Mato i want to say thank you. I started watching your youtube videos since one year ago.I don't have elo but you have helped me so much and now in a tournament I finished second without loosing against 1500+ elo players
This Albin Countergambit is baffling. Nothing subtle about the complications posed by these legends...a masterpiece created before my wood pusher eyes. I am humbled.
I apologize if it seems somewhat off topic but Adolf Anderssen used to say that if you were playing Paul Morphy, you had virtually no chance to get him to slide into any kind of trap. Because not only would Morphy not be fooled, it would be as clear as glass to him as soon as the trap was played and he would respond to it with the most accurate move.
This time I found it. When I got to the critical position (5:27), I wondered if there was a way to let Alekhine take the queen. After I looked at bishop takes rook, at first I figured it was probably far fetched. Then I started to evaluate it and then my eyes went wide and then I was like "is it really bishop takes rook? You have got to be kidding me!"
Maybe. But these games are often tactically exciting. Bobby Fischer has some memorable games but he's not really the most tactically exciting player. He just makes me jealous. He read so many books that he moved the pieces like "I know everything".
Reminds me of Tal and Fischer . talk only beat Fischer when Fischer was a teenager. After that it was either wins or draws for Fischer against Tal. Alexander was quite young here
@@samme79 yes, but all four Talk wins were in 1959 at the same tournament. Fisher was very young and then of course tile became world champion in 1960 but future games Fisher except maybe for a drawer to defeated tile and those games.
In the analysis at 6:50, if 27... Ne4 28. Bc7 Kb7 29. Be4 you should also include the possibility 29... Ka6 after which 30. Rc6 Qc6 31. Bc6 and W threatens both Bd8 and b5(Mate).
Engine calls the game equal until 26..Nc3, which was inaccurate (engine eval jumps to the +1.8 area, preferring Nxf2). After that, both players have precise and imprecise moments but White builds momentum, as his K is a bit safer and Black (who could therefore benefit from trading off the queens) keeps refusing to trade Q.
Davidio19 all the robotic games from "back in the days" has not survived. but probably they were just as many. However the game caruana karjkin (last in candidates 2016) is quite memorable.
no because black can play Qe7 then. The point of Rf6 is that it attacks black's back rank which is extremely weak : with this move black cannot defend with Qe7 because then Qxe7 Rxe7 Rf8+ is checkmate because of the back rank weakness
St Petersburg is in Russia at Neva River on the Gulf of Finland coast. Also known as Leningrad since 1924 to 1991. St Petersburg was a capital city of Russian Empire until 1914.
They know more theory now, particularly the openings, as Fischer said, but it is a lot less clear once you get away from known lines and onyl less well trodden ground.
I made my own Top 10 Chess Players of All Time list. The only modern player I had on my list is Magnus Carlsen at #8. Alekhine, Capablanca, and Lasker I had ahead of him.
The modern masters do know more theory but that doesn't really make them better. If Alekhine was still alive and playing today, he would be caught up on the same ideas that the modern masters are familiar with.
If anyone gives two cents, here is my Top 10: (You all can reply with your top 10, then maybe Mato will give his opinion) 1. Garry Kasparov 2. Bobby Fischer 3. Emanuel Lasker 4. Paul Morphy 5. Mikhail Tal 6. Alexander Alekhine 7. Jose Raul Capablanca 8. Magnus Carlsen 9. Anatoly Karpov 10. Wilhelm Steinitz
At 3:21 isn't Rxd3 a good move? If Qxc6 then Rd8# and if Rxd3 then white plays Rxe6 and if Rd1+ white can block with Bf1 and he is treatening Re8# So i think black isn't better there Mato :)
It's awkward but when played correctly, you can use that enemy pawn to shield yourself from attackers in many cases. The big danger that you have to be careful about is the back rank.
It definitely looks that way at first, I will grant you. And it is not comfortable. Your observation is perfectly valid. But if you keep studying Matos' games you will see more than a few classic games where a Tal or an Alekhine gets into that position with a opposing pawn on the 7th rank, stopped only by the king, and the threat of the pawn queening is effectively halted. Don't forget that in *most* cases, queens will have been exchanged by the time a pawn gets that far down the board. So, it looks very dangerous as you say in that a rook on the 8th rank could force the king to move and then the pawn could queen and be immediately guarded by that rook....yet in most cases it will take TWO pieces focused on guarding the pawn. With study you will come to understand that the side with the pawn is often a 1-2 tempi behind and cannot take advantage of the pawn queening threat because the other side is throwing check after check and chasing the king around. At a grandmaster level, very often just a tempo is enough of an advantage to produce a win. The flipside of that is, it TAKES being at a near-GM level to win with only a 1-2 tempo advantage. You will see this in some Tal games; because he very rarely wastes any moves, by the end of the game, material may be equal but Tal is 1-2 tempi ahead and the other side simply cannot get anything going.
Emanuel. The best. Shut up if you want to deny it. You can't. "The Best in Chess" I. A. Horawitz ? 1965? If you can read old notation. This book is a treasure. THE BEST IN CHESS... get it.
Alekhine could have won all his games against lasker just was too much experimenting trying to create some beauty and lasker was quite strong maybe even in top10 of all times
Alekhine did not peak before the late 1920s, when he was already at a well advanced chess age. Lasker was a freak of nature who could beat everybody well into his 50s. I can’t really choose between them as to who was the greater player. Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine were all phenomenal and unique in their own ways. Together they dominated world chess for half a century.
I think Alekhine might be my favourite Grand Master. There is something about his style that is so unique but I can't put my finger on it. Shame he was an anti semite.
I don't remember a single day last year that I haven't watched Mato's videos, many of them 4-5 times. Thank you, sir!
Mato i want to say thank you. I started watching your youtube videos since one year ago.I don't have elo but you have helped me so much and now in a tournament I finished second without loosing against 1500+ elo players
This Albin Countergambit is baffling. Nothing subtle about the complications posed by these legends...a masterpiece created before my wood pusher eyes. I am humbled.
Mato, thanks for such an amazing game. I was afraid we'd never get another Alekhine.
Lasker and alekhine are 2 incredible players.
LOL even young Alekhine had the balls to attempt a Lasker trap against Lasker!! That was a fun game
I apologize if it seems somewhat off topic but Adolf Anderssen used to say that if you were playing Paul Morphy, you had virtually no chance to get him to slide into any kind of trap. Because not only would Morphy not be fooled, it would be as clear as glass to him as soon as the trap was played and he would respond to it with the most accurate move.
Didnt had The balls to give a Rematch to Capablanca
@@cristianaguirre6271 Hi gave the same conditions to Capablanca, as Capablanca to rest of the World. Capa deserve it.
@@cristianaguirre6271 he gave capa chance. dont 4get he was the longest reigning world champion.
Winning step is more important than the entire game. Your giving the game explanations quite easy way.
Thanking you sir.
Do more videos....,
OOOoooOOOO! I missed Alexander!
Yes, Alekhine's games were so fun to watch.
love this channel! thank you Mato
Lasker vs Alekhine? This is gonna be brilliant :D
very interesting and sharp game!
This time I found it. When I got to the critical position (5:27), I wondered if there was a way to let Alekhine take the queen. After I looked at bishop takes rook, at first I figured it was probably far fetched. Then I started to evaluate it and then my eyes went wide and then I was like "is it really bishop takes rook? You have got to be kidding me!"
Nice game. Thanks Mato.
mato, your videos sound like ASMR. love your videos
Amazing game.
thanks mato. best wishes
awesome game mato
Great game!
WHAT A GAME!
It would be nice to have more Bobby Fischer Games :D
Maybe. But these games are often tactically exciting. Bobby Fischer has some memorable games but he's not really the most tactically exciting player. He just makes me jealous. He read so many books that he moved the pieces like "I know everything".
Reminds me of Tal and Fischer . talk only beat Fischer when Fischer was a teenager. After that it was either wins or draws for Fischer against Tal. Alexander was quite young here
Tal still has a positive record against Fischer
@@samme79 yes, but all four Talk wins were in 1959 at the same tournament. Fisher was very young and then of course tile became world champion in 1960 but future games Fisher except maybe for a drawer to defeated tile and those games.
Last moves are precious moves.
In the analysis at 6:50, if 27... Ne4 28. Bc7 Kb7 29. Be4 you should also include the possibility 29... Ka6 after which 30. Rc6 Qc6 31. Bc6 and W threatens both Bd8 and b5(Mate).
lasker was quite a fighter. It did indeed seem earlier that Black was winning.
AWESOME GAME, MATO!
Missed Alekhine
His soul lives.
Engine calls the game equal until 26..Nc3, which was inaccurate (engine eval jumps to the +1.8 area, preferring Nxf2). After that, both players have precise and imprecise moments but White builds momentum, as his K is a bit safer and Black (who could therefore benefit from trading off the queens) keeps refusing to trade Q.
It was a very nice game.
slow down a bit when showing the first few moves. it maybe ordinary for you but not for everyone(like me)
it was bit fast
You should do an online chess improvement course. Nice videos.
4:09 N:g2 K:g2 and g5
this was a really battle
how sad. but all good things must come to an end..
I feel like games like these only come once in a while now a days. Creative thinking in chess now I feel likes gone, it's all robotic now.
Davidio19 all the robotic games from "back in the days" has not survived. but probably they were just as many. However the game caruana karjkin (last in candidates 2016) is quite memorable.
Hou Yifan Queen sac @ gibraltar was brilliant! Ask anybody who follow top level chess and they disagree with your nostalgic notion.
In the end i saw Re6 to c6, thats good too ?
no because black can play Qe7 then. The point of Rf6 is that it attacks black's back rank which is extremely weak : with this move black cannot defend with Qe7 because then Qxe7 Rxe7 Rf8+ is checkmate because of the back rank weakness
It is amazing game
Where is St. Petersburg?
There's something called "Google" that everyone uses since 1998. You should check it sometime.
OziRis The joke flew right over your head, didn't it?
OziRis you could've just said the answer in half the time it took you to write that message
St. Petersburg is in Florida.
St Petersburg is in Russia at Neva River on the Gulf of Finland coast. Also known as Leningrad since 1924 to 1991. St Petersburg was a capital city of Russian Empire until 1914.
And they claim that the current players are better than these?
They know more theory now, particularly the openings, as Fischer said, but it is a lot less clear once you get away from known lines and onyl less well trodden ground.
I made my own Top 10 Chess Players of All Time list. The only modern player I had on my list is Magnus Carlsen at #8. Alekhine, Capablanca, and Lasker I had ahead of him.
Sound right to me.
The modern masters do know more theory but that doesn't really make them better. If Alekhine was still alive and playing today, he would be caught up on the same ideas that the modern masters are familiar with.
If anyone gives two cents, here is my Top 10: (You all can reply with your top 10, then maybe Mato will give his opinion)
1. Garry Kasparov
2. Bobby Fischer
3. Emanuel Lasker
4. Paul Morphy
5. Mikhail Tal
6. Alexander Alekhine
7. Jose Raul Capablanca
8. Magnus Carlsen
9. Anatoly Karpov
10. Wilhelm Steinitz
8:02
Does Qe8 work for white?
I think then Qd6+ followed by Qf8 or Rxe8 saves the game
what a game
I would've loved to see Lasker vs Fischer. Just because Fischer didn't consider Lasker a worthy chess player.
WOW
4:09 better was g5 instead Qf6 or N:g2 white Bishop g2 is very strong
I didn't pause.
I miss Alekhine's videos so much ): specially if he is the one who is winning
At 3:21 isn't Rxd3 a good move? If Qxc6 then Rd8# and if Rxd3 then white plays Rxe6 and if Rd1+ white can block with Bf1 and he is treatening Re8# So i think black isn't better there Mato :)
who would u think will win ?
lasker vs tal (30 min time control)
lasker plays white
Legendary Lasker
i cannot find something like pawn in front of my king as a good thing.. it's really uncomfortable
It's awkward but when played correctly, you can use that enemy pawn to shield yourself from attackers in many cases. The big danger that you have to be careful about is the back rank.
Preston Thompson yeah sadly thats what happen in the game..
It definitely looks that way at first, I will grant you. And it is not comfortable. Your observation is perfectly valid. But if you keep studying Matos' games you will see more than a few classic games where a Tal or an Alekhine gets into that position with a opposing pawn on the 7th rank, stopped only by the king, and the threat of the pawn queening is effectively halted. Don't forget that in *most* cases, queens will have been exchanged by the time a pawn gets that far down the board. So, it looks very dangerous as you say in that a rook on the 8th rank could force the king to move and then the pawn could queen and be immediately guarded by that rook....yet in most cases it will take TWO pieces focused on guarding the pawn. With study you will come to understand that the side with the pawn is often a 1-2 tempi behind and cannot take advantage of the pawn queening threat because the other side is throwing check after check and chasing the king around. At a grandmaster level, very often just a tempo is enough of an advantage to produce a win. The flipside of that is, it TAKES being at a near-GM level to win with only a 1-2 tempo advantage.
You will see this in some Tal games; because he very rarely wastes any moves, by the end of the game, material may be equal but Tal is 1-2 tempi ahead and the other side simply cannot get anything going.
at 5.26 Found the move on 1 second. ..........O yes. However move number 2. rook f6.
I still cant find it .............lol
I have always considered Lasker as great in tactics. In particular as the greatest in bad positions.
One of his contemporaries said "Lasker is never so dangerous as when he is in a lost or inferior position."
yes i did
Yeah, Alekhine was young and was not yet Alekhine!
Emanuel. The best. Shut up if you want to deny it. You can't. "The Best in Chess" I. A. Horawitz ? 1965? If you can read old notation. This book is a treasure. THE BEST IN CHESS... get it.
Lasker was white right? I was confused at the first part
So sad for Alexander Alekhine 😐
Mato is such a cutie
Only Lasker can won in thet situation against such hard player as Alechin.
how old was alekhinein 1914???
22 and Lasker was 46
owenivor thanks man
The Waited Game
Alekhine could have won all his games against lasker just was too much experimenting trying to create some beauty and lasker was quite strong maybe even in top10 of all times
R_L_I yes and capa's 50% of such moves that is why he was crushed by Alekhine
in other words do not listen to weaker players since they even cannot know what moves are good what bad like Fischer said once
Alekhine did not peak before the late 1920s, when he was already at a well advanced chess age. Lasker was a freak of nature who could beat everybody well into his 50s.
I can’t really choose between them as to who was the greater player. Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine were all phenomenal and unique in their own ways. Together they dominated world chess for half a century.
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I think Alekhine might be my favourite Grand Master. There is something about his style that is so unique but I can't put my finger on it.
Shame he was an anti semite.
Fischer was right
first like and view and comment wow
Two views 12 like. Dafuq?
we liked before watched 3 seconds of this video
why noy Q d7?
tough to watch Alekhine lose.
far. def. player.
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