Spanish Champion vs Mikhail: Tal Las Palmas 1977

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Fernando Visier Segovia vs Mikhail Tal
Las Palmas 1977, Las Palmas ESP, rd 9,
Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) · 1-0
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[@TheRubsi]

There is no shame in losing whwen your opponent played brilliantly :-)

[@briaryos1]

That's what I tell myself *every* time I lose.

[@Alekhine-lr9cp]

Magnus willnt agree to this

[@khaledit7050]

Nooo Tal lose Of course because the bad vodka in las palmas lol

[@giovannicappello2916]

Tal lost by his own style!!! Bravo spanish champion!

[@balazsio]

If Tal win, the city would called Las Talmas

[@Cassiro]

Oh...Señor Mato, your final commentary was absolutely hilarious. Excellent lesson. Blessings to you!

[@aviationkid1286]

Tal didn't sacrifice anything.. That's why he lost

[@lyndoneh]

What a beautiful game by Segovia, are there any more informative games by this grand master?

[@Miter_everyCorner-uk6on]

Harry Lyndon here is some info about him according to google 😂 Fernando Visier Segovia is a Spanish chess player with the rank of FIDE Master. He won the Spanish Chess Championship twice. Born: 3 February 1943 (age 76 years), Madrid, Spain Education: CEIP San Ildefonso Peak rating: 2226 and in addition there was a famous game that he played against a player named Juan Curbelo.. I don't know what Curbelo's rating or level is.. But that game has been dubbed as the Spanish Immortal game..

[@Miter_everyCorner-uk6on]

and it undeniably was a great game.. If you watch it, i'm sure you'll know why they called it the Spanish Immortal😊

[@exoplanet11]

The cause of Tal's loss was probably the brilliance of Tal. This game was in '77 after the world had seen decades of Tal's games....and been inspired by his brilliant tactics and sacrifices, which elevated the game of chess to a new level of art and beauty. His opponent in this game, Segovia honors Tal by playing in Tal's own style, and defeating Tal at it as well. Great game.

[@benjammin8184]

I'd like to hear as such from Segovia himself.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

One can lose a queen for a rook -- while playing against a great player -- and still win. Very impressive.

[@azy63]

Folks, as much as we enjoy our favorite players, their losses just make them more human.

[@chrishauser5505]

What a "bru-Tal" victory for White! Thanks Mato!

[@157sachin2]

*When i say more tal it sound like mortal*

[@paul_ralte]

Tal lost!!! This is impossible. He must have had at least 3 bottles of vodka 😀😁😂

[@Cassiro]

Three bottles of bad vodka! :-)

[@parthabandyopadhyay3912]

or didn't...

[@TheNice1263]

Partha Bandyopadhyay bad vodka really

[@jerromedrakejr9332]

Tal would have better chace with Queen take pawn on g3 instead of King take Knight on h5...

[@rubencantu9987]

Beautiful game..!! Saludes desde 🇲🇽

[@Socrates...]

Wasn't Tal in poor health by '77 ?

[@Scorpionwacom]

I think one should play chess without drinking vodka or other poisonous chemicals.

[@sohailkarim76]

Till the last moment of the video, I was expecting that at the end Mato will tell "the player with white pieces was Tal"😒

[@danupratama3417]

Segovia play like tal style .. brilian game i've ever seen

[@ravigyuu8876]

please add more games of tal . with tal s winning

[@FranzElGato]

I hate when Tal lose he is my favourite chess player

[@dab1463]

Franz El Gato if you’re not big enough to lose - you’re not big enough to win

[@skakdosmer]

When Tal wins he's my favourite player. When Tal looses his opponent is my favourite player.

[@sumarsono9744]

Me too

[@yanisokamisensei327]

@Lau Thats called being an hypocrite

[@skakdosmer]

@Yanis, a hypocrite is insincere. I'm certainly not.

[@altimate1]

Never seen a player like Fernandez ❤️

[@altimate1]

Tal greatest weakness is black side

[@77Jabbawockeez]

i cant believe Tal got Taled!

[@arunjyotibanik7878]

Why do you (Mato) say, "What do u think?" ...... What could we think??? It's a Tal game.

[@MaheshKumar-cx6uq]

*What a rare sight!?*

[@robertpesevski1641]

E viva Espana! Nice mate imagine, thanks a lot Mato!

[@anarchinistaskatepunkeria9881]

Aggressive Tal will comeback again.

[@mohammedrezaulkarim7684]

Can u make a video of blumenfeld gambit game?

[@alexjayhernandez3501]

7:13 What happens after Kxh5?

[@alexjayhernandez3501]

I'm sure it'll be the same position that led Tal to resign but I'm curious of the possibilities.

[@danielgautreau161]

@@alexjayhernandez3501 W mates in 2 moves: / g4+, Kh4 / Ng6.

[@andreashoppe1969]

Tal sacrificed the king

[@noerudin4528]

yes...my favorit player appeared again.thanks mato.

[@himanshu8999]

I believe the names are reversed in this game because the winner played like Tal 🤘

[@bnskoundinya128]

Tal losing .... It is so disappointing....

[@khaledit7050]

LIKE for Tal game before watching

[@balazsio]

The Spanish Tal win

[@aee220phmunirabad]

Why you have posted game that lost by TAL? May be on that day TAL mind is not good. Please ignore this game

[@OilOnCanvasHowIDoIt]

Too good. What a game!!!!!

[@mohammedrezaulkarim7684]

Hi Mr. Mato, how are you? Have u made this video from my info?

[@MatoJelic]

Mohamed, thank you for your suggestion

[@spdharan]

Its rare to see a game where Tal played black peices. 95% of games uploaded are with him as white. So no surprises he lost here.

[@kishenborkar]

Tal would have been so furious that legend says vodka sales went up that night

[@alexanderharveyconrad2409]

Was that the same tournament where he got beat up for flirting with someone's wife?

[@jairofonseca1597]

Tal's games are exiting even when he loses.

[@harrihonkanen749]

Even a blind hen lays an egg... sometimes..

[@peterjongsma2754]

Great game! Brilliant.

[@manolomorales5175]

Even Tal was a human.

[@venkateswararao9837]

Thanks again Mato

[@georgepapadopoulos7303]

Great players must lose sometimes! The opposite would be worrying for chess! Brand new talents must appear!

[@altimate1]

Tal seldom wins with black

[@arnulfododier4936]

Noooo, ¡cómo le pintaron la cara!

[@akashchavan2545]

Then also tal is tall cause he is the artist of that game

[@gkvish]

Very Disappointing game

[@cjp21211]

Throw the attack on the attacker.

[@Memoli-1981]

sooo tal can lose games too...hehehe

[@fporretto]

Quite a game. That Queen sac looked entirely positional. The concluding combinations took quite a while to develop.

[@juanmanuelreyrodriguez4119]

great!

[@bnskoundinya128]

But it's only due to the baaddddd vodka

[@PiyushSharma-gi4kl]

I watched a fifteen minute add to watch this eight minute video...

[@ferdinandbuenavides1256]

No sac by tal?

[@dipeshgawade1338]

My favorite paul morphy and mikhail tal

[@mhussien3426]

tal in black

[@Oscar7468]

When I watch the genial playing, specially with the knights in this game, I just ask myself if Segovia is not a reincarnation of Chigorin?....

[@amorlitopuruganan6730]

Idol

[@amyalindaily3781]

Tks

[@betulaobscura]

Las Palmas was way too hot for northern Latvian Tal...

[@brianfansher2427]

I think he lost because he got outmaneuvered. Everyone loses at times.

[@troytheriot8679]

Great game by white Tal got taste of Tal

[@rosse.weiler8420]

Brilliant play!

[@hnalike7778]

What a game