Amazing game. It is unbelievable how Kasparov could find resources from apparently nowhere, although there is a lot of calculation behind it. The greatest player ever.
I'd say first is easily Kasparov, then Fischer, Tal, Morphy, and Karpov are all around equal. I lost Morphy because although he would not be a strong player today, he was the most revolutionary player in chess history and well ahead of any other player in his time.
+Focus Addiction He wasn't implying "they were equally good" but rather that Topalov was defending just as well as Kasparov was attacking. He lost because the attack was just too strong.
Kasparov's annotation for 10:47 Topalov still erred in thinking that White had nothing better than 32.Qxa6 Kxb4 and 33.Bd7. Really, White has no other possibilities as the King is under mate himself. Alternative variation: [Black misses the best defense that let him continue the resistance in the ending playing] 31... Rd1+ [And then] 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 $1 [threatening a mate from a5.] Qd4+ ([ At] 33... a5 34. Bd7 [is decisive]) 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7 [ Technically, it is the most complicated decision.] ([I planned to play 35.Bd7. Analysis showed that this was also enough for the victory. White tries to dominate, to press the black pieces, and he prepares to move the King-side pawns, taking advantage of the fact that the Rook should be on a8. Black tries to defend himself from Bb5+ and not to let the Bishop go to b3. Nevertheless, he does not succeed. After] 35. Bd7 $5 Rd2 36. Bc6 f5 37. Rb6 Ra7 38. Be8 Rd4 39. f4 [Black is nearly stalemated.] Rc4 40. Bf7 Rxb4+ 41. axb4 Rxf7 42. c3 [After] Ra7 [the only way is to play] 43. Re6 a5 44. Re1 [and we come across a new mating construction. This time it is a front checkmate from a1; the Rook mates the black King on the a-rank.]) [Black must play] 35... a5 36. Be6 axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ [and it turns out that the Rook can not capture on b4 because after c3 this Rook is trapped and the ending is technically won. Then after] Kb6 (38... Rxb4 39. c3) 39. Rxh7 Rc8 40. h4 [White has to win this position without much trouble. The Bishop and three pawns are much stronger than the Rook. White's disposition is marvelous and his victory is a point of time. However, the continuation 35.Bd7 was more effective, and I counted on it during the game because, frankly speaking, I did not see that after 38. axb4+ Rxb4 the move 39.c3 trapped the Rook.] Nevertheless, Topalov took on a3 with the King, and the line I dreamt of came true! Once again, tried to check the lines, and, afraid to believe my own eyes, I made sure that what I had thought of for so long
Modern engines like Stockfish 11 show, that after 31. Qxf6 Rd1+! 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Bd7!! would be the only winning move. Now 35... Rd2?! is not the best move, but even after the slightly better move 35... Rd6 white wins with 36. g4! (evaluation of SF 11 after 36... h5 37. gxh5 gxh5 is +2,80 after 3 minutes thinking, after e.g. 36... Rf6 37. f4! nearly the same evaluation). 35. Rxf7? would have been a mistake. Here 35... a5!! would hold the position, the best line is now 36. Be6 axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ Kb6! (38... Kxb4?? 39. c3+; 38... Rxb4?? 39. c3 and the rook has no square to escape) 39. Rxh7 Rf8. Even if white has 3 pawns and a bishop against a rook, it is not enough to win the game. The white king can not come to the kingside, because the 2 black rooks and the pawn on b5 prevent this. The evaluation of SF 11 decreases from minute to minute to nearly 0,00. In this line the pushing of the pawns (like in the variation after 35. Bd7), would not win, because black has enough counterplay with the 2 rooks.
The line is quite complicated. 31. Qxf6 Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Bd7 Rd6 36. g4 Rf6 37. f4 h6 38. h4 Rd6 39. f5 g5 40. h5 Rf6 is the line from Stockfish 11. The pawns are blocked and now the winning line is: 41. Rc7! The best answer according to SF 11 is 41... a5, and then 42. Bc6 Ra6 43. Bb7 axb4 44. axb4 Rd6 45. Kc3 Ka3 46. Bd5!! Ra6 (46... Rxd5?? 47. Ra7+ +-) 47. Kd4 Kxb4 48. Rxf7 Rd6 49. Rb7 +-
so kasparov thought like 17 moves ahead? where are the limits of human mind? i mean, really, 17 moves, that is sick. is the rook sac sound? could an engine spot that move?
@Daniel Burke Massive respect to Kasparov for finding the variation, although Stockfish does seem to suggest that there is a way out. Kasparov mentioned that he realised later that had Topalov played Kb6, it was a draw, and SF suggests another escape with 30. ... Rhe8
Two critical books: 'The Art of Attack' by Vukovic, and 'Pawn Power in Chess' by Kmoch - anyone who wants to progress beyond a certain point in the game, needs to work through these two important works.
For all of you wondering about white's 25th move, look at the screen: there's mate in four! (SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SOLVE) Personally, I'm thinking after 25..... Qxe7, then 26. Qxd4+, Kb8 27. Qb6+, Bb7 (Bh3 covers c8) 28. Nc6+, Ka8 29. Qa7# or, 28....Qb7 29. Nc6# (Queen is pinned)
For all you guys saying 31. Kxa3 was a blunder and he should have played Rd1, stock fish only says that move is about a half pawn better, so think again
I think that u can do afther the Q extange Ra7 and Rd6 is the only move i and then somehow outmaneuver black with the bishop with ideas like: Ba6 or with B b3 c2 or d1 idea I cant sea exacly how to, but i shure that kasparov saw. if anyone can explane exacly how can kasparov win after Rd1 it will be very nice.
(sry about my english. its ot my native languish) ah ok I sea that is easy I just had to do it on a board and not in my had. Rd1+Kb2 2.Qd4+Qxd4 3.Rxd4Rb6 4.Ra8Bc8 and that is so boutiful white is fratenning: Ba6 Bb5 mate. . now the coll thing is, that to defend from the mate black rook need to be in the 5th line but, for gettin to any place that is not d5 on the 5th line, black rook have to move at least 3 mooves. but white is fratening mate in 2. so mooves with the rook cant help becouse in the end the rook will have to come to d5 so lets say: 5.f5Bxa6 now black have to go to d5 but then he get a fork 6.!Rd5Bb7 the best mooves are: 7.Rdd8Bxa8 8.Rxa8f4 and here black rook cant moove from the a file. so here is an exaple for how white can use that for an ez victoty: 9.Ra7h3 10.Ra8g4 11.fxg4hxg4 12.Ra7g5 13.Ra8Rb7 14.Ra6Rxh7 15.Ra8Rb7 16.Ra6Rb8 17.Ra7Rb6 18.Ra8Rxg6 and that is an easy win from here
This is great I remember reading a magazzine in those old days of 99 and thee analysis was cumbersome, thanks. And I'm still impressed, Kasparov is a terrific genius!
Hi Jerry, great video as always. I have a feeling it would be lovely if you could give us a new, updated analysis for this brilliant match. I think your style has developed and I bet you’d have new comments and insights. 😉
Kasparov: "I visualized the winning position a full fifteen moves ahead-an unusual feat. I sacrificed a great deal of material for an attack, burning my bridges; if my calculations were faulty I would be dead lost. Although my intuition was correct and my opponent, Topalov again, failed to find the best defense under pressure, subsequent analysis showed that despite my Herculean effort I had missed a shorter route to victory." Was he talking about this game?
There should be ruling that if your King gets to the other side, he becomes a Super King or something. Maybe he can move 2 or 3 squares at a time, and not just one. It a slow piece after all, that's a lot of moves for it to get that far and not get caught. Similar to a pawn. Also, I really like your commentary and hypothetical moves to explain why a player wouldn't play a certain way. Well done.
I'm not looking through Jerry's channel, they come up as suggested videos. 90% of the videos on youtube have a still from the actual video as the preview so you can get an idea what you're clicking.
Hi Jerry I am Karim from Egypt. I follow your youtube channel and find you content very useful. In this game Kasparov's Immortal I was wondering if on move 25 Topalov took on e7 Qxe7 instead of Kb6 which is another cool variation after Qxe7 26. Qxd4+, Kb8 forced; 27.Qb6+, Bb7; 28. Nc6+ forking king and queen; and after 29. Ka8, not Nxe7 it is Qa7#
Thanks Jerry for sharing such a great commentary on this classic chess game. We hope you like and share our video tribute response that we just sent you. It features Kayden Troff, U14 World Youth Chess Champion, and TLC Trio in a music video tribute to Kasparov's Immortal chess game.
Yeah, 31...Rd1 does look like a draw given the best moves if you play it out using an engine. But that doesn't take too much away from Kasparov's achievement here. The five or so moves that Jerry highlights are really, really incredible.
Exactly! I am from Bulgaria, Rousse - born in same town as Vesselin Topalov. I keep wondering why Vessko did this blatant mistake... 31. ... Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 and the position is almost equalized! Anyway, excellent play by Kasparov.
at 6:07 why not rook to E5? it blocks advance from queen and prevents capture of pawn. It is an aggressive move but cements white queen until black retreats his own.
i studied this game before and its really incredible how kasparov saw the mating threats against the king on h4 before his 22. Nd5, of course there were many forced moves which facilitate the calculations but its still an immortal play :)
Oh, of course I agree that this is a very pretty game! I was responding to the comment above mine! I wrote 'very pretty' because I am stuck on the aesthetics of Fischer's games. I cannot get over one I saw the other day, a rare one, according to the commentary.
at times, after watching these games and listening to your commentary jerry, i end up wondering how complicated and calculative a player garry kasparov has been and the end position of topalov is just beyond my head! if i'd seen the end game position at first, i would've mistaken the board sides!
Great video as usual but a slight suggestion would be to use a different chessboard because I found it hard to differentiate between the dark and the light pieces since they look so much alike but this is just a minor technical suggestion. Thank you for all of your hard work on all of these videos I have learned a lot you are a great chess teacher
Obviously it's not nearly as high rated, but chessexplained here on youtube has an "immortal game" that you can search up that is absolutely jaw-dropping. You might want to check that one out also if you liked this.
I'm just a beginner so could anyone please tell me: at 08:12, white is already down a rook, so why doesn't blck just take the remaining rook on E7? There's absolutely nothing guarding that rook, and taking it would be a huge advantage for black...
@@muntoonxt queen takes pawn, then pushes to b6. Black can either cover with his queen and get mated next move, or cover with his bishop which white responds to with Knight c6 and mates him with Queen a7. So yeah it's a mate in four at best for black.
+Yasodhar Goutham Bandaru Yes, I agree. After queen exchange the threat of black rook a7 to capture pawn can be neutralised by white rook moving to c6 supporting the a6 pawn. some one need to explain this.
Rd1+ exchange queens, gonna run this in another time, but truth is nobody saw Bf1 coming... Edit: Yep, Stockfish 8 32bits goes with Rd1+ but white wins anyway. Black is forced to change Rook for Bishop to avoid the other mate and the game goes on.
At around 10:50, after the white queen takes the knight on f6, why can't black play Rd1+ followed by exchanging queens by playing Qd4+ and be an exchange up?
Because if Queen take Rock there will be 5 moves to check mate. 25 ...Qxe7 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+ Bb7 (27. ...Qb7 28. Nc6 mate) 28. Nc6+ Ka8 29. Qa7 mate
+Viktor Enbom After Qb6+ black is blocking with Bb7 instead of Qb7. That allows the king to escape to a8 to complete the third move. Checkmate on the fourth.
black king ended up on the white's throne... such a beautiful game
ya,, right haha
Can only happen on the board.
The king is dead, long live the king?
Of all the commentary on this game, I enjoyed yours the most! Thank you for explaining it so well and for including the extra diagrams :P
Thank you :)
Amazing game. It is unbelievable how Kasparov could find resources from apparently nowhere, although there is a lot of calculation behind it. The greatest player ever.
Mr .Rodriguez your crazy. are you sure you have not seen fischers chess games.
I have, thanks. Fisher is not even the second best :-) There is a Michael Tal , Karpov, Botvinik, too many before Fisher.
Kasparov is better demonstrably. His duration of dominance, dynamism, calculation and attacking flair are unparalleled.
I'd say first is easily Kasparov, then Fischer, Tal, Morphy, and Karpov are all around equal. I lost Morphy because although he would not be a strong player today, he was the most revolutionary player in chess history and well ahead of any other player in his time.
Others like Botvinnik I'd also consider up there
Everyone talks about the way Garry played, but what about Topalov. His game was just as good.
+Anthony Kernich He lost the game didn't he? How can it be "as good"?
+Focus Addiction He wasn't implying "they were equally good" but rather that Topalov was defending just as well as Kasparov was attacking.
He lost because the attack was just too strong.
Focus Addiction ask yourself would you even have saw that taking the second rook was death
History is written by the victor.
Anthony Kernich Kasparov won , that's all that matters.
This shouldn't just be "Kasparov's immortal" but "THE immortal"
Kasparov's annotation for 10:47
Topalov still erred in thinking that White had nothing better than 32.Qxa6 Kxb4 and 33.Bd7. Really, White has no other possibilities as the King is under mate himself. Alternative variation: [Black misses the best defense that let him continue the resistance in the ending playing] 31... Rd1+ [And then] 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 $1 [threatening a mate from a5.] Qd4+ ([ At] 33... a5 34. Bd7 [is decisive]) 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7 [ Technically, it is the most complicated decision.] ([I planned to play 35.Bd7. Analysis showed that this was also enough for the victory. White tries to dominate, to press the black pieces, and he prepares to move the King-side pawns, taking advantage of the fact that the Rook should be on a8. Black tries to defend himself from Bb5+ and not to let the Bishop go to b3. Nevertheless, he does not succeed. After] 35. Bd7 $5 Rd2 36. Bc6 f5 37. Rb6 Ra7 38. Be8 Rd4 39. f4 [Black is nearly stalemated.] Rc4 40. Bf7 Rxb4+ 41. axb4 Rxf7 42. c3 [After] Ra7 [the only way is to play] 43. Re6 a5 44. Re1 [and we come across a new mating construction. This time it is a front checkmate from a1; the Rook mates the black King on the a-rank.]) [Black must play] 35... a5 36. Be6 axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ [and it turns out that the Rook can not capture on b4 because after c3 this Rook is trapped and the ending is technically won. Then after] Kb6 (38... Rxb4 39. c3) 39. Rxh7 Rc8 40. h4 [White has to win this position without much trouble. The Bishop and three pawns are much stronger than the Rook. White's disposition is marvelous and his victory is a point of time. However, the continuation 35.Bd7 was more effective, and I counted on it during the game because, frankly speaking, I did not see that after 38. axb4+ Rxb4 the move 39.c3 trapped the Rook.] Nevertheless, Topalov took on a3 with the King, and the line I dreamt of came true! Once again, tried to check the lines, and, afraid to believe my own eyes, I made sure that what I had thought of for so long
Modern engines like Stockfish 11 show, that after 31. Qxf6 Rd1+! 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Bd7!! would be the only winning move. Now 35... Rd2?! is not the best move, but even after the slightly better move 35... Rd6 white wins with 36. g4! (evaluation of SF 11 after 36... h5 37. gxh5 gxh5 is +2,80 after 3 minutes thinking, after e.g. 36... Rf6 37. f4! nearly the same evaluation). 35. Rxf7? would have been a mistake. Here 35... a5!! would hold the position, the best line is now 36. Be6 axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ Kb6! (38... Kxb4?? 39. c3+; 38... Rxb4?? 39. c3 and the rook has no square to escape) 39. Rxh7 Rf8. Even if white has 3 pawns and a bishop against a rook, it is not enough to win the game. The white king can not come to the kingside, because the 2 black rooks and the pawn on b5 prevent this. The evaluation of SF 11 decreases from minute to minute to nearly 0,00. In this line the pushing of the pawns (like in the variation after 35. Bd7), would not win, because black has enough counterplay with the 2 rooks.
The line is quite complicated. 31. Qxf6 Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Bd7 Rd6 36. g4 Rf6 37. f4 h6 38. h4 Rd6 39. f5 g5 40. h5 Rf6 is the line from Stockfish 11. The pawns are blocked and now the winning line is: 41. Rc7! The best answer according to SF 11 is 41... a5, and then 42. Bc6 Ra6 43. Bb7 axb4 44. axb4 Rd6 45. Kc3 Ka3 46. Bd5!! Ra6 (46... Rxd5?? 47. Ra7+ +-) 47. Kd4 Kxb4 48. Rxf7 Rd6 49. Rb7 +-
Thank you Jerry. I requested this game a long time ago and finally it's done. Thanks so much for another great vid.
The black king sits upon the white king's throne, defeated.
CM
so kasparov thought like 17 moves ahead? where are the limits of human mind? i mean, really, 17 moves, that is sick. is the rook sac sound? could an engine spot that move?
And stockfish is the fastest.
he publicly stated his calculations here were around 30 ply.
@Daniel Burke Massive respect to Kasparov for finding the variation, although Stockfish does seem to suggest that there is a way out. Kasparov mentioned that he realised later that had Topalov played Kb6, it was a draw, and SF suggests another escape with 30. ... Rhe8
Carlsen once said if he had the time he could calculate 100 moves ahead.
fastpace101 lol are u high
many years on...and it remains a spectacular play. "Kasparov's immortal' indeed! Thanks for the brilliant blow by blow move too. I truly enjoyed that.
I'm glad you're enjoying the bullet videos. I feel very strongly that youtube would not deem the thumbnail as misleading.
This is just a phenomenal video. The whole thing is great, the discussion of moves 28-31 is . . . I don't know how to put it: poetry. Thanks dude.
My chess knowledge is pretty limited but your explanation was really good and concise, enjoyed the video
This was to be expected but when Jon Speelman destroyed Topa in the PCA matches now THAT was special.
at 6:52 , after 25... Qxe7 26. Qxd4+ Qc5 ... still mate in 4 cause 27. Qxc5+ Kb8 28.Qb6+ Bb7 29. Qxb7++(black queen is not there to defend)
Thanks a lot for uploading, I enjoyed it.
Great video and explanation - really helped me as a new fan of chess - was very simply explained and brought some detailed insight. Thank you.
Jerry you are awesome! I refresh your youtube page 5 times a day waiting for a new video!
what happens on move 31 if rd1+ and trade queens? I've seen so many videos but none talks about that line..
That's a good call. Maybe after losing his bishop/Knight as well and with his king in an awkward spot, he's not that keen on trading queens anymore?
Thank you so much for this!
Two critical books: 'The Art of Attack' by Vukovic, and 'Pawn Power in Chess' by Kmoch - anyone who wants to progress beyond a certain point in the game, needs to work through these two important works.
Nice walkthrough of the game - there are tons of analysis on this game elsewhere but this is a good starting point:)
For all of you wondering about white's 25th move, look at the screen: there's mate in four!
(SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SOLVE)
Personally, I'm thinking after 25..... Qxe7, then
26. Qxd4+, Kb8
27. Qb6+, Bb7 (Bh3 covers c8)
28. Nc6+, Ka8
29. Qa7# or,
28....Qb7
29. Nc6# (Queen is pinned)
at 10:47, why not black rook to A8 to defend the pawn?
For all you guys saying 31. Kxa3 was a blunder and he should have played Rd1, stock fish only says that move is about a half pawn better, so think again
I think that u can do afther the Q extange
Ra7 and Rd6 is the only move
i and then somehow outmaneuver black with the bishop with ideas like:
Ba6 or with B b3 c2 or d1 idea
I cant sea exacly how to, but i shure that kasparov saw.
if anyone can explane exacly how can kasparov win after Rd1 it will be very nice.
(sry about my english. its ot my native languish)
ah ok I sea that is easy
I just had to do it on a board and not in my had.
Rd1+Kb2
2.Qd4+Qxd4
3.Rxd4Rb6
4.Ra8Bc8
and that is so boutiful
white is fratenning: Ba6 Bb5 mate. .
now the coll thing is, that to defend from the mate black rook need to be in the 5th line
but, for gettin to any place that is not d5 on the 5th line, black rook have to move at least 3 mooves.
but white is fratening mate in 2.
so mooves with the rook cant help becouse in the end the rook will have to come to d5
so lets say:
5.f5Bxa6
now black have to go to d5 but then he get a fork
6.!Rd5Bb7
the best mooves are:
7.Rdd8Bxa8
8.Rxa8f4
and here black rook cant moove from the a file.
so here is an exaple for how white can use that for an ez victoty:
9.Ra7h3
10.Ra8g4
11.fxg4hxg4
12.Ra7g5
13.Ra8Rb7
14.Ra6Rxh7
15.Ra8Rb7
16.Ra6Rb8
17.Ra7Rb6
18.Ra8Rxg6
and that is an easy win from here
But Rd1 gets the queens off.
Yes
but as I explained
there is still a forced matt for white
Ori, I don't really want to take the time to run it through an engine again, so may I ask if you did? Because self analysis can be HIGHLY flawed
amazing game, good explanation!
That theoretical 3-pawn mate at 8:59 is just a thing of beauty.
This is great I remember reading a magazzine in those old days of 99 and thee analysis was cumbersome, thanks. And I'm still impressed, Kasparov is a terrific genius!
woud be nice to have the PGN in the description, just for fun
Hi Jerry, great video as always. I have a feeling it would be lovely if you could give us a new, updated analysis for this brilliant match. I think your style has developed and I bet you’d have new comments and insights. 😉
Very well done! I know next to nothing about chess but you have made it understandable and entertaining
You sound so much younger in this video!
@10:41 what happens if rd1+ and trade queens? I've seen so many videos but none talks about that line..
Kasparov: "I visualized the winning position a full fifteen moves ahead-an unusual feat. I sacrificed a great deal of material for an attack, burning my bridges; if my calculations were faulty I would be dead lost. Although my intuition was correct and my opponent, Topalov again, failed to find the best defense under pressure, subsequent analysis showed that despite my Herculean effort I had missed a shorter route to victory." Was he talking about this game?
Gotta love the attacking brilliance of Kasparov. Imagine the precision required in terms of timing and sequence, one misstep and you are gone.
mate in 4- QxR ,Qxd4 check,Kb8 Qb6 check
if Q blocks, Nc6 mate ,if B blocks Nc6 check Ka1 Qa2 mate
did this boy really think ahead like 20 moves? Insane.
I am feeling depressed seeing a guy playing like that as I want to be "good" in chess, LOL
"boy"
great commentary on a great game i didn't know about.
thank you.
+t x Thanks tx
There should be ruling that if your King gets to the other side, he becomes a Super King or something. Maybe he can move 2 or 3 squares at a time, and not just one. It a slow piece after all, that's a lot of moves for it to get that far and not get caught. Similar to a pawn.
Also, I really like your commentary and hypothetical moves to explain why a player wouldn't play a certain way. Well done.
This is not a computer game like clash of clans. This is an ancient intellectual game. Its beauty is its simplicity.
At around 2:00 when the queen has that nice outpost after trading the dark square bishops, would Ng4 not kick the Queen?
for move 31, what's wrong with ... Rd1 then after Kb2 then force a trade with Qd4?
I'm not looking through Jerry's channel, they come up as suggested videos. 90% of the videos on youtube have a still from the actual video as the preview so you can get an idea what you're clicking.
Hi Jerry I am Karim from Egypt. I follow your youtube channel and find you content very useful. In this game Kasparov's Immortal I was wondering if on move 25 Topalov took on e7 Qxe7 instead of Kb6 which is another cool variation after Qxe7 26. Qxd4+, Kb8 forced; 27.Qb6+, Bb7; 28. Nc6+ forking king and queen; and after 29. Ka8, not Nxe7 it is Qa7#
This title is in NO WAY missleading, actually. Awesome game!
Thanks Jerry for sharing such a great commentary on this classic chess game. We hope you like and share our video tribute response that we just sent you. It features Kayden Troff, U14 World Youth Chess Champion, and TLC Trio in a music video tribute to Kasparov's Immortal chess game.
Increíble partida del maestro Gary Kasparov, él jugó aquí con gran energía!
Great video, I understood pretty much completely with no substantial chess background.
You just blundered! Now turn that frown upside down. :)
Thanks DG. :)
The thumbnail does suggest its a video with Kasparov in it though rather than a video about one of his games you cant deny that .
You've come far Master Jerry.
Yeah, 31...Rd1 does look like a draw given the best moves if you play it out using an engine. But that doesn't take too much away from Kasparov's achievement here. The five or so moves that Jerry highlights are really, really incredible.
Worth noting, Topalov is playing the Pirc Defense.
Great game, and great commentary (as always :D).
Try mixing in some standard time control play. 15 minute games for example. They aren't too long or short, and allow for a quality game.
Exactly! I am from Bulgaria, Rousse - born in same town as Vesselin Topalov.
I keep wondering why Vessko did this blatant mistake...
31. ... Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4
and the position is almost equalized! Anyway, excellent play by Kasparov.
at 6:07 why not rook to E5? it blocks advance from queen and prevents capture of pawn. It is an aggressive move but cements white queen until black retreats his own.
Very interesting and informative. Thanks for posting!
At 10:30 what if instead of 30..Qc4 the move 30..He8 was played?
I think then 31 Ra2 and black is lost.
Thank you jerry for this post :) great game
i studied this game before and its really incredible how kasparov saw the mating threats against the king on h4 before his 22. Nd5, of course there were many forced moves which facilitate the calculations but its still an immortal play :)
Oh, of course I agree that this is a very pretty game! I was responding to the comment above mine! I wrote 'very pretty' because I am stuck on the aesthetics of Fischer's games. I cannot get over one I saw the other day, a rare one, according to the commentary.
at times, after watching these games and listening to your commentary jerry, i end up wondering how complicated and calculative a player garry kasparov has been and the end position of topalov is just beyond my head! if i'd seen the end game position at first, i would've mistaken the board sides!
Beautiful, and savage.. at the same time. This is art.
at move 37 what about black king going on e1?
Also why didnt topalov advance the pawn c2(at move 44) and then rook to d1?
I would have gone Knight f6 to g8 to scare off the Queen early in the game rather than keeping it in that dominant position.
Great video as usual but a slight suggestion would be to use a different chessboard because I found it hard to differentiate between the dark and the light pieces since they look so much alike but this is just a minor technical suggestion. Thank you for all of your hard work on all of these videos I have learned a lot you are a great chess teacher
Obviously it's not nearly as high rated, but chessexplained here on youtube has an "immortal game" that you can search up that is absolutely jaw-dropping. You might want to check that one out also if you liked this.
This game is amazing, what makes it even more spectacular is that Kasparov only needed 2 minutes on the clock to calculate all that.
06:50 25 .... QxR, 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+ ... King can't move because of Bh3. If 27. ... Qb7, 28. Nc6++ If 27. ... Nb7, 28. Nc6+ Ka8 29. Qa7++
my mate in four was 27. Qxd4+. Kb8 28. Qb6+. Bb7 29. Nc6. Ka8. 30. Qa7++
is this correct?
Hey, what were the time controls for this Immortal game???? Thankyou...love your stuff!
Thanks for the comment fexurbis. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Great video!
What program do you use to analyze games?
Thanks
Thanks a lot!
is there any picture of jerry on the internet ?
@ChessNetwork how would white respond to 31. Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Ra8 ?
Great vid, thanks Jerry (and Gary)
Brutal game. Well commented, cheers.
I'm just a beginner so could anyone please tell me: at 08:12, white is already down a rook, so why doesn't blck just take the remaining rook on E7? There's absolutely nothing guarding that rook, and taking it would be a huge advantage for black...
Took me a while but I solved the mate in 4.
Phase same
Isn't that technically a mate in 5? (7:00)
@@muntoonxt queen takes pawn, then pushes to b6. Black can either cover with his queen and get mated next move, or cover with his bishop which white responds to with Knight c6 and mates him with Queen a7. So yeah it's a mate in four at best for black.
thanks mate
If QxR, then 1. Qxd4+, Kb8. 2. Qb6+ and if Qb7 block then Nc6++ or if bishop blocks then Nc6+, Ka8 and Qa7++
Why can't the rook check on d1 at 10:45? Because of kb2?
in move 31 black could play Rd1+,then followed by Qd4 for forced queen exchange.please explain me this variation.i think it is winning for black
+Yasodhar Goutham Bandaru Yes, I agree. After queen exchange the threat of black rook a7 to capture pawn can be neutralised by white rook moving to c6 supporting the a6 pawn. some one need to explain this.
How do you get the mate in four?
On move 31, why doesnt black play Rd1+ ??
Please read "natotem"'s post, in post-game analysis Kasparov suggested 34. ... Rd1+ as best for black, but concludes that white still wins.
Thanks!
Rd1+ exchange queens, gonna run this in another time, but truth is nobody saw Bf1 coming...
Edit: Yep, Stockfish 8 32bits goes with Rd1+ but white wins anyway. Black is forced to change Rook for Bishop to avoid the other mate and the game goes on.
I hope garry likes my game of the century too
You’re an inspiration Sir
At around 10:50, after the white queen takes the knight on f6, why can't black play Rd1+ followed by exchanging queens by playing Qd4+ and be an exchange up?
Because if Queen take Rock there will be 5 moves to check mate. 25 ...Qxe7 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+ Bb7 (27. ...Qb7 28. Nc6 mate) 28. Nc6+ Ka8 29. Qa7 mate
I have the same problem, if you find any good advice then please do tell me. Thanks in advance!
Chessnetwork: can you remake this video and explore the Queen takes rook variation that leads to a mate in 4?
whats this chess programme called?
What do you talking about?
this is a great game, a great video and a great explanation!!!
If you don't like it. Do not look at it.
6:52 i realy dont understand why the black's queen didnt just eat the rook?
It goes into a mate in 4. Qxd4 Kb8 Qb6 Qb7 and Nc6 is mate :)
+Viktor Enbom ohh yeahh i see that now XD
+Esa Mudani Qxd4+ Kb8, Qb6+ Bb7, Nc6+ Ka8, Qa7 mate
+Mandeep Thethi The king is mated after Nc6. The bishop is blocking a8.
+Viktor Enbom After Qb6+ black is blocking with Bb7 instead of Qb7. That allows the king to escape to a8 to complete the third move. Checkmate on the fourth.
at 10:44 why not black rook D8 to D1?
cuz Kb2 and he has no moves. automatic loss
Qxd4+ Kb8 (forced) 2. Qb6+
a) Qb7 3. Nc6 mate
b) Bb7 3. Nc6+ Ka8 (forced) 4. Qa7 mate