Think Like a Grandmaster | Yuri Averbakh vs Alexander Kotov: Zurich Candidates 1953

Yuri Averbakh vs Alexander Kotov
Zurich Candidates 1953, Zurich SUI, rd 14, Sep-23
Old Indian Defense: Normal Variation (A55) · 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 Bf8 10. Rb1 a5 11. d5 Nc5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. h3 Bd7 14. Rbc1 g6 15. Nd2 Rab8 16. Nb3 Nb3 17. Qb3 c5 18. Kh2 Kh8 19. Qc2 Ng8 20. Bg4 Nh6 21. Bd7 Qd7 22. Qd2 Ng8 23. g4 f5 24. f3 Be7 25. Rg1 Rf8 26. Rcf1 Rf7 27. gf5 gf5 28. Rg2 f4 29. Bf2 Rf6 30. Ne2 Qh3 31. Kh3 Rh6 32. Kg4 Nf6 33. Kf5 Nd7 34. Rg5 Rf8 35. Kg4 Nf6 36. Kf5 Ng8 37. Kg4 Nf6 38. Kf5 Nd5 39. Kg4 Nf6 40. Kf5 Ng8 41. Kg4 Nf6 42. Kf5 Ng8 43. Kg4 Bg5 44. Kg5 Rf7 45. Bh4 Rg6 46. Kh5 Rfg7 47. Bg5 Rg5 48. Kh4 Nf6 49. Ng3 Rg3 50. Qd6 R3g6 51. Qb8 Rg8
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[@HeartlandTuber]

I highly recommend Kotov's book "Think Like a Grandmaster". When I was playing tournament chess in the eighties and nineties, it more than any other book I studied improved my game immensely. It teaches how to actually think about your candidate moves and the trees of variations, and how to whittle away till you find the most likely continuation move at any point in the game.

[@EZ-ELIMZ.]

I did pause and see the queen sac but only worked out a couple of moves after that. Nice game!

[@venkateswararao9837]

Thank you

[@ChessJournal]

Beautiful game! Thanks

[@ps3shakes123]

This game gave me high blood pressure. I am suing.

[@alexchristopher221]

If it didn't take as many moves to force a resignation, the Queen sacrifice would be suitable for a chess tactics puzzle.

[@betulaobscura]

Great game!

[@charleswalper7161]

Kotov played a brilliant game, his book is pretty good too.

[@hnalike7778]

What a game

[@CharlesB147]

Kotov had to be ready for a long drawn out fight on the kingside. Brilliantly executed.

[@jomic9060]

Fortune favors the brave

[@philippealain6978]

Great fight

[@alexanderharveyconrad2409]

After this game, Averbakh wrote the book "Cry like a grandmaster".

[@kdub1242]

The truth hurts.

[@heywardhollis1160]

Incorrect

[@azy63]

All that repetition! It felt like Ground Hog Day.
All that repetition! It felt like Ground Hog Day.
All that repetition- Okay, I'll stop now.

[@balazsio]

Good match, I remember he wrote in this book something like this. kotovism: when you think long and hard then make an obvious blunder move.

[@davidshosho1173]

Mato, not sure if you're following TCEC season 18 superfinal between SF and LCzero. There's been some really incredible games like game 8 where SF gave up 2 pieces and still ended up winning.

[@MatoJelic]

Send me the link please

[@synergetic4d]

I really miss it when you don't make a video. I wonder if you are ok...lol

[@HollyMartins]

4 th. Nice game

[@jamesnezhmetkovvassilyvik8112]

What about Keres vs Averbakh?Kind of interesting clash don't you think?

[@TheGavinM40]

I saw queen x H3 but didnt even calculate Kx H3. I just assumed KG1😂

[@ehatipo4598]

How are we suppose to calculate this ? :(

[@johnrider2108]

Averbakh got Kotov guard

[@tyrelljeffries2527]

Kotov did a Botez Gambit...then shouldn't it be called the Kotov Gambit?

[@mauallen4234]

The one pawn ruined white.

[@petrabanjarnahor229]

No way, a queen sac

[@roddychristodoulou9111]

I'm trying to understand matos sense of humour.

[@venkateswararao9837]

Yes. It's good

[@tonyennis3008]

He's pretty funny.

[@Adhyuth1503]

Why arent you covering the chessable masters there are many interesting games going on