel5169]

The title of this video will always be top tier and one of your best……😂 Made me laugh out loud combined with the thumbnail

[@tarekalshareif2747]

Chucky is an uncrowned king... Totally a different taste than all... My favorite !

[@lachlanmoore2345]

Vassily walking a thin wire while staring death in the face. Bravo!

[@noapology88]

"Clean-up on Aisle 5."

[@seankauder9721]

noapology88 Best post

[@meissmart6678]

File 5*

[@pasijutaulietuviuesas9174]

@@meissmart6678 rank*. Files are marked with letters, not numbers.

[@pauldraper1736]

7:12 Qxb7 "Yeah I'm just gonna pick up this pawn here while you figure out what's going on in the middle."

[@RandyLayman]

I honestly forgot why I loved chess so much, but there are so few people I know that like to play at a serious level. These videos are amazing! Thank you

[@pierreyves.lebrun]

Your videos are really interesting and well explained, I stumbled upon them by complete coincidence but I have to say I love them! Please keep up the good work!

[@zedknows8391]

Finally a Game where the KING takes the Lead. The KING said to the rest of his Army "Hold my Sword" and took off.

[@jjvanzyl3075]

Ivanchuk is now my favourite player. He does not care to lose and he does things that other players won't even think of doing.

[@harabas3499]

Chucky's king march might as well rival that of Nigel's immortal king march or may i even call it the ''King March of the Millennium''' 1,010th like!!! for good ole Ckucky!!!

[@gerryportuguezjr.652]

Harabas349 I find Nigel's king march a bit underwhelming in my humble opinion, friend. I recommend you check out ChessNetwork's video titled "Is this the King of all King Walks?" White's king, after castling, went from g1 to h8 in 9 moves while being placed under fire from a bishop and 2 rooks supported with pawn advances and a knight. If it was any random game, maybe I'd just laugh it off. But, after knowing it was GM-level, I knew I had to look at it in a new light. I needed to get a new jaw after watching that amazing game in the video.

[@ramazanaktas3699]

An old video of you, sitting here thinking, what have I just watched? This Ivanchuk's is the most cold-blooded play I have ever seen.

[@Cryptorocker2000]

A king right in the battle with his men. thats what i love to see.

[@spirokaci]

Warrior King. Worth fighting for this kind of a King.

[@blacksnake186s]

I love watching your games with Vassily Ivanchuk. He's now my favorite player to watch 😀

[@thelogicalthinker3919]

Chucky is back!

[@sachintarke]

Near 40k subscribers..congo..u deserve it with ur hardwork n dedication towards chess..

[@ThePotaToh]

I would like to thank Wei Yi for castle capturing e3 sacrifice **_** creating one of my favorite games

[@walterm.robertsiiiphd2157]

Definitely an amazing game.

[@nikitamordovets4409]

more Ivanchuk!

[@fuji302]

Everybody: You can’t win a game using your king when your opponent is attacking. Chucky: Hold my vodka.

[@ihzbc]

May be the best game i've ever seen 😍

[@RaniaIsAwesome]

"I didn't understand anything"... hahaha, relateable.

[@LJLMETAL]

Great game! Fantastic defense

[@NickHunter]

King walkin out like "come at me, brah"

[@mehtabali568]

"And thus his march begins" 😂😂

[@peshutoshuv1800]

Only Ivanchuk can beat someone like Wei Yi with King on d4 in the middle-game :D :D :D

[@MetalCynics]

I can't believe I enjoy watching these videos. I am new to chess. Great channel..

[@mitchellwilley7208]

i love watching Ivanchuck's games, and i must say this game was an amazing one played by him.

[@TheAngelOfDeath01]

Hey, the king is a piece, like every other. It may move about as fast as a snail, but within close range, it's just as deadly!

[@georgiosvavliaras1066]

Chucky the Genius ladies and gentlemen! 👏🏼

[@peteralainszpiriev4750]

Super genial GM Vassily Ivanchuk admire this man and recommend to you see the ganes of other Ukranian super Gm Oleg Romanishin. I deeply dtudied his games and can say he is also real genius

[@bilalameer57]

Amazing videos as always. Keep going

[@dexxyhighlights7615]

I am watching ur channel for 6 months now .the games u show and the analysis u provide us helps a lot .thx for helping new chess players to improve.

[@Jo_0ne]

"King to f2 adding more protection to the e pawn and getting out of the WEI "

[@stephenr80]

Vassily is so brillaint!

[@RBG9000]

The quote is superb haha, great to hear the thoughts of players! :)

[@ayman5547]

Man I just love your videos, I watch one or two every day, I love how you make jokes and barely laugh at them, everything is cool, only one downside, you talk really slow, that I have to crank the speed to 1.5 or 1.75 and it feels normal, that one day I watched you on my smart tv which doesn't have that option, and it hit me, you are a real life slow motion guy xD Cheers mate

[@CSAN33]

Man seeing his King on d4 made me nervous for Vassily! If I just glanced at that position (albeit with my inexperienced eye) I would have thought it was over for him!

[@trevorinthailand]

An incredible game by Ivanchuk!

[@basquemaven7010]

What a game!

[@dnisbet71]

another great vid, thx again

[@anmax]

Nice to see Vassily in such a classy game before he found his true passion, slapping tournaments

[@Sergei_Bashkintcev]

What an admirable game by Ivanchuk!

[@airbreeze2038]

This King to d4 is madness! I woulnd't even consider that wow.

[@NNN_613]

Pure genius.

[@sostrinlaw4944]

I am an amateur chess player and have been watching these videos and your analysis of the games. So helpful!

[@MilanVucic94]

Never have I seen such a satisfactory defense

[@petarfenerdjiev7042]

This"hello everyone"sounds better than the others.

[@argandzero0]

"Thus the march begins" priceless

[@amyalindaily3781]

Thanks

[@dickbrazen]

I think Ivanchuk is your favorite player, and maybe Carlsen is in your top few. Whenever I see a video on Ivanchuk from you or others, he seems to get more intrigue and interest than the few people who are ranked higher than him. I do like that he was comfortable bringing his king to the very front of the front lines. It's the kind of move that usually gets me beat, but it's so fun when it doesn't.

[@TomaszWinnicki]

I would like to see more games with such masterful and aggressive use of the king.

[@davidgriffiths7696]

Nice positional development by Ivanchuk, not rushing forward to grab pawns and clean looking arrangement on the second and third row. He should make a good player😁. The opponent was relying on tricks and tactics instead of a well developed plan.

[@amoldivo]

Pawn d4 move was played, with thought of threatening both rook and king and perhaps having the king back to f2, our dude here just casually plays Kxd4, which seems like an amateur move, but it was really a brilliant move! 😂 Bet you didn't see that coming, did you?! 😗 It was just brilliant stuffs from Chucky! 🤧

[@jeffsmith1895]

I really like seeing board analysis

[@andrewmacintosh2287]

Crazy. How can vas evolve like this. Its just crazy.

[@altimate1]

Sir you are training champs here with your classes. Keep it up

[@harrickvharrick3957]

Agadmator, your analysis are always spot on and mostly you manage to totally cover precisely that what matters to the game - you don't waste any of the viewers' time, and are giving 'em it all. Besides being impressed by your knowledge, insight overview (if that is the right word, I translates it?) I too like all about you, your personality, your style. I however feel in this game, I am missing a move or two that really should have been covered. Where @ 2:16 black plays pawn to c6, with which he again offers white's queen the chance to grab pawn b7. Tot analyse that after White's Qxb7 likely would follow (Black) R b8, (Wh) B x f6, (Bl) Q x f6. First of all, here you state that White's wouldn't like to play Q x a7 - and I really would have liked you to illustrate us why with a few moves. But what I really don't understand is that you don't mention why White (also) wouldn't grab the c6 pawn next. AND, as it would be a way to prevent that, why Black wouldn't play Knight x f6 instead of touring /recapturing with the Queen as you project.

[@michaelthomheadley]

interesting "open air" attack on the king in this one. Thanks for sharing the game