The Legendary KING WALK Chess Game

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Nigel Short vs. Jan Timman, Legendary King Walk Game.
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[@GothamChess]

10:17 I really analyzed a 1 move queen blunder LMAO

[@James-yw9qx]

Nice one

[@navigated-success]

Why would you though lmfao

[@Nikorrokos]

You are becoming one of us.

[@Amoeba_Podre]

But queen e7 is more stylish

[@johnchessant3012]

Hi

[@supamerio2714]

King: *rolls up sleeves* “I’ll do it myself”

[@stoutlager6325]

It's always satisfying when the king saves the day in the endgame. I played a game recently where I was dead lost, only king left, but opponent made a mistake with positioning. Opponent had bishop and knight, he chose to put them next to each other, one square away from my king. I move king beside the two, bishop couldn't defend knight, knight couldn't defend bishop, other king was too far away, therefore fork, therefore one of the two will be taken and that is a stalemate by insufficient material. My favorite non-win ever.

[@manoranjanjena5259]

@@stoutlager6325 not stalemate but actually a draw by insuff....

[@yangwenli668]

@@stoutlager6325 it's a draw by insufficient material*

[@yalixxx]

@@stoutlager6325 If your opponent hung a king fork at the endgame, then I'm sure in a million years he wouldnt be able to checkmate you with only a knight and a bishop

[@lit_dab_gamez7466]

king is thanos

[@lucaspaiva8659]

10:20 : Botez Gambit declined, Analysis Variation

[@saneernavab2531]

Lol

[@tamtemtom5021]

Lmao

[@muhammadhassanbhatti4752]

Lmao we all missed it

[@deepgopani5779]

"If the king does not lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?" -Lelouch vi Britannia

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

Ah, i see you are a man of culture as well

[@amanhasnoname1052]

He as shit, plays the first move with king too!! 🙄

[@hkm239]

Then his brother plays an illegal move

[@kagayasama6466]

Perfect quote for this one....

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

@@amanhasnoname1052 the quote comes from the game played on the first episode, where Lelouch enters an already endgame situation where playing a defensive king move is one way of checkmating while flexing. He says it again against his brother, and then it's actually the best move, bu then Schneizel plays an illegal move to mindfuck him

[@evanmuir6586]

It’s 2 minutes into the video and we already have the “Eric Rosen screams in delight” line. Never change, Levy.

[@Bennybot-nd4sv]

I love that he knows his audience so well that he can make inside jokes that only we will get

[@blizzard8958]

The epic Isab regen camo red will reign supreme

[@mastersamurai6960]

*squeals

[@joeysabourin1971]

@@mastersamurai6960 Excellent choice of words

[@alexwilhelm4152]

Sadly connect four isn’t possible though as levy missed the forced en passant

[@svovy5358]

"If only I had another piece to attack with. Wait a second..."

[@mysteriousquestions6145]

I make 5 king moves in a row and I end up being the noob in Guess the ELO

[@okdean7953]

Or you’re in a endgame

[@brothercuber3288]

Oof KEKW

[@hurricane3518]

KEKW

[@acnoofficial7337]

0

[@bonkbonk420]

Alekhine defense, Pimp Walk variation

[@foxer4217]

GM decided the Bongcloud wasn't enough BM

[@Nosikas]

e4 e5 ke2 ke7 ….

[@CalCifer740]

Fr

[@ironerrow618]

That repetition of moves is forever saved in the data base for Hikaru and Magnus.

[@he96765]

The virgin Bongcloud opening vs the Chad King Walk

[@jackurokawa3838]

@@ironerrow618 You say that like it's a good thing

[@diegogregoire8903]

A king is like a child. It should be taken on walks to develop its natural strength. This grandmaster is a great educator and deserves recognition as well as a position in the ministry of education.

[@WW-sk9qf]

It's also like a child because bishops like to have a good view at it

[@anderrivverwind9267]

Jesus Christ this thread got dark real quick

[@andrewfausey5960]

This man out here giving us HOURS of free content every week, I’m just out here trying to help him with the algorithm

[@RahulPandey-xb6gb]

Ok then

[@RahulPandey-xb6gb]

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[@RahulPandey-xb6gb]

2

[@RahulPandey-xb6gb]

3

[@RahulPandey-xb6gb]

4

[@CA_Anurag]

Pieces: Its very hard to mate this King.. King: Observe

[@WarpRulez]

It's like when the goalkeeper joins the team on the attack.

[@theunknown21329]

"The king is a fighting piece. Use it" - Wilhelm Steinitz. Nigel took it literally.

[@Nosikas]

I was hoping this would begin with e4 and Ke2

[@keironrodriguez3736]

They are still yet to discover the brilliancy of Bong Cloud during that time hahaha

[@prabhjotsingh6697]

@@keironrodriguez3736 maybe they knew about it but it would be too dangerous for other players to handle the immense *CHI*

[@brothercuber3288]

Bong cloud ewww

[@luccaregnato]

With crushing initiative

[@Tiger-ul1wk]

And Ke3 as well

[@edmalhan8322]

Could you analyze some games by Tal? His sacrifices and king hunts never fail to amaze me.

[@Axiomatic75]

Just head over to Agadmator's channels for this kind of content. Like Levy said he isn't interested in doing a lot of videos like this.

[@Axiomatic75]

@tarzan True, I'm still waiting for the conclusion of the Morphy saga.

[@princepsangelusmors]

@@Axiomatic75 no disrespect intended at Agadmator, but I honestly prefer Levy's coverage of these historic games. Not only is Levy much more charismatic and entertaining imo, but Agadmator's whole video layout is extremely cluttered and, again imo, ugly. I still find his videos educational, but if I have the choice between watching the same game being covered by Levy or by Antonio, I'm picking Levy.

[@Axiomatic75]

@@princepsangelusmors I have to agree. I do like them both very much but slightly prefer Levy.

[@michaelvonreich74]

@@princepsangelusmors Yea, the clutter. twitter: agadmator twitch: agadmator facebook: agadmator youtube: agadmator myspace: agadmator tinder: agodmated ... Bitcoins

[@icycloud6823]

King walks out into the middle of board in a pieceless endgame, and nobody bats an eye King walks out into the middle of board during the middlegame with rooks and queens on board, and everyone loses their minds

[@hamster8706]

A man and his wife finally working together to achieve their goals, such a wholesome family moment

[@chilikesgames]

“If the king doesn't lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?” - Lelouch Vi Britannia

[@atgzheng7389]

Copied Comment, but I respect the algorithm boost

[@hamzaal-naji6658]

AKA the king of the world

[@mayank6792]

All hail lelouch

[@chilikesgames]

@@atgzheng7389 Yeah, I see now that other people had the same idea. Glad to see other Lelouch fans in the wild

[@doxxy1959]

ah the beautiful memories of code geass

[@everupward594]

"Is this King Walk game a long game? I don't even know who's playing." "It's Short."

[@DrLongWang]

You know you’ve paralyzed you opponent when they have a bishop, queen, and two rooks. Yet it’s still safe enough to walk your king across the entire board.

[@reginaanderson6733]

2:13 “eric rosen is squealing in delightl somewhere” lmao i died laughing tho he would probably love this

[@Nosikas]

Levy you’re legitimately the only content creator on KZbin that I actively follow and I love all your videos, the recaps, the history ones, guess the elo, win at chess, everything! (But guess the elo is my favorite because of how educational it is in addition to win at chess)

[@jonathanmiller2157]

Short: makes a king walk and wins People who are included in Guess the Elo: make a king walk and loose in about 10 moves

[@gghelis]

The king be like, "Ah, fine, you incompetent schmucks, I'll do it myself".

[@tamtemtom5021]

King: "Fine, I'll do it myself"

[@anturanggatantra2154]

The King being the final attacker reminds of Alisson Becker's Liverpool goal when they beat West Bromwich a month ago.

[@Qammar_GGMU]

Didn't you found strange that no one was marking him when He scored ? 😃

[@spencergambrell7819]

I can just picture him holding back laughter as he started moving his king up the board

[@thelzer6902]

King: It’s been a time since I’ve joined the battlefield”

[@thepoisonkid2483]

LOTR reference with the Rohan king or I'm missing on something?

[@VamsiKrishna-uc6cv]

"Imagine a King who fights his own battle"

[@thepoisonkid2483]

Nice Troy reference

[@WestRoul]

Love these types of videos, would enjoy more as a new player this year - learning and seeing these types of games that I would never have found (yet) with the bonus of narration by the awesome Lev, cheers for the video!👍

[@godfather6973]

Nigel Shorts king: help Queen mate. My King: Are we done yet.

[@redshadow1181]

Swear to god if this is perpetual check I will force feed levy rotten tomatoes

[@cosmicpegasis7591]

Get ready to be pinned!

[@nick2629]

One of the greatest games ever played. It's impossible to forget once you've seen it.

[@rage2904]

Absolute domination on the kingside dark squares, and it all stems from 2.e5 and the play around that pawn. Such a torn!

[@halfbee7886]

My daily routines now include watching Levy's videos. I can't skip even for once. Thank you Levy, and wish all the best for you.

[@damookster5919]

You’d think that a game with that many king moves would be pretty… Short… heh heh heh…

[@imaybestupid9707]

no

[@stevegoldson67]

I see what you did there.

[@EPE444]

Aways remember: Tal is short and Short is tall

[@askill8695]

@@EPE444 lol

[@PURAHAN]

Nah

[@thijsjans5457]

I played Jan Timman in a simul around 10 years ago. Feels like an absolute honor to be honest

[@chancehopkins6873]

Levy I just rewatched your blackmar gambit video for the second time, i then as a 1000 rated player played the best game Ive ever played. Thank you for being a great instructor.

[@TheJoeFanclub]

I’m really happy you’re covering this game! It’s one of my favorite game s of all time because of how savage the king walk it!

[@jesusd.b839]

I've moved several king moves in a row and won.... in an endgame

[@THEREALSEVEN]

I remember seeing this on agadmator’s channel a couple of years ago, you did a great cover of the game as well!

[@retrogandalf7899]

Thanks Levy. I haven't seen this game before and you covering it really made my day

[@subashshrestha9656]

This game reminded me of Liverpool vs west brom when Alison came into the opposition box and secured a win by delivering headed goal at the last moment of the match.

[@joshg7668]

haha, maybe nigel short's king should get an inform

[@harrymckay2143]

I mean for the football analogy I would've preferred comparing the chess game (and specifically the king) to the goalkeeper changing the outcome of the game and scoring by going all the way up the field, but hey, Americans.

[@waltgrisly509]

You should cover Tal. Almost impossible to find more exciting content than his games.

[@vyrtilanyrwen3071]

I absolutely love these games from history. Even though I’ve studied and analyzed many of them, it’s always fun to watch your content on them. However, I thought it could be fun if you could cover some historic tournaments, much like your commentary on modern tournaments. For example, Bobby Fischer’s historic first US Championship, or the 1959 Candidates Tournament. Plus, this way you won’t have to make an entire video on just one game (even though some games are truly deserving of that).

[@BizKit167]

Wow that move at 3:35 is just a great idea for that annoying bishop pin, I've learned a new thing now, thx Levi

[@hamzaal-naji6658]

Imagine if someone submitted this game in a guess the elo episode that would be hilarious 😂

[@nolkso]

my main opening includes the legendary king walk

[@Burubrikoos]

I love these one-game analyses!

[@mana24]

Amazing game, and amazing storytelling. Thanks for the game Levy

[@AllTrickss]

“If the king does not lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?” -Lelouch Lamperouge

[@ryanamburgy2791]

Reality: *it was a position where he didn’t have any other pieces*

[@rasool2753]

King: * rolls up sleeves * Imma get'em with ma bare fists

[@Miss_Lexisaurus]

I'm a total chess noob so I especially appreciate you covering these historic games and filling me in on the awesome things that happened!

[@JackSparrow-si9pz]

10:18 I would probably take the queen.

[@papichulo8127]

LEVY I’m early so I’m saying this hoping you’ll see. You make content that makes people laugh. It makes them happy. And it puts them into a mood that makes them want to make other people happy. You do good work. Keep it up.

[@jacobymatt1767]

Good comment rhyme scheme could be better. JK. Have a good day

[@jakobw5703]

Amen.

[@elijahdschultz]

I have no idea if it’s possible to explain this game for an amateur audience, but maybe the most astounding historical game I’ve seen is Smyslov vs. Panov 1943. Brutal positional dominance by Smyslov.

[@joeb4142]

I don’t think I’ve seen this one before. This is one game that really deserves the “immortal” title! Thanks Levy.

[@Hallands.]

Nigel was short one piece for the attack…

[@zoaib.]

I don't know if anyone has told you this before, but you exactly like Leon Trotsky 😂

[@MariaMaria-pd9tt]

The game with your narration was even more entertaining

[@marionb24]

Another recap vid?! Gotta love it!!

[@adithyaprasad9207]

Wow

[@Kye-randomnumberhere]

Wow

[@Lollyface100]

wow first

[@zectorchess885]

Wow

[@californium-2526]

Wow

[@joaofernandomaciel9764]

wow

[@tom_curtis]

When I saw the title, I thought you were covering Edward Lasker vs George Thomas, which I believe to be the superior 'King walk' game, though the King walk was involuntary. However, I see you covered that a year ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6HFpGuXqtyDopI

[@buddermonger2000]

What about the game where the white king actually ended up SAFE on h8? I've been trying to find it but can't remember

[@oussemaharrathi382]

my mind can't sleep overthinking everything at 2am gothamchess drops video me happy for a while

[@drmustafa3538]

Man what a walk KING : IM COMING FOR YOU

[@ozfan6]

oh sure, when Nigel Short does it, he's a brilliant grandmaster, but when I do it, I am 'blundering mate every turn.'

[@santiagoporcell4148]

I like watching your vids with my bearded dragon, his name is Finn btw

[@isaiahpage8157]

A man of culture then

[@damookster5919]

Anyone else notice he winked when saying “somewhere eric Rosen squeals in delight”? Levy really do be sending secret signals to Eric.

[@zattyl]

absolutely loved this game, thank you for the video Levy

[@muhammadilhamwahyudi2134]

The King : Fine I'll do it my self

[@Scarter63]

I'm listening to Nigel Short at the 2021 FIDE World Cup Men's Finals. Thought I'd check out this game.

[@essaessa6889]

I just saw the video and watched the first 53 seconds and let me tell you this ... i love this game it was my first game to study from a very average chess book i had ten years ago ... and i am so excited to watch it here ... Thanks brother 🤩❤❤

[@metrifiko_mag]

I wait for your videos every single day. You actually make me happier

[@terismith4752]

Thanks so much for all you do Levy.I’ve learned so much from your instruction,analysis and guess the elo vids,and may I add in the most entertaining of ways.Congratulations to you on your well deserved success....The hardest working man in show business!☮️⚠️💯

[@MercurialOne]

Damm Levi working the KZbin grind, best chess commentary

[@jackwu7028]

Maybe you could do a series where you review top 10 classical chess players’ best games.

[@w04h]

Nigels king to Jan's king: Wassup, can a loc come up in your crib?

[@macus23]

I had never seen this game before. Thanks for doing the video!

[@RadishAcceptable]

Bro, that's maybe the coolest game I've ever seen, lol! Thanks for covering it!

[@MrHalfLoaf]

I was watching a Gotham video when I was interrupted by the notification for a Gotham video. Of course I need to watch this Gotham video before going back to the other Gotham video.

[@daffawardhana59]

its like a goalkeeper make a heading goal by corner kick assist in the last minutes

[@ancilpinto8223]

jan tinnman: ha ha i am in my home ground u cant beat me nigel short : he he stop joking my king go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@johncollorafi3548]

Reminds me of Tarrasch-Reti, Vienna 1922. Also Alekhine-Yates, where white's king E5 traps a rook.

[@hhhbkid]

I'd love to get a video dedicated to the Fischer-Petrosian game where they wound up with four queens on the board at once.

[@dangermouse9348]

I requested this a while back, so thanks.

[@TheUglyLeague]

Gotham is the man of the people making recaps like this

[@CJtheThird]

Can u do a video on using flank pawns to attack castled kings fianchettoed and non-fianchettoed

[@mohammadzuhairkhan8661]

Petrosian vs Unzicker with 4 king moves is also pretty interesting.

[@yacobplayz6524]

Levi can you make a video about good knight versus bad bishop

[@exaltica]

In the late eighties, There was Kasparov and Karpov. Jan Timman was considered Te Best of The Rest. And he was. Actually he played a match against Karpov in ...I think 1993...for the FIDE world title. Kasparov and Nigel Short had their own association...so Karpov and Timman played. Timman lost but it was a nice match. I actually saw 2 games of K and T in Zwolle Netherlands. Timman was one of the very best players in that Era. You can look it up. Just write ...Jan Timman...and you'll see wat a chessplayer he was.

[@stevelavalette6898]

Do as many single game videos and you want. You are indeed an amazing creator.

[@havardmj]

loved the opening explanation!

[@TheKawww]

2:17 😂 love you Levy ♥️

[@raz9800]

king be like "hold my beer"

[@gamingmoyai3950]

“If you want something done you do it yourself” -Some King, somewhere.

[@charslayfinneslay7571]

eric screams in delight at a lot of things, staffords, tea, london systems and funny lines

[@joeb4142]

Pawn cubes

[@masroorahmadbani1712]

This is like that Alisson header just wonderful stuff