Both games are beautiful. The one from January had some nice windmill action, but luring your opponent to a losing royal fork takes big time. I #vote for Stavroula.
@awriter1214
10 ай бұрын
Simp
@Newcenturion100
10 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@marc0limabreu
10 ай бұрын
I can't imagine how anyone would even consider this move. Truly amazing sequence
@PP1969GR
10 ай бұрын
only GMs. These people can see many many moves ahead
@ioannisleventis30
10 ай бұрын
Stavroula's "pos tin petsokopses etsi" Tsolakidou Immortal Game! Greetings from Greece!
@michalisdrakoulakis7987
10 ай бұрын
Bravo Stavroula!!! Always with wins and brilliant moves for your career! Good luck with next games!
@Axelandir
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for a great presentation, agadmator! Both were great games obviously, I'll be voting for Stavroula's sacrifice. It was a moment of "Sacrifice or blunder?" as you put it. She deserves the title for 2023.
@gauravmg
10 ай бұрын
plz keep this one...amazing stuff.
@weray7605
10 ай бұрын
The Responsibility of choosing ( 0:41 ) is too heavy upon my shoulders so I choose the Howard Staunton strategy and cowardly run away.
@nickyork8901
10 ай бұрын
I appreciate you showing great matches played by women., makes a nice change to hear about women GMs and see what they are playing.
@Tjo-ke6xp
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for covering!!
@abhishekjain3148
10 ай бұрын
The astonishing moment when you find the winning move, because you didn't see the Royal fork. 😅
@kostasmanikis
10 ай бұрын
Incredible game! Definitely this one!
@ronin7645
10 ай бұрын
Woooooow!!! That queen sac was awesome!!
@achmadardiansyah4223
10 ай бұрын
wow, just wow. Qxf6 by Nezmethdinov and this i like that
@RaviKiran-kr4wk
10 ай бұрын
Stavroula 'Anastasia' Tsolakidou ❤🔥
@tomhejda6450
10 ай бұрын
These moments when I fork my opponent's king, queen, rook and knight.
@RobertUWL
10 ай бұрын
unbelievable - amazing!!!
@dillondelhoney714
10 ай бұрын
That's really smart chess right there, you can't make a queen sacrifice unless you have a good contingency for it.
@jefftucker9225
10 ай бұрын
I'm not a highly rated player only 1300, I was trying to figure out her moves before you showed it, but that was a pretty tricky game
@sevenstarofheaven
10 ай бұрын
#idea You should try make a video at the end of the year, "game of the year award", which shows short brief compilation of all GOTY nominees, which a poll already made to decide the winner.
@bobconfrancisco709
10 ай бұрын
A big task was asked for us, something that cannot be taken lightly. January's windmill action was nice but Stavroula's force fork is better. I #vote for Stavroula's force fork.
@jameswilson295
10 ай бұрын
Both are great. This one is the best IMHO
@garyrickard8918
10 ай бұрын
Great stuff!
@TheBrawlBox
10 ай бұрын
Has to be the Greatest Queen Sacrifice of 2023-the engines would agree!
@maciejpsyk
10 ай бұрын
At 8:20 engine likes Be3+ even more, forcing g5 before Rh1.
@RedRider1848
10 ай бұрын
I saw this as well, and without the use of an engine.
@maciejpsyk
10 ай бұрын
Good for you!@@RedRider1848
@sjouanny
10 ай бұрын
Wonderfully clear play by Stavroula. Enjoyable game!
@ketontrack
10 ай бұрын
Ι vote for #stavroula ! Beautiful concept
@ivanvincent3532
10 ай бұрын
What a game! 🔥
@michaelsdenney
10 ай бұрын
Very nice subtle sac
@dsm2240
10 ай бұрын
Bg7 was also a winning move in Petrosian-Pachman Bled 1961.
@arneperschel
10 ай бұрын
Mind-blowing! I'm throwing all my gold coins on the board!
@victorjiang5827
10 ай бұрын
the worse move is sometimes the strongest one
@skkkr5815
10 ай бұрын
what a brilliant move
@ansakhadeo
10 ай бұрын
That previous was beautiful
@margaretabengtabelsson9500
10 ай бұрын
Stavroula!
@phroney
8 ай бұрын
How much time did she use calculating this sacrifice? Do we know?
@anastasiosliagkris576
10 ай бұрын
Go Queen Stavroula, new Judit Polgar in the making!!! 🤩🇬🇷👱🏻♀️👑♟️👏🏻
@davecorry7723
10 ай бұрын
*WHAT* a move ...
@Kostas1453
10 ай бұрын
Stavroula for the win!
@kevinbyrne4538
10 ай бұрын
Shades of Mikhail Tal !
@andrewmacintosh1388
7 ай бұрын
Do we have a definitive answer?
@asmithgames5926
10 ай бұрын
Reverse Botez Gambit
@IoannisBiazis
10 ай бұрын
Μπράβο Σταυρούλα.
@christopherdth693
10 ай бұрын
#vote Stavroula
@dandobrota6498
10 ай бұрын
I vote this game as the greatest Queen sacrifice of 2023
@pot_kivach160
10 ай бұрын
M. Talj would be jealous!
@buzzbbird
10 ай бұрын
This is much better
@mrao514
10 ай бұрын
I vote for this game.
@rSiabhra
10 ай бұрын
I vote for this one
@manju8128
10 ай бұрын
#Vote Stavroula.
@rwalter90cm
10 ай бұрын
#vote for Stavroula.
@ghostgoggles
10 ай бұрын
I found the Q sac but I didn’t see the actual sac by way of double fork. Just thought it was a good attacking move.😳
@giorgosxaralab
10 ай бұрын
pameeeee stayroulaaa!!!!!
@Newcenturion100
10 ай бұрын
Stavroula.
@SuiGio
10 ай бұрын
This one.
@T3x45.m4d3
10 ай бұрын
this one is better
@muhammadsair3598
10 ай бұрын
Queen sacrifice. I sacrifice my time and everything make me avoid seeing this brilliancy
@GreenMeansGOF
10 ай бұрын
This game is better!
@fugglesme4186
10 ай бұрын
The game by Max was very good. But I definitely prefer this one. There is something magical about walking into a fork like this one. Kudos to Stavroula for an amazing game.
@senneverhave2589
10 ай бұрын
I'm very proud of myself that I found the correct move without even seeing that it actually sacrifices the queen.
@PP1969GR
10 ай бұрын
then in fact you didnt find it😁 or you found it by accident
@blackmafia163
10 ай бұрын
No u didn't u just find the way to sacrifice .. u didn't know what's gonna happen bext
@fistlah6895
10 ай бұрын
😅
@thenigerianprince70
10 ай бұрын
@senneverhave2589 You BLUNDERED into a legendary victory!😂😂 Frankly, if you realised it was a royal fork after making the move I think you would have had a heart attack and resigned rather than play on😅. I would've. My brain didn't even consider Qg3 at all. Even now, after seeing and knowing that it was the best move my hand mutinees when my brain tells me to make that move. You need more than "Hearts and Minds" for this one. You also need "Stavroulium" Something tells me that for Stavroula this was just "Tuesday".🎉 From now on I will treat all GMs with distrust because even if they offer me a royal fork I might still resign 6 moves later😂😅 Respect to Stavroula and Nataliya for a game I'm never going to forget!🎉😊
@alisterzarkar7163
9 ай бұрын
In that case, unfortunately, your queen move was lucky. The point is you have to see the queen sacrifice and then, the continuation. Sorry.
@grcfalcon
10 ай бұрын
What a sad moment for a player, when even the strongest move recommended by the engine (in which you grab your opponent's queen!!) is still not enough to win.
@hp7639
10 ай бұрын
that's what a studied engine move will do for you.
@meocaott
10 ай бұрын
engine is correct, the player blew it. instead of 8:20 Qxh1 she should make f5. then Rxh5 Kxh5 if Rh1 then Kg5 if Nxg7 Rf7 and either white knight or bishop will be lost.
@jestice75
10 ай бұрын
It wasn't even a true queen sacrifice, it was a temporary sac, giving back the queen was forced.
@michaelmassaro4375
10 ай бұрын
Great thing about chess nothing is promised have to work for it
@Gus-r9j
10 ай бұрын
@@meocaott I can't follow all the variations after 'your' move, but it seems to be fairly sound? :)
@georgiosk1993
10 ай бұрын
Great pronunciation of the Greek name, my man!
@Magni93
10 ай бұрын
Max's sacrifice was stunning and the tactics flew everywhere, but it feels like with that initiative you can almost see it coming. Stavroula's sacrifice is just coldblooded. Straight up sacrificing your queen out of nowhere. Jergus was probably more like 'bruh... Really?' I can't imagine what Nataliya was thinking the moment she saw the move. #vote for Stavroula
@kostasmad1431
10 ай бұрын
Tsolakidou is a much better player than what her rating suggests. The last month she has won more than 50 elo points...She is a 2500 player for sure...Definitely GM level...
@ketontrack
10 ай бұрын
Go Greece 💪
@kostasmad1431
10 ай бұрын
And she got her 2nd GM norm today
@PP1969GR
10 ай бұрын
She won the World U14 Girls' Chess Championship in 2013, earning her Woman FIDE Master title in the process. She was awarded her Woman International Master title in 2014, and won the World U16 Girls' Championship in 2015. In 2016, she earned her Woman Grandmaster title, and won the World U18 Girls' Championship [info by wiki😁]
@ajisegiritemitope1648
10 ай бұрын
I see agadmator notification, I click😊
@USBIKER26
10 ай бұрын
I vote this game as the greatest Queen sacrifice of 2023
@hp7639
10 ай бұрын
I don't. She followed another game for 21 moves. then a couple moves later she sets up the engine move she studied and from there she knew she was winning. It's much better if it comes from their own creativity which I doubt this one was. Best engine sac of 2023 😅
@michaelmassaro4375
10 ай бұрын
Very Brilliant Great Calculation by the young lady
@michaelmassaro4375
10 ай бұрын
@@hp7639I’m not sure exactly what you are stating I thought that was a Brilliant Queen sacrifice being able to see ahead that she will be able to pull off that knight Check and Bring a Rook to the h file very clever
@hp7639
10 ай бұрын
@michaelmassaro4375 She followed a previous game exact moves for 21 moves. Meaning she memorized it. The queen sac came from the engine recommendation as it appears to be obvious in this game. So I believe it is brilliant if no engines were used but that's probably not what happened. I'm not trying to take anything from her as she is already a good player, but following move by move of another game for 21 straight moves and even repeating exact moves makes this one a no brainer that she used an engine for this queen sac and all else was not hard to remember as there is a forced mate or big material loss.
@stefsot2
10 ай бұрын
@@hp7639 GMs been playing with prestudied moves by engines for so long and this is where you draw the line?
@jeremiahlyleseditor437
10 ай бұрын
This one gets my vote for the GQS She's Good.
@sebastianbuendia4839
10 ай бұрын
THIS IS A MASTERPIECE. Bravo to both players.
@theotherjoedimaggio
10 ай бұрын
I saw the position, and saw Qg3, but I did it as a full blunder, completely missing the knight fork. as I do.
@zariftahmidshoeb3487
10 ай бұрын
I did the same !
@rickharold7884
10 ай бұрын
Best one so far. To move my queen into a royal fork is against my brain stem function. I don’t think I could physically move my hand to move the queen to do that. It’s like reacting to a hot plate. No thinking required. Except here, it’s awesome Nice move
@0wenfox
10 ай бұрын
Fancy! Love it! Added to my chess vest games playlist!
@AmirIskandar
10 ай бұрын
I keep rewatching magnus's sacrifice against anish. Hope this one can finally replace that
@arod0623
10 ай бұрын
Was that the 3 piece exchange for the queen, right?
@muhammadsair3598
10 ай бұрын
Rashid queen sacrifice is more brilliant
@0FFICERPROBLEM
10 ай бұрын
9 points for 9 points, not a sacrifice
@ChocolateMilk..
10 ай бұрын
@@0FFICERPROBLEM It is.
@compositeur8455
10 ай бұрын
@@0FFICERPROBLEM Yeah I remember when anish blundered and didn't capture Magnus' queen
@erikb3799
10 ай бұрын
I #vote for this video. Both are superb, but this one is best.
@job0wnage
10 ай бұрын
Prefer this one as a queen sacrifice is usually within forced mate in 2-3 moves afterwards maximum but this one also looks like a blunder at first sight which makes it extra beautifull I think
@jaimeduncan6167
10 ай бұрын
Buksa's sacrifice looks so strong until we see Tsolakidou's reply very good for both. I wonder if she found that during her preparation or over the board. In both cases, you truly need steel nerves to play it.
@alkinooskontopodias5919
10 ай бұрын
She found it on Board
@PP1969GR
10 ай бұрын
you cant make preps for every possible situation...
@rorisangp
10 ай бұрын
This is art. Put it in the Hal Of Fame for the Greatest Queen Sac of 2023
@wilcokroes6812
10 ай бұрын
Both are beautiful sacrificies. But because this one is more coming out of the blue (for me at least) I prefer this one for the greatest queen sac of 2023. I vote for Stavroula
@nisarnoor8023
10 ай бұрын
Stavroula has surely made her name on top in the greatest queen sacrifice ✌️👍
@babisgiakoumakis5900
10 ай бұрын
Stavroula's game plan was the best.
@paulwilliams182
10 ай бұрын
I very rarely drop my jaw but this was absolutely insane
@thenigerianprince70
10 ай бұрын
This is the first time I've seen that deliberately setting myself up for a royal fork CAN be a game-winning formula. And the end result of the fork was the enemy knight and queen busily eyeing my king in the corner. Stavroula's nerves are made of pure adamantium! Or Stavroulium!❤😂 @agadmator, please just give this game the title!🎉🎉🎉 My brain can still not believe that Qg3 move!
@wonderbucket1242
10 ай бұрын
You are the best chess commentator I've seen online. 👍
@WilliamFWelch
10 ай бұрын
Yep, this one wins. So much more precise. It's the definition of elegance (and perhaps brutality).
@mixy234
10 ай бұрын
Slowmo for this move is definitely well deserved 👍
@kolawolelawalson7770
10 ай бұрын
This is just wayyy too cold blooded. Max's sacrifice was thematic, we've seen windmill actions a lot, but Stavroula's sac is just ridiculous. Looks like a blunder at first instance. I #vote for this.
@KancerKowboy
10 ай бұрын
Very Morphyesque, definitely the best Queen Sac this year by far. Excellent game
@thekurdishtapes8317
10 ай бұрын
I don't find this Morphyesque, it's far too silent a move, there's almost no comparison as it's such a strange sacrifice which seems to defy logic, if anything I'd rather call it Aljechinesque, or maybe Fischeresque with a remote relationship to Bobby's famous Queen sac against Byrne.
@robertjones1730
10 ай бұрын
when you're dealt a straight flush but your opponent is dealt a royal flush
@MyKelvin100
10 ай бұрын
I #vote Tsolakidou! Both games blew my mind but im biased towards her because she found the ONLY move that worked.
@Alistair-e2o
10 ай бұрын
Reminds me of Tal ,what a beautiful move.
@jonathancauley5345
10 ай бұрын
Oh man, this is heroic by her, finding this checkmate with the queen sac. Crazy stuff!!
@newyorkslim2001
10 ай бұрын
wow - deliberately walking into a fork that loses your queen -- great stuff!
@GodwardPodcast
10 ай бұрын
I would've played that queen move, but didn't see the royal fork, lol
@jamiebate7044
10 ай бұрын
This is my favorite queen sacrifice ive ever seen. marvelous
@chaosdemon1870
10 ай бұрын
Wow that is some crazy preparation 😮
@panagiotis7914
10 ай бұрын
bravo stauroula. sacrifice Queen MASTERPIECE.
@johnmaragiannis4054
10 ай бұрын
Μπράβο Σταυρούλα . Φοβερή κίνηση!! Ειδες τουλάχιστον 4 κινήσεις μπροστά. Και πάλι μπράβο!!
@bobyca89
9 ай бұрын
The queen sacrifices are different but both very nice. One with a royal fork and the other with a windmill. I personally like the other one better, because it's harder to get a position with a windmill effect.
@goldenkurlz
10 ай бұрын
I did not know when I clicked this video I would be shouldered with responsibility of such magnitude.
@didgonedoneitfasho1732
10 ай бұрын
Stavroula always has the fun games!!
@SehajSingh2002
10 ай бұрын
Dude, speaking from the heart, it makes my day when u upload a video.
@SimonLab
10 ай бұрын
Stauroula in this picture looks very similar to that actress that played in the Fringe series. initially i thought it was going to be some game that was shows during the series :))
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