Alekhine vs Bettinger - Washington D C 1933

[@MTlelek]

Alekhine was smarter than you think in this game. He meant it as an advertisement for his own defense. Since then Alekhine' defense became so popular that he was making huge money on it. It went so far, that even Sicilian mafia was losing money to Alekhine, so they hired the next grandmasters to popularize Sicilian defense.

[@MatoJelic]

LOL

[@sopphocles]

great imagination pal!

[@wladyslawderstreiter9078]

lol!!!

[@dannygjk]

lolol

[@GlorifiedTruth]

Well, you challenged me to find a worse continuation, and I certainly did.

[@Narrowcros]

Lol that's actually funny

[@graffmanify]

Mato your the cream of the crop! I watch your videos for emotional support and entertainment just as much as chess education. I dont know what i would do without your videos.

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you. Can you please make that comment here: kzbin.infodiscussion and here: chessschoolsa.wordpress.com/about-mato-jelic/

[@graffmanify]

Sure Mato!

[@cachotango]

so far Gabe! same thing for me

[@RedIce202]

Thank you Mato for your uploads. My love for chess is greatly due in part to your great contributions to the community and your book "The King Hunt".

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you. Can you please make that comment here: kzbin.infodiscussion and here: chessschoolsa.wordpress.com/about-mato-jelic/

[@alexanderharveyconrad2409]

Prelepo! Hvala sjor Mato.😊

[@marnixp.navarro1792]

As always very helpful to me and very entertaining.more blessing to you...

[@MatoJelic]

So nice of you

[@SethGlover]

Thank you for your brilliant analysis of various chess Games. I watch your chess videos daily and they have peaked my interest in the game. You are truly the best commentator and I have been able to improve my chess game by watching your videos. (someone else said it first, but it is true for me as well!)

[@locutusdborg126]

An especially incisive analysis. THANKS, MATO.

[@LJLMETAL]

Alekhine made a mistake here. I never thought I would hear those words. ☺

[@HollyMartins]

Only his dog believed him........hahaha.... You are very funny Mato ! I liked this game too You have found something that you do very well !!!

[@ChrizPhenom]

I cant believe Alekhine made a mistake...and in my opinion Bettinger lost coz he was afraid of winning against the legend

[@elohim1247]

Yer a great teacher Mato, Shalom Maestro

[@hao2778]

again made my day mato best guy ever

[@Wilcosach]

Well you really can make a boring game interesting! I like it. especially about the dog. hahaha.

[@zennologyofeverything7265]

Mato, when you checkmate your opponent, do you say; "check-mato!"?

[@MatoJelic]

I say checkzennar

[@supersantoshpandit1498]

Haha very funny ...very funny ROFL...I'm dying of your jokes...haha...

[@TheMyAlchemista]

+MatoJelic hahahahaha

[@zennologyofeverything7265]

+MatoJelic can you please say in the next video: "check........zennar........and that is all."

[@CapJackson]

I dont understand the joke, I feel stupid

[@diorgesdeoliveira]

These funny facts in the endings should be turned in to a book.

[@cengiztaner4754]

I believe the reason Bettinger lost is because he would have thought Alekhine had something up his sleeve when he made the mistake

[@tru0067]

I saw all the killer moves but no one believes me, no one except for my dog that is

[@bryanpawlina1050]

That is some hilarious commentary at 9:30 onwards

[@ولیدماگومدوف]

Not even his own cat!!! Ouch that's painful! No bets on bettinger! Not even his own cat!!!

[@WEITESTAL]

I bet Bettinger could not sleep for 48 hours after this dramatic loss. As is usually the case with lower rated players against professionals they sometimes do not see the wood for the trees - even if the Master blunders they just cannot believe it to be true, possibly suspecting some trap or elegant defence where there is none - and then go for the second- or third best move.

[@maikio2729]

that guy sure paniced agains alekhine but who could have blamed him , mato who do you think would be the moste intimidating chess player to play agains ? i personally i think it's capablanca but i don't know why

[@JLPicard1648]

Rd2 instead of Na4?

[@garp9433]

lmao your jokes are so corny, but absolutely hilarious.

[@AFfotography]

mato what is username on chess.com, i want to play against you.

[@LeftLib]

Even I could see the rook move. If only he played it, I would love to see what Alekhine would do about it.

[@groth901]

MATO....what do you think about alekhine? could have won to carlsen???

[@karimusry6197]

if Bxf2 Kh1 if black take Queen white can take the Queen also?? how the game continue...

[@azy63]

I got 2 out of 3. My dog believed me too.

[@Trulsbk]

I got them all

[@magicbeans3499]

The psychological effect of playing against a legend can obscure your point of view and cause you to miss blatant victory. Its quite sad, i believe that bettinger truly deserved the win here.

[@andreashoppe1969]

He went from Bettinger to Worsinger

[@FormostPanda]

You're the best Mato, but... Why not 13.... Bd6? If 14 c5 bg3 15 cb6 bf2+ 16 Kf2 Qb3. Isn't that better for black?

[@shizyninjarocks]

Nice.

[@dishil1]

Bettinger is Osum really in this game...But he missed winning move. I Believe that He was Wining . Again Best Come Back From My Chess Hero - A. Alekhine..:) Thanks Mato....:) Osum Game....:) #TrueFan #MatoJelic #Alekhine

[@edlawrence5059]

He had that snake , Alekhine, cornered , but let him escape.

[@ghostgurl17]

How could you play that good against alekhine and miss all the easy winning moves of the game? he could have won at least twice!

[@aBetterHumanBeing]

Well it is kinda easy to say from your perspective tho, you were not in that situation, playing against alekhine. Maybe he succumbed to the pressure and lost his cool.

[@krishnamohan2351]

+The Drunk Knight These moves don't seem to be that hard to spot at GM level. Like you said it could have been the pressure or Alekhine's aura.

[@andrewcady9443]

What do you mean "at GM level"? Surely Bettinger was no GM, what GM would play a 29-board simul as one of the 29?

[@ghostgurl17]

he might not have the GM label on him but the way he plays during that time (1930s was this game?) hes good!, probly one of those Washington square hustlers..

[@elegomeskin]

There were a lot of boards and probably a lot of distractions.However, Bettinger failed to find his best move several times.Did he lack confidence?...probably. Did he have the game of his life?...indeed.

[@vikramradhakrishnan9530]

I find it hard to believe some bloke named Bettinger actually had a winning chance against Alekhine! Then again, ti saw a simul, and even the best grandmasters have been known to falter in simuls.

[@Deepthinking1234]

I also love dogs, they tend to lick my face and we cuddle and sleep

[@esclassa]

bettinger did big present for alekhine

[@Diademic111]

surprised to see Alekhine make so many mistakes

[@sezayful]

Mato whats your elo?

[@MatoJelic]

Answers to FAQ: h chessschoolsa.wordpress.com/about-mato-jelic/

[@sezayful]

+MatoJelic hmm not bad eventho i expected more from a person who knows alot about chess or atleast who has seen many positions

[@Arisudev]

+Sezay Ahmed mato may have continued climbing his rank only if he continued playing. one day he had an accident and lost interest (or perhaps ability) to play chees in tournaments. now he works as a chess teacher (and maybe other jobs too)

[@sezayful]

+Ida Bagus Ari Sudewa i know this dude

[@sezayful]

+maverick7376 ye i know but i simply expected sth like 2300...i overestimated him :) but hes still one of my favourite entertainters with ben finegold :D

[@Hallands.]

That wasn't very impressive by either player, but my god, how could Bettinger miss Bxf2+? Alekhines "error" also seems amateurish, but perhaps it's on purpose? Like GMs starting a piece down at exebition games and winning easily anyway?

[@valentijnraw]

This was more like a scandinavian defense with strange move order. Nice game anyways

[@qurbandayi]

mato, this view your face in the end is new or you repeat one short video

[@HeyKevinYT]

It was repeated...

[@LJLMETAL]

Nobody believed him. Not even his own cat. LOL!

[@saignanny377]

Whenever he says that alekhine played on 29 boards or 45 boards i just feel so faking Dumb.

[@charliepv2]

Mato is the best! :)

[@gastontvyoutube]

omg this should be an easy win for bettinger.

[@majornabeel598]

He shud ve won😑

[@AinaweeUAE]

Keep dreaming.. I will.

[@user-uq3iw2nf6x]

only Mato jokes hahah

[@cavaturnagesh]

dog believed him ha ha

[@xxAutoFlowxx]

bad game for Alekhine

[@josephinhiding3595]

How can Bettinger play so well then fail to see such simple combinations .. that would have allowed him to win? Was the game fixed?