A SUPER TRICKY Chess Problem

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  • @stanimir5F
    @stanimir5F Рік тому +247

    I almost got it.... I only guessed 20-30 moves wrong.

    • @AverageRNGHater
      @AverageRNGHater Рік тому +10

      i only guessed wrong 462 times im too good

    • @ANM21985
      @ANM21985 Рік тому +6

      i don't even think magnus Carlsen would have been able to calculate so many variations so many moves deeps...

    • @crystallized1676
      @crystallized1676 Рік тому +1

      @@ANM21985 I solved it with 1 try though I forgot about d6 possibility. Hard but not THAT hard. Solveable with the process of elimination.

    • @rngabbie1860
      @rngabbie1860 Рік тому +2

      @@crystallized1676 So you are Magnus Carlsen

    • @confuseddable
      @confuseddable Рік тому

      @@rngabbie1860 fr 💀

  • @BobChess
    @BobChess Рік тому +120

    1 move can change the game. This is so fascinating

  • @emphyriohazzl1510
    @emphyriohazzl1510 Рік тому +76

    Welcome to the world of modern endgame studies!
    This is a very nice study and most likely rather recent. I don't have it in my database but will update with the source as soon as I can get it. This kind of small apparently insgnficant differences between two lines where one piece (the black king in this case) ends up placed in a different position which changes everything but only at the very end are called "logical tries" and are quite "en vogue" in modern study composition.
    Edit, source : Sergey Didukh, 9th-10th prize, WCCT 2016
    Didukh is one of the most brilliant study composer of the last two decades. WCCT is the world chess composition tournament. Didukh (and his teacher Oleg Pervakov) are famous especially for their work in logical tries, which this study illustrates perfectly.
    Logical tries were actually the required theme for studies in the WCCT10 (2016) :
    "A logical study with the foresight theme. In a win or a draw study,
    there is at least one logical try. In this try a critical position B occurs
    that is very similar to a critical position A in the solution, except for
    a small difference.
    Studies in which the critical positions are based on a reciprocal
    zugzwang (i.e. the difference is that position A has BTM and
    position B has WTM) are non-thematic. Further, studies that only
    feature the 7th WCCT theme as the foresight theme (passive
    removal of a white piece as a Vorplan and returning to the position
    and executing the main plan) are also non-thematic."

  • @mikahamari6420
    @mikahamari6420 Рік тому +36

    This is very good teaching with the main ideas, how strong and tricky the Knight is in making forks and how there is always a trade-off, because the King or Pawn move seemingly improving your position will turn out to be fatal after ten moves. I am very lazy in calculations, and this is a great practice for that. Thank you!

  • @janbilek367
    @janbilek367 Рік тому +60

    The real genius is not only the one who solves the study, but the composer himself. According to my database, the author is Ukrainian chess player Serhiy Didukh (2016). If we already think we've solved the problem, let's find a hidden defense! Fantastic! National champion Nelson Lopez really has the best videos to be seen on UA-cam in my opinion!

    • @Person01234
      @Person01234 Рік тому

      Thing is in the modern day composers have access to engines. They can ask the computer what the best line is, and see what happens in every other line. OTOH it's generally bad form to use an engine to solve a chess puzzle and claim you solved it.

    • @janbilek367
      @janbilek367 Рік тому +1

      @@Person01234 Your comment, however, is not about the author. He has to invent the study in the first place. The actual solution will usually be solved by the computer, but 1/ it will 'tell' you how, not why; 2/ there are quite a few studies in which the engine fails. These are mostly strength positions. To give a FEN of a primitive example
      8/2r1k1r1/3p1b2/2pPp3/1pPp1p/pP3PpP/P2K2P1/8 w - - 0 1 Even a smart 7 year old can understand that the position is a tie while the computer is still groping in the dark. Conclusion: there really is no 'artificial intelligence'. And it's not just a philosophical definition of intelligence: self-awareness. We are not in a science fiction Terminator :-)

  • @ymtonemanlaer4088
    @ymtonemanlaer4088 Рік тому +2

    I'll come back to this when my head stops spinning.

  • @oswaldoramosferrusola5235
    @oswaldoramosferrusola5235 Рік тому +1

    I did not like chess problems until I got into your channel. Amazing, Nelson! I take it you understand Spanish - from your family name - Bravo, Nelson, la berraquera!

  • @Rocky64
    @Rocky64 Рік тому +2

    The source of this excellent study is Sergey Didukh, 10th World Chess Composition Tournament 2016-17, 9th-10th place.

  • @screwearbudlooserfriend
    @screwearbudlooserfriend Рік тому +2

    Dude you're the goat. You explanation and the voice is so gripping and good to listen to

  • @ishkanark6725
    @ishkanark6725 Рік тому +2

    Hey, this is chess vibes, you've won!
    No bitches.

  • @technowey
    @technowey Рік тому +1

    I quickly saw that Bd2 followed by Re1+ was the plan, however, I didn't see everything that followed. I would have had to set it up on a board and play through to see all of that, and I probably would have missed some of it even then.

  • @g1lmk
    @g1lmk Рік тому +1

    13:50 also here, if black moves the pawn to d5 with check, your king must not capture it, (or move to b5) cause knight jumps to e7 with check.

  • @doctorprepologedyedeyadede3542

    I like how he addressed a scam early in the video. Very considerate.

  • @AbouTaim-Lille
    @AbouTaim-Lille Рік тому +1

    The knight is the trickiest peace in chess

  • @dragonspight
    @dragonspight Рік тому +1

    Loved this one. I missed most of the moves, but nailed f6 at the end with a huge grin on my face.

  • @Tim_chess
    @Tim_chess Рік тому

    Thanks a lot. It was a real pleasure to see the solution.

  • @rhwoodwork119
    @rhwoodwork119 Рік тому +1

    yup, solved it a split second after you explained it. Honest.
    Great video Nelson, love your style. cheers man

  • @moregirl4585
    @moregirl4585 Рік тому +1

    14:33 Ke6 worth mention

  • @ricardocastilho1978
    @ricardocastilho1978 Рік тому

    Realy Nice puzzle!!! Thank you very much for your deep analysis!!

  • @minophilic6577
    @minophilic6577 Рік тому +1

    I am a 400 just a begginer maybe 1 month into chess, and this this Fascinating, such a Dynamic game.

  • @ralkadde
    @ralkadde Рік тому +1

    Very fascinating! Good find and brillant explanation!

  • @tansquirrel
    @tansquirrel Рік тому +1

    This is a phenomenal puzzle. I love ones that I have no hope of ever solving like this 😂

  • @jakobznidar3761
    @jakobznidar3761 Рік тому +1

    Knight c1 u cant stop black sp forst bishop moves right then u get knight c1 if the rook comes down u promote to queen as its blockig but if the bishop takes then the pawn can capture promotong and check on the queen soooo

  • @ezequielrangel3077
    @ezequielrangel3077 Рік тому +2

    No hay necesidad de sacrificar el alfil, si lo movemos a a7, el caballo negro necesariamente tendrá que ir a d7.
    Explicación: si el negro corona, nosotros movemos el rey a g6. Notemos que la reina no puede hacer jaque.
    La idea es que si las blancas quitan la dama la fila 1 tenemos jaque mate en e1 con la torre. Y si mantiene la dama en la columna movemos la torre a e2 y en la siguiente jugadas podemos dar mate en h2 con la torre.
    La única manera en que el negro puede evitar eso es moviendo el caballo a e2.

  • @Heyec
    @Heyec Рік тому +1

    I couldn't see the king behind the time on the thumbnail. Had a little crisis trying to figure out any solution.

  • @mohamedb737
    @mohamedb737 Рік тому

    As someone who only plays blitz I never had to think this much before about a "lost" endgame

  • @hectorsarne5756
    @hectorsarne5756 Рік тому +1

    awesome video! that was a great breakdown. just one small request. could you please show the full sequence (from the start) to the checkmate after your analysis? it would be nice to see the game without all the possibilities. your video breakdown is perfect. it would just be super helpful to see how it all unfolds move by move. could be a nice way to end your videos ya

  • @nubnubnubnubnubnu3366
    @nubnubnubnubnubnu3366 Рік тому +2

    After watching all of Nelson’s videos I’m starting to thing that you should give away your pieces and seemingly not get anything until you checkmate your opponent 267582649291846472736584827 moves later.
    😂

    • @ChrisMMaster0
      @ChrisMMaster0 11 місяців тому

      The longest possible chess game is only around 5900 moves

  • @vinnyvalens1581
    @vinnyvalens1581 Рік тому +1

    I'd like to see more like these please. Brilliant

  • @АлександрКотов-н4к

    One final trick in the position with Nf4, white pawn on f5 and pawn on d6: 1. ... d5+. We cannot go Kc5 or Kb4 due to Nxd3 check. So 2.Kb5, 2.Kb3 and 2.Kc3 ( 2. ... d4+ 3. Kb3 ) are avoiding last trick.

  • @mariosolorzano3639
    @mariosolorzano3639 Рік тому

    What a study. Certainly, the knight seems slowest than the rest of the pieces but it's the more unpredictable at a long term.

  • @wariolandgoldpiramid
    @wariolandgoldpiramid Рік тому +1

    Whenever you do these sort of puzzles, with end In a "this will lead into white winning", it would be interesting to sometimes see how you would achieve that victory.
    Maybe try to play against Stockfish from such a position, to show how would achieve that victory.

  • @Fall_Craft6627
    @Fall_Craft6627 Рік тому +3

    6:11 What was wrong with Kg3 here? It gets away from the knight checks and clears the path for our h pawn.

    • @imguilty006
      @imguilty006 Рік тому

      Black can take pawn on f5 with check with knight, white moves Kf4 trying to stop the knight, black moves Nh6 blockading your h pawn and king from moving any closer. Then it turns into a race between the white king to capture blacks a pawn before it promotes where the white king wins the race, but gives the black king enough time to capture whites f pawn making his f pawn a past pawn and manages to protect and promote the f pawn.
      Black wins White loses in this variation

    • @alvarnugraha156
      @alvarnugraha156 Рік тому +1

      Ne3. If we push, they get the fork.

  • @glowingfish
    @glowingfish Рік тому +1

    Now I'm either a lot smarter or a lot dumber.

  • @maximus_416
    @maximus_416 Рік тому +1

    How about King to g3, bishop to f2 then rook to e1 and then move the h file pawn for promotion?

  • @afiblacksails23
    @afiblacksails23 Рік тому

    Okay I saw the initial sacrifice to stop the queen but how much adoral did it take to follow that convolution of knight, pawn, king cat and mouse… holy moly

  • @Dmitry9000YT
    @Dmitry9000YT Рік тому +1

    I thought from the thumbnail that the puzzle was literally just figuring out which way the pawns are going

  • @kluisi2596
    @kluisi2596 Рік тому +3

    After you explain these puzzles, you should challenge the bots to see how high you need to go until they solve them (up to stockfish if needed).

    • @yoav613
      @yoav613 Рік тому

      I think he should start with mittens.

    • @kluisi2596
      @kluisi2596 Рік тому +1

      @@yoav613 Naaa … mittens will get most of them right away. I want to know the worst bot that can solve it as a way to rate the puzzle.

    • @yoav613
      @yoav613 Рік тому

      @@kluisi2596 but maybe in this one it would have a hard time.

    • @electricmaster23
      @electricmaster23 Рік тому

      Sometimes Stockfish doesn’t solve them. It’s rare, but it does happen.

    • @kluisi2596
      @kluisi2596 Рік тому

      @@electricmaster23 That’s how you know it’s a really hard puzzle.

  • @there_is_no_handle_lol
    @there_is_no_handle_lol Рік тому

    my favorite one yet. loved it!

  • @markv3541
    @markv3541 Рік тому

    I swear if im ever in a possition like this and somehow make it to the end and get a queen, im somehow gonna lose the queen and still lose the match.

  • @ryszardorlicki4870
    @ryszardorlicki4870 Рік тому

    a5 to protect knight next move (if rook think about... you know). pawn can comfortable transform... you know

  • @shengdatan5221
    @shengdatan5221 Рік тому +3

    duck chess at the back😂

  • @benbob1072
    @benbob1072 Рік тому

    Nice puzzles. When I first saw it I was really confused. Hopefully you succeed in things you like to do! Bless You!

  • @pichu246
    @pichu246 Рік тому +3

    Very fun puzzle, it was 500 elo level at the beggining but the end with manupulating the opponent to block their pieces with their own was pretty fun to watch and try to solve

  • @williethomas5116
    @williethomas5116 Рік тому +1

    That scam of email me for prize is going on every site on UA-cam. They need to ban these phoney accounts.

  • @andyclark8991
    @andyclark8991 Рік тому +7

    Chess Vibes
    Love your video, I have one question for you,
    After playing Bishop to D2,
    What happens if the Knight on B3 doesn’t take the Bishop on D2. Instead moves King to G2

    • @elendarulianreo
      @elendarulianreo Рік тому

      We play Re1 anyway and black has to play Nxd2 to stop Rb1, so it transposes into the solution.

  • @TheEthikos
    @TheEthikos Рік тому

    Wow that is ludicrous!

  • @KnockMonsterr
    @KnockMonsterr Рік тому

    fun drinking game: take a shot every time he steps into the fork

  • @donaldlivingston75
    @donaldlivingston75 Рік тому

    This right here illustrates why humans will never equal the top tier chess bots. I'm pretty damn sure even Magnus could never have seen the G2 idea so far ahead. But Stockfish could.

  • @toxiqdog1015
    @toxiqdog1015 Рік тому +2

    ah yes i saw that mate in 34 from the beginning

  • @raffymalazzab4095
    @raffymalazzab4095 Рік тому

    I am no genius but I have the feeling that I can just use my king to drive away the knight's defense on the queening square, I am talking about that final move on this study.

  • @ianp1745
    @ianp1745 Рік тому

    I couldn’t even see the black king at first because the video time was covering it up 🤣

  • @bostintan9529
    @bostintan9529 Рік тому +2

    can u make a video about the Dunst Opening?

  • @MarciodaGama
    @MarciodaGama Рік тому +2

    Thank You for those WONDERFUL 16 minutes in my Life. You guide us thru a beautiful ride in a brilliant labyrinth. I am not a great Player, and I don’t intend to be. I simply LOVE Chess, and your Videos are a great GIFT for me! Regards from Brazil, from a big Fan!

  • @ThePjbasketball
    @ThePjbasketball Рік тому

    So i Paused the Video on 0:34 to share my idea.
    I looked at the Puzzle in the Beginning for about 5 minutes and the Only Winning Move i see is Bf2.
    Let me Explain:
    The Pawn on b2 is one square away from Queening so we need a Strat to let it not happen. The Bishop blocks the Way for our Rook. If we move the Bishop to f2 the Rook has the entire e-File to came back and stop the Pawn from Queening. With Bf2 the e1-Square is protected by the Bishop and if the Pawn Queens we have simply Re1 with a Royal Fork with check and we trade our Rook for the Queen. If the Pawn doesnt promote and the King moves to g2 to capture the Bishop we play Re1 anyway to cover the b1 square. If the King takes on f2 we play Rb1 and win the Pawn and have a winnig Rook Endgame.
    I hope it was right.
    Edit:
    I was completly wrong, didnt see the move Nc1.
    But bruh, seeing 18 Moves into the future with all these Tactics? its nearly Impossible to see^^ I think even Magnus Carlsen didnt see this xD

  • @DrLawIrk
    @DrLawIrk Рік тому

    Wow... I mean, wow. It's almost unhumanly deep.

  • @patrykkrawycinski387
    @patrykkrawycinski387 Рік тому

    2:51 play Qh1 forking the king and queen then the has has to either go to f2 or d2 and when you take the queen trade you can push either the f3 or d3 pawn and it allows 1 of them to make a queen and it would be an easy make 2 pawns queen?

  • @Nemchick
    @Nemchick Рік тому +1

    Yes but when the knight is on f7 "stopping" from qeening, can't I just bring king over to him and scare him off that square, get my qeen and win the game?

    • @larryt4854
      @larryt4854 Рік тому

      I agree with isakolsson & user-ms7, chasing the knight to the corner, you would still win on tempo. If he moves off to D8 check, you can take another pawn Kxf6, isn't it over?

  • @ankitamishra7511
    @ankitamishra7511 Рік тому

    I will take few days to remember and understand it

  • @cashandcultureconcepts-ds8kk

    Found the winning idea in under 30 seconds and hit play to see if I was a winner. Maybe I'm a genius after all.

  • @johngillies7308
    @johngillies7308 Рік тому

    Why not Ba7? If the object of the 1st move is to allow the rook to get to e1, then that move accomplishes the same thing, takes a pawn and saves the bishop.

    • @plankfish7184
      @plankfish7184 Рік тому

      It does allow the rook to go to e1. But, the rook would not be protected like it would be if the bishop was on d2. So if we took the pawn on a7, black could just promote. And if we try to check on e1 the black queen can just take our rook.

  • @synka5922
    @synka5922 Рік тому

    guess im a genius, some of the black moves werent top engine (played against stockfish 15.1 in chessbase to solve this) so I had to do them 1 at a time along the video

  • @meisstupid1831
    @meisstupid1831 Рік тому

    its like the king is in a mine field

  • @Rudj617
    @Rudj617 Рік тому

    continues to stalemate with the queen

  • @mrchess8522
    @mrchess8522 Рік тому

    THe cool thing is I got all of the moves that he asked for, but some moves he just played and I thought in my head "I would never find that in my life"

  • @GreenBowYT
    @GreenBowYT Рік тому +1

    what about king to g3? he gets the queen then bishop to f2. he cant check or move his queen bc of the checkmate threat and whatever he does rook e1 is coming and its bishop vs knight

    • @thetaomegatheta
      @thetaomegatheta Рік тому

      Nd2 neutralises all threats. If Re1, then Nf1 protects the black king and checks the white king. White can't take the knight without losing the rook.

    • @GreenBowYT
      @GreenBowYT Рік тому

      Its still mate after you take the knight though, or you get a knight vs bishop and that's better than ponds vs knight

    • @thetaomegatheta
      @thetaomegatheta Рік тому

      @@GreenBowYT
      'Its still mate after you take the knight though'
      What are you taking the knight with?
      'or you get a knight vs bishop and that's better than ponds vs knight'
      Again, you get a queen vs a bishop. After Re1, there is no way for you to take the queen.

    • @GreenBowYT
      @GreenBowYT Рік тому

      @@thetaomegatheta white king to g3, assuming black will promote, you go bishop to f2 then you said knight to d2? (if he moves his queen he lost by mate) after knight to d2 we go rook e1 to check his king and fork the queen. if knight to f1 you take with the rook (protected by the bishop) and its still check forking the queen and after you take its bishop vs knight

    • @thetaomegatheta
      @thetaomegatheta Рік тому

      @@GreenBowYT
      'if knight to f1 you take with the rook (protected by the bishop)'
      How does a dark-squared bishop on f2 protect the light square f1?
      What do you do after black queen just takes your rook?

  • @Yogi-Megan
    @Yogi-Megan Рік тому

    This video fully proved n confirmed I’m NO genius 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @nicodoane4358
    @nicodoane4358 Рік тому +1

    Bishop to f2

  • @Blize-Red
    @Blize-Red Рік тому

    I would love to say I could've solved this Puzzle but nah this is Tricky! I would have to have 20 minutes just to think of this

  • @ΠαναγιώτηςΜασούρης-ψ9ω

    You never mentioned what if Kg3-Nd4.. Bf2-.. And so on.. Can you pls reply on that! Ty

  • @arkaprava9973
    @arkaprava9973 Рік тому +2

    uh yeahhh... my brain....uhh ....idk :)

  • @PotatoChess-we7rj
    @PotatoChess-we7rj Рік тому +2

    AMAZING!!

  • @JeffIsBetterThanBacon
    @JeffIsBetterThanBacon Рік тому

    Anyone noticing the duck chess game in the background

  • @yel292
    @yel292 23 дні тому

    I don't get why we don't just move the bishop away to some other random spot than Bd2. Why not, say, Bxa7.

  • @muddledlion9593
    @muddledlion9593 Рік тому +1

    6:30 Kg3

  • @rollins4479
    @rollins4479 2 місяці тому

    What about
    1. Bf2 Kg2
    2. Te2 b1Q
    3. Bh4 Kf1
    4. Te1 Qxe1
    5. Bxe1 Kxe1
    6. h4...
    The black knight can't stop the white pawn.
    For instance :
    6... Nd2
    7. h5 f1
    8. Kf4 Nh2
    9. h6
    Well, it's done

  • @Bradman1978
    @Bradman1978 11 місяців тому

    around 15:08 why wouldn't you push the D Pawn to check the King?

  • @joescott8877
    @joescott8877 Рік тому

    Thanks for the telegram warning! I've seen them on Russel Brand's channel when I make a comment, and I think even "The Charismatic Voice Coach Reacts" or whatever and another place or two. never responded, i just figured it was spammy, but still FROM the owner of thechannel, so it's good to know it may NOT be from the owner of the channle! Great problem. I didn't solve it, so I'm not a genius, but then I already was well aware of that!

  • @xenaguy01
    @xenaguy01 6 місяців тому

    15:05 What if, instead of ...Nxf4, Black plays ...Ng5? That prevents h7, and it would take White 6 moves to support that Pawn.
    A little aside: Can anyone actually analyze all these Knight moves in their head? 😳😱

  • @kenjiesanico6645
    @kenjiesanico6645 Рік тому +1

    I already saw it all

  • @trentonrothan9724
    @trentonrothan9724 Рік тому

    That was awesome!

  • @danielschechter8130
    @danielschechter8130 Рік тому

    That's insane!

  • @JuanHasiholan
    @JuanHasiholan Рік тому

    I will play smart, and stay sharp.

  • @peteneville698
    @peteneville698 Рік тому

    If I set this up on Lichess board editor and play as White then, after White's Rook move at 4:25 in the video, Stockfish (default level 8) curiously under-promotes the pawn to a Rook. Why should this be?

  • @beso7464
    @beso7464 Рік тому

    Bishop f2 and then check and got queen

  • @oybekjumaniyozov6417
    @oybekjumaniyozov6417 Рік тому

    First time a clickbaity thumbnail is actually true.

  • @handlesucks509
    @handlesucks509 Рік тому

    Knight is rugbyball

  • @VoidSnipr
    @VoidSnipr Рік тому +3

    I am not a genius 😂 😂

  • @paporot06
    @paporot06 Рік тому

    Krazy! Think you!

  • @lbrtvlldr
    @lbrtvlldr Рік тому

    What a fun puzzle!

  • @lodewijkentrop2337
    @lodewijkentrop2337 Рік тому

    Is it also winning if black goes for the other pawns and keep his Knight and pawns. Is it easily to stop the pawns with only Q+K?

  • @PrometheanConsulting
    @PrometheanConsulting Рік тому

    "... now X is in the way!"

  • @im_lilly736
    @im_lilly736 Рік тому

    This make's me think knight and a bishop are equal

  • @prakashholla7331
    @prakashholla7331 Рік тому

    Excellent.

  • @rathasasnwridiman3483
    @rathasasnwridiman3483 Рік тому

    what if instad of bringing queen black brings knight

  • @prplt
    @prplt Рік тому

    can't hurt something that doesn't exist 😂

  • @xynax5562
    @xynax5562 Рік тому

    Everyone is genus because they can solve it by using stock fish

  • @gargsingh5864
    @gargsingh5864 Рік тому

    there are some flaws in the puzzles
    like in beggining rc3 is possible and after ng2 kg3 wins

  • @jeff1910
    @jeff1910 Рік тому

    Very important

  • @omnicidus
    @omnicidus Рік тому

    At 14:34 you forgot to mention that the reason this is losing is actually because even if the king goes to e6 to threaten to take the knight, it will just go to g5 with a fork on king and pawn.

    • @IvoB1987
      @IvoB1987 Рік тому +1

      Couldn't the king just walk around and attack the knight from another side?

    • @omnicidus
      @omnicidus Рік тому

      @@IvoB1987 You mean if King goes to c6, right? Then black will push the A pawn for promotion then nh8 once white king goes to e7 to further delay white. If white tries to chase the A pawn before taking the knight then black will have time to mobilize its king.

    • @isakoolsson
      @isakoolsson Рік тому

      ​@@IvoB1987I was thinking the same