This format is seriously awesome! The table is center frame, with the analysis board right above it, and each player is sitting against a backdrop of the color they’re playing as…. Perfectly symmetrical and easy for everyone watching to understand. And the way it has each player’s voiceovers as if we’re able to hear inside their head. This format really needs to be used again in today’s games. The only thing missing is the clock times. Thanks for this!
@@basilharrison3071how is it phony? They are merely stating their reasoning and thoughts as each move was played. Would you prefer they changed their grammar to the past tense?
Both are gentlemen, the leaders of their respective times. A joy to watch. Though watching Spassky take time out to light a smoke... lol. A different era.
That's the first King's Gambit I have ever seen. OK Spassky had to win this game and had nothing to lose, but he played it so well he put Karpov in time trouble, leading to his two blunders near the end.
We'll never know what would have happened if his match with Fischer in 1975 had taken place. Opinions are very divided, of course. My gut feeling is that Fischer would have built an early lead, but Karpov would eventually find him out; like what happened with him and Kasparov.
@@112sje Spassky himself said he thought Fischer would have won a close match against Karpov in 75, with Karpov then beating the American in 78, had both matches taken place.
@@delboy9234 It would have been a real marathon of a match, possibly over a year - first to ten wins with no draws counting. FIDE were right not to allow Fischer to keep the title if it reached 9-9. Karpov would have had to win 10-8 or less.
I think Fischer realized what an incredible player Karpov was. These great players always seem to recognize the next big talent. He probably would have beaten Karpov but it would have been more difficult than Spassky. Plus he had never played Karpov before which added another level of uncertainty. I think those two would have played at least 3 or 4 matches had Fischer not decided to refuse playing Karpov. What a great loss to the chess world.
Boris Spassky is one of the most underrated great players and World Champions in history, imo. Possibly the first player to adopt a "universal" style of play allowing him to adapt to his opponents. 1972 he ran into one of the greatest of all time, in unstoppable form, and he was still a gentleman when Bobby was throwing his toys out of his pram, as he so often did. Thank you for uploading this :)
Sixty years earlier than Spassky a much greater world champion Emanuel Lasker had “a ‘universal’ style of play allowing him to adapt to his opponents”.
Coolest stuff ever to hear what they are thinking - excellent explanations in narrative as well. I'm 61 & remember this game being played. Fascinating to take another look at it in this well-thought-out format. Thanks for posting & I'll be looking for others !
Great upload. I remember watching this series on BBC 2 on a Sunday afternoon (I think) and have never seen it repeated until now. It's just a shame that the programme's editor didn't give BH and JJ time to show on the computer screen exactly how Spassky won the end game, especially as it was rarity for Karpov to lose, until Kasparov came along. That poor girl trying her best to keep up on the demo board ! I hope both players bought her a drink afterwards 🤣😄
@@columkenn Especially that long run after Karpov went 4-0 up in their first World Championship final. The BBC stopped covering it at that point, but did cover the re-match that Kasparov won.
That endame was draw for a long time and they both knew it . But if you have extra piece and very devious piece like knight, you have to push and ask questions. They did not have increment back then and Karpov was in bad time trouble .He hoped to repeat moves or get queen trade, but that did not work well. 50 move draw was almost impossible to get with his time left on clock. Spassky asked questions until Karpov blundered badly and moved his king to wrong square.
Engines are merciless nowadays. Black had practically a winning advantage in under 10 moves. Opening preparation was very different during the pre-engine era.
Wasn't it just! And there's a lot of talk nowadays about what the computers say v the psychological reality. E.g. Black is winning but it's very difficult to find the winning lines. And if he doesn't, White could win. Computers would find the winning lines every time.
Great game by Spasskij. Good fighting spirit. All the way to the end of the game he tries to squeeze a win out of the position. This makes me think, that if Spasskij can defeat Karpov, even after his time as worldchampion is over, then Bobby Fischer in his prime would have completely destroyed Karpov. Now mentioning Fischer, it could certainly look like him on the left of the screen at about 29:50 and quickly walking to the right of the screen at about 29:54. If it was him, then he might have wanted to see his former favourite rival Boris defeat Tolja who took Fischer´s throne.
Spassky was crazy alright I heard one story. Spassky was playing the simul exhibition. And one guy said i can't play gotta go, and offered a draw. Spassky said i don't care here is your draw
I'm impressed with those episodes so far. To watch GMs commenting their games as if they're playing at the present and we listening to their thoughts, including doubts and insecures, is fantastic. Could someone be kind enough to give me more info about the program? How it's called and for what television broadcaster it was produced?
This program was broadcast in the UK by the BBC back in 1982. It was never repeated but I taped it at the time and wanted to make it available before it is lost forever.
This format is confusing. When was the voiceover recorded? Why is it here I. The first place? The commentators are much easier to listen to & seem real as opposed to the very staged & phony inner monologues
Everything oozed life! Finnish chess, the packed room applauding, a beautiful young woman reproducing the game. And here we are, dead, watching videos at home... What a scam this future is!
Good god ..I'm 14 moves in and terrified .. I don't know how this game ends up but the thought of playing this as white I would hate it! Thats why they are both champions and Im 1500 I guess ...
This format is seriously awesome! The table is center frame, with the analysis board right above it, and each player is sitting against a backdrop of the color they’re playing as…. Perfectly symmetrical and easy for everyone watching to understand. And the way it has each player’s voiceovers as if we’re able to hear inside their head. This format really needs to be used again in today’s games. The only thing missing is the clock times. Thanks for this!
I really dislike the inner monologue. It makes it seem silly & staged & phony
@@basilharrison3071how is it phony? They are merely stating their reasoning and thoughts as each move was played. Would you prefer they changed their grammar to the past tense?
Spot on comment, those clever Ruskies !
@@basilharrison3071Definitely redone after the fact, but hardly phony !
@@basilharrison3071I totally understand but the whole reason it’s there is because it’s informative to the viewer! You may learn a thing or two.
Both are gentlemen, the leaders of their respective times. A joy to watch. Though watching Spassky take time out to light a smoke... lol. A different era.
There’s another video featuring Korchnoi vs Dr. Nunn where Korchnoi can be seen smoking a cigarette
Playing King’s Gambit against the great master of defence, Karpov, proves Spassky’s level of his courage and self-confidence in chess.
That's the first King's Gambit I have ever seen. OK Spassky had to win this game and had nothing to lose, but he played it so well he put Karpov in time trouble, leading to his two blunders near the end.
Thank you for this! I really love to hear Karpov thinking, he is my favorite player
We'll never know what would have happened if his match with Fischer in 1975 had taken place. Opinions are very divided, of course. My gut feeling is that Fischer would have built an early lead, but Karpov would eventually find him out; like what happened with him and Kasparov.
@@112sje Spassky himself said he thought Fischer would have won a close match against Karpov in 75, with Karpov then beating the American in 78, had both matches taken place.
Same here. Karpov also has a unique speaking voice in my opinion too
@@delboy9234 It would have been a real marathon of a match, possibly over a year - first to ten wins with no draws counting. FIDE were right not to allow Fischer to keep the title if it reached 9-9. Karpov would have had to win 10-8 or less.
I think Fischer realized what an incredible player Karpov was. These great players always seem to recognize the next big talent. He probably would have beaten Karpov but it would have been more difficult than Spassky. Plus he had never played Karpov before which added another level of uncertainty. I think those two would have played at least 3 or 4 matches had Fischer not decided to refuse playing Karpov. What a great loss to the chess world.
Boris Spassky is one of the most underrated great players and World Champions in history, imo. Possibly the first player to adopt a "universal" style of play allowing him to adapt to his opponents. 1972 he ran into one of the greatest of all time, in unstoppable form, and he was still a gentleman when Bobby was throwing his toys out of his pram, as he so often did.
Thank you for uploading this :)
I wholeheartedly agree! Also, his states, both the Soviet Union and the later Russian Federation, mistreated him, a shame.
Really agree with this too: so much richness to Spassky's style
Spassky was the first to say that Fischer was nothing less than a true gentleman at the chess board and always 'behaved very correctly.'
Sixty years earlier than Spassky a much greater world champion Emanuel Lasker had “a ‘universal’ style of play allowing him to adapt to his opponents”.
I wouldn't say Spassky was underrated, he was a very strong GM.
Rob thank you very very very much! These Karpov's videos are like diamonds that we can find just in your fantastic channel! ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Wow, what a rare video, and with my two favorite players, no less! Thanks for this!
Coolest stuff ever to hear what they are thinking - excellent explanations in narrative as well.
I'm 61 & remember this game being played. Fascinating to take another look at it in this well-thought-out format. Thanks for posting & I'll be looking for others !
Cutting away to the Girl's screen instead of the computer screen at the climax, was a bigger blunder than Boris' H3 move for the audience !!!
Great upload. I remember watching this series on BBC 2 on a Sunday afternoon (I think) and have never seen it repeated until now. It's just a shame that the programme's editor didn't give BH and JJ time to show on the computer screen exactly how Spassky won the end game, especially as it was rarity for Karpov to lose, until Kasparov came along. That poor girl trying her best to keep up on the demo board ! I hope both players bought her a drink afterwards 🤣😄
Boris should buy her a drink and then see where that leads
@@thegorn Ha ha 😂. I think she might show him her Scicilian defence !
It was still a rarity for Karpov to lose after Kasparov came along. Most of their games were draws
@@columkenn Especially that long run after Karpov went 4-0 up in their first World Championship final. The BBC stopped covering it at that point, but did cover the re-match that Kasparov won.
I have read that the BBC will be doing a new chess tournament, but Jeremy James & Bill Hartston will be replaced by Sue Perkins & David Howell.
Spassky Goated KG Player! Nepo tried to take his place but its hard these days.
The girl on the demonstration board...another fine and noble job overtaken by computer
Love that smile from Spassky at 29:09 --- "Gotcha!"
What a beautiful and human detail in this incredible video!
Such a good game by these champions. KG at this level is complete wonder.
Brilliant upload. Thank you 😊
The intro theme was excellent
Spassky's h3 was a very strange decision which was never really explained.
That endame was draw for a long time and they both knew it . But if you have extra piece and very devious piece like knight, you have to push and ask questions. They did not have increment back then and Karpov was in bad time trouble .He hoped to repeat moves or get queen trade, but that did not work well. 50 move draw was almost impossible to get with his time left on clock. Spassky asked questions until Karpov blundered badly and moved his king to wrong square.
Very interesting. Everyone loves to see a Kings Gambit. Spassky blew a winning position but rescued it in high drama
Thanks!
K- F2 instead of that H3 blunder would have saved Boris a lot of stress ! But he still rebounded like a true champion!!
Boris Spasky is really super star
More of vedios like that please
23:12 Omg karpov missed Re2 to trade everything into a winning pawn endgame!
And it was so easy. Spassky was very lucky at the moment
Fascinating format. Are their thoughts something like the confession booth format? How was it done?
Engines are merciless nowadays. Black had practically a winning advantage in under 10 moves. Opening preparation was very different during the pre-engine era.
Wasn't it just! And there's a lot of talk nowadays about what the computers say v the psychological reality. E.g. Black is winning but it's very difficult to find the winning lines. And if he doesn't, White could win. Computers would find the winning lines every time.
wow what a great video this is with commentary from the players amazing !
Where did they get this comments from? What a treat!
Great game by Spasskij. Good fighting spirit. All the way to the end of the game he tries to squeeze a win out of the position. This makes me think, that if Spasskij can defeat Karpov, even after his time as worldchampion is over, then Bobby Fischer in his prime would have completely destroyed Karpov. Now mentioning Fischer, it could certainly look like him on the left of the screen at about 29:50 and quickly walking to the right of the screen at about 29:54. If it was him, then he might have wanted to see his former favourite rival Boris defeat Tolja who took Fischer´s throne.
I don't think the figure is tall enough to be Fischer. But wouldn't it be great if it was him?
Great karpov style
Spassky was crazy alright
I heard one story. Spassky was playing the simul exhibition. And one guy said i can't play gotta go, and offered a draw.
Spassky said i don't care here is your draw
I'm impressed with those episodes so far. To watch GMs commenting their games as if they're playing at the present and we listening to their thoughts, including doubts and insecures, is fantastic.
Could someone be kind enough to give me more info about the program? How it's called and for what television broadcaster it was produced?
This program was broadcast in the UK by the BBC back in 1982. It was never repeated but I taped it at the time and wanted to make it available before it is lost forever.
@@robclark4626 You're doing a favor for us all. Thank you very much.
@@robclark4626 You're doing a cultural favor for us all.
For the noobs like me, final position leads to Kd7, Nc5, Qxc5, Kxc5.
Thanks a lot!!
Spassky will make life miserable for Karpov by blowing smoke in his face.
2 Legends😍
What a “wild and hairy” game
When did Spassky and Karpov record their commentary on this game?
Good question, I wonder about producing this. Both confident! 😆
Wow, the time difference.
I love the King's Gambit... but I never win at it.
You can tell it's the 80s. Spassky sat at the board smoking.
This girl is young Diana , future Princess of Wales.
How doen't Karpov just take the unprotected queen on b8 with his king and move into a check on the last move after the last check?
The lady controlling the board missed out Spassky's penultimate move. The final moves were 81. Qc6+ Kd8; 82. Qa8+ Kc7; 83. Qa7+ Kd8; 84. Qb8+.
@@zelandakhniteblade5436 Ah thanks she was getting a workout.
Electronic chess boards have well and truly put that girl's job out of business in the 21st century. Lol
This was a great match until the end, when the fast moves ruined it! Most viewers would not have been able to keep up!
I was minus 6 years old.
Spassky puffing away 😮 !
This format is confusing. When was the voiceover recorded? Why is it here I. The first place? The commentators are much easier to listen to & seem real as opposed to the very staged & phony inner monologues
Is it allowed for smoking in front of a chess player but it's proved Spasky stubborn of Boris Spasky
Интересно, можно сейчас вот так с сигаркой сидеть и играть?
Everything oozed life! Finnish chess, the packed room applauding, a beautiful young woman reproducing the game. And here we are, dead, watching videos at home... What a scam this future is!
Good god ..I'm 14 moves in and terrified .. I don't know how this game ends up but the thought of playing this as white I would hate it! Thats why they are both champions and Im 1500 I guess ...
b5 by Karpov wad a terrible blunder in this easy winning endgame for black.
I didn't know Spassky smoked certainly a disadvantage.
Not a good color board
bobby fischer can beat these guys -_-
what’s your point , hassan? …bobby fischer can sick a duck too
Read carefully kiddo -> bobby fischer can beat these guys