Short Vs. Kasparov - Speed Chess Challenge Final Game

Live at the Hippodrome, 1987. World Champion Garry Kasparov goes against the highest rated British player Nigel Short for the London Docklands Speed Chess Challenge Trophy.
• Short Vs. Kasparov - S...
Game 6 of 6. Kasparov employs his beloved Sicilian Najdorf and achieves a big advantage after the opening. But then...
Live commentary by Grandmaster Ray Keene.

[@AlistairIRL]

Now, if I'm not mistaken, Kasparov... is assembling his pawns... yes, into a Mega Chessatron. This isn't looking good for Short.

[@sigma_jaeger8781]

Seems Kasparov is pissing all over the board

[@Pancakes_Master]

Kasparov: Full House Short: Royal Flush Mrs. Bun the Baker Stone Cold Steve Austin

[@rustic_dweller]

Yes

[@lololordjr]

Lol

[@alpaca8152]

suddenly Ohio'd in 2013 💀

[@jassandhar9442]

Wow, this commentator is amazing.

[@kadpw7]

+Jas Sandhar lol one of the worst

[@kennethmcdonald9736]

Grandmaster Keene. He narrated The 12 Best Games of Chess

[@allthefail7274]

Good clear commentary, plus 2D chessboard visuals, plus sporadic clips of the contenders= fantastic chess experience; yet this was the 80's, and no such experience can be witnessed even on the 2014 matches available on KZbin.

[@backpages9885]

ikr, it's extremely aggravating.

[@chriseras5790]

cooldudebailey

[@danmandm9157]

+Nihilism LOL Good clear commentary

[@mitch3443ful]

Still the same in 2017. Just an update :)

[@sandrabeethoven6033]

Nihilism enocuzqnt

[@lollertoaster]

That was far more exciting than I expected.

[@justinmccabe7613]

Lol I love the heavy metal music and bad-ass set for a game of chess. Might as well be Wrestlemania!

[@rickresendiz1871]

The 80s! Weirdnhair. Electric guitars! game shows! lazer lights!... With chess???? We can sit here and complain.. Or appreciate the journey chess has taken in time. This is an amazing clip. Commentator is great.

[@bobthabuilda1525]

Why the hell complain?? This is amazing!!

[@rexes92]

I love this commentator

[@tmpqtyutmpqty4733]

+rexes92 8:49 10:30 10:45 and the funniest of all 18:03 And his entire analysis is almost always wrong. But he has a nice voice clearly.

[@1981lashlarue]

I never knew chess commentary could be so entertaining!

[@Prasen1729]

Amazing commentary. Nigel Short such a great player.

[@joey06612]

i wish chess was still covered like this :(

[@MrJackOfAllTraits]

Absolutely not. It's this kind of programming that holds chess back from becoming a world wide sport. Chess is headed in a magnificent direction for the betterment and spread of the game.

[@user-bk9fk2tq2z]

@@MrJackOfAllTraits I found nothing wrong with the video.

[@ethanhola1670]

Excellent end play by Short, my god. That was beautiful playing.

[@Andalus710]

Honestly, this commentary and instant board visuals is much better than today's programs with idiot chess wannabe champions giving us lines and variations that spoil the fun of watching two great players battle it out. Do the analysis later and let people enjoy the game especially blitz games.

[@radar9561]

People who are lower rated enjoy the line analysis because it helps to explain some of the less obvious moves. Besides, Ray Keene here is clearly not on the same level as Kasparov and Short - consistently recommending White to queenside castle into an open C file to facilitate an attack on black when Kasparov has not yet committed his king, either. Evgeny Miroshnichenko, for example, is commenting on the current FIDE world Rapid and doing a great job of actually predicting the top level play.

[@pedro3847]

I agree

[@karameldin]

I did enjoy the commentary indeed, not sure though which one is better at that time or nowadays..

[@chriscross1424]

Totally agree the commentary had a lot to do with why I found this whole clip so enjoyable. I think 99% of us who aren't masters enjoy this style of commentary much better

[@BouncealongInf]

I started watching this clip at random and thought "Kasparov will win because he is Kasparov". Never give up. Re: commentary, this is from the time when chess was shown on TV (in the UK) and Kasparov was considered a superstar.

[@CorporateEvolution]

This is like chess meets Vegas.

[@tintinmilou9471]

more like blackpool

[@santus07]

Im here sitting on a bus, watching this game. What a battle, and a joy to see this

[@Josh-vc6zl]

A truly astounding game, chess now is nothing like chess then, I feel almost envious at the amount of fun they two seemed to be having. This match was truly inspiring.

[@kennethmcdonald9736]

Great fightback by Nigel. Cool game. Grandmaster Keene also narrated The 12 Best Games of Chess

[@nonabyte]

Kasparov should've made the Mega Chessatron.

[@KiltedGorilla]

João Pedro Carvalho Ah, but Short had converted his knight into a unicorn, so Kasparov had to have a full house.

[@nonabyte]

Still, why he didn't slip a spy behind Short's defenses?

[@KiltedGorilla]

Good question, his thoughts may have been clouded over with the desperate need to piss all over the table.

[@nonabyte]

If he did that Short would've simply used a Stone Cold Steve Austin.

[@ContraereaSerba]

Nah, the Mega Chessatron is easily defeatable with the lovely swing

[@6lackhat]

God!! they were so young!

[@ryanmcallister2321]

Great game. Amazing how dominate Kasparov was in the opening and then blew it all away. Also like how they tux's match the colors they're playing.

[@russellallan8442]

I remember this fondly. It was the first ever chess match I was even aware of - there was genuine hype I can remember the news had snippets about the match and the public really bought into it. There was an explosion of chess clubs following it. I thought Short did very well all things considered.

[@sitizenkanemusic]

You can tell Kasparov has extreme confidence, even when he speaks. Even though his English was horrible back when this was filmed, he talked as if he was fluent. Every one was scratching their heads trying to figure out what he said lol. It's a Good quality to have.

[@sunyboy333]

This was very pleasant to watch, quality commentary.

[@MohammadHafzah]

I never thought I would get excited over a chess game; this is so EPIC! (started to learn it couple of days ago only) :D

[@PablitoCartero]

i started 2 months ago and IT IS epic

[@greatgooglymoogly3153]

Whats you're rating now?

[@helveticaneptune537]

What is your rating 10 years later?

[@philipmcniel4908]

The commentator's a Grandmaster who was trying to give commentary that was geared toward a television audience, which might contain many people who are not highly familiar with chess. I should know--I have one of his books (The Simon & Schuster Book of Chess, by Grandmaster Raymond Keene). He was trying to explain what was going on at a beginner level, with the goal of making it seem exciting (hoping to increase the popularity of the sport).

[@RetroYoungen]

I like how, at about the 10:00 mark, the commentator basically predicts Kasparov's games against Deep Blue over a decade later.

[@Dr.Sortospino]

27 years ago, and 40 kg ago for Nigel

[@RevRSleeker]

That's really unfair, you *itch...and if you really must know, it's 40lbs(!) and not a gram more

[@RevRSleeker]

@Aston Martin good one wasn't it ;-) lmao

[@Neueregel]

One of the best games ever.

[@copernicus6420]

besides, the speaker analyses the game very well

[@ThrowPunches]

wait why, i loved the speaker analyses

[@copernicus6420]

Thrill96 what do you think i said there my friend ?

[@ThrowPunches]

Copernicus oh sry missed your comma xD

[@gosucalime]

It seems like you're saying that the game was good besides the commentary

[@ThrowPunches]

Ebeneezer stark ikr

[@lebsportful]

All the commentators' expectations were wrong :p

[@daniyalhameed5509]

Great commentary. Can we have that kind of commentary back? These days commentary is messed up by showing different variations through the help of engines.

[@jimkyle8008]

The commentary was geared towards beginners and very weak players. In that respect it was good. However, the almost complete lack of analysis of tactical variations is not very satisfactory for the more advanced player.

[@fitstar8871]

@@jimkyle8008 if ur an advanced player u don't need every line to be analysed and everything to be explained to u lol 🙄

[@speedbumphu]

What an awesome game! Thanks for sharing!

[@mattoita]

@neverd0wnz1 as you can read in the description the commentator is a GM, but of course you can't expect him to talk about prophylaxis, opening theory and so on to a TV audience. In fact, I think he did a good job making the game quite enjoyable and easy to follow for everyone

[@dannys2817]

Nigel short is an excellent player

[@ChessNoir]

he sure is

[@OsborneCox.69.420]

22:00 - 22:16 watch Nigel turn and look. Garry is so cool...

[@dakilla254]

Awesome video...wish I could find more like these.

[@milchkanne21]

Thanks for this one,realy nice to see this game,nice gentleman involved there

[@AtomicBl453]

The commentary was so intense that the 20 minutes just seemed to fly by. why aren't there any chess matches set up like this any longer? They are so interesting!

[@Wolvus1]

i want more videos like this, live commentary chess games why isnt this a thing on tv like it is with poker

[@tmpqtyutmpqty4733]

+Ch3zter this commentary was actually disturbing

[@fiddlercrab3]

I love Raymond Keene! He's a fantastic commentator.

[@AnthonyAllGood]

Awesome game. Thanks for uploading. :)

[@MukhtarSiddiq]

This is one of the best chess match I ever saw, Kasparov vs Nigel, They both has shown high tactics and strategies in chess, Excellent.....

[@scampbl]

9:58 "There's no computer in the world at the moment that can challenge Gary Kasparov at chess successfully." That man was obviously from the future speaking of Kasparov's 1997 game with Deep Blue.

[@MrJarth]

Great game, really good commentary.

[@user-bk9fk2tq2z]

Well played Nigel!

[@Ronbo710]

Ha! This was a gift nothing more.

[@justitionarulromaniei5439]

In first minutes i thought i am watching a wrestling video

[@nathanielkirkland6568]

this is absolutely fantastic

[@eminenciamen]

awesome! thx for sharing

[@thescribe509]

I like the fact that white is wearing a white suit jacket, black is wearing a black one.

[@Tejas-zx7ie]

+The Scribe It was arranged.

[@gordonilaoa1275]

And the chairs too

[@Az_o_o]

Wait... so Gary never conglomerated his pawns into a mega chessatron!!??? My life was a lie..

[@rooksman64]

this is how chess should be shown for the masses

[@nich3683]

Thank you

[@regzzuse280]

Tekken 3 theme song OMG amazing.

[@xMasterSparku]

lol it's Paul's arcade theme from 3, it's s good riff

[@regzzuse280]

Truth, this riff was first used as far as I know in the The House Of The Dead Chapter 1 Extended, then in the tekken 3 as Paul Phoenix theme song and then in the Driver 2 as Chicago night theme.

[@Qander1336]

amazing kasparov didn't shove all the pieces off the table with that bliz move 19:10 lol

[@AeeRO922]

i like this kind of style of chess matches on yt. i hate the other channels where they dont highlight raw footage of the matchbut instead all they do is explain possible moves in every situation

[@Smoochy44]

That was really fun to watch.

[@gurpreetgp5295]

I can't believe that this kind of mistake can kasparov do .....nigel won , due to the mistake of Kasparov otherwise there was huge pressure on Nigel in the early stages of the game I think Qc6 was a big very big mistake

[@SixHod]

All he had to do was piss on the board and it would have been a late game victory.

[@704studio]

Prior to watching this video i was watching Bart Hansen analyze a poker hand from 3/15/2021, which took place at the Hippodrome in London. I then clicked on this recommended video and see that it is being played at the Hippodrome in London. Freaky

[@FoxOutsideBox]

I've only played chess a few times, but I was on the edge of my seat for sure!

[@lordspongebobofhousesquare1616]

9:59 oh how the times have changed

[@jonmiller9925]

Kasparov nearly busted his ass @ 2:24. Also, where can I find more matches covered by this commentator? He's great.

[@fccwebmeister]

When you run Houdini 2 alongside this game you can see what good commentary is. Ray K OBE spots when the computer goes 0:0 or favours W after a poor opening. Thanks for posting.

[@johnlvs2run]

Nice game and comments. Thanks

[@mlasker2]

I don't think it is easy to comment on two of world's best players game instantaneously, even if one is a GM. Also, he has to explain basic ideas behind the moves to the audience, since possibly most of them only know how the pieces move and maybe some basics of chess. I think he does pretty well.

[@EdMcF1]

Yes, essentially, no one alive should be able to always predict the moves of the World's best player other than that player himself.

[@davydrose3786]

thank you for the game there need to be more chess on youtube i injoy watching it and i know there are others out there who do to

[@rohit1108]

Much better than today analysis...

[@lindageltz1009]

chess meets vegas

[@Yash42189]

+Audi TT looooool

[@ralphschraven339]

+Audi TT It's not your fault, perhaps she just wasn't into dating a car. That sexually harasses people. Through KZbin comments.

[@m.a.3322]

Wow, Kasparov was only 24 here. That's younger than present-day Magnus Carlsen (25 years old)!

[@Neueregel]

awesome game !!

[@milchkanne21]

as always...thanks ChessNoir for that! Take Care!

[@Pepe_Rk]

El de blanco es un completo Nerd xD

[@Mac11821]

Jaja si

[@PLABSCORE1]

+Pepe Rk that look was standard back in the 80's..

[@brayanLA]

Was kasp high? He had the game all along

[@cammy944]

Great match .

[@shawndimery]

I love the attempt to rock it up haha

[@marcrogue5268]

the commentator obviously not a GM

[@marciocouto3543]

What the hell Kasparov is talking about in the beginning? Is he drunk or what?

[@martinet1985]

+Marcio Couto exactly, I have no fucking idea what he's talking about ^^

[@ralphschraven339]

+Marcio Couto It sounds to me like he was saying "Presume the result... Where I can't complains... Is 6-0." In other words, he would only have been fully satisfied with a perfect score. I don't know if my transcription is correct, but it would make sense given that he's known to be a tad arrogant.

[@ganjalfthegreen1574]

+Marcio Couto I think he was embarassed

[@leynenslucker2991]

that is the best and the most bizarre game match ever!

[@jimkyle8008]

This was a remarkable save by Short. It looked as if he was going to get crushed, but Kasparov went wrong at the end - very unusual.

[@himuyashiro8218]

if Kasparov was playing the commentator he would have won :P (he does a good job tho)

[@rahulkanchangaikwad]

what an ego....5-1 is no difference to 4-2....

[@fuelking194]

wow what a game!

[@bayudewantoro4805]

why did short win?

[@Tejas-zx7ie]

+Bayu Dewantoro Because Kasparov sucked

[@stewartwhitebeta1492]

nigel was strong for garry

[@lunasearevived]

how often do you see a video that has been viewed for 14,675 times with zero dislikes? Thumbs up!

[@johnnyfartpants4801]

incredible game.

[@marciocouto3543]

"In fact there's no computer at the moment in the world who can challenge Kasparov in chess sucessfully" Oh the irony...

[@thinkerofevents9647]

+Marcio Couto Not like it would take a Deep Blue colored computer to beat him....Oh wait........

[@giancarlog89]

+Marcio Couto I don't see the irony because the man is punctually saying "at the moment", in the end I think everyone knew that computers would get stronger eventually

[@wfcyellow]

+Marcio Couto There is absolutely no irony whatsoever in the quoted sentence. None.

[@rahulgeorge_0079]

nigel short is hell short

[@lm16lgm]

Great Game!

[@Damian-sq1ko]

I have a book about this game (and 5 others) from the Hippodrome, its really good! might be hard to get though nowadays. It has move by move annotation and analysis by Ray Keene.

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

My Lord I hate Kasparov so much... Amazing player but such an awful personality...

[@6lackhat]

He just likes to Joke, his personality is okay...

[@davidbandel9203]

you hate an awesome person then. and your overly emotional reaction shows that your opinion is probably pretty stupid and can safely be ignored.

[@RuudJH]

his remark '6-0' clearly shows he's unsure about his overall superiority of all time.. and of his position in Fisscher's legacy.

[@jayverde6667]

haha he slipped

[@baileysadlier4769]

you only wish he'd followed through........... lol

[@sergifernandezmiranda1311]

It is so interesting so see kasparov in this old video. Kasparov, 1987, flamant new world champion,.but still is a kid, he is not the confident man that today is Kasparov in front of the camera. I would even say that Kasparov really struggles in this tv situation. You can see in this kasparov how hurt he was after losing a winnning position. Today kasparov is a businessman, a motivator, a.speech giver, but in 1987 kasparov was a just a chess player.

[@EdMcF1]

20:46 Kasparov puts on his watch after resigning. He reputedly put it on when he saw that he had won.

[@CT2507]

what a stupid commentator. at 9:4o when Short moves the rook the commentator says one shouldn't move the same piece twice in the opening. well...the game is long past the opening at this point. he says that Kasparovs knight on e5 is sitting on an outpost. thats not an outpost. the knight is just placed there. an outpost is a square defended by one or two pawns. does this guy know chess at all, or does he normaly do football commentaries?!

[@CT2507]

Alan Peart oh really mr strong player!... lol lets see what the wikipedia says: An outpost is a square on the fifth, sixth, or seventh rank which is protected by a pawn and which cannot be attacked by an opponent's pawn. ...if its not protected by a pawn then any square can be an outpost, and there is no sense in even calling it that, now is there... opening theory had ended (like u yourself said) and they began going for positional play, that means mid game has started. just because they didnt choose to castle dont mean they are still in the opening game. there are many games in which castling is left for much later or avoided all together. so, dont make clever and condescending remarks when u are not that intelligent. it just makes u look dumb...lol

[@rajam8757]

***** If I'm not mistaken, the commentator is actually a better player than you :P I mean no offense, or anything.. but it's simply what I saw someone reply to this same comment 2 years ago PS:So it doesn't make him in anyway, really stupid or anything. His judgment can be mistaken at times.. Commentators aren't mind readers bro Also when it comes down to sicilian I believe the opening can be way up to 20moves.. o-o

[@CT2507]

Raja M sure... he could be better than me, and probably is. its his comments i dont agree with, not his skill level, which i can never know. and what has mindreading to do with anything in this video?! sure there can be varitations that go up to 20 moves in the sicilian. but thats not what we se here is it? they have left theory and started doing their own movements. thats why i dont see them being in the opening anymore... just cause they havent castled dont put them in the opening. as i said. a lot of players choose not to castle for diferent reasons.

[@CT2507]

Alan Peart somebody was talking to me idiot! its natural to respond. how about u butt your silly face out of the discussion since no one invited u!? is it painful for u that u cant seem to get the last word?

[@Donutswithlazerz]

Outpost-when a piece is not attackable by the pawns on either side.

[@munckymagic]

‘Just take the Rook Nigel’ gave me a flashback of ‘Get in there Frank’ 😂

[@phillyshell94]

that was a briliant game

[@SeedsofJoy]

Loved Garrys little arm flail dance at the bottom of the stairs lol!

[@Zeegoner]

thanks

[@maheshkotapalli1710]

Garry Kasparov ... such a gentleman n so professional!!!