Alekhine vs Reti - Vienna 1922

[@The.Youtuber.with.no.Name.]

Wow. This might be the best match ever. So many ''made the best move''

[@lebareslep]

No blunders, no mistakes, just an epic battle between two giants :D It saddens me to know that I probably don't understand this game half as well as it deserves, even with Mato's analysis. Still enjoyable to watch though.

[@gustavojaxton7877]

instablaster

[@rabranch32]

Mato always selects epic games to show, and his commentary is instructive, entertaining and fun!

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you

[@DrLawIrk]

this is indeed epic. Absolutely breathtaking, thanks so much, Mato!

[@ralphalden4277]

Alekhine included this game in his "My Best Games of Chess" series. He was a great admirer of Reti and thought highly of Reti's defense in this game.

[@andreyyhzz]

0:00 We have reached the critical position of the lecture. It is Mato to move and to say the obvious... What is the obvious? Will you be surprised if I tell you... Mato ... didn't say Hi! this is mato... ... after 1691 lectures, 5 years of waiting... Mato... surprised his fans with.. (i didn't understand what he said)... what do you think of this move? did you like it? and that is all...

[@iagosoares_100]

Lol

[@rossgeller422]

best comment ever

[@paulmasgalajian149]

One of the BEST quality games I've ever seen !

[@juliancarax2619]

Obozavam te Mato. Pozdrav iz Beograda! Love you Mato. Greetings from Belgrade! Thanks for this amazing game.

[@zero-thousand727]

I love your videos Mato, your commentary and analysis really helps my games :)

[@ModistOne]

Definitely one of your best videos. Keep them coming!

[@JoseKostaRibeiro]

Great chess game analysis. Thank you so much Mato!

[@averylargebear]

This is one of my favorite gamea you've covered--when most elite-level games end in draws, it's tempting to only cover the exceptions. But sometimes those draws reveal great lessons of their own. Thank you!

[@KillberZomL4D42494]

This game was played 100 years ago and here I am watching it through the legendary commentator.

[@flamebirde8668]

I found exactly zero of any of those moves. That was one hell of a game.

[@mrcallofdutyman1]

amazingly accurate moves from players long before chess computers were around.

[@stopmakingeyesatme1290]

I can't believe how much watching a reenactment of a chess game from 1922 just put me on the edge of my seat. Every time I thought one of the two players was done, they seemed to pull a brilliant move out of thin air.

[@mrAcuberV]

this is your best video till now!! thanks!!!

[@TheMakedonec7]

What a beautiful game, simply incredible. Thanks for this :)

[@cibrinyark339]

I think those end Rook moves were just as calculated as the rest of the game which is really impressive considering there isn't much more to look for with them and yet they were able to produce a very enjoyable game

[@AinaweeUAE]

Wow Mato such an instructive and amazing game! More of these pleaseeeee!

[@elcastorgrande]

Brilliant commentary on a classic game. Mato gets better and better.

[@Dajewish666]

I think all fairy tales should start with "Hi. This is Mato"

[@GlenMacDonald]

Finding draws on your channel is like finding hen's teeth. Excellent commentary... again. :)

[@kevinbyrne4538]

I learned some clever ideas from this game. Thank you for posting it.

[@Craigevansagain]

An epic survival chess game always makes my day!!

[@RantyCat]

whoa, what a match! Absolute tactical storm.

[@electricmaster23]

I'm glad I didn't read the description before watching. Brilliantly played by both legends.

[@Talji]

Very intense and sharp chess at its best. Thank you Mato.

[@michaszlezak5899]

I'd like to see more videos of Alekhine playing with players at his level , previous-ones were interesting as well, but for me is more exciting to watch Alekhine struggling with his opponent instead of giving check mate in a few moves.

[@tigerboy1966]

I wish Mato was in my head when I'm actually playing, saying things like "Now is a crucial moment. White has a great move. Can you see it?"

[@jakejakeboom]

Mato, I just arrived in Australia a few days ago and all I can say is that you're a lucky guy to live in such a beautiful country (you deserve it, this was one of your best videos ever).

[@MatoJelic]

You are right

[@rpralica]

Kakva partija svaka čast Mato ovu partiju nisam još vidio.

[@MrGyges]

Classic. Thanks. Great Excitement

[@mexforever8904]

They need tonuse you as a narrator in movies and documentaries about anything, you're probably the second best in history, after morgan freeman

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you

[@onardico]

david attenborough is very good too

[@jacobjason9879]

but.... You are a better than Morgan Freeman as a chess narrator. and in smiling :D

[@LJLMETAL]

AWESOME GAME, MATO! Excellent analysis!

[@11Kralle]

Thanks for the endgame Mato! It is somewhat educational for us beginners.

[@nikharrakhashia5276]

One of the best games thanks Mato

[@vitakyo982]

At 1:03 after white knight takes on e5 , why not bishop takes on f2 check ? Piece is lost anyway , so disturbing white king looks good ...

[@-CantHurtMe-]

awesome vid mato keep it up!!!!

[@amanmoraes1725]

What an amazing game. Excellent players.

[@vitakyo982]

Ha ha ha ha ha .... Expecting " Hi , this is Mato " , but .... you made my day

[@markhughes7927]

Bloody good hand to hand fighting!

[@globaltohumculuk424]

10:04 if white pawns go ahead(on the left)could be queen.can someone explain it please?why game over by draw?

[@miked2543]

emrah özdemir I'm wondering the exact same thing. This looks like a win for white to me rather than a stalemate as black has no legal moves, but white has many; ultimately leading to promotion.

[@josefmalar7837]

every move with a2 pawn means this.... a2-a3 leads to bxa3, a2-a4 leads to bxa3 enpassant, a if not enpassant, black plays b3 a will have queen much quicker than white and wins the game.

[@escapeescape5477]

@@josefmalar7837 but what if white goes after the b pawn? If black captures the h pawn first then black has no time to capture the a pawn and if black decides to defend his b pawn then he has no time to capture the h pawn

[@MoonBurn13]

It’s the calculating the R+P and Pawn endgames that really impress me. Especially given that Alekhine had an aversion to “dull chess”.

[@bozorgmehrmansouri2618]

WOW! Absolutely fantastic game!

[@xXjuanpablo1403Xx]

What's wrong with Qg4 threatening checkmate after black plays c4 trapping the bishop? (minute 4:20) Black's probably going to play g6 but then white can play Qg5 protecting c5 square and going for Qh6 and then checkmate on g7

[@mayurpatil6958]

One of the best game i have ever watched simply best moves no mistakes

[@hnalike7778]

5th feb 2022 and am still under the spell of this game.

[@groth901]

wooow....epic final by alekhine. this are the games we wanna se more ofen, mato! long and with hard finals! what about alekhine fighting in the same circunstances with black pieces?!

[@vitakyo982]

At 1:01 , after knight takes on e5 , i think that bishop takes on f2 check , is a better line ...

[@FYGOKENTROSS]

Very instructive!

[@Narrowcros]

Sometimes being up a pawn is not enough, depends on king position. Well played by Reti, exciting middle game.

[@Into-The-Light]

This game ended exactly what I expected to be. Satisfying performance by both legends of chess. More salute to GM Reti for being able to hold GM Alekhine.

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

God damn what an insane game.

[@ToddyMurfi]

I am a big fan of Alekhine and I have watched many of your videos. Great Job! Is there a game record of the 30 game BLIND simultaneous that Alekhine played. I don´t remember exactly the results, but I know he won more than 20 and there were some draws! Might be interesting for you to do a video about that! Thanks again for your contributions to chess.

[@vitakyo982]

At 1:03 , after knight takes on e5 , bishop takes on f2 check & you can recapture the knight on e5 after .One of the piece is lost anyway , so better put white king into trouble ...

[@zanderary]

At the 1:00 mark, why doesn't Reti answer NxP with Bxf2ch?

[@Herman47]

At 7:48 Alekhine is two pawns up. I do not know how such a renowned grandmaster as him would then wind up with just a draw.

[@reaganabroad4952]

It's so rare for AA to get to the end game. Wonderful match.

[@martm216]

Thank you Mato.

[@justinbuckley4333]

Epic game. Thanks Mato!

[@ramascal52]

Epic battle. Wonderful.

[@bazarovthenihilist9630]

Hi Mato, you are the best chess commentator ever. Can you do more Garry kasparov games please? And how about some very interesting historical chess games in the 19th century like Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais's games? As you know La Bourdonnais was the best and the number 1 chess player in the World for many many years, but sadly not many people knows him.

[@vanillafire75]

I thought paul morphy was the best during that era.. well I dont what an argument about this but its just my opinion

[@ramuk1127]

Probably because of his name.

[@bazarovthenihilist9630]

Yes you are right, Paul Morphy was a very strong chess master, he was the best at his time. But La Bourdonnais and Morphy where not exactly in the same era. La Bourdonnais dominated the chess World from 1820 to 1840. La Bourdonnais died in 1840 the time when Morphy was just 3 years old.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

I think La Bourdonnais' peak playing years were a bit before Morphy's time. So there was a time before Morphy when he could claim to be the best.

[@thesarasohrabi]

How bout Staunton?

[@jaikamdar2201]

I loved the start!

[@samjohnson3740]

The best game I have ever encountered !!

[@esclassa]

alekh vs s. tartakower Mato pls post these matches, alekh did loose against tartakower as well

[@LvJols]

beautyful and amanzing game

[@raidhammoud4642]

i recommand Carsen vs Karjakin 2016 Bilbao Masters,a very amazing game by the world champion and it will be even more amazing if it will be analysed by Mato

[@shiladityaukil386]

At 4:50 why not Qg4?

[@dishil1]

Speechless Game..:) Thanks Mato....:) #TrueFan #MatoJelic #Alexander Alekhine #Richard Reti

[@AlexNaumanMusic]

that was such an epic game!

[@tigerboy1966]

4:52 I got the best move! And I shouted YES! so loudly that I startled my poor old cat!

[@AlexPryrodny]

I got this one too. No cats were harmed.

[@mahmooddalal5820]

really amazing chess tactical game

[@cavaturnagesh]

it is befitting that such a great battle should end in draw

[@robintenhunen8720]

one word: Fantastic

[@gigas81]

I saw a chess video that had something about 4 spaces away with the Kings. The other King can catch up even though it doesn't look like they could.

[@abhishekshah11]

Beautiful game!

[@JamesSnappJr]

Even after seeing it played out, it still seems hard to believe that that was a draw.

[@UlusOfBokensha]

I had no idea whose video I was watching for the first 10 seconds

[@omarhijazin7209]

same here , i was wondering where is the HI

[@MojitoTube]

Wow how amazing both player were

[@omarhijazin7209]

HI THIS IS OMAR, IN THIS COMMENT I LL THANK YOU FROM TREVISO , AND WHERE IS TREVISO? TREVISO IS A CITY IN NORTH ITALY .... joke a part ... you gave chess games a fantastic atmosphere and this draw was epic black really deserve it .... and bye for now :)

[@aragorn1398]

Cool start Mato :]

[@v.gopalakrishnan350]

Amazing!

[@Firesign_chats]

That was highly impressive.

[@yolandafelix2278]

Reti playlist please

[@briankarcher8338]

Wow. Amazing game. And complicated.

[@wajdyalnaserallah334]

thank you

[@nkhlsachin]

mato have diffrent type to tell critical position

[@dennis7038]

Amazing game !

[@liborkundrat185]

4:05 I'm probably just blind but... What's wrong with Bc5?

[@Overclocked3770K]

Then Qxc3 forking king and bishop

[@liborkundrat185]

As I predicted - I'm blind in these situations. Thanks for the explanation. :)

[@luistucher8975]

crear!

[@abdelazizelaslay1056]

Brilliant defense

[@edlawrence5059]

Good one!

[@cvetkojovcevski645]

beautiful game

[@richardfeynman5560]

Those rook an pawn respectively pawn endgames require great technical skill from the players. One little mistake and it's over...

[@cavaturnagesh]

yeah and what happened to Hi this is Mato?

[@v.gopalakrishnan350]

Just Wonderful!

[@darkknight8207]

Alien chess game! unbelievable.

[@ghostgurl17]

is this still concidered spanish opening or did they name it something else?

[@MatoJelic]

Some people think it is Filipino opening, but most think it is Spanish.

[@ghostgurl17]

NOOOO.. its probly Morphy defense. or Moller defense.. but if alekhine played it first, why not name after him?

[@murph9935]

That was insane.

[@michaelbauers8800]

I found Queen to d5, but admit I didn't know if it was best. I just couldn't find better.