15 Years I Searched for This Game...

Mikhail Tal vs Alexander Koblents
Riga (1961), Riga LAT
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Be2 h6 11. Bh4 b5 12. e5 Bb7 13. ef6 Bf3 14. Bf3 d5 15. Ne6 fe6 16. Bh5 g6 17. Bg6 Kf8 18. fe7 Kg7 19. Bg3 Nf6 20. Rhe1 b4 21. Re6 bc3 22. f5 Qb7 23. b3 Qd7 24. Be5 Qe6 25. fe6 Kg6 26. Rf1 Nh7 27. Bh8 Rh8 28. Rf8 Rf8 29. ef8Q Nf8 30. e7 Kf7 31. ef8Q Kf8 32. Kd1

Timestamps:

0:00 Hello Everyone
02:39 Game Starts!
16:10 Just Show Me Moves!

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[Spynarina]

Nobody watches your channel to “just see the moves.” We watch for your extra trivia and commentary. Anyone could cover the moves, but you’re the reason we watch these videos! Forget the people who don’t like it, the extra stuff is the heart and soul of your channel, and nobody wishes to see it changed!

[svit]

My father loved Tal. We discovered your channel during Covid times and it turned out to be a topic of conversation every single day. He in India and me in the US sharing games during our conversation and moves on WhatsApp. He particularly enjoyed the Tal and Fisher sagas. I lost him last year. How I wish he got to enjoy this lost masterpiece. Thank you for the trivia and stories. Context is everything and you are a wonderful storyteller.

[NeelotpalamTiwari]

Who's not interested in a little backstory ? I love it when you there's something about the game, a little context about the players, an old photo of the game or the tournament.

[aniketwavare]

Tal sacrifices one queen to sacrifice two more queens and still wins the game.

[preparedsurvivalist]

The craziest part for me is how Tal is seemingly hanging pieces left and right, with only his attacking initiative on the enemy King sparing him the loss of more material. He cleverly unwinds his hung pieces with tempo as he balances defending his own king while keeping the pressure on his opponent. Then when the smoke clears in the endgame he's up a meager pawn somehow, as if this was all precisely calculated to give him a slight, albeit winning, advantage.

[carsonmiller]

I watch every video you post. Not once am I clicking the video for the moves. I watch your videos for the love you put into it, the history you share, and the environment you create. We all love your channel for you, not the moves.

[turtle]

Thank you, for me it was an amazing game.
The intro was well worth it too. The hapstance of the unlikely source, an unrelated recent movie, that Tal was both his own and his tutors achievement, and a record at that, and ofc any game with such a wild sacrifice is enough for anyone to fall in love afresh with chess.

[bhaskarchakrabarty]

Had Tal taken care of his health & was a bit disciplined then he would be impossible to beat !! Even GMs today cannot comprehend his sacrifices!! Truly a Legend & my favourite Chess player of all time !! Thanks a lot for all the Tal content

[philipsaoud]

That was madness! Koblents played brilliantly just to stay in this game.

[barsnarin]

I have searched for this game also but for 2 or 3 years. thank you. you are the best chess content creator in internet

[rahuldesai]

The game is meaningless without context or the situation in which it is played! We absolutely love your insights setting the backdrop of the game. If I just had to see the moves, I wouldn't have come to a YouTube channel! I appreciate you taking a deep dive into history to create an interest amongst your audience

[daveteare]

This is one of your best recordings ever. Please never ever “just show the moves”. Your analysis and light discussion + history is what makes your channel my favourite chess channel. Period! By the way, you tried something new this video that I really really enjoyed. The quick recap was delightful. So many times I needed to go back to remember the moves that got things to the critical moment. Being able to listen as you quickly review the game is an excellent addition. More please! ❤

[dandnn]

Bro, your enthusiasm for chess and all of it's greatness is what makes your channel so much better than everyone else's! You are my favorite streamer. Watching your channel for just the moves is a blunder!

[KoSv]

Classic chaos by Misha. What a coincidence I am going to pick up life and games of Mikhail Tal after 1 month of waiting

[jessejordache]

A Nick Cage movie using THAT GAME is just ridiculous.

[kryu]

The attacker knows his attack can be refuted..He has to gamble but at the same time he couldn't show his hesitation on the moves he makes...Tal had great psychological influence over the board....

[kamerona]

The stories and the context of the games is what got me interested in your channel in the first place.in fact your stories are one of the reasons I got interested in chess again. I hope you never change that!

[CNCTEMATIC]

I love how excited you are about this game, and I can see why. I feel like I understand your passion for the game when you show the beauty of this one

[christophersiemer]

New camera, old camera, any camera… it’s always a good reason to show a new Tal game! Thank you for all the work you have put in over the years—with all the enthusiasm and sincerity you have—for the chess community ✨💪🏼

[johnsimmons]

This game reminds me of the games I play these days, where it starts with theory and then evolves into a complex middle game with amazing attack and defending ideas, the top engine moved being found again and again, followed by a win as a result of being a pawn up while having a better position. And then I woke up.