Grandmaster Chess Blunders #2: Can you spot the mistake?

[b0b0maj0]

Thats a pretty simple blunder, hard to believe a grandmaster made it.

[gredow1979]

@rysticblaade I would tell you about all the Game Theory work I do as an academician, but you are just a stranger in space, so I have nothing to prove to you.

[8Ho03EdONl1liL]

Thanks! I love chess but I'm not good at it, so it's very helpful for me to see how certain moves would play out.

[gredow1979]

@rysticblade Do you always refer to yourself in the 3rd person?

[gredow1979]

I spotted a mistake. You're playing chess.

[rysticblade]

@gredow1979 Looks like somebody lacks the mental capacity sit down and think in an involved game that requires future thought and strategy.

[lapticul]

is this game for real? i don't believe a grandmaster could make such a mistake... it's pretty obvious that black would be winning in this position and it doesn't require that much thought , especially for a grandmaster

[CousCous102]

g5

[armatageshanks66]

At 3:43 instead of white peeling the king off to safety, what would happen if white blocked the check with Qf1? This would sac the queen but save the bishop on c1.

Would white's attacking possibilities still be available?

[gmmatthew1]

@armatageshanks66 No, the queen is also a fundamental part of the attack. Essentially, all four pieces (the queen, the two rooks and the bishop) are needed in order to attack. The pawn on g6 has two defenders, so White needs three attackers so he can launch the attack.

If Black had played Qe8, the pawn would have had three effective defenders, and the attack would have been stopped anyway.

[armatageshanks66]

@gmmatthew1

Oh yeah I see what you mean. Thanks for explaining that for me *thumbsup*

[gmmatthew1]

Qd7 is one of the worst moves Black could possibly make after White's blunder. Not only is he letting White get away with it, it also cuts off an escape route for Black's king so Black cannot play Kf8 after White comes in with Bxh6 (if he does it's a mate in 2).

Only Kh7, Qf8, and any movement from the rook on h8 (except Rh7) would be worse (all lead to forced mates).

Even if Black didn't spot the fork, Qe8 would have kept Black comfortable.

Great video, we need more like this.

[luciousa71]

on 4:50 why cant white queen check again... take the rook... then mate??? or i think its a mate?

[Lukas23233]

@luciousa71 Theres nowhere to check for queen.

[luciousa71]

hey man! do you use a computer or do u just study lots :D your good at noticing chess stuff!

[Chesspwns298]

hey what chess program is this? I need a software that I can use diagram arrows and highlight squares. Also which hypercam do you use? Thanks!

[Aimismyname]

I like how this dude's favourite phrase is "a hopelessly lost position"

[pl0x3rzj00]

Great job, thanks for sharing.

[anshusharma1983]

we just love watching ur videos, you are doing great job, thanks for posting jrobi

[PrinceArt77]

wow....it would be really, really nice if a grandmaster makes a blunder while playing against me hehe.......video recorded and all....and all of a sudden yeah! i have beaten a grandmaster....yeahhh......wel­l ofcourse in my dreams for sure..hehe...nice videos btw jrobi......

[nicky2coats]

wow, thats pretty bad when an bare-boned amateur like me can spot the blunder

[ezwayout54]

@nicky2coats yeah really me 2 ahaha great comment man

[jackRB54]

I feel really happy that I got the move that Karpov played. I looked at the blunder and first thought it was actually good, but I noticed the check using the rook.

Even if you're trying to attack the enemy king, think of yours first. ;)

[clsaudis4]

what happen if he move g6-g5 for black? can that move blocks the attack?

[raptriforcee]

jrobi, I hope you know that your videos piss me off because I have to pretty much load the entire thing before I can watch it.

[Astray71]

i might not be seeing something but couldnt white have moved rook to e6 and white's queen could still move in with the bishop following?

[jamesarro1]

@Astray71 yeah thats what i saw wasnt sure if anyone else had noticed :D

[dougcarrick24]

awesome video keep them coming

[scath7]

there is a video on youtube of Kasparov messing up and he gets... emotional.

anybody know what game that was? I would like to see what his mistake was.

[tdasas11]

@scath7 google kasparov blunders

[154itachiuchiha]

what would of happened if the black king moved to H7?

[goodderf]

Mate with Rg7.

[BeauG1990]

at that level of play u simply can't afford to be a piece down like that...as jrobi said, no compensation....positions hopeless

[Topgeneral3070]

awesome man good to see you back

[MrMarson123456]

you could flip a rook over or use something random like a penny

[Muki13]

what i don't get about chess in real life, not computerized, how one player can have more than one queen on the board at the same time, when every standard chess set comes, with 2 queens, one black and one white!

[xxxIronLeexxx]

The better quality sets like House Of Staunton, come with 4 queens. Any good player will have one of those, and if not, just buy extra queens likely.

[Jahanam9994]

You have a good point. Maybe chess sets should come with little crowns for the pawns so that they look like other pieces when they reach the end of the board.

[CaraBrimleyRules]

Just turn a rook upside down or if you are playing at a club or tournament and there are spare sets, borrow a queen.

[Shadowfox501]

wow, thats a huge blunder. idk how he couldn't have taken that into account.

[Muki13]

couldn't have black just moved the pond over to

h5, trapping the rook?

[lewiszim]

no because after Rxg6 black has the same problem

[joebrosk8]

@muki yea, move that "pond" to h5. nice move

[CJ9M]

I saw the blunder! :D

[PIFbg]

it took me about 10 secs to see the blunder :D

[EndridCold]

Oh yeah?  It only took me 1 sec...actually, it was less than 1 sec...in fact, I saw it before he even made it...

[PIFbg]

I wasn't bragging or anything you nab, get a life

[padperson]

Nice one jrobi. Karpov wasn't going to miss the chance to win a whole piece!

[mrbobbyh]

That was really cool. Thanks for showing that!

[Xstreamray]

That was a great example. I over looked the Re6- Re1. Thanx for showing the clip.

[DriftStallion]

Sweet, Looking forward to your new vid!!! :-)

[Omeeeeed]

Thank you =]

[SandorBR]

Você faz um bom trabalho.

(that's a nice job that you do)

[tynome63]

thanks for the excelent work!

[saifrizwan]

Looking forward to more of your chess vids. they're always a treat.

[kevinhdo90]

Thanks for your video uploads :) I always enjoy the stuff you bring ^.^

[tantzer]

I watched this video without the sound so as to not wake up my gf. Will watch it w/t sound later.

Anyway, I wanted to say that if I were white, I would consider, at 00:30, taking the e6 black rook with my own rook. The black f7 pawn might then take my rook; in which case my queen would take the g6 pawn with impunity. No sacrifices are involved in this line, and the black rook is prevented from coming down the the 1-row to wreak havoc.

But then I'm a novice; so, I don't know.

Thanks, jrobi.

[CTuxford]

Prob is that black simply takes Re6 with QxRe6. No need to take with the pawn. Right deflection idea though!

[tantzer]

@CTuxford  Oh yeah, I missed that. Thanks!

[Sonnysolanki]

cant wait for that opening video! :)

[Teekles]

Like all your videos, very well narrated. Keep them coming =)

[lambokun]

HI !!!! I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS haha can i have a response? eheh

[jrobichess]

Glad to hear it lambokun - thanks for checking out the vid and commenting!

[jrobichess]

Thanks Lemony - starting to feel much more like myself!

[bobbooty]

The distorted board makes it a bit hard to visualize. Can you make the board more square and even?

[watchtower183]

Rapid chess?!

[ricktata2]

chesstickiles

[lunarex]

thankyou JRobi! great work!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Lunarex!

[bassieeee7]

Got the blunder and the thoughts behind Rg4..great video again jrobi thank you

[jrobichess]

Thanks B!

[midasfan8888]

Sweet.

[jrobichess]

Glad you liked it Midas - hope your holiday season is a good one!

[heraclitus44]

Liked it jrobi. Fascinating, interesting. Looking forward to the next one!!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out heraclitus44!

[880330145789]

nice new video

[jrobichess]

Thanks 88!

[MrMarson123456]

to be honest i would have made the mistake that white to

[jrobichess]

I have made plenty of big ones myself - thanks for checking out the vid Marson!

[shayeeX]

Nice one Jrobi....

[jrobichess]

Thanks Shayee!

[babaikaushik]

To my surprise I could figure out the best move for black ... looks like my game is improving ..:)

As always ..great piece of work .

[jrobichess]

Nice catch B!

[piradertyu]

congratulations one more time

good to hear you got better..

keep up the good work

p.s. luv ur vids

=]

[jrobichess]

Thanks piradertyu - I appreciate the feedback!

[Nola213]

It's good to finally see another video from you JRobi! I'm still just getting over a horrible flu that I got while visiting NY, and that was over 3 weeks ago, so I know how you feel.

It drains all the strength out of you. But I hope you get healthy and I'm DEFINITELY looking forward to this video of a "new" opening..., can't wait!

[jrobichess]

It's definitely not a great year for being sick that's for sure. I had a cold that just seemed to drag on and on and on. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[NnonphixionN]

yeah a new video. i liked it!!

[jrobichess]

Thanks N!

[topshonuff]

Thanks for the video post..

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Tops!

[KaleKoppies]

Tnx for the video, was waiting for it!

I really enjoyed watching it.

Are you just an amateur who likes to play chess or do you play on higher niveaus?

[jrobichess]

An amateur who started playing chess and vlogging about that process in the summer of 07. My goal is to prepare myself for some official tournaments but I have to travel a bit to get to them, but it's something I will do (and vlog about) when it happens. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[hedleypanama]

if the black rook were moved to E1, why not move the white queen to F1 in order to capture the it.

I think that it is more important to sacrifice a queen in order to get rid of menaces.

I was thinking in this move, but I was looking for a mate against white, but I could not find it easily.

[OntologicalQuandary]

Hey Jrobischess I checked out your site... good stuff, but when I was looking at the GM games all of them seem to end abruptly. Maybe I am just a noob but I watched a Kasparov video and two Fischer videos and both just end without (in my mind) any clear reason why either side should resign

[Malfunction01]

nice video.. and i need some sleep :D.

[jrobichess]

hehe thanks Malfunction!

[WeAreBorg359]

Great Video Dude.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Borg!

[jeteman]

ok, i paused at :46 I predict g3xg6

[zeromaxowns]

the queen cant come to the rook's aid if you do that which makes white loss a piece, nothing different from the blunder in the vid

[icywater101]

Do you think the Bird's opening is a good opening for beginer players?

[jrobichess]

That would be a fine opening to focus on for a beginner for a couple reasons. First, it's not one of the most played openings so there will the surprise factor against the opponents and second it tends to swing the game out of very common opening lines placing more importance on tactical play. This year's Icelandic Champion plays the bird regularly. His name is Henrik Danielsen.

[Knurdy]

Thanks very much, jrobi. Keep being epic.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Knurdy!

[smashinsomething]

Can I call you my 'unofficial chess tutor'? Your videos are awesome, and not only do I learn about how to play, I learn bits of history too.

Keep makin vids!

[jrobichess]

Thanks Smash - I appreciate that!

[dreamtheater39]

nice video! cheers

[jrobichess]

Thanks Dream!

[charliebaird13]

great man

[jrobichess]

Thanks!

[michaeljimpogi23]

"NOBODY'S PERFECT"

[jrobichess]

Most definitely - thanks for checking out the vid Michael!

[luckylordloss]

i got it! ive only been playing chess for a about 2 years, and your one of the main reasons im playing, you thoroughly explain concepts and i really appreciate it

[jrobichess]

I appreciate that lucky - glad to hear you're getting into the game yourself. Hopefully it will bring you lots of fun!

[TimeFreeze1]

Yay! I was waiting 4 a long time for this!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Time!

[xavier2nikos]

good video!! i can't belive masters make such mistakes!

[jrobichess]

They definitely do on occassion - which is good to see once and awhile in my opinion from an entertainment perspective. Thanks for checking out the vid Xavier!

[theillusiveman]

thanks for posting this.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out illusive!

[RaymondR127]

Nice example! Looking forward to more videos ! :)

[jrobichess]

Thanks Raymond!

[apocobring]

Jeeez, watching videos by you makes me realize how little I know about chess =P But it has been a good way to learn, thanks for doing this!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out apocobring!

[HeavyWeightGunner]

I actually have no idea of how to play chess... but it is utterly interesting to watch you own and other messing up XD

good video and long time no see Jrobi.... thank you for the video i learn alot from them =)

[jrobichess]

Thanks Gunner - I appreciate the feedback!

[MEEP012]

do a blogtv live blitz that would be awesome :)

more to the piont now

awesome vid again :)

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Meep!

[rolfch1p]

Great Video! I can't believe Spassky didn't see that!!!!!

[jrobichess]

Thanks rolfch1p!

[dietsnapple89]

good video JRobi

[jrobichess]

Thanks Diet!

[yugiohslave411]

who won?

[jrobichess]

Spassky resigned after losing the bishop. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[GenericPurpleTurtle]

...pay attention karpov won

[itskelvinkkc]

Long time no see bud! Nice video!

[jrobichess]

Had to take some downtime after that cold - it was a nasty one. Thanks for checking out the vid and commenting!

[teddster214]

finally a new video =)

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Ted!

[teddster214]

no prob =)

[mike8668]

Always a pleasure!

[jrobichess]

Thanks Mike!