Stop listening to the negative stuff. Us loyal fans are here BECAUSE of the stories and the history. That is one of the things that makes your channel different and special. Keep doing you Agad. That is what makes you the most loved chess RU-vidr.
#Suggestion#1: Keep covering the long stories. Yes, they're interrupted by current chess games, but eventually you pick up the story line, and we end up with a playlist of a complete history of one of the chess greats. Suggestion#2: As Vance points out, stop listening to the negative stuff. You'll never please everybody, so no point in trying.
I really got addicted when he reads history, letters ect-the nuances and details of why Paul was great. Appears the man is a myth now, you’ve brought him back to life...bravo sir and thank you. If anyone is interested their is a fantastic you tube video of Bobby Fischer speaking about Morphy-I will not spoil it but he was asked…how Morphy would stand against today’s greatest. Salute’.
How poetic is agadmator? In his last review of this, not the first one but the second one, he talks of Paul Morphy "not being a butcher," oh so eloquently!
Anderssen had to be the best player in the world following the great 1851 Tournament. Some commentators place him as an unofficial world champion based on metrics, until the Morphy period came along of course. After Morphy's early retirement he resumed his dominance more or less before Steintz. Anderssen is worthy of a saga in his own right. I expect that will happen one day on this channel somewhere down the road.
I LOVE how detailed you are. Getting the history and the information is a big part of why I love this channel, and why you are one of the greatest RU-vid creators out there in my opinion. You are wonderfully engaging, present a story in every game (even when doing analysis of tournament games). I appreciate that you take into consideration the criticism thoughtfully, as your presentation has improved greatly over the years, but I just wanted to at least express that I love what you have done, what you are doing, and am very grateful for your content.
Fun fact :- Morphy played around 80 no odds games using the Evans gambit and he lost only two of them , one of this being this game . he lost a few when he gave odds of knight or rook . Maybe we should offer Morphy a Evans head for his success with the Evans gambit . 🙂
That's what I was thinking. I hadn't seen him lose with Evan's gambit ever. But in this game he was worst from start to finish. Really rare for morphy.
@julian ramirez I wouldn't say crush. Anderssen is an exceptional player, though maybe not on the level of Morphy. Undoubtedly his best opponent and would give him a run for his money even if the two of them were at their physical and mental peaks with their respective styles.
It's pretty how Morphy's familiy had absolutely no idea how important his chess legacy would be one day. I mean. If I'm writing history, I could definitely skip one Christmas Eve. But back then they probably viewed it like gaming today. It's not that serious, dont put too much mind to it. And i think with gaming, this actually holds, unless your facing the best players of the world, which Morphy actually did.
Well,one point you didn't mention. Anderssen was a thorough gentleman. He offered to postpone the match till Morphy recovered from his illness,but Morphy refused and decided to continue.
(I play in) the style of Morphy, they say, and if it is true that the goddess of fortune has endowed me with his talent, the result (of the match with Emanuel Lasker )will not be in doubt. The magnificent American master had the most extraordinary brain that anybody has ever had for chess. Technique, strategy, tactics, knowledge which is inconceivable for us; all that was possessed by Morphy fifty-four years ago." Jose Raul Capablanca.
"What i fear the most, is that the day will eventually come where people in the Internet would make quotes about me. Quotes that i never even actually said for once in my life." -Sun Tzu
Dear God, the Evans Gambit is so legendary...there is no other opening that hears audible shouts of joy from me to see it played on the board like this. This game from the old masters themselves has to be the most enjoyable game I have ever seen. The evergreen and opera games' authors are battling together for hounour only; Anderssen cements his position as master of the old world of chess by forcing resignation from Paul Charles Morphy himself in this incredible game. This is truly what the Morphy saga has been leading up to - forget Staunton. After memorising the opera game and evergreen game from both of these players, Agad has given me a new game to memorise. What an awesome game - one that any chess player should know by heart when thinking of these two artists from the past. *I typed out this entire monster comment and hit post before realising I'd made a typo on the very last word... RIP to my spelling, bros.
Great video!. Indeed, a great victory for Anderssen. Although we all love the Evans Gambit, and Antonio REALLY likes this opening, the truth of the matter is, and even Morphy himself said it later in his life, that if Black manages to castle, then White doesn't have a lot to show for the pawn sacrifice. Anderssen masterfully played the Evans Gambit as it is meant to be played with Black: Just develop your pieces, try to castle as soon as possible, and DON'T FORGET TO PLAY d5. This move creates a counter-crisis in the center, which magically solves all of Black's problems. I really enjoyed watching Anderssen calmly countering the Evans Gambit, and then slowly but surely improving his postion, until Morphy didn't have anything else to do. Of course, both player made mistakes, but it's a very instructive game on how to play against an over aggressive opening. Thank you for the video, Antonio. Sunday has immediatly been improved by watching this beautiful game.
1858 seems so far away from 2021, it's insane how many events happened from then, so many wars (literally two World Wars) the rise of so many dictators, so many inventions, moon landing. I wonder if Morphy would have thought his game would be played out so many years later. He probably must have known his games were pretty famous but it's surreal to think that with the internet and computers his games will forever be online for people to see and replay
Morphy and his contemporaries knew the games of Greco, as well as Philidor, McDonnell and LaBourdannais. So even in that period there was an appreciation of the long arc of chessic history and how its evolution in strategic terms and the theory of the openings took place over centuries.
THANK YOU! PLEASE KEEP UPLOADING NEW VIDEOS FOR THE MORPHY SAGA. I don't care what happens in the current century, I'm only here for Paul Charles Morphy
I not only love this channels for amazing chess game breakdowns, but the history, the stories the lifes of great chess players that are being told to this day! Love the content
What jokesters are saying that there are too many stories and history?! The stories/ history and the explanation analysis of why one played what the played or why you should or should not play a given move is the best part of these videos!
Anderssen was the greatest chess player before Morphy. He was a wonderful, attacking, romantic player, who made large contributions to chess theory. His best games are probably the most beautiful ever played.
People complain about the history and the info?? That's half the reason I watch this channel so much (and for the games, of course)! Keep it up Antonio, I've learnt a ton since I started watching your channel and getting properly into chess in 2019.
#Suggestion (Game LITERALLY!! just ended but it was amazing!!!!) Quang Liem Le vs. Wesley So (Match 2, Game 3 - Meltwater Champions Tour: Chessable Masters)
Anderson did have Morphy responding to his constant pressure those are hard games to play when your opponent has the upper hand and you constantly have to make moves to counter thanks for the game Agadmator
#suggestion. Alekhine would be a great next saga series as his World championship matches were interrupted not by one but two world wars, and he was accused of being a German spy at one point. Next to Morphy and Capablanca, those should be the three greatest players in that 100 year period as most folks would agree. Thanks again for the great content and the fantastic commentary. God bless - Tom Deraleau
Wow. I feel like this is the first time I've actually seen Morphy play. Yeah, I've seen him lose, but that was almost always because he wasn't taking his opponent seriously. And most of his wins he just rolls over opponents that are virtually playing a different game than him. And now we finally get to see Morphy play against someone who is as brilliant as he is, and it's everything I was hoping for.
