Fascinating Chess Game: J Timman vs J Polgar - Malmo (Sweden) 2000

Fascinating Chess Game: J Timman vs J Polgar
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense
Jan Timman (2655) Judit Polgar (2658) [E15]
Malmoe SWE (3), 25.05.2000
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.d4 e6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 Nc6 6.Bd2 Bb7 7.Bc3 Ne4 8.a3 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 Be7 10.Qd3 d5 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.e4 Qa5+ 13.Nbd2 0--0--0 14.Rc1 f5 15.b4 fxe4 16.Qc3 Qd5 17.Ne5 e3 18.Ndf3 exf2+ 19.Kxf2 Rhf8 20.Kg2 g5 21.Nxc6 Rd7 22.g4 Bc5 23.Bb5 Bxc6 24.Bxc6 Qxc6 25.Rhf1 h5 26.Kg1 Rxf3 27.Qxf3 Qxf3 28.Rxf3 hxg4 29.Rg3 Bxd4+ 30.Kh1 Be5 31.Rxg4 Bf4 32.Rc2 e5 33.Rc3 e4 34.Rc4 e3 35.Re4 c5 36.bxc5 bxc5 37.h4 Rd4 38.Rxd4 cxd4 39.Kg2 d3 40.Kf3 e2 white resigned 0--1
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[@bendkafka]

I am often in the mood to watch great games without extensive analysis, that last 5 - 10 minutes. Your level of analysis is perfect. Thanks for the videos. (would love to see more Judit Polgar games)

[@woodstoney]

Very nicely presented as always. Your analysis gets to the point without losing the viewer with the "what if" moves from 5 minutes ago like so many do. Good job!

[@jacobdrollinger4802]

These games absolutely amaze me! When the development and posturing is over, and they start taking pieces, spellbinding!

[@JPRamirez7]

great video mato, you hardly post any that get deep into endgame. these are really instructional because most players cannot finish others so early in a game unless there's a blunder or a pre-planned trap that's executed and successful.

[@massabranca]

Can never stop "rooting" for Judith through your narration, even when I know what the outcome is! Thank you so much for your analyses, Mato!

[@procraft]

The snow is now falling in Malmö. Thanks for all the videos, and a game from my city is extra cool! :)

[@jonkrieger5271]

Thanks for your hard work Mato, you rule!

[@thehammerman4436]

I realize that this is one of your old posts but, I just found these. I love your commentary(s) during the game and your "after action" synopsis. You educate AND entertain at the same time. (First time I've not nearly fallen asleep from boredom listening to some GM droning on and on and on... well,,, you understand :) Great job and I will be back.

[@theshelman]

Judit is one of my three all time favourite players, alongside Fischer and Kasparov. In fact, if Fischer and Tal had a baby, the baby would've been Judit Polgar. Aggressive playing like Tal and amazing calculations like Fischer.

[@mizofan]

Thanks once again, Mato; you've put good thought into this game, showing plenty of variations but as usual not overdoing that, so the game can still flow without being overburdened by analysis for those of us who aren't so bright.

[@JimmyLuidg]

Beautiful game!!! Thank you Mato!

[@rudiherisonputra3284]

if you see from the first step of the whole game that Judith has made, the team will not move ... the initiative is in Judith ... I like the Judith game ... practical and full of strategy

[@ronaldfournier3781]

Awesome win for judith! Such an amazing player she was.

[@Gamer2O12]

Very nice game! Great technique by Polgar 37...Rd4! connecting the pawns! I gonna remember this idea:)

[@khidrie1]

Thank you very much Mato for your videos. I started to play again after long time of stop.

[@mescalito0815]

Thank you very much for these wonderful videos you made ​​sublime work. Your explanations are very clear and precise. I particularly appreciate the fact that you speak slowly so I can understand English very well, unfortunately I never learned. Bravo for all the time you spend for your fans. Michel

[@pcsecuritychannel]

Judith killed it!

[@ernestoguevara7624]

...and Judit Polgar is the Queen of Chess.👏

[@Volver6688]

No "keeping a draw in hand" with these two! Fighting game!

[@dehansfromoz4979]

Judit is always exciting to watch and again very well presented by you.

[@patriciadoyle8160]

Thanks Mato! Judith made chess a woman's game too. I love her games and how you present them.

[@locutusdborg126]

Welcome to the world of chess. Women are most appreciated as players.

[@jackcarter3944]

Polgar's some gambler. That 13..... O-O-O was dicey!

[@craig7102]

I enjoy your commentary, thanks

[@check1mate1]

great vid! I like your commentary. not too fast, not too slow.

[@cachotango]

and cool voice, thats make the chanell: thanks Mato!

[@masterkey14]

Very very lovely and difficult game. Good explanation.

[@liodhan]

now... this was complex o.o i´ll watch this video again later =p Thank you Mato!!

[@oceansilver]

"Going for glory." Love it, Mato!

[@floresorellana]

Mato, I wouldn't call "enemies" that or those clowns who click the thumbs down icon. They just crave the attention. Thanks for your uploads!

[@Tuxcz]

Cool, when I come home, new video is already waiting for me!

[@bascxx2]

Thanks Mato! :).

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you for your comment

[@alexmonstrosity47]

Awesome game

[@kerguule]

E5 going for glory :DD Very nice game.

[@lloydtoppins5317]

That was an instructive game.

[@stefanholbek2449]

+Trias805: Nc6xd4 is the answer... after NxN Black goes Bxg2 and she's a pawn up... including a great diagonal, light square control and the Bishop pair against a Night pair later on...

[@danisafo]

Beautiful

[@V8SupersQirreL]

What a battle!

[@MatoJelic]

A board game of strategic skill for two players.

[@miguelkkkk2458]

As Kasparov once said: There is no chess game without errors...

[@KAUSHIKAKALI]

At 10:02 Timman actually played the best move. Because if the pawn takes Bishop, rook takes the pawn on d4. Queen cannot capture the rook as the Knight on f3 will fall and mate will follow soon. Now the rook on d4 will threaten pawn on b4 and White would be in big trouble. So, the best move is to defend the Knight.

[@Mohamad.hardanian]

really was a nice game

[@possumverde]

I'm new to the game and primarily play 1. Nf3 ... 2. c4 openings with white and this game was a good reminder to me of how the bishop on f1 will get you killed if you you're not careful. Many of my losses come in games where I play g3 but delay Bg2. Inevitably, situations arise where he would be useful if developed elsewhere but my mind is set on him belonging on g2 so I waste the move on a less effective answer. Then, he just sits on f1 blocking my castle while my king runs for his life...

[@corbleeker2531]

beautifull

[@ricslubas8739]

Nice move maam judit.. God bless

[@Spartan2288]

Good Video Mato

[@jaianand9948]

Very nice mato

[@patament2944]

I am growing to like you a lot.

[@gigas81]

Judit Polgar is still & always will be a beast in chess!!! Timman is no slouch but Judit "V-bagged" him in this game. :P good vid Mato.

[@dimethylethyltritolu]

is a reminder that the lowly pawns are still half the pieces of the game, and connected they can be very difficult to intercept in the endgame.

[@johnuyakonwu8374]

Wonder if I could get to these people's level of thinking ...surreal🙊

[@ahmedajumeer5808]

Really niece game

[@royplayer]

At 12:48 if 1...Rd1+ then 2.Rg1 Rd2 3.Rg2 seems to hold when it appears all that black has is a perpetual with 3...Rd1+ 4.Rg1 etc. But looking further it appears that on 3.Rg2 Black can play 3...c5 trying to create another passer, but I don't know as these type of positions are very complex.

[@katewild2194]

When I watch a game like this I can just how bad I am.

[@swewunna]

You are not bad. She is just too good.

[@cfaprashant45]

Liked Nishi destroyed rook completely

[@xperiasp3307]

2:51 if knight takes bishop, white can capture with knight from b1?

[@mickestiler]

if white takes with knight, they lose the d4 pawn, which can be taken by other black knight. if white retakes with his own knight on f3, then bishop takes rook

[@archnakureshiya1143]

Xperia SP bfbf

[@aaliarose8040]

love you mato

[@patricegohier7187]

Superb ! How long did this game last ?

[@chameleonttt]

I see your point, I made a mistake. Still, black knight can take a piece on d4 after your move, but the threat after white knight to d4 is taking rook with bishop..

[@lonewolfstone6383]

The polgars were able to become strong cause they devoted their whole lives to chess from a very early age.

[@clarkgoldentyer2185]

Thanks Mato, Polgar is the best!

[@jdcritchfield]

@ 3:00, why shouldn't white recapture with the knight? The knight can still be pinned, but then you can just castle.

[@vargas4maggot]

because of knight c6 getting the queen anyways, but might be considered a better position

[@moonblink]

strange game, but i liked it.

[@Calinn86]

if you play one of mato's videos at 1.5 speed his croatian accent transforms to a japanese accent :))

[@muvhangeri1]

Mato you are the best

[@geographymathmaster]

@14:23 why not Kf2, trying to stop the pawns with the king?

[@ASTATOSTASOS]

Yes, I was thinking the same. Mato, can you please make an estimation about that?

[@tovaris09]

very good. like horde chess endgame. im cooking bolognese !

[@locutusdborg126]

Good game.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Surely Judith would have played Q x d4+ in the hypothetical line that Mato explored. THen Kg2 Rf2+, Kh3 escaping from the threat which Black responds to with Bd6 protecting black K and black has very strong threats.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Sorry, this is at 7:12 in the video.

[@yedidsion]

MATO Dearest; Thanks for another Black Beauty.

[@temka088]

:D i love her

[@ibrahimelsherbeny5665]

فن وابداع

[@jamesbaroi]

at 11:04 better move bishop captures pawn check!

[@aries22march1954]

After 8. .....Nxc3, why not 9. Nxc3, developing white's queenside Knight?

[@tonyennis3008]

I don't think in any sort of game replay involving Timman, that Timman won. It seems like he was just strong enough to be a valid kill, but not good enough to really be a threat.

[@swewunna]

There seems to be nothing wrong with Qb3 but it seems most of white problems stem from out of place Queen from that. Judit was attacking the center very daringly and Timman known for his daring moves seemed to have retracted into defending.

[@englishdave250]

I think it would be better in future after the analysis to just play the game through as it was actually played

[@arianedl2515]

after kf2, bd2 seems good for black...

[@MyTomServo]

Don't know if this has already been answered. I think NxD4 wins at least the pawn because if NxN then BxR on h1. (the night is also attacking the queen)

[@baldwinicus]

at 11:05 what about Bxd4+ ? Then maybe Qxd4 RxQ, NxQ and black has 4 pawns vs the knight

[@VASEA0000]

at 11:14 why not pawn takes queen?

[@Freddydooable]

Finally Polgar!!!

[@geographymathmaster]

@2:59 why not take back with knight?

[@simonjmendelsohn]

Nxd4

[@Trias805]

2:54 Why not just take with the knight from b1?

[@yanair2091]

Because it's giving up a crucial d4 pawn (black nite takes it for free + gains great activity)

[@frankroto]

At 7:11, why does black queen take white queen instead of taking pawn on D4+, leading to checkmate in 2?

[@menocchio25]

+C B because after white king go out of chess ..white have force mate in 2: Ba6+ Kb8 Qb7

[@frankroto]

+menocchio25 I see. I was wrong about mate in 2--after Q-f2 or R-f2 the white king can escape to h3. Thanks.

[@menocchio25]

+C B welcome :D

[@slipppry]

Why not capture black knight with queen knight at 2:55?

[@slipppry]

Thanks for the explanation but I meant to say capture with Queen KNIGHT. Of course then the knight would be pinned. Thanks for pointing that out MrTheMark21

[@motionknight]

@Huge ness : Than black bishop to B4 and white looses its queen due to the queen- king pinning

[@MatoJelic]

That is what I said.

[@musiclover1937]

Great game. Is J. Polger still competing at this high level?

[@mizofan]

+randvic randvic She has retired, having beaten 11 male world champs and been ranked #8 in the world at one time i think. An exciting attacking player, for sure! She broke Bobby Fischer's record as youngest grandmaster, so maybe some might have expected even more of her.

[@JRS030]

At 5:43 why not b5 attacking knight? Knight cant move because of mate on c7 and if exf3 is played bxc6 and black bishop is out of play

[@iweirjkdkfmk]

Mato, what is chess for you?

[@aseolin]

They probably put their brains on ice after this game.

[@stefanholbek2449]

I wondered... at 5:26... what the problem was with Qf5... What do you suggest for White???! I looked it over... and it doesn't look pretty! After Bg2... Nxb4 is a pretty scary line for White... as well as e5... Rf8 just add to the problems... I just don't see anything for White... Judith is a black belt heroine!!!

[@ZombiePestControlInc]

it's winning a pawn not a piece...

[@andressito640]

Amo a Judith

[@KJVWordofGod]

Another Judit game........yea !

[@SimeonDenk]

At 6:05, why wouldn't white play b5, winning the knight? (if knight moves, Qxc7 mate)

[@nicolarossi8728]

Simeon Denk Because black would play pawn to e3

[@chameleonttt]

Then knight to d4 winning a piece, because after white knight to d4, black loses his bishop and can no longer castle kings side..

[@TheVagolfer]

Does any body else like @ 9:30 - white moves N-E4 ?

[@TheAstek321]

Knight is pinned