Been watching this channel for 4+ years and the #1 question atm is "Where's Medo??" Haven't seen him in weeks.

21:53 All of a sudden the d-file may become the Ding-file. - Agad, 2023

@ndvs4391

Жыл бұрын

Came in the comments section to find exactly that. What a line. Delivered seamlessly.

@cobalius

Жыл бұрын

@@ndvs4391 i really hope nepo gets his file soon too D:

@dionel1388

Жыл бұрын

​@@cobalius And an advantage by Ian using Nepposition on the king!

@JannisSicker

Жыл бұрын

I loved that

@iftikharali3864

Жыл бұрын

hahahahahah

The last world championship was also decided in classical games

@robertpsotka3525

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Magnus crushed Nepo

@ogbmt

Жыл бұрын

​@Zolika Hosszu what do you mean?

@F_V895

Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment, like did I forget or agad forgot?

Now this is what I called quality content. 40 min analysis of cwc match

Position when they agreed to a draw: The Engine with Depth 65 says 0.00. Insane from both of them.

@patstaysuckafreeboss8006

Жыл бұрын

Yet Stockfish from that position would beat both of them.

@dilosalty

Жыл бұрын

​@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 I think they could hold it.

@patstaysuckafreeboss8006

Жыл бұрын

@@dilosalty They could, but it would be incredibly incredibly difficult. One inaccuracy and it’s game over.

@_rmradziq8537

Жыл бұрын

@@patstaysuckafreeboss8006 it is as if Computer could beat Human in a chess💀

@yotoober1

Жыл бұрын

Of course!! Because no human can see 65 😯 moves ahead!!

There's something about you Agad that really makes me come back. You bring grace to chess. You poke fun at yourself. You insert inadvertent satire like "The D-file becomes the Ding file" You have this "Sorry about that" Thing that you need to make a video about. You are contributing to community chess across the world because I am using your content to train kids. Thanks.

@Oh_So_Based

Жыл бұрын

It's low-key just his voice (pause)

@Kulei666

Жыл бұрын

As far as I understand the "sorry about that" thing is about disabling the speakers because he usually uses them and forgets to turn them off (doesnt want to have an echo of chess sounds i guess)

5:37 Wide angle shot is wonderful.

@cobalius

Жыл бұрын

yeah the carpet comes out nicely c:

@Benjamin-1776-

Жыл бұрын

WHERE IS MAGNOOOSE?!?!

@VijayThakurMD

Жыл бұрын

@@Benjamin-1776- at hair saloon

@JW-qd3ol

Жыл бұрын

Right?? Imagine playing a game of chess in front of the entire world, with a house-sized picture of you pasted to the wall 😂So intimidating!!

It has been more than two years and I still watch the program daily with great interest

Hearing that Richard Rapport is Ding's second makes me very interested to see what Ding does with the white pieces. Here's to hoping for some crazy lines.

@Benjamin-1776-

Жыл бұрын

MAGNOOOSE

@rogerfederer1519

Жыл бұрын

Crazy lines means possibility of loosing also. In classical, rarely we can see crazy line

@mr.anonymous5961

Жыл бұрын

h3

@rogerfederer1519

Жыл бұрын

Ding deviate from main line in 4th move only. It is crazy for classical game.

@vinni522

Жыл бұрын

Choosing a second whose style is so different from his own seems a bit weird to me. Unless he thinks he is THAT much worse than Nepo (Ding is not), there’s no reason to go so far out of his comfort zone.

I don’t have a question. Just an observation. I assumed that you would cover potential lines more closely than usual, being that this is the”World Chess Championship”. But you actually exceeded my expectations, showing so many great possibilities. And you are still the best chess KZreadr to listen to. No activity relaxes me more than sitting in the recliner and kicking back with your newest video. That’s why no matter how many subs you have and whatever “place” you are amongst the Chess Channel size rankings, you’ll always be number 1 for me. Great vid, as usual.

@JW-qd3ol

Жыл бұрын

Agadmator is my favorite chess KZreadr as well. You may also like Chessbrah, which is Eric Hansen and Aman Hambleton (both GMs), and some friends. They're both Canadian, and both awesome. The music is great, the vibes are great, the chess is great. They're definitely the best chess streamers (with the possible exception of Hikaru). Among other things, Eric is known for putting a drunk Hikaru Nakamura in a headlock when Hikaru challenged him to a fight at some party (there's a video!). Not to be outdone, Aman also won his fight in Ludwig's Mogul Chessboxing event last year, with a spectacular victory against Lawrence Trent. Magnus Carlsen also just lived at their house for a few weeks and played and streamed on Twitch with them a fair amount, which was very entertaining. My specific recommendations are: Eric has a Hippo Speedrun series right now which is amazing, and Aman has an English Speedrun series right now which is almost as good (I'll give the edge to the Hippo Speedrun though). Both series are very calming and fun to watch, while also being entertaining and very sharp! The commentary is hilarious and the gameplay is amazing. Anyway, glad you enjoy Agadmator so much. He's still my favorite chess KZreadr, I watch all of his videos religiously :D He's just the best!

Ngl almost forgot about this, doesn’t feel the same without Magnus

@joekerr5418

Жыл бұрын

true

@DR-110

Жыл бұрын

Its like they are competing for the official 2nd place

@alexkaplan8962

Жыл бұрын

For sure not the same as Magnus being in it.

@michaelraymon111

Жыл бұрын

Shut up

@strategicsage7694

Жыл бұрын

@@DR-110 Nah. History is made only by people who show up. Nobody is champion forever.

Of course Agad never disappoints😊

@user-gr3tg2yk6o

Жыл бұрын

his 4 hour late analysis is a exact copy of the LIVE analysis done by SAGAR SHAH (of chessbase india)... Agad has stolen every single word from this analysis ... content thiev

@sevenstarofheaven

Жыл бұрын

@@user-gr3tg2yk6o yeah but could everyone have time to watch the 6 hour live though? I did, but what about others?

@sevenstarofheaven

Жыл бұрын

@@user-gr3tg2yk6o funny enough it also the lines that anand krush, and danya giri analyze. Coincidence?

@paulharris2331

Жыл бұрын

@C 2 Yes, the guy who made it to a million subs before the twitch boom of chess needs to steal content from a load of people that can't even speak English properly, because that sounds plausible.

@user-gr3tg2yk6o

Жыл бұрын

@@paulharris2331 what a racist comment ... Vishy Anand who speaks German , Tamil, Hindi, Spanish anDn English Fluently cannot speak English ? Same goes for Sagar Shah, Anish Giri and Daniel Dubov... Oh my god Paul Harris you need to be cancelled for your Racism ... If out of all these guys the one who actually CANNNOT speak English is the bumbling Buffon Agadmator .... Paul Harris you are a blot on humanity and the worst racist I have seen in recent times

"I'm going to play Qd4 and win a pawn, like that ever worked out for anyone." Laughed out loud right there.

@TheWayofGrace89

Жыл бұрын

💯 yes

@vezquex

Жыл бұрын

Qb4

@Kolfonik

Жыл бұрын

@@vezquex Qv4

@sollertia_

Жыл бұрын

MVL knows this best

@nickcifarelli8887

Жыл бұрын

same!!!!

Hello agadmator! Thanks for making the world championship video so quickly with high quality commentary. Keep it up!

@alessbritish228

Жыл бұрын

you're welcome dawg

Agad: it's been awhile since we have a decisive winner in the classical format Carlsen: ... Game 6 ... Game 8... Game 9... Game 11...

@TheChefCain

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this was a bit confusing for me, did he completely forget the last WCC?

@raylopez99

Жыл бұрын

That was a blowout after Nepo collapsed. More typical is the MC-Caruana and MC-Anand matches.

@mdb831

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheChefCain he must have. Nepo played like trash. It wasn't even a WCC match feeling as usually the challenger plays better than a 1700 club player.

@dragonsjet2

Жыл бұрын

I know right....

@yugdesiral

Жыл бұрын

Last championship was hideously boring. I'm not even watching this one, as much as I like agad.

D file will become a "Ding" file! - agadmator 2023

A game at the highest level of tactics, full of extensive calculation. Even your analysis is on the top level. It is the first time to see you analysing a game on such level. I am so amazed with the game and your analysis Mr Antony. Great thanks.

1:57 the last one decided in classical time format was actually 2021, Carlsen (7.5) vs. Nepo (3.5).

Ding put on a beast defense..in a less prepared opening

To everyone asking: The man who made the first move is named Captain McSparklePants. (The son of Commodore McSparklePants, who made the first move at Linares '99.)

Looking forward to this full analysis after work today. I can’t wait

I don't know why people are like "Its not fun without Magnus". Ik it is not, but Magnus decided not to play. Its not the fault of Nepo and Ding. They have worked there ass off for this and whosoever wins is our champion. Just support them and enjoy the game. Even I love Magnus but he is not playing so there is no use of any of the hate for these 2.

@alessbritish228

Жыл бұрын

they're simply playing for the official second place, Imao. And please don't call things "hate" so easily, do you know the meaning of that word, kid?

@brutzki6139

Жыл бұрын

who says its the fault of nepo and ding? nobody hate them bro, me personally just feel the true champion is still magnus, that's it. ofc we hope for the best in this wcc, but it is not fun without the goat.

@da96103

Жыл бұрын

It is exciting for the majority. The minority should just keep quiet and watch something else.

@flynncook7989

Жыл бұрын

@@alessbritish228 they’re playing for first place, a title that Magnus declined to defend deliberately

@alessbritish228

Жыл бұрын

@@flynncook7989 magnus is so skilled in chess that he had to give others a chance by not participating for once

We had last Championship Carlson vs Nepo decided in classical format itself , not sure why Agadmator choose not to mention it

@pineapplesareyummy6352

Жыл бұрын

In the first few minutes describing the format, Agadmator seems to have forgotten about the last WCC altogether!! 🤣

@Kevin-zl3ci

Жыл бұрын

@@pineapplesareyummy6352 maybe the last WCC was so one sided it just felt like a normal Tuesday 😂

Hey Agad, The last WCC with Nepo losing to Carlsen also was decided in Classical.

@agadmator

Жыл бұрын

I meant aside from that one :)

@maanitsalhotra2651

Жыл бұрын

Got it !! ;)

@gioelesnider9402

Жыл бұрын

@@agadmator Sorry about that

@sarcastaball

Жыл бұрын

​@@agadmator How are we supposed to know? Fix it.

@trentarnold2670

Жыл бұрын

@@sarcastaball What will you do if he doesn't? :(

A bit of Deja vu perhaps for Nepo fans? Geat preparation, the middlegame was abt as exciting as it can get for a Ruy Lopez, although it fizzled out after Nepo missplayed it just before time control. Ding kinda dodged a bullet today. Another tough opening day for him in big 'tournament', but hey at least he survived this time

@cr0mag732

Жыл бұрын

Nepo didn't misplay at all, his Error Value over the entire game was 0.06

@tatsuyasigh1906

Жыл бұрын

@@cr0mag732 the engine evaluation doesn't matter. Wat I meant is he didnt find the right way to put pressure on Ding and force him to defend a tricky endgame

this was an AMAZING 43 minute episode. thanks !!!

43 mins Agad be coming in nice and clutch

Terrific video as always. Thank you. Beg to differ, but Nepo vs Carlson was decided in the classical format.

Just a little suggestion- I think other channels have some sort of visual cue for when they enter into analysis mode to explore a hypothetical line that wasn't played. Would be nice to have here

@JW-qd3ol

Жыл бұрын

That IS a good suggestion. Agadmator! Try this out please :) #suggestion #suggestions

@J.J.J.J.J.J.J

Жыл бұрын

nah, don't need it. it's obvious. agads method is best.

I’ve developed a love of chess entirely through watching agadmator.

Thanks for the recap Really appreciate the hard work

Best analysis of the game on KZread by far! By faaar! Thanks for all the extra cool lines 🙌

Carlsen won the last WCC in the classical section.

Great analysis. I saw a game without commentars but this one showed all the cute details.

agadmator explains the position so thoroughly, i thought i might never follow such high level games so smoothly thank you for this big man

looking forward to watching the reviews of this championship. thanks Agad

Quality content right here. Looking forward to the rest of the games.

@raylopez99

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I used to criticize Agad for being too simplistic (I am borderline expert in rating) but compared to other commentators out there he's now the gold standard for chess commentary.

@d_andreev

Жыл бұрын

@@raylopez99 I agree, he is the gold standard. No BS exaggerations, no clickbait titles. He didn't sell out like some other chess youtubers *cough gothamchess caugh*, he's staying true to his craft and I respect that :)

Glad to be back with you for another World Championship.

Hi I have been watching your videos for a few years - I love how more educational your explanations have become, how you explain basic (or not so basic) concepts at various points in the game. This is way different from live coverage done by GMs who don't explain these concepts in the heat of the moment during their analysis.

thanks for the education/explanation on which pawn to capture early on in the game

Really interesting game, had no idea there were so many variations behind the scenes, especially with the queen sac lines Ding looked under pressure near the time control, I wonder if it's Nepo's tendency to falter under pressure or Ding's stelwart defense or some combination of the two

@agadmator can you pls tell the info about the team nepo and ding so it will be interesting to know about what they have prep for championship Thanks

"A move that Nepo would play..." begs the question, "Which Nepo? Good Nepo who is creative as anyone with OTB moves, or bad Nepo who blunders games?"

Very much looking forward to this. But surely, may i suggest that Ding Liren deserves an updated photo? The one you're currently using, i'm sure i've seen it for many years now... Thanks for your consideration, and of course your channel. ❤️❤️❤️

it would be really funny if Magnus was the one that made the first move and implicitly said "here, i don't need it anymore"

@mofalaufkultur46

Жыл бұрын

Only Karjakin doing such humiliating Media Show stuff, not true masters!

@phaque3115

Жыл бұрын

That would have been the troll move of the century lol😂

Incredible analysis! Thank you for all your efforts and sharing.

You forgot that the literal last championship was decided in Clasical time format.

@alessbritish228

Жыл бұрын

no u

I am constantly reminded of the tremendous amount of work you do. Thanks Agad.

The tournament which determines who's the best chess player behind Magnus

@donsurlylyte

Жыл бұрын

yep.

@rahiuom

Жыл бұрын

We should really leave those comments behind, he quit, that's it. Focus on the amazing games we will be seeing.

@dstreetz91

Жыл бұрын

Magnus still highest rated classical player after this WCC concludes so it will still mean he is the best at classical. Didn't want to spend over half a year prepping for one match against the same opponent that he crushed last WCC for the record since he got multiple wins in classical against Nepo, that usually doesn't happen.

This analysis is superb

Finally what we have been waiting for 😍

Love the in-depth analysis on this one, well done.

Really great analysis. Just for free shortly after the game. Even classial chess are now getting faster with the aid of computers and expert's knowledge.

Being in Kazakhstan, I can't help but wonder why favorite son Borat is not hosting.

Thank you for the video!

Missed this channel! Been too long sir! Thanks!

35:11 Pi = 3.14 Time left = 3 minutes 14 seconds = 3 + 14/60 minutes = 3 + 0.2333... minutes = 3.233... minutes Thus it's not pi but pu amount of time left for Ding

"The D-file might become the Ding file" LOL this is why you're the best, Antonio ♥ How long were you sitting on that joke for, man? That just rolled out like you didn't even think about it. My guess is, you had that cocked and loaded for MONTHS and you were just waiting to fire it off at the right time. 😂🤣

What a battle!!! Really loved this game. Not all exciting games end in a win.

One of these days Agad is going to post a video before the game has started

Absolutely spoiled us with the analysis

Amazingly in-depth analysis of this game here. I'm impressed Ding was able to hold this to a draw in time trouble.

Last wcc was also decided in the classical time format, Agad!

Good game, good comment, it is pleasure to watch such high level chess.

I am wondering how agad is preparing for video. This is so real quick. May be he started to record after the completely new game 🤣

@Talbot157

Жыл бұрын

Agad had more than time to prepare for the video while Ding was out of the chair

@johart309

Жыл бұрын

@@Talbot157 Ding doing the hoodie guy in the buffet area

@sakthiram9460

Жыл бұрын

@@Talbot157 editor is doing the job i guess

Chess starts @5:40

Thumbs up if you agree the classical chess championship should be the "first player to get to six wins", like the 1984 Kasparov-Karpov match. The only way for a fair match, since with a shorter format players are hesitant to play since one loss might mean you lose the entire championship. This is one reason Magnus decided not to defend his title, besides boredom.

Can’t remember the last time we had a good game from a world championship match. Everyone plays so safe not to lose. We need a modern day Tal

@lodemichiels9980

Жыл бұрын

We have Richard Rapport, but by the way that elo favours not taking risks. It would be very unlikely that Richard reaches world champion level.

@ndnd7614

Жыл бұрын

Caruana vs Magnus was kinda fun even tho it was 12 draws.

@Bakusaiga33

Жыл бұрын

We already have atleast one, but they're loosing

@anthonyschlott916

Жыл бұрын

Believe me, I love Tal and the playstyles of Aleksei Shirov & Dubov, but now that everyone has engine prep, GMs are much better defensively. In classical chess is when this is made most apparent because the last thing you want to do is go into a line where your opponent has considerable # of engine lines. In WCC, these two have spent months with 2nds and computers.

@ChessJourneyman

Жыл бұрын

Tal has one of the highest draw percentages among top GMs. Food for thought...

Hi Agad, I just wanted to point out that the last WCC was decided in the classical time format. I believe you mistakenly said that the WCC hadn't been decided since Anand vs Carlsen

@maxdemontbron9720

Жыл бұрын

OK nevermind, I see you already replied to a similar comment.

Magnus' ghost hovering over the tournament. Good luck to both players.

#suggestion the 18th game of the Kasparov/Karpov championship match, Karpov wins with black. A very "nerves of steel" game by Karpov, entertaining as well.

I've been following you since 2017 :) Sometimes I doze off to sleep... But that makes me sleep peacefully

D file will becomes the ding's file 😮😮

Always happy to watch agadmator.

I dont care how much the other chess youtubers try to make the vodeo interesting by there speaking skills.. they still lack analysis of this scale... Lines and varistions u show are just gold no youtuber will shaw these lines.. Its ok with me if the video is long ... Keep making these types of longer videos....

The last WC match decided in the classical portion was Magnus - Nepo, not Magnus - Anand :)

# suggestion maybe you can show some games from other world championships my suggestion would be Boatvinnik vs. Petrosian game 18 a positional masterpiece

From all these hypothetical lines I forgot what the actual game was

This probably the longest vid on this channel! Damn.. 😍

Wish this tournament was played every year

"Just play Queen B2 and win a pawn, like that ever worked out for anyone." LOL, I'm literally in tears!

Thank you, agadmator!

Ooh my God, i tried to wait a whie before watching the vidoeo but I couldn't resist

A 40 minute analysis of WCC match 2023 between two exceptional candidates towards the World Champion! Agadmator really gives out some quality content for us!! 👍👍👍

question: when you say "we have a completely new game", do you mean the sequence of moves that are made or the actual positions of the pieces on the board?

@beaudereck3122

Жыл бұрын

in other videos he makes the distinction, so i think it means actual positions of the pieces

@cesararruda2440

Жыл бұрын

Actually, he means the sequence of moves made. I also had this doubt in the past

Hi Antonio, on this event, are both players tested for performance enhancing drugs? Or they just have that plain Hans Moke Niemann tests for electrical devices?

Hi Agadmator, can u tell me who are seconds for both these Challengers. Second thing i want to know what is the price money for winner and runner up.

Question about the match: Do FIDE and both players negotiate before the match how the match will be played? Like how many games, numbers of the rest days, what format if they are equal in the end of classical time format,... And also how many hours in classical, increments or no increments, or increments after move X. Did FIDE and both players negotiated this format Agad described at the start of the video? I'm asking because I know Magnus was negotiating with FIDE how the match should be played before he decided he won't play.

@GamerX998

Жыл бұрын

No, they don't. FIDE is an organization, and is pretty rigid in their structuring of the rules and tournament play. I think Magnus had problems agreeing with the rules that were very much against him despite being the best player. I believe it was recorded that Fischer had the same/similar problems, and demanded a lot (which might or might not have been reasonable) from tournament organizers because of so.

@alpha007org

Жыл бұрын

@@GamerX998 If I was playing WC, I would expect **some** leeway. At least when in the day do the matches start (like 10:30am). And regarding rest days. Like 2 matches, rest day, 2 matches, 2 rest days, repeat. Some leeway has to there. If anyone has any information, please share.

d file may become a Ding file caught me really unprepared

@davidcopson5800

Жыл бұрын

Let's hope you never get chased by a tiger in a supermarket then!

I am watching this "World Chess 2nd place Championship" video just because of Agad. Somewhere else on the planet, Magnus is eating popcorn and relaxing.

From Chessbase "Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.07 (flawless)"

@Fake_Snail

Жыл бұрын

Shocking 😶

I would very much like to see the clocks in the recap.

Nice video, great game.

Magnus would have probably gone into that Queen vs Rook and Bishop endgame and use the asymmetry of the position to create an advantage.

I have a feeling that after the new world champion is announced, there'll be a super match between Magnus and the new world champ. Big interest, Big money, great for Chess.

#suggestion Many of us are wondering about Medo. Miss seeing him.

I didn't know the championship had started. No fanfare. My first thought was that this video was an April Fool's joke. Do we miss Magnus? To energize things, Ding should take off an article of clothing after move 20 and each move after that. This series needs something.

No draw offer until room 40. That's great! These rules will make it exciting!

it's funny how the switchup in the time format aims at pushing players to make more mistakes because of time troubles which results in more decisive games and more entertainment but it's kind of odd that we want players to play worse chess, because the result is more enjoyable and decisive basically worse chess -> better chess

Man that's fast, match just ended poof 45 min recap cant wait to watch it 🎉🎉