Vasyl Ivanchuk's Reverse Benoni crushes Alekseev

Featured is the chess game between Vasyl Ivanchuk and Evgeny Alekseev from the 2009 FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix. With the extra tempo in a Reverse Benoni, Ivanchuk is allowed to play more freely on both wings without encountering any pressure against his base point (d-pawn). Ivanchuk's play on the kingside reminded me of an instructive and forceful pawn sequence played by Mikhail Tal in his memorable game against his trainer Alexander Koblents from 1957.
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PGN
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. exd4 cxd4 8. d3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Na3 Ne8 11. Nc2 f6
12. Bd2 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Nb4 Nc7 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Nh4 Na5
17. f4 g6 18. f5 gxf5 19. g4 f4 20. Bxf4 Na6 21. Nd5 exd5
22. Bxd5+ Kg7 23. Kh1 Re8 24. g5 Kh8 25. Qh5 Rg8 26. Bxg8 Kxg8
27. g6 Bc6+ 28. Re4 Bxe4+ 29. dxe4 hxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh5+

[@danieljenniss5798]

Been really appreciating all the analysis content lately jerry! Been watching you for about 10 years now. You were and still are my chess teacher!

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A decade! I must be getting old. 😎 Nice to read that Peter. 👍

[@danieljenniss5798]

Haha you and me both. Take care Jerry

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been here since carlsen-caruana!

[@grantcivyt]

Same here!

[@CheckmateSurvivor]

Next, please try this setup: krbnqbnr/qnpppppp/ppp5/8/8/5PPP/PPPPPPNQ/RNBQNBRK/

[@fvhaudsilhvdfs]

respectfully, you missed a great opportunity to call those two knights on the a file "clowns"

[@ChessNetwork]

😁

[@jasoncall3731]

They looked embarrassed. After the end, one says WTH was Na6?? Once Ivanchuck sewed up all Kasparov's pieces on the back rank and it reminded me of that. Maybe fair to say it's a feature of his playing style, making the opponents pieces bad. And yeah, Jerry should've said "look at these clowns."

[@8ealer]

Ivanchuk probably looked at the board at one point and saw those two slow knights on the opposite side from the kings and thought to himself: "Looks like I can afford to sacrifice two pieces as long as I'm delivering check mate".

[@ChessNetwork]

I wouldn’t be surprised if that was part of the thought process. 👍

[@AnilBVenkatesh]

Hi Jerry, I’m a longtime fan that’s been away from watching chess videos for a few years and just getting back into it. Wow, your video editing is so polished now! Keep up the great work.

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Thank you 👍

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all my lichess ratings have gotten a 50 point bump since you started uploading new videos every other day, thanks Jerry!!

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Awesome! Keep going 💪

[@mattc9556]

Passionate, insightful commentary as always Jerry, You really bring the game to life. Thanks for your efforts and please keep posting :)

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you Matt. 👍

[@lehrerb42]

Very nice visuals! :) highlighting the part of the board you want to focus and switching to similar positions from different games. I appreciate the extra effort!

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you. I’ve been enjoying experimenting with different edits.

[@bluecocacola]

thanks for all the many chess video output lately Jerry

[@ChessNetwork]

And thank you for watching. 👍

[@flawlesscarlo]

5:06 I like how Mr. Jerry dimmed the lights for us.

[@LukeLongboneOfficial]

This channel set, and has since raised, the bar for internet chess content. Thanks Jerry.

[@youssefnasser9413]

I watch every video of you.. the best ever really, the explanation is just what i need and what i like, but something is new in this video... the way you recall another game and the way you spot a light on where you want to point.. that's so nice, i appreciate.

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Thank you 😎

[@grantcivyt]

My love for Jerry is real.

[@cloudforest4087]

The knights deserted in a way. Haha They are looking at each other like "not me".

[@Javidfarali1980]

Love your videos. Been watching them for years. I actually messaged you 2 weeks ago that i was watching you live. You responded "Thanks😊" Please record more tournaments. I learned so much from your commentary and it's so soothing to fall asleep too 🤭

[@gbu32]

Wow! Very nice Thanks for going over that one. Very well explained.

[@scarletfi]

oh yeah! Thanks for another video :)

[@ChessNetwork]

And thanks for watching Chris. 😎

[@bartman898]

Your videos are the best on KZbin. You go slow and show/teach us what is going on. You don't race thru the information treating us like GMs. And, you don't talk down to us like we are children. Tricky knights for everyone.

[@jamesdelb6885]

Chucky... wow. His games are amazing.

[@ChessNetwork]

If I’m interested in a dynamic game, Ivanchuk’s games are always candidates.

[@lauramaria7184]

Your analysis is helping my tactical understanding and thinking 🧐! 👍

[@ChessNetwork]

Great! 👍

[@AlexAnanda-jp4oi]

great game! Thx for sharing!

[@jonwill]

Well presented; thank you for sharing.

[@walidaminov902]

Very beautiful game

[@kolektivmozak238]

Good analysis. Thanks!

[@WtItCbtLoR]

awesome game and great video!

[@AMatterOfTechnique]

For me, the most complicated part is to understand the idea Nh4 followed by f4 Thank you! :)

[@ChessNetwork]

👍😎

[@cptnoremac]

Good stuff, Jerry. Thanks!

[@williamwelch1978]

Great Game Thank You!

[@fingerfeller]

excellent, thank you

[@KF1]

I fell asleep 2 mins in and never found out how he got that cool hat

[@BrutallyHonestBloke]

Thx Jerry, my pleasure to be first to comment on your video. And now I am gonna actually watch it. I know already it will be treat.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the honest comment. 😎

[@BrutallyHonestBloke]

@@ChessNetwork You are welcome! And ofc I was right, it was a treat. Ivanchuk's games are always entertaining and interesting. Btw, with that shadowed board you have included some high level graphical stuff this time. Well done! 😎

[@looinrims]

Jerry why not use KZbin info cards for video references?

[@ChessNetwork]

Thanks for the reminder. 👍

[@dfhfdgfgdfshdfhe8257]

what a game

[@MoonBurn13]

Driving both Knights into the curb looked very dubious. And the idea of a “reverse Benoni” by itself denotes making an extra move by the side already a “move down”. Thanks Jerry.

[@lukacalov1988]

Jerry is going crazy with edits 😃

[@jameslazer819]

I find the benomi so fascinating. It always seems to lead to crazy sacrifices. Love Ivanchuck, the guy plays literally anything and makes it look amazing.

[@jimbomb3893]

Wow the queen and her rook never moved! Thats crazy

[@user-pz9pb1fp7i]

شكرا جيري اتمنى لك حياة سعيدة وان تقدم كل ما هو جيد

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you, and likewise. 👍

[@Gru39]

This is one of those games that remind me I am stupid

[@ghost79ish]

On move 21, instead of the knight sacrifice, I was looking at pushing G5. Anybody got any thoughts on that? My thoughts were that although the pawn could be taken, it opens up the G4 square for the queen which could complicate things quite a bit...

[@scheimong]

I find it funny that in such a high level game, both players decided it was a was a good idea to put both knights on the edge 😅

[@keithm257]

23 Re7 looked interesting to me

[@loplop7029]

Hi Jerry.

[@M.KEY_HEMIN]

★★★★★★

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6/6! Thank you! 😎

[@tazzmania6148]

I am curious to know wtf was black thinking with those knight moves.

[@CriminaIlyInsane]

First american to pronounce these russian names right

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👍

[@joyphobic]

Day 12 of asking Jerry to cover the Sack of Rome games

[@Money-Fast-Plan-a]

*"I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing."* __Martha Stewart

[@markfisher2201]

My heart dropped when I thought Ivanchuk had gone MAGA lol

[@looinrims]

Yeah how dare people have political beliefs that differ from yours?! What an awful idea

[@bobanobahoba1642]

​@@looinrims glibness and talking in bad faith isn't cool

[@violetasuklevska9074]

This comment reminds me of the bongcloud against the Scandinavian. White has a great position can simply write down a good move like Nc3 attacking the queen on d5, instead you pick Ke2 the only move blundering mate in 1.

[@looinrims]

@@bobanobahoba1642 what’s bad faith here? Why is this even relevant?

[@markfisher2201]

@@looinrims Only idiots can disagree with me, not Chucky.

[@ndm8447]

Ivanchuk is a monster chess player.

[@Visualife]

hello