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If I may suggest, go watch his playlist "Where to put your pieces", I think it's one of the most insightful playlist about the fundamental of chess that low rated player like us can immediately apply in our game. haha.
@@FrankBakulov wow thanks the for the encouragement asshole.. I’m assuming you love chess or you wouldn’t be here . Do you want to bring new players into the game ? Do you want people to learn to get better? Or do just want to gatekeep?
It's a bit puzzling that Maghsoodloo did not go for g5, but instead took an b2 without any specific preparation. This variation was played twice in the Fide Grand Swiss 2023 and White one both games. Niclas Huschenbeth analysed his win against David Navarra on his youtube channel, who, like Maghsoodloo, took on b2 and lost, while Huschenbeth was still in his prep. Very cool stuff.
The candidates will be interesting. Nepo has won it twice so he knows the drill. If Fabi is on form he could win again, but his play-it-safe style might hinder him. Naka is definitely a contender, and then there's the Indian players...it's gonna be epic!
Computers indicate White's best response after 18...Bd4+ 19 Kh1 c6 20 Ne7+ Kf8 21 Nxc8 Qxc8 22 Qe4 Bb6 23 Qxh7. The position is very messy, but certainly Black is still under pressure.
One of the best display to stay calm and cool in attack. Especially when your opponent pieces are inactive. If I was white, I would be panic and blunder my queen😂. Great video!
What about to play Bd4+ after f4 and then push c6? Ne7+ and then Nc8.. Bishop pair for the White but clearer than direct c6 without Bd4+.. IMHO. I am looking forward to these great videos, GM King. Much appericiated.
Computers indicate White's best response after 18...Bd4+ 19 Kh1 c6 20 Ne7+ Kf8 21 Nxc8 Qxc8 22 Qe4 Bb6 23 Qxh7. The position is very messy, but certainly Black is still under pressure.
the knight on e8 is the opposite of an octapus knigth.. idk what that would be.. a doorknob knight, a slug knight, or something dreadful. Thanks for the commentary!
@@kwhd559 I can't remember the exact video, but Alireza has indeed been asked the question of how to pronounce his name and from what I saw and heard he would pronounce it close to how Danny is pronouncing it, and not as "Firouja". In fact, in the video clip I saw where he explained how to pronounce his name he actually took care to mention that it should be Firouz-jah, and that both the "z" sound and the "dj" sound should be audible.
Once upon a time, there was a Chinese or French farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, “We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is most unfortunate.” The farmer said, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.” The next day the horse came back bringing seven wild horses with it, and in the evening everybody came back and said, “Oh, isn’t that lucky? What a great turn of events. You now have eight horses!” The farmer again said, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.” The following day his son tried to break one of the horses, and while riding it, he was thrown and broke his leg. The neighbors then said, “Oh dear, that’s too bad, ” and the farmer responded, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.” The next day the conscription officers came around to conscript people into the army and they rejected his son because he had a broken leg. Again all the neighbors came around and said, “Isn’t that great!” Again, he said, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.”
Iranian authorities are not chess lover. They neither understand nor care about this beautiful game. Maghsoodlo is not a symbol of the system either. Firouzja, like many great players in the world, has many fans among chess lovers in Iran.
Q) How hard is it to look up the correct pronunciation of Alireza’s name rather than pronounce it literally as it is spelt in the English language…. Answer : not hard at all 😢
Here we go again. Please see earlier comments. I have an Iranian in my family who advised me on pronunciation. And please take a look here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Firouzja
