WEBVTT 00:01.050 --> 00:02.010 Hi there. 00:02.040 --> 00:07.860 In this lecture, we see one of my favorite international monsters, my s-pen, his super strong. 00:07.860 --> 00:13.680 And he's a great attacking player and he's a specialist in the Smith Munroe game against the Sicilian 00:13.680 --> 00:14.310 defense. 00:14.310 --> 00:17.700 This is his iconic game against the fang, really. 00:17.700 --> 00:21.090 In 2011, the 112th U.S. Open. 00:21.090 --> 00:29.460 So E4 from Aspen, Van Weenie plays the Sicilian defense and Aspen uses his Smith Morris gambit, which 00:29.460 --> 00:31.260 he has very detailed preparation in. 00:31.560 --> 00:39.390 So this is also an example of aggressive kind of attacking opening systems. 00:39.390 --> 00:44.880 It's good if you have done your research, your legwork, your preparation, your groundwork in these 00:44.880 --> 00:48.420 systems to help guarantee attacking potential. 00:48.990 --> 00:53.610 So look for and really accepts the gambit. 00:53.610 --> 01:03.210 We have 19 C3 nine C6 lines, F3, E6 and non Bishop C4 a6 White Castles ninth g seven. 01:03.630 --> 01:11.070 So it seems in particular Grandmaster seem to adopt this set up against Essman and he plays actually 01:11.070 --> 01:11.790 Bishop G5. 01:11.790 --> 01:19.560 He doesn't mind provoking small weaknesses with Bishop G5 so f6 Bishop E3 you can see that it's slightly 01:19.560 --> 01:21.750 weakened this diagonal. 01:22.290 --> 01:27.810 We have 90 G6 now just to demonstrate there's another potential threat in this position of A4. 01:27.810 --> 01:31.650 Let me just show you a silly move just to demonstrate a four. 01:32.640 --> 01:42.690 So here you can see actually that if B5 Bishop B6 is dangerous, so just just be aware that sometimes 01:42.690 --> 01:45.660 B6 is sensitive, it's just an insight into the position. 01:45.660 --> 01:49.500 So G6 Bishop B3 is played. 01:52.110 --> 01:52.950 And. 01:54.270 --> 01:55.140 Here. 01:57.500 --> 02:04.190 There was actually an interesting options Bishop Beefy, which is 95 straight away which would flatten 02:04.190 --> 02:05.110 Bishop B6. 02:05.120 --> 02:08.780 That's another way of saying this because it's covering E7 here. 02:09.110 --> 02:17.990 So if he takes he takes C5, this is not working here, but it's it's insightful to show why it's not 02:17.990 --> 02:18.470 working. 02:18.470 --> 02:20.750 So 9/10 9/10. 02:20.840 --> 02:25.010 The point is, in this position Black could play D6. 02:25.190 --> 02:31.130 It's actually not working at all because we don't get this attacking piece that attacking ingredients 02:31.160 --> 02:36.650 is totally removed from the equation, so there's far less attack potential. 02:38.480 --> 02:42.320 So yeah, 95, although interesting, it just doesn't work. 02:42.590 --> 02:44.150 So the bishop drops back. 02:45.770 --> 02:50.060 We have B5 being played now. 02:50.240 --> 03:01.790 If I E5 here, E4 is interesting nine times Bishop b6 this position, it should end up with actually 03:01.790 --> 03:02.990 an advantage for white. 03:02.990 --> 03:07.580 So even positionally with that clamping down, it should be okay for white. 03:07.580 --> 03:14.870 For example, like this variation, we have a kind of bind over here which make things, you know, 03:14.930 --> 03:15.560 worth it. 03:15.560 --> 03:19.820 But anyway, so B5 try to do something about the binding stuff perhaps. 03:19.820 --> 03:26.000 But here what is now effective in this position, which wasn't before for 100 points, what would you 03:26.000 --> 03:26.720 play here? 03:28.010 --> 03:30.590 So attacking ingredients guaranteed. 03:31.580 --> 03:33.590 Okay, It's 95. 03:33.710 --> 03:38.770 This is a bit of a slow move with the king in the center in a theoretical sense. 03:38.810 --> 03:44.780 But the key thing is in practice, we need to make sure we've got this attacking Bishop So six now and 03:44.780 --> 03:47.840 we've got that attacking weapon, that attacking ingredients. 03:48.170 --> 03:50.750 So no time for Black to have played D6. 03:50.750 --> 03:57.470 We have Bishop Be7 and now Knight takes e5, F takes e5. 03:58.310 --> 04:04.970 If Knight takes E5 here Rookie one and in this position we can hold D6. 04:05.570 --> 04:12.680 So we've got big threats like F4 if King the eight This is now unpleasant for black with that king in 04:12.680 --> 04:14.420 the center, it's very unpleasant. 04:14.600 --> 04:20.840 There's enough compensation for whites to play like this, for example, with Bishop B6 check. 04:20.840 --> 04:22.010 And it gets vicious. 04:22.010 --> 04:25.190 It gets nasty, massive advantage for white. 04:25.460 --> 04:27.320 So F takes is played. 04:27.320 --> 04:30.470 But now s been tries to open up the king of F4. 04:30.500 --> 04:35.420 We have Queen f6 which is actually a mistake it seems in a technical sense. 04:35.420 --> 04:40.570 It takes F4 which is hugely scary to open up the F4. 04:40.580 --> 04:49.280 But rookie one bear with this f tanks, rook tanks e free jack Bishop e seven This position, it seems 04:49.310 --> 04:54.950 black, might be able to actually live to tell the tale, especially if black is a supercomputer and 04:54.950 --> 05:00.170 able to play all these defensive moves in a row, then sure, that's going to live to tell the tale. 05:00.350 --> 05:05.810 It's a very dynamic treatment indeed, but it ends up to be an even position. 05:05.810 --> 05:12.050 If we get this position, it's simplified and it's going to be even, you know, you could say, well, 05:12.080 --> 05:19.790 maybe there's even still a slight edge for white, though, but okay, so Queen f6 Grandmaster makes 05:19.790 --> 05:21.800 this move, which technically is a mistake. 05:21.800 --> 05:25.040 AF takes E5, but why is it mistake? 05:25.040 --> 05:31.010 Because the Queen seems to be acting as if it's an authority on the position, controlling key squares, 05:32.000 --> 05:33.470 making things awkward. 05:33.620 --> 05:41.270 And also, you know, there's a there's a threat potentially of Bishop takes D6 looking at H two so 05:42.770 --> 05:52.190 Hans ESPN's efforts here comes at absolutely nothing he plays an absolutely beautiful iconic move for 05:52.190 --> 05:56.690 the Smith moral gambit in general, which shows how dangerous gambits are. 05:56.870 --> 06:01.490 Espin has talked about the notion of sacrifice, and that doesn't need to be material. 06:01.880 --> 06:04.100 It could be pawn structure as well. 06:04.100 --> 06:07.070 You sacrifice to try and get checkmate. 06:07.100 --> 06:10.340 Checkmate ends the game so you can sacrifice all sorts of things. 06:10.340 --> 06:15.440 You can probably, you know, sometimes in many situations, sacrifice your own king safety to get to 06:15.440 --> 06:16.700 the opponent's king safety. 06:16.910 --> 06:21.860 So the idea of reducing the opponent's king stake to try and make the opponent's king, everything else 06:21.860 --> 06:24.230 can become subservient through sacrifice. 06:24.230 --> 06:29.300 But here there's actually a really great sacrifice to exploit the king in the center. 06:29.300 --> 06:32.300 So for 200 points, what do you think that move is? 06:35.310 --> 06:36.060 Okay. 06:36.270 --> 06:39.120 It's actually it's Bishop G. 06:39.120 --> 06:39.420 Five. 06:39.420 --> 06:46.860 It takes escape squares of the king and it frets rookie one as well, pinning the queen. 06:46.860 --> 06:51.390 So there's no time for Bishop takes these things because we just pinned the queen. 06:51.960 --> 06:54.300 So we have Bishop E seven of Queen. 06:54.300 --> 06:55.140 Thanks, G five. 06:55.140 --> 07:00.780 There's a really neat point here that actually these pawns have an Achilles heel. 07:00.780 --> 07:02.760 They're not looking at dance squares. 07:02.760 --> 07:04.410 We have Queen E one check. 07:05.190 --> 07:11.430 Bouncy Rhodes of attack comes mind snooker, bouncing off E one to get a five. 07:12.270 --> 07:17.730 And then we can mate with Queen C seven If King E a bishop F seven is checkmate. 07:18.480 --> 07:25.980 So yes, that would be unwise if Bishop takes D six actually even stronger than rookie one. 07:27.810 --> 07:29.850 Actually, Rookie one would be a mistake here. 07:30.390 --> 07:30.810 Yeah. 07:30.810 --> 07:33.420 We got to pay attention to the details. 07:34.950 --> 07:43.380 Stronger than rookie one rookie one's a mistake actually because Bishop e4 so disposition does actually. 07:44.890 --> 07:47.800 You know, Bishop C five check and then queen size E four. 07:47.830 --> 07:53.210 So Bishop E four is nasty there and black still looking at H two. 07:53.230 --> 07:54.400 So forget that. 07:54.640 --> 07:59.180 In fact, there's Bishop of Southern Czech and this works very well. 07:59.200 --> 07:59.930 Bishop H. 07:59.960 --> 08:02.860 G6 Czech Bishop. 08:02.940 --> 08:04.030 Stubborn Czech. 08:04.270 --> 08:04.690 Bishop. 08:04.690 --> 08:05.800 B Free Czech. 08:05.920 --> 08:06.760 Queen H five. 08:06.760 --> 08:07.450 Czech. 08:07.630 --> 08:08.530 Bishop F seven. 08:08.530 --> 08:09.190 Czech. 08:09.550 --> 08:10.420 Queen H six. 08:10.420 --> 08:11.110 Czech. 08:12.160 --> 08:12.730 Bishop D. 08:12.730 --> 08:13.000 Five. 08:13.000 --> 08:13.690 Czech. 08:15.470 --> 08:16.630 Queen since she's seven. 08:16.640 --> 08:17.030 Yeah. 08:17.030 --> 08:21.140 So that works much better on Bishop 26 because you're wondering so. 08:21.290 --> 08:32.570 Okay, we have Bishop E seven being played by Winnie and here Bishop F seven shank now D tanks, E, 08:32.570 --> 08:35.540 seven shank, nine six, and now Queen D two. 08:35.960 --> 08:39.460 So this supports the bishop and supports Queen A five. 08:39.540 --> 08:41.480 Jack, this bouncy road of a tank. 08:41.900 --> 08:47.090 We have King C eight Rook, AC one check 90 C6 rook f one. 08:47.360 --> 08:56.120 So looking at D7 now Queen A five and now another glorious move Bishop for letting f7 go because the 08:56.120 --> 09:04.250 key idea is Queen D six this battery on the dark squares we do have Queen thanks F seven if Queen F 09:04.250 --> 09:07.730 six we're just taking on D7 and means so Queen thanks. 09:07.730 --> 09:08.180 F seven. 09:08.180 --> 09:09.110 Queen D six. 09:09.110 --> 09:12.380 We have King D eight and now crashing through here. 09:13.670 --> 09:15.200 What you think won't place. 09:17.370 --> 09:18.060 Okay. 09:19.990 --> 09:21.160 Route 66. 09:21.160 --> 09:24.490 We have Bishop tanks, Queen St C6 looking at eight. 09:26.170 --> 09:29.620 And the game actually ended here if. 09:32.020 --> 09:36.460 If queen size for the simple case we have Queen 27 to checkmate. 09:36.790 --> 09:48.550 We're not taking the rook if Rook C eight Bishop G five check and then we end up picking C eight up. 09:48.940 --> 09:50.290 If Queen F five. 09:50.320 --> 09:51.970 Yeah, we're taking on eight. 09:52.270 --> 09:54.460 Queen STS h8 rook up. 09:54.760 --> 09:55.300 No problem. 09:55.300 --> 09:56.380 If Rook seven. 09:56.920 --> 10:00.580 Bishop G five Czech King and Queen eight is checkmate. 10:01.150 --> 10:02.650 So yes, the Smith Board game. 10:02.740 --> 10:06.640 I do have a course on the Smith Moore gambit with many Essman attacking games. 10:06.640 --> 10:11.050 So gambits do facilitate quite often attacking chess. 10:11.200 --> 10:14.320 The notion of sacrifice for the initiative. 10:15.250 --> 10:20.200 The initiative when you get to call all the shots where sometimes the opponent's king is, is precarious 10:20.200 --> 10:20.950 as well. 10:20.980 --> 10:28.540 Ideally, the initiative combined with King safety issues, is particularly dangerous for king attackers. 10:29.140 --> 10:35.000 So yeah, we see this stunning demonstration that the Smith Monroe gambit, by sacrificing a pawn in 10:35.000 --> 10:43.210 the opening, you know, is a kind of gambit which perhaps didn't get as much attention in the romantic 10:43.210 --> 10:46.570 era of chess as the King's Gambit. 10:47.480 --> 10:48.740 All the evidence came in. 10:48.770 --> 10:53.450 But one point about the King's game, it's almost by default that you're playing out in the second move. 10:53.450 --> 10:56.690 So that's very convenient to get to the Evans game. 10:56.690 --> 11:02.450 It is a few moves to get to, but the Sicilian defense didn't have a great reputation. 11:03.760 --> 11:05.250 For for many years. 11:05.580 --> 11:08.130 So it wasn't so frequently he played. 11:08.580 --> 11:12.420 So things like the Smith Ball game that weren't so researched as now. 11:12.840 --> 11:20.970 But yes, when I did the research with the Smith Gambit course, I found, you know, White usually 11:20.970 --> 11:28.500 has more than enough compensation for at least the quality or better in most of the systems that Black 11:28.500 --> 11:29.460 can put up. 11:29.970 --> 11:36.360 So, yes, it's a very, very interesting attacking weapon against the Sicilian defense, the Smith 11:36.360 --> 11:37.140 Monroe gambit. 11:37.440 --> 11:40.060 And Essman has, you know, mayhem in the mirror. 11:40.080 --> 11:43.860 He's actually created a nice book as well and courses on it. 11:43.860 --> 11:46.770 So but you can also check my Smith moral course. 11:46.770 --> 11:55.410 But he's he's the guy, the international master who's a very attacking, dynamic tactical player which 11:55.410 --> 12:00.540 you can see, you know the power of gambits like this absolutely wonderful that you're preparing your 12:00.540 --> 12:07.500 attacks for future games with concrete opening theory and ideas in very, very exciting positions. 12:08.310 --> 12:08.950 Okay. 12:09.060 --> 12:16.980 And with modern engines, we can get more of an objective verdict on such dynamic things and positions. 12:16.980 --> 12:19.170 We can get a much better verdict than ever before. 12:19.570 --> 12:21.360 Okay, So I hope you enjoyed this one. 12:21.540 --> 12:25.650 And maybe check out my Smith Tomorrow course or ESPN's courses. 12:25.650 --> 12:28.640 So the Smith Boro game is a great one for the Gambit here. 12:28.650 --> 12:30.990 Interested in attacking the King? 12:31.020 --> 12:32.580 Okay, that's a much.