Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladimir Kramnik - Tal Memorial Chess Tournament 2010

[Metalchickenlittle]

Great job with the video

[crisis87]

Nice video, it was very enjoyable with nice commentary!

[Gusious7]

Awesome video. Very very nice explanation. Thanks!

[pulkitjainful]

why white first chose to move bishop e3 instead of g4 because black knight is acting as a interference between black bishop and g4 pawn so it is probably a good chance to move g4 why bishope3 intstead of g4

[ALVARINBO]

Nice video and explanation!

[charlesfloyb]

Kind of wimp way to end the game. White should've lost.

[majorsromo]

thanks a lot, this is the variation of the petrov I play as white

[C0LACHIT0]

Hi, can somebody explain to me why these two players didn't, try to attack each other kings using their pawns taking into consideration that they are rooked on opposite flanks? It would seem to me the most natural way to go. I'm just a beginer so I'm sure there must be a good reason this. somebody enlighten me please.

[ArrogantJew]

Using enemy unit as a defender is like in shooting or physicalk fight when you hide behind the person

[WeinerschnitzeI]

Talk about two opposite styles... Nakamura and Kramnik... LOL!

Kramnik's games, while typically very technically sound, are often a snooze fest.

His endgames can be very instructive though. 

[ArrogantJew]

@WeinerschnitzeI "Kramnik" can almost be spelled using letters from "Nakamura"

[AlanWattParrot]

very smooth analysis - 10/10

[jaws5263]

i have no clue what in the hell anyone here is talking about

[MrPazPax]

I love the way you explain whats going on and the other options to play. Thanks great video. :D

[hallotata]

petroff,petrow,petrov... who cares? dont be silly:)

[Penguincw2]

I think that the black king would be safer because of the king bishop.

[Penguincw2]

What's the difference between the Petroff Defense and the Russian Game?

[Katu1337]

@Penguincw2 they are just names for the exact same opening. so.. Nothing.

[MrClosercloser]

@Penguincw2 the same thing

[ArrogantJew]

@Penguincw2 Russian game is just 1.e4 e5

[SmyslovTHeSlayer]

Thanks for posting this video. Very well done.

[ChessNetwork]

@SmyslovTHeSlayer Thank u

[ICarnag3I]

@ChessNetwork What's the time limit?

[yarodi]

they must have continued!!! :( they ended it up in a draw when it was getting really interesting...

[jamestw20]

I am curious if Qa1 at about minute 11:00 would be an acceptable move. After Qa1 the king must move to d2; then Rf2 forces the king to the center of the board. Is this a good or bad move?

[iwasonceanalian]

@jamestw20 I am not sure about this but! As you said: 1) -Qa1 check 2)Kd2,Rxf2 check 3)Re2 ( 3)Ke3, Qe1 mate ) 3) -, c3 check if he don´t take and moves his king, then 4) -Rxe2 and 5)-,cxb2 So: 4)bxc3,Qxc3 check and now: 5)Kd1,Rf1 check 6)Re1,Rxe1 mate or: 5)Kc1,Rf1 check 6)Rd1,Qa1 so on Am i wrong? Anyone

[iwasonceanalian]

@iwasonceanalian

Forget it my bad

Paused to early and did not see the bishop take the pawn

[Penguincw2]

How many rounds are there?Anyone??

[dumpnchase]

Thanks. As always very clear and informative.

[Penguincw2]

Ninety-nine hundred videos! You're almost there to 100!

[bendkafka]

Thanks for posting this vid. I appreciate it. Good analysis.

[gotaids]

This game is a great demonstration of the often spontaneous nature of draws.

[itsMinuteMaid]

I still insist that at 8:58 White should of played h6. If then Black plays Bh8 then White Rxg6+. If Black plays Bf6, then White plays f4 threatening f5. I will gladly play this game out from the position reached at 8:58 as White before white takes the 'g' pawn if you think you can provide a good defense against this attack.

[misteratoz]

Jerry I would argue otherwise when you said in the beginning variation that there are no balances other than pawn structures, white has a great semi-open file that he could use as a resource later in the game... also that was a great game though didn't expect the end result...

[n3ssTijuanabound]

awesome

[lazimofo90]

at 6:17 why not just rxr qxr then re1 to occupy the file ? wouldn't that be a stronger continuation?threatning a backrank mate as well

[lazimofo90]

@lazimofo90 please comment in depth why the gm move was stronger jerry

[renumeratedfrog]

Another Petroff draw... Who would have guesed. :P

[JTChess]

@renumeratedfrog I was going to correct you, saying it's called Petrov's. I then looked it up and discovered both are correct. Thank you for enlightening me, renumeratedfrog.

[renumeratedfrog]

@JTChess I can't blame you... I'm also kind of split whether to say "off" or "ov" when saying Russian last names. Given that it's a transliteration from another alphabet, there's no fixed rule. Ov sounds more formal, but off is closer to the way it sounds, IMO...

[lazimofo90]

@renumeratedfrog if it helps..russian last names typically end in ов or ев в = v .It is correct to pronounce them "ov".

[renumeratedfrog]

@lazimofo90 No Russian pronounces the hard "ov"... It always sounds like "off".

[lazimofo90]

@renumeratedfrog Im russian.

[renumeratedfrog]

@lazimofo90 Then you should know that it's phonetically pronounced "off" and not "ov".

[bigalexblues]

Nakamura played this Petroff variation because he wanted a kingside attack with opposite castling. It was the only chance he had against Kramnik. Jerry, I really like the way you explain the game. Very didatic! Keep on the good work

[dannyp136]

Wow, that game was going along very epicly and just ended in that draw...thanks for the video :D

[konigstephan]

Great commentary. Thanks!

Fantastic game. I still wonder if 23.Rhe1 could have been better for White. But I suspect Nakamura played the ''safe'' move against a Kramnik!

[Fairfield1466]

Excellent commentary yet again on an exciting game! Anyone who says all draws are boring are so wrong!

[brucenunn37]

Wow... Thanks Jerry.. Great video and commentary. Watta Game...!!!

[barsorrro]

What a game! I could hardly believe the sight of White's bishop and two rooks occupying the centre, but sort of hanging at the same time! An incredibly open and offensive play from Nakamura -- you have to be a grandmaster to be leaving your pieces to their own resources like this! :)

And the Queen sac combination is definitely something to be taken out (among all other things, of course!)

Thank you, Jerry!

[dcrider8888]

Excellent commentary. I feel like I'm getting a lot out of it. Also, your "ums" are getting better. :)

[drugaddict1235]

You gotta know when to castle,

Know when to hassle,

Know when to sacrifice,

Know when to run

Kenny Rogers Everybody

thankyou

[EricSmyth14]

Another perfect thumbs up rating

[chumbucket843]

great vid



[bluntman007]

We should have a mini tournament between Jerry and kingscrusher. Maybe have a Best of 5, 10 min games or something.

[supbrahs]

@bluntman007

I like Jerry vids more than king. But King has more variety and more vids.

[barsorrro]

@bluntman007 Why? You need to establish who of the two is a better player? You want blood? :) They are both great guys doing an insanely superb community service to the world of chess, making fantastic instructional videos and videos of their online games as well. Why should we want to see them in rivalry? To me it's utter nonsense. Also, I think that it's not entirely civil to be challenging someone by proxy, so to speak. No hard feelings.

[bluntman007]

@barsorrro Not at all. It would interesting since both could do live commentary, and we could see the thought process from both. It would be purely for learning.

[barsorrro]

@bluntman007 Okay, I think I was snappish. I'm sorry. You are right--seeing a game with commentary from both sides would definitely be interesting and instructive. But I still think that it could turn into something of a sensational event which we'd also watch to see who comes better. I'm not sure if the guys would feel comfortable and have fun with it.

[bluntman007]

@barsorrro The fact that we would see and hear the thought process of two high ranking players would be a first I believe. As far as losing, both of them post games they do lose and I believe they are not so insecure even if one of them gets defeated. Besides, since they would be commenting and not concentrating fully, you really couldn't celebrate victory or sulk in defeat. That's all I proposed.

[edward892]

A draw with that many power pieces is kind of wierd to me...but I'm not a tournament chess player. I like how white controlled the center of the board with rooks no less.

[ledgeleaper]

Thx Jerry!

[noyearold]

One of the best chess channels on youtube, if not THE best! Another great video..

[Ruxistico]

Kramnik has to be one of my all-time fave players.

[medra1980]

not the most beautiful game of chess I ever saw, but it gives an opportunity to analyze a lot of variations to the moves. I guess they spent a lot of time thinking before moving

[comface]

This game is a classic exmaple of why no-one outside the chess world likes chess.

....draws shouldn't be allowed.

[herrahuh]

@comface I thought it was a thriller. But that's just me.

[comface]

@herrahuh Imagine a film where the good guy and bad guy have a huge shoot out and then shake hands and walk away at the end.

That's what just happened.

[rbass311]

I swear Kramnik is ruled by FEAR. I constantly see him drawing perfectly exciting games. I wasn't very impressed by this game though- no real novelties or extraordinary strategies or sacs.... (easy to predict) Often times it seems they play SAFE moves and don't try to take risks or use more wild variations. (Hikaru usually does, but Kramnik not so much...) Thanks for sharing the game!

[NottinghamEngland]

Another great video. You explain the moves so well that I don't have any questions to ask you! ;)

[colourmegone]

Always enjoy your videos, thanks so much for posting this. There were enough positional fireworks to make it an interesting draw.

[m82artin]

Damn, hate watching 1. d4 petroff drawnik get out with a draw, was so hoping for some naka preprepped tactical fireworks. Nevertheless, nice game and good try by naka. Good vid

[GoldSamuraiArmor]

Why didn't black capitalize against white when the king went on a dark square? Was the option no longer available?

[rbass311]

@GoldSamuraiArmor capitalize on what? elaborate...?

[KevinR242]

Game was going somewhere when all of a sudden PTING!, get along now!

[idlenessss]

if white tried to prolong the game he could definately expect to lose.

[teneight78]

@idlenessss definitely

[rbass311]

@idlenessss You are wrong.

[idlenessss]

@rbass311 what exactly am i wrong about? white expecting to lose? What are you claiming here? that Nakamura decided to take a draw even though he has good chances of winning? seriously? Black has a CLEAR winning idea, white does not.

[AndyMH182]

lame ending. That shit was getting intense.

[ltsjack]

Couldn't white have done another move to prolong the game?

[LostSalamander]

really appreciate all the effort you put into these, great analysis!

[majotnf]

great game, thanks for all "what if" variations Jerry, always appreciated!

[cleedrulez]

nice vid and commentation! i like it man keep it up

[KnightedMagi]

Nice game. I like the petrov line that Nakamura played

[fraudster111]

Nice game.

[idlenessss]

this was a great game. i'm also a big fan of playing the petroff as black and despite its drawish tendency the games are usually pretty sharp and interesting just like this one.i didnt really agree with some of the comments personally...like...about giving the bishop up..i dont think that was forced positionally, i think white did that because he saw he could get interesting pressure on g6. the bishop actually WOULD be clearly better on e5 than e3. and furthermore the black d pawn is weakened.

[NumbFlynn]

Great video man

[mwGmeiner]

during the repetition checks why didn't Nakamura play Ke2 after Qb4+? I didn't look very long but it seems like he still has a lot of threats and that Kramnik doesn't have anything right away. Was he low on time?

[rbass311]

@mwGmeiner If Ke2 then I Re8 and W can kiss any hopes for mate goodbye.

[iwasonceanalian]

@mwGmeiner I looked, and did think that after

1) Ke2 he has to play 1) -,Qc3 to prevent rook from taking on g7

but what about 1)-, b5

Then if 2)Rxg7, Qxc4 check 3) Qxc4, bxc4 4)Rh7 Check, Kg8

5)Re6-e7, some rock e8

and now what - is the pawn at a4 winning for black?

of cause now white can do repetition checks :)

[vokuheila]

what's the time controls on this tournament?

[itsMinuteMaid]

On Whites move at 8:58, why not h6? Then once the Bishop moves, White has the perhaps devastating Rxg6+, putting Black in quite a predicament.

[sagacious00004]

@itsMinuteMaid h6 Bf6 stops Rxg6+

[rbass311]

@itsMinuteMaid if h6 then Black plays Bf6, and cuts our the Rxg6+, and Black is actually better off. He has the dark B and white doesn't, so Black just comfortably stays where he is and lets the pawn just sit on h6 because with the dark B, g7 is covered and white has less play. Make sense? lol

[itsMinuteMaid]

@rbass311 No, 'cause after Bf6 then White moves f4 then eventually f5, and black can't stop it now 'cause he has that trapped bishop.

[PoketoMtg]

8:44 just seems like he might have been looking if c3 could work with out losing the pressure on the h/g files.

[zUchihaCloudz]

Comment saying your guys' comments are terrible is better.

[itsMinuteMaid]

Fourth. I'm like the trinity plus one, beat that.

[BrooklynRage32]

second comment is better

[MrShurikeninja]

first comment