The Most Genius Chess Move Tal Ever Played

Mikhail Tal's Greatest Ever Move. Played against Botvinik in their legendary 1960 World Chess Championship Match
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[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

It created such a stir in the audience because nobody could understand what they were seeing anymore. It was literally like engine level chess in those days and all people could do is ooh and ahh at the spectacle of something far beyond their capacity to comprehend.

[@EdMcF1]

Botvinnik was the Karpov of his time and more so.

[@saeadborji1464]

Not really. Botvinnik was Karpov's teacher and then Kasparov's teacher. He was dubbed "The Father of Soviet Chess" in those days Russia was soviet union.

[@zaksmith1035]

I would say the opposite: Karpov was the highest and greatest exponent of the positional style before Carlsen. Of course Carlsen stands singularly in my mind as, not the best positional player only, but the best universal player. He outdoes tactical players in tactical positions, positional players in positional situations, chaotic players in chaotic positions, and so on. But vis a vis Karpov and Botvinnik, Karpov expounded on and deepened the ideas and methods of Botvinnik.

[@saeadborji1464]

@@zaksmith1035 Was Galileo Galilei the Isaac Newton of his time? Lets ask Newton himself *If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.* Isaac Newton. If you ask Carlsen, he is going the say the same thing about his career. There were no chess engines, no internet, not even plethora of chess books available in every library and online. He would take a chessboard to a room, alone, from dusk to dawn, burning all the oil in the lamp to discover secrets that engines do in seconds for new era chess masters. I prefer those days.

[@SenatorBluto]

Less so, because he wasn't nearly as strong as Karpov.

[@Narrowcros]

@@saeadborji1464 Russia was not the soviet union, Tal himself was not from the Russian province. Many of top level were from different regions not only Russia

[@Philiopantheon82]

I remember in one of Vasily Ivanchuck interviews, saying; paraphrasing him, "Tal was a mystery,". Now I get it why he said that

[@Christoff070]

No, Tal's greatest move was when he asked his future wife to have a coffee 😅

[@lemonnforce1431]

Fantastic video again, I love your story telling man! ❤❤

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks very much!

[@elmerfrejoles98]

Yeah me too with a natural accent, too. You & Matojelic are my favorite chess analyzers.

[@daviddurbin7682]

I personally enjoy all Tal games. Used to own the three volume my games by misha

[@mymumbakescakes]

Tal the magician. The knight move was insane.

[@Shockprowl]

I love it when you do one of the old classics. And the historical context is vitally important. It just goes to show, these top guys back in their day were just as cunning and sharp as the modern guys today. Yes opening theory wasn't as developed, because of computers, but in terms of tactics and guile they're just as good.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot and yeh defo!

[@user-ez7ls2du9c]

They are even better because they didnt rely so much on memorization, they play with intelligence, skills and tactics. Everyone can become a 2400 these days you just have to memorize every opening, almost no skill involved at that point, just who memorizes more...

[@lancewildwood2277]

Thanks! I followed Agadmator from his earliest vids and you are progressing along the same lines. May your channel prosper. As my wife said 'he's a nice voice' polished...keep pumping out chess matches. I've to date not had any luck in finding an analysis of the chess match A Crowley played (from another room where he was having sex) while he was in his chess phase. All I remember is he opened with the English.

[@epicchess2021]

Oh thanks very much! And for the compliments

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

It was indeed a great move from a wonderful. Tals’ autobiographical chess masterpiece has a wonderful description of this game. Thanks

[@jamesnotsmith1465]

Can you use a split screen showing two boards. One always stays on the actual game, the other to show the 'he could have' moves?

[@epicchess2021]

Ha yeah in my videos of newer games the board greys out in analysis mode but for older games I’m stuck with this view sorry

[@segercliffhanger]

Good sense of space and timing to flick in classics like this.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks a lot!

[@david1rosenthal]

The move 4:30

[@gosstopher]

Love your vids, just pointing out though that Tal was ectrodactyly in his right hand.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks and oh interesting! Cheers for sharing

[@user-ez7ls2du9c]

epic

[@mcronrn]

Tal was the most exciting player ever to sit at a chess board. Fischer is a close second, but he never beat Tal. 🤷🏻‍♂️👍🏽

[@epicchess2021]

Yeah incredible style!

[@michaelmosblech4824]

Wrong! They played 13 games. Fischer lost 4 when he was only 15 or 16 years old. In 1961 he won a famous and wonderful Sicilian game at Bled, his first win against Tal. After that Tal didn't succeed in defeating Fischer any more. Fischer won three other games, among them a Blitz game in the great Blitz tournament at Herceg Novi.

[@serroche]

Mate I've been following your channel for some time now and I love your analysis and how you approach variations, but those 'special FX' when you move or capture any piece just take away my attention away for some reason, just saying, maybe it's just me 💀😂

[@hillaryclintondidnothingwrong]

It's just you.

[@epicchess2021]

Thanks oh yeah those are built in with the chesscom analysis board I'm afraid

[@Riker-ER]

Have to watch whole thing for the one move?

[@EdMcF1]

Context is everything.

[@geonerd]

WTF? If you don't understand the build up, how the hell can you appreciate the move? Do you play chess for the challenge and the mystery, or just for the showy moves and loud personalities? If your attention span is that limited, maybe you ought to take up something a little easier?

[@gnomely1]

It's not a genius move. The word is INGENIOUS. Genius is a noun not an adjective. Note the spelling of ingenious. there is a 'u' after the 'i'.

[@epicchess2021]

Ah true thanks but I will leave because I like the ring to it even if not grammatically correct

[@ovidiustoica5055]

Epic clickbait....next will be "Capablanca's finest manouever", "Morphy's sweetest miniature", "Marshall's greatest swindle", "Karpov's longest grind", "Carlsen's most unlikely win in a king and pawn versus king endgame"

[@epicchess2021]

If you say so! Agad called it the exact same thing about 5 years ago…kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqO0fqeleJZ9bM0si=Z7zMObQCOahJs0KD

[@anilbista7445]

​@@epicchess2021it's waste of time to give attention to people like this . Just block them and move on Awesome content as usual