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Fun fact - it was these games against Larson that made the Soviets realize Taimanov did not intentionally lose 6-0 to Fischer and that he shouldn't have been punished as such. Fischer was simply playing at a 2800+ level (or whatever) in an era where no one had access to stockfish.
This is an important point. How good Fischer was WITHOUT access to study engine lines. It’s why I get confused whenever someone anoints Carlsen the best ever. How can you compare eras fairly? Can you imagine how good Fischer would be with the same advantages todays players have.
@@brianmcgee127 exactly! I have expressed the same logic as you with numerous people who have crowned Kasparov or Carlsen goat. They think I don’t know what I’m talking about. My money is on Fischer!
Larsen played this same line against Tal in the Candidates. Commentators said it was like waving a red flag in front of a bull. Tal said in his book, that if it was a simul, he'd think his opponent overlooked it, with the king being forced onto e6, but obviously with Larsen that can't be the case. Tal sank into thoughts and after 40 minutes calculating found some sort of defense and didn't sac.
@@GMIgorSmirnov Little bit same kind of position happened in 1970`s between Karpov and Korchnoy. In one game Karpov offered a knight against Victor. Victor thought for sure that " I can take his Knight, but should I take it ? After all, I am now playing against world champ. " After long thought, finally Victor left Karpov`s knight on board. Rudi Rafael
► Chapters 00:00 Powerful Chess Opening Trap by Bobby Fischer 00:17 Bobby Fischer vs Bent Larsen 00:51 Alekhine Defense Trap: Common Tactical Pattern 03:19 Keep attacking the Black king 05:11 78% Win Rate: Nxf7 Tactical Pattern 07:18 Scotch Gambit Trap with Nxf7 Idea
@@user-qt5eh9wb7g yes I play chess both daily and poorly. The original comment said BF always had a brilliant WINNING move up his sleeve. I responded except for win he lost. If someone said Michael Jordan always won the game I'd say except for when he lost. It was a joke friend, don't cancel me.
What a beautiful tactical play, This video is very helpful... My chess coach and I hooked up the other day for a 4 hour lesson. We covered chess openings, This further helps me along. Thank you again
❤ unbelievable! Exactly this Kamikaze style of playing is what i have been trying insistently, i thought it was against the book, but i was so sure of this principle because you are basically forcing the opponent to move where you actually need him to!
Alekhine defense trap looks so fun but it's very risky isn't it? What if, instead of 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6, black plays 3. ... Bf5? That ruins the gambit and white is simply down a pawn, with a hanging knight. 3. ... Bf5 seems a natural move (if not as common as Nf6) even if black suspects nothing (or at least doesn't know this gambit). Is there a "backup plan" for white in the case of 3. ... Bf5, or is it really just risking it all on the hope that black plays 3. ... Nf6? Thanks for the great lessons!
Thank you very much Igor, your video is not fast like most Tutors I have seen and it is very clear. The whole presentation was excellent, I loved it. Keep up the good job and may God multiply your good.
@@GMIgorSmirnov But why not Pawn to E6? Then king flees to F7 and if Kc7xRa8 then Qc3 check and QxBc4. The material would the roughly equal, and White's knight is trapped in a8.
Why did he resign? If queen take night, bishop take queen, check. Then either the pawn comes up to block and threaten, or king moves to light square. Then bishop goes back, check. Then what? If king goes back, then it will be a draw, going back and forth. I can't see a place for the queen to check in one move, so that opens the door for more blocks.
@@chazvidz9239 I found if you play the AI consistently with tips enabled they'll show you different variations and you just memorize the responses. AI definitely doesn't blunder as much as humans that's for sure.
Being a GM and losing in 10 moves is unfathomable to me. It's like everyone before Magnus had some sort of mental disorder that made them bad at board games.
It's an idea worth considering for White indeed. Black mainly wants to play Nd7-f6 and after that, he's rather fine. So White has to stop that somehow.
Master..in my experience that 65% people know this trap..even "new entry people" so I avoid these traps..if succeed these traps are best "under control". Can these traps implement in to black against white?
You keep saying "Then this piece HAS to move here" and "this piece HAS to move there"... No it doesn't The only reason those pieces HAVE to move to where you say they do is because it's easy to get out of. It's only a winning move when you are moving pieces for both sides.
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It is possible to win in 10 moves or less, but that's not what chess is all about. We play chess for the fun of it, and to explore. I don't think even the pro chess players go in there looking for a mate in any amount of specific moves.
@@TheRomanianWolf Knxc7, King f7, if knight takes rook, then Qc3 check to pick up white’s light squared bishop on c4, sacrificing the exchange but also blacks knight would be stuck. Black is still worse but its not forced checkmate
@@TheRomanianWolf if after knc7, rd8, then you still take whites bishop with check, then no matter what you have perpetual on the white king. (Qe4-Qb2)
3:53 If I were black here I would have gone Queen G4 and hope to trade off the queens. Is there a reason not to? If no trade at least protecting the C4 check. Edit: after further inspection I guess black is screwed regardless 😂
@@GMIgorSmirnov I could be dead wrong, but after playing a few thousand chess games I've seen a lot of openings. I'm no no master. If I did study this basic move I'd be embarrassed to try to pull even on a decent player.
