It seems like the Ivanchuk game plan against Kasparov is: 1. Make weird moves. 2. ?????? 3. Kasparov's pieces are all boxed in, so he resigns. I don't understand what's happening in 2, but it's certainly effective.
I think Kasparov thinking is about pure logic, while Ivanchuk follows "feelings" if it can be called like that. That's could explain his non-stable and unpredictable results.
exactly - in interviews Vassily says: "1. i'll play e4, and will see what the oponent will do :)" - he is the idol of all chessplayers who know opening theory up most to a third move :).
Genius is all about breaking rules. Rule 1: Don't move the same piece twice in the opening. Rule 2: Definitely don't move it back to the same freakin' square.
Chunky and Kasparov in Linares 1991 is my favorite game of all time. Kasparov was in his prime and Chucky made him look like a chump. Gave up his bishop pair and at the end of the game all of Kasparov pieces were on the back rank and corner. Kasparov didn’t fear many people but Ivanchuk was definitely one person he did.
32. Re4 Qd1 33. Rxc4... or trade Qs & 34. f3 Annoying possie, but is it lost? I dont use engines. Behind the times. Average retired Expert. Just enjoying the memories of the show.
Competitive chess is a pretty interesting animal, regardless of your competency in the game. Lots of cool stories, lots of really interesting games if you can find people to explain them to you. I play pretty horribly but these videos are like eating popcorn for me
The way black's position sorts out between 5:30 and 6:50. Wow. All of a sudden there's a pair of knights leading a charge, a nice pawn chain flank, stylish pair of bishops guarding everything, plus queen power support in the far corner. Equal material, tons of space, white king safe, but utterly helpless to control his fate. Ouch.
This b6-Bf8 strategy in the Winawer was actually a favourite of Tigran Petrosian. It gives black a position that, as passive as it looks, is pretty hard to break through. Black is required to find some pretty weird moves, but it holds
You really have one of the best youtube channels available. You NEVER waste time! Its fun to just know that you always get right down to business and stay on task. Great channel !!
I actually really enjoy this because psychological attacks are very important in chess, especially if your opponent is of a similar or higher skill level than you
I think taking someone out of book preparation with a bad move is a clever way to surprise an opponent, especially if you study all the main lines after and look for the lines with advantages
I'd just like to say that I'm not really much of a chess enthusiast compared with most of your fans, but your videos are some of the most enjoyable on TH-cam. Thank you.
Hmmm, that's a really interesting point! I appreciate the way you think. The player's motivation is so interesting and absolutely manifested on the board.
There are few things as satisfying as having a position with completely equal material but an undeniable winning advantage. Just slowly dismantling the opponent's position to the point where any move he can possibly play leads to your win.
Many times, Agadmator explains why the losing side resigns. Not in this game though, what is a pity, since I see no obvious reasons for giving up the fight.
Yea I don't see the reason either and I wish he would have explained what the attack would look like. I'm just learning the game and I can see that there are lots of options for black and that his pieces are in great position but I can see ways for defense.
Just a constricted annoying position offering White no joy or constructive options. I tried 32. Re4... and agree with you. But after 32. ...Qd1 I have no idea :)
... He was Enraged. That's the whole point. He didnt have to resign - but he wanted to throw the board, our Ivannoman' and everything out the window at that point. (Especially after seeing him then proceed to castle at that late point. The Insult!!). ;- )
The passed C pawn was likely going to either promote or gain a piece advantage is probably why from what I can see on the board Kasparov's pieces were all poorly positioned and there wasn't really a way to stop promotion after bishop to g5 to neutralize Kasparov's dark square bishop.
All of kasparov's pieces are boxed in. The rook and bishops don't have any good squares to go to, since chuckys pieces are dominating the board. Chucky has a passed pawn with 3 pieces surrounding it. Simple win for someone like chucky.
There must be some evil powers at work here. I don't even remotely play chess on a regular basis (I would if I were a better player), and yet here I am watching these videos. He is probably brainwashing us somehow on a sub-conscious level to watch his videos. Or he makes entertaining videos, but how probable is that?
I think Agadmator is doing a great service to all who love playing chess. Without him I would have never seen all the matches from the greats such as Fischer, Ta,l Morphy and kasparov
5...Bf8 is one of the absolute main lines of the b6 Winawer and was played by both Korchnoi and Petrosian back in 1957, with Korchnoi scoring a win. Portisch and Vaganian also used it fairly extensively with both having database games dated before this one. In recent times, the best known player to use it as a regular part of their repertoire is Artur Jussupow. I am confident that Kasparov will have been well aware of the line and that the "psychological effect" is not the reason for the loss.
Bf8 actually has a purpose, not just to annoy Kasparov. (Im french player btw) It's to protect the g7 because there's a potential Qg4 (until white plays Nf3, making Qg4 impossible. If you just 5..Bxc3 then 6. bxc3 Ne7, then 7. Qg4 then you cant go into Poisoned Pawn Variation because you played 4..b6, not 4..c5
Bf8 is actually the most popular move in that position, with 800 games. The two Grandmasters that I recognized as playing it were Ivanchuk and Korchnoi. Once you see the mobility of the queenside pawns, it's clear why Korchnoi would be drawn to the line. When Korchnoi went from "that guy who never comes close to challenging the World Champion, but for some reason always beats Tal" to suddenly being the world's #2 ranked player, it was because he mastered *strategically* complicated positions -- positions without a fixed pawn skeleton and multiple pawn breaks that have to be considered on every move. Not to be confused with positional complexity: multiple piece imbalances and so on.
Hey agadmator! i stumbled on your channel by mistake the other day i took a look at a couple of videos just out of curiosity. i was interested in chess about 3 years ago only casually though , playing with a couple of friends but that interest washed away in a few monts. after that fortunatey discovery of your channel you made me rejoy chess a lot and even considering joining a club if i can make the time. your content is both very entertaining and educational for everykind of chess player. thanks for all the hard work you put into it , i believe everyone appreciates it. i regret not having a paypal to make a donation to your channel. keep up the good work, cheers :)
You resign in chess because you have lost and there is no point continuing the game. But some people rage quit, that's why there's a bad image about resigning. There is no shame about resingning, only people who rage quits should be ashamed.
I don't disagree. But I'm not advanced enough to recognize why they resign sometimes. They see something unavoidably developing in the game that they can't recover from. A lot of everyday players can't see all of that. Would be nice to see the games just played out for the sake of those who watch.
@@CSifjrixhrj when a GM resigns, I think it is often just a gesture. The person resigning is just saying that their position cannot advance to a draw or better without a massive error from the opponent. at the highest levels, they are giving a small amount of credit to their opponent when they resign "early." I do not believe players that are lower rated should ever resign unless it is something like an obvious mate in 2 or something. lower rated players should not be giving their opponents the benefit of the doubt.
...Bf8 move is a typical Tigran Petrosian's trade mark/patented move which I had seen later in some games of Ulf Andersson too.It is a very principal move which protects dark squares at the King's side
Yeah, I have seen games of Petrosian's as well with that move. It looks strange, but when you are in a closed position like that, early piece development is not critical at all. You have plenty of time to maneuver around. In an open position, it would obviously be suicide. Ivanchuk really showed his greatness with this positional understanding.
in the french, black typically tries to expand on the queenside and crash through there, while white has dynamic counterplay on the kingside. returning the bishop on f8 does at least two things that I can think of off the top of my head: protect the kingside and cancel the exchange on c3 (which strengthens white's center)
Yeah, I also thought that move wasn't really a wasted tempo, I do play it occasionally too if I'm not going for the knight exchange or Be7... Because Be7 just stops the queen and also potentially the g8 knight from developing!
That what French is about. You look undeveloped (or less developed) during the opening, but you press slowly on queen's side or try to break white's center. And braking black's defenses on king's side is often harder that one would think. So if white are not careful and pay too much attention on their attack on black, most often they get surprised.
It looks like Black controls the centre and the Queenside, catleling removes any direct short term counterplay against black's king. Ivanchuk has a strong passed pawn threat. It is a hard position to play as white. Steinez would have loved this position.
Walter Korn said, in the 12th edition of MCO, "French players are a breed apart. They are willing to submit to cramp and countless indignities in order to reach an endgame where the pawn structure definitely favours Black." Ivanchuk's play here is certainly consistent with that, except he didn't have to wait for the endgame.
I have been waiting for one day but it was like a century.. It’s finally here( I watched some of your previous video before this one but I wanted a new). Tomorrow is my fist day in my chess club I a little anxious!!
I am not a medical doctor or psychotherapist, but I am convinced after learning of his behavior under stress and uneven results, despite his creativity, that if Ivanchuk took even a small dose of a benzodiazapine and mood stabilizer, he would have become World Chess Champion long ago.
Ivanchuk's innovation makes perfect sense. The effect of the bishop sortie is to create a long term structural weakness in white's queen side pawns at b3, in preparation for the q side advance. (The B is not blocked and soon becomes active again.) Look at how Black's strategy is to exploit this, as b3 is denied to white as the game progresses. Kasporov's own B move was a pointless blunder that simply assisted Black's goal.
Agadmator: If it worked for Ivanchuk, maybe it could work for you. Me: Plays lichess as anonymous with no rating. Kasparov and Ivanchuk: Legendary beasts of Chess.
b6 is played in some lines. It supports c5 pawn but also in some lines allows black to exchange light square bishop on a6. This makes perfect sense since it's by far blacks worst piece and whites light square bishop is quite useful building an attack against blacks kingside. As to Bf8 retreat, well the g8 Knight wants to go to e7 and possibly f5 so it only makes sense. Dark square bishop is often blacks best piece so doesn't make much sense to exchange it. N on c3 looks silly and has to be rerouted to e2 so that very desired c2-c3 can be played. Meantime if N stays on c3, there are some ideas to play c5 and push c4 if white's bishop is on d3. If black locks down the queenside then he can even castle long and launch a free roll attack on the kingside. I play the French myself but am not a strong player. I am amazed that a GM analysing this game doesn't know those ideas. Just because it's not main line Winawer with Qg4 and all other shenanigans doesn't mean it's bad. At the end Kasparov didn't play Qf1 because he "gave up on the game". He wanted to play Re4 and take on c4 which apparently doesn't work, but I don't know why.
In every game of chuckys I've seen he always forgoes strong bishops for dominant knights. In the other kasparov game he trades them out immediately, here he retreats them out the way. Yet he always makes his pieces work and his opponents just seem to struggle. Perhaps the value of a bishop is slightly more than a knight isn't quite true, but only a true genius can make the absolute most of the knights.
I still regards knights over bishops (most conditions and overall)... For the other game where Ivanchuk instantly traded knights for bishops, was also the move I'd definitely take without any second thought (position wise he was that favourable), but of course the exchange like these are completely situational... Lol
This french opening variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 is invented by finnish chess grandmaster Eero Einar Böök (1910 - 1990). The idea of this opening is that when white closes the center with move e5, after b6 black prepairs to play Ba6 (black wants to change white-square bishops). If 5.Qg4 (a3 is the mainline), then Bf8 (also Böök's idea) and not g6, that makes black squares more weak.
Kasparov was such a good attacker. You wonder why he never achieved any sort of attacking position. Maybe the Bishop sitting on f8 was surprisingly effective as it prevented any sort of attack against g7. Kasparov lost time with his light squared Bishop as well. Maybe he had an off day.
Ouch...to castle sooo late, and needlessly, was effectively a slap in the face. The insult is so sweet - "see how much time I have". I'm surprised Gary didn't flip the board and complain about it.
In the early 90's A reported asked Kasparov if Bobby Fischer could return to chess and compete. Kasparov replied that Fischer would probably be okay against some of the Field. But if B.F. played him or Ivanchuk, he would be destroyed. I believe he is correct.
Gave a thumbs up, for the 'why did he resign?' comment - would have liked analysis as to why as, to me, plenty of life still in the game which is why I am a sh*t player I suppose!!
Kasparov is more of an attack player and that position has no useful moves for white, he could have continued the game with Ne2 but the queen could safely go back to C5 and simple development moves by black would put white in a really defensive position. Black has a lot of possible ideas here, like bringing the rook to the game, pass the C pawn, bring the E7 beashop to some attacks, etc, while white has to defend every single attack from black with his pieces all messed up in the first line I don't know how chuck works Maybe nobody does
Tal's strategy: Make complicated moves and they will blunder
Chuk's strategy: Make weird moves and they will enrage
Killing enraged enemies give more exp
Tal move is a sacrifice to gain initiative, Chucky move is an completely unexpected move designed to throw the opponent off his game.
This enraged kasparov how punished him severely.
Another game where Ivanchuk puts Kasparov's pieces on the 1st rank.
I've never seen a game resigned after the opponent castles 😂 Love it
It probably doubly enraged him. Like OMG that's right he hasnt even castled!
Exactly what I thought!
Im new to chess and i dont get the joke. Whay does castling represent
@@06kiely its kaparov who resigned not ivanchuk
Lol, he wanted to dance on kasparovs grave😂
It seems like the Ivanchuk game plan against Kasparov is:
1. Make weird moves.
2. ??????
3. Kasparov's pieces are all boxed in, so he resigns.
I don't understand what's happening in 2, but it's certainly effective.
Move pawns on Queen side
2 is make he’s preparation seem stupid by completely avoiding he’s main openings and strategies
it should be some magic :)
I think Kasparov thinking is about pure logic, while Ivanchuk follows "feelings" if it can be called like that. That's could explain his non-stable and unpredictable results.
exactly - in interviews Vassily says: "1. i'll play e4, and will see what the oponent will do :)" - he is the idol of all chessplayers who know opening theory up most to a third move :).
Genius is all about breaking rules.
Rule 1: Don't move the same piece twice in the opening.
Rule 2: Definitely don't move it back to the same freakin' square.
Engines be like *bruhhh*
He didn't move same piece twice, he moved first the pawns and then on attack, he took back his bishop.
@@Prasen1729 twice in the opening doesn’t refer to consecutive moves
Alphazero: *furious laughing*
Motto of the French Defense: " If you can safely castle after move 30, the game is pretty much won!"
@Jay L is this satirical??
@@Khookies-lp2lu no, not at all. In fact it's the one of the most serious comments here
@@IncitatusConsul lol
As a french player, i can confirm
To be fair, I'm not sure it's all that difficult to enrage Kasparov.
AlienRenders that's the best way to beat him
Good point!
Kasparov: e4
Me: a5
Kasparov: *resigns*
Goodone
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This game by black is one of the best, most dominant games I’ve ever seen.. and against Kasparov... wow!
Definitely. This is a masterpiece
There's another one where he gives up the bishop pair at the start 🤯
Chunky and Kasparov in Linares 1991 is my favorite game of all time. Kasparov was in his prime and Chucky made him look like a chump. Gave up his bishop pair and at the end of the game all of Kasparov pieces were on the back rank and corner. Kasparov didn’t fear many people but Ivanchuk was definitely one person he did.
Every world champion hates Ivanchuk
"The easiest move to find is with bishop back" - Vassily Ivanchuk
underrated comment
This is the best comment
Aww yeah. I mean, you promised, and I was patient.
It is really funny when you notice how defensive Chucky was almost the whole game, and than at the end you see Kasparovs queen on f1 hugging the king
Lol
Vassily Ivanchuk starts the game disguised as a 12 year old boy, pokes the beast and manhandles it like a grandmaster.
I am like;wow what a great way to play the french!But then I remember I am a 1100 rated player and not Ivanchuk.
lol 1100 that;s it? Even my little sister is 1200 - 1300
So what if your sister has 1300?let the guy enjoy the game
kid i am 2000 and im not abusing this guy
@Paul Lammers or you can take into account 1100 is probably less than level 1 on every chess engine out there
dang you are a snob @@Fishbro
it feels like ivanchuk wants to create chaos as soon as possible, going away from all variations
31... 0-0. 0-1. Interesting end
Andrew Cutler lol the way to be Kasparov is to castle late game
@@isaacrobertson4374 The hard part is lasting 30 moves against him.
hahaha
32. Re4 Qd1 33. Rxc4... or trade Qs & 34. f3
Annoying possie, but is it lost?
I dont use engines. Behind the times.
Average retired Expert. Just enjoying the memories of the show.
You could also argue that castling was a good move, so you could write it as 0-0!. And since 0! = 1, this becomes 0-1: i.e. a win.
Ivanchuk: *castles*
Kasparov: ok I'm out
I don't even play Chess but I cant stop watching guys
Same.. I'm addicted to Agadmator's videos and I don't even play chess.
Competitive chess is a pretty interesting animal, regardless of your competency in the game. Lots of cool stories, lots of really interesting games if you can find people to explain them to you. I play pretty horribly but these videos are like eating popcorn for me
Same was for me and then I started
Afterschool Watchers What does Chess have to do with your love for watching guys?
H E L L O E V E R Y O N E
The way black's position sorts out between 5:30 and 6:50. Wow. All of a sudden there's a pair of knights leading a charge, a nice pawn chain flank, stylish pair of bishops guarding everything, plus queen power support in the far corner. Equal material, tons of space, white king safe, but utterly helpless to control his fate. Ouch.
This is the game that made me choose Ivanchuk as my favorite chess player of all time.
Why did I read the title as Ivanchuck Plays a Weird Move Just to Anatoly Karpov?
Rose English Deluxe me too
Me too didn’t read Anatoly but just Karpov
But then I realised who would most likely get enraged it has to be Kasparov
Happened to me too but with another video
Me too
Me too. I think the capitalised Annoy just before the surname might have made it look like Anatoly.
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A beautiful game full of inspiration by Ivanchuk, the unsteady genius! Thank you very much for analysing and uploading!
This b6-Bf8 strategy in the Winawer was actually a favourite of Tigran Petrosian. It gives black a position that, as passive as it looks, is pretty hard to break through. Black is required to find some pretty weird moves, but it holds
When Ivanchuk said “hardest move to find is with the night back”, he actually meant the bishop
Chess players are a bit temperamental----5% temper and 95% mental.
You really have one of the best youtube channels available. You NEVER waste time! Its fun to just know that you always get right down to business and stay on task. Great channel !!
I actually really enjoy this because psychological attacks are very important in chess, especially if your opponent is of a similar or higher skill level than you
I think taking someone out of book preparation with a bad move is a clever way to surprise an opponent, especially if you study all the main lines after and look for the lines with advantages
Yep
Chucky! I love his interviews. More Ivanchuk games if you have time please.
I haven't played chess since I was 11 or 12, but this channel has gotten me back into it.
I'd just like to say that I'm not really much of a chess enthusiast compared with most of your fans, but your videos are some of the most enjoyable on TH-cam. Thank you.
"Kasparov played Queen to F1 probably because he'd already given up on the game." Antonio, you kill me.
From watching numerous matches by Vassily, I can infer that his playing style is his insane greed for space. I wonder if he has claustrophobia.
Hmmm, that's a really interesting point! I appreciate the way you think. The player's motivation is so interesting and absolutely manifested on the board.
@@rawdaaljawhary4174 Why thank you, and I agree!
There are few things as satisfying as having a position with completely equal material but an undeniable winning advantage. Just slowly dismantling the opponent's position to the point where any move he can possibly play leads to your win.
What a player Ivanchuk so unorthodox and unpredictable.
Anyone: Breaths
Kasparov: Thats when i took it personal
Many times, Agadmator explains why the losing side resigns. Not in this game though, what is a pity, since I see no obvious reasons for giving up the fight.
Yea I don't see the reason either and I wish he would have explained what the attack would look like. I'm just learning the game and I can see that there are lots of options for black and that his pieces are in great position but I can see ways for defense.
Just a constricted annoying position offering White no joy or constructive options. I tried 32. Re4... and agree with you. But after 32. ...Qd1 I have no idea :)
... He was Enraged. That's the whole point. He didnt have to resign - but he wanted to throw the board, our Ivannoman' and everything out the window at that point. (Especially after seeing him then proceed to castle at that late point. The Insult!!).
;- )
The passed C pawn was likely going to either promote or gain a piece advantage is probably why from what I can see on the board Kasparov's pieces were all poorly positioned and there wasn't really a way to stop promotion after bishop to g5 to neutralize Kasparov's dark square bishop.
All of kasparov's pieces are boxed in. The rook and bishops don't have any good squares to go to, since chuckys pieces are dominating the board. Chucky has a passed pawn with 3 pieces surrounding it. Simple win for someone like chucky.
There must be some evil powers at work here. I don't even remotely play chess on a regular basis (I would if I were a better player), and yet here I am watching these videos. He is probably brainwashing us somehow on a sub-conscious level to watch his videos. Or he makes entertaining videos, but how probable is that?
Malafakka maybe some different form of asmr.
There is no way for a chess channel to be entertaining, yet so many people are watching. Brainwashing for sure.
Hahahahaha yes. Agad, the motor has psychic powers. He told me via telepathy...
I think Agadmator is doing a great service to all who love playing chess. Without him I would have never seen all the matches from the greats such as Fischer, Ta,l Morphy and kasparov
@@vedrangrubac1849 we arent saying hes bad dude
4:30 Grandmaster disagrees with Kasparov but the engine agrees. Guess who is 2800 rated 🤣
This is a beautiful game. A kaleidoscope of patterns and symmetry. Really nice.
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5...Bf8 is one of the absolute main lines of the b6 Winawer and was played by both Korchnoi and Petrosian back in 1957, with Korchnoi scoring a win. Portisch and Vaganian also used it fairly extensively with both having database games dated before this one. In recent times, the best known player to use it as a regular part of their repertoire is Artur Jussupow. I am confident that Kasparov will have been well aware of the line and that the "psychological effect" is not the reason for the loss.
Bf8 actually has a purpose, not just to annoy Kasparov. (Im french player btw)
It's to protect the g7 because there's a potential Qg4 (until white plays Nf3, making Qg4 impossible.
If you just 5..Bxc3 then 6. bxc3 Ne7, then 7. Qg4 then you cant go into Poisoned Pawn Variation because you played 4..b6, not 4..c5
Quite astute of you to notice that!
Thanks for this. I assumed it was to defend g7 because of mate threats by the queen but I didn't think that far ahead
Bf8 is actually the most popular move in that position, with 800 games. The two Grandmasters that I recognized as playing it were Ivanchuk and Korchnoi.
Once you see the mobility of the queenside pawns, it's clear why Korchnoi would be drawn to the line. When Korchnoi went from "that guy who never comes close to challenging the World Champion, but for some reason always beats Tal" to suddenly being the world's #2 ranked player, it was because he mastered *strategically* complicated positions -- positions without a fixed pawn skeleton and multiple pawn breaks that have to be considered on every move. Not to be confused with positional complexity: multiple piece imbalances and so on.
"The Only One Kasparov Ever Feared", Ivanchuk is a very good player
The hardest move to find is with bishop back :)
Hey agadmator! i stumbled on your channel by mistake the other day i took a look at a couple of videos just out of curiosity. i was interested in chess about 3 years ago only casually though , playing with a couple of friends but that interest washed away in a few monts. after that fortunatey discovery of your channel you made me rejoy chess a lot and even considering joining a club if i can make the time. your content is both very entertaining and educational for everykind of chess player. thanks for all the hard work you put into it , i believe everyone appreciates it. i regret not having a paypal to make a donation to your channel. keep up the good work, cheers :)
Keep up the good work! i really enjoy your videos and i'm learning a lot! :)
I wish players wouldn't resign. Play it out to the bitter end. Would be interesting for us mortals to see.
You resign in chess because you have lost and there is no point continuing the game. But some people rage quit, that's why there's a bad image about resigning. There is no shame about resingning, only people who rage quits should be ashamed.
I don't disagree. But I'm not advanced enough to recognize why they resign sometimes. They see something unavoidably developing in the game that they can't recover from. A lot of everyday players can't see all of that. Would be nice to see the games just played out for the sake of those who watch.
@@CSifjrixhrj when a GM resigns, I think it is often just a gesture. The person resigning is just saying that their position cannot advance to a draw or better without a massive error from the opponent. at the highest levels, they are giving a small amount of credit to their opponent when they resign "early." I do not believe players that are lower rated should ever resign unless it is something like an obvious mate in 2 or something. lower rated players should not be giving their opponents the benefit of the doubt.
I think it's kinda like a respect to your opponent i guess
@Steve Brown chucky didnt even play on the match XD
Ivanchuk : *castles*
Kasparov : ight imma out of here
...Bf8 move is a typical Tigran Petrosian's trade mark/patented move which I had seen later in some games of Ulf Andersson too.It is a very principal move which protects dark squares at the King's side
Yeah, I have seen games of Petrosian's as well with that move. It looks strange, but when you are in a closed position like that, early piece development is not critical at all. You have plenty of time to maneuver around. In an open position, it would obviously be suicide. Ivanchuk really showed his greatness with this positional understanding.
in the french, black typically tries to expand on the queenside and crash through there, while white has dynamic counterplay on the kingside. returning the bishop on f8 does at least two things that I can think of off the top of my head: protect the kingside and cancel the exchange on c3 (which strengthens white's center)
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Yeah, I also thought that move wasn't really a wasted tempo, I do play it occasionally too if I'm not going for the knight exchange or Be7... Because Be7 just stops the queen and also potentially the g8 knight from developing!
This was absolutely beautiful.
Ivanchuk is simply genius. Kasparov is arguably the greatest chess player of all time, and Ivanchuk on his day made it look easy against him.
I don't even play chess but I'm addicted to your videos
That what French is about. You look undeveloped (or less developed) during the opening, but you press slowly on queen's side or try to break white's center. And braking black's defenses on king's side is often harder that one would think. So if white are not careful and pay too much attention on their attack on black, most often they get surprised.
Another great analysis, thanks again!
That was great use of his two knights and of his bishop pair by Ivanchuk!
Wow. Ivanchuk really flummoxed Kasparov in this One!
👍👍👍
Only 1 video on sunday. I barely survived
Great play!!! 👍
Amazing how the knights and pawns worked together.
Book: never move pieces back to square because it's silly
Ivanchuk: Hold my knight !
I don't remember other game when one player castles and follows a resign🤔
Thank you #Agadmator for citing my name. This is simply my favourite chess channel...cheers
And your puppy is a lot fun on the sofa..
man i've been waitiing for a new ivanchuk game for a while
There was only a man that Kasparov feared,his name:Chuck,Ivanchuk!
Always hoping for more ivanchuck games!
It looks like Black controls the centre and the Queenside, catleling removes any direct short term counterplay against black's king. Ivanchuk has a strong passed pawn threat. It is a hard position to play as white. Steinez would have loved this position.
The power of the early pawn chain, it essentially set up the rest of the match and controlled that side of the board totally.
Ivanchuk = Master of psychological war. Always off the road.
Missed u agadmator.. Much
If I ever play with kasparov, I may unintentionally drive him crazy with every move I make.
1.e4 - Na6
...WTF
*resigns
@@besto5486 😂😂🤣
Walter Korn said, in the 12th edition of MCO, "French players are a breed apart. They are willing to submit to cramp and countless indignities in order to reach an endgame where the pawn structure definitely favours Black." Ivanchuk's play here is certainly consistent with that, except he didn't have to wait for the endgame.
I have been waiting for one day but it was like a century.. It’s finally here( I watched some of your previous video before this one but I wanted a new). Tomorrow is my fist day in my chess club I a little anxious!!
I am not a medical doctor or psychotherapist, but I am convinced after learning of his behavior under stress and uneven results, despite his creativity, that if Ivanchuk took even a small dose of a benzodiazapine and mood stabilizer, he would have become World Chess Champion long ago.
Huh, I just so happen to get an advert for Kasparov chess tutoring.
Hmm? 🤔
Thank you for the Chucky game
Ivanchuk's game is a pure delight.
Yay! More Ivanchuk, thanks :)
Ivanchuk's innovation makes perfect sense. The effect of the bishop sortie is to create a long term structural weakness in white's queen side pawns at b3, in preparation for the q side advance. (The B is not blocked and soon becomes active again.) Look at how Black's strategy is to exploit this, as b3 is denied to white as the game progresses. Kasporov's own B move was a pointless blunder that simply assisted Black's goal.
Agadmator: If it worked for Ivanchuk, maybe it could work for you.
Me: Plays lichess as anonymous with no rating.
Kasparov and Ivanchuk: Legendary beasts of Chess.
I read the title as “ivanchuk plays a weird move just to Anatoly Kasparov “
b6 is played in some lines. It supports c5 pawn but also in some lines allows black to exchange light square bishop on a6. This makes perfect sense since it's by far blacks worst piece and whites light square bishop is quite useful building an attack against blacks kingside. As to Bf8 retreat, well the g8 Knight wants to go to e7 and possibly f5 so it only makes sense. Dark square bishop is often blacks best piece so doesn't make much sense to exchange it. N on c3 looks silly and has to be rerouted to e2 so that very desired c2-c3 can be played. Meantime if N stays on c3, there are some ideas to play c5 and push c4 if white's bishop is on d3. If black locks down the queenside then he can even castle long and launch a free roll attack on the kingside. I play the French myself but am not a strong player. I am amazed that a GM analysing this game doesn't know those ideas. Just because it's not main line Winawer with Qg4 and all other shenanigans doesn't mean it's bad. At the end Kasparov didn't play Qf1 because he "gave up on the game". He wanted to play Re4 and take on c4 which apparently doesn't work, but I don't know why.
One should never go too long without a Chucky game.
heck yeah, good destroys evil in ridiculous ways! best game ever!!
Alekhine vs Capablanca 1927 #suggestion
Singh. jayesh1 YES PLEEASE
In every game of chuckys I've seen he always forgoes strong bishops for dominant knights. In the other kasparov game he trades them out immediately, here he retreats them out the way. Yet he always makes his pieces work and his opponents just seem to struggle. Perhaps the value of a bishop is slightly more than a knight isn't quite true, but only a true genius can make the absolute most of the knights.
I still regards knights over bishops (most conditions and overall)... For the other game where Ivanchuk instantly traded knights for bishops, was also the move I'd definitely take without any second thought (position wise he was that favourable), but of course the exchange like these are completely situational... Lol
This french opening variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 is invented by finnish chess grandmaster Eero Einar Böök (1910 - 1990). The idea of this opening is that when white closes the center with move e5, after b6 black prepairs to play Ba6 (black wants to change white-square bishops). If 5.Qg4 (a3 is the mainline), then Bf8 (also Böök's idea) and not g6, that makes black squares more weak.
Ivanchuk plays the chess equivalent of the drunken fist.
yes...yes.
Superb game by ivanchuk😘😘
Later in the game Kasparov plays Bb5 which is answered by c6. I thought Kasparov was also gonna move the bishop all the way back, Bf1 :)
A really good vid as always agadmator😍
#suggestion
Can you put the engine thing that determines who is better.
And thank you for your daily upload 😍
Ivanchuk decimated him again!!! I'm not trying to be cocky or vain but I honestly do see allot of Ivanchuk in my style of play.
Title is gold
Kasparov was such a good attacker. You wonder why he never achieved any sort of attacking position. Maybe the Bishop sitting on f8 was surprisingly effective as it prevented any sort of attack against g7. Kasparov lost time with his light squared Bishop as well. Maybe he had an off day.
@Agadmator, why did Garry resign? What could he see that many of us don't see, please...
Notification squad
Ouch...to castle sooo late, and needlessly, was effectively a slap in the face. The insult is so sweet - "see how much time I have". I'm surprised Gary didn't flip the board and complain about it.
In the early 90's A reported asked Kasparov if Bobby Fischer could return to chess and compete. Kasparov replied that Fischer would probably be okay against some of the Field. But if B.F. played him or Ivanchuk, he would be destroyed. I believe he is correct.
Why did he resign? he could have continued with Ne2
Gave a thumbs up, for the 'why did he resign?' comment - would have liked analysis as to why as, to me, plenty of life still in the game which is why I am a sh*t player I suppose!!
Kasparov is more of an attack player and that position has no useful moves for white, he could have continued the game with Ne2 but the queen could safely go back to C5 and simple development moves by black would put white in a really defensive position. Black has a lot of possible ideas here, like bringing the rook to the game, pass the C pawn, bring the E7 beashop to some attacks, etc, while white has to defend every single attack from black with his pieces all messed up in the first line
I don't know how chuck works
Maybe nobody does
Is it just me or Ivanchuk actually is looking like one the main characters in the Resident Evil