It's incredible to me that there are composers who dedicate themselves to creating beautiful studies like this. The world of chess is so vast.

@Moldylocks

2 жыл бұрын

If chess was a video game, the composers would've been called modders.

@bentapekatt6607

2 жыл бұрын

@@Moldylocks Hey... i like that :)

@SamuelPearlman

2 жыл бұрын

It was the Great Depression, there wasn't much else to do ;P

@MrSyntheticSmile

2 жыл бұрын

@@SamuelPearlman Mark Libiurkin lived and died in Russia/Soviet Union.

@SamuelPearlman

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrSyntheticSmile The great depression wasn't an American thing, it was worldwide. TYL!

Amazing. This is now my favorite chess position. Seeing this, though, just shows how far away I am from playing perfect(ish) end-games, even when they seem to simple.

@rene5939

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry, I don’t think top grandmasters would find these lines in a few minutes in a game.

There was one fascinating study by Mario Matous where at the end, the bishop had to stay in one diagonal only, so you had to figure out what square in the diagonal is the best. And it came down to zugzwang. You had literally 2 available squares and one loses the game like 6 moves later and the other one wins. It was truly amazing.

@pvp17

7 ай бұрын

Mm⁰

Wow this study is beautiful, this really makes me smile knowing how beautiful our world of 64 squares really is

Something that might be helpful for videos like this would be to post a lichess link to the opening position so players can easily try this for themselves vs the AI.

@rogergeyer9851

2 жыл бұрын

Aaron Smith: Of if you want to try it, you could just set up the board position and try it against any strong program or strong online AI. There are only 7 pieces, after all.

@scottrobinson8590

2 жыл бұрын

really a position like this you should just try and figure out and understand the concept then visualize to the end.

@mayankmakadiya2532

2 жыл бұрын

It's take under a minute to put this position

@KironKabir

Жыл бұрын

Lichess has a board editor where you can set up any position you want, after which you can analyse it or play against a friend or engine

@technicalmaster-mind

Жыл бұрын

Surely he can set the position but yt-uber providing link is more good

If somebody figure out this in a real game.. It would be a direct ticket to the hall of fame :) Amazing.. beautiful and super tricky

@nabyly7283

2 жыл бұрын

Magnus surely can 😂

@-guitarhero

Жыл бұрын

@@nabyly7283 any 2400+ ELOs can

@slapmyfunkybass

Жыл бұрын

Not sure they could, after an intense game, you think you have it wrapped up. A computer could do it though.

@technicalmaster-mind

Жыл бұрын

@@nabyly7283 even he can't

@hyzercreek

Жыл бұрын

But black draws this game. At 11:25 bishop takes pawn, pxB, Kg6 and draw

Amazing explanation . If possible please make series of this end game

@3trilogy

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! A very amazing study.

This is why endgames are my favourite part of chess. Every move has to be calculated with precision and a single wrong move can cost you the game.

I believe endgame studies are one of the best ways to really deep understanding of chess. Thanks for the video!

You never brought up term for this type of strategy zugswang, where you keep putting opponent into position to have to make bad move. A simple example is when you have K and pawn against K and are able to maintain opposition with your K against opponent K, ultimately forcing him to move out of the way. Care must always be taken on each move to maintain the zugswang. One bad move on your part and the situation can be reversed.

Triangulation is so tricky like this. Most players dont have 5 minutes to use on one move when playing at rapid TCs. Despite having a consistent 2k+ rating I am somewhat weak because I avoid endgames.

Thanks Nelson, these kinds of problems are perfect to study!

Truly amazing. Thank you for sharing.

Brilliant! Please more videos about compositions.

Quick reminder to say whose move it is before you start explaining 👍

@10:45 I couldn't figure out at first why the bishop would not just sack itself for e6 check, causing pawn captures bishop and the black king would always be in the square to stop the pawns. But then I realized you could just move to e7 and you'd have all the time in the world to wait for your own king to come give backup. The king can never capture the f6 pawn without allowing a queen.

@1hpgaming235

2 жыл бұрын

@theejd013 if bishop takes we take back with the pawn, then the black king cannot stop promotion Bxe6 f5xe6 | Kg6 e7 | Kxf6 e8 queen

@RMF49

2 жыл бұрын

@@1hpgaming235 Black king can stop promotion until the white king arrives by playing Kf7 instead of Kxf6.

@1hpgaming235

2 жыл бұрын

@@RMF49 yeah true but ultimately the white pawn will promote because in any case the black king cannot take either of the pawns, one is protected by the other and taking the f6 pawn leads to promotion so in any case its a loss

@rogergeyer9851

2 жыл бұрын

theejd013: At first, just looking at the board (and not starting the video), I was looking at it as black to move and draw. So it was obvious black had to move the bishop to b3 where it could be protected by the pawn, and that forced black to keep the king within the square of the pawn. Then looking, I see that if the black king stays in front of the white pawn complex, white can't win. So that's too easy. But with white to move first, once e6 is played, it's completely different. What a fantastic example of a "simple" endgame where you have to know a LOT to play it right!

@odjsjaks

2 жыл бұрын

@@1hpgaming235 you just repeat what op said What is your point of you speaking here bro

Super instructive!! Your a fantastic teacher

2:32 I assumed that the move was played for a Zugzwang but I didnt know the exact idea ( And I was right at 7:56) At 8:46 I knew that c2 and b1 were right... At 9:51 also I was right that we should stay near the pawn on the black diagnol... I am so happy...

Great video thanks :) wish more are coming

Wow so cool! This is one of my favorite puzzles!

9:10 “this one is a little bit tricky so be careful” 😄 thank you for always taking care of us Maestro 😄 beautiful video!! now seriously thank you for your teaching and asking us to pause the video to decide the move I know I said this before but this not only makes us part of the video but helps us improve even more 😉

I really enjoy these videos of weird and interesting endgames :)

This video format should stay forever!

A very good puzzle 👌 I am improving small small calculations because of you

Great puzzle, you're a very good teacher, thank you.

Indeed. It’s super interesting. Thanks again for sharing.

Just amazing!!...I wonder if we're struggling to solve this even after knowing this is a probelm and it has a solution..then what would it have taken for the composer to create this beauty..

Thank you for another great video. This puzzle is fantastic!

Thank you for your giving clear and flexible ideas.

Beautiful study, most of these motifs can be found in the horde variant endgames.

Excellent...well thought composition 👌👍

Very nice, thanks!

I do not really understand chess all that much, but the way he talks about the details makes it fascinating to watch his videos.

Incredible! King moves are often the hardest one to find.

Fantastic ! Also very realistic situation, not contrived

Very instructive. Thanks

First thing you showed that stumped me at first was this puzzle. Mark is excellent..

Super super the way you explained it !!! 👌👌👌👏👏👏👏👏

Just these few pieces got my head hurting

This was probably the most fascinating endgame study I've ever seen.

New favorite endgame position. holy crap that was mindbending fun

I love these endgame studies

Brilliant study about the importance of "whose turn is it".

very interesting study, thank you

basically its all about zugzwang? amazing

Completely mind blowing

Thanks, e and f pawn triad, remebered it ;)

I played a blinded ultrabullet against Stockfish once and I had that position! I intuitively avoided the white squares with my king because I felt that the white Bishop could be dangerous and I won

The scary thing is how GMs realize these pitfall positions in a split second several moves ahead.

Fantastic. Thanks.

The ultimate "no u" puzzle

OMG... crazy position... amazing

Amazing find

This is fascinating.

Extraordinary!

More!!

fascinating !!

The position relies on Zugzwang! Now that's cool

Mind-blowing

Once found the idea one can create wonderful situations.

No one Stockfish:ah yes my favourite simple position

I was struggling to understand why, @ 10:45 the bishop couldn't just sacrifice itself and then let the king finish the pawns. There is no way for the pawns to advance without being taken out by black's king. Then I realised white can leave the pawns side-by-side after taking the bishop and instead move the king up to support the pawns.

I just started looking into chess, it's interesting how much parity tempo comes up.

At 11:27 forward, isn’t it still a draw. Black has Bxe6, Fxe6, Kg6 and from there both pawns can be taken leading to a draw.

@killallbots1012

2 жыл бұрын

White can just play e7 then move its king close.

Amazing indeed.

incredible!!

It's an amazing result!!!

The theme of this scenario is, as Aaron Burr would say, "Wait for it."

Interesting study 🔥 this also made an appearance in a chessbase video published a few days ago where Vidit solved it blindfolded

Very cool puzzle.

out of the world thinking 🤯

Sometimes the greatest complexities occur in the simplest of positions.

Really incredible.

Great puzzle

After the king takes the black pawn, why can’t the king move up to deal with that bishop that eas going to go back and forth?

Wonderful tricks

8:52 The most amazing thing about this puzzle is the king sacrifice on b2.

Excellent!

great puzzle

Still 4:58 was an interesting position If Black king eat pawn at Kf6, the pawn at E7 can promoted to queen At 10:31 black can try Kg5, result no pawn move work again

This is pretty awesome

That's amazing.

Thanks for featuring my comment! And what an amazing position!

@ChessVibesOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing out Liburkin, been loving his studies!

I wouldn’t have worked that out 😮

At time, 10:00, I think the white king can take the pawn because when the black bishop pull back from h7 to g8, the white could simply push the white pawn from f6 to f7 instead of the other pawn from e6 to e7. The would force the black bishop to either back off from g8 back to h7 again or force it to trade the bishop with the pawn. Either way, the white pawn will become the queen. In fact, I believe this the quicker way to end the game than your suggested route.

@Adventurer-te8fl

Жыл бұрын

I think u confused which side’s turn it was. The black bishop was already on g8 before the white king captured pawn. If the white king captures the pawn at that time, then the bishop will move to h7.

At 10:45 black can force a draw by Bxe6 then pxB and the king can catch the other pawn by Kg6

@Adventurer-te8fl

Жыл бұрын

I think white can just push 1 pawn up. Black king cannot take the backward pawn because that would allow the other pawn to promote, and the front pawn is already protected by backward pawn so it can’t be taken. So white king just needs to make their way up to promote the pawn

Beautiful

Absolutely bonkers

@mprahladavaradan4936

2 жыл бұрын

Me Too

Actually, at 3:20, they would not capture the pawn as not to lose bishop. They could play bishop H7, which allows the pawn through to create a Queen and checkmate.

@Adventurer-te8fl

Жыл бұрын

But in puzzles, the opponent will always make the best move. Playing Bh7 is a blunder as it’ll allow us to promote the pawn easily. Black would rather sacrifice the bishop to prevent all your other pawns from promoting than to save a bishop and let you get a queen. This would allow black to get a draw instead of losing

Hey Nelson. In your honest opinion, do you think someone like Magnus would have been able to figure this out in game? How much time would it have taken for him? Obviously you don’t know for sure but what is your opinion?

This kind of deceptive, seemingly-simple situation reminds me why I hate chess...and love it, too.

if with the timer, it is impossible to think even Kasparov! or magnus ! lol

Amazing !

Wonderful!

This makes a classic zugzwang example.

At about 7 minutes in, you're discussing why King to C1 wouldn't work, because after King B1, Bishop H7, you still can't push the pawns. What if you were to go King A2? Avoiding Bishop taking on F5 with check. If bishop back to G8, king takes A pawn. I'm not good at chess at all, just curious why it wouldn't work.

what about white pawn to E7..?

I set this board up with my family. Played e6 followed by f7. Got at least 2 queens on the board.

I saw I saw it Nelson :)

10:38 what if the king simply tries to go after the last pawn? instead of Kh7, it can go to Kg5

@skills_69

10 ай бұрын

Then pawn to F7 is winning because there is no more Kg7