Antonio Radić
Antonio Radić
Antonio Radić, better known under nickname Agadmator (born June 16, 1987) is Croatian chess player and vlogger, known as one of country's YouTube stars. [1]
Chess
Agadmator's videos are typically 5-10 minutes in duration in a typical podcast style.
The videos have two video frames, one of his countenance and the other of the board.
He then walks through the entire chess match in one take, narrating the rationale behind key moves.
Agadmator also plays out hypothetical moves to illustrate why certain moves would lead to victory or defeat.
Agadmator's videos are of popular games, such as Einstein vs. Oppenheimer, Sherlock Holmes vs. Moriarty and Garry Kasparov vs. X3D (an Artificial intelligence). [8]
In June 2020 his channel was temporarily banned over alleged TOS violations related to hate speech. Following the un-banning, Radić believed that he ban was created by Youtube algorithms interpreting chess-related words like "white", "black", "attack" and "destroy" as racist slurs.[23]
Personal Life
Agadmator is a fan of Game of Thrones. He also plays League of Legends, primarily as AP Teemo. [13] Antonio is from Križevci, Croatia. [10]
Agadmator has a girlfriend who plays chess with him.
Agadmator primarily plays Bullet chess, with an ELO of around 2000, though at times several hundred points higher.
Associations
Radić is acquainted with Magnus Carlsen.
Trivia
Antonio's astrological sign is Gemini.
See Also
Mikhail Osipov