Good annotated game. Some of the other annotated gamers on youtube don't really tell you much and are a bit boring. You kept it interesting and teaching. keep up the good work!
Bg4 is a positional mistake which is not something Fritz understands. Granted it doesn't lose any material, but just because Fritz says it is the best move doesn't mean it is. You have to remember that the entire basis of a chess engine's analysis is based on counting material and it does not consider strategical apsects of the position.
It's true that computers do a poor job of understanding strategy and position but do very well interpreting tactics out to 5-10 moves.
The reason that Fritz gives black a .23 pawn advantage after Bg4 is because the tactics must work out in blacks favor over the next few moves.
In this case, the value of the pieces should not be considered exactly 3 pawns each for the knight and bishop. I'm wasting a tempo to trade a bad bishop for a good knight in a closed position.
I think we should agree to disagree. Personally I believe most chess players would agree that Fritz's analysis means very little in said position. And I also believe that most players would agree with me that Bg4 is an inaccuracy.
As I said before, his light-squared bishop becomes too powerful and any good player playing white will crush black on the kingside with a strong mating attack.
I'm not sure exactly how white can "crush" black on the kingside here. Perhaps you can suggest a few moves that make it clear that white is so much better after this exchange.
A correspondence game makes a lot of sense. I'm willing to try that out.
Ultimately, there isn't (in my opinion) a clear cut advantage to anyone. I believe black is slightly better here.
With that being the case, I think the outcome of this game is still going to come down to who is better at chess on that day. I don't consider this a "forced" win or anything ridiculous. Just a slight slight edge for black.
Maybe I'll make another video discussing the position more in depth.
I'm a long-time caro-kann player, and I definitely disagree with you jj32768..
it's rare that I agree with the analysis of not-so-strong players (such as a 1400 fics player such ecspade; no offense), but this time I do agree with him. I very often end up exchanging my light-squared B for white's N in the advance variation of the C-K, and I've had much success with that.. and have seldom been under big attacks by the way, contrary to your assumption
rofl i love how this guys talks. um after every sentence. if i was a girl i would think it was cute.
johnross456 6 months ago
When I look at your games I'm reminded a little of Karpov -- Caro-Kann, and a fondness for endgames ...
xiangyik 1 year ago
That's a shame that you missed the queen pin at 7:40.
bp56789 2 years ago
shi, slower! slower!
19dimkin86 2 years ago
"I'm in book there, as far as the book I had in my brain" lol man I cracked up when I heard that.
Good game.
SuperDieMaxx 2 years ago 2
speek a little slower next time!! pls
Desert196 3 years ago
I understand him just fine.
mario11168 2 years ago
Good annotated game. Some of the other annotated gamers on youtube don't really tell you much and are a bit boring. You kept it interesting and teaching. keep up the good work!
bodhissatva4 3 years ago
ye u beat fritz when u tell him to play fkign fast
crazydotaplayer 4 years ago
I beat Fritz!
irvpat 4 years ago
"His bishop doesn't look all that hot."
Engelheart 4 years ago 4
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I russian grandmaster, i say checkmate is best move, bishop looks good, but queen has appeal of sexyness.
Resendiz 4 years ago
Ive never seen a human beat Fritz. does it happen?
trixapete 4 years ago
I'm not playing against Fritz here. I'm just using Fritz as an interface to play through the game while recording the annotation.
My opponent was on FICS.
ecspade 4 years ago
Yes. Google for Eduard Nemeth.
jj32768 4 years ago
Bg4 is a positional mistake which is not something Fritz understands. Granted it doesn't lose any material, but just because Fritz says it is the best move doesn't mean it is. You have to remember that the entire basis of a chess engine's analysis is based on counting material and it does not consider strategical apsects of the position.
jj32768 4 years ago
It's true that computers do a poor job of understanding strategy and position but do very well interpreting tactics out to 5-10 moves.
The reason that Fritz gives black a .23 pawn advantage after Bg4 is because the tactics must work out in blacks favor over the next few moves.
In this case, the value of the pieces should not be considered exactly 3 pawns each for the knight and bishop. I'm wasting a tempo to trade a bad bishop for a good knight in a closed position.
ecspade 4 years ago
I think we should agree to disagree. Personally I believe most chess players would agree that Fritz's analysis means very little in said position. And I also believe that most players would agree with me that Bg4 is an inaccuracy.
As I said before, his light-squared bishop becomes too powerful and any good player playing white will crush black on the kingside with a strong mating attack.
jj32768 4 years ago 3
I'm not sure exactly how white can "crush" black on the kingside here. Perhaps you can suggest a few moves that make it clear that white is so much better after this exchange.
If not, i'm ok to just agree to disagree.
ecspade 4 years ago
I don't have any concrete lines, but perhaps we could ask other chess players what they think or play a correspondence game in said position?
jj32768 4 years ago
A correspondence game makes a lot of sense. I'm willing to try that out.
Ultimately, there isn't (in my opinion) a clear cut advantage to anyone. I believe black is slightly better here.
With that being the case, I think the outcome of this game is still going to come down to who is better at chess on that day. I don't consider this a "forced" win or anything ridiculous. Just a slight slight edge for black.
Maybe I'll make another video discussing the position more in depth.
ecspade 4 years ago
I'm a long-time caro-kann player, and I definitely disagree with you jj32768..
it's rare that I agree with the analysis of not-so-strong players (such as a 1400 fics player such ecspade; no offense), but this time I do agree with him. I very often end up exchanging my light-squared B for white's N in the advance variation of the C-K, and I've had much success with that.. and have seldom been under big attacks by the way, contrary to your assumption
ezox00 3 years ago
LOL, I posted that comment over a year ago. Funny!
Admittedly I don't play the Caro-Kann much. I think I may have been thinking of variations other the advanced variation of the Caro-Kann
jj32768 3 years ago