Tal destroys Pirc defence: Tal vs Petrosian

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Mikhail Tal vs Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
USSR Team Cup 1974
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation. Quiet System Chigorin Line (B08)
1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. Re1 e5 9. de6 Be6 10. Bf4 h6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. e5 de5 14. Be5 Ne4 15. Ne4 Be5 16. Nf3 Bg7 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bc4 Be8 19. Neg5 hg5 20. Ng5 Kg8 21. Qf4 Nd7 22. Rd7 Bd7 23. Bf7
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[@altair91100]

When I try to guess the move of other players, I seek for something normal, but very decent. When I try to guess Tal's move I always seek for something like double-queen sacrifice or sacrificing three rooks, four knights and five bishops in order to give checkmate with 2 pawns and a king.

[@flamboyantamo]

lol

[@sam9239]

Lmao true

[@liodhan]

+altair91100 hahahaha True

[@KeimaOtamegane]

Hmmm not bad. But I think sacrificing 2knights and 2 ox instead of 4 knights is better. Personally, I find it better and you can push the enemy king to the corner and give checkmate with king and pawn.

[@pavels8890]

i guess the moves easily, but when i play im a freakin 1100 lol im a noob

[@jamescioffi3796]

the lesson ive learned from all the Tal videos is, if Tal offers you a piece, never under any circumstance should you take that piece lol

[@thequeensconquerer316]

Finally I was able to guess both the knight move and the bishop move. But I guess it was pretty straight forward knowing how Tal plays. Was fun though. Great video Mato.

[@11Kralle]

Everthing I know about chess, I learned from Mato...

[@mario6279]

mato is very instructive I like how he finds combinations u wonder what his rating is

[@MatoJelic]

+mario rojas Answers to FAQ: www.chessschool.com.au/about_mato_29.html

[@mario6279]

MatoJelic thank you mato your the best chess youtuber

[@DMerk2012]

Always happy to see a game with Tal! Thanks for all the great videos Mato

[@JohnSmith-wl2pd]

Petrosian: I am the most difficult player to beat ever. Tal: Hold my beer, vodka, gin, whiskey, wine, ouzo, sake, cigarette and my kidney.....

[@mmowoa]

The greatest attacker against the greatest defender. Great game!

[@manigopal92]

mmowoa Fischer destroyed Tigran Petrosian's so called "Impenetrable Defense" as if he's nothing with 5-1 in the candidates match ! Fischer & TaL are my 2 favourite players of all time !

[@peppermints666]

knowing tals style, rook to d7 wasnt too hard to predict

[@thequeensconquerer316]

Mato can you please do a game of Alekhine vs E. Lasker? It should be fun watching those two legends go head to head.

[@asumelisadesteli5520]

Tal is the most creative ever, not only for this game, totally,at the sinquefield cup 2015 I heard Grischuk saying,I would like Tal to play here, as an answer to question'who would you like to play against in this cup?' later he said; other than playing chess with him I would like to see or talk to him ' I think he is also Grischuk's favourite chess player.

[@RazvanGabor]

I found all the killer moves haha,I love watching Tal playing.I do those kind of sacrifice when I play and when they work I am so happy

[@scorpioz78]

I practiced a few games of Karpov, Spassky, Aronian, Ding Liren and learned quite a few things. Control of the centre, attacking with threat, putting pieces in better squares, improving position before attack, pushing opponent's pieces out of the centre, making bold sacrifices including the queen, mating attack. Amazing how these masters play. Chess makes more sense and the logic behind the moves more meaningful.

[@abhilashamehta920]

What an attack by Mikhail Tal and marvelous destroy of Pirc defence by Mikhail Tal. I am a big fan of Mikhail Tal seeing all the matches of Mikhail Tal between the opponents.

[@markanthonypar-wise1499]

these are my two favorite chess players of all time.

[@manigopal92]

Fischer destroyed Tigran Petrosian's so called "Impenetrable Defense" as if he's playing a Kid 8.5 to 2.5 in the candidates match ! Fischer & TaL are my 2 favourite players of all time !

[@mexforever8904]

A Queen and a Knight are the deadliest duo when they waltz for a King trapped in a corner. Amazing how you see Tal prepare himself for that combination.

[@fporretto]

Great God in heaven. Petrosian *handed* Tal a perfect Tal attack. At move 19 Tal couldn't have designed a position more to his liking. Was Petrosian having problems with a suppressed suicide wish?

[@Ophiuchus123456789]

Francis Porretto i was thinking this too. Tal is an icon of chess but Petrosian was making some terrible choices in this game.

[@mitchellhouston80]

Hints knight C6!!!???

[@fritzschwartz3295]

@3:58- I think black could have taken the sting out of white's attack if he had played b-h6. Also, I'm like an intermediate/ amatuer player, so I'm sure there's something that I'm missing, but thought I entertain the thought.

[@eryniswan6393]

Cant breath the continued steps after Petrosian resigned from @Mato it was really tactical and unstoppable to check mate. Beautiful

[@stevewatson2383]

Another great video Mr. Mato

[@dannygjk]

It is difficult to survive against a player like Tal when you have to worry about working thru 1,000 variations while your time is running out.

[@dhruvchauhan289]

I couldn't play 'Taquila' move.

[@mahmoudhachem4034]

the greatest player of all time TAL

[@Narrowcros]

The best attacking player in history vs the best defensive player. This is going to be good

[@RagingPoo]

5:20 Couldn't Petrosian have moved Queen to G8, preventing both checks, or have I missed something?

[@sherratto3087]

Thanks for posting!

[@kronosaraya]

What if at move 22 Bxd7, Qxd7 was played instead? ( 4:30 ) Would there be a check mate following?

[@jasonrawls6959]

Anytime I'm challenged to guess one of Tals moves I immediately start looking at some sort of sacrifice.

[@gustavofiguera]

Tal was truly a unique chess genius.

[@jasoncorderoy3998]

Tal makes chess look so easy. Master.

[@janaldho3510]

4:00 why not black bh6? pinning knight and then trading it, and then black will have a piece up

[@BekeroParyin]

If Bh6, then Rxe8 leads to a mate in 10 after Qxe8, Qf6, Bxg5, Qxg6+. Queen will soon win black's bishop with a check and rook will come over to help mate

[@samdayton2045]

I actually got all of the moves right :D I didn't calculate out all of the final one, but I knew it was devastating for black and an easy checkmate

[@poopydoodoobritches4780]

mato is da killa lecturer! precise n to the point. sometimes chess lectures have too much extra jibber jabber and i lose interest. not Mato! Thank you Mato. love your style

[@MajedAlShamsi]

This is the first time I was able to guess both moves, but I would have sacrificed the knight on f3 instead, on the basis that it's the furthest away from the centre of the board. Would that have had any disadvantages? Or, worst case scenario, it wouldn't have made a difference?

[@altonbrek]

I too had that issue - which Knight to sacrifice? I thought perhaps the least centralised one. 😄

[@frank_1126]

Was thinking f6 at 4:00 was a solid move, then I realized pawn was pinned.

[@adityathakur3748]

What about Bishop h6

[@samuelbruyneel]

I guessed both of the moves, because I already watched many Tal analyses, and those moves are typically his style of play. However, I feel black didn't need to accept the Knight sacrifice, and I think it would have been better to bring the King back to a safe square, keeping the Pawn structure closed.

[@denilsonmoura6332]

Thanks a lot, master!

[@isaaccruz3054]

yes I did found those moves ;) haha thank to you and your great videos its kinda easy to guess how Tal thought, but I woudn't make without the help you you great videos. thank you very much

[@Fa1rplayy]

Why at 1:00 knight not to b4?

[@testplatform582]

Tal made Petrosian look like a sub-1800 player

[@altair91100]

Is there any defence Tal cannot crush?

[@davebrent7493]

yes the resign defence. when the opponent flips the table first move.

[@LeBronJames-cw7hr]

Even the pistons' defense during the bad boys era.

[@maxezerski7905]

I found both moves-but a problem was-Which knight to sacrifice on g5)- Tis rather typical combination employing Queen+Knight attack

[@aredhi]

I like this video before i watch it. :)

[@ВладимирБризицкий-й9т]

Thank you.

[@digitalatom6433]

I found both moves. They are pretty obvious here, since Mato is already saying why Tal would play the knight there and what white's plan is.

[@Narrowcros]

+Digitalatom6 Agreed, esp since this is Tal it wasnt that hard

[@johnchow5958]

Thanks for sharing. I did find both of the moves you mentioned. But Petrosian didn't have to take the knight with the pawn, right?

[@Kanic12341]

4:00 continuation to Bh6 please?

[@albertogomezdelatorre7793]

Rxe8

[@betulaobscura]

Fantastic game!

[@LordCargena]

I guess the move but I thoght that folow to knight takes pawn check would be Rook to e7 adding more presure to f7 pawn and controling 7th rank

[@parthamukherjee2748]

Wow!! Another great video.. but I have a doubt.. What's the difference between pirc defence and king's indian defence??

[@NENAD198]

why not Queen takes d7 instead of bishop takes d7 at the end?

[@mario6279]

at 4:35 why didn't black just take the rook on d7 with queen it looks like a better position

[@mario6279]

never mind I'm way off he would of gotten checkmated quicker tal's knight was too much he needed to attack it

[@Mrmisticum]

Want to eat.. Mato Jelic just uploaded another Tal video. Im not hungry anymore.

[@paoloapollonio580]

Hi Mato, sorry for my poor question. Why is Black obliged to capture the knight with the h pawn?

[@oto244]

how the hell did white pawn took black pawn on 1:24 ?

[@KeimaOtamegane]

en passant.

[@raletadic9423]

Mato, show some games that Petrosian won sometimes!

[@jeremydacquin6311]

Like you I love tall s attack . Thank you mato

[@itsmagic5695]

Ive found this two winning moves bt im not 100% sure for the firs one

[@imrozzahan7328]

what about 22.Re6. that is a wining move and wining easily than Rd7.

[@czegenyiraymond3342]

Mato, what is the difference between Pirc deffense and King's Indian deffense?

[@Cleverwolf70]

Hey mato after petrosian resigned, did you actually see the whole variation from start to finish?

[@krishnamohan2351]

I'm wondering if Petrosian dint take the knight and moved the king what were black's chances then..

[@CorpusFisty]

Anyone know why black's queen didn't capture on d7 instead of bishop? Seems strictly better to me.

[@flamboyantamo]

because then nothing stops white queen h4. followed by h7. black rook cannot move for king to escape and pawn is pinned by white bishop.

[@flamboyantamo]

+flamboyantamo on f7

[@KHJ4D]

whats the continuation would be if the pawn didnt take the knight?

[@BongelaMnguni]

I guess the game wouldn't be fun and Mato would probably have not reviewed it

[@GoodDay-jp5hi]

This time ...Bishop on C4 was the key move

[@kenith287]

I wonder what Tal had planned if insteada bringing knight to defend H7 square, if Petrosian went bishop H6 instead. Hmmm. Im guessing a Rook lift then

[@westerndeck]

I got wind of that moves but I would never play that move if I this situation happen in my game. I cant predict possible moves that far. :((((

[@yacinechina4770]

Thank you moto you r my teacher

[@steveherrmann456]

Tal was a brilliant talent! One of the very best!

[@guardrover]

Top game in my list.

[@fethiboughlita380]

Believe it or not , it's been a month since I started playing chess; and, I guessed all the moves. I'm quit happy of the development .

[@MatoJelic]

You are good. I couldn't guess those moves even after I played for 2 months.

[@fethiboughlita380]

@@MatoJelic thank you teacher, you are motivating me to Work more and more on my chess game .

[@kevinmalone3210]

The Pirc defense is good, unless you play someone is knows how to destroy it.

[@chrisdonegan428]

Tal was the Jimmy Page of chess. Unpredictable and devastating at will!!!😂🎤🎹🎸🥁

[@Frostgaming335]

Unreal!!!

[@flowsouth8496]

Do I get full points for guessing Nfg5 instead of Neg5?

[@GoodDay-jp5hi]

I can always find all of Tal's moves...........(amazing)

[@cavaturnagesh]

explosive and mind numbing moves by Tal

[@vijayraghavan8814]

taal is the best of alll times the attacking meachine and magician from riga

[@Checkm8isFEELINGood]

What if black king just retreats to g8 after Neg5+?

[@Sandokiri]

+TimurTolibayev It allows 20. Ne6 attacking the rook; fxe6? is NOT advised because of the queen-forking Bxe6+, so white can win the exchange. 19 ...Kh8 could be worth considering though.

[@Checkm8isFEELINGood]

+Sandokiri Kh8 Ne6 fxe6 Bxe6 and black is lost as well. Thx

[@rahimo01]

i tried Tals play style i sacrifed all my peaces then lost

[@KevinMQChess]

Mato please show us the games of the great player of all time in history, Michael Taally.. Just kidding, there was no such player!!

[@ronclock6158]

mato,can you explain to me why he take rook with bishop?why not take it with queen?

[@tomsmith4452]

+dante bejo queen to h4 and u cant stop the mate on h7 :)

[@marklyles3335]

Tal makes it look sooooo easy. Brilliant mind.

[@jomic9060]

mato, Tal is your favorite chess player right?

[@MrManfromUA]

super

[@omsshikulkarni]

when you've to find killer move for Tal ... first think of sacrifices ..:) :)

[@dorothybo1568]

If Tal offers you his piece, shake his hand and resign.

[@rajeshhere1]

oh well. i guessed all the winning moves, but if i played those in my games, i may lose the game.

[@sahilchoudhary9772]

Ultimate

[@vikassajnani5859]

y petrosian din t capture rook with queen

[@jairofonseca1597]

100K for Tal chess GOAT

[@yacinebenrekia7534]

I see all moves of white like Ng5+and R*d7 very easy

[@apostolvictor1099]

Yay found both moves :d

[@franckferrante6614]

still a great game from Tal

[@Yarugue]

I wouldn't say Tal is the greatest player of all time as I think Anatoly Karpov is but Tal is definitely the most exciting.

[@ifeanyiilogbaka7099]

Kasparov always best Karpov and Tal defeated Kasparov while he was almost dying and coming out of a hospital.Karpov is good but if u talk of grand masters,talk of Paul Keres,Tal,kasparov,Alekhine,bobby Fischer,petrosian,Borris spassky,Nezhmetdinov.etc

[@aaronaaron5861]

Nezhmetdinov was a victim of discrimination towards muslim, that's why even a player with that caliber never earned his GM norm, Nezhmetdinov was IM until he died, but I think he deserves GM norm at the very least, he won 5 russian championships come on. I also think that Karpov is the weakest world champion ever, this excludes Max Euwe and FIDE world champions from 1993-2006 when there were two separate world championships, Khalifman, Ponomariov, Kasimdzhanov, Topalov, I don't even consider any of them world champion, they didn't deserve the title "world champion", Karpov is the weakest deserving world champion.

[@ndarwi01]

Did tal ever lose!!

[@aleksnaples]

Found only the 2nd move (because it was easy).

[@robertrobichet8150]

Mato why each time you show Pirc Defense it's a catastrophy for Black...? 😂

[@mario6279]

wow tal took a dump on that board

[@gigayochiashvili4130]

i didnot found i am not tal butfounded second best moves

[@LJLMETAL]

Tal is a tactical genius