The Correct Attitude || Giri vs Firouzja || MC Invitational (2020)

Anish Giri vs Alireza Firouzja
Magnus Carlsen Invitational GAME 2, 28.4.2020
Caro-Kann, advance variation (B12)

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 h6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nbd2 a5 9. a4 g5 10. Ne1 Qc7 11. Bh5 c5 12. f4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Ndf3 gxf4 15. Bxf4 Be7 16. Kh1 O-O-O 17. Bxf7 Rdf8 18. Bh5 Kb8 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Qd2 Qb3 21. Bxh6 Rc8 22. Ng1 Bb4 23. Qf4 Qxb2 24. Nef3 Nb6 25. h3 Nxa4 26. Bg4 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Rcf8 28. Qe3 Nxd4 29. Nxd4 Rxf1 30. Rxf1 Bd2 31. Rf8+ Rxf8 32. Qxd2 Rh8 33. Nh3 Qa1+ 34. Kh2 Nc5 35. g5 Ne4 36. Qe3 Rg8 37. Nf4 a4 38. Nc6+ Kc7 39. Nd4 a3 40. Nb5+ Kc6 41. Nxa3 Qxe5 42. Nc2 Kd7 43. Nd4 Re8 44. g3 Qc7 45. Qb3 Nd6 46. Nh5 Ra8 47. Nf6+ Kc8 48. Qe3 Ra2+ 49. Kh3 Qf7 50. Nxe6 Nf5 51. Qc5+ Kb8 52. Qxd5 Rf2 53. Nd7+ Kc8 54. Nb6+ Kb8 55. Qd8+

The Magnus Carlsen Invitational sees 8 of the world's best players compete online on the chess24 Playzone for a $250,000 prize fund, with $70,000 for 1st place. It begins with a single round-robin from April 18-30, with the top scoring players qualifying for the Final Four knockout.

Each match consists of four 15+10 rapid games, with the winner earning 3 match points. If the players tie 2:2 a single Armageddon game is played, where White has 5 minutes to Black's 4, but a draw sees Black win the match. An Armageddon winner gets 2 points, the loser 1. No draws offers are allowed before move 40. Official website

Mailbox where you can send stuff:

Antonio Radić
AGADMATOR d.o.o.
Franje Tuđmana 12
Croatia
48260 Križevci
p.s. this is not my home address :)

Video created by OBS

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you realllly enjoy my content, you're welcome to support me and my channel with a small donation via PayPal.

League of Legends: agadmator (EUNE, my friend is using my EUWE account for a couple of years now)
Blizzard: agadmator #2992

p.s. if you work in Twitter or Instagram, help me get Verified :)

[kflo]

1:06 “Giri wants to start an attack against Giri’s King”. :) Reminds me of nakamura drew against nakamura. Big fan agadmator and I enjoy all of your videos and can’t wait to watch them everyday.

[itwasinthispositionerinoag]

0:00 Hello everyone
1:20 Completely new game
3:22 6:27 Completely lost
3:41 5:43 Give you a couple of seconds
3:53 5:55 Enjoy the show
4:46 Captures captures
10:10 It was in this position

[duchi]

_"The problem is not the problem_
_The problem is your attitude towards the problem"_
*-Capt. Jack Sparrow*

[electrowizard]

Man, this channel is more addictive than the game itself. Kudos, Agad!

[ארזעמיפייגלין]

We still want our 600k Tal's game!
#suggestion

[arnomanjonjo]

This probably the first time I have spotted a winning move missed by a GM. I m proud of myself. 😊

[sshanzel]

Giri got mad trying to draw but Alireza declined.

[Glenn]

" he sacrifices the knight for a very weird continuation of the game " don't ALL GM do that? ?? ahahahaha

[franciscomarques]

Me: Ready to start working
Agadmator: *Hello Everyone*

[manu-oxfe]

Alireza got only one speed. forward. He need to apply the breaks more often and analize in deep the position. But who can't rein the adolescent testosterone. Hopefully with him we have the first great player borned this century.

[Daniele.Rossini]

So... Alireza, in which side are you going to attack this game?
Alireza: Yes

[adamleckius]

Strong pushback from Giri... from the pressure around 4:00 around the h1 corner, slowly pushing back and ending up with winning in the opposite corner.. :D

[aurumen]

What agad says: Prepares to fianchetto the light square bishop.
What I hear: Prepares to free and let go the light square bishop.

[knarfamoranemix]

What bothered me in the exercise at 7:03 was Black's option to exchange his rook for the bishop and knight with ...Rxh6 Qxh6 Qxd4, leaving Black a pawn up and a better pawn structure, but according to Stockfish, the position is then equal.

[masih]

I like Firo just because of his madness!
He makes chess interesting to wathc.

[electrowizard]

Is it only me who spends a good amount of time figuring out what he would play while given a couple of seconds and come up with a move just to see the player play a pawn? Well, today I got it right!!! Event though Firouzja played sth else but behold my God-like chess skills

P.S couldn't guess the second one :')

[rkdarko]

4:04 in video. White Knight to d2 can block the mate. White will eventually lose on exchange but will at least block the check mate

[xentothemoon]

"Now" must be his favourite word. :)

[ShermanSitter]

What can't you just block checkmate with the knight at 4:15?

[zemerick]

@4:23 why not Knight to e1 guarding the g pawn? Then the bishop to e4 doesn't work?