Another great video from Chess Wisdom. Stein was a fantastic player whose style undoubtedly exerted a profound influence on the game. You can see outlines of Kasparov's future play in his games.
A very complex game for sure. To sacrifice three pawns against Korchnoi and as Black, and to not only survive but win is a great feat. For pawn sacrifice #1, it seems pretty standard to open a line against the enemy king on the other side of the board and have a file for your rook. Additionally Stein received the white knight’s placement on a3 & still further a pawn concession (b3) which could potentially be exploited later. @ 3:23, while it was not touched upon, I’m supposing the offer of the a pawn was not accepted because it could have been too dangerous to give Black two open files to the white king. This pawn was not accepted. For pawn sacrifice #2, the light square bishop’s activation was very influential for much of the middle game and it aided in the final winning combination, and the persistent influence it had over the undeveloped white kingside seems to justify it. The position that could have occurred after the third pawn sacrifice @ 7:12 is the most interesting one, I feel. It seems that the f3 pawn is too inconveniently defended, as so may be captured. The a7 pawn is protected via Ra8, and the white king position can be weakened too much after Rxa2. But it can be difficult for the extra pawns to be pushed as the ones on the king side are not passed, and 2 P’s vs 2 P’s (assuming the f pawn disappears) doesn’t always tend to produce a breakthrough. And pushing the pawns on the queen side can expose the white king. But because numerous pieces can surround the white king while the pawns are pushed, as occurs in thematic attacks like the Mar del Plata variation of the KID, it’s possible a long grind out with the c pawn being slowly escorted may be the deciding aspect of the game. While it’s great Stein managed to show he could win after many pawn sacrifices, it would have been interesting to see how the game would have played out after the third accepted pawn.
Since we see a lot of excellent videos on the art of attack, sacrificing, dynamic play and couterattack, I think it would be very interesting to also show games of Petrosian, my favorite champion, on the art of defense or positional play for example. Keep up the good work! 🎉🙌
Indeed, I greatly enjoy games where we see defensive mastery and positional concepts being employed to quell an attack and regroup successfully later on, as opposed to just getting steamrolled ))
Strategic masterpiece reminiscent of GM Alekhine. It's simply not feasible to defeat GM Korchnoi with black sacrificing three pawns. I would have been in utter shock had I witnessed it live. Of course there was always a defense, but if you've got GM Korchnoi confused, you know you're straddling some obscure territory. Ridiculous strategic depth and foreshadowing of things. I'm sure that GM's Stein's rare intuition played its role as it seems inhuman to, at the first or even second sacrifice, logically deduce the tactical culmination resolving matters, sealing the deal with likely less than optimal defense, through the chaos inflicted on the board; and you don't want to take liberties with GM Korchnoi if you can't capitalise before he squeezes you in the endgame, as even GM Tal can attest to.
That was truly chaotic! I think this was the first time I couldn't guess the move you asked us to try to find out.
Another great video from Chess Wisdom.
Stein was a fantastic player whose style undoubtedly exerted a profound influence on the game. You can see outlines of Kasparov's future play in his games.
Brillante ataque.esto es arte puro.gracias chess Wisdom.Saludos.
A very complex game for sure. To sacrifice three pawns against Korchnoi and as Black, and to not only survive but win is a great feat.
For pawn sacrifice #1, it seems pretty standard to open a line against the enemy king on the other side of the board and have a file for your rook. Additionally Stein received the white knight’s placement on a3 & still further a pawn concession (b3) which could potentially be exploited later.
@ 3:23, while it was not touched upon, I’m supposing the offer of the a pawn was not accepted because it could have been too dangerous to give Black two open files to the white king. This pawn was not accepted.
For pawn sacrifice #2, the light square bishop’s activation was very influential for much of the middle game and it aided in the final winning combination, and the persistent influence it had over the undeveloped white kingside seems to justify it.
The position that could have occurred after the third pawn sacrifice @ 7:12 is the most interesting one, I feel. It seems that the f3 pawn is too inconveniently defended, as so may be captured. The a7 pawn is protected via Ra8, and the white king position can be weakened too much after Rxa2. But it can be difficult for the extra pawns to be pushed as the ones on the king side are not passed, and 2 P’s vs 2 P’s (assuming the f pawn disappears) doesn’t always tend to produce a breakthrough. And pushing the pawns on the queen side can expose the white king. But because numerous pieces can surround the white king while the pawns are pushed, as occurs in thematic attacks like the Mar del Plata variation of the KID, it’s possible a long grind out with the c pawn being slowly escorted may be the deciding aspect of the game. While it’s great Stein managed to show he could win after many pawn sacrifices, it would have been interesting to see how the game would have played out after the third accepted pawn.
Great game. Thanks for your work.
My pleasure.
Since we see a lot of excellent videos on the art of attack, sacrificing, dynamic play and couterattack, I think it would be very interesting to also show games of Petrosian, my favorite champion, on the art of defense or positional play for example.
Keep up the good work! 🎉🙌
I agree! Petrosian vs Aronin, Moscow 1961 is brilliant. On the database its named “The immortal retreat game”
Indeed, I greatly enjoy games where we see defensive mastery and positional concepts being employed to quell an attack and regroup successfully later on, as opposed to just getting steamrolled ))
Strategic masterpiece reminiscent of GM Alekhine. It's simply not feasible to defeat GM Korchnoi with black sacrificing three pawns. I would have been in utter shock had I witnessed it live. Of course there was always a defense, but if you've got GM Korchnoi confused, you know you're straddling some obscure territory. Ridiculous strategic depth and foreshadowing of things. I'm sure that GM's Stein's rare intuition played its role as it seems inhuman to, at the first or even second sacrifice, logically deduce the tactical culmination resolving matters, sealing the deal with likely less than optimal defense, through the chaos inflicted on the board; and you don't want to take liberties with GM Korchnoi if you can't capitalise before he squeezes you in the endgame, as even GM Tal can attest to.
Great Channel. Very instructive and clear analysis.
I like Stein's piece activity very much.
Wow what a fantastic game!
Nice.plz show lasker.botonic and carpo more ..
Yes, Lasker, Botvinnik, & Karpov are awesome players to behold
Kasparov like.