@thatvidkid97 correct me if im wrong but thats not checkmate. queen blocks queen takes queen then pawn takes queen. so therefore not checkmate. and plus it gives the king an escape square. he played it right.
I think the reason the bishop took the pawn on g5 instead of moving back is: black knight f6 X e4, knight c3 X e4. black pawn f5, knight moves away. black pawn f6. thus making the white bishop worse than useless. if white's g pawn later attacks white's f pawn, black can move its g pawn to g4
at 16:37 couldn't white just go Qh4? because if black's queen takes the rook on f4, white's queen could just go to h8, checking the king then taking the rook on the next move. this would keep black from castling and make a nice trade of rooks.
bg4 for black would have been bad. c6 is to prevent the knight outpost which if occupied by white knight would be fatal for black. White has enough time to move his queen and still playing the knight move in next time
At 18:27 wouldn't Rh8 be better than taking the rook outright? The best counter I can find is Rg2, Knxg3 which the queen is pinned by the rook. Play could continue Rxg3 Rxh7+, Rxh7 (forced) Qxf3 which pins the rook to the king and the other rook will eventually fall
I don't have analyzing software so I might be missing something but the check with a pin on the queen can't be stopped
@SaintMichael1000 yo thts what i was thinking maybe we are just retarded and dnt see an invisible peice or sum sht idk ..., or maybe these kids are dumb asses but tht move seems soo logical
At 15.:47 there may have been a line of attack that would have sligtly been in White's favor although I am not sure if it would have saved the game.
White plays Knight to d5 (sacrificing it) Black has to capture it else the black knight on F6 falls or even worse the knight can fork the king and the rook in the next move......
Black captures with pawn and white recaptures with the pawn on E4 opening up queens attack on the queen. From here the best option for black would be to trade the queen.
This trade activates whites rook on A1 and puts the king under a check. No matter what black plays it loses the knight on F6 and also stops black from castling. White is in a better position here than black.
I really enjoyed this video. While I wouldn't list this as a 'brilliant' game, it does have more resemblance to the type of play I'm used to (as compared to GM matches), and offers a fine set of lessons.
when black moves his queen to e5, forking the rook and the pawn, couldn't white move his queen to h4 instead of g3? by doing so, it forces the king to castle right away, because if he doesn't white can easily force a check and capture the second rook. once black castles it leaves white's rook on f4 free to capture the knight
This commentator is fantastic. Erudite, charismatic, and populist. Just want to offer my lay endorsement. Plus, I like a good Southern accent in the context of monarchical European Game of Kings. :)
hey kevin ive been watching a lot of your videos and its definitely made me a better player thanks! but on the 21st move, didnt black miss a checkmate? moving the queen to h5 and the only legal move would be black queen to h4 white takes and checkmate. is there something im missing?
if he was to take the knight on f6, white would lose the queen if black was to check with the rook to h8 or if black doesn't take the queen, white will be checkmated by rook on h8 and with the help of black queen and bishop... hope u got it.
@laputadetumadre11 why not.. if you are good you still can win even so bad players like me think its draw.. but just look how karpov outplayed the arab grandmaster in a so simple position.. and actually black just won through technique and white just had no plan.. but i have the absolute same problem as white im missing always a plan.. but i think when i move out form here and i can read books maybe if i study opening books and other books plans come to mind easier
@IBOUGHTYAMOM The 4 knights doesn't give white enough of an opening pull. If you are missing plans you need to read books on chess strategies. Also. Learn simple openings that work no matter what the other side does, like the collie or kings Indian.
@IBOUGHTYAMOM yeah tried the kings indian but i still not really understand but im planning on learning it...its a hard opening if players dont play book like and you dont understand it so good the collie is much easier there i think.. but anyway thanks but i think if you are a good player you dont need an opening pull if you are good u just outplay with technique.. iff people can do that against gms i think any1 can win with it against the most
White can't take the knight on f6 at 16:14, because then Qxg5 forks the rook and mate on h5. White might try to bring the rook back to f3 to defend, but after Rxf6 Qxg5, Rf3 Qh5+, Rh3 Bxh3 and white just lost the rook again because gxh3 will result in mate again.
@Norbert66676667 actually black was quite interesting.. not because of the weird bishop move and i want to suck up to some nobody.. like the slav thing but seriously black seemed to so awesome like he had the position totally in control what was weird maybe im just too tired and high i dont know......... but yeah the game was not strong but still interesting.. and actually it was pointless if white made a blunder why the hell did we watch the game.. iyeah you are right im too tired it sucked
After black exchanged rook for bishop at g5, black pushes the queen to e5, white shud hv taken the knight at f6, he had support of g5 pawn. After black queen takes the pawn, white could hv used queen for supporting. I think that wud hv been an excellent move as the black bishop at g4 is mainly supported by that knight
From 16:54 white's move should be Rook F4 Takes Knight F6.. if black takes rook F6 with queen, then white's queen takes bishop G4 so that white equalizes on material? am i missing something? i'm an amature and just started with chess, but it seems to be logic to trade off your rook for a knight and a bishop no? Correct me if i'm wrong please.
@buakaew88 If black castles after Rxf6 white's in trouble. You have to defend against Rh8 and can only really do that by playing Qh2, allowing the queen to take the rook without losing the bisshop. Pretty clever for an amateur though :)
white doesn't want black to have check and force the queen to trade off for a rook. Rxf4 Ke3 threatening the rook and allowing Rh8+. Blacks best play in that situation is to sacrifice the knight to threaten the devastating check on the weak king. Say for instance if Rf1 to try and protect the other rook black counters Rh8+ the best move for white is Qh2, Rxh2+ Kxh2 (forced) Qh4#. The worst thing white could do is take that knight
@buakaew88 This comment is dated from a year ago, so I'm sure I'm not the first to say it. Black has a nice move in simply castling queenside. After Rh8+, white will soon be forced to give up it's queen for the bishop to prevent check. It goes like this:1. Rxf6 O-O-O 2. Rf2 Rh8+ 3. Kg1 Qh5 4. Qxg4+ Qxg4.
However, even if the queen does capture, Black can still capture the in similar fashion with a simple Ke7. The queen will be pinned on h3 to prevent checkmate and soon captured.
i think the knight sacrifice early on lost the game for white ! How can u initiate an attack without knowing where to attack !! Black calmly castles queen-side and game over
After Qe5 at 15:56 I would have thrown my Qh4 denying any attack otherwise the rook will be retaken and he will have a Q wrecking havoc in the back end
At around min 10, after Bg3, the game indeed should be balanced. However, white has a hard time to stop an attack from black Nh5, Rg8 Nf4 and ideas like sacking the bishop on h3 and playing g4 seems very strong. White can probably hold, but its not easy.
see, at 7:33 if i was white i would of took the pawn at F7 since i was going to lose the bishop anyway. it would get me a pawn and black would have no choice but take with the king so his king is more exposed. idk if their is faults to that but thats what i would of down in that position please comment back. thank you
Love your videos. Watch them all the time. You have definitely have helped me improve my play as I too are an aggressive player. As soon as I saw the knight sacrifice I saw why white did it and the reason for the pawn to c6 move which you didn't like @ 12:40 . White knight to d5 attacks the black knight and the black knight wouldn't want to trade because his queen would be lost. Also white made the sacrifice because he liked the look of his bishop possibly double attacking the rook and queen.
Also, if the bishop attacks the knight instead of the pawn to c6 move, then white queen can take the bishop, then black knight takes queen, then white bishop takes black queen, and black can no longer castle.
@Bl4nkB0x Ng3+, white must play Qxg3, then Rh8+ loses the game. I do think at 16:57 I would have played Rxf6 though, I can't see how it doesnt equalize material. I suppose black can castle after that and probably win anyway.
Personally I think white's play was suboptimal of what you would expect from an expert player at a tournament. Although everyone has their off days.
When White played Qg3, he blocks his g pawn. Black should play ...O-O-O right away threatening Rh8+! not sure how he missed that move, in otherwise a very solid game.
What can we take from this game? One could argue the fact that Black lost a tempo was kind of a blessing in that White disclosed the location of his king first. Black was flexible with his King, on the other hand, White chose a plan that was completely inappropriate. What an awful sacrifice.
i enjoyed your narration. Did a good job in improving my game. These videos with your insight gives good tools for developing your viewer's intuition.
Hey, I like your video, but I feel like it's a bit too opinionated. It's also kinda annoying how you often refer to a side as "we". Besides that, maybe shorten the video and not repeat yourself.
At 12:32, I don't think moving the black bishop to g4 would be that great. If white took it, black retook with his knight, and white took the black queen with his bishop, black's going to lose his ability to castle when he retakes the white bishop. Then white's sac wouldn't be too bad.
17:41 i think if the black queen moved to H3 putting the white king in check, the only way to defend would be the queen, take the queen = checkmate. correct me if im wrong i just analysed quickly.
Interesting game, but I seriously wouldn't call it "epic". Nevertheless, many beginners love to play the Italian game and they can really learn a lot from it. Thanks!
Dull game.....sorry but only a beginner could appreciate it and mostly that because of the foolish knight sack. But if beginners are your main target audience it was a reasonable effort.
Outstanding video Kevin. Absolutely your most informative so far. This really delves deep into the esoteric nature of the middle game. More of these narrated famous games please.
i think he did the c6 at 12"15 because that means he can move his queen down helping with the castle, and aiming down with the king also breaking the bishop knight pin
The rook sac exchange was a perfect example of a proper sacrifice I think. As you mentioned that Bishop was one of white's most active pieces and it was also holding white's position together so its removal was positionally sound. I also like the idea of exchanging Bishops and been left with double pawns on the central files, I have played games under similar circumstances and my opponent usually has a hard time breaking down my center after I consolidate my position. Good vid Kevin :D
I bet anyone who's played chess has lost a game like this. You castle first, and then by sacrifice or exchange, some pawns are moved or removed, opening up the files straight onto your king for the major peices to destroy you. In a game, I sweat to avoid this a lot more than I worry about doubling my pawns and other "general" worries. Other than dropping material, for my low level of play this is the best and easiest way to lose.
Watching all your strategy videos and now watching your commentary videos has been the best thing ever for my game improvement. I now am seeing things much easier and the game makes sense to me. Thanks for the hard work. Keep it up.
nice game. I guess I would have never thought about making that sacrifice with the rook but that's why he's a high ranked player. Though, I guess I would have found some other way to win without having to do that. black was so much better in position.
I don't think that white castled to early. In any opening once you have developed your minor pieces it's usually good practice to castle for king safety. White's problem was that the didn't have a plan for the middle game, waited for black to attack and then made a huge blunder when he sacrificed his knight which only opened up the doors for black to attack even harder on the king side.
@thechesswebsite The pawn move by black at around 12:14 was intended to block white's possible strong move Nd5. You made it seem like the pawn move was terrible. Thank you.
@thechesswebsite i must admite verry interesting game, even so pretty normal opening.. but i have a few questions, you know afterwards the strenght of black bishop is clear, and of course in other games from experience its really annoying.. but i mean should you always like trade it off in that situation, ok its a pain in the ass but still your bishop could be also valuable in the attck and if you just react like that doesnt the game become drawish.. also how was bishop d6 an inacurracy could
@thechesswebsite white have used that moved.. or was there really another way black could have used that tempo better in that situation?? besides even so you bishop bg4 was probably better i just liked the pawn move fo black.. it somehow seemed like black had the total position under control and was like 100 points stronger.. and i dont know why i had the rook sacrifice of black on my mind the entire time since black moved the rook their.. and didnt black have to sac anyway to not lose material?
Thanks for giving so much detail. Really enjoyed you focusing in on how to create a gameplan going into the middle game and how one side accomplished their goal while the other didn't and eventually lost. Learning so much from your videos. Keep up this series. Love the commentary.
Hey what's your rating?
nkondr3n 4 days ago
didnt anybody see the mate? black queen at h5 at 17:23
thatvidkid97 2 weeks ago
@thatvidkid97 White queen at h2...? :-S
WaspSnG 2 weeks ago
@thatvidkid97 correct me if im wrong but thats not checkmate. queen blocks queen takes queen then pawn takes queen. so therefore not checkmate. and plus it gives the king an escape square. he played it right.
vyle379 1 week ago
15:32 why not take knight with rook at f6?
zodiac19931993 2 weeks ago
Why not play Queen to G3?
Bobfis341 4 weeks ago
@Bobfis341 why should you
Omango99 3 weeks ago
At 17:25 White should have played Rg4 putting alot of pressure on the Queen and building up a defense on the H file.
elkevin111 1 month ago in playlist Famous Chess Games
i mean the reason the *knight took
gambepelose 1 month ago
I think the reason the bishop took the pawn on g5 instead of moving back is: black knight f6 X e4, knight c3 X e4. black pawn f5, knight moves away. black pawn f6. thus making the white bishop worse than useless. if white's g pawn later attacks white's f pawn, black can move its g pawn to g4
gambepelose 1 month ago
at 16:35, why didn't black move his knight to h5? he would've gotten a free rook, would he not?
xTheAkS 2 months ago
at 16:37 couldn't white just go Qh4? because if black's queen takes the rook on f4, white's queen could just go to h8, checking the king then taking the rook on the next move. this would keep black from castling and make a nice trade of rooks.
bensbagels 2 months ago
bg4 for black would have been bad. c6 is to prevent the knight outpost which if occupied by white knight would be fatal for black. White has enough time to move his queen and still playing the knight move in next time
fresniak 3 months ago
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rainbowburger 3 months ago
Whats your rating Kevin?
Andoril112ss 4 months ago
At 18:27 wouldn't Rh8 be better than taking the rook outright? The best counter I can find is Rg2, Knxg3 which the queen is pinned by the rook. Play could continue Rxg3 Rxh7+, Rxh7 (forced) Qxf3 which pins the rook to the king and the other rook will eventually fall
I don't have analyzing software so I might be missing something but the check with a pin on the queen can't be stopped
greatcornholio 4 months ago
At 16:07, why not Rxf6?
SaintMichael1000 6 months ago
@SaintMichael1000 yo thts what i was thinking maybe we are just retarded and dnt see an invisible peice or sum sht idk ..., or maybe these kids are dumb asses but tht move seems soo logical
thadinininon 2 months ago
@ 18:00, wasn't that a free knight if the rook took it?
chenf983 6 months ago
Thanks for another great video :)
eduardooo123 6 months ago
At 15.:47 there may have been a line of attack that would have sligtly been in White's favor although I am not sure if it would have saved the game.
White plays Knight to d5 (sacrificing it) Black has to capture it else the black knight on F6 falls or even worse the knight can fork the king and the rook in the next move......
sumeetkamat 6 months ago
Black captures with pawn and white recaptures with the pawn on E4 opening up queens attack on the queen. From here the best option for black would be to trade the queen.
This trade activates whites rook on A1 and puts the king under a check. No matter what black plays it loses the knight on F6 and also stops black from castling. White is in a better position here than black.
sumeetkamat 6 months ago
I really enjoyed this video. While I wouldn't list this as a 'brilliant' game, it does have more resemblance to the type of play I'm used to (as compared to GM matches), and offers a fine set of lessons.
... I would've gone hallowe'en too.
blakerwalk 6 months ago
How did you get those matches ?!
Qahoa 7 months ago 2
when black moves his queen to e5, forking the rook and the pawn, couldn't white move his queen to h4 instead of g3? by doing so, it forces the king to castle right away, because if he doesn't white can easily force a check and capture the second rook. once black castles it leaves white's rook on f4 free to capture the knight
touchstone111 8 months ago
Kevin what is your rating?
MrPijhytrredcggsdwe 8 months ago
This commentator is fantastic. Erudite, charismatic, and populist. Just want to offer my lay endorsement. Plus, I like a good Southern accent in the context of monarchical European Game of Kings. :)
latinoheat666 8 months ago 2
Ive watched quite a few of your videos and i finally picked the correct move, when you say to pause the video and figure out the the next play...
NiekoXavier 8 months ago 2
hey kevin ive been watching a lot of your videos and its definitely made me a better player thanks! but on the 21st move, didnt black miss a checkmate? moving the queen to h5 and the only legal move would be black queen to h4 white takes and checkmate. is there something im missing?
Tux8o 8 months ago
@Tux8o you are missing- black queen to h2 (another legal move)
vecvec79 8 months ago
@vecvec79 i see, thanks
Tux8o 8 months ago
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@Tux8o you are missing white queen to h2 (another legal move)
vecvec79 8 months ago
At 12:40 Black´s biggest reason for playing pawn to c6 is to prevent White´s Knight from coming to d5.
In that case Black´s Knight on f6 would be lost, because he cant capture because of the pinn on the queen.
MrLustknabe 10 months ago 18
After black castles why cant the rook take the knight on f6? I mean he has doubled up rooks, so why not? :(
SMCB285 10 months ago
@SMCB285
if he was to take the knight on f6, white would lose the queen if black was to check with the rook to h8 or if black doesn't take the queen, white will be checkmated by rook on h8 and with the help of black queen and bishop... hope u got it.
MyNameIsNotFawad 10 months ago
At 5:40 what is would be a reason not to move knight to g5? eventually it could move to f7 and challenge the queen and rook... right?
z7e7u7s7 10 months ago
i dont really know chess but at 19:06 if black would have moved his G 4 bishop to F3 thats cheak m8
101rowhedge 11 months ago
@101rowhedge The white rook on F1 could have just taken the black bishop you mentionned.
Samonac 10 months ago
and this is why good players don't play the 4 knights
laputadetumadre11 11 months ago
@laputadetumadre11 why not.. if you are good you still can win even so bad players like me think its draw.. but just look how karpov outplayed the arab grandmaster in a so simple position.. and actually black just won through technique and white just had no plan.. but i have the absolute same problem as white im missing always a plan.. but i think when i move out form here and i can read books maybe if i study opening books and other books plans come to mind easier
IBOUGHTYAMOM 10 months ago
@IBOUGHTYAMOM The 4 knights doesn't give white enough of an opening pull. If you are missing plans you need to read books on chess strategies. Also. Learn simple openings that work no matter what the other side does, like the collie or kings Indian.
laputadetumadre11 10 months ago
@IBOUGHTYAMOM yeah tried the kings indian but i still not really understand but im planning on learning it...its a hard opening if players dont play book like and you dont understand it so good the collie is much easier there i think.. but anyway thanks but i think if you are a good player you dont need an opening pull if you are good u just outplay with technique.. iff people can do that against gms i think any1 can win with it against the most
IBOUGHTYAMOM 10 months ago
White can't take the knight on f6 at 16:14, because then Qxg5 forks the rook and mate on h5. White might try to bring the rook back to f3 to defend, but after Rxf6 Qxg5, Rf3 Qh5+, Rh3 Bxh3 and white just lost the rook again because gxh3 will result in mate again.
Gongo70 1 year ago
Poor game, man this sucked....
Norbert66676667 1 year ago
@Norbert66676667 actually black was quite interesting.. not because of the weird bishop move and i want to suck up to some nobody.. like the slav thing but seriously black seemed to so awesome like he had the position totally in control what was weird maybe im just too tired and high i dont know......... but yeah the game was not strong but still interesting.. and actually it was pointless if white made a blunder why the hell did we watch the game.. iyeah you are right im too tired it sucked
IBOUGHTYAMOM 10 months ago
Lollll sorry i thought it was whites move
MrMrvideoz 1 year ago
zici ca au jucat doua vrabiute. sa-mi bag pl.
13lackstrike 1 year ago
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13lackstrike 1 year ago
yes it is a straightforward game but i feel it really teaches us the basic techniques that many chess players overlook.. Nice Job, Kevin!
principles297 1 year ago
After black exchanged rook for bishop at g5, black pushes the queen to e5, white shud hv taken the knight at f6, he had support of g5 pawn. After black queen takes the pawn, white could hv used queen for supporting. I think that wud hv been an excellent move as the black bishop at g4 is mainly supported by that knight
PHUTOTUNI 1 year ago
White knight to d5 at 11:00 wins black night. Funny how an unranked 14 year old sees that...
MrMrvideoz 1 year ago
@MrMrvideoz you might wanna look at the game again...
wrestlingfool08 1 year ago
@MrMrvideoz no, what funny is.. is that then his rook just takes the bishop. so it will be a free bishop for black.
buakaew88 1 year ago
Hi kevin, I love your videos. I have a question though, why wouldn't black fork white at 17:00
remyrulez 1 year ago
From 16:54 white's move should be Rook F4 Takes Knight F6.. if black takes rook F6 with queen, then white's queen takes bishop G4 so that white equalizes on material? am i missing something? i'm an amature and just started with chess, but it seems to be logic to trade off your rook for a knight and a bishop no? Correct me if i'm wrong please.
buakaew88 1 year ago 7
@buakaew88 and plus,the pawn is defending the rook so he cant lose the rook right away. im also asking this same question in my head.
MrChuiCheeseballs 1 year ago
@buakaew88 If black castles after Rxf6 white's in trouble. You have to defend against Rh8 and can only really do that by playing Qh2, allowing the queen to take the rook without losing the bisshop. Pretty clever for an amateur though :)
eddypilon 7 months ago
@eddypilon This one definitely had me going for a few minutes too.
blakerwalk 6 months ago
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greatcornholio 4 months ago
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greatcornholio 4 months ago
white doesn't want black to have check and force the queen to trade off for a rook. Rxf4 Ke3 threatening the rook and allowing Rh8+. Blacks best play in that situation is to sacrifice the knight to threaten the devastating check on the weak king. Say for instance if Rf1 to try and protect the other rook black counters Rh8+ the best move for white is Qh2, Rxh2+ Kxh2 (forced) Qh4#. The worst thing white could do is take that knight
greatcornholio 4 months ago
@buakaew88 I think he would just go ahead and castle instead of taking the rook, because he would take it after Qh2
TheRonnie789 3 months ago 2
@buakaew88 This comment is dated from a year ago, so I'm sure I'm not the first to say it. Black has a nice move in simply castling queenside. After Rh8+, white will soon be forced to give up it's queen for the bishop to prevent check. It goes like this:1. Rxf6 O-O-O 2. Rf2 Rh8+ 3. Kg1 Qh5 4. Qxg4+ Qxg4.
However, even if the queen does capture, Black can still capture the in similar fashion with a simple Ke7. The queen will be pinned on h3 to prevent checkmate and soon captured.
TrueScar 1 month ago
i think the knight sacrifice early on lost the game for white ! How can u initiate an attack without knowing where to attack !! Black calmly castles queen-side and game over
russelsmail 1 year ago
Why is this a famous game? It looks pretty straightforward.
mikeusat 1 year ago
After Qe5 at 15:56 I would have thrown my Qh4 denying any attack otherwise the rook will be retaken and he will have a Q wrecking havoc in the back end
RjCat 1 year ago
what program are you using to show the chess games?
hunterreedy13 1 year ago
at 16:40 couldnt white just take that knight with the rook while the pawn is still there to protect it?
dennychen555 1 year ago 2
@dennychen555 yea what i thought
MrChuiCheeseballs 1 year ago
At around min 10, after Bg3, the game indeed should be balanced. However, white has a hard time to stop an attack from black Nh5, Rg8 Nf4 and ideas like sacking the bishop on h3 and playing g4 seems very strong. White can probably hold, but its not easy.
ThaRazor1990 1 year ago
see, at 7:33 if i was white i would of took the pawn at F7 since i was going to lose the bishop anyway. it would get me a pawn and black would have no choice but take with the king so his king is more exposed. idk if their is faults to that but thats what i would of down in that position please comment back. thank you
plugger543 1 year ago
12:40 was the first time I got one of the "best move" parts of your videos correct.... lol
neoskatedog 1 year ago
Love your videos. Watch them all the time. You have definitely have helped me improve my play as I too are an aggressive player. As soon as I saw the knight sacrifice I saw why white did it and the reason for the pawn to c6 move which you didn't like @ 12:40 . White knight to d5 attacks the black knight and the black knight wouldn't want to trade because his queen would be lost. Also white made the sacrifice because he liked the look of his bishop possibly double attacking the rook and queen.
ShivihS 1 year ago
Also, if the bishop attacks the knight instead of the pawn to c6 move, then white queen can take the bishop, then black knight takes queen, then white bishop takes black queen, and black can no longer castle.
ShivihS 1 year ago
Well worth the watch, keep em coming Kevin.
garyogaz 1 year ago
at 18:15 why didn't rxf4 take pxf7
Bl4nkB0x 1 year ago
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chickenbrad 1 year ago
@Bl4nkB0x Ng3+, white must play Qxg3, then Rh8+ loses the game. I do think at 16:57 I would have played Rxf6 though, I can't see how it doesnt equalize material. I suppose black can castle after that and probably win anyway.
Personally I think white's play was suboptimal of what you would expect from an expert player at a tournament. Although everyone has their off days.
chickenbrad 1 year ago
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Bl4nkB0x 1 year ago
17:35 white should have taken the knight f6 with his rook
hereHehereHE 1 year ago
Do you play chess profesionally and if you do what is your ELO?
blagi333 1 year ago
At 16:19 rook could take on f6, in fact engines think this is the best move too
DarknessTheRealFear 1 year ago
You say "keep in mind" sooooooooooooo much :P
msyjsm123 1 year ago
When White played Qg3, he blocks his g pawn. Black should play ...O-O-O right away threatening Rh8+! not sure how he missed that move, in otherwise a very solid game.
What can we take from this game? One could argue the fact that Black lost a tempo was kind of a blessing in that White disclosed the location of his king first. Black was flexible with his King, on the other hand, White chose a plan that was completely inappropriate. What an awful sacrifice.
GreenCastleBlock 1 year ago
at 16:54... could white have taken Rxf7, Qxf7, Qxg4.. because blacks queen was defending two pieces.. then they would have been closer in material
tdock14 1 year ago
queen to f3 would have been a good move to put a double attack on the knight, and it is hard to defend as white can push pawns etc
mcclurify 1 year ago
your videos are incredible, keep it up plz
soleternity 1 year ago
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Sanbearpig 1 year ago
The move on 12:38 was to prevent C3 to D5 -- then, the f6 knight is in a big trouble
options:
1. if F6 moves, the queen is lost.
2. if d1 moves(the only good places d1 can moves to is e2), then the d5 knight will fork the king and the rook
3. if blacks moves the king, then again d5 to f6 then the rook has to move, and then a check with the knight, eating the queen
bgnalm 1 year ago
i enjoyed your narration. Did a good job in improving my game. These videos with your insight gives good tools for developing your viewer's intuition.
mynameisfunk 1 year ago
"even these guys rated 2000, you can still learn a lot from their games..."
considering I'm rated 944, I think I can learn quite a bit. :)
PenDanger2 1 year ago
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q3hellbouncer 1 year ago
i think kevin did an excellent job in proving that this was a failure in the opening.. and a bit messy in the middle game by white.
spartanica 1 year ago
brilliant match.
TomLMLee 1 year ago
Hey, I like your video, but I feel like it's a bit too opinionated. It's also kinda annoying how you often refer to a side as "we". Besides that, maybe shorten the video and not repeat yourself.
At 12:32, I don't think moving the black bishop to g4 would be that great. If white took it, black retook with his knight, and white took the black queen with his bishop, black's going to lose his ability to castle when he retakes the white bishop. Then white's sac wouldn't be too bad.
Keep it up!
bf2widowmaker 1 year ago
never mind u just analysed it propperly
TheL4stMerch 1 year ago
17:41 i think if the black queen moved to H3 putting the white king in check, the only way to defend would be the queen, take the queen = checkmate. correct me if im wrong i just analysed quickly.
TheL4stMerch 1 year ago
@TheL4stMerch At 17:41 white has to move first. And the Queen can't move to H3
SpeedyBK 1 year ago
@SpeedyBK
Yeh, I Analysed it Later on. i knew something was wrong. a person with 2k+ rating wont make a stupid mistake that often.
TheL4stMerch 1 year ago
What a nice game and what a great commentary. I learned a lot. Thanks.
Icreatemore 1 year ago
Could you do more of these famous chess games? I got a lot out of this! Thank you
Theta910 1 year ago
nice game got a lot of info from it.
simplewonder12 1 year ago
And...at the same time? ;p
numbcore 1 year ago
12:14, if black had played that Bg4, white would have nice move like Nd5?!. If black takes queen than there is Nf6+. What do you think?
WizlBs 1 year ago
could white have played qh4 innstead of qg3 at 16 41 of the video?
10vaan 1 year ago
@10vaan what Nh5 i think
BmaRayCyrus 1 year ago
Interesting game, but I seriously wouldn't call it "epic". Nevertheless, many beginners love to play the Italian game and they can really learn a lot from it. Thanks!
renumeratedfrog 1 year ago
Dull game.....sorry but only a beginner could appreciate it and mostly that because of the foolish knight sack. But if beginners are your main target audience it was a reasonable effort.
crazy650c 1 year ago
@crazy650c talkin as if your a grandmaster in chess or somethin...
keth1010 1 year ago
Outstanding video Kevin. Absolutely your most informative so far. This really delves deep into the esoteric nature of the middle game. More of these narrated famous games please.
hackman1911 1 year ago
i think he did the c6 at 12"15 because that means he can move his queen down helping with the castle, and aiming down with the king also breaking the bishop knight pin
adhdboy699 1 year ago
amazing video, very educative
mercscout 1 year ago
white was too passive and it couldnt handle the aggressiveness of black
rebelsouljaz 1 year ago
The rook sac exchange was a perfect example of a proper sacrifice I think. As you mentioned that Bishop was one of white's most active pieces and it was also holding white's position together so its removal was positionally sound. I also like the idea of exchanging Bishops and been left with double pawns on the central files, I have played games under similar circumstances and my opponent usually has a hard time breaking down my center after I consolidate my position. Good vid Kevin :D
Immortalassassin1 1 year ago
at 15:27 why couldnt he take the knight with the rook?
Orgyilkos 1 year ago
@Orgyilkos The black queen takes the pawn, both threatening the rook and checkmate on the h-file
calvinhobbesliker2 1 year ago
@calvinhobbesliker2 yea, but then Rf2 would stop the mate, and if BxR then the opponent loses a very strong bishop and a knight for it and a pawn...
Orgyilkos 1 year ago
@Orgyilkos black queen gets the rook
adhdboy699 1 year ago
I bet anyone who's played chess has lost a game like this. You castle first, and then by sacrifice or exchange, some pawns are moved or removed, opening up the files straight onto your king for the major peices to destroy you. In a game, I sweat to avoid this a lot more than I worry about doubling my pawns and other "general" worries. Other than dropping material, for my low level of play this is the best and easiest way to lose.
VeryEvilPettingZoo 1 year ago
that was a poor game of chess to be honest. White's sacrifice was completely unnecessary and obviously cost him the match
DariusDaGreat86 1 year ago
c3 - d5 knight is good move. would be a easy checkmate after that.
kweetvanniks 1 year ago
This commentary is so bad. You're actually missing the point of almost every move....
Davisdigi 1 year ago
Watching all your strategy videos and now watching your commentary videos has been the best thing ever for my game improvement. I now am seeing things much easier and the game makes sense to me. Thanks for the hard work. Keep it up.
keythemade 1 year ago
12:52 Kh1 is preparing f pawn push...
lot of positional errors... :(
vijaysuri 1 year ago
nice game. I guess I would have never thought about making that sacrifice with the rook but that's why he's a high ranked player. Though, I guess I would have found some other way to win without having to do that. black was so much better in position.
vipman955 1 year ago
Nice commentary
lagerbaer 1 year ago
White castled too early, maybe? He didn't react too good to the attack by Black, just started to slowly open holes in his own kingside.
I gonna go ahead and port this link to my Facebook page, if its ok with you, Mr. Kevin. Thanks for the great game.
Exkaliki10 1 year ago
@Exkaliki10 feel free to link to it.
I don't think that white castled to early. In any opening once you have developed your minor pieces it's usually good practice to castle for king safety. White's problem was that the didn't have a plan for the middle game, waited for black to attack and then made a huge blunder when he sacrificed his knight which only opened up the doors for black to attack even harder on the king side.
thechesswebsite 1 year ago
@thechesswebsite fuck yewwwwwww hoe!
phantomofthedrivein 1 year ago
@thechesswebsite just curious but what is your rating?
zzzzzzzzzz098 1 year ago
@thechesswebsite The pawn move by black at around 12:14 was intended to block white's possible strong move Nd5. You made it seem like the pawn move was terrible. Thank you.
rosenberg011 1 year ago
@thechesswebsite but if black had castled in the exact same position it would have been better to play bishop g5 and then later take on f6 right?
IBOUGHTYAMOM 10 months ago
@thechesswebsite i must admite verry interesting game, even so pretty normal opening.. but i have a few questions, you know afterwards the strenght of black bishop is clear, and of course in other games from experience its really annoying.. but i mean should you always like trade it off in that situation, ok its a pain in the ass but still your bishop could be also valuable in the attck and if you just react like that doesnt the game become drawish.. also how was bishop d6 an inacurracy could
IBOUGHTYAMOM 10 months ago
@thechesswebsite white have used that moved.. or was there really another way black could have used that tempo better in that situation?? besides even so you bishop bg4 was probably better i just liked the pawn move fo black.. it somehow seemed like black had the total position under control and was like 100 points stronger.. and i dont know why i had the rook sacrifice of black on my mind the entire time since black moved the rook their.. and didnt black have to sac anyway to not lose material?
IBOUGHTYAMOM 10 months ago
Thanks for giving so much detail. Really enjoyed you focusing in on how to create a gameplan going into the middle game and how one side accomplished their goal while the other didn't and eventually lost. Learning so much from your videos. Keep up this series. Love the commentary.
eab512 1 year ago
Hey Kevin whats that kids name who was 15 won a title and then got lost and noones seen him?OH and whats a score?
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