OMG! Mikhail Tal Resigns... | Best Chess Games, Moves, Sacrifices, Traps, Strategies & Ideas

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Here's one of the greatest chess games ever played between Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov (white pieces) & Mikhail Tal (black pieces) at the USSR Championship in Baku in 1961. Reviewing this game we'll learn some of the best ideas & sacrifices from the greatest attacking players in chess history. We'll analyze how they play - their strategy, moves, traps, ideas & tactics. Playing Tal, Super Nez setup a great trap by making an exchange sacrifice, then opening up the center & attacking the king, which ultimately forced Mikhail Tal to resign! Tal was a true gentleman and exhibited the highest level of sportsmanship. When asked what the happiest day of his chess life was, World Chess Champion, Mikhail Tal stated it was this day when he lost to Rashid Nezhmetdinov and later, they also went to become very good friends. This game features the Scheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defense - Najdorf line. I also have an interesting chess puzzle at the end of this video, let's see if you can solve that.
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[@ChessTalk]

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[@BLG07]

Hi

[@darkhydra6910]

Rf8 is the winning move in the puzzle

[@shivampramanik9123]

Rf8 and nd6 and the sweety is gone...

[@AryanMehta.]

@@shivampramanik9123 Ne6 if Qd8 knight can still capture and any other move results to checkmate by Rf8 the only to prevent lose is Qf4 rook captures pawn takes back and the white queen caps the black knight with a heavy material advantage. Your answer is also right but the knight will escape and every single point matters in chess and you can't leave 3 point of knight and it's also a powerful character.

[@AryanMehta.]

@@shivampramanik9123 and even your own knight can be captures while capturing queen by the pawn.

[@dhruvnivatia9222]

The conclusion is, if you want to be Tal's friend, first defeat him 🤣🤣

[@UrGoneConcept]

Haha funny as hell😑

[@fearlessuntold1891]

Komedy kardi apne toh

[@gauravkumarjha6950]

No.. If u want to become tal's friend then it's already too late and he's dead now 😒

[@subraybhat8935]

@@gauravkumarjha6950 oh nooooo

[@subraybhat8935]

Haha funny but it's too late and he's dead. I wanted to grab that chance as well

[@rbprem4268]

Mikhail tal was a magician, but perhaps Rashid Knew a trick that no other Magician could understand... after all, the best magician never reveals his best trick!

[@vaibhav3902]

Rashid never got the title of GM.

[@DJay4]

No reverse gear nezhmetdinov

[@zaidgaming3465]

May be...Tal uses double lift ..

[@TheGamingPalace123]

True

[@abdulshakurshakur5671]

@@vaibhav3902 gm title under the foot of raasid sir

[@sourajitsaha]

Answer of the puzzle: White:Rf8+ Black:Kxf8(forced) White:Ne6+ and the Queenie is gone Thank you Chess talk for this amazing videos!❤

[@adityarajgupta6600]

@@clanergaming7454 Where is it?

[@LostboyK79]

Yup, nice try but i also think there should be better solution caz a rook and knight for queen seems pretty equalish and will not get us much advantage.

[@adityarajgupta6600]

@@clanergaming7454 No there is no checkmate variation. After Picking the Queen you can go for all the pawns

[@adityarajgupta6600]

@@shubhmishra5951 Not at all

[@adityarajgupta6600]

@@LostboyK79 It will be a very big advantage for white. After picking the queen he can go for all the pawns

[@chris_beingstupid]

Wow... that was an incredible game. Thank you for Chess talk for bringing chess into my life!

[@ghostgaming4440]

Me too

[@TheGamingPalace123]

Tal didn't lost, he just sacrificed his king 👑👑

[@casketchess7646]

😆

[@abdulshakurshakur5671]

Ye shatranj he he tere samajh me nahi aayegi?

[@AnnonymusWithTruth]

@@abdulshakurshakur5671 aur vo jo usne bola vo sarcasm tha jo unpadh ke samaj nahi aati👌

[@zakobjashonar841]

Haha

[@TheGamingPalace123]

@@AnnonymusWithTruth 😂😂

[@jackschultee8065]

Two ways I found to do this puzzle: 1. (Leads to mate) White: Rf4 Black: exf4 (If not the Queen or Knight dies) White: Qe8# 2. (Some other guy found this) White: Rf8+ Black: Kxf8 (Forced) White: Ne6+ (Forks da Queen)

[@tarungoyal0901]

Then black will not take that took instead he will rb2

[@AnthonySettergren]

@@tarungoyal0901 but after queen trade black knight is hanging? But black might be able to queen that pawn....

[@chessclouds5100]

@@tarungoyal0901 If black rook takes pawn in h2 White Qg4 taking the knight Black queen realizes and goes to d8 Then white rf8 Black king f8 White knight to e6 Queen is gone

[@prana2946]

@@AnthonySettergren Rf4 doesn't work, as black will simply respond Ra1, After Ra1, if Kg2 then Ne3+ and then wherever King moves, Pawn takes the White Rook. Even try the best option to Ra1 will be Rf1, then Rxf1, Qxf1 and Black will respond Qf2, forced Queen trade which still favors Black.

[@gamingentity7170]

case #1 issue: if white moves Rf4 black moves Ra1(check) white can only recall Rh1 to defend and if black moves Nh2(check) white can’t take with the queen or rook white king has to move

[@griffinranch3156]

This is such a beautiful channel. Always gets straight to the point, always courteous to the viewers, always tasteful with the ads. We appreciate you.

[@michaelallport5816]

Wonderful players-men who could appreciate the beauty of the game beyond their own little egos.

[@UrGoneConcept]

Being a Tal fan i could day confidently that if Tal was insane then Rashid was something i couldn't describe in words. He never was given much opportunity but when he got any, he crushed everyone and Tal really struggled against players like nezmedhinov and korchonoi because they didn't fall into the psychological trap Tal used to deploy. And Tal also said that his best day of his life was when he met Rashid. Edit: and to defeat Tal in 1961 when he was literally undefeatable when you are close to unknown in chess world really shows how Big of a Genius Rashid was

[@yuvasurya7986]

Lol tal only game played against him if he plays more against him he can destroy with his magical moves

[@divyanshujain5809]

Tal used to play better than this. I think at the time of match, he was not in his form.

[@abdulshakurshakur5671]

@@divyanshujain5809 tal raasid se haar gaya phir accept kar haar kiyu bahane banata he?

[@sathyabala8137]

@@abdulshakurshakur5671 that's wasn't a excuse it turns out and it's believed that tal has health problems at that time while fighting against Rashid so he wasn't able to concentrate properly

[@itscomplicated777]

@@yuvasurya7986 lol who told you that this is the only game played among them. And when tal himself showing this love and respect for Rashid then u must admit how fantastic was Rashid. Rashid won 3 out of 4 games played with the Magician of Riga

[@sameergaonkar1010]

Please make more videos on such unusual games. I love them. It gives me motivation to play unusual openings and gambits.

[@pjs3570]

Thank you !

[@royalghost4914]

You don't find many people who tell you about the sponsor at the end of the video. Huge respect for that!

[@deepakbhardwaj9476]

Such a good sportsmanship by mikhail tal even after losing the game.. Thats what i loved the most

[@ManishSingh-jz2hx]

Holy God that was such an agressive game! The good old times when no engines existed and you could play however rash you want and have a beautiful finish

[@pwcrabb5766]

Super presentation. Nice pace and helpful analysis.

[@mightytmz933]

5:20 love it when he says"GONE"

[@FreeFireGaming-oj1sh]

Some come to learn chess and some come here to learn english😂

[@santaroy8277]

Thanks Chess talk for this wonderful game to share with us

[@anithakumari7012]

tysm for all the vidz. BIG FAN

[@gachastar8170]

Respect for Mikhail Tal! His reaction was awesome

[@kingxiaoxiao9462]

that was an awesome game I love your chess videos one of my teachers said if I bet them in chess I'd get a chocolate bar but with your help I was the first in 5 years to beat him :) your awesome

[@girishvj]

An amazing game just loved it thank you for sharing this video with us

[@satyanarayanan1249]

Thanks Sharing this Wonderful Game ..

[@venkateshbabu348]

Wow ..what a game .. Amazing 🔥🔥

[@arshiyanaz6317]

Answer to riddle: Solution 1) Moving Rook to f8, king is forced to capture the Rook.. Next taking our knight to e6 giving a check as well as targeting the opponent's queen, Then taking the black queen.. Now, white is ahead in the game.. Solution 2) Moving Rook to f4 targeting queen and the knight, if black is greedy and captures our Rook with the pawn, it's his blunder.. We can simply take our queen to e8 and give a checkmate..😄

[@yowsp4303]

none would explain so beautifully. great game and great video

[@tezzingtonsir28]

Thank you so much for your content. Appreciated in Herne Hill London UK

[@Maulik_TheRealOne]

Amazing video 😊 Glad to see you again jeetandra sir 😊

[@sanjanneupane4503]

Loved it Jeetendra 💟 Games of Mikhai Tal whether he loses or wins , it's always fun to watch.

[@runamitra1861]

You are great for commentary.

[@ganeshpillai7545]

That was a precious game

[@AyushAwasthi-xx7xk]

Rf8+,k×R,Ne6 fork on Queen and king(winning the game)

[@ahmedgaafar5369]

you are a great guy sir...appreciate all your efforts to make us love the game...beautiful game and beautiful analysis and commentary.

[@krishnagurung8890]

great video

[@vinnnywong52]

Wow, that was amazing, mind boggling, really impressive 👏

[@harshavardhan891]

Amazing game b/w two GM's loved it ❤️❤️

[@vaibhav3902]

Rashid never got the title of GM.

[@satyavathibotla6988]

Rashid is IM

[@abdulshakurshakur5671]

@@vaibhav3902 phir bhi gm ko dhul chatane aadat thhi raasid sir me

[@anitashukla326]

Please make a video on chess openings tips and tricks.

[@HegelsOwl]

What a treat. Never seen this game.

[@fahimfoysal4965]

I want to see this kind video. Really amazing. Learn a lot from this video.

[@mamtagoyal5650]

Awesome game... Failure leads to success can be better understand by this game as after this tal said that this day was his happiest day 👏👏 Thank you Jetendra sir 🙏🏻

[@satvikkulkarni4330]

Great Video and Awesome Game between the two grandmasters Rashid Nezhmetdinov and Mikhail Tal.Puzzle Answer:-Rook to f8. It is a check and the King is forced to capture. Then Knight to e6 which forks the queen and king and 'then the sweety is gone'. I like your videos a lot. Thanks for reading the comment. Reach 1 million soon.

[@laxmichavda2448]

Love tal and chess talk

[@shivanskumar1709]

Very nice game and a cool explanation

[@Manan8]

rook f8 check. king is forced to capture and knight e6 forks king and queen. wherever king moves, knight captures queen and if pawn take knight queen takes knight and its winning

[@_17730]

I have a better solution Knight e6 force to move the black queen and the best place for black queen is e3 because he has a support of black knight And then rook f8

[@Chummahumano5145]

May be Rf8+ is the answer for the puzzle, k×f8, Ne6+ "and the sweety is gone" I like your vedios and explaination sir! Thanks a lot! Reach 1 Millon soon!

[@jdrodrigues7]

QxN = Smother Mate

[@TheAnshuman1974]

@@jdrodrigues7 What? How is QxN a mate? Its not even a check! In fact it loses the queen itself. QxN QxQ! And please do study what is a smothered mate, mate!

[@jdrodrigues7]

@@TheAnshuman1974 As Chess players, we all experience the times we miss something so obvious such as QxQ which I didn’t see until 30mins. before I read your comment. Thank you for pointing it out! There is no need to be aggressive or commanding. I know what Smothered Mate is and my variation leads to it if QxR after QxN. I just didn’t see QxQ which is a simple blindness all Chess experience sometimes. Now I’ll just reconsider the solution.

[@TheAnshuman1974]

@@jdrodrigues7 I wasn't being aggressive, not at all commanding! I was just bamboozled to see the move suggested by you. Also, I really don't think you know what a smothered mate is. The king needs to be surrounded by all its defenders leaving no square available to go and the knight then delivers a smothered mate. Its not possible in the given puzzle. Secondly, can you enlighten me the route to smothered mate or just mate even if QxR is played after QxN? I am suffering from chess blindness and can't see the way forward. So if you could please help!

[@jdrodrigues7]

@@TheAnshuman1974 QxN, QxR, Qc8+, Qf8, Qe5+, Kh8, Nf7+, (QxN possible) Kg8, Nh6+, Kh8, Qg8+, QxQ, Nf7#

[@WadudKhan]

Unbelievable match!

[@hritikeshbaadkar9767]

Thank You Jitendra Sir for showing us these kind of games...

[@kartiklakhotia3861]

But Mikhail Tal is a legend.

[@abdulshakurshakur5671]

Raasid sir ne kiya pela

[@gicocreations6680]

4:53 I think at this time Rashid could have also played Q×f3+, then also it would have ended up as a victory for Rashid.

[@ayushkadam2085]

Isnt it f4?

[@yashdubey3227]

There are many ways to escape the situation either by moving the king to g7 or bringing the queen to f6

[@RahulSingh-ew4ry]

@@yashdubey3227 correct

[@ompanigrahi5993]

@@yashdubey3227 either way he'll be finished to 2 to 3 moves

[@Ishaan419]

@@yashdubey3227 bringing queen to f6 would be a queen loss and a checkmate #

[@lallabadshah]

Awsm.. Keep up the good work 👍

[@Guddu.....24.]

What a beauty that was

[@Starmovieworld4u]

Imagine if chess talk pinned this comment

[@theteaisfantastic6672]

Finally a new video 😍

[@rajanarsimhamedi3313]

Excellent game sir❤.

[@himabindukomaravolu9376]

Best game I ever saw!

[@tech_to_know]

Insane game🔥

[@barun9665]

Unbelievable. Cool

[@aaradhyakini5842]

This was the best game i have ever seen!

[@sujathak2651]

Thankyou sir

[@poseidon4977]

Sir i love your chess explanation

[@SUGGYAN1356]

Game of two Legends

[@codebuddy3891]

wow, what a game

[@sumitvishwakarma1075]

thankyou bhaiya for bringing this beautiful game in between us

[@boogieman541]

Cool vid I will try out the plays Firt

[@hakimarifin9087]

That is a beautiful game. I like this channel. Commentary straight to the point. Some channel discussion long winding GM should play this or that till I lost the plot. This is how commentary should be done, short and simple.

[@TheOilcan5]

where do you find these great games? ,, keep em comin

[@vyrtilanyrwen3071]

First of all, I want to say how great your channel is. It’s always so clear and concise, which is a real skill. Secondly, I want to say that this game is exactly why I admire players like Tal and Nezhmetdinov. They weren’t concerned with winning. They just wanted to create. They were artists in a way that few people, not just chess players, often are. Oh, and thirdly, I found the solution to your puzzle. It’s fairly simple. 1. Rf8+ Kxf8 2. Ne6+ Kf7 3. Nxd4 exd4 4. Qxg4 Nice little attraction tactic to get a fork.

[@travellingwithrohan5638]

Nice video

[@paulkunda7410]

A very beautiful game indeed. Rf8+ Kxf8 forced and then Ne6+ forking the king and the queen

[@kalyanism4340]

What an entertaining game of chess😃

[@aerohoopsprod.4254]

Hello Sir, I really like your videos, you inspire me to play more chess. Please keep making more entertaining videos, Your almost at 1 million subscribers!

[@handsomesudhy]

It's a incredible game 😱😱😱😱

[@abhishekjoshi9650]

thank u

[@doodleclub420]

Great

[@TechnoMridulG]

🔥 🔥 Amazing game 🔥 🔥

[@padmajagrandhi5193]

Answer of the puzzle White:Rf8+ Black:Kxf8(forced)White:Ne6+and the Queenie is gone Thank you chess talk for the amazing videos

[@chilakashalemraju3668]

Really amazing. Thank you. Puzzle:- Rf8+ Kxf8; Ne6+ forks the King & Queen, and wins the Queen and ultimately game.

[@jdrodrigues7]

QxN = Smother Mate

[@ramakrishnanav933]

What a game.. Cant believe the legend is finally defeated but what a game

[@ZLAN9]

Mikhail Tal's teacher Rashid.

[@curiosityincarnated.9884]

Gentleman tal. Few have that sportive spirit.

[@suksamsful]

And amazing game!! I love the rook sacrifice

[@kanwarphziks]

Nice mind blowing chasing

[@satyasivaprasad8737]

WOW Rashid is a good player this game is so cool this is one of the best games I've ever saw omg

[@akashsharma2484]

A game of ferocious attackers ..

[@raone6145]

GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GAME!!!!!

[@bonnythelion]

A genius only can impress Incredible Mr Tal.

[@jayshrikumbhar5704]

Thanks for this puzzle. The best f8 check, the only move is king captures on f8 and then the best move night to e6 forking the king and the queen

[@etiennebertrand3979]

I think you can do it without losing the rook by menacing the queen with the knight and covering f8 for checkmate ?

[@siddharthstudymaterials1672]

(First move for white is to Rook to F8) after this (Black King have to capture Rook on F8) then (White plays Knight to E6) its a check also fock on queen and king then (black game is gone)...

[@abhijeetgore310]

Big fan

[@sunilmodak.]

He is a magician

[@charlesmukuka6338]

Please make a video on the Catalan opening

[@creativemastershikhar9820]

Puzzle answer : Rf8+ Kxf8+ (force) Qf3+ if Kg8 then Qf7+ followed by Qf8# If Ke8 Qf7+ Kd8+ Ne6+ Kc8 Qc7#

[@pulkit312]

Please make video on pirc defense part 2 I often choke while playing that

[@NiteeshGhelani]

Unbelievable

[@beeteekarthick]

Rashid Nezhmetdino was Tal's Tal. Great game.

[@itsakanz4570]

It was beautiful indeed

[@sataroopachakraborty9112]

good video

[@chessnoob261]

Rf8 check, k captures on f8 because it is forced move then Ne6 check, double attack on King and Queen

[@chessplayer20122]

Please make a video on smith mora gambit

[@karthikbalamurugan149]

Sir , pls put a video on karpov & positional play