Botvinnik vs. Tal | World Championship 1960 - GM Yasser Seirawan

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  • Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan tells the story of the 1960 World Championship match. Yasser looks at Game 6, which was a key encounter in the matchup.
    2015.11.19
    Mikhail Botvinnik vs Mikhail Tal, Tal - Botvinnik World Championship Match (1960): E69 King's Indian, fianchetto, classical main line

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  • @BlackBeltMonkeySong
    @BlackBeltMonkeySong 8 років тому +241

    Yasser is the best: knowledgeable, charming, eloquent, enthusiastic... please create 100s of videos for all the generations to come.

    • @bigbrother5024
      @bigbrother5024 8 років тому

      +BlackBeltMonkeySong He's nearly there, if you download all his clips (use JDownloader on the yt playlist) it's 94 and counting! Unfortunately, he's not on screen for 20% of the time but demonstrating something to the left, so calculating this as a penalty it's 74 :-p

    • @QwertyNPC
      @QwertyNPC 7 років тому +1

      Indeed. But a hundred videos is not even near hundreds ;)

    • @robink.9966
      @robink.9966 4 роки тому

      He sounds like he's been smoking opium...

    • @abhi_shek1196
      @abhi_shek1196 2 роки тому

      @@robink.9966 no he sounds like a roman general ur opinion is cringe

    • @robink.9966
      @robink.9966 2 роки тому

      @@abhi_shek1196 He's a gay opium addict. Go take a look at his wiki page

  • @Zapodawacz
    @Zapodawacz 8 років тому +71

    James Seirawan's lecture on Michael Botvinnik and Michael Tal

    • @TheClassicWorld
      @TheClassicWorld 8 років тому +3

      +zxcsafasfcasczxc Mikhail, not Michael.

    • @clorky420
      @clorky420 8 років тому +14

      Funniest fucking comment i've ever read.

    • @nuwandalton
      @nuwandalton 7 років тому +6

      Please Yasser...
      Miraïl not Maïkel.

    • @nagarjunamote2587
      @nagarjunamote2587 6 років тому +1

      Michael tal Vs Michael Botvinnik the match which happened in apple where Chris Jericho won MIBT

    • @styx85
      @styx85 5 років тому +4

      Yasser knew Tal personally. If Tal himself didn't care enough to impose the Russian (or Latvian "Mihails") pronunciation on him, why should you?

  • @cristiangamboa2037
    @cristiangamboa2037 4 роки тому +226

    I wonder if there is somebody in Russia who talks about Mikhail Jackson' and Mikhail Jordan.

    • @dusanninic9572
      @dusanninic9572 4 роки тому +9

      In cinema they talk about Mikhail Caine !
      👍😉👌🏼

    • @gregoriopornillos8113
      @gregoriopornillos8113 3 роки тому +1

      Lmao!

    • @bashbrannigan
      @bashbrannigan 3 роки тому +6

      This is a fantastic video, despite Yasser annoying habit of Americanizing their first names. The only real problem I had was that his analysis of Tahl’s wonderful F3 was a bit hurried or confusing.

    • @vibovitold
      @vibovitold 3 роки тому +8

      I don't know about Russia, but in Poland it used to be a thing (before the globalization era), and so, for example, George Washington is commonly referred to as Jerzy (Polish equivalent of "George") Waszyngton (polonized spelling), Richard Wagner is Ryszard, Charles Darwin is Karol etc. This custom went out of use somewhere between the 19th and the 20th century, but the names of such historical figures have retained that form to this day.

    • @tahaceen
      @tahaceen 3 роки тому

      @@vibovitold "Went out of use somewhere between 19th and 20th century" really? How old were you back then?

  • @rtgrrk
    @rtgrrk Рік тому +8

    watching this after 7 years, Yasser is a true storyteller, .. and still a nice verrassing :-)

  • @truli91
    @truli91 6 років тому +124

    Normal GM: "what strategy sould i play?"
    Tal: "what piece should i sacrifice this time?

  • @jehushaphat
    @jehushaphat 8 років тому +121

    Yasser, may I interest you in a new bookshelf?

    • @martm216
      @martm216 3 роки тому

      Lol! Very good.

  • @saleembaba5144
    @saleembaba5144 4 роки тому +6

    Years later and I still come back to this video. Gotta love Yasser!

  • @stacemeister
    @stacemeister 8 років тому +62

    I agree. I think in years to come, these lectures by Yasser will be seen as amongst the best ever given on chess. I am sure that they appeal to those just starting out as well as those at a very high level of chess knowledge. He is an absolute natural and we're lucky that they are available for free online. (If there's any way that the slightly irritating chess prompt can be removed for future lectures, that would be great).

  • @chessvolp3142
    @chessvolp3142 8 років тому +34

    Yasser is awesome

  • @dandiaz19934
    @dandiaz19934 6 років тому +21

    I love Yasser Seirawan's lectures! What an asset to the St. Louis Chess Club and to the United States list of greatest chess players. He seems like such a gentleman and avid storyteller. I love getting all the information he shares about chess culture around the world--much of which has passed and we can now only get through stories.

  • @BenjaminRodriguezIS
    @BenjaminRodriguezIS 5 років тому +6

    I miss Yasser's books. I loved reading them when I was a teenager; his writing, concise analysis and knowledge were a joy to read through. His Tactics and Brilliancy books were extremely helpful as I started to play.

  • @TheMaestromMephisto
    @TheMaestromMephisto 8 місяців тому +1

    i still return to this video after few months and everytime i learn something new

  • @behzadmahagmail
    @behzadmahagmail 3 роки тому +18

    "This match played in Moscow in the spring of 1960 is forever engraved in my memory. Hundreds of chess fans who had failed to buy an entrance ticket stayed outside the Pushkin Theater watching on a big demonstration board the games of the match. I will never forget the famous 6th game in which Tal right after the opening moves sacrificed a knight. It was a challenge to Botvinnik, to all his followers who were trying to put the game into the Procrustean Bed of cold logic and algorithms. As if nothing had happened, Tal was pacing to and fro on the stage, and his famous opponent , who had scored victories over such legends as Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine, confronted with a surprise sacrifice was taking all possible pains to refute Tal's daring decision. All in vain! Botvinnik had already few minutes left on his clock when Stahlberg and Golombek, the arbiters of the match, transferred the game backstage. The spectators were so excited that the atmosphere in the playing hall was more reminiscent of a football match! Tal won this game, and in spite of Botvinnik's stubborn resistance, he won the whole match."
    *Lev Khariton*

    • @jmdesp
      @jmdesp 2 роки тому +1

      Tal and Fisher had a great friendship. They both spent more time playing with their opponent's mind than with the pieces on the board.

  • @8aymapaidi
    @8aymapaidi 8 років тому +13

    Thank you for a great lecture on a classic game!

  • @markbroe423
    @markbroe423 8 років тому +11

    Really like your lectures, Yasser. You and Finegold are the best! I am very grateful for these videos. Thank you to all involved.

  • @erikstetina2248
    @erikstetina2248 8 років тому +5

    yasser is excellent storyteller! thanks for great video.

  • @keepityoung4083
    @keepityoung4083 7 років тому +1

    Yasser Seirawan not only produces great lessons with his good smile and style but also shares with us a wonderful memory about that old beautiful time, where most of us are eager to know about it. Thank you Yasser ))

  • @debbiethompson-xm1qn
    @debbiethompson-xm1qn 9 місяців тому +1

    His lectures are A1 grade true you can gain a lot from them☮️

  • @Waterflux
    @Waterflux 6 років тому +1

    I love GM Yasser Seirawan's teaching method. He does hes best in trying to be descriptive and, at the same time, provide the context and the atmosphere surrounding the matches he covers. Last, but not the least, he has a very good sense of humor. :)

  • @brendan4970
    @brendan4970 8 років тому +1

    I haven't been watching the chessclub (or youtube), as religiously as in the past, but to come back at the end of a great night and see Yasser back with a classic, story tale lecture is truly a treat. Thank you chessclub for all you do.

  • @evertblad8760
    @evertblad8760 8 років тому +2

    Great stuff, thanks Yasser for this awesome lecture.

  • @zoodidwa
    @zoodidwa 8 років тому +1

    Fantastic! Thank you.

  • @jacobomoralesochoa226
    @jacobomoralesochoa226 2 роки тому +1

    What a lecture of this amazing game. Thank You very much Yasser and Saint Loius Chess Club.

  • @luizfernandoareas25
    @luizfernandoareas25 8 років тому +2

    Fantastic game and fantastic lecture of the amazing Yass! Contratulations :)

  • @MrSunilson
    @MrSunilson 8 років тому +2

    38 mins of yasser seirawan? yes please

  • @WilliamStoner
    @WilliamStoner 8 років тому +6

    Thanks for the content!

  • @anglosaxon5874
    @anglosaxon5874 8 років тому +2

    Nice lecture. Thank you Yasser.

  • @chil7081
    @chil7081 3 роки тому +1

    "Now I was ready to understand more" ... very powerful

  • @trialaccount2091
    @trialaccount2091 8 років тому +1

    What a candid and parsimonious teacher!

  • @carlosfcruz-rr9hp
    @carlosfcruz-rr9hp 2 роки тому

    Awesome analisys awesome narration. Awesome history lesson.Yasser is the best we have.

  • @d.foerster6475
    @d.foerster6475 3 роки тому +1

    That book sounds like a great book. I've always wanted to find a book where a great player analyzes his loosing games.

  • @redhawk4357
    @redhawk4357 3 місяці тому +1

    Seirawan is the chill ass uncle of the chess world 😊

  • @user-nw6qp1ki2n
    @user-nw6qp1ki2n 6 років тому +2

    Yasser 🌈 u make my day ✨

  • @fredtheafricanpianist5935
    @fredtheafricanpianist5935 8 років тому +5

    Excellent game! Tal is such a genius!!

  • @MadderMel
    @MadderMel 6 років тому

    Great video !! Good game too !

  • @shamsrizvi6324
    @shamsrizvi6324 3 роки тому

    Whenever I hear Grandmaster Yasser he gives so sweet and Grandfatherly Vibes while teaching Chess ♟️

  • @chanceespinosa3861
    @chanceespinosa3861 3 роки тому +7

    Yasser, buddy, I love ya man, but there isn't one Michael in Russia let alone two.

  • @jjgonzalez3395
    @jjgonzalez3395 8 років тому +1

    Thank you, CCSCSL, for Yasser's lectures. He is truly the greatest lecturer of this channel and of all time. Glad he is back.

  • @adamhasson8927
    @adamhasson8927 3 роки тому

    i dont know how to discribe how much i thank you Yassir. thank you. you help me to love chess more.

  • @boyatbox
    @boyatbox 8 років тому +1

    Tal was a genius, so is Yasser. Thank you sir.

  • @user-kh6xl4yg1j
    @user-kh6xl4yg1j 9 місяців тому

    Amazing game; clear analysis by Yasser. Bravo

  • @kevinmartin5965
    @kevinmartin5965 7 років тому

    Marvelous lecturer.

  • @Ahmed-cr9kv
    @Ahmed-cr9kv 8 років тому

    finally gm yasser is back

  • @singlespies
    @singlespies 8 років тому +2

    What a game!

  • @guitarmachine13
    @guitarmachine13 5 років тому +6

    So how many times did you get the player's names mixed up?

  • @nursohel7362
    @nursohel7362 8 років тому

    Well analyzes .. Greeting from Bangladesh

  • @alexmenard9026
    @alexmenard9026 Рік тому

    Superb lecture

  • @cana123uruguay2
    @cana123uruguay2 8 років тому +11

    Michael Tal !!! oh please hahaha

  • @howardromano7395
    @howardromano7395 7 років тому +1

    Yasser, the Mr. Rogers of chess. Enjoyed.

  • @yahyaichakdi1624
    @yahyaichakdi1624 7 років тому +2

    thank u Yasser Seirawan , really i like you videos and your way of explainning .

  • @jandom9008
    @jandom9008 6 років тому

    You are the best

  • @cstanciu7609
    @cstanciu7609 8 років тому

    good job, Yasser Seirawan.

  • @pruebacelus1932
    @pruebacelus1932 2 роки тому

    Es un excelente catedrático, tiene un talento enorme es muy carismático gran sentido del humor y parece buen tipo....

  • @TomPark1986
    @TomPark1986 7 років тому +1

    More Yasser please.

  • @trashorfire3191
    @trashorfire3191 2 роки тому

    i hope i meet yasser one day, such a charming individual!

  • @61rmd1
    @61rmd1 2 роки тому

    what a game...a masterpiece of tactics

  • @Ronbo710
    @Ronbo710 3 роки тому

    Beautful game. One of the things I have to remember is when an opponent sacs a major piece I can do the same for position later on. I don't think of it many times until going over the game later.

  • @acacar89le91
    @acacar89le91 8 років тому +5

    Excellent, greetings from Serbia.

  • @9211vaibhav
    @9211vaibhav Рік тому +1

    Yasser speaks normally when speed is 1.5x

  • @antoniostojanovski9008
    @antoniostojanovski9008 Рік тому

    He is an amazing person,chess player and storyteller

  • @lazzy5173
    @lazzy5173 Місяць тому

    Tal is my chess idol and resonates closely with me. All hail the magician from Riga :)

  • @andyman268
    @andyman268 8 років тому

    awesome. enjoyed this so much.

  • @houssemhizi1011
    @houssemhizi1011 2 роки тому

    This man is teacher by nature

  • @martm216
    @martm216 3 роки тому

    Yasser speaks very well.

  • @JPCPSeto
    @JPCPSeto 8 років тому +1

    Liked the 'verrassing' part around 09:38 :-)

  • @samuelyoung8103
    @samuelyoung8103 8 років тому +40

    Seirwan is a great teacher, but he keeps calling the sides by the wrong names, and it's pronounced "Mikhail", not " Michael".

    • @alansong4754
      @alansong4754 8 років тому +4

      usually, people call him Mikhail, but some people like to say Michael because its easier to say apparently

    • @onegerard1
      @onegerard1 7 років тому

      Well I've tried; ...and no that can't be it :)

    • @unlimitedpower978
      @unlimitedpower978 7 років тому +3

      Yeah well it isn't the first nor last time a name will be anglicized.

    • @jorymil
      @jorymil 6 років тому +1

      If Yasser hadn't personally known both "Michaels," then I'd be more inclined to give him grief about it, but if anyone can get away with the anglicism, it's Yasser. A free lecture from someone who shared drinks with both men is well worth a little grating of the nerves.
      If you'd like to learn more, I just finished reading Yasser's _Chess_ _Duels_, where he talks about both men. Highly recommended, both for the biography and for the chess.

    • @skakdosmer
      @skakdosmer 5 років тому

      Who cares if he calls them both Michael. But it's really annoying when he keeps saying Tal instead of Botvinnik and Botvinnik instead of Tal.

  • @thatguy4064
    @thatguy4064 8 років тому +24

    No Homo... I love Mr. Seirawn!!!! His humor and method of teaching is fantastic. I am sure that he could make any lecture interesting. Thanks

  • @mytwitzworld
    @mytwitzworld 7 років тому +6

    There is "Michael" Botvinnik, "Michael" Tal.... or as I like to call them the Two Mikes....

  • @akmalmudori739
    @akmalmudori739 3 роки тому

    The best Game CHESS, MR TAL. !! super Heavy Class Genius.

  • @AM-sp6je
    @AM-sp6je 6 років тому +1

    Tal the genius! Yasser is the best!

  • @teejay5511
    @teejay5511 6 років тому +1

    I love his teaching style but I wish he would use the mouse to point out his ideas on the computer screen... us online watchers cannot follow the pointing on the projection directed at the live audience. Thx for the content!

  • @cantfindagoodchannelname7359
    @cantfindagoodchannelname7359 8 років тому +1

    Whoa his voice

  • @sreckokraljina6224
    @sreckokraljina6224 2 роки тому

    its annoying that you put another board over the original one so we cant see what he s pointing to... its unwatchable for me...is there a link to the original video?

  • @panchomaran4265
    @panchomaran4265 5 років тому

    Yaz and finegold are the best. They have fun doing it.

  • @bigbrother5024
    @bigbrother5024 8 років тому +1

    Mr. Seirawan, please do us a big favor and take a day off to practice demonstrating the game on the computer screen only. You already mentioned that you can do colors, and you have figured out arrows, so you should be all set!
    Like Mr. King, you're one of the very best chess commentators, and missing lots of explanations when you are off screen is such a pity. Maybe try to glue down your shoes in front of the laptop next time if you have trouble not walking about :-)
    Remember that for every one person in your live audience, there are 200-500 people watching online over time...

  • @Nawras_Al_Sharq_forAll
    @Nawras_Al_Sharq_forAll 7 років тому

    what is the name of the book ?

  • @jesusrios1313
    @jesusrios1313 8 років тому

    Its about time you guys upload a watchable Lecture.

    • @jasonrawls6959
      @jasonrawls6959 8 років тому +9

      +Jesus Rios Pretty rude thing to say considering these videos are free to watch and the commentators are doing this as a service. What do you contribute to the chess community?

    • @blueromeo1974
      @blueromeo1974 8 років тому

      Jason Rawls ouch thats hurts. ..

    • @jesusrios1313
      @jesusrios1313 8 років тому

      +Hob Goblin His reponse wasn't even hurtful at all what are you saying "ouch that hurts" for. He's just saying he loves shity chess videos and used a crappy insult. That's it.

    • @blueromeo1974
      @blueromeo1974 8 років тому

      Ohhh😑 but he got a point for chess mortal players

    • @blueromeo1974
      @blueromeo1974 8 років тому

      I'm a fide 1800 player. ..by the time I was fide 1000 this video would be helpful for lots of novices players

  • @Danumurti18
    @Danumurti18 5 років тому

    Todays Mikhail Tal is GM Timur Gareyev.. look at his games, even crazier than Tal!

  • @exro572
    @exro572 Рік тому

    I know this is a very late comment, but is there anyone who knows which books Yasser refers to in the beginning when he says "his top reading list"?

    • @briangerra5236
      @briangerra5236 9 місяців тому

      He just means he has a list of his favorite books

  • @EZ_Pressure
    @EZ_Pressure 3 роки тому

    I need the book list...

  • @reem_ice
    @reem_ice 7 років тому

    At 32:46, is there a possibilty black can play Be5 to block the path of the rook, to save the pawn?

    • @gaming2top759
      @gaming2top759 7 років тому

      Remi M then Bf3 and may be even Rxe5 in between. in any case white will be up material, except the on played

  • @jumpingship3001
    @jumpingship3001 2 роки тому

    Chess principals book someone stole Tals when he was young. Tal, "Who needs that book anyways."

  • @GregHu77
    @GregHu77 8 років тому

    No ! Check "Tal Botvinnik 1960" by Mikhail Tal

  • @davidchandra8722
    @davidchandra8722 4 роки тому

    does anyone know the book that Yasser talk about?

  • @cana123uruguay2
    @cana123uruguay2 8 років тому +4

    Michael Botvinnik ?!!! hahaha Mikhail !

  • @bignosebluesable
    @bignosebluesable 6 років тому

    What's with the "Michael" thing?

  • @manuelrodrigues5996
    @manuelrodrigues5996 3 роки тому

    Michael!!!! Michael!!!!!

  • @Yaruko
    @Yaruko 7 років тому

    Yasser is a gift for all of us.

  • @Sharwul
    @Sharwul 4 роки тому +5

    Yasser's parents must be Bob Ross and the Cheshire cat. Anyone else seeing it?

  • @RobynHode8
    @RobynHode8 Рік тому

    Never heard Tal referred to as "Mike."

  • @Klepske
    @Klepske 4 роки тому

    Seirawan says "verrassing" in Dutch. *is thus suitably surprised*

  • @kiancavella
    @kiancavella 3 роки тому

    Yasser is the Bob Ross of chess

  • @CrispyKorn
    @CrispyKorn 25 днів тому

    Ah yes, the two Michael's.

  • @vladimerkhurtsidze8415
    @vladimerkhurtsidze8415 8 років тому +1

    very good lecture but please, mikhail not michael.

  • @12jswilson
    @12jswilson Рік тому

    Tal: Nf4
    Crowd: "Blyat!"

  • @dago6410
    @dago6410 3 роки тому

    What if you had adjournments still today? I mean, players would have to stay in the area where it owuld be certain nobody will bring them the engine analisis and stuff? WOuld that be just too hard to arrange :D? Would be fun IMO XD. I mean, in world championship matches, aint nobody have time for that normally but in a WC match.... restoring taht could somehow be cool, if it was possible to make sure they cant somehow cheat with an aengine. :D

  • @TheStupidLama
    @TheStupidLama 8 років тому

    someone know "how deep" YAsser Seirawan fell with his Fide rating? IMPORTANT: He's amazing, my favourite commentator AND lecturer! He's a genius. He's an idol of mine.
    It's just he said "I was...top 10 world chess players..." and I looked it up and he's nowhere near that, not even the top 100 today.. is it just that long ago that he was Top 10 or did I missunderstand something?
    - Ok I looked it up he peaked at 2658 in his days. But he's around Gelfands age who is still top 20. and more importantly: if he was top 10 then he must have been with a rating relatively far away from 2700 even. Did the Elo go up that high the last 2 decades that 2660 was top 10 whereas now it's not even top 100 ?? Seems odd, someone know? Is it calculated differently now?
    Again, I love Yasser, he just made me notice this.

    • @Toommy78
      @Toommy78 7 років тому +2

      You may be interested in rating inflation subject.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system#Ratings_inflation_and_deflation

  • @galefray
    @galefray 6 років тому +3

    Hi (sorry for bad english)

  • @BloonMonkeyStudios
    @BloonMonkeyStudios 3 роки тому

    At 34:27 why not Rxe2 with threat of Bd4+ winning rook, if white takes bishop Rxa2 wins as well

  • @sijaanhallak5279
    @sijaanhallak5279 8 років тому +2

    whats the name of the book?

    • @studgiri
      @studgiri 8 років тому +3

      +sijaan hallak Tal-Botvinnik, 1960 by Mikhail Tal

    • @sijaanhallak5279
      @sijaanhallak5279 8 років тому

      +Foo Bar Thanks

    • @eduardo_moya
      @eduardo_moya 6 років тому

      netsaver.myds.me/sym/pub/Netsaver%20Library/Tal,%20Mikhail/Tal-Botvinnik%201960%20(3540)/Tal-Botvinnik%201960%20-%20Tal,%20Mikhail.pdf