Stockfish is confused with Mikhail Tal's sacrifices!

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov analyzes a phenomenal chess game of Mikhail Tal, the Magician from Riga. In this beautiful game, Tal made 4 brilliant sacrifices, which left Stockfish confused, amazed, and speechless.
Watch this amazing game where Tal sacrifices his knight, then another knight, a bishop, and finally a rook. You will also learn how to calculate/visualize several moves ahead.
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► Chapters
00:00 Mikhail Tal's Brilliant Sacrifices
00:55 1) Knight sacrifice for checkmate
01:32 Stockfish is impressed with Tal's sacrifice
03:15 2) Another knight sacrifice
04:07 Totally unexpected move by Tal
04:42 3) Bishop sacrifice
05:19 Puzzle of the day: Can you find the best move?
05:44 4) Rook sacrifice
07:00 Forcing checkmate by the h2-pawn?!
07:38 Tip to visualize & calculate many moves ahead
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[@onepumpman8170]

Tal: *breathes* Stockfish: brilliant!!

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

Stronger stockfish finds c5 is actually the best move, thus this is a perfect game by Tal

[@alexisperrottey1640]

3:00 you mean c4, not c5

[@edlawrence5059]

That pawn move was lame, imo.

[@IamnotfromUSA]

Tal was useing stockfish 16 in 1960s

[@wooshifgay462]

@@IamnotfromUSAthe magician from riga casted a time travel spell

[@GG-vl7rn]

CHESS COM ENGINE IS SO WEAK YOU RIGHT CASTLE IS ALSO BEST MOVE ALMOST EVERY MOVE TAL DID IS BEST IMAGINE HE PLAY CHESS TODAY EVERONE WILL THINK HE HAVE 4000 STOCKFISH IN IS HEAD

[@BobChess]

Tal is not normal chess player. He is the magicians.

[@iantheroman1016]

Ive watched so many videos about great games but this has to be the best, besides the game itself being breathtaking, it also works really well with your explanations and the humour. Thanks for another excellent video

[@Philiopantheon82]

Tal is too much for stockfish to handle. Seriously, he was just mysterious chess legend

[@michaelkrailo5725]

Never seen anything like this before. Going to have to examine more of Tal's games. The blocking move with the bishop on g6 was such a killer outpost for the bishop so early in the game. Seeing those weak squares early and taking full advantage is the name of the game. Nc6++ forking king and queen looked good at first but better yet is Ne6#. Simply amazing. Always look for a better move.

[@tfosss8775]

5:23 Ne6+# ... Double check to King by Queen and Knight, Knight also covers c7, Bishop cover e8, Queen covers d7.

[@RamKumar-gy9nb]

Yes you were spot on in mentioning in a casual way "everyone does sacrifices but Tal always somehow manages to win in the end". Most of his games were just extraordinary brilliance. I personally have found that if we are not afraid to lose, we become much better attacking player. And thats why we fail to find attacking players in round robin open tournaments. Because people would love to take a draw rather than take a chance to win. Its all in the mind

[@RamKumar-gy9nb]

I have noticed that it's the mindset which makes the difference between winning aggressively. We all play for points in open chess tournaments and don't just think about playing with our strengths

[@Dmitriy_D]

I played a game when i was tired and blundered a queen for a rook. On the next day i found out the engine thinks it's a brilliant move but i just didn't find the mate. Thank you for showing us the brilliant game Igor!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 Mikhail Tal's Brilliant Sacrifices 00:55 1) Knight sacrifice for checkmate 01:32 Stockfish is impressed with Tal's sacrifice 03:15 2) Another knight sacrifice 04:07 Totally unexpected move by Tal 04:42 3) Bishop sacrifice 05:19 Puzzle of the day: Can you find the best move? 05:44 4) Rook sacrifice 07:00 Forcing checkmate by the h2-pawn?! 07:38 Tip to visualize & calculate many moves ahead

[@mysanity_islow]

6:44 actually for the rook sacrifice moment.. but thank you for the timestamp..

[@IamnotfromUSA]

actually stronger stockfish is calling this stockfish dumb for c4 because it is best move for it

[@spirejfk7879]

Thanks GM!! Very Instructive & Educative Content!!

[@alexanderroc3359]

Thanks Igor..another beautiful demonstration...I want to play more like Tal !

[@barbarabarry3799]

This is so inventive, it is a pleasure to watch. Thank you for sharing this marvelous game.

[@dentaylor5412]

Knight to E6 is a double check, and also checkmate as the knight covers the C7 escape square!

[@user-ez9we3jr2s]

5:23 Nc6# -> it's a discovered check.

[@mikect05]

Igor, great advice!!

[@dgp-dailygodspromises7956]

@ 5:23 after Queen takes White Bishop a5, black can give double Check by moving Knight to Ne6 (Discovered Check by black Queen too.).. It's a Checkmate !!!

[@sternorauli4811]

interesting advise with the visualization, nice video!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you liked it!

[@182Harding]

I've never thought about sacrificing a piece to pin multiple others.. Very cool.

[@adityanarayanan23]

5:25 Ne6 Checkmate (double check and discovered check)

[@yb3604]

that's such a pretty game so many interesting and surprising moves

[@NickZ-zu8jf]

Hi All! At 4:00 i found another move that wins the queen for white. Instead of pawn c4 white goes bishop a5 attacking the queen. Queen cannot capture the bishop or move away by the pinning, because white knight goes e6 would be a checkmate.

[@NickZ-zu8jf]

Let me know if you agree and would be better move than tal made 😊😊😊.

[@nicholas612]

Hi igor, can you make a video about 1.b3 vs f5? Thanks

[@nickyork8901]

What an amazing game.

[@johnkesich8696]

While the game itself is amazing, the tip for developing visualization skills is a gem and will probably be the best part of this video.

[@robertocollo2890]

5:26 Ne6# (double check)

[@zhishiuhlim4683]

At 5:28, the best move is Ne6 checkmate.

[@boopathipn1733]

Tal is always legend of chess

[@Corteum]

_"Stockfish doesnt like c4"_ My SF likes c4. Gives it +2.5. What version of SF are you using and with what NNUE file?

[@ramilparedes9930]

Magnificent

[@Zinaida7224]

It wouldn't be a Mikhail Tal game without a brilliant move

[@barbarabarry3799]

Do you have a master class in improving long-term strategy?

[@MonMohonSingha]

I think this game is very similar with mikhail Tal VS lambit oll

[@patrickreilly7256]

I absolutely love pawn checkmates. Although I play a mid-range bot w three take backs. Still I lose half. Any game that I do over a bad move I consider a tie. Or I resign instead of check mating. Don't want to hurt the bots feeling and have it say I cheated.

[@karimmoorad9649]

Tal is my kind of guy. ❤

[@jimsullins9162]

at 4:02 p to e5, why didn't Tal play B a5 right away ? He gets the queen right away, or the opponent gets mated with knight check on e6

[@felicianoagas8619]

i agree

[@ytmndman]

After exd4 Bxb6+ axb6 black has 3 pieces for the queen.

[@burtonaka...]

5:28... Its obvious N-E6 is mate because a double check can only be countered by moving the King and there are no escape squares

[@randyking9489]

What's the full name of the opponent and what year? Thank you

[@ramilparedes9930]

My idol Tal is a chess genius

[@brunoschrepfer273]

Ne4 to c6, doublecheck, then wining black Queen on h5

[@Heh061]

in 5:26 its c6 beacuse it has double check and discover check

[@prithwijittripathi9292]

5:07 that's vintage russian humor for you 😂

[@namedperson1436]

At 5:24 knight C6 forces king move (double check) and then black loses the queen with no compensation.

[@Beshoy_Nabil]

Think for something better. 😉😉

[@namedperson1436]

@@Beshoy_Nabil So I'm missing the mate... Knight E6? That looked so passive, but it's actually a mate. Silly me.

[@Beshoy_Nabil]

@@namedperson1436 No problem. Relax. I think you will never miss such mates afterwards.

[@defortz297]

Can u move Ba5 instead of c5 attacking the queen...

[@minutegaming7349]

4:09 instead of c5 i think ba5 is better move

[@mxxntxsir_edit]

5:27 i think white knight can go to e6 to give a discovered double check and checkmate

[@Versutus]

when he said checkmate by the h2 pawn i thought he was joking lol

[@user-zw7jj6eg7r]

4:13 white can play Ba5 roght?

[@dharunshreenivas4633]

@4:11 can anybody say why pawn c5 is the best move..??we can win the queen in this move itself right..lyk if we play bishop h5 forcibly pinning the queen..and if the queen takes our bishop, knight e6 checkmates..as queen was the one protecting the e file..we can directly play knight e6#..pls anyone explain why c5 is the best move and bishop h5 isn't!?

[@jimsullins9162]

I saw that too :)

[@Bratte898]

Black will happily sacrifice the queen and win the knight because they are already far ahead materially. Pawn c5 ensures that there is an open file to continue the attack, leading to a checkmate.

[@user-ix9xh6hs2]

Nd6 Double check and mate if Nc6 than black can escape

[@bamvideos514]

Wow

[@emilcatana9166]

👍👍👍

[@deffed7556]

Tal is the best ever!!!

[@saiesasrikarkommaraju736]

after qxa5 Ne6 checkmate

[@chandanakumara6978]

In 5.23 the move is Nc6+

[@empire9044]

4:02 bishop to a5 could have win the queen because if queen takes on a5 then knight to e6 is a checkmate.. Correct me if I'm wrong 🙏

[@snoozelight2]

you could but after pawn takes knight on d4 you take queen pawn takes back then white take pawn on d4 pawn gos e5 chasing the queen away and open file for bishop as well So basically the line your saying is ba5 exd4 bxb6+ axb6 qxd4 e5 qc3

[@checkmate7311]

Tal is ahead of his time⌚⌚

[@lynnsky2137]

Is there any Tal's game without sacrifice ?

[@shaunclubberlang2887]

It's not "lamentations of their women", it's "lamendations of their women". Well, at least the way Arnold says it.

[@Mahesh--p943]

Pawn e5, then Ba5!! Ne6#

[@pnachtwey]

I am amazed the Stockfish couldn't see that far ahead. The Monte Carlo tree search must of skipped these crucial lines of play because of the sacrifices.

[@bradspaugh9827]

I think so. I noticed the engine often seems confused by sacrifices. Then the next move will be a brilliant move. Its like it cant see all sacrifice lines. Or see how someone who is not a computer will fall for certain sacrifices. It just doeant think like a person.

[@doncherf2610]

Sorry in advance, but it's either "must have" or "must've". "must of" doesn't make sense and is just wrong.

[@felicianoagas8619]

Why not b-a5 instead of p-c5?

[@SeunDr]

Tal the GOAT

[@vioreldumitrache3880]

Tal is smokin'...Do you know that microprocessors are working with smoke? Once the smoke gets out of them, they do not work any more...That is what Tal has done with Stockfish!

[@Dios_of_Autumn-1999]

You sir just invented fire

[@TravelingDeer]

against whom is he playing. I have never seen it

[@GigachadMann]

5:27 Qa5 by black is a grave mistake, because of White's move Kne6 checkmate!!! Black can't capture the knight, because of the double check from the Queen on d1. You could also play knc6 check, which forks the king and the queen, but this wins in a slower fashion as opposed to the other way, which is an instant win

[@doncherf2610]

I saw Nc6+ fork and quit looking. I need to train myself to look for mates first then checks.

[@GigachadMann]

@@doncherf2610 It was a problem for me too. It's easy to get rid of tho. Just keep playing and don't beat yourself up too much. You'll get there eventually, like I did. Practice makes perfect 👍💪🧠

[@dlkrauter]

N to c6 dbl chk, then capture the Q

[@chesslife2345]

Knight e6 checkmate

[@abhayam-1123]

Ne6 (5:28)

[@jacobdrollinger4802]

Tal was one of the most underrated players of all time. His vision was and remains unequaled.

[@johnp515]

On the contrary, he has always been very highly rated

[@joshp6030]

I don't know if underrated is the word I'd use for someone so often talked about in chess

[@anujpawar8515]

Tal never been considered underrated, in fact the whole world admired him as the father and inventor of brilliant move and Tal has always been considered as the greatest attacker in the history of chess.

[@Speedster___]

Who is his opponent?

[@rdjgamingunlimted841]

Nc6+

[@aagamvyas6286]

Puzzle Answer Ne6#

[@Martin_Ditzel]

5:20 Puzzle Of The Day (solution): Ne6#

[@xxx-yy3wi]

amazing game by tal but the opponent made mistakes and tal punished him for it

[@mahyarrezaeiamiri7150]

ne6+

[@arbenitkiqina9814]

Knight to e6

[@oscarsolera7538]

I would say knight to c6 instead, and then grab the black queen with the knight

[@PizzaEagle]

@@oscarsolera7538 E6 is checkmate!

[@marymartin090]

Nice, also first!

[@zartoshtahura-ie4hg]

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[@sunwinoo-th7ph]

The answer of the puzzle is Nb3 which wins the queen

[@rishi6545]

Also Nc6 wins the queen but there is a better move. Ne6 is a checkmate.

[@donovanlewis1448]

Nc6

[@minutegaming7349]

Bro but I have another doubt

[@rajendrasolanki4608]

Double attack Nc6chqQgoneAnd attack bywhiteQ

[@jediineducation]

Ne6

[@Waynewwk]

Ne6#

[@jadibamaniya9948]

Hello

[@mishiko7]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZPEnGefrZypkMU Can somebody explain how in this situation White should not play Ba5? Black cannot escape and cannot capture the bishop cause it's N e6 checkmate

[@emranahmed5711]

When tal plays a brilliant move that's called a Tal move not brilliant move

[@TravelingDeer]

Come on... 3:36 Nxd4!! - don't be foolish. That's beginner's tactics. And after Qxd4?? an exclamation mark for Ba5+! - are you serious? :D

[@summalai]

Ne6++

[@trixchesaforas2384]

Kb2 kxa5

[@VonKaiserMrvonds]

You cant sac the king my guy

[@kyleprosper8942]

Knight to c6 should seal it

[@tfosss8775]

Nc6 should seal what?

[@kyleprosper8942]

​@@tfosss8775checks king, attacks queen, opens one's queen to king. Pawn can't take it

[@kyleprosper8942]

Now I see the king escape.

[@kyleprosper8942]

F6 seemed too easy since it was mentioned

[@debopamroy56]

what the fuck.

[@tunguyen-xc7wg]

ne6

[@liophy]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZPEnGefrZypkMU Bishop a5 - game ends right there

[@subhadeepchakraborty4940]

in this world only one chess magician is there and that is TAL♟

[@hijosdeputafisgones9458]

The best thing of the vídeo, the title: more clickbaits for you. High level on Marketing and History-telling.

[@jamunarajaram4631]

Ne6#