for Russians the Queen (Ферзь) in chess is not a Queen (Kоролева), but a vizier or adviser, counsellor. They don't mind to sacrifice the Queen if it's convenient, cause it's just a counsellor. But I noticed English chess players try to save the Queen cause subliminally they think it's the King's wife. And they always have such a WOW effect if someone sacrificed the Queen.
I lost my passion towards chess a few years ago, and stopped watching videos about chess until recently it has become a popular game (with the rise of Hikaru's channel and other streamers). I'll never forget the name Mato Jelic. Now I'm back for your videos and hoping that I could still be learning about chess. Thank you for creating this channel
The best ever game to go down in history. No one will ever play like this again. What an incredible game and what an awesome man you are Mato hats off for the narration.
Hung Tran That's a great suggestion but then I'd go knight to C4 check, b5 takes c4, rook takes c4 and you have a big hole in the defense. I've no idea where it goes from there but it looks like it could be seriously brutal. But, it's true, it doesn't lead to mate (that I can see).
Thank you for your comment. Thank you for thinking highly of my English. Since I learned to think in English it become much easier to speak. Also I give many live lectures in front of the audience on a regular basis. It helped too.
Your channel inspired me to start my own. I cannot even begin to describe how much I enjoy what you do, and how much I respect the work you put in. Thank you for giving me the drive to do it as well.
Really beautiful game between these to GMs. I had moral support for Topalov, as I am bulgarian, but respect for Kasparov's play. Great video Mato. Keep up the good work :)
I'm not much of a chess fan but I liked this video so much because it is greatly presented and explained. Congratulations for your work Mr Jelic. Cheers from Spain.
Have never seen a more beautiful turn of events... all those pieces Kasparov sacrificed could have cost him the game but he found a magnificient way out every time
You are great at what you do Mato, and I always find myself coming back to your videos for insight, inspiration and humour. Best wishes to you my friend!
Thank you Mato, great game, great narration. If not the 'best' game ever, the one I enjoyed most was when somebody beat Capablanca in a simul. You keep thinking (as in this game) 'He's lost! There's no way.' - and he keeps finding the one move (or what looks like the one move) to save himself. Unlike many of my games when I make the only move to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Rock on, Mato!
In a coffee shop today I saw a young man playing chess on his laptop and I advised him on some moves and he asked me how he can improve. I told him to come here and subscribe to Sensei Mato. He was like thank you so much. Haha
That was the best analysis of one of the best games since chess has existed. Especially worth mentioning are the analyses of the profound side variations
Thanks Mato 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.
This is Kasparov's commentary on the most important part of the game. You can find the full commentary with sidelines on the internet. 18…Ba8 19.Bh3 d5 So, both sides have fulfilled what was planned: White has finished the development and Black has played d6-d5. Though, generally speaking, there was such an opportunity and it was possible to play Rhe1, but that would have been another game. I tried to systematically fulfill the plan that I expected to end in a sacrifice. The move 24.Rxd4 was already clear in my mind, though I had not yet realized the possibility of a draw by repetition of moves. I just saw the outline of an attack. 20.Qf4+ Ka7 21.Rhe1 That was when I saw the possibility of a draw. Moreover, I felt that there was a possibility to continue the game, to play without the Rook, though I could not imagine what it would lead to. However, the image of the black King on a5 comforted my heart and intuition given to every man from birth, intuition of an "attacker" (let's call it that way), told me that there would be decision and a mate net around the black King would be spun in spite of the huge material advantage of the adversary. Besides, I was whipped up by curiosity of unexplored. Will there ever be another opportunity to lure out the black King into the center of my own camp!? In the long run, Lasker's ancient game (Edward Lasker - Sir George Alan Thomas, London 1912) with a sacrifice on h7 and King's move g8-g1 was like a myth to us. Such a thing could happen only in those distant times, we assume. And suddenly, this opportunity! Topalov looked quite confident. He played 21…d4 22.Nd5 Nbxd5 23.exd5 Qd6 It seemed to me that Topalov was a bit surprised, as he thought that attacking resources had dried out. A check on c6 was senseless, the Knight will be beaten, the King will go to b6, and there is hardly any opportunity for White to move his Rooks toward the black King. The d4-pawn safely protects the d-rank, and there are no squares for intrusion on the e-rank. Actually, this was not quite right, and my next move, made without any hesitation, turned out to be an unpleasant surprise for Topalov. 24.Rxd4!! When I made this move, I saw only the repetition of the moves and the opportunity to continue the attack, though the whole picture of the combination was not yet clear. I already saw the idea 30…Rd6 31.Rb6, but I still could not get rid of the thought that all lines should be checked to the very end. Maybe Black will find some opportunity for defense. Topalov spent about 15 minutes thinking. I walked around the hall - rather, I fled - and at these feverish moments it seemed to me that there were very few participants and that most of the games had already been finished. My mind worked only in one direction, and one of these moments brought me the image of the whole cluster of various lines. I saw the move 37.Rd7. I don't even remember how this line was formed in my head, but I saw the whole line up to the end. I saw the journey of the black King after 36.Bf1, 37.Rd7 and I could no longer suppress my excitement, because at that same moment I realized that the move 24…Kb6 ruined the whole construction. The mere thought that I could spoil such a combination drove me crazy, and I only prayed that Topalov would capture on d4. I still was not sure that this would win, but the beauty of the combination I saw impressed me. I could not believe my own eyes when Veselin twitched abruptly and grabbed the Rook. As he explained after the game, he was exhausted by the tense fight and he thought that White would have to force a draw by the repetition of moves after the Rook was captured. He saw the main idea of the combination, but it did not occur to him that White would play without the Rook, trying to make use of the King's forward position on a4. 24…cxd4?! 25.Re7+! I made this move with lightening speed. And there was nothing to think about. The Rook was inviolable. Such moves are always made with pleasure, and all I have said before (that the d-rank is closed by the d4-pawn and that there are no squares for intrusion on the e-rank) turned out to be ruined. Two white Rooks sacrifice themselves, and thus, the way to the black camp is opened for White's pieces. The construction I dreamt of - Queen on b6, Knight on a5 - has suddenly come true, because of the Bishop on h3. 25…Kb6 26.Qxd4+ Kxa5 27.b4+ Ka4 28.Qc3 I made the last move without hesitations. Frankly speaking, I could not make myself think as I strove for the end. I already saw it, and it seemed to me that it was the way to finish the game, that Black could not avoid it, and that there were no other defenses. Veselin gave me time when he was thinking himself, but I could not make myself look for another opportunity. My hopes were in vain! However, it is difficult to judge. It seems to me that the beauty of this combination is not inferior to a side line. 28…Qxd5 Here, Topalov had less than half an hour, I had 32 minutes. 29.Ra7! Bb7 30.Rxb7 Qc4 This is the most natural defense, and I counted on it, too. Moreover, this is the defense that leads to the most effective mating end that I had no rest from for the last 15-20 minutes, ever since its image mysteriously arose in my mind. So at move 18, he was already seeing a Rook sacrifice to be done 6 moves later. At move 24 he already predicted the moves that would happen 7 moves later. While Topalov was thinking how to react to the Rook sacrifice he had some time and he visualized the game until move 37, so he saw many lines including the one actually played into the game up to THIRTEEN moves ahead.
I am starting to see why Duchamp called chess more beautiful than art. I have played only casually, but I am starting to fall in love with this game for the first time. Thank you for this video.
I love how easy it is to follow your videos and to learn from them. My ELO is 1005 and I like that you explain the games slowly and clearly. I particularly like when you ask us to think of the next move and you show why a particular move is excellent and when it is not.
I love yr narrating it's short you let us figure out a few moves and you don't drag it on and on bla bla bla should have played this and this and this this is why bobby fisher hated chess it's all about memorisation it's not fun...just a side note but you get my point your vids are short and sweet all the others suck...keep up the good work.
+chess747 not that chess it's all about memorization...there are endless possibilities and positions that can come across in a game...but I get Your idea. still, watching these GM's games (thanks to Mato) I feel chess is more like an art, a battle of creativity and openmindness rather then memorizing certain positions or moves
Great video. I found all Kasparov's moves! I'm very proud. Of course, I had the advantage of you telling me they'd be interesting and tactical, when I probably wouldn't have even looked for them in a real game, but still! I love a video that includes puzzles. I learn a lot more. Thanks for your time in making it.
I'm pretty sure Kasparov didn't have the entire outcome calculated in his head. When you reach a certain level of mastery some things just come instinctual. Kasparov has admitted many times in post game interviews that he doesn't calculate sometimes and just goes with his gut knowing something good will come of it down the road. I myself have made so called gut sacrifices without making concrete calculations and they have paid off cause of my faith in the position. Now let's make no mistake I am no Grandmaster of any kind but it just goes to show you that you can sometimes feel the position. That's the beauty of chess.
in fact this sacrifice of rook was already mentionned by mikhail tal in one of his annotated game but he didn't calculated it until the end, kasparov found the annotated game and ameliorated the variation this is what he said in an interview
"I'm pretty sure Kasparov didn't have the entire outcome calculated in his head." Well actually this game is quite famous because in this game Kasparov have said that after 24.Rxd4 he calculated 15 moves ahead, since without 39. Qxh8 the rook sacrifice would not work --> the whole variation is very forced after 24...cxd4. Topalov said he underestimated 33. c3+ which is probably the reason he took the rook --> he thought he was winning.
Agguini Hamid I could not find that game from a database. After 10...e5 everything is new, so 24.Rxd4 was found OTB. "kasparov found the annotated game and ameliorated the variation this is what he said in an interview" You must be mistaken.
I have a question. If computers are much better at chess than any human why don't we just watch computers play each other and marvel at the genius behind it.
Tiwaking Tiwaking Well. Clearly they are playing 'correctly' if they are beating human players. All I'm saying is we can learn from computers and humans alike. Not saying it will be a great spectator sport, but there may be strategies that humans have overlooked.
***** weaker ones such as ones for games yes, but the ones that people are trying to make and have made are much much stronger just look at the wiki for more details.
+avarmauk Because humans take risks in a way that computers don't, and like Tal said, lead their opponent into a dark forest where the path out is unknown, but he has more chance of finding his way out of the forest than his opponent. The big question for me is why anyone ever accepted a sacrifice from Mr Kasparov.
The most miraculous part to me was how after all the fireworks, Black's corner rook is left hanging, as though all the previous near checkmates on both sides were just a prelude to the rook being cleanly captured. So many sharp moves here, I'd have no idea where black could've salvaged things. Even the sacrifices seemed like he didn't have a choice but to accept them. Kasparov continually finding the ONE move needed in order to retain the winning initiative.
***** Im thinking he meant that the queen has knight abilities alongside her usual abilities, so she would be able to do a knight's leap while checkmate the king.
***** Just because the king cant not move doesn't mean it is stalemate it is only when the are no more legal moves for your opponent to play on their turn is it considered stalemate
Incredible game, Kasparov's attacking chess philosophy is at demonstrated here rather well I think. He can be paraphrased as having maintained that exchanging a rook for a pawn is not a sacrifice if it achieved the attacking goal of removing an obstacle to the Black king and checkmate. It is simply the swap of an attacking piece for a defensive one. I think this mentality is rather valuable for identifying the best ways you can go on the offensive and it removes this rather unnecessary idea of intrinsic value of pieces that often underlies reluctance to make such an exchange. It's all about the strategic and tactical goals and how to achieve them, this game really demonstrates how purely considering goals and their implementation can blind-side the best and most brilliant of opponents. I really admire this level of play and I love that you bring us these videos showing it Mato. On that note I would be interested in future, should you get the time, to see you go through all of Kasparov's games against Deep Blue. I was only able to find game 1 by yourself and I didn't really enjoy the other commentary I found for them. I know you receive a lot of suggestions and so expect nothing. But if you do it I will appreciate and watch it (and like it ^^).
At 6:18, why didn't black just do Rd1? After Kb2, Black can play Qd4, trading queens and being in a winning position? Topalov...... cmon, why didn't you think of that?!
Ive found another varian against your move. After Qd4+. Qf6xd4.....Rd1xd4, and then white simply take pawn on f7 with rook. Lets say after Rb7xf7....Rd4-d2(threat is take white pawn on h2 to win the end game). But after Ba3-e6. Black have no defense to prevent checkmate on b3
What about not move the rook to d2 but move to d6 to prevent white bishop to e6. White just simply move the rook to e7. And white win the end game position. :)
After black plays Rxd4, white plays Rb6, forcing Ra8. Then white plays Bc8, with threat of Bxa6 then Bxb5 mate. Black has no good way to stop without sacrificing rook on b4.
According to Stockfish : 31...Rd1+ 32.Kb2 Ra8 33.Qb6 Qd4+ 34.Qxd4 Rxd4 35.Rxf7 a5 = +0.27. That is most probably a draw if both players don't blunder. I myself also tested trading of queens through 32...Qd4+, but it still seems winning for white, I think, although with a lot of fight ahead.
Interesting to find a channel about Chess! I've always found chess an interesting andd challenging game of mind and tactics but I have always been a horrible player. Great entertaining video! Thanks
Hvala lepo Mato what a beauty! I somehow missed this gem. Grestest ever? Who knows, there have been a few crazy ones but its a pleasure to see how he tops one great move with yet another one. Must have felt great for Garri.
I feel like all of fischers games against Spassky in the 1972 world championship matches were better than this game. But that was a pretty good rook sacrifice
Sandon Kamaunu bobby would have taken kasparov to the cleaners in the long run. I saw all of kasparovs games an spaassky gave him trouble. fische easily beat up spassky,
+Bob Free I disagree completely. I think RJF is a western hero and naturally is the "best" ever but he didn't prove the part for me. From his strange disappearance after refusing to play the 1975 WCC, Fischer officially only ever plays against Spassky again. He did not prove himself in defence of his title or against the New Era of "artificially" engineered Grand Masters. Fischer revolutionised chess but being the greatest, ????. Left the game too early and afterwards hated it because of the emergence of preparation opposed to natural brilliance in the game. That worried him because an average player, well prepared can play at a grand master's level, what of a well prepared master?
Am I the only one who likes some other games more, like the so called Fisher's "game of the century"? Or even nowadays games with Karjakin, Vachier-Lagrave or Aronian if one really wants to meet with sharp lines. I mean whether you really like the pure perfection of simplicity and brilliancy (in an era when it was easier than now, just to say) and Fisher or even Morphy are best candidates, whether you really want some sharp lines with intricate long-term extremely subtle strategies and another kind of brilliancy, more difficult to see first, but certainly shinning like sun if you catch the incredible freedom of thought of these players and their mad creativity... And then you just need rush to top modern games, like the Karjakin - MVL in Norway 2018 jewel (don't know which one played best even if Karjakin won, it's just super-chess, way above Fisher and his time if we talk about chess both precision and creativity). These players are the modern Tal and Fisher, with sharper lines, more precise moves, deeper understanding and greater techniques than their predecessors. Plus... If really you want even better games, then you have TCEC Grand Finals between StockFish and Komodo or StockFish and Houdini or Houdini and Komodo (and please don't say Alfa Zero as it's a fraud). Nowhere else can you find any chess that could be closer to perfection (and yet still far from it which is a great good new for chess's future). So yes, I'm not convinced this Kasparov's game is anywhere close to be the greatest ever. Still Topalov and of course Kasparov skill are indubitable, not denying the legend of course! Just saying, Kasparov IS a legend, but there are MANY other incredible players whose name we almost don't know as today chess is a little more difficult to get used to. We, low level players, need the help of GM to catch the quality of these games - alone we can't. But this is really worth it. My winning list : *Maxime Vachier-Lagrave*, *Levon Aronian*, *Sergey Karjakin*, *StockFish9*, *Kommodo12*, *Houdini6*. And if we like some easier games to understand, then I love *Vassili Ivanchuk*, *Nazi Paikidze*, *Judith Polgar*...
Fischer's game is nothing really special, he found one brilliant move which dictated the rest of the game. Kasparov found at least 5 out of this world moves and the game was much sharper too.
@indianrunner70 Best player ever no. He got 2882 rating but Kasparov or Fischer are considered best for a reason. Both dominated their eras. Kasparov was ranked no 1 for 255 months out of 228 months he played. Quite an achievement. Nowadays it is engines doing all the work for GMs to produce best moves. Now no longer players produce magical moves like before. Mikhael Tal is also known for sacrifices much more than Carlsen and much entertaining than Carlsen.
Fischer Spassky even Karpov studied without computers, they read... Kasparov had the best of both worlds, I prefer to call it "evolution of chess". Bobby Fischer had extreme raw talent, without scholastics or Government subsidy.
Im not a very good chess player but i found every single critical move. I just have intuition i always do this kind of crazy things when i play with my friends but then i just get too excited and blunder somewhere. Anyway just the fact that i find those gives me motivation and joy
***** im 21 and i started playing chess at 20 so i don't have a chance to be a grandmaster. I just play it for fun but the bad thing about it is now that im starting to play a bit of book moves it looks like im turning more into a robot and having less fun. I miss the times when i didn't know any openings and just played what came in my mind. The more professional you get the less fun it is :/ you can see that in magnus vs anand this year great players they didn't leave room for mistakes or amazing plays and thats sad
Denis Vata yeah i agree wid u,but being an optimistic peoson i just imagine that i am lucky enough to addicted this game....world's most beautiful game
Think bout it, he was obsessed since he was 6... and he destroyed spaskey(dont think i spelled it right) but compare their playing styles, and you will see...
it's also much easier to find a move when you've got the position already in front of you. kasparov needed to find these moves long in advance. unbelievable.
very nice simplistic presentation kindly add some videos where a player knocks down other after being outplayed by brilliant moves gradualy lifting his position and then checkmating the rival ( just curious to see these kind of games )
Watching this makes me realize I have much, much to learn :) But I really enjoy seeing it. Your narration is enjoyable too! Keep up the good work and thanks for the share.
This is an absolute mind blowing game which just goes to prove Kasparov’s genius the rook sacrifice was incredible I have never seen anything like it , I would really like to see a game between him and Tal, btw I live in Leeds, UK.
(THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER EXCELLENT VIDEO MATO). It's strange that no-one ever seems to think gary's final game against karpov in moscow is his best game. Needing only a draw to win the world crown, gary, on the black side of a sharp sicilian, sacrificed pawns and PIECES in a cascade of wonder moves. What courage! No tame drawish line for gary. I suppose it's subjective what his best game is, for me it was that sicilian, but for others it may well be this game or another of gary's "many gems".
if I played I might not have offered the same sacrifice, but by judging from the bored before that move I see another sacrifice that could have been made, and would have left less up to chance. why try to go for the flashy victory when. you can simply be effective. to to criticize Kasparov too much he is a great player I just saw a more practical solution.....for that matter I saw moves from black that would certainly have forced a draw both before and after the initial sacrifice of the rook. I guess he called it his best game since he maybe shouldn't have been able to pull it off. had myself or perhaps a copper opponent been playing as black he would not have the chance to be so arrogant....but alas I long for a day when the global talent pool of grandmasters can reach a Level of play that can keep true intellectuals from throwing their hands over their faces. if any one would care to offer me a suitable challenge, please present me a authentic list of your accomplishments and if I feel you are worth my time I'll gladly give you a lessen in what it means to truly be able to control a chess board, to navigate the mind of your advisary and play a little game ever called chess....................ahh simpletons
Great game! Kasparov certainly shows how he has the intellect to see 5 moves ahead, and shows a tremendous amount of self confidence by sacrificing multiple pieces! A madman. A brilliant continuation by Kasparov!
Perhaps. You can tell tell that Mikhail Tal cannot routinely see 20 moves ahead by how many times his attacks fail. I think many Grandmasters just kinda have a feel for anything over 10 moves more or less forced. Without "forced" moves, your opponent can have choices. This leaves bifurcations in the mental tree of possible outcomes. Admittedly, Kasparov saw further that 5 moves but with what clarity? Did he see 7 moves ahead perfectly and the rest as a fuzz of more or less "this looks like a good position for me"?
Mato i admire you very much , I appreciate what you do for chess world for us that we are at a medium level .I want to share this feeling of appreciation for you by saying that when i can't sleep i just start your videos and I close my eyes and imagine chessboard and believe me it works beacuse you have an warm voice . Keep up the good work !
for Russians the Queen (Ферзь) in chess is not a Queen (Kоролева), but a vizier or adviser, counsellor. They don't mind to sacrifice the Queen if it's convenient, cause it's just a counsellor. But I noticed English chess players try to save the Queen cause subliminally they think it's the King's wife. And they always have such a WOW effect if someone sacrificed the Queen.
Thank you for your valuable coment
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what kinda chess u play? we all call her koroleva
I sacrifice my queen many times.. but unintentionally
In Hindi/Urdu also we call it "Wazir" meaning Minister/Adviser.
Thank you.
I am glad that you found the best chess channel on TH-cam
Love your videos they helped me jump from a 900 to 1300
Your narrative's lovely.
8 year old comment and still actual.
The Queen is not a horse, she is a lady
+Cody Sanborn Or what he said other in some other video. "If this is a helicopter" or "This is a monster knight". : )
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+Cody Sanborn I literally signed in on Google to post this comment. Kudos to you.
+natalie portman fan bundle plan Why the long face, Sally??
+Cody Sanborn The queen is a horse when she's not a lady LOL
I lost my passion towards chess a few years ago, and stopped watching videos about chess until recently it has become a popular game (with the rise of Hikaru's channel and other streamers). I'll never forget the name Mato Jelic. Now I'm back for your videos and hoping that I could still be learning about chess. Thank you for creating this channel
hahaha me to bro i still write down matojelic xD
"Sends his knight into the FIRE." That made me laugh. Great job narrating
I have watched this video probably 4 times in 4 years. I still shake my head at all the incredible moves. How many can you have in only one game?
The best ever game to go down in history. No one will ever play like this again. What an incredible game and what an awesome man you are Mato hats off for the narration.
I don't know if this is the best game ever played, but it's certainly the best game I have ever seen.
I keep coming back to Mato's videos I 've seen before.
One of the Best channels.
To be clear : not one of the Best chess channels; one of THE Best.
Pozdrav iz Bosne kralju.
You have the best chess videos!
Thank you
The best chess commentator on the internet...Thanks Mato! (cheers from Pennsylvania)
I actually found the move but I couldn't see a path to actually winning with the rook sacrifice. But then Mr. Kasparov had 2800 points for a reason.
The rook sacrifice is actually not winning if Topalov replied with king to B6 instead of taking the rook.
Hung Tran That's a great suggestion but then I'd go knight to C4 check, b5 takes c4, rook takes c4 and you have a big hole in the defense. I've no idea where it goes from there but it looks like it could be seriously brutal. But, it's true, it doesn't lead to mate (that I can see).
Howard Treesong Topalov would just trade queens and be up in material. With the queens off the board, there's hardly any threat left.
No no no. If you did not see the continuation, then you did not find the move...you just guessed, which is not quiet the same thing.
@@iaber1698 quite*, but yeah, you're right
7:01
If the King was a pawn, he would be Queened.
But the King is not a lady, he is a MAN.
made my day
Beautiful
The term is "promotion"...the pawn would be promoted, and not necessarily to a queen.
Did you just assume the king's gender?
Thank you for your comment. Thank you for thinking highly of my English.
Since I learned to think in English it become much easier to speak. Also I give many live lectures in front of the audience on a regular basis. It helped too.
Kasparov's Immortal!
Unless he plays against IBM
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Racism IS a Disease You tagged me... why?
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No. I only hit the reply button. did u get my reply? If I tagged u, it was accidentally I did not mean to, is there a way to undo it?
Racism IS a Disease From my perspective you tagged me and nothing else :P
Your channel inspired me to start my own. I cannot even begin to describe how much I enjoy what you do, and how much I respect the work you put in. Thank you for giving me the drive to do it as well.
Amazing vision and spirit in this game! Thank you Mato for showing their brilliance!
Sacrifice is the most important game changer in chess
was that really necessary?
Alphazero: am I a joke to you
Really beautiful game between these to GMs. I had moral support for Topalov, as I am bulgarian, but respect for Kasparov's play. Great video Mato. Keep up the good work :)
I'm not much of a chess fan but I liked this video so much because it is greatly presented and explained. Congratulations for your work Mr Jelic. Cheers from Spain.
What a game! I been watching this over and over, and every time it takes me to the other world..
Like Finnish vodka...
Have never seen a more beautiful turn of events... all those pieces Kasparov sacrificed could have cost him the game but he found a magnificient way out every time
Incredible game and incredible commentary!
You are great at what you do Mato, and I always find myself coming back to your videos for insight, inspiration and humour. Best wishes to you my friend!
Благодарю, Мато! Отличная работа! Ждём новых рассказов!
Thank you Mato, great game, great narration. If not the 'best' game ever, the one I enjoyed most was when somebody beat Capablanca in a simul. You keep thinking (as in this game) 'He's lost! There's no way.' - and he keeps finding the one move (or what looks like the one move) to save himself. Unlike many of my games when I make the only move to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Rock on, Mato!
"she's not horse, she's a lady" bwahahaha
Jao Mato bez vašeg glasa ne mogu nikako, nisam Vas slušao i gledao ima 10 dana, baš sam poželio da vidim šta ima novo...
In a coffee shop today I saw a young man playing chess on his laptop and I advised him on some moves and he asked me how he can improve. I told him to come here and subscribe to Sensei Mato. He was like thank you so much. Haha
Thank you so much from me too
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That was the best analysis of one of the best games since chess has existed. Especially worth mentioning are the analyses of the profound side variations
I am a pro chess player. My result is 0-442
+Mark B same blood brother. if we play against pro , this what happens.
U two should play each other. Probably just draw though.
I like to end that streak.
I found bf1 and rook d7!! Probably in part because I've been learning from you for over a decade. Thank you soooo much, Mato
Thanks Mato 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.
Mato your narrative makes this game even greater
The Mammoth Book of Greatest Chess Games has this equal 1st, with Kasparov v Karpov 1985 WC (16th game) and Botvinnik v Capablanca 1938
So cool. Insane Kasparov...
thank you for your channel, Mato.
This is Kasparov's commentary on the most important part of the game. You can find the full commentary with sidelines on the internet.
18…Ba8 19.Bh3 d5
So, both sides have fulfilled what was planned: White has finished the development and Black has played d6-d5. Though, generally speaking, there was such an opportunity and it was possible to play Rhe1, but that would have been another game. I tried to systematically fulfill the plan that I expected to end in a sacrifice.
The move 24.Rxd4 was already clear in my mind, though I had not yet realized the possibility of a draw by repetition of moves. I just saw the outline of an attack.
20.Qf4+ Ka7 21.Rhe1
That was when I saw the possibility of a draw. Moreover, I felt that there was a possibility to continue the game, to play without the Rook, though I could not imagine what it would lead to. However, the image of the black King on a5 comforted my heart and intuition given to every man from birth, intuition of an "attacker" (let's call it that way), told me that there would be decision and a mate net around the black King would be spun in spite of the huge material advantage of the adversary.
Besides, I was whipped up by curiosity of unexplored. Will there ever be another opportunity to lure out the black King into the center of my own camp!? In the long run, Lasker's ancient game (Edward Lasker - Sir George Alan Thomas, London 1912) with a sacrifice on h7 and King's move g8-g1 was like a myth to us. Such a thing could happen only in those distant times, we assume. And suddenly, this opportunity! Topalov looked quite confident. He played
21…d4 22.Nd5 Nbxd5 23.exd5 Qd6
It seemed to me that Topalov was a bit surprised, as he thought that attacking resources had dried out. A check on c6 was senseless, the Knight will be beaten, the King will go to b6, and there is hardly any opportunity for White to move his Rooks toward the black King. The d4-pawn safely protects the d-rank, and there are no squares for intrusion on the e-rank. Actually, this was not quite right, and my next move, made without any hesitation, turned out to be an unpleasant surprise for Topalov.
24.Rxd4!!
When I made this move, I saw only the repetition of the moves and the opportunity to continue the attack, though the whole picture of the combination was not yet clear. I already saw the idea 30…Rd6 31.Rb6, but I still could not get rid of the thought that all lines should be checked to the very end. Maybe Black will find some opportunity for defense. Topalov spent about 15 minutes thinking.
I walked around the hall - rather, I fled - and at these feverish moments it seemed to me that there were very few participants and that most of the games had already been finished. My mind worked only in one direction, and one of these moments brought me the image of the whole cluster of various lines. I saw the move 37.Rd7. I don't even remember how this line was formed in my head, but I saw the whole line up to the end. I saw the journey of the black King after 36.Bf1, 37.Rd7 and I could no longer suppress my excitement, because at that same moment I realized that the move 24…Kb6 ruined the whole construction.
The mere thought that I could spoil such a combination drove me crazy, and I only prayed that Topalov would capture on d4. I still was not sure that this would win, but the beauty of the combination I saw impressed me.
I could not believe my own eyes when Veselin twitched abruptly and grabbed the Rook. As he explained after the game, he was exhausted by the tense fight and he thought that White would have to force a draw by the repetition of moves after the Rook was captured. He saw the main idea of the combination, but it did not occur to him that White would play without the Rook, trying to make use of the King's forward position on a4.
24…cxd4?! 25.Re7+!
I made this move with lightening speed. And there was nothing to think about. The Rook was inviolable. Such moves are always made with pleasure, and all I have said before (that the d-rank is closed by the d4-pawn and that there are no squares for intrusion on the e-rank) turned out to be ruined. Two white Rooks sacrifice themselves, and thus, the way to the black camp is opened for White's pieces. The construction I dreamt of - Queen on b6, Knight on a5 - has suddenly come true, because of the Bishop on h3.
25…Kb6 26.Qxd4+ Kxa5 27.b4+ Ka4 28.Qc3
I made the last move without hesitations. Frankly speaking, I could not make myself think as I strove for the end. I already saw it, and it seemed to me that it was the way to finish the game, that Black could not avoid it, and that there were no other defenses. Veselin gave me time when he was thinking himself, but I could not make myself look for another opportunity. My hopes were in vain! However, it is difficult to judge. It seems to me that the beauty of this combination is not inferior to a side line.
28…Qxd5
Here, Topalov had less than half an hour, I had 32 minutes.
29.Ra7! Bb7 30.Rxb7 Qc4
This is the most natural defense, and I counted on it, too. Moreover, this is the defense that leads to the most effective mating end that I had no rest from for the last 15-20 minutes, ever since its image mysteriously arose in my mind.
So at move 18, he was already seeing a Rook sacrifice to be done 6 moves later.
At move 24 he already predicted the moves that would happen 7 moves later.
While Topalov was thinking how to react to the Rook sacrifice he had some time and he visualized the game until move 37, so he saw many lines including the one actually played into the game up to THIRTEEN moves ahead.
cxd4 is not bad move Kxa3 is blunder ( Mato jelic don't likes cxd4
I am starting to see why Duchamp called chess more beautiful than art. I have played only casually, but I am starting to fall in love with this game for the first time. Thank you for this video.
The greatest game for Kasparov but an off-day for poor Topalov.
I love how easy it is to follow your videos and to learn from them. My ELO is 1005 and I like that you explain the games slowly and clearly. I particularly like when you ask us to think of the next move and you show why a particular move is excellent and when it is not.
Thank you
I didn't find the right move :(
+josh white i think nobody did. nobody but kasparov...
+josh white I found a better one.
+Mike M What is it?
xVoodii Gaming Lol, I was just kidding, if I could find better my rating wouldn't be stuck at 1700.
+Mike M I'm stuck at 800.
Best game ever seen.Thanks for the upload.At the last position,Kasprov could have also played queen captures pawn check to win.
I love yr narrating it's short you let us figure out a few moves and you don't drag it on and on bla bla bla should have played this and this and this this is why bobby fisher hated chess it's all about memorisation it's not fun...just a side note but you get my point your vids are short and sweet all the others suck...keep up the good work.
I love your comment
chess747 I agree with every word stated; Well Said :)
+Jebus but jebus dont u love everyone?
+chess747 not that chess it's all about memorization...there are endless possibilities and positions that can come across in a game...but I get Your idea. still, watching these GM's games (thanks to Mato) I feel chess is more like an art, a battle of creativity and openmindness rather then memorizing certain positions or moves
+chess747 you should consider using a comma once in a while
Mato, just want to THANK YOU (!) for all the effort you've made to create these really excellent videos !
8:19 why take the bishop when rook is hanging?
If you spare the bishop, Queen to C1 -> Checkmate
Panos WakeUp thanks
or Qe2++
Noah Johnson because there's a mate threat Qc2
Yes thank you for your answers :)
I like your pace, helpful analyze lines as well.
Thank you Joshua
That queen is no lady
No a man
+Attila the Fun
Living Faith Church
+Pink Whitker playchess
Great video. I found all Kasparov's moves! I'm very proud. Of course, I had the advantage of you telling me they'd be interesting and tactical, when I probably wouldn't have even looked for them in a real game, but still! I love a video that includes puzzles. I learn a lot more. Thanks for your time in making it.
I'm pretty sure Kasparov didn't have the entire outcome calculated in his head. When you reach a certain level of mastery some things just come instinctual. Kasparov has admitted many times in post game interviews that he doesn't calculate sometimes and just goes with his gut knowing something good will come of it down the road. I myself have made so called gut sacrifices without making concrete calculations and they have paid off cause of my faith in the position. Now let's make no mistake I am no Grandmaster of any kind but it just goes to show you that you can sometimes feel the position. That's the beauty of chess.
in fact this sacrifice of rook was already mentionned by mikhail tal in one of his annotated game but he didn't calculated it until the end, kasparov found the annotated game and ameliorated the variation this is what he said in an interview
"I'm pretty sure Kasparov didn't have the entire outcome calculated in his head."
Well actually this game is quite famous because in this game Kasparov have said that after 24.Rxd4 he calculated 15 moves ahead, since without 39. Qxh8 the rook sacrifice would not work --> the whole variation is very forced after 24...cxd4. Topalov said he underestimated 33. c3+ which is probably the reason he took the rook --> he thought he was winning.
Agguini Hamid I could not find that game from a database. After 10...e5 everything is new, so 24.Rxd4 was found OTB.
"kasparov found the annotated game and ameliorated the variation this is what he said in an interview"
You must be mistaken.
I agree absolutely that sometimes you 'feel' chess and make moves instinctively that ultimately, lead to triumph.
Wow Mato. I had not seen this video of yours yet, and I'm not sure why. It is an absolutely fantastic game! Great commentary too.
I have a question. If computers are much better at chess than any human why don't we just watch computers play each other and marvel at the genius behind it.
People are not interested in forklifts lifting weights they watch humans lift weights
MatoJelic But wouldn't a chess player learn from watching a computer play? That way they could improve. No?
Tiwaking Tiwaking Well. Clearly they are playing 'correctly' if they are beating human players. All I'm saying is we can learn from computers and humans alike. Not saying it will be a great spectator sport, but there may be strategies that humans have overlooked.
***** weaker ones such as ones for games yes, but the ones that people are trying to make and have made are much much stronger just look at the wiki for more details.
+avarmauk Because humans take risks in a way that computers don't, and like Tal said, lead their opponent into a dark forest where the path out is unknown, but he has more chance of finding his way out of the forest than his opponent. The big question for me is why anyone ever accepted a sacrifice from Mr Kasparov.
i have always enjoyed your game choices, your offbeat humor and sincere commentary, thank you for these video's.!
I would never think to sacrifice a good piece, but then again, i suck
The most miraculous part to me was how after all the fireworks, Black's corner rook is left hanging, as though all the previous near checkmates on both sides were just a prelude to the rook being cleanly captured. So many sharp moves here, I'd have no idea where black could've salvaged things. Even the sacrifices seemed like he didn't have a choice but to accept them. Kasparov continually finding the ONE move needed in order to retain the winning initiative.
Fala lipo
when the dust settled.... superb selection of words with great timing.
5:11 And if queen was a horse... But she is not a horse, she is a lady! xD
***** Im thinking he meant that the queen has knight abilities alongside her usual abilities, so she would be able to do a knight's leap while checkmate the king.
***** Just because the king cant not move doesn't mean it is stalemate it is only when the are no more legal moves for your opponent to play on their turn is it considered stalemate
This was a great video and voice over. Thank you, much enjoyed.
This game was perfect, but people love to say they found some error in Kasparov´s moves...lol
there is a defence after the first rook sac that is the only imperfection but topalov took so who cares at this pont
I have seen this video many times earlier, I like his videos, but when he say "Incredible move" I love that, I love the accent !
when the king and rook "calstle" does no one else call it a rookade?
it is rokade, but in some countries they call it "castle"
it is a rookade or a castleade but the call it wrongly a castle
MatoJelic In French it's roquet ;)
c'est vrais ! j'ais toujours penser sa bizar que les fous sont des (bishops) en englais. c'est pas la mem chose du tous haha
Liva Ozolina i say LET ROOK N' ROLL 😉 also im french to but i call it ROCK
Enjoyed it. Great chess and great commentary.
It is The greatest game ever played!!!
Wonderful video, thank you for taking the time to narrate it!
best game ever.
Incredible game, Kasparov's attacking chess philosophy is at demonstrated here rather well I think. He can be paraphrased as having maintained that exchanging a rook for a pawn is not a sacrifice if it achieved the attacking goal of removing an obstacle to the Black king and checkmate. It is simply the swap of an attacking piece for a defensive one.
I think this mentality is rather valuable for identifying the best ways you can go on the offensive and it removes this rather unnecessary idea of intrinsic value of pieces that often underlies reluctance to make such an exchange.
It's all about the strategic and tactical goals and how to achieve them, this game really demonstrates how purely considering goals and their implementation can blind-side the best and most brilliant of opponents. I really admire this level of play and I love that you bring us these videos showing it Mato.
On that note I would be interested in future, should you get the time, to see you go through all of Kasparov's games against Deep Blue. I was only able to find game 1 by yourself and I didn't really enjoy the other commentary I found for them.
I know you receive a lot of suggestions and so expect nothing. But if you do it I will appreciate and watch it (and like it ^^).
is Kasparov still in prison btw? :/ I have read in the news that he was put into jail
I agree, the greatest game... despite many thousands beautiful games... I have liked this game a lot since I first saw it. Thank you.
At 6:18, why didn't black just do Rd1? After Kb2, Black can play Qd4, trading queens and being in a winning position? Topalov...... cmon, why didn't you think of that?!
Ive found another varian against your move. After Qd4+. Qf6xd4.....Rd1xd4, and then white simply take pawn on f7 with rook. Lets say after Rb7xf7....Rd4-d2(threat is take white pawn on h2 to win the end game). But after Ba3-e6. Black have no defense to prevent checkmate on b3
What about not move the rook to d2 but move to d6 to prevent white bishop to e6. White just simply move the rook to e7. And white win the end game position. :)
After black plays Rxd4, white plays Rb6, forcing Ra8. Then white plays Bc8, with threat of Bxa6 then Bxb5 mate. Black has no good way to stop without sacrificing rook on b4.
According to Stockfish : 31...Rd1+ 32.Kb2 Ra8 33.Qb6 Qd4+ 34.Qxd4 Rxd4 35.Rxf7 a5 = +0.27. That is most probably a draw if both players don't blunder. I myself also tested trading of queens through 32...Qd4+, but it still seems winning for white, I think, although with a lot of fight ahead.
Interesting to find a channel about Chess! I've always found chess an interesting andd challenging game of mind and tactics but I have always been a horrible player.
Great entertaining video! Thanks
Ok but why does this have 126 dislikes? What's wrong with this?
It's Topalov and his friends
Thanks so much for your videos, just getting into chess (ie losing regularly) and your videos and narration are inspiring.
3:55 I paused the video and was like oh Rxd4 DUH.
Hvala lepo Mato what a beauty! I somehow missed this gem. Grestest ever? Who knows, there have been a few crazy ones but its a pleasure to see how he tops one great move with yet another one. Must have felt great for Garri.
I feel like all of fischers games against Spassky in the 1972 world championship matches were better than this game. But that was a pretty good rook sacrifice
Sandon Kamaunu bobby would have taken kasparov to the cleaners in the long run. I saw all of kasparovs games an spaassky gave him trouble. fische easily beat up spassky,
+Bob Free I disagree completely. I think RJF is a western hero and naturally is the "best" ever but he didn't prove the part for me. From his strange disappearance after refusing to play the 1975 WCC, Fischer officially only ever plays against Spassky again.
He did not prove himself in defence of his title or against the New Era of "artificially" engineered Grand Masters.
Fischer revolutionised chess but being the greatest, ????. Left the game too early and afterwards hated it because of the emergence of preparation opposed to natural brilliance in the game.
That worried him because an average player, well prepared can play at a grand master's level, what of a well prepared master?
+Order of Ar
But Fisher made some of the most beautiful moves in all of chess!
nice joke
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Thanks Mato. Excellent game by Kasparov.
Am I the only one who likes some other games more, like the so called Fisher's "game of the century"? Or even nowadays games with Karjakin, Vachier-Lagrave or Aronian if one really wants to meet with sharp lines. I mean whether you really like the pure perfection of simplicity and brilliancy (in an era when it was easier than now, just to say) and Fisher or even Morphy are best candidates, whether you really want some sharp lines with intricate long-term extremely subtle strategies and another kind of brilliancy, more difficult to see first, but certainly shinning like sun if you catch the incredible freedom of thought of these players and their mad creativity... And then you just need rush to top modern games, like the Karjakin - MVL in Norway 2018 jewel (don't know which one played best even if Karjakin won, it's just super-chess, way above Fisher and his time if we talk about chess both precision and creativity). These players are the modern Tal and Fisher, with sharper lines, more precise moves, deeper understanding and greater techniques than their predecessors. Plus... If really you want even better games, then you have TCEC Grand Finals between StockFish and Komodo or StockFish and Houdini or Houdini and Komodo (and please don't say Alfa Zero as it's a fraud). Nowhere else can you find any chess that could be closer to perfection (and yet still far from it which is a great good new for chess's future). So yes, I'm not convinced this Kasparov's game is anywhere close to be the greatest ever. Still Topalov and of course Kasparov skill are indubitable, not denying the legend of course! Just saying, Kasparov IS a legend, but there are MANY other incredible players whose name we almost don't know as today chess is a little more difficult to get used to. We, low level players, need the help of GM to catch the quality of these games - alone we can't. But this is really worth it. My winning list : *Maxime Vachier-Lagrave*, *Levon Aronian*, *Sergey Karjakin*, *StockFish9*, *Kommodo12*, *Houdini6*. And if we like some easier games to understand, then I love *Vassili Ivanchuk*, *Nazi Paikidze*, *Judith Polgar*...
Fischer's game is nothing really special, he found one brilliant move which dictated the rest of the game. Kasparov found at least 5 out of this world moves and the game was much sharper too.
Why is alpha zero a fraud?
@indianrunner70 Best player ever no. He got 2882 rating but Kasparov or Fischer are considered best for a reason. Both dominated their eras. Kasparov was ranked no 1 for 255 months out of 228 months he played. Quite an achievement.
Nowadays it is engines doing all the work for GMs to produce best moves. Now no longer players produce magical moves like before.
Mikhael Tal is also known for sacrifices much more than Carlsen and much entertaining than Carlsen.
Kasparov is the best ever period.
Fischer Spassky even Karpov studied without computers, they read... Kasparov had the best of both worlds, I prefer to call it "evolution of chess". Bobby Fischer had extreme raw talent, without scholastics or Government subsidy.
Thank you very much, I enjoyed your presentation.
Im not a very good chess player but i found every single critical move. I just have intuition i always do this kind of crazy things when i play with my friends but then i just get too excited and blunder somewhere. Anyway just the fact that i find those gives me motivation and joy
***** im 21 and i started playing chess at 20 so i don't have a chance to be a grandmaster. I just play it for fun but the bad thing about it is now that im starting to play a bit of book moves it looks like im turning more into a robot and having less fun. I miss the times when i didn't know any openings and just played what came in my mind. The more professional you get the less fun it is :/ you can see that in magnus vs anand this year great players they didn't leave room for mistakes or amazing plays and thats sad
Denis Vata yeah i agree wid u,but being an optimistic peoson i just imagine that i am lucky enough to addicted this game....world's most beautiful game
***** 7 dayz
Denis Vata yes you do, just at late age
Aqworlds Gel 40yrs playing , I still make mistakes and find new moves. You never stop learning.
This was awesome, great narration! I'm not much of a chess player but I was able to follow along. Wow incredible moves in that game.
bobby fischer would dominate both of em
Think bout it, he was obsessed since he was 6... and he destroyed spaskey(dont think i spelled it right) but compare their playing styles, and you will see...
He would probably win more games over Veselin Topalov, but I am 95% certain that Kasparov would have more wins over Fischer.
Sonny Its all in the style of how they played, no matter new or old, ficher didnt have a style, he just played, and knew how to defend every thing...
Sonny We all have our own opinions
Sonny some people have a life besides chess.
Nice video MatoJelic.
Very appreciable!
Best chess channel on youtube, thanks for these great vids mato.
i agree this was truly the best chess game ever and i truly enjoyed this video and the way you let us guess the next move.THIS WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!
Supreme creative chess by Kasparov ! Just mind blowing ! The most brilliant game ever seen.
it's also much easier to find a move when you've got the position already in front of you. kasparov needed to find these moves long in advance. unbelievable.
The greatest black King walked in chess history. Amazing game. Thank you Mato.
I enjoyed this a lot. You got a new sub.
very nice simplistic presentation kindly add some videos where a player knocks down other after being outplayed by brilliant moves gradualy lifting his position and then checkmating the rival ( just curious to see these kind of games )
Watching this makes me realize I have much, much to learn :) But I really enjoy seeing it. Your narration is enjoyable too! Keep up the good work and thanks for the share.
KASPOROV comes up with moves like nobody else.. very impressive.
This is an absolute mind blowing game which just goes to prove Kasparov’s genius the rook sacrifice was incredible I have never seen anything like it , I would really like to see a game between him and Tal, btw I live in Leeds, UK.
Hey Mato, I love your videos. This video introduced me to a whole new level of chess strategy and inspired an animation that I made last month.Thanks
(THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER EXCELLENT VIDEO MATO). It's strange that no-one ever seems to think gary's final game against karpov in moscow is his best game. Needing only a draw to win the world crown, gary, on the black side of a sharp sicilian, sacrificed pawns and PIECES in a cascade of wonder moves. What courage! No tame drawish line for gary. I suppose it's subjective what his best game is, for me it was that sicilian, but for others it may well be this game or another of gary's "many gems".
It’s hard
to decide if it is the greatest chess game, but there is no doubt that is
wonderful. Thank you for posting.
if I played I might not have offered the same sacrifice, but by judging from the bored before that move I see another sacrifice that could have been made, and would have left less up to chance. why try to go for the flashy victory when. you can simply be effective. to to criticize Kasparov too much he is a great player I just saw a more practical solution.....for that matter I saw moves from black that would certainly have forced a draw both before and after the initial sacrifice of the rook. I guess he called it his best game since he maybe shouldn't have been able to pull it off. had myself or perhaps a copper opponent been playing as black he would not have the chance to be so arrogant....but alas I long for a day when the global talent pool of grandmasters can reach a Level of play that can keep true intellectuals from throwing their hands over their faces. if any one would care to offer me a suitable challenge, please present me a authentic list of your accomplishments and if I feel you are worth my time I'll gladly give you a lessen in what it means to truly be able to control a chess board, to navigate the mind of your advisary and play a little game ever called chess....................ahh simpletons
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Kasparov-Karpov World Championship match (perhaps 1985) is in my view the best game of Kasparov.
This game with Topalov is also one of the best.
Great game! Kasparov certainly shows how he has the intellect to see 5 moves ahead, and shows a tremendous amount of self confidence by sacrificing multiple pieces!
A madman. A brilliant continuation by Kasparov!
Lord Windemere 5? He saw like 20 moves ahead lol
Perhaps. You can tell tell that Mikhail Tal cannot routinely see 20 moves ahead by how many times his attacks fail. I think many Grandmasters just kinda have a feel for anything over 10 moves more or less forced.
Without "forced" moves, your opponent can have choices. This leaves bifurcations in the mental tree of possible outcomes.
Admittedly, Kasparov saw further that 5 moves but with what clarity? Did he see 7 moves ahead perfectly and the rest as a fuzz of more or less "this looks like a good position for me"?
Mato i admire you very much , I appreciate what you do for chess world for us that we are at a medium level .I want to share this feeling of appreciation for you by saying that when i can't sleep i just start your videos and I close my eyes and imagine chessboard and believe me it works beacuse you have an warm voice . Keep up the good work !
G'day Mato, another great video. thanks and good luck with your chess also!