Mad-crazy!! I do well to remember a game after playing. This level of memory amazes me. He is recalling side lines he calculated at the board, and feeling the emotions he felt in association of the calculation! That's stupid-smart.
@@teemusa5846 Classical chess is not so hard to remember especially after the game or couple days later. I can show my games on the board with variations and ideas and GMs can play blindfolded and show game blindfolded. So Ivanchuck just show us usual GM ability =)
@@vipulkaushal1597 Well that's the difference between you and him. He's a beautiful soul and you are just arrogant kid who thinks weed is something you can boast about. In other words you are just a waste of resources.
1:10 - right to left, 2:22- left to right, 3:38- right to left, 5:17- left to right, 6:39- right to left, 7:42- left to right, 8:39- right to left, 9:43- left to right,
Holy shit! I am a fucking ape compared to this guy. To memorize the game is one thing, but to recall all the possible variations... in a language not your own. It is hard to believe that our brains are made out of the same material.
Yeah! It looks amazing, but I think that language is not a problem when you talk about something what are you really interested in. If you just have enough vocabulary, your brain can switch to any language in such situations.
@@thenumeroncode6921 His tallent and dedication/love of the sport definitely one in 100 million. His attitude generally speaking less rare and always beautiful to see.
Aaron Boggs - games, I agree. Ideas within games (entire lines that weren't played), and still within the constraints of recall, that's something else altogether.
I had never seen an Ivanchuk interview before. Such intensity and passion for the game, good lord! I have never seen an adult act so giddy about a chess game. Brilliant!
The best player to not hold the world champion title. And I think the answer is explained in this interview! He loves chess and plays for the beauty of the game not preparation and computer moves. Although with his calculation and memory it's clear he could top the field if he wanted to memorize everything like the others. Well done Chucky you are the last romantic player
Minkki82, to be more precise, he could certainly top the field if he was consistent. The man has occasionally *crushed* players like Kasparov and Carlsen. On a good day, he could beat *anyone* ... Sadly, his performance is very inconsistent, and I'm afraid that's not a "choice", or something he could "fix" - it's the flip side of his creativity. Ivanchuk is an artist, through and through; not a mental athlete.
@M for your info, he is in top for more than 30 years, winning tournaments beating everyone, since 1988, so please next time check the facts first before writin silly comments
@M Why are you talking without knowing who is really Ivanchuk??? Ivanchuk was many times #2 in ELO. He was World Blitz Champion in 2007 and World Rapid Champion in 2016 !! For 24 years, from 1988 to 2012 he was continuously in the World Top Ten !!!!!!!!
@M he loves chess and he plays for the beauty of it. By using some rigorous preparation he could be world champion may be. But may be it is his desire to play creative games made him inconsistent. In interviews he said that chess is not only important thing in his life he has several other important things too...
Tanya Satchdev really knows how to interview and of course obviously is genuinely fond of Vassily. It really comes across so well how he is talking to someone who he knows will understand what he's saying and how she lets him complete his thoughts. She is as interested as we are in his answers
How to interview is basically ask the question and shut up for 15 min. Haha, i am not even insulting, it was cool of her to let him have his entire moment. I guess asking about some variations is fine but even this is cool
How I reflect after a game: "and than I started to calculate. Maybe about 10-11 minutes. Very complicated position but than I was very very happy because I realized my queen was hanging"
A blue-eyed genius whose continued enthusiasm after so many years on top is almost as astounding as his memory. What an amazing performance and revelation. Gotta love this man.
LOL!! you may be right!! But boy, did I enjoy it - it was like listening to the chess equivalent of a Chopin nocturne [Nocturne E Flat Major Op.9 No.2].
azhar salim its like hes able to constantly push his conscious brain to the ABSOLUTE limit for the game. I don't get envious over much but this guys capabilities both entertain and envy me. In my opinion hes the most interesting chess player still alive
Chucky is really in love with the game. I think he loves the game more than anyone does. The joy with which he was explaining the variations shows how satisfied he is to find them. Also he does not rely on computer preparations and opening novelties to win games but his exceptional positional understanding,calculation and intuition. Not surprising he is one of the most liked personalities in the world of chess.
If you look at games nowadays from top gms, they don't go to unknown territory only if they are prepared, they are afraid to lose games because they'll lose elo and shit like that, absolutely pathetic, why doesn't everyone unleash their inner beasts and play good chess instead of putting a position in an engine and remembering the moves.
She's an IM. I'm not sure if she got a chance to watch the game or look at it, but as an IM the interviewer is certainly capable of some imaginary head calculation. So if she did catch any of the game, I'm sure she'd be able to understand.
Even if she wasn't IM and just some random interviewer. A non-IM interviewer would be "poor" not because she would have to pretend to listen for 10 minutes, but because she would be too simple to understand this man's brilliance.
Lukasz Kleczkowski Lol his peak was around 2450 ELO, while Chucky is still in the Super GM ELO even with more than 50 years on his back. Chucky is so better that it's stupid to even mention Rashid in the same sentence with Ivanchuk.
@@rokanza2293 both are amazingly creative and incredibly inconsistent. I don't think it really makes sense to compare their ratings because there are many factors to take into account such as rating inflation.
I love coming back to this video, seeing this amazing man analyse his entire game by memory, as well as rattling off quite a few moves of many variations that never even happened, all with the same excitement as if he was actually playing the game.
Truly awesome analysis. Also, I felt bad for the interviewer trying to hold that mic for 10 minutes. Imagine interviewing a genius talking for ten minutes, and the main thing you're thinking about is your arms getting tired.
Beautiful emotions ....inspires every inch of the chess player inside me ...felt as if I could touch his emotions through his voice.. beautiful....thanks a millions Agadmator
Gotta love this man. One of the few players who can visualise the whole game easily in his head. Amazing stuff. Ask most players about their game and they give some general comments. Chucky launches into 10 minutes of variations. lol...
Russell Froggatt hahaha yea mate and with energy! There's not enough time to get it ALL in... and its ALL important and im trying to allow you the chance to understand!!!! 😂
As much as I love this interview and I keep watching it non stop, this isn't true. Many top players can do that. There's a video in which Grischuk analyzes a game with MVL, or in general in every chess interview you see the player commenting out of memory. For super GMs visualizing the board without seeing it is no big deal.
Yeah, but it ain’t so.. all super GMs can easily remember games on that level. I suspect that most of them have just learned that other people are not interested in hearing their entire thought process. Luckily, Ivanchuck doesn’t care about that and the reporter was very kind in giving him all the space he needed hence we got this gem.
The interviewer seems so sweet (w a very sexy voice). I feel for her poor hand which must've been hurting after holding that mic for so long. It was awesome to hear Chucky recall the game with all the moves he was considering and with so much enthusiasm and passion! Wot an AMAZING mind! Incredible! Congrats - wot a Great Interview!! Well done!
