I played Larsen in a simultaneous exhibition in Chicago in 1968, before he got crushed by Bobby. I simplified as much as possible and took him to an even endgame before I had to lose a knight to stop a backrank mate. He looked at me like he was surprised I fell into such a stupid situation.
@@vlaekershner7305 lol, some masters forget what it's like to lose. I guess he had a lesson shortly after your match. I bet that was a cool experience for you nonetheless!
Larsen reached the semi-finals of the Candidate Matches, in 3 consecutive cycles -- 1965/1968/1971. Always original, his lack of conformity doomed his quest to be #1, but he was #1 in the West, while Fischer was off brooding for much of the 1960s.
Larsen gets done so dirty based on that result alone, it's unbelievable. He's one of the most creative and overall original players in chess history, as well as one of the greatest fighters to ever play the game. Not only did he legitimately develop many unorthodox openings, but he also improved the reputations of many opening lines others had considered to be way too passive and devoid of counterplay (for example, the Maroczy Bind of the Accelerated Dragon for Black, and also the Franco-Benoni for Black!). A true chess hero, especially in the vast pre-computer era. Did I mention he was the greatest polyglot among grandmasters?
Tal plays such daring chess even in the highest stakes matches, it's a privilege to watch. I doubt there is anyone else with his style and similar success levels.
It is not possible to play like this and have that kind of success anymore since players are much better defenders nowadays in a classical setting. The closest thing we have are Dubov and Mamedyarov but nonr of them can really contend for the word championship
What a game, it has really improved my friday. The madness created by Tal on the board is unbelievable and it reminds me of no one other than his rival Rashid nezhmetdinov. I really miss his games and i would like to see more of his games.
Famous Tal quote, not sure if real: "After analysis, I almost always play the sacrifice I wanted to play at the beginning. The only opponents I won't do this against are Petrosian, Korchnoi, and Fisher. Petrosian will decline the sacrifice so it is impossible for him to lose. Korchnoi will use up all his time but calculate every variation to mate. And Fisher will win."
Fischer was truly the best player to ever lived! Even today's era's modern players living in hightech computer world r stuggling to become as powerful and accurate as the fischer
I was only a distant chess fan until I found this channel. The contexts, the skillful explanations, the "pause the video" moments and all make for such enjoyable content, I look forward to each new episode. Thanks Antonio!
A good thing to go over would be Spassky's Candidates matches in the 1960's. He was able to get to the top and come aback again in the next cycle. Karajakin and Caruana were unable to do that after they lost to Magnus. I think the Spassky of the 60's would be a hard man to beat today. His ability to adapt to opponents and to set them hard choices was unparrelled.
Great point. Wonderful examples of his ability to adjust to different styles can be seen in his wins over Geller and Korchnoi in the candidates matches. As I stated earlier, Spassky from 1966-1969 was something else. Beautiful chess and very energetic. Love his games from these two cycles and let's face it, beating Iron Tigran was no joke and he managed that in '69.
What is so incredible about tal is that we all know that even playing like this against a club player is very hard. And we would call anyone a genius if he plays like this. What we all miss is how extremely hard it is to play like this against top players. We are talking here about the candidates. Sacking pieces like this is simply unreal. This what makes tal an extreme genius. He played like this vs the best players of his time. And successfully this is near impossible
Tal's games are so much fun to review and so impressive to consider. He combined deep strategic and tactical thinking that is the hallmark of the greatest players in history. Thanks for featuring these games!
I think, that "old" players, has something like a style. Nowadays players are like hurry hurry up to a well known position, some exchanges, and then we will start think something.. But like this gem... like Tal... there is purpose, and deep meaning of almost every placed piece. I saw on your channel even others older players, but how played Tal... is it like alchymist, with his poetry.
Nice Tal is one of my favorite players of all he is on the next next level of chess skill I enjoy his games and the amazing moves Thanks for the Analysis of the Game I enjoy when you break down all the possible ins and outs of moves or what if moves I know some people might not but to me it makes everything more thorough
Honestly.. I just know about chess basics.. Total noob..but I just watch these videos again n again for the way he narrates the whole game like a story.. Love it
Hello, I'm not commentating much but tonight I had my first official FIDE-rated tournament ever, and I must say it's partly because of you that I'm there. It was a rapid Swiss in 5 rounds, I did 1,5/5 points, and am now rated ~1400 FIDE. Thanks for all the content you gave me for two whole years since I discovered you. If Levy Rozman, Eric Rosen, Daniel Naroditsky and you are the four houses of the Chess Poudlard, then you're Hufflepuff : the nicest, the one who brings happiness
Would also love to see more Larsen for sure! But really this is my first major introduction to Tal, and he is so far the most entertaining player I have seen! Best stuff since Morphys saga finished.
I often watch a lot of your videos.Thank you so much for your content.By watching your videos of some of the greatest chess players of all time it has taught me a lot and deepened my understanding of chess.I really appreciate all that you do to promote the game of chess.
Amazing game and a comeback of sorts for Misha after being ill in the Curacao candidates tournament in 1962. But sadly for Tal, in the candidates final Spassky completely dominated him, which isn't a criticism as Spassky was ascending and was on his way to becoming the best player in the world. In fact for fans of Tal, Spassky's games from 1966 to 1969 are worth checking out.
Game can be prolonged by playing Bxd5 ( and not Qxd5). Bxd5. Rxf8-Qxf8. Qxf8- Bg8 ( stopping the check). However White has an overwhelming pawn advantage and all Tal has to do is march his kingside pawns for an easy mate. This was not a mating sequence, this was just a crushing play that left Black with no hopes at all.
It's not a forced checkmate at the end, though. Continuation to try to continue the game which results in white having a queen versus black's bishop: 37. ... Bxd5 38. Rxf8+ Qxf8 39. Qxf8+ Bg8 Another continuation is: 37. ... Qxd5+ 38. Qxd5 And now black will lose lots of material.
I think at the end it's worth mentioning black's strongest defense because unless I'm missing something, it's not nearly *as* bad as the video's end made it seem. After ...Qxd5#, a queen trade is forced, and the bishop recapturing on d5 also allows it to block checkmate after white captures the black rook on f8. So black is down an exchange and two pawns; a hopeless endgame but it doesn't end with an immediate mate or down a whole rook.
Larsen's most remembered moment is his 0-6 match defeat by Fischer at Denver in 1971, as the American advanced to his challenge to Spassky. At the time, Larsen blamed high blood pressure and the 40-degree heat of the Colorado summer. Later he expanded: "The organisers chose the wrong time for this match. I was languid with the heat and Fischer was better prepared for such exceptional circumstances. I saw chess pieces through a mist and thus my playing level was not good." In fact, the first two games were of high quality. After losing them, whereas most professionals would have resorted to defensive play to ensure at least a couple of draws, Larsen chose to fight.
Great game by Tal. But as Larsen was the greatest Danish chess player of all time (and I'm Danish), it would be nice to see some of his many victories, instead of just losses.
I saw many times my bad prospects over the board. One great advice I was given: If you realize you are loosing, make the game interesting and enjoy the process.
There is something wrong with the text. This one is correct: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 O-O 9.O-O-O Qc7 10.Ndb5 Qb8 11.g4 a6 12.Nd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 b5 14.g5 Nd7 15.Bd3 b4 16.Nd5 {!} exd5 17.exd5 {The piece sacrifice is a positional one, since it has been used to erect an invisible barrier on the e-file. A number of squares on it (e5 and e6) are controlled by white pawns, and a white rook will soon be moved to e1. -- Iakov Damsky} f5 18.Rde1 Rf7 19.h4 Bb7 20.Bxf5 Rxf5 21.Rxe7 Ne5 22.Qe4 Qf8 23.fxe5 Rf4 24.Qe3 Rf3 25.Qe2 Qxe7 26.Qxf3 dxe5 27.Re1 Rd8 28.Rxe5 Qd6 29.Qf4 {! With this simple tactic 29 ...Bxd5 30. Re8+ White keeps his two extra pawns. The finish is straightforward. -- Damsky} Rf8 30.Qe4 b3 31.axb3 Rf1+ 32.Kd2 Qb4+ 33.c3 Qd6 34.Bc5 Qxc5 35.Re8+ Rf8 36.Qe6+ Kh8 37.Qf7 1-0
Antonio, I would love for you to do a preview/prediction type of discussion on the upcoming world championship. Analyses and breakdowns like that with your insights would be enjoyed by our community, especially those who are new to chess. We'd very much like to know on who you'd think would win between Magnus and Nepo, and what things you think would they need in order to do so. Thanks! More power!
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Indeed, I prefer watching even a short Tal game to any action movie. hehehe
Tal in his photo is thinking "how many pieces should I sacrifice in this game?"
HahahaXD He sure is!
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The answer, of course, is yes.
No he is thinking about how many pecies he should left to play game 😂😂😂
He was a magician, i wonder what his IQ was
"Yes this is the same Bent Larsen that lost 0-6 to Bobby Fischer." That's cold, Antonio, that's cold. 😂
I played Larsen in a simultaneous exhibition in Chicago in 1968, before he got crushed by Bobby. I simplified as much as possible and took him to an even endgame before I had to lose a knight to stop a backrank mate. He looked at me like he was surprised I fell into such a stupid situation.
@@vlaekershner7305 lol, some masters forget what it's like to lose. I guess he had a lesson shortly after your match. I bet that was a cool experience for you nonetheless!
Larsen reached the semi-finals of the Candidate Matches, in 3 consecutive cycles -- 1965/1968/1971. Always original, his lack of conformity doomed his quest to be #1, but he was #1 in the West, while Fischer was off brooding for much of the 1960s.
Larsen gets done so dirty based on that result alone, it's unbelievable. He's one of the most creative and overall original players in chess history, as well as one of the greatest fighters to ever play the game. Not only did he legitimately develop many unorthodox openings, but he also improved the reputations of many opening lines others had considered to be way too passive and devoid of counterplay (for example, the Maroczy Bind of the Accelerated Dragon for Black, and also the Franco-Benoni for Black!).
A true chess hero, especially in the vast pre-computer era. Did I mention he was the greatest polyglot among grandmasters?
Where did he say that ? 😂
Tal plays such daring chess even in the highest stakes matches, it's a privilege to watch. I doubt there is anyone else with his style and similar success levels.
It is not possible to play like this and have that kind of success anymore since players are much better defenders nowadays in a classical setting. The closest thing we have are Dubov and Mamedyarov but nonr of them can really contend for the word championship
Yes there was a great to whom we call as Bobby Fisher
Charles Paul Morphy.
Watch Anand's immortals..
Rashid nezmedinov
Other chess players played well but Tal created masterpieces on board he was a proof that chess can be 90% tactics
Art
@j re In faster time controls you can't really calculate as much. That's when positional understanding helps a lot.
Tal is all tactics 100% he just flows from one tactic to the next to a mate threat if you make one mistake your dead.
What a game, it has really improved my friday. The madness created by Tal on the board is unbelievable and it reminds me of no one other than his rival Rashid nezhmetdinov. I really miss his games and i would like to see more of his games.
Buy his book.
Keep the Tal games coming!!
Famous Tal quote, not sure if real: "After analysis, I almost always play the sacrifice I wanted to play at the beginning. The only opponents I won't do this against are Petrosian, Korchnoi, and Fisher. Petrosian will decline the sacrifice so it is impossible for him to lose. Korchnoi will use up all his time but calculate every variation to mate. And Fisher will win."
Fischer was truly the best player to ever lived! Even today's era's modern players living in hightech computer world r stuggling to become as powerful and accurate as the fischer
@VoltDenatsu Yup👍
@@IRON--MAN way off he was at the top for such a short amount of time
@@rooksman64 Cuz he retired! Or he would have been best for his entire eternity!
@@IRON--MAN no, because he was scared
I was only a distant chess fan until I found this channel. The contexts, the skillful explanations, the "pause the video" moments and all make for such enjoyable content, I look forward to each new episode. Thanks Antonio!
More Tal games!? We're being spoiled, lately. Edit: I realised I should have asked what dark sorcery is this?
A good thing to go over would be Spassky's Candidates matches in the 1960's. He was able to get to the top and come aback again in the next cycle. Karajakin and Caruana were unable to do that after they lost to Magnus. I think the Spassky of the 60's would be a hard man to beat today. His ability to adapt to opponents and to set them hard choices was unparrelled.
Great point.
Wonderful examples of his ability to adjust to different styles can be seen in his wins over Geller and Korchnoi in the candidates matches.
As I stated earlier, Spassky from 1966-1969 was something else. Beautiful chess and very energetic. Love his games from these two cycles and let's face it, beating Iron Tigran was no joke and he managed that in '69.
Antonio's videos featuring Tal really make my days complete.
What is so incredible about tal is that we all know that even playing like this against a club player is very hard. And we would call anyone a genius if he plays like this. What we all miss is how extremely hard it is to play like this against top players. We are talking here about the candidates. Sacking pieces like this is simply unreal. This what makes tal an extreme genius. He played like this vs the best players of his time. And successfully this is near impossible
Tal's games are so much fun to review and so impressive to consider. He combined deep strategic and tactical thinking that is the hallmark of the greatest players in history. Thanks for featuring these games!
I think, that "old" players, has something like a style. Nowadays players are like hurry hurry up to a well known position, some exchanges, and then we will start think something..
But like this gem... like Tal... there is purpose, and deep meaning of almost every placed piece.
I saw on your channel even others older players, but how played Tal... is it like alchymist, with his poetry.
Your pronounciation of Scheveningen was spot on! It almost sounded perfectly dutch
Greetings from the Netherlands
Amazing work agadmator to bring out the immortal tal games to us
"This is the good stuff"...anything with Tal is
"The good stuff!"
Nice Tal is one of my favorite players of all he is on the next next level of chess skill I enjoy his games and the amazing moves Thanks for the Analysis of the Game I enjoy when you break down all the possible ins and outs of moves or what if moves I know some people might not but to me it makes everything more thorough
Its only 3 minutes upload...but 18 comments...tal fans are here😍😍😍😍
Thanks agadmator
Even it's time to sleep....the day never ends happy without video of Antonio
When you hear 1965 Candidates specially on this channel you know it's going to be good stuff
So many thematic attacking ideas in one game is incredible. Nd5, g6, Qf7 to name a few. The Bc5 deflection was worthy of a high level puzzle.
I wish he was still playing, Tal would destroy everyone playing today
Thank you for naming the variations in the opening, it makes researching them easier
Honestly.. I just know about chess basics.. Total noob..but I just watch these videos again n again for the way he narrates the whole game like a story.. Love it
Hello, I'm not commentating much but tonight I had my first official FIDE-rated tournament ever, and I must say it's partly because of you that I'm there.
It was a rapid Swiss in 5 rounds, I did 1,5/5 points, and am now rated ~1400 FIDE.
Thanks for all the content you gave me for two whole years since I discovered you.
If Levy Rozman, Eric Rosen, Daniel Naroditsky and you are the four houses of the Chess Poudlard, then you're Hufflepuff : the nicest, the one who brings happiness
This has to be one of the greatest channels on UA-cam. Thanks a bunch Agad!!!!
Hi Antonio😊 Djinn Magik checking in. So awesome that you put up a "Tal" game. He's my favorite chessman
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Would also love to see more Larsen for sure! But really this is my first major introduction to Tal, and he is so far the most entertaining player I have seen! Best stuff since Morphys saga finished.
There’s already 1959 candidates tournament and 1960 Tal vs Botvinnik World championship series dedicated to Tal on this channel.
Misha is a magician for real. I love his chess. Please do more about Tal. Feed us more ☺️✨❣️
Keep them coming. Returned to the channel after 2 years seeing Taal.
Its nice to see your channel explode.Congratz man.
Great job pronouncing Scheveningen! You sound like a native Dutch speaker!
11:50 - I'd love to see that in a game! Discovered double checkmate with promoted queen, rook, and supporting queen.
Insane sacrifices , it's amazing how Tal suffocates his opponent by making them accept the exchange or lose the game
Thank you for the Tal games! It just made my bad Friday night much better. Seriously.
Thank you, Tony! Loving the Tal games lately. What a brilliant attacking player.
I often watch a lot of your videos.Thank you so much for your content.By watching your videos of some of the greatest chess players of all time it has taught me a lot and deepened my understanding of chess.I really appreciate all that you do to promote the game of chess.
Tals style of play is the most beautiful thing to watch in Chess, no sacrifice is too great for him
I think every sub in this channel loves Tal's games much more than the other
That last move by Tal is of incredible beauty.
This sudden burst was very welcome
An absolute beauty! Thank you @Agadmator, really improved my Saturday.
Compliments on the pronunciation of the "Scheveningen Variation!" Well done
Amazing game and a comeback of sorts for Misha after being ill in the Curacao candidates tournament in 1962.
But sadly for Tal, in the candidates final Spassky completely dominated him, which isn't a criticism as Spassky was ascending and was on his way to becoming the best player in the world. In fact for fans of Tal, Spassky's games from 1966 to 1969 are worth checking out.
Game can be prolonged by playing Bxd5 ( and not Qxd5). Bxd5. Rxf8-Qxf8. Qxf8- Bg8 ( stopping the check). However White has an overwhelming pawn advantage and all Tal has to do is march his kingside pawns for an easy mate. This was not a mating sequence, this was just a crushing play that left Black with no hopes at all.
A day is not complete without Agadmator posting a Tal video -- thank you :)
Im loving this Regular Tal videos, its much addicting than coffee
Tal,the beast you could only love.
These games just keep showing my why I cannot play chess any more.
But I truly enjoy watching...thanks
My new favourite Tal game!!
Throwing everything away made Tal Immortal
I see you are blessing us with some new Tal games :DDD
Thanks for bringing us this classic!
Your Dutch pronunciation is very good. I appreciate the effort
Tal was the chess world's Ronaldinho
Thanks for all Tal games,keep it coming. Also pls some Chucky games too.
The magician from Riga! Lovely bishop sacrifice then Qf7!!
I’m loving this mini tal saga
It's not a forced checkmate at the end, though. Continuation to try to continue the game which results in white having a queen versus black's bishop:
37. ... Bxd5
38. Rxf8+ Qxf8
39. Qxf8+ Bg8
Another continuation is:
37. ... Qxd5+
38. Qxd5
And now black will lose lots of material.
Am just an average player, so to make sure I could get close to the great Tal's thinking I set up the position on my board..glad I found it 🙂
I think at the end it's worth mentioning black's strongest defense because unless I'm missing something, it's not nearly *as* bad as the video's end made it seem. After ...Qxd5#, a queen trade is forced, and the bishop recapturing on d5 also allows it to block checkmate after white captures the black rook on f8. So black is down an exchange and two pawns; a hopeless endgame but it doesn't end with an immediate mate or down a whole rook.
Agree. I only saw this after I commented. But think we both saw the same thing...it can be played to a draw
@@netheshramroop3281 wait, you had me until "draw" :-). An exchange and two pawns is still definitely winning.
that's nonsense... white rook takes black rook check mate 😂
@@CyberneticOrganism01bishop would block it.
@siam580 Oh I see, QxD5 is a check and queen exchange is forced. I missed that.
I believe Antonio has been waiting literal years to have a series like this past week dedicated to Tal
Just wanna say i love all the Tal videos to death
Larsen's most remembered moment is his 0-6 match defeat by Fischer at Denver in 1971, as the American advanced to his challenge to Spassky. At the time, Larsen blamed high blood pressure and the 40-degree heat of the Colorado summer. Later he expanded: "The organisers chose the wrong time for this match. I was languid with the heat and Fischer was better prepared for such exceptional circumstances. I saw chess pieces through a mist and thus my playing level was not good." In fact, the first two games were of high quality. After losing them, whereas most professionals would have resorted to defensive play to ensure at least a couple of draws, Larsen chose to fight.
great interview by the best scandinavian chessplayer until Magnus Carlsen
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I am loving this tal games . Agadmator should have different channel just for tal games 😀
This is a true masterpiece
4 Tal games in a row!! Agad is really giving us a gift
Antonio we needed these games, historical masterpieces and Tal brilliancies. I hope your channel grows even more. Awesome content.
Thank you agadmator for delivering great historical game to us 🙏🙏
Great game by Tal. But as Larsen was the greatest Danish chess player of all time (and I'm Danish), it would be nice to see some of his many victories, instead of just losses.
Thanks for another excellent video. Sharp as always.
Tal was Alpha Zero trial version.
we need more tal games!!!
I saw many times my bad prospects over the board.
One great advice I was given: If you realize you are loosing, make the game interesting and enjoy the process.
new subscriber .. great job on the analysis.. thank you
When I start watching your videos I was around 1300 after 6 months I am 1800 but after trying to play like these GM I am losing all my games now 😢
Thanks for making tal games
Normal chess player: "Which move will improve my position ?"
Mikhail Tal: "Which piece should I sacrifify ?"
I don’t think you can ever go wrong showing a Tal game
Can you include some games where tal played for the crowd, we the crowd enjoys that very much
Finally, Tal Saga.
Hope the series lasts long.
But Antonio would definitely run out of captions for describing Tal's games!
#MikhailTal
Wow! Brilliant game!
Of course. I really enjoy Tal's madness
There is something wrong with the text.
This one is correct:
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f4
Be7 8.Qf3 O-O 9.O-O-O Qc7 10.Ndb5 Qb8 11.g4 a6 12.Nd4 Nxd4
13.Bxd4 b5 14.g5 Nd7 15.Bd3 b4 16.Nd5 {!} exd5 17.exd5 {The
piece sacrifice is a positional one, since it has been used to
erect an invisible barrier on the e-file. A number of squares
on it (e5 and e6) are controlled by white pawns, and a white
rook will soon be moved to e1. -- Iakov Damsky} f5 18.Rde1 Rf7
19.h4 Bb7 20.Bxf5 Rxf5 21.Rxe7 Ne5 22.Qe4 Qf8 23.fxe5 Rf4
24.Qe3 Rf3 25.Qe2 Qxe7 26.Qxf3 dxe5 27.Re1 Rd8 28.Rxe5 Qd6
29.Qf4 {! With this simple tactic 29 ...Bxd5 30. Re8+ White
keeps his two extra pawns. The finish is straightforward. --
Damsky} Rf8 30.Qe4 b3 31.axb3 Rf1+ 32.Kd2 Qb4+ 33.c3 Qd6
34.Bc5 Qxc5 35.Re8+ Rf8 36.Qe6+ Kh8 37.Qf7 1-0
That final "pause the video" check mating sequence started by the queen is so simple a child could have found it. lol
I missed it completely.
My Friday evening is greatly improved!
Antonio, I would love for you to do a preview/prediction type of discussion on the upcoming world championship. Analyses and breakdowns like that with your insights would be enjoyed by our community, especially those who are new to chess. We'd very much like to know on who you'd think would win between Magnus and Nepo, and what things you think would they need in order to do so.
Thanks! More power!
Next game neeeds to be tal vs korblets in Riga 1961, insane queen sacrifice but not many good coverage
Ahh Tal Games on row !! Keep them coming !!
Every grandmaster's worst nightmare is magician of Riga 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for covering up tal's game.. Keep it up as long as possible
Truly an amazing attack
Another piece of magic on 64 squares!
Great to have Tal back!!
also, Qb6? Cannot capture or deliver check on f2. Ends up loosing Q. The other one is of course better!
Dubov must have learned some few shenanigans from the great Tal. Both their games was so entertaining.
Agad returning to tal is awesome
Two very strong players. I hope you will show some games where Bent Larsen is victorious :-)