Legends of Chess #1: Boris Gulko

[1Deejay7]

Thought it said Goku. lol

[SeedsofJoy]

Brilliant game by Gulko. Easy.

[partypianoplayer]

Boris the spidermonkey...

[MrHeiwa07]

Gulko Gulko Golukoo!

[PhysicsNerd01]

At 9:07 Qxd7 Kxd7 ; Bxe2 Kxf2

Equal matterial and black cant castle.

What is wrong in that???

[BigStupidFingers]

Beaten by KGB agents, but only physically, not across the board.

[jolly113]

superb commentary and bio about him, thanks jrobi

[borya87]

GOD is love БОГ есть любовь

[VitalSigns1]

This was my favorite video you've ever done. Please do more legends of Chess vids!

[verified2]

that game was very boring all the lines eemed simplistic and easy to follow.I think I can see a positional advantage with the knight sacrifice but Im by no stretch of the imagination a grandmaster

[harvkeitel]

Great, just wonderful

[brotherducky]

crazy, thanks

[VitalSigns1]

Jrobichess, you should make more legends of chess videos. I really liked this one.

[lordkelvin1]

By "beaten" I initially just thought: "- in chess", but that would´ve been very cool if the KGB came home to you and threatened you with a game of chess.

[VitalSigns1]

What the fuck was Kasparov thinking??

[VitalSigns1]

I think I see now what Kasparov wanted to do. He wanted black to take his night at b5 so then he could take back the pawn with his bishop and check the king, which may have very well worked out to white's advantage. However Gulko outsmarted him by ignoring it by simply killing whites bishop. Great move by Gulko.

[Aleneden]

thanks! I need to see more chess videos that showed some tactics that i can use

[cuevasdecamuy]

I hate to say it but it looked like he out classed Kasparov, is like he was always a step ahead

[fastr1337]

lol owned.

[NNHH3]

Kasparov seems to be all attack and Gulko is defending and doing it well

[string123456]

i preferred kasparovs play, even though he lost. :)

[VitalSigns1]

Then you're a moron.

[kevinhdo90]

what was the significance in queen moving to H3 and then being blocked by pwn? I don't see it T.T

[jeffreycmartinez]

about. eugene torre. beat kasparov

[alekzander93]

Great video, good commentary Jrobi :)

[jrobichess]

Thanks alekzander93!

[dragonheadofthewest]

@jrobichess this video makes no sense what should it show?? kasparov lost because of wrong sacrifices??

[charliebaird13]

At 10:16 the white rook should have just taken the bishop on D5. If black takes the white queen in the next move, white can than recapture black's queen.

[jrobichess]

It doesn't work out that way unfortunately black will just take the rook and be up the exchange.

[ddrspy]

@charliebaird13 but the e pawn is defending the bishop, so wouldn't that just be a lost trade?

[notfarfromhome]

Cool vid. You might also be interested in a player named, Samuel Reshevski or even David Bronstein.

[bendkafka]

Great vid! Thanks for posting.

[880330145789]

omg please make more legends videos.

[tyha22]

he was beat by kgb at chess damn the agents must have been smart

[SonicMountain]

And this is why Fischer is light-years ahead of Kasparov.

[kareem87said5]

Are you serious,Fisher is nothing inspite of Kasparov.

Kasparov was forced to to let Gulko win by Jewih mafia.Thats sad but true.Fuckin jews controls everything

[Royalemperorblue]

This is a great example of how Kasparov's wild play could get him in trouble. I was just reading on how he had similar problem's with Petrosian and ended up asking Spassky for help, which lead to a hilarious quote.

[BenNCM]

What was that quote?

[Royalemperorblue]

^_^ I was waiting for someone to ask that. "You have to squeeze his balls, but not both. Just one."

[BenNCM]

Wow! I wonder if doing that did the job.

[ivickvv]

Very interesting video. I enjoyed learning history about Boris Golko. Looking forward to more similar videos.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out ivickvv!

[lupe12345]

Why isn't a good move for Kasparov to trade the queens on 9:13?

[d3fias]

cause he's already down a piece

[byakuganmaggot]

he was down a peice already.

[kooler2004]

nice game

[idlenessss]

This is actaully one of my favorite openings...Ive tried all sorts of things against 1.d4 and the QGA is what i finially settled on. Its hard to win if white doesnt play ambitiously, but white always plays ambitiously haha.

[pompiao27]

Great video...thaks a lot =)

[crackerjack113]

at 10:30 what's wrong with a Be5 pin instead of the king move

[sebaspat77]

Kasparov really blewed it bad. He gave the game away! I'd like to see another video showing a different duel between those tow chess players where Gulko won but whithout Kasparov giving the game away.

[ketchuplover3]

Chess games aren't won,they're lost.

[mckill2007]

if this is a match between Kasparov vs Gulko, i believe Kasparov would win.

if Gulko is really that strong againts Kasparov, then why he cant climb up to beat all the candidates to challenge Kasparov?

[jrobichess]

Politics of the day ripped him away from the chess world. He was able to return after several years, and still posts very impressive results, but his prime was taken from him. Kasparov only beat him one time out of several occassions.

[chess0112358]

Kasparav basically lost that game for himself by making an overly ambitious attack. Gulko really didn't do anything special. I also can't imagine that Kasparov was hoping that Gulko would fall for the bishop tactic to win the queen. They are both way to strong of players to fall for that elementary tactic.

[ISSDUC]

thanks for the video.Nice commentary :)

[boynextdoor777]

thank you thank you thank you. You explain chess so clearly the sign of a true genius. In 1972 all the Russsian grandmasters studied Bobby Fishers chess and the conclusion was that is was too simplistic as a matter of fact Fsher had never beaten Spassky prior to the match. Spassy told some reperters before the match that he was going on a vacation. Fisher beat the whole Russian chess Machine. It takes a true genius to simplify the complex. JR you are the greatest. Thanks for the videos.

[frankoisi]

what happen after move 10.e5 h6 ??? it seem to be good for white if they play 11.Bh4

[LeviDanielBarnes]

I agree, frankoisi. 10. e5 is worth consideration. However, IMO, Black is better after 10...h6 Bh4 11. g5 Bg3 12. Nh4 Nxd4 13. Nxg3. True Black's king doesn't seem safe on the K-side, but white's king is coming under surprising pressure, too. Capturing with the f pawn opens the g1-a7 diagonal and capture with the h pawn opens the h-file.

Thanks for the vid, jrobi!

[ContraWagner]

Great commentary. I know very little about chess, but it was so interesting watching it.

[VitaiLampada]

Excellent game, I like Gulko's playing style very much :)

[cataras1]

But again - the video was very entertaining, interesting and helpfull and i especially liked the fact that you did not start this series with the typical people that spring to mind when thinking about chess - at least to people including myself who are not so familiar with the popular faces of chess except for maybe Kasparov and Fischer and such. Thanks for the videos.

[cataras1]

Instead you should definately show some pictures of Gulko playing chess or as kid or how he looks now. Cause despite all the great informations people wont be able to recognize Gulko if they don't know what he looks like :). And visual information should also make it a bit easier to remember the pure facts you connect with them. (Continue in 3. post)

[cataras1]

I discovered your videos a couple of days and almost watched all of them since then. They are all very helpfull and interesting - especially the progress from your first matches to your more recent ones.

However - i got some suggestions:

When you introduced Boris Gulko covering his personal life you allready showed the ending of the match vs. Kasparov which takes away the "result" and hence some of the suspense when you go into the game in the second part of your video. (Continue in 2. post)

[Meiko1983]

geez nice game but you got to exited and need 2 slow down

[L0r3x]

you hypnotize me with your videos Jrobi!!

5 stars as allways...

Dont listen to violin (just kidding)

[monbret]

this is like the best free tutorial ever well at least for me!!!^-^

[erikrj711]

This video is pretty good. You know which one is better? Your next one. Hurry up and post it!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Erik! =)

[bleach13151719]

didnt even know who this guy was tbh i just found out today that he actually beat kasparov one of the greatest chess players of all time very neat n learn something new

[violin614]

Rob, you are doing a wonderful job! I never knew there was such good instruction up on youtubes.

However, (and I am probably well over 2000elo if I had a rating), don't you think you speak in too long language when it comes to some very simple passing tactics such as moving out a bishop with check and then (slowly speaking) taking the queen?

I'm in no way suggesting snobishness, but isn't the main hard work to concentrate on enough other things, rather than things which one can suddenly see?

[jrobichess]

With my videos I like to discuss many things, from basic to advanced in as much as my personal understanding of the game goes. When I first started chess I always found it a bit frustrating that some of the basic ideas were never touched on by chess material, so I like to cover them also for people just getting going in the game we all have a passion for. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[violin614]

Absolutely! It's great that you are trying to do this (to speak basic ideas that are never touched on).

But a thing like not to be able to take the knight because of a discovered check followed by QxQ, is so dramatic, that it can't be missed, once you see the idea. Then it's also very simple, like to recapture a queen. Who wouldn't see that!?

But you are answering a very big challenge of how to get everything across. I still need more of that for myself.

[jrobichess]

Both Boris and his wife (who both played competitive chess) were banned from chess in Russia for several years due to their anti-communist beliefs. He was arrested and beaten by KGB agents during that time. Having that taken away really impacted his chess career, although if you look him up on some chess databases he still has a very impressive overall win percentage for games played.

[Newbeeses]

less history plz

[quickstrike93]

at8:33 why diidnt white take the black castle?

[quickstrike93]

NVM LOLOL

[Baxx282]

It'll be nice to see what the world's best chess players can do. Looking forward to the next vid =)

[jrobichess]

Thanks Baxx282!

[oorrllaanndduu]

I'm glad you decided to start a GM series, I've already improved tremendously just by wathing your games and now you provide commentary on GM games. All I can say is thank you. 5/5 I eagerly await the next video.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking out the vid and I appreciate the comment!

[StrokaviMozak]

Jrobi...I love you man...I must say,Im now at about 1550 raiting,and a lot of things I learned from your videos... I think you have some part from that raiting of mine :) Cheers!

[jrobichess]

That's great! Thanks for sharing and I hope your rating continues to improve moving forward!

[jboogie713]

im really going to enjoy this series. great job!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out!

[ChessYoungster]

jrobi, I would like you to take a look at this video response. If you can redo the video in your own words that would be great :)

[PSI236]

I love chess -even though I usually get my ass handed to me on fics!

[Nestaron666]

this vid was awesome jrobi, been watching for a while now like the series idea :) keep it up

[jrobichess]

Thanks Nestaron666!

[theabyscalls]

nice video keep up the good work

[topshonuff]

good video..

[kinggoatpete]

jrobi nice video

you're the man

[PhildotheGreat]

Great video, Jrobichess. I enjoyed it :)

[jrobichess]

That is great! Thanks for sharing that with us!

[theoriginalanomaly]

Thank you. I hadn't heard of him either. I look forward to future video's.

[stephang4g]

Jrobi what is the categoriztion of this match (blitz, standard, lightning)? Nice video!!

[vibovitold]

good to know. thank you

[olimpicsa]

Boris Gulko? I couldn't see any brilliant move from him. Just defending, Kasparov saced some pieces and lost.

That may happen. Gulko didnt take the match, Kasparov gave it.

[jrobichess]

Good positional play sometimes doesn't come across as brilliant, but it definitely can win the day as Boris illustrated. Keep in mind this was only one of the 3 seperate wins. Boris lost only once out of 8 encounters with Kasparov, which is amazing.

[hillbillieskittles]

in my opinion. some pretty poor playing by kasparov.

[jrobichess]

The very solid play from Boris just amplified the weaker decisions from Kasparov. This was the quickest win of the 3 for Boris.

[thunderhead27]

you never cease to stop to amaze me :D

[jrobichess]

Thanks for the comment thunderhead27 and the long-time subscription also!

[thunderhead27]

the thing i like most about you is that you actually reply & take out request

[helokityy]

this was great.

[jrobichess]

Thanks helokityy!

[familyguy1231]

(clap clap) bravo! well played by boris i personally am a fan of kasparovs will you put his profile on your site?

[jrobichess]

There will definitely be a video of Kasparov at some point - thanks for checking out the vid!

[vibovitold]

is King's Indian Defence unsound really? i'm a beginner, but e.g. Radjabov plays it (according to chessgames com, that's actually the opening he plays most often with black pieces).

[vibovitold]

hehehe I can't believe Kasparov seriously hoped his grandmaster opponent would fall for a trap like that :) (taking the Knight and losing the Queen). great game and commentary anyways! I'd be afraid to expose my King as Gulko did at 10:00 but "weaknesses are only weaknesses if they can be exploited", that was one of the instructive moments of the game for me

[jrobichess]

"weaknesses are only weaknesses if they can be exploited" - Excellent comment! Kasparov had nothing left after those bishops secured the diagonals and the pawn covered the other possible attacking square. Down material with an exhausted attack, it was definitely over.

[wildDuces234]

ty for your passionate responce- I understand your point perfectly I just see this differently. I see this as Two great players facing off where Kasp is going for the kill rather then trying to gain Minor advantages to win. Very interesting Game and Video.

[Majnu2006]

Good to see a new video jrobichess!

I didn't know that he had a positive score against Kasparov. If Kasparov sees this video he might consider returning to the chess arena. ;-)

[jrobichess]

Thanks Majnu! It was very recent news to me also, so I just had to share it. Not to mention the life story in general is amazing!

[JUDALATION]

nice vid... but i must say that this game was very sloopy and Gary gave up too easily, he still had his major pieces on the board.

[RussellsParadox]

...huh?  So he should have played on... down two bishops?

[jrobichess]

This victory was Boris' quickest against Kasparov of the 3 outright wins. Generally, from my experience anyway, the notion of "poor play" is usually an amplification of really solid play from the other opponent. Boris definitely outplayed him positionally here, along with his other wins versus Kasparov, to the point that it really makes Kasparov's weaker decisions in the position that much more glaring. Credit still needs to go fully to Boris, however.

[FTKFTK]

thanks jrobi

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out FTKFTK!

[wildDuces234]

I think this is a video that is more about explioting a Failed attack by Kasp, rather then great play of Gulko. I like the imagination I see in kasp's failed attack. the Knight Sac is compleatly refuted by Gulko.

[Lohengrin888]

another awesome vid, just wish you made more!

[jrobichess]

Thanks Lohengrin888 - I try to make them when I can. Hopefully the time in between will be a bit less moving forward.

[eisaatappaa]

Haha :D Kasparow got wrecked :D When was this game played?

[jrobichess]

In the early eighties - out of the 3 wins against Kasparov this one was the quickest of the three.

[medra1980]

good video, but it seems to me kasparov wasn't having the best day

[jrobichess]

Possibly, but he also lost to this man 2 other occassions, won once, and drew 4 other times.

[Steve0016]

good video

[jrobichess]

Thanks!

[Khemistry101]

I appreciate the time you take in making these vids. I am a chess player myself.

[jrobichess]

Thanks Khemistry101!

[ChessYoungster]

wow, he was stomping kasparov!

[jrobichess]

He definitely outplayed Kasparov positionally in this encounter! Thanks for checking it out!

[trixapete]

nice idea for a series jrobi, thanks for introducing me to this guy.

one thing though, i dont know what others think but I would prefer not to see the end position before the game as its kind of a spoiler. keep up the good work!

[jrobichess]

Thanks trixapete - on my next video in the series I will do the intro with something else other than the final position. I was thinking the same thing after but at that point it was too late. =)

[SagaStoryteller]

great series. thanks j.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out SagaStoryteller!

[deadpeng]

banned because of political beliefs? Russia is hell!

[jrobichess]

It was very bad for Boris from what I was able to find. Banned and even beaten for his anti-communist beliefs. It makes one wonder if he couldn't have been the world chess champion if he wasn't stopped from competing for so many years in his prime.

[cyfi16]

nice vid thanks

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out!

[joe13100]

hi thanks 4 the vid love it.

[jrobichess]

Thanks joe13100!

[panda3939]

99th view

[cubestack]

Nice video, nice find actually. This Boris Gulko guy seems interesting:)

[jrobichess]

I enjoyed learning more about him for sure - lots of great events in his life. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[btkw]

i dun like ur introductions but i like it when u explains why the both of them does some move

[ddstar]

nice didnt take the baits

[ZwiffleOwnsU]

Very awesome game. Nice work on the video, good luck with the series.

[jrobichess]

Thanks ZwiffleOwnsU!

[Robotman42]

Might I suggest that you finish one or two series at a time?

[jrobichess]

All my series are ongoing, so I make them as I can. The opening series will have endings, but it's going to take quite a few vids to finish them off so I like to mix it up here and there. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[btkw]

i cant believe im the 1st view

[fighterlink]

i love to learn all i can about chess history

[jrobichess]

Me too - thanks for checking it out fighterlink!