Anand Wins Tal's Memorial 2018. | Brilliant Game in the Style of Tal Himself

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Tal Memorial (Rapid) (2018), Moscow RUS, rd 8, Mar-04
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Variation (B31)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bc6 dc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. g4 a4 13. Kb1 Be6 14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3 Rfd8 16. Bg7 Kg7 17. Qg5 Nd7 18. Nf5 Bf5 19. gf5 a3 20. b3 h6 21. Qg3 Kh7 22. Rhg1 Qf6 23. h4 gf5 24. Qh3 f4 25. Rg5 Qe6 26. Rf5 Rg8 27. Ng5 hg5 28. Rf7 Qf7 29. hg5 Kg7 30. Qh6
Coming into the final day of the Tal Memorial , Indian GM Vishwanathan Anand shared the lead along with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with 4 points out of a possible. Two players: Kramnik and Grischuk were close behind on with 3.5/6.
But Anand won a way to keep his head and grab the title with some solid chess. A win against against Hikaru Nakamura in the sixth round had got Anand back in and he continued his good run on the final day with a vital win over Alexander Grischuk in the eighth round.
As luck would have it, Mamedyarov lost to Daniil Dubov in the 8th round as well and that is all that was needed to decide the title.
Anand had only one loss in the tournament - losing to Mamedyarov in the third round. But he also racked up four outright wins and that is big for a tournament in which the average rating was 2757.
The Candidates tournament is about to begin in a week, yet four of them are playing here: Kramnik, Karjakin, Mamedyarov and Grischuk. The win comes soon after Anand’s World Rapid title and will give his confidence another big boost.
The Tal Memorial Rapid is a 10-player single round-robin taking place in the Museum of Russian Impressionism in Moscow. The ten top players were competing for a $130,000 prize fund, with $25,000 for 1st place.
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[@sureetkumar6580]

i read anand, tal and agad, I click. its an involuntary response.

[@vishyanand4665]

Am honoured

[@sureetkumar6580]

wooah!!! the great vishy himself! I am am great fan for your game, and humility thalaivaa!!!

[@AN-NT557]

Vishy Anand fake id phishing for subscribers.

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AN NT that's not what phishing means... You mean fishing

[@Hit4manislive]

Haa haa

[@astroNexx]

I hope the rest of viewers agree when I say that its perfectly fine to make videos in pace that you are able to enjoy too. Dont feel pressured to fill some quota, as much as you make we will enjoy it. Cheers

[@m0rfans]

Well said, Nenad. We don't ever want it to become a chore for you. :-)

[@mayurbannai3102]

Vishwanathan Anand is like '' Tal se Tal mila''

[@prats3173]

Mayur Bannai Nice one

[@cocoleo8111]

Hehe

[@mayurnagdev5545]

Only indians will understand this... Others will just be scratching their heads at this comment😁

[@blazemusic8439]

@@mayurnagdev5545 whats the meaning of this

[@hritabanroy6911]

@@blazemusic8439It references to the attacking style play of Tal and also "tal se tal mila" means matching with the beat.

[@Grandcapi]

Great Anand! He still is one of the best players around despite his "old" age.

[@kavankachoria1699]

David Bor with age comes experience.

[@chrisding1976]

Kavan kachoria and cognitive decline, but he’s not at the age yet....

[@marcusmilton1]

What's the average age in which a chess player is at the peak of the game and when does the decline start?

[@Abhishek-150]

@@marcusmilton1 : After 35 the decline starts.. 25 - 35 is peak time..

[@satkarchhetri6539]

What is old age to do with chess. Stamina doesn't require

[@antoniodimitrov1196]

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[@binarybob0010]

Congratulations Anand, that was a brilliant checkmate at the end!

[@LibertyMapper]

This is actually the first time I figured out every single move of your puzzle. Anand might not be the magician from Riga, but he surely is the guru from Madras. As always great commentary btw.

[@joshjese]

Old Vishy has been playing like young Vishy lately. I love it

[@BRADPITAGO]

joshjese he is the world champion in rapid chess. He still sucks at classical and blitz

[@bhaveshkahaneable]

sucks? bruh he won bronze in blitz 2017 get ur facts right

[@joshjese]

The man is a legend.

[@BRADPITAGO]

Bhavesh Kahane he might be in good shape recently but he still has long way to go in classical and blitz. He was a tiger before, not anymore

[@joshjese]

Jadu Jadu there's no need to be so rude

[@vivekv1996]

Anand playing like Tal is the best sight ever!

[@vivekv1996]

Han Boetes haha

[@Narrowcros]

Han Talk played complicated ones which required quite a bit of very accurate defence, and too much initiative. This usually resulted in too much time being wasted from the people he faced. One mistake and Talk gained the upper hand. Even in this tournament looks at how Dubov crushed Nakamura like Tal.

[@themanop2182]

This was just a tactic, no intuition

[@samme79]

Han Boetes it maybe speculative but Tal's game was more psychological than accurate. He forces opponents to play bad moves out of fear to be in the end of a Tal brilliancy. Anyone can do correct sacrifices but it takes balls and heart to do what Tal did esp. at the highest level of the game

[@mrfecal]

Please guys... Didn't you look at The video "The power of Tal's smile"? Of course it was psycological play by him...

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Yes, you are correct.

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Of course he's not

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@@mayurnagdev5545 this is fishy anand

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Are u really vishy anand

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[@RafeedChowdhury]

Love Anand's game! Grischuk is my favorite too! I was surprised to see Anand defeated grischuk that easily. Keep up the good work, consistently following you :)

[@dsysk]

This is one of those channels that gets a like from me before I watch the video in full lol

[@jakedouglas8465]

Sweet check mate. Looking forward to seeing more videos of your matches. Take care.

[@apostolosvrontos5792]

Simply AMAZING... the best game for a Tal Memorial!

[@gfweis]

I love these beautiful checkmates that I couldn't see coming. Works of art indeed!

[@sreeanmol6168]

Amazing Anand, Congratulations, Good Presentation by Agadmator, Thank You

[@samarthjoshi973]

Thank you Antonio Sir, I suggested this game(just like every Vishy fan) just as the game was finished, so that just like me every one can enjoy the beauty of this game. Thank you, u always take suggestions from your subs, that is one of the reason for this channel, it will grow (1 M is not away from u now)

[@Omelas1799]

once again, I was not an excellent player and simply enjoyed the show.

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Natekar

[@eccentrichorse11]

I knew I was not the only one.

[@tanmaybhatt6980]

It's a suuuupppppeerrrbbb match.! Very well done Anand. Thanks agadmator for uploading it.

[@shijialex]

Anand was an inspiration for us Indians early in his career, but by continuing this form at this age, he is inspiring the whole world

[@arvindradhakrishnan8270]

Like the way Anand discusses with Grischuk after the game.He plays so well even at this age!.Anand is a modest and warm hearted person.He is such a natural chess genius and has so many achievements (including 5 WC titles),yet he is very humble.He always talks to his opponents and is never the boasting kind.I haven't come across any chess player who dislikes him personally.He is respected by everyone. He is a good role model for young chess players everywhere.A true chess legend and fine human being.

[@luismiguelcasal9162]

Hey Agad, congratulations on your fantastic (and meteoric) success as a chess youtuber, well deserved! I've seen the final minute of this game, in the article devoted on chess.com to Anand's victory, and the images are absolutely unbelieable, Grischuk thinks, plays Rg8, Anand replies Kf5+ almost instantly, boom, Grischuk nods in shock, takes, and BOOM, Anand Rxf7+, Grischuk's shock multiplies ten times the previous one, but in a couple of seconds he sees the sequence to mate and pure desolation invades his face, he spends half a minute nodding, absorbing the injury before he proceeds, graciously in defeat, to carry the game to the bitter end... That minute is pure gold, so I thought I'd share my impressions on it. Best regards.

[@CerebralAssassin]

excellent combination at the end!In the spirit of Tal! :)

[@DavidSmith-vv4iw]

The dog couldn't have blended any better with the chessboard colours. I love that dog man. Anand was dope here.

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[@JacobFreeze]

Analysis of 27... Rxg5 www.chessgames.com/perl/analysis?fen=r5r1/3n1p1k/2p1q2p/1pp1pRN1/4Pp1P/pP1P3Q/P1P2P2/1K1R4+b+-+-&move=27

[@ericsbuds]

dang thats an amazing finish. really cool how you show the alternative moves that wouldnt have worked.

[@ashgames417]

You never disappoint

[@debasishraychawdhuri]

There was this checkmate on the board which rarely happens.

[@eccentrichorse11]

Yeah the players usually resign or agree to a draw before that happens.

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Love u man.. Love ur videos

[@manigopal92]

Wow Anand, Agad & Tal 😍👍🏻😎

[@kilimanjarno]

not too shabby Anand. Classic and elegant.

[@kenanchristiansen]

Man, Grischuk often makes it to the final board, only to lose. Life is hard for a Grischuk.

[@dipesh5678]

Really awesome checkmate..

[@alanalves5075]

I'm happy! Found the sequence in 1min.

[@kaushiktechno]

Kudos to Anand!...After all he is my country's pride!! Its a pity that a player of this calibre is out of the candidates 2018 :-(

[@ianardeant]

I don't know why. But i do love your video bcoz it is under 10 minutes but still completed with your sharp analysis. Great! 😊

[@harshpatwardhan7624]

Amazing game by anand. Simply great.

[@SurfinScientist]

What a beautiful checkmate!

[@shyamkodmad3089]

You have to make a video where Morozevich plays against Anand in Tal Memorial. It was such a complicated and amazing match. Anand's calculations are at another level.

[@deepak3006]

I LOVE this channel

[@miller323334]

What an amazing sacrifice of the rook.

[@v.gopalakrishnan350]

Just Superb!

[@AbhishekNayar]

What a mad,mad game!! Anand is def tal reborn!

[@anonimo_4561]

I'm a simple man. My eyes grasped the name of Tal, I give like to the video.

[@richardhoneycutt9184]

Sad for you not winning your games, but happy to see your Medo, dogs make everything better.

[@raymondkowal8379]

this one was especially enjoyable... what what reason I'm not exactly sure, it could be the exceptionally good cannabis I'm puffin on. love your show Agadmator. cheers

[@pranavnk7478]

Awesome game by ANAND,THE INDIAN TAL

[@atharvakokaje5818]

Vishy Anand's comeback since the world rapid championship has made him the Federer Of Chess. Two legends defying odds of age and problems in form returned to the headlines with a bang🤘 Loved the video. I finally found the answer to the puzzle in the game😅😅

[@bahaaaddintaleb401]

What a beautiful checkmate

[@amatusanathema]

Heyyyy good luck on your games in the tournament!

[@BaKer312213]

love video, Tal would have loved it

[@sonnyjay1432]

This is pure genius touch

[@rdeoshakya9]

I too suggested this game... thx for the video...

[@agadmator]

Thanks for suggesting!

[@HungryHipbo]

Implying to be dissappointed...

[@rdeoshakya9]

what happened... ?

[@HungryHipbo]

Rishendra deo shakya Three periods... Usually means you're upset...

[@davidhoward2237]

i too was going to suggest this game then i got hit in the head with a bottle

[@edwardtang3585]

Checkmate on board, well played Anand

[@TrueScandinavia]

So happy Anand won something again!

[@kronikal1]

Best chess channel hands down

[@prasadnilugal4691]

Fantastic win

[@adithyakumar6564]

At 5:37 the game could be prolonged with a Rook capture. Ng5+ Rxg5 hxg5 Qg6 ..... You would trade your Rook for a Knight but the game might have unfolded differently.

[@dilshadomar5078]

My first comment on your videos.... very good videos hope you show us some of your games to

[@rvijayann]

Great going Vishy.

[@ysviru]

Excellent game and great analysis as usual! I think though that pawn captures on g5 shown on 6:19 is also winning. After king moves to g7, white can play rook to f6 blocking queen’s defense of h6 square.

[@jibrahim3096]

Excellent anand sir

[@amananand1016]

The Guy Once Defeated Tal In 1989 And Then Wins Tal Memorial.❤️

[@jesusthroughmary]

I hope you will be covering the 2018 Candidates as it happens.

[@agadmator]

I will

[@jesusthroughmary]

Awesome. Can't wait!

[@maximilianklein1884]

Hey dude! I love your videos so helpfull to get better in chess👍🏻 #germanhype

[@evzalxheladini1205]

# suggestion I think you should make a daily video of every big tournament! In order to stay updated with chess events! I think Tal memorial rapid section had many great games that deserved commentating !

[@christosefthymiadis6609]

I am here to enjoy the show

[@satkarchhetri6539]

This is brilliant

[@keepingyouincheck8533]

You should have seen Grischuks face after the checkmate. Classic!

[@shashideo53]

Awesome move, the last one

[@vishnuteja9747]

tal's spirit was probably wandering the tournament and entered anand. classic tal style game.

[@electricmaster23]

I _love_ games with the Rossolimo attack.

[@mariustrica9047]

I found RookXF7 check, QueenXF7 then KnightG6 check. Great video!

[@vaibhavmisra4379]

Anand is a beast. Fast beast.

[@eshneto]

Very nice from Gischuk to play all the way to checkmate. He must surely have seen it was inevitable at least a couple of moves before.

[@vimalpatel8248]

I just hope I can play chess like that

[@captainrozario3212]

At 6:06 what if Rook captures on g5 ?

[@shubhamrajput6287]

like a boss......you just have to know how to bag the victory

[@jhnsnw]

#suggestion - Tal's Memorial, Mamedyarov vs Anand please :)

[@ranjanhs3453]

Fantastic game

[@satkarchhetri6539]

I had this Knight g5 move in my mind but not that rook f7 move..... These GMs are brilliant

[@Aditya-xl3nd]

A very rare checkmate. Saving this video now. Grischuk didn’t see it seems, otherwise he’d have resigned.

[@meshrath]

No, he realised that its checkmate when he saw Rxf7+. He was being a gentleman and a sportsman by allowing Anand to checkmate him.

[@albertserrano3707]

Long live the King!

[@singaporedailyphotography6093]

Congrats to Anand (from Chennai)

[@rizwanm5517]

Anand u r best

[@jacovichstabs841]

This was the first video where I found the right move!

[@mariosandberg2275]

I like watching this game

[@ronnyboy6o]

I was seeing Rf6 after hxg5+ .....any thoughts on that? I assume i'm missing something

[@samog777]

Great game

[@lateefallawa7553]

Anand is the best indeed

[@drmao84]

We are waiting for the candudate tournament 2018 .. Hope you will cover it

[@Lazy.y]

Thanq

[@danieljansen8931]

Can you please do a video covering the rematch between Fischer and Spassky in 1992? I'd really like to get your analysis of Alekhine's gun.