Morphy in a nutshell. His play was artistic, beautiful and sharp! By far my favorite chess master ever. I never miss an opportunity to watch one of his old matches.
I'd be stoked to see this, too. Morphy was from a different planet man...as Fischer was..but I think Fischer had to work harder on chess in his life and Morphy was more of a one of a kind natural.
@@vivek_yt yeah but it's been a long time since both of their deaths and i'm sure years in the years in the afterlife Morphy would have developed a lot more
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SHOW MORE GAMES BY MY ALL TIME TIME FAVORITE PLAYER , PAUL MORPHY. It's amazing how good ur analysis and clear commentary is. I'm gonna be a fan for life, I promise u that my dear friend
Morphy’s games aren’t good for Analysis. His opponents usually played the worst move at the worst possible time. This game is an example. AA had one move to make and the game is equal
I love your channel. I am a very bad chess player because I think I am cleverer than I actually am. I watch your videos and it teaches me humility. What I love most is your love of the game.
Morphy was amazing -- a self-taught American who came out of obscurity to beat all the top players in Europe (where the highest standard of chess was back then) by putting a lot more attention on pushing the pawns. Anderssen was the reigning world champion, but Morphy beat him 7-2 (with two draws). The next truly home-grown American after him was not until Bobby Fischer. (Capablanca was a Cuban, even though it was merely a province of the US in his time.)
Cuba was a satelite of the USA. A province recive benefits. The gringos sucked the well from Cuba and gave nothing back except protection to the ruling class. Our history has been one of submission to imperialists countries. Remember the Soviet Union.
You might want to check your records regarding the Worlds highest chess standards back then. Due to the suppressive Colonial Powers of that era you can only surmise this statement. As this Game hailed from the middle East somewhere over thousands of years ago , you can only speculate that Europe had the best players. Recent history has taught me that as the Eastern Nations was the cradle of all western education, I'm very confident that greater chess players existed at the time but were not in a position to compete. All the same Morphy was a very good player , the best? We will never know for sure. Today's multimedia channels makes it very easy for the Greatest Minds to be exposed to the World. Back then only the wealthy excelled in exposing their talents.
There are people that would boo their own mother's or the greatest human beings in the history of the world such as Mother Theresa. They just hate everything and are poor miserable souls with not an ounce of goodness in their character. Some people have such unrealistically high expectations of good free videos, they nit-pick every perceived flaw. It doesn't really matter what other people think but it's whatever you like that's important. However, if you make videos for a living then it is important. Antonio generally gets greater than 99% likes so he is doing exceptionally well. He is bright, articulate and has a great command of chess analysis. I'm a fan of his videos and commentary.
Anderssen showed lot of pride in moving as necessiated. Anderssen was not a quality player that we measure Mr Morphy. Never forget that, that was the age where truth and reality were subdued through nobility and there are always gems present in commoners who were never given a chance to thrive and succeed.
Hi, OK I am getting old and my memory is not what it used to be. Morphy is the reason we now use clocks. Playing a match he opened with e4 and the response was d4. He played Nf3 and waited. and waited. The shadows moved across the wall and still he waited. Being very polite he held back as long as he could before finally asking "Excuse me are you going to move?" His opponent who was lost in a daze came too and asked "Is it my move?" And he then required clocks be used in future matches.
When Anderssen was asked by his friends why he didn't play as brilliantly with Morphy as he does with others, Anderssen simply replied with a smile, "Morphy wouldn't let me!"
@@ramking7869 Because those 2 other individuals are the best players in history of chess (for me, my favorites). It's not like it was your opinion or something like that 😅 You're a nobody in chess, Capablanca and Fischer are like gods in chess 😆
tbh, it would be quite arrogant for Fischer to say "I am the best chess player in the history", don't you think? He was weird but not Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Fischer was the best.
I had the hardest time understanding this game when I first saw it. The score I had gave some annotations, but it ended with "Resigns" without any explanation. What is self-evident to the average chess player is NOT self-evident to me. LOVE this video.
Another great series. Thank you, Agadmator. Anderssen v Morhph should have been the First World Championship (or the second after LaBourdonnais v McDonnell...)
@9:55- 9:58 "After the match, Anderson said he wasn't really in shape, but okay, Morphy wasn't in shape either, he was drained by LiChess..." LiChess in 1858?!?!! --- what, did they use the telegraph?!? That WOULD be quite draining. Especially since the first Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable was shorted out that year, just one month after it was completed (which took 4 years!). The next transatlantic cable was finished 7 years later..... Can you imagine(?): "Waiting for opponent to Move...." ..... 7 years later... .......knight G to F3.... ... "Okay, Now what do you do here..."
I can see why fisher loved morphy can see a lot of morphy in fishers play crazy moves that are so amazing making his opponent do something they don't want to do lol morphy was fisher before fisher lol
There was a mistake. Queen captures at d5 and the queen on d5 is captured by knight, opened a discovered check so white queen could not be captured by black knight.
Great Game Agadmator I’ve been enjoying many of your early videos the many videos I haven’t yet seen ones you recorded before I became a member especially videos that involve Chess Greats like Morphy and Anderson truly a treat 😊♟️‼️
Fide have worked out what grade morphys playing strength would have been from his match games , the rating they give him is 2638. Bobby Fischers fide rating in 1972 was 2785 . This gave him a 120 lead over Boris Spassky who was 2665.
I copy-pasted the notation in the description into Scid and Black has an extra pawn at d5? In the video, it's not there. Haven't inspected it thoroughly, though, still in cursory mode.
Talking of the tenth game I have noticed that Morphy when he loses it is usually seventy moves and very rarely quickly in middle game that's to his credit
Once, Morphy was alone in his yard and was talking to himself. His sister heard him saying, "He will plant the banner of Castle on the walls of Madrid. The city is captured and the little king will have to go." No one knows what did he mean by that.
@@ujwh2498 well I read it in a chess magazine article in 1997. And in the same magazine another article said, "Morphy's Bryan Gambit was better than Kasparov"
"The greatest tragedy ever to befall our civilized society was when we lost both Paul Morphy and Robert James Fischer to madness just as they were literally on the precipice of their prime years. Each of them withdrew from prying eyes and succumbed to the paranoia that is often associated with tremendous brilliance. Of all the tragedies that have occurred throughout our entire historical record, this the most taxing. That is how good these men were at chess." - Eddie Saldana
@agadmator at 4:22 you show the move Bxd5+, but at the description of the moves in the game under the video after Nxf6+ and d5 you've written the move Qh5+. If Qh5+ black is actually winning :) ...
9:55 "He was drained by Lichess." - I can relate.
🤣
Queen 2 F 7 check and then night check would have won the game for Murphy
"He was drained by leeches" in other words the doctors of the day had Morphy bled. Wow, I thought that practice had been discontinued by 1858!
lmaoooooooo
Omg 😂😂😂
Full credit to Anderssen too, many times throughout his chess career he showed that he was a gentleman and a fair player.
The ultimate romantic
I want morphys haircut. Barber: what you want?
Gimme that opera house immortal look.
Barber: say no more
+Horacio Venegas That would be some world to live in :)
Voraciously Venegas
I think I'll go with the Cinderella Mullet.
Fine choice, sir.
I want Anderssen's jaw to crush my opponents
This cracked me up so hard, thanks
These moves are so complex and amazing! Everything is hanging on such a thin thread. But the attack is so strong!
Yeah, that knight on c7, chilling there all game even though it a) is hanging and b) could snatch a rook.
Morphy in a nutshell. His play was artistic, beautiful and sharp! By far my favorite chess master ever. I never miss an opportunity to watch one of his old matches.
man watching this drunk af is a mind blowing thing
indeed mr anderson
Try on shrooms
off of 4 bottles of beer and half a bottle of wine, morphy really was an artist in his own sense
I'm sober and its already majestic. Morphy's plays make my chess moves look drunk!
Wait till you watch high
Paul Morphy was one of the greatest players ever to play the game of chess, no doubt.
If there is an afterlife, I'll be @ the Paul Morphy Bobby Fischer game when I die.
I'd be stoked to see this, too. Morphy was from a different planet man...as Fischer was..but I think Fischer had to work harder on chess in his life and Morphy was more of a one of a kind natural.
Paul Morphy vs. Mikhail Tal o.o"
Nice idea. But Fischer would crush Morphy anyways as chess players developed with passing years.
@@vivek_yt yeah but it's been a long time since both of their deaths and i'm sure years in the years in the afterlife Morphy would have developed a lot more
What I've always wondered what kind of of games do we play in heaven
Chess was beautiful when there were no engines. Just pure tactical chess 🤩.
Raghuveer Dubagunta engines n theories kill the game
@@cashboymusic245 wesley so perform like this way back 2016. it's in agad's channel also
Cash Boy Music true, but also now people are better than before
@@viencecollinbernardino1538 Wesley So. Respect.
Chess is much better now man it is fault in us humans who cant appreciate the positional beauty and tactics are still and ideas are more precise
"A silent move but a deadly move." Great commentary!
epic
I don't know how many times I've come back to watch this game again. It's fun.
"he didn't really have the full amount of blood in his body."
-Agadmator, 2017
Love the commentary on the games and the history of them as well. Morphy matches are my favorite
I wholeheartedly agree!
I should start using the "I'm too drained by leeches" excuse.
I use the I'm too drained from Lichess excuse more often.
Lichess really breaks a nigga
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SHOW MORE GAMES BY MY ALL TIME TIME FAVORITE PLAYER , PAUL MORPHY. It's amazing how good ur analysis and clear commentary is. I'm gonna be a fan for life, I promise u that my dear friend
James Oliver He’s done many others, search and you will find them.
Morphy’s games aren’t good for Analysis. His opponents usually played the worst move at the worst possible time. This game is an example. AA had one move to make and the game is equal
@@petec3185 I agree, but at the same time I disagree. His best opponents played at around 90-95% acc average which is damn impressive in the 1800s.
Morphy, the Chopin of chess.
You're not the only one who initially thought that!
Omg '-' haha
Julián Besteiro Liszt of chess sounds more suitable
wait his image does resemble chopin actually
Ariana ; Liszt is violent and virtuosic, Chopin is a poet, a much more suitable title.
Mozart ;)
Thanks for posting this game, and the commentary! Your explanations of traps are clear and the variations you present are easy to follow....
man anderssen has a big head
shottysteve y u no upload csgo vids
Anderssen's head was made for Morphy's hair.
"Mr. Anderssen, welcome back...we missssed you"
This is a study in why development is so important.
I love your channel. I am a very bad chess player because I think I am cleverer than I actually am. I watch your videos and it teaches me humility. What I love most is your love of the game.
Morphy was amazing -- a self-taught American who came out of obscurity to beat all the top players in Europe (where the highest standard of chess was back then) by putting a lot more attention on pushing the pawns. Anderssen was the reigning world champion, but Morphy beat him 7-2 (with two draws). The next truly home-grown American after him was not until Bobby Fischer. (Capablanca was a Cuban, even though it was merely a province of the US in his time.)
Cuba was a satelite of the USA. A province recive benefits. The gringos sucked the well from Cuba and gave nothing back except
protection to the ruling class. Our history has been one of submission to imperialists countries. Remember the Soviet Union.
Family taught
You might want to check your records regarding the Worlds highest chess standards back then. Due to the suppressive Colonial Powers of that era you can only surmise this statement. As this Game hailed from the middle East somewhere over thousands of years ago , you can only speculate that Europe had the best players. Recent history has taught me that as the Eastern Nations was the cradle of all western education, I'm very confident that greater chess players existed at the time but were not in a position to compete. All the same Morphy was a very good player , the best? We will never know for sure. Today's multimedia channels makes it very easy for the Greatest Minds to be exposed to the World. Back then only the wealthy excelled in exposing their talents.
I would say Marshall was the US player between Morphy and Fischer
Great match that still holds up well today by any standard.
People in 2020: Chess was better back when there were no engines..
Paul Morphy: I am the engine child!
I don't get why anyone would dislike any of Antonio's videos. His and MatoJelic's are my favorite chess channels.
There are people that would boo their own mother's or the greatest human beings in the history of the world such as Mother Theresa. They just hate everything and are poor miserable souls with not an ounce of goodness in their character. Some people have such unrealistically high expectations of good free videos, they nit-pick every perceived flaw. It doesn't really matter what other people think but it's whatever you like that's important. However, if you make videos for a living then it is important. Antonio generally gets greater than 99% likes so he is doing exceptionally well. He is bright, articulate and has a great command of chess analysis. I'm a fan of his videos and commentary.
@@droceretik hi I´,m Mato
ZeroSumJ1 The dislikes are distant relatives of each videos losers.
@@droceretik Well said.
I agree. Also, check out Historical Chess Videos here on TH-cam for every Paul Morphy match.
6:24 was I the only person you thought he was going to say “execute order 66”? 🤣🤣🤣
Morphy is like the mushrooms of chess, so much deep knowledge coming thru, it becomes clearer just by watching his games. So Inspirational!
Projection?
Paul Morphy.By far the pride and sorrow of chess.May his soul rest in peace.
Indeed. Shame that he gave up on chess to be a lawyer. Also a shame that he played chess so early on before a lot of the greats came on
Yes.He should have played more contemporary and professionals ..not some laymen sitting on the road...without any insult intended at anyone.
I liked Morphy-Anderssen that was a good one.
Anderssen showed lot of pride in moving as necessiated.
Anderssen was not a quality player that we measure Mr Morphy.
Never forget that, that was the age where truth and reality were subdued through nobility and there are always gems present in commoners who were never given a chance to thrive and succeed.
@@nirohhhk that was a different time back then. Morphy wasn't a 'professional' either
Morphy and I went to the same Jesuit college in Mobile, Alabama. He is still the most famous alumni.
I came right after watching Magnus offering a draw in game 12, I needed to watch an exciting match, so here I am.
Please show more games from Alekhine. He's such a gem to watch!
I like how Morphy hated that black pawn on e6 and you can see that his plan right from the start was to remove it! Awesome stuff!
An amazing and clear analysis.
Thank you very much and keep up the good work.
Really hoping for more Morphy games. Your commentary on them is great.
What an incredible game. So aggressive and calculating.
Every video of yours is in my favorite 'Chess' list. Good work, I like the way you explain chess moves!
This has always been a difficult game for me. Thanks so much for this video.
this vid was a nasty discovery
How did he know I would watch this on a Saturday? 🤔
Awesome game! Thanks again, more Morphy games in the future please. Even Medo seems to enjoy them.
Hi, OK I am getting old and my memory is not what it used to be. Morphy is the reason we now use clocks. Playing a match he opened with e4 and the response was d4. He played Nf3 and waited. and waited. The shadows moved across the wall and still he waited. Being very polite he held back as long as he could before finally asking "Excuse me are you going to move?" His opponent who was lost in a daze came too and asked "Is it my move?" And he then required clocks be used in future matches.
When Anderssen was asked by his friends why he didn't play as brilliantly with Morphy as he does with others, Anderssen simply replied with a smile, "Morphy wouldn't let me!"
Boby fischer and capablanca both believed that morphy was the greatest player in chess history. The case is closed.
That's impressive. Then I agree.
@@williamandres1042 why? Why base ur opinion based on what 2 other individuals think?
@@ramking7869 Because those 2 other individuals are the best players in history of chess (for me, my favorites). It's not like it was your opinion or something like that 😅 You're a nobody in chess, Capablanca and Fischer are like gods in chess 😆
tbh, it would be quite arrogant for Fischer to say "I am the best chess player in the history", don't you think? He was weird but not Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Fischer was the best.
@@geuros Morphy was the most dominant player by far. Fischer went on a run for the ages however
"I hope you are having a great saturday, as this is one of the most epic games in chess history" greatest intro
How would you explain to Paul Morphy who Alpha Zero was if you had a time machine?
"...Morphy also wasn't in shape -- he was drained by leeches," he said succinctly.
your videos got me through rehab
I had the hardest time understanding this game when I first saw it. The score I had gave some annotations, but it ended with "Resigns" without any explanation. What is self-evident to the average chess player is NOT self-evident to me. LOVE this video.
I see you have great support behind you,excelent!
Dude, I love you! You are my favorite chess commentator.
I'm an agadmator fan, watching this from the first month of 2019 and all I can say is wtfucking congrats.
Older Agadmator vids = dimmer lighting and lower pitched “hello everyone”s.
for recorded chess history lineage(fair or not) of chess masters, It seems they start with Paul Morphy
wow this game was played 1858. That's incredible!
awesome selection!
The ability to play chess is a sign of gentleman... Paul Morphy quotes
umar khan Ah, but you’re forgetting the second half “… but the ability to play it well is the sign of a wasted life.”
Another great series. Thank you, Agadmator. Anderssen v Morhph should have been the First World Championship (or the second after LaBourdonnais v McDonnell...)
@9:55- 9:58
"After the match, Anderson said he wasn't really in shape, but okay, Morphy wasn't in shape either, he was drained by LiChess..."
LiChess in 1858?!?!! --- what, did they use the telegraph?!? That WOULD be quite draining. Especially since the first Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable was shorted out that year, just one month after it was completed (which took 4 years!). The next transatlantic cable was finished 7 years later.....
Can you imagine(?):
"Waiting for opponent to Move...."
..... 7 years later...
.......knight G to F3....
... "Okay, Now what do you do here..."
He meant leeches. Understand the context!
Morphy's games are all really weird somehow but I don't know enough about chess to articulate why. He's certainly unique.
It's because he doesn't defend his pieces, he just develops other pieces into an attack.
@@vitezjura it makes a lot of sense as you want to progress to your opponent's King, though he did defend in the beginning.
I can see why fisher loved morphy can see a lot of morphy in fishers play crazy moves that are so amazing making his opponent do something they don't want to do lol morphy was fisher before fisher lol
Chess is such a fascinating game to me, but I know how new I am based on when I watch these videos, even with the explanation I get confused lol
What a great game! Thanks for sharing.
excellent video friend thank you very much
Round #2 , rewatching this : )
There was a mistake.
Queen captures at d5 and the queen on d5 is captured by knight, opened a discovered check so white queen could not be captured by black knight.
sir, most of your video i can learn more.thanks.plz sir more in nimzo indian defence video
This game just blew my mind...
How do they resign so early. They analyse so many lines each move it's crazy.
Make series on Bobby Fischer explain his 10 top games . Based on your opinion . 5 win 5 losses in depth explainion
Great Game Agadmator I’ve been enjoying many of your early videos the many videos I haven’t yet seen ones you recorded before I became a member especially videos that involve Chess Greats like Morphy and Anderson truly a treat 😊♟️‼️
My favorite chess match of all time is jan gustafsson vs salomon(Magnus Carlsen). What's yours?
Any game where Jan's arrogance slowly transforms into barely concealed saltyness is worth watching.
Kosolapov vs Rashid nezhmetdinov..
Niranjan SV the one with the four knights variation?
I don't know which game you are talking about...
Please check out the below link:
th-cam.com/video/UCXl1dA8Szw/w-d-xo.html
Niranjan SV umm that is the four knights variation/game.... Its when the players start with 1.e4 e5 2.nf3 nc6 3.nc4 ng6
I'm just a beginner who play chess for fun,I have no idea who's these,now I get it,this morphy guy is awesome.
Genius at work!
Fide have worked out what grade morphys playing strength would have been from his match games , the rating they give him is 2638. Bobby Fischers fide rating in 1972 was 2785 . This gave him a 120 lead over Boris Spassky who was 2665.
Do they knew It was Smithmora gambit back then?😶😶
I copy-pasted the notation in the description into Scid and Black has an extra pawn at d5? In the video, it's not there. Haven't inspected it thoroughly, though, still in cursory mode.
I got here because of the Queens Gambit Netflix
When can we expect Paul Morphy aka “The Chess God” SAGA ???
I am from future and its in full bloom
Morphy was drained by leeches, sometimes even I get drained by playing on Lichess. 🤣🤣🤣
nice
Underrated comment
My God....Beautiful
There is no point to capture the rook while your king getting hammered here :P İ love your style and videos man.
Lunch time Chess with agadmator yesssss
+Nathan Anthony Barber Enjoy :D
Well, there are chess opening theories which sugge.........
Morphy: bitch plz!
Your Channel is amazing! As a Bulgarian I would love to see some nice Veselin Topalov game :)
Plzzz do more n more fischer games... we woulf love to watch that 100 timeseach
Just a fantastic game and fantastic commendatory!
A masterclass on attacking with tempo by Morphy
Morphy peaked at 2435 raw Elo in 1858. Imagine what his rating would be if he were playing to-day?
Finally someone plays the morra gambit
Incredible.
Talking of the tenth game I have noticed that Morphy when he loses it is usually seventy moves and very rarely quickly in middle game that's to his credit
Once, Morphy was alone in his yard and was talking to himself. His sister heard him saying, "He will plant the banner of Castle on the walls of Madrid. The city is captured and the little king will have to go." No one knows what did he mean by that.
@@ujwh2498 well I read it in a chess magazine article in 1997. And in the same magazine another article said, "Morphy's Bryan Gambit was better than Kasparov"
My favorite game....
... By Morphy
.... In this match
Hey Agad, would you consider making a video about another secret Fisher vs Short but this time with Fisher playing with black? (another king's march)
Morphy's tactics always seemed to come from a positional superiority. He knew how to develop his pieces before he attacked.
paul morphy looks like an oompa loompa that walked in on his girlfriend cheating after coming home from work early
''Because (heheh) your king is getting hammered here.''
please make some more capablanca videos
watch the capablanca series lol
"The greatest tragedy ever to befall our civilized society was when we lost both Paul Morphy and Robert James Fischer to madness just as they were literally on the precipice of their prime years. Each of them withdrew from prying eyes and succumbed to the paranoia that is often associated with tremendous brilliance. Of all the tragedies that have occurred throughout our entire historical record, this the most taxing.
That is how good these men were at chess."
- Eddie Saldana
P.Morphy-the uncrowned chess king.
@agadmator at 4:22 you show the move Bxd5+, but at the description of the moves in the game under the video after Nxf6+ and d5 you've written the move Qh5+. If Qh5+ black is actually winning :) ...
Hello everyone.
Welcome back to da good stuff.
Sorry bout dat.
But okay.
Captures, captures.
❤️