Alexander Alekhine vs Batoreu - Lisbon 1940

[@edancoll3250]

Mato, I think this is the best video format yet. The red highlights, the animated piece movements, simple intro and outro. It has a very clean feel that lets you get absorbed in the game.

[@nohbhody7863]

Boss Mato, i appreciate your effort in making red pointer lines, even makes your tutorial more impressive. You are a born teacher. May God shower you with blessings even more.

[@Dajewish666]

I like how thousands of videos later, Mato is still willing to try new features in his videos, while also maintaining the charm that keeps us all watching. Great video as always, Batoreu made it a lot farther than most against Alekhine

[@locutusdborg126]

That final move was so elegant and precise and I totally missed it. Very incisive play, and great lecture as always.

[@prashanthsrrinivasan5311]

your narrative is wonderful!!like ur accent a lot!!keep ur good work going!!

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

Glad to see the old format back... Much better!

[@afdhalmuchtar9744]

I am a beginner. I like the animation. This format is great!!!

[@AhmedMohamed-zr9kw]

Mato Mato MAto MAto Mato Mato love ur efforts much ... love ur style more ...

[@moncefvladivostok]

nice arrows and effects mato

[@salty3069]

Daily dose of chess,thanks Mato

[@acklimone]

I believe that at the end he could have played Rh8, assuming the loss of h6 pawn, and strugle his way back into the game after the exchange... after all... he would be only one pawn down

[@Mrius86]

Introducing John Madden school of drawing to chess.

[@atribecalledcat]

Hello Mato, the other day I've discovered a very interesting player and I ask you if it could be possible to make a video from one of his games. His name: Baadur Jobava (GM from Georgia) Anyway, thanks for your new video format. Appreciate it. Cheers from France

[@Edither04]

very nice battle :)

[@luissierracampanella8963]

Only thing I didnt like is you didnt pause at Ma-To at the beginning. All else is perfect as always :)

[@redknight1257]

what if Kg5 at 6:08

[@vladimirtamari7680]

Dear Mato Thank you! I watch your videos daily. I do not like the new changes - the checkerboard animated transition in the beginning is distracting and the red lines are instructive but really messy! As they say If it ain't broke don't fix it!

[@SpaTamacco]

Mato can you please let us guess where the cities are from? I thought that was very entertaining :)

[@fporretto]

I've been looking at the position after 17. h3. Were Black to play 17...Qb4, what would White's best answer have been? 18. b3 appears solid, after which White could continue his Kingside build-up with Nf5 or Nh5 to remove Black's best King defender. If I were playing the Black pieces, I'd want to be rid of the White knights, especially the extremely well placed, cramping one on e5. However, it's not clear how that could be accomplished. 17...Nd7 looks very passive and exposes the pawn on f7 unpleasantly.

[@munhozjp]

what about ...f6?

[@NextYtHero]

More Facecam Mato!!!

[@jestes7]

Last time I came this early my sister started crying!

[@evandaugherty1223]

Why doesnt king move to g5?

[@ImOneOfThem23]

Because of RF1, threating F4 checkmate!

[@evandaugherty1223]

+Minigamer 67 if rf1 then king will just move to F4

[@ImOneOfThem23]

+Evan Samuel And after Kg3, I don't think the black king will survive after a few moves. Anyway, white cannot lose in this position!

[@Toommy78]

Hi Mato. I have been subscribing your channel for a while mainly for the way you comment and because you spend time selecting the interesting chess games of the great players. I see you have been experimenting with a video format recently. I understand the more popular you are the more you pay attention to how the video is made. I do not mind seeing you saying hello at the beginning or at the end. However watching you in the other half of the screen and focusing on the game at the same time is a bit difficult. Also the colourful annotations jumping over the board are a bit distracting. You would like to avoid the 'Christmass tree' effect in your videos, I think. More valuable is your commentary, sense of humor and the game we can learn from, than the video special effects.I like more the previous format, that is a text showing up “guess the move” at right handHi Mato. I have been subscribing your channel for a while mainly for the way you comment and spend time selecting the interesting chess game of the great players. I see you have been experimenting with a video format. I do not mind seeing you saying hello at the beginning or at the end. However watching you in the other half of the screen and focusing on the game is a bit difficult. Also the colorful adnottations jumping over the board is bit distracting Hi Mato. I have been subscribing your channel for a while mainly for the way you comment and spend time selecting the interesting chess game of the great players. I see you have been experimenting with a video format. I do not mind seeing you saying hello at the beginning or at the end. However watching you in the other half of the screen and focusing on the game is a bit difficult. Also the colorful adnottations jumping over the board is bit distracting instead of the banner. I also like when you say a word or two about the place or person. Thanks for your lectures and keep up a good work. Greetings from Poland.Tomasz

[@BattleFieldGalaxy]

Not sure why black resigned in that position. A pawn down after Rxh6 but with accurate play he should be holding the draw..

[@sakhre7749]

two pawn Kg5 Rxh7

[@BattleFieldGalaxy]

+muhammedali kaya before Rxh7 black can play Rh8.

[@sakhre7749]

+SingingChess Rxh6+ is check

[@BattleFieldGalaxy]

+muhammedali kaya I meant to say after g4 black can play Rh8.

[@sakhre7749]

+SingingChess if Rh8 f4 and therw is no way to stop check mate

[@zoodidwa]

Don't know about the red arrows. Kind of distracting and reduces the need for imagination and mental calculations. If it ain't broke don't fix it. :) Thank you Mato for the great lessons.

[@giovannicappello2916]

I don't understand why resign...g5 is a save square for the king

[@lowlypeasant]

Seems a little early to give up.

[@EugenIustin]

he didn''t think about the youtube commentators

[@lowlypeasant]

Just seems like the material was pretty much even.. just down a pawn.

[@mohammadbeheshti3907]

👏💗

[@Jimserac]

Dear Mato - great commentaries on the games but why do you whisper ? Speak Up !!

[@jarmokajander7990]

KIITOS!!

[@shahabshaikh9307]

I would have played few more moves.

[@sakkfanatik]

i dont like these red arrows..:S pointing with the mouse was better and not so confusing...

[@Narrowcros]

I know its just one pawn, which is doubled anyway but Alkaline is a great end game player.

[@sht3885]

there is no reason of black has resignt, just he has bored. cause of if his king goes h5, he doesnt lose in that position. I m not sorry for bad english

[@sht3885]

g5*

[@andrewcady9443]

You're right. I didn't believe it but I checked the computer. Black is not getting checkmated here. The stockfish evaluation is 1.4, and after just three stockfish best moves, it even goes down to 1.2. I guess Batoreu did not see the way to survive.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

If (1) ... Kg5 ; (2) Rh5+ , then, if ... Kf6 or Kg6 ; (3) Rxh6+ , Kg5 ; (4) Rxh7 and White has a passed h pawn ; or if (2) ... Kf4 ; (3) Nxh6 and White threatens to capture Black's f and h pawns. Trying to stop White's passed pawns will cost Black a piece -- and therefore the game.

[@Jimserac]

BATTY played perfectly until the imbecilic King move up tog7 at the end which was something like a mouse waving a red flag at a bull. All Bat had to do was double his rooks on the e file, sac the pawn on h6, get a rook or rooks on e2 and he's got at least a draw.

[@nileshdixit9672]

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[@DrLawIrk]

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[@StaySilent999]

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[@johnmurphy5428]

Mato are you interested in commentating good amateur games for a fee? -Murphy

[@MatoJelic]

What game and and what fee?

[@johnmurphy5428]

I was thinking, with your approval, the format might be the amateur (me) would provide you the moves list for 3 games and you might decide which is best to commentate? The fee is what you decide (I'm not sure there's a precedent) but with your permission I was thinking $100/hr for however much time you invest? I understand everything has to have a certain quality for your subscribers to enjoy ...so it may take a little time to create a good game with the opponent that's worth watching/learning. I promise I won't waste your time or injure your quality. Ultimately, you make the final approval. Please, your thoughts? Kind regards, -Murphy

[@MatoJelic]

Email your details here please: [e-mail]

[@cdee2456]

this would be really interesting actually! i feel like i would learn more from amateurs!

[@johnmurphy5428]

+C Dee Thanks for the support Dee. I've been annoying Mato for a few weeks. I'm not sure of the format and maybe he'd like some imput? ...but I do know whatever games we throw at him; they have to have the same type of quality because he has a good rep. Thanks again, sis. -Murphy