WEBVTT 00:02.060 --> 00:02.780 Hi there. 00:02.810 --> 00:09.290 In this lecture, we see an amazing game between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer in 1960. 00:09.320 --> 00:10.580 Model Settlements. 00:10.580 --> 00:11.480 Round two. 00:11.810 --> 00:17.690 We see E4 from Boris Spassky, E5 and now the very attacking, opening The King's Gambit. 00:17.690 --> 00:20.240 So a relic from the romantic era. 00:20.240 --> 00:26.600 But Boris Spassky had some great games of it in the sixties, so this is one of the great games. 00:26.600 --> 00:29.000 So Bobby Fischer accepted the King's game night. 00:29.020 --> 00:41.840 F3 We have g5h for G4 and now Knight E5, we have 96 and now Spassky plays D4. 00:42.560 --> 00:44.660 So this is a very interesting move. 00:44.660 --> 00:49.970 If one's an even possession, it seems Knight takes G4 has something going for it. 00:50.000 --> 00:54.500 This situation is interesting. 00:54.500 --> 01:04.160 So for example Knight see free hair 94 Knight size of six Czech queen takes f6 D3 This should be about 01:04.160 --> 01:04.760 even. 01:06.260 --> 01:08.180 But anyway D4 was played. 01:08.180 --> 01:09.260 We have D6. 01:10.800 --> 01:17.940 If Knight takes E for Bishop, takes F for this position, once going to be actually with advantage. 01:19.050 --> 01:21.150 There's a nice similar an epfl. 01:22.050 --> 01:22.530 Yeah. 01:22.530 --> 01:24.780 Y it's kind of up in development in a way. 01:24.780 --> 01:34.380 So we have d69d3 now nine takes E for Bishop, takes that for Bishop G seven. 01:35.400 --> 01:41.460 We have Knight C three and now Knight takes C for his plate, which appears to strengthen white center. 01:41.460 --> 01:50.220 But if Knight six this shouldn't be a problem for white Queen D two and this situation with h5869f2 01:50.250 --> 01:51.780 should be fine. 01:51.780 --> 01:52.860 It's an even position. 01:53.280 --> 02:00.180 So knight C Fredo was plate B takes a Now the point is to undermine white center so fish are trying 02:00.180 --> 02:01.740 to undermine the center of control. 02:02.340 --> 02:09.030 Bishop E two and LC thanks D for and Spassky plays as always, playing very casually, just letting 02:09.030 --> 02:09.840 pawns go. 02:09.870 --> 02:20.790 Just castles we see 96 Bishop takes G4, Black castles, Bishop takes Saint Rook, St K and now Queen 02:20.790 --> 02:21.480 G4. 02:21.720 --> 02:27.180 Here there's a major and direct threat of Bishop H six which needs to be addressed. 02:27.510 --> 02:34.920 So for example, if Black played dc3, Bishop H six it appears that there is a resource for one moment. 02:34.920 --> 02:37.230 Queen B six check and Queen D four. 02:37.410 --> 02:42.840 However, four and Black is in huge trouble here. 02:43.980 --> 02:50.550 So for example, King H eight Rook 8125 Rook F one, Queen F six. 02:50.550 --> 02:59.580 And in this situation, Bishop G five funny enough, traps the Queen and it shows if you look at the 02:59.580 --> 03:06.330 central authority of white hand, even though White's material down white hands, this kind of central 03:06.330 --> 03:12.540 authority in this game, this foreshadows later what happens in the game trapping the queen so queenly 03:12.540 --> 03:17.550 five here you know we're just winning here with white So it's funny that White does have what seems 03:17.550 --> 03:22.860 to be amazing central control demonstrated there, but F five is played. 03:23.310 --> 03:26.130 The queen drops the G three and now D take C free. 03:27.330 --> 03:34.200 So here the royal resources like Queen f6 or Rook have seven against Bishop H six to consider. 03:34.560 --> 03:36.150 So we have rook e one. 03:36.150 --> 03:41.910 So this is kind of getting a central authority in position and there is that nasty pen. 03:42.510 --> 03:47.010 But technically, yeah, black should be better. 03:47.040 --> 03:50.550 We have king H eight if D five. 03:50.550 --> 03:53.760 Interestingly, H five is very dangerous for H six. 03:54.240 --> 03:57.840 So King H eight Knight's E5. 03:58.170 --> 04:06.240 And funny enough here, after Knight takes Bishop takes Queen b6jy should be absolutely fine. 04:06.240 --> 04:09.270 Actually, here this is an even position. 04:09.480 --> 04:12.480 The Royal targets one It has no central control. 04:12.630 --> 04:14.430 Black has to look after loose pawn. 04:14.430 --> 04:23.160 So for example here with f five dropping as an example, it should actually be okay for white Queen 04:23.160 --> 04:26.250 F six is interesting as a test just dropping the D six pawn. 04:26.250 --> 04:28.110 This should be a small edge for black. 04:29.490 --> 04:34.050 So anyway, King H eight King H one rook gangs. 04:35.190 --> 04:36.600 So who's attacking who? 04:36.600 --> 04:44.580 That G5 seems dangerous for White if the five Bishop G5 Queen C seven. 04:44.580 --> 04:46.770 This position within 94 is very nice. 04:47.430 --> 04:51.570 It looks like White's actually getting an advantage. 04:51.660 --> 04:54.060 This H six resource is very nice. 04:54.060 --> 05:00.690 The knight's kind of better than Black's knight, so h six form pawn is an attacking ingredient. 05:00.960 --> 05:02.340 And from here. 05:02.340 --> 05:02.790 Yeah. 05:02.790 --> 05:05.970 Y it's got a strong attack potential. 05:08.510 --> 05:14.990 If, for example, I move like rook gates, we can play moves like this. 05:14.990 --> 05:16.850 Rook takes E5 potentially. 05:17.450 --> 05:21.320 So here Bishop f6 back end of game because of the form --. 05:21.680 --> 05:23.750 So that's that's pretty nasty stuff. 05:24.440 --> 05:25.220 So. 05:27.740 --> 05:31.550 Let's say black plays D3 here. 05:32.300 --> 05:39.770 Queen takes D3, Bishop takes her for Rook, Take C six is possible, and then Queen D for check. 05:40.100 --> 05:43.100 And again this form pawn in the background. 05:43.100 --> 05:47.800 White's frightening mate is very, very dangerous and that holds the form pawn that be very clever. 05:47.810 --> 05:50.390 This position is just winning for white. 05:50.480 --> 05:52.280 So some dangers on D5. 05:52.280 --> 05:52.760 Funny enough. 05:52.760 --> 05:59.000 So Rook Ehnes Bishop takes d6 bishop offense and now bishop e5 check. 05:59.000 --> 06:06.020 So Knight takes e5, Queen takes e5 so that rook is now pinned and white seems to dominate the centre. 06:07.340 --> 06:10.880 However, what about H for being loose? 06:11.150 --> 06:12.590 So interestingly. 06:15.110 --> 06:19.640 Boris Spassky doesn't defend H4 but takes from their five welcomes Queen S.H. for Czech. 06:21.080 --> 06:22.760 So black is a pawn up. 06:23.060 --> 06:27.230 But there are central issue central authority issues here of the Rook F2. 06:27.260 --> 06:29.090 The centre does mean quite a lot. 06:29.120 --> 06:35.900 It does mean the ability to use key central squares and hit other targets quite rapidly and also factor 06:35.900 --> 06:36.980 in this pin. 06:36.980 --> 06:40.220 Black has to tread very carefully. 06:41.360 --> 06:47.360 We have Bishop E7 and our rookie for the Queen goes the G5 and then we have Queen D4. 06:47.370 --> 06:52.610 So this maintains not only the pin on G7 but the pressure on C free. 06:52.700 --> 06:54.650 So kind of tying down the rook. 06:56.740 --> 07:01.540 Ruka Fei is played, which is a terrible mistake if Rooks ain't. 07:03.440 --> 07:04.700 This should be okay. 07:04.730 --> 07:07.290 For example, here, just the eight. 07:07.490 --> 07:14.360 It should be fine if B thinks as example this position where you just give up C free. 07:14.390 --> 07:19.670 Just don't worry about C free and it's still equal on pawns. 07:19.670 --> 07:26.360 And this position should be about equal if rook d eight just giving up C for a yes, this position should 07:26.360 --> 07:37.190 be quite tenable as no problem here should be even if h six then rookie find for example, this position 07:38.720 --> 07:39.380 is a bit funny. 07:39.380 --> 07:42.760 Queen D five Bishop thanks 9/10 y. 07:42.770 --> 07:50.900 It has big frets here, but with rook d87 check and actually peacefully resolves itself in inspiration 07:50.900 --> 07:52.160 for an equal position. 07:52.400 --> 08:02.030 But rook effect is a bad idea because funny enough, Boris Spassky plays rook E5. 08:04.070 --> 08:05.810 And it's very difficult for black. 08:06.320 --> 08:10.300 Yes, that's central rook hitting across the fifth rank. 08:11.210 --> 08:13.910 Now rook D is played if Queen G4. 08:14.420 --> 08:20.870 Then queen thanks g4 Rook takes g4 weakness of the last member rotates e seven if Queen H four then 08:20.870 --> 08:28.580 rotates f8 check Bishop takes f8 weakness of the last move Queen change four If Queen H six then just 08:28.580 --> 08:30.700 rotate E seven Exploiting the pins. 08:30.710 --> 08:33.740 Rook So yes, this is problematic now. 08:33.740 --> 08:41.180 So rook D eight is played, but now with the Queen attacks, Boris Spassky doesn't mind relinquishing 08:41.180 --> 08:47.390 the pin because he's now using the battery to kind of double attack G five and E seven. 08:48.890 --> 08:53.510 What does black do if Queen H six head then just rook takes E seven. 08:54.650 --> 08:58.820 So Queen H four is tried, but now the next pope just ends the game. 08:58.820 --> 09:00.230 Can you see what that is? 09:03.190 --> 09:04.430 But at some points. 09:05.530 --> 09:05.760 Yeah. 09:05.770 --> 09:07.180 It's just real careful. 09:10.530 --> 09:11.670 Blank resigned. 09:12.060 --> 09:15.730 Fisher is Bobby Fisher is losing material. 09:15.810 --> 09:21.240 Look at the mass centralization that's occurred here of all of these pieces and the flexibility and 09:21.240 --> 09:23.040 the power that they represent. 09:23.460 --> 09:27.330 So if Queen Geoffrey just rook tanks e seven. 09:29.110 --> 09:30.580 And this is just crushing. 09:33.720 --> 09:34.410 Yeah. 09:39.110 --> 09:39.660 It's. 09:39.710 --> 09:40.790 Yeah, just winning material. 09:40.790 --> 09:42.170 The knights holding the rook. 09:42.200 --> 09:49.210 There's no time to do anything clever here in this position because the night's holding the rock. 09:49.220 --> 09:53.010 This is just rock after eight check and an example. 09:53.040 --> 09:53.780 Amazing. 09:53.960 --> 09:55.370 So no time for anything clever. 09:55.370 --> 10:02.840 So yes, a crushing game showing the King's gambit is a really attacking opening, but it can also have 10:02.840 --> 10:07.130 this central authority implication, not just central controller. 10:07.160 --> 10:15.530 It seems to be that Boris Spassky had an authority in the center, although down in pawns, and that 10:15.530 --> 10:21.680 authority is very, very useful to have in chess for creating threats, for reacting quickly to events. 10:21.680 --> 10:24.140 So exploiting the tiniest of mistakes. 10:25.370 --> 10:30.020 So an interesting game I thought I'd show you, even though it's not a game ending in checkmate, it 10:30.020 --> 10:36.170 shows that The King's Gambit, even in 1960, in the hands of Boris Spassky, was a formidable weapon. 10:36.170 --> 10:38.240 Attacking weapon of choice. 10:38.420 --> 10:40.280 Okay, I'd say match.