Kasparov’s light-square strategy schools Shirov

Featured is the chess game between Alexei Shirov and Garry Kasparov from the 1997 Linares chess tournament. Kasparov opts for an Anti-English Attack out of the Sicilian Najdorf. Once Kasparov is in possession of an unopposed light-squared bishop, notice how he continually creates light-square weaknesses in Shirov’s camp. Interestingly, Kasparov’s play in the opening and middlegame on the light-squares finishes in the endgame with a tactical strike on the dark squares!
Image of Garry Kasparov courtesy of Lennart Ootes
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[@jackmason9144]

Hi Jerry, I really appreciate your enthusiasm and gift for teaching with chess. I am at home sick right now, and having this upload made my day a whole lot better!

[@vgamerul4617]

Wish you get better quickly man

[@AlintraxAika]

It's amazing how Jerry finds these instructive games and explain in depth the strategy involved, everyday I learn more

[@rickrandomites]

Best Chess channel on KZbin for me. I've spent a lot of time with all the others over the years, Agad, Gotham, etc. but I always learn something with these videos as well as enjoying the games, and I just really like the style that you narrate with, you don't try to overdramatize it with flashy graphics, etc, it's just perfect, for me anyway.

[@clo_junkie]

Hi Jerry it's everyone. Love the content you're putting out these days!

[@KF1]

The chess community should buy Jerry a lifetime supply of Nature Valley bars. Just because.

[@stone6315]

Yea

[@DarkSideChess]

Wow you really see the power of Garry’s calculation here to see the necessity of Bf6 from far out and see all the combinations work

[@connorbrooks7501]

Excellent content and presentation, Jerry!

[@kisma8362]

The Sacrifice of the e5 K by pushing h4 and also spotting that a K in the middle of the board has no moves was like a magic trick..

[@PaulHobbs23]

Really beautiful and clear explanation of the ideas behind the moves. Thanks for the video, Jerry!

[@timwoods3173]

Thank you

[@ruantristancarlinsky3851]

Bro Kasparov is so GOATED!! I enjoy his games so much now

[@deepaktiwari2531]

love the term "eternal pin"

[@chrismarinov2007]

Great analysis, thank you.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you 👍

[@jeremyying3602]

Oh man the knight trapped in the middle of the board was sick!

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

Lovely game. Provoking weaknesses on light squares to give lines to your unopposed bishop, something to keep in mind when there's a minor piece imbalance

[@ChessNetwork]

👍

[@olimonaghan7322]

Loving all the content recently jerry thanks so much

[@miguelpanta]

damn, bf6 to cover d8 - incredible.

[@fredpapa4928]

While Magnus’ genius is awe inspiring there is something about Garry. I love his tenacity and his will to fight until the bitter end. Thank you Jerry

[@ParkerBG]

But Magnus is also 11:20 especially known for fighting til “the bitter end.” He’ll refuse to accept a draw because he’s willing to spend hours grinding out the slightest advantage in the most seemingly balanced endgame positions.

[@fukukaicho1264]

Such a high class game of Kasparov

[@Doozler]

Thank you SO MUCH for making your videos. I love your videos and share them with my friends, please keep up your good work!!

[@uniktbrukernavn]

18:08 Nice little bishop detail by Kasparov. I would've put the bishop on g7 without giving it much thought.

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

A brilliant strategic win from Kasparov.Thanks Jerry.

[@bubrub23]

Multiple times i had my mind blown this game

[@exponentmantissa5598]

Kasparov really had Shirovs number. I remember watching on game live when I thought Shirov was finally going to beat him at classical but Kasparov ending up surviving.

[@ChessNetwork]

Has Shirov ever beaten Kasparov?

[@fergs1561]

@@ChessNetwork kasparov is 15-0 against shirov with 13 draws

[@exponentmantissa5598]

​@@ChessNetwork I checked chessbase and Shirov has never beaten Kasparov at classical time controls. I remember one game where I thought Kasparov would resign but he hung on and won when Shirov had a completely winning position.

[@willmunoz1638]

Hi Jerry, this is *SPARTA!*

[@ChessNetwork]

💪😎

[@ghost79ish]

Another one from the greatest chess channel ever! Thank you again for all these great games and excellent commentary, Jerry!

[@AimHigherWindowCleaning]

That dam square bishop covering the check was a nice spot. Ended the game

[@mohamedshakir1642]

Love Ur commetry man

[@user-tv8ws3rq1p]

Thanks for this gem, Jerry. I hadn't caught this game previously. FWIW, I think it demonstrates a level of positional mastery which Kasparov hadn't achieved during his earlier career? … leading up to his first World Championship anyway. And I love the fact that he, like Anand and a handful of other highest category players, continued to remain active long after they'd reached god-level.

[@chessanalysis64]

Thanks Jerry, Really Inspirational !!!!!!!!!!

[@beduinDouglas]

Thank you this was very informative, I did learn alot

[@ChessNetwork]

Glad to hear it. 👍😎

[@MoonBurn13]

Kasparov’s securing of a steady win with such a well worn opening was impressive. I think it was his antistrategical use of his Kingside Pawns so early on, and his ignoring of White’s centralized (but stranded) Knight, as you pointed out, Jerry, that helped do the trick.

[@sanekabc]

Jerry, in the opening when white played Be3 and you said it was the English attack, perhaps explain what its long term intent is. That would be most useful.

[@bizzarroman8606]

Awesome!

[@MoveChess]

very good

[@moesheri9385]

Thx Jerry 😊

[@sage5296]

I mean the lightsquare to darksquare pivot makes sense. If you control all the light squares, you force all the opponent's pieces to the dark squares!

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Endgame taken into consideration while playing middle game

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Thanks

[@hektik2074]

@@ashoksafaya5397you’re welcome

[@iugoeswest]

Thanks

[@onyxia8786]

11:20 And he also wins connect four!!!!

[@atsubbie8876]

How are you doing Jerry? Thanks for your time and content!

[@ghost79ish]

I haven't finished the video yet. I'm curious about 13... Qb6. I've looked at a few lines, is that not at least winning a pawn? I'm sure I'm wrong, but it seems like it would be winning White's b pawn and I don't see any compensation. If anyone cares to clear that up for me, that would be cool. Anyway back to the video.

[@ghostAFsky]

Hmm, well after Nce2 the pawn is indeed hanging, but the b7 pawn will also be hanging after Rb1. Edit: Actually, I think the real threat is Bf2 with Nd5 followup!

[@BarziniNwa]

Jerry, you’re the best. Take your flowers mate 🥂

[@TymexComputing]

Very nice tactics idea,thank you, but i didnt see the White square awatar strategy:)

[@justinc0336]

16:39 I thought the idea was f4 followed by Bh4+ if the pawn captured to move the king away from the bishop.

[@samuelshelver4064]

At 2:33, couldn't white safely capture with the pawn, because black's capture of the bishop with the pawn would open the A file and drop the rook?

[@thomasfrazier4034]

The rook doesn't drop, it's protected by the bishop on g7.

[@scheimong]

TWO BISHOPS VAT ELSE

[@megakeenbeen]

The goat himself

[@danielbspinola]

Kasparov brilliance

[@arkos1179]

Anyone watching this opening for the first time, dont try it, its super complex and your position becomes bad easily

[@ChessAndNotCheckers]

Well that's the point of studying lol

[@arkos1179]

yea so try it after studying it, most ppl don't spend time on studying it/watch many games in this opening@@ChessAndNotCheckers

[@mastrake]

Wow! Vintage Kasparov, I think.

[@cptnoremac]

Good video, Jerry. By the way, Mikhail is pronounced with a long I sound, like me-kyle. Or if you want to be even more accurate, pronounce the kh like a Jewish person does instead of a hard k.

[@fep_ptcp883]

0 inaccuracies 0 mistakes 0 blunders Nuff said

[@anttuber]

It would have been funny if both players didn’t like starting positions and purposefully caused a draw by three fold repetition and started a new game with a different starting position!

[@apparently33yearsago29]

7 cpl damn

[@loplop7029]

Hi Jerry.

[@liamkiney4124]

Alexei Shirov, a fine player without a shadow of a doubt. But considering the head-to-head record between these two, if Kasparov was truly "schooling" his opponent, then the curriculum needs to be seriously scrutinised.

[@coolbeans8682]

hi jerry

[@microsoft1665]

When i see games like this. It makes me realize that Kasparov is better than carlsen.

[@ethangilworth7891]

In an absolute sense… I don’t know. It’s hard for me to believe. Relative to his peers though, Kasparov was much further removed than Magnus likely ever will be.

[@arkos1179]

both are great, both have different playstyles, why compare

[@embeleco2342]

first!

[@ChessNetwork]

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[@nicbentulan]

Garry Kasparov cheated Judit Polgar in 1994 Linares, Vishy in 1995 WCC, MSN in 1999 & Alexei Shirov in 2000 WCC Edit: Hikaru cheated Levon. Magnus cheated Anish Wesley So Alexandra Kosteniuk Sergey Alireza Danya 2x nepo

[@ghost79ish]

Cheated? Care to elaborate?

[@nicbentulan]

@@ghost79ish Are you really unaware what Garry did to Judit just 3 years prior to the game in this video in the same tournament?

[@ghost79ish]

@@nicbentulan I am. Sorry, I enjoy chess. I don't claim to know everything about its history. Would you care to actually tell me about it or not? If not, I can look it up All by myself, I even learned to tie my shoes recently.

[@nicbentulan]

@@ghost79ish Oh wow another trap like I say what happened which you ALREADY KNOW Gasai and then you spring a trap like 'oh that's not cheating' right?

[@ghost79ish]

@@nicbentulan no. I was just wondering what happened. No trap. No argument. I guess I'll Google it, now that you've piqued my curiosity.