"The Nimzowitsch defense which is a weapon used by people who don't really understand chess and by people who understand chess better than everyone else" Thank you for the lovely reminder Antonio 🙏
Magnus is really that good, that he deliberately plays bad lines against his opponents to get them out of book and still win by outplaying them in middle and end game, incredible stuff.
@@culturedweeb7746 unfortunately, AI has its own category, and it won't count. Yes, I know you were joking ... 😁 It will take him forever to reach 2900.
@@XB10001 He needs to keep up this level in competitions with lower rated opponents, and he needs about one win for each draw in competitions with super GMs (say, higher than 2750 ELO). Honestly, I think he will reach 2900 at some point within a couple of years.
No matter how hard he carries and gives his teammates white pieces, they‘ll still find a way to let him down so it doesn’t even matter if he wins every game he plays…
@@thethinker3888 yeah, imagine having the best player on your team, and arguably the best ever....him playing the strongest opponent of the opposing team each time, and giving away white pieces and winning with black...and you still lose to equally or less rated players...feels bad!
Anton's father Vladimir once came to our street chess in Canberra - and proceeded to destroy everybody. Won 7/7. And we had some good players there at the time. Just shows the levels of chess!
When I was at my strongest I played the Nimzowitsch defense for a year at a high level. I was surprised that it gave me the highest percentage score of any black opening I had used prior. However, in many games I had to find a non-obvious only move to avoid drifting into a lost position (Nh6 instead of Nf6, for example). In one game I refuted OTB Raymond Keene's recommended line against it. I intended to play it until I had a horrible loss, but it never happened.
Recently, I either come here first to Agadmator's channel for the technical analysis, subtle jokes and remarks and then go to Gotham for the hype and fun analysis or vice versa
Man Magnus is the Michel Jordan of Chess really remarkable stuff Magnus is capable of thx brother for this channel of yours hand's down yours is the best channel out
It's funny every time agad says "he's getting closer to the 2900 goal" and he mentions (by a funny sign) that it's so unlikely that Magnus gets there :))
#suggestion IM Horvath (AUT) - GM Jones (ENG) from Rd.6 or GM Kollars (GER) - IM Horvath (AUT) from Rd. 3. Horvath is a young talent and scores 5/6 atm as an IM, beating 2 GMs rated +200 higher than him.
I'm showing a Bundesliga match from 2016 which reaches the same position as what you're calling a completely new game. The move order is a bit different (b5 happens before the trade), but still. Which database are you using?
I would like to point out that after a few moves, the game transposed into Pirc defense. I, myself plays this opening a lot for black and it is my favorite opening so I am enthralled and overjoyed that Magnus played it
Great video, as always. I have a video suggestion, strictly to attain you crazy views. Cover an Emory Tate game. With the huge trend of the Tate brothers, covering one of their fathers games would probably get a bunch of views. Cheers agadmator🤞🏻
@agadmator's Chess Channel From last video you uploaded The ratings when got updated on August 1 , went from 2684 to 2699 for Gukesh. But since the Olympiad started on Jul 29, they are keeping the 2684 one... So his live rating is 2719.3 and ACTUAL RATING is (2719.3-20.3=2699) Although I've commented there also, but in case you see the most recent video comment...
@8:24 can you play King G7 and discovered attacked and win the white queen, assuming it wasn't guarded by the rook? Ie put your own king in check while checking opp king ...
#suggestion Hey, Antonio. The games aren't finished yet, but seem to be great to cover: Smirin(Israel)-Guseynov(Azerbaidjan) Shevchenko (Ukraine)-Ioannidis (Greece)
at 10:50, white to move, queen h2 looks really scary, with mate in one idea on h8, but black will play Qxc2, temporary sacrifice the bishop and then play pawn to f2. White bishop has to take and then black rook takes bishop. Now each player has one rook but white has more pawns and a easy winning position.
Assuming you are the real deal - CONGRATULATIONS at being where you are at this point in history! :) Is there any strategy or form you can imagine for Magnus to reach 2900 in a way which honors the goal without succumbing to the inertia that seems to exist in the current situation? Also - did you coach him to use this Nimzowitsch defense?
In the position at 7:14 (after Rh8 & the black king escapes the pin by Kd7) could not Magnus have been crushed with fxe6+! because if kxe6, black has the killer B-f5+ (forcing K-d5) then the skewer Rd1 wins black’s Queen. If earlier black king does not take on e6 and instead runs to c8 then white wins a rook for free with e6xRf7. Very hard to believe both players & the commentator would miss these ideas; Am I missing something here?
@@account2198 he qualified for the candidates had a strong first half then just a bad 2nd half. Washed may be premature. It could just be a very bad stretch.
Time stamp should be 10:49 and from what I quickly worked out, if Rxe5 Qxc2+, Qxc2, Bxc2, Kxc2, then f2 and Magnus either wins back the bishop and is up 2 pawns or gets another queen
"The Nimzowitsch defense which is a weapon used by people who don't really understand chess and by people who understand chess better than everyone else" Thank you for the lovely reminder Antonio 🙏
I must learn it, as I belong to one of those two groups.
@@brendanward2991 i must learn it, because i belong to both groups depending on how intoxicated i am
The statement is gold.
Also Magnus: transposing into the Pirc on move 4
I feel attacked lol. Nimzo and other hyper modern stuffs are my favorite stuffs in chess but I dont fully understand them haha.
Magnus is really that good, that he deliberately plays bad lines against his opponents to get them out of book and still win by outplaying them in middle and end game, incredible stuff.
He knows,they just can't be as accurate as him,even if they do (which I doubt,highly), they surely won't defeat him in the endgame
Yeah, otherwise they will just play the main lines and draw the game
If he plays the nimzowitsch defense against stockfish, he would be crushed.
@@aaronchan1088 if he played anything vs stockfish he would lose, your point?
@@aaronchan1088 brah stock fish crushes every human in history. Not saying much.
For those wondering: A win gives Magnus +1.8,a draw:-3.2 and a loss: -8.2
Edit: I had the wrong K factor on the first time, this is with K10
not even that you think win gives magnus +3 that be too good for a win against those player the max he got was 1.9
That depends on the opponent's rating.
Magnus should play against Stockfish for more point XD
@@culturedweeb7746 unfortunately, AI has its own category, and it won't count.
Yes, I know you were joking ... 😁
It will take him forever to reach 2900.
@@XB10001 He needs to keep up this level in competitions with lower rated opponents, and he needs about one win for each draw in competitions with super GMs (say, higher than 2750 ELO). Honestly, I think he will reach 2900 at some point within a couple of years.
"Magnus is up 3pawns the attack failed and the pawns will prevail " Excellent !
2:29, that's not how it works: Magnus plays b5, therefore the engine recommends it XD
Highly tactical match with Smirnov's brave attack against a titan of the game. Well played young'un.
Brave attack? He pussied out not going for H5 early on, just as Agad said.
I love the Nimzowitsch defense, I always use it against e4. Most people don’t know how to handle it. Thanks for showing a game featuring it!
Wow, you know other dont know 😱
Are you som1 who doesnt really understand chess or do you understand chess better than everyone else?
@@felixfabio1473 the former probably, but I'm not even 1500 so I get along fine with it
Magnus single handedly carrying the whole of Norway on his back
That's the reason y he is no. 1😍
No matter how hard he carries and gives his teammates white pieces, they‘ll still find a way to let him down so it doesn’t even matter if he wins every game he plays…
Norway going out sad
@@thethinker3888 yeah, imagine having the best player on your team, and arguably the best ever....him playing the strongest opponent of the opposing team each time, and giving away white pieces and winning with black...and you still lose to equally or less rated players...feels bad!
All day.
Anton's father Vladimir once came to our street chess in Canberra - and proceeded to destroy everybody. Won 7/7. And we had some good players there at the time. Just shows the levels of chess!
When I was at my strongest I played the Nimzowitsch defense for a year at a high level. I was surprised that it gave me the highest percentage score of any black opening I had used prior. However, in many games I had to find a non-obvious only move to avoid drifting into a lost position (Nh6 instead of Nf6, for example). In one game I refuted OTB Raymond Keene's recommended line against it. I intended to play it until I had a horrible loss, but it never happened.
👏👏👏👏
Magnus seems to be very relaxed and playing even better without the drudgery of the championship hanging over him
Only way Smirnov ever has a chance against someone of Magnus' caliber is to succeed in an attack to checkmate. He played it too safe though.
So will Magnus beat Wesley in #9LX this year? #saynoto2900
@@nicbentulan bro just stop
he seems kinda annoyed in the clips that I saw of the venue
@@egras2003 why?
Man, I was really hoping the video was going to be called “Smirnov Iced”
"A great discovery is about to be...well, discovered."
Antonio is laying down the wrinkly brain wisdom with those awesome lines lol
Smirnov played a really attacking game... For Norway, Hammer is having a disastrous torunament...
I don't know why they brought the ole man
He should have stuck to coaching or commentary
I don't think Hammer is 2600+ strength anymore.
@Feruytgdeuw Gurtyhewqa Hate is a strong word.
@Feruytgdeuw Gurtyhewqa Lol, no he doesn't. He constantly gushes him as a commentator on Norwegian TV.
Who the hell is Hammer?
"white is out of ammo" Love it, and the nice dog placed perfectly on the coach as a signature.
He's 4.5 out of 5 not 5.5 out of 6 as he rested the first round, good ser.
Byes always count for a point
@@Figgy20000 You really have no idea what's going on in the Olympiad, huh?
As Horsey Chess stated.
“ There are GM’s-Super GM’s…and there’s Magnus Carlsen. “
if you take away all the letters that are the same between Agadmator's and Grandmaster, you are left with Neo.
Moving that King for a discovered check, truly is satisfying.
Recently, I either come here first to Agadmator's channel for the technical analysis, subtle jokes and remarks and then go to Gotham for the hype and fun analysis or vice versa
Hey man, just wanted to say, tht I really enjoyed analysis of ratings at the end, you should do that more often!
Man Magnus is the Michel Jordan of Chess really remarkable stuff Magnus is capable of thx brother for this channel of yours hand's down yours is the best channel out
It's funny every time agad says "he's getting closer to the 2900 goal" and he mentions (by a funny sign) that it's so unlikely that Magnus gets there :))
#saynoto2900 #9LX
Just got a notification for this video. Don’t have time to watch it right now but I’m going to give it a thumbs up anyways. I’ll watch it later.
"Nimzovich defence used by people who don't understand chess and people who understands chess better than anyone else..."
Similar to how Anderson in a game against Morphy is given a (!!) on his 1.a3 move.
@@Learnjapanesefromsomeguy So a fellow man of culture has replied...
This made me think Medo probably has better Chess theory than me from all the listening he gets to do! XD Thank you for sharing!
I think Medo could have beaten White today after White captures the Rook instead of taking Black's Bishop and winning.
Just looked at the result. A 2-1 victory to Australia is an amazing result for us.
Great video. Thanks a lot!
"Bishop" to D3. You know that Agad's favourite piece is bishop as he always makes his voice dramatic to show a bishop move.
Everything sounds so logical when you explain it and yet my brain would never come up with the right ideas on its own haha.
Incredible game! It must be very intense for Magnus to not to lose any games which would put his goal in danger
Even draws will be a hindrance to his goal
thanks for covering this
Nimzowitsch is one of my go-to weapons in rapid games. And each variation is so freaking awesome it's unreal!
#suggestion IM Horvath (AUT) - GM Jones (ENG) from Rd.6 or GM Kollars (GER) - IM Horvath (AUT) from Rd. 3. Horvath is a young talent and scores 5/6 atm as an IM, beating 2 GMs rated +200 higher than him.
#suggestion The game against Kollars features b4 as turnaround point and the game against Jones an interesting imbalance 3 pawns vs. a Knight
I'm showing a Bundesliga match from 2016 which reaches the same position as what you're calling a completely new game. The move order is a bit different (b5 happens before the trade), but still. Which database are you using?
When the Video is longer than 10 Minutes, you know that you're in for a treat
I feel like the title of World Champion in chess will be meaningless without Magnus. He's like Neo.
I would like to point out that after a few moves, the game transposed into Pirc defense. I, myself plays this opening a lot for black and it is my favorite opening so I am enthralled and overjoyed that Magnus played it
*transposed
@@DieFlabbergast oh thank you for the corrections. I appreciate it!
Superb analysis! Thanks
Will share this game with my friends at the bar and library
Would you ever cover the 2018 and 2019 chess960 world championships?
Bro cranking out videos like crazy appreciate it
Three videos in one day, almost better than Christmas
I’m a ~900 blitz player who always plays the nimzo defense. Love to see it at the highest level
Great video, as always. I have a video suggestion, strictly to attain you crazy views. Cover an Emory Tate game. With the huge trend of the Tate brothers, covering one of their fathers games would probably get a bunch of views. Cheers agadmator🤞🏻
Waiting for the guy who comments how many points does magnuuuss gain on winning against 2600
3 point, if he lost, -16
@@sashirmunoz3780 i dont think he got 3 points, and i dont think he would lose 19 points
@@alexanderkononov1862 you can check how much he won against Smirnov
@@sashirmunoz3780 1.8
@@markrobertson3054 seems more like it
I would have never found the pause the video moment without the Thumbnail
Is opening up a discovered check that brilliant? He was up three pawns and the pressure on the queen from the rooms afterward seems obvious
I am new to chess, at 8:30 wouldnt moving the black pawn to f2 be a good move ? If not why ?
I think the rook can just take the bishop then
@@jordankellogs7203 oh, yeah thanks. I missed that.
8:20 how often do you see this?!
@agadmator's Chess Channel From last video you uploaded The ratings when got updated on August 1 , went from 2684 to 2699 for Gukesh. But since the Olympiad started on Jul 29, they are keeping the 2684 one... So his live rating is 2719.3 and ACTUAL RATING is (2719.3-20.3=2699)
Although I've commented there also, but in case you see the most recent video comment...
A great discovery is about to be... Well discovered! 😂
#suggestion
Wesly So's game, Olympiad round 7
@8:24 can you play King G7 and discovered attacked and win the white queen, assuming it wasn't guarded by the rook? Ie put your own king in check while checking opp king ...
#suggestion
Hey, Antonio. The games aren't finished yet, but seem to be great to cover:
Smirin(Israel)-Guseynov(Azerbaidjan)
Shevchenko (Ukraine)-Ioannidis (Greece)
The nastiest of discoveries.
amazing game...I met Smirnov once at the Melbourne Chess Club
Magnus is GOAT, but its so pleasing to see Anand in the list of top players continuously for decades.
Loved seeing Magnus play the Nimzowich defense
It's only a matter of time before he wins with 1.g4 with White or 1. ... g5 with Black!
@@DieFlabbergast lol 😂 yes I am expecting the Latvian gambit then he will have topped Tony Miles who won against Karpov with the St.George defense 😆
Like the fresh openings.
How bizzarre and yet brilliant that move was by Magnus Kf6+ 🔥
Waiting for a video!
Magnus is so Brilliant that he could convert the most dumbest move into hidden tactic.
I enjoyed the extra info
The attack failed and the pawns will prevail .
Agad's poetry
#suggestion do you have another Young Misha game?
I'm in the FIRST category and often play KC6! 🐴
What is insane is that magnus only gained fide .2 points for this win.
The ELO system is fascinating once you realize how it's applied.
My Country South Sudan That Started With India 3
I belong to the group of people who plays Nimzowitsch defence without knowing nothing about chess😎
For those who complained about Medo and all the 'sorry about that's' - Best moment in Agad chess this year - ruclips.net/video/PBqC-BqwFZM/видео.html
at 10:50, white to move, queen h2 looks really scary, with mate in one idea on h8, but black will play Qxc2, temporary sacrifice the bishop and then play pawn to f2. White bishop has to take and then black rook takes bishop. Now each player has one rook but white has more pawns and a easy winning position.
White queen's on E3 (can't get to H2) while black's on G8 (can't get to C2 even if it could fly), so I guess your timestamp's off.
@@ScottDreams sorry put a wrong timestamp, I'll update
Focused on that 2900
Amazing how similar this position is to a Dragon or Najdorf Sicilian, except black's c-pawn is still on the c file.
Review Tania Sachdev game from the Day 1.. Please.. Its incredible.. The Bishop pair was so lethal.. Crazy game, pure crazy..😍😍😍
Magnus: farts
Chess community: what an incredible fart
Haha! Where do you people come from??
Mamedyarov is making some positive gains!
#suggestion : Shankland vs Hovhannisyan ! Premoving in real life 🤯
10:21 Why is White wasting moves moving his King? Why not Queen to h-6? Lots of possibilities and White ends up resigning in three moves anyway?
Everytime he is saying 'now' from magnus perspective I was expecting Samirov to resign 😅😅
Ah! The good stuff!
This could also refer to a particularly exciting night Magnus had at the bar.
Gosh! Lol Why didn't he bong cloud? Is Magnus looking down on his opponent?
Magnus should play 3 out of 4 boards. Norway might win the tournament. Waiting for Magnus vs Gukesh or Abdusattorov.
King to G6 check...never heard of this phrase
Brilliant game by Magnus!
I have a teacher who uses the phrase "in great detail" a lot.
Being the coach of Magnus, i feel proud that he played well and did justice to my coaching. 👍👍👍
Assuming you are the real deal - CONGRATULATIONS at being where you are at this point in history! :) Is there any strategy or form you can imagine for Magnus to reach 2900 in a way which honors the goal without succumbing to the inertia that seems to exist in the current situation? Also - did you coach him to use this Nimzowitsch defense?
#suggestion
#Olympiad Round 7
Duda vs. Mark Paragua
In the position at 7:14 (after Rh8 & the black king escapes the pin by Kd7) could not Magnus have been crushed with fxe6+! because if kxe6, black has the killer B-f5+ (forcing K-d5) then the skewer Rd1 wins black’s Queen. If earlier black king does not take on e6 and instead runs to c8 then white wins a rook for free with e6xRf7. Very hard to believe both players & the commentator would miss these ideas; Am I missing something here?
How would white get to play fxe6 right after exf5?
There is a forced draw white could of played for...please respond agadmator
What's wrong with Fabi?
@@account2198 he qualified for the candidates had a strong first half then just a bad 2nd half. Washed may be premature. It could just be a very bad stretch.
Norway should start buying players and get the man some help
#suggestion Jobava vs Giri from today's olympiad game
Right after Agadmator says Kg7 not allowing anymore tricks, whit has Rxe5 and if Qxe5 Bd4 pins The back Queen. 14:33 of the video.
Time stamp should be 10:49 and from what I quickly worked out, if Rxe5 Qxc2+, Qxc2, Bxc2, Kxc2, then f2 and Magnus either wins back the bishop and is up 2 pawns or gets another queen
This is actually a rare game where you see Magnus's king is kinda sus but he of course finds a way out ..
The difference between 5 and 10 is 6.8 compared with a difference of 6.9 between 10 and 11. (Not even going to mention 1 and 2...)
Why it is a bad move on 8.05 you get an extra piece of knight dont you ?
Ah yes, the Nimzowitsch Defence. Perfect for players like me, who don't know wtf they're doing. 🤣
#suggestion Efim Bogoljubov vs Alexander Alekhine -
"Sacrificing the Queens"-
Hastings (1922)