The way Lasker played was so bright and unpredictable for the untrained eye! His games are real treasures. Thanks Mato for another incredible video! You're the best chess commentator in the world.
i have been playing bird/polar bear exclusively for about half a year now. it was a pleasure watching this game, learned a couple of tricks to add to my tactics too!
While on vacation in Barbados, I played a Russian player in a similar fashion. Right at the beginning I decided not to play a "conventional" game. (Surely, he would be prepared for that). After the opening both of us were castled on the King side. When he retracted his knight from f6 to d7 I realized all his power was ...momentarily... on the Queen side of the board. I had both my bishops aimed toward the castled king + my Queen could reach the rook file once I move my knight from f3. So, I launched a bishop along the diagonal and took the pawn in front of is King. The Russian player (whom I had just met) got up off his bar stool, walked around behind me and put his face very close to my shoulder and looked at the board. I didn't move. He then went to my other shoulder and examined the board then he said "I CAN NOT SEE WHY YOU MADE THAT MOVE" . I didn't reply to his comment. I continued to throw my other bishop, knight and queen at him and won in another 3-5 moves! My buddy failed in his attempt to record the moves on his iphone !!! Of course, I was lucky, but. . . I won!
Well, I thought you made a mistake there when you said that Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands. I always thought it was Den Haag - it is a bit confusing to have the capital and the seat of government in different cities. Always something to learn in your videos!
Beautiful and instructive game showing the simple good logical moves of Lasker which turned into a powerful deadly attack . I like alot Bird's opening but i don't know why it's rarely played nowadays ,it can be useful as a surprise element . Thanks Mato ,i am not from Croatia ( for joking) .
Tal said that "The greatest of the champions was, of course, Emanuel Lasker" As a Tal fan what do you think of this ? And who is you favorite chess master besides Tal.
Hi Mato, your videos are excellent. Very enetertaining and instructive. Do you have some connection with Serbia or Balkan? Your name indicates some connection. Greetings from Serbia. :-)
Thats amazing to have a gameplan to use the queen in that manner while still keeping so many pawns on the board. I mean lasker could have lost his queen long ago in the game and would have probably been able to get 2 queens later on!!
I KNEW it was going to be Qxp for the last move--why take a chance with a mistake with a rook on the board? The pawn disparity in number, and in positions, is an absolute guaranteed win that anybody can see...
Mato i just noticed but everytime you move a piece theres a blue outlined box that shows up for a slip second. is that what the engine considers the best move? or is that something else?
Didn't see the need to sacrifice the queen when it wasn't necessary.He already had control of the board.I wouldn't of sacrificed so early.I would of kept the King in check and wiped out all remaining pieces.
+Wade Jenkins So having 6 pawns against 1 isn't enough for you? It's by far the easiest way to do it. Black has no counterplay then. With a rook and a pawn on the board there's sometimes a risk of a draw (as unlikely as it seems, and it would take very bad play), while the king can always hide behind the rook. This way the king has absolutely no defence, and white can get many queens.
Didn't see the need to sacrifice the queen when it wasn't necessary.He already had control of the board.I wouldn't of sacrificed so early.I would of kept the King in check and wiped out all remaining pieces.
The way Lasker played was so bright and unpredictable for the untrained eye! His games are real treasures. Thanks Mato for another incredible video! You're the best chess commentator in the world.
I can see that the double Bishop sacrifice idea came from this game. The one that was employed in Nimzowitchz-Tarrasch game, 20 years later.
i have been playing bird/polar bear exclusively for about half a year now. it was a pleasure watching this game, learned a couple of tricks to add to my tactics too!
Thank you
+1 for Mato, one of the greatest chess teacher ever.
I am originally from Croatia.
Greetings from Adelaide
While on vacation in Barbados, I played a Russian player in a similar fashion. Right at the beginning I decided not to play a "conventional" game. (Surely, he would be prepared for that). After the opening both of us were castled on the King side. When he retracted his knight from f6 to d7 I realized all his power was ...momentarily... on the Queen side of the board.
I had both my bishops aimed toward the castled king + my Queen could reach the rook file once I move my knight from f3. So, I launched a bishop along the diagonal and took the pawn in front of is King. The Russian player (whom I had just met) got up off his bar stool, walked around behind me and put his face very close to my shoulder and looked at the board. I didn't move. He then went to my other shoulder and examined the board then he said "I CAN NOT SEE WHY YOU MADE THAT MOVE" .
I didn't reply to his comment. I continued to throw my other bishop, knight and queen at him and won in another 3-5 moves!
My buddy failed in his attempt to record the moves on his iphone !!!
Of course, I was lucky, but. . . I won!
Thank you Mato for the video. I was hanging my lower jaw in awe of Laskers attack.
Excellent game! And, of course, GREAT commentary from Mato
PLAYED ELEGANTLY AND WITH GREAT FINESSE!!! A MASTERPIECE IN THE ART OF PAINLESS EXECUTION!!!V.W.
That last move 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂its like "I dare you,take that queen"
That is what the engine predicts when I touch a piece or pawn
What a "Bauer"ful attack!! :-)
"If you wish you can pause this video..."
Well, I thought you made a mistake there when you said that Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands. I always thought it was Den Haag - it is a bit confusing to have the capital and the seat of government in different cities. Always something to learn in your videos!
Beautiful and instructive game showing the simple good logical moves
of Lasker which turned into a powerful deadly attack . I like alot
Bird's opening but i don't know why it's rarely played nowadays ,it
can be useful as a surprise element .
Thanks Mato ,i am not from Croatia ( for joking) .
this is what i always look for in GM matches.. no doubt he is one of real genius masters of chess..
It is believed that it was the only time that Lasker begun with Bird's Opening.
Tal said that "The greatest of the champions was, of course, Emanuel Lasker"
As a Tal fan what do you think of this ? And who is you favorite chess master besides Tal.
thank you very much for your videos Mato
Hi Mato,
your videos are excellent. Very enetertaining and instructive.
Do you have some connection with Serbia or Balkan? Your name indicates some connection.
Greetings from Serbia. :-)
Thats amazing to have a gameplan to use the queen in that manner while still keeping so many pawns on the board. I mean lasker could have lost his queen long ago in the game and would have probably been able to get 2 queens later on!!
Lol i like it when he ask "what was the killer move"
YOG
Beautiful
I KNEW it was going to be Qxp for the last move--why take a chance with a mistake with a rook on the board? The pawn disparity in number, and in positions, is an absolute guaranteed win that anybody can see...
Thank You Very Much Sir Mato!
SUBSCRIBED!
...and where is amsterdam??
...where the weed is :D
i noticed that most of the games mato says "we have reached the critical moment of the game" is when exchange is happening O.O
Amazing! Thx Mato!
Hi Mato
Thanks to your videos I was able to beat player with rating 1700.
P.S. I only have rating 1200
Mato i just noticed but everytime you move a piece theres a blue outlined box that shows up for a slip second. is that what the engine considers the best move? or is that something else?
Thank you again
Green board because the game was held in Amsterdam. I see what you did there Mato :D!
Great game!
like the one nimzowitch vs tarrasch double bishop sacrifice
this looks like
a blitz game
You're an Aussie? awesome
at first i thought it wasnt mato's video :D the chess board is different man !!!xD
Brilliant...
very nice. Thank you :)
ok. thnx Mato.
keep 'em comin'
6:05 f7f6 ..? no immediate threat then i guess and no bishop lost
+MKcLTM pawn is pinned by rook, so the queen is free to capture the rogue bishop.
awesome
a cooler name for this tactic is DOUBLE BISHOP KAMIKAZE ATTACK
Mato , Amsterdam is not capital city of Netherlands it is Den Hag
Den Haag is where the government is but Amsterdam is the capital
Bxh7 100%
bxg7 mate idea
Qd7 white is winning
5:16 I don't have Idea
Wha?!!?! New board?!
Mato ...when shall we have coffee over chess together????
Didn't see the need to sacrifice the queen when it wasn't necessary.He already had control of the board.I wouldn't of sacrificed so early.I would of kept the King in check and wiped out all remaining pieces.
same
+Wade Jenkins So having 6 pawns against 1 isn't enough for you? It's by far the easiest way to do it. Black has no counterplay then. With a rook and a pawn on the board there's sometimes a risk of a draw (as unlikely as it seems, and it would take very bad play), while the king can always hide behind the rook. This way the king has absolutely no defence, and white can get many queens.
Birds for life! ;D
LOL
you are being too dramatic... but i like it
Hey Mato. Amsterdam is not the capital city of the Netherlands. The Hague is.
From what I've read, Amsterdam is constitutionally defined to be the capital, but The Hague is the de facto capital.
Amsterdam is the capital. The Hague is where the government resides.
Didn't see the need to sacrifice the queen when it wasn't necessary.He already had control of the board.I wouldn't of sacrificed so early.I would of kept the King in check and wiped out all remaining pieces.