Storm of the Century | Tal vs Botvinnik 1960. | Game 6

[@agadmator]

Sorry about the lengthy video, but if any game deserves it, it's this one :)

[@yeeshusrivastava9651]

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[@ignacyswan5341]

Don't say sorry ! That's good because we can enjoy more than usual :))

[@brbcrew9957]

No matter how long the video is we will watch every second of it

[@jccharp4745]

Sorry? I think you meant to say “You’re welcome!” 😁

[@groussac]

A massive zombie outbreak means never having to say you're sorry.

[@siddharthjoshi6811]

' I don't wanna miss calculations, better to go safely '... - Tal Boey ( after rogue knight sacrifice )

[@explorateur8159]

Such a cool dynamic between intuition & safety

[@sbeaber]

True. But Tal said that move was intuition.

[@Fyrside]

I am no chess player, not by any right. But I have watched enough of this channel now to understand that Chess is not a game of mating the king, but of being up a pawn.

[@jibrankhalil4837]

Or down a piece... If you are ......

[@vagua1993]

if being up a pawn results in mating your opponent, you win. Do you understand?

[@Docentino1914]

Pawns are the soul of the chessboard -- somebody smart said that.. look it up :)

[@dfhfdgfgdfshdfhe8257]

u clearly havent understood anything.

[@sel8779]

or a tempo lol

[@adambruce6138]

Agadmator: "This is winning how ever you play it." Me: "I'm in with a chance here lads." Agadmator: "I mean you have to play it correctly." Me: "We lost boys."

[@UVjoint]

Lol, same here. Been there too often!

[@Hummabubba]

Lmao great comment

[@chomba9619]

@@UVjoint probably

[@chomba9619]

@@UVjoint is

[@esmeraldaesmeralda8015]

He gets into your head doesn't he ?

[@danielchequer5842]

That moment when you're watching an old agadmator video with a very calm "hello everyone" and then you switch to a new video with a very loud "HELLO EVERYONE" with your volume on max

[@selectnull4459]

I am also sorry about that :), this audio mastering thing has changed indeed :)

[@vendingdudes]

"Sorry about that."

[@GalluZ]

Isn't it the other way around? I feel this one just earrapes at me lol.

[@bait5257]

Lmao

[@Lazy.y]

The 23 minutes looks like 2 minutes in this video, its a great game & great video as well ! Thanq Antonio ~

[@mikevaldez7684]

Superlative analysis ! Excellent commentary. Clear, concise. Fascinating game by two great champions ! So exciting. I'm amazed by the balls of Tal: Imagine under that pressure, to make that intuitive positional knight sacrifice !? And without any real follow up? In a world championship game? So young, so gifted. So gutsy. Wow. Brilliant. Beautiful game. No wonder Bobby loved this guy--he was there on Tal's death bed. What a legacy for Tal. Breathtaking, hair-raising game. Now I can't sleep! Lol. I felt like I was literally witnessing God's work in progress. Thank you Maestro for this exposition.

[@xoMUxo]

In case you guys forgot: 1959 Candidates Tournament Standings: Mikhail Tal: 20/28 Paul Keres: 18.5/28 Tigran Petrosian: 15.5/28 Vasily Smyslov: 15/28 Svetozar Gligoric: 12.5/28 Bobby Fisher: 12.5/28 Fridrik Olafsson: 10/28 Pal Benko: 8/28

[@archzieldgaming8429]

Valentin P now i can impress everyone with my extensive knowledge of the 1959 candidates tournament

[@reggiemilla8835]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@felipecirino3049]

I bet you wrote it by memory! Hahahah

[@alienrenders]

Everyone should know this by now. But for some reason, my knowledge of the 1959 Candidates tournament is lacking.

[@aidanmurray3418]

Valentin P iii

[@ramprasadnigudkar2072]

this is 11th time I am watching Tal Botvinic series. especially titles like ''Fall of Leningrad Dutch", "My Taxi driver is not chess enthusiastic", etc. Well Done Agad.

[@manojbala6870]

When tal thinks 3 extra pawn is not enough for botvinniks piece, shows how good Bottvinnik was. And this is tals thought process as a great attacker himself. My most favourite game, not because tal won, but because he was so beautifully humble.

[@universalplayz7496]

I mean 3 pawns against a peice isn’t always winning to be fair

[@DC-zi6se]

Botvinnik is a GOD of chess. The father of the so called "scientific" chess school which was initiated by grandpa Steinitz.

[@slubguy]

I'm waiting for that moment when agadmator will grab his crazy acting dog and cuddle it on screen

[@fanakissferobolus9767]

that dog brought many subscribers to this channel:)

[@lovetownsend]

“Been crushing grandmasters since they’ve existed” lolol

[@TheKawww]

This is my favorite game ever… I’ve watched it dozens of times and will watch it as many more times as I can…

[@shishimaren]

Watched this recently. Great game in a world championship level.

[@SuiGio]

I LOVE these long videos man. Informative as always, and also, talking about the history of each games takes me to that moment in a sense, and gets me into Zen mode haha! Much love from Greece!

[@georgetrigkas2434]

Γεια σου φίλε

[@aqikaxar9995]

I re-watch this for the 20th times. Never get bored

[@martinwood744]

Doggie in the background says, "I should adjourn my sleep and move to a quieter back room as there is too much noise here."

[@jamesknapp64]

This was one of the videos that got me hooked on your channel, I watched the series and when i got here and you had been teasing "If this is the first time you've seen this game I envy you" All I could remember of this game was the "Tal" Knight move, The 2nd time I've watched as I gained another year of vast knowledge has lead to even more enjoyment of this video. Thank you

[@collinsmusumba4460]

If it means another year of training to enjoy this game again, I have set my timer.

[@boxingjerapah]

Agadmator: "It's easy to find ideas after the game" Me (60 years later): Resigns with no idea what to do.

[@michelcharbonnier7603]

Botvinnik: "Ha, Tal now needs to retreat his pieces, positional finesse wins vs. the crazy kid" Tal plays Nf4. Botvinnik: "Oh get fucked"

[@kenoliver8913]

I would have loved to see the look on Botvinnik's face as he analysed that one and it slowly dawned on him all the many possibilities it opened for Tal, and that even a great defender like him was unlikely to be able to close out ALL of them. One of the most beautiful single moves ever.

[@spiralabyss9989]

nerf tal

[@guycxz]

They actually nerfed his health so hard he couldn't even get to level 60.

[@ChessSocialism]

He nerfed his own health with cigarettes because he knew he was rated OVER 9000!!!!

[@emregeylani]

i like you guys!

[@MartinJohnZ]

Oh my god over ninethOUSAAAAAND?????!!!!

[@shilpimitra5342]

@@MartinJohnZ dbz fan 😂

[@eswarrao688]

When two legends play even earth would stop rotating to watch them play! What amazing players.

[@utubetbd]

wow.... Tal's move f3 is fireworks. Alone in my house I gave Tal a round of applause. Moves like this create legends!

[@Dyojenes]

Nf4!! This is a move one has to recover from for I long time. I am in shock and in awe simultaneously. Thanks for covering this game kind sir, as my world has been changed. I felt this same feeling when seeing the game of the century.

[@ajeethsuryash5123]

This guy tal, hunts the opponent's king in every possible crazy way... Mind blowing... Even a non-chess player would love watching his game... I think, chess is in his blood...

[@Will_tell_you_later]

Yes tal was great but in chasing king nezmetdinov was the boss. Tal was helped by nezmetdinov to improve himself

[@recipoldinasty]

Atharva Arya nezmeteninov eqsnt even a gm lol

[@mawandemdutywa2571]

@Lelami Ndumndum who those be??

[@Stopitgetsomehelp3012]

@@recipoldinasty That's because he was not allowed by the SSR authorities to go abroad for playing more tournaments. He defeated many a GM in his prime.

[@arbazhaider8052]

Epic! Tal the greatest entertainer in history of chess!!!

[@Puschit1]

Can't decide between him and Morphy. But the Morphy Saga wasn't released by the time you wrote this, so ...

[@jgrullon32]

Tal that nigga

[@victoroliva5347]

Wicked bishop pair! Magnificent Tal-ent

[@kevinworrell889]

Tal was such a genius in regard to the timing and order of combinations. One of the greatest ever. It must've been so distressing to be sitting across the board from him. So imaginative and creative.🤔

[@indianstallion]

Tal was AlphaZero 0.1

[@MasterChiefSamus]

Carlsen is AlphaZero 0.5

[@nextgenfootball69420]

@@MasterChiefSamus Carlsen sucks

[@scottrackley4457]

@@nextgenfootball69420 rarely have I seen stupid post on youtube

[@nextgenfootball69420]

@@scottrackley4457 r/whooooosh

[@IdontknowV]

justAnonymous d you didn’t make a joke all you did was say something stupid. So because you said something retarded doesn’t mean that you can r/wooosh it. So maybe nextime make a joke not a retarded comment ok?

[@diederikbrouwer5425]

This is by far my favorite match ever played & reviewed by you. I watched it noumerous times and it still amazes me how Tal orchistrates his pieces to absolute perfection.

[@brianmiller9503]

When I'm dragging in improvement, watching your videos helps, it's great to have you cover how gms analyze each move.

[@Brooklyn_Raleigh]

I admire that even after making this video again, I can hear your excitement and passion when you analyze it again.

[@gheffz]

Excellent game, excellent coverage! Thank you Antonio! A world class game worthy of a world class win by Tal.

[@howieeiwoh1224]

Hvala puno na ovom, Antonio. Obožavam šah, a ovaj kanal gledam svaki dan od kad sam ga pronašao, i tek sad saznajem da si iz Hrvatske. Jako mi je drago kad vidim nekog iz naših predela sa velikim yt kanalom. Samo napred! Pozdrav is Niša.

[@agadmator]

Hvala :)

[@dusanninic9572]

I još jedan pozdrav sa Margera.

[@nonya5475]

Thank you. I am finishing the book Checkmate by Tal's first wife. I have no idea how I ended up getting the book lol! But it is very good. I knew almost nothing about Tal and am not a chess player. I do enjoy your videos however (well... except all the "Uhhhhs" that detract so much from them lol). Thanks for posting this game, as well as the others where Tal won the world championship. I doubt I will bother with the rematch he lost. But you give an excellent description of this game. And it very much adds to the book, called "Checkmate" by his wife!

[@thebmc101ify]

Long videos are the greatest, your analysis, as though we were playing the game ourselves, is what we all love. Thank you so much. #1 channel in Croatia forever!

[@SiebeckerMaximilian]

If anyone is interested: Move 14: rf8-c8 actually took 16 mins, as Tal mentions in his book. He also just used 16mins for all previous 13 moves. So he really took his time.

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

Great game! My ten-year-old daughter watched part of this. She's not a chessplayer, but she enjoyed it nevertheless. That's high praise!

[@ElLocalo]

Hello agadmator's Chess Channel ! Yesterday was my birthday and I asked myself: "What can I ask agadmator to say?" but then I realized that the vast knowledge of the 1959 Candidates Tournament, that you gave me, is still more than I can handle. Keep up the good work!

[@agadmator]

Happy Birthday! Don't worry, more vast knowledge is waiting to be diacovered :)

[@kunal1957]

I read this comment in agadmator's voice

[@manigopal92]

I could have watched this beautiful game & analysis even if it was an hour long 😍

[@haddly123]

Over the last few months, I have become hooked on this channel and on playing chess again. There is such a wealth of games you have covered, I won't run out any time soon. Watching matches from decades ago by masters of the game and having them explained in such a rapid but explanative and engaging way always grabs and keeps the attention. Lovely stuff. Keep it up.

[@BobbersDown]

Oh to be a pawn in Tal's army!

[@whiteballs538]

You need to be the right pawn!

[@mist3635]

You'd die in move 3 and still win

[@siddharthjain8526]

Ohh it's the Knight to f4 game.. Antonio favorite move...perhaps one of the greatest move in chess history

[@reggiemilla8835]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@gillrowley]

According to Kasparov's My Great Predecessors, Volume 2, Tal took 16 minutes for 14...Rfc8. He has a few quotes from Tal as well as to what else he was thinking.

[@agadmator]

Thank you :)

[@gillrowley]

You're welcome - it's fun to follow along in a book that has a game you're covering. I can see the author's analysis as well as yours at the same time. And, as I've told Rick from Chess to Impress and Mato - I like it when you guys cover the same game - the comparing of the analysis is fun to watch.

[@bakmixbangkasinsin8163]

Jenefer garner dan ben affleck

[@nicolasreyes2190]

Your videos are excellent man, you really read about the game and it's context, and I can tell that you really know what you're talking about. Great channel!! Keep up the good work and your channel will grow even more!

[@mikevaldez7684]

P.S. Thank you for the link--I most definitely will get Tal's book. I love the history and the annecdotes that go with these great games. I hope you continue for many more years.

[@9181shreyasbhatt]

This is amazing!!! and its is even more amazing to those who have read "Tal-Botvinnik, 1960 by Mikhail Tal" you do capture the essence.

[@joesmith3829]

idk, this is mind blowing...when the games deserve the extra time its worth it... and your commentary is always entertaining...

[@horizongames9799]

i literally laughed by Tal move... always love this magician from riga🔥🔥❤️❤️

[@fyodorurnov6028]

This is just THRILLING. The "inexplicable" (to the audience) move by the knight followed by the audience- and grandmaster-agitating move by the pawn. I love the fact that Tal kind of intuited these both. Chess at its most magnificent - thank you! Separately, I just re-watched the Capablanca Marshall 1918 game on this channel (another pretty breathtaking game, esp the way Capa thought on his feet) and there also is much ado about a black knight in that neck of the (woods) board.

[@chaddonschaddons7084]

When you hear, "So Yeah", you know the commentary is about finishing very soon.

[@mgst4699003]

You’re amazing Agad! Thanks for such brilliant chess videos. It’s fun to not just read these games and to watch your videos!

[@guycxz]

Spoiler Alert: Mikhail won

[@panda4247]

I heard that Mikhail resigned

[@agdjdh4689]

you really spoilered cause that could be a draw

[@guineapig55555]

REAL spoiler alert: Mikhail was pleased with the result

[@MartinJohnZ]

Better luck next time Mikhail!

[@roberttheis3832]

Well played, sir.

[@benjaminstone4829]

This has got to be my favourite chess match I have had the privilege to observe. Absolute beautiful game! Thanks agadmator!

[@jnerd3149]

20:33 "Better to go safely" but Tal is one of the most reckless (though calculated reckless) players I have ever seen a game from

[@BeguillingMirage]

It’s not reckless if it’s calculated my friend.

[@bradjunes3080]

nice coverage------so fast and deliberate I had to think this one over ----nice job of covering it. Much thanks.

[@jasper5016]

I still wonder how Tal's brains work. Simply astonishing !

[@perul]

The strange thing about Tal's wonderfull games is, that he often came out in a better endgame - ater so much tacktics.

[@badassmfckr]

What a happy dog you have it's funny to see it jiggle on the background

[@peacego624]

I love how agadmatoe gave up a laugh when he talked about tall wanting to play it safe 😂

[@vitoruffalo2576]

I just saw one of your older videos, your commentary is the best, much improved.

[@agadmator]

Thanks :)

[@EdBillowitz]

Thanks!

[@Oskar_Scott]

I can watch this game a billion times and never get bored of it. Such a masterpiece!

[@selectnull4459]

I like the Presenter laugh just after saying "Tal said: when youre winning You wanna play safely" :)

[@paper_man]

This game is so good that it was the first time i didn't notice your dog on the background.

[@achintya4094]

“...Botvinnik had been able to direct the game into his favorite channels...” ... Agadamator’s Chess Channel

[@sunwookim5046]

lol

[@christopherkahler6742]

This is such a truly excellent and ceaselessly entertaining channel. Thank you for making the internet better.

[@emrankhansahel8999]

Came back for this game for i dont how many tines.

[@vinaytawani6329]

The ironic moment where Tal takes the safe route. I mean are you kidding me!

[@ramprasadnigudkar2072]

16:32 Here Tal played anouther Tal move.......

[@ssmilosevic1960]

Daj nam neki Gligoricev mec, brate. On je takodje bio umetnik. Otkrio sam ovaj Tvoj kanal pre par dana, analize su ti odlicne. Samo napred !!

[@Nickunparalleled]

It is such a joy to watch this again in 2023. Particularly to see Young Medo with such enthusiasm for the Openings!

[@zanetruesdale8336]

Wow what a game. Tal is truly a magician.

[@WtItCbtLoR]

What an amazing player to even conceive those moves, and what courage to play them with the world championship on the line.

[@hideentity1518]

Glad i revealed and calculate the tactic of the knight move before i continue to watch. Need really crazy mind to planning what will come after, and if your opponent falling to your minds, you are magician.

[@Pintkonan]

IIRC correct it was botwinnik who said: "there is no shame in losing a game, when your opponent plays brilliantly.".

[@nanidaphak2059]

That hello everyone was so energetic that I came to my senses without a sip of tea

[@tombystander]

Seeing this for the first time. The intro made me smile with excitement

[@harshpatwardhan7624]

Thnx a lot for showing such good game. Tal the great.

[@Pain420]

“Never play f3” Tal: “Hold my beer.”

[@playchess24]

the game adjorned when Tal"s passeed pawn is on the eve of promoting Queen❤❤

[@danno1800]

It should be one of every chess player’s favorite games! Thanks - much appreciated.

[@dimifisher]

From all videos about classic chess games, its the first i really understood everything, thanx!

[@dhanrajmahurkar6845]

Man Tal's intuition is something else!

[@ingomilpetz4783]

as i am not a native english speaker and no "native" chess player, i reduce the playing tempo of this video to 0.75, because evrything else is too fast for me. So i still can understand your commentary and the sense of the draws. ;-)

[@tapanchudasama6656]

I didn't know who Tal is. But this channel has taught me enough. 💯

[@sahilmaan1621]

I am dancing... Finally I got The Tal Move😂😍😘😍

[@dfhfdgfgdfshdfhe8257]

chewtiya

[@dasdas7002]

allegiance IF fucker

[@thedoorsbest]

Really great game. Pravo odlično. Tal was a genius.

[@taamardhwaj]

My ears blasted with that "Hello Everyone" at the start😳

[@Lee0568]

Just going through.ALL your old videos.love your channel.

[@agadmator]

Glad to hear it! :)

[@JackSanRio]

Best game ever seen... I love Tal games and this one is just 🔥

[@saii4u]

Its easy to get idea after game is played. Very well said sir.🙏

First time seeing this game! 2020 quarantine! May 16th! Awesome game.....

[@edwardmarculewicz5140]

Just incredible thank you for this piece of history!

[@danno1800]

What a incredible game - especially in a World Championship Match! Thanks

[@tele-marmotte]

Coming back here for pleasure :)

[@adityakashyap04]

Fantastic game!!!! Love from India 😊😊😊😊😊🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@janchristensen356]

This needs another million views. The good stuff, We offer our horse as sacrifice.

[@khairallahkris]

I have seen Capablanca's Saga, Bobby Fischer's saga, Tal's most games but been keeping this Tal vs Botvinnik until im ready, it's the first time I see this game and I understand why you envy me :)

[@DWill8PG]

Nice, my thumbs up pushed it to 2k likes. Great vid man

[@mohammedaltaf6449]

Because u shows crazy variation in between the game.. and do feel free to pause the video and find wing move for black .. or white.. amazing

[@eadunkley]

Incredible game - thanks!!