Legend has it Tal once promoted a pawn into pawn.

@rajashreejoshi9694

3 жыл бұрын

Lol true

@khahamdebbarma2583

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@june4294

3 жыл бұрын

No, thats diemer.

@nevinkuser9892

3 жыл бұрын

Well I'll be damned.

@tank.4496

3 жыл бұрын

And then sacrificed it on the next move.

now I'm gonna go try to play like this and get demolished

@MoreDenseThanRationals

6 жыл бұрын

Tokisaki Kurumi 2.... e×f4 3.Nf3 d6! (Fischer's waiting move)

@thinkthink4868

5 жыл бұрын

I once tried similar thing, the result was something not unlike 13:38 lol

@ronin6158

5 жыл бұрын

lmao so true

@kirillzakharov7336

4 жыл бұрын

well then R.I.P to u

@davidchandra8722

3 жыл бұрын

You play e4, opponent play h6 and its already off the script 😂

I played Tal in a simul in 1988 four years before he died. I was a 1600 rated player at that time and at move 19 I actually saw a piece sacrifice for some space and movement. With my heart in my chest I thought this would be a once in a lifetime opportunity so I chopped the pawn with my bishop and Tal took the bait in about 2 milliseconds. Needless to say, I felt I was in a losing situation about 5 moves later... I made it to about move 35 in a seemingly losing endgame, and Tal actually paused for a whole two seconds, looked at me (he was scary) and said in broken English (Latvian) "Interesting..." He did not speak to anyone else from what I saw. I resigned a few moves later. I never found out what he saw or meant... perhaps it was "Why haven't you already resigned?" LOL. I believe Tal went 33-0-2 in the simul. [Event "Simo Demonstration"] [Site "Toms River New Jersey"] [Date "1988.03.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Mikhail Tal (IGM)"] [Black "M. Jacobs (1660)"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Be7 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Bf8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bd6 16. f4 Ng4 17. e4 Nxe5 18. fxe5 b5 19. Qb3 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 d4 22. Ne2 c5 23. Qd3 Rxe5 24. b4 c4 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Rae8 27. Nc3 a6 28. Rf1 g6 29. Kg1 f5 30. exf5 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 gxf5 32. Rd5 Re3 33. Rf3 Rxf3 34. Kxf3 Re6 { Tal pauses, says position 'Interesting'? } 35. Rxf5 Kg7 36. Ne4 Rc6 37. Rc5 Re6 38. g4 Kg6 39. h4 Kg7 40. Kf4 Kg6 41. h5+ Kg7 42. Rc7+ Kf8 43. Kf5 Rb6 44. Nf6 Rd6 45. Kg6 Rd3 46. Rf7# 1-0

@parind-e-hind7311

5 жыл бұрын

You're quite lucky! Could you share the PGN?

@user-ts2co4ov5h

5 жыл бұрын

Tal died 4 years later in 1992

@vincentsartain3061

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-ts2co4ov5h I'm sorry Tal didn't live to a ripe old age, but he didn't take very good care of himself. :-/

@guyanon

5 жыл бұрын

@@vincentsartain3061 he was cronically ill. Not only from his lifestyle but also due to his genetics

@vincentsartain3061

5 жыл бұрын

@@guyanon I probably should have kept my mouth shut, as I haven't yet learned enough about Tal's biography. But your statement made me think of Yankees great Mickey Mantle, who had lived an unhealthy lifestyle for most of his life because he had so many relatives who died young that he assumed he had nothing to lose. Later in life, Mantle admitted to the effect, "If I had known I was going to live as long as I have, I would have done a lot of things differently."

"There are good sacrifices and then there are mine." Mikhail Tal

@daftar2850

4 жыл бұрын

Their are two types of sacrifices " the correct ones and mine" This is the real one boy

@DanJuega

3 жыл бұрын

@@daftar2850 Not really. It shouldn't say their.

tal Is like a mad scientist of chess, " I'm gonna blow it up, I dont know if it's safe, the odds are I'm going to die, lets see what happens! "

@ChessNetwork

6 жыл бұрын

+Eaxlo Studios Perfect summary 😎

@deftrascal1626

3 жыл бұрын

online chess is so fun because you can go for completely unsound attacks with no consequence, but with time trouble a piece sacrifice can make your opponent gaslight himself or fall into traps

This game violates my understanding of chess.

@drakky3051

6 жыл бұрын

Juho Auvinen ikr

@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649

6 жыл бұрын

i think it's not the game that is shattering your understanding of chess, it's tal =b

@Auvinius

6 жыл бұрын

Homer P. Hendelbergenheinzel Either way my life is completely changed :D

@GoldenB101

6 жыл бұрын

good thing you don't have to play guys like this

@Falcrist

6 жыл бұрын

It's a dirty messy brawl. New players use dirty tactics all the time, but they can't execute them with enough force to make them effective. White literally chose the strategy "wedge all of my pieces up this side of the board"... but he knew enough to be able to execute his hyperagressive tactics effectively, and follow through to the kill.

*Before the game start:* Everybody: Whats the opening? How to counter? How to win it? Tal: _I'm gonna give him heart attack_

@syedthefunnyguy7570

4 жыл бұрын

And he did, not just him but everyone else as well

"tal treats his pieces as if they're pawns" hahaha so true

@philippides

5 жыл бұрын

That's part of what made him so brilliant. Chess is, first and foremost, about achieving checkmate. To get too attached to your major pieces because they might be of use later on is pointless if you have a rock solid game plan and you know there *is* no later on. :)

@TATENDA132

5 жыл бұрын

kkk hahaha

@jamineeboruah8519

4 жыл бұрын

Right

Tal is a monster... That commitment is insane

I cannot resist clicking on a video where Tal's name is present

@gambu4810

6 жыл бұрын

Sushma H me too😂😂

@PrivatePogo

6 жыл бұрын

lol, exactly the same

@2greenhorn

6 жыл бұрын

Try Ivanchuk as well

@jp2kk2

6 жыл бұрын

Karjakan is mine

@mohd1nagyyyyy

6 жыл бұрын

I'm a simple man.

That poor g7 pawn :(

@henryraubenheimer5234

5 жыл бұрын

F

@guyanon

5 жыл бұрын

Like a child stuck in an ugly divorce

@hisokamorow6709

5 жыл бұрын

[Inset "I'm in danger" meme here]

@shwetankmishra

4 жыл бұрын

F

@Sztavrov

4 жыл бұрын

F

I wonder how confident Tal felt while playing this game. Everything is hanging all over the place.

@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649

6 жыл бұрын

in the end it was a training game, so nothing was to gain or lose for both players. i think tal had always a lot of fun playing over the board, he really enjoyed playing chess and not winning or losing. and he wasnt that upset if he lost like other world class players are - magnus for example.

@BeCreative

6 жыл бұрын

Great thoughts, you are right that Magnus can't take it. He tilts for days. Who knows, that might be what makes him the best though is that he takes it all so personally.

@simonhakansson9300

6 жыл бұрын

Tal was world champion so you can´t really claim that you have to take a loss personally to be a good player. What makes Carlsen great is that he is driven by a high desire to win.

@codemurp3244

6 жыл бұрын

Simon Håkansson that was never the claim

@MotoGreciaMarios

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah.... tempo-tempo-tempo. Makes me wonder what he'd done if he was a jazz player.

Before watching any of Tal's game , the commentator should post a banner "NEVER TRY THIS AT HOME"

@syedthefunnyguy7570

4 жыл бұрын

Actually they should say, *" Don't try this, ever. "*

@khahamdebbarma2583

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

I'm a simple man. when I play like tal. I lose

@bejeshezhava5010

5 жыл бұрын

You will also win one day

@user-eq6oy1um7e

4 жыл бұрын

I see your profile image everywhere!

@rampageblizzard

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-eq6oy1um7e Deus ex

If Tal had a car, it would only have drive. No reverse or neutral. Thanks for the video! :)

@ori5021

6 жыл бұрын

he couldent drive by the way. it was too boring for him to study

@Gilsworth

6 жыл бұрын

That's actually a really lovely fact, thanks for sharing Ori!

@wanderingwatcher3981

6 жыл бұрын

Tahl never played by the rules anyway.

@ori5021

6 жыл бұрын

Gilsworth :)

@JohnSmith-jx1ye

6 жыл бұрын

I must disagree. Tal would only have reverse. Anyone else who would try to navigate besides him would drive off a cliff

If Tal sacrifices a piece you can resign :)

@onlinemathclass8820

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha

@khahamdebbarma2583

3 жыл бұрын

🤣true

Bro this is just insane, the board its a f***ing mess the entire game. I love Tal;

I wonder how often Tal had to buy a new kitchen sink.

@ChessNetwork

6 жыл бұрын

Nice one :)

@chrispomeroy7216

6 жыл бұрын

Coos Oorlog took me a second, but I got it!

@WillYum97

6 жыл бұрын

Christopher Pomeroy I don't get it could you explain?

@homerp.hendelbergenheinzel6649

6 жыл бұрын

hace a second + here because youtube only allows +ing once =b

@chrispomeroy7216

6 жыл бұрын

When jerry is playing and is sacrificing pieces to get a positional advantage, he says he's "throwing everything and the kitchen sink at them", it's an American expression. Tal threw his in this game, and I think had to borrow his neighbours to throw as well.

What a stunning game, I love how human Tal is. He may not have always done the best moves possible, but he was so bold and daring in his assertive play-style that you would be hard pressed to find anybody feeling comfortable playing against such a ruthless attacking machine! Hmm, calling him human one minute and a machine on the other... I guess what I mean is that Tal didn't seem too concerned with playing the most accurate 'safe' move, instead he wanted to toy with his opponent's mind, making them go deep into the think tank. He is the chessplayer who really defines excellent chess playing to me, because here is a man who turns the board into an easel, managing to dance with the pieces as if they were the brushes to his masterpiece. Each move a stroke of brilliance, coming together in the end like a story. Chess is beautiful. Thank you Jerry! You have made me fall in love with the game, and I cannot express how much I appreciate your effort in bringing the beauty of chess to the world.

@fivehundrediq5212

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a reason he was only World Champion for a year

@Puschit1

Жыл бұрын

Hence the quote of him at the left of the screen

I've watched many videos from several different chess commentators but you're by far the best. Insightful, such clarity of thought and anticipating and answering my questions as if I were asking them to you out loud. A wonderful appreciation of the beauty of certain moves. And funny too. Brilliant.

I think 2+2 was 6 in this game.

This is insane. I've never see so many pieces stack on top of each other for one pawn.

Something about tal just seems to infatuate people, his style is so unorthodox and goes against all logic and rules of thumb in chess, yet it all works out perfectly. This is why it is good to follow rule of thumb, but treat them as guidelines, not gospel, because otherwise genius becomes predictable.

@MrSupernova111

6 жыл бұрын

Captain obvious here.

@mukmin01

6 жыл бұрын

That is why his name is TAL (The Anti Logic)

@MrSupernova111

6 жыл бұрын

Wesley Joel, maybe we can see some your games and run them in stockfish. I'm sure you can show us a few brilliancies. If not, then STFU opinionated fool.

@tefikkaradaban9631

6 жыл бұрын

Wesley Joel lets ask your 1500 rated players if they can beat fischer 4 times

@Gwynplaine87

6 жыл бұрын

Actually, Wesley Joel is quite right. Mikhail Tal blundered so often and so badly that from today's perspective it seems like a miracle that he became world champion. In his annotated games he talks about that himself. The great Viktor Kortchnoi attested him hypnotic abilities, although he claimed for himself to be immune against them. No doubt he was a genius in his time. But I think this is because he was a player who saw deep tactical resources people of his days didn't even think about. He just played chess at the very edge of what seemed to be possible and also sometimes far beyond.

Chess is such a Vast game. What a Universe to be in!

Jerry I just wanna say I laughed so hard when you said, "If black is excited about losing he would play Qe5."

@funwithibgamingfan7645

2 жыл бұрын

NO

This is just a masterclass in hyperagression. Tal is absolutely reckless and one gets the (probably wrong) sense that he only had about half a plan at any given time. Just that if he was insistent enough on his own attack there would never be time for anything else, and he'd eventually win. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for your analysis and for curating this game.

@Life0fPablo

6 жыл бұрын

grah brains he never calculated far . He said he would just place pieces close to the enemy king and at the right time sac them and make something happen

@the5tigers

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Nico he did calculate deep. Sometimes spending over 40 minutes on one move calculating all the variations before saccing. Random sacrifices dont work. Especially at master level

@Life0fPablo

6 жыл бұрын

Trein Heartnet his sacrifices have all been refuted

@the5tigers

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Nico 3 decades later by engines. Everything gets refuted by stockfish buddy.

I love seeing reviews of Tal's games. The position looks utterly ridiculous at points, but it's so good as well! Thanks for the vid as always Jerry. Cheers, Adam.

A masterpiece is an understatement

One of my all time favorite games! Thanks for refreshing my memory! Best wishes.

Tal is walking the labyrinth as if it were the Broadway....

I really love these new game analysis you're uploading. Many others just share the game telling you how good it is, but nobody deeply explains WHY it really is that good like you do. You're the best chess youtuber in the community. Please keep it up.

Tal is great and I like his games but I wouldn't have the nerves to play some of these moves even if I could find them.

I love when you go through the variations. You take the obvious first (things simpletons like myself think of) then move into the really complex variations and their consequences. It's always a pleasure visiting your channel.

Absolute master piece of chess! Master Tal takes calculated risks, is aggressive and you can fell he is having fun. Beautiful and enjoyable to watch again and again.

I had forgotten totally about chess for about 20 years. Your videos and explanations are so clear and enjoyable that I might just take it up again in my dotage. Many thanks. You are very good at what you do. Both playing and explaining. Thank you.

@ChessNetwork

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brian.

What a wonderful player Tal were. If I understand it correctly, he had a drinking problem and was often a bit drunk during his games. I remember a tale told to me by one of the oldtimers in my chessclub. Tal was visiting Sweden for a big tournament and had a fresh bottle of vodka in a brown paper bag on the floor by his chair at the beginning of each game. During his games he emptied the bottle and became visibly drunk, but he won all his games nevertheless. I have played chess after a bunch of beers and the games were invariably of very low quality, if even that good. I just wonder what Tal could have accomplished if he had been sober. I bet he would be a much more boring player than he became :)

@moncala7787

6 жыл бұрын

Mikael Svensson alcohol affects people in different ways, especially those with high tolerance. There's no way to say he would have been significantly better or maybe worse sober.

@lordprivateer4965

6 жыл бұрын

Alcohol stimulates the GABA receptor; so, as I see it the effects would have been 1. Disinhibition, euphoria, increased self confidence ---- which I can see in this game, perhaps 2. Then, perhaps shortened attention span, decreased anxiety, decreased judgement I believe alcohol would have, (in BAC

@tomoakley760

6 жыл бұрын

Mikael Svensson sounds like a high functioning alcoholic. The Rick Sanchez of Chess.

@CRAZYWILDMAN49

6 жыл бұрын

this is cool stuff thanks for sharin. when i play drunk i attack like mad, but then it's one shitty move and the demolishing of me begins.....liver and board.

@CRAZYWILDMAN49

6 жыл бұрын

sober, i sit there thinking forever, it can be a nightmare in the mind. i try to imagine 3 moves ahead on both sides. which takes forever cause im not that bright lol.

Thanks-great post with clear narrative.

This game is a masterpiece! I love Tal's reckless attacking strategy! Played beautifully by both players. Great presentation, too. Keep them coming!

A stunning game - brilliant. Thank you for posting it.

thank you, Jerry, I enjoyed your show. Tal is a great Master of creative Chess.

What an amazing analysis. So simple, yet covered complex variations in a way an beginner like me could easily understand. This is the first video I'm watching on your channel and I watch a lot of chess analysis on youtube. Gotta say I'm already hooked. Great soothing voice to add to the non-boring part. You've got it going. I'm glad to be a part of this community.

@ChessNetwork

6 жыл бұрын

+mozisi Thank you. This was a fun video to put together. Very wild game! 😊

Love your analyses of classic games, keep 'em coming!

I wish I was as smart a cookie as Jerry.

@winstonthebelligerent7288

6 жыл бұрын

Koblents needed a drink after this game.

By far the most beautiful game ive seen. Im astonished. Thanks for the great video

Loving the videos as of late, Jerry. Thanks.

I really enjoy these analyses. Perfectly paced and very clear.

i found this video and every video of mr.jerry helpful. I came across this channel in the year 2014 and still watch your vids keep up the good work!!

@PreservationEnthusiast

6 жыл бұрын

Jerry >>>>> Carlsen

@matthunter2413

5 жыл бұрын

Sophie eggleton

I think this is one of your best video. Tal's gameplan is very risky and at surface were very dependent on opponent's blunders, but you were able to show Tal's possible countermoves.

M Tal was a monster. Sloppy at times but still a monster. One of the greatest players ever.

These are some of the best videos I’ve seen. Super informative and interesting 👏🏻👏🏻

hey, as a novice, I really apppreciated your exposition of this game, and what you've done with the blue to help viewers visualize. thanks for this instructive video, Sir.

This was very instructive. Thanks, Jerry.

this is the best game i have seen so far. good work jerry for sharing such a beautiful game

Wow, you make clear explanation on every Tal's move! More Tal videos please 😁

This is the absolute best chess analysis of all time. I'm subscribing ❤️🇿🇦

I appreciate and enjoy every chess game analysis. Make it more often from tournaments, it is so valuable for chess fans.

Great commentary and explanation - thanks!

Highly creative game by Tal , Outstanding KZread channel, Keep up the great work. Thanks a lot Jerry.

Hey Jerry, idk if you read these old comments, but I just wanted to put this out there. I was home on vacation from school when this video came out. I saw it on my updates, and even though at the time I had never played Chess it looked cool so I watched. I found your commentary so accessible as a total beginner, and your treatment of the game and the drama within so compelling, that I started playing chess that day. I’m not great, but I reached 1600 online, and have played in a few tournaments. Chess has become such an important part of my life. So thanks for putting this content out there, I never would have sat down at a board for the first time without you.

Tal was an absolute monster. It's unfortunate we'll probably never see another world-class player with his level of aggression

Great game, thanks Jerry!

Awesome game! Very well explained and thank you for the background information!

@ChessNetwork

6 жыл бұрын

+MrSupernova111 👍🏼

You have gotten really good as a commentator. Just very smooth and natural.

Excellent game, and excellent analysis. Thanks Jerry ^^

Fantastic tutorial, thanks so much!! You explain it so well :)

Thanks for the helpful commentary

What an excellent game. Probably one of my favorites that you've analyzed right alongside Wei Yi's amazing game where he sacrifices all the pieces in order to get the opponents king to the center. Thanks!

You can tell that everyone Tal plays deeply respects and fears him...because they know their only chance is to not take his pieces

"If black was excited about... losing" You're the best Jerry

Great videos :) Thanks for the effort really enjoyable.

Great video and analysis. Thanks. This game is beyond my imagination. It is one of the best games of the century.

This goes to my recommendation and I was not disappointed. You have another subscriber, sir 👍

@ChessNetwork

4 жыл бұрын

👍🏼

beautiful game. Thank you for sharing brother.

"3 crazy pigs" -Jerry 2017.

The Wizard Of Riga, The Inmortal Mikhail Tahl. Great video!!

Lol Tal plays like an absolute wildman! I love it.

great video,thank you for your analysis and commentary :-)

Enjoyed it very much, I'm learning, thank you

Tal,s game style is like beautiful poetry.

I'm a simple man. I see Jerry's video, I hit like.

@ChessNetwork

6 жыл бұрын

:)

@BamThwok76

6 жыл бұрын

i always hit like before i watch, just in case i forget. pretty safe bet

@shreniknarade51

4 жыл бұрын

Jay maharashtra 😎

Very instructive sir, great !

Wow, great explanation video of a great game. Finally someone talking without messing black with White or saying h4 instead of g4 or whatever mistake a lot of dudes are making with chess videos. Keep the good work.

I like how you are doing more of these videos. Keep it up JEERRRRRY ;)

I wanna know why there's always one or two people that thumb down Jerry's vids. Are those people that Jerry beats up in Chess taking out their anger?

@Mayank-mf7xr

4 жыл бұрын

shouldn't that list be a long one?

@michaelalmeida

3 жыл бұрын

I've accidentally misclicked the dislike button on mobile before, it's pretty easy to accidentally do

Outstanding narration, Sir.

I just love your analysis ..keep it up ....you make me love chess even the more

Great breakdown

“Take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2 + 2 = 5 and the path leading out is only large enough for one” - Mikhail Tal Tal was truly a genuinely genius, he gave a piece of his soul to the game and in turn was able to become a legend.

2+2=5 :)

@pierrestober3423

6 жыл бұрын

minus one that's three

@bintol155

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. 4 plus taxes xd

@ntsempty1209

6 жыл бұрын

Pierre Stöber QUICK MAFFS

@emrec.4005

4 жыл бұрын

1984 !

Want to know what a singularity looks like in Chess? Tal created one with the amount of pressure he put on that pawn. There was no escape except oblivion.

Complex but vision widening as well,thanks.

great game, and really excellent analysis!

So daring, so brazen, simply brilliant.

i dunno if you read my comment asking for Tal, but thank you Jerry that was amaizing

marvellous presentation by Jerry!

you have a calming voice... thanks for that.

ChessNetwork .. Thanks for amazing game analysis and PNG for self study .

@ChessNetwork

6 жыл бұрын

You got it! :)

Merci!

Pls do more mikhail tal games.. I am one of your biggest fan 😊

Aggressive play. Love it, my favorite style.