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In this lecture, we see Max against Alexander Alekhine In 1937.
This is round 25 of the World Championship match default for Max.
Oh, we have 96 C4 E 693 bishop before the names are Indian.
The Rubenstein variation Ephraim Planck consuls Alexander Alekhine castles here Knight G Ito d5 a friend
Bishop e7c tank five e tank d59g3 and the energetic c five not minding an isolated queens pawn.
We have Bishop take C5 and they'll be four.
Statistically, one is moving pawns on dart squares.
The adjacent line squares are interesting to consider, especially ones near the king like D one.
I've seen the game, so I'm just just making note of the square weaknesses.
They could be invasion points and the king still in the center.
Because of this elaborate development.
The king is still in the center.
So just bear that in mind.
So here Alekhine actually plays a very energetic move which is D4.
So not minding, swapping it.
I say Queen's pawn for a potentially weak pawn on C free.
But what does that get exchange to after we have B take C5.
If E takes the E4, bishop takes D4.
Knight G to this position is very unpleasant for white.
For example, Bishop takes E3 this position there's we can insert Bishop takes F to winning a pawn.
But if we look at this, if Bishop B2 there's a direct knight G4 attack on F2, the king is still in
the center, so that's pretty nasty.
What is white doing here?
This my G4, this F5.
Check this position here.
It's just getting a huge advantage.
Yeah this just vicious the attack so okay beating C5 is played and we have D tank C3.
So is this pawn potentially weak?
One thing to consider if queen takes the eight rook takes the knight e two black can play knight e4
holding the pawn for a moment and then taking on C5 here.
This position is in black favor slightly.
This is a very comfortable position for black.
Okay, so Queen C two.
Can this pawn be swapped for anything?
So no.
Statistically, white's pawns on dark squares.
We have adjacent light square weaknesses and it's just an absolutely ingenious little combination is
played by Anakin here which.
Is it staggering?
Basically, it's amazing.
Queen A5, Rook b1.
And there's a key point here being made now.
It looks as though isn't going to be rounded up and this Queen's unprotected.
But Alekhine senses a danger here.
Bishop D7 So this is looking at this diagonal and look at one Here we have Rook B frame if Bishop different.
This is diabolical Bishop A4 and then C to check and this position to avoid losing rook blank is just
losing the exchange here.
And this is even better than taking the exchange immediately.
So what would White do here?
This losing the exchange is just so much better for black.
Black could even crash through here on D one, which echoes actually the game in a way.
So that is a wonderful variation.
With huge trouble for white.
So Rook B3 is played and this seems to run into a skewer.
But the big butts and this is the ingenious bat has an alchemist queen take C free because he can't
take the root.
Now it's just queens hanging.
Guess what he plays here for ten points.
Make it 100 points.
So black to play.
Yeah.
The common square DX one is amplified.
Yep.
One.
Ouch.
This is actually winning material for Black.
So what's happened is an isolated queens pawn was swapped for a weak pawn, which is swapped for winning
material on D1.
It's amazing stuff.
We have Bishop C-4 just to put that on the board.
You know, if Rook takes B7, Queen D1 is checkmate.
So, Bishop C4 and now, actually.
We have 96 not rushing to take on B3.
Bishop takes A6 B tanks my consuls and now Bishop takes P3 the exchange up.
Thanks very much.
Rook B ain't Quincy two and we have Queen D five e4, Queen B3, Queenie two, Queen B five Queen offering
Queen Take C 595.
And this is looking like a dangerous night with possibilities for white.
So we have rook b one and now queen of forest played.
Okay, so if H yeah, black's just taking on C one.
So Queen F4 is about protecting C one Queen G4 is interesting.
Looking for a checkmates it turns out g5 g6 Queen g5.
Guess what Black can play here, which is just winning even though the Queen's unprotected and it looks
to be some dangerous tactics here, Black's play has.
Yeah.
No, it takes E-4.
It hits the queen.
It protects the queen.
If 97 check king, H.A. is important.
So there's no Queen H six check of King G seven and Black is just winning her King G seven is entertaining
a load of nonsense with Queen H sex check.
Yeah.
If you know we don't want to entertain this.
If the king has to step out here because this is unfortunate.
No, this is just a load of nonsense.
And actually, it could just end up with a draw by pencil with precise playing.
So.
But yeah, the key move would be.
That I mentioned.
So, Queen Jeffrey, this sequence with 9/10, E, four and eight, the bishop can't quite get onto
the title.
Effectively, the queen is looking at the queen.
Protecting the queen.
Yeah.
And the queen is about to take out E7 seven as well.
If the queen moves to H six.
So, yeah, fun stuff.
So anyway, so Queen Joffrey, unfortunately for Max, is ineffectual.
Tell me so.
Kung fu is played by now.
Neat little tiny think nine E4 to try and deflect the Queen away from our form.
We have H4 just to put that on the board.
Queen takes e4, Rook takes C one.
So H4 we have rookie eight, Rookie one and now Queen C afraid that she might be in a more.
It seems that is a more accurate move in 96 just looking at that pin to simplify.
And if 97 check just rotates E seven and here taking out C one we've check and black is just winning
her.
You know any queen saints there's always always check anyway and it's just Tony winning for black so
Queen C Fredo was was played rook D one night D2.
This does three seems to be a forceful simplification rook Tasty.
Two rook take C one check.
King H two Queen C seven Rook d6 Rook c5 So with the France of rook thanks.
F five But now we have yes, an ingenious little trap here.
G Free.
And you might think.
Well, why can't blank just take on that five?
That is actually a good move, as it turns out.
But this is even better.
I think if Rock takes a five, can you see why it plays here for ten points?
Yeah.
One, it's a little trick based on the background closing up that diagonal One is a little trick.
Rookie sex.
Yes.
That sets up a trick to show the king rookie six hits the eight.
But even here, you know, Rook takes.
He thinks this position with Rook takes four to check and the work coming back to E to to be able to
defend the back road check Black still is better here as well but it's a lot more work potentially than
the game.
So just tucking the rook away, rook and fight is played and that renews.
Rook takes five as a key France so that is protected.
And now F6 is played.
We have cage free and now H5 trying to undermine that Knight Queen d2.
H thanks g for Czech King.
Thanks G for Queen f7.
So that F6 enabled this.
We have age five and now alcohol is a bit fed up with that night on a five and uses a simplifying tank
tank route takes five.
So yes he's picking up now H five Quidditch for Czech Quidditch free.
Czech Rookie.
Eight Czech.
Queen bee free check.
And those taking out this --.
And here once resigns, Max resigns here.
A fascinating game, a really interesting swamp conversion of one thing to another.
In the opening, actually, we see that the isolated queen's -- is turned into something else here.
It's transformed into something else, a double edged, you know, seemingly loose form, which has
turned into something else, you know, a way of winning material based on this amazing skewer combination
in a way to see this retreat.
Queen Diane, It's intriguing.
It's just absolutely intriguing, this take.
So looking at Dwan, yeah, statistically we can say, well, maybe intuitively, if the if the opponent's
pawns are on a certain color, look, on the other hand, how you can join forces on the other color
basically.
But yeah, it's concrete calculation and the Queen is a fantastic calculator.
But yeah, it's just very interesting, this tactical combination to win material in a world championship
match.
Okay.
I hope you got some constructive points from that.
Thanks very much.