...You Think Darkness is Your Ally? You Merely Adopted the Dark...

[@Lee0568]

Today with 42 minutes and 3 games,played on my 65" TV,with a beer,peanuts and my feet up is a VERY GOOD DAY. Thank you

[@cygnustsp]

Bloody well right

[@shannonwaipouri1730]

Damn good setup my bro from a bro in New Zealand

[@Lolwutdesu9000]

Move up bro, make some space.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

All that's missing is a pennant to wave and a ballpark frank.

[@KeshavKumar-po5th]

i m gonna do that now

[@francescocorradi4767]

I am a simple man - I see Agad uploads a 42 mins video, I put away my phone and enjoy the show.

[@sivanov23]

Not sure what you are talking about, I watched all 42 min of it in the phone.

[@DarkKnightIndia]

Welcome to the "waste of life" society.

[@dark_magician_sdy]

​@nooneimportant779 such an original response to his comment 😂 bozo

[@dark_magician_sdy]

​@@DarkKnightIndiawelcome to the salty ass hater community 🤪

[@jonathancauley5345]

@@sivanov23same 😂

[@bgeerdink]

Thanks for the awesome coverage of Tata Steel Chess in Wijk aan Zee!

[@TheRyanAClark]

Every once in awhile you should just drop a 40+ min video. Its awesome!

[@davidwagner6116]

My classes at uni are 50 minutes, and this is more fun.

[@alpha007org]

True.

[@jamesknapp64]

Agadmator should get the Chess recap brillancy prize for this 42 min video. Tal and Rashid are looking down on him fondly today

[@ajaygulzar]

42 minutes of chess commentary by Antonio: answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.

[@robertocalderon1584]

46 right? I know that one lol

[@Trelmayas21]

24:04 Personally, I always love seeing the insane engine lines. Never stop showing them to us.🙏

[@crimson.ghost22222]

I have rarely ever subscribed to anyone on KZbin but with Agadmator i watch every single video religiously and "like" them automatically. Out of all the hobbies i have who would've thought that watching videos of chess analysis by Antonio would be my exclusive all-time favorite. The chess community is very different from other things i enjoy.

[@agadmator]

Refresh to see chapters :)

[@CMAAvinash]

Pin your own comment, Bhaaii❤😅

[@ThànhHảiNguyễn-o1w]

Agad is a legend for this. I asked for one extra game and he delivered them all

[@lidamullendore6166]

Please keep these wonderful triple match videos coming! Thank you *so* much!!!

[@lindsaygaga4587]

"You've done your Wei Yi stuff"😂😂😂

[@rafaelkovac4211]

You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it

[@kingslayer6511]

I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!

[@mcronrn]

I studied the Blade in the dark

[@nevilleotieno9638]

The shadows betray you, because they belong to me

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

You’re a big guy

[@user-dw4dq1if1m]

How does the dark knight move?

[@kingslayer6511]

An Agad video + 'The Dark Knight Rises' reference = My life is complete

[@funwithtalkingtom_official]

For people asking why can’t king take pawn on h5 @ 11:00 - its because white replies with f4, now look at the black king, he has no squares left except the h file and Rh2 will be check mate. U can play exf4 but then white replies with exf4 and now the threat is Rh2 check mate again. To prevent this, you will have to give up your rook as black by playing Rg6+ and then white replies with Bxg6. There is no other way to prevent check-mate if you take the pawn on h5.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

I know I’ve said it before but no reason to apologize to those that dislike the possibilities of lines that you show I enjoy that aspect I’m sure others do you’re the most thorough with your analysis of these games no question Number One

[@lechatthibault4486]

So cool to have more than one game in a video, thanks a lot for all your hard work!!!

[@vipulchoubey7520]

New year gifts coming late from this channel with this fun package of 3 games. We ll happily take it sir, thanks :)

[@ronin7645]

What a great title! Love that quote from Batman. Good job!

[@ronjohnson9690]

I am used to watching at least 3 or 4 of agad's videos in a row. Just another special treat as another 2 or 3 will be coming soon.

[@matsdevink2858]

31:11 That tactic is absolutely beautiful, and it’s only possible because of Maghsoodloo’s earlier Kf8. Just stunning, thanks for showing!

[@bosnjodobri8260]

26:30 what about rook to g2 attacking the knight and preparing pawn push??

[@premdeep1110]

4:42 can someone explain me what if bishop captured pawn on f7 with check ...

[@NicoViergever]

Thoroughly enjoyed the show! 👍

[@user-dw4dq1if1m]

Prag: *" i wonder which will break first, your spirit or your back!!"*

[@Lightn0x]

Surprised you didn't comment anything about the Qb6 move at 16:58. It seems so much better to me to take the queen trade, and after Rxd7 you can play Rxa4 and the position looks much better than what we get with Qb6. I thought I was missing something so I ran it through the engine, and even the engine favors Qxd7 over Qb6 by almost a full point.

[@divyanshugupta5331]

I think agad didn't cover because he thought Qxd7 doesn't favour black because black is already down a pawn

[@divyanshugupta5331]

And i checked both moves in stockfish and they both shows +0.35 for white

[@forkos89]

Gave up my gaming time for this, totally worth it!

[@michaelstephen6773]

@4:40 White Bishop takes pawn on f7... Wins Black Queen

[@bosnjodobri8260]

Bishop on f6 is defending Queen

[@gelatinousjoe7979]

All three games were great. A lot of exciting classical chess going on this year in Tata Steel!

[@benjaminmungi6483]

"It's just that his opponents, don't seem to care" 😂

[@KennedyMister95]

23:00 dayuuum! Donchenko must have eaten all of his fingers when he found out about this line 😂

[@davidwagner6116]

Great stories of the games, as always! And great games, too.

[@yosht6110]

24:05 wise words to live by

[@philippecosta1952]

SHEESH 42' Btw I don't see the chapters, anyone else? Maybe is my youtube or agadmator forgot to actually put it... Love the content

[@Khigha87]

Don't ne ridiculous Tony. Of course we have to watch the whole video! Time stamps for what!? For who!?

[@FloydMaxwell]

I am indeed a great watcher of long videos!

[@nicbentulan]

2nd: PLEASE agad it's been 4 months! 2023 USCC - Atousa almost beat Carissa Yip, the eventual winner! Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. It's Hikaru's WIFE vs Wesley's GIRLFRIEND. #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@awriter1214]

39:48 Antonio showing class by adding very nice after the 69 statement

[@marcusfossa6695]

Did someone play the Darkness Opening and get destroyed?

[@NamasteBbooktube]

"You were merely born in the dark. I am the dark, I am the night." --what Batman should have said after returning

[@Bhanukirandatta]

At 5:00, Anish could have captured pawn with bishop to check and capture qeeen?

[@JohnChappell-fh5sb]

You should be banned, I should have been cooking dinner, but 31.00 Bishop to D3 !! Parham is an exciting player to watch.

[@robertocalderon1584]

I will say this...from the chess I've seen over the past 3 years or so I'm very surprised by the result of the game between Gukesh and Giri. Giri seemed to be trending every slightly down over the past decade and Gukesh has been playing like he was shot out of a rocket the last 3 years. Great win for Giri.

[@satvik514]

@11:01 - why can’t black capture pawn on h5?

[@patrickdaly1088]

Can we just talk about how Drawnish finally figured out how to win again out of nowhere?

[@jeffersonparsons5519]

Even when he wins, his games are dull and uninteresting. He is easily my least favorite GM.

[@chopinfanclub6672]

@@jeffersonparsons5519agree

[@GAMA89094]

@@jeffersonparsons5519 I agree. Most of the GM’s play to reach the endgame and then the game becomes a headache. We really need more Tal vibes these days.

[@Zahrul3]

@@GAMA89094 GMs nowadays play to hopefully put the opponent into time trouble before time control and hope they make a mistake.

[@michaeljones890]

18:46 “It’s so beautiful we’re even gonna do it in slow motion” 😂 love the slow-mo replay

[@alirezaseraj1961]

i would like to see more games from Parham.he is playing amazing chess

[@SmugAmerican]

At 37:22 I would G7 check, then after the king moves I would give back the rook with G2. Probably the pawn on C3 would beat me though

[@michalrehacek3462]

I haven’t verified with an engine, but at 5:10 when explaining that “trade of rooks is best”, didn’t you forget about Bxf7 check winning the undefended queen?

[@exhaustederaserhead]

I don't usually watch 42-minute videos, but when I do, it means I'm on agad's channel

[@agamghai6433]

Now the titles are giving chills

[@dark_magician_sdy]

Love the longer videos ❤

[@odinniereece4096]

In Nepo vs Donchenko... Nepo blocked with the knight very quickly .. he didnt really invested much time into it .. i think Donchenko was very low on time too

[@nampil25]

Why at 4:45 didn't sacrifice the bishop for the queen?

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

Parham: I am playing *incredible* chess! Opponents: We don't care. Mate in 3.

[@banjolac]

We demand more long videos :)

[@jimmylaporte370]

Ty sir ❤

[@LiipeRecchi]

4:44 didn’t Anish have bxf7+ followed by qxd8?

[@robertadams305]

I walked around talking like Bane for 2 weeks in 2012.

[@williamgarner-b3l]

At 4.44 bishop takes pawn check wins the black queen!????

[@mikkimakki4436]

Bishop takes back. But then, at 11:03, why not ... Kxh5?

[@DwightStone]

Exactly!!

[@josephbidenskii]

batman quote and 42 mins - what a treat

[@DKMRFCBrlz]

Expecting 40 minutes video recaps in the candidates!

[@PlanXV]

Hello Darkness my old friend 😂

[@burimsaliji23]

Nice video 🙂 I enjoyed it 😊

[@coreC..]

Parham did not take the form from Wei after the match.

[@EricJohnson-ls1rh]

At 10:59, why not ... Kxh5?

[@cygnustsp]

Hello everyone! Every video for the last six years 💪

[@alisterzarkar7163]

Anish is like a chess encyclopedia. Gukesh could not find any surprises for him.

[@nicbentulan]

Hans Niemann = next Bobby Fischer - Wesley So = current Bobby Fischer - Bobby Fischer's ghost = old Bobby Fischer - Beth Harmon = Bobby Fischer in another universe Each of these 4 'is a prodigy, had a rather dark childhood and is American'. Speaking of Wesley So Hikaru's (the rapid WFRCC) wife almost beat Wesley So's (the classical WFRCC) girlfriend! 2023 USCC - Indeed Carissa Yip won and thanked Wesley So as her secret second in the 2023 USCC closing ceremony speech. But in Carissa vs Atousa, Carissa was losing most of the game. Atousa just blundered in the end. move 54 for black is an 8-move equality puzzle it's so sharp [Variant "From Position"] [FEN "1Q5k/3r1rn1/p3N3/Pp1p2P1/1q2p3/1B2R2P/5P2/6K1 b"] 1... Kh7 2. g6+ Kxg6 3. Rg3+ Kf6 4. Nxg7 Rxg7 5. Qf4+ Ke6 6. Qh6+ Kf5 7. Rxg7 Rxg7+ 8. Qxg7 Qxb3 PS xcdhgq #suggestion #womeninchess #uschesschamps #uschess #uschesschamp #uscc

[@primeobjective5469]

Nepo dodging bullets. 😅

[@toyosiadefolalu6889]

42mins! I initially thought it was a glitch 😅

[@PlanXV]

Glitch in the matrix 😂

[@quotergod371]

I would place the second game third, but all the games were amazing!

[@scotty455]

I wonder why at 11.02 Gukesh didn't take the h5 pawn

[@cygnustsp]

That first game i would've blundered so many times lol

[@DwightStone]

At move 26 Giri should have played Bxf7 check!

[@DwightStone]

(first game)

[@vecomeco]

Girish is a bit darker than Giri tho

[@agpaok0704]

at first game, when you asked to pause the video, I found QC2, with the same idea. Does it work or am I missing something?

[@aaronsung6208]

I almost forget that Giri existed in competitive chess world until this video.

[@mukmin01]

5:10 Instead of capture, Rook to B7 is very deadly and can win easily after promoted into a pig

[@abdulhamidnassur6795]

that Bane thumbnail🥶

[@bhaveshgupta2374]

Ahhh i wonder what will break first ,your spirit...or your king

[@RichardvdMerwe]

"You think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding."

[@demarcobvlgari]

Hello. On min 0446 white bishop should capture with check

[@xavierxanthis720]

@4.45 min anish just missed a discovered check by the bishop to win the queen and agadmator missed it too

[@souravsenapati5440]

I am a simple man too, its 12:22am here in India and I'm 14 min into the video. Go Agad

[@asifmahmud3546]

Agad's 42 mins commentary is Alright.. I enjoyed it...But I really fall in love with chess with Agad's miniature series like Reti vs Tartakower...Those were golden times, I lived through those games...Magical!

[@almircolic321]

Why is the bishop so often our good friend and why we have always "all sorts of nasty discoveries" if there's any 😅😂😂

[@PlanXV]

Never underestimate the potential of a discovery 😊

[@Notbrooo]

42 mins....my life is now complete

[@brianbell3836]

Where's the dog gone?

[@PlanXV]

Medo is ancient now the stairs too much so he sleeps downstairs

[@sillyWiseman]

This is like a dream coming true

[@brianclough9533]

"Never rush things in chess" Agadmator 2024

[@brianclough9533]

21:55 isn't this a checkmate??

[@khann2159]

Nepo is a stupendous tactician

[@supreetkurdekar3089]

4:40 Bishop takes f7 with check. Wins the Queen no?

[@yuriiagi1646]

this is what i call a gift

[@jacobnguni6733]

Wei Yi really a good player.

[@davidgriffiths7696]

World championship challenge looming got to up his game.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Great Games appreciated Enjoy your Day Agadmator if no other Tata steel games maybe one of your own 😊 Enjoy your Day Suggestion # Hans Neiman first win of tata tournament

[@beepboop204]

[@Aleksandar_Lukic]

39:48 nice