Electrical Engineer vs World Chess Champion | Mikhail Botvinnik - Alexander Alekhine 1938

[@joehan2867]

Anyone can find a flashy tactic, but only the true masters can squeeze out a win from the smallest differences. What a game :D

[@cpgautam172]

Anyone can find a flashy tactic huh? I hope it's true, one day I will be good enough!

[@emre3304]

What a fantastic game by Botvinnik! He is my idol with his instructive and theoretical game style! I would like to see more Botvinnik games in this channel. Thank you so much!

[@p4ssenger677]

No jerry... there are never too much pop quizzes!

[@hanzflackshnack1158]

Never in my life would I have thought of forcing the rook back to F8 before retreating. Thank you for explaining why that was a key move. Good stuff

[@tyhamilton3610]

Same. I thought that was brilliant. Well done.

[@MrBanko8]

VERY grateful for another upload. Thank you so much, Jerry.

[@bulentkirca3311]

Thank you for having analysed deeply and very clearly this excellent positional masterpiece from Great Botvinnik. :)

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you. It really is an excellent game by Botvinnik.

[@mizofan]

@@ChessNetwork such an important player and figure in chess history, yet he seems somewhat underrated nowadays, or at least lacking the popular appeal of certain other top champions

[@anonymousshitposter1743]

@@mizofan compared to Tal’s flashy aggressive play, which won in 1960, Botvinnik’s style is seen as positional and boring by many. But I think he is very underrated among chess champions.

[@aedificabantur]

Great game, excellent commentary. Thanks Jerry. I appreciate how you pointed out all the little details -- these are definitely things I'll have to keep in mind for my own future games. The details (making your opponent waste a tempo, getting the rook back to cut off the king, IDing good knight squares) were excellently pointed out!

[@BFSearle]

Rewatching this because I liked it so much the first time. I really love this game, a super instructive game that I would miss the reasons for a lot of the moves - but knowing them makes me excited to play and think much deeper about restricting the other player rather than material advantage. Thank you Jerry for being an incredible teacher!

[@jaydavidrn82]

This is one of my favorite games you ever posted. Like you said it is not flashy but sooo instructive. Very good game, analysis and comentary!

[@Pat6578]

Hey Jerry, Thanks for the frequent uploads. It's always nice to see the Tricky Knight icon pop up in my notifications. :) Keep up the great work, Back to tournament, Watch out for the Blue Chicken!

[@ChessNetwork]

Thanks Pat. 👍

[@_archimedes]

What a beautiful game. Love these positional ones. Also so glad you're doing a bunch of analysis again Jerry! Other channels have their strengths too but I love your style of analysis, it's so instructive and entertaining.

[@anasbouayad6826]

Beautiful game! I really enjoy these positional games with the thought process commentary, as I feel that the more tactical games are shared way more often. Thank you for sharing!

[@loginmisc123]

A positional and instructive game. Prof. Mikhail Botwinnik played the game faultlessly against his great opponent.

[@threethrushes]

I really enjoy the deeper analysis, and the minute and subtle differences in position. More of the same, thanks.

[@vishwa000]

Fantastic review and very strategic. Thanks

[@bsul03420]

Really appreciate the clarity of your commentaries, Jerry. For us not-so-strong players you concisely explain the reasoning behind each move, allowing us to learn valuable lessons. Too many commentators rush through complicated games too quickly for the relative strengths and weaknesses of each position to be recognised, thereby failing to be properly instructive.

[@Silvermist78]

Thank you for the excellent presentation and the instructive concepts

[@ChessNetwork]

And thanks for watching. 👍

[@mradeelmalik]

Thanks for Your instructive videos. I love the way you explain. I improved so much in chess, thanks Jerry!!

[@ChessNetwork]

👍🏼

[@kameronbourne84]

Thank you, Jerry.

[@Nithesh2002]

Thanks for the pop quizzes, they help me learn to play the game better! :)

[@basharakkad5928]

Thank you Jerry for the great commentary and nice explanation of Botvinnik's sneaky moves! Bashar from Syria.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you Bashar.

[@darioscumburdis2568]

beautiful game, great analysis thank you Jerry

[@drutgat2]

Hi Jerry, many thanks for this. It was, as you hoped, very instructive, at least for me.

[@i8kraft]

I love all of your videos, Jerry, but this one is superb. More like this, please!

[@somtovitus]

I've watched this video at least two times. Each time I watch it there is something new to learn. Eye opening.

[@slightlokii3191]

Wow. Not only was this an incredibly instructive game, i felt your help and promoting to find the best move, along with your deep analysis and evaluation were very helpful! I started watching this channel around a year ago now and with your help along with a few other channels and constant playing on chess.com and lichess.org I have gone from an 800 rated player to now being just over 1700 rated. Thankyou for your help! You are inspiring and educational Jerry!

[@alllove3717]

Thanks for the awesome analysis!

[@Specialistik]

This is now officially the absolutely best youtube chess channel in human history

[@d.j.hoskins7320]

This is so deep. Position and strategy play more of an important role it seems than fancy tactics.

[@williamsmith9510]

Jerry this video was awesome! Thanks for the great uploads!

[@ChessNetwork]

👍🏼

[@alwardafahd2887]

My fav Chess Channel on youtube

[@rohitbassi490]

Very Nice and Instructive Game. Especially the End Game of how to place your and obstruct opponent's pieces.

[@trapmoneykenny]

7:12 couldn’t you move the white queen to e8? If rook takes than rxe8+ and the np qf8 blocking. Then you can take the queen and after king recaptures, then you move rd8+. Checking the king and attacking the knight in the same move.

[@looinrims]

My engine says that isn’t working for white, you wouldn’t take the queen, you’d simply play Rc7 and white has no follow up for the qe8 move

[@GabrielGarcia-ni1qi]

Another Great video! Thanks for the awesome breakdowns.

[@gironic]

You know, we Electrical Engineers put the EE in gEEk. Thanks for the video, Jerry. Very informative.

[@venkateshvr777]

Excellent narration.. Just love this guy Jerry.

[@sjsteinitz]

While I do appreciate all the chess instructors here on youtube, I find most of them talk too fast and too much for my tastes, sometimes even repeating themselves. No sense of calm. You stand alone in your flawless delivery and calm demeanor which makes a real contribution to spreading understanding of the game. That along with your thoughtful choice of games and other fine attributes, which others have mentioned, make you a real gift to the chess world. Thank you.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you for the thoughtful compliment Steve. 👍

[@BattleFieldGalaxy]

As an electrical engineering student, I'm happy about this video :p

[@ChessNetwork]

👍🏼😀

[@IntercomFPV]

Me too, as an electrical engineer :)

[@zezomohamed212]

same here 😀

[@drwaffles317]

same :)

[@ramon1930]

Same.

[@ajarnray4115]

Very instructional and awesome content. Thank you so much for spending your time on creating great videos like this one.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you!

[@paulboro5278]

Brilliant analysis. I learnt a lot from this analysis. Thank you, Jerry.

[@HexxuSz]

jerry must be like the best dad ever

[@kyoyounglee7676]

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[@HexxuSz]

learn georgian?

[@bobojenkins5805]

georgian? you mean diet russian?

[@UsiSpiral]

@@LostOldElf you typing an essay wont change what people will comment lol

[@sanekabc]

Testiiklee I think your criticism is poorly aimed at here. If someone accused Jerry of being a nazi then your criticism would make some sense. Not all assumptions are harmful which is the argument you seem to be making.

[@redagherbi2872]

Botvinnik really is 1 of my all time favourite chessplayers.. I think I have learned so much more from watching his games than from watching Tal's games to name 1 of the big shots out there. Being a tactical player myself I felt like I needed a more positional approach to the game and then I found Botvinnik...ge just makes it look so simple.

[@jackf3619]

Thanks for uploading so much content lately Jerry.

[@gsp_admirador]

Thanks Jerry, you are my favorite KZbinr , I am learning a lot from your content, really appreciate it, thank you😊

[@javieramato9946]

What a precise game, so strong the great Mikhail Botvinnik

[@aramoticy]

Masterful technique on display in this game. It's hard to fathom how much different the game of chess would be if Botvinnik had stuck with his "official" job.

[@huaweiandroid125]

Truly instructive. Thank you!

[@apexmaintenance461]

4:02 exhausting tempo. Very good tactic. Thank you for pointing this out.

[@ilyrm89]

Very nice to see a game where there are no flashy tactics but just a steady growing advantages, with good and solid play. This is the kind of play that makes you a better chess player

[@TheGreatMaverick]

The juicy technical remarks, like the one going from 3:20 are simply marvelous :D

[@AzureLazuline]

That position with the two rooks on the two empty files, beautiful!

[@MotoMarios]

Wow. Such an amazing and instructive analysis. This channel features the best instructional videos. Deep, accurate, to the point analysis, without the frequent but ultimately boring and stalling humorous chit-chat so many teachers seem to resort to. I see now that most of my positional thinking in chess is largely correct but my mind is too compartmentalized. I just tend to focus on what I consider "star" pieces, i.e. the ones that are directly involved in whatever is at stake and overlook other pieces that may have an impact if activated - not because I don't know they can be moved, but in the midst of the chaos and analysis, unwittingly and unwillingly, I just deem then irrelevant. This flaw of mine goes very far unfortunatly and it makes me blunder a lot of times. I just fail to look at the chessboard as a whole.

[@dodekaedius]

That's how you teach chess. Perfect 👌 thanks Jerry. You're the best on this platform

[@chessanalysis64]

Excellent analysis thanks

[@JimJWalker]

I thought that f6 primary idea was limiting the knight, but I guess that is just perspective.

[@Oblivic]

wow, a very instructive game and analysis, thanks!

[@Edamori]

At 10:00, instead of making a king move, why not Rb7? No matter what move black makes, white chases down that pawn structure and begins setting up passed pawns on the opposite side from black's king. Why is this not a viable line of play? Am I missing something here?

[@WoofWoofinson]

8:01 maybe I’m crazy but wasn’t there an early check mate opportunity if on turn 20 white moves knight to G5 and then next turn Queen to H7? I feel like the only way black could survive is if in response to the knight move in turn 20 they move the rook in G8 to C8 and then turn 21 King to F8. But maybe I’m just bad lol

[@SNoCappidona]

Jerry please make videos forever! I'm also currently studying to be an electrical engineer

[@ChessNetwork]

Nice! 😎

[@benjaminramos9793]

Very beautiful scientific analysis. No loop holes. Awesome.

[@SuedeStonn]

If Capablanca hadn't gotten the nickname 'The Chess Machine' I'm sure Botvinnik would've gotten it. Dude wasn't flashy (though he could pull some serious tactics when they were presented), just super-solid, a tough nut to crack.

[@trevorsmith8950]

Really a testament to Tal's brilliance that he could.

[@sirdaveo]

I don't really play but I still love your videos. Thanks!

[@quantummath]

excellent analysis man

[@mateuszkubiszewski1968]

Botvinnik is playing like a freaking AlphaZero when he just doesn't allow any of the opponent's pieces to come into play :P. Especially the games when A0 was killing opponent's bishop come to my mind when I look at Alekhine's knight :P.

[@barrydavies4786]

22:25 Paris France Time (computer's clock is stuck over there) but i'm in Houston Texas USA. Saving this game for this evening.

[@m0rfans]

That was really interesting. thanks, Jerry. :-)

[@neilh.4385]

This is why I make early development a HUGE priority in any opening. As Leela has taught us, "choking" your opponent is seemingly the most effective way to have a lasting advantage

[@TheDevintomb]

Man, very technical indeed

[@willyh.r.1216]

Fruitful chess lesson. Thank you Jerry.

[@DarshanSenTheComposer]

At 16:40 why doesn't White take black's pawn on f4 using the same tactic as Nxf4 Rxf4 Rxd7?

[@gsp_admirador]

Nxf4 Rxf4 Rxd7 Rxd4 The material is equal but now black rook is more active than before... And the previous tactic you were talking about was different... That was when knight was on f3 square instead of d3... And black rook on g7 instead of f7 That was Nxg5 Rxg5 Rxd7 ... And there is no Rxd4 possible here... So white retains his material advantage

[@ernest3109]

What would you accomplish with this sequence? Exchange your knight for that pinned one, lose your d-pawn, create passed pawn for black.

[@DarshanSenTheComposer]

Oh, sorry I didn't look that closely. Thanks for the evaluation!

[@claytonbenignus4688]

Botvinnik did actually win some games against Alekhine, actually having a lifetime even score against him. Can we see games where Botvinnik wins?

[@TeaBagggg]

Great explaining!

[@michaeldunagan8268]

You're explaining the moves to me a great great favor since I'm not a very good player and I would not be able to see it unless someone told me. I believe the B3 Pawn push that you kind of gave a "?" To might have been some sort of waiting move to force Black into some sort of zugzwang.

[@markhughes7927]

Really interesting! One of those games that show the cat and mouse at work rather than invention.

[@speedball23]

at 10:00 why doesn't white play rook b7 instead of king f1

[@manuelbaeza9396]

Great video

[@apexmaintenance461]

Nice analysis!!

[@jimlang7461]

Jerry's videos are the most instructive

[@saunadive7594]

I feel like people trade pieces they don't need to just alleviate tension. 😂

[@BongelaMnguni]

At 13:30 What is wrong if black plays 25...Rf7? I seriously disliked like 25...g5, It looks like a random move

[@caryfamilyyoutube1148]

Awesome analysis, I learned more from this video than any previous. Thanks for the hard work.

[@ChessNetwork]

Great to read that. :)

[@JulesMoyaert_photo]

Wow! Thank you!

[@rishikeshtourismbybtm4384]

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[@abdullahibashir5024]

wow great analysis thanks Jerry

[@dfhfdgfgdfshdfhe8257]

why not 32 Nxf4 (17:09) ?

[@Jackbenjameson]

A jerry a day keeps my boredom away

[@JagVama]

Brilliant classical game thank you

[@sCraNDoMxD]

The best chess videos around

[@MEDAVAS]

16:55 isn't the black rook still overloaded? Why not 1. Nxf4 Rxf4 2. Rxd7 white wins a pawn?

[@Mutimel]

Then the black took takes on d4 or h4. Or maybe g3 is even better.

[@michaelvanzyl9418]

8:56 finegold be triggered 😂

[@ojasdighe991]

Npf6

[@adarshnair2710]

Wow so interesting n instructive I can feel my elo going up

[@joehan2867]

Rapid fire uploads WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@a.gindinson]

What a great video!

[@lewis8200]

Hey Jerry! Just wanted to say that your videos have helped me and many others improve a lot! Will you be uploading more Alekhine videos? :) Keep up the good work!

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you👍🏼 We’ll see about AA games.

[@ronaldmathebula314]

ChessNetwork i love you Jerry

[@avip9033]

Thanks for the amazing video, Jerry! I have a question about the bishops for you. You said that the exchange of light square bishops prefers Black earlier on. Did you mean in the middlegame? Doesn't the exchange weaken the d-pawn for Black in the endgame?

[@ChessNetwork]

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[@benoit421201]

Great commentary

[@MrKayDeeJay]

Great video, very educational

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you CS

[@matrix31003]

Hi Jerry, Thanks for the upload. Learned a lot from this video. Question: what is the name of the user interface you employ for your analysis?

[@АртемКорсаков-ы9щ]

Great video. Which program are you using?

[@Narrowcros]

Figured that f6 move was very important to fight for a draw in that Endgame.