Yeah, you are so right, indeed: former times of chess, before the chess computers were developed, were so much more exciting than today!!! That's what younger people probably cannot imagine!
11:03 "Now, Kavalek, unlike the players today - who are total wusses" I guess someone, somewhere, on the internet, has made a list of all your quotes, both jokes and general chess rules, I can't believe I'll be the pioneer, Google will tell.
The games of Kavalek remind me of those of GM Tiger Hillarp Persson who would often sacrifice his queen in similar fashion..most of the times due to positional trouble😂
My man Benji just dropping these great players of the past lectures
great lectures of the past
Youvare right. Lubosh is in the US but nor World chess hall if fame
The wiki has been updated to specify the US Chess Hall of Fame
Ben's lecture preambles are top-notch. The fuller the beard, the fuller the preamble.
Yeah, you are so right, indeed: former times of chess, before the chess computers were developed, were so much more exciting than today!!! That's what younger people probably cannot imagine!
11:03
"Now, Kavalek, unlike the players today - who are total wusses"
I guess someone, somewhere, on the internet, has made a list of all your quotes, both jokes and general chess rules, I can't believe I'll be the pioneer, Google will tell.
Great Beards of the Past.
You should do a great player of the past/present double feature for Tarjan
Go Ben!!
The games of Kavalek remind me of those of GM Tiger Hillarp Persson who would often sacrifice his queen in similar fashion..most of the times due to positional trouble😂
My answer was Always Retreat every time but it was actually Always Sac the Exchange 😢
very interesting!
1:30 chess players are the alpha for sure
Me when pragg plays f5 in candidates!
Ben was 9 !!!
instead of perpetual in game 3 what if rd4+ winning the bishop? Then keep your king on dark squares to avoid forks with the queen
Is montreal 79 where tal won the speed chess tournament?