"My preparation was eh ok.. I.., I will just play e4, and then we'll see what will happen." Vassily Ivanchuk

@bob4919

5 жыл бұрын

The best I can do is remember I played a game. The moves?....Wha??

@danielchequer5842

5 жыл бұрын

Funny I say this to myself all the time

@ousbou275

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@pranshusinha7266

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 just Ivanchuk things

@ElEcodelTren

3 жыл бұрын

lol and the reporter: * ____ *

Props to the interviewer for letting Chucky have his moment and not interrupt :)

@saintsaens21

5 жыл бұрын

Sachdev is amazing.

@hessamramezani4962

4 жыл бұрын

Props to you for noticing such an interesting detail!

@jackdaniels1749

4 жыл бұрын

Her hand was obviously tired and I respected her even just putting the mic up near his mouth.

@studbagl

4 жыл бұрын

For real! For some reason, it is hard to come by interviewers with the skill of not interrupting

@Nostra.Damus14

4 жыл бұрын

Props to the interviewer for holding that mic for 10 mins. That hand's been through Mich

vasilly like a excited little boy who loves chess.

@1man1bike1road

6 жыл бұрын

so many players of his age wont play such sharp chess and many younger players too

@painiscupcake5433

5 жыл бұрын

@@vipulkaushal1597 kzread.info/dash/bejne/rHiBqKehebPLgag.html

@conradnal8934

4 жыл бұрын

Smoking while you're playing chess actually is more satisfying

@infinitel00p94

4 жыл бұрын

@@vipulkaushal1597 you sound like a dumb bong ass

@sh-bf7bv

4 жыл бұрын

@@vipulkaushal1597 Well that's the difference between you and him. He's a beautiful soul and you are just arrogant kid who thinks weed is something you can boast about. In other words you are just a waste of resources.

How did you feel about the game? _analyses entire game, from memory_

@geometricart7851

6 жыл бұрын

I wish I could have just a small sparkle of talent this man has

@anonymous071985

5 жыл бұрын

Mad-crazy!! I do well to remember a game after playing. This level of memory amazes me. He is recalling side lines he calculated at the board, and feeling the emotions he felt in association of the calculation! That's stupid-smart.

@teemusa5846

5 жыл бұрын

Marshal Lusk: Ivanchuck seems very sensitive man, what if recalling the emotions actually lead to remembering the moves and sidelines

@user-rs5hb6gd8e

5 жыл бұрын

@@teemusa5846 Classical chess is not so hard to remember especially after the game or couple days later. I can show my games on the board with variations and ideas and GMs can play blindfolded and show game blindfolded. So Ivanchuck just show us usual GM ability =)

@paulsontag9233

5 жыл бұрын

How are you able to use italics? I’m jealous!

I'm glad to be 1300 and to have the same level of preparation as the legend GM Ivanchuck, as I also play 1.e4 then see what happens

@davenewell5024

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@luizfelipevenosa8876

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Love y s2

@3rdEarlRussell

11 ай бұрын

Same 😂

@bayern1806

10 ай бұрын

I played like 170 games so far, half of them with white, and always had the same opening, just E4 😂 I am just 920

@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd

7 ай бұрын

I am wondering how i am stuck on 1700😂😂😂😂

Thank you Agadmator for bringing me here

@wolfgangwilhelm9699

6 жыл бұрын

ok

@lukeelliott5921

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Agadmator for this inspiration for me and my girlfriend.

@arthy27

6 жыл бұрын

#metoo :)))

@agadmator

6 жыл бұрын

:D

@gagandeepsinghbindra

6 жыл бұрын

Hey you!!

That awkward moment when you ask a super-genius for an "interview" but one question is enough.

@sujaybm7676

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Levine well said!!

@danijel-ch2gk

5 жыл бұрын

he's Robin Williams of chess :-)

@mikecantreed

5 жыл бұрын

Why awkward?

@JimmyBoosterCrate

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikecantreed because you're left holding the mic for ages while the super genius analyses the entire game in his head

This dude is real

It's funny that his favorite part of the game is finding a creative answer for a line that in the end did not materialize on the board!

@imamoronand9199

3 жыл бұрын

So true!

Let's all give some love for that interviewer keeping silent (Which I've never seen) and holding the mic throughout the entire time. What a champ.

@intercept0rr

4 жыл бұрын

8:38 she had to change hands 😂 this guy is amazing

@Carbine64

4 жыл бұрын

Konstantin Gerov she changed hands like 4 times throughout the whole thing

@jurjenvanderhoek316

3 жыл бұрын

@@intercept0rr She changes hands 6 times: at 3:39, at 5:17, at 6:39, at 7:42, at 8:39 and at 9:43

@intercept0rr

3 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you!

@vikramkrishnan6414

3 жыл бұрын

The interviewer is Tania Sachdev who is an IM and WGM, so perhaps she also was mesmerized by the chess

1:10 - right to left, 2:22- left to right, 3:38- right to left, 5:17- left to right, 6:39- right to left, 7:42- left to right, 8:39- right to left, 9:43- left to right,

@thelastcube.

2 жыл бұрын

gg for keeping the mic to him

@arashkamangir331

2 ай бұрын

Great isometric arm workout for her.

Brilliant commentary by Vasiliy and thanks to organizers to visualize his analysis with virtual chessboard. Top notch video!

@aatifmoin

3 жыл бұрын

Impossible to understand without the board.... Totally impossible

@exaltica

3 жыл бұрын

@@aatifmoin Not really, but I like Vasyl very much. Good friend .

@ralphficker167

2 жыл бұрын

Chucky is an absolute treasure. To quote someone I can't remember, we shall not see his like again.

@antonvovk8867

Жыл бұрын

He is Vasyl, not Vassily. Vassily in Russian, Vasyl in Ukrainian, as it should be )

All this analysis out of memory :-)

@ny100302

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing lol that is a baddddd man!

@AlexLoranger

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah it took me a moment but then I realized he wasn't looking in any direction specifically although who knows. A good skill to have trained.

How r u gonna prepare? “I’ll just sleep and create something special” Chucky

@UselessGTAV

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you I just included this quote in my personal journal

Watching this makes me suddenly start loving the human kind again

@thunderball11111

3 жыл бұрын

@@thenumeroncode6921 His tallent and dedication/love of the sport definitely one in 100 million. His attitude generally speaking less rare and always beautiful to see.

@davidbettinger9665

Жыл бұрын

A unique individual indeed

A truly incredible amount of recall, and calculation -- inside the mind of a genius.

@edlena1223

6 жыл бұрын

Truly a genius and he reminds me how utterly average I am. On the other hand I've known people with this type of mind that can't tie their shoes.

@FloydMaxwell

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, he looks like the classic absent-minded professor

@thebogg5how

6 жыл бұрын

Lol i remind you he has played tens of thousands games of chess if not more. After so long playing chess it is not too difficult to remember games

@hornetgamer8980

6 жыл бұрын

Aaron Boggs - games, I agree. Ideas within games (entire lines that weren't played), and still within the constraints of recall, that's something else altogether.

@russellfroggatt

6 жыл бұрын

And love and passion for the game. The wonder of a child and the mind of a genius.

This is not chess analysis. This is story-telling in the most charming and adventurous way. Thank you for sharing your beautiful mind with us Chuky.

Holy shit! I am a fucking ape compared to this guy. To memorize the game is one thing, but to recall all the possible variations... in a language not your own. It is hard to believe that our brains are made out of the same material.

@andreitiberiovicgazdovici

3 жыл бұрын

I Felt the same thing, he is a genius!

@bmoretinker

3 жыл бұрын

They are not.

@W_0_W

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! It looks amazing, but I think that language is not a problem when you talk about something what are you really interested in. If you just have enough vocabulary, your brain can switch to any language in such situations.

@exaltica

3 жыл бұрын

@@W_0_W Let's talk about chess and not the common chit chat........................

@W_0_W

3 жыл бұрын

@@exaltica why?

13 minutes on Planet Ivanchuk. What a great journey!

@zacharysherry2910

2 ай бұрын

😂

He's like an old wizard, eccentric and difficult to understand but also brilliant with his magic.

He talks as if it was a real battle in the field. Great entertainment.

It's quite amazing to live in a time when we can watch genius like this from the comfort of a chair and a computer screen.

@leslassiter6378

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I lived to see it.

@wr9917

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I had never seen an Ivanchuk interview before. Such intensity and passion for the game, good lord! I have never seen an adult act so giddy about a chess game. Brilliant!

Chucky is Ronaldinho of chess

That guy is like from another planet where chess is more popular than sex

@valiumsecret7379

6 жыл бұрын

Никита Тарасенко , он второй раз женат. Так что ваше утверждение не очень верно )😁

@mttrk

6 жыл бұрын

he lives in planet ivanchuck

@kjgear

6 жыл бұрын

Haha... 4realz

@yghorvalente8554

4 жыл бұрын

you win this comentary section sir

@albertmcmullen2669

4 жыл бұрын

And not nearly as dangerous.

The best player to not hold the world champion title. And I think the answer is explained in this interview! He loves chess and plays for the beauty of the game not preparation and computer moves. Although with his calculation and memory it's clear he could top the field if he wanted to memorize everything like the others. Well done Chucky you are the last romantic player

@jasondoe2596

5 жыл бұрын

Minkki82, to be more precise, he could certainly top the field if he was consistent. The man has occasionally *crushed* players like Kasparov and Carlsen. On a good day, he could beat *anyone* ... Sadly, his performance is very inconsistent, and I'm afraid that's not a "choice", or something he could "fix" - it's the flip side of his creativity. Ivanchuk is an artist, through and through; not a mental athlete.

@mishagasparovsky196

5 жыл бұрын

@M for your info, he is in top for more than 30 years, winning tournaments beating everyone, since 1988, so please next time check the facts first before writin silly comments

@ItalanFindart

5 жыл бұрын

@M Why are you talking without knowing who is really Ivanchuk??? Ivanchuk was many times #2 in ELO. He was World Blitz Champion in 2007 and World Rapid Champion in 2016 !! For 24 years, from 1988 to 2012 he was continuously in the World Top Ten !!!!!!!!

@stopwritingthatreplyjohnat6638

5 жыл бұрын

@M Well, he has beaten Carlsen 3 times, I think that it was 10 minute though

@ArunSharma5757

4 жыл бұрын

@M he loves chess and he plays for the beauty of it. By using some rigorous preparation he could be world champion may be. But may be it is his desire to play creative games made him inconsistent. In interviews he said that chess is not only important thing in his life he has several other important things too...

real nice editing with the board. your effort is noticed, ty

@paulsontag9233

5 жыл бұрын

Perseus3105 Indeed. Brilliant editing.

Wow his eyes are as blue as the deep blue sea

@hishamel-abbasy2337

6 жыл бұрын

first time I notice these beautiful eyes

@preetsanghavi8134

6 жыл бұрын

So is his game!

@blugio

6 жыл бұрын

As his analysis hahaha

@Rozq

6 жыл бұрын

Deep Blue vs Kasparov ;]

@toikissa8734

6 жыл бұрын

They named the famous chess computer after Ivanchuck. Deep blue what Im talking about ;)

Q: Who is your favourite chess player? A: Okay...Ivanchuk..but, okay he is a genius...okay.

@UselessGTAV

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@patrickteletubi

5 жыл бұрын

Arató Balázs h

I could listen to this guy talk about paint drying. Such a legend.

@unbeIievabIe

2 ай бұрын

Well, my preparation was to buy some paint and then see what happens.

What a person!!!!I have to pull my imaginary hat for him!!!!

He is the genius.

Brilliant analysis, great guy

About one thousand moves / possibilities, recalled perfectly. As a memory feat alone this is world class.

@jaimeduncan6167

6 жыл бұрын

Floyd Maxwell and he is 48 years old

@FloydMaxwell

6 жыл бұрын

Ok, now I feel old (at 60)...;-)

@OneEyedJack01

6 жыл бұрын

48? WTF? You think 48 is senile or something? 48 is a prime age. OK, yeah. I'm 48.

@jaimeduncan6167

6 жыл бұрын

OneEyedJack01 not senile, but of course, for most people memory is not the same . But you know you have wisdom :)

@wouldhave4998

6 жыл бұрын

Chess keeps the brain young and fresh though. The chances for dementia and similar stuff are greatly diminished.

Tanya Satchdev really knows how to interview and of course obviously is genuinely fond of Vassily. It really comes across so well how he is talking to someone who he knows will understand what he's saying and how she lets him complete his thoughts. She is as interested as we are in his answers

@pianissimo7121

Жыл бұрын

How to interview is basically ask the question and shut up for 15 min. Haha, i am not even insulting, it was cool of her to let him have his entire moment. I guess asking about some variations is fine but even this is cool

When Ivanchuk was born,his first word was "E4".

@smitwessssson

3 жыл бұрын

i guess it was "ok"

@akilansundaram2181

2 жыл бұрын

It was "ok", not e4. Haha.

@some______guy

3 ай бұрын

E4, but okay

me playing chess after 5 minute calculation:"Is it my turn or yours"

@kayairback

3 жыл бұрын

;))))

@danielsayre3385

3 жыл бұрын

Coming soon: GM Finegold's book "Whose Turn Is It?" where we look at whose turn it is, and in some cases, whose turn it will be next

Jeepers, this guy plays the game through WITH ANALYSIS in his head. I'm sure others can do this as well (I certainly can't), but Chucky is amazing.

@ashmikharinkhede2618

6 жыл бұрын

Gill Rowley Other top guys would never analyze the games like these. They will always save their ideas for the future.

@selva279

4 жыл бұрын

I think Carlsen has played with some 12 people at a time blindfolded

Chucky is love

Ivanchuk looks genuinely excited about chess, even after all these years. He's amazing!

Those blue eyes are mesmerizing

Ivanchuk what a player! #Agadmator is right, this video deserves some 100k views

@astroNexx

5 жыл бұрын

almost there

@Anthony_Soprano

4 жыл бұрын

@@astroNexx done!

So much chess emotion

"Okay" (Deep Thoughts of Wise Men)

Watching Chuky analyze the game from memory, including getting super excited over variations that didn't even occur on the board, is just awesome.

This video is a lecture in its own!

Poor interviewer had to hold her arm out for almost 10 minutes... pour one out for her for bringing us this beautiful interview.

he is not looking at the position that we see, this is all in his brain and thats amazing

Agadmator fans unite

@mohamedashik1204

6 жыл бұрын

Mohammed Faizal 🤣

@BKITU

6 жыл бұрын

Hello, everyone!

@matthewhunton4231

6 жыл бұрын

I have a secret for Agadmator fans: I think I figured out what Agadmator means, try putting it into google translate

@subrata6666

6 жыл бұрын

it means player

@leslassiter6378

6 жыл бұрын

Plah, plah

He’s a legend....... I’m speechless

a God walking among us mere mortals

legend of the game of chess

What a brilliant interview! I think I found my fav chess player :D

@amineelabed4224

6 жыл бұрын

Sun Tzu check Tal's games

@lukaszkleczkowski5734

5 жыл бұрын

Nezmedinhow was better. At least the image of him i saw thanks to agadmator.

@rokanza2293

4 жыл бұрын

Lukasz Kleczkowski Lol his peak was around 2450 ELO, while Chucky is still in the Super GM ELO even with more than 50 years on his back. Chucky is so better that it's stupid to even mention Rashid in the same sentence with Ivanchuk.

@darthmath1071

4 жыл бұрын

@@rokanza2293 both are amazingly creative and incredibly inconsistent. I don't think it really makes sense to compare their ratings because there are many factors to take into account such as rating inflation.

@thunderball11111

3 жыл бұрын

@@rokanza2293 Chucky is definitely the better player stats wise but I believe they were referring to enjoyment.

i shake his hand in gibraltar some years ago he is amazing and so funny without trying

@evzalxheladini1205

6 жыл бұрын

stephen tarr so funny by nature

@1man1bike1road

6 жыл бұрын

he did masterclass and asked for cake with strawberries and was munching it during live broadcast, was so funny

@evzalxheladini1205

6 жыл бұрын

Legend!

A blue-eyed genius whose continued enthusiasm after so many years on top is almost as astounding as his memory. What an amazing performance and revelation. Gotta love this man.

Now i know why chucky is agadmators favourite chess player. Interesting player

@Dazzwidd

6 жыл бұрын

azhar salim its like hes able to constantly push his conscious brain to the ABSOLUTE limit for the game. I don't get envious over much but this guys capabilities both entertain and envy me. In my opinion hes the most interesting chess player still alive

@solderbuff

5 жыл бұрын

I have an impression that Agadmator loves Magnus more.

@nonemo138

5 жыл бұрын

@@solderbuff I think you misspelled Mikhail there :)

I'm I the only one to have seen this interview at least 10 times????

@jozkomrkvicka7607

4 ай бұрын

I have seen it even without the chessboard....

Chucky is really in love with the game. I think he loves the game more than anyone does. The joy with which he was explaining the variations shows how satisfied he is to find them. Also he does not rely on computer preparations and opening novelties to win games but his exceptional positional understanding,calculation and intuition. Not surprising he is one of the most liked personalities in the world of chess.

@strikercool911

3 жыл бұрын

If you look at games nowadays from top gms, they don't go to unknown territory only if they are prepared, they are afraid to lose games because they'll lose elo and shit like that, absolutely pathetic, why doesn't everyone unleash their inner beasts and play good chess instead of putting a position in an engine and remembering the moves.

Both ivanchuk analysis and patience of tania holding Mic for so long time is incredible....

I had to re-watch some parts of this video. I swear I'm crushing over this man.

I've watched this interview 4 times so far, it's weirdly satisfying to watch..

he is the best player

@muffemod

6 жыл бұрын

everyone loves chucky

How can you not love Chuck? Came here from agadmator. We need to rise these views.

I love coming back to this video, seeing this amazing man analyse his entire game by memory, as well as rattling off quite a few moves of many variations that never even happened, all with the same excitement as if he was actually playing the game.

Legend says Tania never asked a player to tell her about their game after this interview.

@Zeckellin

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!! you may be right!! But boy, did I enjoy it - it was like listening to the chess equivalent of a Chopin nocturne [Nocturne E Flat Major Op.9 No.2].

Greatest interview in chess history. I'd exchange all other interviews for just this one. Vassily, wow man. Brilliant.

"Just sleep and create something tomorrow." He sounds like an artist and he sure is one.

Beautiful emotions ....inspires every inch of the chess player inside me ...felt as if I could touch his emotions through his voice.. beautiful....thanks a millions Agadmator

Such a likable person!

Truly awesome analysis. Also, I felt bad for the interviewer trying to hold that mic for 10 minutes. Imagine interviewing a genius talking for ten minutes, and the main thing you're thinking about is your arms getting tired.

I like that Sachdev asked a question and then let him talk for 10 mins straight. And Agad sent me here.

Gotta love this man. One of the few players who can visualise the whole game easily in his head. Amazing stuff. Ask most players about their game and they give some general comments. Chucky launches into 10 minutes of variations. lol...

@Dazzwidd

6 жыл бұрын

Russell Froggatt hahaha yea mate and with energy! There's not enough time to get it ALL in... and its ALL important and im trying to allow you the chance to understand!!!! 😂

@3sm1rost84

2 жыл бұрын

As much as I love this interview and I keep watching it non stop, this isn't true. Many top players can do that. There's a video in which Grischuk analyzes a game with MVL, or in general in every chess interview you see the player commenting out of memory. For super GMs visualizing the board without seeing it is no big deal.

@tomerbauer

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it ain’t so.. all super GMs can easily remember games on that level. I suspect that most of them have just learned that other people are not interested in hearing their entire thought process. Luckily, Ivanchuck doesn’t care about that and the reporter was very kind in giving him all the space he needed hence we got this gem.

He's amazing

Lovely interview

His eyes have such a bright blue. Love to see them light up.

Every now and then I have to watch this again ... one of my favourite youtube videos.

How I reflect after a game: "and than I started to calculate. Maybe about 10-11 minutes. Very complicated position but than I was very very happy because I realized my queen was hanging"

Ivanchuk is the best! Best regards from Poland :)

Drinking game: take a sip everytime Ivanchuk's pitch rises. on the side: lovely interview, thanks agadmator for bringing me here

I love how his voice goes super high at the end of all his sentences 😂

Love you Chukky..thanks Agad...I wud have missed this wonderful interview

tnx agadmator

Ivanchuk is suchaaaa cutieee 💜💜💜💜 He is how I imagined Dumbledore 🥲🥲 Also props to Tania for holding the mic 🎤

I never get tired to watch this. This Guy is a fucking genius....a machine. ALL the lines from memory....incredable

So enthusiastic remembering his whole thought process that he's almost out of breath. Brings a large smile on my face. Gotta love Chucky. Besides, he's elegant enough to mention his opponent's creativity at 11:20.

@JSheridanEntilZha

3 жыл бұрын

The out of breath moment was both funny and lovely

This is just brilliant. He's very happy and like a lil boy while talking about the game :)

The Great Ivanchuk is a mad genius that even Kasparov himself is puzzled by his brilliant ideas on the board.

The best chess interview of all-time and my favourite player ever, God bless you chucky!

GM Ivanchuk, your love for the game is unbelievable, and Inspiring!

So beautiful to see his joy in playing chess!

The interviewer seems so sweet (w a very sexy voice). I feel for her poor hand which must've been hurting after holding that mic for so long. It was awesome to hear Chucky recall the game with all the moves he was considering and with so much enthusiasm and passion! Wot an AMAZING mind! Incredible! Congrats - wot a Great Interview!! Well done!

It's wholesome seeing someone so passionate about the game talk through it, he was so excited

Wow, just wow!! - Thanks Agadmator for leading us here. I hope he becomes the first GM to feature on your channel 👍👍

That is Ivanchuk, totally in THE ZONE!

So everything is great on planet Ivanchuk. Thanks, Agadmator for this trip.

I protect. I atac. But most importantly, I nite bac.

@alphonsembogo6069

3 жыл бұрын

Truly the most underrated comment here ... LMAO

He conveys a very child like innocence, and he transfers this to life and to the game of chess. He is a very unique person.

So much emotion it looks like he is going to have a heart attack :)

“And suddenly…” love this drama ))

i'm two years late, but Ivanchuk literally turns into a ray of sunshine when he talks about Chess and it is glorious.