An Amazing Combination - Chess Network

[cautiousvictory]

Like if you did not see that mate coming... wow.. just breathtaking...

[electrichealinghand]

Jerry is the man

[ThePaul1E]

love your videos thank you so much

[xwyfthdwnx]

1:46 c5 could work if bb7, Qh2++ if not ...bg2++

[rockoMe]

Just a quick thought: you do know that someone can easily use fritz or shredder or rybka to get really cool combos like that right ?

[TheLikklejj]

at 4:39 QF2 +, Kh1, Qq8+, Rxg1, Nf2++

[Sough]

Time control?

[daydr33m3r]

the unknown was definitely some guy with a fritz program or rybka or something. There is no way on earth an unranked person playing an IM would've thought of that himself.

[ex59neo53]

@daydr33m3r Black may be a chess problems addict ... it helps

[RickyRuffcutt]

Man, you are putting some SERIOUS games on the map. This is awesome.

[isaiahgregov]

Perhaps someone has already commented on this, but the second move (Qxg3), and sequentially the third move (Qf2+), are redundant. Rather:

2. Kh1 Rd5

3. ...

7. (White moves wherever) Qh2++

Therefore, this puzzle, unless I'm mistaken, should be called a checkmate in seven rather than a checkmate in nine, even though checkmate in nine is how this three(?) minute game actually occurred - to critique. Thanks for this puzzle! It really helped me.

[vecter]

One hell of an unknown ...

[Slawektsrcrew]

one of the best games i've seen ever

[johncenaa7]

great video..really nice..please see my channel and subscribe too friends..thanks

[vengadordelhell]

when i started watching the vid i thought crap, another chess puzzle video

but this was great ! thanks for sharing

i love this game

[TheManowarBabsi]

rook d5 is just so fucking great. omg. forcing the pawn to take it and then cutting the a6-f1 diagonal with the bishop to force a mate on the left side with the queen. thats just so well thought ; D

[EuphoricImpact]

As always what you contribute makes me think and improves my game! PEACE

[rpdigital17]

Actually, position for the black is so good, so it can force checkmate in 7 moves.

[Powhentall]

@ 6:22 there is 1...Qf2+ 2.Kh1 ... Rd5! 3.Qa5 bxa5 4.cxd5 Qxg3 5.Kg1 then Ba6

variation by Fritz 12

[rpdigital17]

@Powhentall Rf1 and Rb2 is what I think is the best @ 2:38 for a white. So I analyzed the board with the Chessmaster:

The Chessmaster recommends: Rook to f1.

Analysis: You move your rook to f1, which attacks Black's queen. Black responds by moving the queen to e2, which moves it to safety. You move your rook to b2, which protects your pawn at a2 and threatens Black's queen. Black counters with queen captures pawn at e3, which threatens your queen and creates a passed pawn on f7.

[rpdigital17]

@Powhentall Part #2:

Your queen takes queen. Black counters with knight takes queen, which forks your pawn at c4 and your rook at f1. Your pawn takes bishop. Black responds with pawn to c5, which partially pins your bishop. You move your pawn to d5, which disengages the pin on your bishop and creates a passed pawn on d5. Black counters with the bishop to a6. You move your knight to d2, which protects your pawn at c4. Black responds with knight captures rook, which attacks your pawn at g3.

[rpdigital17]

@Powhentall Part #3:

Your bishop captures knight, which protects your pawn at g3. Black responds by moving the rook to e8, which takes control of the open file. You move your bishop to d3.

As a result of this sequence of moves, you win a queen, a bishop, and a knight for a queen, a rook, and a pawn. In addition, the mobility of Black's pieces is greatly decreased. Also, your pawn formation is a little stronger.

[rpdigital17]

2:38 Play Rb2 instead of Rf1, thus eliminating threat on the 2nd line.

[Powhentall]

@rpdigital17

1...Bxh2+ 2.Kh1 ...Qh4

says Fritz 12

[analyticannoyance]

Best Chess person on Youtube. Hands down, awesome analysis. Subscribing!

[fisher00769]

According to Fritz. It is best not to take the rook after Rxe3 at all and just let black away with a full piece:D And even after fxe3 Bxg3 better in-between moves are Re2 and Kh1. Of course the game is already lost there's too much trouble around the king and black has a decisive material advantage too.

[SilentKek]

This was one of the best combinations in chess history ever

[andrewh817]

Wow.....rook sac just to clear a diagonal for future mate. Amazing

[tikikikikins]

was this a timed game? 5min 10min 2min 1min?

[piokopiko]

it's really amazing!! I enjoyed this video very much. Thanks a lot! Hope to see more vid like this one.

[Skyrodude]

really awesome thanks

[rahuld3eora]

When you said check mate in 9 problem, what wrong with the following-

Queen to f2(black)

King to h1(forced)

Pawn to c5

There is nothing white can do to avoid checkmate

if bishop takes bishop then queen h2(checkmate)

if ANY other move bishop(white) takes bishop and checkmate

[Raghy07]

@rahuld3eora White pawn will move to d5.

[cdschweitzer]

@rahuld3eora After c5 in your continuation, white could play pawn to e4, blocking the bishop and allowing the white queen to defend g3. Black's attack would be over.

[rahuld3eora]

@cdschweitzer If pawn to d5, then Rd5, if white does not capture rook with pawn then Rh5, checkmate

If white captures rook then Bd5 and then there no way to avoid checkmate

[cdschweitzer]

@rahuld3eora It was Raghy07 who suggested d5. I said pawn to e4 would be the response from white in your continuation. Playing d5 would alloy counter-play as you point out. What do you do after e4?

[tpoparic]

there is a quicker way of checkmating the opponent. after queen get to f2, white king goes in the corner.

after that you simply play c5. if he captures your bishop Qh2 is checkmate, if he plays anything else you just take his bishop and it is mate. only way to prolong his life is to push d5. then black goes with Rxd5, again if he takes with bishop Qh2 is mate, if he takes it with his c pawn you just take with bishop and you get same situation again. if he doesn't take it, your next move is Rh5

[cdschweitzer]

@tpoparic Incorrect. After you play c5, white plays e4 and black is lost.

[Timic83tc]

what program does this guy use?

[KungenBaz]

at 3:00 white could play c5, white can't take the Bishop because then it's mate

[KungenBaz]

@KungenBaz And if he does not take, it's mate aswell :P

[sagov9]

@KungenBaz c5 is answered with d5

[KungenBaz]

@sagov9 Then sac the rook d8

[Narokhammer]

Rf1, Bxh2+, Kh1 Vh4... I think mate in 2

[AOGpi]

Did anyone else see the possibility of a smothered mate around 4:00? If the queen wasn't taken, of course. Black wasn't that lucky though haha.

[ChessNetwork]

@MarcelKirchler Thanks

[zendenball]

@chessnetwork Gerry!!! i complimented jrobi but really i wanted to praise you! you have taught me so much, pls keep posting, and in exactly the style you are doing

[ChessNetwork]

@zendenball Thanks zen! :)

[pyrodudewasa]

wow... i would never had thought that, sacrificing a rook to dominate a king's escape square... i really enjoyed this vid... I hope you make more of these, when you make us pause the vid in order to make us think of possible ways to play... 100/100 if i could LOL Im subscribing

[ChessNetwork]

@pyrodudewasa Great..Thanks pyrodude! :)

[andrij66]

@pyrodudewasa Learn how to use the pause button... it's not hard & as far as I know have been on devices since the 70's, surely living in 2011 you can use it by now, & he even says you can pause it... maybe you should go back to candyland or something mindless

[pyrodudewasa]

@andrij66 did someone ask you to talk... i didnt think so you test tube baby .... using the

pause since the 70's.. LOL at that time you didnt have a history class LOL!!!

[andrij66]

@pyrodudewasa There's two or three other people who have mentioned & agree that it's not hard to use the pause button, maybe there is a translator that can translate it for you, because I don't have a clue what you're talking or laughing about.

[MuseseekerMan]

it was bobby fisher!!!

[FAttTenor84]

Please stop talking so much. Get to the point.

[ChessNetwork]

@FAttTenor84 oh

[Stenbein]

@ChessNetwork Ignore him. If he doesn't want to listen he can fast forward.

[scampbl]

My reaction when he said, "See if you can figure out this checkmate in 9." "PFFFTTSHHH."

[MrPeto1212]

at 4:12,I think good is Qh4..analyze that way is good I think

[RJirl]

wow, a rook sacrifice just to open up a diagonal .. I hope that someday I will be able to see that far ahead.

Thanks for the excellent commentary.

[duf101101]

They are called, "Useless interpositions"

[alhshadow1958]

instead of QxPe 3 the better choice would be Kn xp allowing Q-b2 checkmate wouldb't it?

[breakdancer100]

that looked like something like tal or shirov would execute. Wow this is intriguing.

[razc2007]

Whats so important about controlling the f1 square with the bishop on 8 minutes? Both the rook and king can take the bishop and not be under any direct threat

[CommunityCam]

@razc2007 The bishop has no intention of going there, it's job is to make sure that the king can't. Because the king can't go to f1 with the bishop on that diagonal, the queen is now threatening mate in one on h2 since the king has no escape squares.

[shotstakovich]

Nvm

[shotstakovich]

Qf2 Kh1 c5?

[GoldenJoe]

Mwahahaha...the double fianchetto, my penultimate technique! That was a hell of a rook sacrifice, btw.

[PhoienixSniper]

great video that helped me analise a posision longer than I usually do, I normally go till about 5 moves max

[Jiffyb00b]

All hail the great "Unknown" players!!!

Addicted to these videos btw... very informative and fun to watch.

[keninia1]

@nimazalfi No, because white would play e4. And after e4 Rd5 is impossible because of exd5. Therefore Rd5 is the best move in the position.

[bunuel84]

Rd5!!! OMG!!!

Couldn't see that even if staring at chessboard for a million years!!!

[matthewlane1991]

How can I get better and finding combinations in my matches? =/

[TheJohnJarvinen]

When you say black has a mate in 9 combination, it can actually be done in 7 moves. taking the pawn doesn't have to happen before the rook comes up.

[dragonheadofthewest]

im pretty tired so i might be wrong but couldnt black also checkmate with simple rook d3??

[jamariooo]

@dragonheadofthewest white would take it whith his rook

[terence535]

hey jerry im interested for chess lessons

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[WeinerschnitzeI]

That rook sacrifice was very Fischer-esque in my opinion.

The position wasn't complicated enough to be Tal.

xD

[5452mimi]

rookies

[TheIncrediblSuperSam]

go ahead and pause the video to see if you can see this checkmate in 9 problem...YEAAAAA RIGHT

[ytmndman]

@TheIncrediblSuperSam It's not that hard

[desmurfenzijnblauw]

@TheIncrediblSuperSam I was thinking the EXACT same thing. Yeah not even touching a mate in 9 with a 10 foot pole.

[japphan]

Not as complicated as one thinks when one hears mate in 9, as it involves the same methodology over and over.

Very nicely played.

[misteratoz]

I feel so stupid right now.

[myrddin021]

it must have been some computer engine, these moves were too brilliant and far sighted to be made by human, sacreficing the last of the material to achieve mate in 9, i think that would be craziness to even think about it...

[pixarian72]

at 6:25 I saw 1...Qf2+ 2. Kh1, Rd5!! 3. c5xR, Qxg3 4. Kg1, Ba6 5. Re2, BxR 6.anything, Qh2 mate

mate in 6!

[esill00]

It is possible that an engine was used in this game, since it was online.

[HighNortherner]

I like it when you include the rank/file labels 1-8 and A-H. It helps orient newbies like me.

[Deerse]

thank you very much, very interesting!

[DerUmwalzmeister]

In my "haste", I have forgotten that the king also can take the Black Queen.....

So my earlier remark: "only response" was wrong! Now You know why I often miscalculate my Combinations in Chess...

[DerUmwalzmeister]

Why would Black go for the Rook on 1:45? Black win's with Queen to g1 check, only response for White is to take the Queen with the Rook on b1. Then Black mate White with Knight to f2! End of Combination.

[theshoe124]

What website is this match from?

[BANGBANGllll]

wowwowowowow

[hooskillingyou]

Great find and greater analysis!

[FockerTheLopper]

amazing bishop move... the checkmate could've been shorter if the pawn wasn't taken but the rook was sacrificed first

[Penguincw2]

Can you show the whole game in a soon video.

[Cuew1]

At around @3:20, instead of Bf2+, I'm liking Bxh2+ Kh1, Qh4

[rohit2rule]

...Rd5!!,makes way for the bishop to control f1good game good video thanks

[Uffeman]

Hello Jerry, nice job with the chess network!

[elastomerasgtri]

Great vid!

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[maroni009]

Hello Jerry. Nice vid. Are you sure this was a mate in 9 problem? I think it's a mate in 7. Regards. Bye.

[TheNinjaFuzzz]

at 5:27 he could have castled the king at b1 and bought some time.

[accountatyoutub]

Looks like a game by a computer program and not a human!

[flohrsalo]

Beautiful Jerry great idea for a video

[tehjoch]

figure out a checkmate in 9 problem? dude O.O got any suggestions on working on thinking so far ahead?

[4c00h]

wow what a game, i had guessed all the moves right up to to black's Rd5!! move, what a game haha, excellent commentary, thanks for having whitnessed this and sharing it with us =]

[k3rV3rOS]

When Black bishop Goes To a6 Why Not White Answer Kb3xBa6 ? Analyse Pls ?

[ChessNetwork]

@k3rV3rOS The knight can't get to a6 from b3.

[DeltaA118]

@ChessNetwork I thought K was King and N was knight

[alinusD]

@k3rV3rOS Because you dont know how to play chess.

[lazimofo90]

8:59 a human would resign in that position but not on yahoo chess.

Over there people are super resilient and always play to the end.

BTW what was black's rating , Jerry?

[supersmashbrother123]

At 5:05 after the pawn moves to e4, can't the queen checkmate by moving to h4? I'm probably wrong since I'm horrible at chess.

[CirqueduFreaker]

Wonderful combination! Thank you for posting. You said it's a mate in 9 but I think it can actually be a mate in 7 combination (though I would never have seen it unless you showed the amazing rook sac). Please let me know if this doesn't work in 7 moves...

1. ... Qf2

1. Kh1 ... Rd5

2. pxR ... Qxpg3

3. Kg1 ... Ba6

5. Qc4 ... BxQ

6. Re2 ... BxR

7. anything ... Qh2#

Again, thanks for posting. Very interesting.

[TonyFalcon76]

Qf2+ followed by Kxh2 seems interesting

[shortdan1998]

The check in two at 3:46 can be stopped by King captures Queen so it can't be check mate yet. But, it would be a check mate after a while with the Bishops and Rooks moving enough.

[semasiologistics]

Yeah, that rook onto the fifth rank was spectacular. Wonder how s/he saw that...talk about contemplation!

[speedproductions797]

Wow, that's incredible!!!

[Aldron8]

After queen takes rook, instead of taking a pawn why not move the c6 pawn to c5. If the white bishop takes the b7 bishop, you can simply move the queen to h2, checkmate. If he moves his rook to defend do a bishop swap then take the pawn. Then yyou will have taken the bishops out of the equation and still won a pawn.

[foraminutethere23]

Before I watched the whole video, I didn't think this was that amazing. It was not so hard to find the perpetual. And I figured mate would be easy to find from there. But the e3 pawn moving to e4 caused so many problems. The rook move in the game jumps out at you because the light squared bishop needs to get in the game. But I would never in a million years have found that move nor the in between queen move that makes the bishop move possible (and so powerful). Beautiful chess.

[djay8082]

I have watched this video over and over but I still do not understand why p c5 is not the best move at 6:48 in this combination



[djay8082]

From the position at 6:48 in the video, why not follow up with P c5?

[johnmrrs]

funny how you said moves made by a computer and this was a unknown beating a fide master id bet it was some jackass kid using a computer program

[MrEpeener]

Really nice video with high quality sound, graphics and content. Thanks!

[mooogles]

What a brilliant move, rook to d5.

Thank you for sharing this Jerry!

[lazimofo90]

Jerry , how do you use blitzin for FICS??Can you tell me how to set it up?I downloaded it but I cant seem to figure how to set it up.

[chessfan6]

Hey Jerry, great videos... these online chess lessons, they arent free are they?

[TheAlnoth]

no way anyone sees that in a 3+0 game. watch any tournament online of super GMs with short time controls. towards the end, mistakes happen on both ends. theres just no time to find a 7+ move combo, the guy used a comp.

[foraminutethere23]

@TheAlnoth not so crazy really. with an attack such as that he had a draw in hand already. once you have that you don't have to worry about your opponents counterplay, you focus on the mate, I'm sure he said to himself, if the f1 square is covered then it's a forced mate on h2. The f1 diagonal is unguarded. His mind thinks what if the c4 pawn is gone... That's just how it goes in blitz. All that and more runs through your head & when your opponent has no counterplay it makes the game much easier

[sotovo]

@foraminutethere23 well said in hindsight :)

[logant44]

@TheAlnoth probably wasn't sure of the combo. But played it anyway on gut instinct.

Who cares if u lose at blitz.

[btejedor]

thanks for the video Jerry, i didn't find the winning combination but your videos make me learn

[nblfyb]

How do you see the combinations? I'm just watching to pick up any little thing I can. :D

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[Riuu]

A computer would not have even considered those sacrifices as it leaves them down material. computers play to equalize.

[VitalSigns1]

Not necessarily; computers are a lot better nowadays and they don't just look for equalizing material they look to win.

[Toadspring]

If this was an online game and white was a master, there's a good chance black was just some guy using a chess program. Call me a cynic.

[Toadspring]

If this was an online game and white was a master, then black may have been a guy using a program.

[VitalSigns1]

I cannot believe how well thought out that was. This should go down as one of the best checkmate combinations ever played. The mystery as to who the unknown black player was makes it all the more intriguing.

[kingtipz]

gotta love chess for its strategic brilliance

[Cartmansonic515]

Hey Jerry I wonder what program you use to demonstrate these games. Could you tell me?

[opetous]

rook to e3 capture,pawn to e3 capture. queen to f2 check,king to h1,queen to h2 check, rook to h2 capture, knight to f2 checkmate? please let me know, i am just trying to learn the game thanks.

[michaeljimpogi23]

best combination ever!

6:55

[striker865]

thats crazy, I have to watch that again

[jj32768]

It's simply amazing that a combination in chess can be so deep. Awesome video!

[heraclitus44]

What a game, thoroughly stimulating and impressive, as was your commentary. I like how you allow us to think of the mates/moves before explanation. My first guess was for the rook to take out the dark sq bishop but then I couldn't see the ultimate advantage of that. Then I continued the video, WOW. These were selfless and brave rooks.

My lesson here is to learn how to match my instinct with my rational wit. =D

Thank you, Jerry, 5 stars!

[ChessNetwork]

@heraclitus44 Thank you for the lengthy and complementary comment. I'm glad you enjoyed.

I appreciate how loyal a commenter/rater you are.

I'd give 5 stars if it were available. =)

[VinnyRoo2002]

You forget the game continuation ChessNetwork? If c5 d5, white just continues with rxd5 like in the video. Probably a better move after c5 is e4 to bring the queen over to f3 and offer an exchange of queens.

[ChessNetwork]

I did forget! You're absolutely right. Thanks for pointing it out. I replied to that youtuber's question with your comment now.

[davyjames]

awesome video loved it

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the compliment. =)

[cogtik]

nice sac but mate in 7 without playing g3 early. understandable under pressure. you make a good teacher. keep it up.

[ChessNetwork]

@cogtik Thanks for the compliment. =)

[MiikeLeee]

What not just C4 at 6:50 instead?

[ChessNetwork]

I'm assuming you mean C5. If so, then white responds with d5 and I'm not sure how black goes about winning.

[L4rken]

I think he means that the black queen doesn't have to pick up the g3 pawn only to go back to f2 on the next move. Black can simply play Rd6 with the white pawn still on g3 and then go on with the combination, thus making it a mate in 7 instead of a mate in 9

[ChessNetwork]

@L4rken Excellent point! Thumbs up!!

[ZxExN]

@L4rken Negative. With g3 pawn still there, mate cannot be forced. That's why it had to be removed for queen to later swing to h4.

[ChessNetwork]

VinnyRoo2002 says....

You forget the game continuation ChessNetwork? If c5 d5, white just continues with rxd5 like in the video. Probably a better move after c5 is e4 to bring the queen over to f3 and offer an exchange of queens.

[topshonuff]

Thanks for the video..

[ChessNetwork]

You're welcome. =)

[theboombody]

Everyone forgets how far those darn bishops can move. At least I forget.

[ChessNetwork]

They can be sneeky. =)

[averageneo]

wow, you're quite a thinker!! thx

[ChessNetwork]

"We like to think." ~Garry Kasparov~

You're welcome. =)

[rockoMe]

Always a nice thing to consider is that online it's very easy to use computer software, even though I don't wanna make any unnecessary accusations...

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the comment.

[Heredero6]

wow this unknown dude really pwnd that fide guy

[ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the comment. =)

[thesleepyhead123]

nice