For the pause the video moment (13:10) playing Rb2+ also works, it forces white to capture the rook and after both players promote, the white king has no way of escaping checks and the game is a draw
The engine see's a draw but a human see's a hope. A strong will to win in difficult situation with low time is incredible. Alireza proved what a human can capable of. Just stay calm amidst the storm with the right attitude you can overcome everything.
I hope Magnus wins the championship in November and Alireza wins the next Candidates so we can see the battle between generations for the World champion title.
he can be a champion, surely he seems the closest to what magnus did back in the day... however magnus had to fight against an aging anand, while firouzja would have to battle against a very much in the prime of his career carlsen. It does seem A LOT harder.
Rb2+ also draws the game. I have checked with the engine. After Rook capture you promote and whatever white does (promoting their own, start checking with the rook etc you still eventually capture whites rook, trade of queens with a white pawn capture or draw by moves by repetitions.
I don't see how it's clear. What if Carlsen is still dominant for the next 5-10 years and in that time some monster talent arises leaving Alireza with only a short window. of being the best.
13:23 what about rb2 forcing the white rook to capture so black promotes a queen, then white promotes and black starts checking and trying to connect with the rook?
@@siraf1234 yes but the queen in the corner might make perpetual checks or forking the king and rook possible. It's hard to just see it, though the engine could probably find a simple defense
Problem was evgeny was playing for 6 hrs already he was too tired to see the sequence and at that moment giving away pieces kinda goes against a tired mind's survival instinct.
I found R b2 in the last position. This should also be a draw I think. Because even if white gets an extra rook since the rook will be on the a or b file and the queen will be on a8 the king cannot escape checks
yes, in another comment it was confirmed a draw. before promoting to a queen white can give a check with its rook on b7, but promoting after this gives perpetual check on f8 and a3 or lose the queen. Giving more checks probably gives the same situation of an unprotected rook that can be forked unless moving between specific white squares (not c6 or d5 or a check on the diagonal could cost a queen).
"If you're playing Najdorf's Sicilian, when you should be playing Caro-Kanns, then it could be knocking you off a hundred and fifty points ... easily ..." -- Cyrus Lakdawala (Should be in one of those chess quote lists).
13:07 What about Rb2+ ? White would have to take Black's rook, then Black and White get a Queen. Yes, then White would be up a rook, but maybe Black can hold a draw by constantly checking the white King?
I'm curious about a move at 2:17. I like the idea of taking the pawn with bishop and following up with queen takes pawn. Keep in mind that I'm just a hair over 900 but it seems to have good implications for being down a material piece.
it's a good idea, but you'd be down a piece for a bishop. White's pieces are all developed and yours aren't at that point so it'll be difficult to continue the attack.
Its a good idea but there no way to continue the attack. If there would then these GMs would already have. For example after Bxh3 Gxh3 Qxh3 And then white would just play Nh2 and there is nothing left you are down a piece now. White will bring his queen to f3, rooklift is possible to e3 to chase away queen those bishop pair is active and can start defending. But mostly white will bring his queen up for an exchange.
12:50. When rook and king were on B file, Najer would have simply checked the king and rook and this would have forced Alireza to capture the rook and once the rook was captured, Najer could have queened the pawn and would have won this game. Just check it at your end once, I could be wrong.
The commentator of the French live broadcast kept complaining. The position was a draw and the players were wasting time playing for nothing. Dear friends, Never give up!
Which one? I did'nt find any who says that, Blitzstream says "Normally at this level it's an easy draw" which is true but didn't said that time was lost
great video as always, and yeah man I respect these types of games so much, great job breaking it down for a dullard like me it makes me feel involved when I can follow a lot of the end game stuff that I would blunder immediately if I was playing. Alireza is a BEAST, he could be the one. this was a phenomenal game. and i liked what you said at the end about battling games til the end even if they may appear to be drawish.
The position at 14:11 (W Ka8, Rf2 B Kh3, pawn h7) white to move with 1 Rf7 attacking the Pawn, 1.., h5 and then Rg7 how are going to promote the pawn now because the king is trapped on the h-file
I try to imagine the stress/pressure the top players are under, and with that in mind, it is extremely impressive when one shows an ability to excel under these circumstances. The slightest misstep and you likely will be defeated.
If in the end black had played rook to b2 instead of promoting first .... he would have been able to trade his rook for a pawn promotion .... and then white promotes his pawn in the next move and black moves queen to f4 with check and take white's rook on b2 .... would have been a better endgame i guess... 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
What about black rook to b2? It will check the king and white rook will have to take it. And then black pawn will be promoted to the queen with an advantage of first move?
I can’t believe Najer lost this. Evgeny is a nice player, it was a good fight. I just can’t believe he can lose like this. It was such a good tournament for him till this game. Such a pity
Dude, he is playing against Firouzja, who is leading the tournament, is in top form, AND is about 100 ELO points higher than his opponent. I'm surprised he even lasted till the endgame.
@@mercronniel3122 dude, you clearly know idea who Najer is. And don’t talk to me like this. Get yourself some chess education. Just FYI Najer is more of a coach than a player. However, he can compete at ANY level, he even beat Caruana at his prime 3 years ago.
14:06 "this is a draw" ... I think Rf7 wins. pawn must move -- then Rg7 prevents the king to leave the h file. White king then race against black king and pawn to stalemate. But just in time white can move the rook to a7 foollowed by checkmate on a1
I think you've miscalculated? White king would need to be on f3, but with: Rf7 h5 Rg7 h4 Kb7 Kh2 Kc6 h3 Kd5 Kh1 Ke4 h2 Black is out of moves and the White king is still a square away.
Reaching the position of pieces as it shown at 12:54, and black comes to move, what about the idea: rook toB2 check, of course white should eliminate this rook, rook captures B2, and now black goes for a Queen (f1) and white also goes for its Queen (a8) but as I think it is a winny position for black (min. remis), because black Quenn can give many check, while can also capture the white rook and then trade the Queen and after this black also can eliminates white last pp and move his pp for Queen. By my opinion...
@@84y87 except black is able to check first, and white's queen being in the corner means she can never block the checks. The white king would either be forced to repeat moves, or go up the board and allow black to capture the rook with a fork.
Why not at 13.42 of the video, black rook moves to b2 to check whites King and white rook so white is forced to take and black can promote. After black promotes, white promotes but black can continuesly check White's king? Is this a viable option?
White will win the rook on b2, black promotes on f1 and white checks the king with b7 first and once the king moves, white promotes to Queen. White will be up a rook.
Happy for Ali and i hope he will be a part of the 2022 Candidates but this endgame was really Najer blundering a dead-ass draw rather than Ali squeezing water out of a stone.
Nah, i usually quit games once i blundered horribly or get into one of those positions, where i just stuck without any viable plans. Either i loose on time or have to play hope-chess to get out of the misery, both is basicalls bs
When he says pause the video can't you play rook to B2 he captures your rook you promote black pass pawn to a queen then white promoted their pass pawn to a queen then you play Black's queen to the 8th rank with check white has to move his king to the 7th rank black can then move his queen to the 7th rank again with check this wins back the rook black would then be up a pawn?
Nice grind by Alireza for sure, but a proper blunder from Najer. Could definitely be the decisive 0,5 point to give Alireza the spot in the Candidates!
Thanks for showing this Game Antonio! I followed it live and could't believe that black played f1Q. He played an excellent tournament so far and it was a pity he blundered the draw away. I wanted to suggest it, but was not sure how to do it. Gladly You chose it by Yourself. Is Hvala correct?
When white's rook was on b1, white's king on b8, white's pawn on a7, black's rook on a2 and black's pawn on f2, would black's rook to b2 + have worked? It was at the point he said to stop the video and find the best way for black to save the game.
No doubt Alireza is a great player and possibly the next world champion, but he had a bit of luck in this particular game. His opponent played really well until that blunder.
@@SpeedyNeo A blunder is a blunder regardless of how you put it. Having the mental strength strong enough to not make mistakes like this is what makes you better.
For the pause the video moment (13:10) playing Rb2+ also works, it forces white to capture the rook and after both players promote, the white king has no way of escaping checks and the game is a draw
I saw the move instantly. How did he not find it.
that's what i thought too!!
@@yusifalizadeh7349 He was already playing for almost 6 hours in a very very difficult position for the whole match, his mind was no longer clear.
My thought as well
@@piitcs4416 Yep, saw that, too. The white king has trouble avoiding checks and avoiding black picking up the rook with a fork check.
I like it how respectful he speaks of alternatives to Alireza’s moves. He knows that there are a lot of deep thoughts behind every move he plays.
Most importantly, Alireza had 3 minutes on the clock and still 13 moves before time control at the critical moment
Alireza loves grinding!
The engine see's a draw but a human see's a hope. A strong will to win in difficult situation with low time is incredible. Alireza proved what a human can capable of. Just stay calm amidst the storm with the right attitude you can overcome everything.
Well said
Amazing comment. Inspiring. Thank u
the hope that the enemy will blunder
I think the will to win was of najer who dared to promote to the queen
This kid is a fighter and push to the end even if he is low on time , on that level 15 moves in 10 min is incredible
7:10 Actually, he had only 3 instead of 10 minutes on the clock to play 15 moves...
This is just dumb play by his opponent tbf.
@@samuelbruyneel I think there's 30 seconds increment, so 15 moves gives an extra 7.5 minutes
@@shubhendranathsingh9888 Exactly, 13:10 He missed Rb2 would’ve been a draw, his opponent needs to sort up himself out.
@@hassanhussain6605 Weren't both in time trouble at the end? Mistakes will be made...
I hope Magnus wins the championship in November and Alireza wins the next Candidates so we can see the battle between generations for the World champion title.
That'd be nice, a Magnus losing the championship and maybe going on a character arc to reclaim it would be fun too
To win the candidates he has to qualify for one
@@roydondsa Well, he is leading the Grand Swiss, top 2 qualify for candidates
@@karisteinn5647 still not qualified. Tournament not over. No where near to get over.
@@roydondsa I don't understand why you are standing on this hill. It would be more likely that alireza qualifies then doesn't as he's in the top 8
Alireza now ranks #5 in the live ratings, with an ELO of 2781. This kid is simply something else. I truly believe he will be World Champion one day.
and he hasn't even been playing for a decade yet
and like 2907 of performance rating XD hes a fuckin monster
he can be a champion, surely he seems the closest to what magnus did back in the day... however magnus had to fight against an aging anand, while firouzja would have to battle against a very much in the prime of his career carlsen. It does seem A LOT harder.
I agree with you
@@blas_de_lezo7375 where is prime magnus??
Wow, the exact second I checked if there was a new Agadmator video, he uploaded one. My evening is saved!
Exactly my thoughts too. And also it was exactly when my food was ready so its just a godly combination
@@alon3304 😲
@@alon3304 You know that a channel makes great content when the viewers watch their video while eating
Man, Alireza is built different
Rb2+ also draws the game. I have checked with the engine. After Rook capture you promote and whatever white does (promoting their own, start checking with the rook etc you still eventually capture whites rook, trade of queens with a white pawn capture or draw by moves by repetitions.
Alireza being the world champion isn't a matter of "if", but a matter of "when".
I don't see how it's clear. What if Carlsen is still dominant for the next 5-10 years and in that time some monster talent arises leaving Alireza with only a short window. of being the best.
The Prince of chess!! Is back as the sole leader. Hope he maintains it all the way to the end
The kid from Iran got some Endgame. Nice to see!
13:23 what about rb2 forcing the white rook to capture so black promotes a queen, then white promotes and black starts checking and trying to connect with the rook?
Youre down a rook
@@siraf1234 yes but the queen in the corner might make perpetual checks or forking the king and rook possible. It's hard to just see it, though the engine could probably find a simple defense
yes this is also a draw according to computer
it works for a draw
Problem was evgeny was playing for 6 hrs already he was too tired to see the sequence and at that moment giving away pieces kinda goes against a tired mind's survival instinct.
At the pause the video moment 13:00 there is a nice draw after Rb2 and forcing perpetual with the new queen black will get.
13:09 rook check b2 isnt good for black ?? Because black will get the first move with the queen
Sometimes the king can become an obstacle. Using him as a shield.
Agad, you are a real hero for doing what you do and never once tainting your videos with sponsors.
Very instructive end game! He seems to be in really good form during this tourney. I'm rooting for him!
I found R b2 in the last position. This should also be a draw I think. Because even if white gets an extra rook since the rook will be on the a or b file and the queen will be on a8 the king cannot escape checks
yes, in another comment it was confirmed a draw.
before promoting to a queen white can give a check with its rook on b7, but promoting after this gives perpetual check on f8 and a3 or lose the queen. Giving more checks probably gives the same situation of an unprotected rook that can be forked unless moving between specific white squares (not c6 or d5 or a check on the diagonal could cost a queen).
"If you're playing Najdorf's Sicilian, when you should be playing Caro-Kanns, then it could be knocking you off a hundred and fifty points ... easily ..." -- Cyrus Lakdawala (Should be in one of those chess quote lists).
13:07 What about Rb2+ ? White would have to take Black's rook, then Black and White get a Queen. Yes, then White would be up a rook, but maybe Black can hold a draw by constantly checking the white King?
I'm curious about a move at 2:17. I like the idea of taking the pawn with bishop and following up with queen takes pawn. Keep in mind that I'm just a hair over 900 but it seems to have good implications for being down a material piece.
it's a good idea, but you'd be down a piece for a bishop. White's pieces are all developed and yours aren't at that point so it'll be difficult to continue the attack.
Its a good idea but there no way to continue the attack. If there would then these GMs would already have. For example after Bxh3
Gxh3 Qxh3
And then white would just play Nh2 and there is nothing left you are down a piece now. White will bring his queen to f3, rooklift is possible to e3 to chase away queen those bishop pair is active and can start defending. But mostly white will bring his queen up for an exchange.
"a hair over 900" is same as 500 over 900.
I know what you're searching about😂sometimes it works sometimes doesn't🤣and it's not easy to find out when exactly it gonna work🤣🤣🤣
Prince of Chess Alireza!
12:50. When rook and king were on B file, Najer would have simply checked the king and rook and this would have forced Alireza to capture the rook and once the rook was captured, Najer could have queened the pawn and would have won this game. Just check it at your end once, I could be wrong.
I was waiting for an upload and yes there it is!
The commentator of the French live broadcast kept complaining. The position was a draw and the players were wasting time playing for nothing.
Dear friends, Never give up!
But giving up is what the french do best...why would the commentator want to keep trying for the win?
That is why he is comentator and Alireza is sitting there winning games.
Are you talking about Blitzstream ?
Because if that so you're full of crap.
@@Bladin84 Bruh
Which one? I did'nt find any who says that, Blitzstream says "Normally at this level it's an easy draw" which is true but didn't said that time was lost
Thanks for the rook ending lesson.
great video as always, and yeah man I respect these types of games so much, great job breaking it down for a dullard like me it makes me feel involved when I can follow a lot of the end game stuff that I would blunder immediately if I was playing. Alireza is a BEAST, he could be the one. this was a phenomenal game. and i liked what you said at the end about battling games til the end even if they may appear to be drawish.
The position at 14:11 (W Ka8, Rf2 B Kh3, pawn h7) white to move with 1 Rf7 attacking the Pawn, 1.., h5 and then Rg7 how are going to promote the pawn now because the king is trapped on the h-file
It would be a draw by stalemate.
This endgame looked way harder than I expected it to be. Wow
I've been waiting all day!!!!!!
Thanks Agad...
I was wondering ...at 13:10 what if rook to b2 with check was played 🤔
Talent hits targets no one else can hit. Genius hits targets no one else can see.
9:08 why was the rook captured bei the queen? To trade more material? I would have intuitively captured with my own rook
'Magnus, Fischer and Farouja all enjoy grinding.' !!
Who doesnt !
At the 13:15 pause the video moment, can't black play R b2?
It looks so fun !! I'm looking forward to seeing the next candidates.
beast player maintaining first place for 4 rounds
I try to imagine the stress/pressure the top players are under, and with that in mind, it is extremely impressive when one shows an ability to excel under these circumstances. The slightest misstep and you likely will be defeated.
50. ...Rb2+ is also leading to a draw! Black has sort of perpetual check with after 51. Rxb2, f1=Q
14:09 rook to f1.. If the king blocks h1 u go tof5. U win the pawn
This channel is great
For pause puzzle, why cant we go with Rb2+, Rxb2, f1=Q...., cant black draw with perpetual checks?
Alireza is just incredible.... He has all the capabilities to win the tournament... ✌✌❤
Why does black not take whites hanging pawn on e5 at 3:35?
What about Rb2+ ? The absolute best black move for not to loose this game. Because there is a perpetual check and options for win.
Can someone tell me what is #2992 😅
If in the end black had played rook to b2 instead of promoting first .... he would have been able to trade his rook for a pawn promotion .... and then white promotes his pawn in the next move and black moves queen to f4 with check and take white's rook on b2 .... would have been a better endgame i guess... 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
I think at 13:19 Rook B2 is also draw
What about black rook to b2? It will check the king and white rook will have to take it. And then black pawn will be promoted to the queen with an advantage of first move?
I can’t believe Najer lost this. Evgeny is a nice player, it was a good fight. I just can’t believe he can lose like this. It was such a good tournament for him till this game. Such a pity
I mean even if reza is young they have a 100 elo diff
@@vidhanp482 i think he's pointing out that it was a drawn position until the very end.
Dude, he is playing against Firouzja, who is leading the tournament, is in top form, AND is about 100 ELO points higher than his opponent. I'm surprised he even lasted till the endgame.
@@MashdPotatoess I meant that like reza has much stronger mental fortitude since he is not only half evgenys age but also 100 elo points higher
@@mercronniel3122 dude, you clearly know idea who Najer is. And don’t talk to me like this. Get yourself some chess education. Just FYI Najer is more of a coach than a player. However, he can compete at ANY level, he even beat Caruana at his prime 3 years ago.
#suggestion Alireza vs Sasikiran please, please, please! Firouzja is on fire!
14:06 "this is a draw" ... I think Rf7 wins. pawn must move -- then Rg7 prevents the king to leave the h file. White king then race against black king and pawn to stalemate. But just in time white can move the rook to a7 foollowed by checkmate on a1
I think you've miscalculated? White king would need to be on f3, but with:
Rf7 h5
Rg7 h4
Kb7 Kh2
Kc6 h3
Kd5 Kh1
Ke4 h2
Black is out of moves and the White king is still a square away.
Everyone in the bar agreed, Alireza will win this tournament and also will be the World Champion afterwards 📣📣📣🏆🏆🏆!
Agadmator enters a new era, "This is not a new move, it's a new move order." A new game to follow, soon.
At 14:04 Rf6 followed by Rh6 would win!? Am I missing something?
@Veres Robert Rf6 leads to h5
Very instructional game ty!
Endgame tactics :D Thanks for this fun video!
Reaching the position of pieces as it shown at 12:54, and black comes to move, what about the idea: rook toB2 check, of course white should eliminate this rook, rook captures B2, and now black goes for a Queen (f1) and white also goes for its Queen (a8) but as I think it is a winny position for black (min. remis), because black Quenn can give many check, while can also capture the white rook and then trade the Queen and after this black also can eliminates white last pp and move his pp for Queen. By my opinion...
It's a draw, there's no way to win back the rook unless your opponent blunders, black can only give perpetual check and it's a draw
And it was in this position at 8:34 that Antonio suggested b4
13:17 why not rook b2 check??
Also works
Rb2, Rb2, f1(pawn->queen) and a8(pawn->queen).
Black is down a rook and it should be an easy win for white ?
@@84y87 except black is able to check first, and white's queen being in the corner means she can never block the checks. The white king would either be forced to repeat moves, or go up the board and allow black to capture the rook with a fork.
@@sagiezov3969 exactly
Can someone explain why black didn’t play Qxe5 at 3m 29s?
Then f3 _ bg6 _ bc4 with discovery on Queen _ then white will get back the pawn with a better position
At this level there is nothing free 😐
Last game of Ali reza is a master piece… against sasikiran krishnan … in fide grand swiss
Why black is not doing Rb2 in the end game?? Jake and forces to take the rook or give Up yours, allowing the pawn to crown... Is It right?
How about Rb2+, and both get Queens?,, by Rxb2, f1Q, /a8Q Qf4+ and takes the rook?
14:06 rook f6 then to h6 is not winning ??????
Firoujza is like the shiba inu of chess
THANKS for endgame lesson, Agadmator. I also thought why not Rb2+ for the draw
How about Rook to b2 check, rook takes rook and pawn to queen?
Why not at 13.42 of the video, black rook moves to b2 to check whites King and white rook so white is forced to take and black can promote. After black promotes, white promotes but black can continuesly check White's king? Is this a viable option?
13:26 cant he just check with the rook and force the white rook to capture and then they both promote on the next move?
White will win the rook on b2, black promotes on f1 and white checks the king with b7 first and once the king moves, white promotes to Queen. White will be up a rook.
Happy for Ali and i hope he will be a part of the 2022 Candidates but this endgame was really Najer blundering a dead-ass draw rather than Ali squeezing water out of a stone.
I predicted this since the first time I saw him play as GM, he soon will be the world champion ! He is build for that
9:42
The dog woke up
16:35 "bring an end to this hard-fart game".
Wow
Why does the description say 3:00 for pause the video
Nah, i usually quit games once i blundered horribly or get into one of those positions, where i just stuck without any viable plans. Either i loose on time or have to play hope-chess to get out of the misery, both is basicalls bs
When he says pause the video can't you play rook to B2 he captures your rook you promote black pass pawn to a queen then white promoted their pass pawn to a queen then you play Black's queen to the 8th rank with check white has to move his king to the 7th rank black can then move his queen to the 7th rank again with check this wins back the rook black would then be up a pawn?
move 50. after rb1 for white 50. ... Rb2+ for black was easy draw. White cant evade checks after they both promote even with rook up
Alireza future number two.
If Aliteza wins the next candidates, he won't be playing against. Nadjer
Finally!!!
Nice grind by Alireza for sure, but a proper blunder from Najer. Could definitely be the decisive 0,5 point to give Alireza the spot in the Candidates!
Hey Agad! Why is there no info in your info corner?
Thanks for showing this Game Antonio! I followed it live and could't believe that black played f1Q. He played an excellent tournament so far and it was a pity he blundered the draw away. I wanted to suggest it, but was not sure how to do it. Gladly You chose it by Yourself. Is Hvala correct?
Kg6 is not the only move.... Rb2+ also works and can force a draw! :)
what about rock cheks on b2
Boy, was he in a hurry today.
Brutal end game buried in tiny endgame motions
When white's rook was on b1, white's king on b8, white's pawn on a7, black's rook on a2 and black's pawn on f2, would black's rook to b2 + have worked? It was at the point he said to stop the video and find the best way for black to save the game.
Naw, would end up with 2 queens on the board but white would have a rook.
Instead of the ...f1=Q blunder and instead of moving the king, ...Br2+ draws much more simply.
at 14.08 white rook to f1 only move for bl king is f2 king has to stop hi
#suggestions alexander morozevich vs. michael adams,2001 . evans gambit gone wrong
No doubt Alireza is a great player and possibly the next world champion, but he had a bit of luck in this particular game. His opponent played really well until that blunder.
It's not called being "lucky". Blunders are a part of the game. There's a reason why top players blunder less, it's because they are better.
@@moiz9722 but that's not your typical super GM blunder. It looks like something *I* would make.
@@SpeedyNeo A blunder is a blunder regardless of how you put it. Having the mental strength strong enough to not make mistakes like this is what makes you better.
now go to the minute 12-,50 and put the black rook in front of the white rook on B2 with check.
History is going to repeat again soon
Does rook b2 work?
What if we take queen with the sacrifice of rook? 13:12
so this tournament pairs all of the leaders to play eachother?
Yeah unless they already played against each other
Yes. That's what Swiss tournament means
She : "Video title"
He remembered that en passant is not mandatory!