The concept of “the best of all time” doesn’t exist. You’re the best of your era. Someone will always build on your legacy and supersede your accomplishment.
@@abdullahsalleh5044 What about innovation? All champions innovate to an extent, but Fischer thought differently. He brought more possibi;ities than many champions, past and present. That counts as being the best, doesn't it?
I tend to agree with that reply. Bobby was the US champion when I was in high school. When I studied his games, I remember some of his opponents would resign, meanwhile it would take me 15 minutes to figure out why they did. Then 1972 finally came, and America had a world champion. I was so proud for him.
@@GH-oi2jf The problem is that "..but his time was very short" assumes that he was at the end of his expertise when he chose to quit. I don't think there is reason to believe this. Fischer was the world's top rated player when he quit. The following top rated player was Karpov however he only gained this due to Fischer being dropped from the list due to inactivity, but when Karpov gained the top rated player ranking....he was still ranked lower than Fischer when he quit. My point is that Fischer did not quit because he was faltering but rather because he made the choice. While average people (in anything, not just chess) might continue to compete until it is clear that they are no longer truly competitive...this isn't the case with Fischer.
@@umaxi96 Good point. Perhaps no one read more on chess than Bobby. He even learned enough Russian to be able to study games printed in that language. Chess was all Bobby cared about, he was obsessed with it. Who says Fischer wouldn't have used computers if they were available?
nope, he was simply ahead of all others.ive watched all of the great players.in fact carlsen said fischer was the best but now that he is not with us .kasparov would have to be.of course carlsen didnt name himself. again i watched all the games and bobby at 15 years old was in a for way country of all places an at 16 beat em all.
Fischer shows a lot of anticipation and executes his checkmates far in advance. Genius method of forcing the opponent to comply with his plan to checkmate.
Fischer set a record in chess in the modern era that knows no equal: He went 20-0 during the Interzonals and Candidates matches, blanking two top 8 candidates 6-0 in 6 games each. Imagine if Carlsen beat Topolov and Kramnik 6-0 each back to back. Too freakish to happen today.
Well, Caruana (an American who plays for Italy because that country is more interested in chess) had 7-0 in the Sinquefield Cup before drawing Carlsen, whom he had beaten twice. Pretty amazing given Carlsen's record.
Dexter, Yes. Fischer had the genes--his father was a gifted German biophysicist scientist, his mother a Swiss-born gifted Russian medical school student who spoke many languages. Fischer then put in the work. Fischer was destined for greatness.
@@hyzercreek Yes, Fischer studied over 100 of Steinitz's games as a child; but he did the same of Morphy's, Capablanca's, Alehkine's and everyone else's games. Truly the greatest of all time. 🐢
Ding Liren went 100 games without losing against predominantly GMs. Which is the greater achievement? In league chess I have won 18 consecutive games with the black pieces (not at GM of course). You can present stats all day long but it is still subjective.
Mr. Fisher was a unique human being. I am happy that I have been alive when Giants were on this earth. He was one of them. I could only wish I was. R.I.P. Mr. Robert Fisher
Love Fischer's reply when asked what he had planned after becoming the US champ or something, and he said he felt he needed to play more chess. Love that guy.
i think whats important to note, in regards to magnus. is that there is so many book moves now. almost all positions have been studied, analyzed. and put into computers. Tal, Fischer and Morphy are my favorites... they did a lot of things, without computers.. I think Fischer random would be the ONLY way to see who is the best chess player of all time its easy to memorize the first 16 moves to get to the middle game with an advantageous position
Capablanca was the real deal. Today chess players have many resources available to them, great chess literature, chess apps, and the internet to boot. Capablanca did not own a chess board set, and never studied chess except over the board while at play. He lost the crown to Alekhine , but they had 20 draws. Today in world championship play 4 draws or so is enough to retain the title.
Capablanca is my favorite chess player. I learned the most from him. He never studied the game. He just knew the best move. He looked one move ahead. The best move.
I think there's a bias both in the ratings system and peoples opinions for more current players. Mato does a great service showing the games of the great old players. No one has ever dominated their competition like Morphy or Fischer. FIschers accomplishment in the 1971 Candidates was like bowling 3 perfect games in a row. It could not be done, yet he did it.
the problem is, level of Morphy games compared to Fischer shows the century of difference. Player like Morphy had literally no competition, while at times of Fischer there were pretty strong opponents. Morphy was strong back then but Fischer is the goat.
@@human7491 of course, but that's another thing playing in Fischer's favour. Dominating in times when theory is well known, often against soviet players that were always pioneering new advances in theory, and still obliterating them is imho much more impressive than being incredibly intelligent and destroying average players, when no theory is known. It's like comparing Da Vinci with Albert Einstein. People are like "wooow" Da Vinci was so talented, so intelligent, but being great at natural sciences wasn't that hard back then, Einstein was definitely much much much better scientist. Da Vinci deserves respect, but mainly for his art.
@@human7491 that is one point to look at that. My point - you could be an expert in many fields in renaissance, but you can hardly become an expert in all subjects of physics today, because of how vast and deep the knowledge is today. Many people these days could have possessed the same knowledge as Da Vinci in renaissance, but his art makes him stand out.
Fischer is the greatest chess player of all times. He would have beaten any computer or person. Such a genius will never be born again. He should get recognition by making a big statue of him in New York.
Thanks for uploading the game. Fischer play simple but effective moves and sudden brilliant moves without creating complications. Tal however create as such. Nice commentary by the way.
Tal was the Max Baer/Mike Tyson of chess - great talent that didn't quite live up to his potential though his play was very exciting. Can't possibly be # 1. Barely top 10.
These comparisons are subjective, yesterday yasser seirawan was talking abt Tal's brilliant understanding of chess when kasparov and other best chess players of that time were in the same place and trying to solve a position and spending a lot of time on it, Tal came in and he just found the solution in a few minutes and everyone was shocked.Tal was the best this is my subjective opininion but he played the most creative and exciting chess this is objective I guess..(search the archive)
1.Fischer 2.Morphy 3.Tal 4.Capablanca 5.Kasparov Just my opinion who I think are the best, all these players in my eyes are very close skill wise, they were all brilliant geniuses of their eras
Short and simple, no tangents, as well as explanations as to why black/white resigns. I don't know any other big commentators who do that. Keep up the good work
I really like your videos. Im not that good in chess and it seems i never get any better but i like your voice and the way you present the games. 'what would i do?'... great job and thanks for your time and efforts.
I love this comment from John Doe quote I really enjoy the way you comment on these videos.your accent and voice make you seem like an old sage :) unquote
I would like to see this game if it had taken placed 25 years before (1938) when Reuben Fine won, along with Paul Keres, The AVRO Holland tournament. Mr. Fine, may be, would not have made that mistake. But, I also consider Bobby Fischer one of the most brillant chess player of the world of all times.
Mato, question: at 1:05, after Fischer's moved pawn to D4, why doesn't black play Bxc3? That pawn is undefended, and then he gains the a-file rook by forking it and the king. That bishop then dominates the a1-h8 diagonal, supporting the pawn on E5.
on 4:29 why did black capture pawn on H4? He could move queen to G6 and then if pawn H5, then black can move queen to G4 - preserving the structure of the pawns and being able to castle ? Why would he capture the pawn instead? I didn't see a compelling reason for him to do that.
Mato you are in the Flow as Mihaly Czi. says when doing these videos or in the Element as Ken Robinson says. I am a novice but enjoy watching your videos. Hvala lijepa : D pozdrav iz Norveske : D
No doubt in my opinion he was the strongest ever! He also created a variant call Chess960 which tested your ability right there at the board to figure out the best moves. No theory, no prearranging, no studied lines or variations. He also had a patent on the time increments that they use even in current play where you have time awarded to you during tournament games. The guy was also the strongest blitz player. Nobody could touch him. Especially in his prime. No one especially could touch him in his prime. And that includes anybody at his time, or even after he left the game up until now. Nobody left the impact behind or the enthusiasm that this guy did for chess too after he retired from active play. Nobody!
Hi Mato. I am not a very good chess player, but can you explain to me why at 3:00 black does not simply move rook to e1 pinning the queen? I know this didn't happen in the game but is this a wrong move, because you suggested Queen a4 check?
Fisher was the best chessplayer in the history,because his training was against the russian school of chess.He prepared himself to win Spasski but 20 years later with his development he could defeated Kasparov as well. I think that chess strategies are in evolution permanently as life is ...
Philip Gerlach I agree with you. All your life you train to climb Everest, and when you achieve that goal, what do you do. Fisher was anointed for one purpose, destroy the the philosophical idea of the intellectual superiority of the communist belief system. He accomplished that, driving in the first nail into its coffin starting its demise and downfall later on. That is it, no else could have achieved it. Only he had the talent, makeup and determination to do it and at the end, it overwhelmed him.
It may be more Kasparov as the best with Fischer, Magnus & Capablanca. But Fischer is different, a legend, as his poor life and death. Thanks to Fischer for chess 960 that I like, his legacy is important and makes him like Kasparov & Magnus the people we cannot forget for top 10 in history. I would add Alekhine & Capablanca before anyone.
i suppose if you cherry pick their best games, morphy, tal, magnus, and fisher were the most fascinating. i'm not nearly qualified to say who's best. i love it when mato says..."can you see the critical move?" reminds me of when i was a kid reading the daily chess puzzler....."white to move and win in two". love all these youtube vids. thank you mato!!
Bobby Fischer was indeed one of the greatest players ever. But I think there are other great masters that could well earn the title. Mikhal Tal, is my first choice And there are others. Fischer´s genius, however, is undeniable, The man was a genius.
Fischer lost his world champion title without playing in 1975. Kasparov lost his world champion title in 2000 against Kramnik. Kramnik won without losing a game
All the chess legends of Fishers era stated repeatedly that he was by far the best ever. Tal said so on numerous occasions. Fished liked Tals style ( although he said it was to risky to win consi
Kasparov and Alekhine would be ahead of Fischer for tactics. Fischer's game was more rounded with position and strategy a strong feature. He was good tactically if he saw something but he more often played positional chess.
I've said this somewhere before, and I will say this here, again: Bobby Fischer was not only a chess genius, he was a truely chess devotee. He gave his whole life to the game and art of chess. He could give more, but I think that his inner fears locked him. He could give more and maybe change history, philosophy and landscape of chess forever. It is irrelevant now to say who is the best chess player after 1975, because Bobby have never played an official match again, so we can not say with 100 % that Karpov, Kasparov or Carlsen are the best players of all time. For me time in chess history can only be measured before and after Bobby Fischer.
Great chess game. But i would love to see a video on the same game with different variants of what black could have done. It looks to me that by offering a bishot or a knight, black can still win. Could show us how white still could have won now that evans gambit is already played. Thanks
It's always hard to say what was the greatest chess game, match, or tournament of all time. There are unnumbered choices. The best year, however, is a no-brainer: 1970 ;)
Mato, as always, a very interesting game! Regarding your question "Is Fischer the greatest chess player of all time?", IMHO, it is an unanswerable question objectively, because of the many variables involved in determining "greatness", the different eras in which other champions played, career longevity (i.e., Wilhelm Steinitz held the Championship for 27 years, and the fact that Fischer's professional career was painfully short-lived. All that said, I am inclined to think Fischer was the greatest, but that is a totally subjective opinion. In terms of being a role model as a chess champion and human being though, he falls woefully short. I believe that GM Spassky would top the "greatest role model" list though, if not the greatest chess champion.
In terms of promoting the game, Bobby Fischer is the greatest. Height of cold war, an American taking on single handedly the Soviet might. The media loved it, chess clubs swelled, BBC had chess on the TV. Golden age of chess, which was a direct result of the Fischer phenomenon.
The concept of “the best of all time” doesn’t exist. You’re the best of your era. Someone will always build on your legacy and supersede your accomplishment.
@@abdullahsalleh5044 What about innovation? All champions innovate to an extent, but Fischer thought differently. He brought more possibi;ities than many champions, past and present. That counts as being the best, doesn't it?
I tend to agree with that reply. Bobby was the US champion when I was in high school. When I studied his games, I remember some of his opponents would resign, meanwhile it would take me 15 minutes to figure out why they did. Then 1972 finally came, and America had a world champion. I was so proud for him.
Bobby Fischer is the best up to and including current day.
I suspect it will be a very long time until his equal is found.
I agree. Fischer was clearly the best of his time, but his time was very short.
@@GH-oi2jf The problem is that "..but his time was very short" assumes that he was at the end of his expertise when he chose to quit.
I don't think there is reason to believe this.
Fischer was the world's top rated player when he quit.
The following top rated player was Karpov however he only gained this due to Fischer being dropped from the list due to inactivity, but when Karpov gained the top rated player ranking....he was still ranked lower than Fischer when he quit.
My point is that Fischer did not quit because he was faltering but rather because he made the choice.
While average people (in anything, not just chess) might continue to compete until it is clear that they are no longer truly competitive...this isn't the case with Fischer.
Fischer. Hands down. On his own, no computers, and no need for other grandmasters to help him.
??? He read the books of the grandmasters and studied all their games!!!
WELL SAID FRIEND !!!
Kasparov is better
@@umaxi96 Good point. Perhaps no one read more on chess than Bobby. He even learned enough Russian to be able to study games printed in that language. Chess was all Bobby cared about, he was obsessed with it. Who says Fischer wouldn't have used computers if they were available?
@@mikehunt7810 Agreed.
Fischer was the most legendary; what he accomplished was the most memorable and impressive.
No disputing Fischer's impact on the game and his immense capacity to popularise the game beyond the normal scope of chess enthusiasts.
Bobby Fisher is the greatest chess player of all time.
yup ,
MatoJelic ...Bobby was never afraid to offer a piece to gain position.
nope, he was simply ahead of all others.ive watched all of the great players.in fact carlsen said fischer was the best but now that he is not with us .kasparov would have to be.of course carlsen didnt name himself. again i watched all the games and bobby at 15 years old was in a for way country of all places an at 16 beat em all.
Agreed!
sigurno nije.
Fischer shows a lot of anticipation and executes his checkmates far in advance. Genius method of forcing the opponent to comply with his plan to checkmate.
Fischer set a record in chess in the modern era that knows no equal: He went 20-0 during the Interzonals and Candidates matches, blanking two top 8 candidates 6-0 in 6 games each. Imagine if Carlsen beat Topolov and Kramnik 6-0 each back to back. Too freakish to happen today.
Well, Caruana (an American who plays for Italy because that country is more interested in chess) had 7-0 in the Sinquefield Cup before drawing Carlsen, whom he had beaten twice. Pretty amazing given Carlsen's record.
Locutus D'Borg OK?
Dexter,
Yes. Fischer had the genes--his father was a gifted German biophysicist scientist, his mother a Swiss-born gifted Russian medical school student who spoke many languages.
Fischer then put in the work.
Fischer was destined for greatness.
@@mikevaldez7684 Fischer won 20 games in a row but Steinitz won 25 in a row
@@hyzercreek Yes, Fischer studied over 100 of Steinitz's games as a child; but he did the same of Morphy's, Capablanca's, Alehkine's and everyone else's games. Truly the greatest of all time. 🐢
Fischer won 20 games in a row against GM
Ding Liren went 100 games without losing against predominantly GMs. Which is the greater achievement? In league chess I have won 18 consecutive games with the black pieces (not at GM of course). You can present stats all day long but it is still subjective.
Jigov your kidding, right?
@Jigov Spassky didn't even win the right to rematch Fischer. Karpov did.
@Jigov And for similar reasons, in Hong Kong, they probably think Bruce Lee could beat Israel Adesanya.
@Jigov You seem hateful and prejudiced, stereotyping all Westerners and Americans like that. Shameful display of bigotry.
fischer was the best.period
I say this cause he was just so many moves ahead of every one else,
No he did not have a vagina hence no period
Mr. Fisher was a unique human being. I am happy that I have been alive when Giants were on this earth.
He was one of them.
I could only wish I was.
R.I.P. Mr. Robert Fisher
Love Fischer's reply when asked what he had planned after becoming the US champ or something, and he said he felt he needed to play more chess. Love that guy.
No unnecessary commentary on what if this move took place and going on about if for minutes. Brilliant video.
BF didn't have a "crew" around him, no coach either. He ate up chess books in the comfort of his hotel room.
I really enjoy the way you comment on these videos.your accent and voice make you seem like an old sage :)
Thanks Mato - again a really nice and entertaining + educational commentary. Very relaxing after a tough work week...keep going!!!
What a genius and what a player in my opinion he is the all time great He has that scorching concentration hats off to him the legend
i think whats important to note, in regards to magnus. is that there is so many book moves now. almost all positions have been studied, analyzed. and put into computers. Tal, Fischer and Morphy are my favorites... they did a lot of things, without computers.. I think Fischer random would be the ONLY way to see who is the best chess player of all time its easy to memorize the first 16 moves to get to the middle game with an advantageous position
Easy? Who are you? I've never heard of you.
@TEDOVSKY Thank you for your valuable input.
Capablanca was the real deal. Today chess players have many resources available to them, great chess literature, chess apps, and the internet to boot.
Capablanca did not own a chess board set, and never studied chess except over the board while at play. He lost the crown to Alekhine , but they had 20 draws. Today in world championship play 4 draws or so is enough to retain the title.
Capablanca was certainly great, but what was his excuse for not having a chess set & not studying?
tubewatcher38 he wad party animal man
manuel felix not 20 but 25 draws
A prominent world champion never owned a chess set?! When you add lies to Capa's genius you muddle his brilliance and legacy. Don't do that.
Capablanca is my favorite chess player. I learned the most from him. He never studied the game. He just knew the best move. He looked one move ahead. The best move.
I think there's a bias both in the ratings system and peoples opinions for more current players. Mato does a great service showing the games of the great old players. No one has ever dominated their competition like Morphy or Fischer. FIschers accomplishment in the 1971 Candidates was like bowling 3 perfect games in a row. It could not be done, yet he did it.
the problem is, level of Morphy games compared to Fischer shows the century of difference. Player like Morphy had literally no competition, while at times of Fischer there were pretty strong opponents. Morphy was strong back then but Fischer is the goat.
@@human7491 of course, but that's another thing playing in Fischer's favour. Dominating in times when theory is well known, often against soviet players that were always pioneering new advances in theory, and still obliterating them is imho much more impressive than being incredibly intelligent and destroying average players, when no theory is known. It's like comparing Da Vinci with Albert Einstein. People are like "wooow" Da Vinci was so talented, so intelligent, but being great at natural sciences wasn't that hard back then, Einstein was definitely much much much better scientist. Da Vinci deserves respect, but mainly for his art.
@@human7491 that is one point to look at that. My point - you could be an expert in many fields in renaissance, but you can hardly become an expert in all subjects of physics today, because of how vast and deep the knowledge is today. Many people these days could have possessed the same knowledge as Da Vinci in renaissance, but his art makes him stand out.
Fischer is the greatest chess player of all times. He would have beaten any computer or person. Such a genius will never be born again. He should get recognition by making a big statue of him in New York.
Kasparov beated more new computer + all the whole world GM's in more modern time.
Thanks for uploading the game. Fischer play simple but effective moves and sudden brilliant moves without creating complications. Tal however create as such. Nice commentary by the way.
Mato, you're the only channel I subscribe to. I can't tell you enough how much I love your videos.
Fischer and Kasparov are the best
Hey mate I'm glad yr vids are short and sweet not long winded bla bla bla keep it up.
Yes, please watch the playlist on my channel: Tal greatest attacking grandmaster.
Yes, Tal is still a legend.
he was definitely a chess player for his time.. we may never see his like again.
MATO! Your videos are the best man.
Tal is I believe the greatest and Fischer follows..and you are the greatest commentator:)
Thank you
Tal was the Max Baer/Mike Tyson of chess - great talent that didn't quite live up to his potential though his play was very exciting. Can't possibly be # 1. Barely top 10.
+tubewatcher38 Who was chess champion of the world for decades, longer than Kasparov & Fischer combined, and an underrated legend? -Lasker.
These comparisons are subjective, yesterday yasser seirawan was talking abt Tal's brilliant understanding of chess when kasparov and other best chess players of that time were in the same place and trying to solve a position and spending a lot of time on it, Tal came in and he just found the solution in a few minutes and everyone was shocked.Tal was the best this is my subjective opininion but he played the most creative and exciting chess this is objective I guess..(search the archive)
Dexter Haven I agree Lasker was one of the very greatest & definitely underrated by most.
evans gambit makes the game immediately so easely winnable in so many ways.
1.Fischer
2.Morphy
3.Tal
4.Capablanca
5.Kasparov
Just my opinion who I think are the best, all these players in my eyes are very close skill wise, they were all brilliant geniuses of their eras
No Topalov? Opinion invalid
Short and simple, no tangents, as well as explanations as to why black/white resigns. I don't know any other big commentators who do that. Keep up the good work
It´s really a big Joy to see your vids Mato.
Great Job!
Mr.Mato J.. I am very glad for your analysys..Tks s a lot
I really like your videos. Im not that good in chess and it seems i never get any better but i like your voice and the way you present the games. 'what would i do?'... great job and thanks for your time and efforts.
what an amazing game, so many things to consider before moving, excellent video!
C3 pawn is defended by Knight from b1
Fischer was the man , Mato is so soothing to listen to !!
Thank you Mato, your knoweldge of chess is paired with a distinctive and clear aproach to explain.
I love this comment from John Doe quote I really enjoy the way you comment on these videos.your accent and voice make you seem like an old sage :) unquote
Wow! Mato you have improved A LOT over the years!
If Fischer played today, with the aid of computers and with his work ethic and talent, he would be rated 2915.
Maybe even higher, like 2916.
@@MatoJelic Yes Mato!
To answer your question in a word: YES. Wonderful analysis, many thanks! JC
I would like to see this game if it had taken placed 25 years before (1938) when Reuben Fine won, along with Paul Keres, The AVRO Holland tournament. Mr. Fine, may be, would not have made that mistake. But, I also consider Bobby Fischer one of the most brillant chess player of the world of all times.
+Juan Spechini Reuben was so good in his prime, I heard they named a sandwich after him.
Great video 👍👍👍
Mato, question: at 1:05, after Fischer's moved pawn to D4, why doesn't black play Bxc3? That pawn is undefended, and then he gains the a-file rook by forking it and the king. That bishop then dominates the a1-h8 diagonal, supporting the pawn on E5.
great narration
Take a poll of the best players alive and ask them, who would they be most nervous playing.
He seeked tempo in every move.. Even at the expense of material.. That's locking your opponent
fischer player greatest no.1
on 4:29 why did black capture pawn on H4? He could move queen to G6 and then if pawn H5, then black can move queen to G4 - preserving the structure of the pawns and being able to castle ? Why would he capture the pawn instead? I didn't see a compelling reason for him to do that.
Aweomse Mato. Straight to the point.
Thanks for the video, great choice of game, and it is all well explained!
Very nice! I know only the basics of chess but I could understand your explanations and how the game developed. Thanks!
At 3:20, the White Bishop is preventing the Rooks from being connected. Even after your hypothetical Bxe1 Rxe1, Black can simply play... Qxe1#. Derp.
Mato you are in the Flow as Mihaly Czi. says when doing these videos or in the Element as Ken Robinson says. I am a novice but enjoy watching your videos. Hvala lijepa : D pozdrav iz Norveske : D
No doubt in my opinion he was the strongest ever! He also created a variant call Chess960 which tested your ability right there at the board to figure out the best moves. No theory, no prearranging, no studied lines or variations.
He also had a patent on the time increments that they use even in current play where you have time awarded to you during tournament games.
The guy was also the strongest blitz player. Nobody could touch him. Especially in his prime. No one especially could touch him in his prime. And that includes anybody at his time, or even after he left the game up until now.
Nobody left the impact behind or the enthusiasm that this guy did for chess too after he retired from active play. Nobody!
Thank you POGOTEL.
May God bless you with many grandchildren.
mato has improved a lot
Thank you
Bobby Fischer between 1970-72 is the greatest ever !
I agree with you!
Hi Mato. I am not a very good chess player, but can you explain to me why at 3:00 black does not simply move rook to e1 pinning the queen? I know this didn't happen in the game but is this a wrong move, because you suggested Queen a4 check?
Fisher was the best chessplayer in the history,because his training was against the russian school of chess.He prepared himself to win Spasski but 20 years later with his development he could defeated Kasparov as well. I think that chess strategies are in evolution permanently as life is ...
Philip Gerlach I agree with you. All your life you train to climb Everest, and when you achieve that goal, what do you do. Fisher was anointed for one purpose, destroy the the philosophical idea of the intellectual superiority of the communist belief system. He accomplished that, driving in the first nail into its coffin starting its demise and downfall later on. That is it, no else could have achieved it. Only he had the talent, makeup and determination to do it and at the end, it overwhelmed him.
It may be more Kasparov as the best with Fischer, Magnus & Capablanca. But Fischer is different, a legend, as his poor life and death. Thanks to Fischer for chess 960 that I like, his legacy is important and makes him like Kasparov & Magnus the people we cannot forget for top 10 in history. I would add Alekhine & Capablanca before anyone.
Fantastic. Thank you
i suppose if you cherry pick their best games, morphy, tal, magnus, and fisher were the most fascinating. i'm not nearly qualified to say who's best. i love it when mato says..."can you see the critical move?" reminds me of when i was a kid reading the daily chess puzzler....."white to move and win in two". love all these youtube vids. thank you mato!!
no one studied chess & prepared for his matches like him !
Mato seems to be happier and talks more in the old videos. I like his old style better.
This style was also more educational
+The QueensConquerer +MatoJelic
Money becomes involved and it is not just for pure love ... it is a job now .... but I like him still
why wasn't played rook to e1 at 3:08 by white?
Bobby Fischer was indeed one of the greatest players ever. But I think there are other great masters that could well earn the title. Mikhal Tal, is my first choice And there are others. Fischer´s genius, however, is undeniable, The man was a genius.
Fischer lost his world champion title without playing in 1975. Kasparov lost his world champion title in 2000 against Kramnik. Kramnik won without losing a game
My list is
1)Paul Morphy
2)Adolf Anderssen
3)H.R. capablanca
4)Gary Kasparov
5)Aleksandar Alekhine
6)Johan Zukertort
7)Akiba Rubinstein
8)Bobby Fisher
9)Mihail Tall
10) Borki Predojević
Can white play the queen move before the rook move.
So that after black takes queen at g3 we move a rook to e1 and try to mate.
4:00 why didn't Fischer win the queen by rook E1?
Fischer games are pretty impressive...
@33trilby the white. You can tell because the first player mentioned is the white player ie Bobby Fischer vs Rueben Fine.
Great, thank you Mato for this brilliant game ! With your comments one always feels more clever.
what app or game are you using for this commentary. i know this is chess but the program you used.
?/ what is it? please tell me ? :(
PapPeePow probably ChessBase
All the chess legends of Fishers era stated repeatedly that he was by far the best ever. Tal said so on numerous occasions. Fished liked Tals style ( although he said it was to risky to win consi
When it comes to tactical attacking moves,I vote for these players (Tal,Nezhmetdinov,Fischer)
Kasparov and Alekhine would be ahead of Fischer for tactics. Fischer's game was more rounded with position and strategy a strong feature. He was good tactically if he saw something but he more often played positional chess.
I've said this somewhere before, and I will say this here, again: Bobby Fischer was not only a chess genius, he was a truely chess devotee. He gave his whole life to the game and art of chess. He could give more, but I think that his inner fears locked him. He could give more and maybe change history, philosophy and landscape of chess forever. It is irrelevant now to say who is the best chess player after 1975, because Bobby have never played an official match again, so we can not say with 100 % that Karpov, Kasparov or Carlsen are the best players of all time. For me time in chess history can only be measured before and after Bobby Fischer.
Kasparov, Fischer, Alekhine, Magnus, Anand. my all time top 5
My top five: Morphy, Capa, Lasker, Fischer, Kasparov. Plus I think highly of Kramnik and Carlsen.
Great, fantastic and immortal Bobby Fischer, the absolutely best chess player ever!!! Respect forever!!!
Great chess game. But i would love to see a video on the same game with different variants of what black could have done. It looks to me that by offering a bishot or a knight, black can still win. Could show us how white still could have won now that evans gambit is already played. Thanks
Brilliant game from Fischer :)
What do you think who is the best Bobby Fisher or Paul Morphy ?
wow. You put out some really great videos. Your analysis separates your videos from others.
Paul Mourphy's style. He also liked Evans gambit and played similar games.
It's always hard to say what was the greatest chess game, match, or tournament of all time. There are unnumbered choices.
The best year, however, is a no-brainer: 1970 ;)
INSANE! Fischer! Fischer IS G.O.A.T! ABSOLUTELY EXTREMELY INSANE! 😍😘
Mato, as always, a very interesting game! Regarding your question "Is Fischer the greatest chess player of all time?", IMHO, it is an unanswerable question objectively, because of the many variables involved in determining "greatness", the different eras in which other champions played, career longevity (i.e., Wilhelm Steinitz held the Championship for 27 years, and the fact that Fischer's professional career was painfully short-lived. All that said, I am inclined to think Fischer was the greatest, but that is a totally subjective opinion. In terms of being a role model as a chess champion and human being though, he falls woefully short. I believe that GM Spassky would top the "greatest role model" list though, if not the greatest chess champion.
Sounds like a book line in most of the game ..
Fischer was studying chess very hard
Mato's technique has improved over the years.
Believe it or not Bobby was even better at identifying the people in control of the world who are actively destroying it.
Mato is the greatest chess educator of all times!
Thank you
I think at 5:20, its also possible to play Qe3, I dont see any defense to that.
+Soothsayer its because no defense is needed against that move. black queen defends e7, rook defends e8.
Couldn't you move QuE3 at 5:40 instead?
7 years ago.
This was a young mato !
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@thatguywithnothing checkmate still unavoidable after Qg5+, f6, Bxf6 or Qxf6, Qxf6, and Qxf6# or Bxf6#
Maybe but he should have played Karpov
In terms of promoting the game, Bobby Fischer is the greatest. Height of cold war, an American taking on single handedly the Soviet might. The media loved it, chess clubs swelled, BBC had chess on the TV. Golden age of chess, which was a direct result of the Fischer phenomenon.