Happy 100th Birthday, Estonia! || Mikhail Tal vs Paul Keres || 1959. Candidates

[@11syd]

One of my best memories in my chess life was playing Paul Keres in a simultaneous exhibition in Kingston, Ontario in 1975. It was at an auditorium; and when I arrived they were setting up the tables in preparation for the event. There was hardly anyone there at this time as this was taking place. I looked over at one of the corners and there was this man sitting down by himself in a grey suit. His legs were crossed and his arms folded and his hair was combed straight back, as he waited for the activity to finish. I had brought two chess books with me, one from the San Antonio tournament of 1972, and a book on Rook Endings by Smyslov. I went over to him and said hello and asked if he would sign his autograph on one of the books. He took the books and looked at them. He smiled at the San Antonio book, for the picture that was of him in the book was when he was younger and heavier; not at all what he looked like at this time. When he took the Rook Endings book he looked up at me and said: "Do you think you will get this far with me?" I smiled nervously and replied "no". He signed both books and handed them back to me. I still have those books. By the way he played 34 persons won 32 lost one and drew one. You know he died a few months later in that year from heart failure. I treasure the memory of the interaction with him. It is as clear as if it happened yesterday.

[@saulsavelis575]

you are lucky to talk with one of the best chess players ever (definitely in Top 10)

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@saulsavelis575 He made his own luck.

[@TwelveFatChiks]

Beautiful

[@saturdaycity]

Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@Dratinidream]

That is so freaking cool!!

[@xyratious3334]

My friends were actually impressed when I flaunted my knowledge on the 1959 candidate tournament! Thanks Agadmator

[@jeremyhulbert3343]

The 1959 candidates tournament can have a strong influence on the weak- minded.

[@luisgalleguillos4868]

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[@StudyIQEducationLtd]

what a game, reached 2 Millions subs today and congrats to my favourite chess channel for 100,000 subscribers

[@agadmator]

Congratulations! :)

[@StudyIQEducationLtd]

Thank you Agadmator, Love from India to Croatia

[@MrSupernova111]

How time flies! :D

[@xyon9090]

*Finally Tal actually resigned* only in a losing position instead of a winning one.

[@nicknumber1512]

It was important to him to be unpredictable.

[@cjwarrington177]

Look, I'm going to need you to stop. If I get any more knowledgeable about the 1959 Candidates Tournament, then I won't be able to pry the women off of me.

[@gwho]

[@owaisahmad18]

11:16 "...Keres is not the one to be fooled by sorcery and piracy" , brings smile the way you say it.

[@davidborger7159]

Thanks for showing the standings, nearly forgot it today. Now I'll be able to tell my family the standings of the 1959 candidates tournament with more confidence. Once again, thank you agadmator!

[@agadmator]

You never know when this info might come in handy :)

[@exoplanet11]

Jeopardy contestant: "I'll take 1959 Candidates tournament for $800, Alex"

[@Shockprowl]

Happy birthday, Estonia. Fascinating country. And homeland to my favorite player, Keres (Tal a close second!). These two certain enjoyed some brilliant battles of wills over the years. Great videos, Agadmator, thank you.

[@rkuppal5]

Paul Keres was a ALL TIME GREAT..A Complete chess player -- Strategic & tactical ..Superb in attack , counter sttack & in defence...He deserved to hv bcom the World Champion..

[@Michael.Virtus]

Great match. Happy anniversary, Estonia! Love from Bulgaria.

[@Marek-gn9jn]

Happy calebration to you all Estonians

[@a-jprof9638]

Thank you.

[@holgerjurjo4282]

Thank you!

[@johngrey5806]

Most epic opening!

[@Dakedoom]

The song is Trad Attack - Sõit, if you're interested :)

[@agadmator]

Thanks :)

[@sleepcyclesgaming]

@@Dakedoom Thank you, pal! Was looking for this from the Best Moments 1 video. Love the song!

[@mohamedal-ali7987]

Technically, every move Tal plays is a Tal move...

[@tomzhangg]

James Fedora so true

[@Irshhhhhhh]

:D

[@nicknumber1512]

Sometimes he would tell stories. They were Tal tales.

[@samueldesmondtuah1421]

😁

[@a-jprof9638]

Thank you very much! I am pleased to see my favourite youtuber dedicate a video for my home country's hundredth birthday.

[@groussac]

Happy birthday Estonia! And thanks to Agadmator for marking the occasion.

[@albo_ar]

This game remains me the Najdorf quote "When Spassky offers you a piece, you may just as well resign, but when Tal offers you a piece, go on playing, he may sacrifice another, and then ... who knows?". Happy anniversary Estonia!

[@filantiguan7213]

Keres did not fall for Tal's tricks, great players, thanks for uploading.

[@Pritam_K_Chakraborty]

Happy birthday Estonia!!! Love from India❤

[@jonathandonovan1802]

Pritam Chakraborty happy birthday india

[@devagarwal1591]

I actually put that photo as the wallpaper on my phone. Looks damn awesome

[@ShermanSitter]

I like the ongoing joke "Tal resigned the game" ...you should say that on one he isn't even playing in. :)

[@Soda88]

he already did that

[@dhruvilpurani4806]

Independence Day greetings to Estonia from India.

[@nickbirrer]

Happy centenary to the Estonians, greetings from Brazil.

[@jonathandonovan1802]

Nick RB2000 happy century brazil

[@TheBotNews]

hahahahaha the intro was amazing !!!

[@mrmoisha287]

Hey, i started watching at 30k, absolutely love the story, the games, it’s like poetry of reason. So I started playing again, and to every party I take a chess game, always a big crowd watching, and big boys wanting to show the ladies how smart they are. Always losing tho, because of my vast knowledge of the candidates. Thank you for getting me girls aga, love you! And greetings from Germany! (Next Intro in German plllls) xD

[@LJLMETAL]

Great game! I think that Paul Keres is that greatest Chess Player who never won the World Chess Championship.

[@jonjosenna5581]

Happy birthday, Estonia 🇪🇪 Sending love from India.

[@Bleh67420]

Congratulation to Estonia and it’s people and greetings from the USA!

[@therealmvp2434]

Someone today mention to me that the candidates tournament is coming up. I thought he was talking about the one in 1959.

[@agadmator]

:D

[@klawsraught]

Thanks for keeping us fellow folks from USA informed about world events, we can use all the help we can get! If you ever happen to see this and would like to share that amazing intro song I would be even more grateful to you, which is hard to imagine, because wow, what an amazing channel! :)

[@JannoPeensalu]

Thank you! Very nice of you to play the music for Estonia big day

[@thereason222]

I panicked when the video was almost over and the standings hadn't been shown yet. Luckily I watched until the very end and caught them :)

[@gillrowley7264]

Sometimes Tal's mad genius moves gets him into trouble. Not often, though. I think your Tal videos are the most enjoyable, because you never know what you're going to get with Tal.

[@xShuus]

Very nice of you remembering us! Thank you!

[@adislemes6474]

I like the fact that you don't fix your tiny lapsus lingua in your videos, it makes them look very natural and shows again and again how much passion you have about chess and this channel itself. Keep up the good work gade jedan matori :P

[@jaanvaabel3077]

Thank you, Antonio! Kind regards from Estonia! :)

[@azwadrahman4796]

This is the first time Tal attacked but lost. Usually when he loses it's because he played an unromantic game, but here he sacrificed two pieces!Well defended by Keres!!

[@quaco24]

I've been watching these videos for a while now, but the fact that you chose to do a video to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Independence of Estonia made me think that I really ought to subscribe, so I did. Well done Agadmator!

[@DonSolaris]

1:19 that guy on the left. His real name is Andy Dufresne. He spent some time in Shawshank. Just take my word for it. 😎

[@SabbraCadabra11]

I knew he reminds me someone really hard! Andy Dufresne definitely :D

[@filantiguan7213]

Hahaha good one, I saw that movie.

[@berkeersoy6965]

i dont often watch long videos as i am put off by the duration. however your videos agadmator, i begin watching and cruise til the end. this is a good thing for you to be able to keep your audience engaged, well done

[@sarthaksharma1783]

Greatest quality pic (of the time) featuring one of the greatest chess players of all time !! Well done agad

[@rageagainstthemachineragea2497]

This was a Really Great Game!

[@joshhoppe6513]

I always come back to the 1959 candidates tournaments to fall asleep, but now I’m fully awake because of Estonia’s anthem

[@petarfenerdjiev7042]

You do a good job agadmator interesting the way you speak and the atmosphere of your room with the dog makes a warm atmosphere my Croatian friend.Im from Bulgaria.Greetings.

[@rpdigital17]

Thank you from Estonia! :-)

[@kassikullles]

Aitäh!

[@thephilosopherofculture4559]

Thanks. It is not often that we see a Tal attack go awry. I used to think only my attacks were. :-)

[@bxlawless100]

Very nice to notice Estonia!!!

[@dr.drakeramoray789]

some say agadmator played '59 candidates matches at his own wedding

[@uprite88]

Interesting, an Estonian in every port. My Estonian dad was born in 1906, and supposedly in prison for a couple of years in his teens. He'd hide in garbage cans throwing rocks at the Germans soldiers. I wish I had more time to understand this as I was too young to ask him "Real" questions. He stoad away in a ship hiding underneath a pile of coal. Instead of throwing him over, they gave him a job as a ship's oiler. He married my mom who was 25 years younger, a Japanese woman. She is 86 now, with dementia. When I was 5, he taught me the game of Chess and at 7, I won the northern California Boy's club chess championship in the 12 year old category. I only have a couple of memories with him, but one of the fondest was, staying up at night with him, playing chess. I believe that the US or maybe better said that the UN, has an agenda of destroying our health and minds these day. As I can only beat "Your Turn" at level 6, one out of twenty times. I use to be able to see many moves ahead, but those days are over.

[@exoplanet11]

Thanks for the story. I imagine your dad would be happy to see Estonia celebrate today. Hats off to him and to all Estonians.

[@amaltaras]

Great choice of game happy bday Estonia

[@diegobevilacqua5429]

Hemingway quote.... you're the top!

[@devonmacdonald4439]

great video agadmators

[@Cusifaii]

"Tal is haunted by the posibilities of the position" So well put

[@subhajitdas9003]

Nice way to introduce yourself with a music. Please do it every time if possible.

[@GusZiliotto]

that photo is sooo nice

[@XCM666]

At 10:00 I would suggest for Tal to play Qxd4, winning the passed pawn and pinning the knight. What do you guys think?

[@xyratious3334]

4:06 so Tal is playing both side.

[@skrishnakarthik]

The picture is amazing. Looks like a poster of a movie!

[@ravivarma239]

Paul Keres the immortal jiant. Salutes. Happy 100 birthday of the nation

[@adarshtiwari9058]

Music is great .... agadmator can you please help me in downloading that music....?????

[@ericsbuds]

that photo really is perfect.

[@sameetkhadka8438]

thank you love from nepal

[@gheffz]

Thank you! :)

[@Christophe-gs4ml]

Congratulations for your channel Agadmator. I watch your videos everyday ! I almost feel I begin to play like Tal sacrificing all my pieces one after another... ending up loosing... Seriously I just read your interview (with google trad of course): it was a good choice, keep the hard work and Don't let us down !! Cheers from France

[@SharpShoot3r_14]

Keres is like mixture of Tal and Fischer, something impenetrable.

[@bishopknightpawn7933]

Best chess channel on youtube

[@UnstableAudioProductions]

Happy Birthday Estonia!

[@jordanwheeler909]

When tal is playing, Technically every move he does is a tal move...

[@sujaykherdekar7541]

what a start to the video...😎

[@mihneaneacsu769]

#suggestion Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand, 2013, Chennai.

[@preetsanghavi8134]

Efforts and commitment! 👍👍

[@uday7639]

4:05 why Keres allowed Tal to move his bishop??

[@nicknumber1512]

Once in a while everyone needs a Tal move.

[@campy3888]

What is that lit af music opening and where can I get its PGN? :^)

[@lukasnorkunas7980]

at 3:39 bishop to A7 I do consider, because, if the now undefended pawn on A5 is captured by whites dark square bishop, I'm gonna go for a check by moving bishop to F2, queen captures, rook captures on A5. And it's only gonna cost 1 pawn. And it's Tal playing so, it's not even a true sacrifice. :DD

[@shefdougan]

Happy estonian day to all

[@amangoel1575]

First Agad video that doesn't begin with "HELLO EVERYONE"

[@misternoodle1236]

What a lovely musical intro XD

[@Lazy.y]

This time definitely Tal resigned the game Thanq Agad ~

[@jmtluimem6427]

this 59 idea/show was incredibly good you'd wish to put them in some eternal magic box and make them play forever ..

[@rennovalk2901]

#suggestions love your content, pls more of Paul Keres.

[@steveballard3827]

Happy centennial Estonia!!

[@brianngetah9541]

"The idea of c5 is completely beyond me...." Watching this a year later makes it even better.

[@dragenfire78]

On move 20 at around 5:50 why is Qxd4 not a viable option? It wins the pawn and defends the knight. (I know, there's probably an obvious refutation, but I'm curious and as a chess player, that's a good thing)

[@girishdivate8021]

Nice information about chess

[@juliatruchsess1019]

That photo!

[@RasmusLian]

What is the name of the intro song?

[@anirudhsharma9101]

I love your videos👌

[@sayakchakrabarty]

at 5:53, what would have happened if Tal played Qxd4 instead of castling? Is that a wrong move?

[@TheEdReding]

Had the same thought but c5 wins the knight and white has lost a tempo.

[@sayakchakrabarty]

What do you mean by Kxe4?

[@roxetteannclavano8055]

A rare moment where Tal did not do the prophylactic Kh1 before going on the offensive.

[@jacovichstabs841]

100 years, nice!

[@derlpmaster4979]

at 5:48 you missed that he couldnt save the knight, of course every strong player knows that a knight is much better than one central pawn (2 would be ok), hope i clarified i @agadmator's Chess Channel

[@radekszafran1896]

Song's name please? :D

[@topspin242]

Tal to me is a mythical figure like a Super hero, he can't lose omg.

[@desambio]

you never really explained the music at the start of the video

[@mohammadwafiq4993]

i know this tour results more than i know my exams results

[@TheMokeyboi]

At 6:00 why not push c5? Discovered attack to the rook and defends the night. After the rook moves knight to c8 wins a piece.

[@Traumtheater0]

Estonishing!

[@barryfisher4082]

#suggestion - If you haven't already, I think a Petrosian v. Spassky first championship match that Petrosion won, would be really interesting.

[@nicholasgranat2999]

Keres is something for sure!

[@yaswanthkumarpabbisetti9937]

At 5:49, why not Qxd4 which will protect the knight on b6?

[@zyniaxalmeida8399]

Hey agadmator, i would like to see a game where one of tal's sacrifices goes wrong i think it would be interesting

[@notexactlypaul]

This is one of those games!

[@prasadks290]

Tal is like Roger Federer,. Others look ordinary