Polish Immortal: Glucksberg-Najdorf | Games to Know by Heart - GM Varuzhan Akobian

Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows a famous game played by Miguel Najdorf in the 1930s. This miniature features a stunning checkmate.
2017.07.27
Glucksberg vs Miguel Najdorf, Warsaw (1929): A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
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[@zygaf6252]

Thank you for polish game. We should remember that Miquel (Mieczysław) Najdorf was Pole who lived in Argentina after 2WW.

[@santiagomorales9899]

Var, great as always. A great teacher indeed. He seems tired, I hope he's okay and just tired that evening.

[@GausonS3]

Mieczysław (Miguel) Najdorf was born in 1910 in Poland. This game is from 1929, so at this time he didnt even know that he will move to Argentina (which was forced by a war). He's not Argentine but Polish-Argentine chess grandmaster.

[@pelida77]

Like you say he was Polish-Argentine, proud to be Polish but also Argentinian. Forever grateful to the country that save him from certain death and receive him with open arms (lost all his relatives to the barbary of Auschwitz and Treblinka: Wife, his three year old daughter, Father, Mother. Four brothers, uncles, cousins, friends)
Spoke a perfect Spanish (among many other languages) with a distinctive Rio de la Plata accent; loved Tango and was a passionate Futbol fan of Newell's Old Boys of Rosario (used to teach chess in one of the grandstands of their stadium). He used to say:
"I was born twice without having passed through the requirement of death; The first, like the whole world, and the second, at age 29, when I arrived in Argentina. Here I was lucky enough to start over, to learn a new language, to adapt to a new country, my country. The best move I ever made was to stay in this country. Here I formed my home, I have two daughters, grandchildren ... It means that I knew how to lose, but that I also had a very happy life"
His words :)

[@robk2167]

Pelida Duli Yes, he was Polish grandmaster who escaped certain death from hands of Nazi Germans occupying Poland during wwII and murdering 3 million Poles abd 2.7 million Polish Jews.

[@rafachomicki6086]

Yes and this game was happened in Warsaw of Poland in 1929.

[@V8SupersQirreL]

...and still we play the "Najdorf"! Wherever his heart belonged - he was a fine chessplayer! But thank you for all the information, very interesting! And sometimes is not comfortable to say: yes, i'm german...

[@andreamagnanini3196]

GM Akobian best teacher in the world! His lesson make my day better!

[@taipizzalord4463]

Yes

[@annakretner8374]

AKOBIAN FOR PRESIDENT

[@Lion-ee1mq]

Glad to see you back Var!

[@cracgor]

Thanks. Great lecture as always.

[@elbay2]

GM Akobian is a great teacher/lecturer!

[@olivertoth645]

"Which knight? Does it matter or not really?" Hahahah love Akobian 😂

[@Tulio_Fonseca]

Var is back in the channel! Nice to see his lectures.

[@terrabitic7090]

Fantastic lecture. A brilliant game and a brilliant analysis. Thanks CCSCSL!

[@khashayarnoubakht7101]

good to see you back, dear Varuzhan

[@rajandwivedi1427]

best teacher

[@BREAKocean]

Varuzhan is a hot iron that helps forge my tactics in chess.

[@skakofilsanonims4434]

Great lesson.

[@kennethkakande]

I love this man!

[@rainerausdemspring894]

According to the Wiener Schachzeitung the game was played in 1935. According to other sources in 1930 or 1929.
According to Edward Winter - a very competent chess historian - the game was played in 1930 and the opponents' name was Gliksberg (was it??).

[@wolfgangwilhelm9699]

3:55 "a dubious move"
6:26 "a very dubious move"
It's the favorite comment of Suren Aghabekyan

[@rafachomicki6086]

One of best chess teacher. For me Akobian and Wiliams Simon :)

[@jancivianci3028]

Agadmator did video about this game earlier today.

[@agadmator]

True story :D

[@isolatedgirl]

idea great

[@sourandbitter3062]

9:20 Akobian is trolling his audience

[@redbeardsbirds3747]

Varuzhan "The General" Akobian.

[@celsomoskowitz833]

There's a guy in the lecture called Hashish and nobody is commenting on that? seriously?

[@AddzyKishoore]

Celso Moskowitz It's Ashish.

[@PunkSage]

Please show some respect to Poles how had to flee from motherland during World War II. He was definitely a Polish player.

[@bradenstewart6270]

Ben Finegold looks really different from the last time I saw him.... very suspicious

[@khashayarnoubakht7101]

remember not everybody is playing chess all the time and not doing anything else when they get older... grow up

[@g8le]

@Khashayar What are you talking about?

[@abhishekkj3662]

1:10
Yeah I need a bottle too..

[@thomasfischer3020]

god damn it ashish

[@pucek365]

The introduction doesn't make much sense. Why would polish immortal be played by argentinian grandmaster? He was polish at the time, that was his nationality back then

[@tharindanimnajith3525]

Thanks. Great lecture as always.