My GM Dad Beat The LEGEND Mikhail Tal, This is How

[@guilhermeportilho3206]

Incridible how after so many years your father still remember his thought process during the game. Chess players are beasts.

[@acpliego]

GM…

[@barzorrr]

@@acpliego good morning to you too

[@acpliego]

@@barzorrr lol

[@altair91100]

Also players often write comments to their moves

[@abhishekdawar608]

Once a gm always a gm

[@Whiskypapa]

Imagine having Tal as your hero (and rightly so) and then people start calling you “the spanish Tal”… That alone would be enough for me make me happy with my chess career… actually, not just career, my entire life.

[@kotakbulat]

Me tooo

[@drakaryscr8890]

True

[@keizan5132]

Imagine having as a father someone who beat the one and only Mikhail Tal. What an honor, Anna. Thank you for sharing this

[@hoomanov]

and Korchnoi!

[@josemari2758]

And has been chess champion in Spain 5 times

[@Youtube_Globetrotter]

Pia Cramling is her Mother allso

[@Beery1962]

Anna's dad is 100% right - it would be worth it to lose every game if you could beat Mikhail Tal just once.

[@felp1667]

@@KZbin_Globetrotter noshit

[@nicomolina]

See how your dad's eyes shine with enthusiasm, you bring back good memories, you fill him with the sense of importance that he deserves, you remind him of old times when you were a child and he taught you how to play. Anna, you are an example of a person with a big heart.

[@nicomolina]

Un beso enorme desde Arg🇦🇷

[@SeddincY]

By reading the title, Im really amazed by what his dad accomplished, but then his dad go on and said prior to this game , tal beat him 0-4. Just shows also how humble the dad is , and reminds me that Tal is still the monster lol

[@smokesandalloy9487]

Even better to beat someone after first taking a loss (or more). Amazing.

[@brycepeddicord6763]

Now I wanna see those games!

[@RootGroves-hl8kt]

And thats in 1984 when Tal was way past his prime.

[@LogioTek]

​@@RootGroves-hl8kt for Tal, it doesn't matter as much that he was way past his prime, Tal was a very unique player in that he played with intuition/instinct, not calculations, so he saw games completely different to other players, that's why he was the one who famously and casually solved "Plaskett's puzzle" in 1987 in front of 3 world chess champs (including Kasparov) - it took 2020s engines to reliably solve it with depth 50+ calculations, and the only one who beat Kasparov in 1992 blitz tournament, Kasparov knew Tal very well and talked about him in interviews and said that Tal was the only one he knew who didn't calculate but instantly saw at least 8 moves deep ahead, there's even a story about how Tal destroyed an IM from a hotel bath tub giving and receiving moves over the phone without a chessboard setup, Tal was a rare born genius

[@DC-zi6se]

@@LogioTek But how can you play without calculations... Just pure instincts?

[@nourm7008]

I cannot believe how I stumbled upon this channel. Your dad is so close to the heart. It's as if he's my own dad... I hope you feature him more. This is so heartwarming.

[@latue87]

It's very cool to see a family getting to share a passion like this.

[@andro99991]

My dad is an amateur chess player (he is 73 now and today is his birthday) and he, as a young lawyer, was involved in organization of two big tournaments in my country back in the 80s, with Tal, Korchnoi, Petrosian, Kasparov, Spassky, Timman, Andersson...playing. As an organizer, he (even for brief time) met them all and used to tell me stories about how they were. He told me that Tal was the kindest person ever and a monster only at the chess board - he was genuinely nice and harmless in real life. After his tournament game, Tal used to go to hotel restaurant, eat something, order a bottle or two of wine, take the chessboard and clock out and played blitz and traded jokes with whoever wanted to play (grandmaster or beginner alike) till dawn. Korchnoi and his assistant (who later became his wife) were like prima donnas, very demanding and sometimes unpleasant to deal with, but he told me Korchnoi had very witty, dark sense of humor. Also, during the tournament Korchnoi was also playing a simul against hundred or so players, and one of his opponents tried to cheat. While Korchnoi was away, opponent moved Korchnoi's rook to a different square (favorable for the opponent). When Korchnoi came to the board, he immediately took the rook and threw it in opponent's face :) During one of the tournaments, Kasparov, who was 19 or 20 years old, had a passionate affair with a local girl and, because of it, was so inspired he actually crushed the field with +8 or +9 score. However, the problems started after the tournament was over - Kasparov wanted to stay with the girl (who was an university student or something like that) and didn't want to leave the country, so his mother Clara had to put her foot down :) Of all the players my father disliked Petrosian the most (he told me Petrosian was a, quote, "complete a-hole towards everybody") and liked Swedish gm Andersson the most. They were (and still are) about the same age and my father managed to draw against Andersson in a clock simul. They made friends after that and hung out together quite a lot while the tournament was on. My father always used to say he would get in contact with Ulf if he ever visited Sweden, but so far he didn't have that opportunity...

[@ClumsyShoulders]

That’s a nice story

[@ChessSenpai]

Thank you for sharing!

[@Controlqueen31]

Imagine being Korchnoi, a great player who never won the world championship. He must have been a guy full of resentment and it must have affected him to have seen how all his contemporaries of the same level achieved it. Petrosian was a KGB agent, and we know how those guys were like.

[@ephrembiruk3658]

Tal, impossible not to love that guy. no wonder everyone loves him

[@critical_analysis]

Tal was a hero both on and off the board. Very few great players are like Tal. Very kind and modest. Anand's hero was Tal and young Anand did play like Tal but more importantly he inculcated the humility and modesty of Tal. Tal, my favourite ever player. A legend who is born to excite the chess enthusiasts.

[@Matthew.Morcos]

Your dad's memory is insane. The way he recalls the multiple lines he calculated over 40 years ago up to 10 moves deep at 4:17 is crazy

[@joseantonioarceneguirodrig1106]

Tu padre nos hizo disfrutar mucho en los 70. Pura creatividad. Cada vez que jugaba 1.b3 u otras lineas poco habituales generaba belleza y energia. Mi admiracion.

[@howard5992]

The love that Anna has for her dad is so obvious. It makes me smile. Keep these joint videos coming !

[@juangamazo5781]

Beautiful game! Tal became a defensive player from the beginning of the game. No counter play from one of the greatest attackers of all time. He must've hated that.

[@RootGroves-hl8kt]

Yah this is what Botvinik used in his rematch against Tal in 1961.He played boring closed positions and he beated him.Tal used to be a great attacking players and if you gave him the initiative it was over.

[@jimgoshorn6182]

Your Dad's calculations were a joy to watch. Please consider sharing more of your parents' games and analysis with us.

[@davidnelson4960]

More pops! Anna, you are in such a unique position. We would love to see you do three series simultaneously, one centering on your father's matches with other famous players, one on your mother and her story as one of the first female grandmasters, and your story about reaching IM of WGM. You would be doing such a service to the world of chess. In only a couple years, you would have quite an archive, a first hand recount of chess spanning almost 100 years.

[@dougcameron6609]

Very good idea

[@theoldleafybeard]

Amazing. A more than serious adventure. ❤️

[@eyestoseefe7618]

He's so proud of that win.. it was a pleasure watching him walk you through that game

[@antoniobenard]

Gran Maestro Juan Manuel, me encanta como lo revive con tanta emoción y pasión, se ve que disfrutó mucho la partida y aparte la paciencia y cariño con el que comparte esto con nosotros, Gracias!!!

[@codystephenson3607]

Beautiful to see his passion and pride. What a wonderful Dad

[@alejandrosierra3743]

Some others games of your father but explaining them in spanish would be awesome!!!! There is a big spanish community and you could always subtitle them! Big fan of your father here.

[@fuzzzone]

I love this idea. I think he would be even better able to eloquently express his thought process in that format and we'd have the opportunity for good subtitles (the auto-generated ones are horribly inaccurate). Win-win.

[@ArgieGrit]

"He knows chess, because he resigned this position" THE SHADE!

[@deesse8892]

There's no shade in that comment, it's a compliment.

[@leungsz]

The reason is that if both opponents are skilled enough, with an extra piece or two, it is simply a matter of time before victory is earned, so it's simply acknowledging the obvious.

[@234i9]

thats respectful. wtf are you on about

[@baptistebauer99]

Seriously, I love videos featuring your parents :) They are so wholesome, but at the same time, so incredibly dangerous at chess. I am happy the world has seen a clash between those two titans. It was an incredible game! Congratulations :D

[@Anonymous-eo2kb]

Your parents are a blessing, Anna. Both of them are GMs. You have the opportunity of getting personalised mentorship from GMs, a privilege most of us don't have!

[@jaydentokar-katz3600]

Your father is clearly so passionate about chess and this game in particular and is incredibly proud of how he played this game. I commend you for giving him a platform to share this incredible story with your audience. Amazing daughter!

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

Great game! Let’s see the Korchnoi game and any other game your Dad want to show!! Great questions, Anna!

[@is6201]

Por favor , más vídeos con tu padre. Además el perfecto acento de tu padre se me hace muy fácil de entenderlo. Yo hablo igual!!! Menudo maestro

[@laurieinvideo]

Your dad's a fuckin' badass.

[@bigpoppa2778]

It takes some balls to pressure tal into passive chess

[@ChocolateMilk..]

Why are you swearing?

[@BANKO007]

Wash your mouth out.

[@PabG77]

Right? he is such a beast... Those calculations man... Great player.

[@Vivungisport]

@@BANKO007 It's just a saying, not meant in a bad way.

[@Lorlei-l8y]

you’re such a gift anna! it’s a parent’s dream to have a daughter or son to listen to them talk about what theyre passionate about l. theyre so lucky to have a daughter like you

[@ExcitingBob]

"I played Spassky and Karpov" oh this guy is probably pretty good.

[@ant_ig]

and he isnt even the best in his familly😅

[@RootGroves-hl8kt]

@@ant_ig He is tho.

[@brunokingz]

​@@RootGroves-hl8ktPia is the best

[@MiguelParajon-m7v]

@@brunokingz Juan was better at his peak. He's like 20 years older than Pia.

[@markb6158]

Anna is so incredibly lovely, the smile is just incredible. One of the best smiles I’ve ever seen. Pure beauty, joy and kindness. The dad seems so wonderful. Great family!!

[@hongkongcantonese501]

Child of TWO GM’s. There needs to be a documentary about your family. Su padre es muy hermoso.

[@renaldorini]

This is some of the best chess content I've seen in a while. Love listening to all the side lines and thought process. Very cool video!!

[@ryou8820]

I really loved the endgame and the title he got ain't no joke , being super aggressive and playing tal himself that's really exemplary

[@mustakimnafi682]

Brilliant!! Your Father was brilliant and now also at age 72 your father is still brilliant !! . This is the strongness of a Grandmaster.

[@loulucat7870]

Una partida brillante con trampas realmente ingeniosas que tu padre había preparado contra Tal. Anna, sigo tu canal desde hace poco tiempo porque conocí tu canal como fan de tu madre Pia Cramling. Bueno, como español, soy naturalmente un patriota local y por lo tanto he reproducido muchas de las partidas de tu padre y las he analizado por mí mismo. Y, por supuesto, también soy un gran admirador de Michael Tal, el "incendiario" del ajedrez de su época. Y recientemente también me he convertido en fan tuyo, Anna. Tu canal es muy animado, muy interesante y también muy humorístico. Me gusta mucho con qué respeto te acercas a tus oponentes en los parques de ajedrez y demuestras tu abierto aprecio por tu padre admirando sinceramente las muchas trampas ocultas contra Michael Tal. No escenificas nada, eso es puro respeto. Bravo, sigue así. Mis mejores deseos. José de Madrid y en la generación de tus padres. :-)

[@hims5205]

You can look on her face she is so proud of her Dad.❤️😌

[@palazuz]

Thank you so much, this was legendary, I was always a fan of Tal and Alekhine and your dad lived a moment with one of them, so your dad is a living legend

[@PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez]

Qué lindo video, allí compartiendo con tu padre. Felicitaciones por tu canal. ¡Ya son casi 100.000 suscriptores!

[@gerard7210]

It was indeed a beautifull goal or achievement for your dad... and for the chess(database) too. Congrats!!!

[@halfaheartbongobongo]

Imagine beating not just someone in an attacking game like this, but the famed attacker Mikhail Tal. Absolutely wild game.

[@tommyshelby9406]

Awesome for you Anna !! You had the best Mom and Dad Growing up !!!

[@WalterLiddy]

Very elegant moves, and Tal on the defensive the entire time. This is really amazing.

[@amun1040]

This was beautiful, please more videos with your father, you can see how different his generation viewed the game and thought about the position because they had to prepare without engines. I am definitely looking forward to the game with Korchnoi and let him go to side lines as much as he would like and maybe talk about the tournament overall, how was his stay and non-chess related info, Subscribed.

[@yikemoo]

There's something so wholesome about a daughter sharing her audience with her dad, and letting him re-live more or less his greatest moment.

[@stevet9418]

I love the way Anna looks at her Dad, such admiration

[@mateohungler2113]

This series where you bring your GM parents is so educational! I love it!

[@piorajdonbosco4964]

My uncle and mum were really into chess from my grandfather. This brings back great memories of them teaching me how to play and having a good old laugh at same time. Keep up the great content!!

[@soba_fm]

Chess players see the board so much more deeply than I can picture they have such clear foresight in every move it’s crazy

[@twinturbohenry]

Mad respect for GM Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez! Thank you for sharing this game and your perspective. Amazing video!!!

[@tombstoney]

The game was pure chessgasm and also your father seems like a very nice guy. You should definitely do more videos like this.

[@crazyboysince1998]

Listening to her dad's reasoning and his vision of everything on the board even simple things like not giving up control of e5 with his pawn then pushing for c5 so he could break the structure. It is actually mind blowing to me that's not how I think when I play chess at all really shows how much skill GMs have compared to everyone else who just plays chess.

[@NicholasCompass]

Must be incredible to have beaten Tal, such an amazing player he was.

[@elindauer]

When Tal plays a move you didn't see, your heart must skip a beat! Great game, such an instructive and joyful retelling.

[@seanwoodburn2616]

As an older novice this was incredible to watch. It took me several times to fully comprehend but I finally got it. I have always thought that Anna's attitude and enthusiasm might attract new players. After watching both Pia and now Juan Manuel I realize that it is genetic. What an interesting family. Cheers!

[@chessperlismalaysia3941]

No It's not. If genetic then why magnus do not become GM?

[@seanwoodburn2616]

@@chessperlismalaysia3941 LOL, my bad... I meant the infectious good attitude. They all seem so kind. You are absolutely right about skills.

[@skillfuldabest]

Nature always beats nurture

[@hallu6666]

I had a wonderful time listening to father and daughter discussing a grand game in which the father masterfully outplays one of the most creative maestros of chess. I was also a great admirer of your mother, Pia Cramling. Thank you for creating such a homely, warm atmosphere in KZbin. God bless you all.

[@nicholaschuma6304]

I love the relationship you have with your dad❤️❤️,wish mine was here but it is what it is💯💯…he’s a kind man

[@JosephWagoner16]

Okay, much love to the KZbin algorithm for suggesting this! This is so awesome! Your dad is such a character, you should do a whole series of interviews with him just telling stories of fighting against actual legends! Thanks for sharing this with us interweb weirdos!

[@allthatjazz-7]

Tal's underrated forte was imo that he was such an accomplished defender and counter attacker, as you can see here, he very nearly pulled off a great escape, but for the hanging pawn on a7 . A good try from a worse position. I guess his slow opening was to blame. And the Spanish player had great pins and ideas.

[@pumagutten]

Great game by the Spanish Tal and as always beautiful to see the beautiful relationship between Anna and her father!

[@claudiogiordani89]

Super dad 😊 you are so lucky Anna to have parents like this in your childhood and life ❤️ never forget it!!

[@abrielrobertsson4160]

The admiration and love she has for him as her dad is so evident and pure. Btw, I love his aggressive style.

[@KeepsYouUpAtNight]

So beautiful to see your father so proudly, not only recounting this fond memory but also sharing it with such pride and bliss with his amazing, shining and promising daughter that it fills him with even more pride and joy!! ☆♡♡☆

[@ervinvonhimmel]

I was born in Riga and grew up there, in the park, where Tal played (he lived near Vērmane Garden) from time to time, there are still people playing chess today :)

[@Kapitan07]

Your dad looks like Pablo Picasso

[@darsonb904]

The relationship you both have is incredible. Especially with the chess you both bounce off each other and make it so engaging. Do you have hopes of becoming a GM like your parents?

[@Gamekanaal-net]

Your dad is a national treasure. His enthusiasm is awesome.

[@williamburdon6993]

Great memory, I'm glad you can share the love of the game with your papa.

[@yosoyparrandero]

Anna, te descubrí hace poco y me has devuelto la pasión por el ajedrez que tenía de niño. Llevaba 30 años sin jugar, y ahora juego a diario online, ¡muchísimas gracias! Estoy viendo los vídeos con tu padre y es maravilloso, me encanta su forma de contar sus partidas, ¡¡ojalá hagas más de este tipo!!

[@Alejandrito2332]

Oh my god, your father was a beast!! Incredible player, he held the pressure of playing such an attacking player as Tal. Again, what a game! I really enjoyed how he sacrifice some pawns just to create some tricks or secure the advance of others. Genius!

[@renehenriksen1735]

Now we all want to see the game against Viktor Korchnoi, who gave Karpov a blue eye, acted like he owned the whole world and always said that a great chessplayer´s greatness is best seen in his madness. :)

[@lewisrangi9123]

Please thank your mother and father for sharing there games and thoughts during the games. It's something you don't get to see or hear much, especially from the person who actually played the game. It would be fantastic to hear both players perspective of different games they have played against each other. In this day & age it is possible to put links to each other's games. As long as people was civil towards each other, who knows it could be something that could spark more interest in chess.

[@FWCC1]

This is WONDERFUL! He played and defeated THE WIZARD?? Tal hardly ever loss. Tal one of my favorites.

[@ja1212az]

. A fantastic game and a wonderful relationship between father and his daughter. Greetings from Málaga.

[@demianschultz3749]

Incredible to meet someone who played and also beat all those legendary players

[@franssjoman9212]

Älskar farsan mera av hans gamla partier och analyser hade varit kul att höra hur han började spela schack / hur det schackmiljön i spanien såg ut - och historien bakom hur han träffade din mamma! Superhärlig pappa🙂

[@YouGot2expressurself]

Big respect for showing us this ! Great honor!

[@Treviscoe]

Not many people could beat Tal, so that really is something to be proud of.

[@SomeKindOfMattias]

Your dad is amaz! (I mean the whole family really). I grew up playing chess semi-professionally (well, not really :) in a time where Kasparov was the idol, you got taught My System, and people revered Fischer and Casablanca. But Tal was BY FAR my favorite, he’s like the Dr House of chess. There’s something so pure about his intuition, willing to take risk and just make things happen, while having cigarette hanging from his lip and being hungover. Some magic there that even a monster like Carlson can’t replicate. Tack så jättemycket, underhållande! :)

[@randallcauley9484]

Brilliant. Also, love your father’s cadence and fricatives - it’s a very pleasant conversation.

[@jibiteshsaha4392]

10:14 this is a very badass reputation Tal has got🔥🔥😂😂

[@D_SQ]

15:22 "Play with the Bishop I don't know where." Dad is savage. 😂😂

[@31145_]

Qué majo tu padre! No me extraña que tengas esa alegría Anna... Grattis för din kanal!

[@giacomoguarnieri2461]

This was heartwarming and enjoyable on so many levels. Thanks Anna and congratulations to your dad for this fantastic game!

[@julio5074]

Juan Manuel Bellón was my idol when I was just a beginner. I remember attending an exhibition game against Karpov in consultation with GM Diez del Corral that ended in a draw. Thank you very much Anna.

[@SleeplessinOC]

Her parents both seem like such nice and kind people ❤❤

[@JamesJoyce12]

when you realize your dad is more of a rock star than you will ever be - mine was when I saw my dad on the wing of a P-51

[@ki6eki]

Awesome video! Loved listening to your dads thought process and showing why different lines wouldn’t work

[@GreenPonderer]

Brilliant! I love it and your whole family. Stay healthy. And all the best! Greetings from Southern Germany

[@gordonthomas632]

Really enjoyed the game analysis and look forward to seeing the Korchnoi game!

[@tabularasa2015]

Great respect Anna, to your father and your family! Jan

[@juanramonherreraarteaga3807]

For me, Juan Manuel Bellón was a very creative player. I remember his skills playing white with the outstanding Belgrad Gambit. Best whises for both of you.

[@FLMKane]

Holy hell. You're dad is so cool Too bad he couldn't play Fischer and Kasparov. Would have completed the post ww2 20th century set

[@maxkelter3561]

Makes me want to play chess again. There is always computer chess when there's no chess club or someone around. Was fun watching. Thanks.

[@susymay7831]

Excellent presentation, Anna! Your excellent videos point toward you having a big future in virtually anything you put your mind to.

[@jansnauwaert1785]

Hahaha. Sure.

[@jabeesguerra4898]

That "knight to d5" is a double-exclam! I've played the knight sac in the Sicilian as an attacking device. But Juan's positional combo gives it a whole new meaning for me.

[@sebastianavalos1917]

Extraordinario!! Tu padre dominó a Tal toda la partida! Que bestia. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@robertpower6712]

Beautiful to see the love and respect between father and daughter.

[@Black_Knight2306]

Respect to your father. Genius guy.

[@AcBrasileiro]

Beautiful, Anna! Thx for share! Congrats to your father! 👏👏

[@allanturmaine5496]

This guy is fascinating to listen to. He speaks with such passion.

[@BertDoesMusic]

This is so wholesome. :) Your dad is a great player.

[@smoorej]

The fact that your dad beat beat Mikhaïl Tal is pretty much the coolest thing EVER

[@eliav207]

So cute to see you together and such a great game. Love this.