Mikhail Tal's Top 10 Chess Sacrifices of all time! - (or at least in top 50 of most lists!)

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Tal Sacrifice quotations :
There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine
Quiet moves often make a stronger impression than a wild combination with heavy sacrifices
Tal Chess Quotations
You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one
In my games I have sometimes found a combination intuitively simply feeling that it must be there. Yet I was not able to translate my thought processes into normal human language.
If you wait for luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.
It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!
Just as one's imagination is stirred by a girl's smile, so is one's imagination stirred by the possibilities of chess.
Later, I began to succeed in decisive games. Perhaps because I realized a very simple truth: not only was I worried, but also my opponent
To play for a draw (at any rate with White) is to some degree a crime against chess.
Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique.
Of course, errors are not good for a chess game, but errors are unavoidable and in any case, a game without ant errors, or as they say 'flawless game' is colorless.
The cherished dream of every chessplayer is to play a match with the World Champion. But here is the paradox: the closer you come to the realization of this goal, the less you think about it.
First, how to sac my queen, then rook, then bishop, then knight, then pawns.
I will not hide the fact that I love to hear the spectators react after a sacrifice of a piece or pawn. I don't think that there is anything bad in such a feeling; no artist or musician is indifferent to the reactions of the public.
I go over many games collections and pick up something from the style of each player.
Who is Mikhail Tal ?
Mikhail Nekhemyevich Tal (Latvian: Mihails Tāls; Russian: Михаил Нехемьевич Таль, Mikhail Nekhem'evich Tal, pronounced [mʲɪxɐˈiɫ nʲɪˈxʲemʲɪvʲɪtɕ ˈtalʲ]; sometimes transliterated Mihails Tals or Mihail Tal; 9 November 1936 - 28 June 1992)[1] was a Soviet chess Grandmaster and the eighth World Chess Champion (from 1960 to 1961).
Widely regarded as a creative genius and one of the best attacking players of all time, Tal played in a daring, combinatorial style.[2][3] His play was known above all for improvisation and unpredictability. It has been said that “Every game for him was as inimitable and invaluable as a poem".[4] He was often called "Misha", a diminutive for Mikhail, and "The magician from Riga". Both The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games[5] and Modern Chess Brilliancies[6] include more games by Tal than any other player. In addition, Tal was a highly regarded chess writer.The Mikhail Tal Memorial has been held in Moscow annually since 2006 to honour Tal's memory.
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World Champion
Tal in 1962
Tal won a very strong tournament at Zürich, 1959. Following the Interzonal, the top players carried on to the Candidates' Tournament, Yugoslavia 1959. Tal showed superior form by winning with 20/28 points, ahead of Paul Keres with 18½, followed by Tigran Petrosian, Vasily Smyslov, the sixteen-year-old Bobby Fischer, Svetozar Gligorić, Friðrik Ólafsson, and Pal Benko. Tal's victory was attributed to his dominance over the lower half of the field;[14] whilst scoring only one win and three losses versus Keres, he won all four individual games against Fischer, and took 3½ points out of 4 from each of Gligorić, Olafsson, and Benko.[15]
In 1960, at the age of 23, Tal thoroughly defeated the relatively staid and strategic Mikhail Botvinnik in a World Championship match, held in Moscow, by 12½-8½ (six wins, two losses, and thirteen draws), making him t...

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[@mogyorospusztai]

I love Tal, he is one of my favourite players (definitely in top 3). His magnificent games show the beauty of chess, watching it is like listening to my favourite music or reading a touching poem. He was a genious who was not afraid of committing for a win and not just try to stick to dry positions and cling on a small advantage. I also like your channel, I would like to thank for your contribution to the chess community and I appreciate your work.

[@kostantinrokai]

I have watched thousands of videos, I 've played more than 10,000 games online and more than 1000 in my life, with a rating of 1987 BUT this guy is from another world. His playing style is insane. He is for sure the Magician of Riga !! Mindblowing tactics and tricks vs the greatest GMs like Botvinnik, Petrosian, Fischer, Karpov etc !!!

[@kurzackd]

Tal vs Koblents is absolutely, unadulteratedly insane. Madness.

[@GeorgeAlexanderOz]

The game against Koblenz leaves me speechless. It's like I never learned the rules of chess.

[@redmist880]

tal really is the best

[@jabr6349]

I've seen other Tal's sacrifices even more amazing than these, on youtube too.

[@MrMattfox]

Mikhail Tal is a legend. Wow, that's amazing.

[@SuperFlyingPotatoe]

My favorite player. RIP you genius.

[@mwangikimani3970]

Tal was a great positional player. The only difference was that his idea of beauty was finding the essence of the position amongst chaos, I myself delight in finding beauty in its bare simplicity. Its just a matter of style. (Anatoly Karpov)

[@majellajoyaviles3013]

Marco Kimani M. Tal is good but A. ALEKHINE is great acalculatedplayér.

[@badcornflakes6374]

Finding beauty in bare simplicity sounds very Russian.

[@kingscrusher]

All likes, comments, shares, etc appreciated. Cheers, KC

[@albibushi3006]

thanks for the videos... they are very instructive..... i wonder if there is a set of videos illustrating the mainlines of various openings against each other....how to play against white's c4? thanks anyway....

[@istiaknadim5456]

thank u kc....um always following u....i am a big big big fan of ur analysis of a game....

[@littlehorhey5285]

Very good video, I always love to watch them :). I always start my day by watching a live blitz game by you. I have to ask, in game 2 of this video, after bishop g3, b5, kghe6+, Qxe6, why has the white Queen on a4 been won?

[@ldeans5620]

Tal would have loved your presentation and analysis. I'm sure this improves my game and even if not it is so entertaining. Good job.

[@MrGigibin]

he was called magician for a reason : )

[@truli91]

Nomal GM: "what opening should i do?" Tal: " What should i sacrifice this game? "

[@Gregk123]

By the way, A MINOR CORRECTION, PLEASE: Black is ONE, not two, pawns up (at 8:50). Thank you for the fascinating chess games and excellent analysis/tutorial you are providing on KZbin, sir.

[@kostantinrokai]

We 're waiting for KC's Top 10 sacrifices ... !!

[@kojiattwood]

Marvelous series! Looking forward to Nezmedtinov, Alekhine, Morphy and Marshall.

[@kojiattwood]

Because I like to see modern analysis of the old timers.

[@maelstrom57]

dont forget Garry

[@kojiattwood]

melv douc Yes! Stupid omission on my part.

[@kingscrusher]

***** For players still playing, I think one would need to specify until what year ....

[@mixmastermeeks]

love Tal.

[@dannygjk]

If I was watching a Tal game and he started a crazy combination I would be so delighted I would start laughing and I would be kicked out of the room lol

[@lo0ksik]

seems like chaos in every position

[@dannygjk]

+Looksik here I wonder in post mortums how many times Tal heard his opponent say, "I didn't see that."

Very very interesting, at 16:18 I paused the video and guessed the move Qf7, I was so proud of myself lol.

[@DemBlizzard]

These videos are amazing. I like them very much! Especially from Tal, the greatest magician

[@abdullahaboshanab4714]

I can't believe that i watched 1 hour video without even noticing ...that man is really a magician although i have seen most of these games but i can't miss a Tal game .... thank you for that great video :)

[@jacobdrollinger4802]

What a great description of Tal's sacrifices. Gonna subscribe to this channel!

[@AndreJankowitz]

great insights, absolutely loved it.

[@DustyOutl4w]

This gonna be awesome series. Thank you so much

[@faffdag]

Thankyou for all of your videos, they are very enjoyable

[@AlbertoBurgos17]

What a beautiful video! Thank you very much for this analysis. I love Tal, it would be great to see more videos about his games and sacrifices.

[@paulfrench3607]

I love Tal's aggressive sacrifices which gain an initiative in such complex positions and care a relentless attack. Unbelievable! This is what creates complexity and makes chess such a powerful, dramatic game. Great video.

[@Cyber_Elf_Elpizo]

I'm very much enjoying this channel. Brilliant coverage of the subject matter.

[@WillTalbot]

holy crap you put this video together that fast? beast..

[@miki.1337]

Much love to you KingCrusher

[@fabianonach]

Great!

[@1033141]

thank you sir

[@ahmadhafiz1756]

Thanks

[@jayanthc1990]

Epic video... haven't watched it yet... but its a 50+ min long kc video on Tal!!!

[@yacinechina4770]

how is great is mikhail tal .thank you tryfon very much.i love your work

[@sugarkang]

Wonderful.

[@MysteriousLabyrinth]

Wow,what a way to play chess,mind blowing!!

[@lindageltz1009]

Tal just crushes with white. I can ever forsee myself playing like him in the future. There's so many complex, precise calculations, countless threats, reminds me of walking on tightrope. And all this done in blitz timing

[@Pietrabentivi]

(Y)

[@Bhadrudu]

In the first example against Smyslov after 1.Qh4 b5xB 2.Qg5 Nh5 3.Nh6+ Kh8 4.Qxh5 Qxa2 5.Bc3 Nf3 6.Qxf7 Qa1+ 7.Kd2 if Black played 7.- QxR+ then 8.RxQ RxQ 9.NxR+ Kg8 10.NxB black might have better chances than the text, or if black played 5. .. Bf3 instead of 5. .. Nf3 it might be better for him.

[@landrover1012]

Tal maybe a favourite person to play against among amatours coz he doesnt concentrate/fears losing valueable pieces making amatours to fall for it and give GM hard time thinking rather than playing,great chess player to learn from.

[@kesis7586]

at minute 42 after knight d5, if black plays rook c8 planing counter attack then knight e7 check forking rook and after only move king f8 then knight g6 check pawn f is pinned if king moves mate in 1 and if takes with h pawn then white has a queen for the rook from counterattack.i believe thats what Tal would play.

[@michaelmendillo7513]

My favorite 19 century player !!! 😎✌

[@oolongish]

That last game must have been tough for Geza Fuster. He himself was a fiery Hungarian (champion at one point, I believe) and future Canadian Chess Champion, as well, and a strong attacking player. I played him numerous times in the 1970's and mostly lost, of course.

[@ldeans5620]

A good little anthology. It definitely provides a little pick me up from time to time

[@FawadAmin85]

top 10 rashid nezhmetdinov sacrifices please.

[@johnpatricklazaro6190]

Cool .!!!

[@pinilan]

Genius

[@keithturner1361]

Very Good ! Now will you do 10 of Paul Morphy's greatest combinations !

[@egorevdokimov2787]

i think at 4:14 Qxd1 fails because the d8 bishop is forked after the rook recapture on f7.

[@rudolphstamaria8782]

When she's snooping thru your phone and all she sees is "Mikhail Tal's Top 10 Chess Sacrifices of all time! - (or at least in top 50 of most lists!)"

[@gustavosilvacm8932]

Sir: these sacrifices are amazing, of course, but it is a pity you did not include Bobotsov-Tal, Varna, 1958. Anyway, thanks for the posting.

[@plamenpetkov6958]

On the second example Knight takes b6 pawn (rook pinned) is even stronger

[@gansogames4927]

What is a dragon drop tactic? You mentioned it at 7:30. I've never heard of that before.

[@korto23]

Drag and drop

[@henjutsu3266]

At 41:42, why not play h6? Black can't protect with e4 as Qxd4 and while f6 may stop the mate, that's a won queen and pawn (either e or d pawns would be free at that point with tempo). Black does have a check, but it looks inconsequential.

[@ernstignitious9343]

dude looks clearly , are you really think h6 1st is a worse move than f6? ~.^

[@davidcopson5800]

@ Killian Defaoite who asks why doesn't black play (29:25) bishop takes h3. Then the white rook on b3 simply takes the bishop. I answered this using the 'reply' below this question but my answer disappeared??!!

[@vickkoms1207]

Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov, top chess sacrifices or top games plz.

[@bernaldelcastillo1768]

When Mikhail Tal sacrificed a piece the opponent scratched his head thinking "What the fuck is this?"

[@kendreamer6376]

First time coming across this lecture and my spidey senses are already alerting me black is in danger. The bishop pair is passive cutting of the rooks they have mo scope. Blacks queen is off sides and white is ready to attack the king position. White knight has way to much reach into blacks camp.

[@LesChats1991]

At 4:16 couldn't black have played Qd1? It seems to be black is material up then.

[@earthling161]

41:16 After Qf6 and Kg8, why is it equal? What can black do to stop h6 + mate-threat? /Chess-noob, thanks edit: Qe3 then Qg3 is one way?

[@guxtAv123]

on the very first sacrifice, isn't it a blunder by black to take the queen with the rook first? wouldn't it be better to capture the rook below the king with a tempo THEN take the queen?

[@AmimoBenja]

At 16:10 Why is it not a good defense by the Move Qxd5+

[@binaykhetan4961]

Tal is the best

[@tinuschneiderindenNR]

At 4:10 why didn't Smyslov take the rook on d1? Both queens were lost anyway. Then he would have a piece more..

[@ulisesgarcia1791]

the third game, what year was? and who was the rival?

[@jamiespence716]

4:17 Qxd1+, Rxd1, Rxf7, Nxf7+, Kg8, Nxd8 is this not better for black?

[@joemahierrank1466]

i think at the first demonstrations videos, the opponent of tal miss the opportunity to win the rook, by intermediate move to take the rook first with check, and then take the queen, and the opponent is winning.

[@KillianDefaoite]

29:25 Why not Bxh3 here for Black? Checkmate is unstoppable, am I wrong?

[@davidcopson5800]

You are wrong. White plays rook (on b3) takes h3.

[@davidcopson5800]

You are wrong. White plays rook takes h3.

[@vickkoms1207]

And Koblenz also)

[@bekanav]

...Qxd1+ Rxd1Rxf7 Nxf7+Kg8 and then Nxd8 and white has a piece more.

[@briankarcher4418]

Would have been cool to see Roman Toran Alberto vs Mikhail Tal. Queen sack to avoid draw.

[@HopyHop1]

Weren't many of Tal's sacrifices proven unsound by human analysis before computer engines existed?

[@constantine2197]

Clyde Rembrandt Sure but find it on the board when Tal sacs a piece or more and has an attack that can be refuted. With perfect play you can prove his sac bad. Rarely do you have the clear thought to calculate the perfect line.

[@ciprianoroi]

In 41:44, why can't White play H6?

[@jenniferp.4389]

what if Smyslov has played Bc5 instead of Bd8?

[@jenniferp.4389]

what if Smyslov had played Bc5 instead of Bd8?

[@kurzackd]

whom is game 9 and 10 against? You didn't say.

[@rahularya2917]

Mai bhi khelna chahta hu CHESS OLYMPIC

[@ikkap5877]

Playing against Tal is followed by a diarrhea 🚽

[@evelyncecilia2746]

Mikhail Tal was a great attacking player, if not the best.. HOWEVER, there is only one way to win against attacking players! Yes, you guessed it! Attack first, so he has to defend! xD

[@mwangikimani3970]

Botvinik and Petrosian had some success against Tal by closing the games up, shutting down dynamic play, and playing positionally.

[@truli91]

unless you're very good that's hard, since Tal just exchanges pieces not to gain a better or a worse position but just that he can have more space on the board. He's very unpredictible and if you think attacking him without defeding it's gonna work, then you're gonna get check mated faster than you can think.

[@Lucas_Wind]

9:25 _ WTF? c takes? I don't get it.

[@wilfredolopez1171]

the pawn on the c file takes. in other words, the pawn on the c file recaptures.

[@herrschnupke4044]

Kings crushers is very passionate about chess. I like his language, but he relies too much on engines. So he does not discuss some obvious moves for humans cause he checked it out before with the computer. That's a pity.

[@ronne403]

Unnecessary complexities