Bobby Fischer's 21-move brilliancy

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  • čas přidán 1. 09. 2017
  • Bobby Fischer creates a chess masterpiece in only 21 moves against Robert Eugene Byrne, an International Master, at the 1963/1964 United States Chess Championship, held in New York. At 20 years young, Grandmaster Robert James Fischer was already among the world's very best chess players. In this brilliancy, Fischer demonstrates how to inject multiple imbalances into a highly symmetrical position, how to properly highlight these differences to benefit oneself, and how to accurately assess the true value of the pieces as they rest on the board.
    PGN:
    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 { E60 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto } c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Qd2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1 Nd3 15. Qc2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. Qd2 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 d4 20. Nxd4 Bb7+ 21. Kf1 Qd7
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  • @ChessNetwork
    @ChessNetwork  Před 6 lety +4680

    If my voice sounds worn to you in this video, good ear! It's football season, and I tend to be a vocal fan. :) I hope you enjoy this video. *This was the 1st comment to this video, somehow it got lost/unpinned.*

    • @ena6345
      @ena6345 Před 6 lety +206

      you sound like you pulled an all-nighter at collage, took 3 exams in a row, then went to your dorm and started recording this.

    • @royalblue0505
      @royalblue0505 Před 6 lety +63

      I was about to comment that you sound like Stephen Hawking. :)

    • @thejerkyshack8040
      @thejerkyshack8040 Před 6 lety +30

      A fan of real chess and the type played on a large green board i see

    • @ChessNetwork
      @ChessNetwork  Před 6 lety +43

      Thank you JJ.

    • @eonstar
      @eonstar Před 6 lety +41

      +ChessNetwork I really like your explanations and the way you narrated this video. I'm definitely not great at chess and it makes it much easier to understand what's going on.

  • @powerplay.556
    @powerplay.556 Před 4 lety +5840

    Did I think I would sit through 20 minutes of this guy's voice and a simulated chess match? No. Did I? Yes. I even paused twice when he told me to.
    Edit (3 years later): 5,800 likes?? 😳
    You people are very easily amused!! 🤓

  • @artistpw
    @artistpw Před 4 lety +1747

    I still remember how happy my older brother looked when I started beating him in chess. He really is the best brother I could hope for still.

    • @kennethwilliams9485
      @kennethwilliams9485 Před 4 lety +111

      Are you me? That's the same as me. I could never beat him and he was almost a master. Then I read Bobby Fischer's book and beat him 3 times in a row. That was the last time he played me.

    • @artistpw
      @artistpw Před 4 lety +19

      I love games. Chess is a bit slow for me. I love to watch these videos though, and I may think about playing again. I like texas holdem because so many factors come into play, and you're basically playing other players.

    • @minichanz
      @minichanz Před 4 lety +27

      Chess isn't a game. It's a life style. It's life strategy... for me it's taking all my lifes mistakes, burying them, and turning that creative energy onto a temporary distraction. 🤔 fml, career change moment

    • @stephenoproulx5252
      @stephenoproulx5252 Před 4 lety +19

      @@kennethwilliams9485 You were able to beat an almost master by reading one book from Bobby Fischer? Were they all traps he fell for Bobby traps he fell into?

    • @smalltrashman4227
      @smalltrashman4227 Před 3 lety +9

      @@stephenoproulx5252 They were probably both rated highly and his brother was just like 100 rating higher or something.

  • @danielgautreau161
    @danielgautreau161 Před 2 lety +395

    In the demonstration room, just as two GM's were telling the audience that Fischer's sacrificial attack had failed, and that he was lost, word came from the playing room that Byrne had resigned.

    • @AlexLeeds
      @AlexLeeds Před 2 lety +21

      Thanks for this fun memory.

    • @jesuslovesyou2616
      @jesuslovesyou2616 Před rokem

      Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at handdddd123254978655dc

    • @stephendevore
      @stephendevore Před rokem +4

      That's funny!

    • @scottmaher1681
      @scottmaher1681 Před 7 dny

      Source? I'd love to read more.

    • @danielgautreau161
      @danielgautreau161 Před 7 dny

      @@scottmaher1681 I don't recall the source but it was written by a leading American master. I can't recall which one.

  • @nagarajaraokl7970
    @nagarajaraokl7970 Před 3 lety +61

    I am a very big fan of Mr Fisher. and never forget that when he won the world championship it was headlines news in our Indian newspapers. I am 75 years old now. I use to collect Mr Fishers games published in Sunday newspapers and enjoy playing them on the boards.

  • @PapaJoeB
    @PapaJoeB Před 5 lety +12813

    Do yourself a solid...Play at 1.25 speed

    • @jordanclark7821
      @jordanclark7821 Před 5 lety +1197

      Right! Dude took 3 minutes to explain that both sides are the same...

    • @raif1029
      @raif1029 Před 5 lety +820

      1.5 is even better.

    • @shstudioshorts9309
      @shstudioshorts9309 Před 5 lety +1105

      Listen at 0.5 for ultimate chess warmth.

    • @ckeilah
      @ckeilah Před 5 lety +64

      Sadly, iPhone app doesn't allow yootoob speedup. :-(

    • @Malungeon18436571
      @Malungeon18436571 Před 5 lety +47

      ckeilah three dots top right of the screen beside the curved share arrow

  • @garthvogan
    @garthvogan Před 3 lety +1692

    I’m 70 years old and I remember Bobby Fisher. Chess on an international level was very very big. International matches would make the nightly news. Had a very mysterious vibe about it. Great to come back to the game after so long and yes, after watching The Queen’s Gambit. They sure hit lightning in a bottle with this series, at this time. Who knew🤔

    • @burpie3258
      @burpie3258 Před 3 lety +3

      Very cool!!

    • @Bob-Maplethorpe
      @Bob-Maplethorpe Před 3 lety +27

      Exactly! This series struck a note that just keeps humming in my head. I don't even like chess!!!
      The cinematography was gorgeous, a little bit like Wes Anderson movies.
      BTW, I watched the Chernobyl series and loved it just as much.

    • @aa-ql3gu
      @aa-ql3gu Před 3 lety +3

      thank you for sharing your own emotions about the big matches!

    • @locutusdborg126
      @locutusdborg126 Před 3 lety +17

      I'm 71 and remember it well. Kids in America were actually playing chess. Now they play electronic games. Oh well, I guess China and Russia will continue to produce good young chess players.

    • @dongaede3806
      @dongaede3806 Před 3 lety +14

      I'm 70, and was in medical school when Bobby Fisher was generating so much excitement. Several of us started playing chess on a regular basis, when we really should have been studying gross anatomy ;-)

  • @breeze7619
    @breeze7619 Před rokem +103

    Wow, this is amazing, it's crazy to me how not only Bobby saw that amazing plan, but Byrne also saw what was about to go down as well, leading to a resignation.

    • @CCGMASTER
      @CCGMASTER Před rokem

      I don’t see it, if the game is forced to progress as they saw it would be an inevitable mate, but white’s knights and bishop could easily provide protection against black’s bishop, queen, and rook on move 22 if there wasn’t a resign.

  • @gsgoblue1
    @gsgoblue1 Před 3 lety +51

    Just an incredible performance that Bobby pulled off in this tournament. No one did it before, and no one has done it since with a perfect score in a US Championship either. This game here has always been one of my more favorite games of Bobby Fischer‘s too.

  • @bacchuslax7967
    @bacchuslax7967 Před 4 lety +1631

    Coronavirus quarantine and chess. 2020 is one for the books

    • @DineshKumar-xn9ce
      @DineshKumar-xn9ce Před 4 lety +9

      Your so true now I'm furious to chess thinking of tornamebts

    • @1NicholasInSeattle
      @1NicholasInSeattle Před 4 lety +5

      Oh is it now? Or do you JUST "PERCEIVE IT TO BE?" :--)) Here's one for you--- "I" have SOLVED the CPP Corona Virus... (Just FYI--- "I'm not joking about this--- not one bit"... have you or anyone else? I would venture-to-guess thee answer and truth is, "NO!" As for the game of Chess & IGM Bobby Fischer.... when I was a KID, and learnt the game of Chess. I excelled at a "Mind Boggling- Astronomical rate" according the those in the field... especially the "one" who originally taught me HOW it's played "initially." Emphasis on "initially" because, as it's always been with "me." I learn the bare minimum of anything NEW TO me. JUST ENUF, that I can venture into whatever it is, ON my OWN... to "TRULY LEARN IT... thee ABSOLUTE DEPTHS-- not the surface level-- which is what (Dare I say) the majority of us do. Boiled down and simplified, "I just SEEK >>> TO

    • @raulmontano3310
      @raulmontano3310 Před 3 lety +10

      People are seeing everything that's wrong with the world because they have 2020 vision

    • @1NicholasInSeattle
      @1NicholasInSeattle Před 3 lety +1

      @@raulmontano3310 Hind sight 20-20 Raul? :--))

    • @1whoDoesSimply
      @1whoDoesSimply Před 3 lety +12

      @@1NicholasInSeattle u ok?

  • @ArthurFuller
    @ArthurFuller Před 5 lety +1066

    I paused when you suggested, and pondered, and learned why I'm not a great player,

    • @charlieabbot3649
      @charlieabbot3649 Před 5 lety +44

      That's all of us..... Compared to Bobby

    • @RizwanAhmad-ru8sk
      @RizwanAhmad-ru8sk Před 5 lety +7

      neither am i but i got that spawn move right :D the rest of the time i was completly wrong

    • @BenBruges
      @BenBruges Před 5 lety +2

      Me too. But thank you for the video anyway, was really interesting.

    • @zomber4life233
      @zomber4life233 Před 5 lety +1

      Guess you are not Bobby Fisher :1

    • @Ceece20
      @Ceece20 Před 5 lety +2

      Is it weird I got the right moves, but I didn’t know the reasoning?

  • @gortklatu3784
    @gortklatu3784 Před rokem +13

    I'm 70 also. I remember reading the move by move diagrams in the evening newspaper and playing them out on a chessboard. Fischer was a superstar!

  • @GM-vk8jw
    @GM-vk8jw Před rokem +22

    We are going back in time (nearly 60yrs back from my comment) when chess was played OTB or by mail and Soviet Russia had more GMs and knowledge about chess than anywhere in the world and a young Bobby Fischer absorbed everything ounce of information about chess he could find and that information came from books, magazines and word of mouth.
    His goal was to be the best chess player in the world. The more of his life he gave to chess the more chess took from his life.
    Bobby Fischer was not gifted; he was focused.
    He spent over 10 hours a day working on his goal.
    He became World Champion through hard work and dedication.
    A gift is something that is given and all that Fischer was given was a chance.
    He was awesome at playing chess.
    It’s not fair to say he was gifted when he worked so hard to achieve what he achieved.
    RIP sir
    PS
    We ALL know about what followed after he beat Spassky and how he developed certain points of view and how he became reclusive.
    I prefer to study Fischer the person that played chess and not worry to much about Fischer The Nazi, Fischer The Recluse or Fischer The Tax Dodger etc.

  • @peppeddu
    @peppeddu Před 5 lety +1534

    That's a first.
    Watching a narrated game of chess on CZcams for the first time and actually enjoying it.

    • @ChessNetwork
      @ChessNetwork  Před 5 lety +33

      😎

    • @thomasjackson2223
      @thomasjackson2223 Před 5 lety +16

      Yep. Jerry has a great speaking voice and style and he moves right along with a concise economy of words. Always engaging and informative.

    • @OrigamiMaster06
      @OrigamiMaster06 Před 5 lety +15

      Try agadmator's chess channel. He explains in great detail why the players made the moves that they did as well as variations. He also does it in a quick and informative manner. However, you might need a little chess expirience as he does go a little fast at times.

    • @thomasjackson2223
      @thomasjackson2223 Před 5 lety +1

      OK. I like to watch youtube so I will note that and try it sometime. Do you do videos about origami, by any chance?

    • @OrigamiMaster06
      @OrigamiMaster06 Před 5 lety +1

      @@thomasjackson2223 actually no. Lol. I don't. I love the art and origami is one of my hobbies but I don't do any videos of it. If you like origami then I would check out Jo Nakashima and Tadashi Mori.

  • @burt591
    @burt591 Před 6 lety +1000

    There was two Grandmasters commentating the game and they thought Fischer was completely lost :)

    • @yang9935
      @yang9935 Před 6 lety +184

      hahahaha would love to see their faces at the end.

    • @SynsityGW
      @SynsityGW Před 6 lety +112

      Do you have a video of this?

    • @ChazFoulstone
      @ChazFoulstone Před 6 lety +147

      Pretty sure it was mentioned this chess game was in 1968? Probably wasn't recorded.

    • @Ilovevidgames123
      @Ilovevidgames123 Před 6 lety +76

      1963*

    • @filipzivojinovic2579
      @filipzivojinovic2579 Před 6 lety +21

      burt591 And nobody knows their names.

  • @johnd.2052
    @johnd.2052 Před 2 lety +26

    I love the way Jerry explains things in a clear deliberate manner.

  • @rebeccaryanthomsen6951
    @rebeccaryanthomsen6951 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Perfect teaching tempo! Made everything understandable! Good work.

  • @Ericbryanmr
    @Ericbryanmr Před 6 lety +1964

    For once i understand completely how Fischer felt after the game; not being able to land the final blow because your opponent resigns is so anti-climatic.

    • @toshikosatoru8483
      @toshikosatoru8483 Před 6 lety +93

      It would fk you up especially if you're ocd

    • @blackdog9770
      @blackdog9770 Před 6 lety +221

      Good chess players never get check-mated, they always resign.

    • @felres
      @felres Před 6 lety +50

      black dog Sounds like bad loosers

    • @freshmarcent2741
      @freshmarcent2741 Před 6 lety +54

      that's because they know what's coming usuallly

    • @vertsang5424
      @vertsang5424 Před 6 lety +192

      nah,both players already played these oves in their head.they don't need to play that on the board for making that a reality.
      remember,this is a game playing in your mind,the board is just there for helping the players to plan and record.

  • @michaelbaker9347
    @michaelbaker9347 Před 5 lety +813

    when you're being hit with a beautiful mating sequence like that, at least give the guy the decency of playing it out

    • @zanti4132
      @zanti4132 Před 4 lety +104

      This happens a lot - players resigning right before the star move gets played. Fragile egos that chessplayers have, they want everyone to know that they saw it too. Of course, the revelation came a few moves too late.

    • @Ayzev
      @Ayzev Před 4 lety +72

      This "fragile ego" is by no means specific to chess players. I don't know about sports, but I do know that this is incredibly common in competitive video games as well. Most people just don't really see a point in playing a game anymore once they know the outcome, and I don't think we should blame them for it, rather the people who don't give up like that should be commended.

    • @gamerofbadusernames5879
      @gamerofbadusernames5879 Před 4 lety +1

      yikes yeah that happens they resign a lot

    • @pargi7982
      @pargi7982 Před 4 lety +33

      You have to pick the board up and hit the winner with it. I thought it was custom?

    • @mdnealy4097
      @mdnealy4097 Před 4 lety +14

      playing in a major chess tournament is mentally and physically exhausting. At a local chess club they might have played it out.I would not want to waste 20 to 30 minutes in a poor lay hoping Fischer would make a mistake would I could be relaxing and or contemplating my next match.

  • @magedazouz7767
    @magedazouz7767 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing, presenting, analyzing and explaining

  • @StephenJayGoodman
    @StephenJayGoodman Před 2 lety +6

    Just stumbled upon this and thoroughly enjoyed it. I played when I was younger but never got so deeply analytic in the game.

  • @bengski68
    @bengski68 Před 6 lety +580

    7:10 "I'm going to show you how to move an e-pawn"
    love that!

  • @thermite5060
    @thermite5060 Před 5 lety +1991

    i dont even play chess why am i watching this it's 2 am

    • @matthewbutterworth2584
      @matthewbutterworth2584 Před 5 lety +2

      Snap 😂

    • @morganlamb6799
      @morganlamb6799 Před 5 lety +1

      Snap

    • @enochtaylor5800
      @enochtaylor5800 Před 5 lety +12

      bro same

    • @mrparadoxxed8066
      @mrparadoxxed8066 Před 5 lety

      Snap 😂

    • @TXP9
      @TXP9 Před 5 lety +1

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  • @Mr512austintexas
    @Mr512austintexas Před 5 měsíci +5

    Amazing game, and excellent commentary! I've seen other courses in which the concept of "imbalances" was discussed, but never explained as clearly and concisely as it was in this game. I definitely had an "Ah-HA!" moment, so thanks for that!

  • @kvegh
    @kvegh Před 3 lety +2

    What I really appreciate though is the pace you explain. Not too rushy, calm and consumable explanation. Thanks for that.

  • @michaelbreuker4170
    @michaelbreuker4170 Před 5 lety +731

    I am a very amateur Chess player. I really enjoyed this video as you explained the most common responses to each move (which made sense to me) and how Bobby deviated from those. He wasn't focusing on the power moves, he was focusing on the checkmate. Moving the pawn instead of attacking. Taking the bishop instead of the rook. These are not moves I would have ever considered, but this really helps me think about chess in a better way (and has renewed my interest in the game). Thanks for this.

    • @ChessNetwork
      @ChessNetwork  Před 5 lety +32

      Great to read that Michael. Happy to help.👍🏼

    • @DCokie
      @DCokie Před 5 lety

      Michael Breuker 1

    • @premsqueehoomstock4451
      @premsqueehoomstock4451 Před 4 lety

      Holy shit its Rudy!

    • @smhollanshead
      @smhollanshead Před 4 lety +4

      Only Paul Morphy and Bobby Fisher could play this way. They were both true geniuses!

  • @WilXuH
    @WilXuH Před 6 lety +1068

    Most crushing move by white in this game was resigning 😃

    • @ChessNetwork
      @ChessNetwork  Před 6 lety +81

      +Wilksuh San Ha! Nice one. Fischer was crushed by white's resignation. 😊

    • @SteveK36
      @SteveK36 Před 6 lety +9

      That should be the title to this video

    • @dstgre
      @dstgre Před 6 lety +11

      You talented clickbaiter!

    • @ThreeFingerG
      @ThreeFingerG Před 6 lety +1

      I would have taken a 100 out of my pocket and offered it forth right then and there. Let me spank you to completion.

    • @FilipWahlberg
      @FilipWahlberg Před 6 lety +3

      But without white resigning it would have been a measly 25-move brilliancy!

  • @lenz6293
    @lenz6293 Před 8 měsíci +3

    My favourite chess game from the many I've seen. So brilliant and instructive. Masterly explained in this video. Thanks so much.

  • @michaelyukich8109
    @michaelyukich8109 Před 2 lety +2

    Brilliant and a good lesson and demonstration of mastery! Thanks for sharing! 👏👏👏👍

  • @Antiplatvloersheid
    @Antiplatvloersheid Před 3 lety +502

    I keep coming back to this game over and over. It is absolutely stunning and shows why Fisher is, in the contexts of his time, absolutely the best player ever.

    • @Kassperos
      @Kassperos Před rokem +3

      I think Carlsen beats Fisher like a kid, but we can apreciate Fisher like a one of the best ever

    • @Gots2
      @Gots2 Před rokem +19

      @@Kassperos🧢

    • @Kassperos
      @Kassperos Před rokem +1

      @@Gots2 bruh😂 there are levels

    • @Gots2
      @Gots2 Před rokem +13

      @@Kassperos dude stop fisher is the best carlsen is good but not enough for fisher

    • @Kassperos
      @Kassperos Před rokem +3

      @@Gots2 ok I agree :D:D

  • @blindmoonbeaver1658
    @blindmoonbeaver1658 Před 3 lety +709

    This makes me uncomfortable about how smart humans can be.

    • @OGMasterPiece
      @OGMasterPiece Před 3 lety +32

      Hold the sentence until you see the "game of the century"

    • @alexilaiho8534
      @alexilaiho8534 Před 3 lety

      @@OGMasterPiece what is it smartass?

    • @OGMasterPiece
      @OGMasterPiece Před 3 lety +13

      alexi laiho why would I bother a dumbass

    • @alexilaiho8534
      @alexilaiho8534 Před 3 lety

      @@OGMasterPiece why not?

    • @pemalama6946
      @pemalama6946 Před 3 lety +8

      @@alexilaiho8534 dumb kid just bother once and search for the game of the century......he is just recommending some good games. IDIOT!

  • @jamesart9
    @jamesart9 Před 2 lety +7

    I learnt so much from how you explained the nuances of each position and the thinking behind them.
    Thank You !

  • @misterguts
    @misterguts Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for this, Jerry, what a great game.
    When that little *bleep* comes on at the start of your videos, it makes my brain turn on.
    It's better than a fanfare!

  • @ethanhorn6093
    @ethanhorn6093 Před 5 lety +224

    I really didn't think I'd make it through 20 minutes of someone else talking about a famous chess game...
    I thought wrong.

    • @alooferpk
      @alooferpk Před 4 lety +2

      Holy shit, I didn't even realize it was 20 mins lol

  • @mrbing1111
    @mrbing1111 Před 3 lety +299

    Bobby Fischer: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you
    Me: Ahh yes horse go neigh

    • @Dizee.
      @Dizee. Před 3 lety +6

      Ha funny joke

    • @Niiue
      @Niiue Před 3 lety +3

      ah yes bishop go preach jesus or something

    • @spikeyfish
      @spikeyfish Před 3 lety +2

      @@Niiue Don't mention Jews around Fischer !

  • @youtubeshypocrisy
    @youtubeshypocrisy Před rokem +4

    11 won games in a row. You’ll NEVER see that type of domination ever again

  • @stephenweatherford6321
    @stephenweatherford6321 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thank you for a wonderful presentation of this Immortal Game. 😊

  • @traumateaminternational4732
    @traumateaminternational4732 Před 5 lety +120

    "I wanted to move my kingside rook"
    "And what did it cost you?"
    "Everything"

  • @Adomas_B
    @Adomas_B Před 5 lety +291

    11:09 *Vsauce music plays*

  • @wesdionne278
    @wesdionne278 Před 3 lety +4

    I ordered his Fischer's Teach's Chess book during 1980 while playing in Chess Club at JCTMS and became chess champion 3 years. I went to public high school but no chess club, now I just play online or at neighborhood place and love it again. Highly recommend his book to anybody.

  • @JesseDishner
    @JesseDishner Před rokem

    Your pace of narration is very good, really like the explanation and the use of graphic/visual aids.

  • @giriiyer3968
    @giriiyer3968 Před 4 lety +128

    This is a brilliant game by Fischer no wonder many consider him the greatest

  • @flpsnk4848
    @flpsnk4848 Před 6 lety +2392

    Tip: Speed 1.25

  • @jameseaster4190
    @jameseaster4190 Před 2 lety

    Excellent. Thank you. Still learning to move and describe, but getting a little better every day!

  • @mikestubbs1708
    @mikestubbs1708 Před rokem +2

    Great game...amazing ending...and highly useful commentary with an attached 'possible ending too' Great...and thank you! Good to add the 'pgn' moves too with the ECO code as well! nice touch for reference !

  • @Thatguy-nh4by
    @Thatguy-nh4by Před 5 lety +803

    The voice is so relaxing!
    I slept twice in 15 minutes!

    • @coachmen8508
      @coachmen8508 Před 5 lety +1

      Just like in a actually game ?!

    • @asniperx
      @asniperx Před 5 lety

      loooooooool

    • @ParadeTheGospel
      @ParadeTheGospel Před 5 lety +24

      How many Clorox bleach CZcams channels are there? Or do I just happen to run into the same person all the time.

    • @calvin4695
      @calvin4695 Před 5 lety +3

      Maybe a good 70,000 Clorox Bleaches

    • @chinchin4226
      @chinchin4226 Před 5 lety +1

      I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE

  • @michaelpisciarino5348
    @michaelpisciarino5348 Před 5 lety +249

    4:45 Symmetry
    7:43 Great Imbalance
    9:33 Octopus 🐙 Knight
    10:56 Family Fort
    18:45 Closing comments

  • @gustavosilvacm8932
    @gustavosilvacm8932 Před rokem

    A wonderful game and a very engaging analysis. Thank yu very much!

  • @harveyloveall7066
    @harveyloveall7066 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thanks for a great recap of a great game. You made it very easy to follow.

  • @neilh.4385
    @neilh.4385 Před 6 lety +296

    People in this comment thread are criticizing Jerry because he is being very meticulous in the analysis of this game, but if you're playing a chess tournament and you don't take the time to consider such imbalances, you'll lose just like Byrne!

    • @zacdredge3859
      @zacdredge3859 Před 6 lety +21

      I think it just sounds a little patronising the way he feels the need to define 'symmetry'. Focus on the differences more instead of articulating exactly what symmetry is and how it applies; acknowledging it and highlighting the contrast is plenty.

    • @TouchmyWrath
      @TouchmyWrath Před 6 lety +51

      As someone who has never really watched professional chess before, i gotta say I am actually quite appreciative for the meticulous breakdown. It points out a lot of the tactics and strategy, symmetry and other stuff going on that I probably wouldn't otherwise notice outside of the obvious - well if this piece goes here, this one can get it then its in a strong position etc. So by all means, continue being meticulous. Not everyone has studied chess extensively and its nice to have some explanation. So I at least appreciate it.

    • @fisheatsyourhead
      @fisheatsyourhead Před 6 lety +20

      the criticism I've seem is mostly on his delivery, and how often he pauses mid sentence when it isn't needed, and how slowly he talks.

    • @willhudson1973
      @willhudson1973 Před 6 lety +13

      I thoroughly enjoyed the video, but people are right that it could be cut down with no loss of quality. For example, from 4:15 to 6:45, he takes an entire two-and-a-half minutes to say what could have been equally expressed with, "The positions are mirrored nearly perfectly, with only these two pawns and two these knights [*highlight*] in slightly different places."
      It felt like someone padding an essay for word count. He didn't need to stop and give a detailed explanation of what 'symmetry' means. Someone who is unfamiliar with the concept of symmetry is not someone who is going to be watching a detailed analysis of a fifty-year-old chess game.

    • @thelaw3536
      @thelaw3536 Před 6 lety +7

      Will Hudson
      You are wrong sir
      I am that guy watching a 50 year old chess game with little knowledge of the game

  • @cojaysea
    @cojaysea Před 8 měsíci +2

    Very interesting and well explained.

  • @thomasaskew1985
    @thomasaskew1985 Před rokem +9

    No matter how many times I view this game it is still just as exciting and wonderful as the first.

  • @kevinolson7660
    @kevinolson7660 Před 3 lety +29

    Nd3 is almost invisible to spot because instinctively you have two defenders, Qd2 and Rd1, but the problem is that the queen would have to be traded to stop that move and that's losing. So logically, RF1 to D1 seems like a good move because you never think you need an extra defender of the f2 pawn. Truly incredible play from Fischer.

  • @drone_better7757
    @drone_better7757 Před 5 lety +615

    3:59 'We've got a little bit of copycat going on...' *Entire board apart from 2 pieces symmetrical.* 'Now, symmetry is...' *Explains symmetry like we've never heard it before.*

    • @Richard_Nickerson
      @Richard_Nickerson Před 5 lety +29

      Then explains symmetry to us as if we've never heard the word before

    • @BigBadMarketer
      @BigBadMarketer Před 5 lety +54

      and then you show me how to be a troll douchebag in the comments section as if I've never seen that before

    • @TizzTv
      @TizzTv Před 5 lety +4

      R Nickerson lol

    • @funkyoneman
      @funkyoneman Před 5 lety

      H&

    • @ZZI44418
      @ZZI44418 Před 5 lety

      could be more so

  • @lordsmorgasbord2646
    @lordsmorgasbord2646 Před 2 lety +15

    I'm terrible at chess but I can't tell you how happy I was to correctly guess the right move on turn 19

  • @peterjongsma2779
    @peterjongsma2779 Před 2 lety

    Excellent analysis.
    As usual.
    Love your arrow graphics.

  • @HiTechOilCo
    @HiTechOilCo Před 3 lety +229

    Thank you for analyzing this beautiful game Jerry. Bobby Fischer had such an amazing mind and could literally see things others could not. R.I.P. Bobby.

  • @OmnipotentO
    @OmnipotentO Před 6 lety +359

    Not sure how this popped up on my feed but it was really easy to understand and I'm glad i watched it and now I'm subbed

    • @ChessNetwork
      @ChessNetwork  Před 6 lety +6

      Awesome!

    • @g00nther
      @g00nther Před 6 lety +2

      Same here! Popped up on my recommended, now I'm subbed.

    • @A21twentyone
      @A21twentyone Před 6 lety

      El Santo holy shit yeah same I was watching MMA stuff now I'm here. I actually have studied this game before. Used to be really into chess but stopped playing about 3 years ago.

  • @kathakirtan689
    @kathakirtan689 Před 2 lety +5

    Really like ur way in making us understand , going to sub u ❤️

  • @preussenuberalles1682
    @preussenuberalles1682 Před 2 lety +2

    This explanation is another brilliancy.
    Thanks a lot for it!

  • @danno1800
    @danno1800 Před 6 lety +305

    You did a really nice job explains the idea behind the moves. Thank you!

  • @Bluemilk92
    @Bluemilk92 Před 5 lety +1240

    CZcams freaks me out sometimes with how good it is at predicting my interests. I have no clue what the system had to go on, in recommending me this video, but it nailed it.
    **Edit** Since it seems relevant to the (surprisingly) controversial conversation around this comment, I don't own a smartphone, I have CZcams Red, and my PC is devoid of Chess games.

    • @ChessNetwork
      @ChessNetwork  Před 5 lety +38

      😎

    • @kshitiz06
      @kshitiz06 Před 5 lety +18

      You were looking for some video to help you fall asleep too?

    • @jeffcolorado
      @jeffcolorado Před 5 lety +5

      LOL! I just posted a similar comment before reading your comment. I don't know what's going on.

    • @jacobdorman1817
      @jacobdorman1817 Před 5 lety +12

      Dude honestly I haven’t watched a chess video or played it on my phone in months and what pops up front and center?? This...

    • @sivaram4100
      @sivaram4100 Před 5 lety +13

      I think it's because google collects cookies and search history and gives suggestions, few days ago i signed up for an online chess website, and today i got suggestion of this video which is very unlikely to other suggestions.

  • @jamescrenshaw5097
    @jamescrenshaw5097 Před 2 lety +1

    I am certainly one of your legions of fans, always appreciate your insightful commentary!

  • @claudeme7100
    @claudeme7100 Před rokem +24

    I remember reading a story about this game, which if true, speaks to the brilliance of the game. The story goes that while the game was being played there were 2 Grandmasters in another room commentating on the game, move by move, to a paying audience. At some point when Fischer was down in material both Grandmasters agreed that Fischer was in a poor position and predicted that within a few moves Fischer would see the light and probably resign. At that very moment Byrne (the player playing Fischer) resigned. I wonder if there's any truth to this story. Anyone know?

    • @jesuslovesyou2616
      @jesuslovesyou2616 Před rokem

      Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at handdddd123254978655dc

    • @chess-intuition
      @chess-intuition Před rokem +1

      Probably not true, grandmasters would easily grasp the dynamics of the position

    • @andrewguo2855
      @andrewguo2855 Před rokem +4

      @@chess-intuition It's true. One of the reasons that makes this particular game of Fischer's so special. It won him the brilliancy prize.

    • @ArnoldSommerfeld
      @ArnoldSommerfeld Před rokem +2

      True. You can find it in "My 60 Memorable Games" by Fischer

    • @lawrenceehrbar8667
      @lawrenceehrbar8667 Před 9 měsíci +1

      In the mid-1980s, I heard commentators on P.B.S. TV, live, narrating a Karpov-Kasparov championship. The commentator said that one player was ready to resign, and the moment the words came out of his mouth, the other player resigned. Lol. That's why commentators aren't playing in the game.

  • @glacialrelic7878
    @glacialrelic7878 Před 5 lety +1581

    Why was this video recommended to me? I watched it anyway LOL I don't even play chess

    • @johnstevenns5830
      @johnstevenns5830 Před 5 lety +19

      Lol same

    • @pablopradoluna
      @pablopradoluna Před 5 lety +22

      I think that youtube algorithm has been changing lately, I've been getting less usual recommendations when before I used to have the same recommended videos every day

    • @damien9654
      @damien9654 Před 5 lety +6

      Good question, same here

    • @Francisco19031994
      @Francisco19031994 Před 5 lety +12

      Same, i do play but CZcams doesn’t know that...

    • @joeythehat9
      @joeythehat9 Před 5 lety +12

      CZcams has been DEMANDING that I watch this stupid video for weeks, so I came here and downvoted it. Sorry if it's actually good.

  • @softgoodsint
    @softgoodsint Před 5 lety +42

    Thought explanations and pace was excellent - the "whys" were clear, and added to my (limited) understanding of the game.

  • @gcjacob
    @gcjacob Před 8 měsíci +1

    Very good game and explanation. Thank you very much for sharing!

  • @JeffreyIsbell
    @JeffreyIsbell Před 2 lety

    Thank you for presenting this game.

  • @hitmanhatton
    @hitmanhatton Před 6 lety +63

    Thanks for explaining this. With your commentary, each move made perfect sense. I have no idea why this ended up in my feed but I just subbed because you did a great job

  • @AbominableSnowboardr
    @AbominableSnowboardr Před 5 lety +1322

    He rage quit in 1964

    • @boobymiles7655
      @boobymiles7655 Před 5 lety +21

      There is a real story too what Fischer did but speaking of it is a sure death sentence

    • @AbominableSnowboardr
      @AbominableSnowboardr Před 5 lety +1

      @@boobymiles7655 what do you mean

    • @kamacazi8
      @kamacazi8 Před 5 lety +12

      You act like everything has not been done a million times over already, you just now discovering this?

    • @AbominableSnowboardr
      @AbominableSnowboardr Před 5 lety +5

      @@kamacazi8 who you talking to

    • @DnDOldGuard
      @DnDOldGuard Před 5 lety +1

      @@boobymiles7655 But... I want to know...

  • @stevenc301
    @stevenc301 Před rokem

    Great. Thank you for this breakdown.

  • @gaius68
    @gaius68 Před rokem

    Great analysis Jerry - thanks for sharing!

  • @ldeans5620
    @ldeans5620 Před 6 lety +60

    You did a good job of selecting a game to analyze and a good job of providing commentary. Thanks.

  • @jamesgarvey3895
    @jamesgarvey3895 Před 5 lety +271

    I'll save you some time: 4:30~6:50, The pieces are symmetrical, except for the E-pawns and two knights.
    There.
    5 seconds.

    • @Doc_Fun
      @Doc_Fun Před 4 lety +15

      It's important to note for less experienced players that, in symmetrical cases like this, one should evaluate what the differences are in order to gain insight into both of the players' mindsets up to and from this current point of the game. No need to smallbrain it, just crank that video speed to 2x and maybe gain some perspective you might've missed otherwise.

    • @joeskis
      @joeskis Před 4 lety +5

      I was thinking the same thing. This guy needs an editor. We got it the first time.

    • @joeskis
      @joeskis Před 4 lety +5

      @@Doc_Fun we didn't need the fold the board in half belaboring

    • @shawnhorton2000
      @shawnhorton2000 Před 4 lety +1

      The symmetry was obvious long before he animated the board folding etc

    • @MaghoxFr
      @MaghoxFr Před 4 lety +2

      Why don't you make a video? Takes work. The guy isn't doing anything disrespectful yet you feel the need to talk him down.

  • @martinamadsen812
    @martinamadsen812 Před 2 lety +1

    Brilliant play by Bobby Fisher and game narration was superb.!

  • @andyisacsson7503
    @andyisacsson7503 Před 2 lety

    I very much enjoyed that - thank you 😁

  • @PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez
    @PartidasInmortalesdeAjedrez Před 6 lety +1050

    Nice game. Thanks for these kind of videos!

  • @clymbr
    @clymbr Před 3 lety +154

    i got the move at 13:17 and I'm so excited about it lmao
    i always thought chess was boring and way too hard to get good enough for it to be fun but this is fun as! i love the problem solving you can do even as a beginner!

  • @edmundasmarglenn4984
    @edmundasmarglenn4984 Před 2 lety

    I've just seen this video. I have been scribed to your channel for some time now. I don't recall when I first viewed any of your work, but I'm glad I did tonight. In the future to come, LORD WILLING, I'll be watching other work you have done. I like to analyze. The that you broke down your information and method speaking and teaching in this video is very much to my liking. Thanks a lot. I hope that I'll be inspired to reach out to again sometime, regarding your work. I'm a Philadelphian. Excepting for 5 years in Connecticut and a dozen or so, in South Jersey, this is home. I learned very early from my eldest Brother. He was incapable of assisting beyond teaching me the basics.
    I just Loved Chess from the get~go! Skill..... No luck! I'm in my sixties now, yet I haven't given up on reaching expert status officially one day. I hope that you are well. Thanks again. GOD BLESS.....
    Peace
    Asmar
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • @JohnSmith-su3ze
    @JohnSmith-su3ze Před 2 lety +18

    Fischer is the only player in history who can make chess look beautiful

  • @eulefranz944
    @eulefranz944 Před 6 lety +218

    As a physicists I really appreciate the symmetry
    Also I see a lot of commentators saying that you could have Made this video shorter. I am grateful that you take your time to emphasize your point in your videos. No video feels rushed and after watching one of your videos I at least have the feeling that I understood the concepts you were talking about. Thank you Jerry:]

    • @ChessNetwork
      @ChessNetwork  Před 6 lety +13

      Awesome to read that. Thanks Eule!

    • @vulcaire
      @vulcaire Před 6 lety +12

      oooh a physicist coooooool

    • @skydragon3857
      @skydragon3857 Před 6 lety +1

      ya :P

    • @anom3778
      @anom3778 Před 6 lety +17

      eule franz how many times do you say 'as a physicist' a day?

    • @j9145
      @j9145 Před 6 lety +14

      anom How many times a day do you leave a salty comment?

  • @ecollen
    @ecollen Před 5 lety +3

    Superb commentary. Thanks, Jerry. Your commentaries are perfect for clarifying the positions.

  • @treylem3
    @treylem3 Před 7 měsíci

    Great chess vid and breakdown

  • @Danishviqar
    @Danishviqar Před rokem

    your explaination is very calm and simple, no hustle, so that and beginner can also understand it well. thats why i subscribed ur channel after just watching this one vedio with hope all other vidoes hv same explainations with slow speed

  • @litpnm
    @litpnm Před 5 lety +17

    love your commentary, very enlightening. Thanks!

  • @robs5688
    @robs5688 Před 4 lety +115

    This reminds me of how I usually lose, only it doesn't take that long.

    • @kidusasefa3645
      @kidusasefa3645 Před 3 lety +2

      Why am I dumb

    • @topgrain
      @topgrain Před 3 lety +2

      It comes from not seeing all of the available moves. Amateur players tend to forget about their pawns after they have started playing the big pieces, but as seen here, the pivotal move was a pawn attacking. Develop your pawns early for the purpose of using them later like Fischer did.

  • @alonzo6266
    @alonzo6266 Před 7 měsíci

    Loved your presentation

  • @diabolotutorials
    @diabolotutorials Před 2 lety

    Excellent video - very good insights and good pace

  • @mwright9466
    @mwright9466 Před 5 lety +108

    I wouldn't consider myself an avid chess player, I would just play it with my dad when I was really small. But this really made me appreciate the game, and how smart you have to be to get wins like Bobby Fischer!

    • @eraldlesi
      @eraldlesi Před 5 lety +2

      I'm in a same situation with you at the moment. :)

    • @gayusschwulius8490
      @gayusschwulius8490 Před 2 lety +1

      I recently got back into chess after not playing it for years, it's a lot more fun than I remember, especially now that you can easily play it online.

  • @stevecrazy9491
    @stevecrazy9491 Před 5 lety +54

    I love chess, I never took a lesson in my life and read a book on how the pieces moved at age 7, and this is simply brilliant to me...... Not many people truly play chess in this area. Thanks for sharing!

    • @gayusschwulius8490
      @gayusschwulius8490 Před 2 lety +1

      Thankfully, the local population of chess players isn't really a problem anymore due to online chess nowadays. Isn't it great that I can now play a match with some Canadian at 2 am and one with a Japanese at 4 pm? Around the clock, matches are available.

    • @jesuslovesyou2616
      @jesuslovesyou2616 Před rokem

      Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at handdddd123254978655dc

  • @ernestkotsos806
    @ernestkotsos806 Před 2 lety

    Super video, thanks !

  • @ucewondar179
    @ucewondar179 Před 2 lety +2

    so educational. i loved everything about it

  • @black_squall
    @black_squall Před 6 lety +4

    Thanks for the effort you put into this video Jerry

  • @bryanoberholtzer
    @bryanoberholtzer Před 6 lety +34

    The commentary you do is very thorough and perfect for a beginner like me! Great video Jerry

    • @fatkidscantjumpz
      @fatkidscantjumpz Před 6 lety +1

      I totally agree, I often struggle on other chess videos because it is too fast. I guess more experienced players would disagree but for me it was perfect.

    • @eonstar
      @eonstar Před 6 lety

      Agreed

    • @jesuslovesyou2616
      @jesuslovesyou2616 Před rokem

      Jesus Christ died for your sins please repent for the kingdom of heaven is at handdddd123254978655dc

  • @1SpudderR
    @1SpudderR Před 2 lety

    Hmm? Really easy going commentary...one of the best I’ve heard (Not got frustrated with). Thanks for that.

  • @mattgiguere5638
    @mattgiguere5638 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for sharing this Awesome game!😱👍👍👍

  • @firstname4337
    @firstname4337 Před 5 lety +7

    such a great video -- explained everything so well

  • @Andrei-gt7pw
    @Andrei-gt7pw Před 5 lety +122

    "Your e pawn moved 1 square, I'm gonna show you how to move an e pawn, I'm gonna move 2 squares..", lol, I'm sure that was what Fischer was contemplating.

    • @thegorn
      @thegorn Před 3 lety

      Inches matter. Um... yeah.

  • @JawTooth
    @JawTooth Před 3 lety +64

    That was pretty good of BF to see that at 18:00 because most ppl would just take the Knight at D4 with the Bishop. Black would still win in the long drawn out end because he is up by one pawn and just needs to trade down to the final. Not many ppl would have seen that move, obviously.

    • @Rick-the-Swift
      @Rick-the-Swift Před 3 lety

      Here's my take... 17:30 white queen to F2 in order to get out of harm from black bishop to H6?? Hardly my friends. Had the queen stayed put the black bishop could not have gone there, not without at least two moves from black to protect bishop at H6. I'm sorry but the game should not have been resigned. Fisher still could have made a blunder as he was prone to and given momentum back. This was disappointing. And the outcome not so certain as it's being described.
      Another reason why Fischer and his opponents were often over-rated IMO

    • @Anon54387
      @Anon54387 Před 3 lety

      @@Rick-the-Swift Both Fischer AND his opponents were over rated? Is this a typographical error and you meant that Fischer's opponents were under rated?

    • @nikolamrdja2062
      @nikolamrdja2062 Před 3 lety

      @@Rick-the-Swift What would happen if black moved bishop to H6? What would the queen do?

    • @ramnsesallen4375
      @ramnsesallen4375 Před 2 lety

      as a 700 elo player i paused for 15 or so seconds and found it, granted it was not under game pressure but if a 700 elo can find it that quick i'd imagine a 1300 would be able to play it under game pressure

  • @chasechase4138
    @chasechase4138 Před 2 lety

    Hey just wanted to say that this brings back memories. I love your content and I'm happy I grew up with it :) I hope you're having a nice day