I represented Panama at the chess olympiads in 1974 in Nice France...there I met Thal .....in the aftermath party that the organizer did in the gardens of a location....I saw Thal with his bodyguards and I reach him and asked " what do you think about Fisher" and his answer was .... " I am more dangerous than Fisher"....I will never forget this great opportunity that life gave me to talk to one of the greatest genius of chess.
Chess is a game that is no longer just a game, it is a pastime that is no longer just a pastime, it is a science that is becoming more of a science than ever, it is a sport that is now more of a sport than ever, it is an art which unfortunately is not always the real, true art, it is a colossal challenge with many discoveries and sadly with frequent losses, a colossal field of action....
@@andrejbogdanov2816creation это создание. Action это действие. Как ты деятельность как creation перевел. По смыслу даже не подходит, двигать фигуры это не создавать их, это действовать ими
@@SergeySergeyevich-u3y Ты недоумок? Причём здесь русский или еврей, если у человека родной язык русский, он на нем и будет лучше всего изъяснятся, будь ты циганом, чеченцем или чукчей. Твоё сравнение неуместное, евреи веками жили в России и ассимилировались с русскими во многих частях, это и их родной язык…
@@CharcoalBlasterdog they are like a robots. Back in the days there are no computers so chess players take so many hours to find a strategy For this reason they are so much passionate about chess because they dedicate their lifes to it
@@tuktala8914 the players now also dedicate their lives to it... its not like they dont have to work just because they have computers. they grind just as hard as the older generation.
Игра, которая перестала уже быть только игрой. Это отдых, который перестал быть только отдыхом. Это где-то наука, которая всё больше и больше становится наукой. Это спорт, который всё больше и больше становится спортом. И это искусство, увы, которое, к сожалению, не так уж часто становится подлинным искусством. Это колоссальные проблемы... это... это очень много находок и достаточно много, увы, потерь. В общем, это колоссальное поле деятельности.
"Игра, которая перестала быть просто игрой. Это отдых, который перестал быть только отдыхом. Это где-то наука, которая все больше и больше становится наукой. Это спорт, который все больше и больше становится спортом. И это искусство, увы, которое, к сожалению, не часто становится подлинным искусством. Это коллосальные проблемы. Это очень много находок и достаточно много, увы, потерь. Это колоссальное поле деятельности".
@@kurzackd Наверное он имел ввиду, что становится много "технических" партий в шахматах, когда задача за черных стоит "не ошибиться" и свести партию к ничьей. Романтика и смелость уходят из шахмат.
Its not though. You can compare centipawn loss of top players (which circumvents the issue of futilely trying to compare elo across different pools and generations of players) and magnus has the lowest loss by far, making him the most accurate (best) player of all time
@@nextgenpromotion3542 …according to you. For me, ‘best’ means, for ex., most interesting game for humans to appreciate.. Subjectivity is wonderful! God bless 🙏
@@nextgenpromotion3542 ofcourse newer generations know more and that is why the greatest player is often defined more as the most dominant or the most long reigning player then just 'most accurate'
The other greats play chess like fine tuned watches operating in accordance with physics and engineering, but Tal played chess like Michelangelo sculpting the David.
*Tal didn't just play chess; he danced with it. His every move was a stroke of brilliance, painting a picture where logic met magic, and the impossible became inevitable.*
Tal is a mystery of chess, sometimes he could see the future of the future in the board. Remembering his magical sacrifice of 4 pieces in 7 moves in a game and the win.
Magnus' is boring. He plays like stockfish came alive. He is just 'better'. In a time where there were no engines, only brain power, Tal found the most exciting, unique and brilliant moves. Statistics cannot fathom emotion, but a chessboard can. Tal is the best to have ever done it, period. We can agree to disagree.
I think most people agree; chess is dead at high levels currently. Enjoyable as a casual game between friends or strangers, in a park, or a game between parents and kids, yes; but into the M-levels already it's all about memorizing lines and programming yourself to be a human AI, which is a shame. Chess is also not helping kids thrive in the real world; which is why most chess kids are in sheltered societies, and they have zero social skills. Bad chess kids are social, good chess kids are anti-social, and of the good ones less than 1% will be able to make a living out of it. So competitive chess is just breeding a long long line of super unhappy adults. You could argue in other sports only a handful of people make a living, too, but in all other sports the outcome is physical wellbeing, too, whereas chess has no physical benefits (on the contrary), and causes a type of mental idiocy whereby the person thinks only of chess and is a complete idiot in other areas of cognitive life.
@@tgb-vf4es Chess at it's core is simply a board game for brain-training, some people take it seriously because of it's uniqueness but don't realize that it's still a game which is to be enjoyed, professionals often take the joy out of something and worship it like it's this godlike thing when it isn't
"A game that has ceased to be just a game. It is a rest that has ceased to be just rest. It is, somewhere, a science that more and more becomes science. It is a sport that more and more becomes sport. And it is art, alas, which, unfortunately, not so often becomes genuine art. It is colossal problems... it is... it is a lot of discoveries and quite a lot, alas, of losses. In general, it is a colossal field of activity." - Mikhail Tal
Karpov entendeu o xadrez como nenhum outro. Kasparov jogou como nenhum outro. E Tal fez poesia com a arte do xadrez, como nenhum outro. E como isso faz falta.
Man. Remember when the USSR had the best chess players in the entire world and we were in a cold war but they still allowed international play for the betterment and advancement of the sport. ... Sure would be a shame if we forced people from those countries to abandon their national identities to play the game now. Imagine where the game be without these Russian juggernauts.
Well, there's a difference between a Cold War and an actual largest war in Europe since WW2. Besides, nobody is forced to abandon their "national identity", let's not be dramatic. They don't get to formally play for Russia. Not exactly the same thing.
@@vibovitold You literally cannot play as a Russian Chess player under your own flag. You cannot represent the country you come from. You have to use a generic FIDE flag. That's abandoning your National identity. Every other player has their Countries flag next to them. And if we are going to not be dramatic about this, framing the Ukraine war without its full historical and political context is a dramatization which only demonizes and dehumanizes one side of the conflict however condemnable the action maybe. No side is perfectly innocent National identity in international competitions is about more than just a flag; it's a symbol of belonging, pride, and the cultural context that shaped the athlete’s or player’s journey. Chess, like other global sports, is a stage where players represent not just their personal skills, but their countries' traditions and history in the game. It is the ambassordership of the Human Spirit. The closest we were to full on hostility historically being the Cold War we did not lack the ability of recognizing the humanity and sportsmanship in all of us.
@@NotTheWheel if your national identity boils down to putting a little flag on the table, perhaps you didn't have much identity to begin with. playing under a certain flag only reflects the chess federation you're affiliated with. typically you don't even need to be a citizen for that - residency is enough. players change federations themselves, e.g. Richard Rapport changed his from Hungarian to Romanian, then back again... did he (voluntarily) "abandon his national identity"? that's what i call being dramatic. your appetite for drama is very selective, of course. many Ukrainian chess players had to flee their homes, separate from their husbands (like WGM Hrabinska), bury their family members, lose their own lives (like Sachuk, VP of Ukraine's Chess Federation). but we're to feel sorry for their Russian colleague who's not allowed to put a flag on the table. the very same flag under which the invasion is carried out. i can't even imagine how much suffering is inflicted by hurting one's national "symbol of pride" (as you put it) in such a barbaric manner. makes you wanna cry well, it's Russia that invaded Ukraine, not the other way round. and no amount of smoke blowing about "full context" or ad absurdum relativisation such as that "noone is perfectly innocent" (of course not, victims of violence never are) can invalidate this indisputable fact. of course we could imagine an alternative timeline where the president of FIDE is, for example, a former deputy minister of Medvedev... and then... oh, wait: it's our timeline. that would be Dvorkovich, right? and that guy is still able to realize that the banned flag doesn't embody "humanity and sportsmanship" right now. what does that tell you?
@@vibovitold Your response shows a disappointing misunderstanding of national identity and sportsmanship. It’s not about "putting a little flag on the table"-it's about allowing sports and games like chess to be an ambassador for diplomacy, humanity, and connection. Chess players aren't policymakers or generals-they're individuals who shouldn't be held accountable for their government's actions. Stripping them of the right to compete under their national flag is a punitive gesture that does nothing to further peace or justice. Yes, players change federations, and residency may suffice in many cases. But there’s a difference between choosing to represent another federation and being forced to disown your identity under the threat of exclusion. Richard Rapport voluntarily shifted federations for personal reasons-that's far from being compelled to denounce your home country to play a game. And let’s not pretend this is some new ethical standard for sports. The USSR wasn’t banned from international chess or other competitions after invading Afghanistan, nor did American athletes face similar scrutiny during wars in Vietnam or Iraq. Even the UK faced no such outrage following the Falklands conflict. So why is it only now, with Russian players, that we suddenly decide to weaponize sports as a tool for collective punishment? It’s selective outrage and inconsistent application of so-called principles. I understand and fully condemn the horror and suffering inflicted on Ukrainians due to Russia's invasion. But your selective outrage, focused on punishing individuals for their country's actions, rings hollow. Chess should be a realm that rises above the geopolitical chaos. Targeting Russian chess players with arbitrary restrictions does nothing to stop the war or ease Ukrainian suffering. Instead, it dehumanizes athletes and misses an opportunity to use sports as a unifying force in dark times. What this truly reflects is a shallow view of diplomacy. Instead of isolating individuals based on their nationality, sports should be the common ground where humanity prevails. Denying someone their flag doesn’t advance justice-it just deepens division. If we can’t even allow sportsmanship to thrive in the face of conflict, then we've lost something far more essential than a chess game. As I said the last time a National identity in international competitions is about more than just a flag; it's a symbol of belonging, pride, and the cultural context that shaped the athlete’s or player’s journey and if you cannot recognize the humanity in others by dehumanizing your Enemy than you are ultimately no worse than the entities you demonize. That's no way to create a peaceful more human world but a hollow and regretful one.
@@NotTheWheel Nobody holds chess players accountable for their government. Chess players as individuals aren't banned from playing just for being Russian. They only don't get to represent the symbol of their state (which essentially IS the government). Can you make up your mind? Either the players do not represent the state (and its actions), OR they are "punished", even "dehumanized", by NOT representing that state. You can't have it both ways though. Those viewpoints are mutually exclusive. "Richard Rapport voluntarily shifted federations for personal reasons-that's far from being compelled to denounce your home country to play a game." Only that wasn't my question. I did emphasize that he did it voluntarily. My question was - did he, voluntarily, "abandon his national identity", or not? Did he - voluntarily - dehumanize himself, or not? I don't care if that's due to personal reasons, divine intervention or quantum effects. That wasn't the question.
@@LogioTek Nobody wants to play it; most people would happily regurgitate computer moves into their dying years rather than try to learn something new. Whereas up to I would say the late 80s competitive higher-up chess would attract daring adventurous types, after the 90s chess has attracted safe conservative nerds who know nothing but chess. An interesting exercise is comparing Kasparov, Bobby Fisher, Tal of course, to current elite players; on the one had, complex men who have legit independent thoughts and strategies and overall a broad intellectual and physical life; on the other, simply nerds who master computer lines and obsess over theory. Not only their mental lives but also their physical appearance tells you all you need to know - no comparison between the actual human beings of yesteryear and the current limp-wristed man-boys at the top.
@@tgb-vf4es I agree. It will take a little bit more time but chess will be revitalized again in the future, it's a natural progression. Nobody wants to play chess 960 now because of self-preservation. They invested years inti memorizing engine moves. But in the future when there will be no audience left because you might as well watch engine games, a difficult change will have to be made to preserve the game.
@@tgb-vf4es but there is a distinction between professionals and amateurs. Most people like to cook at home but they would hate to cook in professional cooking tournaments. When you say nobody, who do you mean?
I represented Panama at the chess olympiads in 1974 in Nice France...there I met Thal .....in the aftermath party that the organizer did in the gardens of a location....I saw Thal with his bodyguards and I reach him and asked " what do you think about Fisher" and his answer was .... " I am more dangerous than Fisher"....I will never forget this great opportunity that life gave me to talk to one of the greatest genius of chess.
holy shit you are pablo cuellar?
why dont you play anymore? judging from the games you were quite good
Com certeza ele é o mais perigo de todos os tempos até hoje, qualquer jogador contra ele da atualidade seria destroçado.
@@Dash220_ i am 72 now I play in lichess in internet
@@Dash220_he plays on lichess
@@XadrezFundamentos Странно, что не сделали Движок/Нейросеть в стиле Михаила Таля того времени, по аналогии, например, с Магнусом Карлсеным)
Tal is an emotion
so true bro, like based, chill, a lil sad, but also like focused or an lvl of tenseness. What words can you fit with it?
i think tense, but glad he can explain his thought to the question.
@@len-structuur could you possible fit any more zoomer slang in there?
@@Tasmanaut sigma
@@Tasmanaut skibidi, fanum, bobaclat
"Chess is a collossal problem with a huge field of action" 😂 yes it is
This man is more a chess man.. A philosopher in the game!
Chess is a game that is no longer just a game, it is a pastime that is no longer just a pastime, it is a science that is becoming more of a science than ever, it is a sport that is now more of a sport than ever, it is an art which unfortunately is not always the real, true art, it is a colossal challenge with many discoveries and sadly with frequent losses, a colossal field of action....
correct
He is also a poetic speaker 👏
Гений!
"Creation" instead of action as the last word is closer to "Деятельность" IMHO
@@andrejbogdanov2816creation это создание. Action это действие. Как ты деятельность как creation перевел. По смыслу даже не подходит, двигать фигуры это не создавать их, это действовать ими
This is why his chess is so beautiful, my man was Da Vinci in a past life
And he was the greatest Artist. ❤
That man is describing his passion, the purpose and the love of his life.
0:12 All I hear is "sh-bullshi bullshi"
"Больше и больше" (Bol'she i bol'she, meaning "more and more")
Oh. I wondered why tal is saying chess is bullshit.
😂😂
Какая изумительно приятная речь.
Вот вам и еврей Советский, не всякий русский теперь так изъясниться сможет. Дожили.
Евреи всегда были самыми талантливыми русскими @@SergeySergeyevich-u3y
@@SergeySergeyevich-u3y Ты недоумок? Причём здесь русский или еврей, если у человека родной язык русский, он на нем и будет лучше всего изъяснятся, будь ты циганом, чеченцем или чукчей. Твоё сравнение неуместное, евреи веками жили в России и ассимилировались с русскими во многих частях, это и их родной язык…
@@SergeySergeyevich-u3y видимо ваше первое имя яж гуевреев
@@mr.nobody2515 Цыганом. И переходить на личности некомильфо
I am 72 now...then I was 22 years...good memories
It's partially a bit of this and that an is all at the same time. Fully agree with Mr. Tal
I think Tal was more passionate about the game than many of the current players.
The game (at the top level) has changed a lot since his heyday. It's simply not possible to have someone like Tal as the world champion anymore.
@@vibovitold Why is that? In what way are todays players different?
@@CharcoalBlasterdog they are like a robots. Back in the days there are no computers so chess players take so many hours to find a strategy
For this reason they are so much passionate about chess because they dedicate their lifes to it
@@tuktala8914 the players now also dedicate their lives to it... its not like they dont have to work just because they have computers. they grind just as hard as the older generation.
@@CharcoalBlasterdog yes but right now creativity is very low
He said so much more than the subs translated
Help us plz translate
Can you translate it
Игра, которая перестала уже быть только игрой. Это отдых, который перестал быть только отдыхом. Это где-то наука, которая всё больше и больше становится наукой. Это спорт, который всё больше и больше становится спортом. И это искусство, увы, которое, к сожалению, не так уж часто становится подлинным искусством. Это колоссальные проблемы... это... это очень много находок и достаточно много, увы, потерь. В общем, это колоссальное поле деятельности.
thank you @@opschpiglung
Updated.
"Игра, которая перестала быть просто игрой. Это отдых, который перестал быть только отдыхом. Это где-то наука, которая все больше и больше становится наукой. Это спорт, который все больше и больше становится спортом. И это искусство, увы, которое, к сожалению, не часто становится подлинным искусством. Это коллосальные проблемы. Это очень много находок и достаточно много, увы, потерь. Это колоссальное поле деятельности".
"...не часто становится подлинным искусством..."
Что ?? О_о Почему он думать так ?? Не имеет смысла чуть етот из устьи Тала !! :O
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@@kurzackd Наверное он имел ввиду, что становится много "технических" партий в шахматах, когда задача за черных стоит "не ошибиться" и свести партию к ничьей. Романтика и смелость уходят из шахмат.
It is subjective to say who is "the best" but it is not to say that he is my favorite chess player. Definitely one of the greatest in history.
Its not though. You can compare centipawn loss of top players (which circumvents the issue of futilely trying to compare elo across different pools and generations of players) and magnus has the lowest loss by far, making him the most accurate (best) player of all time
@@nextgenpromotion3542 amogus
… yeah, if YOU choose to define (*cough* subjectivity *cough*) "best" as "most accurate" …
@@nextgenpromotion3542 …according to you. For me, ‘best’ means, for ex., most interesting game for humans to appreciate.. Subjectivity is wonderful! God bless 🙏
@@nextgenpromotion3542 ofcourse newer generations know more and that is why the greatest player is often defined more as the most dominant or the most long reigning player then just 'most accurate'
Thank you for showing these clip,quality work
Greatest of all time
What is chess?
Baby don't check me
Don't mate me
No more😢😢
Исполнитель лучших жертв , браво ему
The other greats play chess like fine tuned watches operating in accordance with physics and engineering, but Tal played chess like Michelangelo sculpting the David.
Great content as always, Mr Chess!
Yes.. By all means!
Tal even looked like a wizard from the movies
*Tal didn't just play chess; he danced with it. His every move was a stroke of brilliance, painting a picture where logic met magic, and the impossible became inevitable.*
Tal is a mystery of chess, sometimes he could see the future of the future in the board. Remembering his magical sacrifice of 4 pieces in 7 moves in a game and the win.
Tal is an original expression both in life and on board...
Thanks for all of your genius, Legend. Rest in peace.
Magnus' is boring. He plays like stockfish came alive. He is just 'better'. In a time where there were no engines, only brain power, Tal found the most exciting, unique and brilliant moves. Statistics cannot fathom emotion, but a chessboard can. Tal is the best to have ever done it, period. We can agree to disagree.
I think most people agree; chess is dead at high levels currently. Enjoyable as a casual game between friends or strangers, in a park, or a game between parents and kids, yes; but into the M-levels already it's all about memorizing lines and programming yourself to be a human AI, which is a shame.
Chess is also not helping kids thrive in the real world; which is why most chess kids are in sheltered societies, and they have zero social skills. Bad chess kids are social, good chess kids are anti-social, and of the good ones less than 1% will be able to make a living out of it.
So competitive chess is just breeding a long long line of super unhappy adults.
You could argue in other sports only a handful of people make a living, too, but in all other sports the outcome is physical wellbeing, too, whereas chess has no physical benefits (on the contrary), and causes a type of mental idiocy whereby the person thinks only of chess and is a complete idiot in other areas of cognitive life.
@@tgb-vf4es Chess at it's core is simply a board game for brain-training, some people take it seriously because of it's uniqueness but don't realize that it's still a game which is to be enjoyed, professionals often take the joy out of something and worship it like it's this godlike thing when it isn't
I agree
I won't agree to disagree.
"Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game." - Soren Johnson
Chess was more than the chess for the magician of Riga! ❤
Por este hombre amo el ajedrez.....el lo convirtió en algo tan espectacular ....era belleza lo que hacía en el tablero...
Tal had the ability to turn the losing game to his game.
Tal was so inspiring, in chess and in life.
Nadie veía el ajedrez como el....un artista ,un genio ...sus partidas son inolvidables...nadie a vuelto a jugar como el mago...😢
Tal was a real wizard of Riga with her amazing sacrifices.he could pull everyone into the attracting chess world.
"Sorry I wasn't listening. Can you say that again?"
Chess is trivial.
Яка світла голова.
Так еврей же. Вы, бандеровцы, ж таких не любите
Tal is one of the most entertaining chess players ever.
True legend
Historical magician in the world ❤❤❤❤
So chess is just a shabush kabush. I knew it.
What is THE CHESS? Difficult question, but Tal knows the answer of the mentioned question.
"A game that has ceased to be just a game. It is a rest that has ceased to be just rest. It is, somewhere, a science that more and more becomes science. It is a sport that more and more becomes sport. And it is art, alas, which, unfortunately, not so often becomes genuine art. It is colossal problems... it is... it is a lot of discoveries and quite a lot, alas, of losses. In general, it is a colossal field of activity."
- Mikhail Tal
Не многие могут так могут сформулировать свои мысли в настоящее время без подготовки.
даже с подготовкой не многие...
это точно
Не просто так великий шахматист. Мыслит быстро и красиво :)
Таль был шахматным журналистом, на опыте
согласен - пориджи так не смогут
Великий.
WISE, WISE man!
If you want to never tire of the game, this is your master. 😎
Karpov entendeu o xadrez como nenhum outro. Kasparov jogou como nenhum outro. E Tal fez poesia com a arte do xadrez, como nenhum outro. E como isso faz falta.
Tal the strongest chess player of all time
please check with engine evaluation and also read/listen top GMs opinions about M.Tal
@@mihuhih2186 what is it ?
@@sudhanshu3379He is not the strongest chess player of all time
@@Zenith9132 not strongest but one of the strongest and unique chess player.
@@sudhanshu3379he had the best potential but his health was pretty bad
The GOAT ❤
Nice video 💙
Man. Remember when the USSR had the best chess players in the entire world and we were in a cold war but they still allowed international play for the betterment and advancement of the sport.
... Sure would be a shame if we forced people from those countries to abandon their national identities to play the game now.
Imagine where the game be without these Russian juggernauts.
Well, there's a difference between a Cold War and an actual largest war in Europe since WW2. Besides, nobody is forced to abandon their "national identity", let's not be dramatic. They don't get to formally play for Russia. Not exactly the same thing.
@@vibovitold You literally cannot play as a Russian Chess player under your own flag. You cannot represent the country you come from. You have to use a generic FIDE flag. That's abandoning your National identity. Every other player has their Countries flag next to them.
And if we are going to not be dramatic about this, framing the Ukraine war without its full historical and political context is a dramatization which only demonizes and dehumanizes one side of the conflict however condemnable the action maybe. No side is perfectly innocent
National identity in international competitions is about more than just a flag; it's a symbol of belonging, pride, and the cultural context that shaped the athlete’s or player’s journey. Chess, like other global sports, is a stage where players represent not just their personal skills, but their countries' traditions and history in the game. It is the ambassordership of the Human Spirit. The closest we were to full on hostility historically being the Cold War we did not lack the ability of recognizing the humanity and sportsmanship in all of us.
@@NotTheWheel if your national identity boils down to putting a little flag on the table, perhaps you didn't have much identity to begin with.
playing under a certain flag only reflects the chess federation you're affiliated with.
typically you don't even need to be a citizen for that - residency is enough.
players change federations themselves, e.g. Richard Rapport changed his from Hungarian to Romanian, then back again... did he (voluntarily) "abandon his national identity"? that's what i call being dramatic.
your appetite for drama is very selective, of course.
many Ukrainian chess players had to flee their homes, separate from their husbands (like WGM Hrabinska), bury their family members, lose their own lives (like Sachuk, VP of Ukraine's Chess Federation).
but we're to feel sorry for their Russian colleague who's not allowed to put a flag on the table. the very same flag under which the invasion is carried out.
i can't even imagine how much suffering is inflicted by hurting one's national "symbol of pride" (as you put it) in such a barbaric manner. makes you wanna cry
well, it's Russia that invaded Ukraine, not the other way round. and no amount of smoke blowing about "full context" or ad absurdum relativisation such as that "noone is perfectly innocent" (of course not, victims of violence never are) can invalidate this indisputable fact.
of course we could imagine an alternative timeline where the president of FIDE is, for example, a former deputy minister of Medvedev... and then... oh, wait: it's our timeline.
that would be Dvorkovich, right?
and that guy is still able to realize that the banned flag doesn't embody "humanity and sportsmanship" right now.
what does that tell you?
@@vibovitold Your response shows a disappointing misunderstanding of national identity and sportsmanship. It’s not about "putting a little flag on the table"-it's about allowing sports and games like chess to be an ambassador for diplomacy, humanity, and connection. Chess players aren't policymakers or generals-they're individuals who shouldn't be held accountable for their government's actions. Stripping them of the right to compete under their national flag is a punitive gesture that does nothing to further peace or justice.
Yes, players change federations, and residency may suffice in many cases. But there’s a difference between choosing to represent another federation and being forced to disown your identity under the threat of exclusion. Richard Rapport voluntarily shifted federations for personal reasons-that's far from being compelled to denounce your home country to play a game.
And let’s not pretend this is some new ethical standard for sports. The USSR wasn’t banned from international chess or other competitions after invading Afghanistan, nor did American athletes face similar scrutiny during wars in Vietnam or Iraq. Even the UK faced no such outrage following the Falklands conflict. So why is it only now, with Russian players, that we suddenly decide to weaponize sports as a tool for collective punishment? It’s selective outrage and inconsistent application of so-called principles.
I understand and fully condemn the horror and suffering inflicted on Ukrainians due to Russia's invasion. But your selective outrage, focused on punishing individuals for their country's actions, rings hollow. Chess should be a realm that rises above the geopolitical chaos. Targeting Russian chess players with arbitrary restrictions does nothing to stop the war or ease Ukrainian suffering. Instead, it dehumanizes athletes and misses an opportunity to use sports as a unifying force in dark times.
What this truly reflects is a shallow view of diplomacy. Instead of isolating individuals based on their nationality, sports should be the common ground where humanity prevails. Denying someone their flag doesn’t advance justice-it just deepens division. If we can’t even allow sportsmanship to thrive in the face of conflict, then we've lost something far more essential than a chess game.
As I said the last time a National identity in international competitions is about more than just a flag; it's a symbol of belonging, pride, and the cultural context that shaped the athlete’s or player’s journey and if you cannot recognize the humanity in others by dehumanizing your Enemy than you are ultimately no worse than the entities you demonize. That's no way to create a peaceful more human world but a hollow and regretful one.
@@NotTheWheel Nobody holds chess players accountable for their government.
Chess players as individuals aren't banned from playing just for being Russian.
They only don't get to represent the symbol of their state (which essentially IS the government).
Can you make up your mind?
Either the players do not represent the state (and its actions), OR they are "punished", even "dehumanized", by NOT representing that state.
You can't have it both ways though. Those viewpoints are mutually exclusive.
"Richard Rapport voluntarily shifted federations for personal reasons-that's far from being compelled to denounce your home country to play a game."
Only that wasn't my question.
I did emphasize that he did it voluntarily.
My question was - did he, voluntarily, "abandon his national identity", or not?
Did he - voluntarily - dehumanize himself, or not?
I don't care if that's due to personal reasons, divine intervention or quantum effects.
That wasn't the question.
Очень красиво сказано.
The magician
Tal is an icon.
tal the greatest player ❤️
We live on the other side of this peak.
Probably most popular chess plaeyr ever. The only Fischer has minus score with, and the only Fischer loves him 🙂
Я рад тому, как вдохновенно Таль описывает шахматы, но давайте взглянет правда в глаза - его определение можно к очень многим вещам применить.
The best of the best 😊
Respect Master
The magician!
One of my favourite human beigns. ❤👏
Legend.
You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest...
My favorite chess player, the one and only magician, Tal.🙌🙌🙌
Beautiful
The Mike Tyson of Chess
If not the strongest ever, strongest artist of chess for sure
This shows Tal understands chess beyond mere mortals ...
"it is an art which unfortunately is not always the real, true art"
What ?! O_o Why ?? So strange to hear that coming from *_TAL's_** mouth !! :O*
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Здесь Талю 50 лет. Выглядит в лучшем случае на 70.
Ага, всем бы так выглядеть в 70
При этом речь такая, что мне в несколько раз дольше формулировать и писать будет, чем он произносит. Отличный складный поток мысли.
First time hearing his voice
Lord Tal 💗
now i want him answer the question "What is cheese?"
Cheese is a snack that is no longer a snack. It is lunch that is no longer a lunch. It brings great satisfaction but sadly, too, great weight.
Great man
For mortals, chess is a way of touching Infinity. For the imaginary gods, chess is an
elaborate version of Tic-tac-toe, with a predetermined outcome.
Such a cool mf
i know what chess is all about... it is about memorization
Bob Fisher
The wizard of Riga.
Well that was gibberish
Tal para min é uma inspiração no Xadrez para min é imcomparavel . gosto do estilo dele sempre buscando o sacrificio e a morte do Rei.
One of the legends of the sport of CHESS!!!
This is like a chess puzzle to me..😂😂😂
Chess is dying, human chess is dying
Fischer random chess 960 is the future. Bobby fixed chess for humans long ago.
Not at all.
@@LogioTek Nobody wants to play it; most people would happily regurgitate computer moves into their dying years rather than try to learn something new.
Whereas up to I would say the late 80s competitive higher-up chess would attract daring adventurous types, after the 90s chess has attracted safe conservative nerds who know nothing but chess.
An interesting exercise is comparing Kasparov, Bobby Fisher, Tal of course, to current elite players; on the one had, complex men who have legit independent thoughts and strategies and overall a broad intellectual and physical life; on the other, simply nerds who master computer lines and obsess over theory. Not only their mental lives but also their physical appearance tells you all you need to know - no comparison between the actual human beings of yesteryear and the current limp-wristed man-boys at the top.
@@tgb-vf4es I agree. It will take a little bit more time but chess will be revitalized again in the future, it's a natural progression. Nobody wants to play chess 960 now because of self-preservation. They invested years inti memorizing engine moves. But in the future when there will be no audience left because you might as well watch engine games, a difficult change will have to be made to preserve the game.
@@tgb-vf4es but there is a distinction between professionals and amateurs. Most people like to cook at home but they would hate to cook in professional cooking tournaments.
When you say nobody, who do you mean?
is there a longer version of this interview video? can someone please share a link to it?
Нет
its ocean where u draw)n at the end
Fischer agreed with that
The answer was actually: it’s a board game.
Эксклюзивнек кадры...
'I disagree' - Morphy
Tal would be perfect God, would sacrifice whole Universe to get that -inf engine estimation
a chess poet
Boyz in winter❤❤😂
Best player ever
let the radio run a little more
AI: "Hold my beer"
Imagine him answering the question while playing a match and sacrificing and bluffing his opponent to death! 🤣
Excelent
Tal, do the Hippo!