The Top 5 World Chess Championship Blunders

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Join @James Canty III as he breaks down the top 5 world chess championship blunders in history. Even the greatest chess players in the world blunder from time to time!
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 KARPOV VS KASPAROV
2:10 KORCHNOI VS KARPOV (1978)
5:19 BRONSTEIN VS BOTVINNIK
8:11 CARLSEN VS ANAND
11:26 SPASSKY VS FISCHER

[@chess]

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[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

First comment. :3

[@qureat6425]

second comment lol ツ

[@brianling2439]

my blunders: hanging a queen for no random reason their blunders: missing a mate in 123012312 moves

[@MatthewAndThings]

For no random reason? So a very specific reason then?

[@colleen9493]

The maximum length of a chess game is between 5000 and 6000 moves.

[@brianling2439]

@@colleen9493 it's called an exaggeration

[@isaiahwilliams2622]

@@colleen9493 thanks colleen

[@brianling2439]

@Mysterio big sad

[@manfrom20xx13]

Can't wait to tell my friends at the bar and library that I've played just like in the world championship match!

[@kokoro2426]

The best comment!!

[@chess]

lol

[@manubiondo5713]

I see you are a man of culture as well

[@tuckersossaman4485]

Don’t lie you’ve never been to a library bro

[@tuckersossaman4485]

😂🤣😂🤣❤️❤️

[@bhupeshsingh9215]

Their blunder is better than my brilliant move

[@LeventK]

Bongcloud intensifies

[@grogu9906]

What site is that app where u can get a brilliant move I need to play it lol

[@Cnut_the_grape]

@@grogu9906 most websites have a brilliant move feature.

[@chandugadichannel1568]

Are you guys playing brilliant moves!!

[@orionmendenall5707]

Me: It's so obvious! The blunder is that Spassky is hanging a pawn! James: The blunder is that Fischer took the hanging pawn. Me: ....................

[@0141D]

Me: mmmm yes, I agree. chess

[@gamingwithglasses4544]

That’s one school of though

[@jathanzhou-fp8uc]

He trapped the bishop

[@atree9284]

This guy could read a cereal box to me and make it hyped up

[@JamesCantyIII]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Aldikachow]

@@JamesCantyIII really great commentator man, keep up the good work 👍

[@arikmunir3999]

james:Always check, it might be mate.... me: does the only check in the board, by dragging the queen in front of the king without defence.... the rest is history

[@devisnomiac212]

when i blunder i call it a sacrifice to seem cool😄

[@bonzai9174]

Yeah I always say it was strategical to gain center board control lol

[@raflyrivaldi4555]

I call it donation

[@IRON--MAN]

@@raflyrivaldi4555 that's lmao🤣🤣🤣

[@dorto7779]

similar idea to Botez Gambit lol

[@leoisaac8448]

lolll hahsha

[@rogue0077]

7:33 my man using discord xd

[@cheeta320]

The noise literally happened as I read your comment

[@ajayjosepaul1901]

I have no games without a BLUNDER

[@jyotiradityajadhav7676]

Then you have played less than 5 games

[@andreacarnevale3152]

@@jyotiradityajadhav7676 you are saying that I can learn to not to do blunders after 5 games?

[@jyotiradityajadhav7676]

Yes because every player learns something from a lost game and try not to do it again just go with the flow and dont repeat a mistake twice

[@andreacarnevale3152]

@@jyotiradityajadhav7676 I agree with that but I don't think that 5 games gives you enough experience to be able to never blunder

[@Hasan-wu6qh]

@@jyotiradityajadhav7676 lmao world champions shouldnt play so many games, 5 is enough to play without ever blundering, good point

[@alexanderlea2293]

Nxe5 is one of those moves that looks good even though you have no clue why

[@oxnyz1883]

I completely agree. Even I, a 700 player, thought that Nxe5 looks cool.

[@wearefarmersbumbabumbumbum1620]

Top 5 Botez Gambits next?

[@bunnybubbles5515]

Yesssss

[@dawsonwu7272]

how bout evans

[@hughmongusfeline3452]

@@dawsonwu7272 agadmator:*HEAVY BREATHING*

[@VishalPJ]

Host:Alexandra Botez

[@wangshuo8260]

Alexandra Botez Gambits!

[@okonom5822]

Can’t wait for the new Nepo’s blunders, especially the one that loses the bishop on b7 for zero compensation on game 9 after playing c5 and c6.

[@Jet_1982]

You should have continued with the Spassky/Fischer game. Bobby actually equalised later on, but then blundered again which ultimately lead to a loss

[@quill444]

Yes, I think even a few modern computer analyses have shown that Fischer might have still drawn that game after _his 'Op' took that Juicer_ on h2. - j q t -

[@turkiyett0928]

Yes f5 is blunder he should play e5 (engines evaluate wrong)

[@quill444]

@@nathanielorluk8474 This Boomer Replies: _"The AWP, or Magnum Sniper Rifle, as it was previously known, is a sniper rifle featured in the Counter-Strike series. Considered a "high risk, high reward" weapon due to its high powers but slow firing rate, reload speed, and movement speed, the AWP is one of the most used weapons in the Counter-Strike series."_ How'm I Doin' So Far?? - j q t -

[@WCfanboy]

@@quill444 LMFAO

[@manfrom20xx13]

Now this is a relatable content

[@rishigayle4013]

Bobby Fisher did that on purpose, so that you make this video!

[@davidskaar3232]

I shook hands with Bronstein in 1992 great man 1924 -2006

[@shashankshirsat9779]

6:47 Beauty!!!!!

[@brunosp86]

well, time to update this video with Nepo's 2 biggest blunders ever!

[@Johna41223]

0:00 : INTRO 0:12 : KARPOV vs KASPAROV 2:10 : KORCHNOI vs KARPOV 5:08 : BRONSTEIN vs BOTVINNIK 7:58 : CARLSEN vs VISHY 10:53 : SPASSKY vs FISCHER 12:53 : OUTRO

[@myleg1788]

I am getting Dora the Explorer vibes.

[@afbanales]

After nepo's game, you can add his 3 blunders in one tournament

[@sumit.bhowmik.]

James Canty and SImon W are two of the best things about this channel

[@JamesCantyIII]

🔥🔥🔥

[@a.i.l1074]

Great energy from James Canty here, he's good at this

[@trent797]

Great video James!

[@mazzoniemanuele85]

Here after Nepo blunder in WCC 2021. The #5 blunder in this video is basically the same one Nepo made in game 9!

[@MN-pu6qx]

Very interesting and so well presented. Thanks very much.

[@matteocagliero9414]

Great Video! Super interesting!!

[@Minty_Fresh8]

I guessed the right moves on #2 . Dude it great commentator. So much passion and excitement

[@matwetton]

Woohoo I knew i sometimes played like a world champio....oh....oh I see....

[@LeventK]

But sometimes, even more.

[@jimskea224]

I don't only recognise the 5th position, I remember it from when the game was played. Incomprehensible.

[@dhushy63]

Well made video!

[@NarcolepZZZZZ]

Gone have to update this list now

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Very interesting compilation. I enjoyed every one.

[@Cod4Wii]

The blunder I will never forget is game 9 in 2013 between Carlsen vs Anand. In this game Vishy Anand was world champion playing against the younger Magnus Carlsen. In the game, Vishy allows Magnus to promote pawn to queen because Vishy has a very strong attack. However, he didn't defend his king and uses the wrong piece to block and now Vishy attack is worthless because Carlsen queen blocks his attack and also Carlsen has 2 queens. This was the game changer and Carlsen only needs a draw in game 10 to become world champion, which he did, deserving well.

[@akmal.5374]

Thanks for the explanation.

[@ramachandra776]

Great compilation . The carlsen anand double blunder was one of a kind .

[@wcydiiwii]

There's a mistake at 6:27. Canty says that if Kf3 then the knight comes in with Ne6. However, Ne6 is a blunder which would allow the e pawn to promote. Instead, the knight has to move to Nf7!

[@matthewviramontes3131]

Good catch, but you're only half right. The problem with Ne6 isn't that it allows the pawn to promote, because it can stop that actually, however, it's that after the Knight trades for that pawn the Black King is in such a position that it will promote one of it's other pawns

[@wcydiiwii]

@@matthewviramontes3131 Yep, you're correct! My bad.

[@razvan8292]

Soon to add Nepo’s C5 blunder here

[@kindmulberry7196]

One of the most classic blunders in chess history

[@nowsheiscoming6205]

Great commentary

[@adamwootton816]

Missed your videos for a while James, clearly still on form! Really enjoy your informative videos 🔥 They should put your name in the video titles so I can find yours easier.

[@JamesCantyIII]

Thanks bro! 💯🔥💯

[@patstaysuckafreeboss8006]

Nepo joined the top 5 twice this week lol

[@matthewviramontes3131]

Greetings from the future. Nepo has struck again

[@ambivert0208]

WCC'21 games 8,9 will feature in future as Nepo's double blunders back to back

[@recchi51]

"Blunder number" is a fun tongue twister

[@davidcopson5800]

If you lose a bus is it a blunder bus?

[@afiqashraf1898]

Top 5 player reaction after they blundered lol

[@matthewviramontes3131]

James Canty: These are the worst moves in World Championship history Nepo: Hold my ponytail

[@eleos5]

7:34 my man did me dirty with that ping

[@jeffmiller6954]

nice. had not seen most of these. i expected the fischer blunder to be among them which is well known one and consider at the time i think the end of fischer's chances.

[@docmeta477]

Bruh, Korchnoi is wearing mirrored sunglasses. His opponent can see his pieces in the reflection 😎

[@DanielaAngulo]

James Canty is a really nice guy to watch. Thanks for this video.

[@JamesCantyIII]

Thanks Daniela! 😎

[@ConcordMass]

In the last one I thought it was either Capablanca or someone like that until I saw the h2-pawn....

[@impulsiveDecider]

I didn't know the first two were different people since they are similar enough for me to confuse them😂😂

[@earlking6430]

Great choice in finding the "move that is not a move." Pawn in no. 5 ... seemed too alluring and more impulsive than the others.

[@lorenz2781]

12:15 for any1 wondering why h3 wasnt played preventing the white king from going g2: after 1. h3 - kg4 2. Bg1 - Kxh3 3. Bxf2 - Bd2 again the Bishop is helplessly trapped and has to sacrifice itself.

[@limitlessfantasy6735]

This is probably what fisher saw before blundering but miscalculated it

[@pitanguirj]

Thanks, great vid, master.

[@JamesCantyIII]

Thanks buddy 💯🔥😎

[@Pouncingpuma7]

Fisher vs. Spassky looked like kinda a close match but one of bobby's 3 losses was this and another was a forfeit.

[@neelkantha4209]

In 6:00 he must have played knight to b7 taking the black pawn and on the next move as the black's pawn goes ahead for to e2 then white must have played knight to c5. And then when black goes for a queen he must have thought of knight to d3 which is a game over move for black by white.

[@gabinetto6668]

This helped my self esteem

[@purpleable9616]

For the second blunder, the move I chose for white was actually rook f7 LOL

[@dheerbhatia6853]

Good to see national masters appreciating pawn mates as well

[@idropgp8052]

I found a mate pre-ra1 which is rc1 in the 2nd one

[@5t0rm2]

If you are confused by the 3rd blunder, it's because the explanation in the video is completely wrong. The real reason why Kf3? at 6:25 is throwing away the advantage for black is the move Nf7 by white (the only move that doesn't lose for white). If white follows up Kf3? with Ne6? as shown in the video, then the pawn will promote after e2, then Kf2 if white tries Kd2, and white is too slow with the knight. However, if white plays the move Nf7 after Kf3?, the game is a draw. If black pushes his pawn with e2, white plays Ne5+ with a tempo on the black king on f3, allowing Nd3 which guards e1 in time before the pawn can promote. The reason why Kg3 is winning for black, is because white doesn't get the tempo after Ne5 and is too slow to stop the pawn.

[@1brianm7]

I was thinking Knight E5, but I didn’t notice the rook attacking it.

[@ig2d]

Regarding Spassky Fischer game 1: I believe there have been studies that claim to have shown that the position is still drawn with best play after bxh2

[@kajaskov6270]

Yes top engines can do it!

[@quill444]

I'll tell you why Fischer couldn't draw that game today, even with a computer: because he's dead. No, seriously, you're right - it can be drawn, even after Bobby _'Takes That Juicer with His Op on h2'_ - j q t -

[@kajaskov6270]

@@someguy4046 Correct!

[@futurereflections4097]

Nepo game 9 blunder made this list

[@rg5_rl714]

Can someone tell me where I can find the video of th first example

[@storyfocus7236]

on the last blunder was boris spasky vs bobbby fisher

[@chitrakalakhadka7127]

And today I just love that

[@VocabClub]

great video. i will feel better when i blunder my queen which happens every now and then.

[@FuzionRTC]

james is a great commentator, been enjoying the streams a lot with him, very chill

[@MrMarc1991]

Yeah and his one of the coolest nm. His sunglasses are gangstar.

[@JamesCantyIII]

Thanks a lot! 🔥💯😎

[@shazers7313]

7:32 am I the only one who checked discord after hearing the sound ?

[@monacle7467]

Gotta love the discord pings at 7:33

[@gmalekhine1395]

I love the guy's talking style :D his accent

[@mochisharvey]

I actually got Nf3 in korchnoi vs karpov

[@matthewviramontes3131]

Nepo was trying to take all 5 spots on this list

[@zanti4132]

It's time to give this video an update. The 2021 and 2023 matches each have at least one blunder that needs to be included. Add a few of the blunders mentioned in the comments here, and we've got a top ten.

[@shantaramarajan7280]

Bobby Fisher vs. Boris spassky

[@badmath9099]

It would be amazing if you could post a link to that Karpov vs. Kasparov game! Thank you

[@JonathanCorwin]

Search KZbin for: Ajedrez Kasparov Vs Karpov Sevilla 1987 5th.wmv

[@badmath9099]

@@JonathanCorwin Much appreciated!

[@mcnizzzle3961]

i don’t understand how in the third blunder K to E6 then K to D4 stops the pawn from pushing

[@adithyauppathil1661]

lmaoooo during the last game right as he said who is playing this game, i get an ad for a guy reviewing the pogchamps match, so what i hear is "Who is playing this match?" *"Pokimane vs. xQc" * LMAOO

[@YourMomNDad]

World’s worst queen sacrifices next!

[@philcolbert7864]

I knew he would pick the Fischer game, but it was a miscalculation and not clear it was a forced win for Spassky. On the other hand Spassky did make a couple of horrific blunders

[@ganeshangopalan9352]

10:05 I am not finding too much advantage for Black (Vishy) in this position. After, Rh4 by white, black should play b5 to prepare escape route for the Knight and white will win back both c5 and h6 pawns. Correct me if I am wrong.

[@ganeshangopalan9352]

Since, pawns are on the both sides of the board, White Bishop pair is much more stronger than Bishop and Knight even if Rooks get exchanged. Endgame will favor carlsen only, even if he is down a pawn.

[@danielgarcia3085]

Trapped bishop- Nepo says hold my beer!

[@thomashermans4293]

I tought I heard someone saying that with perfect play he could have made a draw still , fisher

[@Dakiller1243]

I see nepo studied fischer for the wcc

[@enr7759]

I just want to know if anyone else immediately spotted the 4th blunder. I'm not high rated at all, but I swore the move sequence was so easy to spot haha.

[@fos1451]

It's because you're actually trying to look for the blunder and the best moves, the same happened with the "mate in xxx" puzzle, sometimes it's easy to see the answer in the puzzle but very hard to see in the real game

[@anasiftekharahmed9842]

I feel like Fischer still had a chance of drawing or even winning the last game since he was one pawn up. idk about u guys but i much rather prefer my king to have 2 pawns than 1 bishop or knight in the very endgame .

[@danvanhorne213]

Gligoric said Bobby analyzed and thought he could save the bishop but was mistaken

[@QuantumZebra]

1892 Steinitz-Chigorin Game 23. Chigorin blunders mate in two in a winning position to lose the championship

[@davidcopson5800]

Chigorin was never world champion so he could not "lose the championship".

[@amanhasnoname1052]

Apparently I knew I have seen no 5 somewhere and you very very very very famous so only match striked in my mind was 1972 Bobby Fischer vs Boris Spassky!!!

[@alexmendoz84]

Thanks for the video, but no.4 doesn't imbalance the position that much

[@owlivide4073]

for the first game, could Qc4 have been played too?

[@alikhaled2389]

I blundered every position in this video except the Carlsen vs vishy game, I found the knight move I’m officially better than vishy at chess

[@KingChessable]

What rating are you guys?

[@mohammedsaqibkalsekar1058]

whoa i spotted move number 4 immediately. I bet i would have won the game if i could have played as a pinchhitter for anand.

[@bilichess1466]

In Borenstein vs Botvinnik. (Example number 3). Why is taking the pawn with the knight so bad? If the pawn promotes, there is a fork between the two pieces on d3.

[@davidcopson5800]

? It's Bronstein by the way, not Borenstein.

[@bilichess1466]

@@davidcopson5800 Oh oops that was a typo from me, sorry.

[@davidcopson5800]

@@bilichess1466 No problem. Just be grateful you weren't writing about Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa.

[@m4rk0b0y]

11:30 I knew the blunder is gonna be Bxh2 even tho I'm 1060 rated

[@samyakjain9471]

I am 665 lol

[@tachyon3.14]

It was the only position I remembered seeing

[@ultru3525]

Kinda hard viewing Magnus's blunder as a blunder because Anand missed it, but I guess on that level it's like not taking your opponent's hanging queen.

[@mikahamari5994]

It is a blunder because he gave Anand a chance to exploit it. In football (soccer) this would be bad pass on defence that gives a goal chance to attacking team, but they miss that chance. It is bad pass anyway even if they get away with that. It is also a blunder to be unable to exploit it. Judgement of blunder is relative to our knowledge. Move that was sometimes considered to be good may be recognized as blunder by modern chess engine or neural network like Stockfish or Lc0. Some day 1. e4 may be recognized as blunder. It would mean that the game of chess is then solved by the computers.

[@vyrtilanyrwen3071]

Miraculously, Bxh2 wasn’t the losing move. Bobby still could have saved his position. His true blunder was that at some point in the game, Bobby played king on d5 to e4. He really should have played a6 instead, hoping to blockade Spassky’s queenside pawns on light squares so that Spassky’s dark squared bishop could not defend them. After that, it’s all a matter of trading your three kingside pawns for Spassky’s one and picking off Spassky’s pawns on the queenside.