Fischer's sense for a positional mistake was extraordinary. The very best players in the world had to be letter-perfect against him, at least when he had White. It's amusing to note that the next time he had White against Najdorf, _Najdorf avoided the Najdorf Variation._ (He lost anyway.)
Before the Spassky 1972 match all of Fischer's losses were theoretical-positional in nature-none were tactical. His first case of chess blindness was in a Spassky game. Imho he is still the best player we've ever had.
No one has yet mentioned the focal movements and astute genius of this game yet. That being, the offer to the opponent, of a bishop, knight, and rook, each leading to a potential for the opponents destruction. And this is why I love this match so much. Absolute genius!
I’ll take some comfort from the fact that I seriously considered the rook sac but am not too proud to admit I opted for something else. Great game and stellar analysis as usual. Thanks Mato!
Love your videos. Very clear and concise illuminating the most important points of the the game. I especially love these older videos when you are natural.
We mustn't be too self-congratulatory when "finding the move". It's not so hard when Mato says "what would you play now?". What makes a GM is that they are looking for this kind of move ALWAYS and, of course, there are only one or two moves in the entire game that are the game changers. It cannot be overemphasised how brilliant Fischer was, to find this move under these conditions (this wasn't a game in the park for a dollar). Awesome and thanks again Mato - great commentary.
It was humiliating simply because Najdorf had received world recognition for this very variation that was named after him. But what else is going to work against BF?
Amazing! Fischer was brilliant--who would have seen that the winning exchange/sacrifice of rook was the key that early but a genius! It's Morphy-esque !! Wow, what a game.
At 5:44, look how incredibly strong Fisher has positioned his pieces. They all cover each other and are all attacking critical (weak) spots of Najdorf-considered a master in defense at the time.
I've been playing chess since I was a little kid and I NEVER played at a level of understanding like this. I like to think I was an ok player but the subtleties of how and more importantly WHEN to sacrifice pieces are still often lost on me. Thanks for the video!
Fischer new all the variations, but he made unexpected moves . It seems that his mind was going further than the others, but i believe that he had studied the moves,
There are several variations to be analyzed at critical junctures in this memorable game, which can be referenced in "My 61 Memorable Games" annotated by Larry Evans. Fischer's judgement and planning all throughout must be extolled.
Fischer never fails to amaze. He make moves that seem like blunders but give him a positional edge. By the time his opponent realizes the cheese was bait the bar swings shut. WHAP
I have to take exception to the title of this one Mato. Fischer beat everyone & maybe humbled just about everyone too. Does that mean they were all humiliated? Why was Najdorf "humiliated" here. Looks like another great Fischer game against another great opponent.
MatoJelic lol Not related to Najdorf; but he was a grerat player & a fine gentleman. Someone with your talent & class could think of something better. How about Fischer vs. Najdorf? or Najdorf's najdorf ?
+tubewatcher38 It is nothing to do with the "class". Ideas come to my mind and I use them. I am only lucky that there is more people that like my ideas than those that don't like them. I am not making any effort to get ideas they just come to me freely. Like this one: ua-cam.com/video/7gugUf8IEXE/v-deo.html. This is my most disliked video. If I was worried about dislikes I would never make it. I make the videos for my own entertainment and than I share it with the world.
Hi Mato and friends! At 2:16 instead of the rook move wouldn't an immediate Qa4 been a better move? Can't see Re1 doing anything other than offering black the line proposed in the video.
+Olof Johansson If Qa4+ black could go Nd7 to block, and Fischer can't go Bb5 anymore since pawn could just take, and black's rook is protected by the queen.
Thanks for this. No comment about the repetition interaction with castling Sg7+ Ke7 Sf5 Ke8, which Fischer could have repeated without danger of drawing the game?
Can someone tell me why Fisher castled at 1:53? It looks to me like he could've sacrificed his light bishop with a check. Then Qh5 check again forcing the king to g7 or g8. Either one looks like a mating sequence. If g7, then the N comes in right away. I think g8 leads to mate eventually too?
At 6:00, the move I guessed was Rxd7. If ...Qxd7, then Qb8+ Qc8, Qxa7 winning back the rook and getting a knight for free, plus the a pawn unless I'm overlooking a forced mate (likely). If ...Kxd7 then Qd5+ and pursuing the king to win material and mate rapidly.
awesome game of chess. takes a lot of time to figure out the complex problems in such a less time and play your move. Fischer do was the greatest grandmaster of chess
I found the rock move, giving 3 options to black, but the last one (more obvious) I fail, kkkkk I still have a lot to learn with these fantastics players, very interesting/out of the box thinking game, congrats 4 the initiative!!
(2:32, I paused I will find out soon...) One of the first moves that would come to mind was e6; otherwise Nd7 or possibly e5 (which looks the most risky, but maybe has potential for counter-play) maybe e5 has potential it attacks a lot of "loose pieces" and when those threats are responded to any weaknesses of it can be addressed the following moves. And I am not so sure about any King-side castling which the consideration doing of would maybe consider Bg7; but I would be very concerned against a coordinated against a Castled King attack by White especially with the Knight on d4; so probably not that.
Dont think my.reply posted anywho yeah.found Rxe4 the exchange sac in about 15.seconds , then again im always scouring the board for sound combinations actually cant help playing unsound ones too hoping my opponent wont find the cortect line usually only in blitz games or if opponents in time trouble
6:55 in that position i probably would have moved knight to C6 to threaten the queen, and pressure black. then again, i'm no chess master, so if that is a terrible move for some reason i'm missing, let me know
Not terrible, it just doesn't do much, the "pressure" is too easy to get out of, Qc7 and then what? You haven't really got a followup, your knight is just sorta awkwardly placed now, and needs the queen to protect it. Plus, you got a great pin going on the black knight, now that's gone, and it's free to go places like b6 and cause trouble.
after black captured the rook with pawn at the crucial point and knight moved up the board, why did black move the bishop that was protecting the very spot that the knight moved to? I feel like a lot of this could have been prevented if that didn't happen. or is there a line of play that white could take if black didn't move the bishop?
Fischer told that chess is a waste if played according to the book. It destroys the beauty of chess. This is just one example. H6 what a response to nadorf variation. Unbelievable
What about rock takes on d7 R:d7 + and black must capture with quen, otherwise he will lose quen. Then after Q:d7 Qb8 + the only way to protect king is Qc8. After that quen captures rock Q:a7 and threat is Qe7 checkmate. What do you think about my variation ?
Thanks for all your analyse!!! Very Instructive. I think that Najdorf didn't take G2 with the bishop because Bobby Fischer will try something like Knight in E6 sacrifice it to conserve the pair of bishop. pawn takes you can chess with queen in H5 after the king moves D7. AND NOW Bobby Fischer will eat the bishop in G2. don't have scare to lose the bishop in c4 because if he eats you check with your rock in D8 and eat the queen. So a thinks Nadjord had scare on this combinaison. What do you Think?????
Por entonces Fischer con 19 años, se encontraba en la plenitud de su fuerza física y mental, como lo comprueba el hecho de que ése mismo año de 1962, triunfó en el Interzonal de Estocolmo (Suecia), con dos puntos de ventaja sobre Tigran Petrosián, quien se coronaría campéon del mundo un año después...en cambio Najdorf que nació en 1910, contaba ya con 52 años... y su lucidez ya no era como la de un muchacho de veinte años...!
Fischer's sense for a positional mistake was extraordinary. The very best players in the world had to be letter-perfect against him, at least when he had White. It's amusing to note that the next time he had White against Najdorf, _Najdorf avoided the Najdorf Variation._ (He lost anyway.)
Really? He avoided his own variation! OK. I guess that counts as humiliation.
Chris McCarthy the Sicilian Defense actually wasn't played for a long time during Fischer's certain win against it until Kasparov popularized it.
Before the Spassky 1972 match all of Fischer's losses were theoretical-positional in nature-none were tactical. His first case of chess blindness was in a Spassky game.
Imho he is still the best player we've ever had.
+Shockingfire7
wasn't the Sicilian Bobby's fav defense?
He was the best player who ever lived
Is it just me, or does this guy sound like Count Dracula from Sesame Street?
Mate you killed me
Ha ha ha! brilliant!
Reece Beauchamp HAHAHAHAHAHA Thank you man! Hardest I laughed today! IM DEAD
Reece Beauchamp LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He usually doesn't sound like that, I think his microphone wasn't that good when he made this video.
No one has yet mentioned the focal movements and astute genius of this game yet. That being, the offer to the opponent, of a bishop, knight, and rook, each leading to a potential for the opponents destruction. And this is why I love this match so much. Absolute genius!
Thank you Mato, as always great commentary. This guy knows how to pause at critical moments.
Thank you very much for your commentary on this intriguing game! I very much enjoyed it. I hope you make many more!
I’ll take some comfort from the fact that I seriously considered the rook sac but am not too proud to admit I opted for something else. Great game and stellar analysis as usual. Thanks Mato!
This game is One of Fischer's my 60. Interesting thing is Najdorf was crushed in his own variation.
You sound like the leader of the trade federation from the star wars prequels
XDDD
LOLOL best comment of the day! Id like to buy you a drink!
Speaking about the game - "They are still coming through"
Yeah but I bet he probably speaks 4 languages.
Love your videos. Very clear and concise illuminating the most important points of the the game. I especially love these older videos when you are natural.
Great game and great commentary. Many thanks.
We mustn't be too self-congratulatory when "finding the move". It's not so hard when Mato says "what would you play now?". What makes a GM is that they are looking for this kind of move ALWAYS and, of course, there are only one or two moves in the entire game that are the game changers. It cannot be overemphasised how brilliant Fischer was, to find this move under these conditions (this wasn't a game in the park for a dollar). Awesome and thanks again Mato - great commentary.
Mato, you are awesome! Thank you for the excellent chess videos. I watch them with my sons who are learning to play.
Great game, and good commentaries, thank you Mato !
Najdorf must have felt that he was playing against someone from another planet.
"Which variation of the sicilian would najdorf play?" Lmao
It was humiliating simply because Najdorf had received world recognition for this very variation that was named after him. But what else is going to work against BF?
If he plays it right, it is a winning position.
@@liberphilosophus7481 the best najdorf can get is a draw if played perfectly by both sides
This game is found in Fischer's "My 60 Most Memorable Games", p. 254. Thanks Mato.
Amazing! Fischer was brilliant--who would have seen that the winning exchange/sacrifice of rook was the key that early but a genius! It's Morphy-esque !! Wow, what a game.
Excellent, really helps me understand better Fischer's innovative style.
Great game and good commentary!
BEAUTIFULL !!! THATS THE BEST CHESS PLAYER EVER =BOBBY FISCHER R.I.P !!!
At 5:44, look how incredibly strong Fisher has positioned his pieces. They all cover each other and are all attacking critical (weak) spots of Najdorf-considered a master in defense at the time.
Enjoyed the game and your analysis. thank you.
I've been playing chess since I was a little kid and I NEVER played at a level of understanding like this. I like to think I was an ok player but the subtleties of how and more importantly WHEN to sacrifice pieces are still often lost on me. Thanks for the video!
Fischer new all the variations, but he made unexpected moves . It seems that his mind was going further than the others, but i believe that he had studied the moves,
really spectacular! from Fischer's book "my 60 memorable games", indeed.
My Chess has improved 100% because of your videos, Mato.
Mato why don't you show any of the Fischer vs. Spassky 1972 games??
+Matt there are a few other vids on these matches but i wont watch because they are not done by mato.
+Matt I wish he did too
+Baron Ballenpap There are no thugs in Croatia.
+AssChavez He only answers to hate comments, or very early comments on his new videos
Fischer vs. Spassky is where I learned about the Sicilian, as it was covered in newspapers at the time.
I saw RxB sac but did not see how it will work out until the end. Bobby is great.
Amazing game, plus, Mr. Mato, best commentator ever.
There are several variations to be analyzed at critical junctures in this memorable game, which can be referenced in "My 61 Memorable Games" annotated by Larry Evans. Fischer's judgement and planning all throughout must be extolled.
I don't play chess but i find watching these explanations very entertaining and relaxing. Chess is just amazing.
Same here
Fischer never fails to amaze. He make moves that seem like blunders but give him a positional edge. By the time his opponent realizes the cheese was bait the bar swings shut. WHAP
2:15 that's the difference between me & Fischer right there. I would not have thought of that...
Yes, it is a big jump to go from thinking about material to thinking about strategic positioning.
Dexter Haven only that?
I have to take exception to the title of this one Mato. Fischer beat everyone & maybe humbled just about everyone too. Does that mean they were all humiliated? Why was Najdorf "humiliated" here. Looks like another great Fischer game against another great opponent.
+tubewatcher38 Fischer humiliated Najdorf defence
MatoJelic Fischer beat everyone else's favorite openings too. Just because Najdorf had that variation named for him...
+tubewatcher38 Is Najdorf your uncle? If I spent 10 hours thinking of the title I would get nowhere.
Fisher kicked Najdorf ass
MatoJelic lol Not related to Najdorf; but he was a grerat player & a fine gentleman. Someone with your talent & class could think of something better. How about Fischer vs. Najdorf? or Najdorf's najdorf ?
+tubewatcher38 It is nothing to do with the "class". Ideas come to my mind and I use them. I am only lucky that there is more people that like my ideas than those that don't like them. I am not making any effort to get ideas they just come to me freely. Like this one: ua-cam.com/video/7gugUf8IEXE/v-deo.html. This is my most disliked video. If I was worried about dislikes I would never make it. I make the videos for my own entertainment and than I share it with the world.
Hi Mato and friends!
At 2:16 instead of the rook move wouldn't an immediate Qa4 been a better move? Can't see Re1 doing anything other than offering black the line proposed in the video.
+Olof Johansson If Qa4+ black could go Nd7 to block, and Fischer can't go Bb5 anymore since pawn could just take, and black's rook is protected by the queen.
Thanks for this. No comment about the repetition interaction with castling Sg7+ Ke7 Sf5 Ke8, which Fischer could have repeated without danger of drawing the game?
I love the mouse clicks they are very fascinating...
Great video :) I would like to see Tal - Zajcev 1972 Moscow from you, if you didn´t upload it yet.
*Excellent commentary unlike a lot of the chess dross you find on yew chewb - very well done Tomato*
i like your way of commenting .. thanks for you
That was a fun game to watch
Fisher was a nut. So epic.
Can someone tell me why Fisher castled at 1:53?
It looks to me like he could've sacrificed his light bishop with a check.
Then Qh5 check again forcing the king to g7 or g8.
Either one looks like a mating sequence.
If g7, then the N comes in right away.
I think g8 leads to mate eventually too?
Awesome replay...
4:14 very cool, don't think I've ever seen three pieces en pris like that, right next to each other as if they were in their starting orientation!
Curious to know what fischer had planned if bishop was taken insteadda rook 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Great job! thanks..
How did Fischer see that R exchange???
He looked.
Mark Jamieson me.too
very entertaining, good job
Creepest "hi" ever :'D
At 6:00, the move I guessed was Rxd7. If ...Qxd7, then Qb8+ Qc8, Qxa7 winning back the rook and getting a knight for free, plus the a pawn unless I'm overlooking a forced mate (likely). If ...Kxd7 then Qd5+ and pursuing the king to win material and mate rapidly.
Genius again Sir Robert
awesome game of chess. takes a lot of time to figure out the complex problems in such a less time and play your move. Fischer do was the greatest grandmaster of chess
Is cicilian najdorf named after miguel najdorf? please tell me.
haha yes. I actually laughed when he asked "Which position of the sicilian would najdorf play?"
Bilal Khalid , -:-) :-) :-) :-)
I like your sense of humor Mato
After watching some games of Tal I was trying to find the sacrifice move in critical position! And it was good way of thinking
which software are you using ?
I found the rock move, giving 3 options to black, but the last one (more obvious) I fail, kkkkk I still have a lot to learn with these fantastics players, very interesting/out of the box thinking game, congrats 4 the initiative!!
FISCHER WAS TOO GOOD
At the point where Fischer sacrifices his rook --- Was f4 a good alternative?
Was Rook to F8 a better option? Instead of Queen to C7?
(2:32, I paused I will find out soon...) One of the first moves that would come to mind was e6; otherwise Nd7 or possibly e5 (which looks the most risky, but maybe has potential for counter-play) maybe e5 has potential it attacks a lot of "loose pieces" and when those threats are responded to any weaknesses of it can be addressed the following moves.
And I am not so sure about any King-side castling which the consideration doing of would maybe consider Bg7; but I would be very concerned against a coordinated against a Castled King attack by White especially with the Knight on d4; so probably not that.
+Peter Smythe So it was e5 that was played. It just wasn't a very good move. I actually missed the Bishop sac combination option.
hello I would like to know wich program will help me to make chess videos please thanks in advance 4 your help
search chess GUI or chess interface.
Dont think my.reply posted anywho yeah.found Rxe4 the exchange sac in about 15.seconds , then again im always scouring the board for sound combinations actually cant help playing unsound ones too hoping my opponent wont find the cortect line usually only in blitz games or if opponents in time trouble
I watched this amazing vid 10000 times
1:27 Why didn't Najdorf take the free E4 pawn?
nice job ... thanks
Just shows you how position is far more valuable than dead material. King safety is paramount!
Mato, I have one request. More Fischer games please.
6:55 in that position i probably would have moved knight to C6 to threaten the queen, and pressure black. then again, i'm no chess master, so if that is a terrible move for some reason i'm missing, let me know
Not terrible, it just doesn't do much, the "pressure" is too easy to get out of, Qc7 and then what? You haven't really got a followup, your knight is just sorta awkwardly placed now, and needs the queen to protect it. Plus, you got a great pin going on the black knight, now that's gone, and it's free to go places like b6 and cause trouble.
cool to see responses like this. really good players above my comment
after black captured the rook with pawn at the crucial point and knight moved up the board, why did black move the bishop that was protecting the very spot that the knight moved to? I feel like a lot of this could have been prevented if that didn't happen. or is there a line of play that white could take if black didn't move the bishop?
Fischer told that chess is a waste if played according to the book. It destroys the beauty of chess. This is just one example. H6 what a response to nadorf variation. Unbelievable
thanks Mato!!
Humiliation is a proper term in the sense that it was a chess blowout. Fischer played a truly sick game.
Najdorf played quite poor on this one...
the last important mouve bishep e6 i posed the vedio and i think qwen e6 is better no ?
That was just genius. How these players throw away pieces that pull opponents pieces out of place, just amazes me.
I'm still a bit of a novice, even after 25+ years of play(non-competitively), Bc4xe2+ forcing the King d2?
Appropriate choice of names!
7:00 that's a hard sacrifice to make, unless you're very sure of your end game play.
Why didn't you go over the variation if he took the bishop and not the rook...
What about rock takes on d7 R:d7 + and black must capture with quen, otherwise he will lose quen. Then after Q:d7 Qb8 + the only way to protect king is Qc8. After that quen captures rock Q:a7 and threat is Qe7 checkmate. What do you think about my variation ?
+Predrag Mastilovic queen :D
Brilliant move of fisher so deep
Given the fact that Fischer was playing Najdorf, he was surely expecting... the Najdorf. Up to what point do you guys think this was preparation?
2:33 why not taking the pawn on g2 ; Bxg2 ; alfil de e4 come el peón de g2??
lol
2:48 so what if he king doesn't capture the bishop and moves his bishop back?
This would simply mean sacrificing the white bishop (-material) and losing the control he has over the center, 2 obvious reasons not to do it.
it's not just finding the exchange sac, the scariest thing is that he probably calculated 12-13 moves ahead in such an intricated position
Very impressive moving tactics
4.22 magnificant position! You don´t see those nowadays..
Didactic and pedagogic!!! Amazing!!!
Please upload Paul morphy games mato!
Hahahahah I can't watch anymore without laughing listening to this guy
6.h3 initiates the Adams' attack in the Sicilian Najdorf.
These are great, but that hum in your audio is hard to endure
Thanks for all your analyse!!! Very Instructive. I think that Najdorf didn't take G2 with the bishop because Bobby Fischer will try something like Knight in E6 sacrifice it to conserve the pair of bishop. pawn takes you can chess with queen in H5 after the king moves D7. AND NOW Bobby Fischer will eat the bishop in G2. don't have scare to lose the bishop in c4 because if he eats you check with your rock in D8 and eat the queen. So a thinks Nadjord had scare on this combinaison. What do you Think?????
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Por entonces Fischer con 19 años, se encontraba en la plenitud de su fuerza física y mental, como lo comprueba el hecho de que ése mismo año de 1962, triunfó en el Interzonal de Estocolmo (Suecia), con dos puntos de ventaja sobre Tigran Petrosián, quien se coronaría campéon del mundo un año después...en cambio Najdorf que nació en 1910, contaba ya con 52 años... y su lucidez ya no era como la de un muchacho de veinte años...!
please mato why Fisher played h3 how can this help
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