Levy: “One of you is named after pants.” Jean Dufresne: “Those who live in glass houses ought not throw stones, Levi.”

@areebsiddiqui758

2 жыл бұрын

The perfect comment doesn't...

@lucasng4712

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@douglasquaid7550

2 жыл бұрын

you deserve to get pinned

@sbusupes284

2 жыл бұрын

This guy😂😂

@active_panda966

2 жыл бұрын

We need a pin of fame

I'm always impressed how people can remember full games of other people or even their own.

@akusalonen7512

2 жыл бұрын

I remember one, e4 e5 Qh5 Ke7 Qxe5

@nobody7557

2 жыл бұрын

@@akusalonen7512 xD

@ragheborfali3432

2 жыл бұрын

Its ez for me because of the insomnia, when you're awake at 3 a.m, there's nothing better to do

@georgepantzikis7988

2 жыл бұрын

I don't remember many games (and by that I mean I only know four), but the ones I do know I learnt by playing them over and over otb and in my head because I liked them. If you get excited enough about a game it'll probably stick.

@timt6312

2 жыл бұрын

Its not that hard. Im only 1300 but when i joined a local chessclub and started playing long games for hours i also could remember the entire game. It helps if u enter all games in the analisys board online later and talk the game through afterwards

After Anderssen's death in 1879, Wilhelm Steinitz published a tribute in The Field in which he annotated Anderssen's two most famous games, the Evergreen and the Immortal Game against Lionel Kieseritzky. Steinitz wrote, "An evergreen in the laurel crown of the departed chess hero", thus giving this game its name.” Allegedly.

@hanafuda

10 ай бұрын

There’s that, but also, “evergreen” has the same meaning as “immortal,” from a certain point of view.

The thing I love about the Opera Game is what Levy hinted at - chess wasn't anywhere near as well understood at the time. Morphy was figuring out what most chess players now take for granted. He singlehandedly brought chess to the next level, then retired from chess at 22, because he felt it was a frivolous pursuit. Possibly chess's most enigmatic figure.

@dahcat

10 ай бұрын

Levi*

@robertreid2931

10 ай бұрын

@@dahcat 🙄

@AsadAli-jc5tg

9 ай бұрын

Greco was even more

@vergilthealphaandomega8189

9 ай бұрын

@@dahcat No, Levy is correct

24:05 LCMDLB is extremely lucky that en passant wouldn't become a forced move until later in chess history.

@oom_boudewijns6920

2 жыл бұрын

a man of culture u are!

@LoLXaxziminrax

2 жыл бұрын

We hadn't scaled up brick production as a society yet. A real lifesaver that this game happened when it did.

@sucamchi9872

2 жыл бұрын

Google

@zappyFPS

2 жыл бұрын

@@sucamchi9872 holy hell!

@ayobruh5593

2 жыл бұрын

im mad he didnt play it

Levy I want to thank you for your videos. Since watching, my rating has gone from 1200 to 800 in a week!

@nubplaisgaims8250

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@rn6467

2 жыл бұрын

Uh 1200 to 800? Fellow r/anarchychess user?

@benjaminjohnson-martin1248

2 жыл бұрын

Nice rating climb my guy!

@oom_boudewijns6920

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

@zelcat5794

2 жыл бұрын

400 point difference! truly insane

Honestly. these videos are so entertaining. From the incredible storytelling to the fact that anyone of any skill level can watch this and still follow along. I have never played a single game of chess in my life and don't know any of the theory, but I still feel the excitement and suspense from start to finish. Thank you for making chess so accessible and fun to everyone!

@paulwalther5237

11 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm surprised too. I found out that as long as you know the rules, you know enough to enjoy watching a game of chess.

@jatoja88

9 ай бұрын

Did you start playing?

@OneOfUs-

9 ай бұрын

@@jatoja88 yes, I’m not very good but I try!

The second game is absolutely incredible. Black had the whole army, with the exception of the loss of just 3 pawns, while white had sacrificed both rooks, the queen and a bishop. e5 was crazy to find out. That's a game that really looked unreal. Wow

They say a perfect chess game ends in a draw, but I think game 3 is a better example of a perfect game: white checkmates black while black has mate in 1.

@isavenewspapers8890

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a terminology conflict

@mootezbenzekri7806

2 жыл бұрын

20:37 In game 3 after re7+, what if black play kd8? Then black will win!!

@mainaccount763

2 жыл бұрын

omae wa mou shindeiru nani

@mainaccount763

2 жыл бұрын

@@mootezbenzekri7806 rxd7, and king can't run from the d rank

@isavenewspapers8890

2 жыл бұрын

@@mootezbenzekri7806 Then simply Rxd7+ Kc8 Rd8+ Kxd8 Bf5+ Qxd1 Qxd1+ Nd4 Bh3 Re8 cxd4 and White is simply winning

the octopus knight being so powerful it was worth 9 points of material. That is insane.

@noticeme6412

Жыл бұрын

should be a boss battle

@jordanmcmorris5248

Жыл бұрын

The most powerful octopus knight to ever live

@ivoryas1696

6 ай бұрын

​@@jordanmcmorris5248 In America, you give up Knight for rook. In Soviet Russia...

Levy's obviously sick at chess but his presentation and teaching skills and his blatant enthusiasm really make these videos. Really fun 36 minutes!

@ashir...897

Жыл бұрын

C'mon bro i am sure he is most likely at the very least amount the top 3% of chess players you don't need to be so cruel

@WALTER-zw2tc

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t he like 2400? Way lower than 3%

My first chess computer program was Chessmaster 2000 in 1983 on an Apple Iic. I still remember that it had an option where you could call up a few old game, including "Evergreen" and A's "Immortal".

8:25 Levi: "They would move the their king as early as move 4" Hikaru and Magnus playing the bong cloud: "OUR goals are beyond your understanding"

@gaopinghu7332

2 жыл бұрын

Communists!

@the_potmo

11 ай бұрын

In fact, judit polgar and boris spaasky both played the bc4 line and happily moved their king to f1 so this isn't one of those "back in the day" situations (ok back in the seventies and eighties maybe)

When Levy said there wasn't gonna be any crazy queen sacs for insane mates with the last game, I was skeptical of how awesome it would be, but I think that's the most beautiful game of Chess I have seen in my life!

@justinbrockhaus4389

2 жыл бұрын

Look up kasparovs immortal game. Absolutely stunning

@woodys9841

2 жыл бұрын

For me it is either Ivanchuks immortal against Kasparov or Capablanca vs Marshall. Both are so damn beautiful.

@nextgenfootball69420

2 жыл бұрын

nah i couldve played that game on blitz, it wasnt as great as andersons

@woodys9841

2 жыл бұрын

@@nextgenfootball69420 Karpov would crush your family's honour in 10 moves or less you bozo, you are probably sub 1k elo to make such a moronic assumption.

@psychedelictoons8616

2 жыл бұрын

@@woodys9841 shush it, reiTurd, 1'll checkm8 yo M0m in the back ranks

Game 4, wow. That was so much fun.

@thedictationofallah

Жыл бұрын

Mr. Hornblower, how are you alive

These games were insane. Thanks for opening my eyes to the world of chess. There's so much potential in this game and so many stories to tell. You really created a niché for yourself being a great chess player and a great storyteller. Hats off to you

There are slick checkmate and then there is the "3 Pawn End Zone Rush" checkmate that game 4 had. Very wicked.

Loved this episode even though I knew most of the games. Would love to see this continued. Especially Bc I feel like older games before so much theory and engines the attacks were so belligerent and are fun to watch

@RMF49

2 жыл бұрын

Take a look at Estrin vs Berliner if you haven’t seen it. Kingscrusher has a nice video of it.

@Apna_channel777

2 жыл бұрын

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I just love watching him explain ideas behind their moves, Such enthusiasm and personal like he is playing himself

Great video dude! I think I've seen most of these games at one point or another but I love how you presented them all and how you strung them together. Thanks!

As for the evergreen, steinitz at the time said it was Anderssen' best game and, like a laurel crown, would have remained evergreen and never fade. A bit over dramatic maybe, but he was definitely right Edit: had to wiki who said it

@skys-_7242

Жыл бұрын

hello i just wanna ask about the third game go to 16:43 black can fork the king and the rook with bxc3 ??

@JuJutsuSamurai

Жыл бұрын

@@skys-_7242 - no because then white will take the Bishop on c3 with the Knight.

4:19 Imagine Morphy actually calling them bozos

@uwerlmi6120

2 жыл бұрын

@@melaniee___1486 what the fuck was that

@andreja9119

2 жыл бұрын

@@uwerlmi6120 bots my man

Great compilation. One of the best Gotham videos ever. It is a fun to watch and when Levy is in a good mood his comments are great. Well done!

The last game reminds me of engine games, they maximize the piece activeness with outstanding ideas.

Been waiting for a vid like this forever! Thanks for all your grind and effort Levy, you're a legit asset to the game and community of chess and we appreciate all your work!

@alexethan7469

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Lol the bots already

@Thiefwriter

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexethan7469 Bots? These are clearly Real Women(TM) who want to get to know you now. Seriously though they were lightning fast. RIP for the poor bastards who actually click those links.

First game: "White played a solid game, but black was just moving pieces without a plan... They must be 800, 900 top"

@gaopinghu7332

2 жыл бұрын

Guess the elo lmao

@Lothar445

2 жыл бұрын

That's what happens when you're so much ahead of everyone in your time. It wouldn't surprise me if these guys were actually pretty good players who just didn't know any theory since it was such early times.

@lukasg4807

Жыл бұрын

@@Lothar445 they were casual players. Morphy played them after being invited to the opera with them, but he wanted to win as fast as possible because he wasn't facing the stage while playing.

Levy, I noticed a similar use of the Octopus Knight on d3 in the Fischer-R. Byrne game in the 1963 US Championship. In fact, Byrne has his Queen and Rook aligned up identically behind the Knight as in the Kasparov game. The knight in this case did not stay there long but was used with lethal effect as a sac on f2 with the game ending at around move 21. That Fischer went 11-0 in this tourney speaks to his prowess at the time. Fischer has a way of burning the Byrne Brothers (pun intended).

The fact the kasparov game isnt called Dark Knight is a shame

Anderssen: one of the best chess players ever Anderssen's opening: one of the best too

@worsethanjoerogan8061

2 жыл бұрын

Morphy made him look pretty weak though

@noahsvirsky9962

2 жыл бұрын

@@worsethanjoerogan8061 Morphy made everyone look weak

@ThePapaja1996

2 жыл бұрын

Wunder if Williham steinitz should stand a chans to Paul Murphy

@dr.bluesfield3629

2 жыл бұрын

​@@ThePapaja1996 Although they never played each other directly, (not even when Steinitz visited Morphy in New Orleans as Paul sadly refused to even discuss chess with him!), there's a fascinating indirect comparison between them through Anderssen. While Adolf didn't stand a snowball's chance in hell against Morphy, he actually had a positive score against Steinitz up until 1866 and an about even lifetime score after he got older! Which speaks volumes about Morphys incredible strength, and that without ever studying the game for even a minute, talk about some natural talent there.... it's unsurpassed to this day... imagine what could have become of Morphy's playing strength had he put similar effort into studying the game like e.g. Bobby did, who lived and breathed chess almost 24/7. And with today's resources... it's beyond imagination, how strong he could have become, who knows, he might have been able to challenge Leela?.. well, maybe not quite, but for sure he could be beyond 3000 ELO today :)

@achyuththouta6957

2 жыл бұрын

@@worsethanjoerogan8061 He didn't. Morphy just won a few games against him by memorising some openings

AMAZING AMAZING COMMENTARY!!!!! One of the best videos on chess games I have seen in a long time. Great job Levy!!!! It's nice that you posted these games of the masters. It was very refreshing to watch. I will revisit this clip in future... Thank you!!!

No list is going to cover everything perfectly, but Kasparov vs. Topalov is yet another fantastic game. I once had the opportunity to ask Kasparov about his personal favorite game, and he selected his game vs. Topalov. If I caught him on a different day, he may have selected his game vs Karpov instead. Both of these games are considered his "immortals", and it's hard to select the "best" one.

Stunning video! Not only does this thing have amazing games but the blow-by-blow descriptions help modest chess players appreciate the battle of titans. Very well done. I have goosebumps.

The last game reminds me of some of the recent Leela games: sacrifice a pawn for initiative and saying "that pawn hurts you more than me".

@tomcads1604

2 жыл бұрын

Kasparov was so far ahead of his time

These games were absolutely incredible! Also, I believe the two men in game 4 have opening variations named after them: The McDonnell Attack in the Sicilian Defense (e4, c5, f4) and La Bourdonnais Variation in the French Defense (e4, e6, f4)

A nice trivia about The Immortal Game is that it is the the game Sebastian and Tyrell are playing in the film Blade Runner, and, without spoiling too much, Roy Batty's quest to defeat death in that film mirrors the sacrifices of the white pieces.

That has never occurred to me in the past: watching so many videos from a single YT channel. Levy, your passion for chess worth much more than you could ever imagine. These were fantastic games! 🤩

Top tier content, Gotham. Hard to mess up a video about such amazing games but as always you bring so much contagious enthusiasm. We need a sequel.

@iainengle-roe2861

Жыл бұрын

Please

The choices you made are amazing, i am a big fan of Morphy and De la Bourdonnaise, i never knew the games you showed of Anderssen, i will have to watch them again. I think i would have put a game from Tal and probably the 1956 Fisher Byrne game (i think that's my all time favourite tho)

@tipemotions

2 жыл бұрын

I just realised i should have actually said Byrne Fisher as Bobby was playing with black 🤦‍♂️

@RMF49

2 жыл бұрын

@@tipemotions Game of the Century or the other one vs the other Byrne?

@anirbanghosh1217

2 жыл бұрын

U cant put a game of Tal for "beginners must know" coz his games are too complicated. Brilliant but too complicated 🙃

@tipemotions

2 жыл бұрын

@@RMF49 game of the century 👍

I'm just starting to learn chess strategy because my son is getting into it. This video was at the perfect level for me. I appreciate how you worked through the moves a little slower but mostly that you explained why those moves were made. Grwat video.

When the Queen took at d7 at 20:50 I was staring in disbelief with goose bumps

Those games were absolutely stunning! The brilliancy of some of those moves was truly impressive! I never knew chess could be so beautiful, thank you Levy!

@Apna_channel777

2 жыл бұрын

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Those Immortal and Kasparov vs Karpov games were amazing.

I really love these games and your videos are amazing. Keep up with the good work brotha

I think this list is brilliant, but it's missing one more. The 17 pawn moves game shows the incredible power of solid pawn structures and taking space.

To me Morphy's Opera game is the Titanic of chess games. So simple yet so epic. It's the most iconic chess game in my eyes. Whoever is silly enough to criticize a Morphy's move during that game as sub-optimal forgets that these moves are golden, much superior and more artistic than any other engine move and these golden moves make what this game is. A masterpiece.

@jamesknapp64

2 жыл бұрын

Stienetz said "Morphy should have played Qxb7, and not was sub par play". Lasker also said the same. This lead to one of the most Gangster Chess quotes of all time "Qxb7 is a *BUTCHER'S* Move! Morphy is an Artist!"

Awesome video! Would like to see this series continue with more historic games!

Hi GothamChess, I became a huge fan of your channel! The way you describe chess games and the precise wording is really inspiring. After not playing since years, my kids got me into playing again. Feels great!

great list of games :) gold coin game, Steinitz vs Von bardelaben, and the Ng3 Morphy game are all strong contenders as well

Definitely is a must video on this channel, love the classics

@deathangel4788

2 жыл бұрын

my guy u have not even seen half of it

@veselinjokanovic3032

2 жыл бұрын

Classic games are fun for us noobs. There is no way I can understand GM's moves today. Like I see a move and the GMs be like *moves king from g1 to h1 because of pin in the next 7 moves* like gtfo bro

I was literally a biggener at chess.... after watching your videos i am now a grandmaster in clickbaiting

Ty for this video, I'm new to chess and your explanations alone helped me improve my approach to strategy. Also, the tree does make a sound if no one is around to hear it. Simply because sound waves exist despite no one being around to perceive them.

3:42 best voicecrack

Idk why but morphy is so fascinating to me. To me he is the greatest. The fact he’s so old and yet out of all the chess players in history his name is still brought up as one of the best even by people who don’t want to give him credit.

This was fun. I am relatively new to chess, so yes, these games are a real treat and now I want more. Thank you!

16:54 I've heard about the Evans gambit two days ago by watching a video who tells us to crush weak opponents and make them cry by using that opening.

19:11 Ne4 adds a layer of defense in case of Nxe4; Nxe4, Qxg2#

You always post diverse and quality content, like going over past chess games and then all your series plus reviews of the world championship like damn

@Apna_channel777

2 жыл бұрын

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31:20 "It [the knight] isn't going to eat its friend." Good to know, Gotham.

@Apna_channel777

2 жыл бұрын

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5:50 funny, I was having a mathematical discussion about the origins of mathematics while looking at this idea and yeah, assuming a typical forest I think it does, you no one may hear it, but the vibrations when hitting the ground will change the state of the atoms of electrons in both, the ground and the tree, by the vibrations it will make from the change in energy, and even if it is for a tiny fraction, the states were altered which leads puts for certain that it made a sound which is just vibrations from impact.

Man i just love this guy s attitude. Every time i see one of his videos he always bring me some big or small laugh. He make me smile and make me love this game even more. You are a great person Levy and i love the fact that all ur comunity know that, the last words of your videos are always so kind: i hope you guys enjoyed and thank you for having the patience to hang out with me, get out of here. Man i just love this guy

Beautiful games and commentary

You could have done like 5 + bonus with that amazing game with the King run with King up one square mate (sadly i don't remember who played it), that would have been perfect

@caseywhieldon2506

2 жыл бұрын

Short-Timman 1993

@gianlucabelli8118

2 жыл бұрын

@@caseywhieldon2506 ty man

@davictor24

2 жыл бұрын

@@caseywhieldon2506 nope it is Edward Lasker vs George Alan Thomas (1912)

OMG !!! Andersen's second win with the queen sacrifice was absolutely genius Love it man ... you could have done the other chess analysis channel thing and made 5 seperate videos, but packing it in one vid is epic. Keep up the good work my friend.

@chessconstructor

2 жыл бұрын

text motivates

Great series! And your comments are hilarious! Please do more breakdowns of classic games.

What I admire about Anderson is that after losing to Morphy he improved his own game and gave Steinitz fits in their world championship match. That to me is an even greater accomplishment than these two epic games. Loved the video Levi

keep up the interesting content man, it is greatly appreciated :D

I watched this video 4/5/24 excellent selection 👌. Very good observations. THANK YOU

This is the best video I have ever seen in chess. Thanks a lot Levy brother for this video which is with a lot of legendary and Gotham explanation games.

How about the king walk? In 1912, game of Edward Lasker and George Alan Thomas

@daniellevin4174

2 жыл бұрын

Search for the most violent game of chess ever and you shall find what you seek.

This video was perfectly balanced in the amount of humor and instructive content. Well done Levy!

fantastic video! easily one of the best on the channel-bravo levy!

Outstanding! was both enraptured + cracking-up t whole way thru. You have a talent/ sharing it w my young primary school enthusiasts

Anderssen was a truly chess genius, absolute amazing games!

Hey Gotham, can you please do a video on 'how to convert opening advantages into a win, in the middle game'? I struggle with that at times. My rating is 1500 and I can tell i have won the opening battle, but I still somehow play into a position where opponent somehow equalizes and my advantage is gone. It's frustrating.

This video was fantastic and you presented it with such passion, love it Levi

Broooo the three musketeer pawns are the real mvp!!!! Absolute savage!!!!!

I think you should have added the game with the king walk, the game of the century by Bobby Fischer, some game by Mikhail Tal and the game from Garry Kasparov with the insane calculations.

@abj136

2 жыл бұрын

That would be Kasparov-Topalov with the double rook sac.

@ThePapaja1996

2 жыл бұрын

He did a video there he talk about that game.

@matthies8431

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePapaja1996 but he also did a video on the opera game

@davidcopson5800

Жыл бұрын

@@abj136 Not necessarily. There is another game of Kasparov beating Karpov in a wc match where the video is entitled 'Kasparov's insane calculations'.

You should make a part 2 for this with games like steinitz vs von bardeleben and byrne vs Fischer. There are so many games as good and famous as those in the video

@Apna_channel777

2 жыл бұрын

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Another outstanding presentation! I knew the titles of the first three games - but not the games. I knew about the Romantic Period of swashbuckling play - but really didn't know how it contrasted with current play. I knew Morphy was a prodigy whose career was short. But, I'm just getting to the point where I can follow and appreciate these historic games. And once again, you've made a topic interesting with your insight and enthusiasm. Thank you!

Thoroughly enjoyed this video thank you Levy. Hoping to pull out crazy sacrifices in future chess games.

Great video! I've seen some of these before, but your explanations are entertaining and informative. Thanks.

Liked before I even started watching. I needed a story time with gotham for too long now!

Amazing, I was studying the 1834 match of La Bourdonnais - McDonell.

I still get the chills from these games. Especially that monster 'octopus knight' aka the 'kraken'

well yes, it does make a sound, if we are defining sound as particles vibrating in air, even if no one is there, the falling of the tree will still physically affect its environment, its impact will produce a sound because the pressure exerted on the air around the falling tree is physically affected by the tree creating waves of vibrating air particles which moves outward from its center affecting the surrounding environment

@georgepapastavros1113

Жыл бұрын

Valid point, although even if you define sound like that, you can only hypothesize that it must have made a sound, not knowing the time it would happen. There is no way to test this, since it would not satisfy the question's requisite of no one being there to hear the supposed sound. I don't believe that hypothesis is a prediction, in conclusion. Also, if you define a sound more abstractly, how most humans would define it, the question answers itself. In more detail, a sound is something that is heard, but no one heard the supposed sound of the tree falling, so it's not a sound.

@georgepapastavros1113

Жыл бұрын

I'm standing on a technicality, basically: time. Saying a tree has fallen is different than saying a tree fell. When you examine the fallen tree you conclude to the first statement, time unspecified. Consequently, you can't know the sound that could have been made either, since the type of sound is a function of time of fall (because of chaos theory, a system like this is sensitive to initial conditions) which is unknown. So if you don't know these, how can you confirm the 'sound'.

@georgepapastavros1113

Жыл бұрын

And all of that is after forgetting the simple fact that the question is impossible since it is highly likely that the tree falling would affect at least one person. As you said, vibrating air particles move outward affecting the surrounding environment, and at least a human, even infinitesimally. To summarize, the premise of this question is wrong.

@user-bp5mz4jy7i

Жыл бұрын

Take a breath Einstein

Wow....these games are givinge chills with the outside of the box thinking these men used. It makes me feel like a monkey cause im just sitting here knowing dam well my brain could have never EVER thought in such a way

Fab group of games. I love old-school. Took lessons from Asa Hoffman at the Marshall chess club :-)

i love how you always say in the latter parts of the video 'if we had enough patience to stick this far'. bro. youre the goat in chess youtube, your viewers are most likely goat in chess youtube watching too. haha. cheers from hk bro. awesome stuff. hope to learn here

Chess before computers!! Daring and creativity showing the magic chess can be. Going to replay this video the next time I see two SGMs agree to a tournament draw after 8 moves. Thanks for the hard work!!

Can we just acknowledge that this guy has been making vids for us for only a year now?

@dylanlodge4905

2 жыл бұрын

@Kilfa Nara shut up everyone gets a seizure reading ur messages and spam

I really really love you content Gotham. And yes I always made it that far in the video 😜. Keep up the good work. Btw, these games where impressive, and most of all your enthusiasm really kicks in

These games are a wild ride from start to finish. Loved hearing about them. Instantly subscribed.

Ok ok ok... Kasperov's game plan of not using minor pieces to do the taking even when it's perfectly possible is amazing. Out of the 5 recaps, Kasperov's is the best here.

@davidcopson5800

Жыл бұрын

*Kasparov

Virgin knowing a famous instructive game between two of the best players in the world vs CHAD knowing the first game where you beat your dad

thank you for the three pawns on the 7th row, never seen that , great games but wish capablanca and his thunderstrike was there, the most breathtaking move i've ever seen

20:10 Rd1 is the key attacking move, sacrificing the knight. This is the hard move to find! To set up a complete checkmate. Chef's kiss

ive seen eric rosen checkmate with 8 pawns on the 7th rank

This is a wonderful series. I'm just a 600 Elo player, but I'm absolutely fascinated by breakdowns like this.

I think the 5-th game should have been the game between Kasparov VS Topalov whith the double rook sacrfices. This is widley considered as the best game of all time and Kasparov said that this is the best game he ever played.

As per stockfish in game 3 whites move Nf6+ is a blunder and takes white from a +6.5 to +0.8 , however black gives it back with another blunder with Qxf3 . Black is probably lost with white showing +2.75, but the final nail in the coffin for black was playing Nxe7. Ofcourse the alternate moves in these situations are very hard to find, I would imagine, and probably even today only the best of the best can find the correct moves. Over all very beautiful games