Grandmaster Chess Tactics #3: Can you spot the line?

This video series focuses on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features an interesting tactical line by V. Anand in a match he played against A. Morozevich in 2007.

The full match PGN is available on my chess blog which you can access from my main YouTube channel page.

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[Vicious620]

I caught it right away...It looked like the best move to me and saw the kinghts only defender was the pawn afterwards. Like the videos by the way.

[jrobichess]

Good catch V!

[paxpacis2]

This is a nice combo but it's something that could happen in mediocre chess parties.

[jrobichess]

I doubt that. =)

[bastiaan0741]

In my language, for example. And the knight is called 'the horse'.

[paxpacis2]

Don't judge somebody because someone says Tower instead of Rook. In other languages this piece in fact is called Tower.

[SirWreckNTexan]

He could of moved that knight and placed tension on the opposing rook, I don't understand why they resign with so many pieces.

[mikeusat]

The last thing I was thinking of was moving a knight. The knights seem to be protecting each other and in fairly good position. Anands' rooks were so out of whack that I was looking for rook moves.

[paxpacis2]

@ledzeppeman I don't know what you're talking about, because you can't play this moves, but if you meant

1. Nxc4 Rxe2 2. Nf6+ and so on, that doesn't work because Rxe2 sets you on check.

So it goes 1. Nxc4 Rxe2+ 2. Kf3 Re6 3. Rxb3 and you traded a rook against a knight

[ledzeppeman]

@paxpacis2 I would love to see that. I consider myself mediocre. I'm 1827 right now and I saw a different line I that may be as good with material odds difference.

1. Nxd4 Rxd2 2. Nf6+ Kg7 3. Nxd7... and black has to move his knight on the next move t to a1 or c1. also the material is better inclined in this position for white. The position in the video showed 18/16 materialistic odds for white. The position I just explained shows 13/11 materialistic odds which favors white more than 18/16.

[jpsingh1972]

See World Champion Chess Strategies at "Chess Thinking Systems"

[EpicSkillz45]

When's the 2011 championship videos?!

[justnofreakingway]

@14ace41 Ok. Thanks =)

[14ace41]

@justnofreakingway eitherway black has already lost his pawn and this line just leads to an equal piece exchange

[MilitaryMan006]

in my language the king is called 'funny looking hat'.

[justnofreakingway]

At 3:21 what about knight forks the 2 rooks?