Paul Keres vs Efim Geller - 1962

Keres - Geller 2nd place Candidates Playoff 1962
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Pillsbury Variation (D41)
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[@melodychest9020]

What a sense of humour Mato! I laughed out aloud! Great game!

[@Modardah]

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[@groth901]

not easy now a days to find a funny and instructive teacher like Mato! keep doing like this!

[@fburton8]

"Black could have ignored the checkmate..." lol! For a millisecond I wondered if this was a new chess idea that had somehow eluded me previously. Just a millisecond, mind. ;)

[@powerman2362]

+fburton8 and start attack on the queen side lool

[@balazsio]

Thanks Mato, More Keres please!

[@apostolvictor1099]

Of course we can find that move, we are Mato's followers :D ! Another awesome game, thank you for being great Mato !

[@ravis8532]

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[@MatoJelic]

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Thank you, Mato, for the hours you spend bringing these chess games to life -- your analysis and commentary bring out a wonderful drama in the games you highlight.

[@leerobbo92]

You're right Mato. Hundreds of videos later, and I see a lot of moves now, even though I'm only a sub-1200 player still. You're the best tactics trainer!

[@lowlypeasant]

After watching so many Mato videos I could predict a lot of the moves made by white.

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[@duralexsedlex162]

You're right, Mato. And I can't thank you enough for your videos. Happy new year from Paris!

[@codegeass7162]

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[@stagna1959]

Game was very important for several reasons. Winner of this game guaranteed spot in next Candidates. But more importantly, Botvinnik still did not decided if he will defend his title in 1963. FIDE abandoned champion rematch which served Botvinnik so well to regain his title against Smyslov and Tal and champ was not happy about it. He held grudge against FIDE .If Botvinnik would not play, winner of Geller-Keres match would play World Champion match against Curacao Candidates winner Petrosjan. Of course both players were excited to have some chance still to fight for World Champion title next year and tried their very best. Gelller-Keres consisted of 8 games and this was the last game. Score was tied 3.5-3.5 and Keres had to win the last game in order to win the match because he had worse Sonneborn-Berger in Candidates. What a timing to bring out his best play ! Unfortunately for him, Botvinnik decided to play next year, lost convincingly 9.5-12.5 and therefore Petrosjan-Keres W Ch match never happened. I think Keres was better match for Petrosjan in 1963 than Botvinnik was. He was 5 years younger too than old Misha. But Fortuna was against him.

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you for your valuable comment

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Your videos are now my favorite to watch!

[@iastoday9740]

you are absolutely right, i have been watching your videos for 2 years, and now some of the critical moves has become obvious, your videos has improved my game drastically. Great work Marto... i love your work ....

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[@agus.90]

you are right. your videos are pure gold!thank you Mato

[@TataMataAkrobata]

i did see the move, and i usually do cause im watching your videos for years now. the thing is, keres most likely saw that combination when he played Ne5, sometimes the hardest thing is to create a position for a sacrifice, not the sacrifice itself. thx mato for your work, cheers.

[@afdhalmuchtar9744]

It still has 993 likes. If only I could click more likes... I am now your videos collector! Regards from Aceh.

[@MatoJelic]

Thank you

[@kirkobayne9090]

The rogue knight never surrenders!

[@pierre45a]

Yes you are right. Your videos have taught me well.

[@eryniswan6518]

I can feel the beauty of Kerea moved in this game

[@MarkM2023]

I watched this again after watching Geller defeat Keres in Mato's Geller series.

[@ganeshpillai7545]

Hm i was looking for such an attacking videos.

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you r right. videos help a lot

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Thanks for your videos Mato. I watch them while doing ordinary things, which I enjoy doing because of them ( for example flossing!)

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You are absolutely right. Thanks for opening my chess boundries.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

After having watched your videos, I now (occasionally) dare to sacrifice a piece in order to tear open my opponent's castle and expose his king to attack. (If my opponent is Black and has castled kingside -- and if a knight is on f6 or h6, defended only by the pawn on g7 -- then I try to capture that knight in order to expose the king. This tactic has succeeded repeatedly.)

[@ryancarter9784]

Thanks Mato!

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Great video, Mato

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Thank you. Mato.

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Awesome chess videos

[@vanrozay8871]

it was even easier to find than one of Tal's "Greek gifts."

[@phoenixalpha5789]

You are right, Mato.

[@lucasvazquez95]

'Black could have ignored check mate' lol! Mato, that was your best joke ever

[@MAVERIKTOFA]

u r right found it in a blink of an eye

[@hnalike7778]

Yes u were right it is very easy to find such moves.

[@joshuakazanovicz2054]

you are one funny guy...thank you

[@Arifkhan-mn7yn]

nice video

[@dishil1]

U r Right Mato..:) Thanks. ..:) #TrueFan

[@MooxLive]

You are right Mr. Mato

[@sundarpichai940]

Mato, I found your comments on this one so interesting. I'm a very amateur chess player (I only play against my co-workers as a way to pass time during night shift lulls) and usually I do not find the moves when you ask to pause, but this time I did very quickly. Just curious -- how did you know? As an aside, after watching your videos, many of my co-workers no longer play me because I always win. I don't think I've actually gotten good at chess, but rather I now think about chess concepts and ideas rather than just being purely reactive.

[@AdrianCotirta]

+Dazzwidd =))) do some championships at work.. and the boss after .. gives the paychecks to the winner? :))

[@petewest3122]

+Michael Your workmates can not find the killah moves

[@Xxerick930xX]

Interesting check mate..

[@hamcakes1990]

Yes, you are right. I feel like I'm getting much better.

[@tomcummings3471]

You're right. The knight was gonna get killed anyway if the queen escaped, so that move is blatantly obvious for anyone, AND it is a notable feature of your videos to sacrifice a piece to break the castle

[@dedo4040]

hi mato yes your right about the monister knight

[@Erik_001]

Good match.

[@MandeepSingh-zb8oh]

Perfect mato

[@Walkens1]

You are right :)

[@AdrianCotirta]

nice game :)

[@flamboyantamo]

your right!

[@TripleZ3ro]

you're right

[@royalknight3115]

Mato, could you post more videos where the player with the black pieces wins? Thank you! Btw your videos are great!

[@theWZZA]

Mato, you are right, knight xg6 was pretty clear after watching your videos.

[@nagoorkani7413]

Couldnt believe balack is Geller

[@jekindadhaniya]

Right !!

[@AZR1011]

yes ur totally right\

[@themaster8034]

after watching so many Tal games, I found the killa move but in tal's style and not keres

[@wesleypickles945]

Lol so that particular attack on the king is something I might have done anyway, though I'd have struggled to end it after Qg7.

[@imnecessaryevil3879]

you were right when you said that

[@koenpalstermans9180]

what did he say at 4:15 ? this is a ... check.

[@eduardocostaeu]

I found all the moves, was easy this time :)

[@hnalike7778]

Keres was far ahead of hus opponents

[@mekko92]

what if not pxkg6 was played its not the best move for black in my opinion. what about qg6?

[@mekko92]

+Martin Koole qg7

[@baxterbrown8088]

4:01 Kf3 is checkmate right?

[@LorenzoStroe]

+Baxter Brown king to f3??

[@baxterbrown8088]

Yep!

[@LorenzoStroe]

+Baxter Brown How are you going to move the king to f3?

[@baxterbrown8088]

Pick the king up and put in on f3!

[@sushilpatel7710]

Black could have ignore the checkmate !!! Hahahahaha Funny enough

[@muteb6061]

Why white always plays d4 , e4 ?

[@Teemu_V]

+whitebeard gomo Because it's a very good idea to conquer the centre of the board as soon as you can.

[@eduardocostaeu]

e4 and d4 are one of the best ways to start... English opening is also good (c4), but I hope that e4 and d4 is better cause controls the center.

[@vishalchavda3663]

U R Ri8 Mato

[@deoliveiragilson]

kkkkkk.. black ignore the check mate...

[@TheMousikos]

I think that black lost in purpose in this game!

[@flamboyantamo]

just kidding lol

[@gelatinejaap]

..............just kidding.................

[@KillaIzNargilla]

JOKE IS REAL!?

[@3DxPOD]

You are right :)