We had such a situation when we were drunk. We both looked at the board for like 10 minutes till I asked my mate "are you going to move soon?" and he replied "I thought it was your move". We had to start a new game because we both were unsure whose move it was
I'm 33, I never played chess, but I keep coming back to this channel to watch some games. I can't even follow everything but I feel like I'm learning something, I just don't know what yet. I really enjoy it and it makes my mind calm and clear like nothing else. :)
Warning playing chess can become very frustrating especially if you start. Losing is an art form, cause you know you are losing but you slowly get crushed. (like in this game)
Can you imagine the psychological tactic I'm taking 10 to 15 minutes to make your very first move? LOLOL. I would be sitting there like, did he memorize all my games and just analyzed everything that I could possibly do?!?!
Man your channel is growing so fast. You did your 20k video just six days ago and you've already gained 6k subs. I think you definitely deserve it though.
I occasionally go back to Agad's old videos and enjoy them more than first time...it means my vast knowledge improved 😊. I started playing chess because of him and I was around 1000...now I am around 1800 and understand much more, so I enjoy proportionally more.
What a wonderful game of chess! Well, Being here on your channel is definitely improving my game of chess, the way you explain everything. You are doing a great job. Keep it up.
I would LOVE if you would go through ALL the games of the Zurich 1953 Tournament. Of course, with Bronstein's comments and your comments, this would also become a classic. Congratulations, I think your channel is among the best chess channels.
At 5.18 after the Bishop retreats to d2, I think the best move for black in stead of Bishop b7 is to knight captures the e4 pawn. If white recaptures the knight with c3 knite then rook on a8 can captures the a pawn. It's better to giving the piece back for two pawns. If it's wrong please correct me.
After the whole sequence the issue here is even though you captured 2 pawns b and c are passers and basically its a hard endgame for black to draw and at gm level probably completely losing
It's insane how Bronstein played Najdorf in the Najdorf variation, the level of confidence he has in himself is unreal, Najdorf could've literally had every single possibility for the first 30 moves studied and examined at home, this is why Bronstein is my favorite Grand Master
The time on the clock is amusing. I played a 5 minute game with a physical board and clock as white against the Najdorf and sacrificed with Bxb5 against my 2300 classical rated opponent. When he resigned, I had taken 12 seconds for the entire game.
I would think that at 8:22 after rook captures pawn the better move wouldnt be to capture the knight but rather push the d6 pawn further.. black would have no chance to prevent queen promotion
How amazing.. did Black have a missed Opportunity? Was there a counter for a draw, he pointed out the King Move better than Castling, how much difference would be the outcome? Black lost two moves by Castling!
not sure if the video was updated or whatever, but what I see at 9:58 now, loses immediately after Kd7. Simply cxb8, promoting to a queen, check from the rook, easy win
In the final position, what if black king moves to c8. I don't see a win for white from this. Black king to C8. If white pawn Queens, king takes it. If white rook moves closer to pawn, gets taken by black rook. If white rook doesn't move closer to pawn, black root does (protected by king).
Of course pawn captures Rook on b8 and then king captures queen on b8. However white has a rook vs nothing of black. White will gobble up the black pawns at will with the rook. Then it can put a wall on the f file and promote TWO queens. If that is too easy, or boring, he can just checkmate black with rook and king. After the pawn to c7 black can only win if white chooses to lose on purpose or dies before performing checkmate.
“David Bronstein was probably the strongest player to never become world champion” Fabiano Caruana, third highest rated player ever (highest rated non world champion ever), who won the Sinquefield cup with seven wins and no losses, and played twelve consecutive draws with Magnus Carlson: Visible anger and confusion.
I played Bronstein just over 30 yrs ago in a simultaneous tournament. Amazing experience. 2 of us out of 16 got a draw Bronstein won the rest. After the match he reset all boards and replayed they all by memory. That was stunning. Drawing with him was the highlight of my chess. I was hoping for a win with a bishop and 2 pawns v knight and bishop - but was not to be he was able to swap off.
I played him in a simul around the same time. I actually had a slight edge (according to modern computers) out of the opening in the Black side of a French. But I made a mistake which enabled him to win a pawn and force an endgame where he was just a clean pawn up. I resigned. When he came around to my board for my resignation, I asked him to sign my copy of his classic book. He browsed through it for about five seconds before signing his name, very neatly. So I'm now the proud owner of an autographed Bronstein book!
I picked up that book years ago back in the late 90's during high school, I even added a hand written table of contents by opening for study, thank you for reminding me that I had it, and rekindling my love for this game.
you nailed it: succinct is the key word here. That's what all the haters out there simply don't understand. It's the perfect balance for chess enjoyment.
@@ぬんぬんビム Yup, after those two moves, Bronstein most likely had 20 minutes (or less) and no increment to make 30 moves. In a position in which he sacrificed a piece.
During over the board tournaments, there will be other games happening at the same time; so it's a good time to stand up and stretch one's legs and spectate other games. Keeps the mind relaxed and focused by removing distracting (tiring) thoughts.
Amazing strategic plan by Bronstein! I feel this is the way chess should be played. As an intermediate player I can't stand when players pointlessly waste time with checks and rapid piece exchanges with no plan whatsoever. Given, often time those type of amateur players are not too difficult to beat but its still annoying. Anyway, excellent game!
