One Of The Greatest Games Ever Played! || Shashin vs Korchnoi || Leningrad Championship (1973)

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  • @jackmuaddib3745
    @jackmuaddib3745 Місяць тому +480

    What I think I like most about Agadmator Vids is the near child-like admiration he shows for the players as much as for the game itself. Even with players that probably none of us have ever heard of before, to him they were all Legends. Kudos

    • @MislavIvkovic-sx8vd
      @MislavIvkovic-sx8vd Місяць тому +5

      Just Wright a book man only this we need

    • @rrevh12345
      @rrevh12345 Місяць тому +15

      Korchnoi was a legend, every chess player should know his name

    • @robpalandech9125
      @robpalandech9125 Місяць тому +13

      @@rrevh12345 in his time, he was huuuuuuge. Simply he got overshadowed by the drama of Karpov / Kasparov rivalry.

    • @mikebevibevi
      @mikebevibevi Місяць тому +6

      Korchnoi!!??? One of greatest of all time!!

    • @benjamindillard2391
      @benjamindillard2391 Місяць тому +12

      You have to be a chess casual if you don't know Korchnoi

  • @kev9789
    @kev9789 Місяць тому +206

    Agadmator best chess channel 😤

    • @AJB-003
      @AJB-003 Місяць тому +10

      By far!!!

    • @michaelmassaro4375
      @michaelmassaro4375 Місяць тому +6

      @@AJB-003you’re right funny when I watch other you tubers the fans “best ever” etc I’m like No Agadmator the best no comp

    • @justdom866
      @justdom866 Місяць тому

      Fax

    • @sunil-khatri
      @sunil-khatri Місяць тому

      Based!

  • @willspencerpod
    @willspencerpod Місяць тому +73

    From time to time I’ll see a modern game and delude myself into thinking, “Someday I could maybe do that.” But when I look at this game I see something awe-inspiringly out of my reach. Top 10 all time on the channel, Agadmator. Thanks.

    • @polyphony250
      @polyphony250 Місяць тому +6

      Just watch Hikaru doing puzzle rush to quickly disintegrate all delusions. Somehow it just uniquely displays the galactic-scale chasm that is the skill gap between top players and casuals.

    • @willspencerpod
      @willspencerpod Місяць тому +2

      @@polyphony250 I watched it and I don’t believe what I’m seeing.

  • @fanjin
    @fanjin Місяць тому +75

    16:44 "I feel bad for having this channel so long without showing you this game."

  • @torq1116
    @torq1116 Місяць тому +252

    "It's the longest relationship that ever lasted!" LOL

    • @rahulvignesh2775
      @rahulvignesh2775 Місяць тому +1

      Noticed that too 😂

    • @DavidAnderson-m5c
      @DavidAnderson-m5c Місяць тому +8

      The last half of the game pivoted on the single question of if and when the discovered check by White's bishop occurs.

    • @BozoTheBear
      @BozoTheBear Місяць тому

      It seemed long in the video, but in real life it might have been a whole hour! Longest relationship ever!

    • @JiminyBillyBobIII
      @JiminyBillyBobIII 21 день тому

      Fake news, I've had a relationship with these underpants for way longer! :p

  • @alpha007org
    @alpha007org Місяць тому +61

    We don't care about the length of the video if the game is so good. Wow, Just wow! This was an insane game!

  • @volterian3704
    @volterian3704 Місяць тому +126

    What the actual fuck was this masterpiece. I am listening to Agadmator doing the outro in AWE of what I just saw. This is the most insane set of consequences ever. Even the last nail in the coffin with that Rook back rank mate. I cannot believe my eyes!!!

    • @mridulnarang5571
      @mridulnarang5571 Місяць тому +3

      My head hurts watching this game 😭

    • @Bobby-fj8mk
      @Bobby-fj8mk Місяць тому +2

      @@mridulnarang5571 - my brain is fried after this game. LOL

  • @walternullifidian
    @walternullifidian Місяць тому +17

    You needn't apologize for longer videos, Antonio, we enjoy them all the more! 👍

  • @mr.nobody2515
    @mr.nobody2515 Місяць тому +63

    Absolutely brilliant masterpiece! Chess is truly an art, where every game, especially like this one, has its own “unique story”, where all depends on you to create your own path to victory, constantly anticipating the path that your opponent’s trying to create

  • @timothybohdan7415
    @timothybohdan7415 Місяць тому +74

    Alexander Shashin looks like he has not seen sunlight in 10 years.

    • @kakerandelin
      @kakerandelin Місяць тому +11

      In Soviet Union they used to lock chess players into cellars with all available chess books and you only got out once you were at GM level, but by then you were a certified chess vampire and only wanted to come out for tournaments like Sasha here

    • @abdush3268
      @abdush3268 Місяць тому +8

      He looks like Joker, maybe he even said "Why so serious?" after the match was over.

    • @bhavanibr123
      @bhavanibr123 22 години тому

      ​@@abdush3268😂 lol

    • @bhavanibr123
      @bhavanibr123 22 години тому

      ​@@kakerandelinis that actually true?! That's just insane

  • @rogerstone3068
    @rogerstone3068 Місяць тому +7

    Great to hear Agad, even after all the games he has analysed, becoming excited at the brilliancy. And he's right. The last twenty moves of this game are like a whirling sword-dance.

  • @SrikanthS-v7k
    @SrikanthS-v7k 29 днів тому +1

    Thank you Antonio. I am at a loss for words. Brilliant coverage, much more brilliant than the game itself.

  • @chrishauser5505
    @chrishauser5505 Місяць тому +14

    Good Lord! This was pure tactical broadsides exchanged between two battleships firing 16" guns!

  • @goonerboy93
    @goonerboy93 Місяць тому +67

    More lines in this than in a Conor McGregor party

  • @markhantla7915
    @markhantla7915 Місяць тому +9

    This game is so far above my head! Such complexity in so many positions.

  • @jediexile22
    @jediexile22 Місяць тому +36

    I cannot believe I've never seen this masterpiece before.

  • @williammorris584
    @williammorris584 Місяць тому +5

    Korchnoi: Ten times a Candidate, four times USSR Champion, twice played Karpov for the World Championship at age 47 and 50. In the first match, he lost 6-5 after tying the match at 5-5. In the second, Korchnoi lost 6-2, playing with his son in a Soviet prison after it was thought he would be allowed to emigrate to the West the previous year.
    His highest FIDE Elo was 2818 in 1978, when he was almost 48 years old. Chessmetrics shows him world #1 from September to December 1965, world #2 or #3 for about fifteen years, and in the world top 20 from the early 1950’s until 1991, when was playing actively with a rating above 2650 at 70 years of age. In Jan 2007, Korchnoi was ranked number 85 in the world at age 75, the oldest player ever to be ranked in the FIDE top 100. Probably the strongest player to have never been World Champion.

  • @lookingatcartoons
    @lookingatcartoons Місяць тому +1

    I came to the channel and saw this beauty, like you felt guilty about not showing it earlier, I felt guilty for being absent for so long!

  • @3Lr34L
    @3Lr34L Місяць тому +10

    16:44 . . . this game just keeps on giving 💯🔥❤️😁👍🙏

  • @StoshGalumpke
    @StoshGalumpke Місяць тому +1

    Far more than just a 'notable' game ... deep deep precision ... thanks !

  • @danspurlock1
    @danspurlock1 Місяць тому +15

    "Other moves are also okay ... unless you want to win the game." LOL

  • @stefanmurin9842
    @stefanmurin9842 Місяць тому +8

    great game, great chess, great commentary, great video

  • @xethnyrrow
    @xethnyrrow Місяць тому +15

    That was a fully operational bishop pair from hell!

    • @Eris123451
      @Eris123451 Місяць тому

      Amongst all the other things that were going on, blimey.

  • @paul_in_tucson2808
    @paul_in_tucson2808 Місяць тому

    This was your best video. It was good for people with all skill levels. Thank you.

  • @marcinsocha1500
    @marcinsocha1500 Місяць тому +1

    You found and showed us (finally;) the exeptional beauty. I have never seen anything like this.

  • @millesabords1654
    @millesabords1654 Місяць тому +3

    What a spectacular game !! Thank you for sharing and explaining it

  • @vojvodavukderaltejugoslave8161
    @vojvodavukderaltejugoslave8161 Місяць тому +1

    I laughed out loud multiple times during this beautiful game - thank you, Antonio, for making our days better each time!

  • @alexrandall3685
    @alexrandall3685 Місяць тому +1

    A brilliant game, with the addition of a brilliant commentary. Thank you.

  • @tjhallett
    @tjhallett Місяць тому

    Games like this remind me why I love chess. Beautiful.

  • @Eris123451
    @Eris123451 Місяць тому

    I haven't enjoyed a game of chess quite this much for years, thank you.

  • @panosbaklezos5777
    @panosbaklezos5777 Місяць тому +1

    After this wonderful Agadmator video, I have finally realized that my problem with chess, is that I do not decide to play perfect moves! 12:20 It's clearly a matter of personal decision, nothing less 😋

  • @jcmarescalambre7930
    @jcmarescalambre7930 Місяць тому

    Saying that this game is a "masterpiece" is an understatement. Thank you for sharing!

  • @Bobby-fj8mk
    @Bobby-fj8mk Місяць тому

    Thanks Antonio -
    I was going to send this game to a chess friend but I didn't want to give him a headache.
    It is one of the most complicated games I've ever seen.

  • @nirleshaaryan347
    @nirleshaaryan347 Місяць тому

    games like these make me remember why i fell in love with this game ❤. Something engines could never replicate

  • @giovannicorno1247
    @giovannicorno1247 Місяць тому

    Fantastically complicated and beatiful game, incredible the final position!

  • @tahir2443
    @tahir2443 Місяць тому

    agadmator's passion for the game is contagious is one of the main reasons I developed my love for chess. thank you agad

  • @Pramod-mf6pk
    @Pramod-mf6pk Місяць тому

    Love the presentation, that's why I love this channel ❤

  • @jttasb
    @jttasb Місяць тому

    WOW - what a GREAT game ! Thank you for walking us through it!

  • @rajnishpainkar753
    @rajnishpainkar753 Місяць тому

    Everytime i think, okay this is probably the best game, agad brings up another masterpiece !!!!

  • @ziedyacoub8488
    @ziedyacoub8488 Місяць тому +1

    i love old games so much

  • @gabrielk2295
    @gabrielk2295 Місяць тому

    What a master piece! That tension with the Rook on f7 is crazy

  • @Keizer-v9c
    @Keizer-v9c Місяць тому

    What an insane checkmate 🥵 The dying queen covering e7 and the bishop and the rook delivering double check. What a crazy final position 🔥

  • @Axiomatic75
    @Axiomatic75 Місяць тому

    Wow, how have we not seen this masterpiece before? As someone already commented, this is one of those games that make you realise how little you know about chess.

  • @ObserveGuy
    @ObserveGuy Місяць тому +1

    Amazing performance.
    But Please, don't be sorry for a longer video- your videos are a treat, and the longer the sweeter

  • @lp1926.guitars
    @lp1926.guitars Місяць тому

    Gonna have to come back here soon to watch again. What a game wow

  • @stilloutside
    @stilloutside Місяць тому +2

    Wow what a game endless possibilities...only moves mattered 😮😮

  • @JiminyBillyBobIII
    @JiminyBillyBobIII 21 день тому

    8:13 It lasts for 10 minutes and 2 seconds (started earlier at 6:51) in an Agadmator video, which must be some kind of world record! (Also one for the longest chess video probably, but we forgive you for this one as this game was absolutely amazing!) In chess moves the relationship lasted for 13 moves :O

  • @rajendermudasthu1123
    @rajendermudasthu1123 Місяць тому

    This is one of the best video that i have ever seen 😊😊

  • @AdnenLamouchi
    @AdnenLamouchi Місяць тому

    Agad really loves chess.. much respect

  • @gregl211
    @gregl211 Місяць тому

    I look forward to your evaluation of the book. Thanks for covering this great game!

  • @davecorry7723
    @davecorry7723 Місяць тому +22

    What _on EARTH_ was that game?!?!?!

  • @Chessdummy
    @Chessdummy Місяць тому

    Yes Aggy, I have to say, you covered variations better than most! Not gonna name any names. 😎

  • @kookokoe
    @kookokoe Місяць тому

    Korchnoi vs Karpov brought us some memorable moments. Hypnotist/ Psychiatrist staring Korchnoi down. Magical yogurt messages. A war of attrition. Karpov ended the match weighing in at about 110 pounds. Those were the days!

  • @johnflagg3621
    @johnflagg3621 Місяць тому

    This game is SO brilliant I think it would've left even Paul Morphy slack-jawed with awe!
    This one is beyond immortal.
    (I wonder if Bobby Fischer ever commented or even knew about this game).

  • @DavidChong
    @DavidChong Місяць тому

    you're not wrong, Agad. This one is excellent.

  • @mauricemeijers7956
    @mauricemeijers7956 Місяць тому +1

    Brilliant indeed. Many thanks for sharing.

  • @strooomon
    @strooomon Місяць тому

    I was having a miserable day. I always have a chance to make things better. Of course, that is going to Agadmator's channel. Here, you have presented one of the very best games, you have shown in the history of your amazing channel. What a game. What a joyous analysis. Thanks for making my day better. There is now a smile on my face. Cheers.

  • @justdom866
    @justdom866 Місяць тому

    Ty for the content. Best chess channel on yt🎉🎉

  • @JMyepes
    @JMyepes Місяць тому

    Fantastic game!!! Thank you very much!

  • @prayasjain8583
    @prayasjain8583 Місяць тому

    11:40 that Rf3.. Stopping a check by blocking with a rook which in turns gives a discovered check but you can't give mate in one because you pinned yourself to the King.. maybe a simple move but it still amazes me how chess can give so many beautiful positions no matter if you play 10000 games or watch 1000s of games. And of course 10:53 both the black knights hanging in front of white's King like some fearless zombies ready to sacrifice themselves. I've not even reached 12 mins of video but it has already blown my mind.

  • @sathishmurali1292
    @sathishmurali1292 Місяць тому

    Wow what a game and a very great explanation from you 🙌. Just hats off to the explanation just mind-blowing how many lines where there 😮😮

  • @jaiminpatel7275
    @jaiminpatel7275 Місяць тому

    Just a word: Brilliant

  • @abhishekkulkarni3625
    @abhishekkulkarni3625 Місяць тому +11

    The only thing I got from this game is that I know nothing about chess

  • @tomhejda6450
    @tomhejda6450 25 днів тому

    2:10 With Tal, Capablanca and Petrosian, you covered everything, and most importantly, you covered the endgame 3 times!

  • @mikebevibevi
    @mikebevibevi Місяць тому

    Bro, cover of this book is some vaporwave chess drip. Love this!

  • @rkrmtest
    @rkrmtest Місяць тому

    That king walk and the rook-bishop pin was amazing!! 🎉

  • @giacomobigonzi8869
    @giacomobigonzi8869 Місяць тому

    Thank you for commenting us this game
    I can't stop thinking about how many patterns where seen behind every move

  • @MrCinemuso
    @MrCinemuso Місяць тому

    Definitely up for more great games and less great dramas off the table!

  • @martinfrisher6872
    @martinfrisher6872 Місяць тому

    beautiful game and brilliant commentary.

  • @georgeray649
    @georgeray649 Місяць тому

    You are the best Agad

  • @EugenSorin
    @EugenSorin Місяць тому

    WOW! You are absolutely right: "one of the Greatest Games ever played"!

  • @ajaypokhriyal1568
    @ajaypokhriyal1568 Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing, love from India

  • @v.gopalakrishnan350
    @v.gopalakrishnan350 Місяць тому

    This must rank among the greatest brilliancies in the history of chess! 👌

  • @juliandeanmusic6746
    @juliandeanmusic6746 Місяць тому

    Best chess channel!

  • @michaellacy8510
    @michaellacy8510 Місяць тому

    Pretty spectacular. Thanks.

  • @Lordofthunda
    @Lordofthunda Місяць тому

    That final position picture is something else.

  • @Kgothatso_Masimene
    @Kgothatso_Masimene Місяць тому +3

    🤣😂 Antonio is so unintentionally funny.

  • @mapachetapatio
    @mapachetapatio Місяць тому

    Stunning ... Please make special presentations about the Book!!!

  • @JerkNilsson
    @JerkNilsson Місяць тому

    Jösses. Det va det värsta partiet jag sett.

  • @davidantonsavage6207
    @davidantonsavage6207 Місяць тому

    An absolute treasure of chess mastery!

  • @lagaleriaco3294
    @lagaleriaco3294 Місяць тому

    Finding the strongest move is the dream of every chessplayer... except for Tal, whose dream was to create a storm on the board.More games like this, please.

  • @vikasbedi82
    @vikasbedi82 Місяць тому +40

    Now a days chess is more of drama than chess. Krammick enters the chat

    • @iidoyila_live_
      @iidoyila_live_ Місяць тому

      agadmator saying stuff like this instead of challenging it is annoying. chess is not about drama, and chess players are awful dramaticians. chess drama is extremely boring.

    • @NowhereMan7
      @NowhereMan7 Місяць тому +4

      @@iidoyila_live_ He is challenging it by showing actual chess games from people most have never heard of rather than making big clickbait titles about Hans or Magnus or whatever else. Obviously chess isn't actually more about drama than chess. He was saying that facetiously before gong on to make an excellent video with no drama. How slow are you?

  • @erikclasson2757
    @erikclasson2757 Місяць тому

    I actually bought this particular book just the other week. Found it in a second hand shop, price was 20 sek which is equivalent to 2$. Must be considered as a good bargain.

  • @RadheRadhe-ln6sw
    @RadheRadhe-ln6sw Місяць тому +8

    That white rook: Damn! I'm stuck here...😣
    That white bishop: Keep quite! You stuck for a good purpose👍

    • @Puschit1
      @Puschit1 Місяць тому

      But I bet that bishop hat big trouble holding back all the time so he doesn't do a friendly kill^^

  • @sushant24
    @sushant24 Місяць тому

    Another great video. Thank you. quite informative as ever.
    And the comment too....'the longest relationship ever lasted'
    Wait until Agad's wife watches the video. Or maybe she doesn't and hence he gets away with these comments......lol
    On a serious note though, Agad, please keep making more videos. There's a scarcity of humble people in the youtube community creating such great content. Thank you.

  • @djinnmagik4817
    @djinnmagik4817 Місяць тому

    Whaf I like most from Agadmator videos is "HELLO EVERYONE!!!"

  • @sleepingtiger4436
    @sleepingtiger4436 Місяць тому

    wow. this is insane. i think i have to watch this a few times to understand.

  • @FabioOrtega
    @FabioOrtega Місяць тому

    😮‼I'm surprised this game isn't more famous.

  • @michaelmassaro4375
    @michaelmassaro4375 Місяць тому

    Quite a player and a major piece of Chess History was a candidate competitor ten times he was considered the strongest player never to become World Champion he was defeated by Karpov twice after Karpov had become World Champion because Fischer defaulted what a game powerful Checkmate that king pinned down surrounded by an arsenal Thanks Agadmator

  • @EvilEelofSteel
    @EvilEelofSteel Місяць тому +1

    Hey Antonio,
    if you have read the book, please make a review about it. No need for a game, just how you experienced it. Thanks a lot.

  • @saeedmandegani1037
    @saeedmandegani1037 Місяць тому

    When rook discovery was done ... game over! ... what a beautiful game!

  • @maciejpsyk
    @maciejpsyk 8 хвилин тому

    You can say it's Rg8 checkmate either way, left or right. The final brilliancy.

  • @Dyhi3
    @Dyhi3 Місяць тому

    How fascinating! Thats gotta be The Pin of the Century.

  •  Місяць тому

    Awesome game!! Plz do a book review when you finish it! ❤🙏🏼

  • @mrmarkstv6585
    @mrmarkstv6585 Місяць тому +2

    I would love to see more games from the Soviet times

  • @TheMidnightExpress12
    @TheMidnightExpress12 Місяць тому

    I love this game good job

  • @_UnknownEntity
    @_UnknownEntity Місяць тому

    16:53 this was like Korchnoi's gun! What a game!

  • @DavidAnderson-m5c
    @DavidAnderson-m5c Місяць тому

    #suggestion I am shocked -- *shocked!!!* -- that no Morphy head was awarded for this game that is beyond brilliant.

  • @danyilpoliakov8445
    @danyilpoliakov8445 Місяць тому

    the fact that the king joining the attack actually mattered is beyond brilliant, whatever the word should be)

  • @kurzackd
    @kurzackd Місяць тому +1

    In case anyone is wondering what happens at 16:20 in case *if PAWN takes* the White Queen ...
    ... *THEN* ... simply White Rook moves along F file for a discovered CHECK (by Bishop) and a forced Mate in 2 ! :)
    .