"Piece down": GM Rinat Jumabayev - GM Alexei Shirov, Slav defense, Blitz chess

[@1mcL]

I like the way Shirov communicates with his opponent after the game. Top class

[@Alekhine-lr9cp]

Humility is Shirov he talks first when the opponent was heartbroken

[@AlexanderNevermind888]

I love watching Shirov play the Slav. He just seems to know where all the pieces are supposed to be. He took over one minute for that queen move, then just appeared to see everything else that might happen afterwards.

[@thejupiter1744]

Same thing happened to me. The late Great GM Anthony Miles (then just an untitled teenager)dropped a piece to me carelessly right out of the opening in a blitz game in 1970. He sped up going for a really sharp path and I quickly lost TWO pieces and had to resign. It’s not easy when you realise you can win against a chess giant. The clock ticked down, (there was NO increment in those days just a red flag) my nerves kicked in, and Miles stayed incredibly calm which added to my nervousness.

[@clivethereddevil3178]

Miles would only have been 15 in 1970 and not a grandmaster for another 6 years.

[@thejupiter1744]

Clive TheRedDevil True but he was one hell of a chess player then and crushed far stronger players than me that afternoon.

[@kiwichess]

Shirov is an incredible tactician

[@Ronbo710]

The Bh3 Man will always be *KING* :)

[@schnabeltasse]

What is going on with the clock ? Timer moved forward and backward. What is that for an effect ? Interesting game. Very nice and THANX that there is given the PGN, that anyone can figure out its own ideas. I think White was broken by the move Bc3, this seemed to hit him also mentally while both where under time pressure. Great game from both.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Time increment of 2 seconds a move.

[@osk1517]

Incredible actually

[@marian87237]

Que bueno

[@LuisFernandez-gd2il]

Cómo hizo Shirov para ganar esta partida? Había perdido un caballo limpio. Y de repente, gana!

[@Zenthollo]

7:50 The only trick on the board! 33. Ra1 or 33. Rc1 or 33. Rf1 or 33. Rb1 but not 33. Re1??

[@Надежда-ч8ш5с]

.. ..f ' d 3' .л 'd 4' : x kp' d 6 /.+

[@ratmirtatikov8173]

👏

[@stanlearner5102]

damn

[@georgeaquino6936]

7:38 younger guy missed nd6 fork

[@guilhermebiagini949]

If Nd6, then Qc2 attacking white's rook on d1.

[@Sadeoo]

No Queen e2 or c2

[@yggdrasil9039]

4:40 how does it take 1 minute and 43 seconds out of a 3 minute blitz game to find the move Qc6 when the Queen is being openly threatened by the knight???

[@williamalexander3731]

He was looking for a way to avoid losing a piece. All the moves after Qc6 were forced and he was trying to find a better line, but there wasn't one.

[@syaifulbachri261]

Shirov shirov, klo menang koar.koar

[@Руслан-э7х8ю]

Блин с таким преимуществом проебать это просто писец..учись упрощать когда лишняя фигура..там было все просто чтобы привести игру до победного конца..

[@look-567]

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