Dear GM King, Can I please ask what is the best response to the Grand Prix attack? I saw that Giri played the Tal gambit. Any advice deeply appreciated, Best wishes, Michael Carr
@@GHOSTDOG637 I'm not sure what the Tal Gambit is, but the best move order for Black is this: 1 e4 c5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 f4 g6 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Bc4 e6 ; and if 5 Bb5 Nd4. I will give details on my new Anti-Sicilians course for Chessable!
I'm a big fan of these kalashnikov games. Even though I'm a loyal Sicilian Kan player myself, it's nice to see how different the structures that arise in the sicilian can be and even how different the kalashnikov is to the sveshnikov. It's actually a fascinating structure the so called 'boleslavsky hole' with pawns on d6 and e5 and one I'd like to understand better for more flexibility when playing the Kan.
Maghsoodloo has a beautiful positional style, combining a good feel for dynamic play with boa-constrictor type of play. Basically a more dynamic version of Karpov - beautiful stuff!
I'm by no means saying I fully understand the positions in your analyses or that I could find all them correct moves, but I generally have a good notion of what's being played and why. But this here is a rare instance of a game with many key moves and positions which I did not at all appreciate at first glance. Young Parmham really blowing my mind a bit here. Yes, my mind is so blown I made a joke this poor, my apologies. :-D Splendid video, Mr. King, as always.
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Really interesting strategy of the black pieces in this new g6 approach in the Kalashnikow. Good choice to show, Mr.King. and have ncluded in your Kalashnikow course.
Fangs! I loved this game. It reminds me almost of Leela games. You look at the board and are convinced one side has more material, even though that side might actually be down on it. I wish to master this kind of understanding. Fangs for breaking it down. :)
Love the game. Perhaps I'm biased because I bought Danny's Kalashnikov course on Chessable and play it regularly! Highly recommend it, especially when it's on sale! What a bargain. :) I have ~170 blitz (5 min) games online with a 60% win record against people who many were rated higher than me (I'm ~2200). I believe that win percentage would be higher if I didn't get flagged so much in won positions. Sometimes, I spend too long working out how to finish the games off properly. I don't so much care about losing on time when I can learn something. The Kalashnikov has become my weapon of choice against the Sicilian. Great fun.
That’s great to hear, and thank you for endorsing the Kalashnikov course! I’m really proud of it, I put such a lot of effort into creating the repertoire and collating the model games. I wish you continuing success with it!
Brilliant play by Maghsoodloo. Personally I thought White should have tried to play g3+f4 and challenge the Knight on e5 square. This in my opinion was a crucial try for White. Do not know if that had been possible tactically but still. Problem with that plan is at minimum the fact that 2nd rank would have been rather weak.
@@roxyroller3180 Indeed g4 seems sufficient enough, which emphasizes the brilliancy of ...g5. If White tries h3 in order to prevent g4 then Black can simply play h5... White seems paralyzed no matter what.
Nice game! I never would have found a way to butcher that pretty horsey with Ne5 to f3 but boy did black retain complete dominance! This positional restriction of the opponent remind me of Karpov. Most moves look pretty innocuous and all of a sudden white can't move. Very nice! Cheers
Great analysis of a great game. I really like your Kalashnikov Sicilian chessable course and have recently started playing this opening. Do you have resources recommendations for black for the Old Sicilian when white does not play 3. d4 going into the Kalashnikov Sicilian?
@@PowerPlayChess that is exciting news GM King. This weekend I played the Kalashinikov Sicilian against my coach’s coach and got crushed. We play weekly 30+20 sparring games and will repeat this variation this upcoming week. Can I share this game with you and get a few pointers to help me improve my understanding of this position?
It's rare to see a GM so totally outplayed positionally. But what should Black do if White just safely trades off the d4-knight? For example, with Nc2 instead of Qa4+ - in online blitz that is rather popular, at least in my experience.
In the particular position you mention (instead of 15 Qa4+) White could indeed play 15 Nc2 but Black answers with 15...Nd7 and this knight can swing round to c5. In this variation , the bishop plays an important role by supporting the knight.
This looks like a really old school game, like those shown in beginners books. One side is completely tied up and the other gets to demonstrate the win. Modern games are not like this anymore, with dynamic defense being so prevalent, something must've gone horribly wrong in White's head to not see Bxd4 was no good
@@PowerPlayChess yep, it's brilliant how Maghsoodloo managed to took him to that miserable point, all the praise to the Iranian GM really. In a way it kinda resembles the domination in the Karpov Kasparov game, where Karpov practically was shuffling his pieces at one point waiting for the KO punch.
Would be interesting to see if a stronger player, let's say for the sake of clarity, Magnus Carlsen, could have successfully defended the position after g5.
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Dear GM King,
Can I please ask what is the best response to the Grand Prix attack? I saw that Giri played the Tal gambit.
Any advice deeply appreciated, Best wishes, Michael Carr
@@GHOSTDOG637 I'm not sure what the Tal Gambit is, but the best move order for Black is this: 1 e4 c5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 f4 g6 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 Bc4 e6 ; and if 5 Bb5 Nd4. I will give details on my new Anti-Sicilians course for Chessable!
@@PowerPlayChess Looking forward for your Anti Sicilian course. About when is it going to be released?
@@PowerPlayChess Thank you so much GM King for showing this approach to countering the GPA which I must investigate.
@Michael Carr the tal gambit is not a response to the grand prix attack, but rather a response to the 'mcdonnell attack',which is e4 c5 f4
What a perfect start to the morning - The kind of game that makes you want to immediately play a game of chess.
I'm a big fan of these kalashnikov games. Even though I'm a loyal Sicilian Kan player myself, it's nice to see how different the structures that arise in the sicilian can be and even how different the kalashnikov is to the sveshnikov. It's actually a fascinating structure the so called 'boleslavsky hole' with pawns on d6 and e5 and one I'd like to understand better for more flexibility when playing the Kan.
Maghsoodloo has a beautiful positional style, combining a good feel for dynamic play with boa-constrictor type of play. Basically a more dynamic version of Karpov - beautiful stuff!
I'm by no means saying I fully understand the positions in your analyses or that I could find all them correct moves, but I generally have a good notion of what's being played and why. But this here is a rare instance of a game with many key moves and positions which I did not at all appreciate at first glance. Young Parmham really blowing my mind a bit here. Yes, my mind is so blown I made a joke this poor, my apologies. :-D
Splendid video, Mr. King, as always.
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A beautiful strategic win by Magsoodhloo
Really interesting strategy of the black pieces in this new g6 approach in the Kalashnikow. Good choice to show, Mr.King. and have ncluded in your Kalashnikow course.
Beautiful game and analysis! I was expecting an explosive game but this was a positional masterpiece! Thanks!
Fangs! I loved this game. It reminds me almost of Leela games. You look at the board and are convinced one side has more material, even though that side might actually be down on it. I wish to master this kind of understanding. Fangs for breaking it down. :)
This would fit into the model game chapter of the course:) Wonderful game
Definitely. A classic Trojan Horse!
@@PowerPlayChess Now you need a cup with the move's annotation that reads "That's my OTHER greek sacrifice!"
Such a wonderful masterpiece!!! Bravo Parham!
Great stuff! Inspirational!! 👏👏
Love the game. Perhaps I'm biased because I bought Danny's Kalashnikov course on Chessable and play it regularly! Highly recommend it, especially when it's on sale! What a bargain. :)
I have ~170 blitz (5 min) games online with a 60% win record against people who many were rated higher than me (I'm ~2200). I believe that win percentage would be higher if I didn't get flagged so much in won positions. Sometimes, I spend too long working out how to finish the games off properly. I don't so much care about losing on time when I can learn something.
The Kalashnikov has become my weapon of choice against the Sicilian. Great fun.
That’s great to hear, and thank you for endorsing the Kalashnikov course! I’m really proud of it, I put such a lot of effort into creating the repertoire and collating the model games. I wish you continuing success with it!
@@PowerPlayChess Do you recomend a book or a course on how to play when white plays Bb5(Rossolimo) instead of d4?
@@Rageagainstism I am working on an Anti-Sicilians course right now! Be patient!
@@PowerPlayChess That's great, will be waiting for it!!
Thanks for the video, bought the course, awaiting new Kalashnikov games
Good luck with it!
Brilliant play by Maghsoodloo.
Personally I thought White should have tried to play g3+f4 and challenge the Knight on e5 square. This in my opinion was a crucial try for White. Do not know if that had been possible tactically but still. Problem with that plan is at minimum the fact that 2nd rank would have been rather weak.
@@roxyroller3180 Indeed g4 seems sufficient enough, which emphasizes the brilliancy of ...g5. If White tries h3 in order to prevent g4 then Black can simply play h5... White seems paralyzed no matter what.
Impressive win! I could not be more agree on the fabulous g5 move
Amazing parham played like an engine!
that was a Carlsen-like squeeze at the end.
Time control is 10+0 which is basically slow blitz. Rapid is usually something like 15+10.
A great model game of good knight vs. bad bishop
I played Kalashnikov 4 times with black in otb and got 2 wins and 2 draws! Your course is great!
Great to hear!
Nice game! I never would have found a way to butcher that pretty horsey with Ne5 to f3 but boy did black retain complete dominance! This positional restriction of the opponent remind me of Karpov. Most moves look pretty innocuous and all of a sudden white can't move. Very nice! Cheers
Great analysis of a great game. I really like your Kalashnikov Sicilian chessable course and have recently started playing this opening. Do you have resources recommendations for black for the Old Sicilian when white does not play 3. d4 going into the Kalashnikov Sicilian?
I am currently working on an Anti-Sicilian course which I hope will be released in January.
@@PowerPlayChess that is exciting news GM King. This weekend I played the Kalashinikov Sicilian against my coach’s coach and got crushed. We play weekly 30+20 sparring games and will repeat this variation this upcoming week. Can I share this game with you and get a few pointers to help me improve my understanding of this position?
A beautiful game for sure
at 10:46 White should return the pawn with e5 and bring his bishop back to life
Great game
Well played by Magsoodlo,
Ty
It's rare to see a GM so totally outplayed positionally. But what should Black do if White just safely trades off the d4-knight? For example, with Nc2 instead of Qa4+ - in online blitz that is rather popular, at least in my experience.
In the particular position you mention (instead of 15 Qa4+) White could indeed play 15 Nc2 but Black answers with 15...Nd7 and this knight can swing round to c5. In this variation , the bishop plays an important role by supporting the knight.
Why doesn’t white play g3 and f4 to dislodge the knight on e5?
14:33 white would have f4+ at the end
Just an awesome game. As if he new he was going to win anyway
I bought the book, and i like it!
Delighted to hear that!
They key is to avoid Nd5 as White at all costs as d6 is no longer a weakness.
If only it were so simple!
This looks like a really old school game, like those shown in beginners books. One side is completely tied up and the other gets to demonstrate the win. Modern games are not like this anymore, with dynamic defense being so prevalent, something must've gone horribly wrong in White's head to not see Bxd4 was no good
The game was played recently and Paravyan is a strong Grandmaster. But it’s rapid play, and hindsight is 20/20....
@@PowerPlayChess yep, it's brilliant how Maghsoodloo managed to took him to that miserable point, all the praise to the Iranian GM really. In a way it kinda resembles the domination in the Karpov Kasparov game, where Karpov practically was shuffling his pieces at one point waiting for the KO punch.
A wonderful Carlsen grind and bind! Be good to see more games with equally rated players...
Why not g3 and f4 to kick the knight?
g3 is met with ...g4 and Black has ...Nf3
f4 is hard to achive… why not just g3, f4 and u kick that knight to passivity
Because when White plays g3, Black answers with ...g4, cramping all three pawns and the knight is secure.
Would be interesting to see if a stronger player, let's say for the sake of clarity, Magnus Carlsen, could have successfully defended the position after g5.
Once the endgame is reached, the position is already difficult for Black. Magnus Carlsen would never have found himself in such a passive position!
I know it is second nature to you but I am still confused every time the board is flipped in a chess video!
Sorry! I don't usually, just now and again...
It works here because we are looking at the game from the Black perspective
I like how you cover these strategic games.