Perfect Harmony in King's Indian Defense. Najdorf vs Gligoric
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- čas přidán 6. 04. 2024
- The King’s Indian Defense is known for its dynamic potential and rich opportunities for bold attacks and sacrifices. In today’s video, we examine a groundbreaking game that played a very important role in the development of this opening and gave birth to the Mar del Plata variation. In this historical encounter, Svetozar Gligoric achieved ideal harmony by improving the position of all his pieces, enabling them to contribute to both attack and defense. After that he launched a devastating attack and checkmated his opponent.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. b4 g5 14. c5 h5 15. Nf2 Ng6 16. Rc1 Rf7 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. a4 Bf8 19. a5 Rg7 20. h3 Nh8 21. Nb5 g4 22. fxg4 hxg4 23. hxg4 a6 24. Na3 Bd7 25. Nc4 Rc8 26. Nb6 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Be8 28. Ba3 Nf7 29. Qc2 Nh6 30. g5 Rxg5 31. Rc1 Rg3 32. Bb2 Nfg4 33. Nxg4 Nxg4 34. Bxg4 Rxg4 35. Qf2 Bg6 36. Rc4 Qe7 37. Bc3 Qh7 38. Qe2 Rh4 39. Kf2 f3 40. Qe3 Rf4 41. gxf3 Qh2+ 42. Ke1 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Bh5 44. Kd2 Rxf3 45. Qg5+ Bg7 46. Kc2 Rf2+ 47. Bd2 Qd1+ 48. Kc3 Qa1+ 0-1
Amazing game by Gligoric, especially considering that his variation is played for the first time. It's amazing how white can't seem to use the c file to make a decisive breakthrough on the queen side. Once the knights are removed it seems like black's attack is petering out, but the white squared bishop proves a decisive asset. This is also counterintuitive as usually the activation of the black squared bishop is the preferred weapon of King Indian defenders. All the time it seems that white needs only a tempo to consolidate or counterattack but never gets that chance. This means that Gligoric's attack is carried out with immense precision.
Thanks for your superb commentary!
My pleasure and thanks for your comment!
Indeed, thanks for your lovely comment.
A good model for the Black side of the KID- gain space on the kingside, bring numerous pieces over to it, do just enough to defend your queen side, and crack open the enemy king castle and launch an attack.
Gligoric won this tournament with 16/19, and lost only once, to third place Julio Bolbochan, the Argentinian Champion who while on his home territory managed to lose not a single game. The loss was interestingly in a KID with Bolbochan playing as black just a few rounds after this game. Second place was Najdorf himself, who also lost only once, that being this game.
Thanks as always. Hope things have been well
This kind of context makes all the classic masterpieces against these players all the more impactful.
For they are masters of legend themselves!
For a relatively 'modern' opening, the Kings Indian has such a rich and wonderful history!
Sure, it has gone out of fashion from time to time since those early days, when several powerful soviet players developed so much opening theory between the two world wars and into the sixties and beyond, when others adopted the opening and improved the options for black (and also for white) … Gligoric … Fischer … and, of course, Kasparov.
Most history enthusiasts will note that very few players are using it at the highest levels of 'classic' chess these days, largely because (I suspect) their pet engines aren't happy(?)
Yet it always bounces back, and will continue to do so. :)
I'm old enough to remember one of the KID's greatest exponents, RJ Fischer himself, paying tribute to Gligoric a few times.
The 1953 Candidates tournament held in Zurich (official book written by Bronstein, another exponent) offers a few gems.
And it's fascinating that repeat-world-champion Mikhail Botvinnik didn't triust the opening at all!
Thank you for presenting this wonderful game and explaining it so well.
My pleasure and thanks for watching.
Great video as usual, with good analysis and very memorable catchphrases. I would love if you covered some more Fischer games as well!
Thanks for such a detailed analysis that can help even a beginner.
Thanks for the suggested Fischer game as well.
My pleasure.
@@chesswisdom Being taken to the real chess understanding, thanks.
So nice of you Sir ❣️
Interesting classic chess game, with very detailed analysis 👍
Brilliant analysis
Thank you. I learned something here. The manouvers of the black pieces on the seventh and eighth rank a very instructive. Something i already knew. But the move knight h8 and the manouvers of the white squared bishop, who in my games never landed on e8, were knew to me and very valuable.
My pleasure.
You should also cover Candidates tournament games. Your explanations are quite easy to understand even beginners can watch and learn from here.
I hope you would consider my kind request. 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks a lot for your suggestion. I'd love to cover it, but unfortunately, at the moment I can only make one video a week. Additionally, this tournament is being covered by many channels, while I usually try to choose games that haven't been extensively analyzed on CZcams yet.