Chess Tactics: Sveshnikov - Sherbakov (Moscow, 1991)

[avgost1]

i only sacrifice bishop or knight :-)

[lisle12345]

black could have taken the bishop in b2 after the queen moved to g3... this is simply a mistake from black.

[vijaitech]

Brilliant ending. Who would have guessed the queen sacrifice check mate, eh?

[redrey718619]

how do you castle on the computer? I am assuming you know what game comes on most computers.

[plo911]

@redrey718619 move the king two spaces ... tower will jump over it

[Wisdombluetooth]

Smart analyzer if he thought me for a month I wouldnt have lost ever.

[TheRadicaldude978]

plz say simples



[IBOUGHTYAMOM]

its funny i trained such sacrifices so often, i spot instantly, the only prob i never figure out how to set them up. same with the queen sac on f6 and back rank mate, i thought is so pretty and hard to see, but how to set it up. anyway ur accent fits to chess, hope u make sophisticate stuff once

[genesisPiano]

i really enjoy your gentleness and interest in sharing something you love with others. keep it up!

[royplayer]

The beauty is that Sveshnikov must have forseen this combination when he kicked the Knight with d2-d3 giving the Queen access to e5. Very pretty!

[29billyclementine]

thats awsome

[john17972]

I just love those double checks. What's the best move for black at 1:50? It looks like he is already screwed.

[DeFyX274]

At 1:35, why didn't black take the white bishop with his knight?

[PabloPena108]

@DeFyX274 It's a good question. Remember these guys are masters after nxb2 Qxg7 is crushing (...Rf8 Nxe6! (the f pawn is pinned to the queen on b7)) so after , say Qe7 Nxf8 Qxf8 Re1+ the black queen is lost.

[commodoreherring]

i do it and i understand

[ConformedSanity]

there were a host ofthings that cooud have been done, Nf5 before moving te queen would have had the same affect on the game.

[andy4226uk]

@ConformedSanity If 1.Nf5 first, then simply 1...Nxe5 wins, as the black knight now blocks the diagonal. e.g. if 2.Bxe5, simply 2...f6 defends. If 2.Nh6+ Kg7 3.Bxe5+ Kxh6, black wins here also.

[NarutoSSj6]

there is one more possibility. If he moves the knight from 4d to 5f, before moving the queen.

[norb1937]

Bravo

[kelloggcerealxoxo]

so who won the game?

[tttc]

Wouldn't Nf5 be faster? Mate in two moves with either Queen or Knight (depending on which one black choose to take)

[massussuss]

@tttc pawn f6

[tttc]

@massussuss Yeah, thanks. I discovered it after I posted my comment.

[rosenkerr]

this is great but not as good as the morphy vid keep up the good work

[sephirothsoul999]

Intriguing :) Far too often, i must have been worrying about protecting my queen and rooks when there may have been opportunities to win! Thanks for improving my game :)

And thanks for uploading, Serguei. Cheer up a little though lol Chess is FUN :D

[Bobstew68]

Beautiful move! Inspiring to a beginner like me.

[JonnyMuzz]

@Bobstew68 Yeah that finishing move was very slick :)

[arweiss21]

for move 20, why doesn't the black knight on c4 take the white bishop on b2?

around 1:37 of the video. the bishop is not protected.

[Archerforthelord]

@arweiss21 20...Nxb2 21 Qxg7 Rf8 22Nxe6!

[JonnyMuzz]

@arweiss21 Yeah that mistake cost him the game.

[matthasyouinhisspell]

WOW! i didnt see that. really. :o

[teddster214]

could Qh8+ also work? ...Kxh8

Nf6+ Kg8

Ne7 # right?

[ceskarybna]

Qh8 looses, black has e5

[teddster214]

oh ok thank you i see it now =) i didnt see the double check at first

thanks again

[andy4226uk]

@teddster214 Qh8+?? Kxh8 Nf5+ e5! 0-1

[beatboy001]

Very interesting chess tactics .

[goldenmaps1]

GR8 VIDEO Dude!!!For middlegame positions viewers can check out "thechesswebsite" ,"jrobichess", "grobchess" and "arkbird23".....recently they've come out with amazing tactics videos....

[GetMeThere1]

wow! I didn't think grandmasters set themselves up to be mated in three! Certainly, the bishop is EXTREMELY powerful with that pawn structure--but I suppose people simply almost never think about potential queen sacrifice moves.

[pete24to]

1:33 why castle when can take the bishop?

[grimlund]

Because if he not castling....white: Queen takes g7 and attacking Rook. If black moves Rook to f8 white takes e6 with Knight and doubbleattacks Rook. If black takes the Knight with pawn f7 white takes black Queen with hi´s own Queen.

The Rook is deadmeat. Even if black protects the Rook by Queen moves to e7 can white take Rook with Knight. White loose Knight (Queen takes it) and black loose Rook.....

[Simba117]

QXG7 would kill black's game.

[zunitz999]

niiice one but isn't castling possible in this situation .. u will protect both the king & rook

[ngabrous]

wow, nice one! Thanks for posting these.

[stitched83]

wow! Thank you for this video. I learned something new today.

[brettrink]

Fear of losing the Queen could lead one to over look

the mate in 3.

Very nice!

[dmix09]

elegant~

[boylebongo]

3:15 why didn't black pawn move to f5 to take knight? 0.0

[tomthecool]

The bishop on C3 also puts the king in check - it is a double check.

[boylebongo]

OH ok ty, i missed that.

[carmie1818]

because the bishop on c3 had check...black had no choice but to move the King.

[akbob4]

obviously..no offence

[carmie1818]

he is likely new to the game...so be patient with him...no offense.

[terranark]

double check, the bishop and the knight are attacking the king, so all other pieces are rendered inactive as a result the king must move

[BaKer312213]

power move, beautiful, cheers again dude

[Z3Accordmike]

Wow, that was amazing

[UpsidedownVieweing]

Beautiful alright.

[Garbonzo07]

holy shit man

that was a sexy sacrfice dude!!

[atypicalguy]

At 1:35 why didn't black capture white's bishop with his knight instead of castling? It seems like that would have saved him from his fate. I'm no master so it's possible I'm missing something obvious here but am I?

[ElevatingMoment]

1. ...Nxb2

2. Qxg7

If black tries to save his rook with 2. ...Rf8, then white plays:

3. Nxe6

3. ...fxe6 loses black's queen with 4. Qxb7, so black is now definitely going to lose his rook.

[BetterThanDrugs33]

i was just thinking the same

[Mathview]

I found the mate on pause.  Yeaa! It was not too difficult to see because of Black's obvious weakness and White's dangerous bishop and queen on the a1 h8 diagonal. Just a matter of finding a way to release all that power into the black King's hideout. Great game, thanks!

[SubjectOfInterest]

I think a mate in two is possible from the possition at 2:32

Knight c6, black has to take the queen or else it's over, then white goes Knight to e7.

[ElevatingMoment]

1. Nc6 Nxe5

2. Ne7+ Qxe7

[xodn3300]

black queen can take the knight on e7

[xodn3300]

I don't know what is wrong with the youtube but I was replying to SubjectOfInterest, who claimed that mate in 2 was possible at 2:32

[JUDALATION]

great moves! that bishop on the queenside is a strong piece.

[TachiRdiesDirty]

Great video