The Biggest Scam In Chess
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the host discusses the Chess Olympiad happening in Budapest, highlighting the significant upsets where lower-rated players defeated higher-ranked Grandmasters, questioning the traditional ELO rating system's effectiveness. The host analyzes key games, including one where his coach faced a surprising loss, emphasizing that chess skill can't be solely measured by ELO ratings. The video serves as an inspiration, showing that with preparation and strategy, anyone can excel in chess, regardless of their rating.
Takeaways
- 😀 The video discusses the humor and uniqueness of the 'Gotham 2' channel, which is more relaxed and covers auxiliary chess topics.
- 🏆 The spotlight is on the chess Olympiad happening in Budapest, Hungary, highlighting the competitive nature of this international chess event.
- 🔍 The video critiques the traditional ELO rating system, suggesting it's flawed and doesn't accurately reflect a player's skill, especially with numerous upsets in the Olympiad.
- 🤔 It ponders the question of how to fix or improve the ELO system, indicating a need for a better method to measure chess players' abilities.
- 🌟 The video showcases several games from the Olympiad, emphasizing the surprising victories of lower-rated players over Grandmasters.
- 🇮🇳 It mentions the Indian chess ecosystem and how it affects ELO ratings, with Indian players often gaining significant ELO points when playing internationally.
- 🎥 The host shares personal experiences, including losing to an Indian player and the impact on his own ELO rating.
- 👨🏫 The video includes an analysis of a game involving the host's coach, who was defeated by a lower-rated player, demonstrating the unpredictability of chess matches.
- 📚 It underlines the importance of learning from online resources and coaching, as the gap in ELO ratings does not necessarily indicate a gap in knowledge or skill.
- 🌍 The script concludes by encouraging viewers to follow the Olympiad games for inspiration, emphasizing that ELO is just a number and that real skill can超越ratings.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video 'Gotham 2'?
-The main topic of the video 'Gotham 2' is the discussion on why chess, particularly the traditional ELO rating system, is broken, using the Chess Olympiad as a spotlight for analysis.
Where is the Chess Olympiad taking place during the video discussion?
-The Chess Olympiad, which is the focus of the video discussion, is taking place in Budapest, Hungary.
What significant events have been occurring during the Chess Olympiad as mentioned in the video?
-During the Chess Olympiad, there have been monumental upsets where lower-rated players are beating higher-rated ones, including Grandmasters, which questions the validity of the ELO rating system.
Why did FIDE issue a boost to the ELO ratings of certain players?
-FIDE issued a boost to the ELO ratings of certain players, particularly those from India, because their actual skill level relative to the world is higher than their ELO ratings, due to the Indian chess ecosystem where players often play each other.
What was the outcome of the game between Andre Mendes and Levon Aronian as discussed in the video?
-In the game between Andre Mendes and Levon Aronian, despite being significantly lower rated, Mendes managed to punish Aronian's slow and creative play, leading to a complex game where Aronian was at one point completely lost but eventually managed to hold the position.
What chess opening was played in the game between Andre Mendes and Levon Aronian?
-The game between Andre Mendes and Levon Aronian started with the Sicilian Defense, which Aronian doesn't play often, and continued with the Rossolimo Variation with the bishop on B5.
How does the video presenter feel about the ELO rating system after analyzing the games from the Chess Olympiad?
-The video presenter feels that the ELO rating system is a farce and doesn't make sense anymore, as evidenced by the numerous upsets in the Chess Olympiad where lower-rated players are outperforming higher-rated ones.
What is the presenter's opinion on the availability of online chess resources and its impact on the ELO system?
-The presenter believes that the unlimited number of online resources has made the ELO system less reflective of actual playing strengths, as players can quickly improve and gain knowledge beyond their ratings.
Can you provide an example of a significant upset mentioned in the video?
-An example of a significant upset mentioned in the video is the game where a player rated 1678 defeated a player rated 2248, showcasing the disparity between ELO ratings and actual gameplay.
What was the presenter's coach's experience in the Chess Olympiad as discussed in the video?
-The presenter's coach was a victim of an upset in the Chess Olympiad, losing to a player rated 600 points lower, which the presenter discusses in detail as part of the evidence that the ELO system is flawed.
Outlines
😀 Introduction to Gotham 2 and Chess Olympiad
The speaker introduces Gotham 2, a channel that covers auxiliary topics in the chess world, including the ongoing Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. They discuss the traditional ELO rating system's inadequacy, citing upsets in the Olympiad where lower-rated players are defeating higher-rated ones, including Grandmasters. The speaker also mentions an ELO boost issued by the international governing body, affecting players in India due to their unique chess ecosystem. The video promises to cover games from the Olympiad, including one where the speaker's coach was upset by a lower-rated player.
😲 Analysis of a Theoretical Chess Game
The speaker analyzes a chess game from the Olympiad, focusing on a game where Andre Mendes, rated 2100, played against Levon Aronian, a 2700-rated player. They discuss Aronian's unconventional opening move, H6, which led to a quick downfall as Mendes capitalized on the slow development. Despite being completely lost, Aronian managed to hold the game due to Mendes' time pressure and nervousness, leading to a draw. The analysis highlights the unpredictability of chess and the importance of staying calm under pressure.
😱 Chess Upsets and the Fallibility of ELO Ratings
The speaker continues to discuss the Chess Olympiad, emphasizing the numerous upsets where lower-rated players defeated higher-rated ones, questioning the relevance of the ELO rating system. They recount a game where a 1900-rated player drew with a 2248-rated player, illustrating the disparity between ratings and actual playing strength. The speaker also mentions the availability of online resources and coaching as factors contributing to the leveling of playing fields, suggesting that ELO ratings may not accurately reflect a player's skill.
🤔 The Challenge of Underestimating Opponents
The speaker narrates a game between a 21105-rated player from Hungary and a 1539-rated player from Kuwait, highlighting how the Hungarian player underestimated her opponent. Despite being significantly higher-rated, the Hungarian player made critical mistakes, leading to her loss. The analysis serves as a reminder that even significant rating differences do not guarantee victory and that every opponent should be respected.
😎 The Excitement of Underdog Victories in Chess
The speaker shares a game where Quinn Cabales, a relatively unknown player, had a stunning performance against a higher-rated opponent. Despite the game ending in a draw, the speaker praises Cabales' play, emphasizing the inspirational aspect of underdogs competing at high levels. The narrative includes a detailed account of the game's critical moments, showcasing Cabales' strategic prowess and the excitement of witnessing such games at the Olympiad.
😯 The Impact of Theoretical Knowledge on Chess Games
The speaker discusses the impact of theoretical knowledge on chess games, using a game between a 2100-rated player and a 2600-rated Grandmaster as an example. The game showcased the 2100-rated player's deep understanding of the Nidorch Sicilian, leading to a victory against a higher-rated opponent. The speaker reflects on the importance of preparation and the increasing level of chess knowledge available to players, suggesting that ELO ratings may be less indicative of a player's true skill.
🤩 Inspiring Performances from the Chess Olympiad
The speaker wraps up the discussion by highlighting more inspiring performances from the Chess Olympiad, including games where players significantly outrated their opponents achieved victories. They emphasize the importance of these games as a source of inspiration, showing that ELO ratings are not definitive and that determination and skill can lead to upsets. The speaker encourages viewers to follow the Olympiad for more exciting games and ends the video on an enthusiastic note.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Gotham 2
💡ELO system
💡Chess Olympiad
💡Upsets
💡Indian chess ecosystem
💡Sicilian Defense
💡Tactical ideas
💡Endgame
💡Online resources
💡Theoretical knowledge
Highlights
Introduction to Gotham 2, a channel discussing auxiliary chess topics.
Discussion on why traditional ELO system is considered a farce.
Coverage of the chess Olympia in Budapest, Hungary.
Analysis of upsets in the Olympia where lower-rated players beat higher-rated Grand Masters.
Critique of the ELO boost issued by the international governing body.
Spotlight on Indian chess players' ELO gains and their impact.
Review of a game from the Olympiad where a 2100-rated player defeated a 2700+ Grand Master.
Explanation of how the Sicilian Defense was played and its consequences in a particular game.
Analysis of a critical mistake made by a Grand Master that led to a quick loss.
Discussion on the availability of online resources and their impact on chess skill levels.
Highlight of a game where a 1900-rated player drew against a 2200+ player.
Coverage of a game featuring a 2100-rated player's victory over a 2600-rated Grandmaster.
Analysis of a game where a player from Kuwait defeated a player from Hungary.
Discussion on the importance of not underestimating opponents, illustrated by a game between Trinidad and Tobago and Uzbekistan.
Story of a coach's game where a 300-point swing led to an upset.
Conclusion emphasizing that ELO is an illusion and that skill levels might be closer than the ratings suggest.
Transcripts
ladies and gentlemen welcome to Gotham 2
pun intended not twwo as in two but too
as in two as in as well as in also
Gotham 2 as in this is the funniest
channel name in history um here you get
me a little bit more relaxed it's a
little bit of a smaller Channel because
people watch the main they don't really
watch want to watch the second one and
here I cover everything auxiliary and
and and other things that happen in the
Chess World that I don't necessarily
have the time energy or bandwidth to
cover on the main channel uh and for
today's video uh we're going to be
talking about why chess is broken why
the uh traditional ELO system is a farce
and our Spotlight is going to be on the
chess Olympia the Olympia the Olympics
of Chess are happening right now uh they
are in Budapest in Hungary uh all the
countries are playing against each other
there's an open there's a women's and in
the first few rounds there have been
Monumental levels of upsets meaning
lower rated players by five 00 points
even are beating people higher rated
than them including Grand Masters
multiple Grand Masters and it basically
shows you that the ELO system doesn't
make sense anymore and I don't know
what's I don't know how we're going to
remedy this I don't know how we're going
to fix this earlier this year or maybe
it was in 2023 Fay the international
governing body literally issued a boost
of Elo like you just arbitrarily gained
ELO and people in India gained ELO
because the Indian ecosystem for chess
is also totally all over the place
because they all play each other all the
time but their actual skill level
relative to the world is higher than
their ELO so it's a very common
Phenomenon with Indian players
especially to travel abroad and gain
like three to 400 points just take
rating I lost to one them actually in an
Italian tournament uh in August of this
year so ELO is just a really fascinating
phenomenon uh in this video we're going
to cover a bunch of games uh from the
Olympiad including unfortunately won by
my
coach uh my coach was the victim of uh
of an
upset and you know I gotta I got to
cover it I got to be fair if all my
losses are on a spotlight coach I'm I'm
sorry gotta I got to put you in the
video um here we go
so uh where to start uh we should start
in round number one this is my coach's
game we'll start with round number one
um in this game Andre Mendes from Panama
rated
2100 which is
strong but 600 points lower than his
opponent leavon aronian who's one of the
best players of the last two 20 years um
in this game leevon played the Sicilian
which he doesn't play that often but you
know uh and he he went into the Rosal
Lio with Bishop B5 and he said afterward
that you know Knight F6 and then G6
which uh which is a line that Fabiano
told him to play so their Olympic
teammates him and Fabiano Carana and
what you do is you put your knight on
H5 you play like this to open up the
light squared bishop and you know here
white
castled and black played Knight
G7 this is actually all normal this is
this is all fine white goes D3 here he
spends six minutes and basically here
uh White uh black can play Bishop G4
black can develop the bishop and often
times Give It Up
then black can put the Knight there
develop this bishop in Castle you could
also put the Knight there and then this
bishop is a little bit passive but it's
probably fine um instead of that leavon
tried to improvise I mean Leon's a a
very good player so he's like you know
what I want to play
H6 which as you can see the computer's
already like are you stupid what is
wrong with you why would anybody in
their right mind play H6 I think Levon
came up with a plan that he's going to
play H6 going to play G5 he's going to
play Bishop F5 and then he's going to
put his Knight on E6 so if White does
absolutely nothing then black will get a
great position Leon's not wrong this is
a perfect setup because your Bishop is
now out of the blockade then here and
then you can even launch a same side
King side attack you can also Castle you
can play Queen you maybe even Castle
along I mean there's a lot of
possibilities the problem with H6 is
that inherently it's too slow and Mr
Mendes punishes by playing Knight to E4
B6 rookie one and now has all sorts of
tactical ideas here against Leon's King
leavon broke traditional chess
principles he tried to to be a little
bit too creative and all of a sudden he
is completely busted like white just
played principal chess targeted his
pieces leavon goes Queen to C7 here and
suddenly G4 is on the board and leavon
is completely lost in 13 moves he even
said in an interview if he was not
playing on a team event he would resign
in this position the reason why G4 is
just simply winning is because let's say
black moves the Knight all white does
now is take take and plays this move
Knight to D6 check
utilizing this Rook so you cannot take
because it would be a discovered check
on the king and then the queen is
hanging uh and if Knight H4 and you play
I don't know let's say King D7 I take on
F7 your Rook is hanging right let's say
you move the Rook I play E6 and maybe I
centralize the I don't know I could play
whatever I I can even play H3 and black
is just losing I mean H6 is hanging I
guess you don't even I you do I don't
know whatever you don't have to play H3
but my point being G4 is winning leavon
goes Queen B7
and just gives up a knight he's just
straight up down a knight for a pawn I
mean it's not it's not even complicated
white plays D4 because I think at this
point white is like what the f I'm
beating a 2730 what is going on um and
now you know he plays Knight B3 good
move he's also doing very well on the
clock 33 minutes like he's not panicking
Bishop D2 everything is good um and and
here the way you win with white is you
simply sacrifice a
knight simply is you know it's easier to
sacrifice his pieces but the point is
that if black takes uh you play Knight
C5 and you bring your rook and you
Checkmate and you know Queen B5 is
probably what black has to play uh you
can even trade here Bishop A5 is winning
because the Rook can now no longer
defend the bishop um and uh if uh if not
Queen B5 like if Queen C8 you play Rook
E3 Rook B3 Rook C1 I mean you you just
simply cannot stop the attack your king
is completely exposed black has lost E6
even Rook B3 is probably winning I mean
everything is winning Knight A6 B Bishop
A5 Knight C7 like Rook C1 all the pieces
Rook B8 got like everything is winning
but here white gets nervous and goes
back to get out of the pin and then you
know and and then and then goes forward
again cuz now the queen is under attack
and and now he plays Rook up which
everything is good but suddenly he's
down to 9
minutes and then you know Knight F1 and
here Levon finds a beautiful defensive
resour because he's 2730 and he plays
this and and and uh
after B5 Queen A5 there is this nice
trig Bishop B4 which is really
gross and the point is that after Queen
B4 C5 this is mate and your queen is
lost but actually after Rook H3 CB4 and
Bishop B4 white is still winning
positionally I mean white has three
pieces for a queen and it's still a
winning position for white but probably
not against the 2730 given the
circumstances uh and leavon you know
stayed in the game long enough to get
into an equal end game an end game where
it's equal just because his pawns are so
weak but uh and and now the material is
restored but you're you're you're going
to lose an endgame to a 2700 when you
have 2 minutes versus 34 and uh yeah I
mean they go into the Rook end game
Levon of course you know 2700
demonstrates a level of class and his
opponent blunders H4 and Levon could
have taken on F2 but even this is is
already losing and the king is hunted
out and now there's just simply a
million checkmates and the H1 is
promoting so uh crazy game I mean Leon
was completely lost completely lost but
he manages to hold it now not everybody
held it uh I showed a game on the main
Channel 1900 Drew
shakarov here abnar faru defeats David
salano out of 1678 vers 2248 this
unbelievable um Queen's Gambit declined
exchange Queen's Gambit declined and
this just shows like how far like again
ELO system doesn't make sense not
reflective whatsoever of people's
playing strengths now there is an
unlimited number of online resources
this channel is one of them by the way I
mean a lot of you learn chess not this
channel the main Channel sorry forgot
who I'm talking to um but uh you know
but people also have courses they have
they have zoom calls with with coaches
uh you know and now they have so many
resources so many games to analyze from
and in this game you know white charged
in at his opponent he took a pawn and
played like this and then played Rook to
A4 and blundered simply that the pawn
could take on G2 in between
move and the game is just is just lost
like I think it was maybe overlooked
that after Pawn F3 Rook F3 uh you know
white maybe thought that they were fine
here but they're simply Knight
C2 so salano maybe missed something and
one mistake generally follows another
plays Rook A4 and now there's just a
vich in between move another Pawn is
captured you cannot take on G2 with the
King uh because the Knight hangs and
after Knight C2 you lose this pawn and
then you're going to lose a lot
more so now white plays here Knight C2
still comes in and all of a sudden you
can't even take the pawn because of the
fork and black is threatening 93 Rook F1
period Insanity completely insane and
why is down 40 minutes on the clock to a
60 and 78 of course clearly the skill
level is a little bit different Rook F2
A1 and black just cleans up just
absolutely cleans up cleans up all the
pieces no nerves here that you can't
even even if you get nervous here it's
like impossible to lose you know and uh
look at this B5 just the only and yeah
beautiful sacks The Rook for the night
three pawns up just don't get mated yeah
King G6 don't get mated B3 B2 Now The
Rook has to stay defending and then now
you just push the H Pawn King comes up
again don't get mated and uh too many
puns to stop
H3 uh Rook C2 and here salana resigned
because H2 is incoming and you you The
Rook cannot stop all the pawns just an
incredible game I mean 16 are you
kidding me this is if anything this
video should inspire you because I mean
the folks are just popping off this is
uh this is wild stuff man um and and and
the women's side as well 21 to 1539 from
Kuwait I guess that's Aisha alasi uh
versus lilyo from Hungary the host
nation this one was a tense game it was
an Italian Queen E7 I don't know I've
never seen this move in my life also
again Queen E7 with 5 minutes spent I
don't think this is prep I think black
is rated 1540 like I think at the end of
the day the ratings are reflective maybe
to to an extent of knowledge but uh you
know and like black okay has an early
disadvantage because she doesn't know
the intricacies of the of the Italian at
a at an expert level but
then plays quite normally white
apparently should have attacked the
center to try to open it up because
black has a queen and a king there uh
Lily instead does this and of course
black is developing in a very
non-standard way uh and you know like
white is playing very logically damaging
the pawn structure Queen H5 check but
actually the King on D7 is very safe and
white kind of underestimated that and I
think listen professional fighters
always say the toughest fight is one
that um is a lot harder than you
expected it's not like you know you you
you go into a fight and you're scared
it's like you thought a fight was going
to be easier and and all of a sudden
it's not and I think this game is a
perfect example like white is trying to
attack but white is actually bleeding
material I mean Knight C2 is going to
fall and Knight C2 is played but
actually at the wrong moment she
shouldn't have allowed white to take on
E6 but the king is totally safe on C7
and I think at this point with white
you're like yo I'm down 15 minutes to
A500 I'm out I'm out raing this person
by 500 points why have they not lost yet
and black is just in the game and white
is you know 13 minutes on the clock now
and you know black not making all the
best moves but in good moves to make you
start questioning everything I did
recently lose confidence in a tournament
and King B6 is a mistake and actually
now white is winning but she has two
minutes she has two minutes and I think
somewhere here she panics because 92
comes in and this is losing this is
losing what you do here is you take the
Rook The Rook is taken you and you you
don't trade the knights but instead what
you do is you play Queen H4 and now this
is winning this is this is a nice move
it's not just about defense it's also
that this Knight remains under attack
and if the bishop is taken you have
Knight D5 check CD and you grab this
rook and the reason why this position is
winning for white is the pawn it's just
the pawn it's two squares away from
queening there is no time for black to
you know create any sort of counterplay
check here F7 there is nothing there is
no
check it's not that easy to play that
though I mean chess is a hard game and
white with two minutes on the clock
panics plays rookie one now the
advantage of is gone and now she does
this and she blunders
Checkmate and black up 20 minutes on the
clock finds the mate bishop and she
plays Bishop F2 which is uh not even
Queen G1 is made in one move she which
shows you that you know despite winning
the game which she does in a few moves
she's still 1500
like but she beats a 21105 that's crazy
she plays Bishop of two good for her you
know she she played it very fast
actually if you look at the time if you
subtract 30 seconds she might she she
spent 8 seconds on this move she spent
eight seconds because she was like oh
Queen G1 is mate Bishop G3 is mate but
Queen G1 was M anyway she just forgot
about the pawn I think even if the pawn
was gone you know Bishop F2 is
um Force M like uh if the position was
um well actually if you take with a
queen I guess no but yeah you know this
this is what I'm trying to now because
I'm uh I'm a little bit bored but yes
even if this Pawn was gone Bishop F2
would be correct because then you you
know you would set up Queen G1 anyway um
Queen G1 and she finds this
Checkmate you know delays the game four
moves savors the moment crazy win I mean
massive win what can you say
um now uh a game that that was a game
that Got Away Trinidad and Tobago uh
versus usbekistan gold medalist lists of
the Olympiad either the previous one or
the one before it I I don't remember if
China won the one two years ago I think
usbekistan are the defending
Champions noer yakobo is one of the best
players from usbekistan I mean he's
either number three or number two I
don't remember where he ranks with sarov
noer backck the other noer backck is the
is the is the is the big Chad he's
2760 so Quinn cabales I listen no
disrespect to Quinn I've never heard of
Quinn cabales in my life ever I can name
like four or five players from Trinidad
because I've played them and not only
did I play them I shared a car ride with
them uh because we we drove somewhere I
don't remember may do a dinner you know
they got Ryan Harper he's the OG they
got Kevin Cupid I've met Kevin Cupid a
few times Joshua Johnson I played him in
a tournament uh they have uh rutar
they're number one right now this young
the young guy he's strong title player
um Macintosh Isa Isaiah I've played him
on ch.com I don't know who the hell
Quinn cabales is
no no disrespect and I don't mean to be
like Stephen A Smith with the with the
with the quame brown clip like he's a
Bonafide scrub I'm not saying that I
dude's obviously really good watch how
he plays now I know who Quinn cabales is
okay this is a nidor Sicilia and my man
shows up with Rook G1 I mean this is
this is a gangster move you're not going
to Castle you're trying to go G4 this is
a thing this is a thing uh and very
early in this game yakobov clearly by
the way look white gambiing a pawn
against 2660 opponent uh early on
yakobov just gets himself into a losing
position so he gives up the bishop and
white gets this like Caribbean spicy you
know hot show attack if you will you
know like castling Rooks pawns Knights
Bishops they like to attack there they
have a they have a very fun style uh and
uh and it only goes from bad to worse
like black just gets a completely
horrible position and uh plays D5 and
the craziest thing about D5 is that you
can just straight up take the pawn
so now you cannot take with the pawn or
the Knight Black Goes Queen D6 yakobov
is down 30 minutes on the clock and he's
dead
lost now here white can actually sack on
E6 and the game is over just you just
take again I think he didn't do that he
was maybe a little worried about
castling I get it well guess what why
don't if you're worried about castling
you can take with a knight and then the
game is really over uh uh basically the
line would go Fe Bishop B6 Queen E6 and
now you move your queen and you win the
queen now it doesn't really matter
because you won the queen anyway as
you're going to find out so Bishop G3
black ends up sacrificing uh some
material and I think later in this game
he was just straight up down a queen so
F6 beautiful move the attack just
completely doesn't stop fg7 Rook E8 and
now Knight E6 plus seven for Quinn
cabales Queen D1 King D1 Knight E6 and
the queen goes to
H4 black goes here takes here white is
just up
A queen just a queen now he's also up a
couple of Pawns black has some pieces
right Knight
G7 now you actually can trade the Rooks
here normally Queen for three pieces is
not winning but when they're so
scattered and when there's so many pawns
around they can't fight they there's no
way they can do it he plays Queen G5
which is a good move plays Rook E3
suddenly aobo starts kind of setting up
some sort of semblance of a defense
white plays H5 black plays Rook E5 and
you know now you okay maybe you
you and they just repeat moves and I
think Quinn was feeling the pressure
here a little bit I think that's what
happened I think Quinn uh Quinn was like
happy to make the draw which I get it
obviously I understand uh but uh yeah
Quinn was just winning the whole game I
mean he played an amazing game and at
the end obviously he you know he's happy
to make the draw against 2700
but I dude that that was a Legendary
game I mean Quinn played fantastic chess
and winning this would have taken 40
more moves because black would not have
gone down without a fight he would have
tried to fight you know forever and ever
and ever he wouldn't have just easily
lost but yeah this is a game that Quinn
can be proud of and now I know who Quinn
cabales is like I said I never heard of
this dude in my life um unfortunately I
gotta cover I gotta cover coach I guess
I'll save coach for last um there's also
this
game uh again ahed alili this is a 2100
rated player from I guess that's that's
Saudi Arabia and uh he played Bobby
Chang who was an Australian Grandmaster
2600 very good player and uh this one
also a nidorf these GMS got to stop
playing nidorf it shows you the level of
understanding and the level of
theoretical knowledge that is now
available to people um this is a 2100
rated player just like Quinn by the way
Quinn was 2169 yeah 2169 watch this game
okay in this game white doesn't go for a
crazy attack he plays normal F4 Queen E1
he attacks the queen side but clearly a
level of hesitancy like you know white
is not playing with the same level of
confidence and he's not losing rather
black is not losing as early as he was
in the noer back game right in 16
minutes to 45 and you know white is just
worse now I mean this is this is what
normally happens when Grand Master play
2100 Bobby plays de which is a mistake
and white now just plays beautiful chess
Bishop to B5 Bobby should have played
Knight to E5 should have played Knight
E5 kept the pawn there targeted this
clearly he didn't like something uh but
now Bishop B5 attacks the night the the
bishop goes here
and I don't know what Bobby
missed I think he tried to sacrifice a
queen for Content basically like he
could have just went Queen
E8 and he defends right and he's fine
but he goes Bishop B4 and I think he was
trying to play for the for the audience
Bishop
C6 Bishop C6 so he's giving up a
queen and I I I mean I guess his point
is like he's you know he's threatening
The Rook he's also threatening 9494 Rook
D1 back rank
Checkmate uh so Rook A1 Knight takes C4
this is probably everything he
calculated white now has one minute so
Bobby's got his opponent on the ropes
the problem is he misevaluated this
position and queen H4 happens Bobby
takes on C3 this is what he
calculated but what he had missed is
that he accidentally forced his opponent
into a desperate situation like Bobby
calculated all of this and after BC
there's Rook D1 but guess what now white
sacrifices the bishop
and all of a sudden all of a sudden all
of Bobby's pieces are bad and his back
rank is and and White's back rank is
protected and when you take take not
only is it a fork it's also another Fork
you Fork into a fork and Bobby Chang is
just losing he's losing I mean he was
completely equal he went for Glory and
white keeps his nerves Queen E4 Bishop
here and now the last final touch Rook d
D1 is mate so before you take the bishop
you give a check and spot it look at
this 2100 level player keeps the nerves
and has a queen and a knight for two
Rooks that's completely winning Queen
for two Rooks is not completely winning
but queen and a knight is you give a
check and now we bring the Knight back
into the game and there it goes Knight
E6 Rook D1 is protected let's just make
a lift knight6 is a beautiful move it
doesn't even The Rook the the fork is
not even prevented because after takes
there's this and it's queen versus rook
and this is easily winning you will take
the pawn on A4 and uh he wins all the
pawns there's no more back rank made and
now we give checks until we win all the
pawns and here black simply resigned
because he will end up losing all of his
pieces and Bobby Chang loses to
217 ammed Ali I mean just amazing like
these players keeping their nerves with
one minute on the clock this is
inspiring stuff and Coach oh coach was
unfortunately one of the bigger upsets
he was a 300 Point swing here with
Tajikistan lvia versus Tajikistan by the
way uh White's
teammate uh from Tajikistan in the next
round uh or maybe no in in in the yes in
the next round defeated uh Sedar
jagadish Grandmaster from Singapore so
the tajiks have come to play man they're
like 2200 but they are 27 2800 on
shell.com I play them a lot again ELO is
an illusion the level of play might be a
lot closer than we think and the crazy
thing is coach played the Leningrad
Dutch which is I mean he knows this
opening extremely well white played Rook
B1 all kind of like normal stuff A5
Queen B3 Queen B3 is kind of a
non-standard way to play because you
just played Rook B1 you want to go B4
but okay your queen is there uh black
played H6 and Knight bd7 and here okay
you could do a lot of things you can
play Knight A6 Knight C7 I don't really
pretend to understand this opening that
well but he okay it doesn't really
matter because you know white play D5
Uris put his Knight on C5 and now B4 is
prevented by the a pawn and overall the
game was like very tense and black tried
to advance uh White played Rook C1 black
played B6 very solid H3 Knight H5 and
here I think was maybe the moment our
tours could have considered G5 G4 maybe
G5 F4 uh F4 and and and and and making
it a little bit more potent he played
Knight H5 and around here white just
white just played exceptionally well he
trades off the the the bishop in the
corner with Bishop
D4 trades it off so now Black's King is
weakened which means that any future
attacks are going to be hard to pull off
plays Knight D4 Ur kind of continues the
plan with Knight H5 he plays F4 white
just shuts the door on the king side and
then white fires back on the other side
of the board excellent move B4 and
somehow the black position is already in
Dire Straits takes takes G5 B4 the
Knight has to get out it goes to A6 and
queen B2 and this very calm move you
just pause and you go
black has no more Pawn momentum he can't
make any pawn play in the position he
tries but now Knight jumps into E6 now
the rook in the corner is hanging and if
you spend time moving it like you play I
don't know Rook A7 first of all I have
Rook A1 always second of all Knight D5
you completely paralyzed just can't make
a move B6 is
hanging you you can't make a move then I
will start attacking over here as well
I'm going to start breaking apart these
Pawns
and yeah this is just an incredible game
uh from the young man from from
Tajikistan who ends up up in exchange
doesn't panic blocks the king puts the
knight in the center and just and ready
on the H file look at this Rook D2 Rook
H1 fantastic play excellent control of
the game never got low on time right
he's always up on time Queen C3 looking
to go to the end game picking up pawns
targeting the pieces and okay here it's
again now you get your bonus time and
rookie seven and uh yeah Co uh just just
just out just outplayed I mean it it's
wild stuff 2283 beats 2570 GM amazing
stuff I'm gonna try to pronounce his
name
now
Mustafa BR name I mean my goodness
that's that's a tough one lot of FS a
lot of KS a lot of H's from Tajikistan
and uh excellent game and listen I will
continue to to to post stuff here I mean
there's so many incredible games from
the Olympiad let it serve us some sort
of inspiration that ELO is a number it's
an illusion ELO is just uh you know it
really doesn't mean too much as you can
see here so many players outclassed by
three four 500 points completely
dominating their higher ELO opposition
more experienced opposition opposition
that has played like in a game like this
Quinn cabales might have played five
people in his entire life higher rated
than like 23 2400 no JRE has played like
the best players in the world he's
played Magnus hikaro Fabiano all those
guys played all the Indian Superstars
he's played everybody look at this right
I mean it's it's amazing it's just
really really cool to see so um yeah I'm
going to put a link in the description
if you want to follow the games of The
Olympian on the chess.com events page
and uh obviously main channel coverage
will have all the premieres like Magnus
Etc but I hope you enjoyed the video and
um I'll post some more stuff on this
channel get out of here
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