The only reason players are not allowed to have their telephones with them during the games is because they would watch Agad's video analysis to check out their moves

@pt4909

Ай бұрын

too OP for any candidates, cannot allow that

@mikeholland6750

Ай бұрын

legend has it agad already knows the winner of the tournament

@koushik5437

Ай бұрын

AND still they need a timemachine

@AnthonyTakiRISTCE

Ай бұрын

Lol kids with their brains 😅😅

@DarkKnightIndia

Ай бұрын

If only Agad posts the games before they end

Pragg led Gukesh into the dark forest, but Pragg was the one who got lost.

@gunal3165

Ай бұрын

😂

@danielward7008

Ай бұрын

Brilliant analogy 👏

@user-dw4dq1if1m

Ай бұрын

Gukesh: *"owh, you thought dark forest is your ally, you merely adopted it! I was born in it, moulded by it.."*

@andrewmacintosh1388

Ай бұрын

Thank you for this comment. I didn't think of it and it is simply brilliant, beautiful and scary.

@LukeLongboneOfficial

Ай бұрын

Love the Bane posting. Keep It up and, together, we’ll change the world.

Must appreciate Gukesh's composure during the game..almost down by 1 hour on time against a very well prepared opponent, many missed chances but he was fully focused till the very end.. Such a tenacious player

@indianfan1029

Ай бұрын

That rook move so good. To a7. Magnus-like.

@suyashshukla149

Ай бұрын

remember a similar game played by ding against fabi in the 2020 candidates in the 3rd round where ding was under or around 20 minutes just after the opening, yet he found a way back and beet fabi. That was pretty impressive considering fabi's form back then.

These young players are great. Really feels like this is the first candidates of the new generation.

"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting, it" - Wilhelm Steinitz ✋👌👍

@zainquadri1206

Ай бұрын

"The best way to refute a gambit is to accept it"... Wilhelm Steinitz...

@peterkoch3777

Ай бұрын

And even better is a nice unexpected Zwischenzug😂🎉❤

@vaibhavmoon6958

Ай бұрын

Tal :- Hold my queen

@mahdiismail8853

Ай бұрын

Only if youre Wilhem Steinitz 😂😂😂

"A man surprised is half-beaten but as it would seem he is only half-beaten" - Agadmator 😂

He surprised his opponent, was up so much in time, yet he still lost. Tough luck for Pragg, but this shows that Gukesh really got that strong mentality. Other players would've crumbled under the pressure. Congrats

@LukeLongboneOfficial

Ай бұрын

It’s hard to believe either one of these guys is less than 20 years old. Many many years of incredible chess ahead of them.

So Glad Gukesh won my Favorite player I think Pragg would have to be an engine to have found those lines you showed maybe he saw them beginning with Knight sacrifice Gukesh plays very strong against Pragg just as he did when he drew a Game vs Pragg earlier this year Thanks for the game enjoy your day

@user-zx7qu5tz2q

Ай бұрын

He is my favourite too bruh but this tournament won't be easy I'm rooting for him from the bottom of my heart

@LukeLongboneOfficial

Ай бұрын

I’m not surprised Gukesh beat Hikaru or Pragg, but I did think Hikaru would at least draw. I’m shocked at how badly Gukesh beat these guys. Ratings are not helping me compare these players anymore.

This account is easily the best chess account out there! Keep up the good work!

@mountains_beaches98

Ай бұрын

I like Agad’s channel for game reviews and Chessbase for the game coverage and vlogs. Both easily the best channels for chess.

Ай бұрын

IT's terrible, the only good aspect it's that he covers a lot of games, but the quality of the analysis are trash. Power Play Chess its much better, Chessnetwork also, this its the fast food of chess

@vinnie4914

Ай бұрын

@CaioFalcao why you hating lil bro 😭😭😭

Ай бұрын

@@vinnie4914 cus he don't bring so many aspects os the game, just trow computer analyses, don't talk about pratical play, don't bring the nuances about the time trouble in the time that the player blunders. There is so much more in this games. But today for example he it's the one that made a video about this game, so I understand that to coverup so many games you need to lose some of the flavors, but I watched the live game and the time scramble, and the doubts in the analyses without just a computer analyses. This channel it's super important, but I hate when I need to came here.

@billagap3213

Ай бұрын

​@lol many dumb comments from you. Good job

Gukesh is incredibly strong at classical chess for his age

@sg763zero

Ай бұрын

He is just 17, when I was 17 I was making fake Facebook accounts of my crush to comment on my photos 😂😊

@rahulgamer4574

Ай бұрын

​@@sg763zero😂😂😂😂

@morninglion27

Ай бұрын

@@sg763zero lmao thats crazy

@mrsigma7669

21 күн бұрын

​@@sg763zero i am 26 and i am still doing that

it's 2 am in Croatia, thank you for your effort to provide these amazing videos

Wow, nice win/loss to draw ratio. This is fighting chess. I have nothing else to say. Time to watch the game.

I want to see the “new” players defy the predictions by Magnus and Anand…for once it would be nice to see a completely new face as a challenger

When was the last time an entire round of the candidates was decisive? 2018?

@michaelmassaro4375

Ай бұрын

How many games did Black win today ? 2 ?

@luisenriquerivera3145

Ай бұрын

2020-21 round 12.

@Zhile_Yu

Ай бұрын

@@michaelmassaro4375 2 black wins which are both covered by agadmator and two white wins today.

@theotherjoedimaggio

Ай бұрын

@@michaelmassaro4375 2 wins from black side. wild.

@JJBA1000B

Ай бұрын

​@@theotherjoedimaggio3 if you count the women's part as well..

Prag and Gukesh are Goku and Vegeta of Chess. Both I hope don't give up and improve.

@jampubharadwaj9374

Ай бұрын

Coming from a DBZ fan, who do you think is Vegeta among the two?

Gukesh starting the candidates strong

@michaelmassaro4375

Ай бұрын

Yes he is so early though a lot can and will happen yet I’m glad he won

@ajeetsingh3442

Ай бұрын

U do realise that he has been in some form in recent times and when he is playing this, it's hard for anyone to stand up to him. He and nodirbek can be the big twos of chess​@@michaelmassaro4375

gukesh started same in freestyle chess earlier this year against magnus and we know what happened next. hope for some more good games.

@user-du8qw3oz8e

Ай бұрын

did you forget tata steel gukesh has the best chances to win as indian

@ishaanrohmetra3447

Ай бұрын

@@user-du8qw3oz8e still he chokes later on in the tournaments. I hope he give his best, i am not his hater but i like prag more but problem with prag is that he plays like a champion with top tier players but loose against less threatening opponents.

@user-du8qw3oz8e

Ай бұрын

@@ishaanrohmetra3447 gukesh is just 17 what do you want from him he cannot win every tournament he is in , gukesh wants to win games unlike pragg who is happy in making draw also gukesh is better in classical .

What a game to enjoy with friends at the bar or library

17 years old already in the candidates?? That's extremely impressive

Most weird thing in that photo was Nepo 😅

Poor Praggu. It seems like he mixed up his preparation and then spiraled from there

@3DHDcat

Ай бұрын

he is robot like, against chaotic situations or players like nepo he will struggle. He is good but not ready yet

@danielward7008

Ай бұрын

I'm glad Gukesh won this tbf as it proves that you can't just win by memorising thousands of computer lines. As soon as Pragg was out of his prep he was out of ideas.

@qasimzulfikar8749

Ай бұрын

This is why these youngsters are not world champion material yet. Preparation merchants.

@JTST1234

Ай бұрын

​@@3DHDcatjust the opposite. If you follow Praggs games you will know that he enjoys these positions a lot. It is just that Gukesh is better at such positions

Just waiting for you to upload …. It’s 5am but waiting for you to cover the games😁

I'm a big fan of Pragg, he's my favorite youngster together with Vincent Keymer. That said this was a disappointing game. Excellent prep but once he had to think for himself things went wrong quickly. Can't blame him, I imagine there is tremendous pressure on all of them to perform well. 18 year old me certainly would've struggled with that.

@Rareme530

Ай бұрын

Then imagine a 17 year old you

Keep up the great work Agad!

Thank you for being quick

2:10 I mean I don't usually comment things like these, but for some reason seeing two Indian flags on the table of candidates really made me have another level of respect for these youngsters, couldn't help bowing

Thank you for your tireless and timely coverage of this tournament

Very sad to see Pragg lose. Was so shocked as he was up an hour vs Gukesh and had a great position. Yet, he lost, tough

@user-du8qw3oz8e

Ай бұрын

he never had a good position gukesh had many chances throughout the game

@HELLO_019

Ай бұрын

Pragg never had better position, this comment is misinformation

@mattheww4862

Ай бұрын

I'm kinda surprised Pragg didn't figure the right move in the "pause the video" moment while I did and I'm strictly an amateur but he probably calculated so many things you can lose yourself in the clutter.

@Rareme530

Ай бұрын

He was never in a good position, you are projecting nonsense

@pitju99

Ай бұрын

​@@mattheww4862I don't mean to say this as disrespect but you can choose the right move without knowing why it's good, and also, having the information of "a position being critical" is a huge advantage as you know that one move is much better than the others, you'll probably spend more time, be more skeptical about lines and so on.

What a Title❤🔥🔥🔥

Thank you for being so fast

I'm really impressed at the poise of these players with all the camera and activity around them. I have frequently blundered a game against a 1600 player because one of my kids was yelling from the other room. I don't imagine Bobby from the 1971 Candidates' Tournament would have matched the patience of these contemporary greats.

I have a question. When two players face off for the first time (they play each other twice in the entire tournament), what decides who starts with the white pieces? A draw? Their rating? Their h2h? I'll admit I didn't watch the entirety of Agad's 20 min intro to the tournament 😭

@michaelmassaro4375

Ай бұрын

Probably Random

it would be great if u added time in the analysis...

Happy and surprised to see all the three Indian players in the same photo 2:18 .. The photo deserves more credit.. Lol

Fascinating game!!! Gukesh defended like a lion 🦁 🇮🇳🇮🇳

Amazing game of nerves by Gukesh.

@michaelmassaro4375

Ай бұрын

He’s Good like that

Gukesh is way too strong in classical format

8:00-8:10 mins Isn’t the black queen hanging in your analysis when the knight moves to f6 to give a check.How is that line playable then you ignored that move.

7:59 Why did not agad engine spot an easy Knight nasty discovery Nf6+ that could have won the queen? Is the engine rating 900? Cant see how it is not worth it.

@michaelmassaro4375

Ай бұрын

You sure ? I kind of don’t think these GMs miss moves that people spot in the comments

@victordeluca7360

Ай бұрын

Probably equal for both sides, queen for knight and rook is not always that great of a trade

Lovely video uncle

2:10 5 people in the photo, one mask, that's weird

@michaelmassaro4375

Ай бұрын

Yeah there’s always one in the bunch not that weird

Finally, a d4 game!

thanks Agad

Sir Agad the Creator 😊😅

What a beautiful defene by little age but strong minted D. Gugesh👍👍🥰🥰🙏

13:56 f7 pawn... Interesting looking pawn

Always a sad day when Pragg doesn’t win

could you show time control in these candidates games?

I would never have thought gukesh is 17 🤯

@Rareme530

Ай бұрын

Stereotype

#suggestions Nakamura vs Vidit And Nepo vs. Alireza. Please make video on their games and mention my name. I watch your videos from 2 and 5 years back. Really, you do so much for us.....❤

What about K-e7 at the end?

8:08 after g6 there is Nf6+ which win the black queen, right?

It feels like he relied on preparations, not on actually tryinv tonthink for his own.

@Rareme530

Ай бұрын

Gukesh was out prepped but he didn't conceive any advantage throughout the game though he lost some advantages. Gukesh is better than Pragg at calculation

Best break down on you tube.

"To calculate it properly you need an engine by your side." Sips Juice

It’s amazing how the game mostly played on the back rank of the winning side.

Two school mates clashing at the candidates....in about 10 yrs time, they would clash for the world championship!!

Two Gladiators🎉

That Game was extrem complicated

This game is absolute nuts

I see nepo's playing

Kudos to my favorite player...D.Gukesh....World championship is inevitable

@agadmator I think, at time stamp 7:53, after Nxe3,fxe3 black cannot play Bxg2 as Nf6+ is discovered check and black is now loosing the Queen (Rxd8).

Looks like Fabi can solve the position, must be the favourite. Pragg taking a shot at 18 years old, but as an outsider. Hikaru looks interesting, but amusingly enough it was Kramnik that was banned for cheating. Never a dull moment.

Too complex for me, and apparently for Super GM's Prag and Gukesh

#suggestion/request can you please show an Arjun Erigaisi game? He’s farming the opens which is quite hard because he’s basically in unknown territory and is more than holding his own!

Nice

I found correctly Knight capture on d5

Anyone - at 3:08 i.e. after black pawn's C4 capture, why would white queen not go A4 for check and take the free bishop?

@Preeti03685

Ай бұрын

If he then N C6 , developing as well as protecting bishop, it's wasteful to move like queen a4😂 just Think about It😅

@jaspreetmodi

Ай бұрын

@@Preeti03685 man !

After ruk cross F2 then night should be on the square ne7 check

2 games shown, 2 to go.

Obligatory "And this is just Gukesh D, just wait till you see Gukesh A" comment. Well done Gukesh. Pragg, still early days, bounce back. And of course, thank you so much for the amazing content Agadmator.

8:01 doesn't white have Kf6x and pick up a queen on d8?

Agad already knows the winner….in 2030

Before the first pause moment, why didn't black take the knight on f7 withbthevrook.

Please show Nepo vs Alireza

@michaelmassaro4375

Ай бұрын

It’s his next one

Gukesh endured a lot of nerves...and came out on top. Pragg created a net ..but got entangled himself due to complications and time trouble

All that analysis at 8:00, with the white knight on d7. Why is there never Nf6# winning the queen?

I think pragg just having candidates jitters

@michaelmassaro4375

Ай бұрын

He went against a Force named Gukesh

I mean, it’s not like when Goku and Vegeta got paired up in round one of the tournament at the start of the Buu saga.

8:06 so the discover on the Queen is not winning ? A rook and a knight for a Queen is not always a good deal

You could’ve never convinced me that Pragg is older than Gukesh..

@Rareme530

Ай бұрын

Look at their younger photos, if you still make that comment after seeing the photo then you are a stereotype 💯

@tyquin1414

Ай бұрын

@@Rareme530 you make no sense

SHIT I WAS RIGHT HAHAHAHAHA! knight captures on d5. Life changing. I guess 😅

I always believe the next World Chess Champion from India after The Great Anand is Gukesh and not Pragg. I still stand my ground.

With the remark "often, the most active square for the queen is its starting square", David Bronstein created an entire generation of players who found Qd1! quickly and naturally, causing their older counterparts to spit take, you are creating a generation of players who make retreating knight moves as naturally as centralizing rook moves. Oh, and don't forget "b4!! +-". You're an institution.

How the fook gukesh is 17 years old?

@ajeetsingh3442

Ай бұрын

Coz he was born 17 years ago😂

Sir please flip the board when black won

2:14 Just Nepo being Nepo, doing Nepo things.

Hello everyone

On 8:00 min. after g6 - Nf6+,B:f6, R:d8 and queen die!

To be honest, this game was too complicated. U just cant blame pragg, its just gukesh comes up with crazy ideas that will send chills down ur spinse

Wow

🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳 🇮🇳

I haven't seen anyone convincing enough to dethrone Ding Liren

That face by ian😅

I was sure Gukesh is older for at very least 6 years

It would be really cool if these guys challenge Magnus and not Ding for the title

Its seems to be apprantelely Pragg is carrying Gukesh on his shoulder without shouting this called selfless greatest of all but some one else is coments Pragg is a Dalit or Gugan for Ram God but Pragg no need to be like a Mahabharat or Ramayana period but Pragg is more capable because Pragg let go Gukesh in Prague tournament only so you have to separate like Visvanathan Ramamurthy film music director

the players on the right side usualy wear blue... weird

Very disappointed in Pragg :(