How Dark is the Dark Horse? || Caruana vs Abasov || Round 2 || FIDE Candidates Tournament (2024)

Loved how Agad was able to decipher what Fabi tried to show when he kept one button unbuttoned. Clearly a secret message for Ian lmfao. Peak sense of humor.

We all should give Agad a well-deserved appreciation for the amazing content he's been putting up for the candidates tournament.

Cabiano Faruana playing like a true 8200

Agad is just amazing. He knows not only about my moves but also my uncle's...

Who else desires to see Agad as the main commentator in candidates or any other high-level tournaments? His humor, jokes, and timing, all encountered live, would bring another level of joy.

How on earth anyone thinks that agadmator can hate a player like Fabi?

Bro setting up 2800 trap for a 2600 kid😂

Thanks Antonio.... You explain the internal dialog of the players so well! I get a lot out of the games when you explain it!

The world is not a fair place indeed. This is the best chess channel I have ever found. Not only informative but also entertaining. Can't thank Antonio enough for his efforts. May you be blessed, my man. ❤

15:15 "unless you play something super weired..." just 3 seconds after Qd6 🙂

..." It was 4 AM and I had to go to sleep..." hahahahaaha

How dark is the dark horse? That must be one of the most interesting title Agad's video for this year.

Great to see Fabi getting back to full strength. Nice analysis.

6:54 Excuse me Agad...you haven't seen my uncle play 😂

The photo: three buttons on a suit's sleeve refers back to medieval times when sleeves used to be broad (kinda like modern day flared trousers / bell-bottomed jeans) and the buttons gave you the option to let the material out or keep it tight to the forearm. Fabi's suit sleeve also has slashed red lining, again a medievel feature, suggesting that what Fabi has up his sleeve is fire and blood; Fabi, then, is clearly a Targaryean, so expect to see a hyper-accelerated dragon in future games. Being able to alter the fit along the arm allows the possibility to wear bangles , bracelets, or other arm jewellery, or maybe Fabi needs to loosen his arm-wear as at some point he expects his forearms to swell with power, like Popeye after eating his spinach. There is also a 3 Button Rule when it comes to suits ("Sometimes, always, never," i.e. sometimes fasten the top button, always fasten the 2nd, never fasten the 3rd) but i think it refers to the buttons along the front, not the sleeves. Referring back to medieval fashion is clearly Fabi's way of refuting his reputation as just an engine-line memorizer; his clothing choice suggests he wants to go back to old-fashioned, human-style chess, the sort Fischer championed.

I appreciate how often he asks his viewers to find the winning move, then first shows the one I chose only to say "of course, this is losing on the spot".

If anyone deserves to be world champion besides Magnus is Fabi, ❤

What a trap set by Fabi!!!

16:40 thing about the photo is that fabi seems very relax, feeling no pressure whatsoever. Just casually playing

Luigi had a good game today, happy to see this result!