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

This is how my dad, GM Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez, beat former chess world champion Mikhail Tal in 1984.
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[@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

[@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🇦🇷

[@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.

[@user-st3rx6mm1u]

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

[@Sa_tycker_jag]

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]

@@Sa_tycker_jag noshit

[@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.

[@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.

[@latue87]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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...

[@macbookfatty281]

That’s a nice story

[@sushrutdahal]

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

[@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

[@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. ❤️

[@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.

[@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.

[@ExcitingBob]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@howard5992]

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

[@jimgoshorn6182]

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

[@eyestoseefe7618]

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

[@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!!

[@codystephenson3607]

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

[@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

[@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!!!

[@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!

[@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!!!

[@tombstoney]

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

[@ronbirnbaum1968]

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

[@ki6eki]

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

[@tommyshelby9406]

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

[@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.

[@giacomoguarnieri2461]

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

[@mateohungler2113]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@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!!

[@AcBrasileiro]

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

[@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!

[@williamburdon6993]

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

[@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. :-)

[@randallcauley9484]

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

[@onyegiriifeanyi6951]

I just stumbled on your channel and I absolutely love your content! Love your family and you for letting us into your lives! Thank you Anna!

[@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!!

[@davidpark737]

astounding bishop play, a lot to learn! thank you cramlings

[@gordonthomas632]

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

[@YouGot2expressurself]

Big respect for showing us this ! Great honor!

[@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.

[@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

[@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🙂

[@himanshu5205]

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

[@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

[@danielgalon1294]

i love to watch you guys! keep up with those great videos! much love from Brazil

[@donovan665]

Brilliant video love how you and your family have such a passion that warms the heart.

[@twinturbohenry]

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

[@jibiteshsaha4392]

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

[@eliav207]

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

[@31145_]

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

[@yakupborklu1781]

My 1st time watching a YT video of yours. Your father seems like a very sweet person. You must be proud to have such an awesome dad. I can only imagine how fun it was for you to learn chess from one of the best of his time... I wish you and your family a long and happy life

[@elindauer]

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

[@JoseFlores-du4my]

Im angry that I am barley discovering this channel! I love pops already. Awesome content!!

[@AdityaJyothilal]

Enjoyed the game and explanation . Would love to see a best games compilation :)

[@codegeass7162]

Beautiful, both the game, you, and your dad. What a pleasure to watch.

[@mustakimnafi682]

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

[@darylwong4403]

More than just the chess game and analysis itself, I really enjoyed seeing the bond the both of you had over chess! 😍😍

[@holgerdanske2376]

Hi Anna! You are doing great! Thank you for your videos! We actually celebrated New Years evening together many years ago in Stockholms Schacksalonger and we had a nice chat... I wish you and your family all the best!

[@worrellrobinson4332]

Well done Anna!... This was a very interesting game of your dads, who explained his joy of the game with youthful energy. Keep up the good work, stay blessed and fantastic.

[@stevet9418]

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

[@simonmadland5071]

Great video and great game, would love to see more of your parents best games!

[@granthidor]

holy shit you're at 60k subscribers! last time i checked a few months ago you were at 10k! i'm happy for you. you deserve it.

[@deranged_human]

whoa so cool, id love to see more of your dad's game!

[@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.

[@seanhunter111]

Such a great spirit between these two and a beautiful game worthy of defeating a great champion like Tal. I love seeing his pride not just at the beautiful pawn sac in the endgame but at even moves he calculated but didn't get to play like f5! in the middlegame

[@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!!

[@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

[@Gamekanaal-net]

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

[@abrielrobertsson4160]

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

[@claudiogiordani89]

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

[@oversensitivenipples]

absolutely loved this! pops played a genius game against the goat

[@TYinHD]

Legendary game. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@lewisvilletexas]

Loved the video. You will have this recording to look back on when you are older.

[@Szachybyskawiczne]

Great series Anna! Best regards to Your Dad! Awesome chess style Sir!

[@visionbishop9517]

Thank you both for this!!!

[@marcfleischmann269]

The magician of Riga

[@demianschultz3749]

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

[@914Rocky]

Love it. Your parents are awesome. And such great players, obviously.

[@samfisherniallcase5692]

Wow this is incredible! Thank you so much for sharing this! ❤ @Juan

[@MrPawnstorm]

Thank you Juan Manuel and Anna for this beautiful game. Waiting to see your analysis in the game vs Korchnoi 😁

[@fedes9626]

Such a great teacher your father Anna. Wonderful game and against Tal!!

[@DocESP]

A god among the game. Stumbled onto this channel. Hooked and learning GM's and daughter. Thank you🤓👍

[@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!

[@janH58]

Great play and nice to see dad and daugher analysing this. I like to see the Kortchnoi game too.

[@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.

[@hernanflores9281]

Nice pawn sacrifices, what a beatiful game I really enjoyed this video

[@nicolas8662]

beautiful video, so interesting to have your father explainig his game. Thanks

[@joaopires8815]

Such a sweet video. Superb win against one of the best ever 😊

[@AllBlackErryThin]

Enjoyed this game, also liked hearing the spanish/spanglish in past games with Juan!

[@SleeplessinOC]

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

[@philchazwill]

Fantastic stuff !! Many thanks for sharing.