Paul Keres vs Robert James Fischer - 1959

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[@MajedAlShamsi]

Another simple man here!Has anyone else noticed that no woman has left a similar comment here? Women are so complicated...

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+Freakland I don't even have to see the video. Instant like and then I watch the video :D

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+Majed Al Shamsi Definitely more complicated than men. Just kidding. *white resigns*

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[@BillyStewartGuitar]

Fischer's opening preparation was legendary. He narrowed his focus to his strengths [King's pawn openings as white and a large proportion of KID as white]. He must have analyzed many 'pawn sac' ideas to gain the initiative. This is all the more impressive when you consider that this preparation precedes the use of computers. Thank you Mato!

[@skkoloa]

Very rare that Keres loses he's an amazing player, but Bobby Fischer is the greatest ever

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[@georgebush7223]

Damn,Fischer is deceptive simplicity.16yrs old taught Keres a few lessons.

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[@QED_]

"Sigh. Why couldn't I ever get Keres to play this incompetently against me (?) --- Mikhail Tal.

[@oojaa2]

Because an estonian takes extra care against a latvian.

[@alexandrelavallee5627]

This is the first game I see Paul Keres lose but he is still my hero

[@davids9885]

Mato theres something about your voice your accent and the way you explain the game. You dont waste time talking about nonsense like these other guys who act like there amazing chess players. You sound and look like a humble guy. I love all your videos and I learned so much from watching them. I just wanted to thank you and keep posting videos. People like you deserve the best in life. God bless you.

[@sundarpichai940]

I noticed that you've stopped announcing the opening after the first few moves. It's a small thing, but I found it educational when it came to anticipating the following moves.

[@twinturbohenry]

Mato, ur analysis of this game was superb! Magic, just like Bobby Fischer.

[@DrHumorous]

Wow, what a game! Fischer was a machine.

[@sopphocles]

Now that's a great game!

[@MrBradymoss]

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[@altimate1]

First match I saw Keres giving way to someone A magnanimous Paul Keres ❤️

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[@Falconbridge9]

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[@mehrdadlachini7186]

The best GM in the world Robert james bobby fischer👑

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[@samsonw7015]

I think I've seen over a 500 of these.. :D

[@bobfree1226]

the more I see the fischer games-the more I see the greatest player ever. like Micheal Jordan he was steps above it all

[@MEME-qe4ze]

awesome commentary!

[@OOOOOO-dx7zu]

just a question. At 6:37 to counter b5 why not do a rook sacrifice by rook from e8 to e1, which is a check, making the white rook in d1 to take it, which can be recaptured by the bishop at c3. the white king then can take that bishop, which is now at e1. then if we move the rook at c8 to c1, white will have to use its queen as a sacrifice. after the rook takes queen and king takes rook we can check the white king with the queen to fork the other white rook. leaving board with a black queen, 3 black pawns and one white light square bishop and 4 pawns. i hope that was easy to understand. i just wanted to know if this was a better line or at least a good line.

[@rdhtyagi]

Yes but what if instead of taking the bishop at e1, white Q takes your Rook at c8 and gives a check. After black saves his K from check, white can play Be2 to save the pawn at f2.

[@charlesbland1073]

Very intricate!!

[@thegreater-1]

I like how he says, like he is narrating the greatest of the events in the human history: "Black, played a move... ( dramatic pause) and white (another dramatic pause) resigned...).

[@pipdickens6105]

I like it too. Black played the move and white resigned. Thanks Mato, that's real fun

[@omarhuge]

at 7:21 does Qc6 also work? if Rc1 then Rc8 and then black is planning to get out of the pin with Qb5+

[@BonyS3k]

+Omar El-Habassi Kc3 and white is a pawn up

[@alfieburns3979]

Fischer did unbelievably well against keres in this tournament.

[@bbvibrabb]

Amazing explanations

[@ForStarcraft]

amazing play from bobby

[@dishil1]

Thanks Mato.....:) #TrueFan

[@LJLMETAL]

I like this game

[@Milton_PSD]

Amazing stuff

[@BecomingHollow]

Great content

[@bobtausworthe]

Fischer so often showed such a clarity of plan and ability to dig resources out of seemingly nothing.

[@samuelcastano2722]

Awesome game!

[@MaheshKumar-cx6uq]

Perhaps Keres tested the game of Fischer by taking that knight with bishop. Can't be ruled out. The next game will reveal what's what.

[@gevzoran4882]

great game

[@ident1ty]

love those, mato

[@peterpixo]

Mato, great videos, but try to correct audio before you post. It can be so much better with simple tweaks and removing all kind of noise. Try Audacity (very simple, free program). Good luck!

[@cestmirustvanlety4645]

1959.....that meanst....Bobby was 16 years old.....or young?

[@MrBradymoss]

At 7:09 Q-C6 also saves both pieces

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[@robertjencks3679]

I'm not very good at calculating ahead but wouldn't rook to e1 at 6:30 be a pretty good move? rook takes, bishop takes. if king takes then rook to c1 and the queen must block on d1. rook takes, king takes, queen b3 winning the bishop and it's rook vs queen ending. i don't think any other continuations are better for white but idk.

[@robertjencks3679]

i guess after bishop takes on e1 then queen takes rook on c1 with check. king goes g2. white would be better so i guees rook e1 isn't so good.

[@omarhuge]

+robert jencks i think you mean queen takes rook on c8, not c1, and king goes g7 not g2

[@robertjencks3679]

Oops. Thanks

[@blady667]

I found Re1 instead of Be1 in last move. According to Stockfish it also works but isn't so strong as Be1.

[@ramprasadnigudkar2072]

after move 27 can we play Re1? please tell me.

[@arkadiuszkozio408]

I prefer this how Robert plays ...!

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Much more !!!

[@momthegreatest]

Audio quality is poor Mato

[@JohnHuntFitch]

Question: why didn't black take the pawn on c5 at 0:56?

[@MajedAlShamsi]

+John Fitch You mean why didn't white* take the pawn? It would ruin the pawn structure.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

+John Fitch Also, it helps clear a path for Black's bishop on g7. Plus, in positions like this, it's generally hard to hold on to the extra pawn once you take it on c5.

[@claudiovillarroel6015]

In this game Fischer had 16 years old...was a chess monster...

[@michaeldang6734]

Why winning the pon on 1:24?

[@777LGF]

+Michael Dang White Queen to a4, check, then takes the pawn on a7 b/c black rook just recaptured on b8

[@clivethereddevil3178]

...Re1 also wins in the final position at 7:40

[@thrustvectoring8120]

I thought about the critical Re1, but that would work only if the white queen wasn't on h3-c8 diagonal :(

[@crazysea-mango2225]

7:36 does Re1 also work?

[@MarcosGonzalezPR]

No, it loses badly after ...Qc8+ then ...Rxe1 and ...Qxc3. White takes the bishop and is a passed pawn up

[@baxterbrown8088]

4:01 Kf3 is checkmate I think right?

[@coosoorlog]

+Baxter Brown probably your time is off. that makes no sense with that time.

[@nikhilrajpoot5402]

why not pawn to h5 at 7:37

[@tubewatcher38]

Instead of Qd5, I would've played Re1+ (Rxe1 Bxe1, Kxe1 Rc1+...). But then again, I'm not Bobby Fischer.

[@renishbariya5320]

👍

[@popvladut8307]

Mato , i think you should make a video of your Funny moments of 2015

[@jaysenreyes8160]

Perhaps it will work against lesser players, but not against legendary Bobby Fischer...

[@buffalo1d]

Playing fischher is like squirming in quicksand.

[@estherleetv5445]

nice game:-)

[@esclassa]

looks like that black pawn on a7 was poison to take

[@steveschollnick1729]

re8 seems to work also

[@samiaschreitah7394]

queen c3 would solve the double attack problem as well

[@groth901]

little mistake, mato! WHITE will not last very long min 4:34. good game

[@jaapvandertuuk3785]

Keres,very uncaracteristically,must have underestimated the young Fischer

[@RickJankowski92]

Can you post a game where Fischer actually loses ?

[@locutusdborg126]

+J Rick He just did.

[@eduardocostaeu]

He lost to Keres in last vídeo that Mato posted

[@pipdickens6105]

So what? Bobby was (as Tal) a world champion. And Keres? This is just a game. You can lose it, so what? Then you will win afterward, so what?

[@derventio2860]

Keres should've been a World Champion. Being an Estonian in Soviet Russia back then was a handicap.

[@xXxBladeStormxXx]

You may win the pawn, but Fischer will win the game.

[@BattleFieldGalaxy]

Bxb8 is bad also because the bishop moved twice while the knight didn't move.

[@PICCOLOALFIERE]

I think it was a trap making by fisher

[@redpinesauna5487]

Mato, Frequently, after s series of speculative moves, you make the comment "...and black (or white) is better". There are no obvious reasons - to me at least- why a position is better. I need instruction on how to evaluate positions. Thank you for you video's

[@michatroschka]

mostly better position of the pieces, better developed etc

[@Dailyx1]

So Fisher is the one who beat that guy hehe

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Mato myratings Improving to 1400 before is 1250

[@whale_sea_about_that_4_shore]

YAY got be1 right

[@curaticac5391]

"Keresh"--phonetically.

[@TransparentSkull]

I think Keres best Chessmaster, but Fisher won because he use the reflect of enemy mind, and chess figures just like shadow's

[@grandpahiggins]

chess is the art of replication without flaw

[@grandpahiggins]

well said sir

[@Hallands.]

In total R. J. Fischer beat Paul Keres +4, -3, =4

[@Hallands.]

Privatserver WoW Meaning Hellary could have beat him today?

[@JohnHuntFitch]

Whoops, I meant why didn't white take that pawn on c5?

[@yazan.kioumgi]

7:57 Next time Play Queen a6. Don't let the lovely Queen "imaginary" die if you don't have to.

[@tovaris09]

tal would won

[@OilOnCanvasHowIDoIt]

Keres created a Poisoned pawn took it and lost the game

[@josephroda7110]

Of course FISCHER GOT HIS REVENGE WHEN HE LOST BEFORE WHEN HE CRIED TO KERES AT YOUNG AGE

[@brechtv1269]

I think chess and surgery not so different

[@MajedAlShamsi]

+Brecht t I don't know. Whenever I'm in surgery, they usually put me to sleep. I can't play chess if I'm asleep.

[@ВладимирБризицкий-й9т]

They was very weak players. Thank you Mato.

[@olasek7972]

+Steven YES