He forced 11-move checkmate with no Queen. You won’t believe this.

[@ClaudeSpeed32]

The queen was the group member who made up an excuse for not helping

[@ClaudeSpeed32]

@@tiagobordin6580 bruh

[@JayKay-jh9ek]

She's gon present the group project yo😂

[@nathanaelstricker9056]

The Queen COULD have actually saved this game for white. There was one opportunity, referred to as the “silent move” in the video, when white’s king was under no pressure. Queen F3 would have broken the link between black’s bishop and rook while simultaneously putting pressure on both pieces. Black could have take the Queen with the rook, but it would have been taken in turn, either by the pawn on G2, or by the king. The trade would have hurt, but black was up a Queen anyway and the Queen served no other purpose except to sit there while black won. Lol

[@somtooosmond9853]

@@nathanaelstricker9056 that just loses the game faster: Nf4+ Ne6; Bxe6+ Kg5; h6#

[@PowerPinne]

@@nathanaelstricker9056 idk, as the horse just go d4, chess with the runner, and take queen.

[@user-ii4nm6fk7x]

"blocking the king out of anything that has to with the letter F"💀💀 Poor queen....💀

[@Xx_Shini_xX]

LMFAOOO

[@ayanjit9196]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jurgenfischer7683]

Honi soit, qui mal y pense.😁

[@SakiSekai]

Damn💀💀💀

[@tu-estupidez9713]

SHE AINT GONA F A DEAD PP BUDDY XD

[@nemuonakpoya8592]

I can't even find 11 bad moves😂

[@anotherpromotor]

this sounds a lot more cocky than I think you think

[@Kurd143]

I definitely can, by just playing at my best 😂

[@lukeellis2611]

Yeah, you can find more jk

[@TheCubicalGamer]

bro I don't even last 11 moves 🫠

[@idaniacub4133]

​@@TheCubicalGamershe must be disappointed

[@dragstoneg]

What a nightmare for his opponent, but already knew it ❤

[@HammadKhan-tl6bb]

White had a mate in 2-3 after it went take horse with queen check and if blocks with rook or not, mate in 2 is inevitable because if king moves to the corner than check with hirse and rook takes than, queen takes rook mate in the next move as bishop wwas trapped unallowing the othe rook to defend, only if black was not good at chess😂

[@ClearReception]

You're enthusiasm for chess is infectious! Great video!

[@migsvlog136]

damn. imagine being his opponent and getting checkmated like that, i wouldnt even play after that dude i would quit💀

[@Tom-hf4om]

damn. I would also quit 💀

[@skipslash7367]

if i was checkmated like that, i would strive to be able to checkmate others like that

[@SeanSeg]

Quitting chess because you got outplayed? Guess you never practiced against an engine. "The master has lost more games than the novice has even played"

[@underaverageguy]

nah, i would quit if you got mated by a long castle or getting mated by 3 knights

[@trout3685]

The guy is just making a fun comment based on the brutality of this checkmate no need to take it too seriously folks.

[@BobChess]

Castle to attacking, not to safety

[@Dog3gy]

after 6 minutes of yapping bro says “but that didn’t happen”

[@NawalMarwan]

Lol, same here.

[@Aerosmith_Platinum]

exactly bro needs to get to the point

[@danielkevin7637]

I am sorry, but this game was so mind blowing that I felt like crying tears of joy. Great content and great work!

[@thechessnerd]

Reading this, my job is complete.

[@Sienna_LovesCatsHehe]

108 likes and 1 reply? Let me fix that

[@SaiRam-dc2jf]

Meeeeeh

[@gheffz]

96 accuracy (and I think that depends on the bot) for 1844 ... as you say, what an incredible incredible game! Thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen this game and it was a treat!... I was unaware, I and I realised I shouldn't of been, that they played amazing chess centuries ago! I was under the impression this level of play didn't come into the landscape until Morphy. Petroff really did play this game like a bot!

[@gheffz]

@RaniaIsAwesome Damn, I was wondering why he was so accurate.

[@hussainexists]

@RaniaIsAwesome how would you cheat with stockfish in.. 1844? or is this a joke i dont get lol

[@jackyy3]

​@RaniaIsAwesome stockfish wasn't created in 1844 bro what are you on about

[@_RDMPTN]

I don't think he calcualted mate in 11, rather he saw a strong opportunity in sacrificing his Queen and ran with it.

[@OmgLasersPewPew]

Of course he calculated mate in 11, do you know who we talking about here

[@ZDTF]

💀bro You don't sacrifice your queen on just instinct

[@vinissues4634]

Nobody can see check mate in 11, too many variables. He developed the game three during The match

[@ZDTF]

@@vinissues4634 Bro just cuz you can't doesn't mean no one can I can calculate mate in 8s that are complex like this And I'm just a 2000 That guy's a gm

[@DarkGope]

​@@ZDTFyou doubt my 1000 elo mind

[@joescott8877]

Very cool! It also seems like , at 3:35, black's knight to F5 could result in some perilous queen-forking opportunities.

[@Kamilistgud]

Funny thing is my first briliant move was a castle. I left my bishop hanging and then my opponent took it after that i could have moved my rook underneath his queen and pin it with my rook ofc that didn't happen but it was a cool briliant

[@simonpaga4232]

bruh martin did brilliant castles too

[@harry69007]

Such a beautiful game and analysis Zach, love the videos like this, keep up the great work alright. Doing great things as always.

[@Lovuschka]

8:23 Note that after Rf3+ to make the checkmate more beatufiul, White has g3 (instead of gxf3), blocking the f2-h4 diagonal.

[@obadiahoshane4716]

exactly what i was thinking

[@elmaschimba963]

He did talked about that option in the video

[@Lovuschka]

@@elmaschimba963 Oops, I missed that.

[@revengepassant]

The fact he calculated that is crazzyyyy, good vid as always :)

[@kong7319]

guy was a genius but even then i don't think he calculated every possible line, he just saw the vision

[@statestreetlandscaping6955]

@7:47 What about moving the G-Pawn from G2 to G4 to block the check? Pawn is defended by the Queen, and maybe the king can sneak backwards?

[@rajasekharreddyrasinti4033]

Nf4#

[@johns7530]

I never would have thought to castle and queen sacrifice in that position, in 100 years. I never would have seen/thought I could checkmate from there.

[@JatinsSerenade]

Damn! That silent castle move requires hours to calculate.

[@hfontanez98]

The analogy to a school project was both accurate and funny as hell; especially the part of the late contributor. Nicely done! I'm subscribing now.

[@fsf471]

"And there's this guy who does his part at the last minute" Meanwhile the other rook that did literally nothing:

[@Nufetto]

11:43 for anyone wondering the best move for white according to the engine in that position to get a mate in 13 instead of a mate in 8 was not, in fact, knight to e6, but knight to d7, which black would respond by taking the knight with the rook with xf7, and after that white would move the pawn to g3, then black would move the knight to d4 with a discovered check from the c8 light square bishop, so white's supposedly best move now would be king to g5, but then black would follow up with rook to f5 check, and since it's protected by the d4 knight it cannot be taken, after that, white's only 2 legal moves are either Kg4 or Kh4, of which Kg4 is the best one for the engine, to which black would respond to rook f4 check, and since the bishop pins the g3 pawn to the king, white can only go to h5 since Kg5 would be mate in 11 instead of mate in 13 _(knight to e6 check, king to h5 since it's the only legal move, pawn to g6 checking the king once again, followed up by Kh6, again, another forced move, which black would respond to with bishop to e3, since even if the white pawn were to take the f4 rook it'd still be mate with bishop takes back, so even if white were to instead of taking the rook with the pawn, move the h1 rook to e1, black can simply move the rook to h4 and it'd be mate)_ and then black would proceed with rook to f4, protected by the f2 bishop pinning the g3 pawn from taking it, leading to white's best move, according to the engine, be Kh5, giving the chance for black to check the king with pawn to g6, forcing white to go along with Kh6 _(Kg5 is also a legal move, however, that'd be a mate in 12 and not in 13, since the game would just proceed with knight to e6 check, this time leaving white with no other legal moves except Kh6, giving away the chance for black to respond with bishop to e6, and at this point, funnily enough, since white can't stop the checkmate no matter what, the engine grades every single of white's legal moves as the best move, since black just needs to move the f4 rook literally anywhere it can go for checkmate)_ whereas black should move the f2 bishop to e3, finally giving white some breathing space from all the checks, and therefore allowing them to finally move their queen to b3, checking the black king, that too, however, won't last long as the black knight takes the b3 square, once again a silent move. Now, white could take the knight back, however, that'd force checkmate simply with rook to h4, so instead, white should move the king to g5, avoiding just that, but still not safe for the forced check in 2 that's about to come from black with rook to g4, forcing the king to f6, and then FINALLY, checkmate with bishop to g5. One might think that black is either some sort of seer or just gave up the queen for the goofs lmao...

[@marouanemazid6202]

I don't understand, after the bishop light squared checked and white played P g4 they were out right?

[@phanindrakumar3741]

Its all about how active pieces we have than compares to how powerful pieces opponent have🎉great game by legends

[@glandmajor5430]

Loved the school project analogy🤣

[@TheNameOfJesus]

Lesson: The Botez gambit can work.

[@JackStander]

4:32 why not Nf5+,does it not just win a full knight?🧐

[@daliborcup3614]

05:42 min is there a rule that black can castle even thou his rook which he used for castle afterwards was attacked by white knight?SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME PLEASE?

[@Mhmdl_07]

You can castle if your rook is hanging doesnt matter You cant only castle when your king is attacked

[@daliborcup3614]

@@Mhmdl_07 Can you find me that rule on any site?

[@ChadDippyDora]

Awesome. I was around when this game was played, well almost, and I’m still hooked on the game. Your exposition was fabulous. Love it.

[@TheDigiWorld]

I knew about this game already but it is so beautiful that I had to watch it again

[@bugoobiga]

great video, right to the point while still remaining instructive and explorative

[@Ilovemommy389]

9:44 when the black knight is at b6, white can play Qb3 to pin it. If Rxd8 then Kf3 to get out of the discover check then the K can escape to e2.

[@Ilovemommy389]

Arh...black can still check with rook.

[@crockgaming5958]

He simply move the king and then after that simple check mate with rook pawn and a bishop

[@LIXTARINY]

The fact that he didn’t check mate with the pawn it’s was crazy man back then

[@simplyaturner]

Thank you zach you helped me get to 1560 elo!

[@OmarPreto]

Wow. Congratulations on the progress 💪

[@hanswust6972]

Great game, Zach, thanks for posting and explaining it. But honestly, when I saw _11-move checkmate with no Queen,_ I thought of the game Edouard Lasker _(when he still was a German citizen)_ won to G. A. Thomas in a Dutch Defence. I wonder if you'd mind uploading it with some historic notes. Cheers!

[@GanitPrakash]

8:43 why not white pawn to g4 to defend the discovered check given by black bishop

[@alyessam2157]

at 11:36 what happens if instead of taking the knight on e6 white played Qb3 ?? would that change anything ??

[@Mhmdl_07]

If qb3 happens then black goes rook f4 and this will cause checkmate in all variation

[@xpump876]

@5:42 I didn't think one could castle if any castling piece was in jeopardy ? (Black Rook on C2 threatening White Rook A1) Are Knights exempt then? Great game

[@krpr2004]

I only could calculate about 5-6 moves without pausing. Crazy.

[@slayerz2234]

This vid is such a nice calculation exercise

[@Brecud]

You can calculate?

[@krpr2004]

@@Brecud What do you mean?

[@cubekoss7547]

@@Brecudyou gonna explain

[@Brecud]

@@cubekoss7547 it's been a year ago i do not remember what this was for

[@GicaKontraglobalismului]

You have the most gorgeous graphics of the pieces & board I have ever seen.

[@aaronwalderslade]

7:45 what's wrong with g4 blocking the bishop attack?

[@philfrei1]

Nf4 is checkmate!

[@JM-sz3to]

5:40 how can black castle, aren't they under the knights attack?

[@rikka.6213]

5:41 "Here black played *cAsTlEd*"

[@irenelee5405]

11:33 what if the queen pins the knight? Qd5 or Qb3?

[@thalathoty]

I liked the Queen sacrifice tactic it so much, kool way to present this.

[@kevinharrison4909]

The double discovered check is the atom bomb of the chess board...nothing can withstand it's blast.

[@nirvoysaikia1456]

13:30 couldn’t we play rook to g5 for checkmate

[@ajeetsingh3442]

That castling was crazy🤯🤯🤯

[@robradomski1]

After giving up at the 3 minute mark, watched same match in two shorts while he's 8 minutes in on move 7 explaining every single space the knight can't go haha

[@yendorman]

Bro I think I found a possible mate in 3 in that position you asked me to calc at 6:48! Black plays f6 with the pawn, defending against Qxd5+, which would completely destroy the game for them if it hadn’t already, ruins the centre, takes the knight, forks King and Bishop which then attacks the rook, if rook gets captured checkmate, essentially game over moment for Black) White might take pawn with knight, which after dxc6, is a possible mate in one, as long as none of these moves afterwards are a check, Rf1, Bd4, Kh4, or any queen move onto the second rank. And then Bc2 is mate. dxc6 opens up a diagonal which blocks 2 squares from the king, the bishop is then defended by the rook on c8 which blocks 3 squares, then the bishop blocks the final square, whilst on the final blocked square for the King, meaning checkmate. If I missed anything lmk.

[@calebmulati5955]

At 9.38, instead of playing the random pawn move, what happens if white plays queen to b3

[@Vanni-CH]

13:35 checkmate also in Rf4# cus dark sq bishop takes up 2 / 3 of the king movement and white sq bishop takes 1 / 3 of the king movement which comes out to.. checkmate🥰

[@arshpreetsingh4469]

5:12 well Ng3 is possible, which counteracts the threat on the queen and rook. If they take, you take

[@GOMZY40]

what abt KD5 at 4:31 time giving check to king if black night moves

[@Raphael-pt7rx]

12:17 both king moves are great though being the only 2 available moves

[@jaironunez7196]

Amazing!! Thank you for posting it. Petrov is one of my chess heroes. I have played the Petrov defense all my life (I am 43). I did not know this game. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

[@FreeFire-i8r9c]

9:26 why didn't he plays the move Queen D5 Pining The Knight

[@JuanDelaCruz-ekmg]

The way you explained this is so entertaining. Great job.

[@ownewheu]

I actually got 1 brilliant castle move, but later...

[@deepakp6637]

Wow

[@MrSimmies]

Great game. THIS is another example of what makes chess Awesome! Keep bringing us great material. New subscriber.

[@Chessflamingo]

How did the f pawn first be a mistake then after like 2 seconds it became an inaccuracy? ?!

[@sebb8224]

Stock fish thinking for longer

[@PRASENJITNANDY-f9g]

Can't we fork the king and th e queen at 9:16 or is that a bad move

[@pranavbharadwaj1317]

Just one question, what if after castle the white dont take the queen but takes the knight by his queen. What would be the line of attack by black then ??

[@cyruahawkins5289]

Honestly I watch your videos almost all the way everytime and I think this is the first one I ever liked. 💀 I just now realized you have so few likes and idek why. My mind is on chess or something. But thanks for all the videos. You, levy, Hikaru are the real YT chess goats. 🙏 😂 I'd suck so bad without you guys.

[@malcolmmotubatse2062]

Family members of the king would think this was an inside job

[@Witty_AlienClips]

Omg, I loved the video so much! Your explanation was awesome and I learned a lot from this incredible romantic game ❤❤ Thank you!

[@great2642]

very romantic i agree

[@thechessnerd]

The Alien himself 👽

[@A1i1988]

so true with the school project metaphor 😂

[@PurabGoswami]

@11:34 instead of taking black knight with white knight, what if white queen went in-line with black king and black knight stuck in between ? 🤔

[@joemama70908]

the missed win stockfish lowered my accuracy my 15% for :

[@rishirajsharma7654]

I just wanted to know why didn't you discuss blocking the discovered check after the move d6 by g4. Do you think that would have saved the game?

[@perkalov]

Would have been cool to know if he calculated the mate or if he just went with instinct. 11 moves is a lot to calculate when it at several instances isn't forced.

[@wilhelmbeck8498]

The engine gives you higher accuracy ratings when your opponent is blundering pieces.

[@michaelurosevic8225]

The most wonderous thing, apart for the flawless execution of the 8-move checkmate, was that White didn't get to move both his queen and his rooks. Amazing combination by Petroff!

[@omsofi1111]

The Miss stockfish wanted me to see

[@elansleazebaggano429]

14:03 the rook on h8 that didn’t move at all: 👀

[@robradomski1]

Trying to watch chess matches while he commentates is just brutal. He could be done in less than 4 minutes but instead it stretched out to 14 ? Haha. I tried but just couldnt

[@sanduchicu7545]

I bet white quit chess and resorted to alcohol to never remember this game

[@theodoreroosevelt7471]

I am no good player but my first ever brilliant move happened two weeks ago and it was a castle, I still don’t get why 😅

[@miguelito2361]

Checkmate in 11 moves is nothing You should see my King & Queen end games. Checkmate in 25 at least!

[@GaikwadFits]

At 11:33, Queen to b3 is more better option for white. Pinning the knight because there is check blocking the black bishop

[@flamigoos4804]

I actually got a brilliant castle in a 1800 rated game against one of the best people i've every played against, it was forced checkmate in 17

[@_philipp__]

Huh, the castle is wild. On first glance I thought it was an illegal move, yet the king never goes through an attacked square, only the rook.

[@iamstrider1375]

What a beautiful game! I can't believe I have never seen this. Thanks for sharing :D

[@nammanur]

Darn. This is beautiful commentary of a beautiful game.

[@khirodkumarpatra7345]

What if the white queen have pinned the e6 knight ? at 11:38

[@tuckerparsons]

That was one of the best chess videos I've ever seen.

[@ankitmondal9396]

4:35 The best move is knight (E5), check..After that white will play an obvious move king g4 to save his knight..now pawn to d6 is a stunning move because then knight to E3 will make white to sacrifice his queen 👑. These 2 extra move will make white miserable..

[@that_one_guy475]

14:10 knight:the person who sacrificed its life to add one slide to the PowerPoint (totally relatable)

[@davidsmookler5757]

That was very fun! Your enthusiasm is infectious!

[@suyamkale]

The castle move has broken my brain forever... I felt my IQ drop physically 🤯🤯🤯

[@Absolute_1]

"Here, black played castle".😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@trustedcelery7596]

“If you haven’t seen this game yet, you’re in for a treat.” Absolute 🔥 intro

[@anivyo.n_]

I dont think a human can possibly calculate a mate in 11. Like bro there are millions of possible moves he could play that could catch petrov off guard, but it somehow was an unavoidable mate

[@sanduchicu7545]

I saw the mate after white forked with the knight. Felt so good.

[@Octodozer]

What happens if white moves the queen to b3 and pins the knight when it has a free move?

[@newnamee606]

at 8:42 is not better g4 then e6 ? for with ... you dont explein why he dont make that move ...

[@zaheenop2007]

Bro after pawn g4 , Black Knight f6 is a brutal checkmate

[@marcelobrunorodrigues7630]

Alexander Petroff, together with Carl Friedrich von Jänisch were the main responsible masters for the chess dissemination in Russia, specially in St. Petersburg, where both were active.

[@amoldivo]

I was actually thinking Rf8 instead of castle, I wonder if that'd make a big difference?

[@NoobPlayzBS]

I think casetle might be better because when u play Rf8 the king would be in centre

[@amoldivo]

@@NoobPlayzBS that's the mindset that most players have, I used to be a very aggressive player when I was young, would refuse to castle unless it's really necessary (sometimes when in check, would prefer to move my king instead of blocking)... It worked out pretty well for me, haven't played games in like 12 years, came back and learn some chess basics (like the rule that says encourage people to castle > attacking development), and some openings... Tbh I can't remember how I played, but I just didn't normally play these famous openings (of course I wasn't just moving my pieces aimlessly lol) Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, I think sometimes playing rather "weird" moves instead of the conventional ones might have its own merits! And would probably go into richer positions!! 🤭😬😊

[@masscreationbroadcasts]

I'm tired of watching bad chess games, so I'm glad you cover good ones.

[@jamesbjorlie]

Why wasn’t pg2-g4 an option to block check?