WEBVTT 00:00.930 --> 00:01.630 Hi there. 00:01.650 --> 00:06.690 In this lecture, we see an amazing game of a player you might not have even heard of before Frank passed, 00:06.720 --> 00:07.790 but check his wiki. 00:07.800 --> 00:09.570 It was a fantastic British player. 00:09.690 --> 00:11.940 He's playing against Ashcombe Wheatcroft. 00:12.270 --> 00:13.830 This was in 1938. 00:13.830 --> 00:17.820 City of London Chess Club Championship D4 from Frank Park. 00:17.850 --> 00:24.930 We see Knight f6 c4 g6 G3, Bishop G seven, Bishop G2. 00:24.930 --> 00:37.800 So d5 this is Neo Grunfeld territory C tanks 6595, 93, 99 C3 B tanks, C4, C5, E3, Black consoles, 00:38.160 --> 00:44.880 92, 96 White Castles, C tanks d4 C tanks d4 E5. 00:45.030 --> 00:51.330 Now here White pushes on with D5 we have 97 and now a very interesting move. 00:51.330 --> 00:54.270 Bishop Ivory There's a lot of pressure already on black hair. 00:54.330 --> 01:04.140 Rookie ain't Knight C C4 a queen A5 and now Queen B3 black place E4 which looks at the knight. 01:05.100 --> 01:08.580 So here things get very, very interesting. 01:09.150 --> 01:11.400 Guess what Frank Paul plays here. 01:13.080 --> 01:14.850 In this position for five points. 01:17.010 --> 01:17.700 Okay. 01:18.420 --> 01:18.720 Thanks. 01:18.720 --> 01:20.190 E for offering an exchange. 01:20.190 --> 01:22.600 Sacrifice we have night 65. 01:22.620 --> 01:26.320 So the thing is, if Bishop takes a one, rook takes a one. 01:26.340 --> 01:28.290 This is a very difficult position for Blount. 01:28.290 --> 01:34.320 You can see it's a weakened king, and this is readily exploited. 01:34.320 --> 01:38.670 For example, Knight takes D5, Queen takes D5. 01:39.420 --> 01:44.430 So here, if Queen takes the five, we have 9f6 check. 01:46.870 --> 01:49.570 And we're going to be in a much better position there. 01:50.110 --> 01:52.120 So say Queen takes a three. 01:52.330 --> 01:53.170 The thing is nice. 01:53.240 --> 01:57.600 Have sex, Jack King of 8/19 eight. 01:57.610 --> 02:01.480 This position is going to be good for one of the Queen five. 02:01.990 --> 02:02.790 Queen of sex. 02:02.800 --> 02:05.320 This is a nice position to have. 02:06.760 --> 02:08.830 So blacks under great pressure here. 02:08.830 --> 02:09.790 And there are ideas. 02:09.790 --> 02:13.390 Sometimes the d ones at the eight the bishops kind of locked in to be seven. 02:13.690 --> 02:14.110 So. 02:14.110 --> 02:14.500 Okay. 02:14.500 --> 02:21.550 And if we look at this again, if Queen B since then, just D six actually Queen takes be free White 02:21.550 --> 02:29.020 can insert F six check here king AFAIK dictates e seven check rook tanks e seven and just eight takes 02:29.030 --> 02:29.500 B three. 02:29.500 --> 02:31.180 That's crushing this possession. 02:31.990 --> 02:40.900 Okay so Knight takes the five was played not accepting this rook rook ac1 Bishop e six and now rook 02:40.900 --> 02:51.160 c five Queen B thinks rook b5 queen asks Knight C five And now here this gets super interesting after 02:51.160 --> 02:55.390 9/10 E free we have Knight takes e six. 02:55.390 --> 02:56.860 Knight thanks f one. 02:59.420 --> 03:02.560 So what would you play in this position if I give you 5 seconds? 03:02.570 --> 03:03.560 Pause video here. 03:06.900 --> 03:07.410 Yeah. 03:07.560 --> 03:09.720 Go for the soft spot f seven. 03:09.750 --> 03:12.360 A lot of magic happens going for f seven here. 03:12.480 --> 03:14.970 If Bishop takes F one, then Queen takes E. 03:15.750 --> 03:18.650 This position is not so great. 03:18.660 --> 03:20.940 Black has a lot of checks. 03:21.090 --> 03:28.980 And even if f seven drops there blacks got actually a strong attack here building up. 03:28.980 --> 03:35.430 So that's that's totally undesirable situation with the king being compromised totally undesirable so 03:35.430 --> 03:38.520 blacks getting an advantage there as an example. 03:38.520 --> 03:42.270 So yeah bishop takes F one is not doing the job because of Queen E6. 03:42.870 --> 03:47.640 So even though there's Bishop C for I mean this looks as though it's like a loot of line right. 03:47.730 --> 03:52.890 But because of this check, this is the spanner in the works the the fly in the ointment the issue with 03:52.890 --> 03:53.790 all of this. 03:54.090 --> 03:54.480 Yeah. 03:54.480 --> 03:55.200 These checks. 03:55.200 --> 03:58.590 So forget that g five was played leaving the night on f one. 03:59.070 --> 04:05.100 We have 92 if Rook cafe then just bishop signs. 04:05.100 --> 04:11.390 F1 is great for white so Knight two trying to keep the material Queen takes F seven checks. 04:11.400 --> 04:18.030 So the king now has been compromised and there are all sorts of magical properties here which this game 04:18.030 --> 04:20.880 demonstrates, it seems move off to move basically. 04:20.880 --> 04:24.600 It's so amazing source of variations. 04:24.600 --> 04:33.570 Now this weakens King position so things kick off with Bishop D5 so already there's a big threat. 04:34.860 --> 04:36.420 Can you see what that is? 04:36.420 --> 04:40.080 So let me test you on say queen. 04:40.080 --> 04:42.810 Thanks B5 What would you play in this position? 04:44.610 --> 04:49.950 Yeah, there'll be a smothered my queen G eight Shaq wrote takes nine of seven as example. 04:50.220 --> 04:51.120 So that would be checkmate. 04:51.130 --> 04:53.550 So there's a big fret there with Bishop D five. 04:53.970 --> 04:58.500 Just for the records, you might have considered Bishop B2. 04:58.500 --> 05:01.560 And this is also actually, it sounds a super strong move. 05:01.560 --> 05:02.850 So we're threatening, mate. 05:03.030 --> 05:07.640 And okay, Black can play rookie one check, but it's not the end of the world here. 05:07.650 --> 05:13.200 After Bishop of one rook tanks have one weight position actually sustains this position. 05:13.620 --> 05:14.710 What does Black do? 05:14.730 --> 05:17.720 Any time the bishop moves, we've got Queen takes H7 mating. 05:17.730 --> 05:18.570 What does black do? 05:18.600 --> 05:21.180 Queen C six, check F three. 05:21.180 --> 05:22.440 And then what does black do? 05:24.600 --> 05:33.030 Rook g one shank We can play King H free Queen c h shank here instead of Queen C eight. 05:33.060 --> 05:36.330 You might have asked Rookie ain't Yeah the King. 05:36.360 --> 05:42.840 The compromised King position means that Wyatt's forcing checkmate Here, Bishop takes G seven check, 05:44.070 --> 05:49.890 Rook takes Queen F eight check Roger And now F seven is checkmate. 05:50.340 --> 05:51.630 So, yes, funny stuff. 05:51.630 --> 05:52.920 So Queen C eight, check. 05:52.920 --> 05:54.180 Let's continue here. 05:56.740 --> 06:00.010 I now 96 blank would have to give up material here. 06:02.540 --> 06:04.250 Of the bishop thanks be to. 06:05.970 --> 06:06.570 Rook tanks. 06:06.570 --> 06:11.150 B2 How does Black defends Queen G7 or Queen IV? 06:12.240 --> 06:15.840 It's very difficult if Queen we play queen of things. 06:16.110 --> 06:18.000 If Black has to give up the queen. 06:18.150 --> 06:21.340 This position is also very, very good for wine. 06:21.360 --> 06:25.010 So actually that was a viable option as well as Bishop D5. 06:25.020 --> 06:30.150 Just for the record, just in case you're wondering, the position is so good here already that these 06:30.150 --> 06:31.950 two choices are very good. 06:32.460 --> 06:33.240 Okay. 06:36.270 --> 06:41.100 So here after Bishop defined black plays age sex scene, you can see there's further weaknesses creeping 06:41.100 --> 06:45.250 around creaking around the king, around the king here, weaknesses. 06:45.270 --> 06:49.620 So if instead though say nine have free Chang was played. 06:51.030 --> 06:52.620 Queen takes her free. 06:52.830 --> 06:53.910 Queen Sanctuary five. 06:53.940 --> 06:58.380 The thing is a seven check and then white can actually win. 06:58.380 --> 07:00.960 The black queen would knight D six check. 07:01.440 --> 07:04.330 So this is undesirable for black, to say the least. 07:04.350 --> 07:04.700 So. 07:05.040 --> 07:05.700 Six. 07:07.410 --> 07:09.450 And now we get this power move. 07:09.600 --> 07:10.470 Can you guess? 07:16.860 --> 07:17.790 Bishop B2. 07:18.690 --> 07:21.000 So it's difficult for Black Rook is plain. 07:21.030 --> 07:27.090 If Bishop takes B2, Queen H7 in checkmate so Rook G is played. 07:27.090 --> 07:33.200 But now an amazing move which keeps a whole load of pressure on black. 07:33.210 --> 07:34.410 Can you see what that is? 07:35.190 --> 07:36.060 Five points. 07:39.680 --> 07:40.910 It's Queen 87. 07:40.910 --> 07:44.720 So why is there a whole load of pressure made in tact here? 07:44.750 --> 07:46.610 Well, the queen holds the rock. 07:47.210 --> 07:51.620 If H takes, the Queen can bounce the age free bouncy rounds of attack. 07:51.620 --> 07:53.570 And that's going to be checkmate. 07:53.570 --> 07:54.600 The bishop's pinned. 07:54.620 --> 07:58.790 If Rook 88, then Bishop takes G7, and then we win D eight. 07:59.210 --> 07:59.840 Thanks very much. 07:59.840 --> 08:00.680 And that's, mate. 08:00.710 --> 08:08.360 If Rook, if a bishop takes G8 this position, Queen 62 is good. 08:10.880 --> 08:14.060 Because of the Queen saying SB5. 08:14.060 --> 08:17.780 And this is really quite an amazing thing about this particular position. 08:18.980 --> 08:20.450 Do you think there's a force mate here? 08:20.450 --> 08:23.360 It looks as though sites like the exchange down. 08:23.360 --> 08:24.350 Why would there be a forced mate? 08:24.380 --> 08:28.940 Well, the weakened king here is significant, believe it or not, forced by insects. 08:28.940 --> 08:30.590 Bishop takes G7 back. 08:32.120 --> 08:38.390 Now, if King takes G7, there's Queen D four, check, Queen D, eight check, Queenie, seven shake. 08:38.390 --> 08:40.640 And it's just driving through to a checkmate. 08:40.760 --> 08:44.660 If Rook takes G7, you might think, Well, that's safe enough. 08:44.660 --> 08:45.440 Surely. 08:46.100 --> 08:51.470 Queen D eight check, Queen F six, check, Queen F eight check. 08:51.470 --> 08:54.950 And the Queen and I a vicious, incredible. 08:54.950 --> 08:56.300 These variations. 08:56.330 --> 08:57.410 Incredible. 08:58.040 --> 09:04.520 So actually, Queen a four was tried, but now this is unbelievable. 09:04.520 --> 09:06.380 This what is coming up next. 09:06.890 --> 09:10.100 So why don't you think white should play here? 09:10.130 --> 09:13.610 You can either gain a thousand points or lose a thousand points. 09:16.460 --> 09:16.700 Okay. 09:16.790 --> 09:22.400 1000 points for Bishop 87, losing a thousand points for rook tanks B7 your own one's own king. 09:22.400 --> 09:23.760 Safety needs to be factored in. 09:23.780 --> 09:26.630 Queen D one check and as a killer common square. 09:26.990 --> 09:33.800 You know that's great teamwork for Queen F1 champ mate just with two members of the team delivering 09:33.800 --> 09:34.460 a checkmate there. 09:34.460 --> 09:36.560 So Bishop, be free. 09:40.020 --> 09:41.580 It's absolutely amazing. 09:42.240 --> 09:49.890 Move night takes pee free because there's something very, very funny about this position, to say the 09:49.890 --> 09:50.430 least. 09:51.360 --> 09:53.340 It starts with of seven check. 09:53.340 --> 09:56.190 And in this position, what would you play with White. 10:02.900 --> 10:04.610 So for 500 points. 10:04.610 --> 10:07.820 So the queen hasn't got access to any check square. 10:09.200 --> 10:12.890 And it looks as though we're in a kind of horrible self pen. 10:13.660 --> 10:16.880 Okay, I'm about to reveal Rook five. 10:16.910 --> 10:17.630 Yeah. 10:19.370 --> 10:22.370 Offering the queen now Black ignores the Queen. 10:23.090 --> 10:28.160 Actually, with Queen A5, you might think, what on earth is going on here? 10:30.770 --> 10:31.700 So the lights. 10:33.020 --> 10:34.040 On the queen. 10:34.220 --> 10:35.120 The thing is. 10:35.120 --> 10:36.200 So let me show you this. 10:36.200 --> 10:37.570 Queen takes these seven. 10:37.580 --> 10:40.100 What is white play hair and why is it mating? 10:43.600 --> 10:45.370 We played 95 Shaq. 10:45.370 --> 10:51.070 So we're using that absolute pin and then we've got another absolute pin emerging here. 10:51.070 --> 10:52.090 We use that one. 10:52.090 --> 10:53.200 Rook takes h6. 10:53.200 --> 10:53.920 Checkmate. 10:58.150 --> 11:06.130 So Queen five was tried, but now, instead of taking the Queen, what does one play? 11:06.130 --> 11:07.060 Which is more incisive? 11:07.060 --> 11:07.840 Forget taking the queen. 11:07.840 --> 11:09.280 We're not materialists on this course. 11:09.280 --> 11:10.810 We're we're king hunters. 11:10.810 --> 11:12.460 We want to make the king. 11:14.020 --> 11:15.820 Okay, 100 points. 11:16.940 --> 11:22.640 You know, Brooke, since age six, champ forcing move and black had to resign if Bishop takes H six, 11:22.670 --> 11:26.330 Knight G five is double check. 11:26.330 --> 11:29.150 And mate, the bishop controls ain't changed. 11:29.330 --> 11:34.370 So this is double check and mate absolutely wonderful stuff. 11:34.490 --> 11:40.160 So this is it's regarded by some offers as one of the greatest attacking games of all time. 11:40.340 --> 11:44.270 And I think it's very nice for showing in the theme of a weakened King position. 11:44.270 --> 11:48.950 This is like for me, it's a very insightful game for the weak in King position. 11:48.950 --> 11:53.480 How even in some variations the exchange down Black's still getting mated. 11:53.570 --> 11:55.760 So funny stuff in this game. 11:55.760 --> 12:04.280 It's worth perhaps reviewing from time to time, showing how the pieces seem to increase in value basically 12:04.280 --> 12:05.960 based on a weakened King position. 12:05.960 --> 12:10.910 It's like, yeah, even the exchange down, they seem to be much more valuable in certain variations. 12:10.940 --> 12:11.780 The pieces. 12:11.780 --> 12:13.670 But yeah, phenomenal stuff. 12:13.670 --> 12:17.360 I hope you're inspired by this game and so much.