Howard Stern Attacks a Chess Player's King

[Tibi1q2w]

at 8:11 if Qe1 than its mate Qf4 I think... am I missing something???

[Oduig]

Just when I thought this video couldn't get any better, you mentioned Pacman

[vlyu]

Wonderful presentation by a gifted commentator. I love the followup move analysis.

Hard to believe that the opponent was a 1900 level player. But Howard is a solid player.

[leifmp]

Annoying title. Did he attack the king? Groundbreaking...

[qukarlz]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[eastbaywatch]

I think Stern's gotten a lot of success on ICC playing an obscure defense that he's studied a great deal. I guess some GMs do that too, but with a larger set of attacks and defenses.

[GreenCastleBlock]

There's no way White is anywhere near 1900.

[Dictatorship23]

@GreenCastleBlock 100% agree. At 1400 even I saw the weakness at f2. 

[vysiktom]

hi jerry how are you?

hope soon you will be no1 player in world

my rating is 1600

can you teach me how to win computer impossible.

thanks

[behi667]

The Pac-Man bit killed me. I love chess because of sickos like you! :D

[jdaking1]

Howard is a fucking liar. I'll never believe anything that comes out of his mouth again. Just yesterday he said he loses every single game. Maybe that was an exaggeration, but still... he's playing at a 1900 level.

[sebastianquilt]

Hey Jerry. Nice video -- introduced me to the Budapest defence!

Just wondering, however: @ 1:44 what is the great upshot to moving the knight to e4? I would also consider g4 as better maybe, but I'm not sure. Overall, what would we do if either move was simply met with a pawn that challenges it (ie. h3 or f3)? Would the upshot be that we would have then weakened the Kingside?

[magellanphone]

Howard stern is my hero having said that any 1200 who plays the queens gambit knows you have to take on move 3

[Netsonar]

Jerry, I really likd this annotation of this game very well done! I was 1865 fide when I was 15 years old and have not played much chess last 20 years since discovering the fairer sex. However, this video really reminded me of how much fun chess could be I would also argue that the castle was not the best play as you suggest but you are a GM and I am an old guy who has not played in years.

[7777Ralph]

This makes me want to learn the Budapest opening well because it looks like it owns against those are haven't studied how to play against it, which would probably be most people until you start playing against masters. Nice analysis!

Thank you

[HarleyStcool]

how the fuck do we even know its howard stern? u guys are all dumbasses

[TheXanthosis]

um what was howard stern's opening again never heard of it can you spell it for me

[hnksnw]

neat game shitty analysis.

[JohnnySkillish]

I also didn't realize Howard Stern was such an astute chess player. I'm happy to realize this being such a big fan of his for over 20+ years. He has to be playing and studying on a regular basis to be playing at such a highly respected level. I mean I'm not shocked, let's face it, Howard has ALWAYS been a geek! All his fans know that much about him! lol Great game Howard! Brilliantly played!

[misteratoz]

WOw, I never knew howard stern played chess, and well too at that.

[no8slack1]

after black plays knight to e4 why doesn't white play pawn to f3?

[cafiremage2]

subscribed because of your voice :)

oh and because i love chess and you videos

[Uberstereo]

From what I can see you made a tiny mistake in this video. @ 08:12 you said something about not taking the rook directly when instead it is a mate in one, queen to f4, from what I can see. Tiny mistake though, great videos.

[halfasianDeForrest]

what site is he playing this on?

[papaduck91]

damn that was an interesting game

[indigobuffalo]

There was an article in Chess Life magazine by the guy who coached Howard Stern. It was all interesting stuff but basically the general sense of it is that with perseverance and a good work ethic anyone can become a strong chess player.

So what are all you patzers DOING???

[FZappa20]

pwned by the king of all media

[FZappa20]

the ole budapest gambit strikes again

[yellowman88]

highest i got was 1400 for me i play chess on and off. Usually when i come back im like only 1300 level

[jonvil2009]

Really amazing win here. Way to go Howard. Good development of pieces. I hear Howard claims a 1600 rating. I think he is being humble.

[slayyer000]

Howard Sperm rules!

[sauskeuchiwa]

at 8:12 why not f2 -> g4 check and then take the queen?

[Zelrio28]

The actual game only lasted 11 moves, with Peperle winning playing precisely your variation after Biegler took the knight! The training problem was to replicate this feat. After 5...Ne4+ white played 6.Kg3, and after 6...Qh4 white replied 7.g3, thinking he had flanked the Queen. Black of course took on g3 with his queen and white took the knight with his king, leading to your variation. Amazing how it played out with only a one move difference.

[Zelrio28]

I just played that variation you showed us in this video as training! Apparently it was from Biegler - Peperle, 1952. I immediately remembered this video.

[ChessNetwork]

@Zelrio28 Cool....the result?

[aaronbergAPB]

Awesome work by Stern. That Budapest Defense was effective. Big-time!

[KBoogs719]

i knew howard was a chess player but i didn't know he was this good, to play and win at the 1900 level is above average skill level, i'm 27 yrs old and i'm only playing at a meager 1400 level although i have had 1800+ level guys tell me when i'm hot i can play at the 1600 level but that's as high as i go at the moment, i've heard that after the age of 21 if you are not a GM already you can NEVER reach that level, is this true? How discouraging.

[ChessNetwork]

You should question lines including this "never" word. I know of at least 1 instance of a player being a grandmaster after 30. Many beyond 21+ do the same.

[KBoogs719]

you have given new meaning to my life

[KhMErKrab]

@KBoogs719 you cant improve after 21? bs

[KBoogs719]

@KhMErKrab not that u cant improve but you cant reach gm level if u are not already there by age 21, that's what i heard anyway

[juliosameiro]

@KBoogs719 that never is ridiculous! besides one should care only about improvement. Improvement in chess is a great reward. Howard can tell you - he is not playing to become GM but for adrenaline & fun... 

[yellowman88]

I've increased my level of play significantly after i employed a training method to increase my level. What i do is play people that are around -60< X <+20 score range. What this achieves is consistency. I usually lose due to my consistency. I started out 1200 level and now im 1610. I play very aggressive style so I'm always the guy attacking in most games so I usually lose to my mistakes.

[hthought]

@KBoogs719 Totally not true. Enrico Paoli became a GM at 88.

[oandasternclips]

Howard invented chess

[nblfyb]

I wonder why Unknown played that h3 move...

Benson and Tonic

[704patrat]

by playing 3.d5 black equalizes 3...Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 = according to MCO 15th edition. I enjoy playing this opening its full of traps and has a good surprise value. Thanks for the video!

[VitalSigns1]

lol howard stern fails

[michaeljimpogi23]

howard stern is very good!

[jnicholas87]

So howard stern can play him some chess!

[EricLynchSucks]

Hoo Hoo Im the king of all chess! Hoo!

[ChannelMikeG]

Short comment on the Marshall Defence mentioned at the beginning of the video (but maybe you omitted this detail for the intended audience):

After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5, White should play 4.Nf3! first, as I believe 4.e4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e5! offers Black good counterplay.

[conard3]

That has to be a setup. No 1900 would have played h3. h3 weakens the kingside too much when there are many threats to f2 (the knight the queen and the bishop.)any class A player would have had worries about Bxf2 once black plays c5. I think either this guy wasn't a 1900 or the game was predetermined.

[TxRickYxT]

Great video

[Lvduggo69]

This was great ! I know absafuckinglootly nothing about chess and I'm stoned out of my mind on bubble hash and I watched the entire vid and learned nuttin ! ;(,,,,,,,,

[ladyjaneheath]

@Lvduggo69 Stoned? you're only 11.

[JiuClaw22]

@Lvduggo69 Lol its weird what you watch when stoned huh :)

[maikeru01]

that was actually really interesting

[ChessNetwork]

@maikeru01 thx

[arweiss21]

i am just wondering how the owner of the video knows that it was, in fact, THE Howard Stern playing?

just asking.

great analysis

[ChessNetwork]

@arweiss21 There was an article in the paper about him being a player, along with 2 games he played.

Thanks for the compliment.

[PandaAbomination]

I have one quibble with your video. You don't look at 3...Ng4 at all (which gives Black an almost equal game), but instead cover 3...Ne4. After 4 a3!, Black's game is crap. He cannot exchange pieces on d2 or c3 with ...Bb4+, and his knight has only the square c5 to run to, which will be easily covered by a b4 advance. 3...Ng4, on the other hand, gives black an almost equal game. 4 Bf4 Nc6 5 Nf3 Bb4+ 6 Nbd2 Qe7 7 a3 Ngxe5 8 axb4?? (Nxe5 Nxe5 9 e3 += )...Nd3# is a fun variation.

Good overall job.

[PandaAbomination]

All of this analysis is after 3 dxe5, rather than the terrible 3 d5. If this was in a blitz game, then Stern has some incredible talent. Even if it wasn't in a blitz game, it's still impressive.

I had no idea that Howard Stern played chess, although I'm not too surprised that he does.

[ChessNetwork]

@PandaAbomination Unfortunately I'm not able to cover the variations that everyone would like to see. Youtube allows me to upload an 11 minute video max. I appreciate the feedback/analysis/compliment. =)

[Virtualwallvirus]

How do u know this was howard playing?

[ChessNetwork]

An article was posted in the paper with this game's notation/diagram.

[0147896325rubikcube]

Nice analysis Jerry. I never knew Howard played chess or that he is this good. I think that the 1900 player played h3 (just a guess) because Howard was rated higher and most people play passively when paired up. At 1:15, the best (just slightly) move is Nf3, preventing Black's future plan of ...e5.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment/rating/insight rubikcube. =)

[Zelrio28]

Can you please tell me the almighty chess methods you use to know such tactics

[ChessNetwork]

Haha. They are revealed little by little via my videos. =)

[superman11978]

Howard was really into chess, then he said he got sick of it and it made him so angry because he wasn't getting any better, now he says he's back into it. I'm into blitz chess but I don't have Howard's patience to spend hours and hours on one game.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the details. I was unaware of such.

[LOLNONSENSE1]

very good analysis

[ChessNetwork]

Thank you =)

[TXUSA23]

wow never knew Howard was into chess. Great commentary.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment/rating. =)

[slugpoop]

Wow this was very interesting, I never new Howard Stern was a chess player. the commentary was excellent as well with all of the possible moves explained. Great vid!

[ChessNetwork]

@slugpoop Thanks for the compliment and rating slugpoop. =)

[nottybanks7]

mhmm, this is kind of weird, whts sterns rating?

[ChessNetwork]

I don't know his rating. Seems pretty good though. Many "best" moves made in this game.

[theboombody]

This commentary is awesome. Now I know if I play chess I'll still lose bad but at least I'll understand why.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment boombody! =)

[trixapete]

howard stern plays chess!? wow

[ChessNetwork]

Yes! =)

Thanks for the comment/rating. =)

[r4ng3bl4sts]

You might point out that d5 is a much inferior line to dxe5. Although, arguably d5 is safer, white is better off dxe5 as long as he/she is aware of traps involving things like b6

[ChessNetwork]

@r4ng3bl4sts You're right...good point. Thanks for the feedback. =)

[danamon5000]

how do you know for sure that you are playing against Howard?

[ChessNetwork]

@danamon5000 I didn't play against him. Their was an online article from a reliable source which provided the games notation.

[Omeeeeed]

Thank you =] Moree Plx

[ChessNetwork]

@Omeeeeed You're welcome. Thanks for the comment/rating! =)

[happytenzin]

Thanks for the video Jerry. I really like your videos! I didn't knew King of Media can play beautiful chess.

[ChessNetwork]

@happytenzin Thanks for the compliment and rating! And you're welcome. =)

[webvid91]

at 2:22 why would you but the bishop there? If it advanced on to b4 that would check the king and then if white responded with bishop to d2 you back your bishop up with a pawn to a5. If he responds with pawn to a3 then you could defend with either knight to a4 or pawn to a5.

Just a thought...

[ChessNetwork]

@webvid91 Thanks for the comment/rating. I guess Bb4 is okay too. Bc5 looks best though seeing how it's placed on a diagonal straight to where the king will be after castling. I don't understand what you mean by the line "If he responds with pawn to a3 then you could defend with either knight to a4 or pawn to a5."

[webvid91]

I ment that as where the bishop would be and then white would but the bishop under attack by moving pawn to a3.

like this was a step 2 after moving the bishop.

Hope that helped.

[ChessNetwork]

@webvid91 Oh okay. I think a3 is a move white will be wanting to play in this variation anyway to expand on the queenside, so maybe not allowing a3 to come with tempo it better. I don't know for certain though. Just thoughts...Thanks again for your comment. =)

[barsorrro]

Great! Even if the the watcher is a chess moron (I'm speaking of myself :)) and not very likely to remember or to put to use those tactics, the lesson to be drawn out from the video for everyone is to look hard for those ways of compromising the opponent's king safety and that chess doesn't have to be all about positional play and building intricate networks of tension :))

Awesome, superbly elucidative commentary, Jerry! Thank you!

[ChessNetwork]

@barsorrro Thanks for relaying such nice words. I appreciate the compliment and rating. =)

[numbcore]

wow what an amazing game, I dont even know who Howard is

[ChessNetwork]

@numbcore A google search for his name will be helpful. Thanks for the compliment and rating. =)

[GrandElemental]

Thanks again for a good and instructive game analysis! That really was one devastating attack, It's pretty rare to see such a play. =)

[ChessNetwork]

@GrandElemental Thanks for the compliment and rating grandE. =)

[tezukahervin]

what is the rating of howard stern?

[ChessNetwork]

@tezukahervin I'm not sure.

[someymehra]

boring..............

[ChessNetwork]

@someymehra Thanks for the feedback.

[ChessNetwork]

What made it boring to you? Thanks for your honesty.

[DrouGluiN]

You deserve more subscribers!

[ChessNetwork]

@DrouGluiN Thanks for the compliment and rating. =)

[pottervsyo]

really good job =D I love your videos n-n.

Hope!!

[ChessNetwork]

Glad you liked it pottervsyo.

Thanks for the comment and rating. =)

[MavPlaysChess]

Ha! Nice find, Jerry. I always suspected Howard Stern was a Budapest defense player. He's dirty like that...

And I especially enjoyed the comment below that said Qf4# was too passive. I LOL'ed.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment and rating Mav! =)

[UTCyborg]

Howard Stern and chess... If I had heared that before watching this video I would have loled loudly.

After seeing this video however.. well damn, fantastic play indeed, who would have guessed he was such a good player? But what a great find Jerry!

Always loved moves that involved sacrificing pieces. Very enjoyable game.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment and rating UTC. =)

[medra1980]

thanks this is gold

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment and rating. =)

[tealbluewhite]

? Howard Stern plays chess? wow i didnt know that. not that i ever really watched his show or listened to it anyways, but wow i never knew that he played chess.

[ChessNetwork]

Yes, he does. Thanks for the comment/rating. =)

[assassin216]

great find........how did you find this online......lol

never knew howard was a good chess player.......im very impressed

[ChessNetwork]

By browsing links.

Thanks for the comment/rating. =)

[BriBalance]

Awesome. Never knew Haward Stern was a chess player

[ChessNetwork]

I appreciate the compliment and rating. =)

[sodayodadude1]

dont know who this howard stern guy is =/ but he plays good! Nice video lesson!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment/rating. =)

[crayrayc]

hmm what would u rank Howard Stern's skill level at? Thanks 4 great vid!

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the comment/rating. I'm really not sure. Every move played was pretty strong and there were several BEST moves made. Namely, Bxf2,Ne4,Qh4,f5,Rf8(0-0 likely slightly better though it hardly matters as mentioned in the video).

And to top it off, I'm sure he's far better a player today opposed to when this game took place. It's too short a game to really get a feeling for his strength. I'd need more examples of his play to answer such a question more accurately.

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment and rating! =)

[Nulfinator]

I have never liked Howard Stern -- but I got a say that was a pretty good game! Pawn to h3 was a terrible idea, I wouldn't have figured it to cause that much trouble.

Fantastic video, keep up the good work!

[ceeforic]

Thanks Jerry

[ChessNetwork]

You're welcome. =)

[xxlightagentxx]

eat them up yum yum

Good thing you posted many variations in this video :)

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks.

[acebpg]

i didnt kno howard stern was good at chess. i'm actually suprised good video

[ChessNetwork]

Thank you. =)

[shotokun16]

wow can you really see that mate in 6 moves w/o a computer. Thats really tough sacking two pieces i would cringe.

[ChessNetwork]

It's possible. =)

[TimeFreeze1]

But.. At 8:15, you said Qd4+ is good. Wouldn't Qf4# be better?

[betabenja]

too passive.

[TimeFreeze1]

How is it passive if it's mate?

[ChessNetwork]

Qf4# =)

[ChessNetwork]

What is?

[betabenja]

it was a joke.

[ChessNetwork]

@betabenja What's "it"?

[betabenja]

saying the checkmate was too passive, which is why you did not include it in your analysis is "it", time freeze understood the train of conversation, but not the fact that it was tongue in cheek.

explaining it in excessive detail just makes it ten times funnier

[ChessNetwork]

Oh okay. I follow now. =)

[ChessNetwork]

You're absolutely right! I overlooked that when I was doing my own analysis. Thank you! =)

[TimeFreeze1]

cool vid!

[ChessNetwork]

@TimeFreeze1 Thanks! =)