Capablanca refused to cede any advantages; it seemed like every single move throughout the middle game contained an ingenious threat… one after another after another. And then all of those king moves toward the end! The best way to eliminate a kingside mating attack? Just march your king over to the queenside like a boss! Wow. Absolutely stunning, brilliant creativity.
@@epicmeerkat1677that sounds like how I play 😅I have some success so I must be doing something right but I’m sure they must’ve had books and stuff with theories etc
Incredible Endgame the errors by Botonivik costly Casablanca taking full advantage Brilliant counterplay Great Game by Both players I think of games I saw between Ding and Ian I’m not so sure their games could match games like this for excitement Much Thanks Agadmator
Hey, I used to be able to answer the photo challenges but it is becoming too tough :D Wonderful game analysis though. Loving your presentation, as always!
Payback is Sweet having watched a previous video you made where Casablanca lost to an unknown 14 yr old young man in an exhibition game that Casablanca had a terrible opening game resigning as the Game was far out of his reach of winning I googled to find a game where they played again I believe someone mentioning there is another classical game between the two in whichBotvinnik won I’ll look for that one as well Thanks Agadmator I’ll have to watch this one again it was an Awesome game Great Battle Much Thanks
This is the game of two very very similar style of playing Both botvnik and capablanca are extremely extremely fine endgame players They tend to gain very very minor advantage out of opening and convert it to a win dam
This game is equivalent to Tal vs Fischer.Tal and Fischer are probably the best attacking players (Kasparov included) Similarly,Capa & Botvinnik are probably the best positional players ever (some may argue about Anatoly Karpov) Loved the game !!!
J. R. Capablanca is on the Right. The Lady on the left is probably Gloria Simoni Betancourt, Capablanca's second wife. Capablanca learned late in life that One Woman is Enough Trouble for any Man as his Divorce Proceedings led to a Heart Attack. After all, isn't facing Michael Botvinnik over a Chess Board Enough Trouble?
Top 10 Greatest Chess Players: 1. *Magnus Carlsen* (Norway) 7+ Years as World No.1 , Highest Rating: 2882 (ELO) The greatest in the toughest competitive/computer era . He has the highest ELO Rating (2882) and he earned a draw vs World No.1 Kasparov @ age 13. He can play 20 players simultaneously while blindfolded, remembering each game & winning them all. (FAR more impressive than Fischer playing simultaneous games in the 60's). *The Mozart of Chess* ! 2. *Gary Kasparov* (Russia) 23 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2851 (ELO) He held the World's No.1 position 2nd longest in history @ 23 Years. He has the 2nd highest ELO Rating (2851). His longevity, dominance and genius cannot be denied. Gary must be ranked No.1 or No.2 on anyone's greatest chess players of All Time -- I'm good with anyone putting him at No.1. Gary is No.2 on my list because: (1) The competition is at its highest 'historical peak' right now as chess is driven by the aggregate accumulation of knowledge (i.e. increasing volume of games, styles, computers, etc.). (2) His ELO Rating is 2nd to Magnus. (3) When Magnus was age 13 he earned a draw with Gary who was world No.1 then. (4) Magnus has that superhuman ability of playing 20 players simultaneously while blindfolded, remembering each game & winning them all. 3. *Bobby Fischer* (USA) 9 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2895 (Chessmetrics) He changed the game more than any player since Morphy in the 1850's. He stopped the Russians dominance during the tumultuous Cold War era. His style & innovation are evident in every era since his career. He's the most dominant short term player ever @ 1, 2, 3 years, tied with Kasparov @ 5 years & tied with Capablanca @ 10 years (Rybka Chess Program). 4. *Jose Capablanca* (Cuba) 7 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2877 (Chessmetrics) 5. *Anatoly Karpov* (Russia) 8 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2848 (Chessmetrics) 6. *Paul Morphy* (USA) 20 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2796 (Estimated) 7. *Mikail Botvinnik* (Russia) 7 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2881 (Chessmetrics) 8. *Alexander Alkehine* (Russia) 11 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2860 (Chessmetrics) 9. *Wilhelm Steinitz* (Austria) 20 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2826 (Chessmetrics) 10. *Emmanual Lasker* (Germany) 24 Years as World No.1, Highest Rating: 2876 (Chessmetrics) My Ranking is based on 7 Determinants: 1. Dominance in their Era. 2. Length of Time as World #1 in their Era. 3. Impact on the Game in Style & Innovation for Future Eras. 4. Strength of Competition. 5. The "Je Ne Sais Quoi" of the player -- the extra 'something special' in their playing style or talent. 6. Highest Ratings by either ELO (started in early 1970's) or Chessmetrics. 7. Markovian Model of Computer Predictions "Head to Head" (26,000 games). Note: One could argue that All the Top Players today and several in the past half-century are worthy to be included on any Top Ten List (specifically No's 4-10). Hence, most lists are subjective to a certain degree. My list is objective and gives credibility/respect to greatest players in their historical era's and for developing the game the most! Most chess enthusiasts agree that Magnus, Gary & Bobby are in the top 3 All Time at present. It is very intriguing to imagine what a player like *Paul Morphy* would have done in today's era with the accumulated chess knowledge and computers because he played the modern 'positional execution style game' 100 years before his time... [Q:] Anyone else want to see *Magnus vs Alpha Zero* ??
That is not a fair comparison and you know it. Fisher studied and learded from Capablanca the same with the rest of players. Is not a coincidence that are in chronological order as well. Each one of them studies the previous players. However capablanca was a talend he did not had almost any influence from other players and was quite lazy to study which is proven by his games with Alehine who was by far inferior of him but did win him after studing his style.
I Love Capablanca! It's not a coincidence that I have him at No. 4 but perhaps he deserves to be higher? Remember, most Top lists are subjective to a certain degree. Mine is for fun and to evoke debate. When we debate we learn from one another. Thanks for your reply. Do you want to share your Top 10?
Emanuel Lasker said: "I have known many chess players, but only one chess genius: Capablanca." Bobby Fischer "looked at Capablanca's performances with awe." Boris Spassky considered Capablanca "the best player of all time." The world lost him to early at age 53!!! The Greatest Chess Minds are: *Paul Morphy* (1837-84), *Jose R. Capablanca* (1888-1942), *Bobby Fischer* (1943-2008), *Garry Kasparov* (1963-retired), *Magnus Carlsen* (1990-active).
but that was in a simultaneous game, Capa was playing againt many other players at same time.....sooo, i it was not a big surprise his defeat, considering he played against one of those who would be one of the best players in history
Hey agadmator! Can you please consider changing the time format in today's stream 2+1 or 2+2? #suggestion Anyway, please consider streaming more frequently (maybe even weekly) if you can :)
I'm sure a lot of people would like that but 1+0 is the standard format for good reason. I can play up to 70+ moves in 1+0 time control and often win with checkmate (in a lot less moves). I honestly think that 2+inc is an eternity for lots of bullet players. The games could go on a very long time. My point is I don't think its a good format for a bullet tournament. I understand that in an event with many class A or title players its seemingly impossible to come up with good replies but I'm sure a lot of bullet players feel the way I do. EDIT: I can't remember if the tournament by Agad is 1+0 or 2+0 but the point about the increments is the same. Good day!
When arriving @ a certain stage in life u get more from this (particular) game (& others like it). The young (challenger) charging up to knock the old king off the top of the hill. The respect factor is big; the old king has the responsibility to defeat the challenger in order to retain that respect and (simultaneously) teach. Each pushes the other to play @ his highest level he has (for that specific game).
Leela v0.26.3 agrees with most of Botvinnik's choices in this game, except for that Be7 move, Be5 would have been better, or that b6, Qa5 is suggested by leela.
noelnemo il y a 6 heures (modifié) Hi Agadmator, Thanks so much for casting some old Capablanca games and more generally for the quality of your videos ! If you could one day comment the following Mastapiece, I would be really grateful as it is one of my favourite games : #suggestion Jose Raul Capablanca vs Karel Treybal 1.d4d5 2.c4c6 3.Nf3e6 4.Bg5Be7 5.Bxe7Qxe7 6.Nbd2f5 7.e3Nd7 8.Bd3Nh6 9.O-OO-O 10.Qc2g6 11.Rab1Nf6 12.Ne5Nf7 13.f4Bd7 14.Ndf3Rfd8 15.b4Be8 16.Rfc1a6 17.Qf2Nxe5 18.Nxe5Nd7 19.Nf3Rdc8 20.c5Nf6 21.a4Ng4 22.Qe1Nh6 23.h3Nf7 24.g4Bd7 25.Rc2Kh8 26.Rg2Rg8 27.g5Qd8 28.h4Kg7 29.h5Rh8 30.Rh2Qc7 31.Qc3Qd8 32.Kf2Qc7 33.Rbh1Rag8 34.Qa1Rb8 35.Qa3Rbg8 36.b5axb5 37.h6+Kf8 38.axb5Ke7 39.b6Qb8 40.Ra1Rc8 41.Qb4Rhd8 42.Ra7Kf8 43.Rh1Be8 44.Rha1Kg8 45.R1a4Kf8 46.Qa3Kg8 47.Kg3Bd7 48.Kh4Kh8 49.Qa1Kg8 50.Kg3Kf8 51.Kg2Be8 52.Nd2Bd7 53.Nb3Re8 54.Na5Nd8 55.Ba6bxa6 56.Rxd7Re7 57.Rxd8+Rxd8 58.Nxc6 1-0
If the time machine brought a 32-year-old Capablanca to the year 2024 and he studied a little theory, only Carlsen and Caruana could cope with him, the rest would die in the worst way, Hindu crabs included...hahaha
We can find the game start by fast forwarding. Your post suggests that you would prefer to go straight to the game and don't like the player profiles. I like the match preamble with player profiles and match context. I am sure that the great majority of his followers appreciate his commentary and analysis and would not skip to the move 1. There is a very good reason he has reached 200,000 subscribers.
