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Actually, I vastly prefer Agadmator’s chess channel. Less drama and more thoughtful analysis for us non-pros. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT

Actually, I vastly prefer Agadmator’s chess channel. Less drama and more thoughtful analysis for us non-pros. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT5QAbA https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCL5YbN5WLFD8dLIegT5QAbA

oldstrangers 5y ago
Agadmator isn't a streamer.
gizajob 5y ago
He and Hikaru have different different approaches, with Nakamura being a grandmaster and so has much deeper potential for analysis of his own positions, but agadmator is nevertheless a daily-watch for me. His channel is my favourite thing on YouTube.
- danrocks 5y ago
  do you pause the video or just enjoy the show?
  - omega3 5y ago
    Congratulations if you've guessed correctly.
  - gizajob 5y ago
    No, I love chess but I don't go in for head-grinding through hard positions. I just like playing moves and having fun on an intuitive level. Also sadly forgot to open my comment with "Hello Everyone."
Tenoke 5y ago
The two have very different content. Hikaru is mostly live blitz play with commentary by one of the best in the world (possibly the best for the formats he plays) while Agadmator is only analysis of typically classical games by an otherwise weaker player. As for me, I prefer neither and like more educational content that doesn't focus on games at the very top (e.g. Naroditsky's or chessbrah's speedruns) but that doesn't change that Hikaru is more popular than them or Agadmator.
have_faith 5y ago
The best channel (in my opinion...) for someone trying to actively improve is Daniel Naroditsky's: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielNaroditskyGM https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielNaroditskyGM You will learn a lot more than from Agadmator, who's channel is very good, but shows a lot of engine lines without too much explanation of the deeper ideas.
- xlance 5y ago
  I totally agree, what a great tutor he is.
- Tenoke 5y ago
  Bartholomew's 'climbing the rating ladder' content is at a similar level if you've finished with Naroditsky but I think Chessbrah's 'Building Chess Habits' speedrun is even better for most people. In that one GM Aman sets very simple ways to play and doesn't deviate from them even if it loses him some games while climbing or if there are obvious tactics he can use for a quick win. Naroditsky while great will often go into lines that a lower rated player is very unlikely to see or pull of and is very often winning out of the opening by knowing all the moves to punish suboptimal moves which lower rated players won't know. 0. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MCBnhtCk_bTZsD8GxeWP6BV https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MCBnhtCk_bT... 1. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8N8j2e7RpPnpqbISqi1SJ9_wrnNU3rEm https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8N8j2e7RpPnpqbISqi1S...
  - SubiculumCode 5y ago
    Bartholomew and Climbing the Rating Ladder series fan. I sure wish he'd focus on those videos more than his live streaming. The former is much more educational than the latter.
- veidelis 5y ago
  Someone once correctly said that Agadmator doesn't teach chess.
- amalcon 5y ago
  I agree, I think Naroditsky is the best video content in terms of being educational while also being entertaining. Some others are maybe more rigorous, but not as entertaining, or vice versa.
LeifCarrotson 5y ago
I like Agadmator's channel, but a similar option that mixes in more live play and self commentary is Eric Rosen's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXy10-NEFGxQ3b4NVrzHw1Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXy10-NEFGxQ3b4NVrzHw1Q https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen Also Levi Rozman/Gothamchess has some excellent analysis and commentary of other matches, and is very approachable for beginners: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHX6ViZmPsWiYSFAyS0a3Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHX6ViZmPsWiYSFAyS0a3Q https://www.twitch.tv/gothamchess https://www.twitch.tv/gothamchess
- ZetaZero 5y ago
  Oh no my Queen!
  - hashasyn 5y ago
    Oh no my pieces!
    - zaidw 5y ago
      His ability to steal the win from opponent with stalemate in time scramble is fun to watch too.
nurettin 5y ago
I enjoy agad's balkan charm from time to time. His slow motion finishing bishop moves and his logical meanderings after an obvious statement are fun to watch. And he always keeps a couch for medo to chill on.
- danrocks 5y ago
  queen captures, bishop captures, now pause the video to see the next move or just continue to enjoy the show
  - keybored 5y ago
    Now we have a forced check mate in fifty moves
    - alar44 5y ago
      Bushup to c4, with check, and now we have a brand new game of chess.
mkaic 5y ago
Antonio is fantastic! If you like him I would also strongly recommend Eric Rosen's YT and Twitch channels -- he's a very laid-back, wholesome IM who's very funny and very instructive.

oldstrangers 5y ago

Agadmator isn't a streamer.

gizajob 5y ago

He and Hikaru have different different approaches, with Nakamura being a grandmaster and so has much deeper potential for analysis of his own positions, but agadmator is nevertheless a daily-watch for me. His channel is my favourite thing on YouTube.

danrocks 5y ago
do you pause the video or just enjoy the show?
- omega3 5y ago
  Congratulations if you've guessed correctly.
- gizajob 5y ago
  No, I love chess but I don't go in for head-grinding through hard positions. I just like playing moves and having fun on an intuitive level. Also sadly forgot to open my comment with "Hello Everyone."

Tenoke 5y ago

The two have very different content. Hikaru is mostly live blitz play with commentary by one of the best in the world (possibly the best for the formats he plays) while Agadmator is only analysis of typically classical games by an otherwise weaker player. As for me, I prefer neither and like more educational content that doesn't focus on games at the very top (e.g. Naroditsky's or chessbrah's speedruns) but that doesn't change that Hikaru is more popular than them or Agadmator.

have_faith 5y ago

The best channel (in my opinion...) for someone trying to actively improve is Daniel Naroditsky's: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielNaroditskyGM https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielNaroditskyGM You will learn a lot more than from Agadmator, who's channel is very good, but shows a lot of engine lines without too much explanation of the deeper ideas.

xlance 5y ago
I totally agree, what a great tutor he is.
Tenoke 5y ago
Bartholomew's 'climbing the rating ladder' content is at a similar level if you've finished with Naroditsky but I think Chessbrah's 'Building Chess Habits' speedrun is even better for most people. In that one GM Aman sets very simple ways to play and doesn't deviate from them even if it loses him some games while climbing or if there are obvious tactics he can use for a quick win. Naroditsky while great will often go into lines that a lower rated player is very unlikely to see or pull of and is very often winning out of the opening by knowing all the moves to punish suboptimal moves which lower rated players won't know. 0. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MCBnhtCk_bTZsD8GxeWP6BV https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MCBnhtCk_bT... 1. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8N8j2e7RpPnpqbISqi1SJ9_wrnNU3rEm https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8N8j2e7RpPnpqbISqi1S...
- SubiculumCode 5y ago
  Bartholomew and Climbing the Rating Ladder series fan. I sure wish he'd focus on those videos more than his live streaming. The former is much more educational than the latter.
veidelis 5y ago
Someone once correctly said that Agadmator doesn't teach chess.
amalcon 5y ago
I agree, I think Naroditsky is the best video content in terms of being educational while also being entertaining. Some others are maybe more rigorous, but not as entertaining, or vice versa.

LeifCarrotson 5y ago

I like Agadmator's channel, but a similar option that mixes in more live play and self commentary is Eric Rosen's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXy10-NEFGxQ3b4NVrzHw1Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXy10-NEFGxQ3b4NVrzHw1Q https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen https://www.twitch.tv/imrosen Also Levi Rozman/Gothamchess has some excellent analysis and commentary of other matches, and is very approachable for beginners: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHX6ViZmPsWiYSFAyS0a3Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHX6ViZmPsWiYSFAyS0a3Q https://www.twitch.tv/gothamchess https://www.twitch.tv/gothamchess

ZetaZero 5y ago
Oh no my Queen!
- hashasyn 5y ago
  Oh no my pieces!
  - zaidw 5y ago
    His ability to steal the win from opponent with stalemate in time scramble is fun to watch too.

nurettin 5y ago

I enjoy agad's balkan charm from time to time. His slow motion finishing bishop moves and his logical meanderings after an obvious statement are fun to watch. And he always keeps a couch for medo to chill on.

danrocks 5y ago
queen captures, bishop captures, now pause the video to see the next move or just continue to enjoy the show
- keybored 5y ago
  Now we have a forced check mate in fifty moves
  - alar44 5y ago
    Bushup to c4, with check, and now we have a brand new game of chess.

mkaic 5y ago

Antonio is fantastic! If you like him I would also strongly recommend Eric Rosen's YT and Twitch channels -- he's a very laid-back, wholesome IM who's very funny and very instructive.