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An absolute masterpeace, without any doubt, not only because of the brilliancy of the idea but also the unrelenting precision in executing it - think till the last moment many moves later, it was always still possible to spoil the whole thing with one little mistake, but Kasparov always found the best move.
Kasparov was an incredible player in his heyday. He proved it by becoming the world chess champion. If you can waste a player such as Karpov, in the way he did, you're in a league of your own.
► Chapters 00:00 Garry Kasparov's Gambit in the Sicilian Defense 00:10 World Chess Championship 1985: Karpov vs Kasparov 02:08 Kasparov's shocking gambit 05:25 Kasparov's positional brilliance 06:05 THE OCTOPUS KNIGHT!!! 08:24 Brilliant strategy by Kasparov to fool Karpov 10:35 Another brilliant positional move by Kasparov 12:09 Karpov gives up the pawn finally 14:04 Spectacular finish to the game
I met Garry at the chess and bridge shop at his book signing and afterwards i was playing fritz 2 ( the strongest program at the time) when everyone was watching me from behind standing on tables and chairs because Garry was watching me play the computer! - in the midddle game Garry said stop we have won ! - he told me what moves to play giving some material away to force a passed pawn many moves later - he saw the win before anyone including fritz , such a genius and amazing chess player
Ah! Gem of a game. Class game. Class commentary. Baiting one pawn, the moves of opponent's Queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights are almost suffocated and stopped in middle game itself. The extra pawn really looked like joker in this extraordinary brilliant game.
And that, my fellow not super GM's, is how we are in the presence of the chess dvinities. Gary Kasprov is one of the greatest chess players of all time. Thanx for this game and instruction.
I actually analysed this game 15 years ago with no engines and that time I was unable to understand that why Karpov did not play Be2 in time and kick out the d3 knight ? But today with experience I can say that it is actually very hard to come out of our natural instict. If you are attacking player you would always love to attack and your opponent can use your nature as your weakness against you only by playing passively and still not blundering anything, here in this case Karpov was such a positional genius and it would had been really hard for him to come out of his positional style and play according to the actuall requirement. Thus moral of the story don't stick to any kind of nature or style and play as what the situation demands. This is what I feel now.
Awesome game and and a beautiful thorough analysis. Thanks! Best wishes and my condolences for your country, especially for your hometown, Sebastopol. Better days must come.
What a brilliant game, a monument of zugzwang! And to think that this gambit was played in a championship match, after having played it in an earlier match? The nerves, confidence and level of excellence that someone must have to take such a decision against Karpov!
Astonishing! Kasparov outplaying Karpov in his own language? What an upend! Thank you so much for bringing this masterpiece to our days, so much to learn about it.
After this match Karpov in an interview said he thought he could handle Black's octopus knight. I used it before. It works. My opponent probably couldn't realise what was happening but his pieces were cramped. And I won.
White sacrifices a pawn on move 5 in order to gain rapid development and control of the center of the board. This gambit was invented by Garry Kasparov in the 1985 World Chess Championship match against Anatoly Karpov. In the 16th game of the match, Kasparov played the Kasparov Gambit and Karpov accepted it. Kasparov then played a series of brilliant moves, including the so-called "octopus knight" maneuver, which gave him a decisive positional advantage. Karpov resigned on move 37. The Kasparov Gambit is a risky opening, but it can be very rewarding for players who are willing to take risks. It is a particularly good choice for players who are confident in their tactical and strategic abilities.
That was definitely a zugzwang Knight,in the middle game. Poor Karpov. He fell exactly in the same zungs situation as he did to Unzicker many years ago with a Bishop a7 close file paralysis. Greatness.
09:08 “Bishop from f3 could go to e2, but it does not do anything.” Actually it does, it exposes bishop to rook attack, that can be exploited by black Bf4, attacking white queen first, which must retreat to c2, then again attacked by black Rc8, and white is in trouble.
And, since Rc8 can actually be met by white playing Nc3, interposing the knight to cover the attacked queen, and after bxc3 and Bxd3 white is not that bad, probably better way to exploit it is to play Nxf2 instead of Rc8. Anyway, the point is that white played Bg3 to meet Bf4, that is at least one purpose of that move.
Finally, I chose to ask the engine to check how relevant was my own analysis. Stockfish reveals that Bg3 is the best move in that already inferior position, but Be2 would deteriorate it even more, significantly, because it would allow stunning sacrifice Bxh2+!! That line deserves to be analized extensively, it cannot be dismissed by saying that Be2 “does nothing”, when it actually deteriorates position.
For example, if sacrifice is not accepted, and white plays Kh1, only then Bf4 becomes deadly. White cannot retreat Qc2 anymore, because of Nxf2+ comes with check now, etc…
And if white accepts the sacrifice and plays Kxh2, then … Ng4+, Bxg4 Qxh4+, Bh3 Bxh3, gxh3 Nf4 and white has to give up his queen in order to prevent mate in two moves. This combination has so much venom in it, and it really looks like white played Bg3 in order to prevent it, and not just because “his dark squared bishop was the only piece that could move”.
Amazing! A-MAZE-STRAIGHT-END-OUT-FORWARD>>> Karpov was HEW in the book, Who Moved My Cheese? Kasparov -An octopus that was playing with its food. Now we know who moved the cheese. The Octopus!
I like how Black's queenside pawns completely neutralized White's knight the entire game. Its sitting there stuck on the back rank with nowhere to go. Imagine Karpov trying to get untangled from that octopus AND trying to figure out how to save his own inept knight whilst becoming further entangled in Kasparov's endless tactics.
After 11….Bc5.. it was found that 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qa4+ neutralises the threat abd maintains the extra pawn with ease. I recall to have read that one of Kasparov’s seconds saw the refutation of the pawn sacrifice in the playing hall praying and hoping that karpov wouldn’t play it. Karpov didnt play it and it became a brilliancy.
Hi there Igor love your videos this game is a brilliancy for sure and historically important as you explained one query Instead of blacks clever Bg3 move in the game I wonder about black playing Nf4 instead - the discovered threat is that afte gxf5 black can play Rc2! Any thoughts please ? Thx Sohrab
9:12: "Be2 doesn't do anything" Huh? It does a lot! It threatens to remove the pesky octopus knight. I tried to figure out why Karpov didn't play it, and I think that Kasparov would then play Bf4, threatening the queen. After Qc2 (only square) black plays Rc8, threatening the queen again and forcing it to move to b3. Then R:e2 wins the bishop. But I don't get why he didn't play Be2 on the NEXT move, and played b3 instead.
Great game and analysis. I'm wondering why Karpov didn't earlier play Be2 with the idea of forcing the Knight on d3 to move away. It seems to me that would have solved white's problems but not no doubt I am missing something.
Thank you, Igor. That was most instructive and entertaining. You thoroughly enjoyed that one! I do not have 1/100th ability to play like that. I still get totally lost after the opening, and haven't a clue what to do next. Maybe one day😊. Michael (75) NI.
I was just wondering if White plays Bg5 first before playing Bf3 to prevent Nd3 and then Bxf6 when Black plays h6. There would be no chance for Black to play Nd3, preventing an octopus like hold on White's position. White can just then move his rook to C1, allowing Nab1 later if Black threatens b4. The game would have been better for White than in the game, I believe. I am just an avid chess player enjoying analyzing games without computer assistance.
GM Smirnov! I am in my 60th year of playing the "Game Of Kings" and I remember someone said the Russians invented the positional evaluation of "Knight on the 6th rank anchored by a pawn is work a rook" and the evaluation of a rook being 4.5 points instead of 5. Kasparov exhibited his mastery of "Systematic Strangulation" and outKarpoved Karpov!"
Garrys Qe3 was amazing - calmly leaving a rook en pris - Igor -could he have played Rc3 instead - if Nxc3 then bxc3 then Rxd3 Qxd3!! Rxd3 and c2!! wins I think
"...that fascinating time when people actually had to think for themselves about opening novelties instead of just turning on Stockfish..." Indeed, in 1985 when this match was played, the top chess engine in the world, _Hitech,_ had an Elo of approximately 2200. So, no, Karpov and Kasparov were not learning anything from computers in 1985.
Watching hours chess videos, although I have no clue about chess, just to understand that scene in Charlies Angels Full Throttle, where Demi Moore is like "Kasparow Gambit, a classic!"
I played the Smirnov gambit against my online engine. The engine was at its top level, and I still beat it. Of course, I had several take backs. Still, being a fan of the Sicilian I thought I could work out a defense. Turns out I worked out a better office.
What year was that? Are you sure it was not an engine move? 1985? Kasparov got involved with a computers very early and exploited that advantage... We will never know... However and nevertheless, Kasparov was a brilliant player and a chess-genius...
If you mean pushing the pawn on move 3, that would have left the e-pawn overextended; while an early pawn push like that will annoy weaker players, Kasparov would have made it a target and Karpov would have found it hard to defend in the long run (you really don't want to push f5 or get your pieces tied up defending it). Even if Kasparov were to just push d6 and exchange it, White would have wasted time because that exchange doesn't help the position. Pushing the pawn again is okay in something like the Caro-Kann when it's easier to create a pawn chain, but it's not a great idea in a Sicilian.
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An absolute masterpeace, without any doubt, not only because of the brilliancy of the idea but also the unrelenting precision in executing it - think till the last moment many moves later, it was always still possible to spoil the whole thing with one little mistake, but Kasparov always found the best move.
Absolutely, the level of skill and concentration displayed by Kasparov in that game was nothing short of extraordinary! Truly inspiring! 😊
Kasparov was an incredible player in his heyday. He proved it by becoming the world chess champion. If you can waste a player such as Karpov, in the way he did, you're in a league of your own.
► Chapters
00:00 Garry Kasparov's Gambit in the Sicilian Defense
00:10 World Chess Championship 1985: Karpov vs Kasparov
02:08 Kasparov's shocking gambit
05:25 Kasparov's positional brilliance
06:05 THE OCTOPUS KNIGHT!!!
08:24 Brilliant strategy by Kasparov to fool Karpov
10:35 Another brilliant positional move by Kasparov
12:09 Karpov gives up the pawn finally
14:04 Spectacular finish to the game
One of the great classic positional games of all time
Beautiful. Such a nice piece of chess history. And very well presented, the video is a joy to watch!
I met Garry at the chess and bridge shop at his book signing and afterwards i was playing fritz 2 ( the strongest program at the time) when everyone was watching me from behind standing on tables and chairs because Garry was watching me play the computer! - in the midddle game Garry said stop we have won ! - he told me what moves to play giving some material away to force a passed pawn many moves later - he saw the win before anyone including fritz , such a genius and amazing chess player
This is so exciting to watch! Your explanation makes it more interesting. Hats off to you, GMSmirnov. Always my best Chess teacher.🍻
Wow, thank you!
I'll second that, best chess tutorials online! I'll have to join the class sometime soon@@GMIgorSmirnov
Ah! Gem of a game. Class game. Class commentary. Baiting one pawn, the moves of opponent's Queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights are almost suffocated and stopped in middle game itself. The extra pawn really looked like joker in this extraordinary brilliant game.
Great game, and great commentary. Thanks you!
A true masterpiece, most especially since it was played in a world championship match. It just doesn't get any better.
Such a thriller! Truly a masterpiece by Gary
How to restrain the Queen and 2 Rooks, using a Knight.
Brilliant positional Kasparov.
What a great game..shows how being prepared is really being unprepared. Not that opening theory should be ignored but shouldn't be limited
And that, my fellow not super GM's, is how we are in the presence of the chess dvinities. Gary Kasprov is one of the greatest chess players of all time. Thanx for this game and instruction.
As a proud 800, I will start playing this complex gambit.
Wow, I hadn't seen this game before. A true masterpiece! As always, thank you Igor for the video, it was both entertaining and instructive
Wow, what a game. Makes me appreciate Kasparov's genius even more!
Kasparov is a sheer genius!
I actually analysed this game 15 years ago with no engines and that time I was unable to understand that why Karpov did not play Be2 in time and kick out the d3 knight ? But today with experience I can say that it is actually very hard to come out of our natural instict. If you are attacking player you would always love to attack and your opponent can use your nature as your weakness against you only by playing passively and still not blundering anything, here in this case Karpov was such a positional genius and it would had been really hard for him to come out of his positional style and play according to the actuall requirement. Thus moral of the story don't stick to any kind of nature or style and play as what the situation demands. This is what I feel now.
Beautiful game and a spectre of the greatness to follow!
Wonderful game! and great job covering it
Thanks a lot!
Awesome game and and a beautiful thorough analysis. Thanks! Best wishes and my condolences for your country, especially for your hometown, Sebastopol. Better days must come.
Thanks for masterpiece,lucid presentation 🎉🎉
😊
Thanks for bringing out fine points of KASPAROV's mastery in full display
What a brilliant game, a monument of zugzwang! And to think that this gambit was played in a championship match, after having played it in an earlier match? The nerves, confidence and level of excellence that someone must have to take such a decision against Karpov!
Brilliant games. Petrosian would have been envious! 😊
Astonishing! Kasparov outplaying Karpov in his own language? What an upend! Thank you so much for bringing this masterpiece to our days, so much to learn about it.
You present things beautifully. Please add video on Diemer Gambit.
"Horsing around." LOL This whole game review was great. I hope that you will do more like this. Thanks.
After this match Karpov in an interview said he thought he could handle Black's octopus knight.
I used it before. It works. My opponent probably couldn't realise what was happening but his pieces were cramped. And I won.
White sacrifices a pawn on move 5 in order to gain rapid development and control of the center of the board. This gambit was invented by Garry Kasparov in the 1985 World Chess Championship match against Anatoly Karpov.
In the 16th game of the match, Kasparov played the Kasparov Gambit and Karpov accepted it. Kasparov then played a series of brilliant moves, including the so-called "octopus knight" maneuver, which gave him a decisive positional advantage. Karpov resigned on move 37.
The Kasparov Gambit is a risky opening, but it can be very rewarding for players who are willing to take risks. It is a particularly good choice for players who are confident in their tactical and strategic abilities.
Incredible game! Great analysis!
That was definitely a zugzwang Knight,in the middle game. Poor Karpov. He fell exactly in the same zungs situation as he did to Unzicker many years ago with a Bishop a7 close file paralysis. Greatness.
A beautiful game of master from Kasparov!!
Igor thank you for all your amazing teaching it has for sure improved my game.
Awesome game, thanks for sharing with us. :)
Great masterpiece.incredible!!.super analysis
what a masterclass by kasparov! 🔥
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09:08 “Bishop from f3 could go to e2, but it does not do anything.” Actually it does, it exposes bishop to rook attack, that can be exploited by black Bf4, attacking white queen first, which must retreat to c2, then again attacked by black Rc8, and white is in trouble.
And, since Rc8 can actually be met by white playing Nc3, interposing the knight to cover the attacked queen, and after bxc3 and Bxd3 white is not that bad, probably better way to exploit it is to play Nxf2 instead of Rc8. Anyway, the point is that white played Bg3 to meet Bf4, that is at least one purpose of that move.
That is even worse for black, after Qxf5 Nxd1 Bxd1. Maybe white really should have tried Be2, and challenge the octopus right away.
Finally, I chose to ask the engine to check how relevant was my own analysis. Stockfish reveals that Bg3 is the best move in that already inferior position, but Be2 would deteriorate it even more, significantly, because it would allow stunning sacrifice Bxh2+!! That line deserves to be analized extensively, it cannot be dismissed by saying that Be2 “does nothing”, when it actually deteriorates position.
For example, if sacrifice is not accepted, and white plays Kh1, only then Bf4 becomes deadly. White cannot retreat Qc2 anymore, because of Nxf2+ comes with check now, etc…
And if white accepts the sacrifice and plays Kxh2, then … Ng4+, Bxg4 Qxh4+, Bh3 Bxh3, gxh3 Nf4 and white has to give up his queen in order to prevent mate in two moves. This combination has so much venom in it, and it really looks like white played Bg3 in order to prevent it, and not just because “his dark squared bishop was the only piece that could move”.
What an absolutely amazing game! so gorgeous and inspiring. I love how you teach and break it down!
Thank you so much!
Agreed. Great lesson
Amazing!
A-MAZE-STRAIGHT-END-OUT-FORWARD>>>
Karpov was HEW in the book, Who Moved My Cheese?
Kasparov
-An octopus that was playing with its food. Now we know who moved the cheese.
The Octopus!
I like how Black's queenside pawns completely neutralized White's knight the entire game. Its sitting there stuck on the back rank with nowhere to go. Imagine Karpov trying to get untangled from that octopus AND trying to figure out how to save his own inept knight whilst becoming further entangled in Kasparov's endless tactics.
Brilliant game! I’m also very curious as to where Stockfish says Karpov went wrong. Does anyone know?
Highlight of the video isn't the gambit, it's the cat at in the background at 3:30
After 11….Bc5.. it was found that 12. Be3 Bxe3
13. Qa4+ neutralises the threat abd maintains the extra pawn with ease.
I recall to have read that one of Kasparov’s seconds saw the refutation of the pawn sacrifice in the playing hall praying and hoping that karpov wouldn’t play it. Karpov didnt play it and it became a brilliancy.
Amazing video
Wow, the ending where Karpov was 3 pieces up and still loosing :D
Brilliant game
Man he outclassed Karpov
Don't think I have seen Karpov so completely dominated when he was in his 20s.
man, that knight on d3 is an absolute monster
This is beautiful video as always by friebfly GM.
THANK YOU IGOR...🎉
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Hi there Igor love your videos this game is a brilliancy for sure and historically important as you explained one query Instead of blacks clever Bg3 move in the game I wonder about black playing Nf4 instead - the discovered threat is that afte gxf5 black can play Rc2! Any thoughts please ? Thx Sohrab
Spectacular and brilliant tactics
9:12: "Be2 doesn't do anything"
Huh? It does a lot! It threatens to remove the pesky octopus knight. I tried to figure out why Karpov didn't play it, and I think that Kasparov would then play Bf4, threatening the queen. After Qc2 (only square) black plays Rc8, threatening the queen again and forcing it to move to b3. Then R:e2 wins the bishop.
But I don't get why he didn't play Be2 on the NEXT move, and played b3 instead.
ok lets see, instead of b3 Be2, Ne4 looks very strong (white queen has no good square)
Superb masterpiece
Coach I love to play a wild game or Attacking opening both black mas white. Do have any vedio in this game thanks❤
Great game and analysis. I'm wondering why Karpov didn't earlier play Be2 with the idea of forcing the Knight on d3 to move away. It seems to me that would have solved white's problems but not no doubt I am missing something.
I was thinking the same,we are right.
THX!!!
Thank you, Igor. That was most instructive and entertaining. You thoroughly enjoyed that one! I do not have 1/100th ability to play like that. I still get totally lost after the opening, and haven't a clue what to do next. Maybe one day😊. Michael (75) NI.
Truly sensational!
I was just wondering if White plays Bg5 first before playing Bf3 to prevent Nd3 and then Bxf6 when Black plays h6. There would be no chance for Black to play Nd3, preventing an octopus like hold on White's position. White can just then move his rook to C1, allowing Nab1 later if Black threatens b4. The game would have been better for White than in the game, I believe. I am just an avid chess player enjoying analyzing games without computer assistance.
GM Smirnov! I am in my 60th year of playing the "Game Of Kings" and I remember someone said the Russians invented the positional evaluation of "Knight on the 6th rank anchored by a pawn is work a rook" and the evaluation of a rook being 4.5 points instead of 5. Kasparov exhibited his mastery of "Systematic Strangulation" and outKarpoved Karpov!"
Why Karpov didn’t played bishop from f3 to e2 to attack the knight on d3? (9:20)
I always have a spare octopus by my side when playing chess; never know when i will need it.
You are a great coach
Kasparov is an amazing Sicilian player
Big fan sir
Thanks 👍
Welcome 👍
This game was the masterclass.
True
Given the opponent, this game has a shout at the best/impressive game of all time.
Certainly a classic. However, I would have liked to have seen analysis of White playing Bxf6 at some point.
Cool game.
Right after the placement of the octopus knight, the right move for white is either d6 or b4.
You're an engine cheat!
Can Igor do a video on Nakhmanson Gambit?
Wow 😮 that is genius level !!!
Garrys Qe3 was amazing - calmly leaving a rook en pris - Igor -could he have played Rc3 instead - if Nxc3 then bxc3 then Rxd3 Qxd3!! Rxd3 and c2!! wins I think
"...that fascinating time when people actually had to think for themselves about opening novelties instead of just turning on Stockfish..." Indeed, in 1985 when this match was played, the top chess engine in the world, _Hitech,_ had an Elo of approximately 2200. So, no, Karpov and Kasparov were not learning anything from computers in 1985.
BRAVO!
Did I hear the cat in the background?
Watching hours chess videos, although I have no clue about chess,
just to understand that scene in Charlies Angels Full Throttle,
where Demi Moore is like "Kasparow Gambit, a classic!"
Stunning
😊
I played the Smirnov gambit against my online engine. The engine was at its top level, and I still beat it. Of course, I had several take backs. Still, being a fan of the Sicilian I thought I could work out a defense. Turns out I worked out a better office.
What is smirnov' gambit..?
3. B4 response to the Sicilian
7:45 If bg5; g5; Qg5; Bg6; rd3 the black pieces are better...I think:Please comment...
your variation is better for white, it is too much material, i think there is something else after Bg5 for black
An intriguing game indeed🧐
The famous 16th game
Kasprov I think now he was better chess player than Magnus from 2013to 2021,may be its not true but I think so😂😂
he had indeed a very intense energetic style that forced errors, but Magnus learned from all the best players.
Masterpiece by Garry
Amazing
Nice
Garry plays like me (for the first three moves)
Remeber watching this game on TV.
Kasparov literally teased Karpov on board 😅... As usual he never cares about the pawn, coz there is a lot he planned to gain for it..
I think I have already watched it.
His octopus move is nothing. You should see my Medusa move.
What year was that?
Are you sure it was not an engine move? 1985?
Kasparov got involved with a computers very early and exploited that advantage...
We will never know... However and nevertheless, Kasparov was a brilliant player and a chess-genius...
me reading russian:
"kabob"
vs
"kasdkflabob"
A good game
Stockfish in human form
I wonder why on the game begening Karpov did not play e4-e5 before Kasparov move was d7-d6.
If you mean pushing the pawn on move 3, that would have left the e-pawn overextended; while an early pawn push like that will annoy weaker players, Kasparov would have made it a target and Karpov would have found it hard to defend in the long run (you really don't want to push f5 or get your pieces tied up defending it). Even if Kasparov were to just push d6 and exchange it, White would have wasted time because that exchange doesn't help the position.
Pushing the pawn again is okay in something like the Caro-Kann when it's easier to create a pawn chain, but it's not a great idea in a Sicilian.
@@michaellisinski2822 thank you for explanation and some tactics advices.
@@chriskros8858 You're welcome! Good luck with your games!