@@purusingh6085 that's the point It could have been a very inbalanced interesting game but instead they repeat moves in a position that is anything but a draw I understand that it's the candidates do we can't blame them but it's bad for the viewer
The real pause the video moment should have been Kf2. It is absolutely insane how Hikaru found it. Top engine recommendation and even GMs and commentators couldn't find it. Hikaru played this endgame with cold blooded precision. Felt like was watching Magnus play the endgame here.
@@builderphill1361 Yeah agreed. But think of it this way that it is the the top and infact only engine move upto depth 40 ... and none of the commentators found it at all. I watched two to three live streams and most GMs couldn't find it. Infact it was the only move which was keeping the advantage of winning. Rest of the engine choices were leading to draws. This move was still keeping the 2+ advantage
@@trishanksaharia that's why I'm glad I don't delve too much into chess theory and stuff or else I'd go insane I thought kf2 was easy but I also don't calculate that much haha
The real brilliant move in this game was Hikaru's Kf2, it was the engine move, but neither Jan or Judit could find it because, honestly, who could?!? Most human players would try pushing the a pawn along with the c pawn, but neither of that works. To see that Kf2, is absurdly complicated and although I'm not a Naka fan, full props to him for finding that.
It was simply insane I was following this game with Blitzstream Kevin Bordi (who is definitely GM level in blitz) and Vlad tkachiev (a former Russian GM) and both didn't believe Hikaru would find that move and that it was unbelievable he managed to find it
Such a beautiful and extremely needed win for Hikaru to still remain to have a chance, if you don't bounce back early you might not bounce back at all, I'm proud of him.
Kf2 for Hikaru was actually a brilliant move and the engines top choice-a6 seemed natural but that subtle move was incredible to watch live. This was played to perfection.
the real brilliancy is Kf2, a very tricky engine move commentators even missed. Putting black in zugzwang there when the natural ideas are probably a pawn push like a6 or a rook move makes it really hard to see. I remember the exact moment when I was on lichess live and saw that move played and was pretty surprised as it was the engine move.
How funny would it be if every time the Berlin was played during the tournament, the black pieces lost? But yeah, so much for a near guaranteed draw as black.
@@jamesmantil5186 it's something lower player like me misunderstand. Anyone who thinks a opening is bad or boring have not studied it. Every opening is insanely complex
Agadmators vids always have Lower analysis then other channels but we can't blame him, he pumps out a lot of content and keeps us up to date with all the games.
"Does anyone understand the Nakamura-Rajabov endgame?" Average 1300 rated player commenting the game in chat: yes, in fact black just went from +0.4 to +1.3 so black blundered.
Hi Antonio, in previous candidates', you showed photos, told us about the venue, and other aspects of history beyond the game. Please bring that back. Thanks
In the last couple of videos he showed plenty of photos and talked about the venue for this year’s candidate’s… At some point it just gets weird to say the same things over and over, he’s constantly pumping out videos at the moment because there’s so much to cover
Great job agadmator. You interpret these games is such a way that even an average player like me gets it. It sure would be great if we could have the pleasure of another one of your sagas'. Maybe a short on Harry Pillsbury. Keep up the good work, new subscriber here.
I could be wrong, but I think Nakamura may be the most talented player when it comes to pawn promotion. He seems to finds tricks and tactics that elude everyone else.
Hikaru is very good at analyzing positions very quickly. Often his downfall is moving too fast for his own good. I honestly think if he could slow down a bit he could be a world champion
As long as "IT" pleases? Made my day! But a beautiful game along with the usual beautiful illustration by Agad. Also, Naka could've probably be the GOAT, even before Fischer, but only if he wasn't actually a moron.
As a 1400 player I have to say that every single one of these games have been 100% out of my league. I can find most of the pause the video moments but after that it's complete chaos. Move after move in all of the end games I would have been crushed.
Hi sir, one small request.. your thumbnails are quite appealing that who the winner of the match before watching the video. I suggest you to please make the thumbnail of both player's. So that no one else know who the winner of the match
I would not have enjoyed this game without Agads explanation of it. It would have been largely incomprehensible figuring out the logic behind many of the moves on your own.
Great game by Hikaru. Thanks for the report, there are always things in GM games I'd miss without your reports. How horrible would a chess variant with no b4 square be.
Agad why would you have to apologize for so many videos in one day? I don't like to watch anyone else's recaps so its been a treat #suggestion : cover all the rounds of all candidate pairings if you want to
So after 2 games we have the two previous challengers topping the table. Followed by the 3 most promising talents. Then we have the old master king of goats. And trailing are the two invitees who didn't even qualify. Best result anyone could have wished for. This is going to be interesting!
I had to leave for work, and I couldn't finish watching the game. It makes me feel good that I knew that Hikaru was winning, and sure enough, 😉 👌 he finished it. My lowly 1600 ass was able to calculate that the 3 passed pawns were tooooo op.
This was harder to grasp than a Queen pawn endgame. I’m by no means even close to good at chess, but rook and 1 piece and Queen pawns are rough. One of my favorite games from Hikaru for sure
good fighting chess. Radjabov does not hesitate to take risk. I thought of capturing all white pawns by sacrificing bishop is a good idea. But it is super GMs game.
Play the opening like Caruana, the middlegame like Nakamura and the endgame like Firouzja. idk. I'm applying that thing I saw before to the candidates now. Play the opening like Caruana, the middlegame like Dubov and the endgame like Carlsen. of course in #9LX it's just Play the opening like So, the middlegame like So and the endgame like So. #saynoto2900
Everyone hyping up the kf2 move, but in fact when he got checked by the pawn on h4 it was a better move for him to already then play kf2 instead of attacking the rook, but luckily Radjabov blundered right back and played Rc1 instead of Rb1.
Hikaru basically played the endgame with engine precision. Even commentators were shocked. Hikaru found top engine moves very quickly.
Yeah ofc he has an engine in the ceiling
me too. i found all those moves in my mothers womb
When Naka motioned to find his mouse at the board I almost died ..
MY STREAMER
Tried to change the background before he went to the toilet
Is there a twitch video with timestamp?
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please never apologize for many videos in one day, you did a great job brightening my night after a very depressing week. Thankyou
Keep your head up, hope everything work out.Keep moving forward!!
Hope you have a great life Mohamed! Enjoy it! Remember that we cry because we take too seriously what the gods have made for fun!
All 4 games today were really excellent... just like yesterday. Incredible start to the Candidates
Ding-duda was kinda boring tbh
The quick Nepo Fabi draw wasn’t interesting
@@user-yz2xl1tu6t it was one of the more complicated one, and so the players drew instead of playing further. Thats why u think its boring
@@purusingh6085 that's the point
It could have been a very inbalanced interesting game but instead they repeat moves in a position that is anything but a draw
I understand that it's the candidates do we can't blame them but it's bad for the viewer
Agad, you have a way of making the highest level chess games feel like a conversation. Thank you for that.
Radjabov reaching time control with 2 seconds was insane to watch
reaching time control with 2 seconds was insane to watch
reaching time control with 2 seconds was insane to watch
reaching time control with 2 seconds was insane to watch
to watch reaching time control with 2 seconds was insane
was insane to watch reaching time control with 2 seconds
The real pause the video moment should have been Kf2. It is absolutely insane how Hikaru found it. Top engine recommendation and even GMs and commentators couldn't find it. Hikaru played this endgame with cold blooded precision. Felt like was watching Magnus play the endgame here.
Kf2 wasn't particularly crazy? It's just activating it for the endgame?
@@builderphill1361 Yeah agreed. But think of it this way that it is the the top and infact only engine move upto depth 40 ... and none of the commentators found it at all. I watched two to three live streams and most GMs couldn't find it. Infact it was the only move which was keeping the advantage of winning. Rest of the engine choices were leading to draws. This move was still keeping the 2+ advantage
@@trishanksaharia that's why I'm glad I don't delve too much into chess theory and stuff or else I'd go insane I thought kf2 was easy but I also don't calculate that much haha
🙌🏻🙌🏻😎
The real brilliant move in this game was Hikaru's Kf2, it was the engine move, but neither Jan or Judit could find it because, honestly, who could?!? Most human players would try pushing the a pawn along with the c pawn, but neither of that works. To see that Kf2, is absurdly complicated and although I'm not a Naka fan, full props to him for finding that.
It was simply insane
I was following this game with Blitzstream Kevin Bordi (who is definitely GM level in blitz) and Vlad tkachiev (a former Russian GM) and both didn't believe Hikaru would find that move and that it was unbelievable he managed to find it
Why was Kf2 that important ?
@@aridjmer1969 it puts Radjabov in zuzwang, all moves for black make it's position worse
Yeah true. Even the commentators couldn't find it because they were always talking about the A6 push
Which Kf2 would that be? What timestamp?
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Such a beautiful and extremely needed win for Hikaru to still remain to have a chance, if you don't bounce back early you might not bounce back at all, I'm proud of him.
It had to feel good. If he lost it, he would be in an impossibly deep hole to rise from.
Kf2 for Hikaru was actually a brilliant move and the engines top choice-a6 seemed natural but that subtle move was incredible to watch live. This was played to perfection.
This endgame i could have lost 50 times with both colors.
"Who ever lost a game playing the Berlin defense?".
Me, instantly thinks about 'past history' 😂
Hikaru lost the last game with berlin defense 🤣
the real brilliancy is Kf2, a very tricky engine move commentators even missed. Putting black in zugzwang there when the natural ideas are probably a pawn push like a6 or a rook move makes it really hard to see. I remember the exact moment when I was on lichess live and saw that move played and was pretty surprised as it was the engine move.
"Who ever lost playing the Berlin defence!"
Meanwhile Hikaru's last two games:
How funny would it be if every time the Berlin was played during the tournament, the black pieces lost?
But yeah, so much for a near guaranteed draw as black.
@@jamesmantil5186 it's something lower player like me misunderstand. Anyone who thinks a opening is bad or boring have not studied it. Every opening is insanely complex
HOW is this video already up. My guy is a machine!
Thanks for making this vid so soon after it's completion.
I hope you aren't keeping Medo awake past his bed time, haha. Thank you for the steady stream of uploads.
man you made 10:22 king to f2 look like automatical move, it was brilliant and not and easy one to find.
I agree sloppy analysis
Agadmators vids always have Lower analysis then other channels but we can't blame him, he pumps out a lot of content and keeps us up to date with all the games.
Four videos today! Thanks so much for the coverage, and it's only round 2!
"Does anyone understand the Nakamura-Rajabov endgame?"
Average 1300 rated player commenting the game in chat: yes, in fact black just went from +0.4 to +1.3 so black blundered.
😂
Hi Antonio, in previous candidates', you showed photos, told us about the venue, and other aspects of history beyond the game. Please bring that back. Thanks
You could ask for that a little nicer, but yeah that would sound nice
In the last couple of videos he showed plenty of photos and talked about the venue for this year’s candidate’s… At some point it just gets weird to say the same things over and over, he’s constantly pumping out videos at the moment because there’s so much to cover
Thank you for so many videos in one day, keep it comin'!
Thanks for all the great recaps of this fabulous tournament!
Hikaru tried using a mouse
Love it. This Candidates looks more like a blitz tourney
Thanks agad, you are killing time by entertaining millions,Great Sacrifice 👏🏻
“Sorry for so many videos in one day” Why bro 😎👍 Imagine if we would actually be angry about that 😄
You apologize for so many videos?! WTF We want them all!
"Yes, it's me again!" - and one wonders who he could expect instead...
#Suggestion Show current standings after each round, at least the current points player has.
This video is blurry. Never had that before with an agadmator video. Sorry about that.
It came up 240p for me too when I loaded it up, click on the cog symbol to choose a higher resolution and it should look a lot better.
@@planejoe5263 Thx, this helped a lot.
@@samuelbruyneel - You're welcome : )
15:27 I had never seen or executed that checkmate. Thank you Antonio!
Great job agadmator. You interpret these games is such a way that even an average player like me gets it. It sure would be great if we could have the pleasure of another one of your sagas'. Maybe a short on Harry Pillsbury. Keep up the good work, new subscriber here.
I don' t uunderstand how can you be so fast publishing this games, but thanks, thanks, THANKS!!!
I could be wrong, but I think Nakamura may be the most talented player when it comes to pawn promotion. He seems to finds tricks and tactics that elude everyone else.
"sorry about so many videos" bro that's what we want to see
Some great games in this tournament so far. Tx for covering.
Very well played by Hikaru, game to be thoroughly studied!
0:43 Agadmator: Whoever lost a game playing the Berlin defence?
Radjabov: Hold my beer.
Hikaru is very good at analyzing positions very quickly. Often his downfall is moving too fast for his own good. I honestly think if he could slow down a bit he could be a world champion
just wow.
Nice analysis. Thank you
That knight was invincible till the very end for Naka.
The magic was Kf2, beautiful prophylaxis against ...h3+
As long as "IT" pleases?
Made my day!
But a beautiful game along with the usual beautiful illustration by Agad.
Also, Naka could've probably be the GOAT, even before Fischer, but only if he wasn't actually a moron.
It's the candidates, new photos for the players are a must
As a 1400 player I have to say that every single one of these games have been 100% out of my league. I can find most of the pause the video moments but after that it's complete chaos. Move after move in all of the end games I would have been crushed.
Candidates Tournament is spoiling us…
Thank you for your work Agadmator :)
Awesome comeback and endgame play.
What does the hashtag #2992 stand for on the videos?
What a beautiful Kabuki dance of rooks in the endgame! Nice game, great analysis!
The first two rounds have been great! Hopefully they can keep it up
We all love the BESHOP
Of course, the old well-known checkmating pattern with the Queen and the Rook.
Not having "right, chat?" in the title is such a missed opportunity ;)
Hi sir, one small request.. your thumbnails are quite appealing that who the winner of the match before watching the video. I suggest you to please make the thumbnail of both player's. So that no one else know who the winner of the match
Keep the videos coming bro keep up the good work 😂
I would not have enjoyed this game without Agads explanation of it. It would have been largely incomprehensible figuring out the logic behind many of the moves on your own.
I was so confused at how this end game would play out when I was listening to commentary, and I’m glad I’m not the only one.
Calm down agad, you're fast we can't keep up!!
Last time I was this early, my girlfriend was disappointed.
Happy birthday dad keep up the great content
Lmfao. Agad is goated for these titles
Great game by Hikaru. Thanks for the report, there are always things in GM games I'd miss without your reports.
How horrible would a chess variant with no b4 square be.
Agad why would you have to apologize for so many videos in one day? I don't like to watch anyone else's recaps so its been a treat #suggestion : cover all the rounds of all candidate pairings if you want to
Hikaru is good enough to win candidate games? Wow. What a thing. :P
Never underestimate Hikaru tactics and expiruence
It's sad to see Rajabov lose in the candidates this season, last season he was in top form and was bound for greatness
The other two games from today were left with too much still on the board unplayed unfortunately. This one was great though.
This endgame is just ludicrously complicated!
Awesome game. Thanks for the analysis.
So after 2 games we have the two previous challengers topping the table. Followed by the 3 most promising talents.
Then we have the old master king of goats. And trailing are the two invitees who didn't even qualify.
Best result anyone could have wished for. This is going to be interesting!
Idk why, but for the entire vidro i thought the quote on top was from Max Watermelon
I just came to give my clicks and enjoy the show.
Bravo, Hikaru Nakamura!!! Well played!!!
Agadmator, nakamura searched with his hand where is the mouse for a a quick moment
😂😂
I had to leave for work, and I couldn't finish watching the game. It makes me feel good that I knew that Hikaru was winning, and sure enough, 😉 👌 he finished it.
My lowly 1600 ass was able to calculate that the 3 passed pawns were tooooo op.
Thanks for the updates 👌🏻
Don't apologise Antonio Keep those videos coming👍👍
One day I would like to see Agad as the commentator of a chess tournament.
Hikaru is not strongest but he is genius of chess hope he will do better in tournament
Agadmator stop, I need to study
Hikaru teaching kids how to play
This was harder to grasp than a Queen pawn endgame. I’m by no means even close to good at chess, but rook and 1 piece and Queen pawns are rough. One of my favorite games from Hikaru for sure
Really an outstanding endgame by Nakamura, unbelievably deep and complicated.
good fighting chess. Radjabov does not hesitate to take risk. I thought of capturing all white pawns by sacrificing bishop is a good idea. But it is super GMs game.
There are no quick draws? Really? After the Nepo Fabi game?
The H pawn was actually moved so that the bishop could not attack the Queen and collect the knight with the Rook coming right after
I enjoyed this one.
what is the score after 2nd day of fide??????
Thanks agad
Why is Wesley not in the candidates? Only he seems to be able to atleast beat magnus
Forgot the d in radnjavov
Agad you missed some key moves like kf2. Such moves are supposed to be highlighted. Video could be improved.
Play the opening like Caruana, the middlegame like Nakamura and the endgame like Firouzja. idk. I'm applying that thing I saw before to the candidates now.
Play the opening like Caruana, the middlegame like Dubov and the endgame like Carlsen.
of course in #9LX it's just
Play the opening like So, the middlegame like So and the endgame like So.
#saynoto2900
The two players at the bottom of the table are those who didn't earn a place in the tournament
Let's see how it plays out champ
Interesting endgame ,both opponent had pass pawns
Hikaru will be the next world champion !!!
Everyone hyping up the kf2 move, but in fact when he got checked by the pawn on h4 it was a better move for him to already then play kf2 instead of attacking the rook, but luckily Radjabov blundered right back and played Rc1 instead of Rb1.