Adelaide 2012 Checkmate Tournament: Xie George vs Mato Jelic

[@shizyninjarocks]

Mato, you're a humble dude for putting this game up, and what a game!

[@bazarovthenihilist9630]

13:31 "my king JUMPED!" That was so funny and I laughted so hard. Mato, you are one of the greatest person I have ever saw and Im a very big fan of you! I also play chess on online. Im a blitz player. My rating at the beggining was no more than 1200, but now after watching your instuructive videos my rating is more than 1600. I have played thousand of games but your incredible videos helped me to improve my game a lot! This is BY FAR the gratest chess channel in the youtube ever. Thank you Mato Jelic for everything, you are the best ever.

[@sekaiiisan3709]

Bazarov Nihil

[@sekaiiisan3709]

Bazarov Nihil da real mvp

[@distoa7x]

hahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahah

[@LordXain]

LOL "But I lost, so I bought myself 2 chocolates." Mato, thank you for these videos; always incredibly informative. I haven't played chess in over a decade and you are quickly rekindling my love for this game. Much respect given to players under the pressure of time!

[@LSpencer777]

"I had promised myself that if I won a game, I would have a chocolate, but because I lost I had two chocolates." I love it!

[@Alleycat___]

"I looked to my opponent's face and he was no happy" ROFL that made my day, Mato, that was so hilarious lol

[@ByJoker0610]

who get upset when mato blundered and lost the game? :(

[@mizofan]

Yeah, and from an exciting winning position made it worse

[@140TrillionSuns]

Turkish Warrior i was thinking same move like mato :( i will try 2 cocolates now if it work for mato will work for me to

[@peperplanet]

I'm sure we'd all love to see more of your games. You're such a great and knowledgeable commentator. I'm sure you have some killa' moves of your own!

[@VivekKumar-sl1go]

Mato u chose to upload this game that was brilliant.. my emotions with u and definitely u could ve won the game but certainly each time u win our 💓

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you

[@MatoJelic]

That is very interesting point. I learned the opening recently. This is first time that I played Slav defense in a real game against Geller gambit. Sometimes when you learn new opening you forget the move. During the game I thought what was the move that was played in the video that I made. Luckily I did remember the line.

[@samjohnson3740]

You're the best chess video maker and probably the best commentator too. i love your commentary and humour. Hats off to you sir. Regards all the way from India.

[@samjohnson3740]

+MatoJelic Done sir.

[@lspdsnakes7893]

These are your best videos - where you show and comment on your own games! I'm not entirely sure why that is, but perhaps it's because one can feel the genuineness in your voice with which you comment. One is able to explicitly hear, through the sound of your voice, how heartbreaking it must've been to lose such a fantastic advantage in the blink of an eye. But time isn't endless, and sometimes we are forced to hurry in situations that call for it. At the end of the day, we are only dependent on time because we age and die, and it really doesn't matter as much as we may think. Also, do not feel bad that you had two chocolates, perhaps you should've considered a third one for this brilliant and instructive chess video. Thank you Mato! Pozdrav is Stockholma.

[@aries22march1954]

I love your commentaries, Mato, they're straightforward and matter-of-fact, and your analysis is very easy to follow.

[@konstantinoskiparissis6551]

Hello mato. I have seen many videos from your channel 4 years now, they were enjoyable and I have learned a lot. The most important thing I have learned from you, however, is how not to forget to be a kind and good person. You have a good heart and that is what makes me watching you, i am thinking that are people like you outside the world and that is beautiful, you are giving me hope and strength to continue. So i wanna say thank you from the bottom of my heart because you deserve it. Keep going, you are my favorite, you are the best.

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you

[@altair91100]

But because i lost i bought 2 chocolates :D you are so funny

[@siddharthyadav905]

I love you Mato... I see all your videos and enjoy them sooo much..... I will surely one day be able to make those "killa" moves because of your videos... A genuine thanks to the best chess instructor on the net! YOU ARE THE BEST!

[@sugarmaven]

We've all been there-- more than once. Love your style, your honesty, your humor. Thanks for all the great videos. xx

[@zarron221]

Sometimes during the excitement of the game, you get ahead of yourself and miss a move? But your still my favorite teacher, of all utube so call instructors... You're the best Mato! I can't wait to see your videos... Shalom peace be with you and your family.. be blessed

[@kilimanjarno]

Its so helpful to hear you talk about your own game; the thinking process of a good player like you, and what you find you can't calculate...its very helpful to hear what a good player can and can't do in otb play. Thank you for this. You help me forgive myself for my mistakes in my games.

[@MatoJelic]

En passant (from French: in passing) is a move in the board game of chess. It is a special pawn capture which can occur immediately after a player moves a pawn two squares forward from its starting position, and an enemy pawn could have captured it had it moved only one square forward.

[@prescottrailey9568]

Brilliant game though Mato, and as always thanks for your love of teaching, chess, and life.

[@MiloradBabovic]

Zao mi je sto si ga ispustio na samom kraju, ali kao sto se vidi, potrebno je mnooogo vise od nekog sahovskog poraza da bi se umanjio tvoj humor i optimizam! Hvala na svim partijama koje si postavio, zarazio sam se i mislim da cu ih redom odgledati sve! Keep it up, and all the best!!!

[@-7-man]

i vote for legalizing the king jump in Mato games.

[@joshofsteel4650]

13:30 'a miracle happened,my king jumped...' hahahahahahahahhaa, ...hilarious!...

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you for your comment

[@MrHeavenslord]

and then a miracle happened,hahahaha.well played mato,learning much from you.hope u'll keep making these videos for a long time.take care and thanks again for ur efforts

[@alexobed3184]

Mato! I have watched maybe 100 videos of yours and this is MY FAVORITE! I was always hoping you would include some of your own chess games! This teaches me that it's one thing to analyze chess from the comfort of your home, but when you have an opponent and a match and there is a clock... it's very different! You almost got pawn glory! Great game.

[@vernie7882]

I watch your videos instead of anyone else just because i like your slight accent. Soothing...

[@rinchenlama957]

Best Chess Videos Ever!!!! It's so fun to watch your Videos +MatoJelic

[@BabyFischer]

Hi mate you are the best... thank you for these funny moments... from all the videos you posted, I like the most the ones you are playing in. Greetings from Romania !

[@lovenpeace271]

And a miracle happened and my king jumped......... priceless. :) Your videos are so good

[@cdee2456]

MORE MATO GAMES

[@ohmuchiha]

Good........ Learning from Mistake ,,,,,,,, on which chess site you are playing with which name??

[@danmathewtorres2886]

Most of your listener, or, should I say, almost all of us get sad when we know that the last game played by Alekhine is also your last video on this channel. But yes, there is always a time to born and to die, and we will remember the times when you joke on us while learning so much to our game, all the lessons you plant in our heart. Goodluck with your life and we will continue to be a better chess player and a good person. Thanks Mato.

[@Tehdib]

Hey, Mato. Nice video. Thank you very much. I have a question if you would be so kind: At 11:57 Would it be better if Rg6 instead of Rf1+? I know you didn't have the time to think about it, but now afterwards what dou you think?

[@alexobed3184]

At 8:18, you said he wouldn't be able to bring his rook down because you have check winning rook. But you're on the same square as the rook, no? If you move your Queen and give check, he can take your Queen right back. Am I missing something?

[@malik551000]

Hello Mato Sir, Can you please tell me how can i calculate my ratings? I wanna know how can we calculate the chess ratings. Thanks Sir

[@AlCologne9]

Mato I love your videos, thank you very much for them :) Now...I am confused. At 8:16 you have check, why would you win rook? If after check, why does king go to G2? The rook from E8 can come up and capture black queen on E1 right? And then rook on F8 captures white queen on C8.

[@TheSLK66]

So have I, thanks a lot. My gaming has improved a lot since watching your videos. I've seen many games about smith-morra gambit but is there any opening/video of how to counter this gambit? Or stop any quick development plans from this gambit,.

[@MatoJelic]

Houdini 1.5 is widely considered to be the strongest chess engine on the planet. Houdini 1.5 is ranked #1 on the leading IPON computer chess rating list, 50 Elo ahead of Rybka 4 and 100 Elo ahead of Stockfish 1.9 and Critter 0.9.

[@ooisean007]

Mato caro kann is a good opening for black? if pawn goes to d4?

[@issacb6124]

You deserve two chocolates for all of the work you do for the chess community. Thank you Mato!

[@ZacLinton]

Great video Mato! You deserve to win and I hope you enjoyed both of those chocolates. :)

[@vernie7882]

What was Mato's rating at the time?

[@OmaidOmaid99]

The king jump made me think there's another hidden rule in chess! LOL and the chocolate prize joke was funny! What rank did you end up in after the tournament? Anyway, nice video mato :)

[@URwtUchoose2B]

you have lost that game but won many people's hearts... Mato you are a good man!

[@TheRajDMC]

mato sir...which engine do you use to check mistakes in your games ????

[@jean-claudevalois6534]

This is a very interesting video. This loss could easily be considered a win since you created a winning position but did not convert to a concrete win. What is winning really? Being able to create this winning position or being able to convert positions to a final concrete end. In any case, I am mentionning this because often I do play very well and lose and other times I play bad and win. It gets frustrating but I realized that what is important is the ingame. Results are often over rated. TY

[@ddmannion]

Matooooooooooooooo! You were so close! I was really rooting for you to win! Nice game though.

[@deldri]

4:12 White Bf5 would be nice, wont it? pawn is pinned, cause queenis unprotected und atacked twice im pinned pawn takes bishop. what do you think?

[@iftrejom]

Mato, what's your ELO? Good game BTW, you almost got it... I enjoy very much watching the videos you comment. Keep it up!

[@mizofan]

And then a miracle happened! Mato's opponent woke up and shouted "i beat him, I beat the great Mato. Oh no, damn, it was only a dream. I should have known it was too good to be true".

[@alexdavies7683]

Just a personal question, what is the hardest game of chess you have ever had to play?

[@raiderrocker18]

its very fitting you chose slav defense just a week after completing your slav defense series

[@QDem19]

It's a shame you lost, but there in too lies a lesson for all of us, like you said - This is life, get up and try again. I love all of your videos and thank you for all the hard work.

[@KowboyKoder]

At 3:12, why not take the rook on A8? Bishop would probably go to B7 but the queen can still move to A7 or A6 and would probably get away. Did he miss it?

[@trahulytube]

+Jason Sultana Knight on B6 is protecting the Rook... :)

[@KowboyKoder]

+Rahul T Lol good call, completely missed it

[@kmlazzaro4443]

please add more games of yours

[@norcoreanodelsur]

I believe that the move 18.exf6 is wrong :S, i don't get it at 3:01, can anybody explain that?

[@mrajczyk]

what kind of chocolate did you buy, 80% cacao ?

[@ena6345]

3:00 what happened to the pawn on f5? it just disappeared!

[@1UcMeOnce1]

+ethan peachee Listen to the commentary during the seconds that follow. "This is en passant". It is a rule that a surprisingly large amount of players don't know about. Look it up :) if your opponent doesn't know about it, it can be a very useful tool!

[@ena6345]

Wout Bakkenes oh thankyou

[@julianmccormack8704]

That was such a good analysis of the psychology of tournament chess. Thanks Mato!

[@krabbernegen]

I am a big fan of you Tx Mato Keep up with this great work I really enjoy your video's a lot

[@valentijnraw]

Are you a titled player yourself , Mato ? great vid..

[@Bhuyakasha]

Ahh, yes I see your point, it is still a winning position for black, but is this a better move than king to G2?

[@BogusLarry]

Thank you for the video mato! Post more of your games, they are infinitely more entertaining then gelfand and anand!

[@benallen8548]

mato do u like the slav defence?

[@ESMA-Netaji]

which chocolate u had??

[@FelipeNovaesRocha]

Hey +MatoJelic Rh1 is look like draw move not?

[@endlesssilence]

Thank you for the video Mato! I have been looking forward to your next game.

[@norcoreanodelsur]

thx Mato, I play some chess with my dad when i was a kid so i didn't know that rule :P, great videos, greetings from Santiago, Where is Santiago? it's located in Chile, South America :)

[@joernbroeker]

Thats so sad, losing out of a winning position. I had the same problem yesterday...I played Fischer-Sosin-Attack against Sicilian defense which you showed in one of vour videos and it worked very well, I was even a piece up, but then I made a huge mistake and lost my advantage and also the game...

[@delsub2]

at 11.44 why not pawn push to e4 to make another passed pawn

[@juanmendezrt]

nice game mato, thanks for uploading all these instructive videos. i have learned a lot

[@randommaster6372]

hey what is your rating

[@FYGOKENTROSS]

Mato: Uploaded his own video with a BLUNDER (=super-cool guy!!!) PS The video is very instructive, cause he knows his intentions before EVERY move

[@babastein]

whats your chess rating mato?

[@Dr.Gazmend_Haxhiaj]

how e5 take f 6 at 3:00" ?

[@Bhuyakasha]

@ 8:12, you say he can't go to E8 with rook in that position, because you would capture his rook, but wouldn't he just capture your queen with his rook instead of moving the king? With that he would effectively just trade queens as you would capture his queen. Also, thanks for the great video.

[@dds1994]

Nice game, this has happened to me aswell one wrong move and its over. Btw Mato I know your rating is around 2030 but will we see you as a grand master sometime in the near future?? BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!

[@huntersam41]

Mato, what is your ELO rating?

[@narendranrajasagaram6828]

Love your videos watching from Singapore

[@draganalcinov2207]

An excellent game! I hope you enjoyed your chocolates :)

[@SN011GlobeTrot]

Does anyone know Mato Jelic's chess rating?

[@PapakNaPlazi]

If you can't beat them, confuse them.

[@2012soulsinger]

well done Mato, ur a good sportsman. Just imagine of the many grandmasters you are producing through your videos!

[@pkwow545]

at 4:43 why not Nd7 instead of passive Nc8 if white plays Be3 then Rfc8 think this is a little better

[@seymur312]

Great video Mato. I like your comments and explanations. You got me with that illegal move at the end, i was thinking huh? There is no way out...and lol part came. I was a little bit sad though that you lost, but on the bright side, you got one extra chocolate ;) thanks for the videos, they are the best ones about the chess in the whole youtube.

[@Nicolas64Reyes]

I almost cryed wathing this video... xD Mato what happened to you in that move?

[@Narrowcros]

Great game Mato, that mircale joke cracked me up and I dont find most jokes funny to be honest. Keep up the great work

[@L4wyrup]

Mato, i just love your jokes at the end of your video's. Those cheer me up every time!

[@boevoikrikun]

Great game by both players! Thank you for this video, Mato!

[@lebarosky]

I wondered how strong you were. Now I know you're about 2200. How close am I?

[@shamassive]

That was great, Mato. It was really nice to see all of the thoughts behind the moves.

[@Perspektive77]

hey mato, i love to watch your videos it is so fantastic to watch videos that are funny and instructive. great job. ps: is it possible to play a game online against you? i would like to play a game against a strong player to see how i my skills are im just playin for a year and rated at 1173. maybe i could make a killa move ;). greetings from bremen

[@Hereson]

"King to E6." xD Illegal move :p - I definitely enjoyed this video, keep up the good work!

[@dragancvetkovic74]

Mato da li igras na nekom sahovskom vebsajtu .Ako da, mugoli jednu partiju molim?

[@LifetimeLoner]

Mato, first congratulations for playing well. You have missed the win for sure. Now you said at the beginning that George Xie is an Australian grandmaster, but when I look at the chesschat(Australian chess site) it says he is an IM and his wikipedia entry says he has earned all 3 norms but still not a GM since his rating is below 2500.

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you

[@malonchirara813]

I spent some seconds trying to figure out what the miracle could have been, i was becoming worried that i'm so bad ...great you had some chocolates! If only more online players could face defeat so humbly

[@lucasgattoni4827]

May i ask you your ELO?...Just being curious ;)

[@Numeronx]

think hes a strong IM

[@lucasgattoni4827]

I think you are right...but how strong?

[@Numeronx]

A strong IM is pretty close to 2500 i think...

[@lucasgattoni4827]

Ok thanks bro

[@theScytheofGod]

I didn't know you even played anymore.