The most beautiful game ever played: Morphy's Opera House Game
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Paul Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard [C41]
Paris 1858
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.dxe5 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 dxe5 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.Nc3 c6 9.Bg5 9...b5 10.Nxb5 cxb5 11.Bxb5+ Nbd7 12.0--0--0 Rd8 13.Rxd7 Rxd7 14.Rd1 Qe6 15.Bxd7+ Nxd7 16.Qb8+ Nxb8 17.Rd8# 1--0
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Your narritive was as beautiful to my ears as the chess game were to my eyes
Thank you
+Wilhelmo Bruche well said. Short & sweet game and lite video teaching a plenty.
+Wilhelmo Bruche True that
+Anjo Almighty .
+Wilhelmo Bruche i agree
what I love about your videos is that you keep it short. other videos on this game are 20+ minutes of some guy rambling on and on. thanks!
agree
+Zorbak962 Agreed. Longer videos can be rich, but the problem is they have to be well thought through and scripted, taking as long to write as a chapter in a book. Almost no one does this so they are, as you say, rambling; rather hastily slapped together after less than half an hour of thought and research in most cases.
Agreed.
+Zorbak962 fully agree
Yes, and everything important is there, love it :)
Paul Morphy is the reason chess is what it is today. There's one game where the annotater says of a queen sac Morphy made, he explains Morphy took 12 minutes to make the sac most modern players would see in a flash, and that only the work of Morphy in his time made the modern game possible. I AGREE ! The title World Chess champion had not been invented yet, but that Morphy was the first one is beyond dispute. He once publicly offered to play anyone in the world with the odds of pawn and 1 move, There were no takers, not even at the GM levels. At his peak, he was invincible, and he didn't have the attitude problem Fischer did.
Maybe I didn't understand what you say.
Are you saying Morphy thought 12 minuts before playing Qb7+ ???
It is mate in 2 which I play in 2 sec in bullet game.
Please explain?
@@tamirerez2547 Its funny how longer time controls make you think longer. If you have seconds, you just play the moves that make sense in a heartbeat. But if you have 2 hours on the clock (or no clock at all), you will certainly take your time to calculate. Also, I think he was not talking about this game. I'm sure that Morphy had calculated everything way before Qb7+, otherwise it wouldn't have made any sense to play this line.
I think the declaration of only playing with odds was insulting to great players. If you beat Morphy with the odds, everyone would say you won because of the odds.
I live in Fairhope, Alabama and one of our main streets is named Morphy Avenue in his honor.
Hi, this is Mato .. lol Gotta love mato, the best chess instructor on youtube ..
Thank you
+MatoJelic Simple, direct can be enjoyed by anyone with a fair grasp of chess , not just the strong players.
1858 damn man
Albert Anastasia completely agreed!
Years ago when I was taking chess lessons this was the game that my instructor showed me first. It illustrates so much: the importance of castling, creating threats, development, pins, looking for the best move in any position, etc.
Morphy orgullo de América es el supremo maestro del ajedrez. Elegido por Dios. Conmovedor maestro y rey del ajedrez. Todos los otros maestros se inclinan con amor y admiración ante el.
Morphy play like a genius human not a computer....that's why I like his style of "awkward" moves and sacrifices that lead to success
Paul morphy is a real genius
Exactly what I thought, lol. He even wasn't a chess player... :)
@Livingston livi - Others are trained geniouses. They work really hard to come close to Morphy...
@@MegaTrivial Without training no genius would be unearthed, I think... I bet Morphy worked hard his ass off just like Bobby Fischer.
I agree. He was probably the most natural one. There was Philidor before him, and Capablanca and Mikhael Tal after him who were pure natural talents, too, but I believe that Morphy was a class of his own. At his time, there were few books he could learn from, never mind the internet and the whole teams working for you like in the former USSR and some other countries.
Great, fantastic and immortal Paul Morphy!!! Respect forever!!! 👍👍👍
From move 9, every move is Houdini's first choice that Morphy makes. His other moves were also top 2-3 choices. For a player in 1858 to play so accurately is absolutely incredible. Also this is brutally agressive, out of the 17 moves, 13 move is forcing in the sense that it is a check, capture, or a direct threath. To say this is the most beautiful game of all time may of course be an overstatement, but it sure deserves praising.
InStinct tell me which other games can be called that?
@@sonnyhuynh007 Vassily Ivanchuks checkmate against Kasparov in the 1991 Linares tournament is to me the most beautiful game ever played. Swapping both bishops for Kasparovs knights and then forcing the game in a way where his knights were far more valuable than Kasparovs bishop pair. Genius!
why is it so crazy that someone in 1858 can play like this? It's not like we are getting smarter over time. ppl are ppl man
@@Neamhain97 Theory was barely developed/developing. Most people at this time valued material over position. Morphy was one of the first to not care much about material and mainly focus on position. He was able to play at a completely untouchable level with no help from books, computers or internet. He also didn’t even like chess that much and only would spend a couple minutes on moves. He was creative and intelligent beyond average. People may not have gotten smarter on average in iq sense, but discoveries and knowledge of people today is greater than back then.
Move 9 was incredibly strong, the turning point. That g5 Bishop manages to immobilize Black's f6 Knight, the f7 pawn, the Queen, and the dark square Bishop. The entire king side, essentially. Black never gets to untangle that while Morphy tears through the queen side, taking full advantage of Black's lack of a light square Bishop.
..and the cherry on top is that the g5 Bishop ends up participating in the checkmate. Beautiful!
The only Chess game I've memorized. Such a brilliant game in its simplicity and beauty. Perhaps the most famous and instructive game in Chess history and deservedly so.
Morphy's games were the best as there was no theory developed then. And hes the best player ever
I think he was the most gifted. No doubt.
I would like to thank Mato Jelic for his presentation of this important game. Paul Morphy was a chess pioneer. Although today the players are better, it is because they learned from the great pioneers such as Morphy, Lasker, Capa and Aljekine. For example, Botvinnik studied all of these great players, and used their examples to launch himself into greatness. Then players who came after Botvinnik followed his example. They learned from the same players who taught Botvinnik, then those players also learned from Botvinnik. Guys like Tal, Petrosian and Spasskiy. Fischer and Karpov learned from them, and Kasparov learned from Fischer and Karpov. So the story goes to this day, where Magnus Carlsen has learned from them all and has become better than them all, because the predecessors where his teacher.
Michael H A bit oversimplicated.There are just way too many possible games and positions to be able to remember. BTW, Magnus doesn't study the games of his opponents as much as other grandmasters before him did. Magnus is exceptional good at finding the best or move or one of the best moves in any situation, though.
Standing in the shoulders of giants...
carlsen is strong only because he has a strong talent and computer engines training that people like morphy or tal couldnt access. I love these players from the past. They are fascinating and their games are beautiful. Modern chess style might be close t perfection but it's utterly boring.
mmmmm Are you saying Magnus does not use preparation as much as other Grandmasters? That may or may not be true, but Magnus has said that he can recall over 10,000 positions from previous games.
Lob, how would Carlsen know that? Did he count from 1 to 10,000 at some point to arrive at that figure? Carlson is clearly very gifted but don't be fooled the memories are organized the way some would have you believe. I may have thousands of games saved in a database but its unlikely I can recall each individual one from memory unassisted.
This year I will upload 20 more games of Morphy.
Hi Matoo, I miss your videos. I've seen a lot of videos from GM or world champions, but for some reason I found your videos better. Probably because GM explain so many combinations that I got tired. So keep posting videos, even if you posted those games in the past. I love the immortals , and beautiful games as this one. Also maybe you can talk about the life of the great chess players, if you do so, pleas talk about Bobby, He is my hero!!!
Thank you
2 pieces left on the board and they're mating the king, beautiful
Can you imagine their face after this wonderful mate?
If you account for the fact that chess developed massively in the 1920's after Morphy died; and developed even more in the 1950's (so that Tal had the benefit of 2 large increases in the general sophistication of the game) Morphy and Tal have lots of interesting and intriguing similarities. It isn't a perfect comparison but both were outstanding attacking geniuses of their respective times.
This is one of my all time favorite games. I've been out of chess for a long time and this channel has sparked my interest again.This is one of those games that illustrates the adage about chess being a body of water that an ant may bathe and an elephant may drown.
Morphy was watching the opera and had his back to the game, essentially played blind folded.
morphy and tal their every game is like a beautiful poem ...
Great commentary. Just enough detail without being distracting or confusing!
After watching a 5 minute commentary of yours, I feel like I have learned more than some of the 20+ minute videos from other channels.
Mato, you are the definition of a great teacher, and you must have a beautiful heart and mind to put so much time into helping others.
Thank you!
I had seen this game before years ago and always remembered this mate. I saw this game on "Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess" in the early 90's and now that I know it was Paul Morphy who executed this mate I have a renewed interest in this game. Morphy IS the FIRST AMERICAN GENIUS! PERIOD!
- New Orleans, LA Saint Louis Cemetery #1 RIP Paul Morphy!
HE WAS NUMBER 1
The beauty is in its simplicity.
Short and sweet, great game , Paul was 1 of the best, thanks Mato Shalom Maestro
Thank you for all your comments
With so many good players today, why i cant see someone who play like this or even close to his style, his deep understanding i chess and his move is so beauiful to watch..
93 people down-voted this excellent video. So much negativity in the world.
Locutus D'Borg The real negativity is that you dont focus on the 2400 likes on the video.
rokkarokkaali 2420 duuude
jadonplox 420 dude.
Maybe they simply disliked the outcome of the game. Before questioning others' positivity reflect upon your own. The like to dislike ratio is quite great. :P
If you concentrate on searching for negative things, you can easily find enough to fuel as much disappointment, anger, and feelings of superiority that you like.
Great game Mato...Morphy was also into sacrificing pieces to improve his killer position. How brilliant!!!
I love how you say "pause the video" and "what would you do?" . You are a brilliant teacher. Very clear and calm and enthusiastic.
Brilliant! Thank you for uploading this wonderful game, Mato.
That is such a beautiful game!!! WOW!!!
The thing that I fully rescpect in your style of commenting, Mato, is that you ask, one moment, the audiance: "What would you do?" or "What would you play?", and that shows that you want to develop an imaginative chess-player at the other side, not a machine-computer-minded geek. You just say what is important to the essence of the game and the style of the player, and that is what is so great about your presentations here. By the way, young Bobby Fischer has showed this game of great Paul Morphy in his presentation, in Sarajevo, with Dimitrije Bjelica, for Bjelica's tv-show CHESS MEETS OF THE CENTURY.
Thank you for your valuable comment
@@MatoJelic You are more than welcome, Mato! Brilliancy is simplicity in words and action and vice versa, and you proved it very well in your presentations! :) Greetings and best of luck, Mato! :)
I’ve watched this about 100x
It’s one of my favorites.
Mato, thanks, great choice of game, and your narration is excellent. You may have no clue what I am talking about, but you remind me of the master in the tv series "Kung Fu" starring David Carradine.
Thank you mate....it is not a game it is a feast for me to enjoy..I appreciate you for bringing joy to the minds of thousands of Chess Lovers like me...
A very beautiful game, thanks for the upload and commentary Mato.
i watched your videos before reading any books, and then decided to buy one of Bobby Fischer's books to learn. The ideas he talks about come to life in your videos! He talks about having enough power to mate, removing defenders, transpositions etc., all of which became apparent in this game. Thanks Mato!!! :D
Prelepa partija... I odlican kanal!!!!
Great game by Morphy. A genius definitely. 👏👍👏👍👏👏👏
Paul Morphy is truly one of, if not the greatest chess pioneer of his time.
Thank you. Very enjoyable! What an imagination Morphy had.
I don't know how many times I've watched this video and got enjoyment out of it. Nicely done, Mr. Mato!
Hello Mato,
Your explanation of the game is simple, straightforward and very clear. It is elegance in instruction. Thank you.
You are an excellent instructor. I really like your Lesson! Nicely done, Mato!
Karl,
This is truly one of the most beautiful games ever and I really like your videos, but I think you could have explained what would happen if instead of 15...Nxd7 black had played 15...Qxd7, just because the outcome of that variation may not be that obvious to some of the young and less experienced players watching the video. Of course, the next white's move would still be 16. Qb8 Ke7 17. Qe5 Kd8 18. Bxf6+, gxf6 19. Qxf6, after which the black King has to move, and the white rook takes queen, the black king takes the white rook, and the queen takes the black rook on h8. Thanks for the uploads, you are doing a great job with your channel, popularizing this wonderful game!
Mato, I have been watching your video's for months now and my chess has greatly improved which is why I will be purchasing a copy of your book. You're a natural teacher please keep up the good work!
one really has balls to run a checkmate with that combo. beautiful game indeed
great way to merge the "exercise your mental muscles" videos with a particular game. loved it!
That was one of the better chess videos that I enjoyed! Not too much jabber but a nice logical progression and description! Well done and yes, a great game!!
Mato, you sound like a vampiric grandmaster in a castle somewhere in Translyvania when you go over these masterpiece chess games. I mean that in the best way. Thank you for the videos!
A pesar que Paul Morphy, no pensaba jugar, les dió el gusto a los condes y se mando esta obra de arte inmortalizada como la partida de ópera...genios como Paul Morphy solo se ven cada 200 años
Morphy, master of the smothering mate. Nice.
That was a really clear, concise explanation. Much appreciated.
So, this is the first chess game I've watched online. I really enjoy the format. Thank you so much, and I appreciate your pedagogy.
Apparently the Duke and Count let the checkmate happen, in my eyes thats top notch sportsmanship. Definitely one of my favourite games :)
Mato you are by far the best teacher. I just subscribed to your channel today. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!! I feel u need to hear that
Awesome, quick analysis! Great moves by Morphy.
Thanks Mato for uploading this nice game.
I’d love to see Morphy play Tal. Both are great sacrificial players.
No wasted moves by Morphy. Each move was the most effective move under the circumstances.
Morphy played with cutthroat elegance. Apparently, he was eager to see 'Norma' (October 21,1858) and forced (politely conceded) to play chess w. 2 loud noblemen who distracted the 'Druids' onstage as recalled by his friend and associate Frederick Milnes Edge. Thus the beautiful 'Opera House Massacre' in 17 moves. Even 12. 0-0-0 is forceful w. the pin in effect (lol), then trading his rook for a knight followed by a Queen sacrifice to force mate w. his 2 remaining pieces. Open Genius. Hope Paul Morphy enjoyed the rest of his Opera that night.
Brilliant ! Morphy was just spectacular. thanks Mato, i like the graphics here too.
An immortal game for real!! Great instructor too. Just imagine how the game has evolved now.
Great game, predicting most of the moves was something that made me proud and happy, despite having to think a bit
I don't play chess at all but this is truly lovely to watch, because you tell the story in a way that I can understand and enjoy. Your voice is entrancing
The title is no exaggeration. Courageous sacrifices, ruthless suffocation, beautiful ending.
Hey Mato. Have been watching your videos for some time. Finally decided to leave you a comment, because I really have gotten a lot out of it! You are an excellent instructor. I absolutely love the "critical position". I met this guy at the coffee shop playing chess, and he said "Critical Position", and I said "dammit, you've been watching mato!" And he had.
I very much appreciate your work. I've learned many things afther watching your vidoes. Thank you :)
Good video Mr. Jelic, thank you for sharing and commenting. Well done!
I love that game !
Makes the game look so simple
Oh that was an epic plot twist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved this video! I totally agree with the title!
A truly amazing game...
great narration always, greatly appreciated.. thanks!
Why are Morphy games so beautiful to watch he is a true artist of the sixty four squares
The fenomenology of Morphy's genius was brilliance, balance, focus and essentiality
wow do more paul morphy's game and also i like your commentary
This is really a brilliant game. The opponent might not have expected novelty in this game. I enjoyed myself this game.Thanks.
Hey mato ! I love your videos, and I've been studying many of Paul Morphy's games lately, I'd love you to do more videos on Morphy, I truely believe he was the most tactical agresive player of all time. a true legend of the sport. there are only 240 games to review on chess.com by Morphy, I'd love to have some analysis on some of those games.
lifting the rook from the back rank - great tactical theme on move 13!
This game makes me cry a little...sniff...so lovely.
Brilliantly Played By Paul Morphy
wow. superb moves. Excellent explanation as well.
I really like how you explain and your explanation of the variations
Great game. Thank you for limiting the commentary that the others waste our time with. The video is about the game's moves, not what could have happened.
Truly Amazing.
Paul Morphy's checkmates are very deep and brilliant!
Mato, I love every one of your chess games you present! keep it up!
Morphy was NOT in a good mood when he played this. The Duke insisted on having a game when all Morphy wanted to do was watch the damn opera. Just imagine how you'd feel if you were watching the season finale of Breaking Bad, you were really getting into it, when suddenly some pompous idiot challenges you to a game where you are honour-bound to accept. During the SEASON FINALE of that epic show, you have to have your back to the TV screen to play this f*&^ing game.
Maybe that's why Morphy won, he pissed off at him and wanted to finish it fast...
STOOPID-AH FAHKIN GAME!
Mega Trivial and he was so angry he destroyed him like this
Morphy chess genius!
beautiful combination
Yes. Recently sacrificed a rook early on because of so much pressure on the opponent's King. I came out on top but it was a co worker on vacation in Mexico
Mato I like you. Your not like the others like when you do your videos and show the games you actually show the game. Others like onlinechesslessons would go on for hours explaining one move, but your not like that and thats why im subscribed to you :).
Brilliant, I almost saw the mate before Mato said what it was! Almost!!
@Mato very good video and instructive game.
an unforgettable game.
Yes, this is the best ever game. So clean, open and nice...
In my view 5 minutes is ideal for a chess game. Apparently 5 minutes is also ideal for an instructional video as well. Stunning work.
Podrav Mato jako dobre lekcije i odabir partija. Interesuje me koji program koristiš za prezentaciju partija. Pozdrav Bog neka te čuva.
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