Garry Kasparov's Spectacular Sicilian Defense

in this video we're journeying into the heart of the Sicilian Defense examining its most powerful exponent the formidable Gary Kasparov as a token of gratitude for your support this longer video features six breathtaking games illustrating the sheer Brilliance and tactical Ingenuity of Kasparov sit back and relax as we take a deep dive into the world of a true chess Legend the first opponent is also a world champion vishwanathan Anand he starts E4 and is met by kasparov's Sicilian C5 the Sicilian is the most popular and best scoring response to White's first move E4 C5 battles for the center while gaining space on the queen side creating a basis for future operations on this side of the board white continues Knight F3 to support a Central Pawn break and Kasparov plays D6 preventing E5 so that he can play Knight F6 then white plays D4 signaling that he wants an open game and black obliges exchanging Pawns in the center after white recaptures black plays Knight F6 hitting E4 so it's defended with Knight C3 in this position Kasparov plays G6 to fianchetto his Bishop on G7 Bishop E3 starts a plan to exchange blacks soon to be powerful Bishop black fiancutters the bishop preparing to Castle and queen D2 comes creating the battery now if black wanted he could play Knight G4 going after the dark squid Bishop this would foil White's plans of exchanging dark squared Bishops because either white lets black capture the bishop or the bishop goes to G5 where it will get kicked back to G3 Kasparov instead plays Knight C6 pressuring White's Central Knight now white plays F3 stopping Knight G4 and creating a sturdy Central Pawn chain black castles and you'd expect white to do the same but he plays Bishop C4 remaining active Black's Bishop D7 is followed by H4 launching a pawn storm on the king side H5 puts a stop to that and prevents G4 for now white plays Bishop B3 anticipating kasparov's next move Rook C8 moving The Rook to the semi-open file at this point white wants to exchange dark squared Bishops but if he plays Bishop H6 black would just take it deflecting the queen away from the defense of the hanging Knight so white chops the Knight first and after the recapture plays Bishop H6 pinning the bishop to The Rook thus forcing a trade Kasparov calmly plays C5 to control Central dark squares and potentially play C4 gaining substantial ground on the queen side white plays Bishop C4 blockading further advances Queen B6 hunts the B2 Pawn white finally exchanges Bishops and after black recaptures plays B3 to meet the threat on the pawn Kasparov then plays Bishop E6 white does not want to capture the bishop because it would give black an extra Central Pawn and great control of the center he also does not want to let black capture the bishop because it would ruin his own Pawn structure so Knight D5 avoids both scenarios black takes the Knight and white shouldn't recapture with the bishop because it would allow black to steamroll down the center he instead takes with the pawn now Kasparov finds the move that shifts the balance of the game in his favor he plays E5 creating a closed position where his Knight can dominate the white Bishop white cannot handle that so he captures on passan but the masterful response D5 leaves white stumbling white cannot take the pawn because black would pin the bishop to the queen and meet C5 with Pawn takes E6 he Retreats the bishop to E2 Kasparov continues expanding with C4 hoping for the opening of the E and D files after which White's queen and king would be right for the picking by Black's Rooks in some lines black has ideas to play C3 and D4 jumping into the dark squares in White's camp black afraid of this plays C3 Kasparov shifts his sights to the e-file now white has some important decisions to make he shouldn't capture the F7 Pawn taking it would allow black to quickly double Rooks on the e-file white would have to get out of the pin playing King D1 then black with double Rooks the bishop would have to retreat and black could trade two Rooks for the queen then infiltrate with his Queen and play this nice move d4 which threatens to win the bishop so it has to be captured and then the C Pawn has a free path to promotion back to the game white captures on C4 and Kasparov captures on E6 reducing the number of obstacles between the rook and the King white gets out of the pin which was going to be doubled which it still is white saves his bishop and black takes on C4 luring the bishop away from the defense of E4 but you'd think E4 is already defended by the pawn right kasparov's Knight in one final leap of Glory lands on e4 where it attacks the queen and creates looming threats of Checkmate and two possible Forks white resigns since his position is hopeless he has two options take the Knight after which Rook F6 would be devastating black would soon win back the piece while threatening a deadly pin and later a deadly checkmate the other option would be to retreat the queen while keeping an eye on all the threats black would play Rook D6 renewing the threat of the brutal Knight D2 white still wouldn't be able to take the Knight because of Black's powerful Rooks Bishop to D3 is the only way to stop Knight D2 black would take the bishop and the game would continue a little bit longer but it's very clear that Black's Rooks are entirely too active while White's pieces are sitting back and watching eventually white will not be able to meet all of Black's threats his position will inevitably crumble and so he gave up at just about the right time the strong Grandmaster Nigel short is the next opponent he continues Knight C3 and after kasparov's Knight C6 plays the unconventional Knight D2 before soon transposing into what is a standard open Sicilian black follows with D6 Paving the way for his development and meets Bishop G5 with E6 opening up his other pieces White's Queen to D2 prepares the castle queenside and black plays Bishop E7 preparing to do the opposite both sides Castle Sicilians are known for Sharp games with opposite side castling and here's our first glimpse of that white launches a king Side Pawn storm with H4 and black prepares a pawn storm of his own with A6 preparing B5 King B1 a universally solid move when castle and Quinn's Queen side is followed by H6 attacking the bishop the bishop however shouldn't be captured because it would open the H file creating great attacking opportunities for white white notices that and continues expansion with F4 Kasparov calmly develops his finer minor piece before white captures the Knight luring the bishop forward where it's vulnerable to attack first the Knight is hanging so it retreats to F3 black activates the queen while weaving a subtle trap white continues his plan with D5 and after black captures White takes the free Bishop what does Kasparov have in store he follows with E4 attacking the Knight and whatever white plays Black's response will pretty much be the same white chooses to play Knight E5 black immediately captures it and white recaptures then black plays the crushing Rook F to d8 the white Queen's only safe choice is taking on B2 black captures The Rook forcing the Knight into passivity on the back rank kasparov's Queen joins the white pieces on the back rank creating two deadly pins in two different directions one of these pins threatens Checkmate so it has to be stopped and queen D7 wouldn't work because Rook fd8 is still possible White's best bet is Bishop E2 giving up the Rook although white does win the night Black's Rook d8 will inevitably win some more material King C1 looks like it defends but black could play Queen E1 hitting the bishop and threatening a mate in three after Queen D2 white must create air for his King he does so with B4 pushing his Queen side majority but maybe he's getting a little bit ahead of himself because this bee Pawn becomes a crucial weakness Queen E1 attacks the bishop and the pawn at this point White's position is falling apart his best bet is to take on e4 and play the end game and exchange down keeping in mind that that Bishop is pinned to the queen instead he takes on A6 still defending his Bishop kasprov unleashes his winning combination and it starts with queen takes B4 check striking the white king king A1 would be met with Rook B8 and a virtually Unstoppable checkmate so King C1 is played Kasparov continues Queen D2 check King B2 and Rook B8 both of the white King's moves lead to checkmate so the bishop blocks then Queen B4 Forks the king and the bishop and black captures it with the Rook on the next move now he's threatening to play Queen B1 and Rook D5 winning another minor piece so white saves his Knight black cannot capture the hanging Knight because it would hang his own Rook Kasparov of course sees this calmly playing Rook takes E5 preparing to push his Pawn to Glory while preserving the attack on the night white defends his piece but after E3 he resigns Black's epon will soon promote and there's not much white can do about it the queen is stuck defending the Knight the Knight can't move because it would let the black queen Infiltrate The King stepping over would allow the queen to come in with Tempo it's just hopeless for white the third opponent is another former world champion vessel in topolov like the others enters an open game and is faced with E6 by Kasparov after Knight C3 black plays D6 creating a defensive but sturdy construction in the center white develops his Bishop to E3 and black plays Knight F6 pressuring the center F3 prevents any Knight G4 ideas and signals White's intention to Castle queenside Bishop E7 prepares the castle and white immediately launches a king side assault with G4 Kasparov unfazed castles into the incoming storm white realizes that he should probably do the same and plays Queen D2 clearing the lane to Castle queenside Black's A6 prepares a queen side expansion after White Castles black wants to play B5 but it would hang his Knight so first he captures the Knight on D4 and after white recaptures then he plays B5 White's King B1 is followed by Bishop B7 developing and opening up a square for The Rook white sees this Lull in the action as an opportunity to carry on his kingside Pawn storm H4 is played and after kasparov's Rook C8 G5 kicks the Knight back to D2 white would like to continue with H5 but that would leave the g-pawn hanging so he plays Rook G1 defending the pawn but this slow move gives black the time to counter attack B4 forces the Knight back to E2 and Knight E5 threatens F3 while eyeing up C4 white defends the pawn with Rook F3 kasprov's Knight leaps to a powerful post while attacking the queen in wanting to keep an eye on the vulnerable C Pawn the queen hides on C1 then black plays E5 gaining space in the center with Tempo after the bishop retreats to F2 black continues expanding with A5 white develops the bishop clearing the back rank for his Rooks but this leaves the Knight hanging seeing this Kasparov sets up a discovered attack tactic that could potentially win a vital Pawn white probably regrets his choice to move the bishop now but in not wanting to admit his mistake defends the Knight with his Rook black presses on with A5 Bishop A3 hits The Rook so it's lifted to C6 then Queen D1 aims to activate an incredibly passive Queen in response black breaks in the center with D5 if white were to let black take the pawn then he'd be susceptible to a knight D2 Fork winning a pawn so white releases the tension by capturing on D5 Kasparov shifts his Rook over one square attacking and pinning the pawn it cannot be defended so white just plays F4 opening The Rook to defend the king queen side laterally black captures the pawn with an attack on the White Queen and if she goes to C1 then she'd be out of the game and black would have free reign on the queen side for a strong attack so white blocks the attack with Rook D3 but this gives black the chance to play a winning move can you find it the move kasarov plays is Knight A3 check opening a discovered attack on The Rook The Rook is pinned to the queen so it can't capture the Knight so white must capture with the pawn black takes the rook and after they recapture grabs the pawn forking the queen and the bishop it's at this point that white resigns once all is said and done black will be up the exchange and the white king is still in a whole lot of danger the next opponent is known for his Ultra aggressive style Alexei shirov takes us into an open game and meets kasparov's Knight F6 attacking the Central Pawn with Knight C3 defending E5 attacks the Knight so it goes to B5 where it threatens to jump into D6 with check black plays D6 stopping that white continues with Bishop G5 pinning the Knight and planning to occupy the weak D5 square with the Knight of his own Kasparov plays A6 kicking the Knight back to A3 and follows with B5 threatening to Fork the knights with B4 white captures Black's Knight and since white will soon jump a knight to E5 black doesn't want to recapture with the queen so he accepts the damage Pawn structure instead the Knight jumps to its new Outpost Square on D5 and black promptly undermines it with F5 now is where White's attacking style is put on full display he captures the pawn on B5 sacrificing a piece for two Pawns in return and the potent threat of Knight C7 check to dodge this Kasparov remains active with Rook A4 attacking the E4 Pawn white could play a knight check but decides to keep the pressure playing B4 blocking the attack on The Rook that pawn is hanging but C3 would come with a double attack that's difficult to deal with black chooses the aggressive alternative making more threats of his own with Queen H4 hitting the E4 Pawn White cleverly Castles planning to meet Queen takes ae4 with Knight F6 a royal Fork Kasparov does not take the bait playing Rook G8 putting the Rook on the semi-open file with Black's King still in the center white starts to smash the center open with F4 Black's King begins running to safety before it's too late then white plays C3 defending the pawn on B4 and opening up an attack on The Rook it moves to A6 where it indirectly supports the pawn on D6 white starts pushing the a pawn since it is a past pawn and past pawns are meant to be pushed kasarov has to make something happen or else white will just steamroll down the flank with his pawns he captures on e4 planning to catapult the bishop to G4 and then maybe F3 white puts a stop to that immediately with F5 blocking The Bishop's path so the bishop goes the other direction where it can later cooperate with the rook in attacking G2 white plays Rook A2 since he desperately needs to defend against the incoming attack Kasparov begins clearing the diagonal with Bishop E3 white takes on E3 and black plays Queen E4 hitting the Knight and adding another attacker to the G2 Pawn white defends with rookie 1 then the absolutely marvelous move Knight takes B5 this is a clearance sacrifice that gets out of the way of the black Bishop while attacking The Rook all black needs to do is remove one of the Defenders of G2 either the Knight or The Rook then he can set up a brutal checkmating attack also this Knight cannot be allowed to jump to D3 so it must be captured then Kasparov plays Bishop H6 going after one of the king's key Defenders and black doesn't have any choice but to let the piece go since he cannot defend against all the threats if the queen defends the Knight then black would take the Knight then take the G2 Pawn deflecting the queen away from the defense of the Rook white ultimately plays King H1 and black wins the night now let's remind ourselves that earlier white sacrificed the piece for two pawns and since then black has won one Pawn so right now black has a piece for a pawn white still has to defend G2 so he plays Queen E2 then Kasparov plays Rook C6 activating his Rook White's last hope is his past a pawn so he pushes it one step closer to promotion but black simply captures the Free Pawn on B4 white could take the bishop but that would leave his Knight hanging so first he captures the pawn on D6 with his Knight and after black recaptures then takes the bishop Kasparov is up material so he offers a queen exchange but white declines The Knockout blow is Queen D5 hitting both G2 and The Rook inducing white to resign white cannot defend G2 with the Rook because of back rank check mating ideas and if he defends with the queen then he will lose the queen to The Bishop's pin not only did Kasparov expertly defend against White's Ultra aggressive style but he launched a ferocious attack of his own in the penultimate game visionand makes a return after Knight F3 D6 and D4 we enter an open game with cavsprov's capture on D4 white recaptures with the Knight and meets Knight F6 attacking E4 with Knight C3 defending Black's A6 prevents any white minor pieces from landing on B5 and prepares to play B5 himself white plays F3 preparing to put the bishop on E3 by putting an immediate stop to any Knight G4 ideas Kasparov plays the solid E6 opening up his King bishop and white plays Bishop E3 black goes for the immediate B5 which might Square white away from Castle in queenside for now he still plays Queen D2 black plays Knight D2 starting a maneuver towards C4 and white launches the kingside pawn storm with G4 Kasparov continues the knights Journey with Knight B6 A5 looking to break down Black's Pawn chain is met with Knight C4 and with so many of of White's pawns on light squares the dark squared Bishop is just too valuable to let go so the Knight must be chopped off the board after recapturing black no longer has to worry about White's A4 move now with the queen side quickly opening up White Castle's kingside Kasparov points his Bishop towards the white king before white pushes forward with G5 attacking the Knight it drops back to D7 after F4 continuing to press forward black snake jumps to C5 where it cooperates with the bishop in attacking E4 white defends it with Queen G2 while using the queen to support the kingside pawn storm now F5 could cause problems for black so Kasparov tries locking things down with G6 Rook a to D1 lines The Rook up with the black queen so she sidesteps to Queen C7 avoiding any potential danger Queen G4 gets out of The Bishop's gaze and aims to support the F5 Pawn Advance however the e-pawn is left hanging and black could take it but it might offer white some tricky tactics by sacrificing the Knight on E6 one sample line is the following where white could play Bishop D4 and then win The Rook back to the game kasarov chooses a safer approach playing H6 planning to open the h-file white launches the f file and black captures opening the G file after white recaptures black pushes the e-pawn keeping the center closed and here is where things get real sharp white plays Knight E6 and this is an incredibly tricky move White's idea is that after black captures he can play Queen H5 check pinning the h-bond to The Rook after the king moves he pushes the f-pawn and will soon push the G Pawn as well creating two connected past pawns however Kasparov sees through White's suspicious plans and plays Queen C6 threatening Checkmate on the spot white defends with Rook D2 and Black's King starts fleeing the chaos on the king side white pushes the g-pawn and a fork on G7 is coming black shifts The Rook over to the g-file aiming at the king white pushes the g-pawn but black gladly takes it since he's already up a full piece and and is about to get two additional pawns white tries queen of seven check Kasparov simply blocks the check and white exchanges Queens simplifying into an end game after black recaptures white then takes the bishop and black recaptures with check King F2 dodging is followed by D5 this prompts white to resign since he's already down two pawns and what's worse D5 is coming which would not only fork the bishop at night but it would actually trap the bishop Bishop takes H6 doesn't even work because black would play Rook G6 and that Bishop has nowhere to go white is dead lost the final opponent is the queen of Chess Judith Polgar we make our way into a naidorf variation of the Sicilian Defense marked by Black's move A6 white chooses Bishop E3 starting the popular setup and preparing to Castle queenside kasprov's E6 remains a solid approach and is followed by F3 preventing any Knight G4 ideas black immediately pushes forward with B5 and the White Queen jumps up one square to D2 Knight B to D7 starts the maneuver towards C4 and white starts her King Side Pawn storm with G4 Knight B6 is met with Queen F2 creating a battery towards the night threatening some discovered attack tactics so black defends the Knight with the other Knight and White Castles long Kasparov develops the bishop to B7 and white plays Knight B3 opening her bishop and her Rook black puts the Rook on the semi-open file directed at the king Rook C8 also has the idea to make an exchange sacrifice White's Pawn structure near the king would be ruined and black would have a promising attack after moves like Queen C7 and Knight A4 going after the weak sea Pawn in response to this idea white makes an interesting sacrifice of her own Knight takes B5 once the dust settles white gets two Pawns in exchange for the Knight she's also threatening to take the Knight on B6 since the night on D7 is pinned to the king Kasparov breaks the pin with Bishop C6 and white Retreats the bishop to E3 keeping pieces on the board White's rationale behind their sacrifice appears to be that she has slowed down Black's attack on the queen side forcing black to sit back and defend against the incoming Stampede of Pawns on the king side still kasarov is a masterful Defender and he still has a very open Queen side to work with he starts Bishop E7 developing his last minor piece white expands with F4 and with the center about to open up black castles white pushes G5 and things are heating up black plays Bishop H4 trying to exchange pieces and damage White's Pawn structure white responds King B1 getting out of the rook's Gaze Kasparov attacks another minor piece with Knight C4 white responds with E5 opening up her bishop and with the majority of her pawns on dark squares now she doesn't mind giving up her dark squared Bishop black first captures the Knight and white recaptures with the c Pawn allowing the white places to defend the king laterally then black captures the bishop on E3 and white recaptures with the Queen Once all is said and done Kasparov pushes D5 closing the center and opening up the bishop and white still has two pawns for the piece and they could get rolling in the end game but we're far from that for now she pushes H4 building the kingside attack black follows Queen H5 shifting his sights towards the white king H5 is followed by Knight C5 recruiting more forces into the attack white replies F4 and those pawns do look menacing kasarov unfazed brings The Rook over to A1 with the nasty threat of taking on A2 and then taking on B3 White's only way to stop this is to push the a-pawn and it goes up two squares this does however hang the b-pawn but black doesn't even take it instead sacrificing the Knight on A4 white shouldn't capture it though because the queen side would completely open up and white black would have a decisive attack for example black would recapture and if the white king tries to escape Play Bishop B5 preventing that and a move like Rook F to C8 would be devastating white plays F6 desperately trying to create an attack of her own but kasparov's Knight C3 check is a brutal move it cannot be taken because of the ensuing Checkmate in two so black plays King C2 Rook F to C8 creates some more devastating threats white tries Rook A1 and Kasparov ends the game with the move Knight D1 prompting white to resign the queen is hit and the king is in check White's only option is to capture the Knight but then she would lose two full Rooks even though she does get the bishop in return she is just down way too much material I hope these games were both entertaining and instructive don't forget to like comment and subscribe for more chess content

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Length: 27min 5sec (1625 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 02 2023