One Of The Most Violent Games I've Ever Seen ft. Vincent Rothuis (opperwezen)

Vincent Rothuis vs Henk Karssen
Club Competition (2008),
Reti Opening (A04)

1. Nc3 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 e5 4. d3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. b3 Nbd7 8. e4 h6 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Nd2 Nf8 11. f4 Ng4 12. Qe2 d5 13. fxe5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Ne3 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Qh5 Ng6 17. Rxf7 Kxf7 18. Nxd5 Bg4 19. Rf1+ Nxf1 20. Qxg4 Qg5 21. Qd7+ Re7 22. Nxe7 Nxg3+ 23. hxg3 Qh5+ 24. Bh3 Qd1+ 25. Nf1 Qf3+ 26. Kh2 Qf2+ 27. Bg2 Nxe7 28. d4 Qxc2 29. e6+ Kf8 30. Qxb7 Rd8 31. Qf3+ Kg8 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. dxc5 Qxb2 34. Qxe7 Rd5 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qf7 Qe2 37. e7 Rh5+ 38. Kg1 Re5 39. Qf3 Qb5 40. Kh2 Qxc5 41. Qe4+ g6 42. e8=Q Rh5+ 43. Bh3 Qf2+ 44. Qg2

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[duncanw]

Agadmator looks like he should be giving me a quest.

[gianlucaxddful]

*sees "violent" in the title*
Expectations: captures captures captures captures captures caputres...

[yuvrajjain]

This video is rated R for violence
Viewer discretion is advised

[PascalWings]

Nice Henk Karssen Cosplay, agadmator!

[rileysinclair]

He plays like Tal, with seemingly no regard for his pieces and simply leaves them hanging. He's a barbarian for sure.

[medexamtoolscom]

The most violent chess game I ever played involved both players hitting each other in the head with the chess clock, so do your worst.

[MerchantPrince]

I think it would be great if you did a mini series on all the various openings and defenses, so that more people can follow the game

[fyodorurnov]

This game evokes a cinematic fight between two relative equals. Blows flying, neither one going down. Quite a show! Thank you for covering it. The unplaced variations were no less thrilling.

[henkoosterink]

Vincent Rothuis comes from the same place i live in, Doetinchem (Netherlands). He was a great talent, but as i know he gave up the idea of becoming a chess professional. A very creative player.

[sroush]

Violent is an understatement for that game. Living on the edge at all times. Great game.

[PerfectPianoHD]

That hoodie man is my favorite player.

[lsw]

To answer everyone's question, loading the position at 9:52 into stockfish gives +5 for white, so the game is already over. Having said that, Qxc5 quickly changes that to +10 for white, a clear blunder. The best move is indeed Rxe7. There is no danger of the white queen forking the king and rook because Qf5+ is met with g6 and the rook defends Qf7+.

[primalclete]

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[mrkabaze]

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[madeconomist]

Maybe you could show a game where the hoodie guy wins? Hoodie against hoodie doesn't count, of course. :)

[senseiskellig]

"opperwezen" is Dutch for "superior being" 😂

[Nullifidian]

9:33 - After Re5, there was an immediately winning move with Bh3! because it protects the pawn with a tactic. Now if the rook captures, then Bf5+ Kh8 Qf8# wins. The best move appears to put the queen somewhere on the b1-h7 diagonal, but it still loses because, for example, Qd3 e8Q Rxe8 Bf5+ and the black queen has to be given up to stave off mate (because if Kh8 Qxe8#). The best square for the queen appears to be c2, because it at least permits black a _zwischenzug_ to win a pawn (e8Q Qxc5+ Kh1 Rxe8 Bf5+ Qxf5 Qxf5), but winning a pawn and being down a queen and knight vs. a rook isn't much consolation.

It's worth pointing out that if black hadn't thrown in that check but had just played Re5 immediately that this tactic wouldn't work because the bishop would still be pinned by the queen.

[commonsense]

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