Stop listening to the negative stuff. Us loyal fans are here BECAUSE of the stories and the history. That is one of the things that makes your channel different and special. Keep doing you Agad. That is what makes you the most loved chess UA-camr.
#Suggestion#1: Keep covering the long stories. Yes, they're interrupted by current chess games, but eventually you pick up the story line, and we end up with a playlist of a complete history of one of the chess greats. Suggestion#2: As Vance points out, stop listening to the negative stuff. You'll never please everybody, so no point in trying.
I really got addicted when he reads history, letters ect-the nuances and details of why Paul was great. Appears the man is a myth now, you’ve brought him back to life...bravo sir and thank you. If anyone is interested their is a fantastic you tube video of Bobby Fischer speaking about Morphy-I will not spoil it but he was asked…how Morphy would stand against today’s greatest. Salute’.
How poetic is agadmator? In his last review of this, not the first one but the second one, he talks of Paul Morphy "not being a butcher," oh so eloquently!
Anderssen had to be the best player in the world following the great 1851 Tournament. Some commentators place him as an unofficial world champion based on metrics, until the Morphy period came along of course. After Morphy's early retirement he resumed his dominance more or less before Steintz. Anderssen is worthy of a saga in his own right. I expect that will happen one day on this channel somewhere down the road.
I LOVE how detailed you are. Getting the history and the information is a big part of why I love this channel, and why you are one of the greatest UA-cam creators out there in my opinion. You are wonderfully engaging, present a story in every game (even when doing analysis of tournament games). I appreciate that you take into consideration the criticism thoughtfully, as your presentation has improved greatly over the years, but I just wanted to at least express that I love what you have done, what you are doing, and am very grateful for your content.
Fun fact :- Morphy played around 80 no odds games using the Evans gambit and he lost only two of them , one of this being this game . he lost a few when he gave odds of knight or rook . Maybe we should offer Morphy a Evans head for his success with the Evans gambit . 🙂
That's what I was thinking. I hadn't seen him lose with Evan's gambit ever. But in this game he was worst from start to finish. Really rare for morphy.
@julian ramirez I wouldn't say crush. Anderssen is an exceptional player, though maybe not on the level of Morphy. Undoubtedly his best opponent and would give him a run for his money even if the two of them were at their physical and mental peaks with their respective styles.
Well,one point you didn't mention. Anderssen was a thorough gentleman. He offered to postpone the match till Morphy recovered from his illness,but Morphy refused and decided to continue.
It's pretty how Morphy's familiy had absolutely no idea how important his chess legacy would be one day. I mean. If I'm writing history, I could definitely skip one Christmas Eve. But back then they probably viewed it like gaming today. It's not that serious, dont put too much mind to it. And i think with gaming, this actually holds, unless your facing the best players of the world, which Morphy actually did.
Great video!. Indeed, a great victory for Anderssen. Although we all love the Evans Gambit, and Antonio REALLY likes this opening, the truth of the matter is, and even Morphy himself said it later in his life, that if Black manages to castle, then White doesn't have a lot to show for the pawn sacrifice. Anderssen masterfully played the Evans Gambit as it is meant to be played with Black: Just develop your pieces, try to castle as soon as possible, and DON'T FORGET TO PLAY d5. This move creates a counter-crisis in the center, which magically solves all of Black's problems. I really enjoyed watching Anderssen calmly countering the Evans Gambit, and then slowly but surely improving his postion, until Morphy didn't have anything else to do. Of course, both player made mistakes, but it's a very instructive game on how to play against an over aggressive opening. Thank you for the video, Antonio. Sunday has immediatly been improved by watching this beautiful game.
(I play in) the style of Morphy, they say, and if it is true that the goddess of fortune has endowed me with his talent, the result (of the match with Emanuel Lasker )will not be in doubt. The magnificent American master had the most extraordinary brain that anybody has ever had for chess. Technique, strategy, tactics, knowledge which is inconceivable for us; all that was possessed by Morphy fifty-four years ago." Jose Raul Capablanca.
"What i fear the most, is that the day will eventually come where people in the Internet would make quotes about me. Quotes that i never even actually said for once in my life." -Sun Tzu
Dear God, the Evans Gambit is so legendary...there is no other opening that hears audible shouts of joy from me to see it played on the board like this. This game from the old masters themselves has to be the most enjoyable game I have ever seen. The evergreen and opera games' authors are battling together for hounour only; Anderssen cements his position as master of the old world of chess by forcing resignation from Paul Charles Morphy himself in this incredible game. This is truly what the Morphy saga has been leading up to - forget Staunton. After memorising the opera game and evergreen game from both of these players, Agad has given me a new game to memorise. What an awesome game - one that any chess player should know by heart when thinking of these two artists from the past. *I typed out this entire monster comment and hit post before realising I'd made a typo on the very last word... RIP to my spelling, bros.
THANK YOU! PLEASE KEEP UPLOADING NEW VIDEOS FOR THE MORPHY SAGA. I don't care what happens in the current century, I'm only here for Paul Charles Morphy
People complain about the history and the info?? That's half the reason I watch this channel so much (and for the games, of course)! Keep it up Antonio, I've learnt a ton since I started watching your channel and getting properly into chess in 2019.
Here is link to the playlist, as per request further down. Or up. I have no idea how youtube organise the comments anymore... ua-cam.com/play/PLDnx7w_xuguGhe-QDilZ6SvJCAedNiy6Q.html
I not only love this channels for amazing chess game breakdowns, but the history, the stories the lifes of great chess players that are being told to this day! Love the content
What jokesters are saying that there are too many stories and history?! The stories/ history and the explanation analysis of why one played what the played or why you should or should not play a given move is the best part of these videos!
I want to apologize so much for the comment I left a long time ago. I said something about the intro being too long. I was used to another channel. I watch your content every day now and when there is no new video I just watch an old Tal or Fischer or Dubov game. Thanks for the good stuff
Wow. I feel like this is the first time I've actually seen Morphy play. Yeah, I've seen him lose, but that was almost always because he wasn't taking his opponent seriously. And most of his wins he just rolls over opponents that are virtually playing a different game than him. And now we finally get to see Morphy play against someone who is as brilliant as he is, and it's everything I was hoping for.
#suggestion. Alekhine would be a great next saga series as his World championship matches were interrupted not by one but two world wars, and he was accused of being a German spy at one point. Next to Morphy and Capablanca, those should be the three greatest players in that 100 year period as most folks would agree. Thanks again for the great content and the fantastic commentary. God bless - Tom Deraleau
Anderssen was the greatest chess player before Morphy. He was a wonderful, attacking, romantic player, who made large contributions to chess theory. His best games are probably the most beautiful ever played.
1858 seems so far away from 2021, it's insane how many events happened from then, so many wars (literally two World Wars) the rise of so many dictators, so many inventions, moon landing. I wonder if Morphy would have thought his game would be played out so many years later. He probably must have known his games were pretty famous but it's surreal to think that with the internet and computers his games will forever be online for people to see and replay
Morphy and his contemporaries knew the games of Greco, as well as Philidor, McDonnell and LaBourdannais. So even in that period there was an appreciation of the long arc of chessic history and how its evolution in strategic terms and the theory of the openings took place over centuries.
Anderson did have Morphy responding to his constant pressure those are hard games to play when your opponent has the upper hand and you constantly have to make moves to counter thanks for the game Agadmator
Awesome video! I have to disagree with the others, and say that the history is the best part. Like the press conference before an MMA fight, it's the build up. Please dont stop with the history of the games, if people dont like it they can skip it with the chapters like you said.
And similar to combat sports in the sense that it normally takes anywhere from like 2-5 years to finally organise a date and venue for a proper clash of the titans lol. 😅
Noooooooooooooo we like the info and the history! This was an excellent video! Without the history this would have been a much less rich game and experience. The balance between game analysis and history was absolutely perfect. If this had been a game between alpha zero and stockfish, it would have been much less interesting. Brillant stuff.
Stop listening to the negative stuff. Us loyal fans are here BECAUSE of the stories and the history. That is one of the things that makes your channel different and special. Keep doing you Agad. That is what makes you the most loved chess UA-camr.
#Suggestion#1: Keep covering the long stories. Yes, they're interrupted by current chess games, but eventually you pick up the story line, and we end up with a playlist of a complete history of one of the chess greats. Suggestion#2: As Vance points out, stop listening to the negative stuff. You'll never please everybody, so no point in trying.
@@groussac what negative comments? sorry but I don't see any
@@-_Nuke_- Something I saw on Twitter.
Its really enjoyable with the story XD
Absolutely love the story.
Morphy Saga is more awaited than any Netflix series
I got hooked two days ago and went back to start the whole series..28 done in one day lol
Nicely done!
@@agadmator I am eagerly waiting for next videos.You history was great.Better than my history teacher..I am saying truth..
I really got addicted when he reads history, letters ect-the nuances and details of why Paul was great.
Appears the man is a myth now, you’ve brought him back to life...bravo sir and thank you.
If anyone is interested their is a fantastic you tube video of Bobby Fischer speaking about Morphy-I will not spoil it but he was asked…how Morphy would stand against today’s greatest.
Salute’.
Thank You for reminding me about Loki
After facing a bunch of cowards, Morphy is finally facing a true gentleman.
True ;)
Or continuously asking for a match with them but eventually not facing them, as the case may be.
My thoughts exactly.
True!
How poetic is agadmator? In his last review of this, not the first one but the second one, he talks of Paul Morphy "not being a butcher," oh so eloquently!
"The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life."
- Paul Morphy
LOL
@Hrushikesh Khade I'll pass, I'm not into self-depreciation ;)
Literally all Professional Chess Players who won several euros and dollars: **Laughs in Rich**
@@jannieseth Several euros and dollars doesnt make you rich in any place on the entire planet
@@666Kaca thats the joke
We're approaching the end of the saga, but I really like these detailed videos with background stories. Please keep making them.
Antonio is such a brilliant story teller. "David Attenborough of Chess"
Sir David
@@dodekaedius Sir Antonio
Do you think Attenburgh write thise scripts or just reads them
i really love the history lesson at the beginning, really makes the game more enjoyable and exciting
The history lesson is in the book
Anderssen had to be the best player in the world following the great 1851 Tournament. Some commentators place him as an unofficial world champion based on metrics, until the Morphy period came along of course. After Morphy's early retirement he resumed his dominance more or less before Steintz. Anderssen is worthy of a saga in his own right. I expect that will happen one day on this channel somewhere down the road.
I LOVE how detailed you are. Getting the history and the information is a big part of why I love this channel, and why you are one of the greatest UA-cam creators out there in my opinion. You are wonderfully engaging, present a story in every game (even when doing analysis of tournament games). I appreciate that you take into consideration the criticism thoughtfully, as your presentation has improved greatly over the years, but I just wanted to at least express that I love what you have done, what you are doing, and am very grateful for your content.
Even Morphy's doctor was betting he would beat Anderssen, that's why he told him he was too sick to travel
And then he made leeches suck his blood to convince him he needs "treatment"
Morphy was getting leeched regularly. So he was on “leech-chess” before anyone
Pure gold
ba-dum tshh!
XD come on man...
Fun fact :- Morphy played around 80 no odds games using the Evans gambit and he lost only two of them , one of this being this game . he lost a few when he gave odds of knight or rook . Maybe we should offer Morphy a Evans head for his success with the Evans gambit . 🙂
That's what I was thinking. I hadn't seen him lose with Evan's gambit ever. But in this game he was worst from start to finish. Really rare for morphy.
@julian ramirez I wouldn't say crush. Anderssen is an exceptional player, though maybe not on the level of Morphy. Undoubtedly his best opponent and would give him a run for his money even if the two of them were at their physical and mental peaks with their respective styles.
Well,one point you didn't mention. Anderssen was a thorough gentleman. He offered to postpone the match till Morphy recovered from his illness,but Morphy refused and decided to continue.
Absolute chad
So nice to learn about chess history by this great man Antônio. I love this channel
It's pretty how Morphy's familiy had absolutely no idea how important his chess legacy would be one day.
I mean. If I'm writing history, I could definitely skip one Christmas Eve.
But back then they probably viewed it like gaming today.
It's not that serious, dont put too much mind to it. And i think with gaming, this actually holds, unless your facing the best players of the world, which Morphy actually did.
the most underrated comment ever
Second that
Finally, the Morphy saga continues. When you're done with this, I would love to see one about Alekhine.
Great video!. Indeed, a great victory for Anderssen. Although we all love the Evans Gambit, and Antonio REALLY likes this opening, the truth of the matter is, and even Morphy himself said it later in his life, that if Black manages to castle, then White doesn't have a lot to show for the pawn sacrifice. Anderssen masterfully played the Evans Gambit as it is meant to be played with Black: Just develop your pieces, try to castle as soon as possible, and DON'T FORGET TO PLAY d5. This move creates a counter-crisis in the center, which magically solves all of Black's problems. I really enjoyed watching Anderssen calmly countering the Evans Gambit, and then slowly but surely improving his postion, until Morphy didn't have anything else to do. Of course, both player made mistakes, but it's a very instructive game on how to play against an over aggressive opening.
Thank you for the video, Antonio. Sunday has immediatly been improved by watching this beautiful game.
(I play in) the style of Morphy, they say, and if it is true that the goddess of fortune has endowed me with his talent, the result (of the match with Emanuel Lasker )will not be in doubt. The magnificent American master had the most extraordinary brain that anybody has ever had for chess. Technique, strategy, tactics, knowledge which is inconceivable for us; all that was possessed by Morphy fifty-four years ago." Jose Raul Capablanca.
Do you know from which year this quote is?
Because you left off the opening quotation mark ("), I thought you were talking about yourself until the end of the quip.
Like David said because you didn't start with a quotation mark I thought you was talking about yourself hahaha
@@davidanderson_surrey_bc No I found this quate on internet. I was searching info about Paul Morphy and I saw it this. Then I did copy-paste:).
@@TechnoRaabe around 1920
"Attack! Always Attack!"
- Sun Tzu
- Adolf Anderssen
"if you first move, you cant have the black pieces"
-Sun Tzu
Oh Sun Tzu, you are so brilliant
"What i fear the most, is that the day will eventually come where people in the Internet would make quotes about me. Quotes that i never even actually said for once in my life."
-Sun Tzu
@@user-uj2cq6rd8n source or gtfo
"Thou shalt not take the name of Sun Tzu in vain"
-Sun Tzu
Dear God, the Evans Gambit is so legendary...there is no other opening that hears audible shouts of joy from me to see it played on the board like this.
This game from the old masters themselves has to be the most enjoyable game I have ever seen.
The evergreen and opera games' authors are battling together for hounour only; Anderssen cements his position as master of the old world of chess by forcing resignation from Paul Charles Morphy himself in this incredible game. This is truly what the Morphy saga has been leading up to - forget Staunton.
After memorising the opera game and evergreen game from both of these players, Agad has given me a new game to memorise.
What an awesome game - one that any chess player should know by heart when thinking of these two artists from the past.
*I typed out this entire monster comment and hit post before realising I'd made a typo on the very last word... RIP to my spelling, bros.
the evans gambit and the king of development are the most perfect combination
The Morphy saga is the best along with the Bobby Fischer saga.
The history is a huge part of what got me into this channel to begin with. The stories and personalities of chess are, in my opinion, half the fun.
I think the Morphy Saga has graduated into the Morphy Epic
Black has a monster Knight on e5. Oh wait, that's a leech that fell on the board.
THANK YOU! PLEASE KEEP UPLOADING NEW VIDEOS FOR THE MORPHY SAGA. I don't care what happens in the current century, I'm only here for Paul Charles Morphy
Definitely the good stuff. Thanks for continuing the Morphy Saga.
This saga got me into chess! I can’t wait for it to continue into a finish
The history is what sets the channel above others, love that content
People complain about the history and the info?? That's half the reason I watch this channel so much (and for the games, of course)!
Keep it up Antonio, I've learnt a ton since I started watching your channel and getting properly into chess in 2019.
Even when the game was over, I was still waiting for Agad to say "I'm just kidding he did not play the Evans gambit"
Your commentary makes chess come to life! Thank you.
Like an epic is being told in front of your eyes. Drama of creative and destructive forces.
Here is link to the playlist, as per request further down. Or up. I have no idea how youtube organise the comments anymore...
ua-cam.com/play/PLDnx7w_xuguGhe-QDilZ6SvJCAedNiy6Q.html
Love the historical perspective you give to some of these great games. Your video is frequently the highlight of my day ! Many thanks.
I not only love this channels for amazing chess game breakdowns, but the history, the stories the lifes of great chess players that are being told to this day!
Love the content
Morphy saga is finally back!
I actually pause life to see another amazing video, and after, I feel free to go back to whatever life can bring me. Thank you so much and keep going.
This is one of the most beautiful games I've ever seen.
Chess history is as fascinating as the games. I really enjoy the background content, keep'em up as much as possible! Thanks for this amazing saga.
There was so much tension in this game, I felt more excited and stressed than when watching a thriller
Good to see such a well played game against Mr. Morphy.
The good stuff is what keeps me going through the bad times. Need more of this Morphy saga.
I enjoyed every single piece of the history behind the game. You're doing greater than ever, thank you so much for your excellent content!!!
Oh....what a beautiful saga...what a great artitistc game to tell the story..what an awesome game...!
We love history Agad. That's the good stuff and why we are here!
Really enjoy the history at the beginning of these sagas.
Anderssen seems like a gentleman.
"A slap in the face" is such a perfectly accurate description of that move.
It really wasnt tho lol
It was just a pawn grab...black didnt utilise white's knight move to his own advantage or something...
I love agad, but that wasnt an accurate description lol
im so happy that morphy videos are back on the channel
yes, the background story makes the video! thank you!
Finally, two legendary masters - and two gentlemen.
Always love the backstory
"Attack! Attack! Attack!"
-Napoleone Bonaparte
Thank You for posting this, What a game!!!!
i LOVE THE STORYTELLING WITH THESE GAMES!!!!
"Loss after Evan's gambit. My whole life was a lie".
-Sun Tzu
Mijaíl Tal likes today's quote
Anderssen is sort of a trailblazer to Tal’s game.
Let's swap that j for a k
Enjoying your vast knowledge of Paul Charles Morphy. It's spot on .
What jokesters are saying that there are too many stories and history?! The stories/ history and the explanation analysis of why one played what the played or why you should or should not play a given move is the best part of these videos!
I want to apologize so much for the comment I left a long time ago. I said something about the intro being too long. I was used to another channel. I watch your content every day now and when there is no new video I just watch an old Tal or Fischer or Dubov game.
Thanks for the good stuff
Thank you so much for all your work Agad 🙏 your videos are the best parts of my day
Wow. I feel like this is the first time I've actually seen Morphy play. Yeah, I've seen him lose, but that was almost always because he wasn't taking his opponent seriously. And most of his wins he just rolls over opponents that are virtually playing a different game than him. And now we finally get to see Morphy play against someone who is as brilliant as he is, and it's everything I was hoping for.
#suggestion. Alekhine would be a great next saga series as his World championship matches were interrupted not by one but two world wars, and he was accused of being a German spy at one point. Next to Morphy and Capablanca, those should be the three greatest players in that 100 year period as most folks would agree. Thanks again for the great content and the fantastic commentary. God bless - Tom Deraleau
Now this is the real good stuff !!
I'm living for this history by the way. I want a Hollywood feature film on Morphy's life yesterday.
This is beautiful game!!! Thank you for the storytelling as well~ !
Now, after Antionio explodes my brain, there is nothing more to be done here.
Amazing.. Thank you.
These videos are awesome especially the history part! We appreciate it keep it up 👏🏼
"The history recap is deeply appreciated. People should learn to take advantage of time stamps"
- Sun Tzu
I love the info with the chapters.
It's amazing to see how great the players were to play Evan's Gambit to such perfection even in the 18th century.
Morphy: Sorry, Doctor, but I must go play my game with Anderssen now.
Leeches: Hey, can we come with you and hang around for a while?
Anderssen was the greatest chess player before Morphy. He was a wonderful, attacking, romantic player, who made large contributions to chess theory. His best games are probably the most beautiful ever played.
"And it was in this position that Paul Charles Morphy resigned the game"
Never thought I'd hear that one.
He actually lost 2 in this 11-game match (+7 -2 =2)
History stuff is great indeed. I feel like I'm in history class or something but with chess and a glass of whisky to relax.
amazing stuff! One question: What is the 'E' above the little robot? ^_^
1858 seems so far away from 2021, it's insane how many events happened from then, so many wars (literally two World Wars) the rise of so many dictators, so many inventions, moon landing. I wonder if Morphy would have thought his game would be played out so many years later. He probably must have known his games were pretty famous but it's surreal to think that with the internet and computers his games will forever be online for people to see and replay
Morphy and his contemporaries knew the games of Greco, as well as Philidor, McDonnell and LaBourdannais. So even in that period there was an appreciation of the long arc of chessic history and how its evolution in strategic terms and the theory of the openings took place over centuries.
#suggestion Portisch v. Fischer 1966, Santa Monica:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Ne2 Ba6 6. Ng3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d5 8. Qf3 O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Qd7 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Bd3 f5 14. Qxa8 Nc6 15. Qxe8+ Qxe8 16. O-O Na5 17. Rae1 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Bc1 c5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Bf4 h6 22. Re2 g5 23. Be5 Qd8 24. Rfe1 Kf7 25. h3 f4 26. Kh2 a6 27. Re4 Qd5 28. h4 Ne3 29. R1xe3 fxe3 30. Rxe3 Qxa2 31. Rf3+ Ke8 32. Bg7 Qc4 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Rf8+ Kd7 35. Ra8 Kc6 0-1
Excuse me if the pgn is wrong. Thanks very much! (It's in Fischer's 60 memorable games)
I love the vast knowledge in the intro
Good doctor. Always a facilitator
About time we got some more of "the good stuff".
Anderson did have Morphy responding to his constant pressure those are hard games to play when your opponent has the upper hand and you constantly have to make moves to counter thanks for the game Agadmator
Really looking forward to this saga picking back up again….
Awesome video! I have to disagree with the others, and say that the history is the best part. Like the press conference before an MMA fight, it's the build up. Please dont stop with the history of the games, if people dont like it they can skip it with the chapters like you said.
And similar to combat sports in the sense that it normally takes anywhere from like 2-5 years to finally organise a date and venue for a proper clash of the titans lol. 😅
Noooooooooooooo we like the info and the history! This was an excellent video!
Without the history this would have been a much less rich game and experience. The balance between game analysis and history was absolutely perfect. If this had been a game between alpha zero and stockfish, it would have been much less interesting.
Brillant stuff.
Morphy saga is definitely the best kind of good stuff
I've said it before. I love the history combined with the chess play.
good work, Agadmator!!!
Morphy saga is back baby!!
Thank you. I will put this on my refrigerator.
#suggestion Can you again cover Nimzowitch's immortal zugzwang game in 1080p? I'm really craving for a newer version.
What do people talk about at the bar and the library if they are skipping the good stuff? 🤔 love the history you provide to contextualize these sagas!
Loving the good stuff!
AlphaZero : "Mr Anderson, we meet again"
Im loving the history introductions agad..
How could anyone not like this
If they made a movie about morphy 90 % of it would be about morphy and his opponent traveling drama .
I thought you were fooling us again by saying the Evans Gambit was played, but then you just kept going! That is the good stuff!
Idk who that doctor was but he was paid a good amount for sure.
Haven't seen attacking against Morphy like that since Barnes!