WEBVTT 00:00.900 --> 00:01.650 Hi there. 00:01.680 --> 00:05.830 In this lecture, we see an iconic game of Mikhail Tal against Vasily Smyslov. 00:05.850 --> 00:08.010 So, two former world chess champions. 00:08.370 --> 00:09.930 This is in 1959. 00:09.930 --> 00:13.440 The Bled Zagreb Belgrade candidates tournament around eight. 00:13.710 --> 00:16.740 We see E4 from Mikhail Tal Okorocha defense. 00:16.740 --> 00:27.680 We see different D 592 E5 Mike, Jeffrey, Mike D seven And this is actually a mistake. 00:27.690 --> 00:33.060 This is the first curiosity of the game from my perspective, how White actually got some interesting 00:33.060 --> 00:40.920 ingredients from the opening to be used later for attacking purposes if Bishop D6 had been played this 00:40.920 --> 00:41.760 position. 00:44.120 --> 00:46.850 Is more stable for black. 00:46.880 --> 00:47.360 If. 00:47.360 --> 00:48.590 D for hair. 00:48.620 --> 00:49.310 E tanks. 00:49.310 --> 00:51.740 D fall Bishop d free. 00:51.950 --> 00:54.920 This position should only be about. 00:54.920 --> 01:00.080 Even so, Bishop D6 does seem the more accurate way to go. 01:00.080 --> 01:02.420 So d for yes e tanks d for. 01:04.100 --> 01:04.870 Is a key move. 01:04.880 --> 01:07.620 If knights have six D take five. 01:07.640 --> 01:09.560 This is just leading to trouble for black. 01:09.740 --> 01:12.650 This position is troublesome. 01:14.350 --> 01:19.430 So yes, bishop types, we can say with this night this is just going to be an advantage for white. 01:19.450 --> 01:21.560 If white gets the bishop out here. 01:21.580 --> 01:26.200 But yeah, there is a way of playing it where blacks fine, just eat hangs. 01:27.490 --> 01:27.910 So. 01:27.910 --> 01:32.570 Okay, so why have I been able to express that? 01:32.590 --> 01:40.330 Well, we have a very interesting move here, So can you see what it is for ten points of the 1987? 01:41.630 --> 01:44.810 And it's interesting to consider why it's effective. 01:45.980 --> 01:46.730 Okay. 01:47.920 --> 01:49.720 Now usually opening principles. 01:49.720 --> 01:51.070 You don't waste time in the opening. 01:51.070 --> 01:52.540 You try and develop your pieces by here. 01:52.690 --> 01:58.510 D4 This actually makes quite a bit of sense in this particular possession. 01:59.020 --> 02:07.660 We have D tanks e for if it takes the form, then what ends up with an advantage here after E tank takes 02:07.960 --> 02:09.280 it takes D four. 02:09.670 --> 02:11.820 Now why is this a small edge? 02:11.860 --> 02:15.880 It's not just because of the isolated queen spawn. 02:16.930 --> 02:18.190 It's because. 02:19.350 --> 02:21.570 The bishop is actually locked in right now. 02:21.570 --> 02:27.180 It's not influencing F5, a very concrete reason. 02:27.300 --> 02:31.140 Archbishop 87 is actually 95 moving a piece again. 02:32.670 --> 02:37.680 This is big trouble for blank if that wants to preserve the dance square. 02:37.680 --> 02:39.390 Bishop 96 check. 02:39.480 --> 02:41.220 And then this is going to be great. 02:41.390 --> 02:43.470 Once going to have a nice advantage here. 02:45.260 --> 02:47.880 So, yes, this is this is very, very interesting. 02:47.900 --> 02:52.040 If G f6 Queen E to check is really annoying concretely. 02:52.310 --> 02:58.580 So here at five again it's a black can't console and one could just get rid of the dance queen Bishop 02:58.580 --> 03:02.870 get that dance cry Bishop would be better and black has the onset of Queen's pawn. 03:02.900 --> 03:07.130 If we look at this again with Queen E7 might be five is very strong here. 03:07.130 --> 03:10.120 So this position a full 97 check. 03:10.190 --> 03:11.380 Take the rook offense. 03:11.390 --> 03:12.470 Very much so. 03:12.470 --> 03:23.270 Yes, there are some real dangers here in the possession of the D4 if it is played So D takes E4 was 03:23.270 --> 03:26.180 played 1964 and now he takes D4. 03:26.210 --> 03:33.980 So you might wonder why is Black developing White's queen to a menacing central square if Knight g f6 03:33.980 --> 03:40.010 concretely Knight takes f6 Jack And what about E5 that's dropping if Bishop e seven again? 03:40.010 --> 03:41.300 What about E5? 03:41.300 --> 03:42.500 We're just taking on E5. 03:42.500 --> 03:44.870 This isn't a great gambit for Black to use. 03:45.170 --> 03:49.640 White's getting a big position here and could later console Queenside. 03:49.640 --> 03:53.300 Perhaps so, as well as being that extra pawn up. 03:53.300 --> 03:55.040 So it's a tricky position. 03:55.040 --> 03:57.890 So he takes was tried which develops White's queen. 03:58.940 --> 04:04.730 And because there's no easy punishment here you know Bishop C five is impossible anyway but the Queen's 04:04.730 --> 04:05.150 glorious. 04:05.150 --> 04:15.590 There are d4 for the moment so that's fine for White Knight G f6, Bishop G5, Bishop E seven Now yeah, 04:15.590 --> 04:21.200 this is an interesting position because it shows tells attacking philosophy of keeping complexity. 04:21.200 --> 04:26.420 Sometimes Tail doesn't want the Queen's trade it off because it reduces the potential for having a huge 04:26.420 --> 04:34.010 amount of fun on the chessboard, even if it is technically the engine says Yes, White should do this 04:34.010 --> 04:35.330 96 check. 04:35.750 --> 04:40.790 The thing is, in this situation, Black could take on D6 and get the Queen's off. 04:41.150 --> 04:45.470 And sure though, why is technically better. 04:45.980 --> 04:53.090 But how like to have the Queen's on as a preference and the complexity and it will be tragic to kind 04:53.090 --> 05:01.350 of if Black managed to somehow draw this so so kept the Queen's on you could say that's an attacking 05:01.350 --> 05:03.560 ingredient of complexity. 05:03.560 --> 05:08.330 It tells contribution to the game that complexity in itself can be a weapon of choice. 05:08.330 --> 05:14.390 And you see many games, in fact, where talent is relentlessly struggling to keep the Queen's on. 05:14.390 --> 05:16.490 There's almost like Dancing Queen games. 05:16.490 --> 05:17.960 He tries to keep the Queen's on. 05:17.960 --> 05:26.060 So yes, he's rejecting 96 check and we're creating an opposite side castling game here after Black 05:26.060 --> 05:26.780 Castles. 05:26.780 --> 05:37.760 Now 96 is used here again, 96 F6 is interesting actually this position, for example, if the Queen's 05:37.760 --> 05:38.780 came off here. 05:40.550 --> 05:48.470 That might not be too much, but it is technically a better position for white, this position. 05:48.470 --> 05:53.660 So if Black had refused to take the Queen's off especially it's it's it's better for white there. 05:54.170 --> 06:03.260 But okay 96 we have Queen A five and now we have bishop see and I'll be five. 06:03.650 --> 06:11.480 And there seems to be an issue or two here would be fine if it looks as though the Queen's like trying 06:11.480 --> 06:15.620 to exploit White's extra surface area, this is a bit of a liability sometimes. 06:15.770 --> 06:18.920 And if here. 06:20.180 --> 06:22.160 The bishop just went back casually. 06:22.190 --> 06:24.020 Can you see what black plays? 06:26.970 --> 06:27.230 Yeah. 06:27.480 --> 06:35.610 Has the nasty forcing move C five here for C for coming up Queen H for black first plays Bishop takes 06:35.610 --> 06:36.600 D six hair. 06:38.090 --> 06:43.970 To avoid any naughty business on a seven with no and the bishop and now closes in that bishop. 06:44.120 --> 06:48.450 So this position ends up of the quite violent reluctance to have sex. 06:48.470 --> 06:54.230 She takes this position, ends up with black having the advantage that Bishop is trapped. 06:54.590 --> 06:58.040 So, yes, the bishop going back isn't too lucrative here. 06:59.660 --> 07:01.610 If Bishop takes off Southern. 07:01.970 --> 07:04.370 This is interesting giving up Knight and bishop. 07:04.550 --> 07:09.350 It's actually a scenario which has got some spice to it. 07:09.380 --> 07:15.320 With Rook takes E7, Shaq and Queen E for Shaq in particular. 07:15.830 --> 07:17.570 Very delicate attacking moves. 07:18.470 --> 07:25.790 So here Bishop takes up six check nine takes of Saints Queen Bee for Shaq and rookie One, for example, 07:25.790 --> 07:27.320 is a big advantage for white. 07:29.230 --> 07:32.200 So yeah, there are some interesting aspects here. 07:32.470 --> 07:34.030 This is not all forced, though. 07:36.600 --> 07:39.470 So if we go back this scenario. 07:44.930 --> 07:47.360 Yeah, I mean, there are other possibilities as well, but 07:50.750 --> 07:52.760 it is kind of interesting. 07:52.910 --> 07:55.250 For one, yeah, it does seem quite advantageous. 07:55.250 --> 07:57.410 That does seem like an interesting possibility, Bishop. 07:57.410 --> 07:58.640 Things have sudden change. 08:00.540 --> 08:02.870 Okay, but, you know, that's computers for you. 08:03.300 --> 08:03.520 They. 08:03.560 --> 08:06.530 They find it, you know, even that interesting. 08:06.530 --> 08:15.260 But Bishop, too, we do get a very interesting game Anyway, Bishop d2 Queen thinks if Queen a four 08:15.350 --> 08:19.700 bishop takes her seven check, Hare rotates, Queen takes beatings. 08:19.700 --> 08:22.760 This is only an even possession here with the queen's off. 08:23.660 --> 08:27.050 So blacks shouldn't be getting into too much trouble there. 08:27.740 --> 08:34.590 So Queen Ace thinks we have now a remarkable concept here. 08:34.970 --> 08:35.660 Basically. 08:35.660 --> 08:44.150 Coming up, 95 hits that Bishop OC Bishop da and now you might think, well, Bishop b4, isn't there 08:44.150 --> 08:46.010 still c five though here? 08:46.880 --> 08:48.950 So Queen H four is played by elimination. 08:48.950 --> 08:58.340 If Bishop B3 c5 if Queen H will see for one is white the Queen G five and threatens mate, but black 08:58.340 --> 08:59.810 has nice h five. 09:00.770 --> 09:01.820 As a resource queen. 09:01.820 --> 09:03.530 S.C. Tanks be free. 09:05.280 --> 09:10.050 A free night of things ends up being better hand taking out at five. 09:10.710 --> 09:19.170 G Six rook st Yeah blacks got attacking potential here brewing up things like B4 are going to be useful 09:19.170 --> 09:19.860 as well. 09:21.000 --> 09:26.100 Yeah it's it's still it's a very exciting possession but it's one which you know there's also exchange 09:26.100 --> 09:31.470 like possibility of Bishop C free so it's kind of dangerous for white this possession. 09:31.680 --> 09:36.000 So anyway Queen H was played just offering a whole bishop. 09:36.390 --> 09:43.260 So Bobby Fisher found this game actually very curious where know this bishop sacrifice was played Queen 09:43.260 --> 09:46.590 G five So nice H five here. 09:46.710 --> 09:48.120 Defensive resource. 09:49.020 --> 09:51.750 It's getting a bit of time to eliminate the five knights. 09:53.030 --> 10:02.360 Essentially because if G6 bishops c free this situation, Y can actually just force a perpetual check, 10:02.360 --> 10:03.140 it seems. 10:06.010 --> 10:15.350 And if the king ever goes to those things like Rook 27 So the King has to really go back to G7 here 10:16.520 --> 10:17.900 to reinforce, have stakes. 10:19.550 --> 10:21.860 And that's just a draw by repetition. 10:21.860 --> 10:32.060 But H five was played by Ice six Jack King, eight Queen sites Age five, Queen, Size A2. 10:34.600 --> 10:42.130 If g tanks H six does Bishop C free check, Bishop of Saints, Queen H six And funny enough, this is 10:42.130 --> 10:45.720 actually this is actually winning for whites. 10:45.730 --> 10:46.900 Funny enough. 10:47.740 --> 10:50.290 I wonder if you can see why if Bishop takes C free. 10:50.320 --> 10:51.670 What do we want to play here? 10:53.460 --> 10:57.840 Witnesses of the last move are a real bias removal tools. 10:57.840 --> 11:04.140 If we look objectively not on what we pre-plan pre calculated preconceived notions those all the way 11:04.140 --> 11:09.240 and just think what is the actual weakness of the very last move and the G five square here? 11:09.330 --> 11:10.860 And that's very useful. 11:11.490 --> 11:21.660 We're fretting mites and if for example Bishop takes B to check King B one and then what happens here? 11:21.660 --> 11:23.910 How the black actually defend H seven. 11:25.590 --> 11:29.640 Loads of sex jobs F eight and then there's nine takes, F seven. 11:29.640 --> 11:30.360 Checkmate. 11:30.900 --> 11:35.170 So that's, that's a funny line on G takes how that loses. 11:35.190 --> 11:42.420 So queen takes a to was played but now Bishop C frame and here is actually the critical mistake of the 11:42.420 --> 11:52.230 game at move 18 it seems it's there's vast possibilities here with the Queensland towns right that this 11:52.230 --> 11:58.500 notion of complexity taking opponents into a deep forest where you know it's very, very confusing. 11:58.500 --> 12:02.220 Basically the path back is very narrow and only narrow enough for one. 12:02.220 --> 12:06.810 So if six though was played right of six was played, which is a huge mistake. 12:06.810 --> 12:10.140 Before we look at that, if bishops see seven. 12:12.850 --> 12:13.510 Nine takes off. 12:13.540 --> 12:18.630 Seven Change this position with 986 Shag King eight is just an even possession. 12:18.640 --> 12:21.910 If black does this, blacks should be okay. 12:23.500 --> 12:25.120 And you might think, well, hold on. 12:25.440 --> 12:30.510 What happens if G takes There's Queen G fortune. 12:30.670 --> 12:32.440 That brings the king out towards the center. 12:32.440 --> 12:33.520 Rock tanks D seven. 12:33.520 --> 12:33.880 Check. 12:33.910 --> 12:37.030 This position gets quite vicious, Queenie. 12:37.030 --> 12:42.220 Six Jack and Black's getting mated, so that's not a good idea. 12:42.520 --> 12:45.580 So if we look at this again with Bishop c79 takes F seven. 12:45.580 --> 12:48.730 If Rook takes F seven, Queen takes. 12:48.730 --> 12:52.720 This is also actually very good for whites here. 12:53.500 --> 12:55.600 Queen F eight check 98. 12:55.600 --> 12:57.520 Queen 67 is checkmate. 12:58.240 --> 13:02.890 And if Queen A one is inserted that doesn't really do much, just creates a new liability. 13:02.890 --> 13:04.270 The queens attains. 13:04.690 --> 13:06.430 So this position we just mating. 13:06.670 --> 13:12.310 So yes, but yeah, Bishop C seven was the way to go it seems, with the idea of just having inviting 13:12.310 --> 13:20.320 a perpetual check scenario like this, not taking on F seven, not taking on H six black should be fine. 13:23.470 --> 13:25.110 It's not entirely a team effort here. 13:25.120 --> 13:28.600 These guys are not yet acting with the Queen. 13:28.780 --> 13:34.210 So anyway, but with F six this is very different. 13:34.210 --> 13:34.960 Now. 13:35.110 --> 13:41.770 Why has this move which is crushing here basically, which leads to a winning advantage. 13:41.800 --> 13:43.210 Can you see what that is for? 13:43.210 --> 13:44.320 200 points? 13:49.820 --> 13:50.330 Okay. 13:50.360 --> 13:51.560 It's Queen Sykes f7. 13:51.560 --> 13:53.690 There's a slight issue on the back row here. 13:55.010 --> 14:01.610 We have Queen and one chat, because if Rook takes a seven, Rook takes the eight, check Rook f eight. 14:02.780 --> 14:04.490 Because what else rook takes? 14:04.640 --> 14:06.530 He's made the ninth sports game. 14:06.710 --> 14:08.150 So this is just amazing. 14:11.700 --> 14:18.270 If you look here can you see what plays place in This is cute. 14:20.720 --> 14:21.590 At some points. 14:22.220 --> 14:22.460 Yeah. 14:22.490 --> 14:22.790 Queen. 14:22.790 --> 14:25.670 Thanks, G check and af7 is made. 14:25.700 --> 14:30.770 If Bishop is seven, there's a really incisive move, which is a lot of fun here. 14:35.770 --> 14:37.270 Can you see what that is? 14:44.710 --> 14:47.020 The really incisive moves, 95. 14:47.800 --> 14:52.990 So basically if Rook takes that is actually checkmate with two nights. 14:53.260 --> 14:57.880 But otherwise, why it is French then Queen takes her fate here, for example. 15:02.620 --> 15:02.890 Yeah. 15:02.940 --> 15:08.470 If anything else, as a token move, you know, Queen takes fight and a knight of is mate. 15:08.740 --> 15:10.990 So say Bishop E six. 15:13.760 --> 15:19.820 Queen cites these things and this is just winning For white, this position is just hopeless. 15:20.120 --> 15:21.860 1948 doesn't really do anything. 15:21.890 --> 15:22.730 KING You won. 15:24.180 --> 15:28.620 And that stops any key checks and then blanks. 15:29.710 --> 15:30.510 Had it once. 15:30.520 --> 15:36.860 It's going to take the queen, or if the queen tries to escape, then might have seven check King J 15:36.910 --> 15:37.180 nights. 15:37.270 --> 15:38.500 H six is mine. 15:38.800 --> 15:43.630 So we get an idea that, yeah, this is this is really dangerous. 15:45.250 --> 15:48.160 This road takes have seven business. 15:48.460 --> 15:49.420 It's really dangerous. 15:49.420 --> 15:50.200 So, Queenie. 15:50.230 --> 15:53.350 One was played, Queenie, one checking D2. 15:53.680 --> 15:54.970 That queen was taken here. 15:54.970 --> 15:58.780 So finally there is a queen trade, but at the expense of being exchanged down. 15:59.140 --> 16:00.880 Because after 19 seven. 16:00.880 --> 16:01.600 Check. 16:05.060 --> 16:06.890 Once won a rook for a knight. 16:06.890 --> 16:08.930 Basically, this is the exchange up. 16:10.140 --> 16:12.150 King takes her 795 check. 16:12.150 --> 16:16.750 King He sings, it takes C 694 check. 16:17.580 --> 16:18.690 KING You free? 16:21.220 --> 16:22.840 And this is big trouble. 16:23.920 --> 16:27.460 We have actually bishop be six Czech. 16:30.020 --> 16:32.240 And the king could have taken on E4. 16:32.240 --> 16:34.240 But Bishop Defour is even cuter. 16:34.250 --> 16:35.030 In a way. 16:35.780 --> 16:38.300 This end game of King takes it for sure. 16:38.300 --> 16:44.900 There's a pin, but Bishop Defoe here, this is going to lead to just opposition whites just clearly 16:45.260 --> 16:46.100 winning. 16:46.610 --> 16:49.100 So this position is also kind of winning here. 16:49.850 --> 16:52.040 But with Bishop Defoe, this is cute. 16:53.330 --> 16:58.790 So why it's fair to think Bishop takes P6 with that pin If that played on with Bishop, take 84. 16:59.510 --> 17:01.060 In fact, the Knights going to be lost. 17:01.070 --> 17:04.340 Knight, 60 for Shaq and the Knights lost. 17:05.060 --> 17:08.420 To top things off, King insists we're just taking the knight. 17:08.420 --> 17:14.270 But if King E6, we have Rook five check and then King takes E4. 17:14.780 --> 17:18.220 If King D5 here instead we still have Rook five. 17:18.500 --> 17:20.060 Sure, there's 95. 17:20.060 --> 17:21.260 But what would you play here? 17:21.260 --> 17:22.610 Is White winning Montero? 17:24.890 --> 17:26.780 You know, at some points. 17:28.720 --> 17:34.720 You know, we can just play be for her, and then there's too much pressure on C5 now for these pieces 17:34.720 --> 17:35.650 just to sleep. 17:36.160 --> 17:38.080 So that's C five points going. 17:38.980 --> 17:46.900 So yeah, this is an absolutely fascinating, iconic Mikhail Tal game opposite side castling. 17:47.470 --> 17:49.870 So ingredients. 17:50.880 --> 17:58.320 Of the attack of finessed opening sequence, a very surprising opening sequence because of Beatty's 17:58.320 --> 18:03.900 having this very appropriate reaction to for an obsession gives one an edge. 18:04.380 --> 18:12.360 But later on we see that edge is not totally exploited, just with the aim of 96 check soon when it 18:12.360 --> 18:13.440 could have been played to that. 18:14.310 --> 18:17.520 Bishop do you find first gives gives a formidable possession. 18:18.030 --> 18:24.650 But yeah, the 96 opportunity is rejected with the queens on the complexity of towns. 18:24.660 --> 18:29.040 Games generally make good training in human terms. 18:29.040 --> 18:36.480 Imagine you're given games with rich complexity or having to calculate more variations more quickly, 18:36.480 --> 18:43.200 or use intuition to a much greater level because the sheer complexity and tells intuition for attacking 18:43.200 --> 18:45.990 chances better than anyone else is basically at the time. 18:46.140 --> 18:52.320 So this idea of not having the queens taken off, not going for the Carpathian advantage. 18:54.400 --> 18:56.080 You could say, well, it's a violation. 18:56.080 --> 19:01.510 Kings Russia have played the position he's not play the position player well yeah let's tell them That's 19:01.510 --> 19:02.830 why it's so magical and brilliant. 19:02.830 --> 19:08.140 You know he often had these attacking games with the queens on and this is one of the more celebrated 19:08.140 --> 19:14.830 attacking games with the queens on and deciding to do a major piece sacrifice well there was no real 19:14.830 --> 19:21.970 option because of this bishop getting squished so just sacrificing the bishop for these scenarios and 19:21.970 --> 19:24.520 then black did slip up in the complexity. 19:24.520 --> 19:34.330 So the key mistake made nine f6 move, 18 missing Queen takes him seven spins a lot of his own human 19:34.810 --> 19:41.530 Yeah telescope piece is pointing and spins loves king It's a difficult position to play okay so yeah 19:41.530 --> 19:42.730 wonderful stuff. 19:43.210 --> 19:51.280 I hope you enjoyed this game and got some inspiration for for Mikhail Tells Brands of Attacking chess. 19:53.490 --> 20:00.000 It's because of the complexity kind of bias that generally, in my view, Alexander Alekhine might actually 20:00.000 --> 20:04.600 be more instructive for your basic meat and potato attacking chance. 20:04.650 --> 20:07.380 That's why that's the the primary core of this course. 20:07.380 --> 20:12.570 Alexander Alekhine as opposed to Mikhail tell about Mikhail Tal was absolutely brilliant. 20:12.600 --> 20:16.260 Check out my Mikhail Tal, cause he's absolutely brilliant indeed. 20:16.260 --> 20:22.050 And you can learn a lot about complexity and its relationship to opponents making these mistakes. 20:22.080 --> 20:28.770 Tal recognizes his opponents are human and can't handle the complexity sometimes of these defensive 20:28.770 --> 20:29.610 scenarios. 20:30.000 --> 20:33.900 So, yeah, let's kind of we could say this is an iconic mistake of sex. 20:34.350 --> 20:35.220 Okay. 20:35.340 --> 20:37.830 So I hope you enjoyed this game so much.