Tal's First Encounter With Paul Keres

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Follow MprooV on Twitter / mproovapp #agadmator Mikhail Tal vs Paul Keres
Est-Latvia team m (1954), Tallinn EST, rd 1, Jan-29
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. h3 Nd7 10. Nd2 f5 11. f3 fe4 12. Nde4 Nf5 13. Bg5 Nf6 14. Bd3 Qe8 15. Ne2 Ne4 16. Be4 Bf6 17. Bf6 Rf6 18. Qd2 c5 19. dc6 bc6 20. g4 Ne7 21. O-O Ba6 22. b3 d5 23. Qg5 Qf7 24. Bd3 dc4 25. Bc4 Bc4 26. bc4 Rf8 27. Qe5 Re6 28. Qh2 Re3 29. Ng3 Qc4 30. Ne4 Qd4 31. Rad1 Rd3 32. Nf2 Rff3 33. Rd3 Rd3 34. Qb8 Kg7 35. Qc7 Qe3 36. Qb7 Kh6 37. Qb1 Rd2 38. Qb3 Nd5 39. g5 Kh5 40. Qb7 Qg3 41. Kh1 Rf2 42. Qh7 Kg5 43. h4 Kf6
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[@spirokaci]

Tal is a magician,but Keres seems like he's not interested in magic tricks.

[@anarkrimli1415]

Keres don't believe in magic but good moves, lol

[@morfea123]

this is a game of Heroes of Might & Magic

[@dineshssairam]

Tal lost because he got no opportunity to sac his Queen.

[@gyatrigautam6303]

Dinesh Sairam hahah

[@jimpatrick3452]

Guys tal won he just did a brilliant sacrifice

[@jimpatrick3452]

A brilliant king sacrifice

[@andreicornea7527]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bennya2846]

What would u know

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

6:00 "Tal is up a pawn" so he lost the game 😁

[@siddharthjain8526]

Keres the strongest player never to become world champion. He was nicknamed "Paul the Second", "The Eternal Second" and "The Crown Prince of Chess". Keres, along with Viktor Korchnoi, defeated nine undisputed world champions-more than anyone else in history.

[@farndeuce509]

Siddharth Jain We should also consider David Bronstein, and our very own Ivanchuk.

[@siddharthjain8526]

Yeah you are right man.. But Paul Keres was very unlucky .

[@ostensiblyyours6311]

Siddharth Jain mostly due to political reasons.

[@preussenuberalles1682]

@@ostensiblyyours6311 : Exactly! He was commanded by the Communist Regime to play loose for Botvinnik to win the 1948 Tournament. Even though Botvinnik was such a good player, Keres was at the summit of his potential then and deserved to win.

[@jasonmitchell5148]

Thank you for increasing our vast knowledge.

[@jasper5016]

Paul Keres deserves a clap for this game. Wow, Tal's Queen exchange had great tactics in that move. Without your analysis, it was difficult to understand the deep mind of Mr. Tal. Hats off to Tal and you doing a great job.

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

12:18 12:26 Agadmator is stammering because he cannot believe Tal is losing! 😂 In the spirit of Tal

[@israelonuoha]

😂😂

[@kabatovec007]

The sentence "Tal resigned the game" is just so weird, cant help myself ... Great video and the game !

[@saxetvidenskab3335]

kabatovec007 its indeed weird... after he lost a piece, I was hoping for him to win... wouldve been great

[@mandarkulkarni9999]

Ya feels bad when tal resigns

[@NewWaveMusik]

:(

[@jimpatrick3452]

Guys he did not lose he just did a brilliant king sacrifice

[@gheffz]

Yes, you don't hear Agad say that too often when referring to his favourite player... Tal. It is interesting to note that both Paul Keres and Rashid Nezhetdinov regularly troubled Tal !!!

[@michaelinminn]

I just discovered Paul Keres. Thanks, Agad What a treat! Please show more games. Paul Keres: underappreciated genius. 100,000 people showed up at his funeral!! Quite the man.

[@rihotiivel9432]

Out of 1000000... 10% of the nation.

[@teemusa5846]

Keres played a beautiful game, I can almost feel how Tal must have felt as there seemed not to arise any good opportunities for white to launch a strong attack in Tal style

[@yafi2475]

"No sacrifice - no win" - Mikhail Tal

[@kedarpai3425]

I just heard Tal resigned for the first time

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

For me this is a brilliant game! By employing active defences,Keres always maintains a positional tension that Tal is unable to shake.I've not really studied Keres' games so this was a great introduction. Thank you.

[@Puschit1]

Yes, it was very interesting when you know what Tal is capable of. There simply never was any opportunity to try something funny, Keres managed to somehow force the position to be safe, trade down and keep Tal busy without complicating things.

[@moro1200]

" Tal wants to attack so he castled king side .. king safety comes first " am i the only one who sensed tongue of humor there?

[@iwanabana]

Alpha Gamer King safety is number 1 priority

[@moro1200]

yet king side wasn't too safe

[@MrSupernova111]

He was safer there than stuck in the middle and it was clear the queenside was about to get busted open. Perhaps, there was some tongue in humor for that reason but it was probably the safest place for the king.

[@trequor]

Am i crazy or is the expression not "tongue in cheek"?

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

@@trequor '..tongue of humour' is a better variation. It has now added to my vast knowledge of English..

[@Ankit1pal]

Please do add more Paul Keres games! 👍

[@whyareurunning7406]

Paul Keres is one of my favorite maestro

[@xyon9090]

*3 pieces for a draw?!* No wonder your favorite Chess player is Tal!

[@kojiattwood]

Keres was an extremely aggressive attacker before switching to a more positional style later in his life.

[@Shockprowl]

Yes, some of Keres' earlier games are almost Tal-like. Keres really was a fascinating player. A 'Universal' player, and he lived through some tough times.

[@Repetoire]

I have the flu right now and this channel is the only thing that brings me comfort. Agadmator is home Lmao.

[@stagna1959]

Tal was only 17 y.o. youngster back then, Keres already experienced master who battled and beat Capablanca, Alechine, Botvinnik, all great world chess stars . Tal certainly will play stronger on later years, but Keres somehow was immune to his sacs and tricks. Their H2H favors Keres 8 wins vs 5 wins , with 17 draws. But Tal of course won World Champion title which Keres never did, so his career was more brilliant . It is worth to mention that Keres himself loved flashy attacking style in his youth, but later became more cautious and solid understanding that it brings more success. If tournament situation required draws, Keres drawed very fast , like he did in AVRO 1938 and Curacao 1962 Candidates , where he drawed all 8 games against Geller and Petrosjan . Fischer was very upset about it and accused Soviet players of draw pact which saved them energy . . It was never proven, but World Championship cycle was changed because of it and later they played candidate matches, quarterfinals, semifinals etc.

[@andrewsnarr6474]

I have been subscribed for almost 6 months and I always love hearing you first say, “hello everyone.” Don’t ever change your intro

[@AlioshaKaramaz0v]

Loved these two games... I am kinda new in this community and i have learned a lot of things from your channel, and loving the legends like Rashid and Tal is just one of them. Is kinda hard to watch games like this, where beasts like them get tamed by more defensive players, but that Petrosian smile is lovely too! Chess is awesome, and gets even better when is played at this level. Thank you, agadmator, for showing this beauty in your own particular and incredible style!

[@mathswithdharm8311]

Is kores better than tals ?plz upload more kores videos

[@AM-sp6je]

It's keres. The legendary Paul Keres

[@snfDoctor]

Paul Keres playing style was a natural counter to the legend tal. That's why tal had a negative score against Keres

[@nakulbam5067]

Thanks for taking my request into account. More Keres games please

[@akmd114379]

Please post more Keres games. Never heard much about him but many say he's one of the greatest to never win a World Championship.

[@rihotiivel9432]

Keres'es chess books are special too. My dad read only 1 chess book that Paul wrote and I was unable to win him after that. There was some essence there that gave the player some grand knowledge.

[@paulburn1920]

Tal is also my favourite due to your vlogs , great work

[@charlesq7866]

The drawn game you described at the end sounds cool, looking forward to seeing it :D!

[@joshua397]

It was difficult for Tal to defeat accurate players. Always.

[@Fluid-combo]

I will love to see when you find that Tal draw you were talking about at the end of your video. You are 100% better than any other chess KZbin (I can't claim this for your skill but I can claim for your commentary since it goes over everything, including the openings, why they made a certain move, their scores and if it was a tournament or just a friendly game or even a bet). Thank you very much for your work! :)

[@makershakerwaker9754]

Hello. I recently began playing chess and you are my favorite youtube channel here, that i also recently discovered. I really enjoy watching your videos in the evening before going to bed. Have a great day!

[@jollimoves3699]

KERES D MOST UNDERRATED GM, His my 2nd fave 1st is Tal!

[@mohamedelbatran542]

Thanks man a lot, I have learned a lot from your videos

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Paul Keres 8 wins to 5 wins for Tal lifetime...wow...I guess he met his match after all...what a game. Keres seems to rock and roll pretty well with Tal...avoids his poisoned gifts.

[@Dan1elAndrade]

Good game by Keres. Not giving Tal the opportunity to trick him. But I liked Nezhy vs the Iron Tiger more!

[@electricmaster23]

Perfect title!!! Suspenseful to the end! Cheers!

[@sandermartsin6087]

I live in estonia and i play after school chess and i am normal and paul keres was a legend and i love chess paul keres was also on old estonia money

[@incremental_failure]

He was on the estonian 5 crown bill.

[@jarvis1508]

I’m a simple man. I see Tal. I click like

[@user-nc7tk3ee3q]

Jarvis Morris I am a simple man I see this type of comments I click dislike

[@bussin1337]

I see an agadmator video*

[@kune2327]

Nospotic lol

[@07aniketdeysarkar26]

JoUxY YoUsEf -- OMG 😂😂😂

[@rohanp]

I am simple as well. I see Tal losing and I click dislike.

[@LJLMETAL]

Fantastic game between two amazing Chess Players!

[@vitakyo982]

You are so close to 100 k , so i subscribed to your channel ...

[@lastmiles]

As an entirely separate topic I would love to see your commentary on a strange game : Nuber-Keckeisen, Mengen 1994. This has the longest recorded sequence without a capture; 31 moves. Which raises the question what is the theorectical maximum if both players are playing to win with good moves?

[@ommazx]

we love you agadmator..really.

[@Shockprowl]

Great game between my two favorite players.

[@lakinther7183]

finally you covering a game with Keres winning!

[@cygnustsp]

Add me to the ranks of those addicted to your videos. My wife says I'm in love with you, she's just jealous, but for good reason.

[@Life0fPablo]

Don’t be gay

[@doodmann5898]

Please don’t

[@philipwilson46]

Just do what Tal would do and sacrifice your queen.

[@pelimies1818]

There was also a magnificent movie, that had isolated Apone. That was also game over, man!

[@Argentum1988]

Great game and commentary

[@gheffz]

It is interesting to note that both Paul Keres and Rashid Nezhetdinov regularly _troubled_ Tal !!!

[@harishsp7152]

Who came here agadmator's sweet request today to watch this video?

[@MsCarrionswarm]

Paul Keres "Paul, the Second" and "The Uncrowned King"

[@siskothug1785]

Greatest chess channel period!

[@gianlucafinotti1948]

Did you ever make that video about Tal vs Keres that you mention here? The one where Tal is almost lost but manages to draw?

[@jekabstrakais5796]

Greetings from Riga, agadmator!

[@agadmator]

+Jekabs Trakais Greetings!

[@peterjongsma2779]

Wow .Well explained.

[@zaib79]

I like the way you say "capture capture"

[@fardinfeiz629]

Agad i would like to know your opinion on this: "the old chess games/classics are better and more beautiful than the games played nowadays"

[@spellingmitsake491]

Fardin Feiz That’s a fact

[@bussin1337]

Spelling Mitsake I agree, that's a fact

[@ukilimci]

thats actually an illusion of nostalgy. thousands of mediocre games has forgotten and we have all this amazing games hence we think old games was better. thats how psychology of nostalgia works.

[@saito853]

@@ukilimci It's not. During the old times the players are playing more instinctively, nowadays it's all about who memorized more preparation lines.

[@boosteddrimmsu]

@@saito853 because you can memorize all the billions of different endgames that can occur

[@Vahe345]

such an awesome picture of tal

[@ramshaar2597]

Amazing .

[@dudewheresmycube]

Yayyyy good video.

[@burns9281]

YES!!!! its a good sunday. a petrosian game, a tal game and superdowl sunday,

[@rachitkumarpandey]

Watchin it with the new KZbin comment box area spoils the match lol.

[@amyalindaily3781]

Nice. Thanks

[@hnalike7778]

Beautiful game

[@rishi2148]

Wow a Tal game😍

[@Zach_Routhier]

Keres is like a mountain. Unmovable.

[@skkoloa]

Paul Keres was Mikhail Tals kryptonite

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

I enjoy these games more than modern chess opening theory memory battles. Not even Agadmator can argue that they had to resort to creativity earlier on in the games, back then.

[@tomz1067]

Greetings from Estonia

[@rogercarl3969]

More Tal please

[@sameetkhadka8438]

so close to 100k sub antonio

[@ramshaar2597]

Nice .

[@jesussendra6540]

Este es un combate entre dos genios, entre el que sería campeón mundial Tahl y...,el que no lo sería, el mejor jugador del mundo por casi un cuarto de siglo, a pesar de la Unión Soviética, la maravilla estoniana Paul Keres.

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥🔥

[@kennethlovering1454]

For some reason, the fact that 29.Ng3 by Tal, turning an equal game into an advantage for Keres, was not addressed. Tal makes things worse for himself with 30.Ne4

[@Knif3Point]

What a game!

[@smartkyler391]

it's probably one of those tal games where all moves are not out of my league

[@rickharold7884]

Cool

[@tricheh2323]

what an exiting game

[@markregansantosmaraguinot7678]

can you please make a video for your favorite draw? tal and keres...

[@hbenyous5842]

i tell u sth dude, i m not that interested in chess but i watch your videos because believe it or not they help me sleep.. so thanks

[@fyodorurnov6028]

“At the end of this little skirmish...” 😂😂😂

[@mohammadwafiq4993]

hey agad can you tell when is your next live session gonna be

[@ravenr4898]

Hello Agadmator , can you recommend me s chess book for begginers? And btw 100k subs so close

[@jarvis1508]

aslan tehawcho I strongly recommend Play Winning Chess - Yasser Seirawan. Logical chess move by move - Irving Chernev is also a good book a beginner can learn things from

[@ravenr4898]

Jarvis Morris thank you very much!

[@agadmator]

A lot of books are good. I started out with Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals

[@ravenr4898]

ok thank you very much

[@cr0mag732]

Bobby Fischer teaches chess is a pretty good one. It's all visual teaching so you don't have to deal with any notation straight away

[@brbcrew9957]

Best notification

[@leonardogiani8185]

Hi, about your favorite draw between these two, I would like to know which game are you referring to, can you put some reference?

[@markangus3252]

Keres gave Fischer a lot of trouble over the board in their encounters. Like Korchnoi, Ivanchuck and Bronstein, one of the greatest never to have been World Champion.

[@Dragonfirecombo]

Excuse me sir, I was wondering your recommendation for an affordable chess set with board included. And thank you for providing all of your viewers with great content.

[@infinitysalinity7981]

Moral of the story: if you meet an attacker, don't give them anything, even losing positions

[@SharpShoot3r_14]

Even Tal's hands are tied sometimes. 😊 His play is a little bit disappointing in this game, thought. And Keres, he is probably one of the most underrated chess players of all time.

[@lazybone7768]

Ali Can Sariaslan not sometimes he loosed 3 games against keres but he has won so much doesn’t even matter 😂

[@brandons4240]

Almost always Keres never fell for Tal's tricks

[@kauflandy2000]

Watching a 3 years old vid. And it's actually Sunday.

[@onionbaba5769]

13:29 I was watching this game, as I was resting, and it was at this moment, I woke up

[@austinhaynes6420]

Basically the way you beat Tal is to not just take anything he "gives" you lol

[@simonboyane1140]

And eventually he gets tired doing the offering lol

[@Narrowcros]

Keep in mind Talk was a bit young here and not in his peak. Keres was though, both are very good tactical players

[@DrArif-ml8nm]

A brilliant king sacrifice

[@fajarmulyawan3786]

so, Tal, my favourite. can i get a match between Tal vs Nezhmetdinov which is Tal managed to win that game?

[@ujjwaldixit4648]

#suggestion Bobby Fischer vs spsasky game 9

[@kshtijsupperstar27]

Have you uploaded that game yet? Your favourite draw?

[@victory_jade]

Not sure if you noticed, but there's something weird with the audio of this video. It's kinda that noise where a microphone is banging against something making a thudding noise. Was your microphone moving while you were recording?

[@agadmator]

+V Pearson No, my girlfriend was moving furniture upstairs, didn't think the mic would pick it up. I didn't hear anything. My bad :)

[@FloydMaxwell]

Two powerhouses.

[@dzonkonstantyn865]

11:42 black king h4, after exchanges king takes h3 pawn, black has 4 pawns and white bishop and pawn, not so bad @agadmator

[@punyashilshahare2152]

At 13:54 what if Re1 check? Any possibility of Winning?? Knight will come in the way, but anyway..?