Best Chess Game of the 19th Century – Petrov’s Immortal | Greatest Queen Sacrifice, Moves & Traps

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Here’s one of the most beautiful games in chess history played in 1844 between Alexander Hoffman (white) & Alexander Petrov (black). This game from the romantic era of chess is known as Petrov’s Immortal & features one of the greatest queen sacrifice ever & probably the best castling move of all time. This game also features some interesting moves, tactics, ideas, strategies, tricks & traps. Alexander Dimitrovich Petrov, the inventor of Petrov’s Defense, and author of one of the first Russian chess manuals (1824), was the outstanding Russian player of his day. He gained this supremacy in his teens, and held the top position for more than fifty years! This game illustrates the finest example of castling in chess, and may be used to help beginners study a master game while learning about the rules for castling, sacrificing material for the attack, and constructing a mating net. The opening employs the very unusual Ghulam Kassim Variation of the Giuoco Piano. I also have an interesting chess puzzle at the end of this video, let’s see if you can find the mate in 2 moves.

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631 Comments

  1. Knight to f7 rook takes the knight and rook e8 and it's a beautiful checkmete ✨

  2. Fun fact – according to the engine castling is a blunder although it leads to a unstoppable mate in all variations

  3. Puzzle: knight c7 chack after white rook take knight than bishop to c7 after he takes bishop than rook to c8 and it's a beautiful checkmate.

  4. Puzzle: knight for white to c7 check, forcing the rook to take the knight then rook to d8 checkmate

  5. N b4 and then N×c6 then pawn takes and B× c6 and check mate

  6. Firstly Nc7+ then black will do Rxc7 then there is the final lale in the coffin Bd8# and that's a beautiful check mate

  7. MY ANSWER TO THE PUZZLE
    1)Knight jumps to c7 checking the black king
    The only legal move for black is to capture with the rook as his king can't go anywhere

    2) white can now rap up the game by playing rook to d8 checkmate
    Note: the black knight can't capture the took because it is pinned.
    Please like this comment if you agree with me

  8. Nc7+ …Rxc7
    Rd8# because the c6 knight is pinned

  9. puzzle nc7 then bc6 and last rd8 is checkmate

  10. Beautiful game. Gorgeous. ❤️❤️

  11. I love chess history and also this is the only thing watch.

  12. PUZZLE- white Knight f7 check, black rook takes knight, white rook e8 a beautiful joyful checkmate.

  13. White ..Knight–>c7….check….
    Black…rook–>c7…..
    White…..rook–>d8 check mate.

  14. Nxc7+ Rxc7 (only legal move ) Rd8 mate the black Knight can't capture our rook as it is is pinned by the white bishop

  15. 1 nc8 rxc8 2 bc6 pawn takes bishop 3 rd8#

  16. Puzzel:- knight ho in front of Rook giving a check and rook has to capture the knight and then giving a check with white's rook just on the right of the black king is a beautiful check mate

  17. Short Left forward knights Check , let dat bloody black rook take.Then simply let your roller down beside black kings face,finish…….ah let me tell yu y dat black knight cant move ,cuz its got da heavens pin.

  18. White have to go with knight to F7 with a check to the king and his black rook have to take this white knight and the final move is rook to e8 and the sweetie is gone !

  19. Puzzle
    White: Knight c7
    Black: takes the Knight at c7
    White: Rook to d8
    He can't kill with his Knight becuz it is pinned

  20. N move to D5 to c7 rook capture it white rook d8 and check meat

  21. Knight to C7 check .Then capture with her rook to D8 .This is beautifuly checkmate

  22. Puzzle solution: Bxc6+ , bxc6 is forced , then Nc7+ , Again Rook is forced to take on c7 and then it's Rd8#

  23. Thankfully, the Romantic Era of chess still lives on in low-ELO games.
    Mine included. 😂

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