Viswanathan Anand's Best Chess Game Ever

[@GothamChess]

Shout out to the fans from 🇮🇳 ❤️ What’s your favorite Vishy game?

[@Kratos6889]

His game against Aronian that agadmator covered.

[@glassofchai9047]

Vishy played a game in 2011 where he introduced a novelty..

[@neeltaneja6242]

1989 Vishy vs Tal was a nice game too

[@anitb1874]

All his games are must watch

[@abhaytaranathk7496]

The one with aronian in the semi slav defense

[@ConcordMass]

“To become good at anything you have to know how to apply basic principles. To become great at it, you have to know when to violate those principles.” - Garry Kasparov

[@sangamkatuwal9437]

This is just amazing kasparov op

[@Unexpectedthings007]

@interplanetary penguin true bro true

[@prodwhoa]

Anytime a GM chess player gives advice.. I trust em 100%

[@Gadottinho]

good citation actually, that's what make good movies for example, too

[@Shrey_2557]

That's an amazing quote thanks for sharing

[@Silent.]

I feel like a child watching Dora the explorer when Levy asks me a question

[@tanaypatel8412]

Then you must be really good at chess cause dora asks shit.

[@sravanthch2879]

@@tanaypatel8412 nah nah he is being sarcastic lol

[@अण्वायुवरीवर्त]

@@sravanthch2879 no he's most likely not

[@sravanthch2879]

@@अण्वायुवरीवर्त lol I really think he is being sarcastic, no one would comment something like this just to imply they're great at chess, L Broo come you can think this 😂 death note OP

[@अण्वायुवरीवर्त]

@@sravanthch2879 but then there's no point in that comment.

[@rutwizz]

Indians: We have been summoned

[@gewolf4665]

4 minutes and got heart Here before the comment goes viral

[@slayer_hazard89]

Yes

[@arnamot3468]

Yessss

[@kshitijsharma759]

Stolen

[@arnamot3468]

@@kshitijsharma759 your "stolen" comment is also stolen by the way

[@Ankur4330]

"And then he will lose everything else...probably including his desire to play chess." You brutal, Levy! Loving this series!

[@xthebumpx]

Turns out it was the demands of being one of Kramnik's seconds that broke him instead. :D

[@user-xf6ox6zx4w]

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[@AnishGiriOfficial]

I actually watched this video by accident. It's actually a good video. Good stuff.

[@adityapawar4998]

First

[@austinjames5516]

@Anish Giri do you plan on streaming on Twitch anytime soon

[@AdityaPal_sciencepal]

Gustav Giri !!

[@sudhiranjanbajaj1488]

Ag rwid

[@saipawankumar5297]

I bet you were able to find H6, weren't you?

[@AnotherPanther]

Vishy losing queen: oh no Also Vishy: anyway

[@abhijyotsingh75]

Tonight , I checkmate my opponent, James loses his queen . And Richard quits chess .(If you know in which reference I am talking about . Its limenade :- that meme youtube channel )

[@markgoldbridge3893]

@@abhijyotsingh75 yeah I know that Finnish guy

[@sonya1500]

Call the ambulance

[@abhijyotsingh75]

@@sonya1500 but not for me

[@jishnuviswanath]

I read it in jermy Clarkson voice rather than vishy's voice

[@pallavrajpatra7227]

Viswa - Sanskrit for World Nathan - Sanskrit for Ruler. So yes, World Champion.

[@maheshs4056]

And he gives Anand(Happiness) to us all :)

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

world ruler happiness doesn't sound good sequentially

[@ashthepokemonmaster2375]

@@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos Happy world ruler maybe?

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

@@ashthepokemonmaster2375 yeah it makes sense when you translate it from sanskrit to hindi but english translation sounds weird

[@monalghosal]

Me thinking that Vish means poison ._.

[@t.hussain921]

Vishy after playing bishop to g6 : "Call an ambulance, call an ambulance... But not for me."

[@hulk8384]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@milosmilojevic5284]

Vishy said "Oh no my queen!"

[@sanantonio4828]

hahahahahaha lolololol

[@rohithjacob4699]

Wiwowowowowowowowowowowowowo

[@hardymemes2124]

And oh no my bishop

[@anmoljhamb8775]

😂😂😂

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

It's been a while...I forgot how to play chess!

[@mukulagarwal16]

Toughest task ever: choosing best Vishy game

[@Sifter2K]

And best Queen sacrifice by Tal

[@hughmongusfeline3452]

@@Sifter2K most aggressive nezy game?

[@Sifter2K]

@@hughmongusfeline3452 Most impressive draw by Giri?

[@vashishthshukla9013]

@@Sifter2K 🤣

[@mna-salih6857]

I beat the chess master 💪😎 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3WzpH-GnJh8mK8

[@growandgame]

It looked like Vishy was hanging by a thread the whole time, when in reality, he was dominating

[@vikrambijarniya6568]

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[@vking4535]

Exactly!! One bad move and he's gone! But he didn't make any! That's Vishy.

[@swolejszo]

When Vishy plays like this he is every bit as entertaining as Tal in his prime. My head spins trying to sort through how he could possibly see the combinations of moves he seems to always find. Great video and analysis!

[@akramansari885]

Agreed! Infact Vishy has said that his fav player is the magician from Riga

[@Gnemfran]

I met him a few years ago in the Cap d agde event. I exchange a few words with him about his book and how to use it. I still have the picture of him and i on my desk. Nice nice guy !!!

[@SrikarMaddula]

Me: Sees Vishy Anand on Thumbnail. Me: Clicks the next second.

[@mosiah.torres]

7:12 Agadmator: "Wait, that's illegal"

[@chessandmathguy]

I don't get it.

[@mosiah.torres]

@@chessandmathguy It's just something that Agadmator says so often, that has become almost a copyrighted phrase of his :)

[@Phurngirathaana]

@@chessandmathguy apply watermelon balm👍🙏

[@-_Nuke_-]

Picasso once said it took me a lifetime to learn to paint like a child again... In this game Anand played like a complete beginner, or at least his play reminded me of how I used to play before I learned how to play chess... With the difference that he crushed a GM. Absolute jaw dropping genius from Anand, and before computers existing to validate his moves, shows Anands true genius and passion for the game... I can see in my imagination Anand prior to that game playing on his own with these variations on his board some cold night of winter drinking hot chocolate and hearing the drizzle of the rain outside planning out his moves! Chess is a wonderful game :)

[@boopathynirmal6205]

One of the best comments. Rare to find.

[@suadrifrasan2726]

One correction - he would play through a hot, humid Chennai night instead... sipping rasam

[@hulk8384]

@@suadrifrasan2726 😄😄😄

[@shankhadeepmandal978]

One correction: Everything will be exactly as it is.....except for the fact that it will either be a ROBUSTA coffee in a stailess steel cup or a NILGIRI tea in polymer cup

[@jeshnaa1377]

@@suadrifrasan2726 true we don't drink hot chocolate since Chennai is already very hot >

[@MVeeraManoharaSubbiah]

GothamChess: He didn't say all that, they don't speak to eachother over the board chess. Everyone: But they do give each other stares that are like flares over the board 😂

[@gray_gogy]

Watching too much Queen's Gambit I see

[@MVeeraManoharaSubbiah]

@@gray_gogy guilty as charged 😂

[@JaganChess]

Wow Levy. What a homage you have paid Vishy! Described the game so well, tongue in cheek! Great selection too as its probably a lesser known absolute jewel.

[@gadingnizam9828]

This 'best game' series begin after Levy lose a chess dice game against Eric Rosen😂

[@parvindernogi6264]

someone’s loss is our gain...

[@Mati-zc2ym]

After dice match Levy said that loser makes more money out of it, maybe he already knew

[@RetsamX]

No, it started when he analyzed his own best game.

[@joebrowse5338]

@@RetsamX that's a result of the dice game, could say it started when he was born..

[@RetsamX]

@@joebrowse5338 His own game... which happened way before the dice game.

[@arvindiyer6012]

I can't wait for Ivanchuk's best game, although he has so many that showcase his insane creativity and attacking genius. I hope you'll feature his game against Kasparov from 1991 Linares tournament.

[@Quirktart]

If i was playing this game against vishy or i was watching, i would think that he kept blundering and then I'd realize how fucking brilliant he is

[@ImprovePath]

I am from India. This game of vishy reminded me of Magician Mikhail Tal. Vishy plays like magician in this game. Absolutely insane. ❤

[@arkishchakraborty3787]

Its more like vishy himself . Tal's style was much different than the great attacker's in chess like Alekhine,Fischer,Kasparov,Anand, Shirov,Nezhmetdinov and others

[@verasinha7863]

I bet 50 years later Vishy will be called the magician from india just like Tal was called the magician from Riga

[@vetiarvind]

If anyone ever doubted that Vishy is a genius, they just need to watch this. What a beast of a talent. Here is how I would feel playing Vishy. White: Moves pawn. Me: Resign.

[@stevenknight6756]

Wow. This may be my favorite game ever. I just love how none of the moves felt like the engine's best move...they all felt like someone who was just a few steps ahead at all times.

[@asishreddy7729]

Thank you so much Levy! As someone who's never seen Vishy play, Im beginning to understand how formidable he is... damn!

[@GMPranav]

0:57 It was in this position that it was completely winning for Vishy. Scandinavian against a super GM lol.

[@RealMadrid-lj6vm]

Mangus plays Scandinavian too sometimes...

[@GMPranav]

@@RealMadrid-lj6vm against chess24 plebs yeah.

[@yousaidwhaaaattt8631]

Sick Game.

[@rith359]

Anand is and was great!

[@2cents483]

Thanks for this game. Been a fan of Anand since he was in grade 7 or 8 . I fell in love with chess watching him play then and have never quite gotten over it . You've got have seen the "lightning" kid then ! Its true : "Chess, Like Love, Like Music, Has The Power To Make Men Happy." - Siegbert Tarrasch

[@chippy2097]

You explain the lines in the game in a really clear way, keep it up!

[@mychesspal]

Thanks Levy for making this excellent video! Absolutely incredible for Anand to find so many brilliant moves in this game back in 1997. At par with his immortal win against Aronian, if not better.

[@mltysc7646]

please more vishy games, he's been my idol since I was a kid!

[@lynxerax7011]

the absolute madman played bg6!!! chess is beautiful sometimes.

[@jayeshyadav8891]

Huge respect for showing this instead of the game vs Aronian🙏

[@leadnitrate2194]

Seriously. This game is also a very famous one, but the Aronian game has been beaten to death already

[@thendcomes]

Unpopular opinion but for me, the Aronian game was diminished because it was, in Aronian's words, a "theoretical trap". The standout moves Bc5! and Ne5! were computer moves Anand discovered in his world championship prep. It's still a great game because Anand was able to finish the attack and found f5! over the board.

[@xthebumpx]

I'm partial to the Aronian game because I watched it live in one of the first Chess tournaments I ever watched, but I get the point about it being a computer discovered theoretical trap.

[@mna-salih6857]

I beat the chess master 💪😎 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3WzpH-GnJh8mK8

[@theeddytor]

yes sir vishy anand has been honored with Padma Vibhushan award it's like highest civilian award. i love this analysis of old games of many other legend. 👍 i am buddhist but in chess world vishy sir is my gautam buddha.

[@jaygerlach6884]

Great energy as always, Levy. This was a beautiful example of the kind of chess that I would like to play. Very very tactical with leaving his bishop in danger in order to manipulate the moves of his opponent.

[@markconrad9619]

This game is so savage by Vishy. Dubious opening for this level but still very mind blowing tactics.

[@df6021]

I'm lovin' Levy's energy in these Greatest Games series. It's awesome to see his effort and passion

[@FreshDanieell]

This is a great series, I love the way you kinda make a story out of a chess game. Only someone who is passionate about the game can do that. Great job!

[@abhigyandatta2008]

@8:49, Lautier: I'm up +9 in material count . Vishy: I have mate in 3, GG.

[@saraswatisingh1325]

Next do tal's best game. The most difficult to choose It's even his birthday today so a kind od a tribute

[@samarpan9382]

Was yesterday nub.. What a disgrace...

[@2FadeMusic]

@@samarpan9382 Relax buddy

[@crazypomp927]

Tal's best game actually isn't difficult to pick. It's gotta be the 1960 World Championship Game 6. No doubt about it.

[@bosniandankmemer1821]

@@crazypomp927 Yeah it's good but Botvinnik did some unnecessary mistakes in the Position. I love the game where he thinks about the Hippo in the USSR championship. i think it was against smyslov no?

[@crazypomp927]

@@bosniandankmemer1821 All great games inevitably involve the opponent making some mistakes so I don't see the mistakes by Botvinnik as diminishing the game's greatness at all.

[@marcusbelassie]

Really appreciate the Best Games Ever series. I wouldn't be able to see the games' beauty without commentary like this.

[@default0467]

Wow, I can’t imagine being good enough at chess to notice these things

[@nggurugaming5160]

You are an amazing person yourself mate. Very respectful and nice. Subscribed your channel

[@Nachiket_upadhye_23]

any non Indian chess youtuber's first test is how they pronounce Vishi and Prags name, So for Agadmator and you did a good job.

[@trent797]

The Aronian one is definitely worth covering. It is so insanely complicated with pieces hanging on almost every move.

[@h2rChirag]

Also There Is One More Game Vishy Vs Sokolov 1992 Jus 28 moves. I am making a video on that next

[@leadnitrate2194]

Is this the one where he sacs a knight on an empty square

[@h2rChirag]

@@leadnitrate2194 ✅

[@agarwalharsh_]

This series will we be your channels real essence.

[@critical_analysis]

Amazing analysis! Anand such an amazing player, truly great player and a humble champion. A role model in sport and in life.

[@viksinha5410]

6:30 Two years later that move is iconic

[@Mason_000]

*White King* and *Black Bishop* chilling together 🍾🍾

[@baltejsingh12]

Love your videos and especially this one. Your respect for Vishy really shines through. Your explanations of the brilliance of his moves was great to watch. Thank you for making this content!

[@Daaavr]

He’s so calm in these older vids

[@Trisha_an_Artist]

I imagine when Levy learned all languages in the world and explains players' thoughts on the language they speak.

[@samsamm1402]

Great vid! Vishy's one of 4 sports people to get the padma vibhushan but that's still incredible. The others are Edmund Hilary, Sachin and Mary Kom.

[@Techneam]

Vishwanath played Bg6 and thought "Call ambulance, call ambulance. But not for me." 😂😂😂😂

[@dkpandey1996]

21. Bg6 was a true 'Mikhail Tal' move by Vishy... Pure genius and imagination behind that move.

[@LazyOniichan]

love from india levy vishy is my all time fav player

[@jasper5016]

Great video man. Vishy is a modern-day mix of M Tal + Kasparov (with a happy face). Thanks for the video. Please bring more videos of Vishy, Karpov, Kasparov, Rashid and the legend M Tal.

[@speedycyclone3111]

7:35 I was thinking of Rxf7? Weaking the king and winning pawns for the Vish. Plus if king takes discovery? :) Also great vid btw...

[@yangwenli668]

Ya that's a very good line actually 👍

[@speedycyclone3111]

@@yangwenli668 Yes i agree, thx

[@karthiktadepalli7560]

I love this series!! Keep it up. Can't wait for Anand-Aronian...

[@TCousteau]

Bruh I was born on July 20th 1997... the day this tourney started 😂💀

[@yangwenli668]

XD

[@ImEverythingYouCrave]

hacked ur email

[@TCousteau]

@@ImEverythingYouCrave monkaS

[@r302112]

This series is brilliant Levy - keep em coming. Big fan from UK

[@paradise1760]

Vishy is awesome ❤️

[@lml9915]

Absolutely loving the series can’t wait for the next ones

[@jovindsouza3407]

This game is the personification of the *"Oh No! Anyway..."* meme.

[@Abc-tx4zr]

crazy man this is actually very instructive, in so many low level games i play your queen is almost as important as your king, it seems like he leveraged that idea because i bet he was not prepared for that bishop move. He just had too many threats.

[@applelmao1973]

This man played with his enemy's phycology so much that his enemy had to resign

[@pinkubhola7255]

Vishy's Bishop:"CALL AN AMBULANCE...... BUT NOT FOR ME"

[@AayushSaxena07]

One of the best game of vishy, looking forward for the gamr against levon (Game of the century according to magnus)

[@KawalOp]

C1 bishap to b2 was too great at 8:46 because he got either the rook or queen

[@shreyashshreekant148]

What makes this even better is that joel lautier is a great player himself being the only other player to have a plus score against kasparov

[@racernixon7031]

Kramnik ka naam suna hai kabhi?

[@shreyashshreekant148]

@@racernixon7031 yeah i do write : ' only other player', referencing kramnik. Kramnik is an all time great, no one denies that.

[@racernixon7031]

@@shreyashshreekant148 did you edited your comment?i didn’t see other when i first saw this comment.anyway goodnight.

[@mo1ya938]

@@racernixon7031 No. If he did it'll show up next to their name like : [ name ] [ comment_time ] (edited)

[@vedantagarwal8516]

I loved How U pronounced Viswanathan Anand's name. It was cool!

[@falconloverxxxxxx2936]

Still the best game was against GM Abish Matthew

[@mehulnaredy3471]

I really enjoyed this video levy with all that dramatic commentary it added more flair. Love your work hope to see you more on KZbin with Collab with Anish and his pack.

[@harianand9906]

Hey! From India :D great video, enjoyed it thoroughly! Just a small note, highest civilian honour or award in India is the Bharat Ratna (which translates to "India's gem"), second highest is Padma Vibhushan which you mentioned. I think you wanted to say that Vishwanathan Anand was the first sports person to get this award in 2007, he's not the only sports person though, Sachin Tendulkar and Edmund Hillary followed him in the 2008, and MC Mary Kom in 2020. Cheers :D Sorry if you thought I was nitpicky, just didn't want misinformation to spread unintentionally. Please feel free to correct me if I've stated anything wrong. Have a nice day! :)

[@goandroidtech2105]

underrated comment dude 😎

[@knightshade1463]

This is my favourite of your series so far! Brilliant game! Thanks so much!

[@blas_de_lezo7375]

I was thinking, since you're doing "best game of " pieces, what about some analysis of what makes top players different to each other? : like fav openings , weaknesses , sac they play more often than not... i heard somewhere that vishy is very comfortable with knights instead of bishops for example... the kind of things that top players need to remember when playing each other .

[@blas_de_lezo7375]

for example: if you're going against wesley so and you go for this opening chances are that.... / or dont try this against hikaru because he wins 80% of the time with this opening.

[@ianmoore5502]

left my jaw DROPPED at H6, I analyzed the board so much and decided there was no way a pawn move could solve anything here Levy knows what I'm thinking masterful

[@sohamshirode8699]

Flexing with adidas water bottle... LOL

[@RonGidron]

Awesome game and true brilliancy. continuing my petition for a great Ivanchuk game please Levi. Thanks!

[@masterblaster26]

I think his best game was against Joel Lautier

[@aayanansari700]

I think the same!

[@RustyDustyCrusty]

You are an amazing storyteller Levy. Keep it up!

[@glassofchai9047]

Also, Vishy Vs Abish Matthew(2020)is the best match ever. 🌟

[@gewolf4665]

Can we screenshot this

[@patrickghazarian8703]

Brilliant! Ty. I had to watch it over.

[@devangchavan2593]

I found the move only because I had memorized the game when i first saw it on #agadmators channel :)

[@ChesswithSuyashinMarathi]

you can watch it on my channel too, in Marathi

[@chessandmathguy]

@@ChesswithSuyashinMarathi what's the point of that when it's available in English?

[@ChesswithSuyashinMarathi]

@@chessandmathguy many people like to watch it in their mother tongue....

[@Copybook]

@@ChesswithSuyashinMarathi that is not tongue. That is language

[@theunknownrappa]

Loving the style of commentary over these games, subscribed

[@Rohit-wq7ir]

First

[@rith359]

Lol

[@yacoubb8849]

6:19 before vishy takes the bishy

[@pearhat640]

to be able to see those moves is simply genius. I wouldnt have dared to sacrifice that pawn ever.

[@yungsam64]

I assumed the Killah Moov was Rxf7 instead of Bxf6. What a masterpiece

[@tejas4039]

I knew Gotham from other streams- didn’t know he had such an AMAZING talent of explaining games. Definitely recommend subscribing

[@TheHideousgamer]

I love this I been watching through the backlog of videos and here I am just getting done reading The Scandinavian for Club Players and boom I find this video about Anand playing against the Scandinavian and killing my beloved opening xD

[@leskobrandon8454]

Vishy is probably the longest running 🐐 before Magnus. He was the best for SOOOO long

[@yashnayak2998]

Gotham you have such a strong voice man!!! We dont get bored even for a sec!!! So engaging💙

[@Ninofff]

Anand vs Ponomariov MTel Masters (2006), Sofia, Bulgaria, rd 4, Where he shows how doubled pawns can be good in the rigth position. I also like the stomp against Gelfand - Anand vs Gelfand Hoogovens Group A (1996), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 7 - closed sicilian and knight sacrifice to win in 25 - great stuff.

[@nextgenfootball69420]

i used to think agadmator was the only good chess channel on youtube but turns out gotham chess is also good, good job m8

[@theodoremercutio1600]

28:11 he almost blundered demonetization

[@vrebds2484]

Thanks for showing Vishy game🙏