The Queen COULD have actually saved this game for white. There was one opportunity, referred to as the “silent move” in the video, when white’s king was under no pressure. Queen F3 would have broken the link between black’s bishop and rook while simultaneously putting pressure on both pieces. Black could have take the Queen with the rook, but it would have been taken in turn, either by the pawn on G2, or by the king. The trade would have hurt, but black was up a Queen anyway and the Queen served no other purpose except to sit there while black won. Lol
Quitting chess because you got outplayed? Guess you never practiced against an engine. "The master has lost more games than the novice has even played"
White had a mate in 2-3 after it went take horse with queen check and if blocks with rook or not, mate in 2 is inevitable because if king moves to the corner than check with hirse and rook takes than, queen takes rook mate in the next move as bishop wwas trapped unallowing the othe rook to defend, only if black was not good at chess😂
@@vinissues4634 Bro just cuz you can't doesn't mean no one can I can calculate mate in 8s that are complex like this And I'm just a 2000 That guy's a gm
96 accuracy (and I think that depends on the bot) for 1844 ... as you say, what an incredible incredible game! Thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen this game and it was a treat!... I was unaware, I and I realised I shouldn't of been, that they played amazing chess centuries ago! I was under the impression this level of play didn't come into the landscape until Morphy. Petroff really did play this game like a bot!
Funny thing is my first briliant move was a castle. I left my bishop hanging and then my opponent took it after that i could have moved my rook underneath his queen and pin it with my rook ofc that didn't happen but it was a cool briliant
11:43 for anyone wondering the best move for white according to the engine in that position to get a mate in 13 instead of a mate in 8 was not, in fact, knight to e6, but knight to d7, which black would respond by taking the knight with the rook with xf7, and after that white would move the pawn to g3, then black would move the knight to d4 with a discovered check from the c8 light square bishop, so white's supposedly best move now would be king to g5, but then black would follow up with rook to f5 check, and since it's protected by the d4 knight it cannot be taken, after that, white's only 2 legal moves are either Kg4 or Kh4, of which Kg4 is the best one for the engine, to which black would respond to rook f4 check, and since the bishop pins the g3 pawn to the king, white can only go to h5 since Kg5 would be mate in 11 instead of mate in 13 _(knight to e6 check, king to h5 since it's the only legal move, pawn to g6 checking the king once again, followed up by Kh6, again, another forced move, which black would respond to with bishop to e3, since even if the white pawn were to take the f4 rook it'd still be mate with bishop takes back, so even if white were to instead of taking the rook with the pawn, move the h1 rook to e1, black can simply move the rook to h4 and it'd be mate)_ and then black would proceed with rook to f4, protected by the f2 bishop pinning the g3 pawn from taking it, leading to white's best move, according to the engine, be Kh5, giving the chance for black to check the king with pawn to g6, forcing white to go along with Kh6 _(Kg5 is also a legal move, however, that'd be a mate in 12 and not in 13, since the game would just proceed with knight to e6 check, this time leaving white with no other legal moves except Kh6, giving away the chance for black to respond with bishop to e6, and at this point, funnily enough, since white can't stop the checkmate no matter what, the engine grades every single of white's legal moves as the best move, since black just needs to move the f4 rook literally anywhere it can go for checkmate)_ whereas black should move the f2 bishop to e3, finally giving white some breathing space from all the checks, and therefore allowing them to finally move their queen to b3, checking the black king, that too, however, won't last long as the black knight takes the b3 square, once again a silent move. Now, white could take the knight back, however, that'd force checkmate simply with rook to h4, so instead, white should move the king to g5, avoiding just that, but still not safe for the forced check in 2 that's about to come from black with rook to g4, forcing the king to f6, and then FINALLY, checkmate with bishop to g5. One might think that black is either some sort of seer or just gave up the queen for the goofs lmao...
05:42 min is there a rule that black can castle even thou his rook which he used for castle afterwards was attacked by white knight?SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME PLEASE?
Bro I think I found a possible mate in 3 in that position you asked me to calc at 6:48! Black plays f6 with the pawn, defending against Qxd5+, which would completely destroy the game for them if it hadn’t already, ruins the centre, takes the knight, forks King and Bishop which then attacks the rook, if rook gets captured checkmate, essentially game over moment for Black) White might take pawn with knight, which after dxc6, is a possible mate in one, as long as none of these moves afterwards are a check, Rf1, Bd4, Kh4, or any queen move onto the second rank. And then Bc2 is mate. dxc6 opens up a diagonal which blocks 2 squares from the king, the bishop is then defended by the rook on c8 which blocks 3 squares, then the bishop blocks the final square, whilst on the final blocked square for the King, meaning checkmate. If I missed anything lmk.
@5:42 I didn't think one could castle if any castling piece was in jeopardy ? (Black Rook on C2 threatening White Rook A1) Are Knights exempt then? Great game
Would have been cool to know if he calculated the mate or if he just went with instinct. 11 moves is a lot to calculate when it at several instances isn't forced.
Just one question, what if after castle the white dont take the queen but takes the knight by his queen. What would be the line of attack by black then ??
After giving up at the 3 minute mark, watched same match in two shorts while he's 8 minutes in on move 7 explaining every single space the knight can't go haha
Great game, Zach, thanks for posting and explaining it. But honestly, when I saw _11-move checkmate with no Queen,_ I thought of the game Edouard Lasker _(when he still was a German citizen)_ won to G. A. Thomas in a Dutch Defence. I wonder if you'd mind uploading it with some historic notes. Cheers!
13:35 checkmate also in Rf4# cus dark sq bishop takes up 2 / 3 of the king movement and white sq bishop takes 1 / 3 of the king movement which comes out to.. checkmate🥰
Im a 1050-1100 rated player. Is it like very rare to get 96 accuracy? Coz i got it once when i was around 1000 elo rating. I also once got 92 and once 90 and 89 twice
@@NoobPlayzBS that's the mindset that most players have, I used to be a very aggressive player when I was young, would refuse to castle unless it's really necessary (sometimes when in check, would prefer to move my king instead of blocking)... It worked out pretty well for me, haven't played games in like 12 years, came back and learn some chess basics (like the rule that says encourage people to castle > attacking development), and some openings... Tbh I can't remember how I played, but I just didn't normally play these famous openings (of course I wasn't just moving my pieces aimlessly lol) Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, I think sometimes playing rather "weird" moves instead of the conventional ones might have its own merits! And would probably go into richer positions!! 🤭😬😊
Thats absolutely insane. Do you think he saw all of this or do you think he just had a grandmaster feeling? What was the time control of this game? It would take me 5 days to calculate all of this after the computer tells me i have mate in 13.
I got a brilliant castle but have no idea why lol it was so early in my play that I didn't understand that you could click show moves for it to show you why it was brilliant
Alexander Petroff, together with Carl Friedrich von Jänisch were the main responsible masters for the chess dissemination in Russia, specially in St. Petersburg, where both were active.
12 DREAMY Chess Games from history just like this one: ruclips.net/video/Nnb6ALok2hw/видео.html&pp=gAQB
The queen was the group member who made up an excuse for not helping
@@tiagobordin6580 bruh
She's gon present the group project yo😂
The Queen COULD have actually saved this game for white. There was one opportunity, referred to as the “silent move” in the video, when white’s king was under no pressure.
Queen F3 would have broken the link between black’s bishop and rook while simultaneously putting pressure on both pieces. Black could have take the Queen with the rook, but it would have been taken in turn, either by the pawn on G2, or by the king.
The trade would have hurt, but black was up a Queen anyway and the Queen served no other purpose except to sit there while black won. Lol
@@nathanaelstricker9056 that just loses the game faster: Nf4+ Ne6; Bxe6+ Kg5; h6#
@@nathanaelstricker9056 idk, as the horse just go d4, chess with the runner, and take queen.
"blocking the king out of anything that has to with the letter F"💀💀
Poor queen....💀
LMFAOOO
😂😂😂😂😂
Honi soit, qui mal y pense.😁
Damn💀💀💀
SHE AINT GONA F A DEAD PP BUDDY XD
damn. imagine being his opponent and getting checkmated like that, i wouldnt even play after that dude i would quit💀
damn. I would also quit 💀
if i was checkmated like that, i would strive to be able to checkmate others like that
Quitting chess because you got outplayed? Guess you never practiced against an engine.
"The master has lost more games than the novice has even played"
nah, i would quit if you got mated by a long castle or getting mated by 3 knights
The guy is just making a fun comment based on the brutality of this checkmate no need to take it too seriously folks.
I can't even find 11 bad moves😂
this sounds a lot more cocky than I think you think
I definitely can, by just playing at my best 😂
Yeah, you can find more jk
bro I don't even last 11 moves 🫠
@@TheCubicalGamershe must be disappointed
after 6 minutes of yapping bro says “but that didn’t happen”
Lol, same here.
exactly bro needs to get to the point
What a nightmare for his opponent, but already knew it ❤
White had a mate in 2-3 after it went take horse with queen check and if blocks with rook or not, mate in 2 is inevitable because if king moves to the corner than check with hirse and rook takes than, queen takes rook mate in the next move as bishop wwas trapped unallowing the othe rook to defend, only if black was not good at chess😂
I don't think he calcualted mate in 11, rather he saw a strong opportunity in sacrificing his Queen and ran with it.
Of course he calculated mate in 11, do you know who we talking about here
💀bro You don't sacrifice your queen on just instinct
Nobody can see check mate in 11, too many variables. He developed the game three during The match
@@vinissues4634 Bro just cuz you can't doesn't mean no one can
I can calculate mate in 8s that are complex like this
And I'm just a 2000
That guy's a gm
@@ZDTFyou doubt my 1000 elo mind
You're enthusiasm for chess is infectious! Great video!
I am sorry, but this game was so mind blowing that I felt like crying tears of joy. Great content and great work!
Reading this, my job is complete.
108 likes and 1 reply? Let me fix that
Meeeeeh
Castle to attacking, not to safety
Same
96 accuracy (and I think that depends on the bot) for 1844 ... as you say, what an incredible incredible game! Thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen this game and it was a treat!... I was unaware, I and I realised I shouldn't of been, that they played amazing chess centuries ago! I was under the impression this level of play didn't come into the landscape until Morphy. Petroff really did play this game like a bot!
@RaniaIsAwesome Damn, I was wondering why he was so accurate.
@RaniaIsAwesome how would you cheat with stockfish in.. 1844? or is this a joke i dont get lol
@RaniaIsAwesome stockfish wasn't created in 1844 bro what are you on about
"And there's this guy who does his part at the last minute"
Meanwhile the other rook that did literally nothing:
Funny thing is my first briliant move was a castle. I left my bishop hanging and then my opponent took it after that i could have moved my rook underneath his queen and pin it with my rook ofc that didn't happen but it was a cool briliant
bruh martin did brilliant castles too
I never would have thought to castle and queen sacrifice in that position, in 100 years. I never would have seen/thought I could checkmate from there.
I don't understand, after the bishop light squared checked and white played P g4 they were out right?
@7:47 What about moving the G-Pawn from G2 to G4 to block the check? Pawn is defended by the Queen, and maybe the king can sneak backwards?
Nf4#
Very cool! It also seems like , at 3:35, black's knight to F5 could result in some perilous queen-forking opportunities.
8:23 Note that after Rf3+ to make the checkmate more beatufiul, White has g3 (instead of gxf3), blocking the f2-h4 diagonal.
exactly what i was thinking
He did talked about that option in the video
@@elmaschimba963 Oops, I missed that.
Damn! That silent castle move requires hours to calculate.
Such a beautiful game and analysis Zach, love the videos like this, keep up the great work alright. Doing great things as always.
The fact he calculated that is crazzyyyy, good vid as always :)
guy was a genius but even then i don't think he calculated every possible line, he just saw the vision
8:43 why not white pawn to g4 to defend the discovered check given by black bishop
Because It would be mate With knight
11:43 for anyone wondering the best move for white according to the engine in that position to get a mate in 13 instead of a mate in 8 was not, in fact, knight to e6, but knight to d7, which black would respond by taking the knight with the rook with xf7, and after that white would move the pawn to g3, then black would move the knight to d4 with a discovered check from the c8 light square bishop, so white's supposedly best move now would be king to g5, but then black would follow up with rook to f5 check, and since it's protected by the d4 knight it cannot be taken, after that, white's only 2 legal moves are either Kg4 or Kh4, of which Kg4 is the best one for the engine, to which black would respond to rook f4 check, and since the bishop pins the g3 pawn to the king, white can only go to h5 since Kg5 would be mate in 11 instead of mate in 13 _(knight to e6 check, king to h5 since it's the only legal move, pawn to g6 checking the king once again, followed up by Kh6, again, another forced move, which black would respond to with bishop to e3, since even if the white pawn were to take the f4 rook it'd still be mate with bishop takes back, so even if white were to instead of taking the rook with the pawn, move the h1 rook to e1, black can simply move the rook to h4 and it'd be mate)_ and then black would proceed with rook to f4, protected by the f2 bishop pinning the g3 pawn from taking it, leading to white's best move, according to the engine, be Kh5, giving the chance for black to check the king with pawn to g6, forcing white to go along with Kh6 _(Kg5 is also a legal move, however, that'd be a mate in 12 and not in 13, since the game would just proceed with knight to e6 check, this time leaving white with no other legal moves except Kh6, giving away the chance for black to respond with bishop to e6, and at this point, funnily enough, since white can't stop the checkmate no matter what, the engine grades every single of white's legal moves as the best move, since black just needs to move the f4 rook literally anywhere it can go for checkmate)_ whereas black should move the f2 bishop to e3, finally giving white some breathing space from all the checks, and therefore allowing them to finally move their queen to b3, checking the black king, that too, however, won't last long as the black knight takes the b3 square, once again a silent move. Now, white could take the knight back, however, that'd force checkmate simply with rook to h4, so instead, white should move the king to g5, avoiding just that, but still not safe for the forced check in 2 that's about to come from black with rook to g4, forcing the king to f6, and then FINALLY, checkmate with bishop to g5. One might think that black is either some sort of seer or just gave up the queen for the goofs lmao...
Lesson: The Botez gambit can work.
4:32 why not Nf5+,does it not just win a full knight?🧐
The fact that he didn’t check mate with the pawn it’s was crazy man back then
At 9.38, instead of playing the random pawn move, what happens if white plays queen to b3
11:33 what if the queen pins the knight? Qd5 or Qb3?
9:44 when the black knight is at b6, white can play Qb3 to pin it. If Rxd8 then Kf3 to get out of the discover check then the K can escape to e2.
Arh...black can still check with rook.
He simply move the king and then after that simple check mate with rook pawn and a bishop
05:42 min is there a rule that black can castle even thou his rook which he used for castle afterwards was attacked by white knight?SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME PLEASE?
You can castle if your rook is hanging doesnt matter
You cant only castle when your king is attacked
@@Mhmdl_07 Can you find me that rule on any site?
7:45 what's wrong with g4 blocking the bishop attack?
Nf4 is checkmate!
Its all about how active pieces we have than compares to how powerful pieces opponent have🎉great game by legends
Bro I think I found a possible mate in 3 in that position you asked me to calc at 6:48!
Black plays f6 with the pawn, defending against Qxd5+, which would completely destroy the game for them if it hadn’t already, ruins the centre, takes the knight, forks King and Bishop which then attacks the rook, if rook gets captured checkmate, essentially game over moment for Black)
White might take pawn with knight, which after dxc6, is a possible mate in one, as long as none of these moves afterwards are a check, Rf1, Bd4, Kh4, or any queen move onto the second rank.
And then Bc2 is mate. dxc6 opens up a diagonal which blocks 2 squares from the king, the bishop is then defended by the rook on c8 which blocks 3 squares, then the bishop blocks the final square, whilst on the final blocked square for the King, meaning checkmate.
If I missed anything lmk.
I only could calculate about 5-6 moves without pausing. Crazy.
This vid is such a nice calculation exercise
You can calculate?
@@Brecud What do you mean?
@@Brecudyou gonna explain
@@cubekoss7547 it's been a year ago i do not remember what this was for
at 11:36 what happens if instead of taking the knight on e6 white played Qb3 ??
would that change anything ??
If qb3 happens then black goes rook f4 and this will cause checkmate in all variation
5:40 how can black castle, aren't they under the knights attack?
@5:42 I didn't think one could castle if any castling piece was in jeopardy ? (Black Rook on C2 threatening White Rook A1)
Are Knights exempt then?
Great game
I am no good player but my first ever brilliant move happened two weeks ago and it was a castle, I still don’t get why 😅
5:41 "Here black played *cAsTlEd*"
The analogy to a school project was both accurate and funny as hell; especially the part of the late contributor. Nicely done! I'm subscribing now.
what abt KD5 at 4:31 time giving check to king if black night moves
Would have been cool to know if he calculated the mate or if he just went with instinct.
11 moves is a lot to calculate when it at several instances isn't forced.
Thank you zach you helped me get to 1560 elo!
Wow. Congratulations on the progress 💪
Can't we fork the king and th e queen at 9:16 or is that a bad move
Why wasn’t pg2-g4 an option to block check?
The double discovered check is the atom bomb of the chess board...nothing can withstand it's blast.
Just one question, what if after castle the white dont take the queen but takes the knight by his queen.
What would be the line of attack by black then ??
How did the f pawn first be a mistake then after like 2 seconds it became an inaccuracy? ?!
Stock fish thinking for longer
9:26 why didn't he plays the move Queen D5 Pining The Knight
I just wanted to know why didn't you discuss blocking the discovered check after the move d6 by g4. Do you think that would have saved the game?
5:12 well Ng3 is possible, which counteracts the threat on the queen and rook. If they take, you take
Loved the school project analogy🤣
12:17 both king moves are great though being the only 2 available moves
I knew about this game already but it is so beautiful that I had to watch it again
After giving up at the 3 minute mark, watched same match in two shorts while he's 8 minutes in on move 7 explaining every single space the knight can't go haha
Great game, Zach, thanks for posting and explaining it.
But honestly, when I saw _11-move checkmate with no Queen,_ I thought of the game Edouard Lasker _(when he still was a German citizen)_ won to G. A. Thomas in a Dutch Defence.
I wonder if you'd mind uploading it with some historic notes.
Cheers!
Why move queen to block instead of bring pawn forward ?
I actually got 1 brilliant castle move, but later...
Wow
13:35 checkmate also in Rf4# cus dark sq bishop takes up 2 / 3 of the king movement and white sq bishop takes 1 / 3 of the king movement which comes out to.. checkmate🥰
@11:34 instead of taking black knight with white knight, what if white queen went in-line with black king and black knight stuck in between ? 🤔
Awesome. I was around when this game was played, well almost, and I’m still hooked on the game.
Your exposition was fabulous. Love it.
At 11:33, Queen to b3 is more better option for white. Pinning the knight because there is check blocking the black bishop
The engine gives you higher accuracy ratings when your opponent is blundering pieces.
You have the most gorgeous graphics of the pieces & board I have ever seen.
Family members of the king would think this was an inside job
What happens if white moves the queen to b3 and pins the knight when it has a free move?
What if the white queen have pinned the e6 knight ? at 11:38
the missed win stockfish lowered my accuracy my 15% for :
great video, right to the point while still remaining instructive and explorative
Im a 1050-1100 rated player. Is it like very rare to get 96 accuracy? Coz i got it once when i was around 1000 elo rating. I also once got 92 and once 90 and 89 twice
It is pretty rare.
not rare if your opponent plays badly. rare if your opponent plays well.
isnt this alexander hoffman vs alexander petroff?
That castling was crazy🤯🤯🤯
8:00 why not pawn to g4?
Then Black Knight f4 is a brutal checkmate
I was actually thinking Rf8 instead of castle, I wonder if that'd make a big difference?
I think casetle might be better because when u play Rf8 the king would be in centre
@@NoobPlayzBS that's the mindset that most players have, I used to be a very aggressive player when I was young, would refuse to castle unless it's really necessary (sometimes when in check, would prefer to move my king instead of blocking)... It worked out pretty well for me, haven't played games in like 12 years, came back and learn some chess basics (like the rule that says encourage people to castle > attacking development), and some openings... Tbh I can't remember how I played, but I just didn't normally play these famous openings (of course I wasn't just moving my pieces aimlessly lol)
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, I think sometimes playing rather "weird" moves instead of the conventional ones might have its own merits! And would probably go into richer positions!! 🤭😬😊
Where did you presented this chess , I mean the platform ?
"Here, black played castle".😂😂😂😂😂😂
10:57 checkmate where??
I didn’t even knows you could castle even even room is under attack.
So you can’t castle on in or through check.
7:29 king wouldnt go to g4 becuase its a royal fork with knight
so true with the school project metaphor 😂
14:10 knight:the person who sacrificed its life to add one slide to the PowerPoint (totally relatable)
Whats the name of the app/software he uses?
How do we play the spell variants?
Wasn't there the opportunity to play g4 at a certain moment to make an escape square for the King?
13:30 couldn’t we play rook to g5 for checkmate
I liked the Queen sacrifice tactic it so much, kool way to present this.
I actually got a brilliant castle in a 1800 rated game against one of the best people i've every played against, it was forced checkmate in 17
Checkmate in 11 moves is nothing
You should see my King & Queen end games. Checkmate in 25 at least!
at 8:42 is not better g4 then e6 ? for with ... you dont explein why he dont make that move ...
Bro after pawn g4 ,
Black Knight f6 is a brutal checkmate
Why placing the king outside in the first place?
Thats absolutely insane. Do you think he saw all of this or do you think he just had a grandmaster feeling? What was the time control of this game? It would take me 5 days to calculate all of this after the computer tells me i have mate in 13.
Veery entertaining and informative! Who were the players?
Should have analysed Qb3 pinning the black knight at 11:30
Nice video
I saw the mate after white forked with the knight. Felt so good.
I got a brilliant castle but have no idea why lol it was so early in my play that I didn't understand that you could click show moves for it to show you why it was brilliant
“If you haven’t seen this game yet, you’re in for a treat.”
Absolute 🔥 intro
08:06 I was thinking why not g4? but then I realized Nf4+ also covers g2
Alexander Petroff, together with Carl Friedrich von Jänisch were the main responsible masters for the chess dissemination in Russia, specially in St. Petersburg, where both were active.
how do u get your theme