Wei Yi's Immortal Game! || One Of The Greatest Games of 21st Century

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

No Wei Out

[@memyselfandi3727]

🤣 Great!!!

[@reamartin6458]

Lolz 😂

[@Appacolypse]

lololol

[@lil----lil]

😂😂😅😅

[@rmuketah]

Good game coverage

[@yaseenhassan6050]

This game made me feel that I know nothing about chess

[@luizfelipevenosa8876]

lol me too. Every move was so complicated that I need to pause the video and start thinking why don't grab the rook etc... I'm such a nb XD

[@ChessTitansApp]

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[@lesterchua2677]

You know nothing, Jon Snow.

[@MusaGiandra]

Exactly

[@karimmoorad4128]

I know nothing about chess, so this game made me feel normal😂😂

[@robertjones1730]

You break into the enemy's castle, tie up all his staff and force the king to dance around naked in front of them before you slay him

[@Spiritchaser93]

gosh thats such an accurate way of portraying it. an immortal game is truly immortal when one rook crashing into the pawn rank sets up a chain of events which cannot be stopped even if black plays to perfection. even the top engines never saw such a move despite being able to calculate 20 moves deep, thats how we say chess can never be a "solved" game.

[@ClarkPotter]

​@spiritchaser8394 Never? It might be weakly solved in our lifetime with conventional computing, or further with quantum computing when you can try all possibilities in parallel simultaneously. We might even be close already to finding forced sequences from the static start position that either player cannot do better than.

[@thriquinox]

​@@ClarkPotter the thing is, even if we are able to calculate all of the position, it would still be hard to judge correctly whether the position is winning or losing.

[@paulsc4273]

@@ClarkPotter i doubt that

[@tmsHG]

Absolutely astounding, great content and analysis!

[@CheckmateSurvivor]

At 10:34 I would have moved white Bishop to b6 and take the black Queen on the next move.

[@amba8664]

Mate in nine???? I often miss mate in one.

[@simonboyane1140]

Lol. Agad asking a lot from us😅

[@Khigha87]

What do you mean!? He generously gave us a couple of seconds to figure it out 😂🤣

[@MohamedHassan-zq8rr]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@piotrpicheta2934]

I miss 9 mates in one before I mate

[@BlackSpock135]

Wouldn't this be more Timanov' s nightmare rather.than , scheveningen 's ? Just saying

[@Heisl.]

This game feels absolutely surreal

[@dannyosolo2752]

8:02 The Black King is absolutely in a "TOMB OF BLACK PIECES "😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DanBurgaud]

Agad's "Immortal Comment of the Century"...

[@CheckmateSurvivor]

At 10:34 I would have moved white Bishop to b6 and take the black Queen on the next move.

[@skya6863]

@@CheckmateSurvivor well, then you would have 1 queen and 1 rook against 2 rooks and 2 bishops. Not winning

[@cygnustsp]

15:50 down two rooks and still winning, amazing

[@michaelmassaro4375]

He did keep a Rook at the end if I remember correctly Agadmator showed how the rook would’ve been used on f3 to Block the Check from the Queen on b7 if the game had continued which it didn’t Black had resigned beforehand

[@abdulrahmanalenezi8879]

I was up queen and a rook and still got checkmated

[@jeffjones6951]

Outstanding analysis. Thanks, Agad!

[@dewaard3301]

Try to find a forced checkmate in 9, while I give you ... a couple of seconds. Thanks, Agadmator, for the confidence.

[@f_b8158]

🤣

[@mukmin01]

6:20 "The game continues but nothing serious here" Well, the game was originally nothing serious too until Wei Yi sacrificed his first rook. Wei Yi just made everything serious out of nothing he is a modern Tal.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

He does have similarities to Tal and Alireza

[@Dmd_hands]

So many checkmate threats with so many sacrifices. Black king looked like seeking space outside the board to be safe.

[@chriswright3179]

Awesome. A level of calculation a million miles beyond mine.

[@EGarrett01]

My favorite thing about this game, Houdini 1.5a looking 20 moves deep doesn't see the win after Rxf7. Only after way more thought does it figure out that it's crushing. IIRC some other more powerful engines also missed some of Yi's moves in this.

[@Figgy20000]

Same with Kasparovs immortal. Takes the engine several minutes to realize the sacrifice is unstoppable. That's part of what makes them immortal games imo

[@drzlecuti]

Great game and analysis. It was interesting to see how Wei Yi considered both offense and defense in that closing sequence.

[@yassersidiki8483]

Nice to finally see Wei Yi get his roses, the guy is one of the most underrated players ever. Truly beautiful and inspiring, and yes this is an IMMORTAL!

[@raultorres3427]

This is the most beautiful game ive ever seen

[@TheBarcaFUN]

Agad, I've been following you for the past 6 years, you are one of my primary inspirations for playing chess. This game, while I have seen 100s of them here, is among my top 5

[@ivanlugonja6561]

I woke up full of energy, watched this video with a pleasure, lived through every pause the video moment, and now I can just go back to bed, tired :)) wow, what a mating sequence

[@rhyka101]

Beautiful. Creative. Daring. Brave. Sacrificial!

[@cmandamn7382]

"The rook cannot move because it's pinned by both of the Queens" I'd really enjoy this position...

[@smdanny1]

haha a very adult position

[@bjsk]

i would too

[@tb4076]

This position isn't in the kama sutra

[@unnatural_blues]

Wow... This is one probably the greatest game that you've ever covered and I've been watching your channel for some 7 years. Such inevitability and so many only moves just to blow our minds with this last queen move. Bravo

[@minenhlemngadi1791]

Thank you for honouring my request, highly appreciated.

[@anthonyricci5380]

"There was never a Wei out" ~Agad

[@jackwish420]

remember you covering this like 7 years ago lmao, youve gotten much better at commentating but still a gem to watch❤

[@TheGuyCalledX]

So much better. I avoided his videos for years because his understanding seemed very surface level compared to other commentators back then. Saw another video within the past year and am pleasantly surprised how much better he's gotten

[@MrSupernova111]

Beautiful game! I love that the sacrifice was too complicated to calculate over the board and Yi relied on instinct. Tal was right: take the opponent to a dark forest... That's the way to play chess against booked up opponents hell bent in playing safe lines. Thanks for the game! Cheers!

[@WillBrooks-h9d]

Super Combinations!! Many Thanks Sir! Great. Chess!🎈

[@stateofdecay2210]

Thank you for making the remaster version ❤️

[@physics223]

#suggestion Since we're talking about tombs, Harper vs Zuk (1971), please. It was such an immortal zugzwang.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

This one was covered by the legendary Mato some 11 years ago. Bob Zuk was a local chess hero in my part of the world, who lived and played in Surrey (like me). I found Mato's review and thoroughly enjoyed watching the tomb being built.

[@consciousmassofatoms]

agadmator, please do Harper vs. Zuk!!!

[@jamesknapp64]

This truly is an immortal game. Much like Anderssons two games or Morphys Opera house or Fisher vs Byrd or Tal vs Botvninck game 6 or Rashid vs Pulgyevsky. This game ranks up there with those.

[@ocheokoh3942]

I found both pawn to c4, and queen to d3 moves. For the pawn to c4 move, I didn't know why it would work, but I just knew that the king had to be prevented from getting to d5. It's a nice feeling being right. Made my morning.

[@helmutalexanderrubiowilson6835]

what a masterpice i hope Mr. Yi dedicate his time completely to chess and then we can enjoy more gems like this in the future.

[@KGrant88]

Holy moly! That's a disgusting game. Can't say I've seen anything like it. Thanks for covering.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

And by "disgusting", I assume you mean from Black's perspective.

[@nazarenoalmiron526]

@@davidanderson_surrey_bc disgusting can mean the same as 'sick', like 'awesome'. "disgusting so impressive or overwhelmingly awesome that its not just 'sick' anymore its disgusting."

[@AntifaPunksNotDead]

Wei Yi plays like I would imagine myself playing, if I was a machine.

[@ClarkPotter]

A (non-NN) machine prefers to know it's winning, and not play off a hunch like Wei did here, tho.

[@fransjansijtsma]

Great video! Well highlighted how masterfully Wei is playing! Impressive indeed! I'm not an expert but isn't playing an immortal game something that is realized by two players? Should there not also be a shout out for Lazaro for keeping the tension and requiring Wei to play the sharpest of the sharpest?

[@robertkarlsson1960]

I pitty people who dont know the rules of chess becose they will never see this artpiece like they see a Van Googe. But we can see it and its amazing.

[@emranahmed5711]

This guy looks to be naturally talented.

[@bussyhaver]

oooo my word, what a combination!! fantastic coverage as always! ❤

[@24mahrama]

Swear to god no weird shit when I have trouble sleeping I play agad videos because his voice makes me fall asleep. Him explaining chess is pure fucking tranquility

[@CesarMartinez-nu3if]

This is called an obsession bro, take advantage of it and think profound of chess, see what you discover

[@hkvamshi8754]

Now-a-days Wei Yi is playing like an engine.🔥

[@FloydMaxwell]

Great coverage of an amazing, immortal game.

[@spirejfk7879]

Thanks Antonio!!

[@NicoViergever]

What a game! Like a collection of puzzles by (could we call him?) the Chinese Kasparov. If Wei Yi goes back to playing professional chess, a 2800 rating seems likely.

[@beauf4]

This is an immortal game … NO! THIS IS AN IMMORTAL GAME YOU HAVE NO WAY OUT!THERE IS NEVER A WAY OUT ! 💎💎 !

[@DarkKnightIndia]

My head was spinning, that's all I can say Antonio.

[@LevusPelus]

Very excellent pronunciation of Scheveningen!

[@Pavy-m7p]

Best chess youtuber, agadamator,👌 and disclose all possible variation and visual platform is also good and his voice of presentation ❤

[@abirahmad6872]

Hey agad! Big fan! U covered most of the immortal games many many years ago. I think it would be a great delight if u recreate a the immortal series with depth and fun lines for us to enjoy 😊

[@OmarVedlity]

Love your videos so much my friend and nice new haircut

[@artemkanailov7941]

Thank you for the nice review of the game! It's quite funny how the human brain can calculate such positions. I managed to find c4 in like 10 seconds - with the clear idea that it cuts off the king, but obviously it was a cool coincidence as I didn't calculate for more than 3 moves deep. When you play rapid chess (but not blitz), this is your main flow of thoughts: follow patterns or tricks, and hope for the best! One thing that was not mentioned - kudos to Lazaro for such a fierce defence, he played it to the end, trying to pose one problem after another.

[@shubhamvalanju1315]

After a hectic day, this game is literally what i needed. Absolutely amazing masterpiece immortal by wei yi. Love and support from Mumbai, India agadmator. Do visit Mumbai one day sir

[@Cartman5101]

visit Mumbai? mumbai is a sh!thole

[@nikhilramteke142]

This deserves to be in What Sorcery is this series of agad

[@user-uc7qb1su4e]

I don’t always find the pause the video moves but I’m proud to say I found this one

[@weitze7]

Agamator really delivers his commentary in a deadpan, engaging manner without too much exaggerated emotion (unlike other rather annoying commentators) - and allows the chess speak for itself - a bit like Beth Harmon in Queen’s Gambit

[@ghost79ish]

Amazing! I've seen this before, but that was when it was really fresh, nice to see it again almost a decade later. Ps. I love that quote above the video.

[@jonasniederson5172]

Uhhh... okay... ohhh... I would have likely sacrified the rook but the precison moves - that is just brutal quality, thanks for that great game and the great video about it 🙂

[@TheMarksT]

Incredible!

[@snowman8129]

I often find myself coming back to this video

[@jonrwert]

That last bishop move is incredible. Moving back with the bishop, I find, is often a hard thing to see, especially as an opponent. Being able to see the possibility of their bishop moving back, you have to make an effort to scan for that.

[@livingwiththis164]

Chess is such a genius game, but what makes it so mesmerizing is, for eg, at 7min mark when black king gets checked, any novice playing would literally just pick a square, and carry on, probably put such little thought behind, i mean what difference can it make right? But to these guys, it makes all the difference, if i move here, i'd lose, here: its a draw, here ok i can win. Truly astonishing and somewhat mind boggling. One square can make the such a difference. Just one example of how great this game is and the players who play it at this level.

[@josiahmacfarlane4344]

Wow, incredible. I wish they finished the checkmate over the board.

[@Farooq_Bhai_]

You think you know the basics of chess... Then, agad brings you this and shows you that you don't even know your own name after watching this maddening sequence of inexplicable genius. Afterwards, i was left to ponder why i even bothered to wake up today.

[@juancarlosavila1853]

Beautiful!!!

[@dhiaeddinefadhlawi]

My head is spinning after this game

[@arightscepter]

That was amazing. It crazy to say something is the best game I have ever seen, but this one seems less risky that one was better than this, than most candidates for that personal ranking. I was telling a friend today that chess is so great that I feel sorry for people who don't know about it. Another example of why that might make sense.

[@myworlddream]

There is two way of win i glad he chose 2 line absolute beautiful

[@phobi3545]

"That is why the bishop is so strong on d2, it always has the possibility of going to e1" - CM Antonio Agadmator

[@dragosantrach6283]

In the side variation after c4 move by white, bxc4 is not the only move. Why not defend g6 with Rg8? I see only Bb6+ picking up the Q but after RxB black hengs on. What am I missing? Amazing game.

[@thetunefulquire]

After Rg8 and Bb6+, when the king moves you don’t go after the queen. This game was never about material. Rather continue with Rf1+. If the king moves to the g-file it’s an easy checkmate and if it goes back then sacrifice the other bishop with Qh3. Qxb6 cannot stop a mate against the queenside pawns on c4 after a few moves

[@bobkreme2175]

Wow that sequence after RxF7 is incredible how can someone calculate all of that? Stockfish must be proud of this one!

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

Never has there been a more static trio of spectators than Black's queen and two rooks..

[@MarcusAlfonz]

there's no wei to continue i absolutely love this game .

[@ganapathyshankar4420]

At 11:50 why not king captures rook.. Am i missing something? Can someone throw light please 🤔

[@piyushjha757]

Qd3+ will lead to mate

[@ganapathyshankar4420]

Thanks 🤗​@@piyushjha757

[@hrjugar]

Kxd1 Qd3+ Ke1 Qd2+ Kf1 Qf2#

[@shashishekhar----]

Great presentation

[@NewbieValorantYT]

Just Crazyyyyyy Stuff ..... Loved it!!!!!

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

@6:41 the rook does not HAVE to be captured!!! Black can simply move his knight back and it covers the mating square that white"s queen would land on. I'm not sure if it's still worse to decline the sacrifice or not, but to say it's a forced sac due to mate in 1 is untrue. Black can move his knight instead!

[@michaeltarbet8719]

Qe6 and whats the reply

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

@@michaeltarbet8719 ...Kh8, but I can't tell if white can force mate in short order from there. It definitely looks bad for black still. I'm not skilled enough to figure out all the ensuing lines. I know black's g pawn will fall too, however it looks like the knight really jams up white's continuation.

[@michaeltarbet8719]

@@preparedsurvivalist2245 Bg5 and I think it’s pretty much over

[@michaeltarbet8719]

@@preparedsurvivalist2245 the thing about it is you either accept the sacrifice or end up losing a pawn and subsequently a lot of pieces and give white an overwhelmingly winning position

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

@@michaeltarbet8719 I agree, its probably still losing. But my main point was that Antonio normally says OK, what if you DON'T accept the sacrifice...then briefly analyzes the alternate line to say why its losing. But for some reason here he made it seem like mate in 1 was the only alternative so accepting the sac was forced. He should've just said the only other move would be ..Nf6 but it gives white 2 free pawns and an easily winning position, or something to that effect.

[@tr1bes]

@07:50 i got myself check on many occasions playing xiangxi. It's my pieces that I got my king got defeated.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Is that Chinese chess ?

[@tr1bes]

@@michaelmassaro4375 yrs. It's more difficult than western chess. Wei yi is using Chinese techniques on Western Chess the way i see it.

[@tr1bes]

@@michaelmassaro4375 yes. It's more difficult than Western Chess.

[@davidchang9228]

It’s called xiangqi （象棋，literally elephant chess) in Chinese

[@willfeng6149]

what a game, one of the most creative position ever seen

[@acharyajoydeep]

Rook is pinned by both of the kings ! Sensational stuff !!!

[@martianmarzian8601]

At 6:35 why won't black play ...knight F6?

[@MrThor34]

At 10:45, why did the Bishop on e3 not just move to b6, thereby attacking the Queen while the rook delivers check for the black king? Fantastic game and analysis

[@kiansengkoh386]

When the King fled, it's a good game as there is a high chance of checkmate inside your territory.

[@andrecunha3526]

On 18:28 why isn't bishop to H4 a mating sequence? King has to run to G7, otherwise bishop captures on G5 is M1, then Queen captures on D7 check and so on. Up material on the aftermath and mate in three perhaps.

[@erickgonzalez3726]

Probably one of the best games I’ve ever seen

[@teambellavsteamalice]

I recently saw this on Chess Vibes, but still didn't mind seeing it again!

[@itsjuno4467]

6:35 why is ...Nf6 not an option for black rather than taking the rook? the knight is defended and covers the mating square, what was wei yi's plan in this case?

[@itsjuno4467]

ah okay Qe6 ends up turning out very well for white. feel as though this should've been looked at as it would've been white's only good move in the position and surely wei yi had to calculate this during those 8 minutes

[@xx765]

The game lasted 36 moves. From move 22(the rook sack) onwards, Wei Yi had 8 !s to go with his two brilliancies. Talking about walking on a thin edge

[@eadunkley]

Great game! Very instructive!

[@ronin7645]

Incredible analysis. You're really good at it. Better hop on that and consider making a career out of it. You'd do very well 😊

[@michaelmassaro4375]

He’s the Best

[@JZChessVivaForever]

Amazing game - the tactics are INSANE!

[@Mendelim]

Amazing!

[@inconvenient-truth99]

WOW! what a king hunt! Greatest game ever!

[@amanarora3182]

How about Bh6 instead of Qd3 at 14:54 (second pause of the video scene)? It's also inevitable to escape checkmate I think.

[@stewste4316]

such a lovely game

[@robinhoodwinker8621]

One misstep and black is back, and maybe even winning. Super high level game and Batista was pulling out all the stops.

[@ramkumariyer8282]

i think more than calculating checkmates and sacrifices ,calculating where to move the king when sacrifices and checks are given is mote difficult and lazaro was impressive :)

[@raphaelkyembe4407]

Imagine the pain of seeing your king wonder the whole board with no help coming

[@gauthamseran]

There’s never a way out, only a Wei Yi!

[@mohamedbenhsine840]

At the pause the video moment, isn't the move bishop B6 winning?

[@ResidualOaklore]

That's what I thought, I'd just go for the queen and ignore the checkmate sequence but that's probably why I'm sitting at 900

[@babrightlight338]

Question: Why must you take the Rook after RxP? Why not N-f6 trapping the Rook and preventing Q-h7? I don't see a winning line for white after this.

[@UnknownYTName]

The Rook isn't trapped. The Queen can slide over to e6, defending the rook and threatening every discovery on the planet.

[@MadMax-rt1ns]

That was also my immediate question how to continue after N-f6?

[@MadMax-rt1ns]

@@UnknownYTNameThatˋs not the question how to defend the Rook. White already lost a Night and after Qe6 comes Kh8 and it's hard to find the right moves to continue the attack.

[@ex0duzz]

1) +8.29 (22 ply) 23.Qe6 Kh8 24.Bg5 Rg8 25.Rxf6 Bf8 26.Rf7 Qxg5 27.Qxd7 Qh6 28.Qxb7 g5 29.Qxa6 g4 30.Qxb5 Rg5 31.Qe8 Rg8 32.Qd8 Bg7 33.Qc7 Bf8 34.Ref1 Bg7 35.Rd7 Rf8 36.Rxd6 Basically black will lose a piece, be down few pawns, and have an open king and the attack rages on. It is -8 or worse. It it is hard for us to see, but for the 2 players it is easy, that's why black played Rxf7 instead of Nf6 like you recommended.

[@babrightlight338]

@@MadMax-rt1ns Yes, "trapping" the Rook is perhaps imprecise terminology, but after Kh8, White can go with Qh3+ and it may become a three-fold repetition (Qh3-Kg8, Qe6-Kh8, Qh3-Kg8). Otherwise, I think Black survives and being up a Knight, should eventually win.

[@indianfan1029]

Why is Wei Yi not considered among the top players. Same thing happened in the recent Tata Steel event. Such a great field of players. No one talked about Wei Yi, even during the event he wasnt leading. Nobody talking about him, and suddenly he won the event.

[@aaronaaron5861]

He used to be considered one of the best prospects of chess, at one point he was the youngest ever GM and still now the youngest ever to reach 2600 and 2700. He was studying for a bachelor degree and stayed away from high level chess for 4-5 years.