I challenge you to win this. I couldn't sleep whole night. · Road to GM, Game 377
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Who could sleep after a game like this? I kept analyzing in my head until 4am and still couldn't figure out where I'd gone wrong.
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Tomic S. (1978) - Vucenovic D. (2272)
Semi-Slav
Bošnjaci Open 2025, Rd.2
This game was very tough. Chess is hard. The worst part is that I had no idea where I'd gone wrong and blundered into a draw. It took me an hour of analysis to find a win, and even then I wasn't completely sure. Can you avoid going from +95 to 0.00 in a single move?
#chess
The move Kf3 was so intuitive, endgames like this are just impossible to play accurately with 3 minutes on the clock.
Awesome game! I've been following you for quite some time now and I can clearly see the improvement, Stjepan! Soon you'll be able to clinch your first title, Will you get a CM title as soon as you have the norms and rating?
Great game, and superb analysis. I was totally engrossed!
Everyone I showed this position to played KF3, a very difficult ending for anyone below 2500 rating.
At 11:36, black is actually losing after Qd8+ Qf8 Bh7+
Pragmatically speaking: 13.Ne4, so you could change a couple of pieces and not been overwhelmed later (by those pieces, too...) in a situation where White (you) had already lost the default edge and needed a more 'breatheable' board.
You often have the bad habit of not wanting to exchange pieces when you do not have the initiative.
This was very instructive thank you for the game stjepan
Great video. Thanks for the noctie pointer.
Interestingly, I played in the Pan American collegiate championship in Charlotte, NC and also achieved your exact same position on 7 with white against a 2279! I did decide to play Rd1 after a think. But I think it’s cool we got the same opening position against an opponent the same rating pretty close to one another
Interestingly I also drew my opponent in a very winning technical endgame up a pawn
Lol that endgame was insane, I don't think I coud've won it with 3 days on my clock.
Hi Stepjan, could yoou make a video on how to prepare openings. It'd be really helpful, thank you🙏
Great video as always!
Thank you for the video.
I wasn't clear why Stjepan referred to the h pawn as a passed pawn when he had a pawn ahead of it on the g file.
24:20 e6+
Yeah. I am shocked he couldn't just see that instantly
@onniruusunen9444Just tunnel visioning on his original plan of pushing the pawns to win.
@onniruusunen9444 Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Most armchair specialist would probably say that he isn't good tactically and i often see somewhat mean comments because of it. I have pretty much the same online rating as he does but i couldn't see myself playing a classical game and calculate like he does. When i compare myself to him i can say that he is a better calculator, his endgame knowledge also seems better and he really knows his d4 openings from both colors which i feel like is not the most common trait because everyone plays 1.e4, loves the silly defense and hates to play 1.d4 openings as black.
I feel so stupid at endgames
Watch how “Hanging Pawns” played round 5 and 7; u will feel like a genius
Why don’t you play ruby lopez you know the Theorie
He plays the emerald lopez, which is much stronger.
And Caro can isnt for a draw excample look at Nc3 dxe4 Ne4 Nf6 line with engine at theory it isnt for draw, I mean sure you can play something with higher draw rate like exchange caro but white can play marozy on sicilian which also have high draw rate
@SleepAmbiencee-g6mD4 leads to much more r8cher positions and endgames and how is e4 for hero when someone can just play e5 and what will you play for a win kings gambit
@SleepAmbiencee-g6m thank you that’s what I’m saying
where is the engine bar on these recent vids?
If you watched the videos you would know.
11 seconds no views bro fell off
Hilarious and original
Lmao pick me
@@Neko-H_GamingWHAT BRO? Google the definition of “pick me” smh my head
i wached two of your games while u were playing… u have HUGE endgame problem.
Most people do, and it certainly doesn't help that you're usually under time pressure when you get there.
Experiencing and showing off these mistakes for us all to solve helps