The Man Who Defeated Fischer and Capablanca!

Notice what Agad's saying at EXACTLY 19:37, one of the most remarkable coincidences I've ever encountered

Fun fact: Erich Eliskases is the Grandfather of my Doctor, Andreas Eliskases, in Austrian Alps small Town of Jenbach. Thank You for this video, Andreas will love to see this.

Honestly this may be one of agad’s best videos. What an incredible performance by Eliskases

Agadmator throwing a curveball to the creator of agadmator-library by showing two games in one video

I met Eliskases in 1978. He was showing the macht Karpov-Kortchnoi in Córdoba, Argentina. He was a wise man. I have enjoyed his comments very much. Thank you for the video.

If you have beaten both Capablanca and Fischer you are already a chess immortal yourself.

It is important to know these players. They always contribute to classical chess.

Wow, Paul Keres had 6 wins in such tough tournament. Absolute monster.

This is the first time I did not get bored while watching a 30+ minute video. . Thank You for increasing our knowledge, Agad.

The subtle humor is truly delightful. Well done as usual, Agadmator.

Very good reviews, outstanding even. The knight move at the very end was educational. Spotting the potential fork and back tracking is a mighty fine lesson for all end game players.

The final between Fischer and Eliskases is a real gem, an absolute beauty. Thanks for sharing and best to you.

There is a very interesting anecdote about Eliskases; When the Fischer-Petrosian match was played in Buenos Aires (1970) Eliskases commented and analyzed the games in a room of the San Martín Theater for fans. At one point, regarding the Najdorf variant, someone asked Eliskases (a contemporary of Najdorf and close to him since they both stayed in Argentina after the 1939 Olympiad) about the fierce rivalry that existed in the fifties between this and Reshevsky about who was better, if Najdorf or Reshevsky (it should be noted that both were very complicated and difficult people) Eliskases answered that question: better Reshevsky ... because he lives much further away. Eliskases published an exhaustive and very interesting work about the 1936 Moscow tournament “How Capablanca won in Moscow 1936”. It has pages and pages of analysis for each game and I think it is the best that has been published about this tournament.

Erich just absolutely manned-up big-time in that endgame against Jose. No engines nor tablebases to bolster one's competencies. It really is a thing of beauty. Still breathtaking today.

that colourised board in the thumbnail enticed me to click before i was even ready to watch a game of chess. Excellent thumbnailing!

wow what a player, Erich once again remind us that the endgame is the true phase of chess

Brilliant. Thank you for showing us Erich! It is remarkable, as you say, that he did defeat Capablanca and Fischer! Yes, the war had so many casualties... some more subtle than others.

This is one of the best videos ever on this channnel tributing the old masters who are unknown atleast for me. Great work Antonio

I love your work Antonio. You are truly a magician of presentation and communication ❤️.Keep growing and hoping that you are doing well 🙏.

Sounds awesome, 12am in London..coffee time.. ill be back..cool, ok play! Wow..headache now watching those endgames, nightmares of b8...great video.:hand-orange-covering-eyes: