Garry Kasparov's Spectacular Sicilian Defense

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Garry Kasparov was known as a chess player with virtually no weaknesses. His games are characterised by a dynamic style of play with a focus on tactics, depth of strategy, subtle calculation and original opening ideas. The Sicilian Defence is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4 and in this video, we examine 6 amazing Kasparov games in the Sicilian Defense.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:22 Anand
06:17 Short
10:27 Topalov
14:03 Shirov
18:46 Anand
22:38 Polgar
Game 1: Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov, PCA World Championship 1995
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. f3 O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bh6 c5 14. Bc4 Qb6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b3 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 e5 19. dxe6 d5 20. Be2 c4 21. c3 Rce8 22. bxc4 Rxe6 23. Kf1 Rfe8 24. Bd3 dxc4 25. Bxc4 Ne4 0-1
Game 2: Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov, Legends Blitz Match 2015
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. h4 a6 10. Kb1 h6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nf3 Qa5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxd7 e4 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Rad8 18. Qxb7 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Qe1 20. Be2 Qxh1 21. Qxc6 Rd8 22. b4 Qe1 23. Qxa6 Qxb4+ 24. Kc1 Qd2+ 25. Kb2 Rb8+ 26. Bb5 Qb4+ 27. Kc1 Rxb5 28. Nc3 Rxe5 29. Qc6 e3 0-1
Game 3: Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov, Euwe Memorial 1995
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. g4 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. h4 Rc8 14. g5 Nd7 15. Rg1 b4 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Rg3 Nc4 18. Qc1 e5 19. Bf2 a5 20. Bg2 Ba6 21. Re1 a4 22. Bh3 Rc6 23. Qd1 d5 24. exd5 Rd6 25. f4 Rxd5 26. Rd3 Na3+ 27. bxa3 Bxd3 28. cxd3 Rxd3 0-1
Game 4: Alexei Shirov vs Garry Kasparov, Linares 2002
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ra4 13. b4 Qh4 14. O-O Rg8 15. f4 Kd8 16. c3 Ra6 17. a4 fxe4 18. f5 Bb7 19. Ra2 e3 20. Nxe3 Qe4 21. Re1 Nxb4 22. cxb4 Bh6 23. Kh1 Bxe3 24. Qe2 Rc6 25. a5 Qxb4 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Qxe3 Qd4 28. Qc1 Qd5 0-1
Game 5: Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov, Kopavogur 2000
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. a4 Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. O-O Bb7 13. g5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Qg2 g6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qg4 h6 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 e5 20. Ne6 fxe6 21. Qh5+ Kd8 22. f6 Qc6 23. Rd2 Kc7 24. g6 Rg8 25. g7 Bxg7 26. Qf7+ Qd7 27. Qxd7+ Nxd7 28. fxg7 Rxg7+ 29. Kf2 d5 0-1
Game 6: Judit Polgar vs Garry Kasparov, Zurich 2006
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Qf2 Nfd7 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Nb3 Rc8 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Bc6 15. Bd3 Be7 16. f4 O-O 17. g5 Ba4 18. Kb1 Nc4 19. e5 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 d5 22. h4 Qa5 23. h5 Nc5 24. f5 Ra8 25. a4 Nxa4 26. f6 Nc3+ 27. Kc2 Rfc8 28. Ra1 Nd1+ 0-1
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[@legendoliver]

This guy is literally my opening repertoire

[@putriane3259]

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[@sugirib.a7302]

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[@zainquadri1206]

I am an avid sicilian player... I play the sicilian and lose 66% of the time... My win percentage is 33% or less and I realize that I've been looking at all the wrong grandmasters for the sicilian defence... Gary Kasparov is the man to follow... Thanks Sammy this was THE singularly MOST instructive video for my game...

[@BREAKocean]

What's your elo and what sicilian do you play?

[@jmixOff]

Try karo khan or Indian defense if you play black 😊

[@dominicwanzer2057]

I like e6 for 2nd move. Great positions from that one.

[@BREAKocean]

@jmixOff Indian defense is specifically against d4 you mean pirc or modern?

[@NipseyRussell304]

​@BREAKocean he's a 698 ELO on Classic... watch out.

[@priyamd4759]

Excellent video. Thanks, The way Kasparov plays with these other great Chess players is indeed breath taking! Liked and Subscribed.

[@alexroc172]

Fantastic video ! what a great demonstration of winning with black in the Sicilian...time for me to get back to this opening more often.....Thanks so much !.....

[@ebinjayan]

love your clear commentary this was really fun to watch

[@ymmusical773]

Damn....Anand , Short , Topalov etc. These guys are Some of the greatest Grandmasters And Kasparov still schooled them like nothing #GOAT

[@sithara_musix]

7:55😊😊😊😊

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[@bangkok_as_is]

the last game was brutal, man, loved it

[@sdavidleigh6642]

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[@kamelchalabi6808]

Thanks for your clears explanations and your simple analysis of a game.

[@robhead22]

Kasparov on the sicilian! Great video!! Thank you!

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[@youngd5510]

Always looking forward to every upload! These games ars great to learn concepts of openings. As white, I personally play the Kings Gambit, and as black I play the KID against d4, but might start to learn the sicilian for e4 so thank you 😁

[@jaspermcphee8653]

thank you. very helpful video for understanding how one of the greats plays the Sicilian!

[@kamelchalabi6808]

Thanks for your excellent analysis and I learn a lot about chess by watching your videos.

[@chriswaudby1084]

Another awesome video Kasparov really was strong in the scicilan j😮

[@leep1667]

That Shirov game was INSANE!

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[@stutzpunkt]

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Valuable Analysis by you, Sammy Chess

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[@karemmohamed1626]

Bro upload more of these sharp games especially shveshnikov

[@joelabraham6834]

Nigel Shorts an underrated GM. Despite losing this game he had a good record against Kasparov.

[@teddymagcawas1332]

I liked him to elaborate all the moves...😊😊😊

[@edralenchukeechua4513]

Thank you for sharing. Can you do a Sicilian wing gambit for black

[@surendraballurgi]

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[@deathb3rry]

Can someone explain how 3:19 ...e5 allows black knight to dominate the white bishop? I only see Nd7, then Nb6 after moving queen away but that loses so much tempo and allows white to activate rooks and break the pawn chain with flank pawns. Also, 4:24 is Re1 not a good move?

[@eugeneogozalek65]

Very nice tutorial...

[@dusancvetkovic345]

Thanks for this amazing video. I like to play Dragon, and I am not ashamed to sacrifice.

[@rdm5687]

Man, open sicilian is awesome. That Shirov game was sharp as hell, one tempo from disaster. BTW, Both Shirov and Polgar sacrificed a piece for two pawns... is that "thematic" or something?

[@Achbiter]

great show Sammy. i prefer to see Polagar win tho :P

[@mel124177]

To this day, Kaspy's Scheveningen against Karpov in the WC of 84 (or was that 85) was my fave Sicilian game ever!

[@SammyChess1]

I will have to check it out!

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

If you’re referring to the Octopus Knight, that was in ‘85.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - First, Move all the pawns 1 & 2 steps forward to release all your battle power ie Queen, Bishop, Knight & Rook

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - This is the ideal Chess Game ie According to Army Rules of Best War.

[@walkerb392]

Kasparov's playing style is better than engine...

[@user-kq5ys9dz7q]

Gary único incomparable el mejor de la historia x lejos

[@Steve-gx9ot]

I do believe that Fischer in his Prime with today's computer learning would have him Tops He Said that chess is " Solvable" because he knew what computers will eventually do. He LIVED AND BREATHED CHESS@ just ran out of gas as older...❤❤

[@zobry2xxx]

Amazing games by an amazing young master. Thanks!

[@Cleisthenes2]

I understand, though, that Kasparov stopped playing the Sicilian at some point in his final WC match against Kramnick?

[@multilingual1]

This was great because I play the Najdorf Sicilian as Black and against it as White !

[@TheBorinken]

Well done, Sir.

[@afifasyrafhaini-rv1xn]

Can someone explain to me what happen at 3:27 ?

[@pecintajamban]

Gary is still King of scenario 😊

[@samurai822]

At 21:46 of the video, how is the rook's d2 move stopping checkmate at Qh1#?

[@uselessdegenerate7565]

Maybe cause that's not mate

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - Move the Knight to the right side ie backed up by bishop

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

Are you Persian? There is another Persian youtuber by the same name who is also an IM.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - Move the right side bishop one step forward to create a right bishop controlling left cross.

[@dannyosolo2752]

No chess without Fischer .....Kasparov Karpov and Mikhail Tall

[@boyax7825]

amazing

[@teddymagcawas1332]

Looks liked magnus vs. gukesh..in blitz game.

[@krishnaraovulimiri9205]

G00d

[@user-ts4qd7lo5w]

Check that out, Tatjana!

[@silviosponza9229]

Karpov was first play bishop h6 and then play pawn h4

[@Jerry-nx3jy]

How Gary attacks is just so amazing. Even Magnus can't replicate how Gary attacks.

[@rafaelsilvadospassos5995]

The most of players with rating under 1000 dont know play queens gambit. its my favorite

[@anatolypascua6444]

Wow that games is inhuman 😮😮😮

[@walkerb392]

Stockfish: hold my queen .. 👑

[@ebinjayan]

that last game was insane , judit is such an amazing player

[@Steve-gx9ot]

Fischer versus Kasparov would be great match Also Magnus❤❤

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - Now, you have used half of your battle power to create a box defence for the King which only a Suicidal Enemy force can bring down and half of your battle power is left to do the attacking led by the Queen.

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - Castle the King and the Rook

[@shivaji856]

Judit says she loves to attack the Kings but she forgot to defend her King peoperly..

[@sidneywinter4331]

rook e2 stop's check mate..qd1 check..re1 block

[@michaelzheng8205]

First game 26 Qd5+ and Viswanathan wouldn't lose

[@lapyae9080]

garry

[@CriminaIlyInsane]

Why is it called the Sicilial? Is it because its Italian?

[@jimmyco2430]

👍

[@badboyphmusic]

Kasparov is the GOAT in chess Magnus is second only to Kasparov.

[@georgjasinski2928]

Kasparov, fast so stark wie Fischer. Ich liebe sein Spiel. Kasparov, almost as strong as Fischer. i love his game

[@KF1]

😎

[@knklc2620]

Daha önce mat olmuştu geçti pozisyon

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Golden Point - The Best Chess Game ie Army War Game is to use Half your Forces for Attacking & Half for Defence

[@arsh.Engineer]

U can't do like this.. u will get beaten in both. Instead, make 70% attack and 30% defence

[@rnandhan9232]

Black

[@boboho3928]

2725 anand on his prime, 53 years now destroy today gms 😅😅😅 today gm not really strong

[@darcysworldofmusic7516]

I think, Anand is always strong!

[@MajorPsilocybin]

You can be a rookie to be a grandmaster (A 2) cause white being black (A 1) going against self is just what `s not happening

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Same fg & ep

[@JACKGOMEZ-gr2il]

from sicilian to kings indian😂

[@modfather1964]

Pity he spoiled himself by cheating, being sexist, aggressive, bad tempered, arrogant... All said, he was a talented GM with immense skill...

[@emmanuelrajah7329]

Waste Game especially Defence

[@algorerhyth]

Im just a beginner but I saw a video of Kasparov cheating against a girl chess player and it totally made me fell sorry for him and lose respect ,,, I mean Bobby Fischer wasnt wrong but cheating to lose face is a Sac Queen move

[@ItzNeverLupus]

this thumbnail makes kasparov look like that eric rosen chess youtuber

[@TobyH.]

I think Kasparov in his prime was stronger than Magnus in his.

[@hewardthediamond2997]

i don't think so. why? because back then the competition was weaker and magnus had access to modern computers which is really advantageous. even kasparov himself admits magnus is stronger than he is.

[@TobyH.]

@@hewardthediamond2997 Magnus is stronger than Kasparov NOW, but not stronger than Kasparov in his prime.

[@hewardthediamond2997]

@@TobyH. i respect your opinion. Both are goats nonetheless

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