I don't normally comment, but I'd definitely like to see more historical chess games. It's always nice to learn about chess history, especially with your analysis!
For anyone interested, the German "z" is prounced "ts." Think of the final consonant sound in the word "rats." While the German short "a" is not exactly a short English "u," Zugzwang (capitalized in German because it is an ordinary noun) is pronounced "tsoogtsvung." (The German "w" actually has a "v" sound; German "f" and "v" are pronounce as English "f." )
@@Ptaku93 True. In German, the "j" sound is approximated by "dsch" and is never exactly the same. OTOH, how many French words and phrases in English would sound ridiculous if we didn't keep the French pronunciation? Hmmm. Need to get a tool at Home DePOT.
I've been playing for a long time and have never seen this game-- what a treat! fantastic job. I also really liked the coverage of nimzowitsch's plans in the opening/middlegame, it was very instructive.
Another vote for a series on “Chess Games to Know,” having a repertoire of iconic games to study and refer to and eventually memorize is a huge benefit to amateur players of all strengths
I first saw this game some 50 years ago. One thing I just noticed here: Black's queen does not participate in the final position at all. All the zugzwang captures are by the other pieces and 4 of the 7 pawns. Black is essentially playing with a full queen advantage.
I would like to see more content like this, yes please. Thanks for going through all of the moves, a lot of people would’ve called it trivial and moved. You have a knack for teaching!
Eric, please make a series on famous chess games and positions! *_Légal Trap, Saavedra Position_* are good examples - I am sure you can think of many more.
What a game! Have seen so many "immortal" games but never came accross this. A brilliancy without any flashy tactics. A series on "games every chess player should know" would be terrific coming from Eric.
Morgan Freeman is the narrator you want if you want to see a good movie. Eric Rosen is the narrator you want if you want to watch a good chess game. I enjoyed the coverage of a classic game, thanks for the content sir!
Omg YES please definitely talk through more games! I'm pretty sure this is my very favorite type of content from chess creators. It's great to see people sharing their unique perspectives on historical games they're passionate about, and it really helps for memorizing the games too! Thanks for all your awesome content dude
Yes Eric. This is one of my favourite types of chess content. The analysis of historical classic games with detailed explanations such as you did here going through every single possible move to show why it was an absolute Zugzwang! What a positional masterpiece! 👍🙂👏
Great choice of game to analyse Eric. The idea for a series is a good one. Nigel short's "king walk" might be a suggestion, or perhaps Fischer-Petrosian 4 queens?
Great idea for a series, Eric. As far as ideas - Capablanca/Lasker WC when JRC won an endgame with black while EL was forced to shuffle his rook back and forth. JRC notes "all these (rook) moves have a meaning and should be studied".
The classics are classics for a reason: they contain beautiful thinking, and I would really appreciate it if you were to cover more of them, especially ones that maybe not everyone knows. The main ones are great too - would be curious to see modern engine analysis on them, especially Karpov and Korchnoi games.
I believe there could also be a way to capture/trade the queen for rook or bishop, whichever White decides to sac it for by: Qa7 and then pawn pushing to e5 on black’s next move.
Paused at 3:32 just to guess... Nxb5, threatening to win either the bishop or knight after pawn and queen recaptures. If knight takes on e5, the bishop recaptures and prevents the rook from defending the b7 bishop from the queen (which also guards Qd7. If knight moves to a5 to defend the bishop, it can be kicked by pawn to b4. I think... Maybe? 😂 Edit: Damn! I was close!
Great, I enjoyed the video! Would defo like to see more content like this. (Btw, thanks for covering why exactly this is zugzwang. Couldn't figure out why king move doesn't work.)
@Eric Rosen the "Z"s in Zugzwang are pronounced like the english "ts", like in "pets". so it would be pronounced "tsoog tsvung", or "tsvang" link the "a" in "bar".
More important games like this would be awesome! I love seeing iconic games of the past and you explain them in such a concise and fun manner to watch :)
Wow. Really cool game. As an intermediate player, Zugzwang was the last chess term that I learned, but never really. appreciated until I started watching your videos and slow, manuvering playstyle.
Love watching you play, Eric. But when you break down other people’s games it’s so enjoyable and digestible (e.g. your How to Crush the London vid). Would love to see more like this!
I still have my original copy of My System from 50 years ago. It took me two years to read. I had a practice board for variations and a full size board.
I will speak for the community... we would love to get your perspective/analysis on the classis/modern masterpieces. Always enjoy your videos and this series would be awesome addition as well. Cheers!
Excellent video. I do remember reading an article about this game as a youngster....on its 50th anniversary! I set the final position up on the board and spent some time working out why white had to resign.....no stockfish back then. Hopefully some of your followers will be around on the 150th anniversary of the game. What will stockfish be like by then! Yes, a few of the classic games would I'm sure be of interest to your followers. They weren't perfect and it would be fun to see what the chess engines make of them......
I just want to say thanks for all the chess content, I’ve learned so much and many times watch your videos with some tea to relax after the day. I’m pushing to get to 2000 elo which is my life goal and currently around 1800!
