Kasparov Spent 83 MINUTES After Karpov's SHOCKING 9th Move 😱

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you the second game from the World Chess Championship Match 1987 between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. In this interesting game, Kasparov thought for 83 minutes on his 10th move of the game, after he was shocked by Karpov's 9th move.
Kasparov and Karpov had played 100 games in total at the time of this game, with a total score of 50.5-49.5 in favor of Kasparov.
The 1987 World Chess Championship between Karpov and Kasparov was played in Seville from October 12 to December 19, 1987. Before the 24th game, Kasparov was down 12-11, but in the 24th game, Kasparov made a comeback by using the English Opening to win the final game to retain his title.
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00:00 Kasparov thought for 83 minutes on 10th move
00:13 Kasparov vs Karpov, World Chess Championship 1987
00:26 The greatest chess rivalry: Kasparov vs Karpov
02:07 Anatoly Karpov's 9th move shocked Garry Kasparov!
04:38 Pressure of the World Chess Championship Match
06:26 Who is your favourite chess player? (comment below)
07:54 Kasparov increasing the tension of the position
09:04 Kasparov sets up an evil trap
11:24 Spectacular finish to the game
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[@strangelyrepulsive77]

You can't be half of a point ahead of a single opponent

[@mizofan]

Karpov was a truly great player who maybe doesn't get enough credit these days, he was crushing Kasparov in their first world championship, Kasparov hung on, started to up his game and slowly wear down Karpov through stamina in a very long match with Karpov exhausted. With today's rules and shorter matches it would have been a very different outcome, 100 games with Karpov raised Kasparov to a whole new level, an incredible rivalry

[@perkalov]

I don't know. Most people seem to have him as fourth best World Champion, after Carlsen, Fisher and Kasparov. It might be that he is less talked about then Fisher and Kasparov for reasons other then chess, but watching any of the "proper" chess streamers they seem to have Karpov in really high regard. Pre-Magnus era, Fisher, Karpov and Kasparov was all 3 a division better then anyone else. Today we are blessed with several players who are at that level. Players like Larsen or Tal would get their arses handed to them by today elite and as an example Larsen lost 0-6 to Fisher. Karpov, Kasparov and Fisher represent "modern chess" with a far deeper understanding of the game then their contemporary adversaries. This "deeper understanding" is far more common nowadays. Anyway, amongst those who teach chess, Karpov isn't forgotten.

[@mikkelhansen3714]

@@perkalov I am not sure I agree with your Tal perspective. If he didn't have his health problems he would be just incredible. He as a matter of fact had a pretty good record against Fisher, especially in Fisher's younger days where he did the asshanding. On Bent Larsen sure, although he is my countryman. However, he was one of the only players of the West who stood a chance and had a good record against the soviets domination (before Fisher). You also have to keep in mind the role of computers nowadays. These players of the past would probably be better or on par with many super GMs of our time if they always had access to computers

[@perkalov]

​@@mikkelhansen3714 Sure. They would prolly be Super GMs today, both of them. Assuming Larsen would play sound openings. The point would be that Karpov was a Super GM at that time period. Karpov, Kasparov and Fisher was the first super GMs. Yes, Tal has an overall decent result against Fisher, but as you pointed out... It was when Fisher was a youth. I like Tal, just as much as the next man, but if you check statistics you'll find that he has a negative result against all World Champions except Botvinnik (who he has an equal score against)... and Fisher. Also, Korchnoi had a crushing record against Tal. He has played a lot of impressive games, but his overall result against the absolute top is average... He simply wasn't any better then them. He has a impressive record against Larsen. But Larsen was a goofball playing goofy openings and the absolut top of 60s-70s punished that. The only players who threatened Karpov and Kasparov, was Karpov and Kasparov. For 2 decades they where the only ones who could consitently win against eachother, with Kasparov being slightly stronger. If you feel that Tal is on pair with Karpov, they you are indeed giving Karpov to little credit (or more likely Tal to much). Tals health was what it was.

[@mikkelhansen3714]

@@perkalov 100% agree with you on Bent. He just did a bit of trolling lol. But Tal was such an impressive player and i would argue that he has some of the most beautiful attacking games ever. I am not saying that he was as good as Karpov at all, (I would probably put Karpov in top 4 of all time and Tal in top 10) but you try going to the hospital in between tournament rounds and see if that won't affect your games negatively. Probably without the health problems, he still wouldn't be better than the machine, Karpov, but he would certainly be a top 5 player at any given time. Another point that Tal himself pointed out was, that his opponent started to learn his style and just wouldn't go into the tricky positions where Tal could outcalculate them. But even then, without most of his tricks, he was stil a very very strong GM.

[@perkalov]

​@@mikkelhansen3714 Tal might have been the World Champion that was best at being tactically agressive. Though argubly Paul Morphy was silly good as well and Kasparov was/is also very agressive... Polgar should also be mentioned. She has little to no respect for her material. So, if you've run out of Tal games to watch, try Judiths games. Anyway... Yes, he has a bunch of noticable games with beutyful tactical complications. More then the other World Champions, possibly. But most games wasn't. Against Karpov he drew 19 and lost 1. Kasparov he won 1, lost two and 9 draws. Spassky W6 L9 D27, Petrosian W4 L5 D35. Against the absolute top, his style of play wasn't particularly effective. Not saying it was bad, but he wasn't notably better then his contemporaries. Just one in a string of world champions.

[@patrickalpha1315]

There was another drama in this game that sadly is not mentioned in the video: after 26. Re1 Kasparov forgot to press his clock and only noticed his mistake when only about 30 seconds were left. So he had to play the following moves in blitz tempo, which may be one of the reasons why he lost.

[@harrysoldier2893]

Interesting

[@ScorpioneOrzion]

13:12 after Qf2, black has Qd1+ forcing Qe1 or Qf1, both leading to mate on next move.

[@abnelmartinez324]

Thank you. I was wondering why he couldn't just play qf2

[@hasb826]

@@abnelmartinez324 Me too. 😁

[@hasb826]

Thanks! 🙏💖

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Noob question: @ 10:28 Knt- C2 = fork?

[@R.Akerman-oz1tf]

Ooops, I guess He played that after that Queen move. So sorry.

[@gerokron3412]

Karpov played great. Just smooth, elegant. I really like Karparov´s explosions on the board, and I admire Fischer´s superior strategies, but I think Karpov deserves much more attension than he got. He´s just as good as the other champions, and he has an unique way of play.

[@exeden8653]

I agree. My favorite chess player. The best positional player of all times.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Yes, Nice explanation

[@Scaw]

Anatoly Karpov is number one for me.

[@vipulgupta]

Karpov got less attention not because he was any lessor player but because he played in the same era as Kasporav. Kasporav style of aggressive play got more attention because that's the kind of play people enjoy more in general. Besides, Kasporav was like a showman, who was quite often involved in some controversy, which also gave him more popularity.

[@simondewitt7161]

And Magnus got to learn from all 3 plus computer analysis (and a great deal of Capablanca for good measure) He is the perfect human chess player

[@soanvig]

Karpov had awesome positional playstyle. All his pieces were beautifully coordinated

[@pvajit1109]

Karpov was the best positional player unmatched to date. Kasparov is awesome though.

[@jeanjasinczuk7543]

The clashes between Karpov and Kasparov were very interesting because the 2 players had different styles. Karpov was the positional master while Kasparov was the master in creating dynamic positions.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Indeed, The clashes between Karpov and Kasparov were fascinating due to their contrasting styles.

[@itsbigbad2050]

If I’m not mistaken one of them was a Soviet Union defector and one was a loyal Soviet Union patriot. The political tensions added unprecedented levels of distaste for each other not just as chess players but as people. Hope I’m not thinking of two different chess players

[@jeanjasinczuk7543]

@@itsbigbad2050 No, Kasparov was not a Soviet defector. He was much less favored then Karpov from the Soviet apparatchiks though. But indeed, from the west point of view, Kasparov was considered as the soviet regime "silent constatation" while Karpov was the loyal Soviet patriot. You might confuse with Kortchnoi which was the soviet defector. Karpov and Kortchnoi had 3 matches for world champion title: 2 world championship matches (1978 and 1981) and the final of the World Championship candidates match (1974). The 1974 match did open the title to Karpov after Fisher forfeited in 1975.

[@darrylkassle361]

@@itsbigbad2050 they basically were representative of different factions or sects within the Soviet political system.

[@johnrosenbaum585]

Forgot to mention that the checkmate at the end is not only two different mates but three, which is why he cannot defend all of them. Qg2 and Qf1 and... Qd1.

[@AlbertKaufman]

ah

[@jeffreylebowski4927]

Ty, was wondering why whites queen to f2 isnt defending it.

[@simonlund8255]

Agreed!

[@meme-zj9bh]

white queen x Ne3

[@synchronium24]

Even Karpov's prep without engine assistance is very impressive, but Kasparov figuring it out over the board is on another level!

[@dmaster20ify]

He figured it out? Seems as if he lost. Right through out the video I was listening Igor talk as though Kasparov was winning but my eyes saw something different. Karpov seemed to have much better activity right through.

[@joerichardson6107]

@@dmaster20ify maybe he means played the best response after the 9 ninth move.

[@lukastux3024]

Brilliant game by Karpov. I don't think he was any worse than Kasparov at his peak.

[@peterpetrov6522]

I like all chess masters but Karpov is my favourite! The in-depth analysis in his book is so impressive. You get the feeling it's written by a machine. There are hardly any words and it covers pretty much all variations. Karpov's games are sound. In the books of other players they talk about the position and how it makes them feel, the good juju, the bad juju, the clocks, the weather. None of this nonsense with Karpov's games. It's chess; it's not poker.

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

These games are absolutely enthralling! When there's someone to explain it all... Thanks.

[@Aleksaan]

I like positional players like Karpov, Petrosyan. When I watch their games I really get better. In this game Karpov demonstrated extremely deep undestading of positions. It seems like magic for me. I like Alekhin for his imagination and for his playing style transformation during preparation for game against Capablanca. Capablanca is clean logic, without any expressions. He played like a clean, strong, logic machine. Kasparov's main qualities are dangerous, excitement and pressure. Not truth, not meaning, but he had its.

[@sergeyivanovsson9343]

Great vid, thanks! Enjoyed it a lot!

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

Brilliantly played game by both players. The fact I saw the title Kasparov had to spend 83 minutes on one move, I thought Karpov probably won, and he did in a very nice fashion.

[@dmaster20ify]

I thought it meant, Kasparov spent 83 minutes and wins by playing a really strong move.

[@EdMcF1]

With Karpov and Kasparov, there was an added dimension of Karpov being a 'Party man' in that he was solidly trusted by the Soviet government, he was the Botvinnik of his generation, whereas Kasparov was a young 'rebel' figure and an outsider, coming from the Caucasus.

[@jmadratz]

Kasparov blundered at 9:04 when he took the bishop pawn. Stockfish went from 0.0 to -3.2. So Kasparov had no trap as you mentioned.

[@nafnosseb]

The thumbnail on this video always cracks me up, i think garry would chuckle to see that moment caught in time.

[@wfp9378]

I remember as a small kid these games were in the news papers and reported on the radio news at the top of the hour. Good memories.

[@DOCTORSTOP-yo9jf]

The one and only Magician of chess The genius of attacking chess that absolutely nobody was able to defend against his crushing brutal attacks The god of mind blowing sacrifices The greatest of all times Legendary *(Mikhail tal)* The one who crushed kasparov in his prime in just 17 moves 1 month before his death Who can do that to the great kasparov ? And also he was the one who destroyed legendary boby fisher in his every Machs against him

[@finnbrady6267]

Ah yes, who can forget when Tal DESTROYED Fischer by having an even score against him with four wins, four losses, and 5 draws?

[@josephsalmonte4995]

​@@finnbrady6267Never let facts spoil a good story homie.

[@jaygadpal4894]

@@finnbrady6267 also tal won all 4 games when fischer was 17 in 1959 candidates..after that tal never won against fischer

[@MrHistorian123]

Tal beat Fischer when Fischer was still developing as a player. All his 4 wins were at the 1959 candidates tournament, when Fischer was only 16. He never beat him after that. Once Fischer was at his best, not even the mighty Tal could beat him.

[@sanyamkalra4]

@@MrHistorian123Mighty Tal was already old by chess standards when Fischer was at its best. So the argument doesn’t make sense. When tal was good Fischer was young and when Fischer was in prime tal was old.

[@kevinharrison4909]

It was the battle between solid static positional...only going on the attack when the position fully warranted it and concrete analysis, against dynamism, visible emotion, sacrificial chess which ultimately proved itself over time that games are won by attack not defence because while you can't change the rules, there is always an exception to the rule for those prepared to find it through the complications.

[@donsimons9810]

you put out some of the best chess content. Very amazing value per minute - thank you

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelgibson6166]

Tal has always been my fav . I love your videos about Tal games too .

[@markhughes7927]

Gigantic game! Thanks.

[@tarundhananjeyan2172]

We all love Igor's videos.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

🙏

[@kokohbagaitebing7565]

What an amazing game!! Every move played brillianly!

[@a.k.7840]

My favorite chess legend is Jose Capablanca, the "Human Chess Machine," the grandmaster who barely studied chess, who was known to sometimes not take his opponents seriously, who played a simul with 103 games, winning 102 and drawing one, who was and perhaps still is the greatest raw chess talent the world has ever known. The man of whom Fischer said, "He has a real light touch," and of whom Machgielis "Max" Euwe said, "I honestly feel very humble when I study his games." Just imagine if he could have availed himself of all the training tools that modern GMs have!

[@AA-wb6qz]

And you have other people in your fanclub of this great genius, since Netflix's Queen Gambit showed the book of his games as one of the first in the series if I remember correctly.

[@ronaldbailey438]

Love your commentary as well as your Aura You seem to be one of the Beautiful People

[@RAMESHKOTIKALAPUDI]

Wonderful game. Never seen this before. Thanks for showing such an interesting game with interesting facts around it, especially Kasparov thinking for 83 minutes on one move in the opening.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@CyberRider0]

Very nice analysis! What an intense game with great tactics.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks!

[@Marthins1]

Brilliant game by Karpov, one of greatest players of history.

[@funlover1977]

It's good to see a new chess channel.

[@Fanuel28]

Well my first thought was pawn to d3 not taking black pawn but I didn't think that far. Also I don't like to push my pawns two squares ahead but I should see that moving that pawn only by one square we make nice line of pawns on white squares. I also thought about capturing that black pawn in center with bishop which would be mistake what you said during game analysis. Even though I'm low elo player I learned already that it's better to mess with opponent head by leaving pieces under attack and take them later or when you need to take them immediately.

[@haydenbishop549]

why not on the d4 variation, after knight a5, does white not play Qd3 attacking blacks e3 pawn and defending the c4 pawn?

[@klatchabobby]

I didn't know Anderson Carlsen was the strongest player in the world

[@justinwilliam2240]

Anderson must have defeated Magnus Carlsen.

[@ChessJourneyman]

This confirms multiverse theory.

[@Pqsdfgh]

He said I understand Carlsen..

[@DDKKAY]

Under Son is Carl’s Son 😂

[@kostailijev7489]

Yes, it was an alien Hybrid experiment involving resurrection technology and cloning!!

[@jroysdlsantos600]

No chess clock during this match? Or hiw many hours have they been set to play?

[@ex0duzz]

Id like to see Kasparovs face after Karpov busted out Ne3 and resigns. Was the previous move a time trouble blunder or was he completely lost already? Perhaps you should show or explain this in the future. Thanks for the video and very interesting game!

[@marcheuer3610]

I like Petrosian's games a lot, because I found out, that my own style resembles his, though I play on a much lower level, of course. He was a very creative player and was able to attack like Tal, if the opportunity arose.

[@dmaster20ify]

What an amazing story. We thought Kasparov was going to win but you fooled us. Kasparov Chessmate is my original teacher after Chess Titans; but there is something about Karpov that I can relate with and sympathize with.

[@carlo_cali]

I bought one of Karpovs old books and it's in descriptive notation which I actually learned before algebraic, but still it slows me down too much. I've gone over a few of the openings I use to see if I could pick anything up, but I'm only a 1700/1800 in LiChess and 1500 give or take so it's hard for me to get very far with books.

[@alf8718]

The GOAT is Magnus and even though many people say Fischer or Kasparov, Magnus is simply a more complete player. And to have such a big rating advantage this days against players using computer preparations is even more remarkable. He can attack (like Tal or Kasparov), make sacrifices or grinds his oponents like Capablanca or Karpov, his engames skills is on another level. And I agree with GM Smirnov that Karpov is one of the giants, I believe that even when Fischer had chosen not to participate in the championship match against him, Karpov would most probably win that match - Fischer was mentaly too unstable at that point which unfortunately progressed over the years.

[@mizofan]

Yes, the simple fact is that Fischer wasn't up to playing Karpov at that time.

[@palebluedot8733]

Chess players in the newer generation are always better than the previous generation. It might change bcz of stockfish now.

[@MrHistorian123]

Irrespective of the engine's analysis, I prefer 9 d4 followed by 10 Qd3 if black plays 9 ...Na5. White defends c4 and can pick up the e3 pawn at leisure whilst having a dominant centre. a6 can then also be met by Ne4. I can't see what I'm missing. Please put me right.

[@danrieke9988]

The most extraordinary game I've ever seen.

[@ThePapasmurf1946]

analysis of the match, game by game: 1. Kasparov wins in 42 moves 2. 65 move draw 3. 20 move draw 4. Karpov wins (zugzwang) 5. Karpov wins (up 1 pawn) 6. 27 move draw 7. 31 move draw 8. 49 move draw 9. 53 move draw 10. 37 move draw (perpetual check by Kasparov as black) 11. Kasparov wins (25 moves - brilliant queen sac by Kasparov as white) SCORE - EVEN 12. 18 move draw (fatigue?) 13. 24 move draw 14. 32 move draw 15. 22 move draw 16. Kasparov wins (40 moves, slow crush with mate in 2 at the end) KASPAROV LEADS 3-2 17. 29 move draw 18. 23 move draw 19. Kasparov wins (42 moves - decisive game of the match) KASPAROV LEADS 4-2 20. 85 move draw (exhausting, long endgame) 21. 44 move draw 22. Karpov wins (42 moves - possible come-back) KASPAROV LEADS 4-3 23. 41 move draw 24. Kasparov wins (42 moves; wins rook) KASPAROV WINS MATCH BECOMES WORLD CHAMPION

[@prabirbhowmick8788]

Enjoyed the rivilary of two giants.

[@sslvsme5763]

Why does Qf2 Not work in the ene for kasporov?

[@KingoftheWelsh]

Good video 👍 my favorite player is Rashid Nezhmetdinov, by no means the strongest but when his magic was working he gave us truly beautiful games that challenge the mind in the same way as his friend Tal.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Very unique choice!

[@petrituomas5822]

So many great players impossible to choose just one

[@mazenahmed2269]

What a game!

[@metogema]

how is that at the end a check mate? i only see a loosing position for black since he's gonna lose both figures and white only the queen?

[@getyourmotorrunning...]

Bobby Fisher in my time but it changes over time with experience and technology available to learn from past defeats

[@mitic8231]

Igore care, legendo.

[@Vadim_Ibragimov]

My favourite is Karpov, but it's difficult to deny that Kasparov was a bit stronger

[@saikatmukherjee9557]

I would not say stronger but contrary to the belief that he was genius, i would say he was quite a researcher and had a strong calculation power greater than karpov ofcourse plus Garry really explored the lines of computer. But to me frankly , I think genius would be someone who can find ideas in any given equal chess position. Karpov was very very theoretical and quite low risk taking. Maybe some think that's sign of weakness. But I think the more games you review of karpov , the more you start to feel that karpov was a innovative player. Ofcourse his low risk taking mentality I guess was a resistance to the discovery of the true capabilities of karpov. But he was genius and of very strong calibre. My favourite is karpov and will always be my chess favourite for me.

[@roqsteady5290]

Maybe, but Kasparov was at the golden age of fire, stamina and will power when he played those matches, whereas Karpov was more easily tired. I like both their styles, but prefer Kasparov’s politics.

[@saikatmukherjee9557]

@@roqsteady5290 you are definitely right. Kasparov has more strength in calculation of variations during the long chess games with karpov. He learned to be psychologically strong during his games with karpov. But I want to raise a point which is let's suppose, Kasparov and carlsen plays a game . Most likely will be a draw. But why a draw? Because both players played the accurate moves . And how exactly do they play the accurate moves? Research at home . Preparation with computers. (Ofcourse tal was a deviance to all chess theory). But like computers can definitely predict Kasparovs moves . You understand what I mean?. Kasparovs pawn sac in, Kasparovs octopus knight match against karpov was a novelty. But later it had a refutation too. So what if karpov knew the refutation line?.I hope you understand what I mean. Chess will soon seem to be just like a calculating game this way if players tend to think this way.The chess novelties are no longer human created novelties. So how do we judge??let's adopt Kasparovs plan against deep blue. Slow chess , restricted position and manuevering. The computer misplayed the position against Kasparov. Kasparov wins.At any given day karpov can defeat Kasparov in those restricted positions which is my belief ( may not be true) . because there's something unique about karpov's piece movement which is really unique and looks like a long term plan.Fun fact : whenever I am low and feel boring. I jump to KZbin and search for Kasparov's games where he sacrifices so amazingly.

[@hallu6666]

Karpov was a genius, an updated version of Capablanca . Had politics not got in the way - and everybody knows that Karpov was the darling of the Soviet Communist Party- his contribution to chess and his merits as an active chess champion would have surely received wider and a more lasting recognition. The Karpov-Kasparov epic battles marked the valedictory days of that glorious era when positions were evaluated by intelligent humans, not cold-hearted machines. In my opinion, chess is art, not science, and the most accurate moves are not always the ones that can extract the intrinsic dramatic beauty of the game.

[@keplergso8369]

I totally agree. In my opinion, chess game has lost something since computer era.

[@tom-kz9pb]

As a sac, the move is not totally shocking at first glance, because taking it both leaves doubled, isolated pawns on the c file, plus doubled pawns on the e file, plus blocking the bishop on c1, a bit. Before continuing to watch the rest of the video, I guessed offhand that Kasparov decided to play d4, but now see why d3 is better, in spite of being not as aggressively to the center. It is a balance in chess: not being aggressive enough can hurt you, but being too aggressive can also hurt you. I admire Kasparov even more for his political courage in opposing Putin, and supporting Ukraine, than for his chess genius, Karpov was more of a toady to Russian government interests. Putin may also get punished for his "too aggressive" play in Ukraine.

[@hanswust6972]

The Austrian player *Rudolph Spielmann* wrote a book on Sacrifices and called *Blocking Sacrifice* this type.

[@stevenlarkin1706]

My favorite grandmaster was Emmanuel Lasker. He would create a crisis on the board that the opponent refuted only to create more crises. Eventually the opponent’s position was so badly compromised that they just resigned. He held the world championship longer than anyone else. 27 years!

[@mizofan]

Of course one of the greatest, though he did avoid playing Capablanca, who was unbeaten for years, for the title for some time

[@neshnesh1441]

Ya agrees, those days no technology no swordfish, no game apps

[@shivaprakashbteli7465]

Please analyze more games

[@darrylkassle361]

I like what Magnus as kid said about Karpov and KDporov when asked against his chances in a tournament. Paraphrasing he stated he could probably beat Karpov but not Kasparov.

[@VulcanOnWheels]

10:29 I take it you meant, "one (pawn) at a time." 13:12 I believe Qf1+ wouldn't work. The reason being ... Qxf1, Qxf1 Nxf1, Kxf1.

[@bjorngillefalk8965]

Strongest - Kasparov. Favorite - Tal. And this is one hell of an interesting variation.

[@indigochild2.098]

same ahah great minds think alike

[@typhon74]

Kasprov s photo 😂😂😂😂😂 He could be a good actor too.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Ha ha! He is quite expressive

[@dicklaurent1]

Great video and game. My favourite is Mikhail Tal, a true magician of chess.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Good choice.

[@jpr4747]

Tal is also a Russian friend's favourite, whose grand father was Samuel Weinstein, first director of Shakhmaty v SSSR. ( But she doesn't play herself... What a shame !). I prefer Karpov, for many reasons, his modesty and kindness too. My father was fond of Botvinnik, hadn't he be 5 times WC, ( and would have been more before WWII..). He was graduated at 45 , getting a PhD , working as engineer half the year, thus, for motherland. I find him remarkable. He was able of autocriticism...and won all his revenges...

[@hyperbius760]

My favorite world champions: Alexander Alekhine and Jose Raul Capablanca.

[@mizofan]

My favourite player? Capablanca. I also like Karpov, Polgar and the Cramling- Lopez family

[@HeyItsSahilSoni]

13:02 I'm just learning chess, but I can't get why is qf3 not the move to defend the checkmate?

[@ury2936]

There is hardly any statistical evidence Kasparov was stronger than Karpov. Remember the 1984 World Championship match where Karpov led Garry Kasparov 5 wins to 0 but missed 21 “match points” in a row before the event was controversially stopped while he still led 5:3. In later games the age difference may have played a role.

[@jansupronowicz1300]

0:45 - a difference in scores from the total nunber of games between two players must be an integer number. 0.5 point is not possible arithmetically.

[@stevencary5527]

Great analysis. I miss the cat. 😊

[@learn5371]

Best of all time 1) Bobby Fischer 2) Kasparov 3) Capablanca 4) Carlsen 5) Vishy Anand

[@exoplanet11]

You could watch this video SIX TIMES and spend less time than Kasparov spent thinking about that one move.

[@brucetowell3432]

This was game number ? in the 1987 Match?

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Kasparov thought for 83 minutes on 10th move 00:13 Kasparov vs Karpov, World Chess Championship 1987 00:26 The greatest chess rivalry: Kasparov vs Karpov 02:07 Anatoly Karpov's 9th move shocked Garry Kasparov! 04:38 Pressure of the World Chess Championship Match 06:26 Who is your favourite chess player? (comment below) 07:54 Kasparov increasing the tension of the position 09:04 Kasparov sets up an evil trap 11:24 Spectacular finish to the game

[@lukechang3303]

0:24 “feces”

[@davidrobertson1980]

@@lukechang3303 🤔🙄he said pieces clearly, what's this about? Are you listening on an iphone?

[@shadowphoenix8962]

Tal,I often write his famous quote in my dri veway ,abrieviating it 2+2=5

[@johnrosenbaum585]

nc2 was missed when he played Qxc4??

[@alecvillareal450]

Thank you for uploading this video. I'm a fan of Anatoly Karpov. Hope you upload more about his games and analyze it. My Top 5 Chess Player of All time are: 1) Magnus Carlsen 2) Bobby Fischer 3) Anatoly Karpov 4) Mikhail Tal 5) Garry Kasparov

[@simondewitt7161]

Hard to accept a top 5 list without Capablanca.

[@Lydiansolo]

Tal above Kasparov? Come on.

[@alecvillareal450]

@@Lydiansolo This is my own personal list. Go make yours if you don't agree. Peace.

[@Alan_Duval]

10:45 I feel like I've missed something, but couldn't White have pre-empted the fork with his own fork: knight to D6? It seems as though the Rook is forced to take the Knight (as most, if not all, of the Queen's moves are disadvantageous). This frees up White to take the other Rook on E8, which neuters the threatened fork of the White Rook and Queen. This would put Black on the defensive and move play away from the eventual checkmate on H1.

[@khalidrashid2092]

good game.

[@guillaumehuet-yw3tm]

Garry and his legendary pokerface^^

[@cryptonite8495]

13:02 "There is no defense against one of these two checkmates." I think he meant to draw an arrow to D1, which is what Kasparov saw if he'd played Q to F2.

[@chnops-6]

crazy chess

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@speedking434]

hey igor, why did kasparov resigned at the end? he could play qf2 or not?

[@miket8822]

That was my thought

[@agent9c]

If white Qf2 then black Qd1 at this point it is a check mate If white Qd2 then black Qf1 is a check mate So there's no escape at this point.

[@speedking434]

@@agent9coh yeah, right 👍

[@michaelalando]

Today's chess is lacking nothing. It's stupendous, greater than ever before, deeper and higher rated than ever before. It stand on the shoulders of Giants who came before like Karpov and Kasparov and Fischer before them and all those amazing players even 100 years ago whose play still makes one gasp today.

[@boffo63]

Well, it stands on chess engines anyway.

[@Brian-ve7ds]

Jose and Anatoly are the ones i enjoy the most.

[@modolief]

I remember the KK decades, they were epic.

[@user-lb4oq1zp4i]

Best ever players, most complite: Alekhin Karpov Kasparov, then: Anand Kramnik. As a genius: Tal, Morphy, Nezhmetdinov, Ivanchuk.

[@retrospect]

Igor nation pull up

[@randyreal5871]

My favorite GM besides you is Mikail Tal "The Claw"

[@nightangel6868]

Why not queen f2 at the end?

[@TheSeraphim75]

Paul Morphy & Tal for pure entertainment eventhough in the modern era some of their sacrifices are unsound. For that time it was just genius over the board. Also Vishy during his prime was fantastic.

[@davesmith5656]

Prior to the computers, the game had more romance. Not just computers, but extensions of opening analyses, have added to the technicality. Back in the Wild World of What!! : Morphy, Capablanca, even as late as Tal. Today, Nepomniachtchi (or however you translate it) brings some color to the black and white. (Disclaimer: I am not a highly rated player, and I vote conservative politics.)

[@ZOZOYOYO11]

I dont think i ever spent 10 minutes thinking about anythingin my life

[@jamesavery3559]

that's funny my first thought was to push by [e3]

[@needausernameJesus]

Favorite GM is Igor Smirnov. You look like him actually

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Maybe! :)

[@stefanstevanovic8067]

I am probably very wrong, but isn't the defence from the checkmate queen f2?

[@StephenWhite55]

I agree with GM Ben Finegold; Paul Morphy was the strongest player of all time, relative to the other players of his time. However, I'd say that Kasparov is the most powerful and exciting player of the modern era. My personal hero is David Bronstein, because of his amazing imagination, curiosity, and brilliance. In my opinion, the strongest player (of his time) to never be crowned World Champion.

[@prominence6768]

Both karpov and Kasparov's favourite player was capablanca...most people just compare the players..only true players admire the spirit of chess.

[@roqsteady5290]

Kasparov’s favourite player was Alekhine, much more in accord with his style, although I’m sure he admired Capa too.

[@ClarkPotter]

How can a lifetime score between two players be separated by only half a point? It should always either be equal or +1 or -1 for the three closest possibilities.