Mikhail Tal vs Alexander K Tolush - USSR 1956

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Mikhail Tal vs Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush
USSR Championship 1956
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 de5 11. fe5 Nfd7 12. Ne4 Qa2 13. Rb3 Qa1 14. Kf2 Qa4 15. Bb5 ab5 16. Nb5 f6 17. ef6 gf6 18. Re1 Ra6 19. Bf6 Nf6 20. Nf6 Kf7 21. Rf3 Qh4 22. Kf1 e5 23. Qd5 Be6 24. Nd7 Kg6 25. Ne5 Kg7 26. Rg3 Qg3 27. Qb7 Nd7 28. hg3 Rb6 29. Qc7 Bc5 30. Nd7 Bc4 31. Re2
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[@kahlilhernandez7143]

"Houdini would melt in the presence of Tal" - MatoJelic 2016

[@kumarpaurushbaba]

Definitely man. Its monumenTAL.

[@Jsef0801]

We all can agree on that. Tal has to much power and follow through.

[@holl01]

Pure madness=Tal's playground

[@ashutoshsrivastava4909]

This is just unbelievable. The positions, the patterns, the moves.....oh my god....Bow down to the magician from Riga.

[@drhosearmando]

thnx mato!

[@HollyMartins]

I had headache when I started to look at this game...............the head ache didn't get any better

[@exoplanet11]

I like Mato's critique of "commentators". Over the years I think many commentators have claimed that some of Tal's brilliant sacrifices could have been defeated one way or another, or that they could not defeat a modern chess engine. However they neglect the fact that the only opponent one must defeat is the one sitting across the board.

[@tranquilmogambo]

Thank you Mato! :)

[@elcastorgrande]

I agree that it's too hard to learn from Tal's games, unless your brain is prepared to deal with incredible complexities (in which case you wouldn't need to learn from anybody).

[@khushwantthind]

I think this game is so complicated.... probably one of the most complicated ones of tal

[@LJLMETAL]

Great game, Mato! I had a lot of fun watching it. I think it is cool how well Tal plays the complex positions.

[@ekibosna]

For me, Tal is the greatest of all time

[@lostblue5651]

world champion less than 1 year... greatest of all time? lul

[@ekibosna]

How much time Fischer was world champion? Yet, he is one of the greatest of all time

[@vijayyadav-fk1dc]

Tal is not the greatest of all time , but in his prime he can beat the greatest of all time

[@raskal8578]

all I know is that every chess player wants to play like him and cap.

[@vanillafire75]

tal wasn't dedicated to the game like fischer... tal could 'have' been the best if he wasn't lazy...

[@youngpatrick29]

wow very complex game thanks mato

[@Narrowcros]

Crazy tactics from king Tal, he seems to feed off these complex positions.

[@Enigmaprince]

If I had to choose a game that has most educational value and tactical finesse this one is definitely in the top 5. Wow it was a joy to watch thanks Mato for sharing with us the great content as always :-)

[@pradiptapanda9991]

Yes, unpredictable Tal's games are worthy learning. My chess ability grows with watching his games.

[@razaashraf6254]

this is my first comment ever on KZbin, Mato I Love you

[@boodabill]

It doesn't matter to me who was the best player. Since chess is competitive, the need to say who is best arises. But I think Mato is pointing out artistry and aesthetics.I prefer to look at the lineages. Obviously Tal owes a lot to Morphy. Innovators, geniuses, brilliant players all have deserve respect in all areas throughout history. In music I think of lineages of great opera singers and the important sax players. I don't see anyone as better, they all had they're unique voice, later artists built on what went before.

[@hdplazmen8066]

Crazy game!Absolute madness.

[@erikrivas3529]

what a crazy and funny game! nice video Mato, greetings from Ecuador

[@krishnamohan2351]

Wow! This vid is more than 10 mins and it felt like 3-4 mins. Tal is really a magician!

[@HollyMartins]

Mato - for a couple a days ago I saw for the first time someone play the WARE opening . Something I thought only idiots did, but this Indonesian guy was amazing with his 2050 in rating. Pushing a and h pawn and he won. the opponent had 2030

[@saturdaycity]

Mato you're the best and like wine - getting better with time :)

[@jacekrosiak1016]

Mato, as always good job :) Regards from Poland

[@gowrishankar1702]

Mato, you need to improve the sound quality of videos since some of the words that you speak are unclear.

[@brenovinicius9879]

such a game!! I couldn't even play the fifth movies like yhem .

[@ibrahimmahmoud7705]

Alekhine & Tal the two players who played the most entertaining chess in all history

[@julestube3799]

ibrahim mahmoud you should add Morphy 😜

[@Schindlabua]

Baadur Jobava and Richard Rapport play some crazy games aswell, I love those guys

[@sandeep-ra0-1]

ibrahim mahmoud add Morphy and Keres to the list... it would be interesting to know who would be the one more player we could add to the list to make a top 5

[@ifeanyiilogbaka7099]

u need to watch Paul Keres play and also netzmetdinov games too.

[@cvetkojovcevski645]

what a gem of a game

[@jairofonseca1597]

Tal = chess GOAT.

[@ab-rk1lu]

Mato: hi, this is Mato Me: Hi Mato!! (every time, I can't help but answer...)

[@KillberZomL4D42494]

Holy nuggets me too XD

[@seddiklamperoug7712]

Hi this is mato welcome to in this video I will show you ... :D

[@joshh6376]

Tal makes such exciting games.

[@timurrt7825]

Right, just chill back and enjoy opera.

[@antalya07antalya48]

OMG!!!!

[@khaledhasan6998]

thanks Mato

[@betulaobscura]

Cool game!

[@shadedness]

"General rule says; when leading in development, open the game."

[@lostblue5651]

absolutely wild

[@tomcummings3471]

jeez, I can see why you don't cover many tal games, that was a medieval mess

[@rodhak1]

Mato has a playlist of 58 Tal games. it's beautiful :)

[@tomcummings3471]

lol, ok I stand corrected, but I seem to recall that he doesn't prefer to cover tal games cuz they're not very instructive to many people. like me. I just look at them and have no idea what is going on xD

[@nazlone]

You will learn nothing from TAl.He is too complex.You just have to sit back and enjoy his games like music.Millions just do that ,including me.

[@nareshkashyap9537]

Sir please make videos on Casablanca games

[@niysoniyso2603]

Hi, Mato can you add some book examples games in your playlist or you wish to create special section in your playlist "you know" if its possible.

[@daviddesalamanca]

Wow

[@niccolomachiavelli333]

Only because of Houdini players like TAL r not born nowadays. We see all computer Chess everywhere and memorization of all lines .

[@domenickpalmieri3230]

9:46 re8#?

[@NORDFLEISH1]

Half of the time I couldn't understand what the heck was going on.

[@tjmmz9843]

Engine says that 15.Bb5 was a mistake (going from +2.x zone to -0.x zone) and White should have played Nxe6. Then Black's mistake, after Tal found 18.Re1, was 18..Ra6. (Nc6 was indeed better; 19.Bxf6 is NOT winning for White - sorry Mato - because Qxe4 and after more exchanges, Black lives to fight.) Still, Black survives his mistake and 24.Nd7+ was inaccurate from White (better was Nh5+), so the position gets equal again. Black should have indeed played Ke7 to keep it there; Kg6 is a large mistake. It's no surprise if others later played Ke7 and lost; this is a complicated game and even the engine gasps for breath.

[@dishil1]

Very Tactical Game..:-@

[@kosntantinoskontousas2084]

no patron, do u like the + like i gave u?

[@CapJackson]

you're always wearing the same shirt on your videos

[@vishalchavda3663]

Tal is Tal... Bija badha bakra na BAL... lol...

[@ferdinandico2933]

Mato bato

[@guardrover]

mind f'ed

[@anonymousunknown4775]

2nd!

[@jonaslipensky4097]

Shut up man, there is nothing on writing one of the first comments...

[@matejmlakar3131]

You are just super jealous. :)

[@jonaslipensky4097]

Matej Mlakar Nope. I just hate when people show off they´ve done something while they haven´t done a thing.

[@manuelodabashian]

Complicated!

[@eduard.damutsidisdamutsidi61]

TAL IS !!!!!

[@edbegley5858]

relentless attacking met with countless complex lines. sub-humanly played by tal.

[@User-lh1nq]

Tal truly was the best ever...

[@xxxfart8928]

You're on patreon now?? wowwww

[@bobthompson3739]

Tal is the Mike Tyson of chess

[@shadedness]

With the difference that Tal had brains!

[@shahidulanuar2442]

Wow

[@hemanths9006]

@4:50 queen takes knight does not work due f7+ Kxf7 and Nd6+

[@MrJaywalk]

Mato, have you thought about giving online lessons? Or posting video tutorials explaining different openings/tactics? I think they'd be so educational and you'd get a lot of views from them! Just a thought.

[@StewartMiles1]

I feel so blessed to be able to see these games.

[@jarmokajander7990]

KIITOS!!

[@damonhart8595]

Tolush would have won if just he was Alekhine

[@geri4040]

Damon Hart or kasparov

[@damonhart8595]

geri LOL don't make me laugh please don't put Kasparov in the legends category

[@geri4040]

Damon Hart actually kasparov makes u and everyone cry . GOAT

[@damonhart8595]

geri what ? how does he make me cry ? look, he's good at a high level but not legend level.

[@geri4040]

Damon Hart do u know anything about chess ? kasparov is considered the greatest player of all time by most of the peoples who know anything about chess. u must be a real moron

[@eldonnparks8059]

I like seeing Tal play. He turns nothing to his advantage. And then you realize it wasn't nothing. It was something.

[@fxz8958]

Tolush made Tal really hard time

[@kacy6014]

Loll what a circus.

[@andrewdirrell7497]

Joker's game

[@anthonyazzopardi5506]

Not only Houdini would have melted but most computers would have melted today .... IF Kasparov would have next to him Tal, deep blue could be as deep as it wanted it would have been crushed by Tal

[@ahmedbaig7279]

Why Talush, looking to me a Jewish name, should prefer to develop his other night instead going for a pawn.

[@centralprocessingunit2564]

Magician < Magician from Riga

[@sherratto3087]

Great game! Thanks for posting!

[@alexchristopher221]

Where is the Soviet Union? I don't see it on the map.

[@pneumatic00]

That was one Wild game.

[@bengann79]

Tal is a real chess maniac )

[@ahmedshahriyar8706]

amazing!

[@daviddesalamanca]

Wow

[@daviddesalamanca]

Wow