Sacrifice & Chill | 2021 Vegas Open | Round 2 vs. Yuta Kakutani (2024)

Here's analysis of my game against Yuta Kakutani (2024 FIDE) from Round 2 of the 2021 Vegas Open.
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[@mitchellfabian7694]

Resilience, experience, and activity all are more important than material :) classy win

[@fionnodonovan1637]

Kostya, I just want to say I really appreciate not only how insightful and detailed your analysis is, but also how calm and measured you are in your assessment of your own play and your opponents' play. I feel if I can take a similarly calm mindset into my games, it will help me improve a lot. Thanks!

[@IMKostyaKavutskiy]

Thanks!

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

Beautiful mate. I like how you share your plan, but prove remaining flexible and not married to any one idea is the true key to victory.

[@perpetualchesspodcast9143]

Nice comeback, Kostya I would have been in panic mode when down an exchange there lol

[@BradenLaughlin]

Great game! Very instructive 👍

[@mariogarciagonzalez4692]

Very instructive again; this game shows how not to fear being material down and create imbalances to outplay a lower-rated oponent. Sometimes it's good to gamble and create complications to make the oponent collapse and lose the game quickly. Thanks for the lesson, sir. Now I'm going to see your report on round 3 and wish you good luck there for rounds 4 and 5. Keep us updated, please :)

[@ChessLifestyle]

It was validating to hear your thoughts near the end about Bxf6?? sacrifice after Qxa2, because that also looked great to me. A good reminder to always check the non-forcing moves (i.e. not accepting the sacrifice) before going into the sacrifice! Also loved how "does this move give me practical chances" was always on your mind. Keep it up Kostya!!

[@siddhantx740]

thats mikhail tal right there

[@IMKostyaKavutskiy]

Wow, high praise

[@nickgood3998]

I shared your video with my self.

[@IMKostyaKavutskiy]

Thank you so much

[@rudiwiesenblute2111]

great stuff!

[@charliecompton89]

What's the saying? "If the box mate doesn't work, try, try, and try again"? :-D Good game, Kostya!

[@SaurabhXDD]

One small suggestion please hide the result.

[@31redorange08]

Where?

[@venkateshs4953]

Kostya Congrats for the win!Can you please explain what is the difference between 3.Nc3 and 3.Nf3 first in this game?

[@IMKostyaKavutskiy]

Sometimes they allow different options (like Nimzo) but sometimes they just transpose

[@kiro6119]

I'm a marketing expert. You need to change the title to Sac n' Chill. I also suggest you wear a funny hat, and use a fake accent.