Boris Spassky breaks the Iron man

Featured is the 19th game from the 1969 World Chess Championship match between Boris Spassky and Tigran Petrosian. The opening is a Sicilian Defense, Najdorf with 6. Bg5. Initially, the play by “Iron Tigran” may seem to be solid after the first 14 moves. However, with Spassky's 15th move, Petrosian is reminded of a serious drawback with his earlier h6, particularly in an opposite sides castles scenario. Spassky's energetic play on the kingside led to a swift and rare 24-move defeat of the defending World Chess Champion, Petrosian.
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  • @zachhaywood1564
    @zachhaywood1564 Жыл бұрын

    I see Spassky in the title, I click.

  • @achillesyoutube8773

    @achillesyoutube8773

    Жыл бұрын

    Spassky is an underrated great

  • @sanelprtenjaca9147

    @sanelprtenjaca9147

    Жыл бұрын

    I see Tigran Petrosian, I click.

  • @spiffo5349

    @spiffo5349

    Жыл бұрын

    I see chessnetwork video, I click

  • @solidsnake2259

    @solidsnake2259

    Жыл бұрын

    I see dead people. All the time.

  • @zachhaywood1564

    @zachhaywood1564

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@achillesyoutube8773 In my opinion, he might be THE most underrated of all the legendary players. I know that's a hot take, but again, just my personal opinion.

  • @joseraulcapablanca8564
    @joseraulcapablanca8564 Жыл бұрын

    Not an easy man to beat Petrosian, this shows what a great attacker spassky was, thanks jerry.

  • @88mphDrBrown
    @88mphDrBrown11 ай бұрын

    The ending of this game kind of reminds me of that magic trick where they put someone in a box and stab swords through it at every angle.

  • @TheMarksT
    @TheMarksT Жыл бұрын

    Shows how good Spassky was!

  • @PaulHobbs23
    @PaulHobbs2311 ай бұрын

    Hi Jerry! I love your clearheaded and logical analysis. You make every move make sense.

  • @ChessNetwork

    @ChessNetwork

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Paul. 👍

  • @zachhaywood1564

    @zachhaywood1564

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@ChessNetwork I second this compliment, so many ChessTubers have an annoying habit of going off on tangents about what *they* would have done differently. Luckily, you don't. You get that most people watch famous games to learn why the actual players did what they did.

  • @wheresmyoldaccount
    @wheresmyoldaccount Жыл бұрын

    This game is a thing of beauty. Superb Sicilian Najdorf play by Spassky.

  • @brennenhiatt8459
    @brennenhiatt8459 Жыл бұрын

    Loving this consistent content Jerry!

  • @alieskandari633
    @alieskandari63310 ай бұрын

    As always both your choice and analysis were awesome. Thank you

  • @northshores7319
    @northshores7319 Жыл бұрын

    That was a great Match and in it Spassky showed why he was the King. I am sure when Fischer saw this game he was worried about how he was to defend against 1.e4 from Spassky. People say, even Spassky himself said that he was not an exact opening specialist. I think this game shows he was. Spassky preceded Magnus, Kasparov, and Fischer in playing firm, direct and forceful play leading to successful attacks in the Middle Game. Keep showing more of Spassky as there is much to be learned from him.

  • @123chesss
    @123chesss Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant attack by Spassky, I see now why Fischer was so psyched out by him.

  • @RoyGazoff
    @RoyGazoff Жыл бұрын

    What a nice game 👌 enjoyed it

  • @bechirbenothman5044
    @bechirbenothman5044 Жыл бұрын

    Brillant analysis and commentary

  • @MrSupernova111
    @MrSupernova111 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful game! Thank you Jerry!

  • @ashoksafaya5397
    @ashoksafaya53977 ай бұрын

    Nice to watch both game and analysis.

  • @krishrao2778
    @krishrao277821 күн бұрын

    Great teaching skills.not a single empty word.

  • @ChessNetwork

    @ChessNetwork

    21 күн бұрын

    Thank you 👍

  • @michaelf8221
    @michaelf8221 Жыл бұрын

    Wow thanks for sharing this sparkling attacking game from Spassky!

  • @gbu32
    @gbu32 Жыл бұрын

    At the end of your video you make everyone a little bit wiser. That's all I can say for the life of a chess player. It's a battle it's a struggle and there's nothing that anyone's giving, just one game that your trying to win. Loved the video. Keep up the excellent work.

  • @BamThwok76
    @BamThwok76 Жыл бұрын

    That was awesome. Thank you.

  • @diabmbaideen4976
    @diabmbaideen4976 Жыл бұрын

    That Knight on D4 is INSANELY GOOD!!! Great game choice as always. Thanks mate 😊

  • @DmitrySerbin
    @DmitrySerbin Жыл бұрын

    I really like the way you explain this. Thanks. Sometimes I don't get it from the first time, but 3rd time usually helps.

  • @user-lx6td6ri2c
    @user-lx6td6ri2c Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see you back, Jerry.

  • @gabrielmaia4023
    @gabrielmaia4023 Жыл бұрын

    great as always

  • @WtItCbtLoR
    @WtItCbtLoR Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Jerry!

  • @stephanebelizaire3627
    @stephanebelizaire3627 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful !

  • @donaldyanson8144
    @donaldyanson814410 ай бұрын

    Yeah, Boris Spassky Was no slouch. He was one of the few players that stood a chance against Fisher.

  • @RaineriHakkarainen

    @RaineriHakkarainen

    3 ай бұрын

    Fischer beat the weakest chess World champion Boris Spassky only 17 wins 10 losses! Capablanca would beat Spassky easily 8 wins 6 draws zero losses! Carlsen would beat Spassky easily 6 wins 6 draws zero losses! Fischer beat Spassky 10 wins 15 draws 5 losses in 1992! Spassky was rated 2558 and Spassky was ranked only 162th world ranking! Fischer score 58,33% against Spassky in 1992!So we get Fischer rating 2617,78 in 1992! Crazy lunatic Yasser Seirawan claiming wrongly that Fischer was world record power and form in 1992! The highest tournament elo rating score is Fabiano Caruana 8,5/10 StLouis elo score 3080! Karpov 11/13 in Linares 1994 elo score 3040! Alekhine in San Remo 1930 elo score 3040! Fischer and Kasparov their Best tournament scores only 2990! Lasker won the New York Tournament in 1924 beating world Best scoring 2875 elo at age 55! Fischer 2617,78 at age 49 vs Lasker 2875 at age 55! The crazy people claiming that Carlsen would lose against Fischer big time! Carlsen is 100xtimes better than Spassky who beat Fischer 10 times! Carlsen would beat Fischer 25-30 times easily!!

  • @rodolfosicat3306
    @rodolfosicat3306 Жыл бұрын

    Well presented.

  • @davvves7977
    @davvves7977 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful game

  • @mmzzi3697
    @mmzzi3697 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Jerry!

  • @axelkeithgranath
    @axelkeithgranath Жыл бұрын

    What a monster of a light square bishop!😮

  • @kingberzerk
    @kingberzerkАй бұрын

    Petrosian holding his head into the lion's mouth. His trainer Suetin recalls how they warned him not to play that line, but Petrosian wouldn't listen. Andy Soltis speculated the Champ was tired of reigning. Spassky in his element.

  • @graccusbro2061
    @graccusbro20618 ай бұрын

    gorgeous

  • @MoonBurn13
    @MoonBurn13 Жыл бұрын

    Only Spassky’s and Fisher’s attacks can break Petrosian’s “Iron” Prevention strategy.

  • @vibovitold

    @vibovitold

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember a Kasparov game where he dismantled Petrosian completely as well. Petrosian could barely develop his pieces.

  • @RicardGomes76
    @RicardGomes76 Жыл бұрын

    Well... Yep!

  • @silveriojohnson9401
    @silveriojohnson9401 Жыл бұрын

    Guys, does Jerry no longer post his own games? Do I need to watch the streams for those? Thanks

  • @mrnemoid

    @mrnemoid

    Жыл бұрын

    Watching the streams is your best bet!

  • @ralphpulcher9516
    @ralphpulcher9516 Жыл бұрын

    brillant

  • @michaelf8221
    @michaelf8221 Жыл бұрын

    I've actually had that exact line with an early b5?! And even h6?? Ne6! about three times in my own blitz games!

  • @JB-ru4fr
    @JB-ru4fr Жыл бұрын

    If only I knew when there are “only moves”

  • @jacobdrollinger4802
    @jacobdrollinger4802 Жыл бұрын

    I am always a move behind, or ahead, depending on the way you look at it. 😅

  • @DonieRayCocaine
    @DonieRayCocaine Жыл бұрын

    I would have played that game quite differently. And I would have lost!

  • @tomaplatz
    @tomaplatz Жыл бұрын

    Peak

  • @loplop7029
    @loplop7029 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Jerry.

  • @mitic8231
    @mitic8231 Жыл бұрын

    Jerry legendo

  • @chessmountain

    @chessmountain

    Жыл бұрын

    A gentleman,on or off the board..zHe is very gracious, whether he won or lose a game.

  • @rayclay2
    @rayclay2 Жыл бұрын

    poisonous tricky knights = )

  • @oddpoppetesq.3467
    @oddpoppetesq.3467 Жыл бұрын

    1:10 is a massive blunder on so many levels. If black pulls it back i'll be surprised

  • @Qhsjahajw
    @Qhsjahajw Жыл бұрын

    :( no stockfish analysis, i wanted to see where it went wrong

  • @hamba1998

    @hamba1998

    Жыл бұрын

    It's at the end of the video

  • @ericmuller4697
    @ericmuller4697 Жыл бұрын

    At the end, instead of taking the knight with the h pawn, why not take it with the Queen? A queen for a rook and a right does not sound so bad.

  • @G102Y5568

    @G102Y5568

    Жыл бұрын

    You’d win the Knight with check right after. So you’d be sacrificing a Queen for a Rook, and your position is shattered either way.

  • @michaelmassaro4375

    @michaelmassaro4375

    Жыл бұрын

    A Rook and a Knight just to clarify no biggie ☮️

  • @KF1
    @KF1 Жыл бұрын

    :)

  • @ernestogarcillan1977
    @ernestogarcillan1977 Жыл бұрын

    0:57 as white i simply play a3 the poison pawn

  • @motazfanek2101
    @motazfanek2101 Жыл бұрын

    Spassky is so underrated wtf?

  • @davorcoha7806
    @davorcoha780610 ай бұрын

    MOZART!!

  • @michelnormandin8068
    @michelnormandin8068 Жыл бұрын

    In 69, USSR Chess Federation supremacy was undeniable. Fischer, the flash in the pan neurotic American, got the first external cracks into that supremacy while Korchnoi was showing the internal cracks. In 75, Karpov got his first world title by forfeit. Inactive since 72, Fischer did not fight Karpov but FIDE. In 85, a non Russian, Kasparov threw the last blow at the USSR Chess Federation supremacy defeating the last soviet chess symbol, Karpov.

  • @Lazokopulos
    @Lazokopulos Жыл бұрын

    First! Hey Jerry.

  • @adesorph

    @adesorph

    Жыл бұрын

    The first

  • @ChessNetwork

    @ChessNetwork

    Жыл бұрын

    👍