Vladimir Kramnik Retires from Professional Chess! | ft. Kasparov vs Kramnik (1996)

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Garry Kasparov vs Vladimir Kramnik
"Clash of Titans" (game of the day Apr-06-2005)
Dos Hermanas (1996), Dos Hermanas ESP, rd 6, May-27
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Wade Variation (D47)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dc4 7. Bc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Nd4 Nc5 14. b4 cb3 15. ab3 b4 16. Na4 Nce4 17. Be4 Ne4 18. de6 Bd6 19. ef7 Qf7 20. f3 Qh5 21. g3 O-O 22. fe4 Qh3 23. Nf3 Bg3 24. Nc5 Rf3 25. Rf3 Qh2 26. Kf1 Bc6 27. Bg5 Bb5 28. Nd3 Re8 29. Ra2 Qh1 30. Ke2 Re4 31. Kd2 Qg2 32. Kc1 Qa2 33. Rg3 Qa1 34. Kc2 Qc3 35. Kb1 Rd4
The 8th Annual Dos Hermanas Chess Tournament held from May 20th to June 2nd, 1996 was a category XIX event. Ten of the world's best players, including the World Champion, competed in a round robin format. The participants were (in order of ELO): Garry Kasparov (2775), Vladimir Kramnik (2775), Vassily Ivanchuk (2735), Gata Kamsky (2735), Vishwanathan Anand (2725), Veselin Topalov (2700), Boris Gelfand (2700), Alexei Shirov (2690), Judit Polgar (2675), and local Spanish favorite Miguel Illescas-Cordoba (2635). Kramnik and Topalov took first as co-champions, each with 6/9, edging out Kasparov and Anand by half a point.
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[@sujoysengupta2734]

"Chucky can lose to a 2100 player, but on a good day even Alphazero would think twice before challenging Chucky". Truer words were never spoken!

[@Pintkonan]

i can hear alphazero laughing in germany dude! what a hit =D

[@ryanflanagan9624]

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[@ryanflanagan9624]

Pintkonan Jesus loves you all accpet Him as your Lord and Savior and you ard saved from sin death and hell so we can live with God and Jesus forevermore in paradise in heaven His death paid for our sins come to Jesus today amen

[@AdrianCotirta]

you words are more idiotic than a wearing a shit like a raper

[@AdrianCotirta]

@@ryanflanagan9624 yes its a cruel world but with your knowledge i'll end with shit on my fingers/stop buying all the toilet paper!

[@terrymarshall8746]

It’s sad to see such a legend retire so young. You chose a great game to annotate. You continue to bring the players to life with your channel and the stories, they are no longer just names in a book. Thank you for bringing chess to life!

[@aram9167]

Honestly it was time for him to retire. He was embarrassing himself way too much in the last year.

[@danceswithstone]

Oh snap! A heart should bring a bit of warmth on a f-f-f-frigid day.

[@Cillitbaaang]

Hey Greetings to North Dakota! Pretty darn nice nature you have!

[@vincentsartain3061]

Are there no seniors tournaments in the chess world? I'm thinking probably not, at least not on a FIDE and international scale. But wouldn't it be great to once again see the old timers who have since made way for young blood, making a comeback in the seniors divisions?

[@Bai_Su_Zhen]

@@aram9167 You can't be embarrassing yourself when playing against the top of the world. Maybe he wouldn't beat the very top players lately but he shall still deserve more respect than this. His name is known even to people who don't have anything to do with chess. I'd say that tells you something about the guy.

[@maoshengelia1230]

"On a good day even alphazero would think twice before challenging Chucky" - Agadmator 2019

[@yidiandianpang]

If alpha zero had learned about Chucky by then.

[@ManishSingh-bq2un]

What a 😂joke

[@oktoberron4215]

That would make Invanchuk the Chuck Norris of Chess.

[@mikhailmikhailov8781]

@@oktoberron4215 He literally is

[@localmechanic3327]

Still remember game where Kramnik calculate 11 ahead but doesnt see mate in 1😁

[@THUGmanHikigaya]

Any link to that game please :(

[@localmechanic3327]

@@THUGmanHikigaya kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6O1nXSBo7ieatE

[@PauloGarcia-sp5ws]

@Srilankan Tourist Your stupid. They are all extremely good players, so just because he does not want to keep losing to a World Champ in his prime mean hes any worse. Also, of coarse he kept challenging Kasparov and Anand, they were kid of the same chess generation as him.

[@tome57a]

If i remember correctly, there were two main theories as to why this happened. First, Kramnik was most likely mentally exhausted from playing against Deep Fritz due to the necessary intense calculations required. (Machines punish the slightest tactical inaccuracies.) Second, this is a very unusual mating pattern and it's well-known that GMs rely on pattern recognition to save on calculation time. This pattern just wasn't on Kramnik's mind.

[@Raghuveer2798]

He was a world champion and what are you? Just a useless hater 😂

[@jeremyhulbert3343]

That pic of Kasporov looks like the last thing someone sees after offending the mob.

[@skiperinoagadmaterino446]

Vast knowledge 0:00 First move 1:55 Completely different game 4:32 Find next move 13:05 / 15:01

[@thestranger9018]

So whats the idea here?

[@krioni86sa]

ClownFiesta

[@protoword10]

Chrioni Sta Ana Are you Peter Svidler?

[@executorarktanis2323]

Skiperino....?

[@ChessSerbia]

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[@christovennagara9162]

Thanks Antonio, for showing the winning stats between Kramnik and other World Champions (except Ivanchuk) to show how legend he was

[@eg2821]

Seriously how long has Vishy been in the top 10? it seems like he has always been up there in most tournaments he played in.

[@pazdziochowaty]

And he still keeps there at age of 49 - thanks to Kramnik, as Vishy wanted to retire some time ago and it was Vlad who persuaded him to stay in chess.

[@colinstewart1432]

Has he ever been outside the top 10 ?

[@bropro1553]

Long time bruv

[@crypticstreak.1991]

Anatoly karpov in top 1 for 2 decades 😅

[@manty7734]

Nice touch the scores at the end it nicely shows how strong kramnik really was

[@philsebastian7667]

There are so many games where Kasparov loses on this channel. His victories are incredible, would like to see more of his winners

[@mr.t9023]

In the spirit of Kramnik

[@eliacafasso5249]

Hey, that's what I wanted to write :)

[@jimpatrick3452]

No more like in the spirit of Vladimir

[@raylopez99]

I was the 64th 'thumbs up' on this comment. In the spirit of Kramnik, please no more 'thumbs up' so it will remain at 64 forever, like the number of squares on a chessboard. Thank you.

[@jimpatrick3452]

Let’s makes it 65 lol

[@landwolf00]

One of the GOATs. Though sad to see Big Vlad retire, thanks for all the great games!

[@escueladeartesemocionales]

I wanted to know more about Kramnik so I started to look all the games from your playlists. I've been doing that with some of the WC players to understand how they think and because I enjoy very much your commentary and your vast knowledge. With all the games I've seen and specially this video I got a whole new respect for Big Vlad, so thank you so much. You became a fountain of knowledge and entertainment, so keep on rockin brother!

[@wjl3299]

Chucky* - AlphaZero - Magnus Carlsen - - - - everybody else (*on a good day)

[@navvyeanand2083]

Misha >>>

[@thebmc101ify]

the fucking ending is the greatest... everyone knows the great chucky can lose against a 2100, but on a good day even alpha zero would think twice before challenging chucky .... this man makes my day, everyday. i could never repay

[@ericsbuds]

for some reason I just love it when a knight is protecting a piece that's checking the other king.

[@quazzydiscman]

Kramnik... Always winning. Never losing. Even in a hopeless position, he can will his way to a win with sheer intimidation. One of the best of all time, for sure. Thanks Agadmator!

[@edmunddantes5657]

Really enjoyed your illustration of the astonishing stats that GM Kramnick achieved against World Champions.Thanks.

[@spling]

"Maybe in a few years" It makes me very happy to hear you say this! I am looking forward to your 50th anniversary subscriber videos when you will have 7.5 billion subscribers.

[@kollbersantos]

Thanks for the video Antonio!

[@ravikirana4247]

Kramnik will always be a Chess Legend. The great #BigVlad

[@federicogemin1715]

Awesome video as always

[@marianori8308]

"EVEN Alpha zero would think twice before challenging Chucky!" Made my evening! And a note to big Vlad: He is such a Gentleman - like great Boris and Anatoli.

[@zebra3stripes]

Medo is illustrating that Kramnik had the option of castling to either side.

[@himanshusharma-lt3zg]

2/3 of the Earth is covered by water and rest by Antonio and his fans😃😃😃

[@07aniketdeysarkar26]

Wow...... well said 😃😃

[@droceretik]

How are you measuring fan numbers? Subscribers? Viewers? Likes? I think its about 500,000 views. If every viewer has 1 square metre to stand in then that is equivalent to 500,000 sq metres or a field 500 metres x 1,000. metres. The Earth has a surface area of 510 million sq. km, or 510, 000,000,000,000 sq. metres. You have only exaggerated Antonio's popularity by a factor of about 10 billion. You must love his videos, or Antonio, very much! Perhaps by his 40's, Antonio would have posted 10 billion videos. Well, an awful lot anyway. Good on you Antonio. Look after your health, eat well and take Medo for a walk to get some exercise. Live a long life posting chess videos. (No, I'm not your mum).

[@himanshusharma-lt3zg]

@@droceretik Well I forgot ,that the Earth is also occupied by brilliant people like u

[@alexanderstoyanov7464]

*and De Gea :)

[@ryanflanagan9624]

Jesus loves you all accpet Him as your Lord and Savior and you ard saved from sin death and hell so we can live with God and Jesus forevermore in paradise in heaven His death paid for our sins come to Jesus today amen

[@DeidaraC5]

I used to analyse Kramnik's games as a kid with my grandfather. Big respect and thanks for covering this game. I even paused both times :)

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

Thank you for those stats at the end of the video. Very interesting!

[@georgeray649]

Such a great player Kramnik was. It was just a one lead by Carlsen with him. A phenomenal player

[@hasirama]

I really like the fact that you took the time and effort to show how ridiculously strong Kramnik actually was in his prime. A lot of people now have kind of a wrong idea that he is not all that strong. This should shut them up. If you know what I am talking about, you are an excellent watcher of interviews.

[@ksharma587]

Though I learned a lot and love all your videos, I forget to like. Please add at least a 5 sec reminder at the start. Chess needs the recognition that you can definitely provide.

[@1994mrmysteryman]

I can remember as one of the three Ks. Kasparov. Karpov. Kramnik.

[@mage1212]

Kramnik's part of the KKK

[@gillrowley7264]

Add a 4th and 5th K. Keres and Korchnoi. Two of the strongest players ever to not win the world championship.

[@droceretik]

@@gillrowley7264 How about Kamsky, 5 times US champion and rated 4th in the World at one stage. What about Karjakin, Blitz and Rapid champion a few years ago. A notable mention is Alexander Kotov, Russian GM who wrote lots of great chess books including "Think Like A Grand master". However, where do we draw the line between who's really great and who's just great?

[@TSgitaar]

@@droceretik In order of strength: Kasparov, Karpov, Kramnik, Keres, Karjakin, Kamsky, Kotov. Personally, I would leave out Kamsky and Kotov. Keres was a true legend.

[@kasparov9]

And Karlsen, Karuana and Karjakin :)

[@tenacious645]

"on a good day, even Alpha Zero would think twice before challenging Chucky" - Agadmator. Lol I love it

[@michailtheodosiou6368]

he said tempi...you sir are a man of culture and for that i salute you!

[@RickyLaneMusic]

Very deep analysis. Showing off your vast knowledge. 😀

[@ultrainstinctshaggy669]

Big Vlad's gonna be missed. He's a beast

[@JJ-kl7eq]

5:45 Putting knights on the rim is a sign it is time to give up on chess. Like cars, if you are just using tires with no treads and they’re just on the rims it’s time to re-tire.

[@droceretik]

I have seen a few games where Carlsen puts a knight on the rim. Should Carlsen give up chess? Yes it's a general principle but I wouldn't be too dogmatic about it. Nice little anecdotes but they don't hold much air and so are a bit flat.

[@charliesaint]

....did you understand the original comment at all? incredible how some people have ABSOLUTELY no sense of humor

[@JJ-kl7eq]

Alain, Don’t waste your time. He’s a stalker. Follows me around pretending to act knowledgeable and trolling. I think he might be a conspiracy theorist, but I don’t remember where I first saw him show up. I think all would have been better if his parents had just given him a puppy when he was a kid. That is not to suggest that he would have learned compassion from the dog, but after he tortured it they would have sat down and wondered, “Gee, Droceretik shot the puppy with a staple gun again, maybe there’s something wrong with him.”

[@Psyman2]

@@droceretik Are you on drugs?

[@Stonefalconetti]

Re tire might be the joke (a really bad joke in fact, noone found it funny except you two) but doceretik is right. In carlsen vs rapport recently, carlsen played Na4 as early as move 10.

[@charlock2614]

Yes

[@the___dude]

Next series: Kramnik-Kasparov 2000 WCC

[@andrewptob]

That would be cool!

[@kasparov9]

No not that one, Kasparov was terrible!

[@kasparov9]

Kasparov-Karpov 1985 was pretty good.@@MrSupernova111

[@dab1463]

The. Best. Chess. Channel. On. KZbin. Period.

[@gooddognigel9992]

@Da B check out mato jelic

[@heliox9814]

As a french, I love the way you pronounce « en passant »

[@richard-b-riddick]

Great analisys, and great spanish accent, congrats.

[@mendozajovy]

Thank you for featuring Kramnik...

[@gillrowley7264]

"Even AlphaZero would think twice about challenging Chucky". Best chess quote ever.

[@johnmcclane6720]

Great content

[@lovenickk]

one thing i like to think about is that 50 or more years from now, a chess youtuber is going to talk about players like carlsen, kramnik, nakamura, MVL, and aronian the same way we talk about players like fischer, petrosion, tal, morphy , capablanca, and so forth. I find it amazing that we live in a generation where we get to experience games between these legends and 50-100 years from now they’ll still be appreciated like they should. Kramnik is an amazing player and will 100% be one of the most important influences for the future chess generation.

[@aainulislam3367]

nice tribute for cramnik. nice work

[@1_0es46]

The LEGEND with the Biggest BLUNDER ever ):

[@Alex-xy6xq]

I can't believe it......i really hope that kramnik will participate in the candidates tournament or in a big tournament and win it......this will for sure motivate him......

[@marianori8308]

I am afraid not. Its just almost impossible to have the same will in a candidates as the young generation who really wants to fight for THE title - a title he has had many years. This is a mental thing - and physical its harder and harder to keep such a concentration over many hours for many games in a few weeks - maybe even Carlsen is already feeling that - appart from the impact it has on you when you don't know anything else than beeing chased for such a long time. As Big Boris said: "None of my years were more unlucky than the three I was world chess champion." Well of course during cold war it was much much more pressure and publicity than we know it now (and thats good), but still...

[@richardfeynman5560]

Those were the good old days...;-)

[@jeremycraft2445]

I can't wait for The Kramnik Saga! My favorite Modern player!

[@troyyey4353]

respect to Vladimir Kramnik from libya. GL with life sir

[@hcgreier6037]

18:28 I really like the weird ASCII-Table here! 🤣

[@arpitadey1784]

Superb video

[@WUPZLOL]

4:50 "b4 - c captures b3" ok... also known as the invisible pawn's king indian gambit decline attack! not seen before

[@danboy7602]

Agad great video Artemiev just won the Gibraltar Masters,can you annotate the last game? It seems he will be Vlads successor

[@MrVvulf]

I hope Kramnik enjoys some well earned rest and is able to enjoy chess on his own terms, in his own time. A great competitor, champion and gentleman.

[@TheGautamj]

We have a completely different game, well obviously as it was played 15 years before. :))

[@gishena]

"..but on a good day, even AlphaZero would think twice before challenging Chucky". Take a bow mister!

[@ashokkumara5227]

Missing kramnik.......hit here 😍

[@danielchequer5842]

1:08 so It seems Croatia also has the surveillance motorbike... Interesting

[@Orion-zq8jf]

amazing how brilliant these guys are but still miss a mate in 4.. Is there a collection of games where one player missed a mate and then lost? hopefully if there is, it wont be a long list

[@andrzejgorecki7831]

2070 - Kramnik saga on agadmator's channel? ;)

[@07aniketdeysarkar26]

2070 ??? Why so late ?? I'll be 70 years old then.....too old to understand chess.😋

[@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372]

@@07aniketdeysarkar26 I'll be in prison by then

[@arnoldo8642]

@@andreingramakadjscrewrip7372 o.O lol wtf why do u say that?

[@tomislavblazevic2742]

Dear Antonio, I gotta compliment you on your vast knowledge of the English language as well. I don't think you get enough credit for that. How did you go about learning it that well, apart from the practice you get on your channel?

[@lemons20]

When you show alternative gameplays, you don’t always make the best moves

[@evananderson8452]

He was very good. Stronger than many thought he was.

[@TheDiceMatrix]

Well done. Agcelsior!

[@ravikirana4247]

Chess World gonna miss fierce attacking Legend

[@oliverangermuller9827]

Great game by Kramnik and great video. It´s sad that Kramnik ended his career with the last place in Wijk aan Zee. He overpressed several games and lost. His game against Giri was devastating. This was not the Kramnik we knew.

[@sumit.bhowmik.]

Kramnik is my fav player in classical

[@anupspendse]

@agadmator can you please start analysis of playing styles of greats with examples from multiple matches?

[@wraith_youtube]

15:07 I couldn't find the checkmate in 4, because I assumed after Bxd3+ white just captures with the queen instead of the rook. I fail to see how the queen on d1 helps with anything, whereas from d3 it guards the pawn on c4 so the continuation discussed in the video is not possible. Can someone explain to me how black punishes Qxd3? I cannot find it.

[@hume1234561]

Kramnik was the heir apparent to Kasparov's throne. It's funny how time flies.

[@shyamdas6231]

10:05 even the dog had it enough when Kasparov allowed too much activity for his opponent.

[@yigityigit3419]

1:07 Someone is attempting to steal your car Agad.

[@jorgedejesus435]

please do a kramnik series

[@karwaytan]

Thank you Kramnik!

[@Hudheifah]

Even the ambulance knew it was a good game

[@mylesknudsen7920]

“Info corner”

[@PrinceChauhan010]

LIKEED FOR THE QUOTE OF GREAT KRAMNIK.. I NEED TO WORK HARD TOO.. 10000 HOURS . 10000 GAMES 10000 TRADES .. GREAT INSPIRATON .

[@madhukef6267]

Where do u get chess news?

[@aaronjerry3544]

At 13:05 when he asks us to try and figure out the move, R f8 would also be a good move for black

[@prateekdwivedi2674]

Hi I am not sure if you are correct that he missed the mate in 4 move as taking Knight with queen is also an option which might just equalize the position...m not a expert player so ignore this if you feel m not right otherwise you can cut the only sad part of this game. Big fan of your channel. :)

[@wymankaluba3827]

great game of chess There!

[@robtrini]

Let out a big "yay" when I found Bc6

[@renehenriksen1735]

Ten thousand games a month. Wild...

[@thescholiast5118]

The alternative checkmate you suggest for Kramnik wouldn't work if after Black plays Bxd3+, White plays Qxd3 instead of Rxd3, because at the end, after Rxe4+ White will play Qxe4 and no checkmate.

[@djtroopexalibur5997]

after 3:55, black c4 move - If white instead.. dxe6 2. d4xbd3 e6xf7+ // if black ..f7x e6 then kng5 ..or direct e5! ( knh4 followed by idea Qh5.) Is it worth a bishop sac on d3? As white I would considered it.

[@shirishsharma8372]

I thought vlad would play some candidates before retirement.

[@Vempori]

#suggestion Agadmator, could you analyze the Kasparov vs Kramnik game of 1994 with the queen sack?

[@samirankundu2955]

Please make more video of Kasparov game

[@williamgoss4691]

Good game. Not a good day for Kasparov. Thkz

[@leonardoludaescher6227]

This reminds me of Vishy Anand's immortal chess game vs Aronian.!

[@Mrajayaswal]

As per check mate in 4.... Queen can also capture the bishop

[@rainerimarco9459]

We’re waiting for kramnik saga

[@vinayak86ful]

kramnik is a king thats it

[@07aniketdeysarkar26]

Was*....... every kingdom falls and every king falls

[@droceretik]

@@07aniketdeysarkar26 Except the Kingdom of Heaven.

[@07aniketdeysarkar26]

@@droceretik Which doesn't even exist.

[@droceretik]

@@07aniketdeysarkar26 Then thought or dreams don't exist or any intangible concept such as God or the meaning of life? I'll leave you to argue your point with the approximate 4 billion believers in a higher being and the place where a higher being exists such as Heaven. "Heaven and Earth" certainly exists as the embodiment's of spiritualism and physical reality. We can't prove that Heaven does or doesn't physically exist even though nobody can look through a telescope and find Heaven. I would suggest that you come down from your concrete plinth and start thinking about abstract concepts.

[@07aniketdeysarkar26]

@@droceretik You see, I believe in a different heaven , a different god. For me, God is not a doll sitting in His dollhouse (Heaven) , doing nothing. I believe , god lives within humans . God is present in all of us . If you hurt someone , you directly hurt GOD. Don't believe what billions believe . Billions once believed that the earth is flat.....is it ? I don't believe in utopian world , but I WANT TO CHANGE this world into that utopian world which is called Heaven.

[@marcozec5019]

15:33 if q takes d3, how would the forcing mate continue..??

[@Arjetube]

btw. why are they retiring so early? He's only 40! Some club members of our local chessclub are still active with 80+. Also playing tournaments.

[@aunggabe]

thanks for giving very nice farewell to great person.

[@naeembakht7157]

@15:32 can someone explain why you can’t capture the bishop on d3 with the queen, instead of the rook

[@dennisdzeko3916]

Because Qh1 check followed by Qe1 is checkmate.

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

Pls link for comparing chess players? I believe Michael Adams has a good score against Kramnik. Anyhow, Kramnik has done a great job so far.