Magic Aspect of Defense and Attack in Chess. Karpov vs Taimanov
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- čas přidán 24. 12. 2023
- One of the most important components of chess is active defense and this game illustrates its magic nature. The World Champion Anatoly Karpov exerts tremendous pressure on Mark Taimanov's position and is ready to start a decisive pawn storm. Taimanov doesn't have any counterplay and his position looks hopeless. But then the magic begins. Taimanov transforms matter into spirit, namely, by sacrificing a pawn, he activates his pieces and seizes the initiative. Now Karpov's position becomes critical and Taimanov finishes the game with one of the most beautiful combinations of his career.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 e5 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. f3 O-O 9. Be3 d6 10. Rc1 b6 11. Bd3 Bc5 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Nxc5 bxc5 14. O-O Nd4 15. Nd5 Nd7 16. f4 Rb8 17. f5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Qb6 19. Rf2 f6 20. Rc4 a5 21. Ra4 Ra8 22. Qe1 Ra7 23. b3 Rfa8 24. Rb2 Qc7 25. Bd2 Nb6 26. Rxa5 c4 27. Bf1 Rxa5 28. Bxa5 Qc5 29. Bxb6 Qxb6 30. Kh1 cxb3 31. axb3 g6 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. b4 Kg7 34. b5 f5 35. exf5 Nxf5 36. Rb3 Qd4 37. b6 Ra1 38. Rb1 Ng3+ 0-1
I saw this video in my recommendations. You have a great way of explaining the thought process of the players. You earned a sub.
Thank you. I really appreciate it.
An excellent game and a masterpiece by Taimanov!
Thank you for this wonderful analysis and for the content on your channel, which I have just discovered yesterday.
My pleasure.
I'm glad that I caught the winning combination and saw the knight move setting up the dynamic defense, but I did not some anywhere close to seeing the full idea in that middle game.
Very interesting to watch again and again. Thank you, Sir.
My pleasure, Sir.
Excellent commentary. It is a strategy on the black squares. 2 knights play better in closed positions.
Your experience is very beautiful sir
Excellent presentation of a wonderful game! Thank you 🙏🙏
My pleasure!
I really like this video
Knight g3 booom 💥
Wonderfull game..❤
Ohhh what a defence ❤❤❤
You are awesome
Taimanov had already lost his famous match with Fischer (1971), and even then, he did fairly well throughout the games and mostly just slipped up towards the end of those games. Here Karpov did such a lovely job on the queen side, and indeed it seemed he was ready to shift focus to the king side if no threats from Black were created, but the G1-A7 diagonal, coupled with the well-placed d4 knight provided just enough counter play to reduce Karpov’s attacking potential. Then, while objectively about equal, the position left seemed unpleasant for White due to the cornered king and relatively ineffective bishop. So while it was a fine effort by Karpov to tie up the black queen side as he did, at least from my own games I learned that when I have as poor of a LSB as White did, I don’t like allowing the position to open up, and I either try and reroute it (like @ 4:55, I would be considering Bc2-a4, and potentially taking d7 or in some lines supporting d5 via c6; I acknowledge at that moment it’s not possible, but the thought would remain). So unfortunately for Karpov, it makes sense the underlying pressure worked its way into a win for Black.
Excellent game choice and analysis as always. Wishing you a prosperous New Year, Sir.
Thank you, Sir. I've been missing your comments :). I also wish you a happy New Year.
@@chesswisdom ))) Thank you. I still have been watching your excellent videos, only I haven’t had the most time lately. ))
Looking forward to participating in the next ones
Your fide reting ?
What software do you use?
Chessbase
Fischer beat Taimonov in the match decisively, and Karpov can't; it shows greatness of Fischer.
Sir what's your full name
Thank you for your interest. My name is Jabrayil Fatullayev. I don't have a FIDE rating.