I've met at least 4 world champions, and Spassky was by far the most humble and personable of them all. I operated a demonstration board for a lecture he provided, and afterwards he spent almost an hour sharing with me and a friend (both huge Fischer fans) some of his deep chess wisdom and humorous anecdotes. A true gentleman.
we don't even have to meet spassky to know that he is very nice person. just look at how he handled fischer's demands. he was like you can have everything you want. unlike current players like hikaru who throw a tantrum for 20 min resonable delay
I think it's pretty clear that Fischer struggled with either mental illness or some form of autism for most of his life. The fact that he was so arrogant did him absolutely no favors, but all these incidents speak to something deeper going on in his head, I think. It makes you wonder too. Hikaru is pretty temperamental, and while he has his fans, I think his reputation overall isn't the best. If Fischer was around today, would his dominance overshadow his outbursts like they did back then? Or would his reputation suffer a lot more for it?
@martin7869 I was merely speculating on what Fischer's reputation would be in today's society vs 60s and 70s. Nowhere did I mention what I value. Your reading comprehension needs work.
Its certainly not pretty clear. He was a a true individual in a time of collective group think and propaganda much like todays times where everything seems like a psy-op 'right' think
Are you kiding me when i was born Yugoslavia was in chess Like India today or almost 3 place in Chess Olimpic this guys Matulovic Grigoric Ivkov Planinc could beat anybody including Fusher😂
@@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd strange comment, it's easier to get your point across in your first language. Your English made it seem like you were saying all these players are better at chess than Fischer which everyone knows is not accurate information. Reply in your first language so we can figure out what you mean please
Thanks for the game Agadmator seemed like a wild game in a way just the way the pieces were positioned and the different captures Fischer with a method to his madness Thanks for the info as well Have a Great Day
@@nicbentulan why are you looking at my old comments after I replied to you? And stop liking you own replies it’s just pathetic lmao, ik no one saw your reply that fast on a month old comment 😂
#suggestions Yes more Larsen games please. I remember when a subscriber named Larsen was complaining that you always show the game where Larsen was the loser
The printed media of the time (1970s - no internet) credited Fischer for popularizing chess in a way similar to Clay's, eventually being outspoken was welcome at the time. I agree with this statement, Chess become popular and worthy to play thanks to Fischer, and many people playing the game in South America (I am from Venezuela)
"It was the greatest tournament Bent Larsen ever had! After Fischer, y'know, left the tournament..." A lot of people probably had their best tournament when Fischer WASN'T playing. 😁
#Suggestion since you mentioned Mecking in the report of the tournament, it would be really interesting to see a game from him. He's the first GM from Brazil and was once fourth in the FIDE rating. He has games against Tal, Korchnoi, Smyslov, Petrosian. I'd love to see a game from him.
@@MarcDurtOficial Thank you! As a brazilian myself, I was really surprised to find out how far he had gotten in international chess while he was still active. It would be really cool to see Agad cover one of his games.
He was built different. Fischer, Morphy, and Kasparov were dominant in their eras like no one else in history. If they were playing a tournament, they were winning.
The explanation of what what happened at the tournament is unclear here. As I understand it, the tournament organizers arranged the schedule to accommodate the Jewish sabbath, but Fisher belonged to a sect that celebrated a different day of rest.
most world champs were drama queens, magnus refused to defend his title unless fide changes the format, he accused hans to cheat without any proof and left the tournament, Alekhine refused to defend his title against capablanca, lasker found an excuse to his loss against capablanca, he said i was sick and had fever, kasparov quits from Fide and played for chess association, karpov accused kasparov to put pressure on fide to elongate their first face off for chess championship,
@@aminsarabi5508 Imagine saying people who had 2 or 3 incidents are "drama queen". Oh no, Magnus didn't want to defend his title after doing it for like 12 years in a row. No way someone didn't want to spend 10,000 hours learning engine openings just to play 12 draws and decide the World Classical Winner over a game of rapid. And no way, he said someone is cheating? That never happens in any sport ever. Nobody will complain when a player in basketball claims their opponent double dribbled. Or in football complain when someone claims they got tackled wrong. But if you even think of believing in Chess that your opponent is cheating, you are a monster. Even though your chess ability is literally the greatest of any human mind and your guess would be the best out there. Let's compare that to Fischer who'd turn up late to half his games, complain after every person in the audience blinks and then leave the tournament halfway because his pieces were the wrong shade of black.
"think of yourself as a representative of the state" why though? he was expected to fulfill a role that he didn't want, didn't get compensated for or anything. Yes, Fischer was difficult, but with what authority did they try to enforce their expectations on him and even critizised him afterwards?
With what authority does fischer rearrange the entire schedule for many many players in such a tournament even further than he already did? If all the players start making such demands, the tournament will probably take place over a year.
Weird case , didnt know the reasons until now. I thought first Fischer was an atheist and later went into some Christian sects, i knew he was from Jewish background but didnt know he was practicing his religion.
As usual, wonderful coverage of the game, I always enjoy the way you explain chess. However, I did not enjoy the reading part to be honest. I mean we can read ourselves, why have someone read for us in a video? What you could have done is summarise the important stuff, or create a sheet/diagram for it, or anything other than just reading directly from a long article.
The Game was over at that point I get how you feel but Agadmator had already shown the game and was just sharing some information on what was going on with Bobby in that tournament
Maybe you’re new to the channel. No disrespect to you because your comment was thoughtfully well written; but Antonio sort of has a thing where he does long form content in about 20-25 minutes. The first several years of this channel and probably the majority of content here is like this. He used to show photos from the chess game he was about to show, give a lot of backstory, etc. So this video really does fit with his signature method, in my opinion.
Hey fellow agad enjoyers, Please do not get me wrong. I am not complaining about the length of the video or the fact that he's giving backstory. I would gladly watch a 1 hour video from agad no problem, and I personally think the backstories are a great addition to the games. I just didn't enjoy the long reading part. When he summarizes things without reading directly from an article it is much more enjoyable. Antonio is talented at story telling/commentary anyways. So please don't misunderstand me, and let's head over to the nearest library/bar immediately and enjoy chess.
In as much as he addresses an international audience it is possible that not everyone enjoying his content can read English at speaking speed. In general, it is bad form in a presentation, but I find him so interesting that I enjoyed it. His style relaxes me and I appreciate that.
Geniuses in sport get away too often with terrible behaviour which we would otherwise not tolerate in our own children. We should be bold enough to say yes, he was a genius chess player, but he was also egomaniacal - selfish, arrogant, mercenary and probably a religious bigot.
#suggestions Hello Agad, can you make a video where you give tips and tricks to improve chess for beginners and amateurs. One video that helps less experienced with tactics and tricks to improve everyday games.
Not bothered at all when Bobby, Magnus, Alireza (or any other gifted person whose brain functions highly different compared to “normal” people) behave differently than one might expect.
Fischer was smarter than the chess organizers were. They should have put him in charge of chess and got rid of the empty suits and empty skirts. He could have made chess a power house world wide popular sport. Instead he was blocked out ostracized and we lost a great talent of the world too early.
Please consider doing far, far, far fewer hypothetical lines. It gets ridiculous when you nearly play an entire hypothetical game before returning to the actual game. Please, dear god, please.
12:35 agadmator: "There's nothing more to be done here." ::proceeds to do another full minute of analysis:: Wha??? I thought you said there was nothing more to be done? Fischer -> lazy to calculate. Agadmator -> lazy to commentate.
I met Spassky personally and had a friendly chat with him for 30 minutes. I can confirm he is truly a down to earth very friendly gentleman.
I've met at least 4 world champions, and Spassky was by far the most humble and personable of them all. I operated a demonstration board for a lecture he provided, and afterwards he spent almost an hour sharing with me and a friend (both huge Fischer fans) some of his deep chess wisdom and humorous anecdotes. A true gentleman.
we don't even have to meet spassky to know that he is very nice person. just look at how he handled fischer's demands. he was like you can have everything you want. unlike current players like hikaru who throw a tantrum for 20 min resonable delay
The forehead variation of the Agadmator opening.
A zoom *and* a "sorry bout that" in one video. We just need a mailman and Medo doing the backstroke on the couch!
Again with the nostalgia. (Medo has his own Instagram BTW)
rip medo
play chess like bobby, act like literally anybody else
Act like Kasparov, got it!
I think it's pretty clear that Fischer struggled with either mental illness or some form of autism for most of his life. The fact that he was so arrogant did him absolutely no favors, but all these incidents speak to something deeper going on in his head, I think. It makes you wonder too. Hikaru is pretty temperamental, and while he has his fans, I think his reputation overall isn't the best. If Fischer was around today, would his dominance overshadow his outbursts like they did back then? Or would his reputation suffer a lot more for it?
@@sullywinn4225it seems that you would put reputation and the need to be liked/accepted over your true personality and your beliefs.
@martin7869 I was merely speculating on what Fischer's reputation would be in today's society vs 60s and 70s. Nowhere did I mention what I value. Your reading comprehension needs work.
Its certainly not pretty clear. He was a a true individual in a time of collective group think and propaganda much like todays times where everything seems like a psy-op 'right' think
another zoom variation in the opening. outstanding!
Agad has beautiful eyes (no homo gambit)
**camera zooms in on Agad's right eye** '..OK; again with this'. RoFL.
A brilliant game in which Robert Byrne tries to avenge those 2 immortal brilliancies that Fischer inflicted on him and his kid brother Donald.
Bro violated the entire family
Byrne already did that when he beat Fischer in the 1965 US Championship.
Hi Agad :)
Just checking in on my grandpa’s games request..
And thanks for the great coverages 🏆
ive been away, but glad to see you are doing some "old school" games, esp The Man, RJ Fischman!!
Are you kiding me when i was born Yugoslavia was in chess Like India today or almost 3 place in Chess Olimpic this guys Matulovic Grigoric Ivkov Planinc could beat anybody including Fusher😂
@@MislavIvkovic-sx8vd strange comment, it's easier to get your point across in your first language. Your English made it seem like you were saying all these players are better at chess than Fischer which everyone knows is not accurate information. Reply in your first language so we can figure out what you mean please
@@HadamHadrian not my first language of course
@@HadamHadrian i will promise you i will learn English better when you learn Croatian Blgarski Espanol Italiano then you can critisize me whole day
Thanks for the game Agadmator seemed like a wild game in a way just the way the pieces were positioned and the different captures Fischer with a method to his madness Thanks for the info as well Have a Great Day
EXTREME CLOSE UP! WOAAAHHH!!!!
Bobby must be credited for respectful chess playing conditions and prizes. Equal to other professional sports.
Fischers greatest opponent was himself
@@ryanduggan6738 yeah same with Wesley & Nepo. No one has surpassed them in classical 9LX.
@@nicbentulan why are you looking at my old comments after I replied to you? And stop liking you own replies it’s just pathetic lmao, ik no one saw your reply that fast on a month old comment 😂
Being bull headed and nervy helped pave the way for better conditions and prizes while representing himself. I think his representation is justified.
#suggestions Yes more Larsen games please. I remember when a subscriber named Larsen was complaining that you always show the game where Larsen was the loser
Really loved this short saga. Bobby is truly the goat
Agad speaks with so much enthusiasm, it's the reason his my number 1 Chesscontent creator ❤
Given the "help" that Fischer received from Pal Benko and Boris Spassky, the quote above the board carries some irony.
Robert Byrne was the New York Times chess columnist for many years.
The printed media of the time (1970s - no internet) credited Fischer for popularizing chess in a way similar to Clay's, eventually being outspoken was welcome at the time. I agree with this statement, Chess become popular and worthy to play thanks to Fischer, and many people playing the game in South America (I am from Venezuela)
That zoom in is funny af bro
The attack and defense on e4 pawn reminds the game between Ivanchuk and Anand in linares tournament
"It was the greatest tournament Bent Larsen ever had! After Fischer, y'know, left the tournament..." A lot of people probably had their best tournament when Fischer WASN'T playing. 😁
A Bent Larson game would be very nice especially if this was indeed his best tournament ever
#Suggestion since you mentioned Mecking in the report of the tournament, it would be really interesting to see a game from him. He's the first GM from Brazil and was once fourth in the FIDE rating. He has games against Tal, Korchnoi, Smyslov, Petrosian. I'd love to see a game from him.
Great idea! Mecking had a lot of potencial. Sadly, he had health problems and retired from chess.
@@MarcDurtOficial Thank you! As a brazilian myself, I was really surprised to find out how far he had gotten in international chess while he was still active. It would be really cool to see Agad cover one of his games.
How did he come back so strong in 1970 if he wasn't playing after 1967??
Because he was so much stronger even in 1967.
You think he had a legit chance at making past the candidates to challenge for the championship at this point?
He was built different. Fischer, Morphy, and Kasparov were dominant in their eras like no one else in history. If they were playing a tournament, they were winning.
Bent Larsen videos: yes, please 🙂
TWO!! COUNT 'EM, TWO sorry 'bout dat moments.
The explanation of what what happened at the tournament is unclear here. As I understand it, the tournament organizers arranged the schedule to accommodate the Jewish sabbath, but Fisher belonged to a sect that celebrated a different day of rest.
Fischer was such a Drama queen. Great at chess though.
most world champs were drama queens, magnus refused to defend his title unless fide changes the format, he accused hans to cheat without any proof and left the tournament, Alekhine refused to defend his title against capablanca, lasker found an excuse to his loss against capablanca, he said i was sick and had fever, kasparov quits from Fide and played for chess association, karpov accused kasparov to put pressure on fide to elongate their first face off for chess championship,
Hahaha great comment, glad you clarified his chess competency.
@@aminsarabi5508 Imagine saying people who had 2 or 3 incidents are "drama queen". Oh no, Magnus didn't want to defend his title after doing it for like 12 years in a row. No way someone didn't want to spend 10,000 hours learning engine openings just to play 12 draws and decide the World Classical Winner over a game of rapid. And no way, he said someone is cheating? That never happens in any sport ever. Nobody will complain when a player in basketball claims their opponent double dribbled. Or in football complain when someone claims they got tackled wrong. But if you even think of believing in Chess that your opponent is cheating, you are a monster. Even though your chess ability is literally the greatest of any human mind and your guess would be the best out there.
Let's compare that to Fischer who'd turn up late to half his games, complain after every person in the audience blinks and then leave the tournament halfway because his pieces were the wrong shade of black.
Bobby the finest chess player ever . Extremely versatile in All occasions .
Aagad looking extra shiny today 😂
Great game... Enjoyed it
He left the tournament with 0 losses and 7 wins. Sheeesh. If he had continued he would have obliterated them 😂
and it was in this position where camera decided to demonstrate Tony's fresh haircut, obviously a great square for the haircut
Larsen games sound great
What were the time formats for all of these candidates tournaments? From the 50s to the late 70's.
Best chess channel is
Agadmator’s Chess Channel
#suggestion
Make a video on all the games winner brilliancy prize
I understand it’s already a long video but I think you should briefly show what happens if black plays Nxe4 here 3:25
Hey Agadmator.
We buy gadgets to make our lives easier, you buy gadgets ..
Thx for the Videos
Very interesting story!
Why don't you do documentary on fischer or tal
Actually that's not a bad idea. The first documentary has to be on the history of chess.
"I'm having a BIG HEAD day"
Please do some Alekhine's saga or tournaments
Without Fischer, only state sponsored players could afford to compete.
"think of yourself as a representative of the state"
why though?
he was expected to fulfill a role that he didn't want, didn't get compensated for or anything. Yes, Fischer was difficult, but with what authority did they try to enforce their expectations on him and even critizised him afterwards?
With what authority does fischer rearrange the entire schedule for many many players in such a tournament even further than he already did? If all the players start making such demands, the tournament will probably take place over a year.
#suggestion please show some interesting alekhine games
Weird case , didnt know the reasons until now. I thought first Fischer was an atheist and later went into some Christian sects, i knew he was from Jewish background but didnt know he was practicing his religion.
Started un december *CHAN CHAN CHAAAAAAN*
I'm so sorry, I had to do it
Is this the tournament that Fischer thought the Russians were drawing on purpose with each other?
Bent Larsen games please :-D
Yagiz kaan erdugmus checkmated Magnus?
Nearly got the first comment. Great stuff as always Antonio.
Your cam seems to have a mind of its own. Does it have a chess rating? Who is better at chess you or your cam?
What is under the desk ??!!
Sorry about that.
You changed the way you pronounce Byrne!
Why no sagas anymore?
Agad's got beautiful eyebrows. Great arching pawn structure lol
What are you always sorry about in the start of the video? What's down there?
It's his time machine. He has to turn it off, so he does not travel back into his timeline, which is the year 69420.
Sorry about that it's traditional rituals
Kamala Harris
At this point, I think there's nothing there. It's just the habit 😂
You should wear white shirts more often! Great game review!
#VastKnowledge aquired
As usual, wonderful coverage of the game, I always enjoy the way you explain chess.
However, I did not enjoy the reading part to be honest. I mean we can read ourselves, why have someone read for us in a video? What you could have done is summarise the important stuff, or create a sheet/diagram for it, or anything other than just reading directly from a long article.
The Game was over at that point I get how you feel but Agadmator had already shown the game and was just sharing some information on what was going on with Bobby in that tournament
Maybe you’re new to the channel. No disrespect to you because your comment was thoughtfully well written; but Antonio sort of has a thing where he does long form content in about 20-25 minutes. The first several years of this channel and probably the majority of content here is like this. He used to show photos from the chess game he was about to show, give a lot of backstory, etc. So this video really does fit with his signature method, in my opinion.
Hey fellow agad enjoyers,
Please do not get me wrong. I am not complaining about the length of the video or the fact that he's giving backstory. I would gladly watch a 1 hour video from agad no problem, and I personally think the backstories are a great addition to the games.
I just didn't enjoy the long reading part. When he summarizes things without reading directly from an article it is much more enjoyable. Antonio is talented at story telling/commentary anyways.
So please don't misunderstand me, and let's head over to the nearest library/bar immediately and enjoy chess.
In as much as he addresses an international audience it is possible that not everyone enjoying his content can read English at speaking speed. In general, it is bad form in a presentation, but I find him so interesting that I enjoyed it. His style relaxes me and I appreciate that.
gg
Very nice i Think Larsen games are briliant.
My god, Fischer acted like a spoiled manchild.
The story sounds like that of a cry child born with a silver spoon who got lucky many times with concessions and free entries.
Geniuses in sport get away too often with terrible behaviour which we would otherwise not tolerate in our own children.
We should be bold enough to say yes, he was a genius chess player, but he was also egomaniacal - selfish, arrogant, mercenary and probably a religious bigot.
Were you alive then, bro?!
@@a.m.armstrong8354 yes, but that's beside the point.
#suggestions Hello Agad, can you make a video where you give tips and tricks to improve chess for beginners and amateurs. One video that helps less experienced with tactics and tricks to improve everyday games.
That’s what chess puzzles can teach you tactics usually any given game has tactics in it
1:36 face zoom
Not bothered at all when Bobby, Magnus, Alireza (or any other gifted person whose brain functions highly different compared to “normal” people) behave differently than one might expect.
Agad spend 24*7 on chess😂
Need to pause at periods and commas Antonio
fr fr bro nitro fisted them paragraphs no cap
Fischer was smarter than the chess organizers were. They should have put him in charge of chess and got rid of the empty suits and empty skirts. He could have made chess a power house world wide popular sport. Instead he was blocked out ostracized and we lost a great talent of the world too early.
Robert Byrnes was stronger than Donald
Here first weird
Here much later, but also weird
Please consider doing far, far, far fewer hypothetical lines. It gets ridiculous when you nearly play an entire hypothetical game before returning to the actual game. Please, dear god, please.
12:35 agadmator: "There's nothing more to be done here." ::proceeds to do another full minute of analysis:: Wha??? I thought you said there was nothing more to be done?
Fischer -> lazy to calculate. Agadmator -> lazy to commentate.
The analysis was explaining that there was nothing to be done. Answering the "what about" questions.
Very nice forehead 😅
43 seconds ago..
Second
I can't stand it. Boring
Well you know what to do then
Yugoslav chess was so strong