WEBVTT 00:00.960 --> 00:06.630 However, in this lecture we see an amazing game between Boris Spassky and David Bronstein. 00:06.660 --> 00:11.160 This was in the 1960 USSR Championship Round 16. 00:12.420 --> 00:14.070 So Boris Spassky. 00:15.290 --> 00:21.710 Was the 10th world champion holding title from 1969 to 72. 00:22.190 --> 00:29.960 He was known mainly for his loss to Bobby Fischer in the 1972 match, but he was a fantastic attacking 00:29.960 --> 00:34.800 player and one of the few grandmasters to play The King's Gambit. 00:34.820 --> 00:36.560 We see E4 from Spassky. 00:36.560 --> 00:38.150 Bronstein plays E5. 00:38.780 --> 00:42.050 Bronstein himself was very close to becoming world chess champion. 00:43.160 --> 00:46.240 He held Botvinnik to a draw in a match. 00:46.250 --> 00:47.000 He just. 00:47.870 --> 00:50.750 And yeah, he's like an uncrowned king of the game. 00:50.750 --> 00:53.750 So, yeah, just just bear that in mind. 00:53.810 --> 00:56.440 David Bronstein is another absolute legend. 00:56.450 --> 01:00.010 So here we have a King's gambit from Spassky. 01:00.020 --> 01:01.070 It's accepted. 01:02.180 --> 01:03.680 So David Bronstein takes from that. 01:03.680 --> 01:11.390 Therefore, we have nice F3 and you can see potentially on a good day, the King's Gambit might actually 01:11.390 --> 01:19.190 get a foul pressure and F7 might be more sensitive than usual because we'd be hitting it not just from 01:19.190 --> 01:27.590 this kind of diagonal of death, but from the fan as well, potentially as an f7 soft spot issue, among 01:27.590 --> 01:28.040 other things. 01:28.040 --> 01:30.790 So The King's gambit is a very dangerous weapon of choice. 01:30.800 --> 01:33.140 D5 is played three times. 01:33.860 --> 01:36.890 The five bishop dissects C frame. 01:38.060 --> 01:45.410 So this is a very interesting move without pushing the pawn, just developing the knight first 97 and 01:45.410 --> 01:46.160 now D4. 01:46.160 --> 01:54.500 Hare Planck consoles Bishop D Frame 97 White castles and H6. 01:56.660 --> 02:00.560 Now here things get really, really interesting. 02:02.160 --> 02:08.370 It looks as though there's like zero question F seven along the M4. 02:08.400 --> 02:12.630 It looks absolutely ridiculous to have Seven's weak. 02:12.630 --> 02:17.280 And also from this angle, how things change in this game. 02:17.580 --> 02:20.610 It starts with night E4. 02:22.140 --> 02:23.490 So this is very, very interesting. 02:23.490 --> 02:33.270 We have 965 and now C4 and all of a sudden one of the gates is open of the bishop takes her free of 02:33.270 --> 02:39.120 rook is now more clearly X-raying f7 and another gate is opening. 02:39.120 --> 02:41.370 The diagonal is opening to F seven. 02:41.850 --> 02:43.680 This is a conspiracy against F7. 02:43.680 --> 02:49.770 Here we have Bishop seven and now Bishop C2. 02:49.770 --> 02:55.800 And in fact, it's not just this diagonal, it's this diagonal which is an issue potentially for black. 02:56.550 --> 02:58.020 We have rookie ain't. 02:59.580 --> 03:03.390 Being played, which does weaken the F7 square. 03:03.420 --> 03:06.810 That is a weakness of the last move Queen defray. 03:09.270 --> 03:10.260 And now. 03:11.770 --> 03:13.360 E two is played. 03:16.970 --> 03:18.920 Okay, So we have a critical point. 03:19.040 --> 03:20.210 Move 15. 03:20.540 --> 03:26.210 And this next move is really iconic, but also flawed, which makes it in a way even more iconic. 03:26.420 --> 03:30.530 It can be discussed and people with modern engines say, oh, no, really? 03:31.100 --> 03:39.500 Okay, so this next move of 96 is actually an inaccuracy, but it's only with a very fine line indeed 03:40.250 --> 03:50.810 that Black couldn't survive this move of 96 technically Queen tanks E two has a lot going for it here. 03:53.330 --> 03:59.540 If we look at this position, those gates that were closed, you know, we do have this, we do have 03:59.540 --> 04:05.960 this, it's more evident, have seven exposure and for example, with nine f6, i.e. one white would 04:05.960 --> 04:09.720 be French, then 9/10 f6 check here crashing through. 04:09.770 --> 04:20.570 So let's say Bishop E6, let's say Queen D3 and all of a sudden hold on, this is menacing for Knights 04:20.570 --> 04:21.950 X and Queen H seven. 04:22.520 --> 04:23.870 What is black do here? 04:26.260 --> 04:28.240 It's a really tricky. 04:29.470 --> 04:32.140 Position to navigate. 04:34.040 --> 04:39.140 If you know, if the night moves, sure, the night of sex might be out of the question because the 04:39.140 --> 04:39.620 night tags. 04:39.620 --> 04:41.570 But what about 96 hitting the rock? 04:43.190 --> 04:52.160 And, you know, we get very, very dangerous scenarios emerging because if the queen lands in H seven 04:52.160 --> 04:55.640 but let's stick to the game is complicated enough as it is. 04:55.640 --> 04:58.760 Let's stick to this analysis. 04:58.760 --> 05:03.920 G 695 This would be a dangerous situation. 05:06.380 --> 05:07.400 Because. 05:09.210 --> 05:11.220 Let's say it takes queens. 05:11.640 --> 05:18.300 Sorry, Rook takes this position once French saying things like Knight takes G6 here. 05:18.330 --> 05:20.740 If Bishop f5 y can actually just crash through. 05:20.760 --> 05:21.840 Can you see how. 05:24.550 --> 05:25.750 One can crash through here. 05:25.750 --> 05:26.980 We've rotates our five. 05:26.980 --> 05:29.260 So here, Rook G4, check. 05:32.800 --> 05:35.470 And this is just it's just horrible. 05:35.920 --> 05:45.240 If taking the check and then we do get seven like that and yeah, if Bishop G five, queen size five, 05:45.250 --> 05:52.810 this is just crashing through this position and take out the rook and then come back for more like this 05:52.810 --> 05:54.880 absolutely menacing situations. 05:55.870 --> 06:02.680 Rookie eight being a fractions so you can see that there's a lot going for this plain vanilla queen 06:02.680 --> 06:04.240 takes E to her. 06:07.300 --> 06:13.810 This is objectively the way to go but not as as physically pleasing as what happens here. 06:13.810 --> 06:20.030 By the way Bishop G4 Queen differing let's say this position why does best to not take on E4 about playing 06:20.050 --> 06:20.710 95? 06:20.710 --> 06:21.700 This is vicious. 06:26.440 --> 06:27.130 And 06:29.920 --> 06:32.200 as an example, Bishop 85, Queen 64. 06:32.230 --> 06:37.270 This possession once just crashing through as ways of crashing through here. 06:37.930 --> 06:40.240 And it's going to be in big trouble. 06:40.450 --> 06:41.470 It's just pretty nasty. 06:41.470 --> 06:45.340 This this is a cute chap making hand Queen size G7. 06:45.340 --> 06:53.100 Jack Bishop C check rotates e4 Route 65 Chat mating. 06:53.110 --> 06:54.570 There's cute stuff there. 06:54.580 --> 06:58.420 Definitely cute stuff with Queen takes two to investigate. 07:01.540 --> 07:03.880 So anyway in the game though. 07:05.700 --> 07:10.670 Yeah, we have this 96, which seems very, very dangerous hitting the rock. 07:12.840 --> 07:14.700 Findings plunge into H7. 07:15.090 --> 07:16.170 We have to fight. 07:16.170 --> 07:18.450 This is a mistake which makes this game iconic. 07:19.590 --> 07:25.260 There's only one route for plants to survive, but it's a crazy route that has to, like, be greedy 07:25.740 --> 07:26.380 with eight. 07:26.750 --> 07:35.250 F1 which takes one of the attacking pieces away and then play Bishop takes D6. 07:35.760 --> 07:41.820 So we have this critical position here where now C takes Britain's Queen H ain't mating. 07:42.330 --> 07:45.880 So C takes to give the king an escape square check. 07:45.930 --> 07:53.460 Checking E seven now rookie one black has to play 95 because if King f6, we just swoop. 07:53.460 --> 07:56.820 You know, we're just coming in to munch pieces, for example. 07:57.720 --> 07:58.410 No problem. 07:58.410 --> 08:07.410 So 95 of the Queen, 67 Bishop E sinks D takes D tanks, 96 e5. 08:07.410 --> 08:13.770 Check this position, for example, should be equal. 08:15.270 --> 08:19.890 So yeah, if black plays like that, black can equal be equal. 08:20.970 --> 08:24.750 Yeah, it's it's, it's hairy stuff, to say the least. 08:24.960 --> 08:30.240 And even if we follow this through, by the way, because it looks as though how can we say this as 08:30.240 --> 08:35.760 equal, even this resulting position and this is this is refinements. 08:35.970 --> 08:41.130 Let's clarify this Bishop be free would have the gigantic threat of rook saints e e6. 08:42.680 --> 08:47.600 So say King, the Seven Rook, the one chap black has to go back to seven. 08:50.140 --> 08:55.270 So that is the way for black to the fans here, being able to take back with the king. 08:55.270 --> 08:58.900 So in other words, White gets this kind of repetition. 08:59.500 --> 09:02.680 Rookie one And we're back to playing King D seven. 09:02.710 --> 09:08.600 If Black varies by the way, with King C7, then Black's in huge trouble here. 09:08.620 --> 09:09.970 Queen C Franschhoek. 09:11.200 --> 09:14.320 This is actually lost for black, this resulting scenario. 09:15.340 --> 09:23.740 So here if rook takes e6 rook, the aint is mating and if f takes 95 is crushing even though white's 09:23.740 --> 09:24.910 the exchange down. 09:26.320 --> 09:27.880 This is a crushing scenario. 09:27.880 --> 09:31.030 So here check rook d seven shank. 09:31.210 --> 09:34.240 You know there's a king Hunter White White's winning the queen. 09:34.240 --> 09:35.440 That's absolutely winning. 09:37.560 --> 09:42.330 And so 97 might if 8697 check. 09:42.330 --> 09:43.620 Quincy five check. 09:43.740 --> 09:44.550 This is mating. 09:44.550 --> 09:50.910 So it's very hairy position where black has to go for a draw, basically. 09:50.910 --> 09:58.290 So just to recap here, that's the absolute fine line, tiny fine line that Black has to navigate. 09:58.320 --> 10:06.610 It's crazy stuff, but otherwise, why it's frightening to rip black to shreds where things go. 10:06.630 --> 10:12.480 There are lots of things basically, including night G, six check and one check. 10:12.480 --> 10:21.330 So this this queen check to put the queen to drag this night back here is the is the way to go. 10:21.330 --> 10:29.760 Yeah but yeah this resizing position black actually has to play King D seven anyway so you can understand 10:29.760 --> 10:35.880 why engine computer says no to this whole thing because of E takes F one. 10:35.880 --> 10:38.100 So anyway, back to the story though. 10:38.460 --> 10:47.190 If A is played, which is a mistake and okay, so game on White's play and this is absolutely gorgeous 10:47.190 --> 10:53.550 stuff now so are like a James Bond film on similar positions towards the end actually. 10:53.550 --> 10:59.550 So yeah so in this position what would you play with White. 11:00.930 --> 11:07.710 So remember before it seemed like a distant really strange dreams get get any access to F seven All 11:07.710 --> 11:11.640 of a sudden we do have access to F seven and we're hitting the Queen here. 11:12.540 --> 11:13.830 We're offering a rook. 11:13.830 --> 11:22.170 Okay, he takes F one check, rook takes F one, and now Bishop F five is played, F King takes F seven. 11:22.320 --> 11:24.240 The variations are now beautiful. 11:24.240 --> 11:33.810 After 95 check Queen H seven Knight takes Bishop B free check and actually blacks getting mated. 11:33.810 --> 11:34.380 Ouch. 11:34.380 --> 11:34.650 Yeah. 11:34.680 --> 11:35.610 Beautiful stuff. 11:35.610 --> 11:37.020 Just let's see that again. 11:37.800 --> 11:41.340 King takes up 795 check. 11:42.060 --> 11:45.690 The key thing is we've got these two attacking diagonals. 11:45.960 --> 11:54.630 They both seem to be in some sort of orchestra on this occasion with Queen H seven being used to take 11:54.630 --> 12:00.690 out an escape square of the king, which is leading to a beautiful checkmate. 12:00.690 --> 12:01.830 So wonderful stuff. 12:01.830 --> 12:04.110 So anyway, Bishop F5 was tried. 12:05.010 --> 12:10.500 That's taken Queen D seven and now just Queen a four 12:13.050 --> 12:14.280 with big frets. 12:15.680 --> 12:16.850 Big big France 12:19.280 --> 12:20.420 including 95. 12:20.420 --> 12:20.990 So. 12:21.960 --> 12:24.300 And remember, you know, he says things like Bishop, be afraid. 12:24.300 --> 12:30.600 So we have Bishop f6 Knight free two E5 87 and now Bishop b3. 12:31.470 --> 12:39.030 Bishop takes e5, Knight takes E5, Czech King 87 and Queen E4. 12:39.030 --> 12:45.000 Check his plate and Bronstein resigned. 12:45.120 --> 12:49.380 So this is a similar position that was in a James Bond film from Russia With Love. 12:49.680 --> 12:50.720 I recommend that film. 12:50.730 --> 12:51.480 Great film. 12:51.870 --> 12:53.250 Slightly different position. 12:54.270 --> 12:55.800 So in that game. 12:59.730 --> 13:01.260 McAdams was playing chess. 13:01.260 --> 13:03.690 The actor was Peter Madden, the actor. 13:03.960 --> 13:08.140 So Adams against Bronstein from Russia With Love. 13:08.160 --> 13:09.240 I love James Bond. 13:09.270 --> 13:09.830 Okay. 13:09.840 --> 13:15.110 But anyway, so in this final position, so you might ask. 13:15.120 --> 13:15.690 Hold on. 13:15.690 --> 13:16.650 Let's clarify this. 13:16.650 --> 13:19.080 If G sakes, what happens here? 13:19.620 --> 13:21.150 What does it play? 13:21.180 --> 13:22.830 So test your combination skills. 13:22.830 --> 13:24.510 Now, it's a bonus here. 13:26.390 --> 13:28.160 Okay for ten points, what would you play? 13:30.650 --> 13:30.790 Okay. 13:30.980 --> 13:38.270 We knock out the defender, takes our fake brutal queen, takes G6 Jack, and we can win the queen of 13:38.270 --> 13:38.720 sunshine. 13:38.720 --> 13:39.830 That's absolutely winning. 13:39.950 --> 13:41.030 And we're frightening. 13:41.030 --> 13:42.920 Queen, sex, age, sex mating here. 13:44.190 --> 13:46.170 It doesn't matter about this check, you know? 13:46.220 --> 13:46.940 KING You have to. 13:46.970 --> 13:48.950 Okay, So that's one line. 13:49.160 --> 13:53.660 And if Rook takes a feint, queen, takes G6. 13:53.660 --> 13:58.250 Check king Ancient queen takes H six, check. 13:59.510 --> 14:02.420 Queen H seven and 96 is a juicy checkmate. 14:06.170 --> 14:06.860 Yeah. 14:07.400 --> 14:08.210 Okay. 14:08.720 --> 14:09.710 What a game. 14:09.890 --> 14:11.720 Yeah, It's an iconic game. 14:11.750 --> 14:13.250 Very, very iconic game. 14:13.460 --> 14:15.250 And so, so iconic. 14:15.260 --> 14:21.380 You know, they use some of these most iconic games of chess in films sometimes. 14:21.920 --> 14:24.200 So wonderful stuff. 14:24.200 --> 14:28.310 And showing the dangers of the King's gambit today. 14:28.310 --> 14:30.860 You know, we're too much of a computer says no generation. 14:30.860 --> 14:36.680 And when we look at our online blitz games, the Kings game is kind of a really dangerous weapon of 14:36.680 --> 14:37.100 choice. 14:37.100 --> 14:43.340 And funny enough, my YouTube analytics actually showed my Kings game at playlist to be one of my most 14:43.340 --> 14:48.530 popular playlists for Is Good Fun four five minute live commentaries on the Kings Cross YouTube channel. 14:48.560 --> 14:50.660 It's a lot of fun to be had with the Kings game. 14:51.230 --> 14:55.700 I may do a dedicated course to the Kings game at some point, but you can see the gambit. 14:55.700 --> 15:00.110 Perks are absolutely delicious ingredients for the attacking player. 15:00.110 --> 15:06.590 Boris Spassky had a certain level of faith in the King's Gambit and was able to beat the legends Bobby 15:06.590 --> 15:07.490 Fischer with it. 15:07.760 --> 15:13.010 So for us players just playing casually, for example, online, I would say it's a very interesting 15:13.400 --> 15:14.570 weapon of choice. 15:14.570 --> 15:18.860 It's got a huge, rich, dynamic potential. 15:19.400 --> 15:27.740 And what's intriguing for me about this game is that there's a point here where you think, how on earth 15:28.700 --> 15:32.840 does one get anything going at all against F7? 15:32.840 --> 15:37.160 This is all like locked in some distant cupboard several miles away. 15:37.190 --> 15:42.560 How on earth do we get access with the F4 or this diagonal? 15:42.560 --> 15:50.780 But the magic happens with this knife for the magic of giving up a pawn there, the pawn is getting 15:50.780 --> 15:51.410 in the way. 15:51.410 --> 15:52.340 It's a restraint. 15:52.370 --> 15:54.520 It's like a, you know, a straightjacket. 15:54.560 --> 15:56.750 There's pawn on the attacking diagonals. 15:56.750 --> 16:03.290 So giving it away with this idea of C4, essentially C5, it's ingenious. 16:03.290 --> 16:07.070 If the knight went back, you know, C5 or 96 C5. 16:07.160 --> 16:10.550 So 93 is unlocking this door as well. 16:10.550 --> 16:19.190 You know, it's liberation of the rook, then liberation of this diagonal and also the choice of diagonals, 16:19.190 --> 16:22.520 you know, the choice all the time of diagonals to attack on. 16:22.670 --> 16:25.820 It's a remarkable transformation. 16:26.210 --> 16:31.490 This structure, the dark square pawns are complementary to the square bishop here. 16:32.300 --> 16:35.900 So beautiful threats emerging here. 16:36.950 --> 16:40.070 Absolutely beautiful threats emerging. 16:41.810 --> 16:42.500 Yeah. 16:44.120 --> 16:45.260 Wonderful stuff. 16:45.260 --> 16:48.920 So E2 96, wonderful stuff. 16:51.370 --> 16:55.960 But yeah, that fin puff is only what a supercomputer could play to draw. 16:55.960 --> 16:59.740 Really, in a normal game against Boris Spassky. 16:59.770 --> 17:03.220 Most people are going to lose from this position without foul. 17:06.170 --> 17:06.520 So. 17:06.520 --> 17:09.910 Okay, I hope you enjoyed this answer so much.