FANTASTIC VIDEO! I don't know if I learned a lot, but I feel like I did. I certainly witnessed supergenius in action, and the narration accompaniment was excellent.
Very nice job of explaining all the variations and reasoning for why certain moves are played or not played and what the potential consequences of not following a specific move order. Thanks for the video.
Jerry you did it again! I love how you explain the ideas behind the different opening variations. Being a player who frequently plays the ruy lopez i did in fact know the moves, but not all of the ideas behind it and not how to exploit some of the possible mistakes - as they did not occur in the top level games i watched. Thanks a lot!
You are very good at analyzing the games and offering different strategies that each player could have used. It's very entertaining to watch your commentary. Thanks. ^^
@ChessNetwork I have called my black strategy jujitsu for years. The art/sci of deflecting and reversing an opponents attack. It made my day to hear you say it.
Thorough and well presented analysis of the Ruy Lopez. I'm 60yo, and I wonder what my life would have been like if I would have watched this lesson, and lessons like this on various other subjects, like math, science, business, art, music, mechanics, and etc.. This is a glimpse of a revolution in education that is taking place in accelerating the evolution of the species. Cue in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"
This is so helpful dude! Thanks a lot keep up the great work buddy!! :) And I like it how do you explain every idea beyond each and every single move thanks dude ! :D
@mu99ins Thanks for taking the time to relay such a wonderful compliment. Tell a friend if you think that they too might be able to benefit from the videos I create. Pay it forward as they say. :)
That Jiu-jutsu reference was good. If you have been practicing BJJ, you will realize they are a lot like. Just a little note there. Amazing vid keep up the good work!
What I can't figure out is why the hell anyone would down-vote this video. It was informative, he went through answering the potential questions... did this guy just make a lot of enemies by being good at chess? Is that why Moriarty turned into a bad guy? Garrrrgggghhhh! Someone explain it to me!
7:58 isnt d7 played in the first place to open the way for the bishop to pin down the knight? but why not just Bg4 after c3 instead of castle? u have a explanation for this? thanks
thankyou for this, I've been playing the Ruy Lopez for a while, I particularly loved the explanation of the general plan for white development...not knowing this til now is probably why I've struggled at times with the opening
I have a question. After Spassky plays d6, why isn't Fischer afraid of Bg4 before castling and thus would have played h3 before he played c3 to prevent that? This is a great video on the Ruy Lopez (C95), mad props.
Great tutorial! I'm a beginner and have NO game. I feel an urgency in each game to get all my pieces out from behind the pawns so I can use them freely. I sacrifice pawns without a second thought. Your video has helped me reconsider how to use some of these pieces. I play a computer program that is quite aggressive. It sacrifices it's queen if it means capturing MY queen. It's no holds barred, which may be why I'm throwing my pawns into the fire. Any advice for playing against aggressive?
Yes, it's not check, but it doesn't have to be. The Queen is attacked by the Knight and can't move because it is completely boxed in by its own Knight, Rook, Pawn and both Bishops. (Remember, the WS Bishop is still on C8 in this variation, so the Queen can't escape along the back rank.)
I'm looking for a game that i believe was Bobby's, in which he holds his queen on a4 or h4 i think for almost the interity of the game. It was a long time ago and i can't really remember.
Great, great commentary and analysis, but you've GOT to do something about that damn aspect ratio, assuming you haven't already done so with recent videos. The weird aspect ratio makes it hard to watch the screen. I checked - your squares are definitely not "square." They are approximately 75 pixels by approximately 56 pixels.
Often you'll have to overprotect key pawns(like the 2 center ones or the KB pawn), that way you won't get your pieces in a bind where a sac can work on them.
Wow. This is one of the best tutorials on the Ruy Lopez that I've seen so far.
Spassky error Queen b8??? Better are h6! Or Rook c8!
This video claiming Spassky's error sharp Rook ed8?? Better is axb5! ! Easy draw
What a terrific tutorial on the Ruy Lopez -- thank you!
The best chess video I have ever had the pleasure of watching. First class analysis from a gifted teacher. Thank you Jerry
FANTASTIC VIDEO! I don't know if I learned a lot, but I feel like I did. I certainly witnessed supergenius in action, and the narration accompaniment was excellent.
+JaredJosephHoag Thanks Jared
The King looks like bunny ears.
Very nice job of explaining all the variations and reasoning for why certain moves are played or not played and what the potential consequences of not following a specific move order.
Thanks for the video.
very very nice .very clear explanation .really all the watchers owe to this presentor .plz keep up the good work.
Thanks for approving my response Jerry :-)
Excellent video. Clearest, most interesting and easiest to follow analysis I've come across. Thank you very much!
Jerry you did it again! I love how you explain the ideas behind the different opening variations. Being a player who frequently plays the ruy lopez i did in fact know the moves, but not all of the ideas behind it and not how to exploit some of the possible mistakes - as they did not occur in the top level games i watched. Thanks a lot!
love your laid back delivery. very easy to follow. thank you jerry.
I adjusted the annotation slightly @ 11:51. The Bxf7 line wins either the exchange or queen.
Thanks for all the comments/feedback!
You are very good at analyzing the games and offering different strategies that each player could have used. It's very entertaining to watch your commentary. Thanks. ^^
I somehow ended up here o.o! Thanks for being the most awesome commentator on youtube! :)
Very good video - thanks for the upload. Your commentry is excellent.
@ChessNetwork
I have called my black strategy jujitsu for years.
The art/sci of deflecting and reversing an opponents attack.
It made my day to hear you say it.
I love the way you explain every move. For beginners like me it is really helpful to see the ideas behind every move.
Thorough and well presented analysis of the Ruy Lopez.
I'm 60yo, and I wonder what my life would have been like if I would have watched this lesson, and lessons like this on various other subjects, like math, science, business, art, music, mechanics, and etc.. This is a glimpse of a revolution in education that is taking place in accelerating the evolution of the species. Cue in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"
Thanks for posting this. I always benefit from your stuff. Looking forward to your next video.
Very profound analysis, with nice explaination about moves. We need more like that. Great job.
This is an AWESOME video. It made it really interesting with your comments and I learned alot from it. Thx!
Great analyses of all the pins and skewers, especially in the endgame.
Awseome casting.
Your pedagogy is top notch.
Keep 'em flowin'.
This is so helpful dude!
Thanks a lot keep up the great work buddy!! :)
And I like it how do you explain every idea beyond each and every single move thanks dude ! :D
Excellent analysis thank you very much. Keep them coming!
Great job this is the first video I saw about chess. Very well put together.
Good job! Nice presentation. A fully understandable explanation of the "Ruy." Very nice, and thanks for posting...
Once you comeback you will always learn something new. Thank you Jerry.
Brilliant, very clear analysis, but it was the explanation of the variations that really helped
Thanks for the great videos Jerry, I take lots of great stuff away from each one. Now if I could only remember it all. :-)
@mu99ins Thanks for taking the time to relay such a wonderful compliment. Tell a friend if you think that they too might be able to benefit from the videos I create. Pay it forward as they say. :)
I haven't seen this game in a while. Thanks Jerry!
this is therapy to me , thanks for posting
Fischer vs Spassky
and before Kasparov vs karpov
you really bring the best to us Jerry ^^
thanks alot , that was fun
thx very much for your acute explanation and for your numerous variations with commentary . . i think i learned something from this video
absolutely great! informative and educational for every player. two thumbs up!!
Wonderful and thorough analysis. Bravo!
Great work, very lucid and thorough :-)
Pretty well explained. Thanks. Could you please do some more Fischer games, in similar detail?
One of the best Ruy Lopez lectures I've seen.
perfect commentary.....perfect Bobby Fischer !
Fischer is finally fighting back.P.S.This is the second Bobby Fischer game up uploaded.This is a good video.
Great analysis. Thanks for posting.
the best analyze I saw on youtube.. ;)
super nice video, you should make in depth video's on main line openings like you did here in the beginning with the ruy lopez.
@ChessNetwork cracked me up in the video! :) thanks
I was thinking your channel isn't great... I was wrong! You rock Jerry!
This was expertly explained. I'm not much of a chess player, but I could follow all this due to your excellent commentary. Mny thanks
Very good, thorough as always thanks.
Jerry for president! Awesome explanation, even a beginner like me understand everything! :D Keep up the good work!
I think you've got the best commentaries and explanations of youtube :) about chess of course, thank you
Thank you very much for this game analysis
i love detailed analysis. cheers.
nice game you showed there and really useful insight into the Ruy Lopez - I'm just getting started with chess you know ;-)
Good clear delivery, well done.
You sir deserve more praise than you are getting. :)
This game is an excellent example of the opening,middlegame and endgame.
Thanks!
Thanks. Nice compliment. :)
@TukJohnson Thanks for sharing how you and others feel. This is my format. Chessgames COM is likely your better friend.
That Jiu-jutsu reference was good. If you have been practicing BJJ, you will realize they are a lot like. Just a little note there. Amazing vid keep up the good work!
What I can't figure out is why the hell anyone would down-vote this video. It was informative, he went through answering the potential questions... did this guy just make a lot of enemies by being good at chess? Is that why Moriarty turned into a bad guy? Garrrrgggghhhh! Someone explain it to me!
I just want to reply this 4-years old comment for no reason
II have watch many tutorial and analysis video. But, your video, to me is the best. Keep going.
7:58 isnt d7 played in the first place to open the way for the bishop to pin down the knight? but why not just Bg4 after c3 instead of castle? u have a explanation for this? thanks
Great video.. My only complaint is that perhaps for the other novices out there like myself videos like this are just too much to comprehend...
thankyou for this, I've been playing the Ruy Lopez for a while, I particularly loved the explanation of the general plan for white development...not knowing this til now is probably why I've struggled at times with the opening
How do you respond to pawn f5 as white after your initial bishop move?
I love chess and BJJ for the exact same reasons, so it is cool to hear you make a comparison :)
I have a question. After Spassky plays d6, why isn't Fischer afraid of Bg4 before castling and thus would have played h3 before he played c3 to prevent that? This is a great video on the Ruy Lopez (C95), mad props.
Amazing analysis and thanks
awesome :) please upload more bobby fischer games.........
Thanks JQ. :)
Great analysis. thanks.
@oryxfreeride Thanks for the feedback oryx :)
@swizzthesecond Thanks. You stumbled upon one that does contain a lot of content. Nice to hear from you. :)
Great tutorial! I'm a beginner and have NO game. I feel an urgency in each game to get all my pieces out from behind the pawns so I can use them freely. I sacrifice pawns without a second thought. Your video has helped me reconsider how to use some of these pieces. I play a computer program that is quite aggressive. It sacrifices it's queen if it means capturing MY queen. It's no holds barred, which may be why I'm throwing my pawns into the fire. Any advice for playing against aggressive?
great analysis!
Hey Jerry, have there been any famous cases in which someone got a pawn promoted and did *not* have it be a Queen?
Great video, but one serious question.
at 06:25 can't the knight take the pawn?
Thanks ! :)
does someone knows what program/gui is that?
Yes, it's not check, but it doesn't have to be. The Queen is attacked by the Knight and can't move because it is completely boxed in by its own Knight, Rook, Pawn and both Bishops. (Remember, the WS Bishop is still on C8 in this variation, so the Queen can't escape along the back rank.)
this video blew my mind. bobby fisher is a genius
Awesome commentary
Another fantastic game at highest performance level by Fischer. Also a very good tutorials on Ruy Lopez at beginners level
I'm looking for a game that i believe was Bobby's, in which he holds his queen on a4 or h4 i think for almost the interity of the game. It was a long time ago and i can't really remember.
@xxxIronLeexxx It was for my friend Royce.
your videos are great, but upload more please
@TheForzaken1 Thank you. :)
the tactic @ 11:51 only works if black moves the king back to f8. if they move to g8 you've kind of sacked your bishop for nothing.
colbol18 Why not just take the attacking knight with the bishop on e7? Ng5+ Bxg5 Did I miss something?
colbol18
I get it now. I thought he played Ke8 instead of Re8. Misread that.
great analysis sir...
@ 20:46 black bishop would be ideally placed on d4 after be5? maybe a passed pawn?
Great, great commentary and analysis, but you've GOT to do something about that damn aspect ratio, assuming you haven't already done so with recent videos. The weird aspect ratio makes it hard to watch the screen. I checked - your squares are definitely not "square." They are approximately 75 pixels by approximately 56 pixels.
@ledzeppeman kxef?
@ntrade Thank you very much. :)
I think you meant: "The best (chess) analyses I have ever seen..."
thank you for the video
Often you'll have to overprotect key pawns(like the 2 center ones or the KB pawn), that way you won't get your pieces in a bind where a sac can work on them.
Very very good video!!!
lol @ young-Jerry voice.