Beating the Benoni Defense in 23 moves | Knaak vs Anastasian 1988

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Plenty of games in the Benoni Defense never quite reach the endgame phase because of its sharp middle game play. Featured here is one of them. This game, played in 1988, was held in Yerevan, Armenia between German Grandmaster Rainer Knaak, and Armenian Grandmaster Ashot Anastasian. This model game for white against the Benoni Defense does well not only to highlight a thematic middle game pawn thrust, but also to demonstrate how this very pawn thrust permits a wonderful improvement of the queen knight. Can you spot the game's final tactical blow? It's exactly what Bobby Fischer did to Pal Benko at the 1963 United States Chess Championship!
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. h3 Nc7 11. a4 a6 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. f4 Qe8 14. Bc2 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. f5 gxf5 18. d6 Ne6 19. Nd5 Bg7 20. Rxf5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Rf6
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@ChessNetwork 6 жыл бұрын

In case you're not aware...I always write a blurb about the featured game in the video's description. Feel free to give it a read if you'd like. Thank you for your support of this channel. 💗

@ridditdit2686 6 жыл бұрын

thanks dad

@nofanfelani6924 6 жыл бұрын

i always read those

@eulefranz944 6 жыл бұрын

always do read them :) very nice

@raiduk 6 жыл бұрын

I like the blurbs

@fangzhongli2203 6 жыл бұрын

What the hell is this productivity jerry luv u

@CarlosFreitas99 6 жыл бұрын

I'm loving this upload frequency

@MrSlinky 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry is a Chess youtube superstar

@jeramyahross421 6 жыл бұрын

Me too

@williamsmith9510 6 жыл бұрын

It is awesome

@rajeshagarwal6840 6 жыл бұрын

For me jerry is the best youtuber till now.i hope he gets 1 million subscribers.👍👍👍

@bluekeybo 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry you're on fire!!!

@vastviksewani3572 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry uploading all of his videos before Alpha zero takes over the world!!

@pimexo 6 жыл бұрын

Throughout the video I was getting worried there wouldnt be any pop quiz because of the big amount that was put in the last videos but hey we finally got one in the end xD

@LthiagoR 6 жыл бұрын

this is a cool comentary...lol

@niklashansen4808 6 жыл бұрын

I struggle playing the white side of the benoni, wathcing this video was a great inspiration and a lot of entertainment, ty Jerry

@billwindsor4224 6 жыл бұрын

Great job on this, Jerry. Especially your variants explanations at the key turning points - *thank you!*

@dyl715 6 жыл бұрын

Loving all these games you've been posting recently! Very informative!

@TheSparkfield 6 жыл бұрын

I am loving this new stream of constant uploads. Thank you for putting more time out of your life to review games!

@sCraNDoMxD 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry thank you so much!! I'm glad you've been able to find the time and leisure to start pumping out quality videos so frequently. Thanks from PA

@ivanmarasmiladinov3093 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry, this is very helpful. You are giving everyone a lot of understanding of the game for free! You are making us all better :)

@MatteoGariglio 6 жыл бұрын

I'll always be so grateful to you Jerry! Thanks a lot! You're the best. Cheers

@jasjitsingh8539 3 жыл бұрын

Love your commentary as always!!

@GoeringTyler 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe your best instructional video so far. Would love to see this kinda breakdown for so many openings. I am really struggling with forming a coherent plan in the mid game and this was a perfect example of identifying the important strategic goals for the white position and execution. This video explained it perfectly. Thanks!

@xydezso 6 жыл бұрын

I had an exam today so yesterday I couldn’t watch this upload because of the studies. Watching it right now after a beer is really really pleasant. Thanks Jerry!

@therealpyromaniac4515 6 жыл бұрын

Loving the daily uploads!

@katox5768 6 жыл бұрын

Very instructive vid, thank you once more :)

@Adam-hj1hc 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Did not see Rf6. Very nice! Thanks as always for the video Jerry.

@blesstv8994 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid jerry Thanks!

@lalalolo5666 6 жыл бұрын

Loving the frequent uploads

@golux-57 6 жыл бұрын

Very good, very useful commentary!

@REDRAGON12345 6 жыл бұрын

You are one of the very few youtubers who consistently produces excellent quality material

@drutgat2 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, Jerry.

@arkantosan 6 жыл бұрын

7:05 you meant, "at the moment WHITE has a slight material plus" :). As always thanks for the video man, great job! :D

@amuricuh6143 6 жыл бұрын

Hey man its 3am. Thanks.

@abdelrahmananbar6286 6 жыл бұрын

I love how sarcastic and serious jerry can be at the same time😂

@vladimirm.2295 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry you're a beast!

@jamisonthorne653 6 жыл бұрын

This was very instructive

@drdaniel4350 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks jerry for uploading new video.

@plamenchergarov2698 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@00bikeboy 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry, I love the way you provided the big picture on the white and black sides for the Benoni. This makes thinking about the openings much easier for me. Is there a resource that explains these plans for all the openings?

@LionHGH 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry!

@kgames7343 6 жыл бұрын

another video! so quick :)

@ryanzdral8895 6 жыл бұрын

Damn dude zero dislikes. Keep up that good work!

@drhectoralmonte 6 жыл бұрын

Great game, thanks

@ChessNetwork 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hector.

@nickwood21 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Jerry - Awesome video! As a suggestion for future videos, can you be sure to tell us which opening moves signify whichever opening we have in the game? i.e. Which moves signify the Benoni defense in this game? Thanks!

@csakennyitakartam 6 жыл бұрын

just clear awesomeness

@lancejackson9108 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful final move, played by Fischer?! wow.

@TheAtheist22 3 жыл бұрын

Please do podcasts on Chess openings specifically. Thanks Jerry.

@travishayes6037 6 жыл бұрын

jesus man you're on fire!

@aaaakun 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks dad keep it up

@Narrowcros 6 жыл бұрын

There is a reason why it's called the belouni, bad bishop, backward pawn on d6. You can understand why it's rare to see this from super GMs nowadays.

@mradeelmalik 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, Jerry on fire.

@fujisenpai27 6 жыл бұрын

This will be helpful..

@sava-lakicevic 6 жыл бұрын

How do you pick ur games?

@RedOctober_ 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to point out that black on move 11 had, instead of a6?! which invites a5 ideas, the strong move Na6!. This looks weird, returning to the square it just came from, but you'll notice that black has provoked a4 from white and now can go to b4 to harass the bishop. If black did this before he would be kicked out by a3.Once the bishop has to leave d3, then a6-b5 will be much easier to achieve without 3 pieces locking it down.

@willmunoz1638 2 жыл бұрын

1:37 Black WILL try to influence a military grade explosive.

@alephnull4044 6 жыл бұрын

I saw Rf6 immediately, probably because I recognised this nice motif from the Fischer game.

@ex59neo53 6 жыл бұрын

Or may be ,like I did ,you have read some Fischer book a thousand times ;)

@alephnull4044 6 жыл бұрын

Have never actually read a chess book, just watch a lot of videos. Can't remember which particular one I saw the Fischer game, maybe this channel.

@RedOctober_ 3 жыл бұрын

7:06 it seems that black's position is highly preferable.The knight on e5 is just way too strong after it comes to c3 and white's dark square control is really just nonexistent. The g7 bishop is probably going to pick off the b2-pawn, after which black has 2 connected passers on the queenside. The other bishop is going to b7 (after b4 so pawn doesn't hang) where it is going to create issues on g2 along with black's knights. The f8-knight could go to d7 or e6, both are reasonable. Lastly that b8 rook is going to easily pick off the overextended d6-pawn

@codemurp3244 6 жыл бұрын

I saw Qd3 as the final move...is there a way for black to prevent the forced mate?

@richardfredlund3802 6 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same. Maybe c4 interferes, but Qe4, ..still looks ok to me... I'm really not sure either. (that was the move I thought also)

@codemurp3244 6 жыл бұрын

Richard Fredlund oh I'm silly. It's cuz c4 Qe4 d3 and there's no mate.

@co6742 6 жыл бұрын

Why am I awake at 2:13 AM, because Jerry...

@lucasng4712 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry is only 39, what a legend

@HansPolak 3 жыл бұрын

After 23 ... c4, 24 Qxd4 is game over because the 25 Rxh6# threat.

@muhammedberkonder7802 6 жыл бұрын

I am getting spoiled Jerry!

@ex59neo53 6 жыл бұрын

Being able to play a Rf6 move in a mate situation is the best way to pay tribute to Fischer :) After 9...Ka6 ,is BxK a good move ?

@mithunraj6529 6 жыл бұрын

ex59neo53 Bxa6 is not considered to be the best of moves in those kind of structures. First of all, you're giving up the Bishop pair too early and black has the b file to work with ...

@nofanfelani6924 6 жыл бұрын

9:35 after f5, my first instinct was to take that pawn with bishop and offering an exchange

@rajeevsuresh9537 6 жыл бұрын

Before the 100th view. Ty jerry

@phyngineer 6 жыл бұрын

Rainer Knaak is even more difficult to pronounce than Zwischenzug ;-)

@gyanvarshnay8053 3 жыл бұрын

why John Madden mode? I know he's Jerry's frequent opponent, but I dont get the reference

@osmanisk6065 6 жыл бұрын

Have i watched one of the alphazero games?

@csabadunai3760 6 жыл бұрын

At move 12 or 13, why does white not play a5? It would completely prevent the b5 break if Black's?

@ojima510 6 жыл бұрын

It gives black the time to do ... Nd7, which prevents it from being pinned by the bishop and allowing that same knight to reply on axb6 with ... Nxb6

@MrYonch 6 жыл бұрын

@ChessNetwork@ What about Rf6 Bf5 Rxf5 c4 Qh5 f6 Qxe8 Rxe8 ?

@ainzooalgown1087 6 жыл бұрын

what is the situation when the king side bishop is very strong, help..

@cman759 6 жыл бұрын

Jerry! Jerry !

@williamchan1414 6 жыл бұрын

Smash the notification bell guys...

@proflaxis6968 6 жыл бұрын

Hebrew Benoni means Son of Sorrow and this game shows why. Grishuk plays it cos he enjoys playing these sorry positions as he said in Berlin. However, Jerry must have more merry men than Robin Hood now.

@havingyarr 6 жыл бұрын

Jon Madden mode lmao

@LenLen175 5 жыл бұрын

3:42 why not knight B4 attacking whites bishop?

@jolan111 6 жыл бұрын

i ❤ jerry

@vertsang5424 6 жыл бұрын

Why not Qd3? (Instead of the weird Rf6) this is simpler and I don’t see how block this move. The pawn on the f rank can’t move fast enough for block the queen because of the white rook.

@Oblivic 6 жыл бұрын

C4 if Qe4 D3, if QxC4 BxF5

@vertsang5424 6 жыл бұрын

oh! i somehow thought the rook could do a forcing move^^ thank you

@ninesrodriguez6641 6 жыл бұрын

Why didn't white play a5 to prevent b5?

@DTLification 4 жыл бұрын

7:10 black for sure, bishops rules slow rooks

@shaikriyazuddin1880 3 жыл бұрын

There were 99 comments before me

@Leberteich 6 жыл бұрын

How about 10 Bxa6 ? Then there'll never be a b5 to get black pawn majority rolling on Queenside.

@vitalydmtrysvidler8023 6 жыл бұрын

Ashot to Anastasian.

@comic4relief 6 жыл бұрын

At 7:07 says "black" instead of white. Just pointing out. Still like.

@alf3977 6 жыл бұрын

AShot Anastasian disliked this video :(

@JPCPSeto 6 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure when your opponent plays the Benoni. It's just not a good defense...

@DnClanFree 6 жыл бұрын

13. Qe7 will have changed the game

@DnClanFree 6 жыл бұрын

follow with Re8

@Ismail-hd4yz 6 жыл бұрын

Hi sir. can you analyse a game in "Jerry style". this game was played between Magnus Carlsen vs Gelfand in 2011.11.17 (Tal memorial) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 e5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Bd2 O-O-O 15. d5 e4 16. dxc6 Qe5 17. f4 exf3 18. Rxf3 Ng4 19. cxb7+ Kb8 20. hxg4 Rh1+ 21. Kf2 Rxa1 22. Ne2 Bc5 23. Bc3 Qe7 24. g5 Rdd1 25. Ng3 Bd6 26. Qe2 Rg1 27. Qd3 Bc7 28. Ne4 Raf1+ 29. Ke2 Rxf3 30. gxf3 f5 31. gxf6 gxf6 32. Bxf6 Qh7 33. Qb5 Rg2+ 34. Kd3 Qd7+ 35. Qxd7 Nxd7 36. Bd5 Be5 37. f4 Bc7 38. Bc6 (Black Resign) This game is so difficult to understand for me. I really love your analysis.