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In this show, we see Pizza Petrovich Potsdam came against Alekhine in 1912, the St Petersburg Tournament
e4.
We have Alekhine playing in Sicilian defense.
G Free g6 Bishop, G2, Bishop G 798 to 96.
C free.
Now here you can see free looks very logical.
Also night BK free.
This possession should be about even so we have C free nights have six nights a free.
This looks a bit weird D four might actually be it seems a pleasant logical move to play to get the
pawn duo the classic pawn duo.
If for example D six this is plausible, might could play D five and it should be an an advantage for
white hair.
If we look at this again, if C tanks default, this is also going to be a classic advantage for white,
the knight going to a natural, more natural square than a free.
So more influence over the centre.
It's an advantage for white.
So if he looks a little bit of an inaccuracy and these inaccuracies can lead to major disasters, so
pay attention to them.
D five and already Black is doing great after D5.
Now the option of D4 is not even available.
It is played if d free.
This is rather passive d tanks d tanks.
We can take the queen off on d one and just castle here and black's actually the one with a big advantage.
Now if we look at this again.
And instead of D3, you know why can't play D4 here just D takes E4 and if D takes five, this is very
miserable for white indeed.
We're playing bishop at five here.
We can even cancel with checks.
So.
So OC he takes his plate and this kind of liberates the black position this early D5 so Black's got
that nice semi-open D file.
We see 92 black hostels d4c tanks and now C tanks.
This is actually a mistake.
White should have played 90 takes D for factoring in bouncy roads of attack to the king in the center.
If E5 nine takes C six white should have nothing to really fair here.
The queens could come off Bishop take c six and sure black's got enough play though for the pawn.
You know this kind of situation it's even okay but C takes D four was played and we've got to factor
in the king still in the center there are bouncy roads of attack.
Not here so much because of these pawns but we have now Bishop G4, which is kind of annoying trying
to provoke dart square weaknesses after has played if White Castles here.
Black's position is very pleasant actually with Queen D seven for example.
Here Rook acts and Knight takes E3.
Bishop takes E3.
This is very pleasant.
That Queen's pawn is a bit loose now.
Knight takes D four, Bishop takes E to rook.
Take C one and black ends up being better.
That's very, very nice for black, even though it's opposite kind of Bishop's Black's got the better
prospects here and this is pointing out the sensitive F2 of course so yeah it's interesting so F3 is
played the bishop F5 and now here Knight E3 another move with the king still in the center if one it
castled it's not that great for white rook C 893 There are tricks here because Alekhine has weakened
dark squares and the king's on a dark square now there are actually amazing tricks.
Knight takes D4 is an amazing trick here because if Knight 64 can you see what black plays here?
Which really highlights the King being on a dot square.
So the diagonal of death is kind of right here.
But how exactly how exactly do we amplify the diagonal of death, as I like to call it?
So what would you plan this position for?
200 points?
So even if the king had councilman's game, there's a disaster variation.
Rook, take C, one knight takes E freight.
Ouch.
And everything's crumbling.
Yes, it's really quite crushing.
So, you know when the wheel.
Yeah, it's just it's just pretty crushing.
So there are nasty scenarios.
Basically if white castles, but probably better as a friend and just just suffer here with this position.
Okay.
You know, there's no major complete disaster there.
But OC 93 was played here, the Kingston Centre.
And guess what is a really powerful move in this position which needs to be checked out.
Check all the checks.
You never know.
They might actually be magical.
So what would you play here for?
100 points.
Yeah.
Queen 85.
This is very unfortunate for white hair.
Very unfortunate, because for a start, the knight is supporting the queen.
So King F2 is played Bishop D2.
Can you see what black plays?
Yeah, we just played nine takes EA three because we're winning the Queen and because of the support
for the bishop, you know, for the Queen.
Now we're just taking the bishop, rather we're taking the opponent's bishop out.
If Queen D2 and that leaves us with material advantage again.
Material advantage.
Knight takes E3 and now Knight takes G2 with Check, and then taking on A5 leaves us material advantage
in a piece up.
So, yes, this is forcing essentially.
KING After what a concession Knight did before.
And also now Alekhine's got this common square of difference of interest.
Knight takes F5 and still the common square.
Now the Queen sporting the three G for Knight, the free Shaq.
And now, yeah, white is in big trouble wherever the king goes.
Once in big trouble, the king chose king, you know, to go to G free if King f1.
A good move here is to keep the knight supported with Queen B five.
If Bishop e free rook after eight and this position black can just cash out taking out the d pawn with
advantage.
If King g1 again Queen B five and this position again the d pawns under fire which is going to take
out the d pawn if King e free.
This is a little bit more fascinating in a way.
Can you see what Black could play here?
What be your method in this position?
This is more exploiting King literally in a more central location.
There's a great way of doing this here.
So one thing about the king in the center, again, we we need to work out this balance between checks
and covering escape squares.
And there's a key sequence here.
Can you spot it for 100 points?
What would you play here if the king had gone to E3?
Okay.
We have Bishop takes the fall check, which gives our Queen E5 Queen 85 Jack.
And here, What would you play critically?
This is a critical situation.
King is in the center, but we're counting our escape squares.
Do we want to ruin that?
Do we want to let the king run to safety?
No.
There's a really strong move here.
What would you play?
So.
KING The censor to pieces down.
Don't be in a rush to get the piece back.
Covering escape squares is often more important than material material verses King safety.
A beautiful trade off in chess.
Yes.
Still be to pieces down with Knight before check.
The point is we're restricting that king that force to the king not being able to cross over to pieces
down.
But look at this.
This is just power rook.
If the ain't and the other rooks are really helpful to the queen here, so say F4, we can now play
Queen C five, check Rogue takes the D for check and take you on D one.
We're getting our material back with interest.
Beautiful stuff in this variation.
Now, you might ask instead of King C Fray.
What about King D2 here?
What would you play?
The Queen.
Is that fulfilled?
Forceful is a very important checkmate.
The opponent's king.
Do we want to take on D4, or is there something stronger?
Yeah.
We're covering those escape squares, Rook 58.
This possession queen takes the full chunk.
And this is a blast.
Why?
It's rocks are just spectator pieces.
We have spectator pieces here.
92, Chuck.
Queen, 62 queen thanks African queen to queen for and this is very strong for black, this position.
Even though blacks are piece down, we're going to play rook D5 for rook E5 and we're going to win the
Queen if King F2.
But otherwise it is pretty crushing, whatever happens.
If Rook have won Rookie five.
If rook if King have two rook d2 there's.
It's very difficult to actually suggest good moves here.
So yes, this this is rather crushing this situation.
So anyway, this is all.
In the side notes of the game where the king could have gone off the 93 track.
So King is free.
Yeah, we've got this.
Great move.
Just recap the first move there.
If King Frey had been played, we would have Bishop take the fall check to get that E5 square.
That's fun stuff.
So yeah.
So.
KING Jeffrey in the game.
And now a really beautiful move indeed.
Absolutely amazing spot for this for 500 points.
What would you play?
This is in the game continuation.
Absolutely amazing.
The passion for King hunting is high in Anakin.
Unbelievable.
Knight takes the fall.
Now leaving the queen hanging now.
If.
1984.
There's Queenie, five Pack and Queen 64 with advantage to black.
If F for Queen D seven is possible, and that indirectly holds the D free night.
So if Queen 63, we have a five check.
Unveiling an attack against the Queen.
And if therefore Bishop E4 is more important to consider, Knight takes C one and Black's doing well.
So anyway, in the game, though, Black took the queen.
I mean, White took the queen and now Knight takes a five check.
King G4.
Because.
Yeah.
If King H rate the Knights work together like Boden's Knight might.
The Knights are working together.
One's covering the escape squares.
The others chap makes more.
They're both actually covering some escape squads.
Even the tracker.
So, yeah.
I've made that up.
Boden's like, you know, with the two bishops, but I hear two knights chat, mate.
But King G4 doesn't make too much difference.
A tickling move.
Can you spot it Tickling the king back.
Age five.
Check.
So here if King G5, what is the main?
It's Bishop H six Checkmate F King H three That happened after the checkmate.
Wonderful stuff.
Wow.
The pain of a queen.
A five check so it shows little inaccuracies can lead to huge king safety disasters.
What a game.
I hope you enjoyed this one as much as me.
I absolutely love these attacking games.
Alekhine is a master of attack.
So yes, the king in the center to play this queen F5 check with that follow up is just is fantastic
follow up this follow up night takes D4.
What a fantastic follow up.
Okay.
I hope you enjoyed that and so much.