Letsplaychess.com presents Ivanchuk vs Kasparov - Sicilian Defence - Rossolimo Attack - Linares 1991

[KBoogs719]

"Kasparov completely obliterated!" Lmfao!!!!

[haikus575]

Great game! I really enjoy your commentary, and I've subscribed.

Also, it wasn't quite mate yet; there was ...Bh6 and then Rxh6#.

[kingscrusher]

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[kingscrusher]

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[thekidfamous25]

what is the name of the player presenting this?

[streakvs]

im sure that the one who disliked this video didnt understand the video at all...

[AlanWattParrot]

@streakvs it's Gazza n his two shell accounts xD

[KnightInFire]

@kingschrusher This could be the Scandinavian Attack.

[KevinByrne2]

7:40 -- Seeing all of Kasparov's pieces squeezed into a corner reminds me of the Karpov vs. Kasparov game at Linares in 1993, where Kasparov forced all of Karpov's pieces onto the first rank.

[MoPar7055]

absolute insanity

[Fupper16]

Ivanchuk's play in this game is nothing short of magical.

[alinc2]

Great game by Ivanchuk, great comment as usual

[ianb902]

Awesome strategy by Ivanchuk. Kas didn't stand a chance in this one.

[glennmidelossantos]

Outrageous but effective play by Ivanchuk, what the ?!?!

[noyearold]

Amazing!

[tufosanta]

omg!!! kasparov didnt even got lubbed first!!

[ridewave444]

Great commentary and analysis. Fun to see this game.

[mraxeguy]

This is one of the most crazily beautiful encounters around :). Go knights!

[intindse]

WOW!

[gildischnack]

that actually not mate in the end

kasparov can still put his bishop on h6 :P

[irondogon]

@gildischnack Hence the mate in 3: third move being Rxh6

[iamdeafzed6]

This couldn't have been Kasparov playing black. I bet some guy kidnapped the real Kasparov, hid him in a closet, then proceeded to play this game for him. The real Kasparov is too brilliant to lose.

Except against Deep Blue.

[stockshunter]

'obliterated' is absolutely the correct term. Kasparov was totally humiliatd by the brilliant Ivanchuk.

[stockshunter]

I would love to see a highlight of this match, especially kasparov's reaction when his queen was forced to h8

[chrism216]

i love this game. i watch this commentary over and over

[piuxqgsm]

rook h4 aint mate yet, becuz bishop can come to h6 and afrer rook or queen takes, its a mate

[chrism216]

this looks like a dad-son game lol

complete domination... brutal

[NosferatuD]

Technically, that's not mate, but forced mate left in one move. In the final position shown above, ....Bh5 delays mate for one more move.

[hagnuj]

Its a shame Black missed a draw (with comp help). after Rxd4...KB6 2.b4 Qxf4 3 Rxf4 Nxd5 4 Rxf7 cxb4 5 axb4 Nxb4 6 Nb3 Rd6 7 Re6 Rxe6 8 Bxe6 a5 9 Bd7 a4 10 Nd4 Bd5 11 Re7 Bc4 12 Be6 Nd5 13 Bxd5 Bxd5 etc......

[juampibb]

that rook g4 is simply incredible

[petrosian904]

best game ever

[IHATENEDAH]

wow this game was truely beautiful, i have no clue how accurate everything was but for me it looked brilliant... i love this game... it reminds me when i started playing chess someone doubled my pawns and my bishops were paralyzed i thought it was coincidence but maybe that player was verry smart i now think in review. verry good commentary by the way

[norage42]

great game!!!

[paradoxicus]

Maravilloso juego de Ivanchuk,atacando por ambos flancos.

[alllle]

great game

[irmb5teS]

what can i say?

[BiggCojones]

Chuky rules!!!

[fritzmatautia]

beautifullllllllllllllllllllll­lllllllllllll!!! kasparov got spanked, didnt kno wut was comin!!

[israelwasaness]

kasparov was placed under arrest

[MagikoZari]

excellent

[deksy74]

this is just excellent squeezing tactic..!!!!

[some1x]

I believe the correct pronounciation of Ivanchuk is: ee-VAN-chook

[Zal667]

on move nu 5 why not Nxe4?

[RebelRay]

This game is Poetry in Motion.

[IgnatzKolisch]

Ivanchuk ranks among the most purely creative players in the entire history of chess.  His opening innovations and discoveries are monuments to genius.

[jmac530]

kasparov got raped

[bendkafka]

I've never seen Kasparov treated like that. I would love to read Ivanchuck's thoughts on this game. And Kasparov's as well. Great game. Thanks for posting.

[samirhossain]

Did he just do that to Kasparov !!?

holy ivanchuk is crazy !

[theglesgalad]

probably the most amazing instructive game I have ever witnessed, simply brilliance by Ivanchuk

[sterjs2]

Wow... this is an amazing game. Kasparov is demolished by Ivanchuk's unorthodox strategy.

[bronzong91]

wow indeed it was just when Kasparov was looking invincible as your videos go.

[tankto0n]

like kasparov was a nobody..

[korean1988]

This is sick!!

[dukeisaac]

nice game...

[gpto17]

just too good

[amigo30000]

I love the concepts in this game. I really liked how he blocked the queen counter attack with the rook. I loved the idea of reducing the opponent moves to a maximum so they can't create anything. There is a point one can actually count the only moves K can make. Excellent job! That was probably the only way to beat K at the time.

[Hilarion67]

Amazing game! Kasparov didn't have any counterplay and after c5 it's already over. I'm wondering: where did Kasparov go wrong? Are there any improvements for black?

[jeaok]

i'm not sure exactly where he went wrong, but it definitely had to do with the pawn structure he ended up with in the early middle game

[fiendin281]

You can bet Kasparov will be protecting one of his knights next time this opening is played.

[xXxWilliExXx]

Quite possibly my favourite game of all time. Such precise, ruthless and unorthodox play which results in a complete humiliation of perhaps the greatest chess player of all time.

[sahal111]

Thank you for this game and for your excellent analysis.

[SergeiReiter]

incredible, i am flubbergasted

[Nimzomyth68]

That is one brilliant game by Ivanchuk. I have never seen Kasparov so amazingly outplayed. Such an innovative opening idea, and to my mind forcing a re-enactment of the Knight v Bishop argument.

[studiesruinedmylife]

beautiful

[samirhossain]

i like the fishcherrandom comparision in end

[olimpicsa]

ye it was a great game...

[dtsdyloot]

Wonderful as always!

[The34gl3]

superb game by ivanchuk!

[ambe9oo2]

You explain so well , you take my chessplaying into a new level , keep spamming them ! They´re great!

[griff868686]

i think this broke kasparov's insane tournament victory streak

[erlico82]

This has got to be the most amazing looking endgame i ever saw.

The total domination of the two bishops is just poetry.

great commentary!

[gologram]

King,give us Geller-Fischer games,please.Geller is a Russian chess champion who had substantial positive score against Fischer.

[nosuchdude]

What about Geller--Euwe, Candidates 1953? That game has a spectacular counterattack and rook sacrifice in it. I'd like to hear your comments on it.

[gologram]

White accepts the Rook, so it begs the question, why did Black offer it? The answer is the c2 square. After the Rook is captured Black played 23...Rc2 and he now has an unstoppable mate threat of his own. (24.d5 does create complications, but Black is still well on his way to victory.)

[nosuchdude]

Yes, that's kind of my point. Posting it "because it looks good" is not what we're doing, it's an instructive counterattack and to do this an imaginative tactical shot is required.

[ashelbahi]

sometimes this idea of keeping the two bishops is just pettily academic. great game.

[JRUJR]

First thing i'd like to say, is great game. But am i missing something? Because i don't see the checkmate at the end. Couldn't black move Bishop to H6 to block the Rook? I mean, black would still be defeated, but the movie doesn't end with checkmate, am i missing something?

[Lichtz]

Qxh6#

[RebelRay]

Or Rxh6#

[irvpat]

Very strong tactical and calculating moves! Great video, thanks for posting.

[candiFLA]

wow. i have never seen a game where black was so thoroughly emasculated. i love it at 7:11, all of black's pieces are on the last rank with the king in front!

[GrandElemental]

Wow... probably the best game I've ever seen so far. That was amazingly thought and planned straight from the beginning. Truly incredible video, thanks!

[monacojerry]

I remember looking at this game and thinking that Ivanchuk made Kasparov look like a patzer. A very strange game. And what a start of a brilliant tourney for Ivanchuk.

[hardoutlonka]

Brilliant!

[object16]

Wow, what a great game! Thanks for the commentary. pm.

[jungenbum]

Great commentary! I'm going to try that strategy for my next game

[NOmind570]

Awesome!! i love it. thank you for your great commentaries and for putting up all these sweet games:) It is inspiring and makes me want to play chess! peace!

[lLoveYa]

I can't stop laughing.

[neilc17]

Wow, that a fantastic game -- perhaps even more amazing if you consider that Kasparov is the one being manhandled. Very good commentary as well: keep up the good work!

[ScoobyJnr]

Amazing, great commentary, what a game!

[nickminus]

Outstanding. Ivanchuk must have felt like God!

[bryanep]

amazing just amazing, i have been playing chess just for a bit now, i have even started to upload some of my blitz games but wow i have never seen something so amazing

[Odrox]

This game is truly awesome! Never seen Kasparov so dominated as he was in this game. Your commentary is very good! Keep it up please.

Best regards.

[brucewallace2]

What a clinical kill. Wow!More please.

[bicyclethief]

What's the antidote for Black from White's simple plan? Seems like the problem starts with the f6 exchange that damages Black's pawn structure. So how to prevent that since a fast 8.Bg5 doesn't allow Black to play ..g6 and ..Bg7 in time. Is 7...Nxd7 instead of 7...Bxd7 the answer?

[lLoveYa]

i think if black had not taken the pawn sacrifice with the rook it might have gave black a mating chance but still very hard. Maybe Kasparov had a bad day.

[safuna]

Definitely a bad day, first round...

But no matter what K did after I offered the pawn with c5, the c4 square was opened for the knight. That's the key.

[heltok]

very nice game and commentary. thanks

[skchen831]

Masterful game.