20 Years After Becoming World Champion, He Played the Best Chess of His Life

[@the69fury]

I met Tal in the mid 80s when he played at a Long Beach California tournament. He was nice enough to autograph several books. One of my favorites for sure!

[@ceo689]

Mid 80's really?

[@user-ch1qo6dl7y]

Man you are so lucky... Can you add something more to it? Plz🥺

[@GoldenBoyXCM]

no double spaces!

[@Alistair-e2o]

Ok

[@hossain8463]

Yes,me too. Though I'm 25

[@marceloakol396]

Am a very simple person, I see Mikhail Tal... I click.

[@CheGuevara78654]

❤

[@majorcastleberry2624]

#ididitfortal

[@thematureneuro468]

Truth

[@jamesknapp64]

I'm even simplier, I see agadmator video I click

[@rastikhartl1111]

So fascinating to see his games

[@harshrajbasant]

The Godfather of this channel...the Magician....going to be the best 13 mintues of my day today

[@zebra3stripes]

After the tournament, Tal showed this game to his friends at the bar and Tarjan showed it to his co-workers at the library.

[@mrmarkstv6585]

Fun fact, Tal was asked in the 80s how would he do against the 1960 Tal, and he said that he would crush the 1960 Tal. And I believe he said that not because he is a better player, but simply he has way more experience and knowlege. Sorry for my english

[@vlindstrom]

Don't worry! Your English is quite good 😊 I've seen and heard native English speakers with a vastly inferior command of the language. The only real mistake was that you used "simple" instead of "simply", and after "simply", the word "because" should have been added. Hope that helped a little! Cheers 🙌🏽

[@mrmarkstv6585]

​@@vlindstrom Ups, "simply" was what I meant, just a missclick. But thanks!

[@sastrych7866]

Forgiven, but nice info ... Loved it

[@jerendonb]

You owe nobody a good English. Never apologize.

[@user-go2xi7zq5q]

Why are you apologising? Lool why do foreign speakers always have to apologise for their english beforehand, esp when they know they made no mistakes. It’s like you’re trying to humblebrag and flex on the rest of us that you can speak multiple languages. There was nothing wrong with your English, and you know it, especially not in an informal space such as KZbin

[@12jswilson]

James Tarjan played in this Interzonal! For those that don't know, he gave up chess in 1984 to become a librarian. After he retired from the library in 2014, he started playing chess again, and doing pretty well.

[@hakunamatata2000]

thanks for letting us know. what an amazing career. He could have reached world championship if he would not have stopped playing. I see he was introduced to the chess hall of fame kzbin.info?search_query=James+Tarjan

[@vexan_twitch]

I get a very good feeling every time I see or hear the name Mikhael Tal, I think he was a very kind person

[@jassingh2451]

Loving the classic games being shown lately. Looking forward to more. Would love more games of players like Reti, Alekhine, Karpov

[@samarthmath2952]

Perfection.From the players,commentary and the quote.Perfection.

[@jisooya7878]

What a day!! Tal's games are always amazing to watch, keep them coming...thanks Agad

[@awriter1214]

I was expecting a little more wildness on the board from Tal, but again, here he became more precise in positional moves just as Super GMs these days are

[@rnp497]

you could have a spin off just showing Tal's games and people would love it. He plays chess like I wish I could

[@anandbenegal]

This is such a Karpovian game. Tal was truly a magician.^

[@trashl0rd]

The myth, the legend. Can never get enough to Tal game reviews.

[@noobwithaplan]

Imagine Mikhail Tal offers you a draw while playing the white pieces and you do anything other than accept on the spot 😂 Vitaly walked right into that one

[@humbertojesusguillenymoral6550]

After this tournament, Tal was rated #3 in the world! What a beautiful mind.

[@Alistair-e2o]

Evidence

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Mikhail Tal I love Tal and his games I’ll have to watch this one again all I see is he has much pawn advantage

[@mizofan]

You mention Karpov, he was brilliant at Linares in 1994, and may deserve more credit these days; he was crushing Kasparov in their first world title match, but the rules had the match go on and on to a battle of attrition and stamina. Kasparov gained a great deal from that experience of so many games v a master. Tal of course is famed for a very different style to Karpov, an attacking genius, but there's some Karpov here.

[@danielbragademelo1360]

8:08 - "But what about the bishop attack on the wookies?" Lmao.

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Nice Game Love Tal makes things happen in Games with his exciting moves so Clever Thanks Agadmator

[@VaSavoir2007]

I'm astonished Be5 was played because doubling your pawns when you're a pawn down and leaving the extent of the domination of the white queenside pawns to that extent simply seems like a profound and colossal. error of judgement.

[@mikek3459]

I'm a super Tal fan and please show all video's of that Tournament as a mini saga Agamator. Thnx for sharing this game and keep up your great work & vids. Cheers!

[@martinkennedy2400]

...what a great choice of game great background details first class upload big thanks

[@iicompany6376]

Finally an Extatic Movement Of the Channel, OG Tal, The Fire.🎉🎉

[@myvatn4580]

I hope u will cover the entire tournament, i miss your videos on Tal

[@davesand8575]

Love the Fine quote.

[@rahulpradhan180]

ngl I thought the thumbnail was that of the murderer from no country for old men for a second

[@josefbake9492]

Its very rare to see Tals playing postional. I am surprised to see this as there is no sacrifices for the first time. Tal is indeed the beast in both Magic and Positional.

[@Chess_venomenon]

Mikhail Tal is the distinguished luminary of chess evolution. If GM's are eagles, he is the greater paradise bird of chess.

[@sharathchandra7879]

I wish I were born at period of Tal inorder to watch his games in live

[@tahaissa3673]

In my opinion Tal is the best player of all time.. He was creative and really magician 😮😮

[@prarjucarju957]

Yeh he is most creative player even kasprov cannot punish talknight sacrifice and lost on time in blitz match

[@johnpender358]

I choose Fischer as being the best. My opinion.

[@Th0ughtf0rce]

I do wonder if he was young and active in the current era. Would he be even greater with all the resources available? Or bored out of his wits and retire early

[@mizofan]

He was very exciting but to be considered greatest ever, he probably would need to have been dominant and world champ for longer. Capablanca should be better known these days, one of the very greatest

[@tinytheshihtzu4208]

My favorite chess player! I will look forward to watching this.

[@iicompany6376]

It feels Beautiful how tal made Kasparov lost on time, playing in his Vintage Style.that too one Month before his Death.😮😮

[@a.j.animations2235]

This game is actually really awesome. Even thought you could argue nothing really “happened,” it goes to show you how strong Tal really was. He was practically making threats all game, yet he ended up being a pawn up in a winning endgame.

[@judahbenhur5958]

My favourite player of all time.. Mikhail Tal !! He's like Efren Reyes in Snooker... Both MAGICIAN !! 😇

[@adamsleath]

tal is a maestro. . very enjoyable games.

[@s.mendoza5705]

The thumbnail of tal looks like the guy from no country for old men

[@michaelmassaro4375]

Much pawn advantage a bishop vs bishop Game Over

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@6:10 I hated bishop to B7 the instant it was played, because even to an amateur like me it was obvious that the bishop would be useless the rest of the game. Effectively black played from that point on down a bishop. Agadmator said that it was right because it put the bishop on the same diagonal as the white king, but it was obvious that the pawns blocking the bishop's diagonal were never going to move.

[@jimskea224]

He did have the advantage of playing at home in this tournament!

[@e1239]

That comb-over was his secret weapon...

[@francescocorradi4767]

Agad posting videos like a machine these days!

[@aminsarabi5508]

The most sane game that Tal played.

[@achmadardiansyah4223]

i hope that Tal played by Javier Bardem in a film, and of course Ryan Gosling for Bobby Fischer. All perfect casting for sure.

[@marufhs616]

Yes, Agad.. Please analysis Tal games more.

[@sastrych7866]

Want more tal videos ❤ always fan of TAL

[@smokebonde9943]

Antonio please show Leonid Stein vs. Mikhail Tal 1961. It's a really wild, attacking game. #suggestion

[@amosdraak3536]

#suggestion And Stein was undefeated against Tal

[@smokebonde9943]

@@amosdraak3536 ^this #suggestion

[@thematureneuro468]

Are you able to add it to the Tal Saga ? Or do a playlist of this tournament ? Specifically, Tal games.

[@acapantelic3274]

Talj je legenda.

[@michaelrocke7917]

Talk is the epidame of what can be achieved by chess mental strength

[@TheMarksT]

Yeah, (young) Karpov can really help your own play! Great game!

[@THEgutsymalone]

I think agadmator made twice as many moves showing us what could have happened than actual moves in this match…

[@daph0307]

Thought that was Javier Bardem.

[@mattw4065]

#suggestion Lev Polugaevsky vs Rashid Nezhmetdinov, 1958 RSFSR championship, specifically the game featuring Rashid's brilliant Rxf4 queen sacrifice

[@RoyaleClasherswins]

Why Tal didn't play queen c2 to f5 at @4:26 and take pawn ?

[@animeshdabral6928]

At 7:55 after blacks Knight to d3 why not, Bxb6 threatening rook captures. Then if black captures Tal's rook. Tal capture the rook too, and after queen trade, bishop captures night

[@ahmd9239]

We need a Tal saga

[@swapnilpupulwad9445]

More Tal games please...

[@DipayanDas773]

Why does thumbnail looks like Anton Chigurh?

[@Topseey]

Is the Steinitz saga still planned?

[@agadmator]

Yes

[@alexhidell663]

​@@agadmator I think you and your team should write a book on the history of chess with it's best games and players.

[@codedfire95]

Can Alpha Zero still consistently beat Stockfish or have things changed?

[@Alistair-e2o]

Chess is the most beautiful game.

[@knightrider585]

At about +4:14 black's knight is moved in front of the bishop defending the pawn on f5. Is there some tactical reason the white queen could not capture the pawn on f5?

[@baranhawezy4077]

Up

[@samd7601]

Only Tal could smoke a joint like that

[@sheerluckholmes7720]

😵‍💫🤓

[@jowbloe4700]

My Inspiration ❤

[@FM-ft8pe]

4:57 Christmass tree pawn structure.

[@pbswapno4623]

Please make a Karpov saga

[@georgeallee16]

That hair is truly something to behold. Wow

[@paukrus]

Таль это Таль. Имя! Символ шахмат

[@tdb517]

He might be a magician, but his magic trick to make us believe he has hair does not work with me

[@MeatBunFul]

I didn't know that chigur dude could play chess so well

[@Kakazumba99]

More tal videos !!!!

[@rickharold7884]

That was fun !

[@ethanedward9643]

Also maybe some more Karpov Games!!!

[@mitchgoko2122]

I love Tal games

[@fahadaijaz4]

Anton Chigurh from the thumbnail, displaying his psychopathic behaviour in chess

[@milliniumscopetube6414]

#suggestion Vladimir Simagin vs Leonid Stein (USSR Championship 1961a Tournament) A Crazy Imaginative Game!!! Plz also say something about Wilhelm Steinitz saga.

[@unknown-vt8cf]

At 9.05 c3 knight is hanging what can't black capture it ???????

[@vinayakjadhav1719]

Then white can take black rook.

[@akashsen8203]

Did the allow using ciggerete s in a chess tournament back then!

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥

[@ricardojavieralcocervargas8923]

I'm a simple men, i see Javier bardem on thumbnail, i click

[@eriobotrya]

Looks more like an overweight Karpov than Tal, doesn't he?

[@davidcopson5800]

How many men are you?

[@rayfinkle2805]

He looks a bit like javier barden in no country for old men

[@ScienceFan33]

I think Mr. Vitaly was slightly overconfident here. When Tal offers you a draw, you take it.

[@superalkadias]

#Suggestion Victor Krchnoi vs Mikail Tal, USSR Championship 1962.

[@akshayktiwari311]

I am damn busy in my office but can't deny mikhail tal

[@jessejordache1869]

Let me guess... in the next round, he drew Korchnoi. Am I right? In his autobiography (which he published before this game), he talks about his lifelong inability to overcome Korchnoi, even in critical games where "I could not lose if I tried"... and then something bizarre happens. Although to be fair, as Tal himself acknowledges, most of the time Korchnoi just had his number. As in boxing, styles make games.

[@leonpradeau6540]

Show some games from the women's candidates please!

[@SvenTulfo]

Tal is the GOAT of Chess.

[@blueguitarist]

#suggestion ALEKHINE SAGA

[@Xcaliber2000]

A point of English grammar you consistently get wrong: its 'this is a position that has never been reached BEFORE' and NOT 'this is a position that has never been reached AGAIN'

[@fabianhauser708]

No, for older games he is doing this "never again" on purpose because I suppose it is considered by him to be more interesting for us viewers that an interesting older game has not been repeated yet. Only for newer games he mentiones the obvious "never before". It would be a fun work to figure out statistically when he in average switches "again" and "before"... By watching many games now I would guess the switch in his interest usually happens at games from around the 1990/2000 era :-)

[@sajeelahmed2121]

*Tal offers a draw with white pieces* Me: You have become the very thing you swore to destroy That might have been one of his psychological tricks

[@nicbentulan]

Why is Mikhail Tal's hand in thumbnail normal?!?!!

[@karimmoorad4128]

Chess newbie here, why is it possible to checkmate opponent king by supporting your checkmating piece with another piece that is already pinned to your king by an opponent piece?

[@pablofleitas5967]

That situation arose when I was playing against my dad as a kid, I tried to take the piece delivering check while the piece defending the checkmating piece was pinned. Needless to say I wasn't allowed to take that piece. First. Basically, although a piece is pinned, it is still considered to be defending the piece delivering check. Second. Your king can't take a piece that is defended because that would put your king in check, and you can't move your own king into check. I found these to be the FIDE rules governing that case: Article 3: The Moves of the Pieces - 3.1.3 A piece is considered to attack a square even if this piece is constrained from moving to that square because it would then leave or place the king of its own colour under attack. - 3.9.2 No piece can be moved that will either expose the king of the same colour to check or leave that king in check. Sorry for the long post, hope it makes sense.

[@turgaycoruhlu4648]

Tseshkovsky was Kramnik's early trainer

[@paulcervenka]

IN THE SPIRIT OF MIKHAIL TAL

[@nicbentulan]

2nd comment: Philippine women's chess #suggestion - WGM Janelle Frayna, the female Wesley So, upset Georgian GM (really GM not just WGM) Bela Khotenashvili at the 2022 world blitz. There's a 13-move UNDERPROMOTION puzzle here. [Variant "From Position"] [FEN "6k1/6b1/1p1P3p/6pP/3pPpP1/p2NqP2/6K1/5Q2"] 1. Qd1 a2 2. Qb3+ Kf8 3. d7 Qe2+ 4. Nf2 Ke7 5. Qd5 Kd8 6. Qe6 Bf6 7. Qe8+ Kc7 8. Qc8+ Kd6 9. e5+ Qxe5 10. d8=R+ Bxd8 11. Qxd8+ Kc6 12. Qa8+ Kb5 13. Qxa2 For some reason none of the Philippine channels except Kelvinllovejr even cover this game. LOL. But Janelle did cover the game where e drew against Nemo, so maybe Janelle will cover this game later on. P.S. Please help get Wesley So on Lex Fridman's podcast. See xcdhgq

[@FloydMaxwell]

10:08 - doesn't black have a perpetual, that would lead to a queen trade, that would end the attack.?

[@josetejeda5627]

the most dangerous thing in the world is not a crazy president with access to nuclear weapons.... is Tal playing positional chess!

[@insanestuff9470]

Agad can overlook more than tal😂👋

[@Career_SA]

Hans is a time traveller

[@divyanshw4208]

Agadmator's vocal fries are off the charts.