Legends of Chess #1: Boris Gulko

This video series focuses on legendary players (both past and present) from the world of chess.

The first video in this series talks about Grandmaster Boris Gulko, one of the very few people in the world that holds a positive score against one of the greatest chess champions of all time, Gary Kasparov.

Aside from chess, Boris Gulko has led an extremely interesting life! He won the USSR Chess Championships in 1977. Sadly, as an avid anti-communist living in the USSR, his chess career was put on hold when both Boris and his wife were banned from competitive play due to their political beliefs. During this time he was also arrested and beaten by KGB agents for his political views.

Finally, in 1986, he was allowed to leave Russia and moved to the United States of America. Amazingly, he then went on to win the United States Chess Championship, so along with all of his other trials and successes, he is the only person to ever win both the USSR and USA chess championships.

A political activist, a brilliant chess player, and an overall amazing human being, this video takes a look at Grandmaster Boris Gulko, one of the living legends of the Chess world.

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Education

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• chess
• legends
• boris
• gulko
• gary
• kasparov
• jrobi
• jrobichess

[alekzander93]

Great video, good commentary Jrobi :)

[jrobichess]

Thanks alekzander93!

[charliebaird13]

At 10:16 the white rook should have just taken the bishop on D5. If black takes the white queen in the next move, white can than recapture black's queen.

[jrobichess]

It doesn't work out that way unfortunately black will just take the rook and be up the exchange.

[ivickvv]

Very interesting video. I enjoyed learning history about Boris Golko. Looking forward to more similar videos.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out ivickvv!

[Royalemperorblue]

^_^ I was waiting for someone to ask that. "You have to squeeze his balls, but not both. Just one."

[punkmanzz]

6:20 this is why you should protect your king as soon as possible.. !

[1Deejay7]

Thought it said Goku. lol

[SeedsofJoy]

Brilliant game by Gulko. Easy.

[partypianoplayer]

Boris the spidermonkey...

[MrHeiwa07]

Gulko Gulko Golukoo!

[PhysicsNerd01]

At 9:07 Qxd7 Kxd7 ; Bxe2 Kxf2

Equal matterial and black cant castle.

What is wrong in that???

[BigStupidFingers]

Beaten by KGB agents, but only physically, not across the board.

[dragonheadofthewest]

@jrobichess this video makes no sense what should it show?? kasparov lost because of wrong sacrifices??

[jolly113]

superb commentary and bio about him, thanks jrobi

[ddrspy]

@charliebaird13 but the e pawn is defending the bishop, so wouldn't that just be a lost trade?