So fulmina a Kaspárov, por Leontxo García | El rincón de los inmortales 435

It would be unfair to claim that the key to what happens in the astonishing game in this video is Garry Kasparov's 53 years at the time. Certainly, age increasingly matters in elite chess after the age of 40, and even more so in the blitz version (about five minutes per side for the entire game) due to the enormously rapid reflexes it demands. But this immortal work is due above all to the immense talent of Wesley So (Philippines, 1993; playing for the US since 2014), capable of seeing and calculating brilliant and profound combinations at supersonic speed. A slightly twisted interpretation of this marvel is that the blitz version encourages So to forget the excessive conservatism that has held back his career in classical chess. Since there is hardly any time to think, the risk is very tempting. And so began what is probably the most spectacular defeat of the career of the man who, for many, remains the greatest in history… if Magnus Carlsen doesn't end up surpassing all his records. OFFER | Enjoy all of Leontxo García's content with a half-price subscription to EL PAÍS: a full year of access to the newspaper for just 60 euros. Features, interviews, tournament reports… and his newsletter "Maravillosa juega" (Wonderful Play), sent every Thursday. Take advantage of the offer at this link: https://elpais.com/suscripciones/digi... Subscribe to Leontxo García's channel so you don't miss any of the best historical chess games https://www.youtube.com/c/AjedrezenEL... Visit our website https://elpais.com/ajedrez/ The complete series of 'El rincón de los inmortales'    • El RINCÓN de los INMORTALES   #leontxogarcía #ajedrez #chess