Botvinnik vs. Bronstein | World Championship 1951 - GM Yasser Seirawan - 2015.09.10

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Yasser is back! I really missed that refreshing presentations! :-)

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Thanks Saint Louis Chess Club and GM Yasser Seirwan. Beautifully explained chess history.

[@funfzentimetermaschenichth718]

such a blessing to have such an easy access to high quality chess explanations. What a likable show by GM Yasser Seirawan. Baadur Jobava recommanded to study the games of Botvinnik and the classics in general.

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[@ryan9251]

Agreed, but 5 years later

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Agreed but 6 years later

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Agreed but 7 years later

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Great stuff! I read Yasser's book on chess openings back in 2000 (KIA is still one of my preferred openings along with Pirc). I've played chess off and on last 15 years and recently discovered these videos. So nice to actually watch him teach. It's like meeting a friend or a teacher after a long time.

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Love me some Yasser lectures !

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Great story-telling

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[@alex-internetlubber]

This was the first world championship draw (at regular time controls), later repeated by Carlsen-Karjakin, Carlsen-Caruana and Nepo-Ding

[@SyncChrome]

Epic lecture.

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[@danmanolache7522]

can anyone tell me the name of the song played at the beginning of the series?!

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[@roumi123]

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[@Davidvp]

One of the saddest moments of chess to me was how David Broinstein lost that WC. The soviets just tried to put everything against Bronstein to keep the Botvinnik's reign, and although barely, Bronstein lost. He was an amazing player and imo he deserved that WC title.

[@kojiattwood]

+davidvp In my mind he is an uncrowned champion. An all time great who was cheated out of the title.

[@grannywalter]

He actually drew the match though. Stupid champion's privelege FIDE rules at the time =(((

[@dmitrysh.5899]

Super good!

[@NilsThylen]

Evaluation jumps with Stockfish 13 from -1.5 to +1.3 when black plays 14. ... Ba7. That means that while black was a rook down, his positional advantage was much greater. It happens from time to time that your opponent blunders a piece but then he has all the easy moves while you have to untangle. Bronsteins defense to 15. b6 with 15. ... Bxa4 was bad as well- the evaluation drops to + 3.6. Much better was 15. ... cxb6 16. Nxb6 Bxb6 17. Qxb6 a5 and black isn't completely lost. It's very interesting that Botvinnik managed to get a losing position vs the dutch in 14 moves though. That's the real howler imo.

[@AyanSharma-dv1yr]

It's mee-kaiel not Michael

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[@woodensurfer]

I believe Fine was invited to play in 1948 but declined.

[@JimTDF]

That is correct. He decided to quit chess (it was taking up too much of his time) and pursue psychology instead, if I am not mistaken.

[@JimTDF]

Yasser is a superb chess lecturer and a great player... but he keeps mispronouncing names. Even the names of the world chess champions! It's not Max Erwe, it's Max Euwe which is pronounced like Oi-veh (not oy-vey, though, lol)

[@m.botvinnik7387]

At twenty minutes into your tape, what wrong with Ra8. You attacking the White's Queen and controlling the "A" file.

[@tigerbait1016]

+Edward Schweikert Please be more specific on the time your are talking about.

[@bektasuteubekov5788]

+Edward Schweikert it doesn't create white's Queen such problems. After Ra8, white will play Qd3 placing Queen to the center and wanting to trade Queens and Rook on a8 is not any threat to white's position. Actually rook is more useful on "F" file. After trade of Queens white has a piece for pawn and it's decisive advantage. So, rook to a8 is losing tempo, f5-f4 is more aggressive and creates weakness in black's position.

[@reflv]

Finegold not giving lecture again? Terrible! Hate when that happens.

[@BaksteenUitMaassluis]

+Harijs Deksnis Very suspicious!

[@reflv]

+Martin van der Hidde Yea, but he saw it... then he cried, and then he resigned. Is that what happened?

[@kingcarisma]

+Harijs Deksnis Yeah, but not at the same time!