Instructive Slav Defense Game: Carlsen vs Gelfand

[@koolkiddo111]

Very nice Mato! Thanks for all your hard work in providing this content to Chess lovers

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you

[@puterahaziman316]

First time I watched this, I didn't understand a word. Second time I watched, I finally understand the game! This is a well played and a BEAUTIFUL game! Thx for uploading this.

[@slipppry]

That is some heavy stuff.....WAY above my pay grade.

[@locutusdborg126]

Agree.

[@NarasimhaMurthyV]

poisoned pawn... great explaining mato.. you are the best..

[@JKNavkanth]

Thanks for your great videos. You have a great voice and accent.

[@MrAdamkimbo]

Great game. Your videos are really helping with my Slav Defence games. Thanks Mato.

[@GrandmasterJoel1273]

Mato, We all know it takes alot of time making these videos. We all thank you for that! i learned so much from your chess videos. Thanks Mato!

[@MatoJelic]

4....dxc4 and 4...e6 are two best moves for black

[@bugzbunny109]

Mato, @ 0:50, why does pawn on d5 capture pawn on c4 when knight is played to c3? Doesn't that help white develop his f1 bishop with move pawn to e4? I don't understand the reasoning and the implications behind this move.

[@Hereson]

Thank you, Mato! :)

[@MatoJelic]

It was to be a surprise move

[@Luxegr]

On 09:02 , what would happen if Carlsen played Rook to F1 after the check?

[@WillToWinvlog]

Yeah, I want to see Mato's play too!

[@sovalusvulcan]

6:30 I think better is Qxc6, and after Bxc6, Rc8 !! Also what if white plays Rxc1 instead of Qxc3?! 6:31

[@beloglavisup2]

Gelfand has Tal's style of play... great game

[@mcpartridgeboy]

thanks mato, do you play for a chess club ? how about a few live blitz games so we can get an idea of how you play ? thankyou, liked !!!

[@nishantshrivastava7412]

Great Game!!

[@shirshakbt]

at 6:31 why would white QxC3 when instead it can RxC1?

[@benjaminjoseph4403]

My guess is that if Rxc1 black will play Qxe3+ followed by Rxd5 with a nice advantage.

[@MichaelFlynn0]

thanks Mato

[@gigas81]

Let us not forget that Mr. Carlsen has lost games before. It may seem like he's doing a Capablanca, but he's lost. And it wasn't cuz he was bored or tired or the sun was in his eyes. Its because there are other awesome chess players out there too. "thats why you play the game!"

[@bartsblack2139]

Sometimes magnus plays so bad it confuses me, but great job mato you've inspired me to keep thinking

[@karrimuurimaa5622]

Many logical solutions combined into integrality.

[@ashvinraghavan7770]

6:31 why not Rxc1?

[@xyzDucati]

Mato, how do you explain that such a great positionnal player as carlsen, has hunted the bishop til it has ruined his pawn structure ?

[@Adetque]

What if instead of 40. Rb2, Qe2 is played?

[@maelstrom57]

gelfand playing for the win? that was a long time ago

[@VectorGambiteer]

Then you would have either 40. Qe2 Qg3+ 41. Kf1 Rd1+ 42. Qxd1 (or Qe1) Qxf2# or 40. Qe2 Qg3+ 41. Kh1 Rd1+, and then a few possibilities: 42. (Qxd1, Qe1 or Qf1) Nxf2# or 42. Rf1 Nf2 43. Qxf2 Qxf2 44. Rxd1 Qf3+ 45. Kh2 Qxd1

[@Crax0r]

I like this :)

[@WillToWinvlog]

103 likes 0 dislikes. People have a lot to learn from Mato!

[@yedidsion]

Thanks twice.

[@08Mryuvraj]

Go gelfand ! For general knowledge, carlsen is not always keen to play tie-breakers or blitz games. He's astonishingly brilliant but not so fast .

[@KrishnaHarish]

Good game!

[@thehound1712]

Finally Carlsen gets his ass beaten! This makes me feel good :))

[@thomascrumley6972]

Weird to say Magnus loose... im scarred

[@catlord69]

Everyone keeps saying that this is beautiful,instructive game etc. But I think after watching older matches, I like better the old generation (Tal, Fischer, Kasparov...). This seems so... mechanical to me

[@minicello231]

I agree, the older generations have more exciting games. Keep in mind, however, that the mechanical and almost boring feel of today's games are a characteristic of the positional style of chess. For example, Petrosian's games were actually called uninteresting by a magazine, since he plays 90% defense. Is it still great chess? Yes. Is it exciting? Not really.

[@vitakyo982]

Very complicated

[@NagabhushanBaddi]

May be attacking the knight on g4 was a bad step by Carlsen. It always weakens the king side.

[@carnifexservorum]

I like Gelfand!

[@usuario1234]

Not bad for Boring Gelfand.

[@KrishnaHarish]

Slav rules

[@abhss]

I dont understand carlsen games, only borring and lots of tactics, no attacks..

[@ashishleomessi]

carlsen is the only good player in the modern game.. anand is no longer great..

[@KrishnaHarish]

Hey dont spread ur Christianity here...

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you