It's rare that I would offer a comment with Petrosian in mind, but here is one. Petrosian had a reputation of being defensive and boring, but it was games like this that made him world champion. Strong defending against fierce attackers. Petrosian deserves his due and Fabi paid him a tribute.
I think Fabi is almost equal to carlson.they said the art of defense by Soltis is the greatest book on defense.but there's a chapter in keres and kotovs middle game book on defense and I always wanted attack and defense in modern chess tactics by
@Mr. Mr. magnus isnt motivated and is still 60 points ahead of number 2 in classical,won every single classical tournament hes played this year,and won superbet croatia rapid and blitz. Fabi hasnt come close in any of these tournaments. 12 games of the WCC happened when fabi was nearly at his peak and magnus at his worst in 10 years
@@niranjanrajesh1058 remember in the last championship between Fabi and carlson.fabi had a winning position in one of the games but Carlson ended up drawing.my friend Jerry said if Fabi won that game he'd probably be world champion.it was like 12 draws in a row.fabi didn't start losing until they made speed limit
@@susta1815 who are you lmao? Fabiano is literally one of the only players to have achieved a 2800 rating. He is among the 99.999percentile chess player.
It's not really a question whether Firouzja mixed up his lines or gave Caruana the edge on purpose, seeing as Firouzja says himself in the interview that he messed up the move order by playing d4 without B×Nc6 first. After that Caruana had a clear advantage and was always the favourite to win. This is not to belittle Caruana's play - we all know he is a great player - but it's just a fact that Firouzja blundered out of the opening here. Caruana himself described the game afterwards as a "gift". And Firouzja said he had "lost against [him]self" as Fabi "didn't really do anything special, because he didn't need to" [edit: though actually B×f2 to defend the position was a bit special]. That said, Caruana did well to defend against Firouzja's onslaught which smacked a little of desperation.
This dude is a rocket scientist. He just realized that chess games are lost when one of the players blunders first. Oh my goodness what a genius YT commenter. That's some profound stuff right there. No way the chess players from 100 years ago would know such secrets.
@@ankitmathuria9045 And you sound like another chump cravenly unburdening himself of his inveterate viciousness through the anonymity of online exchanges. I guess we all have our faults.
Chess aficionados nowadays, about Alireza, love him or despise him saying is overrated. I don't get it. In one hand he has clearly some flaws in his game on overall strategy. We don't need Kramnik to realise that sometimes he pushes to hard and struggles a lot to convert technical positions with small advantages. On the other hand what he has been accomplishing is extraordinary, and the numbers are there to confirm. Ali is a beast but I don't know if he's going to be the best (Abdusatorov? Gukesh?... Let's see). Of course it is interesting to observe that the only video (so far) shown from the tournament leader is the one he lost -- the draw against Shankland was a game much more interesting, for example. But ok, this is perfectly fine. I love Agadmator videos 🙂
He is extremely talented, but so many people want him to be the next Magnus which is putting the cart before the horse. Not to say that his accomplishments aren't impressive, but they keep feeding into this notion when, as you pointed out, there are also players like prag, abdusatorov, and gukesh vying for it. They're all still so young and have a lot of time to improve.
FYI: he only said that after he lost the game. He would not have said that if he played against another player and won. He lost to Fabi, he did not lose to himself.
Magnus recommended this channel above all others on the Lex Fridman podcast! This is truly the best chess channel on RUclips! #LexFridman #Magnus 2:05:00 of the podcast for anyone trying to find it
I had no idea it was possible to be a fans of chess and not know Agadmator's channel. Come one, do you live under a rock? BTW, Lex didn't do a great job asking Magnus all those generic chess questions. That was a very poor interview. Perhaps Rogan could do a better job.
Good on Fabi. In the comments one of the guys explained the way out by asking a question. (Isn't it interesting smart people are so hesitant?) I perceived Chess as a creative smart sport, till I found there are these if/then/unless flowcharts being retained as patterns, and in a bigger picture are described as scenarios! You just wait for human errors to go wow! That's not my piece of cake but thanks for letting me learn these patterns. No one could have explained it better.
Fabi has really not been the same since he lost to Carlson in the World Championship. He's not bad, he's been missing wins that, in the past, he'd get. But it's nice to see him do well.
My friend Jerry said Fabi had a winning position in one game against Carlson in the last world championship but Carlson ended up drawing it.he said if Fabi won that game he'd probably be world champion
1:24 can’t white play Nxe5? If black responds with Nxg3, white has Nxc6, attacking black’s queen … I see in all variations gain of at least a pawn for white. What am I missing?
you can see how defeated Alireza looks in that handshake. Fabi coming with a strong grip around the hand while alireza’s hand looks like a dead fish. Praying ali comes back from this
Hi Agadmator. Proud you got mentioned in the interview Magnus at Lex Fridman. Couldnt agree more with his assessment. You make chess fun and interesting for followers at any level, and on top of that your inside jokes always provide a good cadence during the analysis!
Looks like Fabi feels he has to kiss Ali's hand and Alireza tacidly allows him to The way Agadmator presents these photos of the weirdest handshakes with a straight face is always hilarious
#Suggestion : Roberto Cifuentes Parada vs Vadim Zvjaginsev (The Pearl of Wijk aan Zee, 1995). It was full of sacrifices; first a knight sacrifice, then an exchange sac and finally a queen and rook sac to finish the game. A must watch to increase our vast knowledge.📙📘
@@nimakazemi4995 then take it that he's just showing fabi's game. Cause fabi - probably a top 5 player this decade - hasn't been on form these last few years
#suggestion add timestamp for start of endgame defined by lichess as 6 pieces except kings and pawns. Here, it's 8:09 . (The endgame lasts only 16 seconds though?)
Very curious what you use as your database for games? 13...dxc3 is the actual novelty. d4 has been played before in 2018. Here is the game...Denes Boros (2445) vs Hua Ni (2670). You must only use OTB as your criteria for mentioning a novelty. Guess that's why I always notice a difference in our mentions of a novelty. I include online tournaments in my consideration for a novelty. Nice analysis though. Always interesting to see someone else's analysis on a game I analyzed myself. Best wishes.
Alireza plays like a young Alekhine by trying to find the 'Big Combination' that busts his opponent. Fabi shows him you still have to play in the style of Capa first and only then attack which is something Fischer mastered.
If science could revive dead historical characters, average people would: -Listen to Mozart playing piano live -Buy Hitler's paintings. -Kiss Marilyn Monroe Average chess player: bring Morphy, Fischer and Carlsen together
The problem with playing against the Berlin defense is that Alireza Firouja is now playing for the French confederation and is playing like the French. To beat the Berlin, you need to play like a Russian.
Joining a federation doesn't really mean your playing style changes or that you use openings with names of people or places in the federation country. Maybe the fantasy children's stories were like that. But take your hand, smack yourself in the face and come back to reality.
It's rare that I would offer a comment with Petrosian in mind, but here is one. Petrosian had a reputation of being defensive and boring, but it was games like this that made him world champion. Strong defending against fierce attackers. Petrosian deserves his due and Fabi paid him a tribute.
I think Fabi is almost equal to carlson.they said the art of defense by Soltis is the greatest book on defense.but there's a chapter in keres and kotovs middle game book on defense and I always wanted attack and defense in modern chess tactics by
I still enjoy Petrosian vs Smyslov 1959 Candidates.
@@marcconnelly5652 fabi is defo not close to carlsen
@Mr. Mr. magnus isnt motivated and is still 60 points ahead of number 2 in classical,won every single classical tournament hes played this year,and won superbet croatia rapid and blitz. Fabi hasnt come close in any of these tournaments. 12 games of the WCC happened when fabi was nearly at his peak and magnus at his worst in 10 years
@@niranjanrajesh1058 remember in the last championship between Fabi and carlson.fabi had a winning position in one of the games but Carlson ended up drawing.my friend Jerry said if Fabi won that game he'd probably be world champion.it was like 12 draws in a row.fabi didn't start losing until they made speed limit
10:35 "Always try to push for more but also be careful your opponent is not Fabiano Caruana."
If there's one precaution I take every time I play chess, it is to make sure my opponent is not Fabiano Caruana.
Thank you for this beautiful game between Fabi & Alireza and for your analysis of the game ! More success to you sir.
nice to see fabi winning the game even in his worse shape ever . hopefully he can comeback to his good days
His worse shape ever is still a monsterrr. We can only hope he returns to his old form
@@shiro1369 super gms know he is no danger to anyone lol come on dude
@@susta1815 who are you lmao? Fabiano is literally one of the only players to have achieved a 2800 rating. He is among the 99.999percentile chess player.
@@abdullahibrahimhassan7301 stop living in the past. He is washed up
@@susta1815 Hater moment
Brilliant game. Win or lose, I absolutely love the creativity from guys like Ali, Prag, Dubov, Duda, and Rapport.
After several losses by Fabi in recent times, it's good to see him win a game once more
Way to spoil the entire video bro
XD
It's not really a question whether Firouzja mixed up his lines or gave Caruana the edge on purpose, seeing as Firouzja says himself in the interview that he messed up the move order by playing d4 without B×Nc6 first. After that Caruana had a clear advantage and was always the favourite to win. This is not to belittle Caruana's play - we all know he is a great player - but it's just a fact that Firouzja blundered out of the opening here. Caruana himself described the game afterwards as a "gift". And Firouzja said he had "lost against [him]self" as Fabi "didn't really do anything special, because he didn't need to" [edit: though actually B×f2 to defend the position was a bit special]. That said, Caruana did well to defend against Firouzja's onslaught which smacked a little of desperation.
Thanks!
I wanted caruanu to win the candidates tournament
This dude is a rocket scientist. He just realized that chess games are lost when one of the players blunders first. Oh my goodness what a genius YT commenter. That's some profound stuff right there. No way the chess players from 100 years ago would know such secrets.
I don't know but you sound like some Alireza fanboy💤
@@ankitmathuria9045 And you sound like another chump cravenly unburdening himself of his inveterate viciousness through the anonymity of online exchanges. I guess we all have our faults.
“The man defends like a machine” beautifully stated
Fabi has had a tough year. Glad he grabbed a win. Even if it's rapid it's nice.
Still blows my mind how it can be a completely new game so early in the Ruy Lopez
This is why like Ali, the kid is not afraid to play even though he blundered against hé top 5 player he willed on and kept playing
Remember a game a few years ago it shows Fabi analysing with Ali after their game
Great upload! My Sunday was saved!!
I very much enjoyed that photo. Fabi has the more assertive handshake.
Chess aficionados nowadays, about Alireza, love him or despise him saying is overrated. I don't get it.
In one hand he has clearly some flaws in his game on overall strategy. We don't need Kramnik to realise that sometimes he pushes to hard and struggles a lot to convert technical positions with small advantages. On the other hand what he has been accomplishing is extraordinary, and the numbers are there to confirm.
Ali is a beast but I don't know if he's going to be the best (Abdusatorov? Gukesh?... Let's see).
Of course it is interesting to observe that the only video (so far) shown from the tournament leader is the one he lost -- the draw against Shankland was a game much more interesting, for example.
But ok, this is perfectly fine. I love Agadmator videos 🙂
He is extremely talented, but so many people want him to be the next Magnus which is putting the cart before the horse. Not to say that his accomplishments aren't impressive, but they keep feeding into this notion when, as you pointed out, there are also players like prag, abdusatorov, and gukesh vying for it. They're all still so young and have a lot of time to improve.
This is also my feelings.
Bias?!
This guy whining like a baby in video comments. Ali Reza fan boy club is hilarious.
He played a foolish opening and was punished for it. Pathetic.
@@gregorymorse8423 are you 8? Forgot your pills?
FYI: mr Firouzja already stated that he lost to himself this game as he messed up the move order in the middlegame.
In the opening ;-)
FYI: he only said that after he lost the game. He would not have said that if he played against another player and won.
He lost to Fabi, he did not lose to himself.
Alireza made the locals mad by reminding them that St. Louis has no NBA team.
Amazing clash of strategies, thkz Agad
Happy birthday Lenny!!!!
Fabi is a beast!
He was a punching bag during the last olympiad.
not true... totally disagree ... he was a beat and he just need to give a comeback.. ❤
No he was not a beast in that tournament. Did you even follow the olympiad?
@@Me-fm9zk yep that's what I'm saying.. He is just not in form and I'm sure he will be back in track..
@@harshavarthanvarthan7013 I see your point.
In fairness, it looked like the entire US team got ambushed in that tournament.
Brutal fabi picture
God these gms are just ridiculously good it's very entertaining
Agadmator got Magnus seal of approval in Lex Fridman's interview 👍
Agadmator trying to bully my boi fabi with that horrifying thumbnail 😩
Magnus recommended this channel above all others on the Lex Fridman podcast! This is truly the best chess channel on RUclips! #LexFridman #Magnus
2:05:00 of the podcast for anyone trying to find it
I had no idea it was possible to be a fans of chess and not know Agadmator's channel. Come one, do you live under a rock?
BTW, Lex didn't do a great job asking Magnus all those generic chess questions. That was a very poor interview. Perhaps Rogan could do a better job.
Good on Fabi. In the comments one of the guys explained the way out by asking a question. (Isn't it interesting smart people are so hesitant?)
I perceived Chess as a creative smart sport, till I found there are these if/then/unless flowcharts being retained as patterns, and in a bigger picture are described as scenarios! You just wait for human errors to go wow! That's not my piece of cake but thanks for letting me learn these patterns. No one could have explained it better.
It would be awesome to include the eval bar in the videos to see how it compares to our games
Really respects how you build an empire like structure in the world of chess analysis... As always lots of ❤️
Great game by Fabi. It's a shame that he is not in his best shape lately but he remains one of my absolute favourite players anyway.
@5:45 ...Qxg3 looks good for black?
loved the last bit of advice 😅
Fabi has really not been the same since he lost to Carlson in the World Championship. He's not bad, he's been missing wins that, in the past, he'd get. But it's nice to see him do well.
My friend Jerry said Fabi had a winning position in one game against Carlson in the last world championship but Carlson ended up drawing it.he said if Fabi won that game he'd probably be world champion
1:24 can’t white play Nxe5?
If black responds with Nxg3, white has Nxc6, attacking black’s queen … I see in all variations gain of at least a pawn for white. What am I missing?
8:27 why can't the white queen capture the pawn at F7 and force a check mate,didn't understand why he resigned. Can someone explain?
Queen is pinned
@@deepanshu2887 ahh thanks alot
Great game great commentary, thanks much
you can see how defeated Alireza looks in that handshake. Fabi coming with a strong grip around the hand while alireza’s hand looks like a dead fish. Praying ali comes back from this
Hi Agadmator. Proud you got mentioned in the interview Magnus at Lex Fridman. Couldnt agree more with his assessment.
You make chess fun and interesting for followers at any level, and on top of that your inside jokes always provide a good cadence during the analysis!
Weird photo detail: looks like Fabi's holding Alireza's hand against his will and is pulling it towards himself.
Looks like Fabi feels he has to kiss Ali's hand and Alireza tacidly allows him to
The way Agadmator presents these photos of the weirdest handshakes with a straight face is always hilarious
#Suggestion : Roberto Cifuentes Parada vs Vadim Zvjaginsev (The Pearl of Wijk aan Zee, 1995). It was full of sacrifices; first a knight sacrifice, then an exchange sac and finally a queen and rook sac to finish the game.
A must watch to increase our vast knowledge.📙📘
@1:58 lmao I’d play pawn to d4 cause I have no idea where else to take it from here, second alternative being B4
great defense!
@agadmator the only game you covered from turnoment leader is the one he lost, not Nice !! We love agad still !
He covers d interesting games. Not d winning ones
@@asonzegreat226 and his other games were much more interesting, specially the one against Sam!! I'm old follower of him dude
@@nimakazemi4995 then take it that he's just showing fabi's game. Cause fabi - probably a top 5 player this decade - hasn't been on form these last few years
9:44 Fabian Caruana, "I will destroy you. Just after waking up. In the t-shirt that I slept in. Thanks."
Alireza Fabi combo in the thumbnail 🔥
Can someone explain that Bishop captures on b7 please. I don't get it...
Every Alireza video can just be titled "How Alireza lost again".
#suggestion add timestamp for start of endgame defined by lichess as 6 pieces except kings and pawns.
Here, it's 8:09 . (The endgame lasts only 16 seconds though?)
Beautiful game by Fabi.
Insane that 11. d4 is a new move in the position.
Very curious what you use as your database for games? 13...dxc3 is the actual novelty. d4 has been played before in 2018. Here is the game...Denes Boros (2445) vs Hua Ni (2670). You must only use OTB as your criteria for mentioning a novelty. Guess that's why I always notice a difference in our mentions of a novelty. I include online tournaments in my consideration for a novelty. Nice analysis though. Always interesting to see someone else's analysis on a game I analyzed myself. Best wishes.
Year 2050 agadmator: "and it is move 132 when we have a new game"
Sometimes Alireza plays like a jester. He needs to turn into a machine to have a real go at the world title.
Agree!
Fabiano 2776 vs Alireza 2778, did they increase/decrease after this match?
great Fabiano !
Alireza didnt think Fabi would catch that variation with Bxf2
Why did alireza fibrouza resign? At 8:33 it’s mate in 1
Queen is pinned to the white king she can't go to f7.
Wow, Super Fabi!!!
Where can I get that shirt Alireza has on
These freakin ads are keeping me from hearing the "Hello Everyone"! Ahhh
Alireza was distracted by the shirt he was wearing
Great game 🎯
GOOOO FABI!!! 😄🤩😎👏👏👏
Alireza plays like a young Alekhine by trying to find the 'Big Combination' that busts his opponent. Fabi shows him you still have to play in the style of Capa first and only then attack which is something Fischer mastered.
Thrilling game.
I wouldn’t even wipe my ass with Alireza’s shirt
Looks like a risky game that might work out for aliresa with a fast time format.
Alireza🤩😍
Alireza is future world champion
four draws and a win vs two draws, two wins, and a loss. Same score.
I've learned something. I'm going to push for more and make sure my opponent is not Fabiano Caruana. But what if he uses an alias?
When magnus tried to bully pragg, he atleast caught a draw.. Not a dead draw like alireza... Class difference
chess speaks for itself
Ruy Lopez my favorite
Fabi smelled blood! 🩸🦈
Never underestimate Fabi !!!!
Wild indeed!
If science could revive dead historical characters, average people would:
-Listen to Mozart playing piano live
-Buy Hitler's paintings.
-Kiss Marilyn Monroe
Average chess player: bring Morphy, Fischer and Carlsen together
Super tricky endgame
What is #2992, agad?
At 8:32 why not queen f7 checkmate
I will let you answer that.
Fabi crushed it. V nice
If Alireza loses his bishop pair, he is likely to lose or draw the game
Epic chess made a video where these positions areuch better explained
Weird handshake from Alireza
These young players don't play chess the way I did at their age. I think you have to completely change stuff to get ahead in chess
Fabi needs to eat more food.
What on earth happened to his hair 😂
Queen captures pawn on f7 at 8:36 isn't checkmate for white here ? Am I tripping?
That's not a legal move
black queen pins the white queen to the king
However, Alireza is still in the lead in this tournament.
I don't want anyone to beat Caruanu
@@marcconnelly5652 unfortunately, many are beating him
Bishop captures on F2!!!!!!!!!!
So Alireza is the top spot in this tournament so far, and you decide to choose a game he lost in?
You know you don’t have to watch the video if it hurts you so much.
Fantastic match!
he resigned 😑
What a move, bishop takes!
must be Qh7 not Qh8, otherwise white has Qxf7#
No bully pls
The problem with playing against the Berlin defense is that Alireza Firouja is now playing for the French confederation and is playing like the French. To beat the Berlin, you need to play like a Russian.
Joining a federation doesn't really mean your playing style changes or that you use openings with names of people or places in the federation country. Maybe the fantasy children's stories were like that. But take your hand, smack yourself in the face and come back to reality.
Can you show us a game where Alireza wins ? He is 1st overall right now
alireza tries to SBURRI Fabi [only for italians]
pls no bully
White can save the bishop in that theoretical exchange fest.