Yes, There is Drama!

[@hughtube5154]

Hans: I'm the bad boy of chess. Yoo: 🤜

[@FerdinandFake]

Bout to throw hans here...

[@jesuslovesyou-matts]

@@FerdinandFake lol underrated comment

[@goncalofreitas2094]

😂

[@manjaro_rsa]

Fabiano is unfortunate to be born in the same era as Magnus. Fab is simply pure class.

[@leonardonunes8932]

Maybe magnus is fortunate to be born in the same era as Fabi to play him 😂

[@thibaultviel8937]

Last year there was no Magnus at the candidates

[@giovannicorno1247]

When they played the world championship they only played 12 classical games. Had they been 24 like in the past, I am not sure who could win, Fabi was playing classical almost same level as Magnus that time.

[@thibaultviel8937]

@@giovannicorno1247 I totally agree on that point . There was even 1 game where Fabi had a slight advantage, maybe a winning position

[@michaelgarrow3239]

No tree grows to the sky…

[@superaizaizaiz]

time really flies 😊 ive been watching agadmator since 2017 and now it is 2024

[@leroydanny4072]

Are you a GM now???

[@vingooch]

Your still 900

[@superaizaizaiz]

@@vingooch 900? stop being childish. 😆 insulting a person doesnt make you better person.

[@vingooch]

@@superaizaizaiz that’s strange because I’ll feel better 901

[@superaizaizaiz]

@@vingooch god bless you 😆 i dont need to bother about toxic peoples.

[@gingerayyle]

Rage quitting is one thing, but physically assaulting someone like that should get you banned from any OTB tournament

[@vibhorbisht4122]

Don't want to assume something but maybe , maybe video grapher provoked him (because due to the other GM reponse)? Although hitting is still wrong but understandable.

[@noname-dt6sv]

​​@@vibhorbisht4122lmao the yoo defenders keep shifting the goalpost huh? after it's clear that it was not just a light shove like you wanted it to be you now say the videographer must have been at fault. victim blaming much?

[@vibhorbisht4122]

@@noname-dt6sv you were there?

[@guiladshmaya1]

"In your hands, in your uncle´s hands; specially in Fabi´s hands" Agadmator, 2024

[@michaellacy8510]

Unfortunately, I am the uncle.

[@ronin7645]

I cracked up when he said that. 😂

[@gabrielpossenti179]

In my hand i would lose kkkk

[@amarnath1412]

Exactly. What a gem!!

[@FerdinandFake]

Damn Sokolov, those are some wise words Edit: not about the punishment, ripping paper is ok hitting the table or even the board is understandable but attacking a bystander is way out of line and he got off easy with an obscure statement.

[@Ceeewolf]

Caruana out Fischers Bobby Fischer who famously said: “I like the moment when I break a man's ego”

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

Which is not the same as eating a man's Eggo.

[@MrK623]

The videographer was a woman. He is being charged with assault by the police. He's not an adult, he's 17. But he's still in big trouble.

[@Xplora213]

So what if it was a woman? Assault is pretty plain.

[@elasmojones]

cause when you hit a man, he usually hits back.

[@Xplora213]

@@elasmojones I strongly doubt anyone in the chess world in a blind rage is targeting anyone because they won’t hit back. You guys aren’t linebackers 💡

[@elasmojones]

perhaps you can explain how someone in a "blind rage" is targeting anyone at all.

[@MrK623]

@@Xplora213 I'm just posting what I read. As there is a lot of misinformation. I am not making any judgments.

[@alicewilson1913]

If you physically attack anyone else at a tournament in *any* way, regardless of whether they're a videographer, arbiter, opponent, or spectator, you should be banned for life from competition. SLCC did the right thing. Absolutely ridiculous how many people are making excuses for Yoo's behavior.

[@matthewfairchild3846]

The well prepared punch gambit has been refuted by the camera and reason defence😮

[@michaelscotch69]

He was like C Yoo later

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

*KZbin:* An internet site where people can post videos on all kinds of subjects. *YooTube:* A camera at the Saint Louis Chess Club that captures incriminating footage.

[@vidvilla4541]

🎉🎉 Fabi slowly narrowing the gap between #1 and #2

[@ritikhans372]

yaah 100 th time xd

[@dariogreggio7981]

😂😂😂😂 nice joke

[@karunsharma8461]

He is still #3

[@vidvilla4541]

@@karunsharma8461 check the live rating again

[@aries2764]

@@karunsharma8461wrong, he is, as of today, #2 , google it

[@cutl00senc]

Being a “Good Sport” means knowing how to lose without being an immature player.

[@jovial111]

Jeeze that technique at the end was stunning

[@aronuchukwuezugo615]

Fabi just dropped a masterclass on how to overpower a knight with a bishop

[@ricardoguzman5014]

Sokolov is full of nonsense. Not being able to control your immediate emotions is absolute drivel. So if I get angry, that justifies me going around punching people? How stupid. Yoo committed the crime of battery. If it wasn't for the fact that he is 17 years old, he would have gone to jail, completely deservedly. EVERYBODY has stress in their lives, not just chess players. Try being a police officer. A chess player is in a cakewalk by comparison. People should deal with ALL of their life's issues properly and with self control.

[@TheUberjammer]

No no no, those are the old rules of ethics. Now it's totally fine to punch people. Get with the times.

[@michaelbrowder1759]

How many high level,high tension positions have you been especially ones that didn't end well. Ethics are so easy from the grandstand. No it is not ok but it is not quite so simple as the peanut gallery thinks.

[@ricardoguzman5014]

@@michaelbrowder1759Asinine. I've had a gun pointed at me twice in my life. You don't need to tell ANYBODY about stress with asinine comments because you have NO CLUE about what situations others have been in.

[@tristan7720]

It would be a shame If Fabi would never become WCC

[@ManuShivannaprakash]

He can’t play less time 🕰️ in classical game if he had more time he will find best moves in the position Against Gukesh in olampiyad Against Ian in candidate

[@tristan7720]

@@ManuShivannaprakash this run was unlucky he was dominant when he found his form. Hope he can beat gukesh next cycle

[@ManuShivannaprakash]

@@tristan7720it’s not about he will beat guki In time pressure he can’t make best moves

[@potatoonastick2239]

@@ManuShivannaprakash That used to be true. He's become an absolute monster in blitz since then. Look at his rating progressions when it comes to shorter time controls online, since he just recently started grinding and farming

[@fangiscool1]

​@@potatoonastick2239 being under time pressure in classical is not the same as playing blitz. Fabi choked under time pressure in the candidates.

[@andigoldberger6160]

I'd be pissed too after taking a beating from the Vegeta of chess

[@xethnyrrow]

The punch speaks for itself.

[@aaabbb-py5xd]

It said ow

[@Milla_mayne]

😂 - Too soon. But funny.

[@Entert_101]

EXCELLENT COVERAGE OF THIS MATTER SIR ANTONIO !

[@rwarren58]

If Fabio wins, there isn't much drama with that thumbnail. Maybe hide the winner for those of us who don't know? Thank you. Keep up the great work. I love how you show quick chessmates that I would've missed.

[@juanjan__]

8:28 a nightmare position for me, I'm disastrous at these haha 😅

[@antoniotruong5647]

For those who keep asking to see the video of what happened...Yoo is 17 and considered a minor. This situation is going to court and releasing the tape to the public isn't possible (unless somebody leaks it).

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Videos are shown all the time in the News before a trial starts if the video were available it would be shown

[@IcyDeath91]

​@@michaelmassaro4375 it's because he's a minor right?

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

@@michaelmassaro4375 The court usually puts protective orders on evidence being used in cases involving kids. Given that it's a minor assault, they likely aren't taking him to criminal court, but it depends on the state.

[@RazielDeTam]

She's just want to grab some money, case isn't in a criminal court. Don't mislead people) If there's something serious they would release video already, just slcc will to be silent

[@IcyDeath91]

@@RazielDeTam he was charged with 4th degree assault. It's a criminal case. What are you talking

[@BlckJack123]

That guy who lost to Caruana is a sore loser. So what that he lost to Caruana? Caruana is a super GM and everybody loses to him win at least some of the time.

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

And ok you get angry, but you can’t attack random people just because you get angry. He’s lucky to not go to jail.

[@UlrikSiggaard]

Hard to tell for "outsiders" whether the consequences are too hard or they indeed are mild as Levonian suggests. In the end the club can do what they want, as long it can be backed by some rule. Fabi being Fabi once again, elegant!

[@ValleysOfNeptune2150]

11:54 why not knight to d7 capturing the pawn. It attacks the rook and defends the king on f8 from check by the rook???

[@cristianmures]

Fabi has such an influence over opponents...if I remember correctly , Ivanchuk just gave away all his pieces instead of resigning against him.

[@nephandi2316]

Remember of the Bishop promotion ?

[@luciferlight5082]

My grandfather when I was a child could have won this final position as playing as black.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Tight game almost equal material except for the pawns Fabi had a lock on the position with his pieces

[@HVH_49]

Will Fabi become the next Paul Keres? 100 years from now people might see it like that.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great game Fabi tight game material wise Fabi in total control creating big problems for his opponent with his passed pawn (pawns) maybe Yoo will be forced to take anger mgmt classes it’s an unfortunate incident he bought on himself Thanks for the Game Enjoy your day Agadmator

[@harjutapa]

When I was 17, I understood that my actions had consequences, and that striking others, unless they start the violence, was wrong. And I was a kid who was expelled from multiple schools as a younger child for fighting. No excuses.

[@Ben-my2rd]

Fabi is so smooth

[@rasmusjohansen6190]

#suggestion In the women's section, Carissa Yip is currently going for a Fischer score with 6/6! Maybe show one of her games?

[@ChessJourneyman]

6/6 in 2300-2400 section isn't the same.

[@jackreacher8324]

Exactly, 👍

[@rasmusjohansen6190]

@@ChessJourneyman No, it's not the same, but it's still damn impressive, I'd say.

[@kosiarz1357]

And 2300-2400 rankings are also overrated but still that's impressive

[@brandonew2863]

And there are $64000 at stake. Any player with a perfect score in a US championship is awarded the 'Fischer' prize. $64000. It's in memory of Fischer winning the 1963 US championship with an 11-0 score. Yip had a long way to go but it's possible.

[@John-p7i5g]

Sounds like Yoo may be more suited to Chess-Boxing

[@Pradeep-bx7xo]

@suggestion i want to do that after every game I lose . Thats what chess does to you. I have no idea how to control it. Is it what the game does to you or its just not for vulnerable people? You can answer best .

[@sebastianmorales9787]

am I the only one who thinks Oparin looks like the villain from a James Bond movie?

[@xChefJesusx]

Yoo woke up and chose violence

[@davidmitchell3881]

maybe he thought it was a chess boxing event 😂

[@docsteely2388]

Fabi will not be denied...

[@leeherbie7840]

levon dropping the gem

[@patrickbrooks2743]

Man, Fabi is so dominant that he is literally beating people out of chess.

[@MzeeMoja1]

One day I was playing chess online when suddenly my opponent checkmated me using a bishop they had hidden away from view at h1 so I punched him in the face through my phone and that’s the end of my story and I’m sticking to it!

[@northshores7319]

About the C. Yoo situation Master Yoda was right--"Fear leads to anger which leads to hate which leads to suffering."

[@treylearns634]

I read that in yodas voice 😂

[@JedRobelo]

“We take player conduct seriously…” GM Alejandro Ramirez: 👀👀👀👀 I’m glad I’m never a fan of established institutions.

[@KennedyMister95]

No way to handle yourself. The punisjment was just imo

[@patrickthubakgale4491]

I knew when fantastic fabi gave him that stare that something is up

[@Mini-c137]

Better throw my chess career away while im at it..

[@anantsinghal9489]

Endgame masterclass!

[@Just1nBa1ley]

Fabi is like Tim Tebow. All he does is win.

[@LyndsieDances]

Yoo vs Kreshinko vs hans. Clash of claims of who's the bb of chess

[@OmniaDicitur]

#suggestion Carissa Yip vs Irina Krush US Championship - four kingside files empty

[@bunnygummybear9818]

that's assault

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

What if your uncle is Magnus? LOL

[@mikeschneider5077]

How does Levon get to see this video that apparently hasn't been released yet?

[@j.prt.979]

Connections

[@abdoolkareem_]

Now I have a clip to post on my WhatsApp status

[@elgonzo5]

Oh I understand now…Yoo is only 17y…weakness.

[@bobthedemon1975]

My uncle plays chess like a GM. He punches them when he gets beat.

[@JxmmieZero]

I see Agadmator video, I click😆

[@iainInSpace]

I am The Uncle.

[@jaylove9841]

That a3 line was different .. he slowed the game down completely for positional play..

[@ChessSavage]

He shouldn't have been born it the same generation as Magnus

[@jo-zw9eu]

[@mehdifarshad5276]

It was briliancy

[@LavrencicUrban]

I HOPE IT'S NOT LIKE THE AFAIR FROM THE CROATIAN HANDBALL WHERE THE OFFICIAL DELEGATE FELL AS HE WAS HIT BY T34!

[@takingcareofbusiness1877]

Now that's actual chess boxing

[@michaellacy8510]

Too bad one of the participants wasn’t aware she was in the match. We call that “assault.”

[@angeltomov9184]

Yoo plays full contact chess.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Pause the video moment was too easy, especially after you had demonstrated the same move earlier in the video

[@douglasfoley2060]

13:31 and it was in this position that Grigoriy ripped his score sheet, stormed off, and punched someone.

[@iainInSpace]

...as there was absolutely nothing else to be done.

[@douglasfoley2060]

@@iainInSpace lmfao!!!🤣😭😂

[@awriter1214]

That's what Yoo wanted. But that's not what I wanted

[@ramo9691]

Hans is a little baby in body of a grown man

[@emmauche194]

In every hand 🤣🤣

[@pathutchison7688]

Why is the Saint Louis Chess Club always involved in some drama? They are a sh*t show every time.

[@George-sv7qx]

Yeah that’s what they said about the Michael Jordan era

[@rot1869]

Who is Dhanush lol?

[@Pavy-m7p]

Yes there is a drama 😊

[@Brice23]

If the player gets angry and rips his score card the arbiter is supposed to grab his shoulder and move up so close to him he is trapped in a corner? The unlucky woman took a punch the arbiter earned. You can't put your hands on someone for no good reason, especially when they are upset and you just trapped them in a corner. Where I am from if you touch someone without their consent that is battery. You go to jail for that, same as if you punch them. I think both of them ought to face some consequences.

[@panda4247]

The arbiter looked like he tried to caml him down... putting hand on his shoulder, probably telling him to be quiet because other players were still playing. If you compare that to punching someone from the back, the you should think twice

[@michaellacy8510]

Being a jerk has only helped Hans. Maybe Yoo is just following the winning template.

[@skillywilly187]

i understand completely i have punch marks on my keyboard and been through 3 mouses ? from losing close games and my rating is only 1600 lol

[@marthadunkley6758]

Kind of odd to penalise those who beat Yoo but I guess they have their rules.

[@danspurlock1]

why is agadmator always dissing my uncle's chess game?

[@thelifeoftoolboxt4359]

Poor guy nevet made a check

[@TheMarksT]

No one likes losing, but losing self-control too, only causes another loss, and in life too! Yoo is young, and hopefully will just need to learn this lesson, ultimately!

[@edwardtang3585]

Why is Ivan defending Yoo, the action is not acceptable in any sense

[@douglasfoley2060]

Maybe instead of classical or whatever you classify these tournaments. He should be going or organize himself a chess boxing tournament. Lolz 🤣😭😂 he loses and wants to take out some anger. There ya go. 😂😭🤣

[@fingerscrossed1307]

Meanwhile at the oscars, blatant assault, everyone was blind 😂😂😂

[@douggieharrison6913]

Blind? Everyone talked about that for months.

[@fingerscrossed1307]

@@douggieharrison6913 Sorry I wasnt clear. I meant the Oscar organizers. Here in st louis cops were called by the organizers for the assault. At the oscars, nada. Zilch. Blind.

[@el_kasztanejlo8555]

@@fingerscrossed1307 who would have thought that at a brain rot awards they would not care about people punching each other

[@raymond5597]

Honestly I get it

[@zzzMist]

Does anyone remember when certain GM’s were throwing fits about chess content etc saying it ruins the elegance of the sport? Now a player saying the action is draconian after a GM has ruined the elegance of chess. Love chess but fuck some of these GM’s, arrogant gatekeepers is what they are.

[@stevenrix7024]

Emotions can run high after a game, yes. It would be interesting to know what proportion of top players are autistic or somewhere on the spectrum, i.e. potentially with lower emotional control than normal.

[@aries2764]

i'd dare say a much higher proportion than in the general population

[@davidnelson4960]

The official statement leads to Fabi being penalized, which prompts us to suspect the official statement is an overstatement under the premise if a punishment affects the wrong party then all motives and presentments are suspect.

[@vikasbedi82]

Drama unfolds for itself. -Hans Niemann Moke

[@cloudtheavegner1000]

Not just mental health, he should get checked if he has any medical conditions that are throwing his hormones out of balance. Excess adrenaline for example, can cause behavior like this.

[@JohnnyReb1976]

Voo was channeling Fischer, who also hated the buzz of the video cameras.

[@Titus873]

Totally disgusting, if its true he punched a woman this is not about chess anymore. Apart from calling the police I would personally take justice myself.

[@nedmerrill5705]

Yoo's on first.

[@sniffableandirresistble]

Christopher Yoo will be a great player...... in prison. 😂

[@elakstein]

😂

[@SuperPropking]

agad please stop saying even my uncle can play these moves or think of a move your uncle would play on a thursday night, i want you to know that my uncle is Magnus Carlsen he is very good at chess he goes across the world to play tournmaents, do you know him?

[@redpanda9060]

Just my humble opinion, but if you can make someone ragequit that hard, you deserve 2 points.

[@guptayush179]

Boo Christopher Yoo!!!!!

[@mikemartin5340]

Did Grigoriy punch any women in the head after this loss?