Mikhail Tal Sacrificed 2 QUEENS 4 TIMES In A Single Game!!

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[@Invictus22656]

Her: I want you to treat me like a queen Mikhail Tal:

[@ChristianSoschner]

😂😂😂😂

[@imsaksham]

🗿

[@notrishy]

NICE ONE 🗣🗣

[@Dn.Deer11]

🤣🤣

[@melh937]

Brilliant!

[@Zinaida7224]

Mikhail Tal is my ALL TIME favorite chess player because of his aggressive and relentless attacks that completely match my playing style :D

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Great choice! Tal's aggressive style is truly inspiring

[@giakhangdeptraivocungtan]

I'm simple. I see Mikhail Tal in the title, I click on the video.

[@Dasein23]

Totally

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Yes!

[@arkzbh]

Your profile picture is my most played move 😂

[@deepam4344]

@@arkzbh lol

[@anujpj]

No brainer 😁

[@kylebecker9]

Haha just sliding in with the "I know you're not impressed because many of you guys like to give up your rook for no reason"

[@jongalt6837]

And I took that personally - Michael Jordan

[@erdmaennchen105]

That actually cought me of guard, i had to lough so much😂

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Mikhail Tal played the Bongcloud attack opening 00:35 Tal prioritizing piece activity over material 02:01 The fun begins.... 03:06 When Tal played the Bongcloud move Ke2 04:44 He sacrificed the ROOK! 05:44 1st queen sacrifice 05:56 2nd queen sacrifice 07:43 3rd queen sacrifice 08:23 4th queen sacrifice

[@sushmakarpathak8010]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHFpJ55qbZ9oNE Mikhail tal immortal

[@jongalt6837]

Wow the Tal games you covered are incredible.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks!

[@bangkok_as_is]

how much confidence you must have to sacrifice your queens that many times, wow, respect, great video, man

[@Puschit1]

I found that rook sacrifice more impressive because the initial gain was so small and we still had half of the game ahead. At that point even Tal could not have calculated all of this, so it must have been intuition (or, you know, magic)

[@Yohan421-e5g]

yeah that was off putting, really brilliant how he likes to exchange his pieces for something subtle like positional advantage.​@@Puschit1

[@jeffreywold2329]

Everyone talks about who the greatest player is/was... I must say, that I am really impressed with Tal's sacrificing masterpieces! I find myself now looking for such glory. I have been successful in shortening some games from the standard 45+ moves, into the lower 20's !!!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Great to know.

[@Richson44]

WOW Egor !, Thanks for admitting this is the best game you have ever seen! I try to see all of Tal's games but I have Never seen this one before !!! I agree with you 100% that this is the most remarkable game I have ever seen as well. And how could he play this well when they threw in a ringer on poor Tal !!! During this simultaneous exhibition match too. !!!!! That was very sneaky of them. Tal is my hero without a doubt.!!! R.J.

[@stevenmcghee6649]

Tal's sacrifices were so effective you'd think opponents would have been immediately suspicious and steered clear when he used the tactic.

[@suryaspiritindia3666]

Ah! Only the too few are gems like Tal can reveal as well as manifest the real Beauty and Glory of Chess. Gracias.

[@johnstevenson9956]

Wow, that was stunning, and in a simultaneous game!

[@sparshsharma5270]

No hate intended to any player, but Tal is one of the major reasons for every chess KZbinrs success. Agadmator putting Tal on display like wallpaper, Suren covering numerous games of him, and other channels analysing his games.

[@rainbowiaxiao6050]

mikhal: i'm threating to cast revive magic.

[@newyorkslim2001]

Fantastic. So funny... Igor as stand-up comic!

[@sebu1301]

What amazes me the most about this game, is that so many people were actually so sure that Tal missed a mate in 2, that they proceeded to write about it in the comments 😮 That is crazy!

[@Young_as_Lenin]

If Tal sacrificed queen to you it means u r already lost the game.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Ha Ha!

[@evenkat6780]

Best answer 👏 👌 🙌 ❤️ 👍

[@R8amo8N]

Отличное видео, прекрасная партия. Спасибо за интересный разбор.

[@mohamedaliabdallah4267]

There is a mandatory two move’s checkmate that tal missed or may be he deliberately missed it?!!!

[@aaronellingsen5404]

The rook on E7 is pinned to the king, so mate isn't possible.

[@upekatharindu7336]

5:04 Thats feels like a personal attack

[@as21-e7z]

You noticed bro

[@valurmork1690]

Love your videos. I have been watching for a while. Do you have any material or online teaching.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Yes, you can find it here. online.chess-teacher.com/

[@Onlyyours963]

Perhaps it was missed. At 6.48 of this video, Qh6 Check was mate in two by the White.

[@vaishnavgeetha9398]

No because after pawn takes h6 ,Rh1 is not possible as it is pinned

[@jonjosenna5581]

Someone needs to make bio-pic movie about Tal's life. The guy was something special

[@themostunlucky7015]

thank you soo much

[@cikonianiggra1415]

Nice video, but all this variationes were I think very simple, so understandable even for some so weak chess player like myself. Thank for this video.

[@andrewreaney]

Wonderful. Thank you so much for this. Mikhail Tal is my chess hero (sorry to break it to you 😊).

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

😊

[@themasterzman1172]

That was a crazy game

[@mohammadrezaarmandi9015]

I really love your contents. Best KZbin channel

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you so much 😀

[@tommymorton4939]

Even Fisher had to accept some help defeating Tal. The cancer did the job.

[@georgeritmeester4736]

Great game! Thanks

[@thedspenguin]

hahaha, loved the GothamChess impersonation.

[@swalone-l5p]

Hello igor can you make a video to play against scotch gambit

[@LinuelChess]

Tal Never Cares -igor Smirnov

[@markhughes7927]

Just the title made me laugh! What a bloke!❤

[@outstanding1448]

I'm quite surprised that no one saw Tal missing Qf6, at 5,36, followed by Qh6 or Rh7, if the queen sacrificed had been accepted.

[@shivamzoting3613]

At 6:40 What about queen h6 check here? It leads to mate in two

[@crbgaming6683]

Rook is pinned😂

[@nitinmulay9737]

Tal,is/was marshal in chess player,God gifted

[@ArunKumar-qq7ps]

Amount of people saying Qh6 is mate in 2 is just terrifying 💀

[@manalishasarma2826]

Hello sir igor,big fan here,help me clear my mind At 5:36,why not 1.Qxf6? If 1... gxf6 then 2. rh7# If 1...cxd6 then 2.Qh6+, Forcing 2...gxh6 then 3.Rh7# again If 1.Qxf6 1...Rde8, 2.Qe5/e6 And considering white has 2 pawns on 6th rank,white is instantly better,so why did tal play 1.dxc7

[@Kesy_lazy]

He already saw that, if he took the knight then the black rook would have took on d6, taking out most of Tal's counter-attack. So he decided to took the pawn and after sacrificed the queen just to take that knight as you said, but before it was not possible without losing the possibility of attack.

[@walkerb392]

4:51 not a rook, but "THE ROOKkK..!!"

[@zitherscythe1308]

My all time favorite, Mikhail Tal

[@vidakovic94]

Hmm am I missing something? At 6:50 why can’t white play QH6+? Only move gxh6 then re-h7# supported by the c2 bishop

[@burNinggg3492]

i was thinking about that too...did he miss that or the notation has some move errros... i donno

[@crbgaming6683]

Rook is pinned 😂

[@silvernightray7701]

​@@burNinggg3492 the rook is pinned to the king. He can't move to deliver checkmate.

[@kennethtabernero6164]

06:29 Qh6+, force move pawn takes, then mate with rh7#

[@DavidBaak]

Wrong. You can't play Rh7, it's pinned.

[@karimmoorad4128]

The Levy Rosman reference 😂😂

[@sursou]

In 6:41 Tal Played Be4 which is actually a miss because white could have played qh6+!! And white is forced to play gxh6 then rh7# ( By 6:41 I mean 6:41 min into the video not the time).

[@floof6896]

no lol the rook is pinned to the king

[@crbgaming6683]

Bro really said he is better than tal 😂😂

[@SudhirKishor6603]

At 6:45 , there was just a mate in 2 moves . 1st -Qh6 check (pawn capture is forced) . Then finally 2nd move Rh7 is checkmate

[@marinlukas3112]

The rook is pinned

[@greatwolf.]

It's called the Bong Cloud attack because it's certainly not a defence.

[@migueljamespacto7386]

at 6:53 tal missed Qh6 to force mate after Rh7

[@ivanhoeoliveira]

Awesome game!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Indeed!

[@peterstrand3978]

What is the setup you are using on your computer here? I am using lucas chess with stockfish 15.1. I want to pull up a bar that shows me what the amateurs play at a given point or what the professionals play like you do in some of your videos. How do I do that?

[@kortinadoouvozizvoz9996]

Pure magic.

[@abdulhassan-gq6nl]

Super ❤

[@sbourgeois99]

AMAZING GAME!

[@azizrosden7450]

beautifull game 😊😊

[@100geemo78]

Mind blowing !!

[@nikbeznik4892]

Таль - лучший!

[@celsopontepreta2029]

Fantastic

[@nabajitdas1911]

4:55 Rookh

[@Isaac-Playlists]

Wow! My best guess is that Tal was seriously drunk. It's a crazy game.

[@OcteractSG]

6:45 Qh6+ looks like a mate in two. Am I missing something?

[@Crowsinger]

Yes. The rook can't deliver a checkmate, because it's pinned.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Tal is my favorite

[@sudhanshubabu9909]

Why you does not participate at global chess tournament I know you are the best and we support us

[@prosenjitkarmakar8060]

Bishop c2 to e4 why not queen hy check 6:54

[@silvernightray7701]

Because the rook is pinned to the king. He won't be able to deliver checkmate.

[@TimLoveguitar]

At 6:40 can white not play QH6+, H6x, Rh7#???

[@abhijeetkhandave7683]

Cuz the rook is pinned to the king, hence it fails

[@theglobalconflict6904]

in this 6:35 position. does'nt tal have force checkmade in two. Qh6+ followed by Rh7

[@ArunKumar-qq7ps]

Rook on e7 is pinned he cannot move it

[@RadicalCaveman]

No, he sacrificed one queen four times, or sacrificed his queen two moves in a row twice, which is already impressive. If he'd sacrificed two queens four times, that would make eight queen sacrifices, which would be difficult even for Tal!

[@eoin6862]

Nice video :)

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you.

[@hrishikeshatre9556]

Crazy

[@rushangthummar7318]

At 6:31. Qh6 leads to mate

[@laibw2458]

No bc after pawn takes the rook is pin and cant move

[@ohmyoni-chan]

Ur rook is pinned

[@Longbajubi]

In 6:49 why did Tal throw a check on h6? I don't understand

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

Am I missing something? At 6:49, can't Tal play Qh6+? Black is forced to take gxh6, which results in Rh7#? I can't see how black can avoid mate.

[@lockeofficial279]

Rook is pinned to the king

[@sparshsharma5270]

5:38 Why didn’t Tal do Qxf6 which he did eventually couple of moves later? I don't get the reason. Can anyone explain?

[@Dadchad69]

Maybe to create a pass pawn which promotes on a light square cause he had light square bishop

[@limitlesslystoopid]

Rxd6

[@mohammadaayankhan8453]

This is nothing. Tal once sacrificed nine pawns for an attack

[@vinsanity982]

@6:47 - Am I crazy or is Qh6 a forced checkmate? Black has to recapture with the pawn, forcing Re7#

[@krishnenduashwin407]

@vinsanity982 you are not crazy. After Qh6 black plays gxhg and white plays Rh7 mate not Re7 mate.

[@flyingmonkey3822]

@4:00 Why didn’t he take the rook with check without the rook move?

[@known_as__.KD.__.]

Coz of pawn

[@michaelbauers8800]

Good game, good commentary. However, I can't agree that queens offered and not taken are a sacrifice, it's offering a sacrifice, making the game a bit less spectacular than advertised. And in one case, it was hardly a real offered sacrifice, and black would have lost. Call it 2.5 queen sacrifices I guess.

[@jannijhof2083]

After Re8 I don't understand Be4. I think Qh6 is a forced Mate: gxh6 Rh7

[@silvernightray7701]

Rh7 is impossible. The rook is pinned to the king on the e file.

[@gvnady8380]

I also played like Tal but sacrificed my elo

[@Aperson-kq7pt]

5:34 Isn’t the knight just free here?

[@sgtnubbings6501]

Looks like it to me, can't recapture due to Rh7# but it's possible there is some tactics I'm not able to see, though after Qxf6, Qh6+ and forced mate next move looks unstoppable to me, I can't see any response by black. Edit: So I think the response actually is Rde8 pinning White's rook, which I missed first time around, still obviously picks up the knight for White but avoids mate on Black, at least perhaps for a few moves.

[@Beshoy_Nabil]

I was going to write this. Queen can't be taken back because of Rh7#.

[@Aperson-kq7pt]

⁠@@sgtnubbings6501After Rde8, Qg6 puts the black king in a mating net, and it can’t escape. The best response seems to be Rxd6, because after Qf5 Rh6 Qxf4 Rh7, black employs some sort of cocoon defence and is paralysed, and white tries to achieve some sort of backrank checkmate with Qf7 and Re8. The best black can do is sacrifice the queen to deflect white’s queen, and win the rook, resulting in white being up a queen and bishop for two rooks.

[@loggrad9842]

Can I do a check to a different piece? Check to the Queen? 😂

[@alexlehrersh9951]

Nope sacs are one you clearly gove the material. This is only a combination

[@michaelbauers8800]

That's what I thought the defn was. I was rather confused by the title. Cool game though!

[@Desperoro]

I play like Tal but aimply because I overlook threats

[@carlo.studentsworld2904]

Ok. Now I realized Tal was the devil himself.

[@BobChess]

This is why Bongcloud shouldn't be banned

[@roopaanand7346]

People who thought of queen h6 the rook on e7 is pinned

[@Axiomatic75]

The Rooook! You have to say it a bit more spectacular ;)

[@Neiakaio]

6:47 there wasnt a mate in two here? Qh6+ gxh6 Rh7#

[@nupmardotorreon1873]

woww..

[@ernestochegevara5936]

Can you please tel me, who was the opponent?

[@RoaldmarcoAbad]

Tal miss the checkmate with rook and bishop queen sack is top move

[@KajalSharma-c1o]

Tal is a enemy of Queen

[@michaelaudettedlp7343]

6:52 eeeeeeh queen H6 is forced mat in 1...why the hell did mikhail play bishop to e4???

[@crbgaming6683]

Rook is pinned 😂

[@ashyyyyyyyyyyy]

6:49 is Qh6+ not mate?

[@ashyyyyyyyyyyy]

Nevermind pin

[@Bratte898]

Crazy how Tal missed a checkmate in two 😂

[@sgtnubbings6501]

Is that at around 6:25 with Qh6+ gxh6 (forced), Rh7#? I thought I saw that but figured I must be wrong somehow lol Edit: Nvm checked other comments and I am wrong, missed that the Rook is pinned on the e file

[@diffepine2825]

The rook is pinned

[@Bratte898]

Shit... I totally missed that. I must be silly to think Tal would miss a checkmate in two.

[@ThangPVan_]

never be a queen of Mikhail Tal XD

[@cream422]

6:45 Qxh6 pawn has to take and then Rxh6 mate?

[@crbgaming6683]

Rook is pinned😂

[@cream422]

@@crbgaming6683 lol did you just replied to my 1yo comment

[@ldv1970]

6:45 It looks like White missed a 2-move checkmate: Qh6+ gh (forced), but then Rh7# is impossible as the rook is pinned.

[@erkkiojell5248]

Thank you man this was bothering me

[@gabrielknight553]

Qh6 check and rook h7 mate

[@howardking3601]

Good game, but exaggerated claim is disgusting.