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  • At 13:03 after robson moves Qe2-f3. I think either Rc8-d8 or Rf8-d8 attacking the white rook on the d file. The goal being to remove the defender of the d2 square so that black can mmove Ke4-d2 forking the king and queen.

  • at 12:24 instead of ne3 why didnt he rd7x, he would have got two knights for one rook

  • Have watched your videos since you started... always a pleasure. But i wounder how strong you are? Your rate...

  • this kid is good. yesterday, he won against finegold..

  • just a question i was pondering... might be a silly one at that, but isnt just automatically castling sometimes a bad move? i mean, it seems the king is more volnurable in most positions after castilng. i might be wrong tho.. what u think??

  • @ 15:33, black's Qh5 is more to attack the d1 square to threaten mate than to lure the white rook to attack the black Q. but nice commentary.

  • awesome!!!!!!!

  • but why did he put his queen somewere in the corner, is that in any normal line of caro kann??

  • from 07.44 I think black knight should take white pawn in g4. then white obv moves h1 to g1. black pawn f7 to f5. he loses position but increasing pieces adv.

  • 666 people like this vid

  • this bishop on h7 is not weird for me, some weaker players often try to gain that bishop losing time and destroying his king side, and them often castle ther

  • On 10:22 why not ...Nh7, protecting g5?

  • At appx 7:40-7:50 after White plays g4, why can't Black simply capture g4 with Knight?

  • jrobi your chess videos are by far the most informative, detailed, and well thought out i have seen on youtube. i am just beginning to play chess and i love all your videos. thanks for the effort you put into them :)

  • Sir!!! in 7:52 why does black didn't capture the pawn on G4? by Nf6

  • @mielord21 Same question from me. 

  • of course russian grnad master

  • I've been steadily working my way through your videos, and I just had to let you know that your commentaries are incredibly helpful; my chess has improved immensely from watching you.

  • At 6:46, why didn't black play Bishop to d6? It seems like it has a lot more options from that square, even if black's knight moved out of the way after Bishop to e7.

  • anyone see the next bobby fischer here.

  • after c4 and Nd5-f6 if the rook takes on d7 2 knights for a rook would this be good for white

  • nice vid, thx, M, Slovakia

  • im better than ray robson

  • im the exact same age i was borne in 1994 and my birthday is in october

  • keep it up ray

    you rock the world of usa

  • Rybka found 17. h6!!

  • Ray is actually a GM now, Incase you didnt know

  • Thanks man, keep it up!

  • Great video Jrobi! I find it interesting that the GM decided to play the Caro-Kan defence; it can be so drawish at times. I thought he would have chose a sharper opening (sicilian perhaps).

    thanks

  • yea ray your the best congrats on being the 1st youngest american master and passing bobby fisher i'm a chess player kinda a normal player anyway i love your playing skills good luck on your next tourney

  • His not the first American master actually his very far behind went it come to NM but Well it come to IM and GM his both the youngest elect in the USA and overall the second youngest ever Gm in the USA ( elect mean only for USA ) and he only got beat by 8 days... by an Italian American Caruana, Fabiano

  • i know underdog the first american chess master was bobby fisher

  • good history uhh, I like your videos umm, and uhh keep em coming

  • i wounder what game is it that is always in the starting of your videos. btw thx man for the videos :D

  • your the man

  • typical GM underestimation. "Oh, Im playing this kid? Nice, then I don't have to think. I'll just play this trick and he'll loose his que... oh he didn't?!... Well... Then he will fall for this tri... No? This one then...? No... Damn. I lost the game."

  • @Ruxistico

    a GM facing someone with an IM title infront of his name will most certainly not underestimate his opponent, even if hes a kid. We all know how fisher wiped out an entire field of GMs at the US championships. GMs know age is no indicator of a player's strength.

  • @chrism216 Like when Kasparov had to fight for a draw against 13-year-old Magnus Carlsen?

  • Next fischer I doubt it. More likely the next Waitzkin. That game wasn't really that impressive. The grandmaster obviously underestimated him which happens often when playing children.

  • @AnthonyTheSage that was more then underestimation, he must have smoked dope... thinking putting his queen in the corner was a good move... damn he really must have been high

  • Can someone explain what a grandmaster norm is to me? I looked it up but I just see like he needs 3 norms to become a grandmaster, but how do you get a norm? and what exactly is it? Thanks.

  • I got to watch Rob play yesterday. it was amazing

  • What great video! You are an excellent announcer and did a great job explaining every move and every not made move. Really cool!

  • yea man jrobi is such a great commentator im not undermining his chess skills but really its fun to listen to his intros on each video as well as the game explanations.

  • Yet another excellent video - when will we see JRobi v. Robson?

  • Whys he billed as american when he was born in guam, people aint happy about their heratige sad really, thanks for the video though im useless at chess yet i still enjoy watching your videos.

  • Nice video! I decided to be one of your suscriptors!

    Thanks for this sharing.

  • i met ray robinson at chess camp

  • you met the wrong person then xD

    the person we are looking at is Ray RobSON...hes not robin hood dude xD

  • he's better than waitzkin but my coach is 21 with two gm norms.

  • excellent video. just another small note: at about 8:40-9:40 ish when you talk about white's attacking options; white is also threatening rxd5. if exd5 then qxe7

  • Hey Rob I was trying to play against the chess computer on your web site, have you ever beaten it? I can't even beat it with king's gambit accepted of which no one has beaten me yet under 1500!

  • amazing vid ! Thanks for sharing.

    IM Rob Robson is a clear chess phenom. !!)

  • Fantastic! Thanks for sharing jr!

    You Go Ray!

  • Thanks for checking out the vid Phillip!

  • at 15:52 when you are talking about black getting materialistic taking the knight there is something you missed. After the check by the white queen and the pawn takes if queen takes pawn on b2 than it is checkmate. Just thought I would throw that out there.

  • I didn't miss it - I just didn't go farther into that line because white was in a dominant position. But you're correct, if white missed the threat of mate on b2 by playing a sub par move, it would be game over. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • great video - thank you J!

  • Thanks for checking it out nycje!

  • Ray Robinson is an amazing Chess player. Saw the whole video, and I was  amazed. I'm interested in finding out more about his playing.

  • I agree and will be watching his play moving forward also. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • lol i would of got greedy and got checkmated so many times lol

  • hehe time and practice will take care of that!

  • you rock jrobi!! excelent as usual

  • Thanks A!

  • Great commentary.

    What software did you use?

  • At 10:52, the GM swings his queen over because he Ray has the RxKnD5 since his queen is undefended.

  • Nice video.

    I'm not sure if you've ever done this sort of thing, but I have an idea for a future video. Film an online game and comment it all the way through with exactly what is going through your head at the time, upload it and then re-analyze it.

  • Good job. I like the arrows they really illustrate what is going on excellent job

  • Thanks abclucabcluc!

  • Very Nice jrobi... I really enjoyed this one... keep it up!

  • Thanks for checking it out!

  • great video! 5/5

  • Thanks K!

  • I find the Classical variation very dynamic, and certainly as an 'open game' it leaves for alot of in-depth thinking - that i'm not against though, but i find with the black pieces, in the Caro-Kann, the steinitz variation is a much more overall stable strutcure for black (this is from personal experience playing every game in the steinitz, against 1650-1800 rated players.)

    That being said, i am aware of the: White wins 33.5%, Black wins 20.4%,Draws 46.0%, It's just what works best for some ppl

  • Openings are like clothes, it's what fits best for each individual - so I totally agree. Most GM's from what I can find recommend studying your favorite openings in detail, and giving the rest some brief study time to avoid common traps, etc. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • Maby if black would have offerd his knight instead of his queen round 16-17 minutes he would have falen for the bait... The queen was just to big to give away, it always raises suspison

  • Ya, it might have worked on you...  sigh.

  • Lol, actually I don't think so, because I am not a total newbee. But I was just saying when somebody gives his queen away it rases much more suspissoin than if it would be for example a knigt or a pawn. But I dont really think he would have vallen for it, but just maby that could have been the case...

  • There's always a possibility - there has been some major blunders at the grandmaster level, of course nothing near the amateur level, but it does happen on occassion. But that's the beauty of chess when real people square off against each other. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • No, thank you for making them, I learn a lot from them. The moment I saw your channel I immediatly subscribed. Can't wait till your nekst is up.

  • what is your rating?

  • that is an amazing tale of Ray Robson. Thanks for the video Jrobi

  • I am looking forward to his future in chess! Thanks for checking it out edmega!

  • Yay another Jrobi video!!!!! i saw it cus i subscribed....haha I've been waiting!!!

  • Thanks for checking it out V! =)

  • We should play jrobi. I'm on the free chess server.

  • Excelent videao again. Kepp the great work up!

    Cheers from Argentine.

  • Thanks Fancoise!

  • at 14:41 it is not checkmate becuase the queen could have taken the pawn and the white queen could have taken the black queen and the black king would take the white queen!

  • the black queen was pinned by the rook on h1

  • rook has the black queen pinned

  • The black queen is pinned. If it tried to capture the pawn, it would have been an illegal move.

  • No because the black queen, on taking the pawn, would reveal a check from the rook on the h file.

  • yes it is, because the queen is pinned to king.

  • Very nice video, jrobi and I personally like to hear the stats on the openings as I'm fairly unfamiliar with them. Although you could probably cover some of the small tactics (1-3 moves combos) in various positions like the one Henrique676 mentioned.

  • I.e. at 10:34. Black moved Qf6. Had he not moved his queen or defended it or the knight on d5 here, white could have played Rxd5 and the rook can't be taken with exd5 because then the queen on e7 is falling.

    Knowing this was probably why White played Rxd4 earlier as opposed to Nxd4 because Rxd4 forces Black to react to this threat.

    I mean nothing major here and I'm sure there were many bigger tactical possibilities, but I think laying some of them out can really help.

  • That would definitely be a nice tactical shot if black left the queen on E7 - thanks for sharing! As for Henrique's comment, I covered that line a bit later in the vid so he probably saw it after the fact. Thanks for checking out the vid and commenting!

  • i apologize, i misspoke

  • Nice vid, he deserves it

  • Thanks L!

  • your voice hypnotize me Jroby,it`s always a pleasure watch and learn from your videos!

    5 stars

  • Thanks L0r3x!

  • Hey, that was fun to watch! I hope you do more videos like this.

  • I enjoyed making it and doing the research. More will be coming. Thanks for checking it out minzeme!

  • At 10 minutes and something just one little detail: if black would have taken the g4 pawn with the knight white would move the rook to g1 and when the knight moved white could take the pawn on h6, because the g pawn is pinned, and the black king would be exposed. Nice video

  • Covered a bit later in the vid from that point - but it did take me a bit to get there hehe. Thanks for checking out the vid H!

  • This game is pure beauty. 14 years old?!?  That's amazing.

  • Agreed.

  • I agree as well - definitely looking forward to seeing what else he accomplishes moving forward. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • Great video, jrobi!

    I think Robson is a strong player and he is very young but Fischer did not have the same amount of recources at his disposal. Nowadays we have easy access to chess data that makes learning chess a whole lot easier than in the 50s or 60s. Just saying...

  • Totally agree Mrius - Fischer was also the type of person that prepared for tournaments pretty much himself without large grandmaster teams to help out (i.e. Kasparov, etc). I think the scholastic field today is much stronger than in Fischer's time, but what will really matter will be how Robson performs in the future. He definitely has an amazing start, though, no doubt about that! Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • Oops, I asked before even watching the videos til end. Great video though:)

  • Not a problem - thanks for checking it out!

  • At 7:53, why black didn't take the pawn on g4 with the Knight? And he would be attacking f2 square in future. Thanks for the answer.

  • nice game analysis

    wow is he going to be the next fisher?

  • Time will tell but he definitely has a solid start, that's for sure. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • Nice video. Very good game analysis. Glad that you brought attention to this brilliant young man. Best wishes to him.

  • Thanks qwoowu!

  • Great game and video.. Is he the Next Bobby Fischer??

  • Not sure tops but time will definitely tell - that much is for certain. =) Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • not even

  • Can you put more videos of your losses instead of your wins? It helps people to learn more by seeing mistakes.

  • Most definitely - one will be coming up soon after my next personal game I believe. Thanks for checking out this one!

  • Great video! Very impressive moves of his!

  • Agreed - he played some very solid chess. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • I have been waiting for an upload from you! Thanks! =]

  • Thanks for checking it out Kevin!

  • Excellent video, as always. Current events like that in Chess are interesting.

  • Thanks F - I appreciate the feedback!

  • 12:25 why don't move to B6 instead of F6??

  • B6 unfortunately drops a pawn and black doesn't get very much counterplay for it. For example: (22... N5b6 23. Ne3 Rc5 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Qxd7) - thanks for checking out the vid!

  • ty for comment

  • did you see the pawn at c4?

    he is forced to move that knight to f6...

  • pawn doesn't matter cuz the black rook can take the pawn if he pushes it forwards.

  • sorry my bad, when white moves c4 force HAS to move the knight if he does not want to lose it (there is no rook in C yet), your question was why he didnt move it to b4 instead of f6, the answer is the same reason jrobic pointed out...

    btw great vid jrobic, keep up the good job!

  • that is very interesting. 14 years old impressive!

  • Thanks Malfunction! He definitely has a bright future no doubt about that!

  • I love these videos of like 'chess' profiles'

  • how did you get the brown background? I only have a blue one...

  • Why not Qa5 at 8:26?

  • Qa5 would be a slightly better option for black in that position, but the resulting line would still give the advantage to white.

    That being said, it would be a bit better than what was played by the GM in the game.

    (17... Qa5 18. Kb1 e5 19. h6 g6 20. h7+ Kh8 21. Bh6 Qa6 22. Qxa6 bxa6 23. Bxf8 Rxf8)

    Thanks for posting the idea!

  • nice game to watch

  • Thanks for checking it out diet!

  • Fischer v2.0

    Wow this guy is incredible

  • Definitely has skill, no doubt about that! Thanks for checking out the vid btkw!

  • Nice!!! thanks for sharing!!!  That was a sweet game!

  • Thanks Drift!

  • whatever happened to josh waitkins?

  • He left chess to compete in martial arts. I think he has a book called the art of learning where he talks about how chess and martial arts helped him in many ways - haven't read it yet though.

  • excellent vid!

  • Thanks andsanp!

  • Nice commentary, Jrobi, Robson is just incredible. It's been a long time coming. Who knows? This MAY be the new Fischer.

  • Thanks Shayeex - I agree, he has amazing talent already! It's going to be interesting (and fun) to see how far he takes things. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • Great vid Jrobi.  Thanks.

  • Thanks reasoniamalive2day!

  • I haven't played a game of chess in months, yet I still look forward to your videos.

  • Thanks norriscj - dust off that board or program and get back at it when you can! =)

  • so he is way better then you right?

  • Most definitely Casillas - and I think he is going to have quite the career as a GM which shouldn't take too long for him to achieve given his performance at the Arctic Chess Challenge. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • It'a great to see how far he has come at such a young age. What do you think, is he the next Fisher?

  • It's tough to say - it depends so much on how he will perform on an international level moving forward. Nakamura, for example, beat Fischer's record rise to GM by 3 months, and Caruana has some amazing achievements also. Fischer's performance on the international stage (and national for that matter) is going to be extremely tough to beat. Time will tell how all of these chess superstars do, but it will definitely be fun watching how things shape up. Thanks for checking out the vid C!

  • Very enjoyable video as always, jrobi. I read the articles on chessbase about Ray's recent success and saw the analysis of this game. I love your use of the annotation features in aquarium. It brings the game to life. It will be very interesting to see Ray's development. over the next decade Did you see the video of his simul at university of Florida? He is a very mature young man for his age. Thanks again for bringing this great game to life for your viewers. Excellent stuff!

  • Thanks isayoldchap1! I haven't seen that simul video - I will definitely check it out. If you can send me that link to the article I would appreciate it - I can only find the game he played against GM Berg there and would like to see how this game was reported.

    Thanks for checking out the vid and for the feedback!

  • Just finished the simul video - great stuff and favorited.

  • *Robson, sorry

  • by the way, about the pressure i was talking about, i can imagine Robinson playing against Mikhail Tal, he used to have an amazing attaking style, i think he was like the oposite of kasparov.

  • It would be great to be able to see matchups like that (and others). Some ideal matches I would love would be Fischer in his prime vs Kasparov and Karpov. Come to think of it, it would be awesome to see players like Capablanca, Morphy, Alekhine, Morphy, Reti, and so many other greats in action. I think they would be very happy with how large the game has grown since their day in terms of global competition and overall talent in the up-and-coming generations. Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • Robsons got to be a future champion in the making! does anyone know if Carlson was this high rated when he was 14?

    Plus I thought youtube had an 11 min time limit, how did you go past that?

  • Carlsen is another amazing story - he became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 and is consistently near (and sometimes at) the top of the world FIDE rating list. Definitely lots of very young chess superstars from around the globe. Thanks for checking out the vid King!

  • jrobichess, how far are you off from becoming a grandmaster yourself?

  • Quite aways off Miko - but definitely passionate about all aspects of the game nonetheless. I have some more personal games coming out soon to continue with my personal rating pursuits.  Thanks for checking out the vid!

  • He's not even close. He's like 1500 on online play, which is the rough equivalent of around 1200 FIDE. Grandmaster=2600 FIDE or around there.

  • long life robi !

  • Thanks Dj!

  • impresive!, you can feel the tension of the struggle since the beggining, the way Robinson was always pushing and the greats counters of the grandmaster; but i have a question: was this game played with clocks?, and if so, how much time did they have?, because i usually do a regular game until the ending, but is because of the clock, my mind kinda blocks and i´m wondering if i would have take that black queen on 15:39 depending on the time left... maybe the grandmaster was thinking on that too

  • Robson definitely played very sharp - it seemed like everything the GM tried to do, Robson not only countered but continued to create pressure, basically stopping the GM from dictating the pace of the game. The game was played under standard tournament time controls so time wasn't an issue in this game. I watched it live when it took place, and I remember both players having sufficent time to work with.

    Thanks for the comment and checking out the vid!