Vladimir Kramnik counterattacks the Shabalov Attack

Featured is one of Vladimir Kramnik’s best chess games. It was played at 1996 European Club Cup against Boris Gelfand. Kramnik’s final move of this 28-move encounter is one of the most beautiful ways to end a game. What allowed Kramnik to play such a move against Gelfand was in large part related to the positional components during the opening and middlegame phases. It only takes one badly positioned piece to have a bad position. Pay close attention to all the care Kramnik gives to his king knight once the Shabalov Attack is reached.
Image of Vladimir Kramnik in thumbnail courtesy of Lennart Ootes
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PGN
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4
Bb4 8.Bd2 Qe7 9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 b6 11.Bd3 Ba6 12.Qa4 dxc4
13.Qxa6 cxd3 14.Qxd3 O-O 15.g5 Nd5 16.Bd2 f5 17.O-O-O c5
18.Kb1 b5 19.Qxb5 Rab8 20.Qa5 Rb3 21.Ka2 Rfb8 22.Rb1 e5
23.Rhc1 Qe6 24.Ka1 exd4 25.Rxc5 Nxc5 26.Qxc5 Nc3 27.Nxd4 Rxb2
28.Rxb2 Qa2+
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Software: Blitzin
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  • @ginoginoh
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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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  • @chrishauser5505
    @chrishauser5505 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful game by Kramnik. I wish I'd had access to your videos 50 years ago when I was playing high school chess, Jerry. You do a fantastic job explaining positional play, something I never really mastered on my own.

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    @jackismname Жыл бұрын

    Wow what a finish. So many mating patterns. Glad you are back to posting these videos, one of my favorite kind of chess videos out there.

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    @michaellupu2080 Жыл бұрын

    Great game and great in depth commentary! More than usual, which is very much appreciated! Thanks Jerry!

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    @ashoksafaya53977 ай бұрын

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    @ChessNetwork

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching. 👍

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    @grantshope3783 Жыл бұрын

    I love it when you upload videos, Jerry because there are a lot of great game recaps out there that do go over lines, but no one spends quite as much time and focus on the positional play and greater concepts and lessons as you do. I learn so much more from these because you don't just take things for granted and gloss over them, you explain each aspect in-depth and it really helps my understanding.

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    @nickcellino1503 Жыл бұрын

    I learned so much from this video. No one could have provided better analysis of the game.

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    @cyberwizardgames5889 Жыл бұрын

    Jerry!! Thank you for doing more videos lately! Really wish you could do one of these daily :D

  • @rizzy264
    @rizzy264 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you jerry very instructive

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    @microsoft1665 Жыл бұрын

    finally a 25-min+ video of a class player.

  • @HouseRN
    @HouseRN8 ай бұрын

    “Drops an absolute bomb on the position” 💀💀💀 Love your commentary Jerry 😂

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    @tochequijano8426 Жыл бұрын

    Great Explanation a lot off lessons I learned from this video👏👏

  • @ChessNetwork

    @ChessNetwork

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

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    @brunomaelstrom8823 Жыл бұрын

    A game which deserved that in-depth analysis revealing deep chess ideas, thx !!

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    @chippyiam2u Жыл бұрын

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  • @ianattong6989
    @ianattong698910 ай бұрын

    Beautiful game by Krammik‼️ Awesome analysis of the moves played as well as alternative moves‼️👍 Very instructive as usual. Thank you, Jerry.🤝

  • @ChessNetwork

    @ChessNetwork

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🤝

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    @iwanabemw2 Жыл бұрын

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    @tamimahmad59359 ай бұрын

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  • @AroundWayOther
    @AroundWayOther Жыл бұрын

    very instructive analysis and explanations! gives me more ideas for playing these kinds of positions. thank you!

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    @pittasso Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot! Great work explaining!

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    @Mark.remarking10 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Beautiful analysis worthy of the game.

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    @Benjamin-1776- Жыл бұрын

    Glad I watched, thanks

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    @mrmillford Жыл бұрын

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    @nistral Жыл бұрын

    thanks for the video, jerry!

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    @SuperDreamliner787 Жыл бұрын

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    @jonaszurba4906 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Jerry, I was wondering if you would be interested in making a video about opening theory some time this year. Your explanations of move order and noticing the subtleties always amazes me. As a relatively new competitive chess player I am constantly looking for quality sources that I feel would fit my playing style. I would be very interested in some of your classical game prep if you have some interesting lines you would be willing to share.

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    @sink3122 Жыл бұрын

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  • @graemeweir1948
    @graemeweir1948 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great video Jerry. I know Gelfand is a great player but every time I see his games in a book or video he seems to lose. Poor guy

  • @maferreira1984

    @maferreira1984

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, his opponents' wins over him being worthy of in-depth studying shows that he loses on a very high level.

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    @dankokozar Жыл бұрын

    You’re such a great presenter, I enjoy your videos. Keep up good work!

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    @ChessNetwork

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 👍

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    Жыл бұрын

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    @davidamir85 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

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    @precioustreasures604511 ай бұрын

    Watching this 30min video is always worth it.thanks jerry

  • @clintongryke6887
    @clintongryke6887 Жыл бұрын

    Good talk-through.

  • @diggitus
    @diggitus Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jerry. Kramnik makes it look so easy. I've been playing 7...h6 because that's the move from Shankland's chessable LTR course based around the semi-slav but it's hard to remember move order subtleties...maybe I'll switch to ...Bb4.

  • @tomasviera36
    @tomasviera36 Жыл бұрын

    great game you've found

  • @yaroniko212
    @yaroniko212 Жыл бұрын

    The feeling when you can't fall asleep and then you find a new Jerry's video😃😀

  • @bdpv025
    @bdpv025 Жыл бұрын

    Struggle for the iniative very instructive game analysis❤️

  • @ashoksafaya5397
    @ashoksafaya53977 ай бұрын

    My first exposure to Shabalove attack.

  • @leandroearth
    @leandroearth Жыл бұрын

    Nice gem by Kramnik. Kramnik is the best ever!

  • Жыл бұрын

    Amazing

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    @thetoastycroissant Жыл бұрын

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  • @87in7
    @87in7 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful knight :D

  • @maferreira1984
    @maferreira1984 Жыл бұрын

    Strange how Gelfand played 28. Rxb2 and then resigned after 28. ... Qa2+. The Queen sac was pretty obvious at that point, so I was expecting him to either resign after 27. ... Rxb2 or to play on and allow the mate, but he did neither.

  • @nugnug501

    @nugnug501

    Жыл бұрын

    I was actually thinking the same thing. I like when GMs will play it out to checkmate, especially for brilliancies and flashy endings like this one (with the double rook-queen sac). Some of the really famous games, like the Game of the Century, are so well-known because they went to checkmate, and so you can see the brilliancy come to fruition.

  • @drnantz
    @drnantz Жыл бұрын

    Cool game. Great site.

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    @Yohyzo Жыл бұрын

    Jerry FTW

  • @biplobkhan479
    @biplobkhan4797 ай бұрын

    Nice explanation. I am from Bangladesh. Love your channel.

  • @ChessNetwork

    @ChessNetwork

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you 👍

  • @prakashchoudhary3058
    @prakashchoudhary3058 Жыл бұрын

    What Chess GUI software are you using in this video?

  • @JazzieHERO
    @JazzieHERO10 ай бұрын

    Wow, just wow. There was no escape. Multiple ways of dealing the final blow.

  • @randy8324
    @randy8324 Жыл бұрын

    When I watch Jerry's rapid tournaments (10 min games) my chess rating goes up. Please more rapids! Thank you Jerry!

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    @TymexComputing Жыл бұрын

    Yes! Youre the Bes!

  • @denizCM
    @denizCM Жыл бұрын

  • @philonchess
    @philonchess Жыл бұрын

    I love playing the Shabalov Attack and have even made a video playing it as white - Kramnik played exceptionally here though.

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    @bobby5776 Жыл бұрын

    Tale of the tape looks like INTC price chart in 2022 😂

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    @bulasturubula3660 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Jerry it's Everyone

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    @mohammadehab3492 Жыл бұрын

    Yo Jerry, how are you, did you ever hear about the Quran, it is an amazing book I'd recommend you give it a read!

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    @eccostaller6298

    Жыл бұрын

    If you like ancient fiction....

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    @vasilirikardsson

    Жыл бұрын

    Wrong Jerry or channel?

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    @slothbearanonymous

    Жыл бұрын

    the first few chapters of the quran just talk about how people should respond to jews and christians... i find that kind of odd

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    @zuheyr1 Жыл бұрын

    Way too long winded....

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    @DavidMoscoeUni

    Жыл бұрын

    turnip brain take

  • @slothbearanonymous

    @slothbearanonymous

    Жыл бұрын

    let me guess, you play 30 second chess with a rating of 1000

  • @michaelmassaro4375
    @michaelmassaro4375 Жыл бұрын

    Good Call enjoyed the Game Great decisive move at end Black looked like he was in control of game entire time Tight game it was Thanks Jerry ♟️💯🤩

  • @mattsteinberg16
    @mattsteinberg16 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for reviewing these games! It's so helpful to know how these Masters like you think!