My 4-year-old niece commented on the power of Carlsen's knight, recognizing the significant role it was able to play in safely shepherding the slow march of Carlsen's pawn pair to victory. OK, she said "I like the horsey" but I knew what she meant.
Everyone thought that Andrea was joking, but in truth she was reminding Magnus of his greatest strength: his intuitive understanding of HOW THE KNIGHT MOVES!
“The world’s greatest chess player missed this move and it takes the engine with 40 move depth to find it. “ Agadmator: “I’ll give you a few seconds to find it”
First we had the most accurate game in the history of Chess Championship, and now we have here the longest game ever. This Chess Championship proves to be one of the most interesting since long ago.
@@gilbertvidaurri5195 this game wasnt accurate, or not THAT accurate, both players did make a few inaccuracies/mistakes in time scramble ... game 3 was the most accurate game.
Magnus' endgame is second to none. By eliminating the black bishop with his rook, he rendered Nepo's Queen useless, and gave himself an opportunity to move up the board, where he eventually saw the barricade that would prevent the Queen from saving the king. Brilliantly done by Magnus. Nepo played an incredible game. Too bad someone had to lose. Marvelous game!
The queen wasnt useless as she was still able to hold the position according to tablebase. But from a human standpoint it was very difficult to find all the right moves against Magnus endgame god
@@libertas12 Useless for anything but holding a perfectly played draw was what he meant. Nepo has, even theoretically, nearly zero winning chances at that point.
@@libertas12 agreed, Nepo earned a drawn position, but it all came down to Magnus being able to take advantage of the slightest deviations from tablebase. The position was certainly drawn, but Magnus showed such mastery of the endgame, perfectly repositioning his pieces at the right moments to gain the footholds necessary to grind out a win. Drawn from a computer standpoint, but from a human standpoint, it is Magnus who has all the chances while Nepo must play perfectly just to prove the position is drawn.
The amount of insane calculations done just proves that he is the best in Chess. Not Magnus but the guy who made the move he read Magnus like a book and saw how the game would end and gave him the idea.
I wonder when it first occurred to him that the match could last 120+ moves. Or are they too wrapped up in the game and avoiding that level of meta-thought about the result?
One of the greatest games I’ve ever seen, first time watching ~8 hours of a classical game LIVE, definitely will go down in history as one of Magnus’ best endgame grinds. Of course considering what’s at stake and the caliber of the game, it’ll be the most memorable one.
When move 60 came and time control was reached, the game was evaluated to be a dead draw. However, there was still this unshakeable feeling that we were about to watch Magnus squeeze water from a stone. What a game!
Magnus literally squeezed nepo till he had nothing left.....such terrifying focus and determination are qualities of atrue champion...... GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!
To those who watched this live: we'll actually be able to say "we were there". One of the greatest chess games ever, one of the most unbelieveble endgames I've ever seen. We were lucky enough to witness history.
i believed that nepo is somehow is like a kryptonite to magnus even when he blunders he compromises the position which magnus usually believes him unlike any other player that i have ever seen him do so against, i dont think he will go down easily. Magnus just made us remember why he is a machine in endgame squeezing water out of stone, also huge respect to ian after 8 hours of hard fought game he showed pure class and take the defeat like a true champion.This championship matches will go down as one of the best ever in history i can feel it that next games will be as exciting if not better because its time to go big or go home.
Incredible game. Can only imagine how Nepo was feeling in that interview when Magnus not only said he got lost early on but had the plan to drag things out as long as possible until the endgame when they’d both be as tired as possible (basically stating he has the stamina that Nepo doesn’t)
I think he was mostly indicating that since his position was safe, the pressure would be much greater on nepo to keep defending an imbalanced worse position (disregarding the engine's fat zeroes) against the goat of endgames and piece maneuvering
even if it was magnus on both sides tired magnus playing black is more disadvantaged than tired magnus playing white , so it wasn't only a case of stamina
With a baby at home and this match going on, agad must be terribly sleep deprived right now. But we appreciate his dedication to the game, now don't we?
Awesome strategy by Magnus. In top level chess where engines play significant role, in order to pull out a win is "to create a balanced evaluation with unbalanced pieces".
It was three years ago when YT randomly recommended a chess video to me from Antonio, even though I only had a faint idea about chess, and no real history with it - the coverage of previous WC match. Today I'm fully enjoying this one. Thank you Agad for showing me the beauty of chess, and I'm sure many more like me are yet to come to your channel.
Watching this game live was nuts. The last 50 moves were so gripping, and add the fact that they were both low on time too. Granted there were increments, but it didn't make it any less exciting. Fabi's commentary and analysis also added to the tension and really helped you understand what these super GMs think like. Hoping for more decisive games!
I thought the commentary was intolerable. The guys were way too absorbed in their own analysis and sometimes 2 and even 3 moves were on the board and they were still working through an outdated line I bet 95% of the viewers couldn't follow. The clocks were not kept accurately, and the live board position got out of sync from time to time. Most people watching are not at the GM level and the analysis I though was ridiculous; you've got to know how to read a room.
@Bilgewater Blues How insane was that first time control? And then that masterfully played endgame by the champion was something else! I'd say this is my favourite chess game of all time
We are so lucky to have seen this live. This game will be brought up 50-100 years from now when debating GOAT. If Magnus goes on to win it all he’s put himself in strong contention.
I think Magnus was the ONLY person who understood this endgame. F. Caruana misplayed it while 'speculating' about continuations as a commentator 'on the fly' and played it back into a Draw while Judith P. as a commentator seemed to only be able to comment on the moves that they were making after they had been played and then agreed that Black looked too passive to win after the Computer Table Bases were letting all of us human beings know it was a clear Win for White. Nepo obviously didn't 'totally' understand what was required and other International Masters were commenting that if they were Black they would've lost this game as well. This is the Computer Precise Magnus Carlsen we have come to know. He is totally Invincible! Congrats to Magnus and Nepo on a Superhuman Game!
@@lipeeefl Magnus is such a machine and so precise; Watching Magnus beat Anand was just as terrifying as seeing him beat Nepo like this in this historic endgame. Magnus is the strongest player in Chess History and should always be seen as the strongest World Chess Champion of all time. Maybe Magnus is not the most flashy like Anand, Kasparov, Tal, Fischer or other flashy former champions but the 'Strongest' Chess player and World Chess Champion in history must be 'Magnus Carlsen.'
"Magnus Carlsen was the ONLY person who understood this end game." What do you mean by this? Magnus missed moves in different positions to give him more advantages and even winning positions. Ian also had his chances. It's not that I say anybody could have found the moves within only seconds on the clock. But others didn't understand?
@@gratefulyes6282 I think he meant went magnus pushed his f pawn to weaken his king to push for an advantage..fabi didn't like the move than after the analyzed it it shows if he didnt there were easy draw variations for nepo
The game barely just ended and Agadmator is already out with a 43 minutes analysis. Incredible! Today's game was brilliant to watch! Magnus really showed why he is the world champion by never giving up, always trying to get something out of even the smallest advantages.
Thank you for not having a bombastic titles for these games rather having "Magnus vs Nepo - WCC - Game x" type of a title because it really plays in on the decency and gaining respect for your channel.
Nepo looked like he was on the verge of tears during the post-game interview 😢 Imagine spending that much time and effort only to lose a completely drawn endgame
Yeah I think it's only a draw for computer and a win for white if he can play long enough. The material imbalance to me allows for a human to win that as white as long as he has the stamina. Black can keep checking forever but once white gives up, it's a draw.
First live otb match I've ever watched even though I've been watching Antonio for years. This was so intense, so draining, so so incredible. Judith was so amazing in commentary too, and if this match will be remembered as a classic(it probably will be), I'll be so proud to have experienced this in real time.
What is historic??! This is just a tableboard game!! There is nothing substantial for human kind to better our lives...look at economy, health, security..world is going down hill
can i say how much i appreciate ian showing the same "too hungry to go for a draw" attitude as carlsen does. simplify? no, not gonna. draw line in sight? i like my position, id rather try to win this. when two players with that attitude sit at the table and the stakes are high, thats where great chess like this is created. today it cost ian a point, but it gave the world a truly epic match which i like better than i think the last entire championship combined.
I am honestly impressed that Agadmator got this uploaded today. When the game ended, which would have been mid-evening in Croatia, I thought he'd probably upload tomorrow, since who'd even have energy to make a marathon video cover the longest ever World Championship game, and this video is almost 45 minutes. The turning point in this game I feel has to be trading two rooks for a queen. Two rooks are definitely better than the queen, and these are the sort of positions where Magnus would thrive. He's won games with much less advantage than this.
This game will be viewed for hundreds of years to come. I’m commenting here so that future generations know that i was one of the fortunate ones to watch it live.
Nepo looked actually sick during the post game interview. And magnus definitely knew what he was doing with his comments to upset nepo and play the mindgames for the coming days
oh please, Nepo was doing competitive e-sports, he doesn't get sick by intense 8 hours without fresh air. People just love justifying anything that looks like their idol is gonna win.
It's been a long day and sheesh, even concentrating on all the different positions in this game AS THEYRE BEING EXPLAINED TO ME is taking a lot of energy. Mad props to these two for the 7 hour battle
As soon as Agad said that it was the longest game ever in a World Chess Championship match, I knew that Magnus won. Every truly great player has had their own style. Fischer had his dynamic brilliance, Tal his crazy sacrifices, Capablanca would always find a way to be up a pawn and push it to victory, and Karpov would simply suffocate the life out of his opponent and their pieces, among others. Magnus has always been known for being able to wring blood from a stone, and that's exactly what he did here. He took a seemingly drawn position and ground it out, forcing his opponent to play perfectly, and the minute Ian made a single sub-optimal move, Magnus broke him. The true master of the end game. Absolutely incredible.
So lucky to witness this game live. When magnus won, everyone in the live chat was saying "I was here". I also did so we will be seen when the next generations will come watch this historic wcc game. Magnus is undoubtedly the GOAT of chess
"Undoubtedly the GOAT of chess"...I think you're taking it a bit too far here. There are other strong candidates for this title, and even if Magnus ends up being called the greatest ever, it will be by a small margin. The GOAT in endgames, though? That's probably uncontested.
Now that Magnus has won a game Nepo will be more willing to take chances. This will be a more interesting because of it. Good lord Magnus can really keep his focus and grind it out. Magnus is definitely on his game and if Nepo wins he’ll really have something to be proud of. This is the good stuff!
Wow. That’s hard playing moves after hard playing moves pounding over and over by both until the end. It’s so exciting watching that long step by store process with different pieces each side at the end. Love it.
Looked for Agad commentary 6 hours after match started and realized something special was in the making because the match was still going on. I proceeded to watch the rest of the match live, and what a match it was. Now the problem was me pacing back and forth waiting for Agad to post the video. Definitely worth the wait, great historical game
What a monster Magnus is. Thank you so much for this video agad the last twenty minutes I was on the edge of my seat smiling and heart pumping. Perfect coverage!
Excellent game and coverage, thank you! This was an exciting game and battle between two great minds. A key moment was when Magnus decided to trade his queen for two pieces. Ian had chances, but Magnus grinded it out by playing good moves.
It was a really tense game watching it live. Magnus got so low on time at one point but then barely reached the 40 move mark. The endgame of 2 rooks and a knight against Nepo's queen and bishop was really amazing and so was the Fabiano's commentary(which made me wish Fabi had been the one playing there).
Great video as usual! I was wondering if considering that time control plays such an important role in these games, would it be possible to include their clock times / current move number in the videos? Would maybe add some context to the repetitions, either playing for the increment or trying to get to 40 / 60 faster for more time.
Even one mistake and Magnus would have lost this game, but he played the Stockfish move every time. How can you beat a guy who is a living breathing chess engine?
wdym Magnus had no chance of losing this game in the queen bishop vs 2rook knight endgame unless he blundered everything. He was playing for a win not to survive lol. This game was Nepo trying to find the engine moves for the draw which he missed when he went to qe6. Magnus was playing stockfish moves for the win don't confuse the 2.
@@thatcanadian4460 I feel you're underrating how well Nepo played, and how aggressively. Towards the end he was playing for a draw, but not for most of the game. However, I respect your opinion.
@@GeraldM_inNC No? I don't think I was underrating him when I said that comment. In fact I was praising both players and refuting your statement saying one mistake would've lost Magnus this game which was not true for the later half (which I stated in my original comment queen bishop vs 2rook knight) . Even the top level analysis during the livestream said there was no way for Magnus to lose near the end unless he literally blunders everything. If you were talking about the middle game then say one mistake in the early/midgame not one mistake in general.
Watched this live, Magnus is just an artist with the chessboard. It makes me think he was controlling the other games into relatively early draws to sucker Nepo into this long long game and tire him out and mess with his preparations…either way a brilliant game.
There goes Magnus again, squeezing water from stone in the endgame. There is no player alive today that can grind like he does in the endgame, going hours with minute moves that require close to perfect precision to draw against all while playing to his strengths as a player.
First Magnus surprised Nepo in the opening and forced him to burn some 30 minutes. Then Nepo found consecutive perfect replies to Magnus' opening, forcing him to burn even more time. Then Magnus went for the RRN vs QB imbalance, creating winning chances on both sides. Then Nepo forced Magnus into a time crisis with a difficult position. Then Magnus held up with some 8 moves in 5 minutes and finally started to push for an advantage. Then Nepo defended with perfection for some 60 more moves, after 6 hours of consuming brain effort. Then finally, the greatest endgame player ever forced the slightest mistake out of his opponent and won an endgame only he could have ever won. What a match!
The really crazy part is how insane the accuracy was, if you remove the few blunders in the time-scramble. Most moves were top computer moves, or equally good if you ask stockfish. Sesse-analysis is basically a flat line.
Game 6 was the best game, and not because Magnus won. Through almost the entire game the engine had the evaluation at even. But, the position was unbalanced and that made for an enjoyable (almost 8 hours) game.
No wonder it took you so long to come out with this video! I went into news blackout all day waiting for you, and boy was it worth it! Thank you Agadmator!!
Yeup... Magnus just dragging his opponents into the deep, murky end, where robots march eternally, but humans inevitably trip and fall. What a man, what a machine, what a GOAT.
Remember us remarking on lasker vs capablanca endgames with rook pawn king and rook pawn knight king. I got major futuristic vibes of that in this endgame. I feel as though it embodies this push to computer play in our current generation perfectly
Thanks for another nice program. Wonderful channel!! And, most of all, I love the way you prioritize letting Medo in. Very nice to see. I hope you both are around & happy & healthy for a LONG time. Keep up the great work!
You will all note that Magnus played b4. And Magnus won.
b4 Is just OP
Clearly the decisive moment in this game
It's more powerful than eye contact on handshake 🤝
After that, the result was inevitable.
He also played f3 angering all finegold fans... And still won. Absolute legend
My 4-year-old niece commented on the power of Carlsen's knight, recognizing the significant role it was able to play in safely shepherding the slow march of Carlsen's pawn pair to victory. OK, she said "I like the horsey" but I knew what she meant.
Splendid dad joke
🤣🤣😂
Either your daughter is a future chess GOAT or this is one of the best jokes... Perhabs both...
lmao had me in the first half, not gonna lie
Everyone thought that Andrea was joking, but in truth she was reminding Magnus of his greatest strength: his intuitive understanding of HOW THE KNIGHT MOVES!
Best comment ive read in a while.
“The world’s greatest chess player missed this move and it takes the engine with 40 move depth to find it. “
Agadmator: “I’ll give you a few seconds to find it”
Could be a secret chess genius at home that is too shy to go big. XD
🤣
Lol
🤣
Time stamp pls
First we had the most accurate game in the history of Chess Championship, and now we have here the longest game ever. This Chess Championship proves to be one of the most interesting since long ago.
no it’s not magnus will win it easily
Which game was the most accurate? It was in this match up right?
@@gilbertvidaurri5195 Game #3
@@human7491 toilet scandal.. please elaborate lol
@@gilbertvidaurri5195 this game wasnt accurate, or not THAT accurate, both players did make a few inaccuracies/mistakes in time scramble ... game 3 was the most accurate game.
Magnus' endgame is second to none. By eliminating the black bishop with his rook, he rendered Nepo's Queen useless, and gave himself an opportunity to move up the board, where he eventually saw the barricade that would prevent the Queen from saving the king. Brilliantly done by Magnus. Nepo played an incredible game. Too bad someone had to lose. Marvelous game!
The queen wasnt useless as she was still able to hold the position according to tablebase. But from a human standpoint it was very difficult to find all the right moves against Magnus endgame god
Ng1 was the star move for me ❤️
@@libertas12 Useless for anything but holding a perfectly played draw was what he meant. Nepo has, even theoretically, nearly zero winning chances at that point.
But Nepo in fact won because is now an unforgettable part of one of the greatest games in history.
@@libertas12 agreed, Nepo earned a drawn position, but it all came down to Magnus being able to take advantage of the slightest deviations from tablebase.
The position was certainly drawn, but Magnus showed such mastery of the endgame, perfectly repositioning his pieces at the right moments to gain the footholds necessary to grind out a win.
Drawn from a computer standpoint, but from a human standpoint, it is Magnus who has all the chances while Nepo must play perfectly just to prove the position is drawn.
Interviewer asks Nepo :-
"How do you plan on coming back into the match"
Nepo :- "with great style "
Nepo is a secret fan of agadmator 😁 .
Probably not so secret ;-)
He’s gonna play b4 next game
2 years later: yeah right
Carlsen prolly thought to himself when the gentleman played e4 for Magnus..."Not yet, Sir..lets wait to play e4 at move 110".....
The amount of insane calculations done just proves that he is the best in Chess. Not Magnus but the guy who made the move he read Magnus like a book and saw how the game would end and gave him the idea.
I wonder when it first occurred to him that the match could last 120+ moves. Or are they too wrapped up in the game and avoiding that level of meta-thought about the result?
One of the greatest games in chess history, definitely gonna go down in the history books
It needs a good name. Game 6 Botvinnik-Tal "the Storm of the Century" and Spassky-Fischer "The Applause." I submit this one as "The Marathon."
@B. C. L,,,,,, 👇😍 Yawn
The Triathlon
Opening
Mid game
End game
Magnus vs Nepo 2021 WCC Game 6
@Shinta ayu Yawn
@@kovy689 yessirua-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/v-deo.html
"(Nepo) has a draw, but only if he plays a million perfect moves in a row."
How prophetic.
Then he would have a win
@@AAYLV Not necessarily.. It doesn't matter how "perfect" your moves are if your opponent plays to the same standard, it will still be a draw.
@@Warriormanners yeah of course
@@Warriormannersand you already know magnus gonna play perfectly 💀 it's whether you can play perfectly or not
You know it's going to be epic when it's a 43 minute video for one game of chess. Greatest game I've seen live!
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@@shrekecomment8056 yessir 🔥
Roller coaster of emotions.
Well then I picked a good one as my first live game!
Same brother. I watched it live but also watch this full video
One of the greatest games I’ve ever seen, first time watching ~8 hours of a classical game LIVE, definitely will go down in history as one of Magnus’ best endgame grinds. Of course considering what’s at stake and the caliber of the game, it’ll be the most memorable one.
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Same! I'm so glad I picked today to watch.
@@vbucksroblox7368 yessir 🔥
yes, watched this game live in its entirety as well. Incredible patience and guts to win. Wow
How many matches will be played in the tournament?
When move 60 came and time control was reached, the game was evaluated to be a dead draw. However, there was still this unshakeable feeling that we were about to watch Magnus squeeze water from a stone. What a game!
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I think the engine said it was more or less a dead draw until Qe6
@@vbucksroblox7368 yessir 🔥
@@eragonshurtugal4239 Yes, pretty much
"with perfect play"
Magnus literally squeezed nepo till he had nothing left.....such terrifying focus and determination are qualities of atrue champion......
GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!
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@@vbucksroblox7368 yessir 🔥
But Magnus himself said that he literally isn't the greatest of all time
@@maciekGTR did magnus says who is the goat in chess?
Magnus the GOAT
Magnus is an alien. Playing an endgame this well after six hours of sitting in an uncomfortable chair is super impressive.
Maybe is comfortable btw
7,5 hours
have you actually tried that chair?
@@Jonathan-ec9pp as the chair I can confirm
That chair look comfy af. I sat longer than that when gaming with a more crappy chair
Watching the game live, the time trouble mid-way through the game was insanely intense
It was. Especially seeing all the pressure Nepo had with that passed pawn. I wish he took that pawn, we'd see a different result
Yea man, Magnus had only 28mins to think for 14 moves in a position where he could have lost
Exactly, I believe both Magnus and Ian had less than 30 seconds for the last move before the first time control, absolutely crazy
exactly! I remember in particular when Magnus got below 10 seconds on the clock and finally made his move!
To those who watched this live: we'll actually be able to say "we were there".
One of the greatest chess games ever, one of the most unbelieveble endgames I've ever seen.
We were lucky enough to witness history.
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@@shrekecomment8056 yessir 🔥
This game had everything, literally everything. This is going down as one of the greatest classics of World Championship history.
True!
@@zander9486 yessirua-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/v-deo.html
This game didn't have a mate on move 4, so it did not have literally everything.
i believed that nepo is somehow is like a kryptonite to magnus even when he blunders he compromises the position which magnus usually believes him unlike any other player that i have ever seen him do so against, i dont think he will go down easily. Magnus just made us remember why he is a machine in endgame squeezing water out of stone, also huge respect to ian after 8 hours of hard fought game he showed pure class and take the defeat like a true champion.This championship matches will go down as one of the best ever in history i can feel it that next games will be as exciting if not better because its time to go big or go home.
YEs. when the score is inbalanced you have nothing to lose. Prepare for a bomb game 7 with Nepo white pieces :8
Unfortunately, this comment did not age well.
Incredible game. Can only imagine how Nepo was feeling in that interview when Magnus not only said he got lost early on but had the plan to drag things out as long as possible until the endgame when they’d both be as tired as possible (basically stating he has the stamina that Nepo doesn’t)
I think he was mostly indicating that since his position was safe, the pressure would be much greater on nepo to keep defending an imbalanced worse position (disregarding the engine's fat zeroes) against the goat of endgames and piece maneuvering
Magnus had 0 risk of losing the game in the last like 60 moves so that's why he said it.
even if it was magnus on both sides tired magnus playing black is more disadvantaged than tired magnus playing white , so it wasn't only a case of stamina
@@Marcusjnmc yessirua-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/v-deo.html
He's an evil bastard, that Magnus.
Epic game.
With a baby at home and this match going on, agad must be terribly sleep deprived right now. But we appreciate his dedication to the game, now don't we?
Even Medo knew it would go on forever and decided not to come in.
Agad is the best
Awesome strategy by Magnus. In top level chess where engines play significant role, in order to pull out a win is "to create a balanced evaluation with unbalanced pieces".
It was three years ago when YT randomly recommended a chess video to me from Antonio, even though I only had a faint idea about chess, and no real history with it - the coverage of previous WC match. Today I'm fully enjoying this one. Thank you Agad for showing me the beauty of chess, and I'm sure many more like me are yet to come to your channel.
Watching this game live was nuts. The last 50 moves were so gripping, and add the fact that they were both low on time too. Granted there were increments, but it didn't make it any less exciting. Fabi's commentary and analysis also added to the tension and really helped you understand what these super GMs think like. Hoping for more decisive games!
Where does fabi do his commentary?
Fabi is great but Rensch is too cringy, puts me off every time when he opens his mouth. I much prefer Finegold's streams
I thought the commentary was intolerable. The guys were way too absorbed in their own analysis and sometimes 2 and even 3 moves were on the board and they were still working through an outdated line I bet 95% of the viewers couldn't follow. The clocks were not kept accurately, and the live board position got out of sync from time to time. Most people watching are not at the GM level and the analysis I though was ridiculous; you've got to know how to read a room.
@Bilgewater Blues How insane was that first time control? And then that masterfully played endgame by the champion was something else! I'd say this is my favourite chess game of all time
We are so lucky to have seen this live. This game will be brought up 50-100 years from now when debating GOAT. If Magnus goes on to win it all he’s put himself in strong contention.
In the endgame God's have placed Carlsen... Undoubtedly best ever in the chess history...Amazed by his precision
I think Magnus was the ONLY person who understood this endgame. F. Caruana misplayed it while 'speculating' about continuations as a commentator 'on the fly' and played it back into a Draw while Judith P. as a commentator seemed to only be able to comment on the moves that they were making after they had been played and then agreed that Black looked too passive to win after the Computer Table Bases were letting all of us human beings know it was a clear Win for White. Nepo obviously didn't 'totally' understand what was required and other International Masters were commenting that if they were Black they would've lost this game as well. This is the Computer Precise Magnus Carlsen we have come to know. He is totally Invincible! Congrats to Magnus and Nepo on a Superhuman Game!
Also poor anand was just tired and wanting the game to end before carlsen started advancing the pawns
@@lipeeefl Magnus is such a machine and so precise; Watching Magnus beat Anand was just as terrifying as seeing him beat Nepo like this in this historic endgame. Magnus is the strongest player in Chess History and should always be seen as the strongest World Chess Champion of all time. Maybe Magnus is not the most flashy like Anand, Kasparov, Tal, Fischer or other flashy former champions but the 'Strongest' Chess player and World Chess Champion in history must be 'Magnus Carlsen.'
@@kukuc96 Yes the commentators in the game were saying this. If you have to find ‘only moves’ every time then it becomes almost impossible.
"Magnus Carlsen was the ONLY person who understood this end game."
What do you mean by this?
Magnus missed moves in different positions to give him more advantages and even winning positions. Ian also had his chances.
It's not that I say anybody could have found the moves within only seconds on the clock.
But others didn't understand?
@@gratefulyes6282 I think he meant went magnus pushed his f pawn to weaken his king to push for an advantage..fabi didn't like the move than after the analyzed it it shows if he didnt there were easy draw variations for nepo
Magnus, again, squeezed the drawish position into winning. His endgame is just out of this world. GOAT
What a great game by both, even Magnus getting down to 3 seconds and making a comeback win was bananas
You mean badass?
@@konamiboyfool it was bananas means it was crazy
I'm not the world's expert but that was the most incredible end game I've ever seen. I could NEVER have figured out how to win that.
Magnus had like 3 minutes left on move 32 with a hard position to play, the pressure was incredible
The game barely just ended and Agadmator is already out with a 43 minutes analysis. Incredible!
Today's game was brilliant to watch! Magnus really showed why he is the world champion by never giving up, always trying to get something out of even the smallest advantages.
Thank you for not having a bombastic titles for these games rather having "Magnus vs Nepo - WCC - Game x" type of a title because it really plays in on the decency and gaining respect for your channel.
Nepo looked like he was on the verge of tears during the post-game interview 😢 Imagine spending that much time and effort only to lose a completely drawn endgame
Completely drawn might be overstated only because they had such low time that to find the draw is incredibly hard
It wasn't a "completely drawn" end game, they're not computers.
Yeah I think it's only a draw for computer and a win for white if he can play long enough. The material imbalance to me allows for a human to win that as white as long as he has the stamina. Black can keep checking forever but once white gives up, it's a draw.
Who said it was a completely drawn end game?
@@komaddog the broadcast did up until Ian's mistake
First live otb match I've ever watched even though I've been watching Antonio for years. This was so intense, so draining, so so incredible. Judith was so amazing in commentary too, and if this match will be remembered as a classic(it probably will be), I'll be so proud to have experienced this in real time.
What a time to be alive to witness this match!! Kind of historic!👍👍👍
What is historic??! This is just a tableboard game!! There is nothing substantial for human kind to better our lives...look at economy, health, security..world is going down hill
Dude, you're lightspeed! Best classic game in the past few years, amazing. MagNoose OP. Judit is an amazing commentator.
This was absolutely incredible and so exciting. Hats off to both players - beautiful game and thank you, Agadmator for covering this!
This was an incredible game, and was awesome to watch live when the time got close. Love it!
Respect to both players, this was intense.
Agad starts recording as soon as the game ends.
The upload-time is insane 😂
Finding my way back here after Game 10 of Nepo vs Ding....
The man who played the first move was the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin. Him and Ian shared a glance of acknowledgment and a cool head nod.
can i say how much i appreciate ian showing the same "too hungry to go for a draw" attitude as carlsen does. simplify? no, not gonna. draw line in sight? i like my position, id rather try to win this.
when two players with that attitude sit at the table and the stakes are high, thats where great chess like this is created. today it cost ian a point, but it gave the world a truly epic match which i like better than i think the last entire championship combined.
I am honestly impressed that Agadmator got this uploaded today. When the game ended, which would have been mid-evening in Croatia, I thought he'd probably upload tomorrow, since who'd even have energy to make a marathon video cover the longest ever World Championship game, and this video is almost 45 minutes. The turning point in this game I feel has to be trading two rooks for a queen. Two rooks are definitely better than the queen, and these are the sort of positions where Magnus would thrive. He's won games with much less advantage than this.
This game will be viewed for hundreds of years to come. I’m commenting here so that future generations know that i was one of the fortunate ones to watch it live.
Historical !!!
LEGENDARY !!!
Gratz to Both players :D
I'm glad I witnessed this game on stream :D
This is historical moment. The longest agadmator game recap on youtube ever.
Nepo looked actually sick during the post game interview. And magnus definitely knew what he was doing with his comments to upset nepo and play the mindgames for the coming days
oh please, Nepo was doing competitive e-sports, he doesn't get sick by intense 8 hours without fresh air. People just love justifying anything that looks like their idol is gonna win.
Kudos to both of them not making boring though game lasts nearly 8 hours.
It's been a long day and sheesh, even concentrating on all the different positions in this game AS THEYRE BEING EXPLAINED TO ME is taking a lot of energy.
Mad props to these two for the 7 hour battle
43 minutes agadmator video. That game really deserved it. What a thriller.
Who's here even after watching the whole game live & still clicked on this?
That was truly "Greatest game ever played"
So good I am watching it a second time. Thank you for such excellent coverage!
As soon as Agad said that it was the longest game ever in a World Chess Championship match, I knew that Magnus won. Every truly great player has had their own style. Fischer had his dynamic brilliance, Tal his crazy sacrifices, Capablanca would always find a way to be up a pawn and push it to victory, and Karpov would simply suffocate the life out of his opponent and their pieces, among others.
Magnus has always been known for being able to wring blood from a stone, and that's exactly what he did here. He took a seemingly drawn position and ground it out, forcing his opponent to play perfectly, and the minute Ian made a single sub-optimal move, Magnus broke him. The true master of the end game. Absolutely incredible.
Yes, grinding his opponents to death is Magnus way of winning. He can hold the tension in any position forever until his opponents breakdown.
So lucky to witness this game live. When magnus won, everyone in the live chat was saying "I was here". I also did so we will be seen when the next generations will come watch this historic wcc game. Magnus is undoubtedly the GOAT of chess
"Undoubtedly the GOAT of chess"...I think you're taking it a bit too far here. There are other strong candidates for this title, and even if Magnus ends up being called the greatest ever, it will be by a small margin.
The GOAT in endgames, though? That's probably uncontested.
@@raducora7159 true true, him being the goat can be debatable but yeah he is the goat of endgames
Now that Magnus has won a game Nepo will be more willing to take chances. This will be a more interesting because of it.
Good lord Magnus can really keep his focus and grind it out. Magnus is definitely on his game and if Nepo wins he’ll really have something to be proud of. This is the good stuff!
This match is over. The ball is in Nepo's side of the court now and if I had to guess he will end up overextending resulting in a loss.
Looking back, this is what makes him great. The grinder
This game proves that chess is the best game ever invented by humans.
An insult to both Sports and Esports.
Yup chess is the best.And Magnus the greatest ever,
"invented by humans" good one!
I would rank monopoly slightly higher
@Od1sseas it's called a joke, go watch some Kill Tony on youtube
Wow. That’s hard playing moves after hard playing moves pounding over and over by both until the end. It’s so exciting watching that long step by store process with different pieces each side at the end. Love it.
Someone please tell Andrea to watch this game to learn how the knight moves
Looked for Agad commentary 6 hours after match started and realized something special was in the making because the match was still going on. I proceeded to watch the rest of the match live, and what a match it was. Now the problem was me pacing back and forth waiting for Agad to post the video. Definitely worth the wait, great historical game
What a monster Magnus is. Thank you so much for this video agad the last twenty minutes I was on the edge of my seat smiling and heart pumping. Perfect coverage!
the way he eliminated that black bishop was just amazing
43 mins probably the longest video from agadmator but it was worth it 👌🏼
Magnus' grind , unbelievable!🔥🔥🔥
13:28 - endgame begins
#suggestion use timestamp for start of endgame
13:28 - 41:50 - wow 28min of endgame niiiiice.
Excellent game and coverage, thank you! This was an exciting game and battle between two great minds. A key moment was when Magnus decided to trade his queen for two pieces. Ian had chances, but Magnus grinded it out by playing good moves.
It was a really tense game watching it live. Magnus got so low on time at one point but then barely reached the 40 move mark. The endgame of 2 rooks and a knight against Nepo's queen and bishop was really amazing and so was the Fabiano's commentary(which made me wish Fabi had been the one playing there).
Great video as usual!
I was wondering if considering that time control plays such an important role in these games, would it be possible to include their clock times / current move number in the videos?
Would maybe add some context to the repetitions, either playing for the increment or trying to get to 40 / 60 faster for more time.
This was the most satisfying win I have ever seen in my life. Definetly the greatest Game Ever.
Magnus with a rook and knight vs queen: win in 80 moves
Me with a rook and knight vs queen: mated in 4
Even one mistake and Magnus would have lost this game, but he played the Stockfish move every time. How can you beat a guy who is a living breathing chess engine?
wdym Magnus had no chance of losing this game in the queen bishop vs 2rook knight endgame unless he blundered everything. He was playing for a win not to survive lol. This game was Nepo trying to find the engine moves for the draw which he missed when he went to qe6. Magnus was playing stockfish moves for the win don't confuse the 2.
@@thatcanadian4460 I feel you're underrating how well Nepo played, and how aggressively. Towards the end he was playing for a draw, but not for most of the game. However, I respect your opinion.
@@GeraldM_inNC No? I don't think I was underrating him when I said that comment. In fact I was praising both players and refuting your statement saying one mistake would've lost Magnus this game which was not true for the later half (which I stated in my original comment queen bishop vs 2rook knight) . Even the top level analysis during the livestream said there was no way for Magnus to lose near the end unless he literally blunders everything. If you were talking about the middle game then say one mistake in the early/midgame not one mistake in general.
I did watch this live, but it was nice to come back to catch your commentary. All the best.
Watched this live, Magnus is just an artist with the chessboard. It makes me think he was controlling the other games into relatively early draws to sucker Nepo into this long long game and tire him out and mess with his preparations…either way a brilliant game.
The guys who made the first move was no other than Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin
There goes Magnus again, squeezing water from stone in the endgame. There is no player alive today that can grind like he does in the endgame, going hours with minute moves that require close to perfect precision to draw against all while playing to his strengths as a player.
First Magnus surprised Nepo in the opening and forced him to burn some 30 minutes.
Then Nepo found consecutive perfect replies to Magnus' opening, forcing him to burn even more time.
Then Magnus went for the RRN vs QB imbalance, creating winning chances on both sides.
Then Nepo forced Magnus into a time crisis with a difficult position.
Then Magnus held up with some 8 moves in 5 minutes and finally started to push for an advantage.
Then Nepo defended with perfection for some 60 more moves, after 6 hours of consuming brain effort.
Then finally, the greatest endgame player ever forced the slightest mistake out of his opponent and won an endgame only he could have ever won.
What a match!
🔥🔥🔥
The really crazy part is how insane the accuracy was, if you remove the few blunders in the time-scramble. Most moves were top computer moves, or equally good if you ask stockfish. Sesse-analysis is basically a flat line.
Game 6 was the best game, and not because Magnus won. Through almost the entire game the engine had the evaluation at even. But, the position was unbalanced and that made for an enjoyable (almost 8 hours) game.
No wonder it took you so long to come out with this video! I went into news blackout all day waiting for you, and boy was it worth it! Thank you Agadmator!!
I knew there’d be decisive games at some point!
And ofc Magnus wins by winning an ungodly endgame
Ian and Magnus both played with extreme vigor in this game. Props to them both for providing us something masterful.
Whenever our boy wins a game like this it brings a tear to the inside of my eyes.
Conclusion: Birthday is not necessarily the day to receive presents.
Fun fact-The shortest game 17 moves in world chess championship played and won by Anand against gelfand.
An almost 44 minute agadmator video is amazing even if this was the longest game ever played in a championship.
Yeup...
Magnus just dragging his opponents into the deep, murky end, where robots march eternally, but humans inevitably trip and fall.
What a man, what a machine, what a GOAT.
Remember us remarking on lasker vs capablanca endgames with rook pawn king and rook pawn knight king. I got major futuristic vibes of that in this endgame. I feel as though it embodies this push to computer play in our current generation perfectly
I was waiting for this!
Thank you for this Agadmator!
This is by far the best overview very detailed explanation of why certain chess moves were played and why they weren't played
I'm amazed at the way Magnus reads Nepo and whittles him down to a losing end game.
I’ve waited all day for this!
Loved that game! And your commentary! (who knocked on the door?)
Medo is his dog.
@@fracaralho Medo means small/cute bear.
@@Dolencd Also, Medo is his dog.
Thank you Agad. Been waiting for your version!
This recap was available to watch on many channels but i wanted to wait for this one out of loyalty :)
Magnus Carlsen, the mastermind of the slow but deadly endgame🧙🏼♂️♟☢
Woow, this was so exciting, epic and even record-breaking🙌🏼😃🤩
Tx for a great vid so soon after the game.
Worth every minute. Thanks agad!
Thanks for another nice program. Wonderful channel!! And, most of all, I love the way you prioritize letting Medo in. Very nice to see. I hope you both are around & happy & healthy for a LONG time. Keep up the great work!
This was awesome!!!! Thank you Agadmator!