"Obviously you can't play Bobby Fischer because he's dead" - loved this line.

The best and the most professional commentator I ever seen. Thank you so much. Quote: "It's not how many pieces you have in the board, It's about how many pieces you have in the battle"

21:58 "Obviously you can't play Bobby Fischer because he's dead." Anyone else find this morbid, but slightly humorous due to how unexpected it was?

"Simple development move, trying to control the center of the board". That's this guy's catchphrase!

i really appreciate the time and energy you put into making these videos. thanks they really pump up my game when I watch them it also shows the love for the game you have as well. chess is one of my passion as it is yours, thanks again.

Great commentary and explanations man. Even some very sound general tips as they relate to the game. Been watching a lot of instructional and top level game analysis lately having recently taken the game back up after a twenty year layoff. Yes I have some catching up to do. Anyway I liked your approach to game analysis. Thank you, I subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work, I need all the help I can get. I always enjoy Fischer games best, I feel inspired somehow and and more creative just studying his games.

I appriciate the comentator's teaching. Benko did not play well, but i deffently learned something, Truly an excelent job!!

Kevin Thanks you so much

I started watching thechesswebsite last week and funny seeing how old the actual video is.

EXCELLENT

good stuff thank you Kevin

this was uploaded on my birthday

Your commentary is spot on, keep up the great vids.

thank you

Great video. Very well explained.

The commentary is very good indeed. Thoroughly enjoyed the analysis!

Excellent Video ! Enjoyed very mutch

Great stuff....thankyou.

"You can't play Bobby Fischer because he's dead." Sage wisdom, Kevin :P

@joey06612 yes, the next video that will be coming out is Deep Blue vs Kasparov and then I'm going to start commentating on my own games.

Pal Benko, Winning with Chess Psychology p.228

that would actually be a really good move, thanks for bringing that up!

I've been a long time fan. I love your clips. My question is relatively simple but odd, when I was in my early teens, my rating was 1700's. Now that I'm 28, my rating has dropped to 1567. Admittedly I don't practice as often, however my ability to see ahead a few moves has really taken a hit. Is this something that will return upon practice?

amazing video

Bobby Fischer can still beat most of us post-mortem I suspect lol! Top vid thank you

Wow, what an awesome game ! I love the commentary too. Thank you

Amazing game amazing fisher

great video

i don't think what you are saying is covering everything, that's normal though. Was it a mistake by fischer that led to the rook fork? Can you explain that move, instead of the move after (b6)

awesome game

what is the program you are using to have all these pre-made games ?

for anyone who is still wondering about this one(i know it was 6 months ago) it was because white's knight on d5 is doing a great job defending and has a great outpost there and if he went to c7, black could go nb5 threatening white's queen and knight, so if white takes with his own knight, black takes with the queen/bishop and it's an even trade and now he doesn't have that knight on d5 protecting his bishop. if white doesn't capture with his own knight then he of course loses his queen

Lose a bishop or give the opponent a passed pawn? Pal Benko in 21:28 : Why not both?

Benko also has a column in "Chess Life" magazine that has run for several decades and is still in the magazine ;(I am not sure if he is still writing this column or if they are running archival material, but it is presented as if it is currently written)

After Bobby Fischer moves his bishop from a1 to e5 at 26:07, if white moves his king to f3, then white wins, as long as white's next move is Nc4.

Excellent commentary! I liked Fischer's sneaky move

At 18:30 what about if Fischer played Rc8. This would attack the knight and then if Benko wanted to exchange at that point Fischer would be up two pawns?

Black's Queen would then come immediately to d2. If the Knight takes either of the rooks (say the one on e8, which would be better), then Bxf3, winning two pawns back immediately (white would have to respond with Bxf3, and then Nxf3+ Kf1 Nxh2+ Kg1). Black is just then better (6 points with Houdini). The best way for white to play would then probably be. Nf6+ Bxf6 Qxf6. After Nf3+, white has to exchange his queen for the Knight, because the only move for the king to h8 will lead to mate in one.

Newbie here. Why do people give up? Never say never.

I love your statements about what you don't want to do against Bobby Fisher :D Also magnificent play by Fisher. From the mistake, small by small he came back first positionally, then materially too.

It's actually because of Qd2. If knight captures say the rook on a8, then Bxf3 threatening mate, so bishop takes bishop is forced. Then knight takes bishop with check, Kf1 is forced because if Kh1, then queen takes h2 mate. So then Knight takes h2 with check, kg1 is forced. Then Qe2 with the threat of Nf3+, Kh1, Qh2 mate.

CHECK OUT "Bobby fischer, chess champ" CBS 60 minutes. It's here on youtube. 15 minutes of interviews i'd never seen before plus he plays a game of blitz as black and of course wins, watch him training in his room and talking about his coming world championship match with spassky, attending a dinner party on his birthday where he orders the cake away. Sadly for me there are the 1st faint signs of his future mental problems. I hope you all enjoy it!

Excellent commentary, to a very cool chess game.

Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer

This Chess. Is . Is War.

Thanks so much! Why at 10:29 did Benko move his knight to C3 instead of taking Bobby's knight on C5 with his queen?

The link to novel graphic is dead :(

@archersbane After Nc7 Fisher would respond with Nb5 threatening the queen and would end up trading knights. It isn't a bad move, it's just better to keep the threat of forking the rooks there instead of playing the card too early and releasing the pressure. Both players were looking for the win and after the trade it could easily become very drawish.

Best Game

i missed ur videos :)

Sorry, if this has probably been answered (wich is probably the case): Why doesn't white move his Knight from d5-c7, putting a fork on the rooks at 14:44?

I love how everyone always talks about what if this? - what if that?..... You do realize you're talking about Fischer and Benko... arguably two of the best players ever.

There is a reason GMs are GMs... Its ok to question, but don't be sure about yourself, "present"? Indeed if you run through a engine you get that that was not the best move, however, that was a differential move and that means: had he played the best move he would still be behind the exchange and could do nothing about it soon, but playing that move he opened a trick tree of possibilities, which means, after that move if he plays all the right ones, there will be times where only one move is gonna save Benko and the rest is gonna get him ****ed up. Illustrating: played the best move gives something like 1.0-2.0 to white, its not decisive, but he cannot do something to change this unless there is a mistake of Benko. However, playing like he did, following that move he had momentum to attack, and Benko had to make some serious thinking and I think he saw that and since was several moves ahead he wasn't sure if he could get out.... I'm just saying, there is a reason that those are the guys we are watching and not otherwise. In your simulation Fischer can play Rc8, and Rxb1 would be met by Rxc7 giving slightly advantage to Bob... If Benko saves the Knight, the only thing that saves him is that the Knigh can go to d4 and after Ne2 the knight would protect the 2° rank from Fischer's rook and he would lose or his bishop or his rook. But if the he exchanges or his bishop actually lives, then yeah, he actually would've had the upper hand.

I've always wondered, what is the general time limit on one of these games?

Many people are taught that axiom that if you can take your opponents major pieces (queen, rook, etc), you should do so; however, in this particular end game, that wouldn't have been as profitable. With only a single rook against two minor pieces, Bobby now cannot trap the king without promoting a pawn, which is harder to do since Pal now has more pieces that Bobby does. Pal can synergize his pieces to make up for not having a rook while Bobby is left to attempt a solo act while White attacks.

@thechesswebsite hey Kevin. just wodnering. wouldn't the best play for white be bishop to f6 instead of queen to b4?

can we please get more videos on the kasparov vs deep blue series?

I love these vids such history I get completely immersed

Thank you for the videos. I have seen many but I still don't know who to thank. Who are you? Some guy named Kevin? You say it so fast. Are you a patzer like me or a grandmaster? Never heard you speak your surname.

remember its not about quantity.. its position... the bishop is the only active piece for Benko and therefore has more value than the lonely rook

17:25 All the advantage Benko had was he would trade a rook and a knight for Fischer's rook and a bishop. That's not really gamebreaking IMO.

@DeTaPix You'll see he does that later on in the game.

i cant be bothered but can someone please count how many times he says bobby fischer in this video? its non stop.

@sirmegallot you gotta keep in mind Fischer would then lose his bishop. So he had to choose to either trade his bishop for a rook or just get a free piece in white's bishop. He chose correctly and took the free piece.

Nice.

White gets the black bishop after rook takes rook so it works out about the same.Fischer wanted to keep the bishop,so he went the other method.

Thanks for the video. I believe these videos can be further improved if you talk about some different variations and what ifs in the game. Just for example, it is worth talking why Banko after knight to d4 move from Bobby Fischer (@14:43), does not play knight to c7.

@thechesswebsite Its it better to take a weaker free piece instead of trading a minor for a major piece? I understand wanting to hold your own material, it just seems like the power of the rook would add multiplicitively as opposed to getting the free bishop.

he would end up winning less material because after rh1+ Ke2, Rxa1 Kxe3 he wins the rook but looses the bishop, whereas what he played (Rd2) won the bishop. so he won a total of 3 points as opposed to winning a net total of 2 points (in your situation). hope that helped :)

Hi :) I love all of your videos and the way you comment! Thank you very much for this. You help us to improve our chess!!! Do you think that u will do some videos about finals? It would be really great to have a "chess finals video series" :)

Rh1 Ke2 Rxa1 Kxe2 5(rook)-3(bishop) = 2 3(bishop)-0 = 3 gains more material also, even if were an equal trade, it's going to take moves to even bring the rook into activity, whereas the bishop is already active and dangerous

Surprisingly..... no mention of Fischer and Benko's personal relationship.......

will you ever try live commentary on your games?

the possibilities are: if pawn to d2 then rook to f1 bishop takes rook; if rook to h2 instead then king from d1 to c2 and rook can't go to line 1 cause it will be taken by white rook, if black promotes the pawn it will be taken by the king then rook to h1 check, king to e2, black rook takes white rook then king takes bishop.... therefore white ends up with a bishop and a knght and black ends up with only one rook

Impressively aggressive start by Benko. I thought he might have a chance to win it, even after failing to take a rook immediately after the fork.

at 24:25, when the rook takes the pawn and the the bishop takes black's pawn, insteaad of rook d2 couldn't he have played rook h1 to skewer the king and then later take rook. can any1 help?

In playing rh1+, Bobby indeed would have won the rook because Pal's king would have been forced to make a move like e2 in order to avoid the check and losing his bishop while simultaneously attacking Bobby's bishop. Bobby would then have been free to play rxa1; however, that may not have left him in the best situation afterward, since after kxe3 Bobby is left only with a single rook against White's knight and bishop.

@justinoz06 Yes, the commentator's analysis of this variation seems to be lacking, as the position we're left at on 18:30 seems to be fairly equal after ... Rc8. I think it's bad for black because after Rxb2 Rxc7, Bd6 attacking both the rook on c7 and pawn on e5 looks pretty strong for white. More explanation in the commentary would have been nice though.

At 15:54 why didn't fischer play Bh6?, it activated his bishop which was restricted by his pawn and it forces white to pull his rook off the back row (making his rooks no longer connected and exposing his rook to future attack), if Benko tried to keep his rook on the back row the best he would get is fischer forking his rooks and if he tries to counter attack with Nc7 then Rc8 Nxa8 Rxc1+. If anybody sees a reason why Fischers move Nxf6+ is better please let me know

thats the power of credibility within skill. if you are a legend in the game and mix it up back-forth with moves, it really questions the opponent that your masterminding a plan when you perhaps arn't.

what does "dozy drawers" and "conceded" and "ROL!" mean?

at 14:49, couldnt white fork his black's rooks with Nc7? Can someone explain to me why that is a bad move ? :(

@Michaelara95 that square was protected by the white bishop on a6

I'm a novice so sorry if this is stupid, but why not knight to F6 for Benko at 14:39?

@Ptrrrrrrrr Fischer could have played Qd2, threatening a deadly attack on white's kingside. This would have been very difficult to defend against. It is much better to first remove the threat the queen presents and then proceed with the fork.

I bet Benko thought he was winning until very near the end eg when Fischer played d3.

i do this as well when i want to memorize important names :P

Great web series.

at 14:48 why not bishop g5 , if any one knows please comment, i'm fully confused.

i dont understand...can someone help me get it.... 20:40...why does white must take the bishop on e2 and lose the rook? he could have just play rook at a1 to c1 trying to exchange rook. Even if black moves bishop from h6 to e3 to check, king could take that bishop at e3

After d2+ , Kd1 Black cannot play Rf1+ , because of the light squared bishop at A6. Instead, the best move in that case would have been Rh2

There are a few reasons, at first, the bishop is much more active than the rook and the king can easily hit off the black bishop, and so black just gets one point less...

I think you misunderstood some of pal benko's thoughts

I saw bishop to h6 and e3 a mile away

after king to e2 black just wins the exchange (2 pnts) rather then a whole piece (3 pnts)

It's interesting to note that even AFTER Benko plays Rfe1? that Fischer immediately hands back his advantage, and now a dead even game! Bg4 and Bc4 are much better than Rec8? following Benko's move! Even after the following correct moves of Nxa8...Rc2 the game is now even...great vid!

maybe after the fischer series you can do a series about that magnus kid

Well, technically yes but after rh1+ ke2 rxa1 kxe3 rxa2+ white is between better and winning. But in the game Bobby kept a large advantage going into an ending up a pawn, also with that white would have two minor pieces against a rook which is judged as being better for the side with two pieces

Why does he trade Queen’s instead of forking the rooks? Knight to C7 wasn’t guarded once the black knight moved.

I saw that too. Seems extremely obvious and I'm very surprised Bobby missed that.