Letsplaychess.com presents Kasparov vs Shirov - Sicilian defence, Sveshnikov variation

[RtsSven]

On 4:25 why didn't Kasparov play Knight to D7?

[kingscrusher]

Please like this video if you got something out of it, or even better add it to your favourites. Help crush the Trolls! You could also subscribe to this channel to get notified of any new videos - subscribing is free and easy.Cheers, K.

[echever7]

On 4:27 he turned on the vacuum cleaner to illustrate how Kasparov was increasing the pressure :)

[ilovemushi]

04:30 :D Hair dryer Gambit

[KahledDBH]

vaaaacum cleaner 04:30 :D

[sirgator2099]

@ ericlumayno bahahaha

[thespacialone]

Part 2: immediate advantage to white if black gives up his queen, but this is soon whittled away to be very drawn in most variations 7-10 moves later. Interesting game, but it appears an unsound sacrifice.

[thespacialone]

Part 1: I just downloaded Rybka. In the Ra8 variation explored it seems that move would have lead to equality. Rybka gives the main line thereafter as was relayed, with perpetual, nothing more for white. I was wondering if black could take the knight on move 33 and go for the win. It appears he may be able to. I got he impression if he did there would be slightly more onus on white to play accurately than black, though it does seem headed towards a draw. Rybka gives about a +0.20

[poprockssuck87]

The greatest thing to be learned from Kasparov is that technicality and provocative calculation is just as romantic and aesthetically pleasing.

[ilovemushi]

very nice game and thanx for uploading :)

[woodyeckerslyke]

This is Game 20, forensically analysed, in John Nunn's Understanding Chess Move by Move

[Fupper16]

None before Kasparov, none after!

[ericlumayno]

what the hell you think of me? im a gm also , you have a lots of wrong moves. its already mate before 5:41 . wTF ,review this video .

[KapitanHaddock]

Don't count!

When putting up the question to spot a fabulous move - please don't count! It distracts me everytime so I cannot think. Count silently and do so until 10 not 5.

[magicadz]

The whole thing is a bit hard to follow. Are you showing alternate moves at each stage. Why didin't he just Checkmate at 5.42 with Queen to G8?

[diegospbr]

@magicadz cuz have a peon on H7 black and he didn't the checkmate on that turn.

U said about a horse on e7 g6, right?

hope answered ur question!

[LOVEMCEE]

wow kasporov !!!!! he looks at every piece like 30 moves deep every move it blows my mind.

kasparov said he if he go could back in time to when he was a kid, he would have never touched chess. dispite the fame and money, poor guy had no childhood. he must be real happy now not having to proove himself anymore. he was the best.

[clausjensencom]

Excellent video of a brillant game!

Thanks!

[SorryImaChamp]

Qg8 then Kxg8. It's not mate, but a very stupid move.

[MEGATRON1892]

At 5:48 Qg8 is mate.

[peternubreed]

at 6:57 After Kh8 instead of Qf5 Qg5 and Qd2 wont defend against Qh5 because of the move f4 blocking the diagonal. If then Qe2 Rf3! comes in the way.

If Qe2 straight away then Nf5 threatening mate on g7. Rg8 g4! or Bf8 g4! I think this is what Shirov was affraid of.

[milchmann77]

Fönt sich ab 4:30 die Freundin des Sprechers die Haare??^^

[KevinByrne2]

@milchmann77 -- Nein, Kasparov spielt das "Staubsauger" Opfer : Erstens schlägt der Turm den Läufer, dann schaltet man den Staubsauger ein. Der Gegner wird abgelenkt und sich irrt.

[ZZzzMayhemzzZZ]

he was threatened by the mate long before you think,knight blocks rook,queen checkmate g8-f8

[bingsarac9]

I'm surprised Black doesn't castle earlier! I would imagine they would after white does RxA4.

[IHATENEDAH]

but now seriously i thought about it, its not that complicated. but you should analyse in you video what in the opening shirov did wrong, because after my chess program bishop takes knight is giving black also a worse position. man im glad i didnt buy shirovs best games.

[stuffyfreerunner]

shirov had brilliant games... you really should buy em! specially with white against the sicilian!

[IHATENEDAH]

the game was crazy i mean i understand the sacrifice without understanding it ,it makes me crazy i mean it totally makes sense but i still dont get it

[IHATENEDAH]

the sacrifice was verry obvious what else should he have done with the rook on the b file.??

[Stormgebieder]

You have a very pleasant voice to listen to, unlike many others here with chess movies. Some talk so slow you almost fall asleep. There's a guy on Historychannel who has a similar voice, a former officer of the British army who presents programs about warfare. Maby it's you!

[ani19bd]

Whats that noise in the background at 4:30

[ChessChat]

Kasparov pwned Shirov's white squares.

[p1q0]

"Hey honey, turn off the vacuum cleaner! I'm talking to the world here! Honey! What the *#$!*#! Stop washing those *$*&@!# dishes!"

[chocochancho]

this game is amazing is almost like Kasparov was

playing a different game than chess, and Shirov pieces seam so clumsy and slow.

[pixarian72]

Kasparov is easily the greatest chess player ever, to consistently come up with novel,unexpected brilliance in top modern chess is incredible! Even Topalov the number 1 ranked FIDE player admits there won't be another player like him in the near future.

[Koroush51]

Not to mention he is still sane, unlike fischer and morphy.

His mind is stronger than theirs.

[davidklausa]

I just watched that clip with Topalov, and I wish he elaborated a little more, because I don't know if he meant that there will never be anyone as objectively strong as Kasparov.

I think the game is just different now, the top players are pretty even - the game is not dominated by one player. With so much information on computers to study with, brilliant icons seem less likely in the future. Maybe that's what he meant?

[BIackhurst]

It would not have been checkmate as Blacks Queen on a2 can take the white Queen on g8.

[jumadi1990]

It would have been checkmate by moving queen to G8 !

[logicrules2]

indeed it seems at 5:51 that the move Qf7-g8 would be checkmate. Must have been a mistake

[CrowsNestStudio]

no man... the g8 square is covered by both blacks king and queen - and it isn't supported by any white pieces.

[kobebryant0824]

I hear somebody washing the dishes.

[schaperblaster]

Why would white at 5:51 play Ke7-g6? Why not immediately set mate with Qf7-g8?

[schaperblaster]

so sorry! I completely overlooked blacks queen! my fault...

[xwickie2000x]

If u want to play online Chess in a good Community try:

easychess . net

Its a new Online Platform for competitive Chess play !

And to Kingcrusher Great videos!!

[irvpat]

Each and every move must count for something even if you're sacrificing a piece.

[AntiBullS]

Shirov has horrible personal record against Gaza

[pokerdice1]

At 8:38 why doesn't black play Bf4 I'm a little new to chess, but wouldn't that force a perpetual check? after whte pawn to g4???

Somebody help me out.

[ex0duzz]

Why would white play g4 after Bf4? g3 would be better, stopping the back rank mating threat, and gaining time on the bishop, hence making Bf4(instead of Bc1) a waste of time. It's an empty threat, and only worsens blacks already lost position. White can also reply with Ne3 as Kasparov did just before Shirov resigned.

[gwynedd1]

I remember playing someone who was certainly not a strong player but still would not just give away pieces. He commented that the game was about even for some time even while I had a knight on his 6th rank that could not be driven away. He was already lost when he thought it was even. The power of a piece is how it moves and if a queen can only move like a pawn in a certain position then that is what the queen is worth. Kasporov proved a knight in that position is worth more than a rook.

[rob2011r]

Hey what does he mean when he says "the Queen will be in pre"? I'm new to chess :)

[ecb05tt]

'En prise' (I think it's French), means that the piece can be captured.

[gwynedd1]

Any piece can be captured that is being attacked in reality. There is a little more context to it than able to be captured. From a tactical stand point it means the piece is undefended while being attacked and may be captured with no defensive response.

[SvenTwelve]

Not true. It means simply that the piece can be captured, as illustrated by the following: "He doesn't mind that his knight is left en pris, because that material loss would be far outweighted by positional advantage."

[junkyjuice21]

Actually, I saw this instead which is better than what I said before. In the position at 6:17 white has 1. Ne6 Qe2 2. Nf5 Qxe4 3. Ng5 ..., and black is devastated with the threat of Qg8+ followed by Nf7#. Black, however, can't continue with 3. ...Qd5 because of 4. Nxh6! and it's hopeless for black for if 4. ...Qxf7 Ngxf7#. All the while the threat of Qg8+ then Nf7# is still there.

[junkyjuice21]

Kasparov's play is so beautiful this game is like a four dimensional painting with every move another brush stroke. Every move just seems like it was meant to be.

[junkyjuice21]

I think the elegant attacking move at 8:35 was defending against Bf4

[Rashebaba]

My first comment was wrong. It was at 5:41. The analyzer mentioned Qg8 mate earlier at 5:27, then analyses other moves after Nf8 is still possible. He's try to find out what Shirov was afraid of, that's Qg8 Mate after Nf8. Why does he then suggest Qf5 or Ng6. I would not assume that Kasparov would pass on mate. Why analyze other options when you have mate?

[kingscrusher]

The Black queen on a2, defends against Qg8 mate by White.

[junkyjuice21]

What about instead white plays Ne6, and then pushes the g-pawn at the protecting bishop? If bishop goes away it is mate. If the a8 rook gets blocked or moves up it's mate. Black knight on b7 can't move. White king looks quite safe too. Plus the black queen is unfortunately stuck on the white square diagonal this move. What does black reply to Ne6? Rf3 defending maybe, or Rd4? By the time black can kill the annoying b4 pawn and put knight on c5 it's too late, the kingside pawns have already come.

[gologram]

Thank you very much for this demonstration.Please ,upload more of instructional games.

[Rashebaba]

Shirov was worried about Queen g8 mate at 5:27.

How did this guy miss that in his analysis?

[slattster]

He did mention it, but only after Nf8, or else Kasparov would've looked really dumb for hanging his queen (notice the rook on a8) @ the time you mentioned.

[Rashebaba]

yeah, you're right, I guess I missed it because of his accent.

Thanks.

[Rashebaba]

Take a look a 5:41. The night blocks the rook on a8. Then he goes on to mention Ng6 in stead on Qg8 Mate.

[slattster]

Qg8 would have been quite a blunder there because black has his Queen on a2, protecting on the diagonal of g8. It would have simply hung the Queen!

It can be hard to notice the Queen diagonal here, probably because there are so many pawns in the center. It's almost like an optical illusion!

[Rashebaba]

Yeah, I blind. Thanks again.

[jrobichess]

Great match - definitely highlights Kasparov's ability to show tactical ability!