WEBVTT 00:00.990 --> 00:01.650 Hi there. 00:01.680 --> 00:06.120 In this lecture, we see Harry Nelson Pillsbury playing against the manual NASCAR. 00:06.480 --> 00:10.290 So NASCAR, in my view, is slightly underestimated. 00:10.290 --> 00:11.520 As an attacking player. 00:11.520 --> 00:14.700 He could play beautiful attacking games. 00:14.700 --> 00:16.620 And this is in a very high profile. 00:16.620 --> 00:21.150 Tillman's the Saint Petersburg 1896 tournament. 00:21.150 --> 00:27.720 So when Harry Nelson Pillsbury, he won the year before in the Hastings tournament, that great tournament 00:27.720 --> 00:36.030 ahead of world class players, chagrin and the closing banquets of Hastings 1895, announced that the 00:36.030 --> 00:43.140 top prizewinners had been invited to this St Petersburg 1896 tournament for a match tournament. 00:43.140 --> 00:51.000 So they played several games against each other and the top finishers finishes of Hastings 1895 Pillsbury 00:51.000 --> 00:58.050 Sugar in Lasker, plus fifth place finisher Steinitz agreed to play. 00:58.080 --> 01:00.660 Fourth place finisher Tomasz declined. 01:00.660 --> 01:02.880 So this tournament is a four player. 01:03.840 --> 01:09.350 Tournament's all playable and it makes it a very, very strong tournament. 01:09.350 --> 01:10.320 One of the strongest ever. 01:10.320 --> 01:17.550 Basically this closed all play all and this was one of the epic encounters so Pillsbury, winner of 01:17.550 --> 01:26.340 Hastings 1885, playing against Emanuel Laska, former world chess champion So Lasker place D5 C4. 01:26.340 --> 01:32.910 We have e693969 f4 C5. 01:32.910 --> 01:34.710 We have Bishop G5 here. 01:34.800 --> 01:42.060 So here C takes the form which gets this tempo gain a 96 and it looks as I hold on. 01:42.390 --> 01:43.410 What is Lasker doing here? 01:43.410 --> 01:45.240 This Queen's kind of aggressively parked. 01:45.270 --> 01:48.090 Isn't this going to be dangerous for H seven later or something? 01:49.710 --> 01:51.660 It's not so clear actually. 01:52.950 --> 01:56.670 An alternative instead of Queen H four was actually. 01:57.730 --> 02:05.200 Bishop takes f6, but Black could play g tanks here and this position d take for it has been played 02:05.200 --> 02:10.060 before in a high level game against Nitish in 2011. 02:10.060 --> 02:13.360 That is actually a very interesting opening sequence. 02:13.870 --> 02:18.730 I don't want to get too much into that game, but anyway, carried on and black one later. 02:18.850 --> 02:23.800 So that's an alternative here, which isn't necessarily that great. 02:23.810 --> 02:34.270 Bishop thanks so much for we have Bishop E seven white consoles Queenside, Quinn A5 and now e free. 02:35.320 --> 02:39.910 If we look at the moment for c d5, what happens here? 02:40.300 --> 02:43.930 Well, night 65 is possible. 02:45.010 --> 02:53.650 If Knight 65 e takes the E5, Bishop takes seven 967 Black Scott and I say Queen's Pawn. 02:53.920 --> 02:56.180 But look at the safety of White's King. 02:56.200 --> 02:59.230 If Black had Bishop at five, it would be basically game over. 03:00.850 --> 03:03.760 But it's White's move. 03:04.570 --> 03:12.850 So King B1 is possible to tuck the king away in bear on A1 and actually ends up this is about even actually. 03:13.270 --> 03:15.090 So yeah, fascinating stuff. 03:15.100 --> 03:25.990 So C text E5 if it takes white could play bishop takes f6 of the bishop takes f6 queen G4 and this position 03:26.050 --> 03:32.890 Bishop takes C3 is very very good for black so that would be a total disaster. 03:32.980 --> 03:37.930 Bishop takes F6 and in fact E4 though is a slightly different story. 03:38.440 --> 03:41.560 D4 maintains D4. 03:44.620 --> 03:46.940 Black Castling might be free. 03:46.960 --> 03:49.810 This is actually going to be a small edge for white. 03:49.810 --> 03:51.280 The queens are looking at each other. 03:51.340 --> 03:54.010 It's a small edge for white after all of that. 03:54.370 --> 03:56.170 So anyway, fun stuff. 03:56.170 --> 04:03.760 But anyway, E3 was played Bishop D7 so this prepares rook skates. 04:03.760 --> 04:11.620 If H6 it's not really threatening anything you can see that that pin against the rook so C text is possible 04:11.620 --> 04:18.790 here this position bishop takes bishop takes there is rook takes D5 counterattacking against the Queen, 04:19.750 --> 04:24.550 but otherwise this is better If you know Bishop take C4 as a France. 04:25.030 --> 04:26.440 What does White do here? 04:26.680 --> 04:30.380 White's losing material If queen A4, that's a disaster. 04:30.380 --> 04:33.250 The bishop takes E3 and we're protecting the Queen. 04:33.250 --> 04:34.570 So that's like winning material. 04:34.570 --> 04:35.860 So this is just desperate. 04:35.860 --> 04:40.420 If wants to play Rook takes D5, Black's going to be much better here. 04:41.350 --> 04:43.660 So yes, it's a tricky position. 04:44.470 --> 04:45.490 So anyway, 04:49.210 --> 04:51.550 so interesting variations but let's go to the game. 04:51.550 --> 04:54.280 Bishop D seven, King b1 H six. 04:54.880 --> 04:58.930 So it kind of forces the Queen to remain on H for here this move. 05:00.780 --> 05:06.090 So any time the queen moves, it cites g free forces, the Queen's remaining file. 05:06.210 --> 05:10.530 So Queen's Review, we're just going to say so we have C takes five. 05:12.200 --> 05:17.270 Aged 65 and 94, and now we have this opposite side casting. 05:17.360 --> 05:18.980 There are black councils. 05:21.750 --> 05:24.240 Now here Bishop takes F6 is played. 05:24.240 --> 05:30.150 You might be tempted in your game to a bishop takes 86, but there's a classic recipe I use quite often, 05:30.600 --> 05:35.940 which if this position quite often the classic recipe. 05:35.940 --> 05:39.510 But you need to be cynical about your classic recipes in particular positions. 05:39.510 --> 05:41.700 But usually 97 is often good. 05:41.700 --> 05:44.070 Not here, not here. 05:44.460 --> 05:46.260 If 87 here. 05:46.560 --> 05:47.060 Okay. 05:47.100 --> 05:53.940 It does stop things like Queen G five but Bishop defray and five knight takes F five in this possession. 05:54.180 --> 06:00.570 This is not good news this position for black, but actually we can do better against this piece with 06:00.570 --> 06:01.560 94. 06:04.690 --> 06:13.600 And the thing is, if each fall might be full and all of a sudden, look, we're threatening an attack 06:13.600 --> 06:14.350 of our own. 06:14.620 --> 06:17.790 Sometimes the best form of defence is attack. 06:17.800 --> 06:19.510 So blacks on the offensive here. 06:19.870 --> 06:24.160 So G4 might take three and our attack is significant. 06:24.720 --> 06:27.550 G5 is covered by the bishop, so that's the way of playing it. 06:27.550 --> 06:29.470 Beware of classic recipes. 06:29.470 --> 06:30.670 But anyway. 06:32.360 --> 06:34.580 Bishop takes F six is played not this unsound. 06:34.580 --> 06:35.900 Bishop takes only six. 06:36.650 --> 06:42.480 Bishop takes f6 Now Black does have an attacking ingredients don't square. 06:42.500 --> 06:45.980 Bishop Without a counterpart, this can be a very important attacking ingredients. 06:46.230 --> 06:52.700 An extreme imbalance, an extreme difference in position which you want to celebrate those extreme differences, 06:53.120 --> 06:55.430 especially those extreme advantages you have. 06:58.090 --> 07:01.750 So yes Knight takes the four is played here. 07:03.170 --> 07:04.130 Immediate thing. 07:09.190 --> 07:14.170 So this fix is a pawn on D4 and now Bishop e6 F4. 07:16.280 --> 07:16.970 And now. 07:16.970 --> 07:17.900 Yeah, it looks as though. 07:17.900 --> 07:24.410 Hold on Will F5 looks dangerous for undermining D5 and maybe the Queen retreats to look at D5, but 07:25.610 --> 07:27.140 it is a little bit slow. 07:30.040 --> 07:31.090 That's the place. 07:31.390 --> 07:35.230 A really amazing concept now against this F5. 07:35.230 --> 07:41.320 So speed is of the essence sometimes for attacks when you have opposite side castling. 07:43.060 --> 07:47.650 Before we go into F4, there was also Bishop C for using that pin, by the way. 07:49.860 --> 07:52.260 So here the bishop could have dropped back to be free. 07:52.260 --> 07:55.500 And this situation, Black still is doing very well. 07:55.530 --> 08:01.560 Black still has an attack, in fact, this slow blacks in the driving seat. 08:02.430 --> 08:09.360 But anyway, so F4 we have rook ACA in response and now F five is played. 08:09.960 --> 08:11.820 If Bishop de free. 08:13.660 --> 08:21.790 Route 63 is very quick to open up the white king and queen bee for Czech and Bishop 64, is looking 08:21.790 --> 08:22.720 very bad for once. 08:22.720 --> 08:23.620 King safety. 08:26.370 --> 08:28.170 So f five is played. 08:29.520 --> 08:32.280 But now the point is Rook take see free hair. 08:34.360 --> 08:36.470 If the bishop had humbly retreated. 08:36.490 --> 08:38.050 This is not so good. 08:39.550 --> 08:40.810 But it's still. 08:42.760 --> 08:44.980 It's still better for Black, though. 08:45.400 --> 08:53.880 So this position be five and you can see that black can stabilize D5 and still have attacking potential 08:53.950 --> 09:01.960 like this for example where Bishop B5 this this diagonal is interesting for black bishop. 09:01.990 --> 09:05.230 C4 Yeah don't don't move or take it open up lines. 09:05.230 --> 09:06.850 Just go with your own attack. 09:07.270 --> 09:09.520 It's the best form of defense sometimes. 09:12.310 --> 09:16.510 And here anyway, the force dropping fg6. 09:17.620 --> 09:19.100 Okay, we can take that. 09:19.120 --> 09:21.880 And this position ends up being a blank. 09:23.410 --> 09:28.840 If we look at this again, if B takes C four, then we play B three ripping open very quickly lines 09:28.840 --> 09:29.770 against the king. 09:30.070 --> 09:31.570 So Queen takes Brooke behind. 09:31.600 --> 09:32.560 We're winning here. 09:32.740 --> 09:35.830 So, okay, Ruby, take C free, though, is even better. 09:36.970 --> 09:40.330 The Bishop D seven, we have F twice, E six. 09:42.480 --> 09:45.060 If B takes C three, what's the magic here? 09:46.410 --> 09:54.840 Yeah, well, we just let the bishop go because we want to sacrifice material for time to get our attack 09:54.840 --> 09:57.400 going around the king to get a mating net. 09:57.420 --> 09:59.940 So after we've got time on our side here. 10:00.090 --> 10:11.560 And anyway, once Brooke is asleep at the moment, so here Queen E to Bishop takes D4 presence immediately. 10:12.030 --> 10:16.080 A1 champ, mate, even though we broke down, this is a wonderful possession. 10:16.200 --> 10:16.770 And G. 10:16.770 --> 10:18.240 Geoffrey Queen A1 is checkmate. 10:19.850 --> 10:20.330 Yeah. 10:20.330 --> 10:21.140 So. 10:23.090 --> 10:26.090 Basically B take C phrase out of the question. 10:26.090 --> 10:28.400 So it plays F takes E six. 10:28.970 --> 10:32.360 But now a stunning move indeed. 10:34.740 --> 10:35.850 Truly stunning. 10:36.930 --> 10:40.410 Buy Alaska for 100 points. 10:40.410 --> 10:42.120 Can you guess what Alaska plays here? 10:44.950 --> 10:47.980 It's actually rock free using this battery to. 10:50.850 --> 10:55.080 E takes F seven check is a mistake or an inaccuracy. 10:55.230 --> 10:59.100 If B takes accepting, it is the best move technically. 11:00.420 --> 11:08.370 But Queen Bees six Jack Bishop five is forced. 11:09.680 --> 11:16.460 If King I won, the point would be Bishop takes the fall check, and here Queen takes the four shank. 11:17.630 --> 11:18.170 King B one. 11:18.170 --> 11:21.490 Even though black is a bishop down of the F tanks, he sings. 11:21.980 --> 11:26.360 There are big frets like this with a common square and be too big. 11:26.360 --> 11:27.020 France. 11:28.220 --> 11:29.000 What does White do? 11:29.030 --> 11:29.270 Queen. 11:29.270 --> 11:31.490 He too will have to this position. 11:33.290 --> 11:33.710 Does work. 11:33.710 --> 11:34.230 Have sex. 11:34.250 --> 11:35.570 We can go around this way. 11:36.920 --> 11:41.330 There's two ways we can use a phone or a rank to get to the king. 11:41.330 --> 11:44.900 And here, for example, we go into a winning end game. 11:45.560 --> 11:46.700 Yeah, it's just. 11:46.730 --> 11:51.610 It's just super dangerous, this whole possession if King won. 11:51.620 --> 11:58.310 So let's imagine Bishop be five to get rid of coordination for a moment against the for King. 11:58.310 --> 12:00.260 I won, King, I won. 12:00.920 --> 12:12.170 F takes this position is going to be about even yeah so that's that's why that's why that was an accurate 12:12.170 --> 12:12.800 way of playing it. 12:12.800 --> 12:17.630 This possession just about black has a small edge, though. 12:17.660 --> 12:19.790 If anyone has a small edge, it's black. 12:19.790 --> 12:25.400 There's ample compensation for the exchange because the bishop is without a counterpart. 12:25.400 --> 12:28.340 It's pointing potentially menacingly to help attacks. 12:28.700 --> 12:31.070 So if anyone has a small edge, it's black there. 12:31.520 --> 12:33.980 But anyway in the game. 12:35.610 --> 12:38.520 He takes off seven was played instead of taking the rook. 12:39.510 --> 12:44.130 We have rook tanks f seven and now taking on a three. 12:44.460 --> 12:48.300 We have Queen B six, Jack Hare and Bishop B five played. 12:48.330 --> 12:51.300 Now if King C to. 12:55.390 --> 12:56.170 Roxy seven. 12:56.170 --> 12:57.940 Jack Quinn 64. 12:57.940 --> 12:59.500 Jack Quinn C Free. 12:59.500 --> 13:01.150 Jack Bishop D four. 13:01.150 --> 13:01.510 Check. 13:01.540 --> 13:07.180 There's too much attack here Potential The King's just to expose blacks can be winning material. 13:07.210 --> 13:08.590 If King ain't one. 13:08.590 --> 13:12.280 Bishop Tasteful four check and we've got a very bad situation. 13:12.280 --> 13:14.740 Queen 44 Once king safety. 13:15.070 --> 13:18.130 The black pieces are just too coordinated. 13:18.490 --> 13:20.950 And this will end badly for whites. 13:21.220 --> 13:25.370 So Bishop five is forced here, as well as the other variation we saw. 13:25.390 --> 13:31.300 Queen 65 chant King I one And now this is an inaccuracy. 13:31.300 --> 13:32.290 Rook C7. 13:35.430 --> 13:38.610 Two moves just to put pressure on D4 for a much better here. 13:39.690 --> 13:42.390 Queen C-4 is really quite crushing. 13:45.010 --> 13:46.110 Bishop of our counterpart. 13:46.120 --> 13:47.410 What won't do here? 13:48.340 --> 13:58.840 The thing is, if Queen G4, we have an absolutely superb resource in this position, actually two amazing 13:58.840 --> 14:04.840 resources which are just absolutely winning, but the most winning is actually Bishop E5. 14:05.470 --> 14:11.770 So there's a pin there, but there's also now rook Heft two and sometimes you only have four is useful. 14:13.630 --> 14:21.680 But the primary fact is we'll have to if Queen H four to defend F2, then we use Rook for supported 14:21.700 --> 14:24.220 by the bishop this position. 14:24.220 --> 14:27.070 Then we just crash through even though we're rook down. 14:28.210 --> 14:37.360 The white king has had it after rook f2 here because then we switch funnily enough to this b4 with a 14:37.360 --> 14:38.170 vengeance. 14:38.920 --> 14:39.970 Wonderful stuff. 14:39.970 --> 14:46.960 Yeah, it does seem Queen SIF was absolutely crushing based on this resource Bishop e5 especially. 14:46.960 --> 14:55.060 But for the record as also rookie seven this this is also really strong so this position with rookie 14:55.060 --> 15:00.580 to beat so we can pick up the queen and this end game is better for black. 15:01.570 --> 15:11.650 Funny stuff but so Queen C C4 was really quite crushing move but anyway Rook C seven and then we're 15:11.650 --> 15:13.600 very strong Move Rook D two very good. 15:13.600 --> 15:22.240 Still equal here after rook d2 now we have rook C4 and now y is in the position to get this position 15:22.270 --> 15:25.810 it seems, which was good, but it's not. 15:25.810 --> 15:27.490 This is also an inaccuracy. 15:27.490 --> 15:30.430 It's such a difficult position to play from both sides. 15:30.460 --> 15:33.940 These guys are getting it wrong, but it's just so complex. 15:34.390 --> 15:37.270 So in fact, rookie one was needed. 15:37.450 --> 15:39.370 That's the best way to be equal. 15:41.680 --> 15:45.610 Example Queen eight five, Rookie eight. 15:45.620 --> 15:47.410 Shaq seven. 15:47.410 --> 15:50.530 Queen five, Shaq g61. 15:50.530 --> 15:53.500 Can force things with Rookie seven Check here. 15:54.890 --> 15:55.820 Bishop, thanks. 15:55.820 --> 15:58.430 Queen of seven, King and queen. 15:58.840 --> 15:58.840 Eight. 15:58.860 --> 15:59.360 Check. 16:00.800 --> 16:04.880 And here ends with a pencil for a draw. 16:04.880 --> 16:10.310 So that would have been a way to secure equality. 16:11.480 --> 16:18.900 It is pretty menacing there all week in light squares around Alaska's king. 16:18.920 --> 16:22.970 I mean, yeah, these do count for something but with look HD one 16:27.260 --> 16:28.010 would see three. 16:28.010 --> 16:28.270 Yeah. 16:28.280 --> 16:30.980 This is also not the best. 16:31.040 --> 16:32.180 It's a complex position. 16:32.180 --> 16:37.370 Queen C six, it turns out, is winning for blank this battery. 16:39.810 --> 16:40.320 Is interesting. 16:40.320 --> 16:41.280 KING Be one. 16:42.220 --> 16:44.350 Say Bishop G5. 16:45.670 --> 16:48.100 And what does White do after Bishop G5? 16:50.030 --> 16:52.220 Rookie one We have King H seven. 16:57.360 --> 17:02.440 And because if Bishop takes D2, you might be wondering. 17:02.460 --> 17:03.690 Rookie check. 17:04.110 --> 17:04.830 Queen F five. 17:04.830 --> 17:05.400 Check. 17:05.760 --> 17:06.750 Rookie check. 17:06.750 --> 17:07.710 Wins the Queen. 17:08.190 --> 17:10.920 So let's say King 87 to avoid that stuff. 17:14.880 --> 17:16.200 Queen E two. 17:16.980 --> 17:18.450 Bishop 62. 17:18.870 --> 17:19.820 Queen 62. 17:19.830 --> 17:20.700 There's Queen G6. 17:20.700 --> 17:21.480 Check here. 17:22.290 --> 17:25.220 Queen Bee six, Jack Queen 64. 17:25.230 --> 17:27.810 The ending ending here is better for black. 17:30.510 --> 17:31.950 Okay, so. 17:34.410 --> 17:34.710 Yeah. 17:34.710 --> 17:38.730 So Queen C six was actually technically winning for black, it seems. 17:38.760 --> 17:40.860 Interesting resources creeping in like Bishop G. 17:40.860 --> 17:43.950 Farms for the bishops doesn't have to be remain committed to this diagonal. 17:43.950 --> 17:47.550 Sometimes it can switch into this diagonal we see from that variation. 17:47.760 --> 17:51.660 So anyway, Rook C free though is a mistake, it seems. 17:52.200 --> 17:53.520 Queen F five. 17:54.180 --> 17:55.320 Queen C four. 17:56.820 --> 18:03.960 But now an inaccuracy from White King B2 that's disconnecting. 18:07.940 --> 18:13.070 There's a way now basically White could have played. 18:14.250 --> 18:15.330 King B one. 18:17.700 --> 18:23.190 Not to be to be supporting basically the sea to square quite well. 18:23.370 --> 18:25.020 And for example. 18:28.020 --> 18:30.300 If Rook takes a free, there's rook C one. 18:33.200 --> 18:33.920 Queen. 18:34.860 --> 18:40.710 Be functioning as Route B2 and all of a sudden, hang on, this is just the exchange up for one. 18:40.710 --> 18:41.760 So yes. 18:42.480 --> 18:42.900 King. 18:42.900 --> 18:44.220 King B one. 18:45.210 --> 18:46.620 Intriguingly, yeah. 18:46.620 --> 18:48.570 Would have been a fantastic move. 18:49.440 --> 18:51.060 This is such a complex game. 18:51.060 --> 18:55.770 It's amazing how dramatic this game is with the inaccuracies from both sides. 18:56.640 --> 19:04.560 But yeah, it's just a function of the complexity of the positions and how dramatic it is this scenario. 19:05.880 --> 19:10.950 But King B2 now allows something special. 19:13.080 --> 19:14.580 Can you see what that is? 19:17.320 --> 19:23.980 So NASCAR showing his attacking prowess here very nicely. 19:24.610 --> 19:25.660 What would you play here for? 19:25.660 --> 19:26.650 100 points. 19:29.910 --> 19:32.130 Yet the move is Rooke takes a free. 19:35.260 --> 19:35.690 Okay. 19:35.770 --> 19:40.000 Trying to get a kind of king chase down the board, trying to bring the king down the board. 19:40.630 --> 19:41.400 Queen, he's six. 19:41.410 --> 19:42.370 Check his plate 19:44.710 --> 19:45.460 if. 19:47.080 --> 19:54.340 King, A one bishop takes the fall check, and if road takes, we might on a But otherwise, what does 19:54.340 --> 19:54.970 white do? 19:55.210 --> 19:56.620 KING Be one as queen before. 19:56.620 --> 19:59.140 Check and then see free check. 19:59.950 --> 20:01.660 So this this position. 20:05.650 --> 20:09.970 We've got other resources coming here. 20:11.620 --> 20:14.020 So, yeah, this is. 20:15.690 --> 20:19.830 Kind of bad news, but this is very, very bad news. 20:21.120 --> 20:25.370 But let's say Queen Setu, we can even just play Bishop E3 here. 20:25.380 --> 20:27.690 We don't have to take the Queen immediately, so. 20:28.110 --> 20:29.550 Okay, so Queen is six. 20:29.550 --> 20:31.920 Check King 87. 20:33.180 --> 20:42.850 And now King takes a free if queen have five, check King G eight, Queenie six at King H eight Queen, 20:42.850 --> 20:44.070 the Ancient King H seven. 20:44.070 --> 20:44.950 Where are the checks? 20:44.970 --> 20:48.030 King B one Bishop takes the form. 20:48.030 --> 20:49.830 Black's attack is strong here. 20:49.860 --> 20:52.530 This position is amazing. 20:54.400 --> 20:58.900 If instead of Queen F five, check if King B one, Bishop 64. 20:58.900 --> 21:03.070 And we can see actually this is also a strong attacking position. 21:04.090 --> 21:09.820 So here, for example, Roxy Frey winning the Queen and black is going to be better here in this resulting 21:09.820 --> 21:12.970 scenario with advantage. 21:14.470 --> 21:18.190 So King takes a free though. 21:19.270 --> 21:25.300 We go into a scenario now of bringing the king down the board, it's only queen and bishop, but sometimes 21:25.300 --> 21:26.470 that's all that's needed. 21:26.800 --> 21:29.020 We have the king coming to our resources. 21:29.110 --> 21:31.600 These pawns could be handy to checkmate the king. 21:31.990 --> 21:35.830 And in fact, King, I think, for they're very handy here. 21:40.630 --> 21:42.310 So what would you play in this position? 21:45.370 --> 21:46.200 Seven points. 21:46.210 --> 21:46.600 Yeah. 21:46.630 --> 21:47.710 B five Check. 21:50.230 --> 21:52.300 So taking Quincy for check. 21:53.620 --> 21:54.940 And the game ended here. 21:55.630 --> 21:56.590 F King a five. 21:56.620 --> 21:58.950 Bishop D eight check. 21:58.960 --> 21:59.740 Very painful stuff. 21:59.740 --> 22:00.850 Bishop takes six. 22:01.090 --> 22:01.960 It's checkmate. 22:04.690 --> 22:05.260 Yeah. 22:05.260 --> 22:09.700 So this game is super complex. 22:09.790 --> 22:11.800 It's not Alaska's most accurate game. 22:11.800 --> 22:14.120 Lazear has played tons of accurate games. 22:14.140 --> 22:15.070 Check out my mask. 22:15.070 --> 22:22.180 Of course, even in blindfold, simultaneous Alaska has played with huge accuracy, sometimes astounding 22:22.180 --> 22:22.850 accuracy. 22:22.870 --> 22:25.030 So this game was this very dramatic. 22:25.030 --> 22:28.630 Laska does consider it one of his best games ever. 22:29.170 --> 22:34.390 And it's beautiful that, yeah, we treasure these games with humanity. 22:34.750 --> 22:38.680 We celebrate our humanity of mistakes and inaccuracies. 22:38.680 --> 22:44.200 We're not computers, but we play chess for fun, not necessarily to play a super accurate, accurate 22:44.200 --> 22:44.560 game. 22:44.560 --> 22:46.420 And this game is a lot of fun. 22:48.710 --> 22:52.040 So, yeah, it's very, very interesting game here. 22:53.690 --> 22:58.940 It turns out also there are other options for playing this position. 23:00.210 --> 23:04.670 1964 could have been delayed to say bishop. 23:04.800 --> 23:12.680 So this these scenarios are also they tend to favour Black, this opposite side casting scenario. 23:12.830 --> 23:16.340 Black's getting a kind of quick attack as well. 23:16.370 --> 23:20.960 Could have been actually a little bit more accurate than the game, actually, these scenarios. 23:20.990 --> 23:25.490 You know, it's amazing how one move makes a lot of difference sometimes. 23:26.600 --> 23:31.610 Blacks like clearly winning here so you know one one different move like Bishop E6. 23:33.390 --> 23:36.540 Might actually be better than the 1964 immediately. 23:38.400 --> 23:43.120 So here, you know, blacks not like committed to Bishop Ito. 23:43.140 --> 23:51.660 So some problems set here with fall but yeah expertly handled of Roxy ain't and rook take see three 23:51.660 --> 24:00.690 but it's kind of yeah chaotic and mathematicians like accuracy but this game was just too complex for 24:00.690 --> 24:07.230 both sides really the resulting positions here but what marks it from a humans place if these these 24:07.230 --> 24:10.740 rook sacrifices affray twice in the same game. 24:11.100 --> 24:17.850 A rook sacrifice on a frame makes the game very, very special indeed from laska. 24:17.850 --> 24:26.610 So that first rook sacrifice and then this this Bishop b5 absolutely necessary to stay in the game to 24:26.610 --> 24:35.970 be able to secure D4 and the second rank and yeah just one slip up here King B2 instead of King B one. 24:37.560 --> 24:42.960 And then we have this second rook sacrifice on a frame and then the king brought down the boards. 24:44.100 --> 24:47.130 Yeah, it's a treasure, warts and all. 24:47.130 --> 24:47.880 Mistakes and all. 24:47.880 --> 24:52.860 We just embrace those mistakes sometimes in these beautiful attacking games, these iconic games. 24:53.160 --> 24:59.940 But, you know, putting this in context, this was one of the strongest humans, all players of the 24:59.940 --> 25:00.630 time. 25:01.170 --> 25:08.160 So and this was one of the very special games within that all play all of the four key players that 25:08.160 --> 25:10.950 that played in this some pieces about eight, nine, six. 25:10.950 --> 25:18.840 So Laska is a brilliant attacking player and there's lots more for me to personally explore for Emanuel. 25:18.840 --> 25:19.440 Lasker. 25:19.830 --> 25:22.830 So there might be future courses for other years within his career. 25:22.830 --> 25:25.800 Fantastic player who could play all sorts of positions. 25:25.800 --> 25:34.230 So he's not normally known as an outright attacking player, but this game is is brilliant and it shows 25:34.980 --> 25:39.450 some of the issues that you've got to be fast with your attack in opposite side castling scenarios, 25:39.480 --> 25:45.110 it shows that the surface area of attack is often bigger on the queenside in general. 25:45.150 --> 25:52.230 In general, it's sometimes risky, but sacrifices can expose weaknesses, open things up hopefully 25:52.230 --> 25:54.450 quicker than your opponent can open you up. 25:54.480 --> 25:58.980 It's that race to open each other's king's up, which has been demonstrated here. 25:58.980 --> 26:05.310 The Double Rook sacrifice instrumental in letting Laska win that race of opening the King's up. 26:05.430 --> 26:06.150 Okay. 26:06.810 --> 26:07.560 Hence very much.